Video: CNN Interviews Witness To China’s Abuse of Uyghurs And Other Detainees
More news of China’s Abuse of Uyghurs and other minorities and dissidents in camps breaks through into the news cycle.
Category: Global Affairs
The UN: What’s the Bloody Point?
The UN has become a bunch of nations argue themselves into pretzel knots to avoid confronting the clearly evil bastards among them.
An American Exercise In Washing Our Hands of Afghanistan
Most Americans can now go back to their default positions on Afghanistan that preceded the Taliban taking the country: indifference.
The End: Officially, America’s Military Is Out of Afghanistan
Officially, America’s Military Is Out of Afghanistan.
US Forces Suffer 13 Dead, 15 Wounded In Kabul Airport Terror Bomber Attacks, Many Civilian Casualties
The evacuation of Kabul airport is no longer without US casualties; 13 American service members killed, 15 wounded, and an unknown number of civilians killed and wounded by what is being described as a “complex attack.”
A Just War or An Unjust Peace
So, the forever war is now over. But is the forever war done with us? We got out of Afghanistan. We got our peace. But was it a just peace?
Despair, Desperation, and Distrust in Haiti Following Earthquake
The situation following yet another disaster in the country dubbed “poorest in the western hemisphere” is grim, even by Haitian standards.
President Biden’s Remarks on Afghanistan
With the ongoing evacuation effort in Kabul, and increasing criticism he has been far too silent, here are President Biden’s Remarks on Afghanistan
The Fall of Saigon and the Afghanistan Moment
The fall of Saigon did not have the negative effect on American leadership that many observers believe Afghanistan may have on Biden
What The Biden Administration is Not Saying About Afghanistan Is Getting Louder
The disjointed and, frankly, lackadaisical public response of the Biden Administration to the events in Afghanistan begs some questions.
OT Contributor Podcast: Heard Tell on Australian Lockdowns, Covid-19, and Leadership
The latest Heard Tell podcast has Andrew Donaldson talking to Emilie Dye about the strict Australian lockdowns, Covid-19 vaccine lags, and the Aussie leadership in crisis.
President Biden Speaks on Afghanistan: Watch It For Yourself
Helicoptering in from Camp David after four days of silence, President Biden Speaks on Afghanistan from the White House before departing back to Camp David
Haiti Hit With Massive Earthquake, Hundreds Dead and Missing
You’d be hard pressed to find a country in the world on a worse run of hardships than Haiti and its long-suffering people are dealing with.
Afghanistan Withdraw: Podcast Discussion, 12 Years Worth of OT Writing, and Discussion
The ongoing Afghanistan Withdraw by US & allied forces-which is now a full blown evacuation, and 12 years worth of OT writing on the subject
Hungary and The Dangerous Polarization of Foreign Policy
The politicization of American views of other countries like Hungary is worrying. Not everything should be about our endless culture war
Thousands of US Troops Headed to Afghanistan To Cover Embassy Withdrawl
The Biden Administration can try to downplay, but the embassy actions say the fall of Kabul to the Taliban is coming sooner rather than later
Give Joe Biden Credit for Withdrawing from Afghanistan
Biden is taking the responsibility for ending America’s longest war entirely on himself. This withdrawal from Afghanistan should be praised
Netanyahu Out as Israel’s Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu had been Israel’s Prime Minister for 15 years, continuously since 2009, until today. Naftali Bennet’s coalition took power by one vote in the Knesset.
Hong Kong Crackdown To Prevent Tiananmen Square Vigil
The annual Hong Kong public vigil for the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre is looking like the original event’s aftermath.
Linky Friday: Tangled Webs, Weaved and Otherwise Edition
The Ordinary Times tradition of bringing you stories and viewpoints from across the web and around the world to read, share, and discuss.
