Zedhe Khoja posted:

Hey we never gave money directly to the Taliban! Only indirectly! We were giving our money to *squints* Gulbeddin Hekmetyar. Well whoever that is I'm sure he wasn't as misogynistic as the Taliban.

mortons stork posted:

Wasnt the cia also pretty hot on pushing madrassa education on afghan refugees at some point?

Bro Dad posted:

quote:

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, August 16 vowed to continue pressing the National Security Council (NSC) to conduct a security audit on Dito Telecommunity, the country’s third player in the telecommunications industry, amid spying concerns.

Hontiveros said she would not be surprised if state-owned China Telecom is the ‘Trojan horse’ that was sent to spy on the Philippine government’s affairs through the Dito consortium.

“I won’t be surprised if ChinaTel deliberately bought stakes in the Dito Telco so it can conduct espionage activities in our country, especially since China has special interests in our territories,” said Hontiveros.

Hontiveros said it is high time the NSC should make sure the country’s telecommunication’s industry is secure from any foreign threats.

“ChinaTel could really be the Trojan horse here at Dito that’s why we will continue to put pressure on Dito, including NSC, to make sure that our national security is not vulnerable to external threats,” she stressed.

“Until now, they have not listed to our proposal to conduct a security audit on Dito,” the lawmaker lamented.

Hontiveros had filed Senate Resolution No. 137 asking the Upper Chamber to investigate the deal between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Dito Telecommunity Corp., which allows Dito to rent spaces and build facilities in military camps and communications relay stations.

Dito is 40 percent owned by China Telecom, a Chinese government-owned firm. The 60 percent is owned by Dennis Uy, a known supporter of the Duterte administration.

The senator said it cannot be denied that China has economic interests in the West Philippine Sea.

“It can’t be denied that China has a huge interest to claim our West Philippine Sea and if we take into consideration their actions in the past year, they will blatantly do everything—whether through our telecoms or power system—just for them to claim what is ours,” she lamented.

Earlier, an Australian lawmaker warned that China is using Communist Party-controlled and owned instrumentalities like ChinaTel and Dito as ‘Trojan Horses’ to infiltrate infrastructure of small countries in the Indo-China region.

Dito’s administrative officer, Adel Tamano, had disputed spying activities on the part of the company, saying the Dito Telecommunity is run by Filipinos and would not allow espionage activities that could put the country’s national security at risk.

mila kunis posted:

eyy an actual good and informative article on belarus: https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/the-opposition-business

mortons stork posted:

Wasnt the cia also pretty hot on pushing madrassa education on afghan refugees at some point?

stephenthinkpad posted:

I recently heard a Taiwanese talkshow commentator (one I respect)

quote:

it doesn't matter to them. it only matters to people absorbing the financial and social costs of letting muslim refugees in from almost halfway around the world. Are you willing to adopt one of those afghans to live in your household?

quote:

Good. Adopt them then. Just don't expect the state or other Filipinos to shoulder the costs.

quote:

what if a taliban poses as an afghanistan refugee and went to mindanao to spread their ideologies?

quote:

We have to be careful with the refugees from Afghanistan. Though there are those who are desperate to leave their country for their safety, there might be some who might be dangerous. Remember the founding leaders of Abu Sayyaff fought in the Afghan-Soviet War and we still have Islamic Extremists in our own doorsteps.

quote:

Two things:
1. Real refugees who will get repatriated once the CCP and the Taliban firmed their ties.
2. Taliban-leaning infiltrators who'll probably support the CCP once the CCP and the Taliban firmed their ties.
Take your pick.

Palladium posted:

https://apnews.com/article/china-dubai-uyghurs-60d049c387b99b1238ebd5f1d3bb3330



but we still published this nothingburger anyway because muh fact-based agenda for Afghanistan copium

OhFunny posted:

I'm going agree that the dude is just senile. There's no way the USA has snuck 30,000 troops onto Taiwan without China or anyone on the island noticing them being there.

Edit: The only other thing I can think of is some US intelligence report thinks Taiwan can be defended with 30,000 US soldiers.

Turtle Watch posted:

Lol Sen. Cornyn tweeted then deleted a post saying there are 30,000 troop in Taiwan.



Senator reveals '30,000 US troops stationed in Taiwan island,' equal to ‘declaring war on China’ if it's true
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202108/1231686.shtml

Global Times had a good analysis.

"A senior US senator, also a member of US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, on his social media revealed that the US has 30,000 soldiers stationed in China's Taiwan island. If the tweet is correct, it is a military invasion and occupation of China's Taiwan and equivalent to the US declaring war on China. China could immediately activate its Anti-Secession Law to destroy and expel US troops in Taiwan and reunify Taiwan militarily, some experts noted."

HOWEVER

Li Haidong, a professor at the Institute of International Relations of the China Foreign Affairs University, told the Global Times on Tuesday that such ridiculous and shocking news is more likely the result from the old age of the senator that makes him a dotard or his confusion about the data with previous data in the 1970s or 1960s. But we have to acknowledge that there are also some US senators fabricating data to boost their political careers.

The presumed dotardedly nature of American leadership may save the day and prevent the nukes from flying!

Red and Black posted:

He was probably using out of date numbers from before the rapprochement with the PRC

The US has been covertly reintroducing troops to Taiwan though, just in much smaller numbers than 30,000.

stephenthinkpad posted:

Obviously there is no US Army stationing in Taiwan, outside of a couple thousand? spy in AIT.

Have you heard any drunk soldier rape allegation?

quote:

China considers legal changes to curb noise pollution from the country’s notorious dancing grannies
A 62-year-old square-dancer [said] she has not yet heard anything about the regulation, but was not concerned. “If they won’t let us dance, we’ll figure out something else then”

Amendments to existing noise pollution law from 1997 are currently before the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s legislative branch.

Entertainment and exercise in public places would be required to observe rules restricting the places and times they can perform. Anyone in breach of the new rules could be fined from 200 to 500 yuan (US$30 to $77).
The amendments also include extending the legislation to include smaller rural villages, more planning for the control of industrial and transport noise, and adding standards for vibration control.

happyhippy posted:

The UK don't want anyone anymore whose a shade darker than weak milky tea.
Take the Gurhkas, fought for the UK army in WW2, given a UK pension LESS than what the army gives dogs in its service.
No joke, some are hunger striking outside of Downing Street right now, and no one gives a flying gently caress.

shirts and skins posted:

We tried all we could to build them in our image

US Cop training Afghan counterparts, May 2012: *chambers bullet* okay, where do you keep the dogs around here

Bideo James posted:

one of the propaganda things that was used in the early invasion of the afghan war was that "afghans are scared / skeptical of dogs, and will shoot them on sight and such because cultural things" and it was a lie to dehumanize them

dead gay comedy forums posted:

oh my loving god this is a post of posts

quote:

From what is happening, the Taliban might last less than one week. The Taliban has decided that burning dogs and destroying villiages will make their people much more willing to join the Taliban army. Of course they have not, large numbers of people in Afganistan have already left, or if they have not, are going to the Northern Alliance. I heard on MSNBC that the NA will be moving out in the morning, when the US and Britian will not be attacking, and are supposed to be heading to Kabul. The US and Britian do not want the NA to help though, their weapons are old, and will most likely get in the way. Although right now the NA is being pretty good about it, and are not moving from their positions, they are just listing to the radio about what is happening.

yellowcar posted:

https://twitter.com/ImReadinHere/status/1426881592677568519

Some Guy TT posted:

https://mobile.twitter.com/JChengWSJ/status/1425050397828214788

Throatwarbler posted:

Shorts and T-shirts a really a thing for pasty faced civilians in temperate climates.

Throatwarbler posted:

People who spend their lives in hot climates (e.g. Bedouins) rarely wear anything that exposes skin to the sun or environment if they have a choice.

huhwhat posted:

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.TOTL.FE.ZS?locations=CN

Throatwarbler posted:

Hey guys I wrote a NYT/WP article about China:


Horny Asian sluts near you are LUSTING FOR YOUR WHITE COCK.


My pulitzer is in the mail presumably

huhwhat posted:

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.TOTL.FE.ZS?locations=CN

huhwhat posted:

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.TOTL.FE.ZS?locations=CN

huhwhat posted:

https://i.imgur.com/Zmk5lYv.mp4