President Trump's direct approach to China may elevate DEFCON readiness: The USS Carl Vinson and the CSG1 sails in the Chinese claimed territory.

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As the Trump administration approaches the second month in office, the global media attention have been focused on apparent over one hour long scathing media conference on fake news by the President of the United States, resulting in a reciprocated global media cringe with the POTUS media relationship. Needless to say, that there is mere thought the Trump presidential impact upon American domestic and international policy has been incrementally transitional has been very far from the reality. Living up to erratic expectations of a seemingly unpredictable Presidential election result culminating in a shoot straight from the hip twitter presidency which has not only promised to make America great again, but, to directly put into action these lofty promises by flexing this American military greatness throughout the world, and with these grandiose visions of greatness the Trump administration would tread onto places where no other President fear to tread.3

The Trump presidential administration in military foreign policy with regards with their relationship with China may be considered a fullhardy direct approach in foreign policymaking, which has now manifestedly become either a Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson caution, followed by an actioned mea culpa, which may, inadvertently, initiate a cassus belli conflict between the United States and China.4 Or, conversely, with a show of Trump machismo greatness, concluding with an eventual back down by the Chinese PLAN, and, an eventual phase down of Chinese activity, and presence, within the Nansha, or the Sprately, group of Islands within the South China Sea. More likely though, with this high noon showdown with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), a direct military confrontation seems imminent with the arrival, within the South China Sea, of the United States Navy's Carrier Strike Group 1 (CSG1) headed by the US Aircraft Carrier USS Carl Vinson. A game of Chicken, and military brinkmanship, between, and undoubtedly, the two most powerful military superpowers in the world are about to face head to head within the first hundred days of the Trump Presidential administration. If China backs down then, obviously with a a National loss of face to China, this would overtly reveal to the world the true Trump machismo greatness throughout the world. More than likely, National pride by a military Superpower like China will almost certainly lead to a direct imminent confrontation with CSG1. Insodoing, America may be prepared for an elevated DEFCON readiness. An elevation from Defcon five, to a double take and if contact is made, to Roundhouse alert.5

Within two months in office, the newly elected President of the United States (POTUS) has transitioned America from a hegemonic upholder of the status quo and homeostasis and as a conscientious King Solomon Hegemonic leader to being an unilateral direct interceder of global disputes. The American gunfighter has strode into this Ok Corral for their high noon appointment with the toughest and meanest baddass in town.

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Tim Tufuga
21st February, 2017.

Source:

1. ABC Australia, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-19/us-carrier-group-patrols-in-south-china-sea/8284224, 19th February, 2017.

2. Defencetalk.com, http://www.defencetalk.com/carrier-strike-group-1-conducts-south-china-sea-patrol-69189/, 20th February, 2017.

3. ABC Australia, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-25/china-tells-trump-to-stay-out-of-south-china-sea-dispute/8212246, 27th January, 2017.

4. Washington Post, Denya, S, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/01/24/is-trump-ready-for-war-in-the-south-china-sea-or-is-his-team-just-not-being-clear/?utm_term=.b14d6910c329, 24th January, 2017.

5. DEFCON, Wikipedia.com, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEFCON

2016 The most fatal year in suicide terrorism

A re-cap on 2016, and the increase level of suicide bombings has resulted in five and a half thousand casualties in 2016 from suicide bombing. Most killings are overwhelmingly in Iraq, and over 70% are attributed to the Islamic State.

The global Jihad violence has become the harbinger for the rise of the reactionary right throughout the globe and now, at the lead of this nascent 'direct' and 'aggressive' approach is the, hitherto, one month tenure of the Trump administration.

The subliminal global Jihadist terrorism has replaced the traditional twentieth century terrorist narratives, and, in particular, since the post-World War Two era, the terrorist violence narrative that was often ideologically associated with a global Communist and Capitalist schism, which was geo-spatial in its scope, as noted by Central American Communist insurgencies; Indo-China and South East Asian post colonial ructions; and the continuous revolutions and anarchy in within the African continent. Meanwhile, as a direct consequence of the de-colonisation period, the Middle Eastern conflicts focused, primarily on the newly created Jewish State of Israel which, still continues its struggle to reconcile their existence and forcing out the Palestinians who have lived in Palestine for over two thousand years since the Jewish Diaspora, which was in itself a consequence of an imperial Roman invasion which had raised Jerusalem to the ground two thousand years hence.

Meanwhile, since September 11, 2001, the world has accepted the most ominous threat to the Occidental way of life is the spread of the Islamic faith and most ominously along with it is the associated violence in which we are all too familiar with today.

In a world which see's a clear conflict of culture, traditions and ideology, it seems overwhelming, that the present clash of cultures and religion has ushered in a world of paranoia, mistrust and the desire for xenophobic segregationalism.

With the conflicts of religion and cultures has borne from it the bigotry of cultural and racial intolerance. Anti-multiculturalism with the tower of Babel narrative from the architects from the Ultra Right, has severed the global heterogeneity of internationalism and a global Utopia ideal. The harbinger of the ultra right xenophobia may be credited directly, in the twentieth century, to the Islamic Jihadist terrorists, particularly since 911.

The Donald Trump's, the Le Pen's, the Pauline Hanson's, and the achitects of Brexit and other Autarky regimes in the making of this world, may thank the Islamic Jihadists for elevating them into power, directly.

Tim Tufuga
20th February, 2017.

The Trump immigration policy the most salient counter terrorism initiative.

I had arrived back into Australia over the weekend after spending some time in the Mid West of the United States with my wife. During my visit, the Trump administration had been in office for less than a week and in that time an Executive Order was initiated for the United States immigration policy known as the Executive Order: Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States.

"Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and to protect the American people from terrorist attacks by foreign nationals admitted to the United States." 1

Whilst, I had glanced up at the welcome to the United States sign with a picture of the United States President Barack Obama still smiling invitingly down at me at the escalator, I was processed and had my Australian passport stamped along with my Transportation Security Authority (TSA) approval, with minimal delay. I soon realised that the regime change would come into effect on the Friday and as an Australian I would not be affected.

Whilst in Indianapolis, news reports of a distraught Iranian brother of a man whom had been refused entry into the United States was broadcasted across the television, which was due, directly, to the recent Presidential Executive Order abovementioned. Another story, of a Syrian traveler's story, soon the negative story of the US government ban seemed to continue the negative international reputation of the newly inaugurated Presidential administration straight off the bat.

However, in a immigration reciprocity perspective, of the seven countries in which the United States government has recently imposed immigration entry restrictions into the United States, the seven restricted nations of Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Iran, Somalia,Sudan and Libya, have imposed immigration bans on Israeli citizens and passport holders.2

The United States government response is considered in a reciprocated light when reciprocation of Nationals like the Israeli citizens and passport holders from some sixteen countries throughout the world, including the seven countries that are presently considered affected by the recent POTUS immigration policy executive order ban aforementioned.3

Meanwhile, as I was returning to Australia, the United States government through the court system, had repealed the travel ban by the POTUS which seemed to be universally justified from a human rights perspective but not from a reciprocated perspective especially from a Israeli perspective.

From a counter terrorism and National Security Strategic and operational perspective, the propaganda against global terrorism has been given a most direct action response by a more assertive cut to the chase Presidential approach putting on notice multicultural and multiracial tolerances within many countries.

The inadvertent ban on Muslims, from the aforementioned listed seven countries, is premised, directly, upon the likely religiously related violence, which is stipulated, succinctly, within the POTUS executive order on the present seven nation list.

From an Australian perspective, the about face humanitarian approach by the Trump administration of the Australian processed refugee relocation bilateral agreement into the United States has hit a Trump wall roadblock. It may be considered a more draconian xenophobic approach which may be considered understandable from a country now intolerant of the persistent and consistent occurrences of terrorism related violence and incidence within the United States and affecting Americans citizens abroad.

The Trump administration has been broadly accepted by the populist mainstream with an overt 49% approval of the Trump banning of the seven nations list.

Australia may emulate such a restriction which may be considered a mutual response to such nations which imposes bans on certain nationals from entering their respective countries as well. In such a perspective reciprocity is considered reasonable.


Tim Tufuga

9th February, 2017.

Source:

1. The White House, The Briefing Room, Executive Order: INA, 8 U.S.C 1101 section 301 of title 301, US Code, https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/27/executive-order-protecting-nation-foreign-terrorist-entry-united-states, 27th January, 2017.

2. Haynes, G, United Kingdom The Telegraph, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/north-america/united-states/articles/most-countries-on-trumps-list-also-ban-visitors-based-on-nationality/, 31st January, 2017.

3. Dr. Sweir, R., http://drrichswier.com/2017/01/30/sixteen-countries-ban-anyone-with-a-passport-with-an-israeli-stamp-or-visa-from-entering/

4. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/02/airlines-board-nationals-barred-muslim-ban-170204091834947.html