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UK isn't welcoming Donald Trump with open arms - CNNPolitics.com - 0 views

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  • UK isn't welcoming Donald Trump with open arms
  • Presidential candidates have long used foreign travel to project a statesman-like image, burnish their foreign policy credentials, divert an unpleasant media storyline or take a break from the hyper-vigilant coverage at home.
  • But for every triumph, there are often pitfalls.
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  • While then-presidential candidate Barack Obama basked in the roaring approval of 200,000 Berliners in 2008
  • Trump, who has drawn support from some conservative European politicians, has already ruffled feathers in the UK with statements he's made during his campaign. His comments about Mexicans and Muslims have affected the fortunes of the Turnberry golf course and hotel he'll visit June 24 and drew a rebuke from Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who has already announced she won't meet Trump when he comes this month.
  • Cameron had already described Trump's suggestion for a ban on Muslims entering the U.S. as "divisive, stupid and wrong."
  • His comments, as well as Trump's labeling Mexicans entering the U.S. "rapists," also seemed to hurt the fortunes of the Turnberry golf resort that Trump bought in 2014 for some $50 million and then spent almost $290 million renovatin
  • The British newspaper The Independent reported that following the candidate's comments on Mexicans and Muslims, a group that governs golf in the UK decided not to go forward with a plan to return a prestigious tournament to Turnberry in 2020.
  • wgatti on 03 Jun 16
     
    Trump has some conservative support in Europe however most don't support him. It will be interesting to see how this affects our relationship with other countries of he becomes president, especially with the UK. 
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Russia's military might: Putin's policy in numbers - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • For the tens of thousands of spectators who cheered on Russia's spectacular military show on Monday, this was as much about looking to the past -- as preparing for the future
  • Over the past decade, billions have been spent modernizing and retraining a lumbering fighting force inherited from the Soviet Union.
  • Huge investments have been made in a new generation of nuclear missiles, tanks, and fighter jets. Even the military's uniforms have been given a slick new makeover
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  • The military is an important source of patriotism for Putin's government -- and one he is willing to invest billions in.
  • wgatti on 03 Jun 16
     
    Interesting to see Russia building up its military more than it has since the Soviet Union was still around.
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Turkish government blames Marxists with Syrian connections in bombings - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • Rage grew in a Turkish town on Syria's border Monday in the aftermath of weekend bombings as the government blamed Marxists with Syrian connections for the deadly attacks.
  • The Turkish government places the blame for the attacks on local perpetrators. "For the time being, there is no evidence suggesting that al Qaeda was involved," Interior Minister Muammer Guler told Turkey's state news agency, Anatolia. The nine suspects in custody are all Turkish nationals, he said. Guler and other Turkish officials accuse a former Marxist terror group that they say maintains relations with Syria's intelligence services.
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