Joe Biden's Big Adventure: The G20 Climate Summit and Meeting with Pope Francis

It seems we've entered a new stage of insanity as we go deeper and deeper into this dystopian rabbit hole. Take for example climate change.  We've been berated by Democrats and those on the Left for at least a decade about the dangers of global warming (rebranded under the name of "climate change").

 So, why is it that Biden goes to Scotland for an all important convocation of world leaders to discuss about climate change, and what do we see? Biden snoozing for all the world to see! True, he made a speech on climate change at the COP26 meeting which was far from inspiring as well as the usual glad handing and picture posing.

 Much of what he said has been said before, and as usual, ignored afterwards. We all know that nothing, and I mean nothing, will happen, at least in the United States, without the support of the corporate giants who just so happen to own the government. Besides, unless the world's worse polluter, China, isn't a 100% onboard and willing to put its yen where its mouth is, nothing anyone else does will amount to a hill of beans. 75% of all its lakes and waterways are unfit for human usage and wearing masks is common in the cities because of pollution which is six times world health standards.

China has the economic clout to completely derail any realistic chance to curtail climate change unless the West and other industrialized nations acquiesce to what it wants when it wants it. Key to its potential list of demands for any actual compliance to "clean up its act" would be cutting support of Taiwan and quite possibly "looking away" should Beijing decide to "incorporate" the island nation back into the fold.  Imagine how that would affect America's already damaged prestige abroad.

China, while not quite a global superpower on par with the U.S. is still too powerful economically and militarily to be bullied or intimidated by anyone, including the U.S.. At the same time, attempts by U.S. "chicken hawks" to rekindle the Cold War with Russia through sanitations, and propaganda, is only driving Russia closer to the China. Given Europe's dependence on Russian oil and gas, is that really a good idea? Besides, Russia is potentially the better friend where our dealings with China is concerned. 

Along with abandoning Taiwan, accepting the South China Sea as de facto Chinese territorial waters would be another demand.  I wouldn't be surprised if China also demanded concessions from the other power in the region. Both nations has engaged in posturing and the occasional gunplay along their common border for several years.

China has also become closer pals with India's archenemy to the west, Pakistan.  This present an obvious potential double edge sword given Pakistan's deep Islamic roots and connections to terrorist groups and China's troubles with its Uyghur Muslim population in the Xinjiang Province and "rumors" of some Uyghurs being imprisoned in concentration camps. The same can be said of China's and Iran's strategic arrangement, which may be based more on the idea of common enemy, the U.S., than anything substantial.

China's fishing fleet (with naval support) has also been inserting itself in India's traditional sovereign waters. It's also affected other nations dependant on sea harvests to feed their people and bolster their economies. The worst part of the Chinese intrusion is that they typically use huge shipping vessels which can scoop up more in a single catch than local fisherman catch in a year.  

The result is a depleted environment with fewer profitable catches, smaller fish, lobsters, and so forth. If this is allowed to continue, you'll see the economies of nations like Japan, India, both Koreas, the Philippines, and Indonesia deeply affected thanks to higher prices for less available fish---the staple of their diets, and the grim possible of rising poverty and even starvation if not curtailed. 

As an aside, China has also been busy buying up options on natural mineral resources throughout the world, most notably Africa and Latin America along with the rights to fresh water sources (not unlike a few American corporations). It's worth noting that they pay little concern to the environmental damage they cause. With what all that is at stake, you'd think Biden would want to take his naps elsewhere or have someone more "awake" sitting in on these discussions.

Another (we'll call it "interesting") episode took place just before the climate conference, and that was Biden's meeting with Pope Francis in Vatican City, ahead of the G20 Summit and his meeting with France's Macron. Biden, as most people know, is a devout Catholic which makes his stand, as a Democrat, on abortion rather precarious. Some conservative bishops have been calling for Biden's exclusion from communion because of it.

The meeting, Biden's fourth with Pope Francis, but first as President, started off with his usual tired old quip ("Hi, I'm Jill's husband"). Biden presented the Pope with a gold coin depicting the Seal of the United States on one side and outline of Delaware on the other and "the 261st unit" his son had served with (the 261st is a tactical signal brigade which provides command and control to other units).

Officially, the meeting had been scheduled to discuss  a variety of issues ranging from climate change, poverty, the COVID pandemic, and global economics. However rumors persisted that Biden's real agenda concerned whether or not he would receive communion. The Vatican has declined to comment.

It's should be pointed out that the 75 minute meeting (unusually long by Vatican standards) was to be televised live but for some reason, was shut down about halfway in without any comment beyond the Pope and Biden wanting to discuss issues "informally"...but that's not all that allegedly happened.

According to a tweet from Amy Tarkanian, the former Nevada Republican State Chairwoman and wife of Republican Attorney Danny Tarkanian, the meeting with the Pope ran usually long because...how to say this politely...President Biden had a "bathroom incident" which had to be dealt with first.  Ms. Tarkanian even managed to post a picture to backup her tweet. Almost instantaneously, the tweet and the picture went viral. Not unexpectedly, comments (and snarky remarks) poured in.

Here's the problem as I see it. While I'm not a big fan of "Slow Joe" by a long shot, we need to remember that Biden is an "well worn" 78 year old with a lot of health issues (he'll be 79 on November 20th). Never mind the rumors and allegations of dementia or other cognitive illnesses, Biden has suffered two brain aneurysms (one actually ruptured) and developed deep vein thrombosis along with pulmonary embolism.  Brain aneurysms can lead to strokes and be possibly fatal if left untreated. 

In watching Biden's speeches from the "get-go" of his presidential campaign, it appears obvious to just about everyone (even anti-Trumpsters) that something is wrong with Ole Joe. It appeared he was being coached and fed answers practically every step of the way in his speeches (especially during debates where wires from an ear piece could be seen under his jacket and Biden doesn't wear a hearing aid).

When Biden speaks without a teleprompter, his remarks are often muddled and occasionally incoherent, but then again, Obama's speeches weren't worth a damn without a teleprompter either.  It's been reported that he requires questions be submitted in advanced when being interviewed, and he's always got someone there off camera coaching him. Often he doesn't even take unscripted questions from reporters; he just makes his comments and walks off stage. Clearly there's something very wrong.

This leads to another observation. Without Ms. Tarkanian's tweet and picture I would have chalked this is up just another partisan low, albeit an especially cruel one. But there was a picture, which if real, just makes me feel sorry for Biden (the picture I saw looks like it was taken on a golf course and you can't see the man's face, which seems phony to me). It's also a sad commentary on society in just how fast everyone was to make fun of an obviously sick old man...President or not. Democrat or not.

It's obvious, or should be, to everyone that Joe Biden should never ever had been made president. Yes, he was qualified (more so than Obama or Trump). However, he also had a questionable past which included admissions of plagiarism, wanting to cut Social Security (which he called an "entitlement"), support for the Hyde Amendment (which prohibited using Medicaid dollars for abortions under any circumstances), support of NAFTA and claims of being a "fair trader" (anti-union), and so on.

Face it, if anybody, and I mean anybody but Trump was the Republican nominee, Joe Biden wouldn't be president right now, such was the visceral hatred for the man. Given the pandemic, the vaccination revolt and resulting labor shortage plus China's growing clout and aggressiveness, signs of inflation,rising prices, the Afghanistan debacle, and America's deep (and largely manufactured) divisions, Biden is the wrong man at the wrong time in American and world history.

Nevertheless, Trump was the GOP nominee just when America is more divided than at any time since just before the Civil War. China is on the move, as are many of the terrorist organizations who perceive a weak America. Several intelligent agencies now predict a major terrorist event in the U.S. within the next five to ten years. Biden also just recently made another gaff when he "apologized" to world leaders for the Trump Presidency and its policies.

Folks, in case you didn't know, there are several things the former and sitting presidents have informally agreed to do and not to do. One of those "rules" is to never openly criticized another president or their policies, but he did. In doing so, Biden in affect disavowed the Trump Presidency. If you want to bring the country together, that's not how you do it. All Biden succeeded in doing was throwing gasoline on a raging bonfire.

It's worth noting that there was no hue and cry from the Republican Establishment or the corporate controlled media since all sides see the Trump Presidency as nothing more than an aberration; a folly created by the unwashed and uncouth masses who didn't know any better than not to play the game---vote for a pre-vetted cardboard cutout on the Right, ignored the pre-vetted rich "socialist" insider on the Left, and finally allow Hillary her long overdue coronation (and stay tuned for one "Benghazi" of a presidency!). But that's not how it happened.

What happened was that the Establishment was challenged, albeit a bit haphazardly, by a non-politician. This was more than the usual campaign rhetoric and meaningless promises we've all come to expect. This was real. Despite every underhanded and dirty trick they could conjure, "The Donald" remained. But as the reelection loomed, Nancy Pelosi herself said that Trump "won't be allowed to be president again". Allowed? Isn't that our decision? As it turned out, apparently not.

Joe Biden was elected (or "selected" if you prefer) as a his reward for years of dedicated service to the party and the ruling Oligarchy. However, more and more it appears that he's little more than a placeholder. If you agree with that premise, you by default would agree that the American President has become hollow; a figurehead or puppet.

However, that doesn't mean the presidency itself has become equally hollow. It remains the "Imperial Presidency" except it's those behind the scenes, by whatever name you care to give it--- the "secret cabal", "deep state", the "shadow government", the "Corporate State", or simply the Oligarchy who remain firmly in charge of all the apparatuses of real power in and out of government. 

It's up to us regardless of party, race, gender, orientation, religion, or any other artificial divisions to restore the government of our Founders. But, rest assured, time is quickly running out and our enemies aren't waiting around to see what we decide. So, I ask you, what will you do? 

 

How China's Expanding Fishing Fleet Is Depleting the World's Oceans

China and Iran: Economic, Political, and Military Relations

Why 'Poopy Pants Biden' Memes Trended After POTUS Meeting with Pope Francis

A Closer Look At Joe Biden's Health

 

 

 

The Mystery of Flight MH370: A Possible Answer?

Much has already been written about the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and even more speculated on. It's been the leading news since the Boeing 777-2000ER left shortly after midnight from Kuala Lumpur on March 8 for Beijing China. Originally thought to have crashed, either off the coast of Vietnam or the Indian Ocean, following dramatic mid air turn, it now appears to be a very clever and well planned hijacking. Naturally, several questions arise such as who, why, and of course, where?

I thought it interesting when the nationalities of the passengers were recently published. Of the 239 passengers, 153 are Chinese, with ages ranging from 2 to 79. Next are Malaysian, of which there are 38, who range in age from 19 to 66. There are seven Indonesians, ages 25 to 57 and six Australians, 31 to 59. There are five individuals from India, ages 23 to 59 and four from France, 14 to 52. The US has three passengers, two toddlers and one 51 year old. The Ukraine has two, both 45 years of age, as does New Zealand, one 39 and the other 50 and Canada, 37 and 42. Russia, Taiwan, Austria, Italy, Holland had one each, ranging in age from 30 to 45.

Investigators have thus far found nothing especially unusual, except of course the two Iranians with stolen passports who reportedly seeking asylum for unknown reasons. As for the two pilots, Capt. Zaharie Ahmed Shah and 1st Officer Fariq Abdul Hamid, there appeared to be little suspicious about either man. Captain Shah. 53, is very experienced with some 18,000 hours logged and an avid aviation enthusiast, joined Malaysia Airlines in 1981. Hamid appears to be quite competent with around 2700 flight hours, though perhaps something of a showoff given that it's been reported that he's allowed young girls into the cockpit and occasionally smokes onboard. But, still, nothing out of the ordinary for a single 27 year old guy. He started flying for the airline in 2007.

We know that about 45 minutes in, a final message was exchanged with Malaysian air traffic controllers during the pass off to the Vietnamese. At about the same time, communications and monitoring equipment (ASCARS) was already in the process of being shut down. Moments after the last exchange, the transponder was disconnected and the plane made a hard left-hand turn. The plane then appears to have altered altitude from a normal cruising level of 35,000 feet to 45,000 feet; some 2000 feet above the 777's ceiling. One reported speculation by a pilot familiar with the 777 thought this move was intended to depressurize the plane, rendering everyone unconscious. Later, the plane dropped to 23,000 feet and began some erratic moves. Its last radar "ping" appears to have been off the Straits of Malacca, which is one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. The plane, we're now told, continued to send pings from the engine monitoring systems to satellites for approximately 4 to 5 hours.

The public has also been told that they were unable to track the plane using the engine's monitoring system because Malaysia Airlines opted not to purchase the full program package, so the data couldn't be downloaded. As for the passenger's cell phones, 19 families signed statements saying the phones appears to working, albeit ringing only. Given the altitude as well as the cell phone range, it's likely no communications could be established anyway, but it does appear to indicate the phones are or were working. Finally, another redundant transponder appears to have indicated an additional two hours of possible flight before it mysteriously stopped transmitting; likely destroyed. So, this brings us to the "who" part of the question.

Pilot suicide? Unlikely. There doesn't appear to be anything to indicate depression, financial or professional troubles by either pilot. Also, the lack of debris seems to rule out an intentional ditching of the plane, plus it could have more easily accomplished had the plane stayed on its original flight path. But there may be something else. Captain Shah was reputed to be a devoted family man, a very religious Moslem, and an outspoken political activist. The day before the flight, Shah attended the trial of Malaysian opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, who was sentenced to five years in jail. Shah, an avid supporter of Ibrahim, left the trial, reportedly "desponded" and headed to the airport and doomed flight according to the UK's Daily Mail. The interesting thing about Ibrahim, a devout Sunni Moslem and leader of the multiracial centrist PKR political party, is that while he's known to be a proponent of democracy, he also anti-American and anti-Israeli and often voiced his support for the plight of the Palestinians and a politically active Islam.

Now here's where it gets fun. While Sunni is the dominant form of Islam, the most prominent sect is Shafi'i, which is mainly found in just a few countries, notably Malaysia, South Yemen, and Ethiopia. South Yemen has a strong and active al Qaeda faction and where the US has made numerous successful drone attacks in recent past, taking out a number of terrorist leaders. In addition, al Qaeda in South Yemen has made attempts at acquiring airplanes as flying bombs (all thwarted). Ethiopia also has a very strong terrorist network, al Shabaab, an affiliate of al Qaeda, which originates from Somalia (think pirates and hijacked oil tankers and cargo ships).

A northern flight route would take the plane over highly populated areas with very advanced radar systems with a lot of active military flights. There's no way a plane---any plane---is going to go unnoticed. But a southern flight over the Indian Ocean could easily take the plane to either country largely undetected. Given that al Qaeda controls large swaths of territory, it's at least conceivable that a Boeing 777 could land there. It certainly would be within its fuel range.

The obvious question then is "what next"? Use the passengers as hostages? Maybe. There is a growing conflict between China and Sunni Uyghurs in the western Xinjiang Province and the majority passengers are Chinese. Another 9/11 attack? Israel isn't that far away, nor are several American allies including the oil fields of Saudi Arabia (al Qaeda has long vowed to overthrow the Saudi government) or for that matter, the key shipping channel of Suez. Freeing Osama bin Laden's son-in-law, Abu Ghaith? He is currently on trial in New York, and, ironically, previously reveal discussions about "activating" a Malaysian al Qaeda cell and attempting another 9/11 type attack.

Chilling possibilities to be sure. But one thing is for sure, whoever planned and executed this probable hijacking did a very good job of it and here we are again playing catch up.


Malaysia Airlines: Pilots of Missing Plane
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/14/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-pilot-profiles/index.html

Missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370: Pilot and first officer's role under scrutiny
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/missing-malaysia-airlines-flight-370-pilot-and-first-officers-role-under-scrutiny/articleshow/32130084.cms

Doomed airliner pilot political fanatic
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2581817/Doomed-airliner-pilot-political-fanatic-Hours-taking-control-flight-MH370-attended-trial-jailed-opposition-leader-sodomite.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Malaysia Airline MH370: 911style terror allegations
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/malaysia/10700652/Malaysia-Airline-MH370-911-style-terror-allegations-resurface-in-case-of-lost-plane.html