Category: international stuff
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WSJ: “Escalation Shouldn’t Punish the People”
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,…
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NY Times: AOC will oppose ALL aid to Israel
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…
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WSJ: “Kings of Dark Money”
From the Journal long running “Best of the Web” email feature. For the complete story hit the link at the bottom. Jonathan Alpert makes a good case that “No Kings” events are bad group therapy for the highly credentialed. So who’s paying for these destructive therapy sessions? Former Wall Street Journal reporter Asra Nomani reported…
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Trump former Defense Secretary comments on Iran war
General James Mattis who was the defense secretary from 2017-2019 but did not see eye to eye with Trump. Here are two excerpts from his recent interview with Margaret Hoover of Firing Line. The show is an attempt to mimic the original Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. but no one will mistake Hoover’s…
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Real reason Britain couldn’t help against Iran – their Navy has collapsed
Dr. Mark Felton – guy who made this video – is a very well known British historian. This channel has over 2.4 million subscribers and he’s written many books and been on US television as an expert on all the channels. This particular video came out a day ago and already has nearly a million…
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Head of Jewish Anti- Defamation League on CNBC
Jonathan Greenblatt has been head of the ADL since 2015. The link below the picture should work – wide ranging 8 minute interview worth watching. ADL CEO – https://player.cnbc.com/p/gZWlPC/cnbc_global?playertype=synd&byGuid=7000406971
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Ohio Nat. Guard mourn loss of their colleagues killed in plane crash
Three of the six airmen whose KC135 air refueling tanker went down.
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Palantir CEO on their software integrating AI and the military
You should be able to see the four minute video (after the commercial! Sorry…) through the link below. Karp is careful to say things like “I read in the papers…” as he does not want to give up classified information. He is a former progressive democrat who woke up (pun) and is now a registered…
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Coming: Largest ever oil release from strategic reserves
Looks like a political move BUT it was recommended by the Internationlal Energy Agency – no doubt we will take down our reserves. But don’t gloat too much if you are a Trump-hater. Biden did the same thing in the runup to the 2022 midterm elections. PARIS—The International Energy Agency has proposed the largest release…