FEMA needs to do its job well – but especially carefully, since the commonwealth is a place where money can disappear One hears a lot recently that the United States lacks the wherewithal or the bandwidth to protect its allies, partners and interests in the Asia-Pacific owing to demands of the Iran War. This is said within the context of America deterring or defeating potential Chinese aggression. It’s not just timorous American allies who wonder. US citizens in the US territory of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) are wondering as well. Super Typhoon Sinlaku plowed through CNMI and its main islands, Saipan, Tinian and Rota last week, causing widespread destruction. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Administration)…Open
The prime minister’s U.S. ambassador was an Epstein crony with business ties to Russia and China, and Parliament demands answers. The post The Mandelson Scandal Could Topple Starmer appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage The Mandelson Scandal Could Topple Starmer The prime minister’s U.S. ambassador was an Epstein crony with business ties to Russia and China, and Parliament demands answers. UK Special Coverage (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) Britain has an alarming casualty rate as far as prime ministers are concerned. It has lost five in the last decade. It could be about to lose a sixth. The Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer entered Number 10 after a landslide general election victory only a year and a half ago, yet he has been mired in almost continual scandals, U-turns, and mishaps since the day it emerged in the summer of 2024 that he had failed to declare gifts, including designer clothes, glasses, and accommodation from the…Open