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Here's more from today that shows that Duterte is a pro-China puppet with this complete about-face in relations with the US: Bloomberg Aside from the Chinese-sponsored railway mentioned earlier, here's more of his conciliatory tone toward China even as he continues his anti-US tirade...

If Trump becomes president, can he reverse a pardon if Obama gives it? ABC News

Kim's regime continues to dig a deeper hole for itself: Reuters

Déjà vu of 1992: this is more to indicate that Duterte is a puppet of China. A Chinese sponsored railway for his constituents in the South is his price for giving up the Philippines' South China Sea claims and for taking an anti-US stance. Reuters

An official admission of failure: Defense Aerospace

Ouch. I hope this isn't final. Canadian Press

Don't tell me these gangs also have RPGs and MANPADS?  :o AFP via Telegraph

That's just it- the only USS Greyhound that served during WW2 was a transport/auxiliary. Even though the article doesn't say the character's nationality, should we automatically assume this destroyer CO was American? There was an RN destroyer HMS Greyhound in WW2 which had a notable career...

Other sources say the exercises below are amphibious and include warships, aircraft and amphibious armor from both nations, obviously sending a message about the PRC stance on the South China Sea, though not necessarily that of Putin... Reuters

So will his XO be a volleyball named Wilson?  ;D ("Castaway" reference for those who haven't seen it)

If it wasn't for North Korea's supposed nukes and WMDs, South Korea/ROK's better equipped, better trained and better fed military could have liberated the people of the North from Kim Jong Un's thugs long ago, even without the US 2nd Infantry Division's help. And Beijing probably won't intervene...

Given his performance as Ranger Captain Miller in "Saving Private Ryan", or even merchant mariner "Captain Philips" shouldn't he be well-suited to this role? Variety

First there's a Russian connection (a campaign staff member who worked before for the exiled pro-Russia ex-President of Ukraine), now there's a Saudi one: New York Daily News

Apparently nothing came out of this British think tank's recommendation, from earlier this year, that there should be visa-free travel for citizens of the UK and the Commonwealth Dominions such as Canada to each other's lands. UK think tank urges visa-free travel between the UK, Canada...

I just found out  "The Last Ship" was renewed for Season 4, according this article on the show. WTF? Just how much more can they stretch this story?!!! Episode 13 (Don't Look Back) will air on Sept 11 which will be the last episode of the current season. Tonight will be Episode 12 (Resistance).

New Su34s based on Russia's Pacific coast: Sukhoi hands over new batch of Su-34 strike fighters to Russian Air Force Air Recognition - 01 September 2016 A RuAF Su-34 strike fighter (Credit: Alex Beltyukov)

Perhaps here's one reason why all those refugees are headed to Germany instead of staying in other EU countries: Business Insider

More vaporware? Air Recognition - 02 September 2016

Apparently Japan has its own share of tin foil hatters: Washington Post

The PLA's J-20 stealth fighters are reportedly preparing for exercises over Tibet (called Xizang in Chinese): (photo originally from Defence-blog.com) air.DFNS.net