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Wide Angle Cave Rescue: A reminder America’s foes are Trump’s allies TOP that people are awesome! TWEETS4 to his line. His eyes would glaze Whatever he does, European want to deal with small Euro - over as you tried to persuade him allies have no doubts: The pean nations, and so be better otherwise. trust that is the ultimate placed to bully them. Trump’s with Matteo Salvini, These are the sympathies be- 01 bond of any alliance has JOEL INDRUPATI the Italian interior minister from been broken by Trump. hind Trump’s push to get Russia the anti-immigrant League par- back into the G-7 and his will - ty. He’s with Viktor Orban, the Europe needs to stand ingness to contemplate recogniz- oday, hope, compassion, and courage Hungarian prime minister, who up for itself and the values ing Russia’s illegal annexation of has won”. is successfully exporting across Trump tramples. Crimea, even as he won’t discuss “T These were the words of Iceland’s Europe his illiberal template for Russian interference in the 2016 prime minister, Katrin Jakobsdottir, who was the a closed democracy that can pro- US presidential election. ust returned from first world leader to welcome the news of the amaz- duce only one election result. This European peace since 1945 JCave 3. Mini-sub is ing cave rescue in Northern Thailand, through her is Europe’s new strategic reality. has depended on acceptance ready if needed. It is tweet on Tuesday, 10 July. The NATO summit in Brussels of the principle that the pres - made of rocket parts & As the world was waiting with bated breath to could be a fiasco, like last month’s ence of national minorities in named Wild Boar after know the fate of the 12 boys and their football coach, Group of 7 meeting in Canada. other countries — in this case, kids’ soccer team. Leav- stuck for 18 days in a deep, dark underground cave; Trump might express an indul- ethnic Russians in Ukraine — is ing here in case it may and as the torrential rain and flooding waters inside gent view of Putin’s annexation not a pretext for war or annex- be useful in the future. the tunnels, made the rescue operation extremely of Crimea. He might say he won’t Trump. Europe needs to stand up ation. Putin flouted that twice, Thailand is so beautiful. dangerous, what has ultimately survived and suc- honor Article 5 of the NATO trea- for itself and the values Trump in eastern Ukraine and Crimea. @elonmusk ceeded is this: the undaunted spirit of collective ty (the obliga- tramples. If Trump blinks, all bets are off. human endeavour. tion of all NATO The question remains: Why “Nothing,” Jake Sullivan, a for- Hope. Compassion. Courage. These three words members is Trump in Putin’s thrall? He mer senior foreign policy adviser 02 that Iceland’s Prime Minister used are not only to de - may be compromised, wheth- to Hillary Clinton and national apposite for this amazing daredevil operation, but fend er by Russian intelligence or security adviser to Joe Biden, also appropriate in ascribing to human beings the one an- money. He’s certainly drawn to said when asked what he hoped qualities they are capable of. other if one Putin’s bare-chested strongman for out of the Helsinki summit. The seemingly pessimistic human is attacked) for style. Russia is not taking ad - I agree. Nothing would be good nature is just an exterior to a strong countries that don’t vantage of the United States on when giveaways on Crimea or a optimistic determination that we all pay enough. Or he trade, Trump believes, but he compromised NATO are the alter- We can say have deep inside, when it comes to might just be on his best be - is convinced China and the Eu- native. The Finlandized must be ow wonderful that the rescue was helping others. We possess within us havior. ropean Union are. Russia is an- grateful for small mercies. Hall 12 boys & their successful. And this hidden potential, which somehow Whatever he does, Europe - ti-NATO and anti-EU, exactly like coach have been rescued it is because surfaces only when we come together, an allies have no doubts: The Trump, and for similar reasons. (Roger Cohen is a columnist with The from the Thailand cave and struggle together, to lift others up, New York Times. ) trust that is the ultimate bond of They both want to disaggregate where they have been of all the without losing hope. any alliance has been broken by the union. Why? Because they (In collaboration with New York Times) trapped for more than humanly efforts This coming together of the Thai 2 weeks! This success wholeheartedly navy seals, divers, doctors, aid-work- is a testament to the in- put in, by the ers, psychologists, counsellors and all credible courage & skill other experts, in this hour of need to of the rescuers and the government bring out the cold and hungry boys power of international and by other from the dark and deep subterranean cooperation. authorities, so tunnels – so that they can safely return @SenatorCollins that joy and to their loved ones, and so that they can Zimbabwean politics still a man’s game laughter can continue experiencing the joy of life – deserves much praise and appreciation. 03 replace fear and Our best cheers, therefore, must go to desperation. these remarkable rescue participants; As prepares for its first election after ’s ouster, a familiar malaise has returned to all those, from Thailand and outside, who fought against all odds to get the boys and their coach out. ousted a former vice While major party politics does More than the cheering of our fa- president and war veteran, Joyce not seem to hold much space for vourite football teams in the World Mujuru, from the presidency of the women in the forthcoming July Cup - where those soccer stars are ruling ZANU-PF party’s Women’s elections, there are a number of anyway earning megabucks for their participation in League. Mugabe publicly shamed young women contesting as inde- hat I know in my the ongoing sporting extravaganza in Russia - it is the Mujuru, claiming she had video pendents in Harare and , Wheart is that if @ cheering of these ‘rescue workers’ and their selfless evidence that Mujuru was a “min- the two major cities. theresa_may stays as determination and dedicated hard-work that, I think, iskirt wearer.” In January, I attended a volunteer Prime Minister we will really matters. Last November, the military in- rally for Fadzayi Mahere, a 32-year- not get control back of I had closely followed the news, in 2010, when a tervened in the power struggle old lawyer, who is contesting the our borders, our laws, similar cave rescue operation went on – for many within ZANU-PF and put an end to July elections for Parliament from our courts, and our mon- days - in the South American country of Chile. In an Mugabe’s bid to succeed her hus- Mount Pleasant, a Harare suburb. ey. It will be a fudge and astounding daredevil operation, after 69 days inside, band as president. While the nu - The volunteers in her campaign leave us in a very bad all 33 miners were rescued. merous accusations of corruption reported that one of the pressing place. Trapped with no way out, food and messages were and misuse of power against Grace questions they faced from poten- @Nigel_Farage being sent inside, for many days. And then, after what Mugabe were valid, the old fear of tial voters was why she was still must have seemed like eternity to those 33 miners and women returned. unmarried and childless at 32. In to their families, they were brought out, one by one, Politics in Zimbabwe remains a a conservative country that holds 04 using a capsule built specially for that purpose, and man’s game, and virility is a meas- “family values” dear, suitability for which can accommodate only one person at a time. ure of one’s ability to rule over oth- political office is often attached to I found it nice to read this week, in the news, that ers. Mugabe was 72 when he mar- marital status. those Chilean miners had sent messages of advice, ried the 31-year-old Grace Marufu. Many Zimbabweans hope that encouragement and support to these boys and their Constantino Chiwenga, the coun- the first elections after Mugabe families. try’s 61-year-old vice president, is will be a break from the past. Few In a short video message, one of miners Mario married to a woman almost half realistically expected that the oust- Sepulveda from his twitter account @SuperMari- his age. Even the famed opposition ing of Mugabe would create greater reat SKYSCRAPER oChile had said, “I would like to send greetings and leader, Tsvangirai, was embroiled space and more opportunities for Greview! Mahalo! lot of strength to the authorities and to the families of in several sex scandals before mar- women in Zimbabwe politics. You’re right, our movie the 12 children”. rying a woman 25 years younger. And yet, if we continue to accept is an homage to the big He had also added, “I have no doubt that if the gov- other backlash. In 1992, a young After the fall of Robert Mugabe, a political space in which “unru - over the top, entertaining ernment of that country puts in everything and makes woman was attacked and almost it was expected that President ly women” who refuse to keep in action movies we grew all the humanly possible efforts, this rescue will be raped on the University of Zim - Mnangagwa would appoint Oppah line with the patriarchal politics up with from the 80’s & successful. May God bless you”. babwe campus because she chose Muchinguri-Kashiri, the ZANU-PF’s of visibility and respectability “in- 90’s. Glad you loved it! And, today, we can say the rescue was successful. to wear a miniskirt, the supposed most senior female leader and a vite” verbal and physical abuse, we @TheRock And it is because of all the humanly efforts whole- attire of prostitutes. Female stu - veteran of the liberation war, as the accept a break with Zimbabwe’s heartedly put in, by the government and by other dents responded by protesting in vice president. democratic future. authorities, so that joy and laughter can replace fear miniskirts and trousers. Mnangagwa chose Chiwenga, Disclaimer: (Views expressed and desperation which had been haunting the families Decades later, miniskirts and the retired army general who was (Panashe Chigumadzi is the author of by columnists are personal and of those boys, for 18 days. “These Bones Will Rise Again,” charges of prostitution continue instrumental in pushing out Mug- a book about the coup that deposed need not necessarily reflect our With hope, compassion and courage, we make this to be used to discredit women lead- abe, and gave Muchinguri-Kashiri Robert Mugabe) editorial stances) world a better place. ers. In 2014, the former first lady a ministerial position. And we must agree that, yes, ‘people are awesome’.

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