Your politics is visible through your omission (take note of post #339)
Bob Hawke lied about sending forces to Gulf War
As for how you determine what a dictator is, there is plenty of easily accessible reference material.
a leader who has complete power in a country and has not been elected by the people
The Australian voter always has the power to vote for their MP and government.
BP announced that they can continue to work with Russian state-owned Rosneft, but not yet clarified whether they are looking to sell their 20% stake, or write it off.The impact of world sanctions on Russia is becoming clearer. Rouble down 30%. Banks likely to fail. Much international trade stopping.
I also saw that BP has sold out a 20% stake inan oil development with a Russian company.
Moscow braces for rouble to crash at least 25% as new sanctions hit
Russian currency expected to plunge in first day’s trading since Swift ban and ECB says state-owned Sberbank subsidiaries are set to collapsewww.theguardian.com
BP announced that they can continue to work with Russian state-owned Rosneft, but not yet clarified whether they are looking to sell their 20% stake, or write it off.
The latest annual report showed Rosneft accounted for about 1/5 of the BP's profit, which could have a significant impact on the company's share price. All trading carries risk, but it'll be worth watching how this plays out, especially when considering how many traders may have been using BP to hedge higher oil prices.
Thanks for the reminder:
I missed Hawke and the Gulf War.
I tried, but unable/not sure how to edit my post and include that.
as for definitions of Dictators,
whether they get elected or not, doesn't really matter, if/when they do things contrary to the majority opinion and approval.
The Westminster system is the basis of government in Australia, at the state, territory and federal level. It is based on the British model of responsible government.
Under this system public sector employees serve the people of their state, territory or country by implementing the Government's policies, decisions and programs. This includes:
- understanding that ministers and the Cabinet are responsible for deciding policy, and are free to accept or reject the advice of Departments and other agencies
- accepting that although executives are under the direction of their Secretary or agency head, they have a clear duty to respond promptly and professionally to ministers’ requests for advice or information
- providing advice to ministers that is apolitical, 'frank and fearless’ and non-partisan.
Key components
The Westminster System comprises:
- a head of state - the Sovereign or their representative
- an elected Parliament, made up of one or two houses
- a government formed by the political party or coalition that has majority support in the Lower House of Parliment
- a Prime Minister or Premier, who heads the Government
- a ministry, drawn from members of Parliament – usually members of the Government – who exercise executive authority and are accountable to the Parliament
- an independent judiciary
- an apolitical professional public sector that provides the Government with impartial advice and implements the Government's policies and programs.
Separation of powers
At the heart of the Westminster system is the concept that power is separated between the three branches of government, creating a system of checks and balances. These branches are:
The separation of powers is considered one of the cornerstones of fair government. In Australia’s Westminster system of parliamentary democracy, the separation is not total because the executive is drawn from and accountable to the Legislature.
- The Legislature: the Parliament, which makes the laws
- The Executive: the Governor, Prime Minister, Premier, ministers, departments and agencies, which are responsible for implementing laws
- The Judiciary: the courts, which interpret and apply the law.
Russia's biggest problem is going to be money.Wow
If ~80% of the IMOEX truly is owned by foreigners then they've just had a massive haircut....
Ukraine agrees to talks with Russia as Vladimir Putin puts nukes on high alert
Ukraine says it will hold talks with Russia at its border with Belarus —– near the Chernobyl exclusion zone – after a call between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko.
“The politicians agreed that the Ukrainian delegation would meet the Russian one without preconditions at the Ukraine-Belarus border, near the Pripyat River,” Mr Zelensky’s office said early on Monday (AEST).
As the talks were announced – and Western countries lined up to send arms into Ukraine and impose ever more stringent sanctions — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his defence chiefs to put the country’s nuclear “deterrence forces” on high alert.
That seems to be the case but there's the question of exactly how they go about doing it.Not sure about that. From my reading it seems BP have decided to completely exit from Rosneft.
RE: nukes, I'm not familiar with various types but surely nuclear weapons sit on a spectrum from city/nation destroying variants to those able to affect local towns?
Putin threatening to use nuclear weapons does not necessarily mean he is going to use weapons that are designed to level ukraine. Would still be devastating...
Agree in regards to Ukraine specifically but I think a lesson the West needs to learn is that the warning signs have long been there in my opinion that Russia was going to cause trouble at some point, the question being with the detail.scary thing is we thought he was bluffing on the whole Ukraine war and he wasn't so now you can't assume his bluffing on atomics
Using tactical nuclear weapons would be the equivalent of just a little pregnant. Or a little dead.
The risk and consequences of using tactical nuclear weapons are beyond thinking.
Maybe it’s time to buy some Boeing shares.It just keeps getting worse--Belarus has now renounced its non-nuclear status.
It is Putin's show.Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky says next 24 hours 'crucial' for Ukraine
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If Putin goes for broke, then the Ukraine people with have no choice but to also give everything they have, and then the worst of what wars brings will come to fruition - mass casualties. Let's hope that Russian politics come to their senses.
totally paranoid about Covid (amongst everything else), I read somewhere.It is Putin's show. He treats his generals like he does everyone else.
It reminds me of that movie " Death of Stalin ".
I wonder if the two buttons to the left are Putin are the ejector seats for his General's chairs.It is Putin's show.
He treats his generals like he does everyone else.
It reminds me of that movie " Death of Stalin ".
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