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Yesterday, Ukrainian artillery killed the 10th (est.) Russian General in so far this year: Russian Major General Roman Kutuzov. He was reviewing front line troops when he was targeted by Ukrainian guns. This is in Donetsk, where the Russian forces who...
by GaryNaham
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on Sun Jun 05, 2022 at 11:23 AM PDT
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When we heard that the very precise attack in Izyum had killed Russian Major General Andrei Simonov, everyone checked it off as yet another one. But it turns out that the General harvest came very close to getting the biggest of all. The extent of the...
by Deep Dark
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on Sun May 01, 2022 at 03:02 PM PDT
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Dear G: In an effort to understand your position, I've outlined your argument (as I understand it) against taking down Confederate flags, and statues of Confederate generals, as well as ‘heroes’ of the so-called Indian Wars. Do you agree with the...
by Burtfrombrooklyn
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on Sat Jul 25, 2020 at 10:40 AM PDT
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This is a transcript of the moments leading up to Trump making the decision to strike Soleimani. Note that this is a verbatim transcript made from a recording of the event, unlike the “transcript” released of the “perfect call.” I cannot reveal my...
by Bob Johnson
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on Sat Jan 04, 2020 at 09:28 AM PST
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If you’re concerned about the current state of editorial cartooning, consider supporting my work on my Patreon Page for as little as $1 a month . You can also buy some merchandise like T-
by Nick Anderson
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on Mon Oct 21, 2019 at 02:50 PM PDT
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The Insane Clown Prezzy has just released his long-threatened and widely derided executive order banning most transgender people from serving in the military.
Cadet Bone Spurs thinks this is a great idea. Never mind the many brave transgender...
by mabon
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on Fri Mar 23, 2018 at 07:44 PM PDT
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Years before Steven Spielberg cast me in Lincoln, I was directing at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts – most notably, The Other Bed, a prize-winning play by Ted Hirsh, which led to a telephone friendship with Celeste Holm and directing...
by The Reasonable Voice
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on Wed Feb 14, 2018 at 10:26 AM PST
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Life can be funny. Sometimes hysterical. Other times, it can make you question everything. Yesterday was that type of day. Trump doubled down (predictably) on bashing the gold star families and the Senator that was with them when he spoke on...
by djohn817
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on Fri Oct 20, 2017 at 08:36 AM PDT
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You know, North Korea is a shining example of exactly what happens when you deal with a problem in the grand old US traditional political style, you kick the goddamn thing down the road. We kick everything else that might conceivably cost a...
by Murfster35
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on Sun Sep 03, 2017 at 11:18 AM PDT
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"We can't do nothing," the general said. "Why not?" I'm normally not a big fan of Politico's reporting, but they have a fascinating and quite revealing article up on Trump's recent, alarming militaristic decisions. ...
by scamperdo
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on Thu Apr 13, 2017 at 06:51 PM PDT
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Let’s skip the obvious. Leave aside, for instance, the way Donald Trump’s decision to launch 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles...
by TomDispatch
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on Thu Apr 13, 2017 at 09:39 AM PDT
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Let’s think about the logic of it all for a moment. The 2016 Pentagon budget came in at just over $600 billion and that royal...
by TomDispatch
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on Mon Mar 06, 2017 at 08:19 AM PST
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In a sense, human history could be seen as an endless tale of the rise and fall of empires. In the last century alone, from the...
by TomDispatch
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We need to step back a bit and view the detritus, flotsam, and jetsam that the future coronation will bring to this country. (If you don’t think he will be throwing a coronation for his swearing in match, just you wait Enri Iggins, just you wait! A...
by agnostic
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on Wed Dec 07, 2016 at 12:34 PM PST
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President-Elect Trump is loading his cabinet with Generals and Admirals. The obvious question should, therefore, be: is Donald Trump preparing for war?
Trump’s foreign policy has been all over the place. He would “bomb the hell out of” ISIL, or...
by jonhecht
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on Thu Dec 01, 2016 at 10:40 AM PST
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Inspired by actual events. And 88 does have a certain ring to it. 3 comments
on Sat Oct 15, 2016 at 10:38 AM PDT
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Four retired senior officers have written an ...
by angelajean
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on Wed Feb 11, 2015 at 10:30 AM PST
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Is attempting to undermine a president with his generals during a war treasonous in nature? GOP Rep Doug Lamborn is urging generals to resign in ‘”a blaze of glory” to oppose the president.
by Egberto Willies
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on Sat Sep 27, 2014 at 08:56 AM PDT
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here .Â
He was “an ascetic who... usually eats just one meal a day, in the ...
by TomDispatch
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on Thu Nov 29, 2012 at 07:57 AM PST
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Obama is sitting on some pretty good cards.
by jjray
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