Liberation army. Adding that zte and what huawei are required to turn over data and information that they collect to chinese intelligence. The fccs designation comes as beijing tightens control over hong kong, putting into i effect a sweeping National Security law that completes beijings takeover of hong kong. Hong kongs leader, carrie lamb, supporting that takeover and the end of civil rights in hong kong. Prodemocracy groups say this is the end of the hong kong the world once knew. On monday secretary of state mike pompeo announced the United States is stopping the exports of defense equipment to hong kong. The state Department Also imposed the same restrictions on defense and dual use technology. Last year the United States exported more than 75 million of military equipment to hong kong, most of which was in the form of engines and turbines, three and a half million, though, marked as tanks, artillery, missiles, rockets, guns and ammunition. Secretary pompeo said, quote we cannot r
For days before Derek Chauvin was charged with the murder of george floyd. Three other officers on the scene charged as well with aiding and abetting chauvin in floyds death, and there is no doubt the first days of those demonstrations in minneapolis were critical in the effort to force minneapolis leftwing City Government to force the mayor to force the police chief and then the prosecutor to finally act. The demonstrations in dozens of other cities around the country were organized and orchestrated by the national left, antifa, black lives matter, and they ranged for two weeks. Raged for two weeks. And we will likely always remember the tragedy of George Floyds death, but we will also remember vividly the senseless violence that followed led by the left and sanctioned by the radical dems. And we will never forget the spectacle of those demonstrate theres who demanded fellow demonstrators who demanded fellow americans kneel before them. Mayor Eric Garcetti kneeling as a hostage of the
Council. The book contains boltons treacherous lies, in the view of the plaintiff, halftruths and falsehoods facilitated by good friends in the leftwing National Media. Reaganappointed judge Royce Lambert has yet to make a decision. He did begin todays hearing by noting that the, quote, horse seems to be out of the barn, end quote, suggesting he may already see the governments case as being somewhat late or perhaps not. He has, however, also said bolton has no written authorization with which to publish the book from the National Security council. A basic requirement. The department of justice adds in their argument that bolton should not be rewarded for the brazenness of his actions. Excerpts of boltons book are already being considered as fact, of course, by the leftwing National Media, radical dems and the rino, some of them in congress, no matter how absurd or patently false the claims be. They have all decided that the man they so hated and distrusted is now a respected, honest vo
Council. The book contains boltons treacherous lies, in the view of the plaintiff, halftruths and falsehoods facilitated by good friends in the leftwing National Media. Reaganappointed judge Royce Lambert has yet to make a decision. He did begin todays hearing by noting that the, quote, horse seems to be out of the barn, end quote, suggesting he may already see the governments case as being somewhat late or perhaps not. He has, however, also said bolton has no written authorization with which to publish the book from the National Security council. A basic requirement. The department of justice adds in their argument that bolton should not be rewarded for the brazenness of his actions. Excerpts of boltons book are already being considered as fact, of course, by the leftwing National Media, radical dems and the rino, some of them in congress, no matter how absurd or patently false the claims be. They have all decided that the man they so hated and distrusted is now a respected, honest vo
I am also very troubled about how deep the political divide is mainly between democrats and republicans but even within the two parties it is restive, it is not settled. People are not happy. For a lot of reasons. We are racially divided you saw that terrible shooting in georgia that got into the news the last couple of dates. Were trying to figure out what it means to be american and weve talked about that many times the book project has helped me a lot to reflect on that larger question and he began with a pretty ordinary way. I was writing a series of blog posts. I wouldnt call them quite articles. It began around 2010. All around the one 50th anniversary of our civil war. In the idea was that we could find younger historians who were comfortable in and the digital the environment to put up more articles about history in the online New York Times that they would have been able to put in the printed paper when it started the online New York Times was kind of like a backyard that no o