Even before reaching Japan, Obama dominated the news across Asia with a stop in Vietnam. Beijing responded by accusing the U.S. and Vietnam of setting fire to a “regional tinderbox.”The idea of Obama as a war-mongering militant is comical. Speaking to Japanese and Canadian businessmen, Freeland said the two countries shared an interest in fiscal stimulus or spending public money to get stagnant economies going. Trudeau spoke enthusiastically about how the two leaders were of a like mind about some of his favourite gender balancing and humanitarian initiatives. If the money is not paid, the Islamic militants are threatening to murder him and two others held with him on June 13.

Source: National Post May 25, 2016 16:26 UTC