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Global disruption looms large over biggest-ever Davos

Competing interests same goal any way you slice it.

Apart from the snow and the temperature, Greenland does not have much in common with the Swiss alps. But the fight for the future of the island looms over the gathering of world leaders and businesses at the World Economic Forum (WEF) this week.

Indeed, the timing of Donald Trump’s extraordinary threat seems likely to have had this meeting in mind.

Trump loves Davos – which is beyond strange given the views of his base.

Previously …

h/t Mauser

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government, USA, WEF

US considering asylum for British Jews

The Trump administration is discussing the possibility of offering asylum to Britain’s Jews, The Telegraph can reveal.

Robert Garson, Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, said he had been in talks with the State Department about providing sanctuary for Jews fleeing anti-Semitism in the UK.

Mr Garson, who was born in Manchester, told The Telegraph that the UK was “no longer a safe place for Jews”.

And Canada?

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", "Oct 7 2023", UK, USA

Conservative influencer robbed of pricey camera, dragged by alleged robber’s car in Minneapolis confrontation: video

A Minneapolis protester allegedly stole a pricey camera from conservative provocateur Nick Sortor — who chased down the suspected thief and was dragged by her car as it swerved onto the sidewalk, according to shocking video.

In a post shared on X, Sortor said the woman was part of a group that followed him and his crew around the Twin City all day — until one of them boldly snatched his camera out of his hand while he was driving down the street.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCamp Of The Saints, Somalia, USA

Michael Taube: Canada shouldn’t increase trade with China until years of confrontation have been resolved

Canada and China have had a difficult relationship for years. Many Canadians have a real lack of faith and trust when it comes to China’s role as an honest broker and reliable trade partner — and understandably so.

Prime Minister Mark Carney clearly felt differently. The still-very-green prime minister somehow believes he’s identified the key to dealing with the Chinese Communists on a level playing field: give them everything they want, and more.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"China - Communist Slave State", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, USA

Trump’s Greenland threats show Europe must prepare for Nato’s end

Yesterday, Trump shocked Nato allies with a threat this weekend to impose tariffs on Denmark and a range of other Nato allies if they refuse to cede Greenland to the US. In response, the former Danish prime minister and Secretary-General of Nato, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, told the Financial Times that: “Since childhood, I have considered the United States as the natural leader of the Free World. I’ve even spoken about the US as the world’s policeman… Now we see the United States use a language that’s pretty close to the gangsters that they should control in Moscow, Beijing etc.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inGreenland, NATO, USA

Canada plans to send soldiers to Greenland as show of NATO solidarity with Denmark

Canada has drawn up plans to send a small contingent of soldiers to Greenland for military exercises with NATO allies in the face of threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to acquire the semi-autonomous Arctic territory, two senior government officials say.

The officials told The Globe and Mail that the Canadian Armed Forces are awaiting final political approval from Prime Minister Mark Carney before sending the soldiers.

Germany already bugged-out – German soldiers leave Greenland

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Greenland, USA, WTF?

Lexington Institute Explains the Exact Event Which Caused Trump 45 to Want to Acquire Greenland

 

In a Fox News interview on Thursday, Denmark’s foreign minister [finally admitted that] Trump has a point on China and Russia’s threat to Greenland. Indeed, none other than the intelligence service of Denmark itself warned last year about Russian and Chinese military goals toward Greenland and Arctic.

Let’s be very clear: There is only one conclusion to be drawn from this: when Danish politicians, leaders, and media outlets mocked (or demonized) Trump administration leaders while pooh-poohing American worries about the threat from China and Russia as being “delusional”, they were lying. They were lying to the Americans, they were lying to the Danes (to their own people), and (perhaps insert “and/or” here) they were quite possibly lying to themselves. 

h/t X — Formerly IB_Joe

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"China - Communist Slave State", Greenland, USA

Canada weighs sending soldiers to Greenland as show of NATO solidarity with Denmark

Over representation of “White” hands merits a hate crime complaint.

Canada has drawn up plans to send a small contingent of soldiers to Greenland for military exercises with other NATO allies in the face of threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to acquire the semi-autonomous island controlled by Denmark, two senior government officials say.

The officials told The Globe and Mail that the Canadian Armed Forces is awaiting final political approval from Prime Minister Mark Carney before the soldiers are flown to Greenland.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Greenland, USA

Why U.S. military coercion is unlikely, though Canada should take proactive steps

Should Canadians be prepared for the United States to use military coercion to achieve its goals?

Economic coercion is the more viable choice for President Donald Trump if he presses his objectives in Canada, since he has the means to apply that pressure without the unpopular move of sending in troops, said University of Windsor political science Prof. Jamey Essex

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

From surge in patriotism to fewer US trips – Trump’s impact on Canada

In the year since US President Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term, he has brought with him significant global shifts.

Like many countries, Canada – America’s closest neighbour to the north – has felt the impact and seen a change in the long-standing relationship with its close security ally and trading partner.

Trump has imposed tariffs on several key Canadian sectors and has warned of more to come. He has also referred to Canada as “the 51st state” — a jab that has been met with a mix of anxiety and an uncharactaristically fierce display of patriotism.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Canada - Security Risk Under Liberal Party Regime", "Canada - USA Tariff Wars", "Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada, USA

Trump’s latest Western Hemisphere fixation: Canada

The president has intensified his criticism of Canada in private conversations with aides in recent weeks over what he sees as the country’s vulnerability to U.S. adversaries in the Arctic.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is privately ramping up his focus on another target in the Western Hemisphere, increasingly complaining to aides in recent weeks about Canada’s vulnerability to U.S. adversaries in the Arctic, according to two U.S. officials, a senior administration official and three former senior U.S. officials familiar with the discussions.

As Trump’s advisers work toward his goal of acquiring Greenland, the president has privately grown more exercised about what he sees as Canada’s similar inability to defend its borders against any encroachment from Russia or China, specifically arguing Canada needs to spend more on defense, the officials said. They said his push has accelerated internal discussions about a broader Arctic strategy and potentially reaching an agreement with Canada this year to fortify its northern border.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Conrad Black: Formidable Trump changes the world

The violent cavalcade of events in Iran is starting to reveal the new range of aggressive-responsive policy options that U.S. President Donald Trump has developed to replace the obsolete concept of most of his recent predecessors. For 80 years from 1941 the basic framework was defined by Franklin D. Roosevelt in two addresses he gave at the beginning and end of that year in the Congress. In the State of the Union message in January, he warned against those who, “With sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal would preach the ‘ism’ of appeasement.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inUSA

Trump Admin Was In ‘Discussions’ With Venezuelan Minister Months Before Raid

The White House was conducting back-channel communications with Venezuela’s hardline interior minister Diosdado Cabello months before the US operation to seize President Nicolas Maduro, and has been in communication with him since then, according to Reuters, citing multiple government officials who spoke on condition of anonymity. 

h/t handy n handsome

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inUSA, Venezuela, WTF?

Why Trump wants Canada – Expansion is America’s manifest destiny

President Trump’s overtures to Greenland might have shocked Denmark, but they certainly haven’t shocked historians of American territorial ambition. Talking about the rendition of President Maduro, Trump called it an example of the “Donroe Doctrine”: a repurposing of the 1823 “Monroe Doctrine” which had declared the Western Hemisphere closed to European interference. It meant that the United States of America, independent for less than a generation, would be the boss of its own backyard. Trump’s interest in Greenland is merely an extension of this.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Canada - USA Tariff Wars", Canada, USA