ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono This phrase was first spoken by Kamehameha III, the King of Hawaii, on July 31, 1843, on Thomas Square, Oʻahu….
Some of the words contained in this phrase have greater, more difficult to define meaning than is commonly ascribed. Mau, for example, implies an unending continuation; Ea means not only “life”, but “breath” and, more importantly, “sovereignty“.[4] Pono is a well-used Hawaiian word that cannot be concisely translated. It includes aspects of goodness, excellence, fairness, order, propriety, completeness, care, value, organization, purpose, and hope.[4]
-Hawaiian state motto; Hawaii is in USA, while simultaneously in alot of deep water, unlike regular coastal shelf coastlines.
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11-10-16 (Los Angeles Times) The international police organization, Interpol, elected a Chinese security official as its president Thursday
http://www.wnd.com/2016/11/chinese-public-security-official-named-head-of-interpol/#E3dhcI5hLU1hbSBR.99
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Britain could become an “associate” member of the North American Free Trade Area after it leaves the European Union, it has emerged.
The plan was first proposed nearly 20 years ago by US senator Newt Gingrich, who is now tipped to be President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/11/britain-could-join-usa-canada-and-mexico-in-new-free-trade-area/
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Mosul battle (4)
Iraqi troops have told how the “Battle for Mosul” has become a “nightmare” as crazed jihadi suicide bombers are impossible to spot among civilians. ISIS forced its dress code on the population after it seized control of the city in a bloody battle in 2014.
An Iraqi army colonel, who asked not be named, said: “Our soldiers can’t recognise them until it’s too late, when the attacker either detonates his explosive vest or throws a grenade.”
He added: “It’s becoming a nightmare and it’s nerve-wracking for the soldiers.”
His Ninth Armoured Division lost two T-72 tanks and an armoured vehicle yesterday.
Iraqi and Kurdish troops are battling a well-drilled and ruthlessly effective enemy who are exploiting the cover of built-up neighbourhoods. The colonel has said his tanks are proving useless and his men are not trained for urban warfare.
Jihadis have also been launching “crashing wave” attacks by releasing 50-strong units against the Iraqi, Kurdish, and Turkish troops. Each unit includes suicide bombers, snipers, assault fighters, and logistics and mortar experts.
ISIS are facing a coalition of Iraqi army, special forces, Kurdish Peshmerga and Shi’ite paramilitary groups totalling around 100,000 fighters. The jihadis have held back their enemies in some areas of Mosul despite only having 5,000 soldiers.
Hisham al-Hashemi, who advises the Iraqi government on how to tackle ISIS, has said the jihadis have dug a 45-mile network of tunnels under Mosul.
Hisham said: “(Iraqi and Kurdish forces) are not ready for these surprises – it’s the tunnels which have caused our greatest losses.” http://www.special-ops.org/20995/iraqi-army-colonel-im-afraid-that-battle-for-mosul-is-too-tough-for-us-to-handle/
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The serious question of an imperial presidency
