nenad 361 Posted February 7 #10461 Share Posted February 7 4 hours ago, heywoodu said: Tucker Carlson....you know, Tucker Carlson, is going to interview Putin Surely that's going to be top-level journalism full with critical questions Well, look, I doubt there will be hard hitting question, but have you really heard some hard hitting questions in Zelensky interviews over the past years. Christiane Amanpour for example asked him What motivates you to get up in the morning? Biathlonfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapaj 309 Posted February 7 #10462 Share Posted February 7 About the sanctions: https://kyivindependent.com/washington-post-banned-russian-oil-flows-into-pentagon-supply-chain/ https://ieefa.org/resources/eu-turns-blind-eye-21-russian-lng-flowing-through-its-terminals Biathlonfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestmen 2,566 Posted February 9 #10463 Share Posted February 9 The first time,usa is blaming they say disaster and everything Biden Blasts Israel's 'Over The Top' Gaza War; U.S. Warns Of 'Disaster' In Rafah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,760 Posted February 10 #10464 Share Posted February 10 Hey, if Joe Biden wants to demonstrate his mental acuity, surely he should be demanding that the charges be reinstated & that he stands trial? Biathlonfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestmen 2,566 Posted February 10 #10465 Share Posted February 10 Hilary clinton Biathlonfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff88 1,737 Posted February 11 #10466 Share Posted February 11 In 3 days, the third largest democracy in the world will hold elections... For the last two elections (2014 & 2019), we only have two candidates and the polarization is too extreme. Each side fiercely accused the other side of destroying the country and if they win then Indonesia will be saved (obviously), but then we saw a surprise move from the winner Joko Widodo to appoint the losing candidate Prabowo and Sandiaga as ministers. This time we have three candidates: 1. Anies Baswedan (Former governor of Jakarta) / Muhaimin Iskandar (Chairman of PKB) Bringing the agenda of "Change" and "Justice for All". Muhaimin's selection as the running mate Anies created the unlikely coalition of moderate Islamist party PKB and the more right-wing Islamic parties PKS and Ummat. This selection also caused Democrats (the party with Mercedes-Benz looking logo) to switch allegiance to Prabowo. Anies himself is an independent politician and was a rector of a private university. With his high academic statute, he is generally more liked with those who had a higher education as he speaks with data a lot in debate and allows students to directly express their aspirations to him. However, the 'justice for all' jargon is a bit in question especially since their main supporters are Islamist organizations. Another policy to take note is they plan to discontinue the construction of the new capital of Indonesia. 2. Prabowo Subianto (Minister of Defence) / Gibran Rakabuming Raka (Mayor of Surakarta) Former army general Prabowo and the incumbent president's son Gibran is the most surprising pair for this election (imagine something like Trump is running with Biden's son). Almost failed to join the election as Gibran isn't old enough according to the rules but an amendment from the Constitutional Court headed by Gibran's uncle finally allows them to do so. With the agenda of "Continuity" and "Golden Indonesia 2045", they seek to continue whatever President Widodo's has envisioned including the new capital. They also mainly campaigned "downstreaming policy" so Indonesia can process its rich resources with less participation of foreign countries. Their coalition is the biggest and included PSI, a party that suddenly appointed Gibran's younger brother, causing critics to label them as nepo babies. Prabowo's critics also pointed out his involvement in East Timor atrocities and activist kidnappings during Suharto's dictatorship, but he dismissed that as he is now not trigger-happy like in the past, proved by heavy AI aided campaign arts portraying him as a cute old man. 3. Ganjar Pranowo (Former governor of Central Java) / Mahfud MD (Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs) Their main agenda is "Enhancement" of Indonesia's current condition. Ganjar's tenure as a governor is reminiscent of incumbent president Widodo's style of visiting small alleys or wet markets to know the real problems faced by the people. On the other hand, Mahfud MD is a law professor and had served in all branches of the government (parliament member, minister, and chief justice), very popular among the people and seen as incorruptible. The problem is their coalition is mainly carried by PDIP (the party with a bull head - the largest party in the parliament) whose leader Megawati Soekarnoputri (former president 2001-2004) is deeply unpopular but very powerful, leading to concerns that Ganjar will be just a puppet president. Ganjar himself was embroiled in a controversy regarding the construction of a stone quarry by the central government amidst the rejection of the residents in the impacted area which ended with military brutality to some villagers. Any prediction on who will win? All opinion surveys puts Prabowo/Gibran leading in the race, causing some people mocking these survey institutions as "surepays" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon 1,702 Posted February 11 #10467 Share Posted February 11 6 minutes ago, Griff88 said: In 3 days, the third largest democracy in the world will hold elections... For the last two elections (2014 & 2019), we only have two candidates and the polarization is too extreme. Each side fiercely accused the other side of destroying the country and if they win then Indonesia will be saved (obviously), but then we saw a surprise move from the winner Joko Widodo to appoint the losing candidate Prabowo and Sandiaga as ministers. This time we have three candidates: 1. Anies Baswedan (Former governor of Jakarta) / Muhaimin Iskandar (Chairman of PKB) Bringing the agenda of "Change" and "Justice for All". Muhaimin's selection as the running mate Anies created the unlikely coalition of moderate Islamist party PKB and the more right-wing Islamic parties PKS and Ummat. This selection also caused Democrats (the party with Mercedes-Benz looking logo) to switch allegiance to Prabowo. Anies himself is an independent politician and was a rector of a private university. With his high academic statute, he is generally more liked with those who had a higher education as he speaks with data a lot in debate and allows students to directly express their aspirations to him. However, the 'justice for all' jargon is a bit in question especially since their main supporters are Islamist organizations. Another policy to take note is they plan to discontinue the construction of the new capital of Indonesia. 2. Prabowo Subianto (Minister of Defence) / Gibran Rakabuming Raka (Mayor of Surakarta) Former army general Prabowo and the incumbent president's son Gibran is the most surprising pair for this election (imagine something like Trump is running with Biden's son). Almost failed to join the election as Gibran isn't old enough according to the rules but an amendment from the Constitutional Court headed by Gibran's uncle finally allows them to do so. With the agenda of "Continuity" and "Golden Indonesia 2045", they seek to continue whatever President Widodo's has envisioned including the new capital. They also mainly campaigned "downstreaming policy" so Indonesia can process its rich resources with less participation of foreign countries. Their coalition is the biggest and included PSI, a party that suddenly appointed Gibran's younger brother, causing critics to label them as nepo babies. Prabowo's critics also pointed out his involvement in East Timor atrocities and activist kidnappings during Suharto's dictatorship, but he dismissed that as he is now not trigger-happy like in the past, proved by heavy AI aided campaign arts portraying him as a cute old man. 3. Ganjar Pranowo (Former governor of Central Java) / Mahfud MD (Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs) Their main agenda is "Enhancement" of Indonesia's current condition. Ganjar's tenure as a governor is reminiscent of incumbent president Widodo's style of visiting small alleys or wet markets to know the real problems faced by the people. On the other hand, Mahfud MD is a law professor and had served in all branches of the government (parliament member, minister, and chief justice), very popular among the people and seen as incorruptible. The problem is their coalition is mainly carried by PDIP (the party with a bull head - the largest party in the parliament) whose leader Megawati Soekarnoputri (former president 2001-2004) is deeply unpopular but very powerful, leading to concerns that Ganjar will be just a puppet president. Ganjar himself was embroiled in a controversy regarding the construction of a stone quarry by the central government amidst the rejection of the residents in the impacted area which ended with military brutality to some villagers. Any prediction on who will win? All opinion surveys puts Prabowo/Gibran leading in the race, causing some people mocking these survey institutions as "surepays" This is the BBC from London's view https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68213679 Griff88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,760 Posted February 13 #10468 Share Posted February 13 Putin: is ! Xi: is ! : Hold my beer! 'Narcissist' Putin is given a history lesson of his own after Tucker Carlson interview (msn.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestmen 2,566 Posted February 14 #10469 Share Posted February 14 They bombarde Lebanon now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestmen 2,566 Posted February 15 #10470 Share Posted February 15 Ex french president ,Sarkozy got 1 year of prison https://www.ladepeche.fr/2024/02/14/direct-affaire-bygmalion-nicolas-sarkozy-condamne-en-appel-a-un-an-de-prison-dont-six-mois-avec-sursis-11764887.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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