USS Salem Ship

USS Salem, a 17,000-ton Des Moines class heavy cruiser, was built at Quincy, Massachusetts. Commissioned in May 1949, she spent her decade-long active career alternating between service in the Atlantic and deployed to the Mediterranean Sea as flagship of the Sixth Fleet. Salem made her first "Med" cruise in May-September 1950. Subsequent annual deployments took place in March-September 1951, April-September… Continue reading USS Salem Ship

Zuma – Libya (Nato)

Daar is soveel klein legkaart wat die groter prentjie vorm en bydraende faktore is vir soveel geweld en moorde in Afrika.  Nie net in Libië nie.  Dit was ook tydens hierdie vergaderings wat plaasgevind het, waar verskillende sake op die agenda bespreek was deur die SA leiers van 2011.  Daar was ook verwys na die… Continue reading Zuma – Libya (Nato)

Steller’s Sea Eagle

* The Eagle has landed - from Asia to America.     The   Steller's sea eagles are native to China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea and eastern Russia, so this bird is at least 5,000 miles from home. But what's even wilder, is that the same exact bird has been traveling across North America since at… Continue reading Steller’s Sea Eagle

America – Slavery Whitney Plantation

The first Africans taken to the Americas went in small numbers, not directly from Africa, but via Spain and Portugal and the Atlantic sea islands. The development of Brazilian sugar plantations, however, created a growing demand for African slaves. Other Europeans settling their own colonies in the Caribbean and North America followed the Brazilian pattern… Continue reading America – Slavery Whitney Plantation

Russia – ANC – Revolution – Slavery

Lagwekkend uitsprake na 1994 deur diegene in beheer, verskeie swart leiers wat opstokende toesprake maak dat hul slawe is, en tog bestaan dit nie in Suid-Afrika nie.   Weet hul ooit wat 'n slaaf is en wat hul gedoen het?   Die opinie word gehuldig dat die woord "slaaf" (slawerny) gebruik word as opstookmateriaal in die hedendaagse… Continue reading Russia – ANC – Revolution – Slavery

Gary Player – Presidential Medal of Freedom

This is not a TRUMP award,  it is an American award - the Presidential Medal of Freedom of America award.   And Trump is still the President of America.   The Presidential Medal of Freedom was established by President John F. Kennedy in 1963 and this prestigious award is the Nation’s highest civilian honor. It is awarded… Continue reading Gary Player – Presidential Medal of Freedom

America – Population – Different Maps

 The traditional motto of the United States encompasses the hope that different peoples can unite as one nation. Every 10 years, mandated by the Constitution, the U.S. Census Bureau conducts a tally to keep track of the populace. It parcels the country into some 11 million units, many as small as a city block, and… Continue reading America – Population – Different Maps

Trump extends and expands US immigration restrictions

  It was stated in Financial times that Donald Trump will extend a suspension of immigration into the US imposed in response to the coronavirus pandemic, banning green card applications for the rest of the year and introducing restrictions on other visa categories, including those for high-skilled jobs. * The chair person and chief executive… Continue reading Trump extends and expands US immigration restrictions

Masks – Maskers – WHO – South Africa – America – Russia

Elkeen moet self afvra hoe gevaarlik is die masker wat my mond/neus bedek - indien 2/3 uur aanmekaar, gaan lees maar op wat doen maskers aan longe en bloed.  Niemand anders, ook geen regering of persone, het die reg daartoe om gesondheid op 'n SO2 skinkbord te plaas nie.  Daar is soveel opinies oor die… Continue reading Masks – Maskers – WHO – South Africa – America – Russia

Joe Biden and “his Mandela factor”

  News articles and comments on social media continue after US presidential candidate Biden said he was arrested “on the streets of Soweto trying to get to see Nelson Mandela on Robben Island” (thousands of kilometres from Soweto).       In a viral video, Biden has addressed a crowd before describing events that allegedly took place… Continue reading Joe Biden and “his Mandela factor”

‘No, no America!’ as Baghdad protesters demand US troops quit Iraq

  Hundreds of supporters of an influential, radical Shi'ite cleric gathered 24 January in central Baghdad for a rally to demand that American troops leave the country amid heightened tensions after a US drone strike earlier this month killed a top Iranian general in the Iraqi capital.    Since mid-morning on the Muslim day of… Continue reading ‘No, no America!’ as Baghdad protesters demand US troops quit Iraq

A million’ Iraq rally against US troops

Since mid-morning, large crowds gathered on the Muslim day of prayers as loudspeakers blasted “No, no America!” at a central square in Baghdad. A child held up a poster reading, “Death to America. Death to Israel.” But by the afternoon the rally had failed to reach the critical numbers called for by radical cleric Muqtada… Continue reading A million’ Iraq rally against US troops

Chant – One American One Bullet – One Settler One Bullet

  Members of the South African Communist Party (SACP), an alliance partner of the governing African National Congress (ANC), have gathered outside the United States (US) embassy, in Pretoria, to protest against US President Donald Trump’s treatment of Iran.   Asked why they were picketing outside the US Embassy, the group claimed that this was a… Continue reading Chant – One American One Bullet – One Settler One Bullet

(Pelosi) – “America’s president Trump and impeachment”

From the Chicago Tribune - “Today we will make history,'' Pelosi said as she signed the documents, using multiple pens to hand out and mark the moment. “This president will be held accountable."   Moments later the prosecutors walked solemnly through the stately hall, filing into the Senate back row as the Clerk of the House… Continue reading (Pelosi) – “America’s president Trump and impeachment”

Flight 752 Iran

  RIP to all.   The confirmation came after a London-based global information firm reported Thursday that the plane, carrying 176 passengers and crew, likely was mistakenly shot down by an Iranian missile. No one survived the crash.  “Photographs purportedly taken near the site of the crash and circulated on social media appear to show the… Continue reading Flight 752 Iran

“The PS752 “mistake” in Iran

Terrorists missions are to destroy innocent people and all their properties, to hack governments to take control, especially if there are oil.   The military in Iran blamed human error, saying the Ukrainian jet had taken a sharp, unexpected turn that brought it near a military base. * If Soleimani and any other terrorist leader of… Continue reading “The PS752 “mistake” in Iran

USA – Iran – Iraq – Middle east

  Iraq's parliament called on Sunday for U.S. and other foreign troops to leave as a backlash grows against the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general, and President Donald Trump doubled down on threats to target Iranian cultural sites if Tehran retaliates.    Deepening a crisis that has heightened fears of a major Middle… Continue reading USA – Iran – Iraq – Middle east

Russia/Turkey on joint patrols in NE Syria

  Russia and Turkey launch joint patrols in northeastern Syria.    Maria Khodynskaya-Golenishcheva, a senior adviser to the Russian Foreign Ministry, recalled that the negotiated ceasefire with the United States in eastern Aleppo in September 2016 lasted for just two weeks, because both powers had ignored regional players. 31 October 2019 Fighting has intensified near the northeast Syrian town… Continue reading Russia/Turkey on joint patrols in NE Syria