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US attorney general: "If you want to talk about classified information, talk about what was in Hillary Clinton’s home. Talk about the classified documents in Joe Biden’s garage, that Hunter Biden had access to." From The Guardian.
News from The Guardian: US attorney general unlikely to open criminal investigation of Signal leak – report The New York Times reports on remarks by Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, who the paper said “signaled” that there will be no criminal investigation of “Signalgate” – the scandal over the sharing of sensitive information about airstrikes in Yemen on a group chat which contained a top Washington journalist. “It was sensitive information, not classified, and inadvertently released,” Bondi told reporters in Virginia “while praising the military operation that ensued”, the Times said. “What we should be talking about is, it was a very successful mission.” Bondi also said: “If you want to talk about classified information, talk about what was in Hillary Clinton’s home. Talk about the classified documents in Joe Biden’s garage, that Hunter Biden had access to.” People have indeed been talking about such episodes, particularly the saga over Clinton’s use of a private email server while secretary of state between 2009 and 2013, which Republicans notably including Donald Trump used as a bludgeon against Clinton when she ran against Trump in the presidential election of 2016. Observers have also noted Trump’s own problems regarding the handling of classified information after leaving the White House in 2021, which resulted in criminal charges only laid aside after he won the election last year. Biden also faced scrutiny over his handling of classified information after leaving office, in his case as vice-president between 2009 and 2017. Unlike Trump, Biden was not charged though a scathing report did real political damage. The former president’s son, Hunter Biden, was found guilty on tax and guns charges before his father pardoned him on his way out of office.
March 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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“There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs." —John Rogers
March 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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"Canada is more likely to become the 28th European Union (EU) state than the 51st American state, according to a former European trade commissioner." From The Guardian
From the Guardian 17 March Canada is more likely to become the 28th European Union (EU) state than the 51st American state, according to a former European trade commissioner. Pascal Lamy told Andrew Marr on LBC, a UK radio station, today that Canada – as well as New Zealand and Australia – could join the EU in the future. It comes as the US president, Donald Trump, has made repeated claims that its neighbour should become the 51st American state, while hitting Canada with trade tariffs. Asked if Canada could be the 28th EU member instead, Pascal said: I think so. I’ve always thought that if you look at this planet, a few countries could, without any big issue, join the European Union. Canada, Australia, New Zealand would probably be part of that. There is a sort of civilizational commonality which I think allows the sort of very close and good relations we have. And, of course, if Trump was to be serious about putting his hand on Canada, probably in order to ensure the US water for the future, the EU would side with Canada. Asked if Canada is more culturally European than nations like Turkey, in order to be considered for membership, he added: Absolutely. And I think there are many ways to work together again, including on the geostrategic side, where, of course, Canada plays a big role.
March 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM