“[B]ackers of Donald Trump in Indonesia have joined army officers and a vigilante street movement linked to ISIS in an attempt to oust Indonesia’s president… Indonesians involved in the coup attempt include a corporate lawyer working for the mining company Freeport-McMoRan, which is controlled by Trump adviser Carl Icahn. Video has even emerged showing the lawyer at a ceremony where men are swearing allegiance to ISIS. According to Nairn, two of the other most prominent supporters of the coup are close associates of Donald Trump—Fadli Zon, vice speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, and Hary Tanoe, Trump’s primary Indonesian business partner, who is building two Trump resorts, one in Bali and one outside Jakarta.”
Shocking Exposé Reveals Trump Associates & ISIS-Linked Vigilantes Are Attempting Coup in Indonesia Shocking Exposé Reveals Trump Associates & ISIS-Linked Vigilantes Are Attempting Coup in Indonesia | Democracy Now! via @democracynow
https://twitter.com/carl_c_icahn
Trump’s Indonesian allies in bed with ISIS-backed militia seeking to oust elected president Trump Partners Back Islamic Coup Movement in Indonesia by @AllanNairn14
"衝撃的な事実が判明 トランプの取引仲間とISISにつながる自警集団がインドネシアでクーデターを企図
マイク・ペンス副大統領が20日、ISISが関与したテロを激しく非難しましたが、ベテラン調査報道記者アラン・ネアンの衝撃的な暴露記事によれば、インドネシアにおけるドナルド・トランプの後援者たちが、インドネシア大統領の引きずり降ろしを企てて、陸軍将校やISISとつながりのある自警団員の街頭運動に参加していました。ネアン記者に話を聞きます。ネアン記者は『インターセプト』へ寄稿した記事の中で、クーデターの企てに関与したインドネシア人の中には、米鉱業大手フリーポート・マクモラン社の企業弁護士がいることを明らかにしました。この会社を支配するカール・アイカーンは、トランプ大統領の顧問です。この弁護士が、ISISへの忠誠を誓う儀式に参加している場面が映っている動画も出てきました。ネアン記者によると、他の大物クーデター支援者のなかには、ドナルド・トランプと近しい間柄の人物が二人います。インドネシア下院副議長ファドリ・ゾンと、トランプのインドネシアにおける主要提携先であるハリー・タノエです。タノエは、トランプ・リゾートをバリとジャカルタ郊外の2カ所に建設中です。ネアン記者の記事はインドネシアで波紋を呼んでいます。"
Is this forum the best place for this?
I don’t know if this forum is the best place for this. For me, this forum is the best place for practicing writing in English.
“Talk about anything you like as long as you write in English!”
Some people may not be interested in Trump’s connection with politicians and businesspeople in Indonesia, but it is probable that the Trump administration’s foreign policy will be influenced by this connection.
“Over the past six months, Indonesia has wrestled with mining giant Freeport McMoRan, demanding the company divest 51 percent of its shares in its Papua-based gold and copper mine, …”
Pence tours Southeast Asia’s biggest mosque, talks trade in Indonesia Pence tours Southeast Asia's biggest mosque, talks trade in Indonesia | Reuters via @Reuters
“Freeport-McMoRan Inc., (FMCG) often called Freeport, is a mining company based in the Freeport-McMoRan Center in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, United States.”–Wikipedia
Allan Nairn said :
“They [Freeport-McMoRan] were able to do anything. But now, just in the past year and a half or so, they have been under challenge from the Jokowi government, which is demanding a renegotiation of the contract between the Indonesian government and Freeport-McMoRan, and which has been restricting Freeport’s copper exports. So this is creating a problem for Icahn, a serious economic problem for Carl Icahn. So this is creating a problem for Icahn, a serious economic problem for Carl Icahn. As this conflict between the Jokowi government and Icahn’s Freeport has been going on, the local lawyer for Icahn’s Freeport has been helping to lead the coup movement to oust—to oust Jokowi”
Probably it is not the best place for this, but it is a good place for it.
I think everyone is jumping to conclusions here. The comment could have been referencing the fact that someone is posting Japanese content in the English forums.
As the moderator clearly reminded us: “Talk about anything you like as long as you write in English!”
I posted two excerpts. The first one is the English original, and the second is the same content in Japanese. I thought that the Japanese version would be useful for some members of this site.
I think that this site is useful not only for native speakers of Japanese but also for learners of the language. You can notice how English and Japanese are different in ordering words in a sentence.
The following two excerpts convey the same statement in the two different languages:
"Indonesians involved in the coup attempt include a corporate lawyer working for the mining company Freeport-McMoRan, which is controlled by Trump adviser Carl Icahn. Video has even emerged showing the lawyer at a ceremony where men are swearing allegiance to ISIS. "
“クーデターの企てに関与したインドネシア人の中には、米鉱業大手フリーポート・マクモラン社の企業弁護士がいることを明らかにしました。この会社を支配するカール・アイカーンは、トランプ大統領の顧問です。この弁護士が、ISISへの忠誠を誓う儀式に参加している場面が映っている動画も出てきました。”
Is this a pattern in politics where some of you tend to treat your enemy’s enemy as your ally?
I usually try to reject such an option. Someone wrote somewhere that the enemy who used to be your ally is the most dangerous enemy because they know your vulnerable points very well.
“The Central Intelligence Agency helped Osama bin Laden build an underground camp at Khost, which bin Laden used to train Mujahideen soldiers. The United States would later attack this camp when bin Laden was held responsible for bombing embassies of the United States in Africa.”–Wikipedia
“Ja, klingt gut. Meine Meinung nach hat Yutaka sein Englisch genug geübt. Der Japaner (oder die Japanerin?) muss viel öfter Deutsch üben.”
An old dog cannot master new tricks. My goal is reading some books written by my favorite writers such as Georg Simmel, Theodor W. Adorno, and Alfred W. Adler. Writing in German is not high on my priority list.
I think Prinz of Something should read one of Adler’s well-known books. He will find good advice from Dr. Adler for escaping from his delusion that he is in charge of executing criminals.
Prinz of Something wrote:
“Japanerin wäre mir lieber! :-P”
This comment may also show some sort of delusion. (This can be also seen in Donald Trump’s mind.) Or does he simply intend to convey his “anger” or something towards me for some reason? As far as I am concerned, whether Prinz is male or female doesn’t interest me in the LingQ forum, of course.
Speaking of Adler, Valentine Adler, one of his children, died in a Gulag camp on July 6, 1942.