Pentagon officials have labeled the campaign rhetoric of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as dangerous to American national security. Many Americans tend to forget that the rest of the world often listens carefully to the language of American elections, and do not fully appreciate how that language shapes US power. In this particular case, Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric is clearly playing into the hands of those who believe that the US is on a “Crusade” to diminish the power of Islam in the world.
Bloomberg has developed a global “carbon clock” which outlines the significant variables concerning Carbon Dioxide as a greenhouse gas. It is a remarkable interactive graphic that expresses some complex ideas very directly and succinctly.
Daesh (the Islamic State) has produced a propaganda video in Mandarin to gain the attention of Chinese Muslims. China has become increasingly apprehensive about Chinese nationals who have gone to fight for Daesh and who might return to China to support the Uighur minority groups in the northwest province of Xinjiang. Some Uighurs have resorted to violent protests in order to gain greater autonomy for the Muslim Uighurs.
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