GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA: FOR WHO THE BELL TOLLS NEXT.

Just five people shy of Sandy Hook elementary school mass shooting incident that claimed 26 lives, the Uvalde Texas Robb elementary school mass shooting at 21 victims, now ranks among the highest grossing gun carnage in America. It is sad that such frequent blood spilling has tragically become part of our culture as a society. May the souls of the killed now rest.

25th AMENDMENT: ITS NOW ALL CRICKET.

Madam Speaker Nancy Pelosi once questioned former President Donald John Trump's fitness to remain in office due to what she claimed was his declining mental capacity. Does anyone know what Madam Speaker presently thinks about the incontrovertible case which America is now saddled with? Just curious!

WHO WILL REBUILD UKRAINE?

The West should convert frozen Russian assets, both state's and oligarchs' owned, into a full seizure and set them aside for the future rebuilding of Ukraine. Like the Marshal Plan, call it the Putin Plan.

A HERO IS BORN.

I am staying put. I will not run away and abandon my people. The fight is here in Ukraine. What I need are weapons and ammunitions, not a ride out of town like former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani - President Volodymyr Zelensky.

IT IS WHAT IT IS.

"There is too much hate in America because there is too much anger in America." - Trevor Noah.

WORD!

A life without challenges is not a life lived at all. A life lived is a life that has problems, confronts problems, solves problems and then learns from problems. - Tunde Fashola.

NOW, YOU KNOW.

When fishing for love, bait with your heart and not your brain, because you cannot rationalize love. - Mark Twain.

JUST THE FACT.

In our country, you can shoot and kill a nigger, but you better not hurt a gay person’s feelings - Dave Chappelle

DO YOU?.

“What you believe in can only be defined by what you’re willing to risk for it." - Stuart Scheller.

HEDGE YOUR CRISIS.

Never get in bed with a woman whose problems are worse than yours. - Chicago PD.

PROBLEM SOLVED.

'The best way to keep peace is to be ready to destroy evil. If you Pearl Harbor me, I Nagasaki you.' - Ted Nugent.

OUR SHARED HUMANITY.

Empathy is at the heart of who we are as human beings. - Cardinal Matthew Kukah.

WORDS ON MARBLE.

"Birth is agony. Life is hard. Death is cruel." - Japanese pithy.

REPENT OR PERISH - POPE.

Homosexuality is a sin. It is not ordained by God, therefore same sex marriage cannot be blessed by the church - Pope Francis.

CANCEL CULTURE IS CORROSIVE.


FOR SAKE OF COUNTRY.


MAGA LIVES ON: NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER!

TWITTER IS BORING WITHOUT HIS TWEETS. #RestorePresidentTrump'sTwitterHandle.


WORD.

"If you cannot speak the truth when it matters, then nothing else you says matters.” - Tucker Carlson.

#MeToo MOVEMENT: A BAD NEWS GONE CRAZY.

"To all the women who testified, we may have different truth, but I have a great remorse for all of you. I have great remorse for all of the men and women going through this crisis right now in our country. You know, the movement started basically with me, and I think what happened, you know, I was the first example, and now there are thousands of men who are being accused and a regeneration of things that I think none of us understood. I’m not going to say these aren’t great people. I had wonderful times with these people. I’m just genuinely confused. Men are confused about this issue. We are going through this #MeToo movement crisis right now in this country." - Harvey Weinstein.


RON DELLUMS: UNAPOLOGETICALLY RADICAL.

"If it’s radical to oppose the insanity and cruelty of the Vietnam War, if it’s radical to oppose racism and sexism and all other forms of oppression, if it’s radical to want to alleviate poverty, hunger, disease, homelessness, and other forms of human misery, then I’m proud to be called a radical.” - Ron Vernie Dellums.


WHAT REALLY MATTERS IN LIFE - STEVE JOBS

“I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In others’ eyes, my life is an epitome of success. However, aside from work, I have little joy. Non-stop pursuing of wealth will only turn a person into a twisted being, just like me. God gave us the senses to let us feel the love in everyone’s heart, not the illusions brought about by wealth. Memories precipitated by love is the only true riches which will follow you, accompany you, giving you strength and light to go on. The most expensive bed in the world is the sick bed. You can employ someone to drive the car for you, make money for you but you cannot have someone to bear sickness for you. Material things lost can be found. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost – Life. Treasure Love for your family, love for your spouse, love for your friends. Treat yourself well. Cherish others.” - SJ

EVIL CANNOT BE TRULY DESTROYED.

"The threat of evil is ever present. We can contain it as long as we stay vigilant, but it can never truly be destroyed. - Lorraine Warren (Annabelle, the movie)


ONLY THE POOR WISH THEY HAD STUFF?

“I’m not that interested in material things. As long as I find a good bed that I can sleep in, that’s enough.” - Nicolas Berggruem, the homeless billionaire.

Sunday, July 5, 2020

CHINA READY TO RUMBLE WITH THE WEST: HONG KONG GONE, TAIWAN NEXT TO GO.

ICHEOKU says the Western World lost its sting when Russia's Vladimir Putin annexed Ukrainian Crimea in 2014 without even firing a shot, while they stood aloof and did nothing in response. They talked and they barked but Putin stood his ground. More than six years later, Putin continues to  consolidate his hold on Crimea, having formally annexed it. With every day that passes by, it is increasingly becoming more difficult that he will ever give Crimea back to Ukraine. 

Russia was emboldened to make the move on Crimea after it successfully seized two Georgian cities of Ossetia and Abkhazia in 2008 without the West doing anything about it. Russia figured that since it could so easily have its way in Georgia why not extend the same maneuver in Ukraine and recover Crimea and it again, successfully took Crimea and again, the West stood by and did nothing about it. This is the impetus driving the current quest by China to recover its long claimed territories of Hong Hong and Taiwan. China probably concluded that if Russia can do it, so could China; and it is NOW one down with Hong Kong and one to soon go with Taiwan. 

China was a very studious student of the developments therein Ossetia, Abkhazia and Crimea and having graduated, is now using the same Russian tactical template to prosecute its own territorial  grabs. Like Russia did with its neighbors, China does not mind muscling her weaker neighbors by swallowing them into its huge bowels. China is showing its own zero tolerance as it begins to fully implement its own agenda in South Asia, using the same tactic which worked for Vladimir Putin in his Russia's takeover of Ossetia, Abkhazia and Crimea. Russia has no respect for international order on respect of territorial boundaries and so is China; and you wonder why the world still accommodates the two countries in world organizations and bodies that requires countries to play by the rule. If they won't conform by the guiding tenets of such bodies, why have them as part of the membership. 

ICHEOKU says after Hong Kong is completely and fully ossified into China, the next move by China will be to also swallow Taiwan. The weakened and frightened West did nothing to forcefully state their ground in opposition on Hong Kong and so will they do nothing when eventually China rolls up Taiwan. It is not a matter of if China will takeover Taiwan, but when it will happen. China will eventually turn the turrets of battle to Taiwan and it will be very swift. Look at the ease with which those Hong Kongites quickly surrendered, just a law, and they folded like an umbrella. Why not continue to resist and let China lock up the 7.5 million of them for flying their Hong Kong flag. But fear of life in prison is real and it overwhelmed their resistance and will to fight on. So why would the West even go to their rescue when they have displayed such cowardice. It might not be worth the trouble one may say. 

The West lost its appetite to fight because political correctness has neutered Europe and without many macho men now left, the sissies over there would rather surrender than firm their backs and fight, especially a costly long drawn out war with either China or even Russia. They will not spend blood and treasure to stipulate their opposition to the politically charged development in Hong Kong. A matter made worse because once China gets away with Hong Kong, their next move will be on Taiwan and when the time comes, they will roll into Taipei, no questions asked nor entertained or answered. Britain wants to evacuate more than half of the people in Hong Kong and you wonder whether British people who spearheaded Brexit because of threat to their population will now agree for their government to saturate their country with Chinese Hong Kongites. Evacuation should not have been the first move; rather recall of ambassador and threat of breaking off diplomatic relationship. 

Europe is so weak and plagued by lack of courage that were Russia to invade them now, they will seek a peaceful surrender rather than engage militarily. Their weakness reeks and the sharks of Russia and China smell it and are prowling the waters looking for any opportunity to to devour them. The two countries are not afraid, they are no longer intimidated by the West and they are prepared to do battle to affirm their position, aware that Europe is no longer what it once was and used to be. Rather they have become the scarecrow, tin man and the frightened lion combined due to a veer to sissy cultural change that admits only make beliefs and not real tangibles. Europe have lost the will to fight for causes dear to them and it will someday hurt them badly, when America fully disengages from them and a Europe tethering on the edge of tip over is not good for America. 

America on the other hand is tired of being the policeman and the fighting force for the good of the world, especially a world that hardly appreciates what America sacrifices in order to keep them safe and going forward. But currently, their is no interest or appetite in America to fight China militarily over Hong Kong, at least not for now. Moreso, majority of Americans will not support a military campaign in Asia now as there is nothing for them over there worth risking lives and resources on. So it is likely that America will be prepared to let Hong Kong go and possibly do the same with Taiwan if Europe is not ready to substantially support such a fight. But South Korea and Japan will definitely be a no compromise for America as there will be compelling interest to engage. It is unfortunate the decadence of Europe as it has retreated into a shell and with it, the new powers of China and Russia can do with them however they please. So long Hong Kong and Taiwan get ready. 

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