ecns.cn<\/span> (2023-04-17)<\/span>. China, Brazil agree to deepen strategic ties.<\/a><\/span> ecns.cn<\/a><\/span> China and Brazil agreed to deepen their comprehensive strategic partnership — featuring openness, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation — during Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's state visit to China.<\/span><\/p>\n Antonio C.S. Rosa<\/span> (2023-04-17)<\/span>. US Hit by 'Worst Leak of Secret Documents since Edward Snowden'.<\/a><\/span> transcend.org<\/a><\/span> 10 Apr 2023 – More than 100 classified items relating to Ukraine, China, the Middle East, the Pacific and terrorism published on social media.<\/span><\/p>\n Michael T. Klare<\/span> (2023-04-17)<\/span>. Weaponizing ChatGPT? The Pentagon Girds for Mid-Century Wars.<\/a><\/span> juancole.com<\/a><\/span> ![](\"https:\/\/tomdispatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-14-at-9.09.55-AM.png\")
<\/span> ( Tomdispatch.com<\/a> )- Why is the Pentagon budget so high? On March 13th, the Biden administration unveiled its $842 billion military budget request for 2024, the largest ask (in today's dollars) since the peaks of the Afghan and Iraq wars. And mind you, that's before the hawks in Congress get their hands on it. Last …<\/span><\/p>\n