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Monday, May 28, 2018

WORLDRETHINK: Twitter tour on Monday, May 28, 2018

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#WR Analysis: Memorial Day! Today, the last Monday of May in US is when we remember in silence our men and women who died in military actions. In each corner of the country, we find cemeteries that were the last dwelling of our soldiers died in action. God blesses America!

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Sunday, May 27, 2018

WORLDRETHINK: Twitter tour on Sunday, May 27, 2018

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#WR Analysis: After the summit's cancellation,Donald Trump changed his mind. @WSJ: ‘The US has sent a delegation of senior government officials to North Korea to hammer out plans for a potential summit meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.'

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#WR Analysis: China in the Summit's bench @Reuters: ‘China’s Foreign Ministry said it hoped a summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, originally set for Singapore next month, could happen as planned and be successful.’ What is China seeking?

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#WR Analysis; About the Summit, Marco Rubio shows skepticism In the @ThisWeekABC Senator Rubio said; “We have a leader in Kim Jong Un who has almost an emotional attachment – and a personal, psychological attachment – to these nuclear weapons... Can he really get rid of them?"

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#WR Analysis: Pyongyang’s anger that stopped the Summit's plan. @WSJ remarks again that ‘Mr. Trump objected to anger at pointed language from Pyongyang targeted at Vice President Mike Pence and National Security Advisor John Bolton.’ Why the personal attack against VP Mike Pence?

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#WR Opinion: Pros and cons of the Summit. After reading different opinions of a series of political analysts, we know the US-North Korea Summit is not a total guarantee step for the Korea peace. Will North Korea denuclearize completely the country. We have to observe and see...

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Saturday, May 26, 2018

WORLDRETHINK: Twitter tour on Saturday, May 26, 2018

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#WR Opinion: Second meeting of Korean leaders! @AP wrote ‘North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and S. Korean President Moon Jae-in met for the second time in a month on Saturday, holding a surprise summit’. Question: Why? It looks like Mr. Kim is rethinking the US-Korean summit. Good!

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#WR Analysis: Legalization of abortion in Ireland. @WSJ remarks that the 'Ireland’s landslide vote in favor of allowing abortion' reveals a deep transformation of a country that always was conservative and Catholic. This news is a new evidence of the social revolution of Europe.

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#WR Analysis: Jeff Bezos wants to colonize the Moon. @WSJ says that the founder and CEO of Amazon, who also owns Blue Origin, plans to start with suborbital space tourism flights by 2019. He thinks in possible human habitats on the Moon’s surface and in the exploration of Mars.

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#WR Analysis: Chinese OK for NXP’s sale. @WSJ wrote ‘Chinese authorities are set to approve Qualcomm planned $44 billion acquisition of Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductors.’ This move shows how China is trying to push the Trump administration to avoid the closure of ZTE telecom.

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#WR Opinion: Key issue behind Iranian issue. Through the report about Putin and Macron meeting, @Reuters puts in clear the reason the Europeans fear for the Washington’s withdrawal from the pact. They think US will punish the companies of other countries doing business with Iran.

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Friday, May 25, 2018

WORLDRETHINK: Twitter tour on Friday, May 25, 2018

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#WR Analysis: President Trump in between the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ @WSJ says ‘President Donald Trump struck a more optimistic note after North Korea said it remained willing to meet with him despite his decision a day earlier to scrap plans for a June 12 summit with leader Kim Jong Un.’

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#WR Analysis: General Mattis supports Korean summit. @Reuters says ‘U.S. defense chief suggests Trump-Kim summit could be back on’. Since the beginning of the crisis, US Defense Secretary James Mattis always was strong supporter of diplomatic action instead of military action.

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#WR Opinion: Medal of Honor to Afghanistan’s Hero @AP wrote 'Trump presented the nation’s most prestigious honor for selflessness on the battlefield to Master Chief Special Warfare Operator Britt K. Slabinski. The president said Slabinski is a“special man, a truly brave person.”'

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#WR Opinion: The frustration of our allies is risky!!! @Reuters says ‘Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron found a common cause in their shared unease at U.S. President Donald Trump’s actions on Iran, climate change and international trade.’

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#WR Analysis: Former guerrilla runs for Colombian presidency. According to @WSJ, Gustavo Petro, ex-rebel and admirer of the Venezuelan Hugo Chávez, is the second option in the presidential election after Iván Duque, the rightist front-runner. Petro was member of M-19 rebel group.

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