8chan/8kun QResearch Posts (2)
#18427847 at 2023-03-01 08:50:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #22593: It's Gender Dysphoria NOT Gender Affirming Care Edition
1 Mar, 2023 08:14
Top Pentagon official reflects on Ukraine paying for arms
Kiev eventually needs to foot the bill for some weapons shipments, a US Assistant Defense Secretary has said
Ukraine should eventually step in to cover the costs of some weapons it receives from its Western backers, the US Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Celeste Wallander, told Congress on Tuesday.
Speaking at a House Appropriations Committee hearing, Rep. Michael Garcia (R-Calif.) said that it would be important for the US to initiate foreign military sales to Ukraine, rather than providing Kiev with arms for free, claiming that it "would go a long way with American taxpayers."
Wallander responded that while the Ukrainians had actually bought some weapons themselves,they "haven't done any big figure procurement from American companies." (Does that mean they bought from foreign countries?)
"They don't have that scale of capability in their budget right now... but it's a very good point that we also need to transition them to start their own defense spending planning as well as everything else we will do to support them," she said.
Since the start of the Ukraine conflict more than one year ago, the US has committed to support Kiev with more than $31.7 billion in security assistance, including M1 Abrams tanks, hundreds of artillery pieces and thousands of anti-aircraft systems. Russia has repeatedly warned that arms shipments to Ukraine will only prolong the conflict.
While US President Joe Biden has vowed to support Ukraine for "as long as it takes," that stance has faced some opposition, especially from the Republican Party. Earlier this month, a group of GOP lawmakers put forward the "Ukraine Fatigue Resolution" calling on Washington to "end its military and financial aid to Ukraine" while urging "all combatants to reach a peace agreement."
Late last year, Republicans introduced a resolution spearheaded by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling for an audit of US aid to Ukraine. However, it was narrowly defeated in the House of Representatives in early December.
https://www.rt.com/news/572237-pentagon-ukraine-pay-weapons/
#13244929 at 2021-03-17 20:51:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #16778: Media Damage Control Attempts FAILING Edition Edition
New York Gov. Cuomo has appointed all 7 appeals court judges who would vote in impeachment trial
Judges would join the state Senate in hearing an impeachment trial
New York lawmakers are preparing an impeachment investigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, but should they vote to hold a trial, the outcome will be determined in part by the state's seven Court of Appeals judges - all of whom were appointed by Cuomo himself.
Unlike federal impeachment trials, where only the Senate votes on the verdict, New York impeachment trials add Court of Appeals judges to the mix.
"The court for the trial of impeachments shall be composed of the president of the senate, the senators, or the major part of them, and the judges of the court of appeals, or the major part of them," the state constitution reads.
Those Court of Appeals judges are Rowan Wilson, Jenny Rivera, Leslie Stein, Eugene Fahey, Michael Garcia, Paul Feinman and Chief Judge Janet DiFiore. All of them were appointed by Cuomo between the years of 2013 and 2017.
"They're mostly liberal," former State Assembly Republican leader John Faso told Newsmax. "Very liberal. And they are all Democrats except one."
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cuomo-appointees-appeals-court-judges-impeachment-trial