Lima Charlie has 295 articles published.
Following consistent attacks on CNN and various news media outlets, President Donald Trump today called “much of our news media” the “enemy of the people.” United States President Donald J. Trump, prior to his visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki tomorrow, engaged in… Keep Reading
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Join Lima Charlie for the third in a series of podcasts addressing PTSD, depression and suicide, and the many unorthodox treatments available to those that suffer. This week: yoga and meditation. This week, the team examines the healing powers of yoga (and Yoda), meditation and… Keep Reading
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FIFA’s public relations disasters have left the organization in difficult financial straights. Smelling blood in the water, China is moving to assert influence in the world’s most influential sport. “Leave me alone, we lost the game, we lost.” Those were the words uttered by an… Keep Reading
Join Lima Charlie for the second in a series of podcasts addressing PTSD, depression and suicide, and the many unorthodox treatments available to those that suffer. This week, the team continues on the healing abilities of cannabis, and the many choices out there, with interviews… Keep Reading
![Image Combat Veterans, Scientists, Gamers work to save the world's dying coral reefs [Lima Charlie News]](https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.194/75b.db6.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Combat-Veterans-Scientists-Gamers-work-to-save-the-worlds-dying-coral-reefs-480x320.jpg)
With ocean temperatures and acidity rising, many of the world’s coral reefs are being wiped out. From combat veterans to scientists to video gamers, many are looking for innovative ways to build stronger reefs. For years the world’s coral reefs, home to a quarter of… Keep Reading
![Image Operation: Connect – a unique group helps veterans overcome the trials and tribulations of transitioning back to civilian life [Lima Charlie News]](https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.194/75b.db6.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/LCN-Radio-VETERANS-blue-600-x-400-480x320.jpg)
Join Lima Charlie for the first in a series of podcasts addressing PTSD, depression and suicide, and the many unorthodox treatments available to those that suffer. This week, the team focuses on the healing abilities of cannabis, and the many choices out there. Featuring: Don… Keep Reading
![Image Ethiopia's first Oromo Prime Minister looks to usher in new era of peace and prosperity [Lima Charlie News][Photo: Reuters]](https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.194/75b.db6.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Ethiopias-first-Oromo-Prime-Minister-signals-a-new-era-of-peace-and-prosperity-480x320.jpg)
Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister, an ethnic Oromo, has brought reforms and a peace plan to his country and its old foe Eritrea. But will he be able to keep the peace among Ethiopia’s own troubled ethnic groups? The prospect of peace with neighboring Eritrea may… Keep Reading
![Image U.S. immigration crisis could worsen if Nicaragua fails to hold it together [Lima Charlie News][Photo: Jorge Cabrera/Reuters]](https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.194/75b.db6.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/U.S.-immigration-crisis-could-worsen-if-Nicaragua-fails-to-hold-it-together-480x320.jpg)
Daniel Ortega’s balancing act has kept Nicaragua from suffering the fates of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, where thousands have fled to the U.S. due to poverty, skyrocketing crime and gang-related violence. But after months of protests and a brutal government crackdown, Ortega’s days may… Keep Reading
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With Chinese investment and influence in Latin America on the rise, NATO and the U.S. welcomed Colombia into NATO’s global partnership, the first Latin American country to join. In May, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced that Colombia would join NATO as a “global partner.”… Keep Reading
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Exploitative behavior targeting veterans is a symptom of a housing market increasingly weighed down with risky loans. Effective July 1st, Freedom Mortgage, one of the largest U.S. home lenders, will be unable to make loans insured by the Department of Veterans Affairs. This restriction is… Keep Reading
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While diplomacy is moving forward with Kim Jong-Un, it doesn’t appear that North Korea’s extensive cyber-warfare capabilities are on the negotiating table. General Kim Yong-Chol, former spy chief of the North Korean intelligence agency, the General Reconnaissance Bureau, played a pivotal role in breaking the diplomatic impasse… Keep Reading
![Image As Colombia’s economy moves forward, its history may slide backwards [Lima Charlie News] (Photo: Luis Acosta / AFP]](https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.194/75b.db6.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/title-480x320.jpg)
Colombia’s political swing to the far right may be helping drive investment to its emerging markets, but at the risk of continuing the violence which has marred the country’s history. In the past two years coca production in Colombia has increased by 50%, and in… Keep Reading
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Puerto Rico was already in crisis before Hurricane Maria hit the island, and increasing casualties have added urgency to the need for reform. Both Republicans and Democrats have plans to help the island, yet neither party is taking direct aim at the high cost of… Keep Reading
![Image Memorial Day may soon be a remembrance of democracy and those who had the courage to defend it [Lima Charlie News]](https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.194/75b.db6.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Memorial-Day-may-soon-be-a-remembrance-of-democracy-and-those-who-had-the-courage-to-defend-it-Lima-Charlie-News-480x320.png)
To the classical mind, a society in which political authority is divorced from military service was practically beyond the imagination. Worth remembering, as we greet another Memorial Day with 1,281,900 U.S. military personnel the world over, and the looming threat of waning democracies worldwide. Over… Keep Reading
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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is fairly popular, his political opponents have been crushed in an ongoing purge, and Turkey’s economy has been growing by leaps and bounds. But the economy is showing cracks, and Erdogan has moved elections forward by 18 months to cash… Keep Reading
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Iran’s highest leader announced that the government will institute a nationwide ban against Telegram, the popular encrypted messaging app, following in the footsteps of Russia. Iran’s highest leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, announced that his government will institute a nationwide ban against Telegram, the popular encrypted messaging… Keep Reading
