, South Korean coastguard officials announced on Tuesday they would authorize the use of handguns and onboard cannon to attack Chinese vessels they deem threatening . “ We will actively respond to Chinese fishing boats that obstruct justice by using all possible means if needed such as directly hitting and gaining control of those Chinese fishing boats as well as firing common weapons , ” South Korea ’s deputy coastguard chief , Lee Choon - jae , told a news conference . Read more
-- “ Simply replacing Lewandowski wo n’t do anything to help the Trump campaign stop the slide if Trump does not have some kind of epiphany and come to realize that he is the root of his problems , " writes Republican fixer Ed Rogers , on the PostPartisan blog . " So far , there is still no sign that Trump sees himself , what he thinks and how he expresses himself as the real problem . ” -- Lewandowski himself , however , painted a rosy portrait of the campaign during several surreal TV interviews after he was escorted out of Trump Tower , denying the campaign was beset by internal skirmishesconflict.attack.naand refusing to criticize Trump . -- The Stop Trump movement now counts 400 delegates as allies , quickly transforming what began as an idea tossed around on social media into a force that could derail a national campaign , ” Ed O'Keefe reports . “ While organizers concede their plan could worsen internal party strife , they believe they are responding to deep - rooted concerns among conservatives about Trump .
The New York Times said Rice had appeared “ baffled and annoyed ” that the president had been forced to leave Air Force One through a door normally reserved for high - security trips to places such as Afghanistan . In the lead - up to the final meeting between Obama and Xi , experts had predicted the pair would seek to part ways on a positive note with the announcement that the world ’s two largest polluters would ratify the Paris climate agreement . However , Obama ’s unconventional welcome – and a series of subsequent skirmishesconflict.attack.naand quarrels between Chinese and US officials and journalists – were a reminder of the underlying tensions . The Washington Post said Obama ’s bumpy landing in China was “ a fitting reflection of how the relationship between these two world powers has become frayed and fraught with frustration ” . “ I think this time … maybe the seams were showing a little more than usual in terms of some of the negotiations and jostling that takes place behind the scenes , ” Obama admitted on Sunday .
ISIS and its brethren must be eliminated : no quarter , no hesitation . But we will need to engage all civilized peoples in our mutual defense . We must abandon foolish skirmishesconflict.attack.naand petty jealousies . We must end our reflexive efforts to dominate other developed nations , especially Russia and China . President Kennedy told us over and over that our own peace and security , in this dangerous world , would depend upon peaceful and cooperative relations with Russia and the Russian people ; indeed , at the end of his presidency , Ronald Reagan said the same .
“ It would be a farewell to arms control . And the Middle East would soon be crisscrossed by nuclear tripwires . A region where small skirmishesconflict.attack.nacan trigger big wars would turn into a nuclear tinderbox . ” As yet , no bigger wars have been triggered by the Iran deal , and early indications show the deal will have a positive impact on strengthening relations with the West . But as a report by PressTV alleges , the Israel lobby paid off Republican Senators in Congress to oppose the deal .