MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : USA vs. CHINA – TOP OF THE AGENDA

March 17, 2021
U.S. Sanctions Chinese Officials Ahead of Bilateral Meeting
The United States announced sanctions against twenty-four officials from mainland China and Hong Kong under the Hong Kong Autonomy Act. In a statement (State Dept.), Secretary of State Antony Blinken noted a recent effort by China’s National People’s Congress to overhaul Hong Kong’s electoral system, an action he said “denies Hong Kongers a voice.”

The United States has previously sanctioned Chinese officials under the act, but the latest move significantly widens (NYT) the group targeted. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the sanctions reveal (AP) the United States’ “sinister intention to interfere in China’s internal affairs” and that China will take steps to defend its interests. Tomorrow, Blinken and U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan are set to meet with China’s top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, and its foreign minister, Wang Yi, in Alaska. It will be the first in-person, senior-level talks with China since President Joe Biden took office.
Analysis
“In spite of its many visible defects, the United States remains the stronger power in the U.S.-Chinese relationship—and it has good reason to think it can stay that way. For all the obstacles facing the United States, those facing China are considerably greater,” the Brookings Institution’s Ryan Hass writes for Foreign Affairs.

“Even if [tomorrow’s meeting] does not moderate tensions, let us hope that it does not make things worse. The odds are that each side will restate its already well-known positions and then depart. But sober statesmen with a long view should try to identify and pursue areas of cooperation that will benefit both sides and the world community,” CFR’s Jerome A. Cohen writes on his blog.

MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : HAPPY ANTI-RASCIST APARTHEID & SEGREGATION   – Residents of Minneapolis’ ‘no-go zone’ speak out 

A Minneapolis resident and her fiancé are now “grappling with the fact” that they “own and live in a house in the middle of an autonomous zone with no end in sight.”   – By Anthony Gockowski  –  ALPHA NEWS March 16, 2021

Barricades at the scene of Minneapolis’ no-go zone. (Hannah Bretz/Facebook) – A resident of Minneapolis’ “no-go zone” said in a recent Facebook post that she and her fiancé will be dealing “with the emotional trauma of this for a very long time.”

East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue South, the intersection where George Floyd died, is surrounded by barricades and patrolled by black-bloc activists who have transformed the memorial site into an autonomous zone.

The area is informally referred to as a “no-go zone” because of reports that police are either hesitant to respond to calls directly within the zone or are met with resistance when they attempt to do so.

“Police were not allowed to get into the area,” said Kim Griffin, a relative of Imaz Wright, who was shot and killed in the no-go zone on March 6. “It was made clear law enforcement was not welcome to penetrate that zone,” Griffin added.

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : PLÜNDERUNGEN IN LÜTTICH / FRANKREICH (SIEHE VIDEO)

Lüttich: „Covidioten“ retten Polizisten vor dem Lynchmob „antirassistischer“ BLM-Gewalttäter [Video]

 Zu extrem gewalttätigen Ausschreitungen und Plünderungen kam es am vergangenen Wochenende in Lüttich. Gewalttäter der BLM-Bewegung schlugen unter „Allahu akbar“-Rufen mit Eisenstangen auf Polizisten ein, mutige Demonstranten gegen die Corona-Maßnahmen retteten dabei einem der Polizisten vermutlich sogar das Leben.

 Das 39 Kilometer von Aachen entfernte Lüttich gilt vielen Westdeutschen als beliebtes Ausflugsziel und Shoppingparadies. Shoppen war auch am vergangenen Samstagnachmittag angesagt. Doch während dort tausende Menschen friedlich einkauften, flogen plötzlich Pflasterscheine in Scheiben, Geschrei, Wasserwerfer, Plünderungen erschütterten die Flanierenden. Es kam zu einem nie dagewesenen Gewaltexzess. 

„Allahu akbar“-Rufe begleiten Plünderungen 

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : BIDEN & RED CHINA ! – Why A Conventional Military Buildup with China Deserves a Second Look

OPINION —   16 March 2021 – Last week, the Biden administration spelled out its opening carrot-and-stick policy toward the Beijing regime during appearances before two different Congressional committees.

Last Wednesday morning, Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered the carrot elements to members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. During the afternoon, the sticks were described by Admiral Philip S. Davidson, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, to House Armed Services Committee members.

It was no surprise that Davidson, originator of the so-called Pacific Defense Initiative (PDI), described China as “the greatest strategic threat to security in the 21st century,” while Blinken referred to the Beijing regime as “the biggest geopolitical test of the 21st century.”

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Columbia University hosting 6 separate graduation ceremonies based on income level, race, ethnicities

MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : THE NEW ORDER OF THE RICH – SO CALLED “ANTIRASCISTS”  –  New York City Published March 16, 2021

New York-based university also hosting what appears to be a more general commencement ceremony – By Sam Dorman | Fox News

Columbia University is planning to hold six additional graduation ceremonies for students according to their race and other aspects of how they identify.

The New York City school’s website details graduation ceremonies for Native, Asian, “Latinx” and Black students taking place for Columbia College, Columbia Engineering, General Studies and Barnard College at the end of April. Another dubbed “FLI Graduation” is for “first generation and/or low income community.” The school also hosts a “Lavender” graduation for the “LGBTIAQ+ community.”

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : LOOKING INTO OBAMA’S/BIDEN’S BRAINS !

 

MIDDLE EAST POLICY FROM TRUMP TO BIDEN: VIEWS FROM INSIDE THE STATE DEPARTMENT’S NEAR EAST BUREAU
Featuring David Schenker and Robert Satloff  16 March 2021

Policy Forum Transcript March 2021 – The recently departed assistant secretary in charge of the Middle East portfolio discusses his time in office and how the region’s challenges and opportunities are evolving at the start of the Biden administration.

On March 10, The Washington Institute hosted a virtual conversation between executive director Robert Satloff and senior fellow David Schenker, who recently rejoined the organization after serving in the State Department. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation.

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : ISRAELI DRONES DESTROYED ARMENIAN CHRISTIANITY IN AZERBAIJAN  

Israeli drones used by Azerbaijan under spotlight in new TV report

The TV report noted that according to foreign reports Israel has sold Azerbaijan drones over the years.

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN   MARCH 13, 2021 17:17 JERUSALEM POST  – Local resident Lenser Gabrielyan, 65, stands on the ruins of his farm that was destroyed by shelling near the village of Taghavard in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, January 16, 2021. Following the military conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh and a further signing of a ceasefire deal, the village was div

Harop drones, a munition that acts as a drone but is also a warhead that slams into a target like a missile, played a key role in Azerbaijan’s recent war with Armenia, according to a report on Channel 12’s Uvda program.

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS SPECIAL : Im Dienste der Ideologie:Irans religiöse und sozioökonomische Aktivitäten in Syrien

von Oula A. Alrifai 14.03.2021 Oula A. Alrifai ist Fellow im Geduld Program on Arab Politics des Washington Institute.

Die Allianz zwischen der Assad-Familie und den schiitischen Geistlichen des Iran begann in den 1970er Jahren. Doch während der syrische Führer damals vor der Islamischen Revolution im Iran Einfluss hatte, sind die Tische nun umgedreht.

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : ROBESPIERRE & SAINT JUSTE FÜHRER DER REGENBOGENFAHNE AM FALLBEIL – STILL ALIVE !

Die «New York Times» datiert das Gründungsjahr der Vereinigten Staaten um – die Fakten sind dabei nicht so wichtig – Die Zeitung verheddert sich bei ihrem Versuch, die amerikanische Geschichte neu zu schreiben.

Markus Schär 12.10.2020, 05.30 Uhr  NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG –   In Amerika steht zur Debatte, an welche Geschichte man sich erinnern soll.

«Amerika war noch nicht Amerika, aber das war der Moment, in dem alles anfing», behauptete der Artikel gleich zu Beginn. Und die «New York Times» sah als diesen Moment nicht den Unabhängigkeitskrieg gegen die Briten ab 1775 an oder die Verfassung der Vereinigten Staaten von 1787, sondern ein Ereignis, das zuvor kaum ein Historiker beachtet hatte:

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : „Lesben- und Schwulenverbände waren Vorkämpfer eines freien Lebens, bis sie in linksidentitäres Fahrwasser gerieten. Heute sind sie Hochburgen von Denunziation und Gegenaufklärung.“

 

Identitätspolitik : Einfalt statt Vielfalt – Von Alexander Zinn FAZ – 16.03.2021

Auch unter der Regenbogenfahne herrscht Kampf !  

Lesben- und Schwulenverbände waren Vorkämpfer eines freien Lebens, bis sie in linksidentitäres Fahrwasser gerieten. Heute sind sie Hochburgen von Denunziation und Gegenaufklärung. Ein Gastbeitrag.

„I am what I am, and what I am needs no excuses.“ Gloria Gaynors Adaption aus dem Musical „Ein Käfig voller Narren“ wurde 1984 zu einem Welterfolg – und zur internationalen Hymne der Schwulenbewegung. Die Botschaft war gerade in ihrer Schlichtheit überzeugend: jeder nach seiner Façon, keiner soll sich entschuldigen für sein „So-Sein“, niemand soll mit den Wölfen heulen müssen.

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