Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was evicted from her private Capitol office by the new speaker pro-tempore.
Fox News Digital confirmed that House Speaker pro-tempore Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., gave the order to Pelosi to vacate her Capitol hideaway by Wednesday.
(26.4.2018)
As Barbara Lee presciently warned her colleagues before she cast her lone dissenting vote in 2001, we have âbecome the evil we deplore.â But these wars have not been accompanied by fearsome military parades (not yet) or speeches about conquering the world. Instead they have been politically justified by âinformation warfareâ to demonize enemies and fabricate crises, and then waged in a âdisguised, quiet, media freeâ way, to hide their cost in human blood from the American public and the world.
After 16 years of war, about 6 million violent deaths, 6 countries utterly destroyed and many more destabilized, it is urgent that the American public come to terms with the true human cost of our countryâs wars and how we have been manipulated and misled into turning a blind eye to them â before they go on even longer, destroy more countries, further undermine the rule of international law and kill millions more of our fellow human beings.
(26.4.2018)
As Barbara Lee presciently warned her colleagues before she cast her lone dissenting vote in 2001, we have âbecome the evil we deplore.â But these wars have not been accompanied by fearsome military parades (not yet) or speeches about conquering the world. Instead they have been politically justified by âinformation warfareâ to demonize enemies and fabricate crises, and then waged in a âdisguised, quiet, media freeâ way, to hide their cost in human blood from the American public and the world.
After 16 years of war, about 6 million violent deaths, 6 countries utterly destroyed and many more destabilized, it is urgent that the American public come to terms with the true human cost of our countryâs wars and how we have been manipulated and misled into turning a blind eye to them â before they go on even longer, destroy more countries, further undermine the rule of international law and kill millions more of our fellow human beings.
(26.4.2018)
As Barbara Lee presciently warned her colleagues before she cast her lone dissenting vote in 2001, we have âbecome the evil we deplore.â But these wars have not been accompanied by fearsome military parades (not yet) or speeches about conquering the world. Instead they have been politically justified by âinformation warfareâ to demonize enemies and fabricate crises, and then waged in a âdisguised, quiet, media freeâ way, to hide their cost in human blood from the American public and the world.
After 16 years of war, about 6 million violent deaths, 6 countries utterly destroyed and many more destabilized, it is urgent that the American public come to terms with the true human cost of our countryâs wars and how we have been manipulated and misled into turning a blind eye to them â before they go on even longer, destroy more countries, further undermine the rule of international law and kill millions more of our fellow human beings.
(26.4.2018)
As Barbara Lee presciently warned her colleagues before she cast her lone dissenting vote in 2001, we have âbecome the evil we deplore.â But these wars have not been accompanied by fearsome military parades (not yet) or speeches about conquering the world. Instead they have been politically justified by âinformation warfareâ to demonize enemies and fabricate crises, and then waged in a âdisguised, quiet, media freeâ way, to hide their cost in human blood from the American public and the world.
After 16 years of war, about 6 million violent deaths, 6 countries utterly destroyed and many more destabilized, it is urgent that the American public come to terms with the true human cost of our countryâs wars and how we have been manipulated and misled into turning a blind eye to them â before they go on even longer, destroy more countries, further undermine the rule of international law and kill millions more of our fellow human beings.
pelosi even admitted on tv that she knew „WMDs in Iraq“ was a lie prior to the invasion and chose not to stop and impeach bush.
âShow me a man that gets rich by being a politician, and Iâll show you a crookâ – Harry Truman
After leading the Democrats for the last two decades, the House Speaker announced Thursday that she will step down next year from her spot at the top of the party, closing a momentous run for the most powerful woman in U.S. history while clearing the way for a younger generation of up-and-coming lawmakers to climb into the leadership ranks.
(27.08.2022)
President Bidenâs order to strike targets belonging to Iranian-backed groups reflects a decision to act â âto protect and defend the safety of our personnel, to degrade and disrupt the ongoing series of attacks against the United States and our partners, and to deter the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iran-backed militia groups from conducting or supporting further attacks on United States personnel and facilities,â the president said in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
Since Army Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla took over U.S. Central Command in April, there has been a push to ensure that Iran cannot carry out attacks against U.S. forces and assets with impunity, according to a person familiar with planning, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.
The guided-missile cruisers USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville were on Sunday making the voyage „through waters where high seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law,“ the US 7th Fleet in Japan said in a statement.
It said the transit was „ongoing“ and that there had been „no interference from foreign military forces so far.“
Just 12 days after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island of Taiwan, a delegation of US lawmakers made a sudden visit to the island on Sunday, further proving that the US is the one that makes repeated provocations and keeps tensions from easing, said Chinese experts.
They stressed that China will definitely impose sanctions on the visiting lawmakers as a countermeasure, as the country has always been firmly opposed to any collusion between the US and Taiwan secessionists.
Chinas VerĂ€rgerung ĂŒber den Besuch der US-Delegation Ă€uĂerte sich in einem Kommentar, den die amtliche Nachrichtenagentur Xinhua veröffentlichte. In dem Beitrag mit dem Titel âUS-Politiker sollten aufhören, bei der Taiwan-Frage mit dem Feuer zu spielenâ wurden die fĂŒnf Parlamentarier als âOpportunistenâ geschmĂ€ht, die Taiwan aus eigennĂŒtzigen Motiven hinsichtlich der Kongresszwischenwahlen im November besuchten.
The current situation is entirely caused by Pelosi and American politicians. China has made the utmost diplomatic efforts before, repeatedly warning the US of the seriousness and danger of Pelosi‘s visit to Taiwan. However, the US turned a deaf ear, went its own way, and even deliberately ignored China‘s emphasis – „Those who play with fire will perish by it“ – as no more than an often-used metaphor. Now they are manipulating the public opinion by complaining maliciously about China‘s „overreaction,“ doesn‘t the move come from their previous serious underestimation of China‘s determination and will?
It is both ironic and absurd that the key points of Washington‘s current accusations against China are only appropriate for the US itself, as if the US thinks of these wordings when looking in the mirror.
Das östliche Regionalkommando der chinesischen Volksbefreiungsarmee (VBA) hat am Montag die gemeinsamen Ăbungen im GewĂ€sser und Luftraum um die Insel Taiwan fortgesetzt.
SchwerpunktmĂ€Ăig werden U-Boot-Abwehr- und maritime AngriffseinsĂ€tze geĂŒbt.
Ăber der vorgelagerten taiwanischen Insel Kinmen, die nur zwei Kilometer von der chinesischen KĂŒste entfernt liegt, sei am Sonntagabend auch wieder eine chinesische Drohne entdeckt worden, berichtete das Verteidigungsministerium in Taipeh. Seit den 50er Jahren hatte es keinen chinesischen Ăberflug der Insel mehr gegeben.
In anderen Seegebieten im Norden im Golf von Bohai und im Gelben Meer sowie im SĂŒden im SĂŒdchinesischen Meer vor der KĂŒste der Provinz Guangdong sind diese Woche auch weitere Manöver geplant.
As Jeffrey Bader, President Barack Obamaâs top adviser on Asia, has noted of the Biden team: Despite having criticized Trumpâs foreign policy bitterly, âwhen it comes to the greatest foreign policy challenge facing the United States â how to deal with the rise of China â [Biden officials] have continued and mimicked Trumpâs destructive approach.â
Bader added, âThis has prompted glee among departed Trump officials, who proudly declare themselves innovators and the Biden administration unimaginative and dutiful implementers.â
Ryan Hass, another top Obama China expert, argued that âcommunication channels for managing tensions have collapsed.â
BEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — In response to Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi‘s egregious provocation, China decides to adopt sanctions on Pelosi and her immediate family members in accordance with relevant laws of the People‘s Republic of China, a foreign ministry spokesperson announced Friday.
Der chinesische AuĂenminister nannte die USA âden gröĂten Zerstörer des Friedens in der Taiwan-StraĂe und den gröĂten Unruhestifter der regionalen StabilitĂ€tâ und appellierte an alle Parteien, die Ursache und den Inhalt der gegenwĂ€rtigen Krise zu erkennen sowie sich gemeinsam den Risiken und Provokationen der US-Seite entgegenzustellen.
Bei einem Treffen mit dem kambodschanischen Premierminister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh hatte Wang am Mittwoch erklÀrt, die Provokation der USA in der Taiwan-Frage sei kein Zufall, sondern eine sorgfÀltig geplante Farce, die das hÀssliche Gesicht des Verrats offenbare.
Angesichts der Spannungen um Taiwan hatte die GrĂŒnen-Politikerin am Montag in New York vor einer Eskalation gewarnt:
Wir akzeptieren nicht, wenn das internationale Recht gebrochen wird und ein gröĂerer Nachbar völkerrechtswidrig seinen kleineren Nachbarn ĂŒberfĂ€llt – und das gilt natĂŒrlich auch fĂŒr China.
Here is a transcript of what Nancy Pelosiâs brain said:
âIn our earliest days at our founding of our country, Benjamin Franklin, our presidency, said, freedom and democracy. Freedom and democracy, one thing, security here. If we donât have- we canât have either, if we donât have both.â
Of course Benjamin Franklin was neither a president of the United States nor a âpresidencyâ, and the quote Nancyâs floundering brain was reaching for was âThose who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.â These are not difficult things to remember or articulate for someone with functioning gray matter.
This is right up there with other famous neural malfunctions by the speaker, like her âBernie loves hearingâ gibberish from last year or her bizarre âGood morning, Sunday morningâ restart in the middle of an interview a couple of years ago, and it calls to mind a DC pharmacistâs casual remark in 2017 that he had filled prescriptions to treat Alzheimerâs disease for some powerful decision makers on Capitol Hill.
Die Sprecherin des chinesischen AuĂenministeriums, Hua Chunying, hat am Donnerstag auf die gemeinsame ErklĂ€rung der AuĂenminister der G7-Gruppe und des Hohen Vertreters der EU fĂŒr AuĂen- und Sicherheitspolitik am Mittwoch reagiert.
Hua sagte, die G7-AuĂenminister dachten wohl, sie lebten in der Zeit der Vereinigten acht Staaten vor ĂŒber 120 Jahren.
Zuletzt erkannte der US-PrĂ€sident Donald Trump â seiner antichinesischen Rhetorik zum Trotz â 2017 die Ein-China-Politik der Volksrepublik als auch fĂŒr die USA bindende Richtlinie an.
Dies Ă€nderte sich StĂŒck fĂŒr StĂŒck mit der AmtsĂŒbernahme von Joe Biden. Biden war der erste US-PrĂ€sident seit der Wende der US-China-Politik in den spĂ€ten 1970ern, der zu seiner AmtseinfĂŒhrung offiziell einen Gesandten Taiwans empfing. Im letzten Jahr erklĂ€rte er dann, dass die USA Taiwan im Falle eines Angriffs Chinas militĂ€risch beistehen wĂŒrden â das war ĂŒberraschend, da das offizielle Beistandsabkommen 1980 ausgelaufen ist und nie verlĂ€ngert wurde. Mit Bidens AmtsĂŒbernahme setzten sich auch die Waffenlieferungen der USA nach Taiwan nahtlos fort, die bereits unter seinen VorgĂ€ngern Obama und Trump stets neue Rekordzahlen erreicht hatten.
Die Vorsitzende des US-ReprĂ€sentantenhauses, Pelosi, ist trotz chinesischer Drohungen in Taiwan gelandet. Peking warnte von einem „Spiel mit dem Feuer“ und kĂŒndigte Manöver rund um die Insel Taiwan an.
Im Jahr 1979 haben sich die Vereinigten Staaten im Gemeinsamen KommuniquĂ© China-USA ĂŒber die Aufnahme diplomatischer Beziehungen klar dazu verpflichtet: âDie Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika erkennen die Regierung der Volksrepublik China als die alleinige rechtmĂ€Ăige Regierung Chinas an. In diesem Zusammenhang wird das Volk der Vereinigten Staaten kulturelle, kommerzielle und andere inoffizielle Beziehungen mit dem Volk von Taiwan unterhalten.â Der Kongress als Teil der US-Regierung ist von Natur aus verpflichtet, die Ein-China-Politik der US-Regierung strikt einzuhalten und sich jeglichen offiziellen Austauschs mit Chinas Taiwan-Region zu enthalten. China ist seit jeher gegen den Besuch von US-Kongressmitgliedern in Taiwan. Und die US-Exekutive hat die Aufgabe, einen solchen Besuch zu verhindern. Da Sprecherin Pelosi die amtierende Vorsitzende des US-Kongresses ist, stellen ihr Besuch und ihre AktivitĂ€ten in Taiwan, in welcher Form und aus welchem Grund auch immer, eine groĂe politische Provokation dar. China akzeptiert dies absolut nicht, und das chinesische Volk lehnt dies entschieden ab.
(2 hours ago)
Chinese warplanes buzzed the line dividing the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday shortly before the expected arrival in Taipei of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi for a visit that has pushed friction between Washington and Beijing to a new level.
The Chinese leadership has repeatedly warned against Pelosi, a long-time critic of Beijing, making a trip to self-ruled Taiwan, which China claims as its own.
Die chinesische maritime Behörde hat eine Schifffahrtswarnung herausgegeben, wonach von Dienstag 00:00 Uhr bis Samstag 24:00 Uhr in einigen GewĂ€ssern des SĂŒdchinesischen Meers eine militĂ€rische Ăbung durchgefĂŒhrt wird. Daher ist ein Befahren jener GewĂ€sser verboten. Zudem findet seit Montag 14:00 Uhr und bis Donnerstag 24:00 Uhr im Norden des Bohai-Meers eine SchieĂenĂŒbung mit scharfer Munition statt. Ein Einfahren in diese GewĂ€sser ist ebenfalls verboten.
The Chinese army has not fought a war for nearly 40 years. Such a long period of peace has been won by the joint efforts of the Party, the government, the PLA and all Chinese people. It has created basic conditions for China‘s comprehensive and rapid development and is worthy of being cherished and safeguarded.
But at the same time we need to keep reminding ourselves to maintain distance and vigilance against the naive mind-set that wishes for absolute pacifism. We must avoid the situation in which people no longer know how to fight after living in peace for so long. For a major country like China, the consequence of having a relaxed mentality on national defense construction is unthinkable.
„We would like to tell the United States once again that China is standing by, the Chinese People‘s Liberation Army will never sit idly by, and China will take resolute responses and strong countermeasures to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity,“ he said during a regular press briefing.
As to what exactly the measures will be, the world should „wait and see“, he added.
Over the weekend, various nationalistic commentators had alluded to supporting a military response.
âThere is no reason for Beijing to turn a potential visit consistent with longstanding U.S. policy into some sort of crisis or conflict, or use it as a pretext to increase aggressive military activity in or around the Taiwan Strait,â John F. Kirby, a National Security Council spokesman, told reporters. âMeanwhile,â he added, âour actions are not threatening and they break no new ground. Nothing about this potential visit â potential visit, which oh, by the way, has precedent â would change the status quo.â
Zhao Lijian wies darauf hin, dass die Volksbefreiungsarmee Chinas niemals untĂ€tig zusehen werde. China werde entschlossen starke GegenmaĂnahmen ergreifen, um seine SouverĂ€nitĂ€t und territoriale IntegritĂ€t zu schĂŒtzen. Die USA sollten sich an das Ein-China-Prinzip und die drei gemeinsamen KommuniquĂ©s halten, die Verpflichtung von US-PrĂ€sident Joe Biden erfĂŒllen, die âUnabhĂ€ngigkeit Taiwansâ nicht zu unterstĂŒtzen und keinen Pelosi-Besuch in Taiwan organisieren.
Zhao reiterated at Monday‘s press conference that China has repeatedly expressed to the US its serious concerns and solemn position that it firmly opposes Pelosi‘s visit to the island, as it could cause serious consequences. China also believes that the US must have been fully aware of the strong and clear message delivered by the Chinese side.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden spoke via telephone for over two hours on Thursday, during which Xi emphasized that it is the firm will of the 1.4 billion Chinese people to resolutely safeguard China‘s national sovereignty and territorial integrity on the Taiwan issue. „Those who play with fire will perish by it,“ Xi warned Biden.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to visit Taiwan as part of her tour of Asia, according to a senior Taiwanese government official and a US official, despite warnings from Biden administration officials, who are worried about China‘s response to such a high-profile visit.