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George Terwilliger, who served as Deputy Attorney General under Barr said his former boss would bring "40 years of high level experience, both in government and in business, which gives him a perspective that fits many of this administration's priorities."
Barr, currently an attorney at the law firm Kirkland & Ellis, is said not to possess a "particular ambition" about returning to his former agency, yet does feel a "sense of duty" to accept the nomination if offered.
The White House is also reportedly looking closely at Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX), a member of the House Judiciary Committee and a favorite among his conservatives colleagues.
While Barr is the top prospect to lead the Department of Justice, the White House has yet to make a final decision.
"It is clear the US is pushing the battle line to our door ... We can completely regard the US arrest of Meng Wanzhou as a declaration of war against China."So read an editorial in the Global Times of China on December 6, the day after Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of the Chinese company Huawei was taken hostage by the Canadian and American governments on December 1. The daughter of the founder of China's largest telecommunications company was arbitrarily arrested and detained by Canadian police in Vancouver in transit between planes on December 1 on the pretext of a US extradition request.
"China strongly urges the Canadian side to immediately release the detained person, and earnestly protect their lawful, legitimate rights, otherwise Canada must accept full responsibility for the serious consequences caused."
"We are even ready to present all the names of those that have died and all that we have [detained], because their parents have the right to know what has happened to them. We have said that we are ready to cooperate in this direction... We want the International [Committee of the] Red Cross to be a mediator," Hanash added.Abdul Malik Ajri, a member of the Houthi-led Political Bureau, in turn, said that all those whom the Houthis were still holding in captivity were foreigners, mainly the Saudis.
Comment: That they feel so confident to display their allegiance with such notorious regimes tells you all you need to know about Poroshenko, his military, and the Western establishment which keeps them afloat - and this is just one example amongst many.
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