After Brexit, Trump's victory ?

[Anthea]

Spectator ‏poll asks

Are you optimistic about a Trump Presidency?

Out of the 2,592 votes cast so far

54% Yes

46% No

https://twitter.com/intlspectator

[Londoner]

I don't think a wall can stop drug epidemic in USA. To stop drug epidemic in America, let Philippine president to take charge. He is doing a good job with drug dealers. But I disagree with his policy about drug addicts. The correct policy about drug addicts is to lose their civil rights and put under compulsory hospitalisation. After they recover, they can get back their civil rights.

Remember the US National Debt Clock:

http://www.usdebtclock.org/

34,040,804 people living in poverty in the US

10,639,746 disabled people in the US

42,757,865 people in the US in receipt of food stamps

In my valued judgment, all of the above are far more deserving of government support than those stupid enough to take illegal drugs

Remember also that the US Total debt is almost

3 TRILLION DOLLARS

America does not have any money to spare on providing support for those suffering self-inflicted injuries

It is vital for the new president to eradicate drug epidemic. Otherwise soon all Americans become drug junkies and America become like China during 18th/19th century when drug epidemic paralyzed it. America is an easy prey to get paralysed by drug. In a real experiment, Americans were more ready to help some one needed money to buy drugs than some one needed money to support a child.

So you can not compromise with drugs in America.

[Anthea]

Why Trump's wall is important:

Heroin in the United States is largely controlled by Mexican traffickers

Mexican traffickers have taken a larger role in the U.S. heroin market, increasing their heroin production and
pushing into eastern U.S. markets that for the past two decades were supplied by Colombian traffickers. This is
notable because Mexican traffickers control established transportation and distribution infrastructures that allow
them to reliably supply markets throughout the United States

https://www.dea.gov/resource-center/statistics.shtml

[Piling]

No country in the world has eradicated drug connexion. So I won't see why Trump could.

The only way to stop drug gangs is to stop prohibition. But it seems a dangerous thing to do.

[Anthea]

No country in the world has eradicated drug connexion. So I won't see why Trump could.

The only way to stop drug gangs is to stop prohibition. But it seems a dangerous thing to do.

Under Obama America increased it's national debt exponentially and many US cities became almost bankrupt

This resulted in the frightening reduction in law enforcement within many black neighbourhoods - in some cases police numbers were reduced by a staggering 50% - this resulted in a vast increase in the number of crimes, gang related and otherwise - increased murders - increased robberies - increased gang violence - all due to Obama's political mismanagement

Black Americans thought a black president would support black people - Obama supported the political elite and big businesses that controlled his strings - Obama was nothing more than an uncaring puppet

[Anthea]

Trump election: Wall with Mexico to be part fence

US President-elect Donald Trump has said his planned wall along the Mexican border could be partly fence.

In some areas, "a wall is more appropriate", he told US broadcaster CBS, but "there could be some fencing",

Mr Trump repeatedly promised during his election campaign to build a wall to keep out illegal migrants.

He said he planned to deport or jail up to three million undocumented migrants with criminal records, such as gang members and drug dealers

(The illegal drug trade in the US is now almost entirely run by Mexican drug cartels - this trade is costing the US BILLIONS each year as well as the countless loss of lives due to drug related crime and overdoses)

Other undocumented migrants would be assessed once the border was secured, Mr Trump added.

Forcing Mexico to pay for a border wall became a rallying cry among Trump supporters during the campaign.

(As it is widely believed that some - if not all - of the guns entering Mexico are doing so from the US - it is entirely feasible to assume that Mexico will be willing to contribute towards such a venture)

Their candidate caused outrage by suggesting Mexicans were exporting "their rapists" to the US, along with drugs and other crime.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2016-37969112

Unfortunately, most Americans are far too busy watching their THOUSANDS of TV channels to be even remotely aware of what is actually happening in their own country - they are seem unable to separate fact from fiction anymore

[Anthea]

Spectator ‏poll asks

Are you optimistic about a Trump Presidency?

Out of the 2,592 votes cast so far

54% Yes

46% No

https://twitter.com/intlspectator

Final results

Out of a total of 8,506 votes

55% Yes

45% No

[Anthea]

Trump and Putin 'will try to mend ties', Kremlin says

US President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will try to "normalise US-Russia ties", the Kremlin has said, following a phone conversation between the two.

Mr Putin wished Mr Trump "success in implementing the election programme".

Mr Trump has expressed admiration for Mr Putin, saying he "has been a leader far more than our president". (very true)

Meanwhile President Barack Obama said Mr Trump had told him he remained "committed to a strong Nato".
'Pragmatic'

The Kremlin revealed Mr Trump and Mr Putin had discussed Syria and agreed that current Russian-US relations were "extremely unsatisfactory".

They also talked about the fact 2017 marked 210 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the countries "which in itself should stimulate a return to pragmatic, mutually beneficial co-operation".

Mr Putin and Mr Trump agreed to stay in touch by phone, and arrange to meet in person at a later date, the Kremlin added.

Mr Trump's election has seen a change in tone from Russia towards the US, with state TV channels quickly switching from claims of electoral fraud to hailing the triumph of the "man of the people".

During the election campaign, Mr Putin had called Mr Trump "a very outstanding person, talented without doubt".

Relations between the two countries have soured in recent years, despite President Obama starting his eight years in office by calling for a "reset" with one of the US' long-term rivals.

While Russia and the US have managed to work together on issues like North Korea and Iran, they have openly clashed on Syria.

Mr Obama has also condemned Russia's intervention on the side of pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, while Russia's decision to grant whistleblower Edward Snowden asylum infuriated Washington.

Mr Trump's rival for the presidency was no better liked in Moscow. Hillary Clinton was sharply critical of Russia's 2011 parliamentary elections, leading President Putin to accuse her of fomenting the mass protests against him that followed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37981770

[Anthea]

America's heroin trail: The outdoor factory that feeds the US

One of the recurrent themes of Donald Trump's election campaign was Mexico, and the promises to keep out illegal immigrants and stem the flow of drugs into the US.

The potential amount of pure heroin produced in Mexico last year rose 67% on 2014, and 170% in total over two years, according to the White House. Nearly all Mexican heroin is targeted at the United States - where in the past seven years, overdose deaths caused by the drug grew by 440%. There were more than 10,500 in the last measured year of 2014.

The BBC's special correspondent Ian Pannell reports from Mexico on the surge there in the production of heroin.

**Warning you may find some of the content disturbing**

America has many challenges but one deadly one is hidden - it's the fast growing epidemic of heroin addiction. It's fuelled by a ready supply from Mexico, where production is booming to feed America's demand. The BBC's Ian Pannell starts our special series with this report -America has many challenges but one deadly one is hidden - it's the fast growing epidemic of heroin addiction. It's fuelled by a ready supply from Mexico, where production is booming to feed America's demand. The BBC's Ian Pannell starts our special series with this report.

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[Anthea]

America is in the grip of a heroin and prescription-drug epidemic.

More Americans - almost 50,000 per year - now die from drugs than from guns or in car accidents.

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[Londoner]

It is possible to eradicate drug epidemic.

1- Send Philippine President after each drug pusher and dealer to deal with them at the spot.
2- establish random checks at schools and places of work to identify drug addicts.

3- Nullify civil rights of all drug addicts until they recover.

4- Send all drug addicts to labour camps and compulsory hospitalisation.

In this way you kill drug foundation as a culture and business.

[Anthea]

I like most of your ideas except the one below:

4- Send all drug addicts to labour camps and compulsory hospitalisation

I would never support tax payers having to pay to help idiots recover from self-inflicted addictions

[Anthea]

Barack Obama’s Final Arms-Export Totals Doubles That of Bush Administration

The marketing facade of Barack Obama as the ‘Nobel Peace Prize’ President is just that – a facade. The facts simply do not support the myth.

The Obama administration has approved more than $278 billion in foreign arms sales in its eight years, more than double the total of the previous administration, according to figures released by the Pentagon on Tuesday.

Many of the approved deals — most but hardly all of which have become actual sales — have been to Mideast nations, including key allies in the campaign against Islamic State militants and countries that have been building up their defenses in fear of a nuclear Iran.

Saudi Arabia has been the largest recipient, reaping prospective deals worth more than $115 billion, according to noticesannouncing the deals that were sent to Congress for approval.

“Nobody even comes close” for the number of deals and total value, said William Hartung, director of the Arms Security Project at the Center for International Policy.

Among the weapons approved for Riyadh: F-15 fighter jets, Apache attack helicopters, Blackhawk utility helicopters, missile interceptors, armored vehicles and bombs and missiles…

http://21stcenturywire.com/2016/11/11/b ... istration/

[Anthea]

[Anthea]

I am updating this in light of a news program I heard earlier today:

The FBI are continuing to investigate Hilary Clinton's Foundation

The acceptance of donations from Arab countries and Hilary Clinton's State Department subsequent approval of weapons deals with the same countries

During Hilary Clinton's political campaign, there was a great deal of pressure on the FBI to curtail their investigations

NOW

There is nothing to prevent the FBI from continuing their investigations and there is a possibility Hilary Clinton will be prosecuted