"Karlov was killed by his police protection officer who screamed “Allahu Akbar” and “Don’t forget Aleppo, don’t forget Syria." What has happened is a true provocation, a challenge. It is a challenge for Russia." Karlov, 62, was shot nine times as he was filmed making a speech at an art gallery in the Turkish capital, Ankara. Horrific footage shows the diplomat wincing in pain as gunshots loudly ring out, before collapsing on to the ground. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/russian-diplomat-found-dead-gunshot-9488602
"China appears to have installed weapons, including anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems, on all seven of the artificial islands it has built in the South China Sea, a U.S. think tank reported on Wednesday, citing new satellite imagery. The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) said its findings come despite statements by the Chinese leadership that Beijing has no intention to militarize the islands in the strategic trade route, where territory is claimed by several countries." https://ca.news.yahoo.com/exclusive-china-installs-weapons-systems-artificial-islands-u-140752120.html "China will soon slap a penalty on an unnamed U.S. automaker for monopolistic behavior, the official China Daily newspaper reported on Wednesday, quoting a senior state planning official. News of the penalty comes at a sensitive time for China-U.S. relations after U.S. president-elect Donald Trump called into question a long-standing U.S. policy of acknowledging that Taiwan is part of "one China". Beijing maintains that self-ruled Taiwan is a wayward province of China and has never renounced the use of force to take it back." http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-autos-penalty-idUSKBN143014?il=0 "China is preparing to conduct a flight test of a new missile capable of destroying satellites in space, one of Beijing’s most potent asymmetric warfare weapons. Test preparations for the Dong Neng-3 anti-satellite missile were detected at a military facility in central China, according to Pentagon officials familiar with reports of the impending test.... The anti-satellite missiles are part of what the Pentagon calls “counterspace” forces, part of China’s large-scale military buildup." http://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-prepares-satellite-missile-test/ "Today, at the fringes, American resolve is being tested by Russia’s aggression in Crimea and China’s development of artificial islands in the South China Sea. Terrorist groups continue the fight to destroy our free society. And rogue nations such as Iran and North Korea remain major threats in their respective parts of the world. Our government should be committed to rebuilding and sustaining a military that is so strong that no one would dare challenge America—a strategy President Ronald Reagan referred to as “peace through strength.” In remembering “the date which will live in infamy,” Americans must not forget the sacrifices made for our freedoms, and we cannot afford to take our national security for granted." http://dailysignal.com/2016/12/07/the-lessons-todays-leaders-should-take-from-pearl-harbor/ The United States Armed Forces exist to protect Americans from foreign invasion. December 7, 1941, the United States was attacked by surprise when Imperial Japanese bombers struck the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Pearl Harbor survivors share their firsthand accounts of the attack and offer insight on the lessons to be learned from that day. http://www.history.com/shows/pearl-harbor-the-last-word/videos/the-survivors-share "The transition team has announced that President-elect Donald Trump spoke by phone with the president of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen Friday. Not only is there nothing wrong with this, it could be a sign of good things to come in America’s Taiwan policy." http://dailysignal.com/2016/12/03/trump-tsai-phone-call-a-good-start-to-reforming-us-taiwan-relations/ "Vessels from Russia's Black Sea Fleet have taken up position near the disputed Crimean peninsula - which was illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014 - to help strengthen the air defences. The aggressive land grab plunged Ukraine-Russia and east-west relations to their lowest point in years and threatened a new Cold War." http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/738604/Russian-warships-Crimea-Ukraine-missile-testing |