Terrorism, banditry, piracy, kidnapping, genocide, ... are legitimate under America's rules based order with full support from allies and cronies

We have already seen that piracy is already being rejuvenated by the USA from an old activity given mainstream new coat of paint with the seizure of ships or killing of people on board ships around Venezuela a year ago. That has continued with the pirates boarding ships at will around the Strait of Hormuz now. It is mainstream activity for the USA when no country, not even the UN could do anything about.

We have also already seen banditry being committed by the USA with the seizure of Venezuelan oil as if it is a right for the bandits just to take, illegally, oil belonging to a Sovereign country. And we have seen that kidnapping is simultaneously being given mainstream legitimacy by the USA with the kidnapping of a leader of a Sovereign country using fabricated charges that borders on insanity.

Having mentioned the above scenario regarding banditry, who were the biggest thief in history that ever stole whole continents, huge islands and occupying countries as discovered by them, as if no humans were already living there. Is it the Chinese during Admiral Cheng He's voyages or just heresy from recent and perennial slander that China had always been subjected to when accused of stealing stuff from the USA? Not by a long shot is China fitting into the equation. So, just keep guessing

The World's biggest terrorist is also trying to resurrect terrorism into a global phenomenon with its unprovoked attacks on countries it does not see eye to eye. What has Iran done to provoke the USA to carry out such heinous atrocity? My guess is it has nothing to do with nukes and everything to do with oil, as in Venezuela. Controlling global oil will stifle China's growth, which is the ultimate objective. But it is too little and too late, as China has already built in and insulated itself into a fail-safe economy beyond what appears on the surface. Sure, there will be minor interruptions, but oil is just a small part of the vulnerability of China's energy structure. China still has mountains of coal and will cope even if the shit hits the fan in a worst-case scenario. China will not collapse and will grow stronger in resilience with the experience. Mark my words.

Now, are we going to see a genocide of 90 million people in Iran being committed to rival the genocide of the Native American Indians? Someone already gloated about doing that by sending Iran back to the stone age. In fact, two lunatics said the same thing. Will genocide even go mainstream too after this happens?


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Indians tried to play three sides and got caught with their pants down

The Indians tried to play three sides and got caught with their pants down.

India played the USA versus China card in the hope that USA and China could destroy each other so that India could rise faster and become the real superpower. Now, Trump is turning against India instead. Worse to come are the jobs in the call centers in India going to vanish soon, with AI taking over. Mass layoffs are already happening in the USA itself, and India will not be spared.

India also played the USA versus Russia card by buying Russian weapons and oil, while supporting the USA with hugging visits. Trump gave India a piece of his mind recently and cut India down to size. India was even humiliated by being warned to ask for USA permission to buy Russian oil.

The USA on the other hand had tried to use India to counter China, but lost the plot when India failed to deliver by failing to take on a more powerful China. Stray dog India has been dropped by the sidewalk not knowing where to turn to now for a new master.


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More hard earned SIA money into a bottomless dark pit

Tata Group is Air India’s biggest shareholder with 74.9 per cent, while SIA holds the remaining 25.1 per cent stake, after the Indian flag carrier merged with the SIA co-owned Vistara in 2024.

As part of the deal, the Singapore carrier initially pumped in some S$360 million in cash into Air India, in addition to offering up its Vistara equity. It also committed up to another S$880 million, likely needed for fleet and capacity upgrades in the following years.

But that figure looks to balloon as the Indian carrier faces existential issues....

AIR INDIA’S PROBLEMS KEEP PILING UP....

So what now for SIA? If it chooses to bail out Air India, shareholders might need some convincing. Detractors are concerned SIA will throw good money after bad....

Also, SIA will need to be upfront about what this potentially huge capital injection means for its own financial resilience, especially given the Iran war's impact on fuel and demand.  CNA

India is always the same story, a shithole that is waiting to be filled by OPM from silly countries, but in the long, long run, maybe 50 years, 100 years, when all those who made decisions to dump good money into the dark pit would be gone, and the fictitious pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is forever there, waiting, more like fools gold. You cannot be cheated if you do not covet other people's things or being greedy for easy profits.

If Goh Keng Swee or LKY were still in charge, some people's neck would be chopped long ago. Never take unnecessary risks with the people's money, never gamble with the people's hard earned money. Things may have changed, now we have a lot of OPM to lose. What is a few billion?

The frightening stories coming out of India is common knowledge. Apple has been slammed with a US$38 billion fine for violating India's funny laws. US$38 billion, NOT million. Many foreign corporations have been forced to liquidate at fire sale prices to allow Indian companies to take over what they had invested for a song. Only the very dense would not shiver with such news and would continue to throw good money into a bottomless pit.

Those countries that have not been cheated, robbed, are mostly hiding their losses and their stupidity for deciding to invest in India. China had been cheated many times and has made it a state policy, no more investing Chinese money in India. Samsung, American and European corporations, Taiwan and Hong Kong investments all suffered the same fate. 

Let's pray hard that SIA or Singapore corporations will not be robbed and stripped off their pants by India. The SIA shareholders must take a strong stand and not be deluded by long, long term prospect. They will not be around to see it. How many silly companies are stuck in serious losses and unable to cut loss, or pretending that no such thing is happening to them?

When accountability is pushed to 100 years in the future, who cares? Just keep spinning the good news, the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

Singapore may want to invest in India's railway system, rebuild the medieval railway system with modern high speed trains, like trying to rebuild every Indian slum city. Big money man. A contract like this will keep Singapore very busy for decades or even centuries. Caveat, Singapore investment will be in Singapore dollar, India will repay with rupees, trillions and trillions of them, that is, if they will repay and not rob them outright by some ludicrous India laws.

Iran must not fall to Trump's lie...Trump did not TACO

WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Apr 21) said he was extending a ceasefire with Iran indefinitely at Pakistan's request to give more time for negotiations, but would maintain a US naval blockade of the country's ports.

Trump posted on social media that he would "extend the Ceasefire" until Iran came up with a "unified proposal" to end the conflict. However, he "directed our Military to continue the Blockade"....

It was the latest instance of Trump backing down from his repeated threats to bomb power plants and other civilian infrastructure in Iran. United Nations Secretary General António Guterres and others have said international humanitarian law forbids such attacks.  CNA

This is another lie. The American and Israeli terrorists did not respect any ceasefire and will attack anytime they choose. Also, the ceasefire is only meant for the Iranians not to fire at American warships attacking Iranian and foreign ships transiting the Hormuz. A ceasefire is just a delay tactic, a lie. The main mission is to destroy Iran and kill Iranians. 

More and more weapons and troops are being sent to the region for D Day to wipe out the Iranians and the Arabs and Muslims as collateral damages. Wiping out the Arabs and Muslims is the main objective of the American and Israeli terrorists. Do not forget this evil goal of the Americans and Israelis. Stop believing and trusting the American and Israeli terrorists.

This is an existential genocide against the Arabs and Muslims, with Iranians as top priority.

The alternative system will cripple the American dollar and military hegemony

Most smaller countries have no choice under USA's veiled threat. When the USA says, you are either with us or against us, what choice do small countries have?

But the obvious choice is getting murkier over time and getting away from the threat looks clearer with BRICS providing the alternative. Under Russia and China's protective umbrella in BRICS, both militarily and economically, unfolding events are undoubtedly changing the game. Russia is militarily about on par with the USA in terms of nuke capability. China underwrites the economic facade of BRICS, with the Chinese Yuan playing its part and providing the stability. BRICS is not formed for harvesting immediate results. It is for a longer-term objective of weaning countries away from using the US$. Rome was not built in a day, but the Roman Empire rose and flourish over time.

Decades ago, most countries faced the cardinal truth that the USA was their most important market for their exports. They provided the blood and sweat to produce the real goods in exchange for toilet paper printed out of thin air.

The strong USA military is the result of the US$ hegemony which must continue to function to provide the USA the ability to maintain such a widespread force globally. The US$ hegemony's continued existence is needed to maintain the USA military, while the USA military exists to protect the US$ hegemony. If the US$ hegemony fails, everything goes down like a house of cards, just like the British without the privilege of unlimited money printing powers then. Any weakening of the US$ hegemony, not necessarily its collapse, will render the USA military being heavily compromised.


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