September, 2021

• 27 September

  Taliban Cops vs American Cops, Who’s Worse?

  Journalism needs a new rule. Are you reporting about a human rights violation in another country? If the United States commits the same offense, you should be required to refer to that fact in your article or broadcast. Criticizing how a nation treats its prisoners or responds to internal dissent …

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• 27 September

  Why Europe Urgently Needs A Common Defense Strategy – OpEd

  Headlines in the French media that described the cancelation by Australia of its purchase of French-made submarines included “Australian Trafalgar,” “Contract of the century torpedoed,” and “The big US-Australian slap in the face.” France’s Naval Group was supposed to sell Australia submarines worth more than €50 billion ($58 billion), but …

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• 27 September

  Chinese Officials Warn Of Fallout From Potential Evergrande Default

  Chinese officials are bracing for a potential financial crisis as giant real estate conglomerate China Evergrande Group appears to be unable to make good on bond payments due on Thursday. According to the Wall Street Journal, the central government has instructed local officials across the country to begin “getting ready …

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• 27 September

  Evil Doers: The Pharmaceutical Industry and the Pandemic

  Now that George W. Bush is back in the news with his attacks on the Trumpist insurrectionists, it might be worth reviving one of the great lines of his presidency. After the September 11thattack, when Bush decided to go after not just the terrorists who planned the hijackings, but all …

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• 27 September

  Eliminating Crude Oil Is Like Jumping Out Of A Plane Without A Chute – OpEd

  The world, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are proposing banishment of fossil fuels and are focused on reducing emissions from fossil fuels at any costs, but a safety net of having a viable replacement should be in place before we jump off that cliff. Banning oil imports, …

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• 27 September

  Afghanistan-Pakistan: Snakes In The Backyard – Analysis

  On September 15, 2021, seven Army soldiers and five terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Asman Manza area of South Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), in a statement, disclosed that the operation was launched on intelligence about the presence of …

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• 27 September

  Yurtsuz öğrencilik ve av olmaması gereken yurttaş…

  Sözün özü, özelleştirme, giderek derinleşen yoksulluk, gelir seviyesi düşük aile çocuklarının muhtelif gruplara kolay av oluşu, güncel öğrenci barınma sorununun temel gerekçeleri. Buna bir de hâlihazırdaki ‘ev kirası’ çılgınlığını da eklemek gerekir. Biraz öğrencilik hikâyesi… Bu yazıyı okuyacakların kaçı hiç öğrenci olmamıştır, muhtemelen hiçbiri; kaçı üniversite okumamıştır, muhtemelen daha azı; …

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• 27 September

  Yurtsuz kalmak

  Ankara’ya ilk geldiğimde yurt çıkmamıştı. Tam 37 gün Keçiören’deki akrabalarımda kalmıştım. Akrabalar ne kadar kendi evimde hissetmem için çaba gösterse de ne kadar içten davransa da “yük olma” hissi o 37 gün boyunca beni hiç yalnız bırakmamıştı. O 37 gün içinde defalarca Kurtuluş semtindeki Kredi Yurtlar Kurumu binasının önüne gidip …

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• 27 September

  Litwa nie chce telefonów chińskiej marki Xiaomi

  Awantura wokół chińskich komórek trwa od wtorku, kiedy litewskie ministerstwo obrony zaleciło, by konsumenci przestali kupować popularne chińskie komórki, a ich posiadaczom doradziło zamianę. Powodem jest rządowy raport, który wykazał, że aparaty Xiaomi mają wbudowane aplikacje służące do cenzurowania treści. Mogą one wykrywać i blokować hasła w rodzaju „wolny Tybet”, …

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• 27 September

  De ce sunt importante alegerile din Germania pentru România

  Rezultatul alegerilor de duminică va juca un rol semnificativ pentru păstrarea continuității atât pe axa București-Berlin, cât și pe verticala România-Uniunea Europeană. România și Germania au devenit și mai apropiate după ce românii și-au ales în 2014 un președinte care are ca limbă maternă germana. În afară de Germania, România …

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