Showing posts with label Marco Rubio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marco Rubio. Show all posts
Sunday, March 01, 2026
Viijay Prashad Humiliated Marco Rubio: "He's Not Even Cuban!"
Friday, February 27, 2026
Trump’s Goons Struggling to Keep Their Lies Straight about War with Iran
Strong language alert!
Marco Rubio is a man who cannot be trusted. He stirs the sh** in the background. — © Mark Alexander
The Moment the World Lost Trust in America
Monday, February 23, 2026
Lindsey Graham Berated Denmark’s Prime Minister (w/ Frank Dikötter) | Shield of the Republic
Friday, February 20, 2026
Is Graham Out of His Mind? Imperial US Is an Ally No More!
Feb 19, 2026 | Silicon Bites Ep288 | 2026-02-18 | All the evidence points to the U.S. no longer being an ally of Europe. But it’s not a neutral or indifferent stance. It’s actively malicious, meddling, malignant and intentionally destabilising. The evidence is all around, and yet Rubio still got a standing ovation at the MSC. Could there be any greater show of craven weakness and appeasement to an increasingly tyrannical, capricious and imperial U.S.?!
This episode: the Munich Meltdown and the “Kremlin Vassal” Tour, of Hungary and Slovakia: Graham’s unseemly tantrum, Rubio’s weasel words, and the Geneva so-called ‘peace conference’ squeeze on Ukraine. The U.S. is being unfair to Ukraine, and to everyone, except Vladimir Putin and his client states. Isn’t this clear to everyone yet?
This episode: the Munich Meltdown and the “Kremlin Vassal” Tour, of Hungary and Slovakia: Graham’s unseemly tantrum, Rubio’s weasel words, and the Geneva so-called ‘peace conference’ squeeze on Ukraine. The U.S. is being unfair to Ukraine, and to everyone, except Vladimir Putin and his client states. Isn’t this clear to everyone yet?
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Why US Failure in Ukraine Could Collapse Trump's Government
Feb 17, 2026 | "The midterms are going to see a tsunami, that is going to wash over the Republican Party and dramatically weaken the Trump regime if the elections are free and fair."
Trump's failure to end Putin's invasion of Ukraine has damaged him politically says Ken Harbaugh, Former US Navy Pilot and President of Valour Media Network.
Trump's failure to end Putin's invasion of Ukraine has damaged him politically says Ken Harbaugh, Former US Navy Pilot and President of Valour Media Network.
Monday, February 16, 2026
'Can't Go Alone': Germany Defence Minister Fires Back At Rubio, Shows Mirror to Trump over Greenland
Three American Speeches at Munich, and Plenty of Confusion
THE NEW YORK TIMES: As the U.S. message veered from shared heritage and values to shared interests and back again, Europeans wondered what kind of alliance they were left with.
In the space of just a year, European leaders have heard three descriptions of how the Trump administration is reimagining the American relationship with its allies. Each strikes a bit of a different tone, but all are intended to push them into a new era in which Washington’s commitment to defend them faces new limits.
One was delivered by Vice President JD Vance last year, a blistering condemnation of European-style democracy, arguing that waves of immigrants and Europe’s restrictions on its own far-right parties pose a greater threat to the continent than Russia’s aggression.
The second was a far easier-to-swallow version of a similar message from Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday. He described a hazy and sometimes idealized cultural history shared by Europe and the United States and argued that each faced “civilizational erasure” unless it figured out a way to control its borders.
Then, at the same conference, the most senior defense official to attend, Elbridge Colby, the under secretary of defense for policy, offered a classic American national-security message about shared interests, not values, recommending that both sides focus on “nuts and bolts kind of stuff.”
If the Europeans emerged a bit confused, it’s understandable. » | Steven Erlanger and David E. Sanger | Steven Erlanger and David E. Sanger write about American and European diplomacy and security. They reported from the Munich Security Conference. | Sunday, February 15, 2026
In the space of just a year, European leaders have heard three descriptions of how the Trump administration is reimagining the American relationship with its allies. Each strikes a bit of a different tone, but all are intended to push them into a new era in which Washington’s commitment to defend them faces new limits.
One was delivered by Vice President JD Vance last year, a blistering condemnation of European-style democracy, arguing that waves of immigrants and Europe’s restrictions on its own far-right parties pose a greater threat to the continent than Russia’s aggression.
The second was a far easier-to-swallow version of a similar message from Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday. He described a hazy and sometimes idealized cultural history shared by Europe and the United States and argued that each faced “civilizational erasure” unless it figured out a way to control its borders.
Then, at the same conference, the most senior defense official to attend, Elbridge Colby, the under secretary of defense for policy, offered a classic American national-security message about shared interests, not values, recommending that both sides focus on “nuts and bolts kind of stuff.”
If the Europeans emerged a bit confused, it’s understandable. » | Steven Erlanger and David E. Sanger | Steven Erlanger and David E. Sanger write about American and European diplomacy and security. They reported from the Munich Security Conference. | Sunday, February 15, 2026
‘Who Needs Saving from Whom?’ Kaja Kallas Publicly Insults Marco Rubio over Europe-bashing Speech
My comment on Marco Rubio’s speech in Munich is here.
Saturday, February 14, 2026
US-Aussenminister Rubios Botschaft an Europa
Full Speech: Marco Rubio Declares “Europe Must Survive” at Munich Security Conference
Feb 14, 2026 | US Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers his full address at the Munich Security Conference, stressing Western unity, cultural ties with Europe, reindustrialization, and strategic renewal under President Donald Trump’s vision.
Rubio warns against borderless globalism, urges stronger allies, and calls for rebuilding industries, defence strength, and shared Western identity.
Rubio criticises deindustrialisation. But ask yourselves who were instrumental in bringing it about? It was the titans of industry who are, by and large, profit-maximising right-wingers and in the Eighties by Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. They did their level best to deindustrialise by deregulating and by reducing subsidies to heavy industries. These measures accelerated the decline of traditional manufacturing. Corporations, of course, always looking to maximise their profits, were helped to maximise their profits by globalisation, so started relocating and outsourcing manufacturing to countries with a ready supply of cheap labour.
Reindustrialising our economies, as Rubio suggests, is a tall order indeed, unless, of course, our politicians want to get the workforce used to working in sweatshops! For that is the only way we’d be able to compete with the much lower production costs in Asia.
Marco Rubio’s speech is more important for what it doesn’t tell you than for what it did! To really understand his sometimes-sweet rhetoric, one must read between the lines. He talked of wanting a strong Europe. Poppycock! He and his boss don’t want a strong Europe at all; rather they want a weaker, more fragmented one. The concept of the European Union is anathema to Trump. After all, a weaker, more fragmented Europe gives Trump’s America far more leverage. It is much easier for Trump to push around a European nation state than it is to push around a strong, united European Union!
Basically, these autocracy-leaning fascists want Europe on their own terms. Ooh! And something else must also be read between the lines. There was no reference to it in Rubio’s speech, but I can assure you that it was there. They want to purge America and Europe of the influence of Islam.
If Trump and his acolytes are really so fond of Europe as Rubio tries to convince us, then why is he talking of invading the territory of a European nation: Denmark?
Judging by the applause Marco Rubio received at the end of his speech, it is clear that many in the audience were flattered by his fine words and were, as a result, seemingly taken in by them. Personally, I would caution against taking his words on face value. I suggest that one would be wiser to read between the lines.
After all, we are talking about a man, here, who was behind the invasion of Venezuela, and the man who is itching to bring about the collapse of communism in Cuba. Trump, his boss, has talked incessantly about the annexation of Greenland, if not indeed the invasion of the country. It is also on record that Trump has spoken multiple times of Europe being “weak” and “decaying”. He is also known to want the break-up of the European Union. So Rubio’s fine words buttered no parsnips for me, I’m afraid.
I would there therefore suggest that we Europeans exercise extreme caution in dealing with Trump’s America. In German, there is an apt saying. It is as follows: Vorsicht ist die Mutter der Weisheit.. That means ‘caution is the mother of wisdom’. And it most surely is. — © Mark Alexander
Rubio warns against borderless globalism, urges stronger allies, and calls for rebuilding industries, defence strength, and shared Western identity.
Rubio criticises deindustrialisation. But ask yourselves who were instrumental in bringing it about? It was the titans of industry who are, by and large, profit-maximising right-wingers and in the Eighties by Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. They did their level best to deindustrialise by deregulating and by reducing subsidies to heavy industries. These measures accelerated the decline of traditional manufacturing. Corporations, of course, always looking to maximise their profits, were helped to maximise their profits by globalisation, so started relocating and outsourcing manufacturing to countries with a ready supply of cheap labour.
Reindustrialising our economies, as Rubio suggests, is a tall order indeed, unless, of course, our politicians want to get the workforce used to working in sweatshops! For that is the only way we’d be able to compete with the much lower production costs in Asia.
Marco Rubio’s speech is more important for what it doesn’t tell you than for what it did! To really understand his sometimes-sweet rhetoric, one must read between the lines. He talked of wanting a strong Europe. Poppycock! He and his boss don’t want a strong Europe at all; rather they want a weaker, more fragmented one. The concept of the European Union is anathema to Trump. After all, a weaker, more fragmented Europe gives Trump’s America far more leverage. It is much easier for Trump to push around a European nation state than it is to push around a strong, united European Union!
Basically, these autocracy-leaning fascists want Europe on their own terms. Ooh! And something else must also be read between the lines. There was no reference to it in Rubio’s speech, but I can assure you that it was there. They want to purge America and Europe of the influence of Islam.
If Trump and his acolytes are really so fond of Europe as Rubio tries to convince us, then why is he talking of invading the territory of a European nation: Denmark?
Judging by the applause Marco Rubio received at the end of his speech, it is clear that many in the audience were flattered by his fine words and were, as a result, seemingly taken in by them. Personally, I would caution against taking his words on face value. I suggest that one would be wiser to read between the lines.
After all, we are talking about a man, here, who was behind the invasion of Venezuela, and the man who is itching to bring about the collapse of communism in Cuba. Trump, his boss, has talked incessantly about the annexation of Greenland, if not indeed the invasion of the country. It is also on record that Trump has spoken multiple times of Europe being “weak” and “decaying”. He is also known to want the break-up of the European Union. So Rubio’s fine words buttered no parsnips for me, I’m afraid.
I would there therefore suggest that we Europeans exercise extreme caution in dealing with Trump’s America. In German, there is an apt saying. It is as follows: Vorsicht ist die Mutter der Weisheit.. That means ‘caution is the mother of wisdom’. And it most surely is. — © Mark Alexander
Rubio über Beziehung zu Europa: „Wir wollen nicht nur den Niedergang verwalten“
BERLINER ZEITUNG: Der US-Außenminister eröffnet den zweiten Tag der Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz. Er betont die Nähe zu Europa und warnt vor Deindustrialisierung.
US-Außenminister Marco Rubio hat in seiner Rede bei der Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz die Nähe zu Europa betont. „Wir gehören zusammen“, erklärte Rubio. Er verwies dabei auf gemeinsame kulturelle Verbindungen und eine gemeinsame Zusammenarbeit, insbesondere nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg.
Gleichzeitig warnte er, westliche Staaten hätten durch „Verlegung der Produktion in andere Länder“ einen Teil ihrer Souveränität gefährdet. Er plädierte für einen stärkeren Fokus auf nationale Interessen. „Wir können wieder die Herren über unsere Lieferketten werden, wir können erfolgreich sein“, erklärte Rubio. » | Anika Schlünz | Samstag, 14. Februar 2026
US-Außenminister Marco Rubio hat in seiner Rede bei der Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz die Nähe zu Europa betont. „Wir gehören zusammen“, erklärte Rubio. Er verwies dabei auf gemeinsame kulturelle Verbindungen und eine gemeinsame Zusammenarbeit, insbesondere nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg.
Gleichzeitig warnte er, westliche Staaten hätten durch „Verlegung der Produktion in andere Länder“ einen Teil ihrer Souveränität gefährdet. Er plädierte für einen stärkeren Fokus auf nationale Interessen. „Wir können wieder die Herren über unsere Lieferketten werden, wir können erfolgreich sein“, erklärte Rubio. » | Anika Schlünz | Samstag, 14. Februar 2026
« Nous croyons que l’Europe peut survivre », lance Marco Rubio à Munich, un an après le virulent réquisitoire de JD Vance
LE FIGARO : Lors de la conférence sur la sécurité, le secrétaire d’État américain a affirmé ce samedi que les États-Unis « ne cherchaient pas à diviser, mais à revitaliser une vieille amitié et à renouveler la plus grande civilisation de l’histoire humaine ».
À Munich, 2026 s’annonce un peu plus doux que 2025. Un an après le virulent réquisitoire du vice-président américain JD Vance à la « conférence sur la sécurité » (MSC) qui se tient annuellement dans la ville allemande, c’est au tour, cette année, du chef de la diplomatie, Marco Rubio, de représenter les États-Unis. « Nous voulons que l’Europe soit forte, nous croyons que l’Europe peut survivre », a déclaré ce samedi 14 février le secrétaire d’État américain, ajoutant que « nous ne voulons pas que nos alliés soient faibles, car cela nous affaiblit. Nous voulons des alliés capables de se défendre afin qu’aucun adversaire ne soit jamais tenté de tester notre force collective.»
De même, le diplomate a eu des mots plus rassurants que ceux que Donald Trump a pu récemment prononcer à propos de l’Otan : « Nous ne cherchons pas à diviser, mais à revitaliser une vieille amitié et à renouveler la plus grande civilisation de l’histoire humaine. Ce que nous voulons, c’est une alliance revigorée ». » | Par Alexis Feertchak avec l’AFP | samedi 14 février 2026
À Munich, 2026 s’annonce un peu plus doux que 2025. Un an après le virulent réquisitoire du vice-président américain JD Vance à la « conférence sur la sécurité » (MSC) qui se tient annuellement dans la ville allemande, c’est au tour, cette année, du chef de la diplomatie, Marco Rubio, de représenter les États-Unis. « Nous voulons que l’Europe soit forte, nous croyons que l’Europe peut survivre », a déclaré ce samedi 14 février le secrétaire d’État américain, ajoutant que « nous ne voulons pas que nos alliés soient faibles, car cela nous affaiblit. Nous voulons des alliés capables de se défendre afin qu’aucun adversaire ne soit jamais tenté de tester notre force collective.»
De même, le diplomate a eu des mots plus rassurants que ceux que Donald Trump a pu récemment prononcer à propos de l’Otan : « Nous ne cherchons pas à diviser, mais à revitaliser une vieille amitié et à renouveler la plus grande civilisation de l’histoire humaine. Ce que nous voulons, c’est une alliance revigorée ». » | Par Alexis Feertchak avec l’AFP | samedi 14 février 2026
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
«Nous sommes prêts à recourir à la force» : les États-Unis menacent à nouveau les dirigeants vénézuéliens
LE FIGARO : Selon le chef de la diplomatie américaine Marco Rubio, les États-Unis pourraient de nouveau avoir recours à la force si le Venezuela ne se plie pas aux souhaits de Washington, quelques semaines après la capture spectaculaire de Nicolas Maduro.
Le chef de la diplomatie américaine, Marco Rubio, devrait avertir mercredi que les États-Unis pourraient de nouveau avoir recours à la force si le Venezuela ne se plie pas aux souhaits de Washington, quelques semaines après la capture spectaculaire de Nicolas Maduro. «Ne vous y trompez pas, comme l'a déclaré le président (Donald Trump), nous sommes prêts à recourir à la force pour garantir une coopération maximale si les autres méthodes échouent», indique le texte du discours qu'il doit prononcer devant une commission parlementaire, qui a été distribué à l'avance mardi.
Parlant de la dirigeante par intérim du Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, avec laquelle l'administration Trump s'est très vite accommodée, Marco Rubio souligne qu'elle «est bien consciente du sort réservé à Maduro». «Nous pensons que son intérêt personnel correspond à la réalisation de nos principaux objectifs», doit encore dire le secrétaire d'État devant la commission des Affaires étrangères du Sénat dans une menace à peine voilée, alors que Delcy Rodríguez est toujours sous le coup de sanctions américaines. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mercredi 28 Janvier 2026
Marco Rubio a l'air si innocent, mais à mon avis, on ne peut pas lui faire confiance. C'est un loup déguisé en agneau. — © Mark Alexander
Le chef de la diplomatie américaine, Marco Rubio, devrait avertir mercredi que les États-Unis pourraient de nouveau avoir recours à la force si le Venezuela ne se plie pas aux souhaits de Washington, quelques semaines après la capture spectaculaire de Nicolas Maduro. «Ne vous y trompez pas, comme l'a déclaré le président (Donald Trump), nous sommes prêts à recourir à la force pour garantir une coopération maximale si les autres méthodes échouent», indique le texte du discours qu'il doit prononcer devant une commission parlementaire, qui a été distribué à l'avance mardi.
Parlant de la dirigeante par intérim du Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, avec laquelle l'administration Trump s'est très vite accommodée, Marco Rubio souligne qu'elle «est bien consciente du sort réservé à Maduro». «Nous pensons que son intérêt personnel correspond à la réalisation de nos principaux objectifs», doit encore dire le secrétaire d'État devant la commission des Affaires étrangères du Sénat dans une menace à peine voilée, alors que Delcy Rodríguez est toujours sous le coup de sanctions américaines. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mercredi 28 Janvier 2026
Marco Rubio a l'air si innocent, mais à mon avis, on ne peut pas lui faire confiance. C'est un loup déguisé en agneau. — © Mark Alexander
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Wednesday, January 07, 2026
Steve Schmidt: Stephen Miller Is the Architect of Chaos
Monday, January 05, 2026
Marco Rubio Blows Trump’s Cover on Venezuelan Attack & Kidnapping
Marco Rubio doesn't look like the brightest bulb in the pack! Moreover, it’s high time for Downing Street and the Royal Family to stop arse-licking this band of criminals! — © Mark Alexander
Sunday, January 04, 2026
Rubio: Maduro Ouster Is ‘Not about Securing the Oil Fields’
Another politician, another pack of lies! — © Mark Alexander
Friday, December 19, 2025
Venezuela : «Rien n'empêchera» Washington de mettre en œuvre le blocus naval, selon Marco Rubio
LE FIGARO : Il a également affirmé que le soutien de la Russie au Venezuela ne l’inquiétait pas, à l’heure où les États-Unis mènent des frappes répétées contre des bateaux de trafiquants de drogue présumés dans les Caraïbes.
Le secrétaire d'État américain Marco Rubio a jugé vendredi que «rien n'empêcherait» Washington de mettre en place son blocus pétrolier contre le Venezuela. « Rien n'empêchera notre capacité à appliquer la législation américaine en matière de sanctions », a-t-il déclaré lors d'une Mark Alexanderconférence de presse, faisant référence à l'annonce par Donald Trump mardi du blocus naval contre les pétroliers sous sanctions au Venezuela. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | vendredi 19 déembre 2025
Qui est-ce que j'aime le moins : Donald Trump ou Marco Rubio ? – © Mark Alexander
Le secrétaire d'État américain Marco Rubio a jugé vendredi que «rien n'empêcherait» Washington de mettre en place son blocus pétrolier contre le Venezuela. « Rien n'empêchera notre capacité à appliquer la législation américaine en matière de sanctions », a-t-il déclaré lors d'une Mark Alexanderconférence de presse, faisant référence à l'annonce par Donald Trump mardi du blocus naval contre les pétroliers sous sanctions au Venezuela. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | vendredi 19 déembre 2025
Qui est-ce que j'aime le moins : Donald Trump ou Marco Rubio ? – © Mark Alexander
Friday, December 05, 2025
How Trump Turned Rubio Into a Sycophant
Marco Rubio disgusts every decent human being. — © Mark Alexander
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