Turkey issued a key challenge to its NATO "puggybank" ally the United States today, when a Turkish court ruled to keep imprisoned US Pastor Andrew Burnson in jail, quashing speculation that he would be released after a hearing on Wednesday.
"For gaslighting really to work, the gaslighter either has to be in such a position of power that he can completely control the victim's surroundings or in such a position of authority that the victim cannot imagine doubting what he says. Those days are gone."
Cable is back above 1.31 (up 100 pips off the lows) after UK PM Theresa May managed to fend off an attempt by pro-EU Conservative rebels to force her to stay in a customs union with the bloc after Brexit.
"Looking back over the week, from Brussels to Britain to Helsinki, Trump’s message has been clear, consistent and startling... NATO is obsolete... And there will be no Cold War II."
Cable is sliding and GBPEUR is at one-week lows following reports that UK's opposition Labour Party will back a Tory rebel amendment to Theresa May’s trade bill, a key piece of Brexit legislation - leaving her at risk of defeat following last night's razor thin majority.
History is full of trade wars...In the majority of cases, the consequences are mostly economic.. In the minority of cases, trade wars can lead to world-changing consequences...
“The design is for an energy-harvesting exoskeleton to address the needs of dismounted soldiers. The system can derive energy from the motion of the soldier as they are moving around..”
“...because [Cottrell’s] 13-year-old son had made a comment at school about the Millstone Middle School’s security, and the officers wanted to confiscate Cottrell’s firearms as part of an investigation,”
...many of its institutions – and especially its police and military – are infiltrated by the cartels, therefore creating a parallel “state-within-a-state” and placing Mexico on the verge of collapse as a functional political entity.
"...government jobs with the military constitute a form of taxpayer-funded subsidy for immigrants. And secondly, the US military acts as a job program, not just for immigrants but for many native-born Americans..."
