international stuff

NY Times: “Trump Attacks Pope Leo … (& Pope responds) as Too Liberal and ‘Weak on Crime’”

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UPDATE: hit the link – Leo, speaking to reporters on a flight to Algeria ahead of a 10-day tour of several African nations, said: “I have no fear of the Trump administration, or speaking out loudly of the message of the Gospel, which is what I believe I am here to do.” Asked directly about … Read more

Vatican: Report Pentagon lectured it’s Ambassador “Completely untrue”

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America, the Jesuit US magazine, and no fan of Trump to say the least. “The narrative offered by some media outlets about this meeting is completely untrue,” the Vatican press office statement said. It said that Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the former papal ambassador to the U.S., “confirmed” that his Jan. 22 meeting with Eldridge Colby, … Read more

WSJ: “Escalation Shouldn’t Punish the People”

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UPDATE: Stupid saber rattling. If he’d just shut up, but he can’t control himself. President Trump said he agreed to suspend attacks on Iran for two weeks subject to the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, pointing to progress on a 10-point proposal from Tehran. The U.S. has halted all offensive operations in Iran, … Read more

NY Times: AOC will oppose ALL aid to Israel

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Including defensive systems like the Iron Dome anti missile system. Part of the deal of being a leftist progressive I guess. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York said Tuesday that she would vote against all U.S. military aid to Israel, including for defensive systems, a shift that underscores how opposition to the Israeli government has … Read more