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The closing act on Ukraine
Thursday, 27 July 2023 20:01 Written by Lito Monico Lorenzana
Last of 3 partsONE of the more somber assessments of America's behavior as a world hegemon comes from an eminent member of its establishment, Richard Hass, outgoing president of America's prestigious think tank, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Having…
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Wagner insurrection: Business deal gone awry
Friday, 14 July 2023 17:36 Written by Lito Monico Lorenzana
Second of 3 partsTHIS column is the second part of last week's "Wagner insurrection — business deal gone awry!" All these are just now coming to light two weeks after the event.Looking back, both Putin and Prigozhin misinterpreted each other's…
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The politics of gender choice
Friday, 30 June 2023 21:15 Written by Lito Monico Lorenzana
JUNE is Pride Month — a celebration of the LGBTQ community. This is never as passionately celebrated as in America, where this community has gained equal rights, political power and overall equality in the land of opportunities. In the Philippines,…
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Ukraine war revisited — America speaks with forked tongue
Thursday, 15 June 2023 22:52 Written by Lito Monico Lorenzana
A MONTH after Putin invaded Ukraine, I wrote in my column: "Prayers will not help Ukraine now. Putin is unfolding his endgame pursuing what to him is in the best interest of Mother Russia — an altogether justifiable response to…
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Bashi Channel — where we go to war!
Wednesday, 07 June 2023 23:52 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA
NOT much is known to the Filipino public about the Bashi Channel in the Batanes and the Babuyan islands off the northern coast of Cagayan province. But this is where we go to war.Bashi's strategic importance is that this narrow…
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Creeping American military presence
Wednesday, 31 May 2023 07:40 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
THEY have returned!IN 1991, 12 patriots of the Philippine Senate, against the wishes of then President Cory Aquino, booted out the US bases in the Philippines. The 1987 Constitution, which Cory herself sponsored, specifically prohibits foreign military bases in the…
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Wargaming Donald Trump
Saturday, 13 May 2023 09:43 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
Last of 3 partsIN retrospect, Trump was an enigma when he descended that golden Trump Towers escalator throwing his hat into the ring in 2015. He was already a public figure, a businessman, projecting an image as a brilliant dealmaker…
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In his own words (and world)
Saturday, 13 May 2023 09:06 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
Second of 3 partsIT was auspicious when Trump assumed office in January 2017. The economy was in good shape, tracking 2.3 percent GDP growth for his first year. Unemployment was at a 50-year low adding 14.8 million jobs over 74…
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