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US unilateral pullout from Afghanistan a warning to its “allies”: Americans are NOT the good guys

Posted on August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 By Ramon Ortoll 2 Comments on US unilateral pullout from Afghanistan a warning to its “allies”: Americans are NOT the good guys
US unilateral pullout from Afghanistan a warning to its “allies”: Americans are NOT the good guys

In his Inquirer piece today “Afghanistan: Biden’s ‘Fall of Saigon’ moment”, columnist Richard Javad Heydarian quotes former US ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker who “points out” that “the rot ‘began under President Trump when he authorized negotiations between the US and the Taliban without the Afghan government in the room,’ which was ‘a huge demoralizing…

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History, Society

The United States’ humiliating retreat from Afghanistan is a colossal but UNSURPRISING disaster

Posted on August 16, 2021 By benign0 6 Comments on The United States’ humiliating retreat from Afghanistan is a colossal but UNSURPRISING disaster
The United States’ humiliating retreat from Afghanistan is a colossal but UNSURPRISING disaster

A meme that accompanied a tweet issued by The Conversation accompanying a link to their article “As the Taliban returns, 20 years of progress for women looks set to disappear overnight” goes like this: “The world must not look away as the Taliban sexually enslaves women and girls.” Sad as the prospect of what the…

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History, Religion, Society

Would Ninoy Aquino have shared power with Joma Sison had they succeeded at toppling the Marcos administration?

Posted on August 4, 2021 By Ramon Ortoll No Comments on Would Ninoy Aquino have shared power with Joma Sison had they succeeded at toppling the Marcos administration?
Would Ninoy Aquino have shared power with Joma Sison had they succeeded at toppling the Marcos administration?

Endings. The national artist for literature asks history’s unasked questions of what if’s in his piece “Conclusive endings When does a writer end a story or a novel?”. F. Sionil Jose writes of the importance of an author knowing when to stop in order for his story to not lose “its power to make the…

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History

Antonio Trillanes: History catches up with a rabid Yellowtard attack dog

Posted on August 1, 2021August 1, 2021 By Ramon Ortoll 1 Comment on Antonio Trillanes: History catches up with a rabid Yellowtard attack dog
Antonio Trillanes: History catches up with a rabid Yellowtard attack dog

The runup to the May 2022 elections has begun with political realignments taking place at a slower pace compared to the last cycle. This can be attributed to the preoccupation with coping with the pandemic and the fact that there is a vacuum in the political landscape due to a dearth of qualified candidates.  It…

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History, Politics

Philippines ill-equipped to battle two fronts; the South China Sea and the COVID-19 pandemic, must choose sides wisely

Posted on July 20, 2021 By Ramon Ortoll 10 Comments on Philippines ill-equipped to battle two fronts; the South China Sea and the COVID-19 pandemic, must choose sides wisely
Philippines ill-equipped to battle two fronts; the South China Sea and the COVID-19 pandemic, must choose sides wisely

The US quietly pulled out of Afghanistan last week. It was actually more sneaking out as the last Americans pulled out under the cover of darkness as Alex Magno writes in his PhilSTAR piece “Defeat”. The Americans left behind the Afghans who supported their war against the Taliban, which was also their own creation at…

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Economy, History, Society

Opposition prefers a Philippine sellout to the US over working with China

Posted on July 17, 2021 By Ramon Ortoll 5 Comments on Opposition prefers a Philippine sellout to the US over working with China
Opposition prefers a Philippine sellout to the US over working with China

Appeasement or rapprochement? How it it exactly that you deal with a regional superpower like China? Among Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries, only Vietnam has fought a land and sea conflict against China. But among ASEAN also, Vietnam has the most battle-seasoned military. The Vietnam War ended relatively recently in 1975. In…

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Business, Economy, Environment, History

After “Achievement War,” Yellows fail to Prove that their Admin was “clean”

Posted on July 15, 2021 By ChinoF 11 Comments on After “Achievement War,” Yellows fail to Prove that their Admin was “clean”
After “Achievement War,” Yellows fail to Prove that their Admin was “clean”

The way the Duterte-Aquino “Achievement War” rolled a while back demonstrates the intellectual bankruptcy of political discourse in the country. Although I would hammer the Aquino side more, I maintain the point I made in my earlier article “Positive should never be used to cover the Negative Up” that achievements by politicians are not a…

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Culture, Government, History, Politics

Legal fees incurred by Aquino gov’t in The Hague to “win” Ph-China arbitration case BLEW national budget

Posted on July 13, 2021 By benign0 2 Comments on Legal fees incurred by Aquino gov’t in The Hague to “win” Ph-China arbitration case BLEW national budget
Legal fees incurred by Aquino gov’t in The Hague to “win” Ph-China arbitration case BLEW national budget

A source has provided us with the copies of what appear to be two collection letters sent by the US law firm of Foaley Hoag, counsel to the Government of the Republic of the Philippines in the arbitral case it filed before the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague. The letters clearly define the…

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