thinktankie

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by thinktankie 5y ago
A reminder of how great life was for Tibetans under the feudal, theocratic serfdom of the lamas [1]. [1] “In old Tibet there were small numbers of farmers who subsisted as a kind of free peasantry, and perhaps an additional 10,000 people wh
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by thinktankie 5y ago
Couldn’t agree more. The only backdoors ever found in Huawei equipment were those installed by the NSA themselves. [1] ”… even as the United States made a public case about the dangers of buying from Huawei, classified documents show that t
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by thinktankie 5y ago
Ah, The Asia Foundation, a very reliable source of authentic Afghan opinions. "The Asia Foundation (TAF), a Central Intelligence Agency proprietary, was established in 1954 to undertake cultural and educational activities on behalf of
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by thinktankie 5y ago
> “These sorts of lies are normal for such nations” “I was the CIA director. We lied, we cheated, we stole. We had entire training courses. It reminds you of the glory of the American experiment.” -Mike Pompeo, former CIA director and U.
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by thinktankie 5y ago
Thank goodness China’s energy policy is not contingent on whether or not tpmx of Hackernews believes them or not.
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by thinktankie 5y ago
I’ve seen all of these sources a million times. They all, without fail, link directly or indirectly back to Adrian Zenz, ASPI, or some other Washington D.C based think tank or “NGO” like NED. They’ll also throw in the occasional victim test
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by thinktankie 5y ago
Source: Adrian Zenz or some other US military industrial complex sponsored think-tank like ASPI [1]. Very reliable, trust me, you can trust them. [1] https://www.aspi.org.au/sponsors
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by thinktankie 5y ago
Thank you. This is an important comment in a world lacking nuance and cynicism of mainstream media narratives. I don’t know what it will take for Americans not to be mislead once again by evidence as flimsy as satellite images and vials of
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by thinktankie 5y ago
His employment and family history is a fact and has been reported elsewhere also. Hopefully Financial Times is credible enough for you [1]. Would you mind sharing the link to the article about Xi Jinping’s “incestuous relationship” with his
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by thinktankie 5y ago
A reminder that Mark Simon, a senior figure at Next Media (owner of Apple Daily), has literally worked for the CIA and his father was a senior US intelligence officer. [1] [1] https://www.citizendaily.news/mark-simon-jimmy-l
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by thinktankie 5y ago
Correct [1]. In addition, ASPI is notorious for being sponsored by the US, UK and Australian weapons industry who have a vested interest in drumming up this kind of thing. I would take anything they have to say with a massive grain of salt