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If you’re in charge of a war and you’re intentionally targeting civilians, you’re a bad guy. Note that I said “a bad guy”, not “the bad guy”. In some wars, the leaders of both sides are bad guys; although the civilians who happen to live in a war-torn...
by Perlinator
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on Tue Apr 16, 2024 at 02:33 PM PDT
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The tl-dr For the headline tl-dr above the fold if skimming this Diary, there’s been a serious and dangerous misunderstanding fuelling the proposed TikTok ban in the House panel (a lot of Dem votes) already costing us dearly, just when we have...
by Tweedledee5
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on Sun Mar 10, 2024 at 08:30 PM PDT
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Hamas Committed Documented Atrocities. But a Few False Stories Feed the Deniers Politicians, army officers, search-and-rescue volunteers and social-media activists have all provided testimonies about Hamas' atrocities on October 7. Most are supported...
by LaFeminista
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on Sun Dec 10, 2023 at 11:40 AM PST
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. It’s strange to have your past life called up out of the blue, but that’s what TomDispatch regular Kelly Denton-Borhaug did for me...
by TomDispatch
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on Mon Oct 30, 2023 at 07:45 AM PDT
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I amend my commentary as follows: --------------------------------------------------------------- Two views emerge from this discussion, the majority belief is that attacking Russians who are killing Ukrainian civilians will result in an uncontrollable...
by jferris
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on Mon Jul 03, 2023 at 09:05 AM PDT
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Who is the worst leader of a major power today? With the weekend’s series of surprises now behind us, the results are in. The “winner,” by unanimous consent, is . . . Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. Over his twenty-three years in power, Putin has proved...
by dratler
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on Mon Jun 26, 2023 at 03:21 PM PDT
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"Among free men," said Abraham Lincoln, “there can be no successful appeal from the ballot to the bullet; and those who take such appeal are sure to lose their cause and pay the costs." -Robert F. Kennedy, April 5, 1968 While I direct this piece to the...
by Frank Cocozzelli
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on Sun Oct 30, 2022 at 07:38 AM PDT
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This week Americans are laser focused on keeping out precious children safe. I came across some very dark threats against millions of children. It came from Moscow, the source of a lot of very dark threats lately. The fascist talking head Andrei...
by Lefty Coaster
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on Thu May 26, 2022 at 03:13 PM PDT
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First the rank speculation, straight from my ass. While they will make zero effort to meet any particular deadline, IF Ukrainian forces are in a position to do so, as the bands strike up on Monday for the military parade in Moscow, Ukraine will open up...
by Deep Dark
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on Sat May 07, 2022 at 08:13 PM PDT
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The Ukranians have stood up to Russia valiantly. But even if the Ukraine fights Russia to a draw or is winning, the problem is Vladimir Putin is backed into a corner. He cannot end this war looking weak to the Russian people. So he’ll never stop. He’ll...
by TheMFer
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on Sun Mar 13, 2022 at 01:01 PM PDT
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Hello, I’m Matthew Thompson Dalldorf, long time casual skimmer, first time contributor. I’m fresh out of small talk, so let’s get started. I have a friend who happens to be a anti-vaxxer. She will remain unnamed as I don’t want any of you; the jackals...
by Matthew Dalldorf
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on Wed Feb 02, 2022 at 07:33 PM PST
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. In this century, Memorial Day, a civic holiday, has gained an almost religious tinge. That last Monday in May is meant, of course,...
by TomDispatch
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on Thu Jun 10, 2021 at 09:16 AM PDT
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Cadet Bonespurs managed to pull off a military feat that foreign adversaries have failed to for generations: he made US Troops hang their heads in shame. The story originally appeared in a series of conversations with The New York Times, where brave...
by Christopher Reeves
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on Tue Oct 15, 2019 at 10:43 AM PDT
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Journalist Milton Mayer traveled to Germany in the wake of World War II to find out how ordinary, normally decent, educated German people got caught up, co-opted or neutralized in the horrible devolution of the country that ended in the atrocities with...
by Clio2
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on Wed Jun 13, 2018 at 02:12 PM PDT
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Discovery of Crematorium
The State Department recently uncovered what it believes to be evidence of recently installed crematoriums in Syria that are being used to dispose of the bodies of prisoners executed by the Assad regime at the facility, but...
by Sarah Gerace
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on Fri May 19, 2017 at 03:07 PM PDT
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Despite the fact that Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath about his contacts with Russia and refused to correct the record for weeks, even after national security adviser Michael Flynn was fired for a similar infraction, Sessions is...
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Wed May 10, 2017 at 01:12 PM PDT
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I wrote a diary this morning titled, “A plea for the civilians of Aleppo being bombed by Putin, Rouhani and Assad” appealing to the community to raise awareness of the crisis situations for civilians in Aleppo, Syria during the past few days. The...
by Marina Asbury
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on Wed Dec 14, 2016 at 11:18 PM PST
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Update"If you look into my one eye, you will still see love and forgiveness there" Sioux War Veteran Last night an atrocity was committed against peaceful American citizens, Water Protectors of the Standing Rock Sioux and their supporters, who have been peacefully protesting the building of the DAPL pipeline. They are there to protect water, the...
by Marina Asbury
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on Mon Nov 21, 2016 at 01:49 PM PST
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At this moment in history, having just suffered yet another horrific terrorist attack, it is vital that we be wise and smart - and think for ourselves.
It's neither practical nor moral to destroy
by One Pissed Off Liberal
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on Sun Nov 22, 2015 at 09:28 AM PST
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Tomorrow, June 6, I will by custom, watch again "The Longest Day", which is the best movie about D-Day in Normandy ever made. So thinking about what Studs Terkel called the "Good War", once again ...
by Alligator Ed
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on Fri Jun 05, 2015 at 09:07 PM PDT
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