Author: Galen

RT

Newly elected president of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, has claimed that the US “defeat” and its withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan may represent a chance for war-torn Afghanistan to revive itself and find peace.

Ultraconservative Raisi commented on Monday that “the military defeat and the US withdrawal from Afghanistan should offer an opportunity to restore life, security and lasting peace in that country.”
Continue reading “Iranian President Raisi says US ‘defeat’ in Afghanistan may be chance for new-found peace as Taliban takes over”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Chinese, Iranian, and to some degree Russian media are reacting with glee over humiliating scenes of America’s exit plans in chaos coming out of Kabul Sunday into Monday.

Perhaps as expected, Chinese state-run Global Times featured it’s most prominent headline Monday with the words “Taliban’s rapid victory embarrasses US, smashes image, arrogance.” Alternately Beijing is claiming to “respect” Afghans’ choice – as the same article reads. And then there’s outright mocking – as is seen by the Global Times’ editor… Continue reading “China Mocks “Embarrassed, Arrogant” US Forces While Praising “Friendly” Relations With Taliban”

TASS

MOSCOW, August 16. /TASS/. Russia has established working contacts with Kabul’s new authorities in order to ensure security of the Russian diplomatic mission, a statement by Russia’s Foreign Ministry made public on Monday said.

“The Russian Embassy in Kabul continues to function as usual. The working contacts with the representatives of the new authorities have been established in order to ensure security of the Russian foreign institution,” the document said. Continue reading “Russia establishes working contacts with new Afghan authorities, Foreign Ministry says”

Sputnik

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov said he intended to travel with representatives of the Taliban movement* through Kabul to make sure that the city is safe.

“I want to take a drive around the city with the Taliban and just see with my own eyes and make sure … is it really calm,” Zhirnov said on the air of the Ekho Moskvy broadcaster. Continue reading “Russian Ambassador Intends to Drive Through Kabul With Taliban to Make Sure City is Safe”

RT

The Taliban has started rounding up weapons belonging to civilians and those in the security profession, as the militant group firms up its control over the Afghan capital and thousands flee.

On Monday, the Taliban started entering premises around the captured Afghan capital of Kabul and began seizing weapons. A representative of the militant group said that people no longer needed to keep weapons for safety, confirming that it had started collecting firearms.  Continue reading “Taliban starts collecting weapons from civilians, claims people can feel safe under its rule”

New York Post – by Jackie Salo

An Ohio judge has ordered a man to get vaccinated against COVID-19 — or face jail time.

Judge Christopher Wagner told Brandon Rutherford, 21, at a sentencing hearing in a Hamilton County court Wednesday that he must get vaccinated within 60 days as a condition of his probation for possession of fentanyl, news station WCPO reported. Continue reading “Ohio judge orders man to get COVID-19 vaccine as condition of probation”

Breitbart – by Charlie Spiering

President Joe Biden will remain hidden at his presidential retreat at Camp David through Monday, according to the White House, as the Taliban swiftly seized control of Afghanistan.

The president’s daily guidance for Monday indicated Biden would remain at Camp David for at least one more day, with no public events scheduled. Continue reading “Joe Biden Remains Hiding at Camp David After Afghanistan Collapses; May Address Nation in the ‘Next Few Days’”

The Hill – by Joseph Choi

Chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci on Sunday called on vaccine-hesitant individuals to “put aside” their concerns about personal liberty and recognize the “common enemy” of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“You have to get the overwhelming proportion of people vaccinated, but you also have to do mitigation, and that gets to the controversial issue of mask wearing, and the mandating of things. Mandating vaccines, for example, for teachers and … personnel in the school,” Fauci said while appearing on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” Continue reading “Fauci asks people to ‘put aside’ concerns of personal liberty and recognize ‘common enemy’ of COVID-19”

Daily Mail

A man was stabbed and a radio reporter was attacked on Saturday when a massive brawl erupted outside Los Angeles City Hall between suspected Antifa activists and protesters decrying vaccine mandates.

At about 2pm, a group of people holding American flags and signs calling for ‘medical freedom’ arrived at City Hall for the rally, the Los Angeles Police Department and local media said. Counterprotesters quickly gathered nearby. Continue reading “Man is stabbed in massive brawl between Antifa rioters and anti-vaccine protesters outside Los Angeles city hall”

Campus Reform – by Robert Schmad

Last week, Samuel Moyn, who serves as a professor of both history and jurisprudence at Yale University, argued for a constitutional amendment that would impose international law on American citizens.

Writing for The New York Times, Moyn made his claim in a piece that features  a series of essays advocating for hypothetical amendments to the United States Constitution. In Moyn’s essay, he argues for an amendment that he surmises as “International law shall be part of American law.”  Continue reading “USA governed by international law? Yale prof explains his proposed constitutional amendment.”