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Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries, Senator the Hon. Jonathon Duniam Three illegal timber exporters have been sentenced after pleading guilty of illegally exporting a total of 208.5 tonnes of sandalwood to the value of $3 million at the Perth District court. The three individuals were convicted and sentenced to terms of imprisonment but released on good behaviour. Three individuals pleaded guilty on 18 December 2020 to illegally exporting a total of 208.5 tonnes of sandalwood to the ...

The Lost Hegemon: Whom the Gods Would Destroy Opium Wars, bin Laden, and Mujahideen “When the operation started in 1979, this region grew opium only for regional markets and produced no heroin. Within two years, however, the Pakistan-Afghanistan borderlands became the world’s top heroin producer. . . . CIA assets again controlled this heroin trade. As the Mujahideen guerrillas seized territory inside Afghanistan, they ordered peasants to plant opium as a revolutionary tax.” —Alfred M...

Biden Breaks Campaign Promise, Approves Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia Practically nothing seems to get in the way of war — and specifically, the sale of U.S. war weapons abroad. Cpl. Francisco J. Diaz Jr. / U.S. Marine Corps / Andrew Harnik-Pool / Getty Images / Truthout By Every so often, we get a glimpse at who is actually running this joint. People like President Biden, former President Trump, Minority Leader McConnell and House Speaker Pelosi give every appearance of being in charge of their...

It all started with a Japanese attack on China years earlier. Heres What You Need to Remember: Japan relied on imports of raw materials and natural resources to survive. Rubber, tin, iron, and especially oil had to be imported for Japanese industry to function. By the time the attack on Pearl Harbor plunged the United States into World War II, Japan had been preparing for an all-out offensive in the Pacific for months. Japan relied on imports of raw materials and natural resources to survive. ...

Last month, the Biden administration announced its decision to withdraw military aid for offensive military operations led by Saudi Arabia in Yemen. This choice reverses a policy started by the Obama administration and bolstered by the Trump administration. Timothy Lenderking was appointed&#x20...

(Contributor) January 28, 2021 Waiting Room and Office, Rock Creek Railway, Chevy Chase Lake, designed by Lindley Johnson. Photo from a 1914 report, Capital Traction Company. From a slide donated by Robert Truax to the Chevy Chase Historical Society. CCHS 2008.144.05. Image by 200814405-EditedWEB.gif. This article was first published on June 27, 2018. We love looking back on the region’s history and wanted to share this piece with you again. When the Chevy Chase Land Company started developi...

American strategists were caught off-guard when Japan chose war -- and suicide. Heres What You Need to Know: The lessons of the run-up to World War II provide a cautionary example for U.S.-Iranian relations today. Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?  Most Americans don’t remember. Those who do probably recall the explanation taught in high school: the militaristic Japanese government planned to take over the Pacific, realized that the fleet at Pearl Harbor represented a major obstacle...

Dec 20, 2020 Geoeconomics and economic statecraft are expressions that are frequently heard. Both terms have almost the same meaning, that is, to use economic and technological power to coerce other countries to exhibit friendly behaviors or refrain from hostile activities. Thus, economic statecraft, which includes financial sanctions, has been dubbed “war by other means.” For Japan, and many other countries, it would be preferable to counter China and alter its behavior without mi...

THE FEDERAL APPELLATE COURTS The U.S. Court of Appeals On November 23, 2020, the court, in a 2-to-1 vote, rejected the plaintiff’s request for an emergency injunction pending appeal in the case of Manzanita Band of Kumeyaay Nation, et al. v. Wolf. The majority held the requirement for such relief did not meet the requirements set forth in Winter v. NRDC, 555 US 7 (2008). Here, the plaintiffs allege that that the government’s construction of a border wall violates several environmental law...

Yesterday. he says the gaming community is really a brotherhood, its family. people play the madden game with each other from around the country via the internet and the killer, 24-year-old david katz had won a madden tournament before. jacksonville was hosting the madden tournament regional at the jacksonville landing, and entertainment spot with bars and restaurants. the winner qualified to go to the championship in las vegas to compete for $200,000. according to the gamers inside, he was elim...