Drums of War

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Thread from a US Infantry officer with experience of Korea:

https://twitter.com/inthesedeserts/status/1006677964174524417?s=21

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E. Tammy Kim 김태미 (etammykim)

E. Tammy Kim 김태미 (etammykim)

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Got some new reading:

Pretty good so far. The author is from my neighbourhood:

Pembroke was educated at the Universities of Sydney and Cambridge. He is the son and the father of army officers and has lived and travelled extensively throughout the world, including in East Asia. At university, he studied History, French and Government intending to become a diplomat but instead turned to the law. His father was an infantry platoon commander in Korea who was awarded the Military Cross for his role in a battle described as ‘one of the finest infantry battalion attacks in British history’. Pembroke was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 2010.

From the intro page:

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eh

Congress May Declare the Forever War

To avert a like catastrophe, prominent Republicans and Democrats have been urging Congress to reassert itself on the matter of where the president is permitted to wage war and expressing their belief that the status quo undermines the rule of law.

President Trump’s saber-rattling only adds urgency to the question.

But incredibly, the most widely supported effort to improve on the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) that Congress passed after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a resolution that has been stretched past the breaking point by successive presidents, would actually legalize war in all of the places it is presently being waged and radically increase the president’s ability to legally expand the Forever War.

Proposed by Senators Tim Kaine and Bob Corker, its radicalism approaches that of a constitutional amendment. Their new AUMF would subvert an article at the core of the Constitution, gutting a vital protection against tyranny devised by the Framers. It would authorize multiple existing wars without even debating them individually. It would empower Trump and his successors to unilaterally wage war in new countries, expand their ability to indefinitely detain prisoners without charges, and empower them to unilaterally kill individuals even inside the United States.

All hail #TheAssistance

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https://www.investors.com/news/defense-stocks-trump-kim-north-korea-summit/

Lee Camp [Redacted] (LeeCamp)

Once again:

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Their new AUMF would subvert an article at the core of the Constitution, gutting a vital protection against tyranny devised by the Framers.

No worries - this is where the 2nd amendment enters into it, right?

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https://twitter.com/sahouraxo/status/1006910281098973184?s=21

Why is fighting over Yemeni city Hodeidah so important?

Almost 80 per cent of Yemen’s imports, including much of its food, flowed through Hodeidah even before the war broke out in 2015.

The port is basically now the country’s only aid and goods pipeline thanks to a Saudi-led blockade of Yemen’s borders and air space – so any damage to it could cut off crucially needed supplies.

A staggering two-thirds of Yemen’s 28-million-strong population is dependent on aid to survive, and 8 million of those are food insecure.

“Yemen is on the precipice of a full scale famine. A major attack on Hodeidah could act as the catalyst for that,” Save the Children’s executive director, Kevin Watkins, told The Independent.

“We and other agencies are doing what we can but the scale of need in Yemen is already beyond our capabilities.”

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Only the crudest of propaganda relies upon actual falsehoods. Sophisticated propaganda is instead based around selection and emphasis. Presenting a true story, but not all of the story.

Fear Dept. 🇺🇸

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This indefensible bullshit:

David Jolly (DavidJollyFL)

And a thread with some illustrative links:

Glenn Greenwald (ggreenwald)

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Thorne 🌸

Sweeping local elections victory gives boost to Moon's North Korea policy

With the victory, Moon’s reform drives and peace overtures are likely to gain momentum. On the other hand, the conservative opposition bloc will face an even harder time winning back public support. The fall of the current party leaders, including Chairman Hong Joon-pyo of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP), is inevitable and some parties may seek mergers.

The local elections were the first nationwide poll since Moon took office in May last year, and thus were regarded as a mid-term evaluation of his administration, especially because by-elections were also held for 12 National Assembly seats.

The DPK’s sweeping victory had long been expected considering the ever-high approval rating of the President, which keeps hovering over 70 percent. Such a forecast became firm along with the peace atmosphere surrounding the Korean Peninsula that has included two inter-Korean summits and the first-ever Washington-Pyongyang summit.

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Senators move to prevent Trump from removing US troops in South Korea

Ajamu Baraka (ajamubaraka)

There is no anti-war party in the USA. The empire is a bipartisan crime.

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Steve Schmidt (SteveSchmidtSES)

https://twitter.com/armystrang/status/1007240661492469760?s=21

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문재인 (moonriver365)

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Remember the “have you seen our missing grenades?” story from May?

The officer responsible just got promoted:

The Warax. (iAmTheWarax)

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J.p. Lawrence (JpLawrence3)

https://twitter.com/armystrang/status/1007809245981618181?s=21

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Damn it.

Blast hits gathering of Taliban and Afghan security forces in...

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Adam H. Johnson (adamjohnsonNYC)

Adam H. Johnson (adamjohnsonNYC)

Adam H. Johnson (adamjohnsonNYC)

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People For Bernie (People4Bernie)

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That’s Mika Brzezinski’s dad in that interview, BTW. US power elites are incredibly inbred.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BkIRDAXAkbV/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=s76s29ip4j9m

Nima Shirazi

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Adam H. Johnson (adamjohnsonNYC)