{"id":21048,"date":"2017-02-02T06:38:09","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T06:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=21048"},"modified":"2017-02-02T06:38:09","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T06:38:09","slug":"senate-accepts-president-trump-nominee-tillerson-as-secretary-of-state-scandal-surrounds-flynn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/senate-accepts-president-trump-nominee-tillerson-as-secretary-of-state-scandal-surrounds-flynn.html","title":{"rendered":"Senate accepts President Trump nominee Tillerson as Secretary of State, scandal surrounds Flynn"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Senate accepts President Trump nominee Tillerson as Secretary of State, scandal surrounds Flynn<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Senate accepts President Trump nominee Tillerson as Secretary of State, scandal surrounds Flynn:-<\/strong> The raid against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has garnered wide attention because a Navy SEAL was also killed and several more wounded in what marked the first operation of its kind authorised by President Donald Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Yemeni provincial official had previously said 16 civilians were killed in the raid \u2014 eight women and eight children \u2014 but CENTCOM did not provide any numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA team designated by the operational task force commander has concluded regrettably that civilian non-combatants were likely killed in the midst of a firefight during a raid in Yemen January 29. Casualties may include children,\u201d CENTCOM said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n

The civilian deaths appear to have occurred when US aircraft were called to help the commandos as they conducted the dawn raid that US officials have said killed 14 AQAP members.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe known possible civilian casualties appear to have been potentially caught up in aerial gunfire that was called in to assist US forces in contact against a determined enemy that included armed women firing from prepared fighting positions, and US special operations members receiving fire from all sides to include houses and other buildings,\u201d the statement read.<\/span><\/p>\n

Officials were conducting an ongoing \u201ccredibility assessment\u201d to see if there may have been additional civilian casualties in the intense firefight.<\/span><\/p>\n

The raid snagged \u201can unbelievable amount of intelligence that will prevent the potential deaths or attacks on American soil,\u201d White House spokesman Sean Spicer said earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n

But \u201cyou never want to call something a success 100 per cent when someone\u2019s hurt or killed,\u201d he told reporters.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trump and daughter Ivanka earlier flew from the White House aboard the Marine One presidential helicopter to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware for the repatriation of Owens\u2019s remains.<\/span><\/p>\n

CHINA MAY BENEFIT FROM TRUMP\u2019S STOUSH WITH MEXICO<\/span><\/p>\n

DONALD Trump\u2019s war on everyone \u2014 especially his stoush with Mexico \u2014 will potentially create an unexpected benefactor. China.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to a report on CNBC, the world\u2019s second largest economy stands to benefit from the continuing fallout in relations between Mexico and the US, triggered by Mexico\u2019s likely decision to reduce its dependence on its largest trading partner, allowing China to step into the void.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLike other countries worried about the uncertainties of a Trump administration, Mexico will look to deepen engagement with China,\u201d said Shawlin Chaw, senior analyst at Control Risks, according to CNBC.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe mainland is a natural choice due to its economic power and in return, Beijing will able to increase the international market for Chinese exports and diversify its sources of raw materials.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Beijing has been widening its trading influence with a view to cementing itself as a global superpower, now more than likely to happen with Trump\u2019s isolationist strategy to put America first.<\/span><\/p>\n

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So we are going to war against Mexico Australia China Iraq and Iran all at the same time.<\/p>\n

— Sabrina Brown (@all_sabrina) February 2, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n