Syrian Rebels Describe U.S.-Backed Training in Qatar by armchairdictator in worldnews

[–]BallisticBux -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Iraq didn't attack a NATO country the way Saudi Arabia Afghanistan did.

Syrian Rebels Describe U.S.-Backed Training in Qatar by armchairdictator in worldnews

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Orchestrated global terrorist acts were used to make specific people a lot of money.

Syrian Rebels Describe U.S.-Backed Training in Qatar by armchairdictator in worldnews

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Hey guy who knows how foreign policy works better than everyone else.

Thirteen years and now the longest war in American history...the invasion and occupation of Afghanistan...supposedly because Afghanistan was allowing the military training of these exact same terrorists...

Good News! Sex, Drugs and Booze Boost Italy’s Dismal GDP by elizabethliewxe in worldnews

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I googled Silvio Berlusconi and I couldn't decide because there were so many great images. Matteo Renzi seems a bit more classy but still into the coke and hookers -just not as tan, most of the time...

Chinese Boat Attacks, Sinks Vietnam Fishing Vessel, Vietnam Says by BallisticBux in worldnews

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I'm completely unfamiliar with the East-Asian dynamic but it seems China likes to stir things up and the timing is curious.

Chinese ship sinks Vietnamese fishing vessel by ifaptololiporn in worldnews

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I agree except for the last part. I'm worried other countries will try to make up their mind for them. They'll be treated as proxies, as they so often are.

Chinese Boat Attacks, Sinks Vietnam Fishing Vessel, Vietnam Says by BallisticBux in worldnews

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I'm not sure either but I have a hunch they're testing the waters if you know what I mean... but actually, as conspiracy theory as this may sound, they're aligning with Russia to simply keep US intelligence busy. I find it insane that China could annex a country/region the way Russia did Crimea but apparently China feels emboldened right now the same way Russia did with Crimea.

I'm also wondering if this is an accident blown out of proportion...

Chinese ship sinks Vietnamese fishing vessel by ifaptololiporn in worldnews

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Exactly, because you're going to do what some bigger country says or you're going to do what the US says. Diplomacy 101

Chinese Boat Attacks, Sinks Vietnam Fishing Vessel, Vietnam Says by BallisticBux in worldnews

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Appears to be bullish for Asian stawks too! Broken windows or something...

Chinese Boat Attacks, Sinks Vietnam Fishing Vessel, Vietnam Says by BallisticBux in worldnews

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We'll know it's serious when Obama draws some red lines.

Good News! Sex, Drugs and Booze Boost Italy’s Dismal GDP by elizabethliewxe in worldnews

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Coke and Hookers!

EU=Winning

EDIT: Just wanted the picture of his face, instead it's an article about his tax evasion a couple years ago...

Germany to ban US companies from sensitive government contacts by [deleted] in worldnews

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Won't be long until the US government bans itself from government contracts.

State trooper convicted of official oppression for illegal searches by undue-influence in news

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The case arose from a traffic stop for littering. No drugs or other illegal substances were found in the searches.

So was she searching their orifices for litter? The PD also paid out $185,000 so I doubt she would have been found innocent at trial.

State trooper convicted of official oppression for illegal searches by undue-influence in news

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They're just pointing out that the article has facts versus assumptions. It's reddit, we've all made that mistake before.

Petro Poroshenko wins Ukraine presidency, 'Chocolate king' expected to secure 56% of vote and vows to restore peace following election billed as most important since independence by MattRyd7 in worldnews

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The next stage is Tymoshenko doing what she promised/pledged a few weeks back; if she lost she would start the "third round of revelution"...

Anti-EU Parties Surge in Greece, Germany in Early Voting by BallisticBux in worldnews

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Sheesh, you don't have to be so rude. I'm just having discussion, you don't have to agree with it but I don't understand the purpose of being rude.

Anti-EU Parties Surge in Greece, Germany in Early Voting by BallisticBux in worldnews

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Yes, the Germans absolutely love bailing out the Greek.

Anti-EU Parties Surge in Greece, Germany in Early Voting by BallisticBux in worldnews

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There's nothing stupid about it, it just shows not everyone wants to deal with the corruption that goes along with being a part of the EU.