Most importantly, Mr Ma professes not to give a damn what the Hong Kong government does, reinforcing China's promise to supervise in Hong Kong only matters of foreign affairs and defence.

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Instead of acknowledging that radical Islam is the problem, we elected a president who blames America, whose idea of freedom is the right for women to suffer in silence behind a veil and who counts among his mentors and friends those who damn our country or believe that our own government staged the tragedy of September 11, 2001.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Betraying our dead

Instead of acknowledging that radical Islam is the problem, we elected a president who blames America, whose idea of freedom is the right for women to suffer in silence behind a veil -- and who counts among his mentors and friends those who damn our country or believe that our own government staged the tragedy of September 11, 2001.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Betraying our dead