OftenWrong

Rubbish... there is no reason for them to do anything of the sort. You're essentially saying that these world leaders are liars.

Trump has stated his priorities clearly, if you can hear him through all the damned noise. Trump gave a statement to cameras from the White House Tuesday in which he outlined in general terms some of his discussion with Putin.- The two men discussed "the range of issues," Trump said, "starting with the civil war in Syria and the need for humanitarian aid and help for people in Syria." They also discussed the need to halt Iran's nuclear ambitions "and the destabilizing activities taking place in Iran," as well as Israel's security, North Korea and "the reduction of nuclear weapons throughout the world," Trump said. Link But hey, the guy is a "megalomaniac who wants to hand the world over to Putin"., next Hitler, etc. coming from people who are having an emotional fit. Yet can't stop talking about Trump. Turn on the news, Trump, Trump, Trump. Your opinion, my opinion about Trump. And yet what they talk about is really - nothing! Still waiting for world war 3 to break out, let me know when. Trump is nearly two years in, didn't Obama already attack somebody by then? With his Nobel prize tucked away in the bottom drawer of the Oval office, so he didn't have to look at it.

Astonishing how many people criticise Trump because he had a meeting with Putin and sought to improve relations, commit in principle to collaborate on security and seek better economic relationships, rather than oppose and threaten. The same outrage came from the left when Trump sought to meet Kim Jong Un and did likewise, to offer a possible way out of conflict and to improve relations. Perhaps people would rather have open conflict and war.

Trotsky is turning in his grave.

NATO leaders praise Donald Trump: Trump's Nato approach helped make a difference, says May Theresa May has defended Donald Trump’s approach to last week’s Nato summit, claiming it made all the difference in encouraging European allies to “step up” their defence spending. “Just in the last year we’ve seen an extra $41bn added to defence budgets across the Nato allies and there was a real sense at this summit, following the discussion that he initiated, that we would see people not just stepping up in terms of going to meet their 2%, but seeing that there was an increased urgency in doing this.” Trump also clashed with Angela Merkel over German’s proposed pipeline deal with Russia, saying it was “totally inappropriate” for Berlin to buy billions of dollars worth of oil and gas while failing to meet Nato’s 2% defence spending target. The $41B increase was achieved earlier this year, with credit given primarily to the US president: NATO chief thanks Trump for leadership on military spending NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg praised President Donald Trump on Thursday for pushing countries in the alliance to boost their defense spending, an issue that has driven a wedge between Trump and Europe before. “Let me thank you for the leadership you show on the issue of defense spending because it is very important that we all contribute more to our shared security, and it is really having an impact because, as you said, allies are now spending more on defense,” Stoltenberg said while taking reporters’ questions after the leaders met at the White House. “All allies are increasing their defense budgets.” Rose Gottemoeller thanks Trump: NATO Deputy Secretary General Praises Trump Leadership on Defense Spending After a NATO summit marked by harsh criticism from Donald J. Trump of allies over defense spending, NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller congratulated the US president for his leadership, which she said “has already shown results.” Gottemoeller, speaking at the final session of the NATO Engages event in Brussels co-hosted by the Atlantic Council, said that Trump’s sharp attacks led to “a very deep and intense discussion around the table about how the Alliance needs to intensify its efforts to fulfill its commitment to defense spending.” World safe, for now.

Positive developments continue with North Korea: North Korea Will Transfer American Remains in Coming Weeks, Official Says July 17, 2018 SEOUL, South Korea — The United States expects to transfer the remains of some American servicemen out of North Korea in the coming weeks, bringing them home 65 years after the end of the Korean War, a United States military official said on Tuesday. American and North Korean officials met on the border between North and South Korea on Monday in an effort to coordinate the repatriation of remains believed to be those of American soldiers killed during the 1950-53 war. What a difference a meeting with Trump makes. Those who have a memory will recall how the liberal meeting was shouting that the meeting was a huge failure, embarrassment to the US, etc. as though rubbing their hands in glee, hoping that any peace talks proposed by Trump would fail. The first reaction was that Trump is a madman who wants to start a nuclear war, then that he is an ineffective clumsy oaf. Now on this issue, silence.

Ah, you must mean from "Old Europe".

Liberals should be quite happy with that, as long as they have an audience so everyone can watch. Whether they want to, or not.

Yes, so she said what what happened, years ago. And after denying he remembered anything about it, Trudeau conceded that something happened. I find his recent comments bordering on outright chauvenism. "Often a man experiences an interaction as being benign or not inappropriate, and a woman, particularly in a professional context, can experience it differently." Trudeau acknowledges he apologized to woman after music festival interaction in 2000 Bubber, what happened here is not that complicated.

Says you. As a non-fan in soccer I thought it was still fairly boring, most of the time. A few of the goals were alright, the others, shit. Generally in this sport the embellishment stunts turn me off. There's a penalty for that sort of crap in the NHL. It seems to me the real draw here is a strong appeal to one's nationalism. There is a high level of emotional attachment to ones country, team and ultimately self, to the point that one even "takes the game home", consequences depending on the outcome. I suspect that English fans are not the only ones who beat their wives after a bad game, repressed masculinity being practically a hallmark of European society. Somehow those aspects of the sport are more interesting to me than the guys kicking the ball around.

I suggest that Russian citizens are ok with what their government is doing, generally. They see no need to change it. Exceptionalism. Yep.

She already said what happened years ago, this story is old. I think this occurred back in the '90's before "the internet' became mainstream but it was published in newspapers at the time. Someone with a good memory resurrected the story after Trudeau made his categorical imperative- whenever a woman accuses a man of sexual misconduct we must believe them. He has foolishly set himself up for a fall.

Obscure jazz from a Canadian trio back in the '80's. Only two tracks I can find. Funny little tunes!

The replay I saw showed his arm in vertical motion, rising up to meet the ball just as it comes. Accident perhaps, but that is up to one's interpretation. If I were a professional player I would make all my errors look like they were unintentional, to take advantage of these "soft" rules.

Floodgates open now!

How do we know his intention? See this is where I have issue with this sport- rules should be rules, regardless of the intention.

Somebody call that guy's Mom!

Interesting comment on the penalty kick... "For Presidents and Prime Ministers, these moments are of prime importance..."

Or a golden penis.

Awesome kick, with his left leg.

What an ugly little trophy.

Wow, these things just don't happen in the NHL.