Newt speaks out and I totally agree and wrote as much in a previous memo.
https://www.washingtontimes.
And:
Biden's selection of Judge Merrick Garland would appear to be a solid choice to head the DOJ. If Garland can clean the department up and get the FBI back on track he will have earned the respect of all Americans.
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In the end, Trump forgot all about self- discipline he had to have learned in his four years of attending New York Military Academy:.
My own four years at Georgia Military Academy still impact my every wakening day as well as my brief time in two branches of America's military which served to reinforce what I learned.
View from abroad:
Shock, Horror and Shame
The world watched with shock, dismay and horror as a “surreal scene” at the US Capitol, like little else seen in its history, unfolded on Wednesday, the Washington Post reported.
“Were this a different country on a different continent, we would be talking of a failed state,” BBC correspondent Nick Bryan tweeted.
Broadcasters around the world aired livestreams of the events as they unfolded, with some interrupting regular programming to show minute-by-minute developments as protestors loyal to President Donald Trump stormed through police barricades and mobbed the Capitol to disrupt a vote to formalize Joe Biden’s presidential election victory.
Many foreign observers, already following the elections in Georgia, reacted with alarm and even grief, especially in allied countries that have looked to US democracy for inspiration.
“The United States Congress has been the symbol of freedom and democracy around the world for centuries,” said Armin Laschet, the governor of Germany’s most populous federal state. “The attacks on the Capitol by fanatical Trump supporters hurt every friend of the United States.”
Across much of Europe, top officials echoed these sentiments. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the scenes of chaos “disgraceful.” In Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canadians were “deeply disturbed” and that he was “following the situation minute by minute.” The Organization of American States noted, “The exercise of force and vandalism against the institutions constitutes a serious attack against democratic functioning.”
The scene at the Capitol also marked an opportunity for countries criticized by the United States to turn the tables. Turkey, a NATO ally that has been widely criticized for jailing thousands of critics, academics, journalists and artists and has seen its relationship with the United States deteriorate, called on “all parties in the USA to show restraint and common sense.”
Dmitry Polyanskiy, Russia’s first deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said, “And for this country you will be eventually talking only about Russian/Chinese alleged meddling! Man shrugging #KeepCalmAndBlameRussia.”
Many around the world were already closely watching the US, in particular the run-off elections in Georgia. On Wednesday afternoon, those races were called for Democratic candidates – Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff – tipping the Senate to the Democrats and thereby granting the party control of both the White House and Congress. In spite of the lowered standing of the US on the world stage over the past four years, what happens in the US reverberates around the world, say foreign observers and officials.
“How I would like to be a voter of the #DekalbCounty in #Georgia! And vote #Ossoff,” former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta tweeted earlier in the day, referring to a Georgia county with a large number of Democratic voters.
“US and international politics over the next few years will depend on his victory,” he wrote. “Those votes will affect us, too.”
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In the face of some bad there is still some good happening:
Sudan Signs Abraham Accords with Israel; Report: IDF Hits Iran-linked Sites in Syria
Sudan has officially joined the Abraham Accords, paving the way for Khartoum’s normalization of ties with Israel. The African nation recently became the third of four countries to agree to establish relations with the Jewish state, following the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain and preceding Morocco.
Sudanese officials formally signed the deal in a ceremony in the capital of Khartoum. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin represented the United States at the event.
Nevertheless, the memorandum did not officially establish diplomatic ties between Khartoum and Jerusalem, a move that is expected to happen in the near future, at an as yet undetermined date.
Sudan announced its intention in October to join the accord as long as it was removed from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism. In return, Khartoum agreed to pay $335 million in compensation to American victims of terrorism.
The current Sudanese government, focused on reforming the economy and expanding international investment, has sought friendlier ties with Israel as a step towards improving relations with Washington.
Meanwhile, the Israeli Foreign Ministry is preparing to open two temporary diplomatic missions in the United Arab Emirates — an embassy in Abu Dhabi and a consulate in Dubai.
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This is a very powerful video and I thought I had posted it previously but I had not. I now believe I understand and my Canadian Computer Guru saves me again.
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If this is true then it is in keeping with what I just wrote regarding Taiwan. What better time than now if Xi wants to test the waters?
China’s President Orders Two Million Soldiers to Ready for War
As the Chinese Communist Party launches another bid to control the story of where COVID-19 came from, the dictatorship’s leader ordered his military to be ready for war. With several key US allies within Beijing’s growing reach, it’s another reminder that America can’t let its guard down for a minute.
On January 4, communist leader Xi Jinping issued a mobilization order to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the world’s largest military force. Announcing the move, Xi ordered China’s armed forces to increase training “in real combat conditions” and not to fear hardship or death. He specifically called on commanders to practice joint operations between the different military branches. This form of training is expensive but brings troops to the readiness level needed for immediate deployment to war.
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