De poveste erau ocaziile când moșu’ Vasile rămânea peste noapte la noi.Asta se întâmpla atunci când îi rămânea nevândut un animal sau arvunitul cerea răgaz ca să adune banii.
Atunci se punea de un festin.
Pe strada Tăbăcăriei pe la jumate, pe colț cu crâșma lu’ Zanhirache un ovrei bătârn avea o dugheană de coloniale. Moșneagul aducea și pește la comandă numa’ pentru obrazuri subțiri: somon, nisetru, păstrăv sau chiar soiuri mai exotice, cum am văzut la el atârnat la vedere, sărat de sclipea pe el, ditai peștele sabie pe care… din care… da’ asta e altă poveste.
Bun! Mergeam cu moșu’ și târguiam o dihanie de pește, de obicei somn că-i plăcea mai gras de i-l învelea în hârtie cerată, mai lua tot felul de pliculețe de condimente, care apoi răposau prin bucătăria de vară, usturoi, ardei iute uscat și mălai cu tărâțe. Treceam apoi dincolo, la crâșmă, de unde venea cu tot felul de ulcele pe care eu trebuia să le aduc înapoi.
În curtea din spate punea de un foc strașnic iar între timp tranșa dihania, începând de la cap, de unde scotea cu atenție mușchii gâtului, vestita pană de somn. Eviscera iar dacă avea lapți sau icre le arunca în apă cu sare. Capul cu coada mergea la borș iar restul la marinat. Aici treburile se complicau pentru că multe din mirodeniile pe care le folosea îmi sunt și acum necunoscute. Unul din ele era sigur sumak-ul, de unde și expresia transcrisă mot a mot: in adinacum sumac! ‘dragă’ arabilor dacă le-o trântești pe nepusă masă. Mai punea: baharat, cimbru, usturoi, ulei de măsline, vin alb, boabe de piper sparte și sare.
Mixtul era pus lângă foc și se trecea la borș.
În tuciul în care era pus capul și coada dihaniei, cam pre când era peștele pe jumătate fiert moșu’ punea bullion cu pulpă, tri-patru cepe crăpate cu dosu’ palmei, leușetan cu totul și dacă și cum îi venea, un praf de kuzbarah de se umplea mahalaua de arome. Lăsa să se înăbușe și la sfârșit punea pătrunjel tăiat gros, dregea cu oțet și ulei de măsline, și-l dădea deoparte la limpezit.
Venea rândul panei de somn care trăsese condimentele și mirosea de te lua cu leașin.
Pentru asta avea o sculă specială: un bidon de benzină de la un tanc nemțesc tăiat în două pe lung și-n care spărsese mai multe găuri cu dornul. Acolo presăra mălaiul cu tărâțe stropea cu un pic de ulei de măsline și punea feliile cât erau de lungi. Întindea jăratecul și punea tiribomba direct pe jar. Din când în când stropea cu maiaua din ceaun, moment de mare cumpănă pentru organele de simț.
De obicei mâncam noi doi.
Moșu’ începea cu un țoi cu uzo, eu cu un păhărel cât un degetar în care uzo-ul, dres cu apă, se făcuse alb ca laptele.
Borșul se mânca cu pâine neagră și ardei iute. Peștele cu saramură cu usturoi și mămăligă fierbinte.
Sătul și cu o stacană cu alligote alb și sec lângă el, moșu’ răsucea o mahorcă iar eu puneam de cafea în restul de jăratec:
– Hai fă ! răcnea moșu-meu.
De după magazia din fund i se vedeau ochii albi ai lu’ Ruda, țiganca care avea grijă de casă.
– Ha, aștepți invitație?! Treci de strânge. Du-i și lu’ Marița, dacă n-o murit cu cărțile alea în mână. Vezi ce-i duci!? Pune deoparte și niște borș fă, să fie pentru mâine și restu’, făcea un semn larg din mână.
Cât ai clipi făcea curat, întindea covorul de cafea, aducea măsuța și ceștile.
– Ia și clondirul cu uzo …
La câteva minute dinspre fostul Preventoriu TBC dezafectat, de peste calea ferată, unde se aciuaseră crăstarii se auzau chiote de bucurie.
Mulțumit, Vasile se răscrăcăna pe covoraș. Îi turnam de cafea. Groasă cu caimac cât degetu’, dereasă cu cardamom.
Ținea ceașca prețios și sorbea din vârful buzelor:
– Și măi Mihăiță, cum spuneam, veneau rușii. Mă urc în căruță și dau fuga la voi că’n nădejdea lu’ bunică-tu nu puteam sta.
La barieră mă oprește un jandar:
– Nu aveți voie mai departe, zonă de război.
Nenorocitu’ n-a vrut bani. A trebuit să-i dau ultimile conserve pe care le aveam, de ziceam să le dau lu’ Marița.
Mă apropiam de pădurea Bagana, în față se vedea o coloană lungă de camioane când, odată Fulger s-o smucit cu căruță cu tot și a luat-o pe arătură tot numa’ la trap.
Dau să-l liniștesc, de unde el și mai abitir să mă arunce din căruță.
Intrăm în pădure. Nici bine n-am intrat că dinspre răsărit se aude zgomot gros de motoare.
Avioane rusești, Mihăiță, Yak-uri de vânătoare și bombardament.
Au dat odată roată pe deasupra pădurii și apoi au început să mitralieze și să bombardeze convoiul . Se zguduia pământul sub mine. Cinci minute a durat totul iar apoi dinspre drum a început să vină miros de carne arsă.
Fulger a nechezat adânc și a luat-o printre copaci. Am dat într-o potecă cât un lat de căruță, se întuneca când… ajungem într-o poiană.
Aici o căruță cu coviltir a unor țigani aurari. În jurul focului încă aprins cinci hoituri: trei bărbați și două femei.
Un aviator de pe Yak și-a probat mitraliera înainte de ataca convoiul. Nici dacă țintea nu nimerea mai bine: rafala i-a făcut bucăți pe nefericiți.
Am săpat o groapă și i-am pus unul peste altul. N-aveam nici timp nici atâta putere pentru cinci gropi și oricum nu cred că s-au supărat. Am cotrobăit prin căruță și am luat ce nu le mai era de folosință. Dosit într-un sertar secret, că pe mine nu mă-nșeală ochiul, am găsit o pungă de piele cu aur și argint cam la juma de kil.
Când să plec, Fulger nu se urnea.
– Dii, talane, ceara și candela ta, că acuși se luminează. Nik!
Când să scot biciușca văd mișcare cu colțul ochiului. Mă întorc cu pistolul pregătit:
De după un copac văd ițindu-se un cap tuciuriu de copilandră.
Mă dau jos după capră:
– Ia făte-ncoa, fă! Nu se mișcă. Doar ochii clipesc des. Mă duc, o iau în brațe, începe să mă bocească.
– Ce mă fac eu cu tine, fă? Îî? Fulger, câte bâte ai să iei pe schinareee, numa’ eu oi ști. Treci în căruță. Ba nu. Hai de-ți ia din boarfe, și ce mai ai pe-acolo.
Moșu-meu oftează. Rade cu sete o stacană de vin și arată cu dejtu:
– Ruda, care te-a șters la cur când erai mic…
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O ischitesc pe bunică-mea.
– Ruda-i bogată. Moșu-tu i-a dat tot aurul și argintul găsit în căruță, da’ n-a vrut să plece. Zice că-l păstrează de zestre da’ zilele trecute mă trezesc cu ovreiu, ăla de-i ții curat magazinu’, la poartă:
– Cumătră, țiganca matale o venit cu ferdinanți de argint la mine. Ca să nu bată la ochi i-am dat banii. Mă gândeam că i-o furat. Am urmărit-o. A umplut un paner cu mâncare și-a dus la țiganii de peste linie…
Ruda n-a mai apucat să se mărite. A călcat-o un trailer de cărat bușteni. A lăsat să treacă mașina da’ n-a văzut că are și coadă. Roțile din spate au trecut direct peste ea.
Un vecin din copilărie nu mi-a zis niciodată pe nume. De câte ori ne întâlnim, îmi zice zâmbind: Ce faci, țiganco? E trecut de 70 și nu prea mai are dinți, dar zâmbetul îi e la fel de larg. Și eu râd și râdem amândoi. Cred că lumea a luat-o rău pe arătură cu problema rasismului.
45+ Pictures Revealing The Unconventional Side Of Dubai
Desert Skiing
Skiing in the desert is supposed to be impossible, but not in Dubai. Obviously the skiing can’t take place outdoors with Dubai’s climate, however this indoor ski resort gives you quite an authentic experience. The best part about this resort is that it’s the only one of its kind that is open year round regardless of the season. This is also the biggest indoor skiing resort in the world!
You would expect Dubai to be filled with tons of Mercedes given the wealth of its citizens. However, this is no ordinary Mercedes as it’s painted in pure white gold. The owner of this car probably doesn’t drive it much seeing as the reflection would make it hard for other drivers to see. Honestly, what’s the point of having a nice car if you can’t show it off!
The people of Dubai have a fascination for collecting endangered species and this man proves to be no exception. We’ve seen pet lions and tigers, and if you’re not impressed by this picture yet, the animals in this picture are desert turtles and they are extremely rare and hard to find. If you are blessed with the opportunity to meet a desert turtle in your lifetime, we don’t recommend you try anything remotely close to what this man did because desert turtles hate humans.
This luxury penthouse has one of the nicest bathrooms we’ve ever seen. Wait…it turns out this is a public restroom! While we usually avoid going to the bathroom in public, if we’re in Dubai we definitely know where we’re going to make a pit stop. With a state of the art rainfall shower and jacuzzi we may never leave this bathroom.
We’ve heard of people keeping their pets in the passenger seat. It’s always adorable to see someone’s dog or cat looking out the window and enjoying the breeze. This resident of Dubai decided to take things to the extreme by allowing his pet cheetah to ride shotgun. Although the cheetah is not roaming the plains of Africa, he seems to be perfectly content in the passenger seat.
Imagine calling an Uber and a Bugatti shows up. Sometimes in Dubai, a basic Uber X will get you a high-end car like this and it’s supposed to be normal! By far, Dubai is the only place in the world where something like this could ever happen.
In this day and age, esports is actually a thing. In case you didn’t know, esports have deemed video games as sports. In typical Dubai fashion, the definition of sports has changed once again and this time it include robots. In Dubai, one of the most popular sports is camel racing with robots riding on top. The sport has become so big that people actually place bets on robots and their camels!
While much of Dubai’s initial economic success came from the abundance of oil the region contained, today’s Dubai has become a hub for foreign developers due to lax tax laws. Dubai constantly has construction going on and that is reflected in this photo of Dubai’s cityscape. These high rise buildings under construction are all accompanied by a large crane.
This looks like a scene straight out of a James Bond movie, but this is actually a real life moment captured in Dubai. Some people in the city are so rich that they are bored of yachts. The water car pictured here is owned by one of the Crown Princes of Dubai, Sheik Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al-Maktoum. He owns a total of 6 of these and altogether they cost over $800,000.
As we already know, everything is bigger and more lavish in Dubai. Dessert is no exception. This $1000 dollar cupcake appropriately named the Golden Phoenix is the most expensive cupcake in the world. If you were wondering the gold in this cupcake is real (and it should be if we’re paying $1000 dollars for a cupcake). Made with Ugandan vanilla beans, Italian cocoa, and 23 karat gold, this cupcake is truly fit for a king.
Oftentimes, women can’t go to the beach without being gawked at and stared at by creepy men. Don’t worry ladies, if this is an issue you can come down to Dubai and enjoy this family beach. This family beach only allows women and men with families to enjoy its white sand and beautiful ocean. However, don’t bother packing your swimsuit as beaches in Dubai require women to be covered at all times.
We’ve seen people carpooling with tigers and riding on private yachts with lions, but do you ever wonder how these wild animals were raised to begin with? Apparently, there’s no proper way to domesticate them and experts have warned UAE citizens to not keep these animals as pets. However, many citizens believe that showing respect to these animals when they’re cubs makes them harmless when they’re fully grown. Do you think it’s worth the risk?
This sign has left us with a lot of questions. We agree fish can smell really bad, but how many times did people bring fish on the metro to prompt municipality to put a sign up and ban them? Probably too many, and hopefully the sign has been effective. Fortunately for the super rich lion owners in Dubai, there are no signs that ban lions from riding on the metro. However, chances are that the elite don’t ride the metro.
Imagine seeing this insane bill after a night out. This group spent 387,988 dirhams which is the equivalent to approximately $100,000 United States dollars. If we saw a bill like this we’d surely pass out at the sight of all those digits! However, in Dubai this is just a run of the mill bill. With some of the world’s wealthiest citizens, bills like these have become a commonplace occurrence at many of Dubai’s nightclubs.
If the ambulances in Dubai are ultra fast supercars, you best believe that the cops are driving in style too. The official cop car in Dubai is a Ferrari, but that makes sense if the bad guys in Dubai are driving Lambos and Bugattis. How else would they catch them? A lot of people who weren’t able to afford supercars probably dreamt of becoming policemen just for this perk.
If a Porsche, Ferrari, and Mercedes jeep were all parked right next to each other you could be sure that they would attract a crowd. These kind of luxury cars are commonplace in a city where many of its residents drive high-end cars. However, this particular trio does stand out as all three of the cars are gold plated. These gold plated cars get quite a bit of attention as they’re quite unique.
If people were rich enough to do this in LA, this would probably happen all the time. However, the topic of discussion is Dubai and people actually do this over there. If Waze can’t save you in Dubai, call the chopper! It also turns out people who live at the top of giant skyscrapers actually have the opportunity to see cars in the sky because helicopters fly them regularly across the city.
One of the biggest issues with ambulances in the US is that they usually limit you to bringing only one additional person. While we hope you never find yourself in such a circumstance, it’s definitely comforting to have as many of your loved ones as possible around you during such a stressful time. The people of Dubai deeply empathize with that belief and that’s why many of the non-supercar ambulances are actually stretch limousines.
So far we’ve seen a lot of cool vehicles, but we definitely think that this one takes the cake. This custom motorcycle is unlike any other vehicle we have ever seen! This man is riding on white horse motorcycle which resembles a beautiful stallion. He even has a white sweat suit to match his motorcycle. While we think that horseback riding can be daunting and potentially even dangerous, we wouldn’t mind taking this guy’s horse for a ride.
It’s no surprise that the biggest shopping mall in the world is in Dubai. The mall spans 5.4 million square feet and is home to over 1,200 stores! In 2011, this mall was the most visited building in the world. Apart from shops the mall has a massive aquarium and a zoo that features over 300 ocean speaks. There’s also a SEGA-themed amusement park and another amusement park designed just for kids!
In Dubai a Jeep Grand Cherokee would be considered the vehicle of someone who is struggling. With Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and Porsches littering the streets a Jeep Grand Cherokee is not likely to turn many heads. In order to make his/her car stand out more, this Grand Cherokee owner decided to get a 24 karat gold paint job. It seems like painting things gold is the way to fit in in Dubai!
As mentioned earlier, Dubai is a city with some of the world’s largest skyscrapers. This means that thrill seekers from around the globe come to film some crazy stunts. The man in this photo is taking a picture of himself with a selfie stick as he leans off the edge of an extremely tall building. P.S. if you’re looking to make a living as a thrill seeker, make sure that you’re not afraid of heights.
Louboutin’s have so much hype around them for two reasons–high prices and red bottoms. However, the hype is not so apparent in Dubai. The heels in this picture make Louboutin’s look like peasant shoes because of the gold cassette heel. While these shoes were designed by a French man, they’re worn more in Dubai than any other place in the world.
Everyone has that one friend who has a foosball table at their house. A theme you may have picked up on by now is the fact that everything in Dubai is more extra than usual. Whether it’s your car, dessert, or even the mall, everything is more extravagant in Dubai. This foosball table is no exception. This special custom made foosball has Swarovski crystals and is diamond encrusted. I guess we know where the Royal Family would play foosball!
It appears that these people are in the process of building an extremely large wooden boat. No surprise there. It is Dubai after all. We are curious as to what will be done with the boat after it is built. Will it be a replica of Noah’s ark? Or will it be a passenger boat that sails around the Persian Gulf.
You may be wondering how penguins can survive in Dubai which is one of the hottest places in the world. Dubai’s high temperature averages roughly 100 degrees fahrenheit for most of the year. Luckily for these penguins, Dubai has an indoor ski resort which is cool enough for the penguins to call home. We don’t know about you, but we’d visit this ski resort just to see these adorable penguins.
Gold, gold, and more gold. If you take a trip to Dubai you’ll notice that gold objects are everywhere. Why should the babies of Dubai miss out on all the fun? Some lucky baby named Rimma has a pacifier that is outfitted with diamonds and gold. The crazy part about it all is that this child’s accessory is probably worth more than most people’s annual salaries.
Even on vacation in Dubai, we still need our coffee fix. Don’t worry they’ve got a Starbucks for that. This particular location, located in Ibn Batuta Mall, is one of the most lavish Starbucks we have ever seen. The stunning architecture makes it seem as if one is in a famous church or mosque. Wouldn’t we all like to be sipping a chai latte as we take in the incredible features of this Starbucks.
Most of us would be quite content staying at a 5 star hotel. After all, you can’t get any more fancy than a five star hotel right? Wrong. Just as with everything else, Dubai has found a way to one up the rest of the world. Introducing the Burj Al Aarb, a seven star hotel which costs a whopping $24,000 dollars per night. While that price is astronomical one of the perks is a 24/7 butler.
Falcons hold a very special place in the heart of those who live in the United Arab Emirates. As the national bird of the country, falcons are given special treatment and privileges. Falcons are allowed to fly on commercial airplanes, and get this–they are even allowed to have their very own seat. Who knows what other kind of perks falcons get? We wish we could turn into a falcon for a day to see what all the hype is about.
Construction of the world’s first temperature controlled city has begun in Dubai. The city is a part of the larger Mall of the World project which is projected be a 48 million square foot space comprised of the world’s largest shopping center and the temperature controlled city. The Mall of the World will also have hotels and an amusement park. Upon completion the Mall of the World is expected to have a whopping 180 million visitors annually.
The rooftops of Dubai are populated with some of the richest and most famous people in the world. Is it really a surprise that British professional boxer and unified heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, was spotted practicing on top of one of Dubai’s many extravagant buildings?
The Batmobile does not just exist in movies if you live in Dubai. Perhaps Batman decided to retire in the city and wanted to flourish in all of its wonders! We sure don’t blame you Mr. Wayne.
Private Concerts
Teenagers in the US often have to work their tails off to afford nosebleed tickets to concerts that accommodate thousands of people. In Dubai, some teenagers are able to afford exclusive artist performances. This picture of Jay Z and Kanye West is from Sheikh Mansur’s niece’s birthday party and the private concert was billed at $6 million by itself.
Unless you’ve been to Dubai, you probably have never seen anything like this in your life before. Is this car supposed to take up two lanes at a time? Stretch limos are common in the United States, but cars are never usually modified to stretch widthwise. It turns out the owner of this vehicle has a big family and the car has a total of 6 wheels to maintain balance.
The people of Dubai are so obsessed with gold that you can pretty much buy anything made out of gold. There’s such an abundance of gold and riches that even jewelry shops can’t keep all their inventory boxed away, and instead store owners have to hang gold chains across their shop ceilings. That might sound like overkill, but the amount of times these stores have to restock is a lot higher than you’d expect!
If you own a big cat like this you better listen to its demands. All cats need love and if you don’t give them that, then there’s a greater chance they’ll become hostile towards you. That is something you simply can’t afford with a lion even if you’re the richest man in the word because it can cost you your life! So if you somehow wake up as a super rich sheikh in Dubai one day and your big cat wants to play, please listen to her.
In true Emirati fashion, the women in this picture are surfing in traditional clothing and embracing modern technological excellence at the same time! Despite all the rapid changes and advances to technology and life in Dubai, the residents have stayed true to their religion and cultures!
Dubai is a melting pot of rich old traditions and even new modern cultures due to its abundance of tourists. This picture is the prime depiction of all cultures coming together as a man is seen dressed in traditional Emirati garb, while the girls are rocking bikinis.
Here is another picture that shows the blend of old and new cultures in Dubai. Women wear burqas at the beach, but we expect this to change as burkinis have started to become popular.
In case you didn’t know, this is how burkinis look. They’ve started to become very popular ever since model Halima Aden showcased them in the upcoming Sports Illustrated magazine.
Ratcliffe noted that if the CCP supersedes the United States to become the world’s superpower, it would imperil “individual liberties, freedoms” around the world, adding that “free enterprise [is] all at stake.”
China is “altering DNA,” citing intelligence reports, Ratcliffe, the top U.S. intelligence official, said on Fox News Sunday.
“It’s one of the things our intelligence shows that China is doing. … The People’s Republic of China has 2 million strong in its military, and it’s trying to make them stronger through, you know, gene editing,” he remarked, adding that it’s “just one of the ways that, you know, China is trying to essentially dominate the planet and set the rules in the world order.”
Citing the CCP’s rampant human rights violations, Ratcliffe said what the world’s people “need to understand is this is an authoritarian regime,” while adding that the regime “doesn’t care about people’s individual rights.”
“We’ve seen what they’ve done to the Uighurs; we’ve seen what they’ve done in Hong Kong. It’s about putting the state first, and that is the exact opposite of what has always made America great. Individual liberties, freedoms, free enterprise those things are all at stake if China dominates,” he said.
Last week, the DNI chief wrote an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal, characterizing the Chinese regime as “national security threat No. 1,” while elaborating on human testing.
“China has even conducted human testing on members of the People’s Liberation Army in hope of developing soldiers with biologically enhanced capabilities,” he said. “There are no ethical boundaries to Beijing’s pursuit of power.”
Chinese researcher He Jiankui in 2018 used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to alter the DNA of embryos of seven couples. Last year, researchers said the regime would try to use CRISPR gene-editing capabilities to alter the capabilities of its soldiers. The CCP “is pursuing military applications for biology and looking into promising intersections with other disciplines, including brain science, supercomputing, and artificial intelligence,” Elsa Kania and Wilson Vorndick wrote in Defense One last year.
“While the potential leveraging of CRISPR to increase human capabilities on the future battlefield remains only a hypothetical possibility at the present, there are indications that Chinese military researchers are starting to explore its potential,” they wrote.
What’s more, in the United States, the CCP has been targeting members of Congress via influence operations, Ratcliffe noted.
“To address these threats and more, I have shifted resources inside the $85 billion annual intelligence budget to increase the focus on China,” Ratcliffe announced. “This shift must continue to ensure U.S. intelligence has the resources it needs to give policy makers unvarnished insights into China’s intentions and activities.”
Ratcliffe, at the conclusion of his article, suggested that Congress needs to bridge the Democrat-Republican partisan divide to address the CCP as it is “preparing for an open-ended period of confrontation with the U.S.”
“Washington should also be prepared,” he wrote. “Leaders must work across partisan divides to understand the threat, speak about it openly, and take action to address it.”
Ratcliffe delivered the comments on Fox News after saying the results of the election need to be investigated in a more transparent manner, noting allegations of voter fraud or irregularities.
Ratcliffe a menționat că, dacă PCC înlocuiește Statele Unite pentru a deveni superputere mondială, ar pune în pericol „libertățile individuale, libertățile” din întreaga lume, adăugând că „întreprinderea liberă [este] în joc”.
China „modifică ADN-ul”, citând rapoarte de informații, a declarat Ratcliffe, principalul oficial al serviciilor de informații din SUA, duminică la Fox News.
„Este unul dintre lucrurile pe care inteligența noastră le arată că face China. … Republica Populară Chineză are 2 milioane de militari puternici și încearcă să le facă mai puternice prin, știi, editarea genelor ”, a remarcat el, adăugând că este„ doar unul dintre modurile în care, știi, China încearcă să domine în mod esențial planeta și să stabilească regulile în ordinea mondială. ”
Citând violențele violente ale drepturilor omului ale PCC, Ratcliffe a spus că „trebuie să înțeleagă oamenii din lume că este un regim autoritar”, adăugând în același timp că regimului „nu îi pasă de drepturile individuale ale oamenilor”.
„Am văzut ce le-au făcut uigurilor; am văzut ce au făcut ei în Hong Kong. Este vorba de a pune statul pe primul loc și acesta este exact opusul a ceea ce a făcut întotdeauna America grozavă. Libertățile individuale, libertățile, libera întreprindere, aceste lucruri sunt în joc dacă China domină ”, a spus el.
Săptămâna trecută, șeful DNI a scris un articol de opinie pentru Wall Street Journal, caracterizând regimul chinez drept „amenințarea securității naționale nr. 1”, în timp ce elabora testele umane.
„China a efectuat chiar teste umane asupra membrilor Armatei Populare de Eliberare în speranța de a dezvolta soldați cu capacități biologic îmbunătățite”, a spus el. „Nu există limite etice în căutarea puterii de la Beijing”.
Cercetătorul chinez He Jiankui în 2018 a folosit editarea genei CRISPR-Cas9 pentru a modifica ADN-ul embrionilor a șapte cupluri. Anul trecut, cercetătorii au spus că regimul va încerca să utilizeze capacitățile CRISPR de editare a genelor pentru a modifica capacitățile soldaților săi. PCC „urmărește aplicații militare pentru biologie și caută intersecții promițătoare cu alte discipline, inclusiv știința creierului, supercomputere și inteligență artificială”, au scris Elsa Kania și Wilson Vorndick în Defense One anul trecut.
„Deși potențialul pârghie al CRISPR pentru creșterea capacităților umane pe viitorul câmp de luptă rămâne doar o posibilitate ipotetică în prezent, există indicii că cercetătorii militari chinezi încep să exploreze potențialul său”, au scris ei.
Mai mult, în Statele Unite, PCC a vizat membrii Congresului prin operațiuni de influență, a observat Ratcliffe.
„Pentru a aborda aceste amenințări și multe altele, am mutat resursele în cadrul bugetului anual de informații de 85 miliarde de dolari pentru a crește accentul pe China”, a anunțat Ratcliffe. „Această schimbare trebuie să continue pentru a se asigura că serviciile de informații din SUA dispun de resursele necesare pentru a oferi factorilor de decizie politici informații nevarnice despre intențiile și activitățile Chinei.”
Ratcliffe, la încheierea articolului său, a sugerat că Congresul trebuie să pună capăt diviziunii partizanilor democrat-republicani pentru a se adresa PCC, deoarece se „pregătește pentru o perioadă deschisă de confruntare cu SUA”.
„Și Washingtonul ar trebui să fie pregătit”, a scris el. „Liderii trebuie să lucreze între diviziuni partizane pentru a înțelege amenințarea, a vorbi despre aceasta în mod deschis și să ia măsuri pentru a o aborda”.
Ratcliffe a transmis comentariile la Fox News după ce a spus că rezultatele alegerilor trebuie investigate într-un mod mai transparent, menționând acuzațiile de fraudă a alegătorilor sau nereguli.
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