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President Joe Biden lied Sunday when he said he was responsible for establishing the Quad alliance: a diplomatic association that links the United States, Australia, India, and Japan in common political cause across the Indo-Pacific and South China Sea. He told the lie at the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan. Biden said: “I doubt many people…would’ve said that two years after being elected, I’d be able to convince India, Australia, Japan, and the United States to form an organization called the Quad.”

Wary Pacific nations are resisting ‘good brother’ China’s offer to expand its scope Round one does not go to China. It failed to convince a group of Pacific island nations to sign an agreement to keep receiving security and economic cooperation from itself. They could not shed their suspicions that China was attempting to show off its ‘partners’ in the South Pacific to square off with the QUAD’s growing presence in the Indo-Pacific. Some nations were opposed to the Chinese offer, titled ‘China-Pacific Island Countries Common Development Vision’. What raised eyebrows were the Chinese proposals to train local police, help...

TOKYO—With eyes on an increasingly assertive China, “Quad” leaders from the Indo-Pacific nations of the United States, Japan, India, and Australia met on Tuesday morning in Tokyo, Japan, to discuss cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.The four Indo-Pacific leaders vowed to stand together for a free and open region at the summit, vowing to work towards peace, prosperity, and stability in the region, while coordinating responses to address U.N. predictions of catastrophic climate change and energy security.“This is what this [is] about, democracy vs. autocracy—we have to make sure democracy is delivered,” U.S. President Joe Biden said.In addition to the morning...

The tussle between the US and China seeks a formal garb after the AUKUS was formed, and now the US wants more micro engagements in the region The United States is fully engaged in shifting its unsuccessful strategic workshop from Afghanistan to the East. That is what Joe Biden implied in his justification behind the withdrawal of the US forces from Afghanistan during the first week of this month. Followed by this statement, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Southeast Asia, an indication that the US was now permanently seeking serious engagement in the East against rapidly increasing Chinese belligerence. The...

A friend was telling me about an experience he had in the Phillipines, where CIA agents had quad stack magazines.   I told him that I had heard of them, but only remembered that the were of Scandinavian origin.   A little research revealed that they were for the Soumi K31 submachine gun, made in Finland.  Several other submachineguns were made that use the magazine.   A fair number of Swedish K  (M45) submachine guns can use them.   The Swiss M43/44 is a licensed copy of the Suomi, as is the Swedish/Danish M37/39 Here is an excellent YouTube video describing the magazine...

Pardon me for being personal for this time of grief. My older brother, USMA grad of 1972 who broke his neck bodysurfing and has been a Quad ever since, has declined a permanent tracheotomy and will probably leave us soon. For 41+ years, he has been my hero, making lemonade out of the lemons and having a good family life as well. As a good Christian, we know his body will no longer be his prison and he will be free. For me it is just that having lost our Father in April, this leaves me somewhat adrift and feeling...

OK, my son has outgrown his battery powered 4 wheeler. He is now 8 years old and I'm soliciting Freeper advice about moving up to a gas powered youth quad. I don't have too much to spend, so it will probably be a used one. Any advice on preferred make/model. Also, are there any modifications I can make to the quad to make it more safe? I have a fear of a flip over. Many thanks, Maverick

/begin my translation N. Korea Brought Anti-aircraft Guns into Guard Post inside DMZ 2010-05-27 07:49 N. Korea has brought anti-aircraft guns into their guard post inside DMZ in Cholwon area, and deployed them, according to a report. Military authorities said that they observed N. Koreans brought in 14.5mm heavy anti-aircraft guns(quad) to their guard post in Cholwon area on May. 25. They said that it is a violation of Armistice Agreement which bans heavy weaponry inside DMZ, and they are monitoring it carefully. In another development, a flash of light was detected in the sky above Paju and S. Korean...

TAMPA - An arrest warrant has been issued for Charlette Marshall-Jones, the detention deputy who dumped a quadriplegic man from his wheelchair, Sheriff David Gee said late Friday. "Miss Marshall-Jones has been made aware of the charges against her, but as of this moment has not turned herself in and we do not know her whereabouts," Gee said.

On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Misty slept with her husband. Vince climbed into her bed on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. And Sundays? Misty had Vince's wife all to herself. The kids, meanwhile, stuck to their own mattresses. Life was good in the "quad." Two couples, several kids, one house, five years and lots of scheduled sex - first in Boston, and then in Lakewood. The quad broke up in 1999, when Vince Botinelly, 50, looked up an old flame, thereby straying outside of the de facto group marriage and having, in essence, an "affair." Today, Botinelly, remains married to his...

A GIRL of 18 told last night how she reeled with shock - when medics said: "You’re expecting quads!" Stacey Theobald conceived without fertility treatment at odds of a MILLION to one. She said: "I was absolutely gobsmacked when I was told. It still hasn’t sunk in properly." A nurse broke the news to Stacey, from Gillingham, Kent, when the teenager had a hospital scan for what she thought was one baby. Stacey, who had suffered complications, was told everything was fine - but there were four babies. The single barmaid said: "I blurted ‘Oh my God! Four babies. Are...