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It is absolutely outrageous to say that President Biden supports the genocide of the Palestinian civilians. It's incredibly ignorant to attack President Biden and not vote for him on the basis of a claim that he supports Israel targeting Palestinian...
by Dem
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on Wed Nov 08, 2023 at 01:49 PM PST
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Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo has been looking at the Gaza Hospital story. I have no ability to evaluate grainy videos or make sense of what different blast patterns look like. But I’ve spent several years developing lists of open source...
by xaxnar
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on Wed Oct 18, 2023 at 03:59 PM PDT
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Contrary to optimistic reporting in most Western countries, things look grim for Ukraine. Hopeful predictions of Russia giving up with fatigue or demoralisation, or Ukraine mounting a sudden devastating offensive have little chance of fulfilment. While...
by Alan Austin
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on Mon Aug 29, 2022 at 04:53 AM PDT
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Clint Watts who served in the US Army and was recruited by the FBI is a frequent guest expert on intelligence matters and foreign affairs on cable news channels. He explains why it is not inconceivable that Putin’s actions may lead to the fall of...
by Dem
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on Mon Mar 07, 2022 at 10:31 AM PST
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Combat ineffectiveness is a military term for when a unit has sustained sufficient losses to render it, ineffective. This is a general rule of thumb and greatly depends upon the ratio of frontline to support troops in the unit being looked at. Of major...
by Peter Olandt
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on Wed Mar 02, 2022 at 04:57 PM PST
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Some interesting facts i read on mother jones. COVID now 4th largest mass casualty event in US history. Topped only by the Civil War, WWII, 1918 flu pandemic. COVID-19 Casualties: 200,000* as of Sep 23, 2020 WWII Casualties: 291,557 Civil War...
by LordVoldemort
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on Wed Sep 23, 2020 at 03:43 AM PDT
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On Monday, May 11, Donald Trump decided to hold a pep rally to champion how big and strong and robust America’s COVID-19 testing capabilities are. It was the most pathetic attempt yet by this incompetent administration to cover their criminally...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Mon May 11, 2020 at 02:17 PM PDT
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Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the...
by Roy Eidelson
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on Thu Mar 21, 2019 at 04:48 AM PDT
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Feeling pressure from progressive groups, then-President Barack Obama issued an executive order mandating annual accounting of civilian deaths connected to military and CIA strikes. It was in line with Obama’s promises that he would create restrictions...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Thu Mar 07, 2019 at 01:41 PM PST
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Yes, I know, we officially celebrated the Federal holiday for Veteran’s Day yesterday. My spouse, a government employee, had the day off.
But I cannot help but remember on this day, the 11th day of the 11th month, where at the 11th hour on the...
by teacherken
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on Sat Nov 11, 2017 at 07:03 AM PST
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The New York Times did a piece yesterday on President Obama’s ongoing visits to Walter Reed hospital to see wounded veterans. It is a moving piece about a president who has made 23 visits to Walter Reed as president of the United States over his 8...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Wed Nov 30, 2016 at 11:05 AM PST
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Here are the primary news reports in an emerging story that otherwise has a very tight lid:
www.timesofisrael.com/...
Russia: Mossad, other foreign agents killed in Aleppo strike
Citing ‘battlefield sources,’ state media says its warships bombed...
by leveymg
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on Sat Sep 24, 2016 at 10:27 AM PDT
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Here's a what-if that continues to haunt me. What if some disturbed "lone
by TomDispatch
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on Thu Mar 03, 2016 at 08:40 AM PST
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I've been feeling nothing but contempt for John Kerry lately--because of his warmongering and shameless fearmongering, his weaselly responses in congressional hearings, his vile invocations of the ...
by Liberty Equality Fraternity and Trees
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on Thu Sep 05, 2013 at 08:55 PM PDT
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by shortfinals
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on Sat Dec 29, 2012 at 10:52 PM PST
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MAJOR UPDATE: Just woke up to this:
The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff were killed in a rocket attack on their car, a Libyan official said, as they were rushed from a ...
by Athenian
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on Tue Sep 11, 2012 at 04:36 PM PDT
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It seems we've all but forgotten that the USA is still at war. What is worse, a presidential candidate running in the 2012 election has also forgotten. Romney and the RNC did not mention this war or ...
by thinkingblue
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on Sun Sep 09, 2012 at 10:08 AM PDT
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As we pause to reflect on the official end to the nightmare in Iraq, there is an unsung hero in the blogging world that deserves a loud shout-out for his devotion to public service in providing ...
by Chango
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on Thu Dec 15, 2011 at 04:28 PM PST
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I'll keep this short and sweet, but everyone should know this. Last month was the first month that no Americans died in Iraq since the War began.
by fooly
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on Tue Sep 13, 2011 at 05:54 AM PDT
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As our summer days begin to shorten, I, like many others, am very aware that this year our country will reach the 10-year mark since September 11, 2001.
Many of us filled houses of worship ...
by people power granny
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on Fri Aug 26, 2011 at 07:23 PM PDT
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