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Fall of Mugabe

dimanche 19 novembre 2017 à 01:00

Zimbabwe: Was Mugabe's Fall a Result of China Flexing Its Muscle?

The US has done this all around the world, for instance in Honduras and Haiti, so it would not be surprising if China did likewise.

Allies against Iran

dimanche 19 novembre 2017 à 01:00

Israel and Salafi Arabia do not officially have diplomatic relations, but in practice they are allies against Iran.

I can't see anything about Iran that justifies war, or proxy war, against it.

Cambodia opposition dissolved

dimanche 19 novembre 2017 à 01:00

Cambodia has become a one-party state, terminating its attempt at democracy.

Extreme vetting software

dimanche 19 novembre 2017 à 01:00

Systems that try to do "extreme vetting" of immigrants to detect possible terrorists will flag a large number of false positives, and they will inevitably carry out racial, ethnic and religious profiling.

Exploiting Human Rights Act

dimanche 19 novembre 2017 à 01:00

The UK's Human Rights Act is being as an excuse for various British territories to conceal who gets the income received by front companies established in them.

One corrective measure would be to tax income paid to foreign front companies that don't reveal this information. The tax can be levied on whoever pays them either dividends or business expenses.

However, the UK should revise its human rights act so it does not cover this issue.