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Bibi1581 Blog For 04/02/2018: Morning Edition

1…………> Inspector Xi Strikes Back: Trump

 

China has imposed tariffs of up to 25% on 128 US imports, including frozen pork, wine, nuts, ginseng and fruits for a total of $3 billion after President Trump raised duties on foreign steel and aluminum imports in March.

Beijing said the move was to “safeguard China’s interests and balance” losses caused by new US tariffs, and the Trump administration has already announced plans for further targeted tariffs for tens of billions of dollars of Chinese imports.


“When a country (USA) is losing many billions of dollars in trade with virtually every country it does business with, trade wars are good and easy to win. Example, when we are down $100 billion with a certain country and they get cute, don’t trade anymore-we win big. It’s easy!”, President Trump reportedly said.

China most powerful anti-tariff weapon is a large tax on US recyclable waste, a decision that may bring whole industries to a hard stop due to inability to store or transport their trash forbidden under local environmental laws.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43614400

 

2…………> Mexican Mules Slammed: Drugs


Diego Morales-Ramirez, 25, a citizen of Mexico was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade to 120 months in federal prison following his guilty plea in August 2017 to one count of possession with intent to distribute a schedule II controlled substance (50 grams or more of methamphetamine) or 24.2 pounds of methamphetamine. Morales-Ramirez will be deported after he completes his prison term. He has been in custody since his arrest in March 2017.

According to documents filed in the case, on Feb. 3, 2017, Morales-Ramirez was stopped by a police officer for failing to signal while changing lanes. During the stop, Morales-Ramirez was extremely nervous and a K-9 alerted to the presence of a controlled substance inside the vehicle. Also during the stop, it was learned that Morales-Ramirez was a previously deported illegal alien. Morales-Ramirez was advised he was going to be detained for being illegally present in the United States, and officers offered to return his vehicle and some of his personal items to the apartment he just came from.

https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/previously-deported-mexican-man-sentenced-dallas-10-years-federal-prison

https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/panhandle-texas-man-sentenced-nearly-18-years-federal-prison-distributing

 

 

 

3…………..> Navy Missile Launch: California

 

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 26, 2008) An unarmed Trident II D5 missile launches from the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) off the coast of California. The test launch was part of the U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Program’s demonstration and shakedown operation certification process. The successful launch certified the readiness of an SSBN crew and the operational performance of the submarine’s strategic weapons system before returning to operational availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ronald Gutridge/Released)

http://www.navy.mil/view_imagex.asp?id=258351&t=1

 

 

4…………> Let’s Take A Dip: With An Alligator

Florida police have posted footage on social media of a trapper removing a 10-foot alligator from a family pool in the town of Nokomis on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-01/police-catch-three-metre-alligator-swimming-in-a-family-pool/9608922

 

 

5…………> GRU Long Arm: Poisons

Former President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko dinner ended up in a hospital in Austria’s capital of Vienna fighting a dioxin poisoning, after his wife wondered why his lips tasted “metallic”. The culprits? Grandma Putin’s shamans, he says.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43611547/

 

 

6…………> China’s New Tariffs

After decades of American concern about the so-called “global economy”, President Trump has thrown a “monkey wrench” in its rusted wheels by slapping tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum, forcing Mr.Xi to revenge by placing a tax of 15% on 128 American products. Translation? Check your seat belts.


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Bibi1581 Blog For 04/01/2018: Evening Edition


1…………> Cartel Mule Arrested: Mexico

A large haul of cash was among three seizures made by authorities in Baja California this week as Federal Police arrested a man who was unable to produce documentation confirming the origin of a shipment which, upon further inspection, consisted of 31 sacks containing cash in various denominations to retrieve a shipment of US $10 million that had arrived by plane at Tijuana International Airport.

In another search in the same airport, a police canine unit raised the alarm over a piece of luggage that on the first inspection appeared to be boxes of antacid and painkiller medications, that in fact turned out to be 295 fentanyl pills, while the other boxes, purportedly painkillers, contained controlled substances.

https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/police-seize-10mn-at-tijuana-airport/

 

 

2…………> Jalisco vs Zetas: Bloody Feud

 

Puebla gangster Roberto “El Bukanas” de los Santos de Jesús, a soldier of the Zetas cartel, had gained control of the so-called Red Triangle region of the state whose big attraction is the important Minatitlán-Mexico City fuel pipeline.

But the fight for the profitable fuel theft business from the states of Veracruz and Tamaulipas ignited the inevitable violence between the gangs and their leaders, leading to shootouts between huachicoleros, aka fuel thieves, in which 12 people were killed, including gang leader Jesús “El Kalimba” Martín Mirón, the victim of an internal quarrel. He was sought not only by the authorities but by his own gang, the CJNG, and was reportedly in the process of altering his face and removing his fingerprints through plastic surgery.

Martín’s death triggered a series of executions throughout the state, despite the deployment of a 600-strong force by the Army and the Navy.  

 

https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/cjng-winning-ground-in-turf-war-with-zetas/

 

 

3…………> DACA Is Dead: Trump

President Trump reasserted his opposition to legalizing the status of hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children, aka “Dreamers” by declaring that the Republicans should “go to Nuclear Option to pass tough laws [on illegal migrants] NOW”, and accused Mexico of doing “very little, if not NOTHING”, to stop migrants crossing its northern border.

Mr. Trump’s tweets referred to “caravans” coming, a possible reference to a caravan of more than 1,000 migrants, mostly Hondurans with their families, traveling together through Mexico to try to protect themselves against criminal gangs and harassment on their way to claim asylum once they reach the US border.

Mr. Trump’s tweets were met with scorn on Tweeter, including criticism from his former rival for the Republican presidential nomination, Ohio Gov. John “Pothole”  Kasich.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43612465

 

4…………> Colorful Easter Parade: New York

Dogs in colorful outfits are seen during the Easter Bonnet Parade in New York, the United States, April 1, 2018. The annual Easter Bonnet Parade took place on the Fifth Avenue of Manhattan near the Saint Patrick’s Cathedral on Sunday. Adults, children, and even pets in creative colorful bonnets and outfits participated in the event, which also attracted thousands of local residents and tourists. The pageant is a New York City tradition that stretches back to the 1870s.

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-04/02/c_137081485.htm

 

 

5…………> Living Planet: The Mekong under threat

The Mekong is the longest river in South-East Asia. Over 70 million people, living in six different countries, depend on this river for their livelihoods. But development is putting the ecosystem here under threat. Sand mines and hydro-electric power stations are changing the water quality, blocking fish migration routes and crippling the stability of the river banks.

http://p.dw.com/p/2vBfI

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1…………> Trump vs Bezos: Start Paying

President Donald Trump has cranked up his attacks on Amazon, accusing the online retail giant is ripping off the US Postal Service.

[The US Post Office would lose $1.50] “on average for each package it delivers for Amazon”. If the P.O. ‘increased its parcel rates, Amazon’s shipping costs would rise by $2.6 Billion.’ This Post Office scam must stop. Amazon must pay real costs (and taxes) now!”  he tweeted, suggesting also said the Washington Post newspaper was a “lobbyist” for Amazon.


Amazon owner Jeff Bezos also owns the Washington Post, which has reported on stories including Robert Mueller’s continuing investigation into links between the Trump election campaign and Russia, as well as his relationship with porn star Stormy Daniels, and details how three different legal teams are digging for dirt in the Trump Organization’s accounts.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43606088

 

 

2…………> Banzai Fleet: Whale Killers

Three ships from a Japanese whale-hunting fleet returned to their home port of Shimonoseki, carrying on board 333 minke whales harpooned during a trip into the Antarctic Ocean, as Tokyo claims the slaughter is for “scientific purposes”  despite international protests and condemnation.


Japan is a signatory to the International Whaling Commission moratorium on whale hunting, but makes use of a loophole that allows the mammals to be killed for scientific research.

Although minke whales grow only to some 33 feet in length, they are still categorized as great whales.

http://p.dw.com/p/2vHuD

 

 

3…………> An Elephant Named Xi: South China Sea

ASEAN countries agreed to begin negotiating a “code of conduct” to iron out tensions over natural resources, trade routes, and island territories pose a threat to regional stability, despite China attempts to prevent member countries from exploiting those areas and prevent drill oil and gas drilling and control fisheries, and in fact has illegally built large island bases in the Spratly Islands in an attempt to project power with ships and helicopters and potentially planes to actually control the sea areas.

When China occupied Mischief Reef in the Philippine Sea, it started as a series of bamboo huts on stilts and is now an artificial island with a runway that is 3 kilometers long and massive buildings and radar towers as it is has done in the Scarborough Shoal.


“This is ours and nobody should take it away from us, and by compromising in effect we are giving up our territory.’ They see it very much in territorial terms. And that’s the problem”, experts are warning about Mr.Xi government pirating out other nations territories.

 


http://p.dw.com/p/2vEuV

 

 

4…………> The Tip Of The Spear: US Navy

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 carries ordnance from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) to the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) during an ammunition offload. The ship is underway conducting sustainment exercises to maintain carrier readiness. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mario Coto (Released) 180327-N-JC445-0117

http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_180328-N-RY670-247.jpg

 


5…………> Easter Celebrations: He Has RisenCelebrations are underway around the world as Christian communities mark Jesus Christ’s resurrection on Easter Sunday, from solemn rituals to chocolate egg hunts, each has its own unique way to commemorate one of Christianity’s most significant days. 

In Vatican City, Pope Francis led Easter mass under tight security in front of tens of thousands of faithful pilgrims, as “El Santo Padre” delivered his traditional Easter blessing and message from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica.

Meanwhile, hundreds of Christians flocked to Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built on the site where they believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected. 

Worshippers prayed and sang hymns in the church in Jerusalem’s Old City as they lined up to admire the edicule — the chamber that tradition says marks Jesus’s tomb.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-01/easter-celebrations-around-the-world/9608808 

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