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      What happens when children seize the wheel  (INN 04/18/2024)
      Hit the mullahs and hit ‘em hard, Israel — and 5 key takeaways from Iran’s failed attack  (NYP 04/17/2024)
      Why do critics hold Israel to a higher standard — and ignore these other conflicts?  (NYP 04/17/2024)
      Jews as political simpletons  (INN 04/11/2024)
      Nothin’ says lovin’ like a baby in the oven and Islam does it best  (INN 04/08/2024)
      Israel’s global isolation is caused by antisemitism, not bad policies  (INN 03/31/2024)
      Gaza — Truths behind all the lies  (JWR 03/29/2024)
      Team Biden’s UN sellout of Israel is public, monstrous and final  (NYP 03/25/2024)
      Why the Moscow terror attack could be a Putin false-flag operation  (NYP 03/25/2024)
      Hamas 10/7: The teachings of Islam on display [Part 2]  (INN 03/22/2024)
      Managing nuclear risk: A task for the US and Israel  (INN 03/21/2024)
      Hamas on October 7th: The Teachings of Islam on Display [Part 1]  (INN 03/21/2024)
      Red lines or victory?  (JWR 03/14/2024)
      The Israeli lesson for Western democracies  (INN 03/10/2024)
      Why is Biden pushing for an immoral hostage deal?  (JWR 03/01/2024)
      Joe Biden couldn’t have picked a worse time to betray Israel  (NYP 02/24/2024)
      Abandoning Ukraine now will shred America’s global credibility — and highlight short-lived US promises  (NYP 02/23/2024)
      Time for deluded Republican frogs to stop carrying water for venomous scorpion Putin — before he stings them too  (NYP 02/20/2024)
      Spineless Joe Biden is inching toward a full betrayal of Israel  (NYP 02/17/2024)
      The strange disconnect between Israel and Ukraine  (JWR 02/16/2024)
      New Gaza  (INN 02/15/2024)
      Dear world, we see you.  We see you, and we won’t forget  (INN 02/14/2024)
      Conventional Western wisdom vs.  Middle East reality  (INN 02/13/2024)
      The root cause of Arab Palestinism is killing Jews  (INN 02/13/2024)
      The Forgetting Is Mandatory  (Brownstone Institute, 02/10/24)
      An Open Letter to the Davos Crowd  (Brownstone Institute, 02/07/24)
      Israel’s war on Hamas is the least deadly conflict in the region  (INN 02/05/2024)
      How to ensure a big, ugly war with Iran  (JWR 02/02/2024)
      Cut off the UNRWA  (INN 02/02/2024)
      World's Most Dangerous Terrorist Group — United Nations  (JWR 02/02/2024)
      America and Britain — blind stupidity or malevolence?  (INN 02/03/2024)
      Weakness Breeds Aggression  (JWR 01/31/2024)
      Notes From Auschwitz  (JWR 01/25/2024)
      ‘Even-handed’ was once considered a terrible thing  (INN 01/22/2024)
      The West's lethal error in the war against Israel  (JWR 01/19/2024)
      When Biden was out of the office, Iran took over the Red Sea  (INN 01/17/2024)
      Pathetic: As Hamas plays sick games with hostages 100 days in, Biden whines he’s losing patience with Israel  (NYP 01/15/2024)
      South Africa's blood libel against Israel  (INN 01/15/2024)
      Belief, belonging and immortality: true causes of Hamas terror  (INN 01/14/2024)
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At their points of origin, such terror-violence expresses the result of mutually-reinforcing private needs and collective expectations.
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Because they are primal, these crimes can never be fully controlled by reason, law or diplomacy.
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Hamas killers are not genuinely interested in sovereignty, "self-determination" or statehood, but rather in pretended heroism, belonging and a faith-based immortality.
      Joe Biden’s handling of the Middle East crisis is just downright dangerous  (NYP 01/13/2024)
      Misconceptions of Israel’s War against Hamas  (INN 01/11/2024)
      How the best chance to win the Ukraine war was lost  (JWR 01/11/2024)
      Israel can trust Hamas  (INN 01/10/2024)
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When President Joe Biden says, "let there be no doubt: The United States has Israel's back," Israel should be skeptical.
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But when Hamas leaders promise to wage unending war until they annihilate all the Jews or die trying, Israel can trust that they mean it.
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Ironically, Jerusalem can trust its enemies more than its allies to keep their promises.
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In Elie Wiesel's autobiography of his years spent in Nazi death camps, Night (1958), he recounts how an old man dying of dysentery in Auschwitz once told him, "I have more faith in Hitler than in anyone else.  He alone has kept his promises, all his promises, to the Jewish people."
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Israel can trust that Hamas, like Hitler, intends to keep its promises, all its promises, to the Jewish people.
      Victory is more important than US support  (INN 01/10/2024)
      Do not hold your breath: The Red Cross and the hostages  (INN 01/10/2024)
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In November 1944, the International Committee of the Red Cross sent a delegate to visit the Auschwitz concentration camp, which was a place of unimaginable suffering and the site of the deaths of millions of innocent people, the vast majority Jews.
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The delegate reported back to the Red Cross that he had not found any evidence of extermination at the camp and that it was not exclusively a camp for Jews.
      Will the Gaza war expand into a regional conflict?  (INN 01/07/2024)
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The American containment strategy underscores a fundamental distinction between democracy and dictatorship.
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Democracies, such as the United States, often exhibit a short-term perspective driven by the imminent concerns of upcoming elections.
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Similar to a chess player focused on the next move without considering long-term consequences, democratic leaders seek short-term accomplishments.
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In contrast, a dictator enjoys the luxury of long-term thinking.  Unburdened by the need to appease constituents for immediate gains, a dictator can strategize with a broader outlook.
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When facing an intractable conflict with no willingness to compromise on either side, the only viable resolution is a decisive victory by one party and an unconditional surrender by the other.
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Attempting to contain such conflicts or opting for alternatives to absolute victory often results in a protracted low-level conflict, resembling a dormant volcano ready to erupt into a full-scale war at any moment.
      How ‘innocent’ are Gaza’s civilians?  (INN 01/07/2024)
      The Lessons of 2023  (JWR 12/28/2023)
      Rising from the ruins of a generation of Israeli doctrine  (12/29/23)
      A Jewish Sparta?  (INN 12/07/2023)
      Hating the Lord  (JWR 12/07/2023)
      Israel-Hamas war: a US wake up call!  (INN 12/06/2023)
      A just war against criminal terror  (INN 12/06/2023)
      Israel has never been allowed to win a war!  (INN 12/01/2023)
      The BBC and other Western media outlets are far more than mere useful idiots  (INN 12/01/2023)
      In dealing "with a beast you have to treat him like a beast" - Harry S.  Truman  (INN 11/27/2023)
      Hamas terrorists use Israeli hostage release in game of psychological warfare  (Fox 11/27/2023)
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"Hamas knows that Israel is really sensitive to human life, they know that Israel is really sensitive to children, to women, and to innocent people being killed."
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The slow drip of hostages is exactly how Hamas wants this traumatic scenario to play out, said Bartal, adding, "They want to see it continue, they do not want Israel to call an end to this or to say 'will not continue playing this game'."
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"Right now, Israelis know there is a baby being held without its mother, a brother who is there without his sister or any other person who is captive with no other relatives and Hamas knows Israel will continue this process because they know those people are alive."
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Strategically, Hamas has taken advantage of this sensitive issue, releasing haunting hostage videos that the local media has refused to air, as well as videos showing them "kindly" escorting those they have held in underground tunnels for weeks to the waiting vehicles of the International Red Cross.
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Every detail, even down to the route the Red Cross vehicles take from Gaza to Israel, appears to be orchestrated to send a cynical message to Israelis, some analysts here say.
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During Friday's release, the convoy carrying 13 Israelis and 11 Thai nationals was forced to travel through southern Gaza, where it was pelted by rocks, those who were released said.
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"Hamas has planned for all of this, including the delay on Saturday – that was the most prominent expression of psychological warfare."
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"They said it was the result of a misunderstanding, that they did not understand the full list of prisoners being released, but they knew exactly what it was.  People were shocked and astonished, but that is what they wanted to achieve."
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"It is ridiculous that terrorists, with weapons over their shoulders who shot some of the hostages, are trying to portray themselves as the good guys."
      Can you paradigm?  (INN 11/26/2023)
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Let's get real.  It is not just about Hamas, today's bogeymen, who are distinguishable from Fatah only in tactics and not at all in objective.
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The problem is more profound, and we have long chosen to ignore the reality that stares us in the face.
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Israel is the only country in the world whose citizens can be subjected to daily attacks from hostile forces who live next to us and within our boundaries.
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It is not normal to drive a car and consider that someone might shoot you, stone you, or toss a Molotov cocktail your way.
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It is not normal to stand on a street corner and wonder if a vehicle will ram you.
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It is not normal to walk on the sidewalk and speculate whether someone will stab you.
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It is not normal to sit in a cafe or on a bus and contemplate whether someone has placed a bomb there.
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And it is not normal to be the recipients of enemy rockets and missiles on a regular basis.
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No citizens of any country – no self-respecting country in the world – would tolerate that.  And yet, we do, and we have for decades.
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We build defensive mechanisms to thwart the enemy – bypass roads, bullet proof cars and vests, stab proof jackets, Iron Dome, David's Sling, etc., without addressing the real problem, which is the relentless hatred of our enemies who assume they have the right to murder us.
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Any thinking person would conclude that this cannot continue, and that no normal country would tolerate this.
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But we have convinced ourselves that this is the burden we must bear for the privilege of living in Israel, and so we endure these ignominies, these assaults on our lives and our dignity, and then even the calumnies of the "international community" when we finally defend ourselves.
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... we have tolerated antagonistic neighbors in Gaza and Lebanon who for years have shot rockets and missiles at us, live uneasily with them in Judea and Samaria where they stone and shoot at will, and 20% of our fellow citizens are Arabs who – if past is prologue – often seem to be a hairsbreadth away from exploding in rage and violence against us.
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(It should not be shocking how many Israeli-Arab doctors, lawyers, professors, and performers, who have all benefited from the freedoms and good life we have given them, have issued pro-Hamas statements in the last month, with only some of them paying a personal price for it.)...
      Can Europe become Western again?  (JWR 11/23/2023)
      We are all hostages  (INN 11/22/2023)
      What is wrong with us?  (INN 11/22/2023)
      Jihadi Journalism - an expose  (INN 11/20/2023)
      Israel has quickly reverted to its bad old policies  (INN 11/19/2023)
      When has war ever been 'proportional?'  (JWR 11/17/2023)
      Israel’s strategic imperative  (INN 11/17/2023)
      The 'Occupation' Lie, an excuse for massacring Jews  (INN 11/17/2023)
      The US and the UK cannot be trusted  (INN 11/15/2023)
      The Barbarians Are Inside the Gates  (JWR 11/15/2023)
      The gates of Gaza  (INN 11/13/2023)
      Antisemitism is enshrined in the Quran  (INN 11/13/2023)
      There should be only one goal to this war  (INN 11/13/2023)
      The incredible lightness of Barack Obama  (INN 11/10/2023)
      Just whose side is America really on?  (INN 11/10/2023)
      Ceasefire?  Not on our lives  (INN 11/10/2023)
      Squeezing the world's vulnerable peoples  (JWR 11/10/2023)
      The truth is Israel’s narrative  (INN 11/09/2023)
      Israeli compassion has been a double edged sword  (INN 11/08/2023)
      A psychopathology of Israel-haters  (INN 11/08/2023)
      Israel will win.  The West is over  (INN 11/07/2023)
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What is this strange evil that afflicts the West and for which the war in Gaza is both a pretext and a revelation?  Self-hatred?  Fascination with collective suicide?
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Hamas is an Islamo-Nazi sect that intended to destroy Israel and its people before attacking the West when the time comes.  But it found million of helpers among Western people.  Sorcerers' apprentices, new converts and useful idiots...
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Their brainwashing is effective.  Newsweek polls say that among young Americans, 48 percent are with Hamas.  More than half – 51 percent – believe that the October 7 pogrom in which 1,400 Israelis were massacred was somehow justified.  If we did the same survey in Europe we would get the same results.
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Of 67 million "Generation Z" Americans (those born after 1996), 52 percent want racial reparations for blacks, 60 percent believe systemic racism is "widespread" in society, 51 percent that the "gender binary" (male and female) is "obsolete", 41 percent are in favor of censoring "hate speech" (unless it encourages destroying Israel), 66 percent are in favor of silencing speakers they consider "offensive" and 61 percent have positive views of socialism.
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This is where support for Hamas originates: in the heart of darkness of Western consciousness in full decadence.
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"There is an intellectual complicity between them and they share the same objective: to inflict maximum damage on the West and Western values.  I'm not saying that Hamas shares all the values of the North American and European left, but it uses the woke left to advance its agenda.  The United States and Canada, due to woke infiltration at all levels, are experiencing a cultural revolution like that experienced by China in the 1960s."
      Why are the October 7 atrocities being denied?  (INN 11/02/2023)
      "Why my generation hates Jews”  (INN 11/02/2023)
      Understand Evil or Perish by Its Hand  (JWR 11/02/2023)
      Hate Israel?  It's inevitable  (JWR 11/02/2023)
      Why Any Palestinian Statehood Was a Bad Idea Even Before the Current War  (INN 11/01/2023)
      No ceasefire, Hamas doesn’t get a ‘do-over’ to commit genocide again  (INN 11/01/2023)
      Diversity Is Where Nations Go to Die  (JWR 10/31/2023)
      Not so innocent civilians  (INN 10/27/2023)
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Would Guterres ever assert that the death of Gaza civilians past and future also does not "happen in a vacuum"?  Hardly.
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Much of the world grudgingly concedes that Israel has the right of self-defense, as long as Israel does not exercise it too strenuously.
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But there is a good part of what used to be called civilization that does not even grant that right.
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... who are these "innocent civilians" of Gaza?  These are the same people who elected Hamas in 2006, knowing that Hamas' charter called for the extermination of all Jews.  That charter preceded Hamas' election by almost two decades.  These "civilians" knew for whom they voted and why they voted for them.
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There are the same "civilians" whose homes conceal entrances to Hamas' tunnels, whose hospitals shield Hamas' leaders, whose clinics and schools are used as launching pads for Hamas' rockets.
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These are the "civilians" who rushed across the border fence on October 7 to maraud, rape and murder.
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More troubling are the adults – civilians all – who birthed and raised monsters, such as one evildoer who called his father from Kibbutz Mefalsim to boast in real time of his mass murder: "Father, look how many Jews I killed with my own hands!  Your son, I killed ten Jews with my own hands!' To which the proud father responded: "God is great.  May God protect you."
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Consider this for a moment.  Is there one reader among you who would be "proud" of a child who boasted of mass murder?
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Those are not "innocent civilians"; those are people steeped in a sick culture of hatred that is inconceivable to normal human beings.
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Those are people who willingly aid and abet mass murder and then cry about the consequences when they and their homes are bombed.
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Gaza's imams this week issued a fatwa calling it a crime against Islam for any Gazan to travel south to avoid Israel's offensive.
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We should never willingly or intentionally kill civilians – and we don't.  We should also never propagate or embrace the fantasy that most Gazans are innocent civilians, oppose Hamas, or want peace with Israel.
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We should not delude ourselves that Gazans did anything but rejoice over the massacre of Jews.  They did.
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We are expected to provide water, electricity, food, medicine, and other needs to our enemy to demonstrate our commitment to international law, notwithstanding that the enemy can flout international law with impunity.
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We should have no interest in making more Arab fathers proud of their sons' talent for murdering Jews.
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Only Israel has every military action assessed and approved by its lawyers.  That is no way to run a war and no way to win a war, which has resulted in decades of Israel not winning any wars and even thinking that wars are not winnable.
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The United States and allies have fought wars in the last century that have killed millions of enemy civilians, with reassessments coming only after the wars' successful conclusions.  That is a good template for us as well.
      The immoral distortion of legal principles to justify Hamas atrocities  (INN 10/27/2023)
      Two-faced — and double mouthed  (JWR 10/27/2023)
      Premodern diversity vs.  civilizational unity  (JWR 10/27/2023)
      The UN is rationalizing the slaughter of Jews  (JWR 10/27/2023)
      The 3 worst media fails of the Israel-Hamas war… so far  (Fox 10/26/2023)
      Antonio Guterres is right, Hamas’ massacre didn’t happen in a vacuum  (INN 10/24/2023)
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The shooting, burning, and beheading of babies follows decades of incitement against Jews and the teaching in schools, mosques, newspapers, and television that Jews are subhuman and must be exterminated without mercy.
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The gunning down of over 250 young people at a rave for peace follows a century of lies about the Jewish threat to the Al Aqsa Mosque, the same lies first promulgated by the Gand Mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin al-Husseini, in the 1920s which sparked pogroms and massacres including the destruction of the ancient Jewish community of Hebron.
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The very act of Jews visiting the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism, has been used to justify violence by no less than Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas, who said during the "knife intifada" in 2015 that Jews "have no right to desecrate them (Muslim holy sites) with their filthy feet"...
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The literal decimation of Kibbutz Kfar Aza follows decades of "Pay for Slay" by the Palestinian Authority, in which the PA prioritized paying salaries to terrorists who murdered innocent Jews above all else – the more Jews they kill, the greater the financial reward they receive.
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The wiping out of entire families follows decades of treating the most evil people and the greatest mass murderers as heroes and role models.
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And who can forget the hero's welcome Mahmoud Abbas gave to Abu-Musa Atia, a literal axe-murderer who butchered an elderly Holocaust survivor?
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The kidnapping of over 222 people, women, children, babies, even elderly Holocaust survivors, follows nearly 90 years of rejections of offers to create a Palestinian Arab state as long as a Jewish state is allowed to exist.
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The gleeful filming of the atrocities in real-time and the proud boasting of barbarity on social media follows decades of demonization of Israel and defense of terrorists by the very United Nations Antonio Guterres professes to lead.
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So yes, Mr.  Guterres, Hamas' attack did not occur in a vacuum.  It occurred because of a reality your organization has helped create and which you continue to perpetuate.  And if we listened to you now, it would just happen again.
      The barbarism of Hamas is a prelude to Iran going nuclear  (INN 10/24/2023)
      Israel didn't start this war, but Israel must finish it  (INN 10/21/2023)
      What a Palestinian state would look like  (JWR 10/19/2023)
      It's us or them  (INN 10/16/2023)
      Are Gaza Civilians Considered Innocent?  (INN 10/16/2023)
      How to win a war  (INN 10/16/2023)
      As Biden turns against Israel, Netanyahu must stand strong  (INN 10/16/2023)
      Redeeming captives is a high Israeli priority.  Destroying Hamas must be a higher one  (JWR 10/16/2023)
      Israel should Re-establish the 22 Communities of Gush Katif  (INN 10/16/2023)
      It’s not our 9/11, it’s not more pogroms  (INN 10/15/2023)
      The "settler" heroes saved Tel Aviv  (INN 10/15/2023)
      Hamas’s deception — and our self-deception  (INN 10/15/2023)
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Five days after Hamas's slaughter of more than 1,300 Jews in southern Israel, and on the eve of his meeting Friday in Amman with U.S.  Secretary of State Antony Blinken, P.A.  chairman and PLO/Fatah chief Mahmoud Abbas released a statement.
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"We reject the practices of killing civilians or abusing them on both sides because they contravene morals, religion and international law."
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Abbas's statement is notable for many reasons.  It doesn't name Hamas.  It draws a moral equivalence between Israel's counterattack in Gaza and Hamas's orgiastic rape, torture, murder, immolation and kidnapping of babies, children, women and men.
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And it came after five days in which Abbas and the rest of Palestinian Arab society did nothing but celebrate and defend Hamas's atrocities while blaming Israel for the crimes against humanity Hamas conducted against its people.
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Abbas's lies and deceptions are his modus operandi just as they were the modus operandi of his predecessor Yassir Arafat and their comrades in the PLO and Hamas.
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Israel and the U.S.  have refused to acknowledge that they have been played by the P.A.  the same way they were played by Hamas for the past two years, and Hamas was able to deceive Israel and the U.S.  for two years because they wanted to be deceived.
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Israel's generals wanted to believe that the Palestinian Arabs aren't implacable foes.  They can be appeased.  We don't have to defeat them.
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And the Biden administration, like most of its predecessors, wanted to believe the deception — and to still believe it in the P.A.'s case — because they want to believe that Israel is to blame for the violence waged against it.
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The lie of Israeli culpability is the foundation of 50 years of U.S.  Middle East peacemaking efforts.
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The lie of Palestinian Arab moderation is the rationale for 50 years of near-continuous U.S.  pressure on Israel to concede territory to the Palestinian Arabs.
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It has been the justification and rationale for the U.S.  opposition to any effort by Israel to defeat the PLO on the battlefield.
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The constant assertion "There is no military solution to the Palestinian conflict with Israel" is predicated on the notion that there is a political solution.
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But Saturday's slaughter made clear — and not for the first or the hundredth time — that this isn't a political conflict.  It is an existential one.
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And it isn't only between Israel and Hamas.  It is between the vast majority of the Palestinian Arabs, and the entirety of the their leadership, who actively seek Israel's physical annihilation and the genocide of world Jewry, and the Jews, who seek to live in peace and freedom in the Jewish State of Israel.
      British author Douglas Murray: Only Israelis are asked to respond proportionately  (INN 10/13/2023)
      Civilization's fifth columnists  (JWR 10/13/2023)
      Will the Nobel Prize for Covid Vaccines Turn Out to Be Like the One Once Awarded for Lobotomy?  (10/12/23)
      Israel's Opportunity to Destroy Hamas  (JWR 10/09/2023)
      White House silent after Biden official's posts attacking police, boosting Russia 'scandal' resurface  (Fox 10/07/2023)
      We all need to keep supporting Ukraine, Elon  (JWR 10/05/2023)
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Surely we have bigger things to worry about than "a quarrel in a faraway country between people of whom we know nothing." That quote comes from Neville Chamberlain, prime minister of the UK at the time.
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He said it in 1938, when Adolf Hitler was about to seize the Sudetenland, part of what was Czechoslovakia.
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And you know what came next.
      Even on vacation, there's no escaping Putin's murderous intentions  (JWR 09/11/2023)
      Withdrawal from Afghanistan emboldened rivals, sent message US 'won't stand with allies'  (Fox 08/30/2023)
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"It absolutely sent a message to our adversaries around the world that the United States won't stand with allies."
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"If Biden was willing to leave Americans and tens of thousands of Afghan allies who fought alongside us, why in the hell should China or Russia think he wouldn't do the same for Taiwan or Ukraine?"
      Putin's biggest mistakes in the Wagner uprising  (JWR 06/27/2023)
      What does Putin's standoff with Wagner mercenary group mean for Russia?  (Fox 06/25/2023)
      Trump, Netanyahu and the renaissance of Soviet apparatchiks  (INN 06/16/2023)
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Leftists do not believe in equality before the law.  This week in the United States and Israel, we saw how low both our media and justice systems have fallen.
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Freedom of speech and the rule of law are the greatest guards against tyranny.  Destroy the media and destroy the rule of law, and you transform free societies into totalitarian tyrannies.
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Russia never became a liberal democracy.  It moved from a totalitarian Communist regime to an authoritarian kleptocracy under Boris Yeltsin to a neo-czarist dictatorship under Vladimir Putin.
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As for the Free World, its liberal patriots morphed into progressive post-nationalist authoritarians smitten by political correctness and convinced that all ideological foes deserve to be canceled and criminalized.  In other words, they became Soviet apparatchiks.
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Whether or not Netanyahu and his colleagues in Israel — and Trump and his colleagues in America — succeed in their efforts to restore the rule of law and end the news commissars' chokehold on information, as long as the progressives continue down their current path, we will remain in perpetual danger of giving the Soviet Union an ultimate victory over the Free World.
      On the Argument That We Shouldn't Be Aiding a Corrupt Country  (JWR 06/13/2023)
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... we should all agree that one does not refuse to aid an attacked nation based on the amount of corruption in that nation.
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Especially when that nation is no more corrupt than one's own — and considerably freer than the attacking nation.
      The consequences of white guilt  (INN 06/07/2023)
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White Guilt is the cause.  Through voluntary submission, we arrive at the depravity, the corruption, and the decline of Western Civilization.
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Through sloth, ambivalence, apathy, indigenous populations that lived by Judeo/Christian Values forfeited their sovereignty, willingly, to the mixed multitudes.
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From the call of Leviticus to "Proclaim Liberty throughout the land," to "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" via John Locke and the Declaration of Independence, to the two Civil Rights acts of 1964/1965, such legacies of enlightenment have been replaced by Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
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All that considered, perhaps it is true, that no good deed goes unpunished.
      The woke revolution unmasked  (INN 06/04/2023)
      Accountability?  Gimme a break  (INN 04/23/2023)
      The main lesson from the Holocaust is that only power helps us survive  (INN 04/19/2023)
      What effect did Nazi propaganda have on the German people?  [cont.]  (INN 04/19/2023)
      What effect did Nazi propaganda have on the German people?  (INN 04/18/2023)
      How a Holocaust happens  (INN 04/18/2023)
      Memorializing the Holocaust: The world versus Israel  (INN 04/17/2023)
      The Biden 10-step plan for global chaos  (JWR 04/17/2023)
      Democracy’s Woes  (INN 04/15/2023)
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There is a growing sentiment across the globe that democracies don't work and its election results should be voided – unless the left wins.
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When the left wins, democracy is declared sacred and beyond reproach.  Government decisions cannot be challenged no matter how tiny the government's majority.
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In essence, today, democracy is only a successful and admirable mode of governance when one side wins – the left.  Something is wrong with that picture.
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... as Margaret Thatcher put it, caustically, consensus is "the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values, and policies in search of something in which no one believes, but to which no one objects; the process of avoiding the very issues that have to be solved, merely because you cannot get agreement on the way ahead.  What great cause would have been fought and won under the banner: 'I stand for consensus?"
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... as Winston Churchill reportedly said, "the best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."
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Most voters are easily manipulated, which is why negative campaigning is hotly criticized but continues unabated; it works.
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And in exchange for voting every few years in elections that practically mean less and less (even though each one is advertised as the most important in history), citizens in most democracies have to tolerate high rates of crime, personal insecurity, high taxes, deteriorating infrastructure, government favoritism of favored groups, political prosecutions, and cloying self-righteousness on the part of societal elites that lecture the citizenry over how they – the elites – know so much better what is good for them.
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Autocracies are gaining strength across the globe, aided by indifference to any moral strictures.
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Of course, the downside of autocracy is that we the people are literally at the mercy of the autocrat, who might be benevolent, but is usually not.  But if democracies no longer work and autocracies naturally frighten us because of the plethora of bad people who seize power and wield it for their own good, what then is left?
      This is the beginning of the end of Putin in Ukraine  (Fox 04/14/2023)
      The crazy idea to abandon Ukraine for China  (Fox 04/12/2023)
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Russia's unprovoked and brutal invasion of Ukraine has created a defining moment for world order and stability in the 21st century.
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History has taught us that the best way to avoid wider war is to face aggressors from the start, firmly, from a position of strength.
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For those who believe that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a European problem or merely a territorial dispute, you are making a major miscalculation.
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This invasion is an effort by Vladimir Putin to reshape Europe and recreate the Russian empire.  We know this because it is what he's said.
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Putin has made it clear that he will not stop in Ukraine, but indeed that he will move forward in other areas of Europe to include Moldova, Georgia and eventually the Baltic states.
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If he succeeds in Ukraine, Putin will bide his time, rearm and reset, then begin to dismantle Europe like we haven't seen since WWII.
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Putin must be stopped now.  If Ukraine, with our continued support, defeats Putin, it will reset the world in all the right ways.
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If on the other hand, the West caves, it is just a matter of time until Putin advances further in Europe, creating conflict with NATO itself.  Such an action would certainly trigger an Article 5 response and result in American forces joining the fight.
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When it comes to the Russia-Ukraine war, the Ukrainians are fighting like tigers and are not asking for any U.S.  military boots on the ground.  Instead, they simply want weapons and support to repel Russia from Ukrainian territory, which includes Crimea per the agreement between Ukraine and Russia in the 1994 Budapest Memorandum.
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Those who suggest the United States should pull their support from Ukraine to shift its focus to the China threat are deeply misguided.  Clearly, if support is pulled and Russia wins, China wins.
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Xi wants and frankly needs Russia to win to begin his push to take Taiwan.  Instead, if Putin loses and the legitimacy of democracy is maintained in Ukraine, China will have greater disincentive to invade Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific region will be better positioned to counter China's hegemonic desires.
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Appeasement of brutal aggression invites even more brutal aggression.  That is why it is imperative that we continue our support of Ukraine by providing advanced drones, fighter jets and long-range artillery.
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It's critical to our current world order to assist Ukraine to create a world we want future generations to thrive in.  We don't want Russia, China and Iran writing the rules – that is what is at stake.
      Ukraine war: what is the Budapest Memorandum and why has Russia’s invasion torn it up?  (Öîíâåðñàòèîí 03/02/2022)
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The unfolding invasion of Ukraine will have far-reaching repercussions that extend way beyond a breach of international law and a violation of the country's territorial integrity.
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Putin's decision to invade is in direct violation of the Budapest Memorandum, a key instrument assuring Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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The memorandum was struck in 1994, following lengthy and complicated negotiations involving the then Russian president Boris Yeltsin, Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma, US president Bill Clinton and the then British prime minister John Major.
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Under the terms of the memorandum, Ukraine agreed to relinquish its nuclear arsenal – the world's third-largest, inherited from the collapsed Soviet Union – and transfer all nuclear warheads to Russia for decommissioning.
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In exchange for giving up its nuclear arsenal, Ukraine initially sought legally binding guarantees from the US that it would intervene should Ukraine's sovereignty be breached.
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But when it became clear that the US was not willing to go that far, Ukraine agreed to somewhat weaker – but nevertheless significant – politically binding security assurances to respect its independence and sovereignty which guaranteed its existing borders.
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... "there is an obligation on the United States that flows from the Budapest Memorandum to provide assistance to Ukraine, and [...] that would include lethal military assistance".
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It is unsurprising, perhaps, that some Ukrainian leaders and the public feel betrayed and consider that the security assurances they received in the Budapest Memorandum are not worth the paper they were written on.
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This may, in turn, undermine the credibility of major power security assurances, previously used as bargaining chips to dissuade countries such as Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine from possessing nuclear weapons.
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In light of Ukraine's experience, the pursuance of nuclear weapons to safeguard one's sovereignty and independence may be seen as more legitimate.
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The image of Ukraine being invaded by Russia despite its security assurances and being left largely to fend for itself in this conflict may trigger a resurgant interest in nuclear weapons.
      Another day in the Jewish homeland  (INN 04/07/2023)
      A crisis of judicial proportions explained, Part I: Reforming the Supreme Court  (INN 04/01/2023)
      The Russian attack on a U.S.  MQ-9 Reaper drone underlines why we must help Ukraine win  (JWR 03/22/2023)
      US needs to stop China and here are the best ways to do it  (Fox 03/21/2023)
      China has a plan to lead the world.  What's ours?  (Fox 03/15/2023)
      War in Ukraine: Here's how we defeat Russia and deter China  (Fox 02/21/2023)
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This all comes at some expense, for sure, but deterring war is less costly than fighting one, and winning costs less than losing.
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But defending freedom against autocracies like Russia and China that only respect strength, will keep us all safer in the long run.
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History has taught us both lessons time and again; let's heed them and act.
      Ukraine war anniversary: Time for Russian sanctions with real teeth  (Fox 02/20/2023)
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The United States and its allies deserve enormous credit for uniting to provide military and humanitarian aid to help brave Ukrainians defend their nation.  But they must do more.
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To bring a halt to the savagery, the West must hit the Russian government where it hurts and target the vast network of oligarchs that prop it up.
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The media breathlessly reports on the occasional seizure of a luxury yacht but the hard truth is that the Russian elite have managed to successfully evade the toothless sanctions currently in place.
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Just look at London's Billionaires Row, France's swankiest shopping districts and ski resorts like Courchevel, or the resorts in Maldives and Dubai.  They are all jam-packed with big-spending, Kremlin-connected Russians enjoying legal impunity and living like the gods they think they are.
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Until this changes, these powerful oligarchs will continue to support Putin's bloody war.  They currently aren't paying any price.
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Thus, targeting and seizing the wealth of Putin's many collaborators is an essential part of any real strategy to end his disastrous invasion of Ukraine.
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The West helped create the elaborate schemes and accounting structures that oligarchs use to maintain and grow their fortunes.
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That's why the West must uncover and eradicate them.  The U.S.  in particular must also insist that its allies cease enabling Russian oligarchs.
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The United States and its allies must make three major changes quickly to save the lives of tens of thousands of Ukrainians and bring an end to Russia's bloodshed.
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First, they must put meaningful manpower behind sanctions implementation, recruiting the best expertise from the private sector to enforce the sanctions that have been announced and give them real teeth.
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Second, expand the list of Russians who are subject to sanctions.  The current list only scratches the surface of those who are supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Finally, the West must deny Russian oligarchs the safe harbors around the world where they reside, vacation and invest their ill-gotten wealth.  If they want to support Putin, let them sit in Moscow with him.
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That kind of crackdown on the Kremlin's oligarchs will have long-term benefits for the future security of Europe.  And for Russia.
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Putin won't be in power forever.  But whoever comes next will find themselves surrounded by an intelligence service, military, mercenary industry, and economic elites deeply invested in corruption, organized crime and violent nationalism.
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Unless Europe and the U.S.  decide that enough is enough.
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The new tanks will only buy Kyiv time before Russia's seemingly unlimited military manpower and willingness to absorb massive battlefield losses will start another conversation about what other weapons systems Ukraine needs.
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The best way to break the current deadly stalemate reminiscent of the trenches in World War I is to try a new approach.
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Show Putin's vast army of enablers that their lifestyles and wealth aren't safe as long as Russia continues to wage war against innocent Ukrainian civilians.
      Elon Musk says 'single world government' could lead to end of civilization at 'World Government Summit'  (Fox 02/15/2023)
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"I know this is called the 'World Government Summit,' but I think we should be a little bit concerned about actually becoming too much of a single world government."
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"If I may say, we want to avoid creating a civilizational risk by having — frankly, this might sound a little odd — too much cooperation between governments."
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Musk referenced the fall of Rome, which took place in the 5th century, as an example of civilizational collapse.
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He pointed to the simultaneous advancements in the arts and sciences among Islamic societies as an example of the benefits of separated civilizations that are capable of survival without the other.
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"While Rome was falling, Islam was rising, so you had a caliphate doing well while Rome was doing terribly.  And that ended up being a source of preservation of knowledge and many scientific advancements."
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"So I think we need to be a little conscious of being too much of a single civilization because if we are too much of a single civilization then the whole thing may collapse."
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"I'm obviously not suggesting war or anything like that.  But I think we want to be a little wary of actually cooperating too much."
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"It sounds a little odd, but we want to have some amount of civilizational diversity so that if something does go wrong with some part of civilization that the whole thing doesn't just collapse and humanity keeps moving forward."
      What Are Judeo-Christian Values?  (JWR 02/14/2023)
      Eyes On Islam: An Interview with Middle East Scholar Daniel Pipes  (INN 02/13/2023)
      Think threat of China's spy flights are bad?  It's much worse than you think  (Fox 02/07/2023)
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The boldness of China's flying of a spy balloon through America's airspace demanded clarity and swift action, and what it received from the Biden administration was confusion and delayed action.
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That China thought it could fly a surveillance balloon into American air space tells you all you need to know about what Beijing thinks America's resolve, and where it sees itself on the international stage.
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Beijing would never have taken such a provocative act if it thought there were real risks or would be serious consequences.
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China is working to modernize its nuclear arsenal, develop and deploy next generation weapons, expand its navy, and secure bases around the world.
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The risks of conflict with Beijing are real, and rather than reduce the risks from a position of strength, successive White Houses have shown weakness toward China by acting only belatedly, or not acting at all.
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Our country's handling of this crisis, and China writ large ... has been neither decisive nor purposefully restrained, but some hodgepodge of idleness, panic, indecision, and confused signaling that demonstrated nothing more than how poor our country's decision-making is towards Beijing.
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It's difficult not to believe Biden would have taken no action at all had the public not been made aware.
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A balloon is most certainly not a bomber, but to Americans, they are both threats, and if one can get through our airspace, what's to say that the other can't do the same?
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This administration should use this crisis as a clarion call for the country to realize the challenge that China faces.  To rally the country and focus its attention.  The threat that China represents is not just balloons.
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It's TikTok and its widespread data collection on Americans.
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It's Beijing's efforts to develop an alternative to the U.S.  dollar to undermine the strength of our financial system.
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It's China's bullying of its neighbors and threatening of our allies.
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It's the Chinese Communist Party's efforts to dominate international institutions and ensure policies that favor its authoritarian regime are advanced.
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It is the country's manipulation of supply chains and ambitions to ensure that 'Made in China' is the only option available to American consumers.
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The American people need to understand just how big a threat China is, and that our country needs leadership to stand up to it.
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The spy balloon may seem like a lot of hot air, but it shows just how un-tethered the administration is from the challenge China represents and the perilousness of our current situation.
      China could shut down our military in a minute if we don't fix the looming rare earths supply crisis  (Fox 01/26/2023)
      China's Xi wants to use capitalism to save communism.  Biden, West must not take the bait  (Fox 01/25/2023)
      Israel should terminate the Oslo Accords  (INN 12/25/2022)
      Jordan Peterson issues dire warning: 'woke' totalitarian social credit system is 'highly probable'  (Fox 12/17/2022)
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"And that it will be accepted by many people?" — "They won't even notice.  You can't believe how much people don't know these things."
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"When I went to the U.K., I talked to some people from the House of Lords... The most astute of the people sitting in the House of Lords had only become aware of the woke movement in the last 18 months."
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"People have no idea, it's like, 'Well, why not have a digital passport?  I mean, you know, how convenient!'"
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"And it's like, fair enough, you can understand that.  Wouldn't it be nice if we could pay for everything with our phones?  It's like, wouldn't it be nice if the central government — who is woke-oriented and makes carbon dioxide remediation the priority — knows exactly what you spend on everything so they can target you tax-wise with precision?"
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"You can see the signs of this everywhere, when you go through airports now there's a lot of automated barriers – you show your passports.  Well, these are automated barriers, what if you can't go through them?  Well, that's the situation for many people in China.  What are you gonna do?  You gonna argue with the machine?"
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"Imagine how screwed you are!  It's way worse than anything Kafka ever imagined.  Cause at least with Kafka there were bureaucrats.  Faceless though they may have been, there were at least still human.  Once the machines can lock you out, you are in such trouble."
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"We're speeding towards that with an immense lack of care."
      China and the US are locked in a cold war.  We must win it.  Here's how we will  (Fox 12/08/2022)
      Putin will carpet-bomb Ukraine unless the West acts  (JWR 12/07/2022)
      The misuse of the word “fascist” is dangerous  (INN 11/21/2022)
      China is winning the Russia-Ukraine War amid massive US, Russia war expenditures  (Fox 11/21/2022)
      European civilization, about to disappear  (INN 10/25/2022)
      The Cloud People  (INN 10/16/2022)
      Europe's death wish: Euthenasia for survivors of terrorism  (INN 10/14/2022)
      Space Armageddon: Why the Pentagon fears Russia and China’s star wars weaponry  (Fox 10/07/2022)
      Five reasons why Russia is likely behind the Nord Stream industrial sabotage  (Fox 10/01/2022)
      Meloni baloney  (JWR 09/29/2022)
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"...  They said it's scandalous for people to defend the natural family founded on marriage, to want to increase the birth rate, to want to place the correct value on human life, to support freedom in education and to say no to gender ideology."
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She has proposed free nursery schools for mothers who work outside the home.  She describes Europe's low birth rate (much of it thanks to liberal abortion policies) as "the biggest problem facing Europe." Not energy?  Not Russia's war against Ukraine?  Nope.  "If we do not address this," she says, "everything else is pointless."
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Meloni also has a searing response to critics who claim she wants to return Italy to the Middle Ages: "The Middle Ages was also the time of the cathedrals and the abbeys, the founding of the comuni (small Italian administrative units), the universities, the parliament, the epoch of Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Saint Francis, Saint Benedict.  People who don't know where Matera is, let's not expect them to read history books."
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"I believe in a society where every choice has consequences and you accept responsibility for them.  I reject a society where every desire becomes a right."
      The International Anti-Woke Backlash  (JWR 09/29/2022)
      The end is near for Putin's war against Ukraine  (Fox 09/22/2022)
      Ukraine with a whimper or a bang?  (JWR 09/15/2022)
      TUCKER CARLSON: Queen Elizabeth II is being attacked by some because she lived in a better time  (Fox 09/08/2022)
      Russia is greatest threat to US, but Biden administration adopted China-first defense policy  (Fox 09/02/2022)
      The Left wants you to forget the embarrassing attack on Rushdie  (INN 09/01/2022)
      US withdrawal from Afghanistan 'weakened' NATO prior to Putin's invasion: experts  (Fox 08/29/2022)
      Lessons and memories from Afghanistan one year after  (Fox 08/29/2022)
      The day I understood the 'good German'  (08/24/22)
      Salman Rushdie and the price of free speech  (Fox 08/19/2022)
      17 years later: Did Israel’s Gaza withdrawal aid peace?  (INN 08/16/2022)
      Globalization in the shadow of the Crescent  (INN 08/03/2022)
      The World and We, in self imposed peril  (INN 08/03/2022)
      The Ukrainian Verdun  (JWR 07/29/2022)
      The Mad Titans of Climate Change and Their 'Infinity War'  (JWR 07/14/2022)
      Chinese immigrant, a witness to Mao's political purge, warning about indoctrination in public schools  (Fox 07/06/2022)
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"[Mao believed that] young people's mind is a blank piece of paper.  You can draw the most beautiful pictures or whatever he wants to draw or whatever he wants them to believe.  Those are the... warning signs.  That's why, you know, we have to absolutely support that parental rights and support school choice."
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"Parents start[ed] to wake up to say 'what's going on in our schools?' which is good thing.  I'm still positive, and I'm still optimistic about our country."
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The Chinese Cultural Revolution was a political purge and persecution of millions of suspected anti-revolutionaries orchestrated by Mao, who was the chairman of the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 1976.
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The violent movement vehemently opposed the "Four Olds:" Old Ideas, Old Culture, Old Customs, and Old Habits and featured the destruction of cultural artifacts.
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"Identity politics is the hallmark of Maoism." ... "Mao used standard Marxist terms like oppressor versus oppressed.  He actually divided all Chinese citizens – because we're [of the] same race and have [the] same skin color – into Five Black Classes versus the Five Red Classes."
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The Five Black Categories of oppressors included right-wingers, rich farmers, landlords, counter-revolutionaries and bad influencers.
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On the other side were the Red Categories who were the poor, working-class, Revolutionary guards and active members of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Children were one of the most effective tools Mao exploited to fuel his revolution.  They became indoctrinated to a point where they betrayed their parents to the communist state in order to move upwards in class...
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"Tragedy is where young people were brainwashed to say, I want to be Red Class, I'm going to denounce my family and to turn them over to Red Guards, to the authorities, change last name and draw the line between me and my parents."
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"My grandparents were [Black Class because they were] landlords, and then some of them even sees our families got tortured to death on the street by the Red Guards.  So there are so many sad stories of all that.  And [it was] because they were indoctrinated.  [The children] truly believe[d] they were doing the right thing.  They were just teenagers, you know?"
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The fact that parents are being kept in the dark and blocked from influencing their children's learning is a power struggle she recalls from China.
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"[The left] want to destroy nuclear families.  That's why they want to keep their kids close to [the government] and get them to feel like 'my parents don't understand me.' [Then they] take the children away from their parents, so they can... rely on the state...  Typical Communist tactic."
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The first crack in the indoctrination Tang Williams vehemently believed in was forged when Mao died at age 82 after several heart attacks.  All her life she had been told Chairman Mao was a god.  "How could a god die?"
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It took 20 years over the course of her journey in America to rid herself of all the communist propaganda.
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Her family members who live in China are still lost to the indoctrination, she said, and continue to ask her to observe a moment of silence for Mao's December 26 birthday.
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"They have no idea how many people he starved to death because of his policies.  He's a sociopath, a mass killer.  But people don't know.  They're still missing him."
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"I call that like an enslaved people with their consent because they lack access to truth and [have a] lack of choices.  And so it's all about controlling the media and propaganda."
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Mao's Great Leap Forward, an economic policy, led to the deaths of up to 45 million people.  ... As a result, the Chinese people died from starvation, forced labor, suicide and torture.
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... Mao was probably responsible for the largest mass murder of all time.  ... Western intellectuals are "reluctant to fully accept what a great evil it was" because they are "fearful – perhaps – that other left-wing causes might be tainted by association."
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"... How many people... are [the progressives] willing to see die of starvation, be murdered and killed in order to have [an accurate] conclusion [about socialism]?"
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... the K-12 education system is not teaching American schoolchildren the full facts about what happened under communist dictatorships at the peril of a "repeat of the human tragedy that happened throughout all the 100 years of communism," the congressional candidate said.
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"I hope parents start to exercise parental rights and control in America.  Our children belong to parents.  They do not belong to government.  So parents absolutely have decision[s]... about what they're taught in school and what age-appropriate curriculum they should be allowed."
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Free speech, the Second Amendment, and parental rights – "everything is under attack.  It's upside down.  Well, that's part of the Cultural Revolution.  Redefine social norms, change your birth, control the narratives and purge their political enemies.  [These are] very similar tactics I have seen before in China."
      Russia's war on Ukraine: 5 reasons why Putin won't stop  (Fox 07/05/2022)
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See related 1939-2022 (Michael Ramirez, 03/07/2022) cartoon from World picture album
      Haley says ‘Western weakness’ pushed Russia to invade Ukraine, warns of looming Chinese threat  (Fox 06/22/2022)
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"It was not NATO expansion or Western warmongering that pushed Russia to invade.  It was Western weakness that convinced Putin he could get away with attempting to swallow Ukraine.  He saw America as too internally divided and distracted, and Europe as too bureaucratic and soft to stop him.  And sadly, I have to say he wasn't wrong."
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Haley cites a failure by the West to respond to the Russian occupation of Crimea and its aggression in Syria, as well as the Russian use of chemical weapons in the U.K.  to target dissidents.
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Most recently she says that Putin was encouraged by what she described as "America's surrender" in Afghanistan last year.
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"It pains me to say it, but if there had been no Afghanistan disaster, there would likely have been no Ukraine invasion.  Putin saw our lack of resolve in Kabul and assumed nothing meaningful would happen once his tanks rolled into Kyiv."
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"When President Biden came into office last year, he brought with him largely the same advisers who had produced the weak response to Russia in 2014.  In his first year in office, he downgraded relations with Poland, gave a green light to Nord Stream 2, slowed down military aid to Ukraine, and eagerly met with Putin in Geneva while never going to Kyiv.  Russia rightly interpreted these actions as an invitation to evil."
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While the former South Carolina governor praised the firm, united response since the invasion, she says the invasion provides a "moment of moral clarity" that should extend beyond the threat from Moscow — namely China.
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"Of this, there can be no doubt.  There can also be no doubt that China is the biggest national security threat the world faces."
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"Communist China has not yet invaded its neighbors as recklessly as Russia has.  But it is rapidly preparing for that day.  Its actions in Hong Kong, the South China Sea, and Taiwan, are the clearest possible signals of its future intentions."
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"China's vast economic power makes it far more formidable than Russia.  When it comes to loss of life, military mobilization, and economic pain, the war in Ukraine pales in comparison to a potential war in East Asia.  Deterring that war should be the overriding goal of the entire free world.  And we must start now."
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... warns that it is a "critical mistake to view the Russian and Chinese threats separately." "Of course they are different countries with different approaches and different strengths.  But strategically they are one and the same."
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"They are united by their fanatical opposition to Western interests and values.  And they are increasingly expansionist in their territorial aims."
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"While far weaker than China and Russia, the Iranian regime has its own ambitions for regional domination and the destruction of free nations.  Its belligerence propels Russia's ambitions, and its oil promotes China's strength.  Both Russia and China are holding hands with Iran to advance their own global agendas.  "...
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In the wake of the Ukraine invasion, Haley says there needs to be "a fundamental shift in how the West approaches our enemies" that rejects the idea that economic cooperation with adversaries fosters peace and avoids conflict and sees that doing business with regimes only strengthens them.
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... urges the West to break free of its "addiction" to Russian energy and secure supply chains free of Chinese influence.  She also urges the West not to allow Russia to "come away with any shred of territorial victory" in Ukraine, else it inspires both the Russians and the Chinese.
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"If it does, then Russia, China, and the world's other tyrannies will only seek more."
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... criticizes a "self-loathing" that she says has taken root in both the U.K.  and U.S.: "An entire generation is being raised to believe that freedom is a tool of oppression."
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"In this moment of clarity, we must restore our moral courage.  We need the confidence that our cause is just and our principles are true."
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... the forces of freedom and democracy will leave "Chinese Communism, Russian imperialism and Iranian terrorism on the ash heap of history."
      If the Road to Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions, With What Do We Pave the Road to Heaven?  (JWR 06/07/2022)
      From Washington to Jerusalem, the conspiracies are unraveling  (INN 06/06/2022)
      The case for Ukraine  (INN 05/26/2022)
      Why Even America-First Conservatives Should Back Aid to Ukraine  (JWR 05/20/2022)
      Is Turkey Russia’s secret weapon inside NATO?  (Fox 05/20/2022)
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See related Birds of a Feather (Michael Ramirez, 07/19/2019) cartoon from World picture album
      Why Russia’s claim of Denazification is a disgusting hypocrisy  (INN 05/18/2022)
      A nuclear Iran would unleash a nightmare in the Middle East  (Fox 05/09/2022)
      Pope Francis blames the victim in Russia-Ukraine war  (Fox 05/08/2022)
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In the papal telling ... "NATO [was] barking at Russia's gate" in Ukraine for so long that Moscow finally reacted.  Thus, needlessly provoked, the Kremlin invaded.
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Pope Francis has it absolutely backwards: the big, bad Putin wolf was circling around Ukraine, growling, and lashing out at it since at least 2014.
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It was the Ukrainian dog, if you will, and not NATO, barking at the intruder by its own fence and inside the property as the mighty eastern neighbor continued trespassing on Ukrainian territory, illegally occupying Crimea and chunks of the Donbas.
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The U.S.  and NATO assisted because the Ukrainian government requested so to fend off a Russian invasion.  It is foolish to hope that absolute inertia would have saved the Ukrainians from being reabsorbed by the Russian empire.
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Ukraine wants to preserve its sovereignty like other nations in the Intermarium.  If Russia attacks Poland and the Poles oppose them arms in hand, will that be too much "barking" for Bergoglio's liking?  Will Francis blame the victim again?
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Why does the pope posit parity between the U.S.  and the post-Evil Empire?  His narrative of parity between Russia and NATO (and Ukraine) is a pontifical dog whistle.  Francis's relativistic remark stems from the old leftist revolutionary arsenal of the latter part of the Cold War.
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After 1956 and Nikita Khrushchev's "secret speech" denouncing "the cult of personality" Stalin ceased to be sexy among Western leftists.  So, they turned to worshipping Mao and lionizing Pol Pot.
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Later, when those bloody idols lost their luster, the progressives turned from pro-Communist absolutism to moral relativism.  In this new context, both the United States and the Soviet Union were proclaimed equally evil.
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Only Western leftists were righteous and just.  To enhance their own image and to salvage the progressive project so tainted by its socialist pedigree, they had to argue about an alleged parity between the U.S.  and the USSR.
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It took John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and Margaret Thatcher to set things right.  The trio showed that Western progressives were either dupes of the communists and useful idiots, or they were agents of influence and appanages of the Evil Empire.
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Unfortunately, Bergoglio was too busy romancing Latin American leftist urban guerrillas and heeding the siren song of liberation theology to notice that his relativism led him to reject the anti-totalitarian teachings of his Church and the saintly example of John Paul II.
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Now, given his leftist pedigree, a penchant for equivocation, a whiff of moral relativism, and a foot-in-the-mouth affliction, it is increasingly obvious that Pope Francis is ill-equipped to fill the shoes of his predecessors.
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No one I know expected either a call for a crusade or a Regensburg address a la Benedict XVI from Francis on Russia.  It is enough for him to talk about love and pray for peace.
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Instead of positing false parity between freedom and unfreedom, let Pope Francis embrace silence which is golden sometimes.
      Don't believe propaganda: Russia is waging a full-scale war against Ukraine  (Fox 05/06/2022)
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Caught in a check-mate, by Ukraine's President Zelenskyy, whose forces have displayed unprecedented resistance against a much more powerful adversary, Putin is desperate to turn around battlefield dynamics.
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The Russian strongman has realized that he is up against a much more formidable opponent than he anticipated, as Washington provides to Kyiv formidable defensive weapons, superior training, and real-time targeting intelligence, which has helped Ukrainians kill a dozen of Russian generals.
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As we all wade further in this, President Biden must understand that Vladimir Putin has switched to a "total war, against the West," phase and that mentality is fraught with potentially catastrophic consequences.
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Strategic deception is a classic Russian statecraft tactic, which Putin practices routinely against US leaders.
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The target of the KGB operative's most recent ruse was President Joe Biden, whom Putin tricked into believing that Russia wasn't going to invade Ukraine.
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Putin gradually assembled 190,000 troops, which almost encircled Ukraine, while Moscow "diplomats" were "negotiating" with Washington's gullible amateurs over so-called "security guarantees."
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A committed realpolitiker and student of history, Putin, who rules a country that has been at war for two thirds of its existence, decided a decade ago that preparing for war was a prudent step.
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Believing that America and Russia are on a geopolitical collision course, given that both are vying for influence over post-Soviet states like Ukraine, Putin in his mind, turned the famous phrase by Carl von Clausewitz on its head, deciding that that politics is but a continuation of war, instead of the reverse.
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Putin in fact initiated the process of moving Russia in the direction of a wartime footing as early as 2013, hatching a plan to take over Ukraine's Crimea, which he did in March 2014.
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In spring 2014, Putin's "new mobilization plan of the state economy" went into effect, directing the "defense industry, including approximately 800 companies, to gear up for a sudden increase in capacity, instead of conserving its capacity."
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Moving Russia to a wartime footing entails a state-wide coordination effort across the military, economy, state administration, and, indeed, across the entire Russian society, to ensure the country's readiness for war.
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In December 2014, Putin established the National Center for State Defense, a wartime structure similar to Stavka VGK, the Soviet command and control center from which Joseph Stalin, another ruthless dictator, commanded the armed forces of the USSR during World War II.
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Putin's Stavka coordinates the activities across all Russian armed forces and operates a 24/7 watch center, which now monitors the security environment for any intelligence indicators of the US and NATO intervention in the conflict on behalf of Ukraine.
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On February 27th, three days after the invasion, Putin placed Russia's nuclear forces on a "special" heightened "combat readiness regime," which remains in effect today.
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Putin thinks he has nowhere to go but to escalate.  This is exactly why he has trained his forces in "limited nuclear warfare doctrine" and rehearsed himself pressing "the button."
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Unlike Biden who has a habit of announcing to his opponents what America will or will not do, Putin keeps his plans close to his vest.
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May 9th is approaching fast, adding pressure on Putin to claim a victory in a conflict in which Russian armed forces have become a laughingstock in Western national security circles for their tactical ineptness.
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The Russian strongman is well on his way to popping a tactical nuke on Ukraine or to going for an electro-magnetic pulse strike, which would knock out all communications around Kyiv.
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Because make no mistake, this is a full-scale war against Russia that Zelenskyy, and increasingly, the United States, is fighting.
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See related Evil (David Hitch, 03/02/2022)) cartoon from World picture album
      No one to talk to in Washington  (JWR 05/02/2022)
      The Russian nuclear headache  (INN 04/28/2022)
      What are the sanctions doing to Russia?  (Fox 04/24/2022)
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"We know that Putin's methods include the murders of the opponents outside the borders of Russia.  These people can be frightened for their security."
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"He needs to increase the stakes even further to maintain his power.  If he loses the war, and the chance of that still exists, he would need to increase the stakes dramatically to maintain his position."
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"I don't believe that the situation will change.  I don't believe that the war will end soon.  I don't believe that the regime will fall.  Russians are not ready to make changes with the regime."
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... a West, scared of a new Russia that is emerging, "a frightened, mad Russia" is not sure of how to act further but will do its best to contain this Russia to its borders.
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... the capital accounts for ten percent of the country's population, sixty percent of the imports Russia brings in, seventy percent of capital construction and eighty percent of its financial business.  St.  Petersburg accounts for much of the rest of the remaining pie.
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"The rest of Russia, is almost nothing in terms of the economy.  There are a few cities now prospering by one technology or one business, like Tyumen is good producing oil or Krasnodar and Rostov producing grain and wheat and corn and whatever.  But apart from that, cities are poor, the infrastructures poor.  It's still at the level of the eighties of the previous century."
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Many Russians' dream is "for their child to become an officer in the Russian army or a tax inspector or a small clerk in the administration of the regions.  That's how they think.  That's the magnitude of the aspirations."
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"And generally, if we talk about Russia, the GDP per person, you know, is now about $9000 per capita per year.  The part of the GDP which is produced by small and medium businesses is less than seventeen percent.  So in some sense, Russia is a big feudal country with a big chunk of mineral resources and a very limited number of rich people.  Forty percent of Russians are officially recognized as poor people.  About ten percent of the population has savings in banks, and now the situation will be worse."
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"All the military aircraft, all the tanks, all the missiles that's all legacy from the Soviet Union with the old technologies being strictly followed from that time.  Russia lost its technological school completely and survives on the legacy of the Soviet Union."
      US shouldn't reward Putin 'with acquiescence and weakness': Former GOP lawmaker  (Fox 04/24/2022)
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"It is very sickening to us to see what is happening.  Because if you go back and look at history and World War II, if we had to stop [the German dictator] early on ... when he took over Czechoslovakia, when he made incursions into the Rhineland — you cannot continue to reward bad behavior and despots and dictators with acquiescence and weakness as we saw with Neville Chamberlain, when he weighed the document saying that there would be peace in our times."
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"There comes a time when you have to stand up and believe, as my mom used to say, you have to stand for something, else you'll fall for anything."
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The United States needs to "live up to" the Budapest Memorandum of 1994, he added.  That agreement stated that Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine would enjoy protection from an invasion if they surrendered their nuclear weapons pursuant to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.  The United States has not abided by the Budapest Memorandum.
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"I think that's an important thing for us as Americans is to live up to our agreements and to once again be restored as the shining city, the city that sits upon a hill.  And men and women [who] raised their right hand to support and defend the Constitution and to be willing to lay down their lives, make the last full measure of devotion for that, they understand the risks."
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The combat veteran said his family believes in constitutional conservatism and former President Ronald Reagan's "mantra" of peace through strength.
      On Leaders and War: Ideological transformation in the West after Ukraine  (INN 04/24/2022)
      Biden's greatest Ukraine challenge is coming  (Fox 04/20/2022)
      Russia's Putin isn't finished in Ukraine  (Fox 04/18/2022)
      Loose nuke talk  (JWR 04/14/2022)
      Biden bikes in Delaware while Ukraine fights and Boris Johnson walks with Zelenskyy  (Fox 04/14/2022)
      Russia's invasion of Ukraine failed on numerous fronts, so Putin turns to 'Plan D' to 'save face'  (Fox 04/14/2022)
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"Their Plan A was to mass along the border as if to invade, and assume Ukraine would capitulate on NATO membership and Donbas."
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"When Ukraine did not, Russia's Plan B was to invade and be in control in a few days."
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"When that didn't happen Russia moved to Plan C – protracted war and siege."
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"When that didn't work, they've moved to Plan D – consolidate in east and a frozen conflict along the border: spin it as a success back home, come back for rest of Ukraine in a few years."
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"Presumably, they thought Ukrainian leaders had been bought and would flee, and Russia could install a puppet government."
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"The overall objective of the invasion was to replace the Zelenskyy government with a government that Moscow could control.  That effort has failed."
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"The more Ukrainian territory Russia has the harder it is to keep an independent Ukraine alive over time, and the more opportunities Putin will have to invade again after he's built up his military or to do other things to achieve his aim to bring down an independent Ukrainian government."
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"This was never about Donbas, and it's also never been about NATO, primarily.  [Putin] does not accept Ukraine has the right to an independent government, he does not accept Ukraine's sovereignty and he does not accept its existence as an independent state."
      UN General Assembly majority greenlights Russia’s rape of Ukraine  (INN 04/13/2022)
      How paranoid is Putin?  (Fox 04/13/2022)
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"It's a very Russian way to work on your problems, like if something went really, really wrong.  It's always good to blame a traitor because in this case, you are fine.  You did nothing wrong.  It's all about some traitor."
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"The most surprising thing is that Putin decided to attack his own people.  He trusted these people for 20 years.  Even before the war, he started by attacking and humiliating the chief of his foreign intelligence agency.  Two weeks later, he attacked the FSB.  Three weeks later, he attacked the National Guard.  This is something completely unprecedented."
      The choice Biden — and the world — faces in Ukraine  (Fox 04/13/2022)
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President Joe Biden loves to say that "America is back," bragging that with him in charge we can resume our rightful place as leader of the free world.
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But it's time he started acting like it, instead of just giving speeches about it.  Don't just talk about the courageous Ukrainian people.  Give them with the weapons necessary to defend themselves, and do it quickly.
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Don't just rant about how evil Russian President Vladimir Putin is, and mutter about regime change.  Take steps to cut off Putin's energy revenues.  Russia takes in more than a billion dollars every day from natural gas and oil exports.
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If Biden paused his war on fossil fuels to allow American natural gas production and exports to Europe, Putin's revenues would plummet.
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There are only two ways to stop Putin: militarily by defeating him on the battlefield; and economically by reducing his income to the point where he can't afford to keep fighting.
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If we fail to supply weapons to Ukraine, and refuse cut off Putin's revenues, Ukraine's fate is sealed.  Russia will bleed it to death.
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But that won't be the end of it.  The Ukraine war has ramifications far beyond Ukraine's borders.  A Russian "victory" could deal a fatal blow to the entire concept of democracy and the liberal world order.  We would slide back into a world where might makes right and bullies prevail.
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The West is caught in a dilemma.  Everyone wants Ukraine to prevail, but at no significant cost or risk to themselves.
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President Biden worries supplying Ukraine with the weapons it needs to defend itself could trigger a Russian attack on NATO, or even Russian escalation to weapons of mass destruction.
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If Russia's nuclear blackmail succeeds, all wanna-be nuclear powers will figure that once they cross the threshold, they can get away with anything.  No country is willing to mess with a nuclear weapons state.
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At the same time, European nations dependent on Russian energy for everything from heating oil to electricity generation balk at imposing oil and natural gas sanctions.
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While such sanctions might reduce Russian revenues, European leaders fear a sudden cutoff of Russian energy would wreck devastation on their own economies.
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In this latest phase of the war, Russian forces have withdrawn from Kyiv and western Ukraine, leaving death and destruction in their wake.  They're now concentrating on eastern and southern Ukraine.
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Putin has put a new general in charge of the war, a man whose warfighting specialty is not conquering countries, but destroying civilizations.
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If Putin's army can't defeat Ukraine's army, he will use it to commit genocide, raze the country to the ground, and force its surrender, just as did fifteen years ago with Chechnya and more recently with Syria.
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Putin's war is also on a deadline.  On May 9 people across Russia will celebrate their World War II victory over the Nazis.
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Since Putin has cast the entire Ukraine operation as a noble effort to rid Ukraine of its Nazi leaders, he's painted himself into a corner.
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He needs to show progress in defeating Ukraine's "Nazis" on the anniversary of defeating Germany's Nazis.  (Never mind that President Zelenskyy is Jewish and grandson of Holocaust survivors.)
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In the coming days and weeks President Biden and other western leaders must make a choice.  Will they give Ukraine the weapons it needs to defend itself?  Even so, Ukraine might not prevail, but at least they would have a fighting chance.
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Is Biden willing to pause his sacred war on fossil fuels and let American energy companies ramp up production and increase exports?  If so, we could help Europe wean itself off Russian energy, while at the same time depriving Russia of windfall profits.
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If President Biden does neither, the harsh reality is Putin is likely to destroy Ukraine.  And, in a few years' time, when the Russian bear is hungry again, he will be back for more.
      The only way to end Putin's war crimes  (JWR 04/11/2022)
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Indeed, Ukraine's war is our war.  If a vengeful, expansionist Putin, backed by China, is permitted to smash Ukraine, the United States will face a Eurasian alliance of dictators who believe they are tougher than Western democracies.
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And Russian war criminal Putin will almost surely challenge NATO forces (including ours) in the coming years.
      Victory for Ukraine, defeat for Russia: 6 steps to holding Putin accountable  (Fox 04/11/2022)
      Can Ukraine Ever Win?  (JWR 04/07/2022)
      Why Gen.  Milley's Ukraine war prediction missed by a mile  (Fox 04/07/2022)
      This is how Putin's regime could fall: Garry Kasparov  (Fox 04/06/2022)
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What is very important [is] for the free world to make it very clear that we are there to make Ukraine win the war.
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We are there to keep sanctions until Ukrainian territory is cleared from Russian occupation forces.
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[The] question is when [Putin] goes and what price we and especially Ukrainians, will pay ... for Putin's demise and the collapse of his regime.
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And as much as General Milley was wrong in the beginning of February, talking about 72 hours and the collapse of [the] Ukraine army, he's wrong now about years or ... decades of the war.
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It's not Afghanistan, it's not Vietnam.  Ukrainian terrain is very different, and [the] Ukrainian army, unlike in Afghanistan, is fighting [the] Russian army, and all they need is advanced weapons to win this war.
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So a few more months of the war and strong policy of the United States, leadership from the United States may end up [with] this war in Ukraine's favor, and it will automatically - almost automatically - will lead to the collapse of [Putin's] regime.
      Professor Robert Kaufman: Echoes of Churchill in Ukraine’s Zelenskyy  (Fox 04/06/2022)
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Zelenskyy has been an absolute hero, almost a symbol of the heroism of the Ukrainian people.  It's been very humbling watching Zelenskyy, who, based on his past profile, you never would've predicted – a comedian, short of stature – to literally be the hero of the world and force us to confront evil the way Zelenskyy has, and in a way we never would've done had the Ukrainians folded and Russian President Vladimir Putin had rolled over them as Biden had expected.
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Ukraine's courage is humbling and it's convicting.  And if we want to make sure that Ukraine and Ukrainians don't die in vain for cherishing their freedom in the way that we should, but we take it for granted, we have a moral obligation and a geopolitical imperative – ideals and self-interest coincide – to defeat Putin in Ukraine and vindicate that great sacrifice.  We owe Ukraine a lot for their heroism.
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That said, Putin's miscalculation isn't over.  If this ends with Ukraine's heroism being a brief shining moment to a Russian victory because Putin's willing to pay the price and we are not willing to stop him when we have the resources to do it, then Ukraine will end as a tragedy.
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It will not be the arousing, galvanizing, inspiring lesson reminding us of what former President Reagan said: Every generation is going to have to fight for its freedom, because if you don't, and if you don't understand how you got your freedom in the first place, you can lose it in a generation.
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Ukrainians have more than met history's challenge.  Will we?  That again, to paraphrase Shakespeare, is another question.
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Zelenskyy in Ukraine is in many ways inspiring and also in many ways, the person who raises the broader question of what the free world needs to do to be free.
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Zelenskyy reveals the great thing about freedom, that because of the marketplace of ideas, as well as the marketplace of economics, you will always find people and talent to rise to the occasion and surprise you.  People you don't expect.
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Zelenskyy reminds us that, as pessimistic as we can get at the moment, we should always remember Churchill's adage, which is biblical: "Never despair." There are people out there who can help us remain the land of the free and the home of the brave.
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As a cautionary note, however, we have to enable those people, not silence those people with a suffocating woke agenda and conformity that eradicates the very impulses of the very best of us when we need it the most, when the chips are done.
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May Zelenskyy remind us of the fundamentals that we need: fortitude and foresight, more than ever, when freedom is in peril.  If we remember that, we will remain free and not lose it.
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See related Hero (Bob Gorrell, 03/18/2022) cartoon from World picture album
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See related Churchill and Weasel (Michael Ramirez, 03/17/2022) cartoon from World picture album
      This Is Not Normal and No One Should Accept It  (Brookstone Institute, 04/05/2022)
      Without Ronald Reagan, there would be no Volodymyr Zelenskyy  (Fox 04/03/2022)
      Putin's invasion scrambles the West  (INN 04/03/2022)
      America needs a strategic reset to confront the new axis of Russia, China, Iran  (Fox 04/02/2022)
      History should be our guide in Ukraine  (JWR 03/31/2022)
      Stand with Ukraine, don't sell them out  (Fox 03/31/2022)
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Like most freedom-loving people in the world, I am in awe of the fight and determination shown by the Ukrainian people to protect their nation and stop Putin's war machine.
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President Zelenskyy of Ukraine has truly risen to the occasion, and the men, women, and children of Ukraine are defining for future generations the terrible sacrifices that are sometimes required to remain a free people.
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Unfortunately, the Biden administration has been slow, indecisive, and confusing when it comes to providing Ukraine with lethal weapons and other assistance that could turn the tide of battle.
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We must keep in mind the goal is to end this conflict on favorable terms and not set the stage for future invasions by Putin of Ukraine and other areas.
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History has shown us that agreements based solely upon the principle of "peace at any price" eventually results in "no peace at all."
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Putin's ambition is to recreate the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union – not to create a buffer zone between him and NATO.  Any settlement must recognize this ambition by creating barriers to future military misadventure by Putin.
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To accomplish this, the democratic West must be willing to give security guarantees to Ukraine that would require us to come to their aid in the event of future military action as requested by President Zelenskyy.
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It must be clear to Putin that if he remains in power and tries this again, his underwhelming army will not just be met by stiff resistance from Ukraine, but from others who believe in freedom and democracy.
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In the mid-1990s, the Budapest Memorandum led to the transfer of nuclear weapons from Ukraine to Russia.  The Memorandum contained vague terms promising Ukrainian sovereignty in return for giving up the third-largest stockpile of nuclear weapons in the world.
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The signatories to the agreement – the United States, Russia, and the United Kingdom – clearly led Ukraine to believe that if they gave up their nuclear weapons, they would be allowed to live as a sovereign nation, free and clear of Russian domination.
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Any security guarantees given today must be clear and concise, leaving no doubt about the Western alliance's willingness to defend Ukraine in a future conflict with Russia.
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This would totally change the future calculation for Putin or another future leader of Russia who dreams of again redrawing the map of Europe.
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Outside of the negotiating table, Western nations should pledge to themselves and each other there will be no backsliding on efforts to wean our economies off of Putin's oil and gas as soon as possible.  It is more imperative than ever that we stop fueling Putin's war machine and regime of terror.
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While Europe finally appears to have received the message that Putin is an unreliable partner, the United States should continue driving the message home.
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As for Western leaders calling for an end to Putin's reign, I have no problem with world leaders speaking forcefully and directly to this point.
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Putin is responsible for an illegal invasion of a sovereign nation and the deaths of thousands of innocent civilians.
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He is responsible for the assassination of political opponents.  Putin has compiled more than a 20-year track record of war crimes.
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If these reasons alone do not call for or support Putin's removal at the hands of the Russian people, then what more would it take to call for Putin's removal?
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Putin should be considered a war criminal by the international community in perpetuity.  Remember Mariupol.  Are we really going to allow him to attend future G20 meetings?  Is it possible that he could speak to the United Nations General Assembly?
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If we end the war in Ukraine in a dishonorable fashion, we will only set the stage for more conflict, more bloodshed and more chaos in the years to come.
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Expressing our support for the Russian people to remove Putin from power is the least we can do, given the suffering he has thrust upon them and the carnage he has imposed on so many in the region.
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He and his cronies have stolen the Russian people blind, murdered tens of thousands, and Putin will go down in history as one of the most horrendous war criminals of the 21st century.
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Whether the Russian people remove him from power will be up to them, but we must be clear that when it comes to Putin, he cannot be victorious in his desire to destroy Ukraine.
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See related 1939-2022 (Michael Ramirez, 03/07/2022) cartoon from World picture album
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See related War Criminal (Michael Ramirez, 03/01/2022) cartoon from World picture album
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See related Evil (David Hitch, 03/02/2022)) cartoon from World picture album
      Could Putin get what he wants in Ukraine despite his military mess?  (Fox 03/31/2022)
      Biden's reckless words, Ukraine missteps raise risks for US  (Fox 03/28/2022)
      Dealing with the Iranian devil  (JWR 03/24/2022)
      Russia-Ukraine war's next phase – 4 things to watch  (Fox 03/24/2022)
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Russia's first military campaign against Ukraine has culminated without reaching its objectives: the overthrow of the government of Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the installation of a pro-Moscow puppet regime. 
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Incapable of defeating the Ukrainian military, Russia now seeks to destroy Ukrainian cities, killing as many civilians as possible to force a surrender.  It won't happen, as each barrage steels Ukrainian resolve to resist.
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Ukraine has 7 million people fit for military service and is seeking to mobilize them for the defense of the nation.
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Ukraine can draft more military personnel than can Russia, as Ukraine is in an existential fight and has virtually unlimited financial backing from the EU and America.
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By mid-April, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians will have received enough training to competently serve as infantry, allowing Ukraine to replace losses and increase the size of many units.
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This will give Ukraine the option to increase counterattacks – if it has tolerance for the higher losses that might entail.
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Belarus recalled its ambassador from Ukraine a few days ago and is making noises that it might send troops to help Russia.
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There are three problems with that.  First, the Belarussian army isn't very good — its main job is to cow its own citizens into not overthrowing Belarussian strongman president Alexander Lukashenko.
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Second, the border between Belarus and Ukraine is defined by the extensive Pripyat Marsh, one of the world's largest, making military movement south difficult.
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Third, if Lukashenko does commit a significant portion of his army against Ukraine, he risks domestic unrest that threatens his own regime – and by extension, Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Putin has asked China for help.  The areas in which Russia has the greatest need are precision-guided munition resupply and new trucks.
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America and its allies need to make it very clear to China that seeing equipment of Chinese manufacture in Ukraine will trigger significant sanctions on the Chinese economy.
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The last thing the free world needs is an ascendant alliance of dictatorial states.
      Putin and the fragility of order  (JWR 03/22/2022)
      Heroic Ukrainians are shining light in the darkest hour of war  (Fox 03/22/2022)
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Weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, consensus forms about the pulse of the war and even the contours of an eventual armistice.
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Vladimir Putin bet wrongly that an attack would be relatively painless.  Ukraine proved no repeat of his earlier invasions of Georgia, Crimea and eastern Ukraine.
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Instead, Ukrainians under President Zelenskyy clawed back, astonishing the world.  Nations ostracized Russia — due to the one-man shaming and shrill badgering from Zelenskyy.
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The much-vaunted Russian military grows dispirited.  It likely cannot defeat, much less occupy, a country the size of Texas.
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A sleepy West re-awoke, even if only temporarily.  Europe promises to produce more gas and oil and import less from Russia.
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NATO members claim they will up their defense budgets.  The West is mustering impressive financial power in ostracizing Russia, morally, economically, financially and culturally.
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Putin grows shriller, more desperate.  His war is stalemating.  That is a fatal combination once millions of strapped Russians suffer economic ruin for Putin's needless misadventure.
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The now-hated Russian military resorts to familiar fallback strategies of razing cities while blocking food and power supplies to civilians.
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That medieval solution won Russia the Chechnya war.  For Putin, what cannot be annexed must be destroyed.
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But a much larger, autonomous Ukraine is not so easily turned into Carthage.  Zelensky's crusade is now the cause celebre of much of the world.
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A conniving China is hedging.  It thought a defeated Ukraine would humiliate the West.  Russia would supposedly offer China a fait accompli blueprint for a similar quick victory in Taiwan.
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Russia would supply discounted natural resources and food to China in return for pricey financial and economic help in circumventing Western sanctions.
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Russia cannot close Western resupply routes from four NATO countries.  Open borders are the historical bane of any expeditionary force.  The U.S.  learned that in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The West must tiptoe through the minefield of upping aid, while avoiding no-fly-zones, sending "advisors" into Ukraine, or crazy talk of "assassinating"...
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America has swept into war fever.  But it must cease its asinine demonizing of the entire Russian people.  We become reprehensible McCarthyites when we call some American skeptics of U.S.  policy "traitors."
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Nor can Americans be swept away by the rockstar Zelensky's demand for virtual U.S.  intervention inside a former Soviet republic.  American and Ukrainian security interests are not always identical.
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Instead, if the West vastly increases military and humanitarian assistance, and if Ukraine can hang on until global sanctions squeeze an anemic Russian economy into depression, then a cornered Putin will talk.
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But he will negotiate from a position of diminishing advantage.  Gone will be his original vision of turning the huge former republic into a vassal dependency.
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What might even a temporary armistice look like?  Zelenskyy could quietly concede that it is not in Ukraine's own interest to join NATO. 
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Kyiv might instead enter the European Union.  Zelenskyy can insist as a sovereign nation Ukraine certainly will rearm.
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It could cede some small areas of Russian-speaking eastern borderlands as a face-saving sop to Putin.  Zelenskyy could agree to an international plebiscite for the population of occupied Crimea.
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... the point is to stop the destruction of Ukraine now — but on terms that will enhance the creation of Ukrainian deterrence with Western help to discourage another Russian invasion.  The dismantlement of sanctions could be calibrated only by Russian progress in meeting its agreements.
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Without some of its eastern breakaway borderlands, but with EU membership, Ukraine would grow closer to Europe.  The model would be similar to a postwar non-aligned Austria and Finland, or Western but neutral Switzerland.
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A delusional Putin will find his postwar Russia poorer.  He will become more isolated and weaker.  But Ukraine could in time emerge in a better position despite massive damages and thousands of tragically lost and ruined lives.
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The survival of an outmanned and gutted but gallant Ukraine, hope for a revival of a postmodern West, possible strengthening of NATO, the growing isolation of Vladimir Putin, a wake-up to the dangers of reckless green extremism, and new consensus on the folly of empowering communist China — that would all mark victories that no one imagined less than month ago.
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Such light in the present darkness is not assured but at least now possible — thanks mostly to nameless heroic Ukrainians and their defiant leader who have never given up.
      The mask slips  (INN 03/21/2022)
      Four ways Ukraine could defeat Russia  (Fox 03/21/2022)
      Ukraine’s lessons for Israel  (INN 03/20/2022)
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In the months and weeks that led up to Russia's Feb.  24 invasion of Ukraine, Western powers signaled clearly that they were prepared to accept the disappearance of Ukraine as an independent state.
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But once Russian forces invaded, the West's plans to yell a bit and look away went awry.  The Ukrainians failed to play their assigned role of Paschal lambs.  Instead, they rallied around their flag and their president, Volodymyr Zelensky.
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For his part, Zelensky captivated the hero-starved West.  His rejoinder, when the Biden administration offered to evacuate him from Ukraine on the second day of the war, "I don't need a ride, I need ammunition," reminded Americans of a time when they weren't being attacked for being transphobic or systemically racist, a time when patriotism was permitted.
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Once Americans and other Western audiences got a whiff of Ukrainian nationalism, it became politically impossible for Washington, Brussels, Berlin, Paris and London to turn their backs on Kyiv.
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And so, with little deliberation, Biden and his European counterparts announced a series of unprecedented financial and economic sanctions on Russia and massive shipments of arms and humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
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For a moment, it was possible to wonder whether Russia's reminder that the problems of the world cannot be reduced to the pronouns one uses or the amount of carbon one burns on an average day would change the focus of Western elites.
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But it was not to be.  The ruling classes in Brussels and Washington made clear that the war in Ukraine would not steer them off course.
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While Poland is giving refuge to nearly two-thirds of the 3 million Ukrainians who have fled their homes, and Hungary has taken in 10% of them, the E.U.  parliament passed economic sanctions against both nations last week.
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Their crime?  The nationalist governments in Warsaw and Budapest refuse to toe Brussels' line on Muslim immigration and LGBTQ indoctrination.
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As for the Biden administration, Ukraine's fight for national survival in the face of Russian aggression is all well and good.  But appeasing Iran is the Biden administration's top priority.
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And Biden can't appease Iran without Russia.  So to keep Russia on board with his administration's efforts to close a deal with Iran, Biden agreed to cut Russia's lucrative business with Iran out of the sanctions.
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Russia can expect to receive $10 billion developing Iran's nuclear installations and billions more in arms sales.
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The implications for Ukraine are clear: The US is willing to let them fight the Russians, but will not help the Ukrainians defeat Russia, because the United States cares more about empowering Iran than helping Ukraine survive.
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The deal that Biden is concluding with Iran is itself a stunning testament to the radicalism of the Biden team and its refusal to let reality interfere with its policies.  It will provide Iran with $90 billion from sanctions relief.
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That astronomical sum guarantees massive cash infusions into the coffers of Iran's in-house global terrorist organization — the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, which Biden is set to remove from the State Department's list of foreign terrorist organizations — and to Iran's terror armies in Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, Syria and the Gaza Strip.
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Iran will have the funds to expand its missile and drone capabilities.  And thanks to the lax restrictions it will face on its nuclear operations, it will become a nuclear threshold state by 2025 at the latest.
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Although the West's progressive agenda necessarily limits the support it is willing to provide Ukraine, the West's ruling classes need to placate their publics, who admire Ukraine, compelling them to provide significant if not determinative military, humanitarian and political assistance to Kyiv.
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And given Ukraine's willingness to fight it out with Russia, that support may be sufficient to enable Ukraine to withstand Russia's assault for long enough to maintain its independence.
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The widespread assessment today is that the Ukrainians will be able to continue fighting, despite Russia's clear military superiority, for another month or six weeks.
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Given the high losses the Ukrainians are inflicting on the Russians, and assuming that the Russians begin to feel the full impact of the economic and financial sanctions within the next two to three weeks, it is possible that by mid-April, the Ukrainians will be able to negotiate ceasefire terms with Russia that will leave the country independent and more or less intact.
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Ukrainians can still hope for and expect a future of freedom and independence because they have refused to bow before either Russia or to the West.
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If Israel were paying attention to the dynamics at work in the West's behavior towards Ukraine, it would be adopting policies opposite to those it is currently pursuing, both in relation to Ukraine and Russia and in relation to the West.
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Unlike Zelensky, who hasn't hesitated to call the United States and Germany out for their fence-sitting, the Bennett-Lapid-Gantz government has subordinated all Israeli policies to the Biden administration's agenda.
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If Israel were putting its own interests first, as Zelensky has, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett wouldn't be trying to mediate between Zelensky and Putin.
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Instead, Israel would make do with a simple but clear message: Israel supports Ukraine's sovereign independence and territorial integrity and calls on Russia to end its offensive operations.
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Israel ought not and need not go beyond that statement.  The reasons for this are obvious.  This is not Israel's war, and words have consequences.  Israel cannot mediate this conflict because it has no leverage over either actor to persuade them to compromise.
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As for the significance of words, in order to succeed, a mediator has to be perceived by both sides as someone who accepts the basic legitimacy of their positions.
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But as a threatened democracy, it is a dangerous proposition for Israel to accept Russia's view that Ukraine has no right to exist as an independent and distinct nation-state.
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Zelensky's fierce defense of his country, and the Ukrainian people's refusal to stand down in the face of Russia's advance, have compelled the Biden administration to support Ukraine even at the risk of a world war because the Ukrainians are standing for the values of freedom and independence that the United States is supposed to personify on the world stage.
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If Israel were to take a page from Ukraine's playbook, its leaders would be attacking the immorality of the Biden administration's capitulation to Iran's demands in the appeasement talks in Vienna.
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When Israel opts to remain silent as its interests and position are undermined, not only does it strengthen its enemies, it loses its friends.
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After Russia invaded Ukraine, many Ukrainians told Israeli reporters on the scene that they were inspired by Israel, which has always fought its own battles and survived even in the face of global indifference and hostility.  Today, the opposite should be the case.
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Israel's government must learn from the Ukrainians.  The West will not fight for a threatened democracy.  States that wait for green lights from the West to defend themselves will not survive.
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But states that defend themselves will see sufficient forces rally to their side to enable them to persevere and survive.
      Biden's weakness in Ukraine-Russia conflict has only further emboldened China in a new kind of war  (Fox 03/19/2022)
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In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin deserves the world's unmitigated scorn, but not the United States' undivided attention.
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For while Russia today may be an enemy of the West, it is not really a rival.  For that, we must look to China.
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Putin's fantasy of resurrecting a greater Russian empire is just that, a fantasy.  In reality, Russia is a stale husk of its former self.
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In the chess game of grand strategy, Putin's invasion of Ukraine is not a rook attacking a pawn – it's a petulant child overturning the board.
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Yes, the United States must assist Ukraine and our NATO allies to answer Putin's aggression.
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And President Biden should do everything in his power to strangle Russia's energy industry and unleash our own.
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But talk of this war drawing the United States into a new global conflict misses the point: We're already in one and have been for years.
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It's one that China started a long time ago.  And that conflict is not one the United States should worry about being "drawn into," but one we will either join or lose.
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China today is a more dangerous adversary than the Soviet Union at its height.  The Chinese Communist Party enjoys strategic advantages Moscow never did, with greater capacity to project power around the world.
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Five decades of diplomatic engagement with China, and three of open trade, should leave us with no illusions about the CCP's ambitions or its ruthless pursuit of them.
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Like the Soviet Union, the CCP does not care about gauzy abstractions like "the international community" or even their own people, as clearly demonstrated by their social credit system and their treatment of religious minorities.
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"Xi made clear that the PRC won't tolerate being lectured, nor will it evolve in directions set by others.  China has its own ‘core interests,' which it will not make concessions on — an important point when considering developments ranging from the South China Sea to human rights to cyberspace and outer space to expectations of a more liberal CCP."
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China is in this fight.  The United States still isn't.  And President Biden's waffling weakness on Ukraine is only further emboldening them.
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Consider how China has undercut the economic sanctions against the Russian economy through new oil and gas deals.
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It is past time for the United States to take CCP at its word and treat it like the dangerous strategic rival it is.
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Congress and the president can start by finally clarifying our relationship as that of genuine adversaries, not friendly competitors.
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All members of the CCP and other Chinese nationals should be barred from national-security-related research funded by federal contracts and grants, as well as from owning land near U.S.  national security facilities.
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Americans should likewise be barred from investing in any firms connected to China's military or surveillance state.
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We should resurrect the China Initiative, the Department of Justice's highly effective project targeting Chinese espionage that President Biden has just ended.
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We need to hold the CCP's leaders and lackeys accountable for their atrocities, from whatever happened at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in 2019 to the ethnic cleansing of China's Uighur minority.
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American CEOs, too, should be made personally liable if their businesses knowingly provide technological assistance to Beijing's human rights abuses.
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Additionally, Chinese media outlets and official spokesmen should be booted from American social media.  Injecting CCP propaganda into America's domestic political debates represents Big Tech at its worst.
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Diplomatically, we need to stop negotiating meaningless climate treaties and nuclear arms control agreements that bind us and our allies, but let China continue to produce carbon and warheads to their hearts' content.
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We also must start building a permanent, China-resistant economy via strategic economic disentanglement.
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As we strategically withdraw from China, we should strategically embrace Taiwan – diplomatically, economically, and militarily, including selling them as many weapons as they want to buy.
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This approach is neither an escalation nor a provocation.  It's a realization of both about how we see China and how China sees the world.
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America has no interest in starting another Cold War, but we have every interest in winning the one Beijing launched against us years ago.
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Even more important than what we do to Russia or in Ukraine is what China sees us do, and whether they look at the United States as a formidable adversary or a declining and irresolute superpower.
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For us, whether we like it or not, the most important theater in Putin's war in Ukraine is neither Kyiv nor Moscow, but Beijing.
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If Biden doesn't have the grit and determination to deal with the CCP, then he'll never be able to deal with Putin.
      Putin does his best Stalin in threat to 'cleanse' Russia  (Fox 03/18/2022)
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Vladimir Putin this week called for the "purification" of the motherland, urging his fellow Russians to spit out like gnats those who dare oppose him.
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If Putin's war crimes against the Ukrainian people were not enough, this chilling speech should convince his remaining fans to look elsewhere for a savior.
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The Russian president took to the airwaves of Russia on Wednesday a bitter, and possibly beaten, man.
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Hunched over his microphone, he unleashed a tirade the likes of which has not been heard in Europe since Hitler or Stalin.
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Maudlin in parts, vengeful in others, the Russian tyrant played the last card left to him, that of an emotionally unhinged national savior.
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"The Russian people will always be able to distinguish true patriots from scum and traitors and simply spit them out like a fly that accidentally flew into their mouths," Putin snarled.
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"I am convinced that such a natural and necessary self-purification of society will only strengthen our country, our solidarity, cohesion and readiness to respond to any challenges."
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It was the darkest in a series of increasingly dark speeches the would-be Slavic Fuhrer has given since he invaded Ukraine without cause and started shelling civilians indiscriminately, unleashing what some Western leaders say are war crimes.
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His outburst has demonstrated to many that his invasion of the much-smaller neighbor may not be going as well for him on the battlefield as he had planned, as a united Ukraine rises to rebuff the invading Russians.
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The world must turn from Putin now, no matter what he does from this point on, even if he abandons Ukraine immediately and lets all the nations he has invaded since coming to power — Georgia, Moldova, and of course, Ukraine — live in peace.  We know from the experience that appeasement begets only more global carnage.
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Putin's speech veered from audience to audience.  At times, it seemed aimed at everyday Russians, threatening them not to protest his war.
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At others, he directed himself at the West and those of his countrymen who may want Russia to become more like the West.
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"The West will try to rely on the so-called fifth column, on national traitors, on those who earn money here with us but live there.  And I mean 'live there' not even in the geographical sense of the word, but according to their thoughts, their slavish consciousness."
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"Such people, who by their very nature are mentally located there and not here, are not with our people, not with Russia."
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As always, Putin displayed an eerie understanding of the West's weak points, mocking Russians who oppose his bloody invasion of neighboring Ukraine as people who "cannot live without oysters and gender freedom."
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Such salvos — appealing to Russian values and denigrating of Western wokeness — are strategic, and not just for domestic consumption.
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Amplified by his propaganda apparatus in the West, such as Sputnik Radio and RT media platforms, they have earned the Russian dictator misguided supporters in the West.
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One well-known example is the French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour, who has described Putin as the "last resistance fighter against the storm of political correctness."
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Leftists, too, have bought Russia's attacks on the West, or at least welcomed his money.  In France itself, the communist leader Jean-Luc Melenchon has said that Putin's Russia is "not an enemy," and that the United States must stop trying to "annex Ukraine to NATO."
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In Spain, too, the communist Podemos party, a member of the ruling coalition, has stopped the shipment of weapons to the Ukrainians.
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Now that Putin has demonstrated himself to be this unhinged, perhaps the extremists he has bought in the West will start looking for a new lodestar or money bag.
      Biden’s unconscionable empowerment of both Russia and Iran  (INN 03/18/2022)
      Only Democrats appease Russia  (INN 03/18/2022)
      Russia's Putin is losing in Ukraine – beware greater dangers that lie ahead  (Fox 03/18/2022)
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Three weeks into the conflict in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin is hardly any closer to achieving his strategic objectives than when he began.
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It should now be clear to everyone, including Putin himself, that deciding to invade Ukraine was the greatest miscalculation of his career.
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It's not hard to see why the Russian dictator was optimistic at the onset of conflict.  Putin's foreign policy forays in Crimea and the Middle East, enabled by the absence of serious resistance from the West, boosted his confidence in the Russian military.
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The high price of energy, meanwhile, foretold a halfhearted European response to future aggression.  And like all authoritarians, Putin was surrounded by yes-men, not genuine strategists.
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But things have not gone as planned for the Kremlin.  The West has issued a strong, unified response, one that is crushing the Russian economy and empowering the resistance in Ukraine.
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Most of all, the fighting spirit of the Ukrainian people, which surprised even our own intelligence community, has proven a match for the Russian military.
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What Putin thought would be a quick win has turned into a century-defining disaster and potential quagmire.  And yet, this is not the time to pat ourselves on the back.  Greater dangers lie ahead – for Ukraine, but for America and the world, too.
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Policymakers need to understand that Putin's risk tolerance will be higher now than it was a month ago, or even a week ago.
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Authoritarian dictators rarely retire peacefully.  Moreover, every major Russian change of government was preceded by defeat in war.
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Faced with failure, Putin will likely escalate the conflict – bomb more civilians, target international aid corridors, ramp up his cyberwarfare – to regain bargaining power.
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"Escalate to deescalate" is a tenet of Russia's military doctrine that we are seeing in real time, as the death toll of women and children rises.
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But that doesn't mean Putin gets a veto on what the U.S.  can and can't do to help Ukraine.  On the contrary, it means policymakers must communicate clearly to Putin that escalating the conflict and harming Americans will only incur more severe consequences for Russia's military and economy.
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The Biden administration must send more military supplies to Ukraine...  It must also make clear that while we do not seek a broader conflict, we will neither lift sanctions nor cease providing defensive weaponry to Kyiv unless the Kremlin agrees to a resolution that preserves Ukraine's sovereignty and democracy.
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It's impossible to predict how the conflict in Ukraine will play out.  Too much of it is in the hands of one man, a man who, against reason, continues to send Russian sons to die for a meaningless cause.
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One thing is certain, though — that man cannot achieve true victory.  The Biden administration must continue to make that clear, in the hope that Putin will eventually acknowledge he has lost.
      We haven't humiliated Russia enough  (INN 03/17/2022)
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A theory that is gaining currency is that NATO expansion eastward to the borders of Russia was an unnecessary affront to Russian pride.
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In this context, semantics play an unfortunate role.  NATO did not expand like, say, the British Empire or Nazi Germany expanded eastward in the past.  NATO simply accepted the voluntary and democratic adhesion of Eastern European nations to NATO.
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These nations did not adhere to NATO in order to provoke Russia, but because the past and the present demonstrate that membership in an international security alliance is the only way to shield themselves from wanton military aggression.
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For most Russians, the adhesion of former vassal states to an Atlantic alliance was and remains an affront.
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However, it was and is an affront mainly because most Russians are stuck in a nationalistic and imperialistic worldview in which Russia is entitled to world power status by divine fiat.
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This outlook of most Russians today is no different to that of most Germans prior to denazification.  In both Germany and Russia this outlook inflicted and is inflicting incalculable human suffering.
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Surveys indicate that almost 70% of Russians support Putin's "special operation" against Ukraine.  I honestly doubt that even Hitler enjoyed so much support among ordinary Germans in September 1939 when he waged war on Poland.
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The lesson this teaches us is that the country that needs denazification is not Ukraine, but Russia.  The unholy alliance between the Orthodox Church, nationalism and autocracy is so deeply rooted in contemporary Russian political culture that it is Moscow and not Kiev that today deserves the fate of Berlin in 1945.
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Since the human race cannot afford this solution, the second best option for the West is to isolate Russia economically and diplomatically, until the Russians masses realize that the choice they face is not between democracy and national greatness, but between democracy and servitude to China.
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The best way for Russians to be healed of their antagonism to the West is for Russians to miss the good old days when they could afford to resent a West that welcomed them.
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And for Russians to realize that the Chinese Communists are infinitely harsher paymasters than the IMF and the World Bank.
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Once Russians understand that Putin's imperial ambitions have turned their nation into a vassal state of China, they will sober up.
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Until then, the West has no business pandering to the slighted pride of a people whose political culture prizes power and ruthlessness above peace, life and freedom.
      10 realities of Ukraine  (JWR 03/17/2022)
      The battle for Kyiv is coming and it will be brutal unless we act now  (Fox 03/17/2022)
      Biden says 'no' to Ukraine's Zelenskyy — and keeps America in the backseat  (Fox 03/17/2022)
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The world's democracies are cowering.  Without any clear leadership, we have been left to clamor over which aircraft and weapons to provide the Ukrainians – and how we can do so in the most timid, feckless way possible.  These debates have stagnated the whole process of ending the war...
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The reality is that while the West is squabbling over trivial questions, the Ukrainian president and his people are fighting for their lives.
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Our cowardice, confusion, and incompetence on the global stage feeds Putin's evil and weakens the resolve and morale of the Ukrainians, who believe that democracy is something worth fighting for.  Every day that we are hand-wringing, Ukrainians are dying, and freedom is getting weaker.
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American incompetence from the White House to the Pentagon is unacceptable.  The Biden administration is the most fearful and pathetic administration in modern American history.
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However, America has an enormous capacity to defeat Putin.  Decisive American action would result in Putin being driven out of power altogether.  Our technology and weapons are superior to that of any other nation.
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But instead of confronting Putin, we are watching him commit war crimes and unravel democracy altogether.
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Each day Putin is allowed to succeed, he will become more ruthless, evil, and emboldened.  And no one should think he will stop with Ukraine.
      Holocaust echoes in Ukraine conspiracy theory  (INN 03/16/2022)
      Ukraine: What Is in America's Interest?  (JWR 03/15/2022)
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One hopes that virtually all conservatives (and virtually all people across the political spectrum) regard the invasion as evil.  Whoever doesn't has a malfunctioning conscience.
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Yet, some people, on the Right as well as the Left, do not put the entire blame for the war on Putin.  Their chief argument is that Putin felt threatened by the possible expansion of NATO into Ukraine.
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That anyone outside of Russia would offer this argument is depressing.  Do the people who make this argument believe that Russia has a legitimate fear of an attack by a NATO country?  Or do they believe that Putin fears an attack by a NATO country?
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If Russia is ruled by a paranoid dictator without a conscience (as evidenced by his murdering Russian dissidents and the ongoing laying of Ukrainian cities to waste), his paranoia is not to be honored.
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To cite the example of Hitler again, he sought the annihilation of the Jews because he feared them; he constantly reiterated his paranoid belief that the Jews sought the destruction of Germany and of the Aryan race.  Paranoid dictators need to be confronted, not patronized.
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... in 1994, Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons (inherited from the former Soviet Union).
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It signed an agreement called the Budapest Memorandum with Russia, the U.K.  and the U.S.  in which it agreed to dismantle its nuclear weapons and delivery systems (bombers and missiles).
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In return, Ukraine was assured that Russia, the U.S.  and the U.K.  would refrain from threatening it and respect its "independence and sovereignty and the existing borders."
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One should also add that between 1932 and 1933, Soviet Russia murdered between four and six million Ukrainians in what the Ukrainians call the Holodomor (Ukrainian for "murder by starvation").
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Still, the argument goes, the Ukrainians provoked Putin by courting NATO membership.
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NATO notwithstanding, the primary "not in America's interest" argument goes like this: "What Putin is doing is wrong, but essentially it is none of our business.  The United States has no interest in Ukraine."
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To this argument, one can ask: Other than an attack on America, when and where does America have an interest?  And why?
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If a Russian dictator can invade and decimate another country in an act of unprovoked aggression and it not be in America's interest, what about China invading Taiwan, or Iran unleashing nuclear weapons against Israel, or North Korea doing so against South Korea?
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And, finally, what about the moral question?  Is morality "in America's interest" ?  I have supported the notion of "America First." But as a conservative and as a religious conservative, I do not believe in "America Only."
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We should not send NATO troops into Ukraine, but we should allow Poland to supply Ukraine with fighter jets.  Anyway, why is that different from our supplying Ukraine with anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons?
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If Russia having nuclear weapons prevents us from even allowing a third country to send jets into Ukraine, the lesson is simple and clear: If you want to paralyze the West, develop (or steal) nuclear weapons.  Then you can destroy any country you choose.
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If conservatism means "America First," count me a conservative.  But if conservatism means "America Only," count me out.
      Levin: The 'same damn generals' citing escalation concerns with Russia are empowering China, Iran as we speak  (Fox 03/14/2022)
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"We keep hearing this word ‘escalation'.  You know we don't want to escalate things, war crimes are one thing, genocide is another, but we can escalate beyond that...Putin hears this."
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"They all hear it.  So they increase their threats and the nature of their threats, because they hear us talking about, ‘well, we fear escalation.' What he doesn't hear us talking about is deterrence, peace through strength.  What you're hearing from this administration is passivity.  Weakness.  That is what Vladimir Putin is hearing.  That is what [Chinese President] Xi is hearing and Tehran is hearing.  That is what they are all hearing, why do you think they attacked in the first place?"
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"The reason that Putin did not invade Ukraine when Donald Trump was president is because he respected and feared Donald Trump.  Deterrence...they feared, Trump because Trump was destroying Iran... little rocket man in North Korea he was behaving himself too, we could go on and on."
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"The same damn generals in U.S.  Department of Defense, the same joint chiefs of staff, the same President of the United States, the same Vice President of the United States, the same Secretary of Defense, who surrendered in Afghanistan, the same Secretary of State, who surrendered all leverage we had with the President of the United States, with Putin, prior to him invading, the same Secretary of State and president who are effectively arming the Iranians with nuclear weapons as I speak, they are the ones who are afraid, 'oh, we don't want to escalate?"
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"It is deterrence, ladies and gentlemen.  Our enemies see we are weak."
      Charge Putin with war crimes – here's how the world can bring him to justice  (Fox 03/13/2022)
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Bombing a maternity hospital, shelling residential buildings, firing on fleeing refugees, and destroying any infrastructure that supports the lives of innocent civilians ... are all war crimes under international law.
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Whoever is involved in the chain of command that gave the orders – all the way up to the head of state – can and should be charged.  This means Russian President Vladimir Putin must be indicted for war crimes.
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There is no question about who issued the orders.  The invasion of Ukraine and the cruel bombing campaign cannot be blamed on a rogue Russian general.
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It was organized and directed by Putin himself.  He admitted as much in his maniacal vows to destroy his perceived enemies in neighboring Ukraine.
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Historically, the gathering of incriminating evidence has been both difficult and time-consuming.  Perpetrators cover up their crimes and witnesses are reluctant to speak out in fear for their own lives.  But the atrocities in Ukraine are different.
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On a daily basis, the world has watched in real time many of the war crimes committed by the military forces that Putin controls.  Thanks to modern technology, the evidence has been collected by reporters with cameras, as well as Ukrainians on their cellphones or other devices.  Satellite images confirm the death and destruction.
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The compilation and authentication of the damning evidence is no longer an obstacle as it once was.  It has already been communicated electronically throughout the world and stored.  We have watched it unfold with our own eyes.
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In the city of Mariupol alone, some 1,200 civilians were slaughtered.  That number seems to rise by the hour.  The names of the victims and how they were massacred by Putin's heavily armed troops have been meticulously recorded.
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In all, 18 health care facilities in Ukraine have been bombed in the Russian onslaught.  Stores, schools, apartments, orphanages, markets, pharmacies and private businesses have been obliterated.  The measure of human suffering and bloodshed is memorialized in searing images and documents.
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, has announced that it opened a war crimes investigation.  That may sound impressive, but the track record of the court is not.
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A better idea is for the United Nations to circumvent the ICC and establish a special tribunal, just as it did for the mass atrocities committed in the former Yugoslavia during the Balkan Wars in the 1990s.  In that case, 161 people were indicted for their crimes, including former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic.
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Yes, Russia would veto the creation of a special tribunal in a vote by the five-member U.N.  Security Council.  But the General Assembly has the power to override the veto under a rather obscure provision called resolution 377.  The language affords sufficient latitude.
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A United Nations vote should be undertaken with dispatch and the criminal tribunal organized.  Since the evidence already exists, Putin and his cronies could be charged expeditiously.
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Placing Putin in the dock to account for his heinous crimes is a more vexing matter.  The tribunal itself would have no police power to effectuate his arrest in Russia where the dictator is protected – for now.
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This means it will be up to the Russian people.  The case of Milosevic is instructive.  Massive anti-war demonstrations against his brutality eventually drove him from office, as up to 200,000 members of his military deserted him.  Milosevic was arrested by his own people and carted off to the special tribunal to stand trial.
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The same fate could befall Putin if the citizens of Russia grow tired of his authoritarian rule and his suppression of their human rights.  With economic disaster looming, they may in the near future rise up in anger against him.
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If Russians continue to suffer the dire effects of their own devolving financial situation and if living conditions deteriorate to unbearable levels, fury toward Putin could grow exponentially.
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Their willingness to tolerate a tyrant who has rained death and terror on Russia's neighbor in his lust for power may reach a breaking point.
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Desperate conditions merit desperate actions by the people.  Poverty and hunger drive revolutions.  It has happened twice before in Russia in the last century.  History could and should repeat itself.
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It is undeniable that Putin is an evil dictator who continues to commit monstrous acts in Ukraine.  No sentient person would argue otherwise.
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Putin is plainly guilty of the despicable war crimes that I have described.  And no, I will not grant him a presumption of innocence.  But the special tribunal will.
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Time is of the essence.  Bringing Putin and his comrades to justice must be a top priority.
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See related War Criminal (Michael Ramirez, 03/01/2022) cartoon from World picture album
      Putin's War  (JWR 03/10/2022)
      Putin's War on Ukraine: A Graver Time of Reckoning  (JWR 03/10/2022)
      The green immoralists  (JWR 03/10/2022)
      Aftermath of Ukraine war SHOULD set tree huggers sane  (JWR 03/08/2022)
      What is America's foreign policy?  (JWR 03/08/2022)
      This Invasion Is Brought to You by ...  Western Environmentalists  (JWR 03/08/2022)
      Putin's Ukraine invasion awakens once-sleepy Western nations  (Fox 03/08/2022)
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One of the most unexpected reactions to Vladimir Putin's ruthless invasion of Ukraine has been the muscular response of a West supposedly in decline.
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Previously both Europe and the United States were indifferent in their responses to the successful Russian invasions of Georgia, Eastern Ukraine and Crimea.
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When Putin went medieval on a stubborn Chechnya in 1999-2000 and nearly leveled its capital of Grozny, the West was again mostly ineffectual. ...
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More recently, the August 2021 American skedaddle from Afghanistan marked the worst humiliation of the U.S.  military in 50 years.
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Fleeing Americans left their sandbagged NATO allies hanging in Kabul.  The hasty retreat further emphasized the disunity of the alliance.
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Most NATO members had followed the German lead in refusing to pay their promised investments in military readiness. ...
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So, Putin had some cause to believe that his current invasion of Ukraine would elicit the same anemic response, and that his war would be won in two or three days.
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President Biden had successfully fought a congressional effort to sanction the German-Russian Nord Strom 2 pipeline.
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Biden was sluggish in supplying American Javelin and Stinger weapons to Ukraine when months ago Russia began massing troops on its border.
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Biden also cut back American oil and gas drilling by closing down federally controlled leases and productive fields, canceling the pipelines, and discouraging lending agencies to promote fossil fuel production. In default of energy independence, Biden even begged a hostile Putin to pump more oil.
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Putin concluded that the West in general, and America in particular, were in disarray and decline.  He remembered Barack Obama's 2012 hot-mic, quid-pro-quo deal with the Russians, and his refusal to sell Ukraine offensive weapons.  He recalled the anti-American German public opinion polls, and the presence of ex-German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder on the Russian Gazprom board of directors.
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The 120 days of unchecked American riots in summer 2020 coupled with a U.S.  wide-open border, energy curtailment, high inflation, bitter impending midterm elections, and internal discord convinced Putin that America could care less about Ukraine.
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But suddenly NATO and EU members have acted more like the rowers at the battle of Lepanto than loud green pacifists.
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New German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lectured his parliament that Germany would now refute its last 20 years of Russian appeasement.
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Berlin would supposedly develop its own fossil fuel reserves, end energy dependence on Putin's Russia, rearm, and meet all its prior broken NATO promises. ...
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Suddenly, other NATO members dropped their usual anti-American, ankle-biting boilerplate and outdid each other in promises to rush sophisticated weapons to Ukraine.
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French President Emmanuel Macron answered a saber-rattling Putin in near Trumpian style, by reminding the world that NATO too had a deadly nuclear deterrent.
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European financial ministers sought to outdo their American treasury counterparts in discovering creative new measures to sanction, and, indeed, bankrupt the Russian war machine.
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What caused the Western reawakening – and will it last?  Most obviously, Ukraine fought the Russians in a manner few expected.  Its blood-and-guts resistance shamed Ukraine's European neighbors.
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They concluded that a non-NATO frontier state had done more to hurt Putin than all the loud communiques from NATO headquarters.
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Whereas Western leaders temporize and once talked in platitudes in fear of disrupting the status quo, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy roamed everywhere on the battlefield.
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The supposedly invincible Putin in contrast looked bloated, confused, petulant and terrified of catching a bug – even as the ubiquitous Zelenskyy spurned the likelihood of catching a bullet.
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The West likewise woke up to the reality that its weapons like Javelin and Stingers were superior to those of both China and Russia.  The West, not Moscow or Beijing, still controls world financial markets.
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Despite its reckless spending and inflation, the West still controls the flow of money and investment.  Their sanctions threaten not just to hurt but even to destroy Putin.
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Will such Western confidence last?  If Putin finally crushes Ukraine like he did Chechnya, and if China then talks loudly of doing the same to Taiwan, the new woke West will have its uplifting rhetoric tested by a far tougher reality of confronting two angry and preening nuclear states.
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If Zelenskyy fails, and gasoline stays at astronomical levels, there will be tremendous pressure on individual Western nations to go rogue and cut a deal with Putin and by extension China.
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... for now, it was welcome to see Europe and America put an end to their woke apologies, and instead to be encouraged by their proud shared past to face defiantly a dangerous present.
      Putin's desire to bring back Soviet Union, advanced age driving invasion, Ukraine caucus co-chair says  (Fox 03/08/2022)
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"Two things about Vladimir Putin: He's got a significant appetite for risk when it comes to Ukraine.  He's identified three capitals of Christianity in the world: Rome, Jerusalem and Kyiv."
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"Vladimir Putin is about to turn 70 years old, and he's up for re-election in 2024.  He has what I call ‘legacy mania.' He's now focused on how he's going to be written in the history books that future Russian children read."
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"It's our job to make sure when the history books are written that Vladimir Putin was, in fact, the dumbest leader they've ever had."
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... Putin "constantly sent saboteurs" into the country to erode its institutions, judicial system, police force and energy contracts, among other areas.
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... the U.S.  now needs to close all Russian sanction loopholes, including seizing all assets and sanctioning 100% of their banks.  He believes Russian exports must face sanctions worldwide, and we must target Russian energy and ban all of their imports into the U.S.
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... the U.S.  must sanction "everybody that's anywhere near remotely affiliated" with Putin and his regime, including their family members.
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"Sergei Lavrov – Vladimir Putin's right hand – his daughter lives in the United States.  A lot of these oligarchs funnel money to their children."
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"It's got to be all-encompassing.  There can't be any carve-outs because we're worried about blowback on some of our respective economies because then you're just perpetuating the problem and kicking the can down the road." "You're going to have a far more costly problem in terms of economics and lives."
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... said NATO must also implement a no-fly zone over Ukraine, a strategy NATO nations have opposed.  A no-fly zone could actively pit NATO forces against the Russians.
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Ukraine is "a young democracy like we used to be.  Our democracy is 245 years old, which is very young – just a few generations – yet we are the world's oldest democracy."
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"No democracy on this planet has survived more than a few generations, yet so many people take that for granted.  It could disappear tomorrow.  We have to guard it vigilantly."
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"If the message that is sent to the world is that we're going to leave Ukraine to fight on their own, that sends a devastating message to the world."
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"It's unbecoming of American values, and it's unbecoming of Europe and freedom across the globe.  We have to be there to defend them."
      Russian chess champ warns Putin's 'horrors' will continue unless defeated in Ukraine  (Fox 03/07/2022)
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"[Putin is only] done if he loses the war, because he will not be able to stay in power.  Instead, what happens if the war is won, it's a military defeat, a political defeat and if it's combined with the blockades: financial, economic, technological, it will lead to revolt in Russia because Putin will not have money to pay his military machine for his police and his propaganda."
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"That's why defeating Putin's Ukraine is the only way to save the world from the horrors to follow... It's not a game of chess.  You can either win or lose.  You cannot have a tie."
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"Risk and costs are higher now because the "reasonable" people in the West always choose lower risk today to guarantee higher risk tomorrow.  Clearing the UKR skies after a warning period is risky.  Letting Putin destroy Ukraine is riskier, & a human and moral disaster."
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"There is no waiting this out.  This isn't chess; there's no draw, no stalemate.  Either Putin destroys Ukraine and eventually hits NATO with an even greater catastrophe, or Putin falls in Russia.  He cannot be stopped with weakness."
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"We are witnessing, literally watching live, Putin commit genocide on an industrial scale in Ukraine while the most powerful military alliance in history stands aside."
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"...  we're still hearing Blinken, for instance, saying, 'Oh, it's not about regime change' - It is about regime change.  Because as long as Putin stays in the Kremlin, there will be no peace." "You cannot compromise with cancer.  You can only cut it out."
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... said that there are likely some Russian generals who are not ready to "commit suicide for their leader," and encouraged a no-fly zone in Ukraine.
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"So it's time to recognize it's the if you are not willing to use force now to stop Vladimir Putin in Ukraine, while the Ukrainian army is still bravely fighting on the ground.  What are you going to do if he goes further?"
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"Because when President Biden says, 'Oh, we'll fight for every inch of the territory' I don't believe him.  Lithuanians and Poles don't believe him.  But most important, Vladimir Putin doesn't believe him because this administration had six months, at least from the first meeting ... in Geneva, to help Ukraine.  And they failed."
      Here are 6 indicators of new Cold War against Russia and China  (Fox 03/07/2022)
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The war in Ukraine is another indicator of our new cold war, which pits the U.S.  and its allies against what I label the alliance of evil, Russia and China, which will create levels of anxiety not experienced since the end of the old Cold War.
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This new cold war is different from the old war which was mostly about ideology, communism versus democracy, pitting the U.S.  and the former Soviet Union in a death struggle.  Today's conflict is between opposing world views, liberty versus authoritarianism.
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The old Cold War rose from the ashes of World War II.  Recall that President Franklin Roosevelt aligned us with Soviet Russia only because Adolf Hitler attacked Russia, which temporarily put aside our concerns about the communist regime.
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However, tensions quickly rose after the war when Russia seized much of Eastern Europe and detonated a nuclear bomb, which resurrected then-fresh memories of our devastating bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Cold War paranoia of a Soviet invasion and nuclear annihilation impacted our lives at school and work with mandated duck-and-cover drills, evacuations, and the sound of air raid sirens.
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Tension increased as the nuclear arms race reached a pinnacle in 1962 when Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev sent nuclear-tipped missiles to Cuba.  President John F.  Kennedy responded by blockading Russian ships heading to Cuba.  That confrontation was the closest the Cold War came to escalating to a full-scale Armageddon.
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The arms race also was linked with our space programs.  In 1961, the Soviets put Yuri Gagarin into orbit, shocking the world and the U.S.  responded by accelerating our program because of a concern the Russians would militarize space.
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Fortunately, the U.S.  and Russia never directly fought the other.  However, the period was marked by proxy wars in Korea, Vietnam, Angola, Cambodia and Congo.
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In 1981, President Ronald Reagan came to office just in time to demonstrate unflinching fortitude and clarity of aim to lead the West to end the Cold War, by addressing the fight on many fronts.
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Most importantly Reagan knew that any appeasement to Moscow was as good as aiding a ruthless enemy.
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Today, a new existential conflict is threatening the world thanks to the alignment of the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation.  Last month, China's President Xi Jinping and Russia's President Vladimir Putin met in Beijing, where they released a joint communique, which former U.S.  Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) labeled "... a declaration of ideological and geopolitical war against the US...."
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Diplomatic indicator ... Moscow may react to Western sanctions imposed for the Ukraine invasion by severing all diplomatic ties.
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World order indicator ... Russia and China want to "replace the existing international rules – they prefer the rule of the strongest to the rule of law, intimidation instead of self-determination."
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Economic indicator ... Both Russia and China are persistent violators of economic and trade agreements.
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Defense budget indicator ... Both Russia and China spend more of their gross domestic product on defense than the global average, and much of their security investment is hidden, which makes comparisons with the U.S.  meaningless.
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Large, sophisticated military indicator ... Thanks to heavy investment, both Russia and China are building large and sophisticated militaries to contest the US on a peer basis.
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Nuclear forces indicator ... Although Russia has a giant nuclear arsenal (6,800 warheads), and threatens to abandon the New START treaty which limits each country, China is creating a serious new threat.
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Let there be no doubt, the China-Russia authoritarian alliance is very real, and threatens our world.  Both Xi and Putin intend to dominate our future no matter the cost, and Ukraine and perhaps a coming attack on Taiwan are just the beginning.
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... the whole world may soon begin to experience the constant, nagging anxiety that was all too familiar for my generation during the old Cold War.
      What China is learning from Putin's Ukraine invasion  (Fox 03/06/2022)
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Vladimir Putin could never rest easy without the Russian flag flying over Kyiv.  Never doubt for a second that Xi Jinping feels the same way about Taiwan.  The president of China certainly hopes, in his lifetime, to see the communist flag flutter above Taipei.
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Putin would not have moved on Ukraine if he didn't think a weakened, distracted and divided Europe, paired with a feckless American president, would not stand in his way.
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"Unlike Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a Chinese move on Taiwan involves it getting past hundreds of miles of water."
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If Beijing wants to take Taiwan by force, it won't act until it's convinced it can win decisively and quickly.  Beijing thinks the West is only going to get weaker, so time is on its side.
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What happens when victories are not quick and decisive?  Putin may well conquer Ukraine, but if he does, it will only be after an expensive, debilitating campaign that devastates his conquests while delivering a staggering hammer blow to his own economy.
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Beijing is also learning lessons about the value of Putin as ally.  Rather than dividing and weakening Europe, Putin has given NATO a reason to be NATO again.  European countries are stepping up to spend more on defense.
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Congress is likely to press the Biden administration to strengthen both the U.S.  military's conventional and strategic posture.
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Beijing has also had to spend geopolitical capital to side with Russia.  Fending off responsibility for the Uyghur genocide (which they can hide behind the Great Firewall) is one thing, but defending Russian war crimes, which play out on Twitter and YouTube, guts China's credibility of claims that it's a "responsible" power.
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... Beijing's buddy in Moscow is going to be an economic basketcase.  Even if Beijing wants to bail them out with their patent debt trap, that is going to cost a lot of money – likely more than the Chinese Communist Party can spare.
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Here is an even bigger lesson Xi did not anticipate.  He has been thrilled to watch the West commit economic suicide with its "climate action" plan that impoverishes their economies (while doing little to address climate issues) even as the China economy thrives, powered by ever more coal-fired plants.
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What if this war actually causes the West to wake up and adopt policies that deliver reliable, affordable and abundant energy (without Russian oil and gas)?
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Let's be honest.  Even before Putin attacked Ukraine, Beijing was right to think the West was in the process of geopolitical suicide.  Not one Western leader showed Putin any backbone.
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They still cling to their climate-action nonsense.  We still talk a lot about protecting supply chains, and then Congress offers to subsidize costs for high-tech companies knee-deep in China.
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Yet the resistance in the Ukraine has stirred some buried truth in the West, like being dead asleep and then shocked awake – a reminder that if we don't defend our freedom, safety and prosperity, no one will.
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The lesson for Beijing may be to wait a bit.  They may well decide to wait and see what happens after the Ukraine war: if the West returns to its geostrategic slumbers or if defending the free world becomes a new reality in the post-modern world.  You can bet Xi will be rooting for the former.
      Russia-Ukraine war: US must implement 'deterrent strategy' to push back against Putin, expert says  (Fox 03/06/2022)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine is just one example of how he will undermine other nations to achieve his ultimate goal, and, unless America and other European nations begin taking action, it won't be the last time he will take military action in the face of resistance...
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... the need for America and other European nations to act quickly to implement a "deterrent strategy" to Russia's aggression.
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Describing the strategy, Koffler said it would be similar to the Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) strategy which was used heavily during former President Reagan's administration amid the Cold War to prevent a nuclear war.
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The MAD doctrine was developed when the U.S., USSR, and other allies kept large quantities of nuclear weapons so that they were capable of destroying different regions if they were attacked.
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Putin is steps ahead of America on a number of issues as a "direct result of [Russians] doing their homework."
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... Americans can push back against a lot of ongoing problems from Russia if we "start doing our homework again and actually putting both intellectual and financial resources into a counter strategy to Putin's playbook."
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... Putin, based on the response to his invasion of Ukraine, believes America has "no plan to resist him."
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... Putin aims to have "neutral pro-Soviet states, ideally pro-Russia governments" that he can control.
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... placed great emphasis on energy independence, securing networks from cyberattacks, and safety for American satellites, which she said are "extremely vulnerable."
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... "security was an afterthought" when the internet was created.  "Our satellites are extremely vulnerable because of the same thing that can be done to our networks – cyber attacks."
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... attacks on our satellites from Russia could potentially "deafen" and "blind us," making us weaker during a time of war.
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"Weakness emboldens Putin.  This should be a wakeup call so that we are not caught off guard next time around."
      After Ukraine invasion, U.S.  should walk away from nuclear talks with Iran  (Fox 03/04/2022)
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Russia's cruel invasion of Ukraine has upended the global order.  President Vladimir Putin's war crimes make him an international pariah alongside the world's worst autocrats like Syria's Bashar al-Assad and North Korea's Kim Jong-un.
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In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Biden rightly proclaimed "throughout our history, we've learned this lesson: When dictators do not pay a price for their aggression, they cause more chaos; they keep moving."
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Any new nuclear agreement recommended to the U.S.  by, among others, Russia is inherently untrustworthy.
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The illogic — some might say foolhardiness — of relying on Putin's Russia in the talks in Vienna after that same country and tyrant have invaded Ukraine without cause is striking.
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In Beijing a month ago, Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping formalized an alliance in a remarkable meeting and jarring joint communique.  They made it clear that the purpose of their partnership is to dislodge the U.S.  from its leadership of the international order that created security and prosperity around the world for 75 years.
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Putin and Xi also redefined "democracy" to their benefit and freedom's detriment.
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It is no longer a system like ours, they say, that is characterized by the rule of law, human rights, opportunity, and governments that govern with the consent of the governed.
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Rather, the Russian and Chinese definition of democracy is simply a government that works, regardless of whether its citizens have any freedom or economic opportunity.
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This is a direct global challenge to our founding values and form of government, which even though currently divided by partisanship, is infinitely preferable to their autocratic, kleptocratic, repressive regimes.
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To start the nuclear talks in Vienna, the U.S.  accepted a demeaning demand from Iran that its representatives would not sit in the same room with representatives of the U.S.  government.
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While the Europeans serve as intermediaries to bring the latest Iranian proposals to the American delegation, Russia and China are playing leading roles in bridging gaps as U.S.  delegates wait at another hotel.
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But the Russians and Chinese do not wish us well — having recently declared ideological and geopolitical war on us — and that is one of the reasons the U.S.  will not do well in any agreement that emerges from Vienna.
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Beyond the recent Putin-Xi union and the current war Russia started in Ukraine, our relations with Russia and China have become increasingly hostile: with Russia over its anti-American involvement in many places around the world, and its willingness to imprison or kill its political opponents.
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China's repression of the Uyghurs and Hong Kongers, its unfair international economic activities, and its threats to democratic Taiwan have put it in conflict with the U.S.
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It is not surprising, therefore, that Russia and China have both become partners of the anti-American government in Tehran.
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Russia has joined forces with Iran and Syria against the Syrian people bringing about the deaths of more than a half million Syrians and tangibly supports Iran's military.
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China circumvents our sanctions laws and illegally buys billions of dollars of oil from Iran annually.  Russia and China are thoroughly biased participants in the negotiations in Vienna, not neutral mediators, yet we remain dependent upon them.
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How can the American people possibly trust an agreement with Iran that Putin and Xi helped shape to their liking?
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How can we put our trust in the leaders of a country like Iran that continues to attack our allies in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia as well as American military installations in the region, threatens Israel with nuclear obliteration, and enriches uranium and builds missiles in violation of the previous nuclear agreement?
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How can we imagine that an agreement that is supposedly in our security interest and that of our allies could possibly emerge from such an unfair negotiation with such an untrustworthy country?
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We cannot.  No deal designed in part by some of the most dangerous nations of the international community including Putin's Russia with the blood of innocent Ukrainians on his hands can be in the U.S.  national interest.
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Ukraine has reminded us that autocrats and dictators can't be trusted because they do not respect international law, human rights, or human life.
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A better course would be for the Biden administration to walk away from the negotiations in Vienna and tighten the economic pressures on Iran's struggling economy until the Iranian regime is willing to return to direct negotiations with us and our allies, including those most impacted by Iran's behavior in the region, to resolve the full scope of its malign behavior.
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Iran's nuclear enrichment, long-range missile development, and support of terrorism must end.  In return, Iran can expect an end to economic sanctions against it and to return to the lawful global economy.
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That kind of principled, tough, realistic American policy would encourage our allies and shake our enemies, not just in the Middle East but far away in places like Moscow and Beijing.
      Ukraine will ultimately win the irregular war with Russia  (Fox 03/03/2022)
      Beyond the Ukraine crisis, what's next for NATO?  (Fox 03/03/2022)
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The transatlantic community has learned some hard lessons in the last few days.  We need to build on them.
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Start with NATO.  Let's not forget that it's a political-military alliance.  It exists to defend NATO territory — and collective defense means nothing if the alliance can't commit to defending every one of its members.
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Regardless of the outcome of this conflict, as long as Putin's in power, Russia is a threat.
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Further, NATO must also be prepared to protect against any spillover of problems coming out of the Middle East, including troubles cooked up by an aggressive Iran.
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Then there's China.  As bad as Putin is, the Chinese Communist Party remains the most destabilizing danger on the planet.
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Beijing and Moscow are two sides of the same problem.  ... They both benefit from a divided, weakened, and distracted Europe and an isolated America.
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The CCP fears nothing more than a secure transatlantic community.  Putin has the power to do China's dirty work for Beijing.  We have to take that power out of his hands.
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Putin can threaten us for two reasons: 1) He can threaten us with his military.  2) He can blackmail Europe over energy.  Take those two weapons out Putin's hands, and Russia becomes a nuisance power.
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Putting responsible energy policies in place can't be done in a New York minute.  It's going to take some real work.
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The U.S.  addiction to "climate action" is still a big barrier to responsible action.  But on the defense front, there is more cause for optimism.
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Look at how Germany has responded, albeit not as soon as they should have.  It immediately signaled a commitment to reach the agreed-upon NATO goal of spending at least 2% of its GDP on defense, promptly decided to field the F-35 fighter aircraft.
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That demonstrates that Europeans are willing to step up and do their part.  Trump may have primed the pump, but it took Putin's aggression to get it flowing.
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Europe doing more, however, doesn't mean there is less for the U.S.  to do.  NATO as a whole has slipped in its capacity to ensure an adequate defense of alliance territory.
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Three members of NATO have nuclear weapons: the United Kingdom, France, and the U.S.  Their arsenals need to be modernized and proven ready to the task of extending nuclear deterrence to every inch of NATO soil — against all comers.
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NATO also needs missile defense to match.  The best and most stable strategic defense is a robust mix of offensive and defensive missile and bomber capabilities.
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Yet NATO cannot be defended without boots on the ground, which offer conventional deterrence to complement strategic deterrence.
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We need to think way past having U.S.  troops forward deployed to serve as a "tripwire." We need U.S.  troops that can show we are ready to fight and kill an invading enemy.
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In addition to having a forward-deployed American corps headquarters, there should be a U.S.  heavy division stationed in Poland and a U.S.  heavy brigade stationed in Romania.
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We also need a lot more air-defense capability forward-deployed.  Troops on the ground are of no use if they can be pummeled from the air by planes, missiles, and drones.
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We have work to do at sea, too.  Naval forces can move fast.  They are powerful and flexible.  They can be a force deployed now to deter Putin.  Assets should be positioned as soon as possible at two strategic pressure points: the Baltic Sea and Barents Sea.
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In the long term, U.S.  and NATO need a better plan for sustained deterrence in the Baltic, as well as the Black Sea.
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If these steps are taken, we will show that our leaders have learned the lesson of the tragedy in Ukraine.
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If they are not, then, regardless of the outcome of the Ukraine conflict, we will be more at risk than ever.
      We are all Ukrainians now  (Fox 03/03/2022)
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Inspiring.  That's the word for what we've all seen and heard on social media and TV of the Ukrainian resistance to the brutal Russian invasion, from Ukraine's Winston Churchill, President Zelenskyy, down to 75-year-old women and mothers with babes in arms toting their AK-47s to defend their families, communities, and their country.
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Their resistance has become an international force for good.  The bravery of the Ukrainian people has not only stymied the Russian invasion but galvanized the governments of the West into action.
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Germany is breaking with its 75-year pacifist past and sending anti-tank and surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine and planning to triple its own defense budget.
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The Biden administration has just shipped another 800 anti-tank missiles and has pledged another $300 million in military aid.
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Great Britain has been sending Javelin anti-tank weapons and other defensive equipment; conservative MP's are even talking about providing air support against Russian attacks while drones manufactured in another NATO country, Turkey, are taking out Russian tanks and trucks.
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But the Ukrainians are also giving the world a powerful moral example.  They have shown how ordinary citizens can stand up to defend their homes, families, and communities, and not just against dictatorships like Russia and China.
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That same commitment is needed to stand up against authoritarianism wherever it raises its head and makes unreasonable demands on citizens to "comply or else."
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That same spirit also showed itself eighty years ago in another David and Goliath struggle.  That was Russia's brutal invasion of another peaceful democratic country, Finland, in December 1939, when the Finnish people rose up and against all expectation halted the invader in his tracks.
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It was that conflict that saw the birth of the Molotov cocktail, when Finns named their gasoline anti-tank bombs after the hated Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov, as stout groups of Finnish soldiers turned the tide of war against the hapless Red Army.
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Like Ukraine, the bravery of the Finns triggered a wave of international sympathy and support.  Americans organized fundraisers in Madison Square Garden; volunteers flocked from neighboring Nordic countries and from France, Britain, and the United States to fight in Finland.  President Franklin Roosevelt ordered fifty warplanes for the Finnish Air Force.
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Only five arrived in time to fight.  It was all too little, too late.  In the winter of 1939 America was still too mired in isolationism, and France and Britain too distracted by the "phony war" with Hitler after the fall of Poland, to commit the resources needed to sustain the Finns.
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The Red Army eventually brought its full weight to bear, and Finland was forced to surrender while half a million refugees had to flee their homes.
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This time it's not too late to learn the right lesson from Ukraine, and not just in stopping Putin.  It's no coincidence, for instance, that the Finnish parliament is right now debating joining NATO.
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Thanks to Ukraine, we can all rediscover the virtues of self-reliance and courage in the face of those who threaten our safety, our families and communities and our well-being.
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Whatever happens on the ground out there, we are all Ukrainians now.  In America, Europe, and around the world we are learning what the citizens of Kyiv and Kharkiv and Lviv already know: we can never take anything for granted in the perpetual struggle to defend our homes, families and nations from enemies inside and out.
      Author blasts 'green delusions' of Western countries that empowered Putin's energy advantage in Europe  (Fox 03/02/2022)
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"How has Vladimir Putin ... managed to launch an unprovoked full-scale assault on Ukraine?  There is a deep psychological, political and almost civilizational answer to that question: He wants Ukraine to be part of Russia more than the West wants it to be free."
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"Missing from that explanation, though, is a story about material reality and basic economics — two things that Putin seems to understand far better than his counterparts in the free world and especially in Europe."
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... pointed to the differences in energy production and consumption between other European countries and Russia, noting that Europe consumed more energy than it produced, while Russia produced more than it consumed.
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"The reason Europe didn't have a muscular deterrent threat to prevent Russian aggression — and in fact prevented the U.S.  from getting allies to do more — is that it needs Putin's oil and gas."
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... the focus on "Green ideology" made European countries "incapable of understanding the hard realities of energy production," and that their moves away from natural gas and nuclear energy gave Putin command over Europe's energy supply.
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"As the West fell into a hypnotic trance about healing its relationship with nature, averting climate apocalypse and worshiping a teenager named Greta, Vladimir Putin made his moves." ... Putin expanded nuclear energy and oil production in Russia while western countries obsessed over "carbon footprints."
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... specifically used Germany shutting down its nuclear energy production as an example and cited figures showing 47% of the natural gas consumed by the European Union in 2021 being exported from Russia.
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"The result has been the worst global energy crisis since 1973, driving prices for electricity and gasoline higher around the world.  It is a crisis, fundamentally, of inadequate supply.  But the scarcity is entirely manufactured."
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"Europeans — led by figures like Greta Thunberg and European Green Party leaders, and supported by Americans like John Kerry — believed that a healthy relationship with the Earth requires making energy scarce.  In service to green ideology, they made the perfect the enemy of the good — and of Ukraine."
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... implored Biden to have Germany halt any future shutdowns of nuclear reactors and to have the ones previously shut down turned back on, called on Canada and the U.S.  to expand their energy production for increased export to Europe, and argued the U.S.  needed to expand the construction of nuclear plants rather than shutting them down.
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"Putin's relentless focus on energy reality has left him in a stronger position than he should ever have been allowed to find himself.  It's not too late for the rest of the West to save the world from tyrannical regimes that have been empowered by our own energy superstitions."
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See related Germany and Russia (Gary McCoy, 02/08/2022) cartoon from World picture album
      Trump knew how to handle Putin, while Biden has no clue  (INN 03/01/2022)
      Welcome to Cold War 2.0.  It won't be easy  (JWR 03/01/2022)
      Biden Rejects Reality — Putin Rolls into Ukraine  (JWR 03/01/2022)
      On Ukraine, Comedians, NATO, America and Environmentalists  (JWR 03/01/2022)
      Ukraine and Putin: Russian leader is not crazy, he's consistent  (Fox 03/01/2022)
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Is Vladimir Putin crazy?  The mad hatter theme is now becoming conventional wisdom among some of the foreign policy elite and media.
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... many in the foreign policy establishment have embraced the notion that only a mad man would put his nation's nuclear forces on alert after invading a neighboring state, claiming self-defense.
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But while Putin's determination to reclaim the Soviet empire and Russia's sphere of influence may be delusional, it is not insane.
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In fact, Putin's actions, while seemingly irrational, are consistent.  And until now, his egregious violations of international law and human rights have been successful.
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Ever since coming to power 22 years ago, the former KGB official has specialized in killing, individually and en masse, conventionally and unconventionally.
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When Putin was prime minister in 1999, he was suspected of having approved a series of bombings in four Russian cities, two of them in Moscow, that killed over 300 people.
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Blaming the bombings on Chechen rebels, Putin then used the ostensible terror attacks as a pretext to reignite a second war in Chechnya, launching a massive air and land campaign that resulted in thousands of refugees, reduced much of Grozny, the capital, to rubble and killed at least 25,000 civilians.
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Many of his prominent Russian critics have shared their fate, some through poisoning, a KGB specialty.  Among the most egregious examples was exiled former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, whose tea in London was laced with polonium, a highly radioactive substance.
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An official British report found that Litvinenko's death in 2006 was "probably" approved by Putin.  After Britain failed to act, Putin is said to have ordered the use of a deadly chemical agent Novichuk on a former Russia spy, Sergei Skripal, also a U.K.  resident.
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Putin has not hidden his political agenda.  At the Munich Security Conference in 2007, he complained bitterly about American dominance of global affairs and Washington's desire to expand NATO to his borders.  Russia would no longer tolerate such a "unipolar" world, he warned.
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The world did not have long to wait.  In 2008, he invaded Georgia with ostensible "peace keepers" and sliced off the Georgian provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
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To justify his aggression, he used the pretext he would later invoke in Ukraine – he was sending troops to protect Russian speakers in the country who wished to be re-united with the motherland.
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In 2014 invoking the same pretext, he seized Ukraine's Crimea and ignited a war in Luhansk and Donetsk that has already killed some 14,000 people.  In both cases, the U.S.  and its western allies responded meekly.  Putin paid little price.
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While Putin's main focus is on restoring Russian dominance of the former Soviet Union's domain, it is not his only ambition.
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Seeking to gain influence in the Middle East, he supported Bashar al-Assad's brutal regime in Syria in what was until now the deadliest conflict of the 21st century.
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In the siege and recapture of Aleppo by Assad and his Russian and Iranian allies, Syrian forces slaughtered civilians, bombed hospitals and other civilian targets, flattened entire neighborhoods – all war crimes.
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This is Putin's playbook – unhidden, repeated, and until now, relatively painless.  So is it rational for him to have assumed he would pay little price for invading a nation he claimed to be geographically, historically, and culturally linked to his own?
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Four previous American presidents and their allies have ignored his earlier political transgressions.  And while President Biden tried to deter an invasion of Ukraine by disclosing American intelligence showing what Putin was planning, he also repeatedly stated that the U.S.  would not send forces into Ukraine if Russia invaded.
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While it is unclear whether strategic ambiguity about American intentions might have given Putin pause, at very least it might have made him reconsider the potential price of such an aggression.  Bullies tend to keep pushing until someone pushes back.
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So has Putin changed?  Perhaps, rather, it is our understanding of him that has shifted.
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"It's still him," said Richard Clarke, the former national security and cyber defense official, "the same amoral mendacious sociopath he's always been."
      Putin's nuclear threats in Ukraine war – here's how US, allies must respond  (Fox 03/01/2022)
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Putin has publicly directed Russian forces to alert its nuclear forces.  Last week he issued a barely veiled nuclear threat when he warned that any attempt to interfere in his attack against Ukraine would lead to "consequences you have never seen."
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Russian officials have made veiled nuclear threats against the U.S.  and NATO in the recent past but doing so while Russia is undertaking a massive invasion of the peaceful cities of Ukraine and failing to quickly achieve the military victories that Putin seemed to have been sure of, makes his threats more significant.
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This moment calls for U.S.  and ally sobriety, calmness and humility.  It is a mistake to brush off these threats as though we know for certain Putin is bluffing.
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Putin fundamentally distrusts the United States and our allies.  It is why the Biden administration's offers to discuss arms control and transparency measures of U.S.  defensive military sites in Poland and Romania have been ignored by Putin.
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Such gestures do not allay Putin's paranoia nor satisfy his genuine aims.  And now, given the enormity of the pain of sanctions against Russia, it is possible Putin now believes even his rule hangs in the balance.
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Putin's recent speeches add to the long record of evidence that many Western scholars and governments have found hard to take seriously – he believes he has a right to invade sovereign nations to conquer people based on their ethnicity and traditions.
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It is why the Western focus on the question about further expansion of the NATO alliance misses Putin's far more expansive and indeed imperialist aims.
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The Biden administration's failure to appreciate Putin's objectives to this point should spur U.S.  officials to listen to the counsel of military leaders like the commander of U.S.  Strategic Command, Adm.  Charles Richard, who has been warning about Russia's nuclear weapons expansion.
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This is a moment to reexamine Biden officials' assumptions about Putin, the critical role of U.S.  nuclear deterrence, and to take a far more clear-eyed assessment of the risks before they respond.
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This is no time to go weak-kneed and simply give in to Putin demands for fear of maximum Russian nuclear attack.
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This would almost guarantee further Russian aggression and communicate to other revanchist nations like China that nuclear threats work.
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Instead, we must focus on compelling Putin to cease his aggression and deter him from escalating the situation to the point of crossing the nuclear threshold.
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Russia has invested in thousands of shorter-range and relatively lower yield nuclear weapons that are completely unbound by treaty that it could conceivably employ in theater.
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By threatening any kind of nuclear employment Putin might think it gives him greater leeway to pummel Ukraine at the conventional level even as it does so with greater brutality and with higher civilian casualties.
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And if he begins to lose, he just might employ one of these theater nuclear weapons either in Ukraine or possibly even against a NATO ally in the hope that Ukraine will immediately beg for peace, and the U.S.  and our allies would support Russia's aims rather than retaliate with nuclear weapons and risk escalating the horrific war even further.
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The United States must convince Putin that if he were to do that we would not back down and would not sue for peace.
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Should Putin drastically change the nature of this war, either by crossing out of the conventional domain or by threatening a NATO country with whom we have official commitments, the United States, with NATO, reserves the right and has the credible ability to retaliate in such a serious way that Putin will regret his decision.
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To put a finer point on it: we have theater-range nuclear weapons too and they better believe we are ready and willing to employ them in our defense.  By credibly communicating our resolve, the more likely we are to deter Putin.
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We can do that by orchestrating right now a massive U.S.-led NATO military exercises, including with nuclear delivery systems, in tandem with the issuance of official Pentagon statements that we have resolve and commitment.
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We are seeing in real time the rightful purpose of U.S.  nuclear weapons – they are to deter unjust aggression against the United States' vital interests and to preserve peace.  We must make that clear.
      Experts: Ukrainian resistance 'remarkable' but Russia still holds major advantage  (Fox 02/28/2022)
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Ukrainian forces have pulled off an extraordinary feat in holding off Russian forces for days, but President Vladimir Putin's superior manpower and weaponry will likely triumph at a substantial cost to the autocratic leader and his people...
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"It is nothing short of remarkable what the Ukrainian military has accomplished," said U.S.  Army Gen.  Jack Keane, who serves as chairman of the Institute for the Study of War.
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"But I think despite the fierceness of the Ukrainian resistance, they are overmatched by the Russians, and the Russians will eventually prevail."
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Russian soldiers have streamed into Ukraine from Belarus in the north toward Kyiv, from Crimea to the south toward Odesa, from Russia to the east toward Kharkiv and the Donbas region.
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Russia had over 900,000 active military personnel and about 2 million reservists in 2020 compared to Ukraine's 209,000 active military personnel and 900,000 reservists in the same year...
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Russia spent about $40 billion or about 4% of its GDP on defense, while Ukraine spent about $4 billion or 3% of GDP in 2020.
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"It is significant that not a single population center has been captured after five nights and four days." ... Russia still does not control the airspace and the supply lines feeding the offensive are running out of fuel, ammunition and water.
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The longer it takes for Russia to overtake Kyiv, the Ukraine government's seat of power and the Kremlin's main target, the more adverse the long-term outcome for Putin...
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... it is clear from Putin's campaign he is trying to reduce civilian casualties, but as the autocratic leader grows increasingly more frustrated, he may loosen his restraint.  "If at some point he has to reduce Kyiv to rubble and kill thousands of civilians to take control of the government, that is what he will do because that is who he is."
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Putin put down separatist uprisings in Chechnya with grotesque force, leveling cities and killing thousands of innocent civilians.
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In Syria, Putin helped President Bashar Al-Assad retain power amid a civil uprising in 2011 by carpet-bombing whole villages and neighborhoods, killing thousands of innocent people.  Russian forces used penetration bombs on underground hospital...
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"The Russians miscalculated the amount of resistance." ... Putin, he believes, erroneously assumed that Ukraine would surrender the moment troops crossed the border and that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would flee.
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Zelenskyy, instead, has defiantly remained in the city with government leaders and ministers, vowing to fight the incursion with his people, and supplying weapons to anyone willing to fight.
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"He was going for a decapitation of the Ukrainian leadership.  If you cut off the head you don't need to invade everywhere else."
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Shaffer, who ran key intelligence operations against Russia, said arming citizens with weapons and encouraging them to make Molotov cocktails is an effective strategy.
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"The left is always asking why do you need guns.  This is why, to have a large population armed and able to defend its terrain."
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"This is one of the reasons Japan never invaded the U.S., they felt there would be an American with a gun behind every bush."
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The Ukrainians are fighting not to lose while the Russians have to actually win...  At this point, Putin must redirect troops and substantially increase supplies for a war that is costing him $20 to $25 billion a day.
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He said that Putin is in a tough position because he really can't use heavy, indiscriminate bombardment without losing domestic support and further taunting the West.  "There is a cost to a scorched earth type of warfare.  There are limitations."
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If Putin secures victory, which Keane, described as inevitable, it will be a pyrrhic one, the general said.  "I believe Putin has strategically overreached and will suffer long-term consequences for this."
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The war will likely lead to Russia becoming an international pariah and to a rejuvenation of NATO — a development Putin has fought against for more than two decades.
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He may lose domestic support as his people suffer under the weight of devastating sanctions and a protracted war of insurgency...
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"Ukrainian people will not be defeated and will resist him and fight him for years [even if there is regime change]."
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"Putin doesn't seem to be thinking clearly.  What is his emotional, psychological and mental capacity?  People are beginning to wonder."
      Three ways to stop Putin's next power grab  (Fox 02/26/2022)
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Everyone is understandably focused on how to stop Putin's Ukraine grab.  Frankly, it's too late for that.  Nothing anyone can do now will stop Putin.
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To their enormous credit, Ukraine's president, military and even civilians are putting up a fight.  But their defeat is inevitable.  Within days Moscow will control Kiev.  The only question is how high a price Moscow will be forced to pay. 
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Putin is a prideful man and takes his international reputation seriously.  If his invasion becomes protracted, he will look weak.  If there are considerable civilian casualties, he will look like a nasty bully.
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The question we should be asking ourselves is how to stop Putin's next power grab.  What can we do now that will deter him from making a move against some smaller countries along the Russian border, especially Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania?
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These three Baltic states, former members of the Soviet Union are now the most vulnerable members of the NATO alliance.
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The latest round of sanctions President Biden announced are a slap on the wrist.  The only sanctions that might make Putin pause would be to kick Russia out of the international banking system.
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But that will never happen, as long as our European allies are dependent on Russian oil and natural gas for their economic survival.
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... the president should explain to his supporters that the existential threat Russia poses to our national security require him to reverse course and take the shackles off the American energy industry he imposed early in his presidency.
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We are sitting on the largest reserves of oil and natural in the world, with the potential of becoming the world's energy superpower.  We should use what Providence provided.
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... the president should go to our European allies, especially Germany, and tell them we have their backs.  Russia supplies half of Europe's energy.  No European leader dare jeopardize that relationship.
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So instead, offer to guarantee their energy security.  We can help them replace Russian oil and natural gas with clean, no strings attached, American liquefied natural gas.
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They've been reluctant to make the switch from Russian to American energy.  Perhaps the last few days have shown them the Russian energy comes at too high a political and economic price.
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... the president should tell the Russians that we will do everything in our power to bring down the price of oil and natural gas, through our own exports and by encouraging our Arab allies to pump more oil.
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Wars are expensive.  Today, Russia is sitting on windfall profits from energy prices that are double what they were a year ago.  If we can drive the price of their major export down to 2020 levels, Russia is broke.
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President Biden said Putin is trying to recreate the Soviet Union.  He's right; that has been Putin's dream for decades.
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The way we defeated the Soviet Union the last time around was by driving down the price of oil.  We pushed them into bankruptcy, cut off their access to bank loans, and prohibited the transfer of American technology.
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We have done it before, and we can do it again.  But we are running out of time.  We won the first Cold War.  We need to win the second one, too.
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See related Sanctions (Glenn McCoy, 07/30/2014) cartoon from World picture album
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See related Germany and Russia (Gary McCoy, 02/08/2022) cartoon from World picture album
      Ingraham: Russia's war on Ukraine 'was made in China'  (Fox 02/26/2022)
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"This invasion, in many ways, was made in China.  And the goal is to test the waters for an attack on Taiwan.  And once [President] Xi [Jinping] thinks that he can invade Taiwan, he will.  But right now, there are steps that we could and should immediately take to stop that from becoming an inevitability, and make Xi just maybe realize that he's underestimated the resolve and the strength of America."
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"The very idea that the administration thought that they could get the CCP to act in our interest is delusional, that's the thinking of someone who knows literally nothing about the way our biggest adversary operates."
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"Yet that's been the exact mindset of Biden's China point man [John Kerry] for over a year now."
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... suggested raising tariffs to make products in America, "delinking our manufacturing on key technologies" and canceling the student visas of the 340,000 Chinese students studying stateside.
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"Why are we training China's next generation, all of whom are approved to be here by the CCP?"
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"Why are we training them in STEM fields?  And at some point down the road, we know they're just going to turn around and use what they've learned here against us, or our allies."
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... dubbed both Xi and Putin as "unfailingly ruthless and supremely nationalistic," saying "they exploit weakness wherever they see it, whether it's financial or cultural."
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"So Russia and China respect only strength, and this administration has shown them only weakness from day one."
      What the UN should finally do about Russia  (JWR 02/25/2022)
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How does the world confront a Russian leader who is acting like Hitler?  How should the United Nations deal with Russia, which has a veto in the Security Council but is led by a war criminal?
      How Democratic presidents Clinton, Obama, and Biden caused the crisis in Ukraine  (Fox 02/25/2022)
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Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, U.S.  presidents of both major political parties have had their fair share of setbacks, failures, and outright disasters in foreign policy.  But few, if any, have been quite as stark as Democrats' mishandling of the situation in Ukraine.
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After decades of abuse at the hands of brutal Soviet regimes, Ukraine now stands on the brink of war with Russia, and for the time being, it seems no one is coming to its rescue.
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Although the relationship and history between Russia and Ukraine are complex, the failure of Democratic presidents' leadership, as well as their contributions to the current crisis, couldn't be clearer.
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Clinton's Nuclear-Sized Mistake
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First, there's President Bill Clinton's disastrous decision to support the nuclear disarmament of Ukraine, a choice supported by numerous congressional Democrats then and since.
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At the time of the fall of the Soviet Union, Ukraine had the third-largest nuclear arsenal in the world.  Ukraine controlled some 5,000 nuclear weapons, including ... "long-range missiles that carried up to 10 thermonuclear warheads, each far stronger than the bomb that leveled Hiroshima."
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In 1992, Ukraine signed the Lisbon Protocol, agreeing to return the nuclear weapons it had inherited from the Soviet government back to Russia.
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But members of the Ukrainian parliament soon thereafter increasingly voiced serious concerns over total nuclear disarmament, in large part due to fears of a future conflict with Russia.
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Throughout 1992 and 1993, Russia and the Clinton White House worked furiously to convince Ukraine to give up all of its nuclear weapons.
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After substantial political pressure, Ukraine caved in 1994, but only after the United States, Russia, and the United Kingdom agreed to protect Ukraine in the event of a future attack on the nation's sovereignty, as well as financial support and a number of other assurances.
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Ukraine dismantled and relinquished its nuclear weapons, giving President Clinton and the Russians a diplomatic victory.  The decision has haunted Ukraine ever since.
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Had Ukraine maintained at least part of its nuclear arsenal, it is highly unlikely Russia would be considering an invasion today.
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Broken Promises
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The most critical part of Ukraine's 1994 agreement to disarm was the pledge by the United States, Russia, and United Kingdom to protect Ukraine against unwarranted aggression.
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The initial agreement, the so-called Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances, was later reaffirmed in 2009 by President Barack Obama.
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However, in 2014, Obama watched as Russian-backed rebels, with support from Russian troops, seized control of Crimea, a region belonging to Ukraine.  The rebel-backed government then seceded from Ukraine and annexed it to Vladimir Putin's government in Russia.
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The Obama administration, working alongside officials from the European Union, responded by issuing sanctions and freezing Russian assets.  They also imposed travel restrictions.
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Obama did not, though, keep the promise the United States made in 1994 and 2009 to protect the sovereignty of Ukraine.
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The Big ‘Green' Power Vacuum
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President Obama and his then-vice president, Joe Biden, were fierce opponents of the fossil-fuel industry for both of Obama's terms.
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In addition to having a negative impact on U.S.  economic growth, these policies caused numerous nations to turn to Russia for low-cost energy.
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Instead of importing fossil fuels from American companies, the European Union has become dependent on Russia, which is now the number-one source of natural gas in Europe, supplying about 41% of the region's supply.  Russia is also the largest supplier of crude oil and coal.
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Because much of Europe now depends on Russian energy, it can't afford to stand up to Russia's hostilities in Ukraine — or anywhere else, for that matter.
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The Trump administration attempted to convince European nations to depend on the United States' vast natural gas production instead, but such appeals largely failed because European leaders knew Donald Trump wouldn't be president forever, and that a Democratic administration would swiftly attempt to scale back fossil-fuel development.
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Afghanistan
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... no list of Democratic presidents' policy failures would be complete without mentioning Biden's disastrous withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in 2021.
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"The Biden Administration squandered precious time, ignored intelligence and recommendations from people on the ground, and refused bipartisan support to give them the resources to succeed.  In the process, the botched withdrawal has tarnished America's reputation and credibility."
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Due to the Biden administration's failure in leadership, the United States has never looked weaker.  Putin knows this, of course, and he is using the opportunity to expand his legacy, along with Russia's borders.
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Republicans have undoubtedly made some foreign policy mistakes in recent decades.  But when it comes to the chaos we're seeing in Ukraine today, Democrats, especially presidents Clinton, Obama, and Biden, deserve the lion's share of the blame.  The people of Ukraine are suffering as a result of their failures.
      Putin's invasion, Biden's equivocation  (Fox 02/25/2022)
      What does Russia's Putin fear most?  (Fox 02/25/2022)
      If you were Putin...  (INN 02/24/2022)
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A refined muscle of KGB training, brought up by the USSR superpower in the expansive borders over approximately fifty ethnic tongues and enormous landmass, would you wait to take back soil-rich Ukraine with its Black Sea and ports?  Let's examine.
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We're talking about the same Ukraine that that one fun-loving Democrat, Willy Clinton, talked into giving up its entire nuclear arsenal, consequently reducing it to nothing more than defenseless beach-front real estate property begging for NATO's "likes" .
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If you were Putin, would you not glance once or twice at feeble Europe, her feckless leaders and her remarkable dependency on his energy supplies?
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Would you not rush to reinstate mother Russia to her previous imperialistic glory at a time when Europe will be slouching, sniffling and begging you softly to keep her brick and mortar heated during winter months?
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And what if the biggest economy in Europe, Frau Germany, was your main hostage, completely beholden to you for almost all of her supply of natural gas, would you not cease the moment?
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If you were Putin, that genius strategist and cunning brain, would you have overlooked the glaring fact that the greatest super power in the world CHOSE to punish itself by electing the embarrassment known as Joe Biden?
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A squinting old man struggling to read cue cards and in a permanent state of fog over simple words, locations and political issues?
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A geriatric sniffing expert who proclaimed repeatedly that the biggest threat to the world is ... wait for it... wait for it... global warming...!
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Would you not fall off your chair when you learn that the same fraudulently elected Chief of your most serious adversary is punishing his own people by cutting them off from newly-established energy independence...?
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From the most enviable position of financial competence, strength, sustainability, efficiency and ethical exploration?!  A policy of self-inflicted arduous sanctions on every single American by the hand of its leader?!  And then stunningly begin importing oil from the Russian reserves...?  Unfathomable but true.
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If you were him, would you not take note of the same Chief's inability to airlift his people out of that warring Islamic country of Afghanistan?" He couldn't even remember the name of that tragic country!
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And than went on to defend his incompetence while the world watched in horror the life-or-death desperation of Americans, Afghanis and women in the Taliban nightmare called "Made by Biden"!  When its this easy and inviting, why wouldn't Putin invade Ukraine?
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If you were him, would you have chosen deafness when incoherent Biden announced you should play nice but will look the other way at your "small incursions"?
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If you were Puttin, would you not dance at the sight of the daily $1 Billion US (from 10,000,000 barrels of export) pouring into your coffers from the sale of energy to the on-her-knees-Europe and a few others?  Would you care that they cut you off a bit when you can sell every last drop of black gold to China?
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And why would you care about some "deterring" sanctions, when the old ones have never been lifted and the new threatening ones don't kick in until you've proved to be a very naughty boy?
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And why would you even try to avoid these futile sanctions when your citizens are entirely used to centuries of strife, poverty and potato-eating?  A public that hangs on to your every word, worships your iron fist, and listens exclusively to your state-owned media.
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If you were Vladimir, why would you not invade when the President of Ukraine, tells his citizens, on the eve of your invasion, there will be no war, all is cool, there is no threat?!
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Why would you not go in, seeing that no country, not NATO, nor any western leader has done anything remotely noteworthy to try and stop your 8 years of fun in the Ukrainian sandbox?
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The same powerful countries obsessing over race, polar bears, transgender bathrooms and vilifying Israel, instead of protecting their national interests and prowess.
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Why would you not invade when you got away ever-so-brilliantly with the Crimean annexation?  ... Who could ever forget the staged puppetry of those Crimean elections to justify the invasion?  Classic Putin at his best.
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If you were him, you sat back with delight to watch race-obsessed militant, Marxist Black Lives Matter take over our city blocks, your police headquarters, set fire and loot everything in sight with absolutely zero consequences... while you jail people for having the wrong sexual orientation.  America in suicide mode, who could ask for more?
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If you were Putin, why would you not sieze the day and conquer precisely now when weakling Biden's approval numbers are plummeting and strongman Trump, a political equal, is looming on the 2024 horizon?
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Why would you ever bet against the return of Trump and the limited window of time left to make your move?
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Vlad's actions are the fruit of Biden's election and western world's obsession with unfathomably suicidal neo-liberal values.
      Failing to understand Evil: Then and now  (JWR 02/24/2022)
      Oil, gas and commodities aren't being weaponized — for now  (JWR 02/24/2022)
      The moment when Putin got real  (JWR 02/24/2022)
      Vladimir Putin has no time for your reality  (JWR 02/24/2022)
      McFarland says Biden should focus on making US world's 'energy superpower' amid Russian invasion of Ukraine  (Fox 02/24/2022)
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"Great words.  No big deeds," McFarland said of Biden's speech.  "The only thing that really matters — the only thing that would affect Russian behavior — is to kick them out of the international banking system, and he wouldn't do it.  Why?  Because the Germans and the French and the Italians — nobody wants to go along with it.  Why?  Because they all rely on Russian energy, Russian oil and natural gas."
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"So, if you kick Russia out of the international banking system, no big deal for Americans, huge deal for the Europeans.  They can't afford to give that up."
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"Biden should have said to the American people, I'm reversing course, and I'm going to re-open American energy production, oil, natural gas, the Keystone Pipeline, liquified natural gas terminals."
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... he should have told the Europeans "I got your back, I will give you energy security.  Don't rely on that unreliable Russian stuff.  We will sell you at a good price."
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"Cheap, reliable, clean, American natural gas.  And then he should have turned to the Russians and said, I am going to pump a lot of oil from American companies.  I'm going to get the Saudis and our Arab allies to pump a lot of oil and natural gas.  We are going to drive that price right down and you're going to be bankrupt."
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"Here's the thing, We have it.  Donald Trump got us there, and American ingenuity and technical people and engineers, and they figured out a way to get oil and natural gas out of rocks, and it turns out we are sitting on the biggest reservoir of oil and natural gas of anywhere in the world."
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"...  Americans just do their job.  Get out of the way, let that energy industry work, and then we become the energy superpower, not just for North America, but for the world."
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"We don't belong.  We shouldn't put U.S.  troops in Ukraine.  If the Ukrainians want to fight on their own, you know, by themselves, for themselves, good, give them whatever they need to fight.  But that's not our fight."
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"What is our fight, though, is NATO.  And the big question is, if Putin is emboldened by Ukraine, and we'll know in the next 48 hours whether he gets a pro-Russian puppet government in Ukraine, will he want to go further or will he decide that maybe he's got a taste for going after small NATO countries?"
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... questioned whether NATO allies will "stay" with the United States "if it gets tough.  I don't know.  There are so many unknowns."
      How do Ukraine's military capabilities measure up against Russia?  (Fox 02/24/2022)
      Russia-Ukraine crisis — It's time for Biden to surprise Putin  (Fox 02/23/2022)
      What's next from Russia, Ukraine and the new Cold War?  (Fox 02/23/2022)
      Russia's long game on Ukraine, energy and Europe  (Fox 02/23/2022)
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President Biden took to the East Room to announce a series of sanctions against Russia, as punishment for its "minor incursion" into two provinces of eastern Ukraine.
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From the gravity in his voice, he must have assumed Vladimir Putin would be in the Kremlin, quaking in his boots.  I doubt President Putin even bothered to shrug his shoulders.
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Putin's power grab in eastern Ukraine is a done deal, a repeat of his rapid occupation and annexation of Crimea after the Sochi Olympics in 2014.
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What do these two power grabs have in common?  Joe Biden, obviously.  He was vice president for the first, and president for the second.
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But they have something else in common – high energy prices.  In 2014 oil was about $100 a barrel, just like today.
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Russia's main export is energy resources.  Nobody buys Russian watches or computers or cars.  Just about everybody buys Russian oil and gas.  When energy prices are high, Russia is flush with cash, and emboldened to do ambitious things.
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Putin understood this decades ago.  In the early 1990s, after the breakup of the Soviet Union, Putin left the KGB and went to graduate school.
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With an eye to politics, he used his dissertation to outline how to rebuild Russia through energy exports.  He advocated taking oil and gas companies away from the oligarchs and bringing them under central government control.
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After investing in infrastructure, and building pipelines, Russia could export gas and oil, especially to Europe.  Russia could use the revenues to rebuild its central government and military.
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Europe's energy dependency would give Putin political and economic leverage over his customers.  Putin was prepared to play the long game, and he has finally seen his efforts pay off.
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What he didn't anticipate was America's shale oil and gas technology revolution.  Nor did he anticipate a businessman like Donald Trump would become president.
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Trump understood the extraordinary opportunities America's sudden newfound energy wealth offered.  We could finally be energy independent.
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We could become one of the world's major energy exporters, perhaps replacing Russia and Arab oil countries as the main supplier to Europe and even Asia.
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American exports entering the market would force down global energy prices, and push Russia (and Iran) into near bankruptcy.
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We could help save the climate as companies and countries moved from expensive, dirty coal to inexpensive, clean American natural gas.  It was a win, win, win proposition for the U.S., and lose, lose, lose for Russia.
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Inexplicably, President Biden threw away all that wealth and leverage a year ago.  Immediately upon taking office, he started shutting down the U.S.  oil and natural gas industries, cut back on U.S.  energy exports and canceled the Keystone Pipeline.
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At the same time, he gave Russia an extraordinary opportunity, by allowing Russia's considerable stranglehold over European energy supplies to expand even further.
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Predictably, when Biden got the U.S.  out of the energy exporting business, oil and natural gas prices skyrocketed.  Russia got a windfall because the revenue from their exports doubled almost overnight.  Their political leverage over Europe grew even more powerful.
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European nations get about half of their energy from importing Russian oil and natural gas.  Russian energy heats their homes, powers their factories, runs their cars.  Putin seized that window of opportunity.
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Thanks to Biden, Russia was rich and powerful again.  Putin could realize his lifelong ambition of driving a wedge between the NATO allies and restoring the former Soviet empire.
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The tragic reality is today Putin can do whatever he wants with Ukraine, whenever he wants, and the U.S.  and our European allies cannot or will not do anything to stop him.
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If they try to shut down Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Russia already has China lined up as the replacement buyer.
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If Biden were serious about stopping Putin, he would restart the American energy industry, build LNG terminals at home and abroad, and offer our European allies energy security.  That would remove Putin's chokehold over Europe.
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It would also drive down oil and gas prices, and once again wipe out Putin's energy windfall profits.  Wars are expensive, so are invasions and occupations.
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This week Putin put another piece of Ukraine under his belt.  The way to prevent him from getting all of Ukraine, or making moves against even more former Soviet states, is to take away his piggy bank.
      The Naqba dynamic: A sobering analysis of Arab-Jewish relations  (INN 02/22/2022)
      Is Canada Becoming North America's Cuba?  (JWR 02/22/2022)
      'Freedom' is Just Another Word for ...er, 'White Supremacism'  (JWR 02/21/2022)
      Canadian clergy rebuke Trudeau for invoking Emergencies Act, other 'tyrannical actions'  (Fox 02/18/2022)
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"We are writing to you as representative pastors of Christian congregations from across the nation and as law-abiding citizens who respect the God-defined role of civil government and uphold the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the highest law of our land, which recognizes the supremacy of God over all human legislation."
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Explaining their repeated, earnest attempts to prayerfully redress their grievances with all levels of government regarding "indefinite suspension of civil liberties, coercive mandates and perpetual state interference in the life, freedom and worship of the church," the pastors denounced Trudeau for cracking down on the Freedom Convoy instead of hearing them out.  They emphasized that members of the clergy are a part of the convoy.
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"The Ottawa protest has presented your government with a wonderful opportunity to meet with and speak to ordinary Canadians lawfully and peaceably requiring the restoration of their constitutional rights."
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"However, in response to their singing, praying, dancing, candy floss, bouncy castles, speeches about the Constitution and outpourings of patriotic love for the country, your government has not only refused to meet with these citizens to hear their concerns, you have insulted, denigrated and lied about them, further dividing a hurting and broken nation."
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The pastors went on to rebuke Trudeau and his government for seemingly believing that they have the authority to bestow and remove fundamental rights at will.
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"Your government does not grant people the right to their bodily integrity, the right to work or earn a living, the right to decide for their children or to be with their families or dying loved ones, the right to gather to worship and obey God, the right to travel in their own land or enter and leave.  Civil government exists to protect these pre-political and fundamental freedoms, not bestow and remove them as if it can function in the place of God."
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The pastors also condemned Trudeau "in the strongest possible terms" for his "unprecedented" invocation of the Emergencies Act to stop the Freedom Convoy protests and blockades.
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"There is no national emergency and to invoke one to crush peaceful political dissent is a totalitarian act of repression displaying weakness not strength."
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"These tyrannical actions are exposing this government and people to the judgment of God, and we are deeply concerned that you do not appreciate the significance of God's wrath upon a rebellious and lawless nation."
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The pastors concluded by urging Trudeau "to repent of the sins of pride, rebellion against God, and bearing false witness."
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"You have not displayed a brotherly care and love for these honest hard-working people who have tried to peacefully bring their very serious concerns to your attention."
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Video circulated widely on social media Friday of police decked out in riot gear cracking down on convoy protesters in Ottawa by arresting them, tear-gassing them, and deploying officers on horseback through the crowds.
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The pastoral letter was organized by Liberty Coalition Canada, a Christian activist organization that was also behind the initiative urging ministers in Canada and the United States to devote their sermons on Jan.  16 to denouncing Bill C-4.
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The new Canadian law carries a potential five-year jail sentence for counseling that does not affirm homosexuality and transgender identity.
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Approximately 5,000 churches joined in the protest from the pulpit, which took place less than a week before the first convoy departed for Ottawa from Prince Rupert, British Columbia, on Jan.  22.
      The View From Budapest  (JWR 02/18/2022)
      Lawmaker on trial in Europe for religious views a 'cautionary tale' for the US, says laywer  (Fox 02/18/2022)
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"This has a major chilling effect on all speech.  Because what's essentially being said here, is if somebody finds what you're saying upsetting or offensive ... then that itself can become a crime."
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"Americans are very, very lucky to have the First Amendment," he added, noting many Europeans, like Rasanen, did not have the same protection.
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In December, the European Commission presented an initiative to make hate speech, which is protected in the United States under the First Amendment, a crime across the EU.
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"Whether you're a Christian in Finland or a trucker in Canada or somebody who disagrees with the policies of the United States government, we all have a similar goal which is to protect that hard-won freedom of expression and to protect the freedom to be able to dissent and to disagree."
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"What we're seeing is an attempt by powerful organizations, media groups and certain politicians to close down certain forms of expression they simply don't agree with."
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"We always say that what happens in Europe can be a cautionary tale in the United States."
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"I think Americans have to be very vigilant as to whether or not the hard-won freedom of expression they have in the Constitution starts to become eroded by legislation and unfavorable decisions by the courts."
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Rasanen ... first faced criminal charges after questioning her church's sponsorship of an LGBTQ pride event in 2009, tweeting about it and linking to an Instagram post with a picture of Romans 1:24-27, which reads: "Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.  They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator - who is forever praised.  Amen.  Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lust.  Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones.  In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another.  Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error."
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Sen.  Marco Rubio, R-Fla., signed the letter and told ... in a statement, "If quoting the Bible is considered hate speech, then any idea of tolerance has been thrown out the window.  The prosecutor in this case claims to support religious freedom, but her attempt to wield Finnish statute as a secular blasphemy law says otherwise.  The U.S.  should stand firm against this blatant attack on religion, even in a valuable strategic partner like Finland."
      The lethal miscalculations over Vladimir Putin  (INN 02/17/2022)
      Canada Goes Tyrannical  (JWR 02/16/2022)
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... the government would be extending laws designed to stop terror funding to now encompass crackdowns on political dissent: "Financial service providers will be able to immediately freeze or suspend an account without a court order.  In doing so, they will be protected against civil liability for actions taken in good faith."
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In plain language, this means that the government of Canada has now empowered banks to freeze accounts who give money to political causes the government doesn't like.
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... if Trudeau is able to invoke emergency powers to de-bank his political opponents — people he has labeled racists simply for opposing his vaccine mandates — where, precisely, does this end?  What's to stop powerful political actors from violating liberties on the same pretext?
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The answer, of course, is nothing.  And perhaps that's the point: from now on, dissent against Left-wing perspectives may be criminalized.  Watch what you say — your bank account is on the line.
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Over the course of the past century, the political Left made a promise: that if they were granted more and more centralized power, they would protect their citizens, particularly during times of emergency.
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That promise was always a lie, but the pandemic exploded that lie in particularly egregious fashion.
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This left the Left with two options: to abandon that article of faith, an idea central to their entire worldview; or to persecute heretics.  Trudeau, unsurprisingly, has chosen the latter.
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Emergency powers will be necessary until the people enthusiastically agree that their betters in government ought to rule them.
      War on religious freedom: We must stand up for Finnish Christians facing trial for their faith  (Fox 02/16/2022)
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While most Americans were still asleep Monday morning, Finnish member of Parliament Paivi Rasanen and Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola entered a courtroom in Helsinki, Finland.
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They are on trial for their faith in court proceedings that began three weeks ago, concluding an almost three-year-long campaign of legal harassment from the Finnish government.
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Paivi Rasanen, a 62-year-old medical doctor and grandmother of seven, faces three charges of so-called "ethnic agitation" for expressing her belief in the teachings of the Bible by having published a pamphlet on marriage in 2004, for taking part in a discussion on a radio show in 2019, and for a tweet with a picture of a Bible passage.  For this, she faces up to two years in prison if convicted.
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Meanwhile, Bishop Pohjola faces a single charge of "ethnic agitation" for merely hosting Rasanen's booklet on his church's website — that's it.  If convicted, Bishop Pohjola faces the prospect of two years in prison as well.
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... the prosecution continued its final arguments by stating that "the Bible cannot overrule Finnish law" and the use of the word "sin" can be "harmful."
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Finland is a European liberal democracy that ostensibly promises its citizens basic human rights such as freedom of speech, religion, assembly, equality under the law, property rights, among others.
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However, the Finnish government seems to have forgotten these core values, acting more like a woke theocracy as it attempts to punish citizens who dare contradict the secular dogmas of the day.
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As a politician, Rasanen should have every right to engage in debate on controversial topics without facing criminal charges.
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And as a Christian minister, Bishop Pohjola should at the very least be free to publish a pamphlet articulating a Biblical worldview without the possibility of jail time – as should all citizens regardless of their vocation or calling in life.
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For years, many have warned that Western governments have been overtaken by radical secularism — guided by a disdain of Christianity — and that the slippery slope would result in people of faith facing trial for living out their beliefs in the public square.  In Finland, the slide has stopped; that day has come.
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... it is a critical reminder of what is to come – especially here in America when a modern society chooses to push acceptance of radical and unproven ideologies rather than embracing the very freedoms of religion and speech that allowed the West to flourish.
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It is evidently clear the rot has already begun to set in on our side of the Atlantic.  Legislation passed recently by the U.S.  House of Representatives underlines this point. 
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The Equality Act passed last year would effectively outlaw disagreement on matters of sex and gender ideology.
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This poses a clear and dangerous threat to any American who adheres to and dares publicly profess widely held orthodox religious beliefs on marriage, sexuality, or what used to be commonly accepted beliefs about the biology of men and women.
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Just last week, the House passed the Global Respect Act, which would allow for visa sanctions to be placed on foreign individuals perceived to be out of step with the left's new and radical gender ideology.
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To be perfectly clear, not only do these bills fail to protect religious freedom, they declare total war on it.
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The events in Finland should serve as a nine-alarm fire to those who cherish the very political experiment in ordered liberty that enabled America and Western Civilization to flourish.
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The basic rights of religious freedom and free speech are under attack across the globe.  When such blatant attacks are directed at high-profile figures in a Western democracy like Finland, we have a duty to raise the alarm and come to their defense.
      China celebrates genocide and death at Olympics  (Fox 02/16/2022)
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China's regime is committing genocide by, among other acts, killing Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities as well as forcing abortions and sterilizations.  The Chinese regime is also committing crimes against humanity – mass detentions, torture, rape, organ harvesting and slavery – against them.  In addition, its treatment of Tibetans is barbaric.
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Chinese leaders in January 2020 told the world that the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen was not readily transmissible when they knew it was highly contagious and, while locking down their own country, tried to persuade others to take arrivals from China without restrictions.
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It was those arrivals that turned a disease that should have been confined to the central part of China into a pandemic quickly reaching every corner of the planet.
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COVID-19 has now claimed, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, 5.8 million lives outside China, including more than 924,000 Americans.
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This is a "genocide"?  The intentional spread, the first time in history that one nation has attacked every other one, meets the definition of that term in Article II of the Genocide Convention of 1948 because the Chinese regime targeted a specific group, non-Chinese people.
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China highlighted its horrific crime by having World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus serve as a torchbearer.  Beijing used WHO to propagate its false assessments of non-transmissibility and thereby lull the world into not taking precautions.
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The global health body was complicit in China's crime because the organization's senior doctors, from the first reports of outbreaks, knew the coronavirus was highly contagious.
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      Canada truckers want freedom, not a global world where elites control their lives  (Fox 02/14/2022)
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The left, in both Canada and the United States used to like it when the workers of the world united, or at least they claimed to.
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But this time it's a little different.  This time the neoliberals are learning that Western workers don't want a global world in which elites mandate the actions and lifestyles of the people.
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The workers want freedom.  And as this protest, or strike, or whatever we choose to call it spreads across the world, our leaders cannot help but sit up and take notice.
      Biden is endangering the world  (INN 02/13/2022)
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To those of us with any inkling of history, the current world situation should be causing not only sleepless nights but days of nail biting, dread and concern.  We are watching the unfolding of another World War.
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The pieces are neatly fitting into one another as if assembled by a jigsaw puzzle artist.  And our elected leader in the White House, most probably curled up in his Lazy Boy, has no understanding of the disaster he's leading us into by his gross incompetence negligence and weakness.
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Face it, he's out of it and the autocrat dictators of Russia, China, Iran and even lunatic-run North Korea, well aware of our nation's lack of leadership, are ready to pounce.
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We are talking about a replay of the early 1940's when Japan in Asia, together with European nations, Germany and Italy joined forces to form the Axis.
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They would have conquered the planet were it not for the courageous actions of England's Churchill and our own FDR.
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They, together with Russia's Stalin (who fought on our side only because his former ally, Germany, stabbed him in the back) formed the Allies to defeat the forces of evil on the battlefields.
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The likes of those leaders are now, no-where to be seen.  We are in deep trouble.
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This new Axis alliance, with China as its leader is more dangerous than the one of old.  China has one and one half billion people at its disposal and cares not one iota how many millions of them have to be sacrificed in a battle for world conquest.
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Throw in the sad fact that the world is now totally dependent on the products this Asian giant pumps out with their millions of forced laborers.
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From the shelves of the Dollar Stores to those of Walmart, Amazon, the clothes we wear, Apple products, car parts, all are shipped to us from mainland China.
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Now that Trump is out of office and power, Vladimir, the Russian Bear, knows that he's got the green light to attack.
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Biden made Germany and the rest of Europe dependent on Russian oil and gas with his stupid nod of approval of Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Europe and mainly Germany.
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If the European NATO nations rush in the defense of non-NATO member, Ukraine, how would they fuel their military and heat their homes without Russian energy sources on which they are now totally dependent?
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Biden's reduction of our own domestic energy production and the resulting cut-off of our exports to Europe sealed the fate of that continent.
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And Iran is licking its chops to take advantage of the world's turmoil with its announcement that it will be nuclear weapon ready within a mere month.
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Iran, with its soon to be operational nuclear weaponry and its capable rocket delivery system, thanks to the Obama/Biden team, will take aim at Israel.  Its troops are now at the Jewish State's northern border, armed with tens of thousands of rockets.
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We can't be fighting at more than one place at the same time, thanks to Biden's crippling of our military with Social Justice nonsense and dollar reductions.
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And let's not forget North Korea's lunatic leader, Kim Jung-Un, also a nuclear weapon-club member.  His long range rocket test firings seem to be nearing perfection meaning our West Coast, South Korea and Japan are in its cross hairs.  He's nuts enough to join in the melee when it starts.
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Russia, China, North Korea and Iran make up our saber rattling Axis enemies.  And they are our foes, no matter what they say.  Just watch what they do.
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And don't forget Biden's crippling of our nation with the opening of our borders to millions of illegals who are now secretly and even openly invading our country.  Not only are they illegals, there are criminals among them, they carry the Covid viruses and diseases not yet identified and they also are made up of possible terrorists from around the world.  We'll fight for the borders of Ukraine but keep ours open to one and all.
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He's been in office just one year and he's already identified himself as a quickly deteriorating, incompetent, ignorant and mentally unfit to govern president.
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And to make matters worse, hard to believe, his replacement is far less capable in every named respect.
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We are in big trouble at his point in time, with no apparent way out.  But, we are as always, in G-d's hands.  Now, more so than ever are we dependent on a miracle.
      10 reasons why scientists believe coronavirus originated from lab in Wuhan, China  (Fox 02/13/2022)
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Shortly after the coronavirus outbreak, influential leaders in the science community huddled to say the deadly virus most likely originated naturally from an animal transfer to humans.
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... there was an effort by Dr.  Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, then-National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins, and other scientists to not mention the possibility of the virus originating in a lab.
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Two years later, there is no definitive proof that the virus started in nature or that it leaked from a lab.
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But the theory that the virus originated at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which studies coronaviruses, is no longer shunned as a conspiracy and is gaining more traction among scientific communities calling for further inquiry.
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"When you evaluate the two theories, it is so overwhelmingly in favor of the lab leak that everything else is just incidental evidence about the details of what happened," said Richard Muller, emeritus professor of physics at the University of California Berkeley...
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Scientists are not in agreement on the origins of the virus, while the U.S.  intelligence community also could not draw conclusions on what started the global pandemic that has killed more than 5.7 million people worldwide.
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1) No animals have been found to be infected with SARS-CoV-2 ... "They tested an unprecedented 80,000 animals covering 209 species, including wild, domestic and market animals ... and they found no infections in animals.  They found nothing.  But instead of drawing a scientific conclusion from that, the World Health Organization came up with excuses."
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2) No evidence of pre-epidemic infections ... The lack of evidence of pre-pandemic infection and genetic purity of the virus suggests COVID-19 wasn't a natural spillover from animals, but a lab-acquired infection.
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3) The genetic fingerprint of the virus is so unique it has never been observed in a natural coronavirus ... These gene jockeys have put in a furin site into a virus that didn't have one in the laboratory.  Eleven out of 11 times it makes it more effective, more transmissible, more lethal — all the bad things you'd want.  So if you want to juice up a virus and make it more infective or make it go from bats to humans, putting in a furin cleavage site is a great idea."
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4) The virus appeared in humans already "optimized" into an extremely contagious version ... "Such early optimization is unprecedented, and it suggests a long period of adaptation that predated its public spread., Science knows of only one way that could be achieved: simulated natural evolution, growing the virus on human cells until the optimum is achieved."
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5) The Wuhan Institute of Virology studies bat coronaviruses and has engaged in "gain-of-function" research ... "Every informed person, every person in the field of virology, every person in the field of biosafety and biosecurity in January was thinking lab release."
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6) China has not cooperated and investigators have not had full access to the lab, data ... China has stonewalled an independent investigation, failing to provide complete access or independence to investigators, withholding data on the earliest days of the outbreak.
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7) Lab leaks are not uncommon, so they should not have been dismissed so quickly at the onset of the pandemic ... "These viruses are always waiting to infect you.  You only have to make a mistake for five minutes after a 20-year career and, you know, you've got it."
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8) Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology were sick just prior to the community outbreak ... the "U.S.  government has reason to believe that several researchers inside the WIV became sick in autumn 2019, before the first identified case of the outbreak, with symptoms consistent with both COVID-19 and common seasonal illnesses."
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9) The Wuhan Institute of Virology has conducted "secret" research projects with the Chinese military ... "The WIV has engaged in classified research, including laboratory animal experiments, on behalf of the Chinese military since at least 2017."
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10) There was an "orchestrated effort" by NIH officials and others to quickly shut down the lab-leak theory ... "There was an orchestrated effort at the start of 2020 to establish and enforce a false narrative about the origin.  Every informed person understood at the start of 2020, that there were two scenarios on the table that both required investigations."
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"Those who had been involved in these high-risk research activities, and in particular, those who had funded these high-risk research activities through EcoHealth Alliance in Wuhan sought immediately to clamp down on the discussion and enforce the false narrative that science tells us the virus entered humans [through] natural spillover, and furthermore, that it is the consensus of scientists.  Both of those statements were false."
      Tucker Carlson: Canada's working class has finally rebelled, and they are succeeding  (Fox 02/11/2022)
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Canada's working class has finally rebelled after years of relentless abuse.  Truck drivers are threatening to topple Justin Trudeau's creepy little government with their big rigs, and they may succeed, actually.
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"We want freedom," the truckers are saying," freedom from mandates." It's a very straightforward ask, but so far the truckers don't have that freedom and so their blockade continues.
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It's hard to overstate the historical significance of what we're watching right here.  The Canadian trucker convoy is the single most successful human rights protest in a generation.
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If nothing else, it has been a very useful reminder to our entitled ruling class.  The working-class men can be pushed, but only so far.  When they push back, it hurts.
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It turns out that truck drivers are more important to a country's future than, say, diversity consultants or even MSNBC contributors.  Who knew?  The White House has no interest in knowing.
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... the Biden administration is, "urging the Trudeau government" to "use its federal powers to stop this protest" to end the truckers' protest.  In other words, crush them by force.
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When you dismiss, your own citizens as racists and conspiracy nuts and try and shut them down for long enough, at some point, they are apt to revolt.
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Once people realize they're citizens, not serfs, you can't really know where things go from there.
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And in that vein, tonight, a group of American truckers announced they will begin a nationwide truck convoy in this country starting next month in protest against Joe Biden's vaccine mandates.
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How does the supposedly pro-union White House feel about this?  They're completely panicked.  Working-class people expressing their opinions?  That's not allowed.
      In Olympics coverage, NBC should stand for 'National Beijing Corporation'  (Fox 02/11/2022)
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Over the past few days, the network, which rakes in exorbitant profits from its exclusive coverage of the 2022 Olympic Games, has dutifully recited Chinese Communist Party (CCP) talking points at every turn.
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... the network made sure to pronounce the Communist Party line, reminding viewers that "the Chinese government [says] that accusations of genocide are the lie of the century" and is "looking to demonstrate diversity."
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An American news agency should never peddle a hostile regime's propaganda.  The CCP doesn't deserve a shred of legitimacy, and NBC's "both sides" approach is nothing less than a capitulation to the Party, motivated by corporate greed.
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The CCP's goal is to boost its own image and legitimize its totalitarian model, not "place sport at the service of the harmonious development of humankind, with a view to promoting a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity," as the Olympic Charter requires.
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As NBC's hosts fawn over the Games' firework shows and choreographed dance routines, more than a million Uyghurs lie imprisoned in Xinjiang concentration camps.
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These human beings, many of them children, are deprived of all dignity and subjected to killings, torture, rape, slave labor, and forced sterilization and abortions.
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And they are not the CCP's only victims.  Millions more suffer abuse from the CCP on a daily basis.  Underground Christians, Tibetan Buddhists, Falun Gong practitioners, dissenting journalists and activists, pro-democracy voices in Hong Kong — none are free from the regime's iron grip on society.
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The contrast between the pomp and ceremony on display in Beijing and the grave evils being committed throughout China could not be stronger.
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We don't remember the 1936 Berlin Olympics as an occasion when the world came together to celebrate national pride and athletic excellence.
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Instead, 1936 is remembered as the year the West failed to stand up to a mass-murdering Nazi regime.  We should be able to learn from that mistake.
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The CCP is an evil regime, and our country should not be complicit in its propaganda and whitewashing, no matter the cost.
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Many Americans are taking a stand against evil by not watching the Olympic Games.  Instead, our corporate elites have chosen to repeat the mistakes of the past.
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See related China Olympic Games (Dick Wright, 01/26/2022) cartoon from World picture album
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See related Fake News (Mike Lester, 11/27/2016) cartoon from Media picture album
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See related NBC Loses Credibility (Robert Ariail, 02/06/2015) cartoon from Media picture album
      The Palestinian myth explained and analyzed  (INN 02/07/2022)
      Ret.  Gen.  Kellogg: We could see a 'nuclear breakout' from Iran  (Fox 02/06/2022)
      Response to Whoopi: Why the Jews?  (INN 02/01/2022)
      How Amnesty International’s ignorance brought me friendship and respect as a young adult  (INN 02/01/2022)
      Canada truckers' anti-vaccine-mandate protest has important message for politicians, out-of-touch elites  (Fox 02/01/2022)
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Truckers are a unique breed.  There are very few jobs in modern Western life quite so solitary as driving a huge vehicle across the mostly barren landscapes of North America.
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So the anti-vaccine-mandate protest initiated by these modern-day cowboys in Canada is worth paying attention to.  These are people who know a thing or two about freedom.  In fact, they base their whole life around it.
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What is most telling about the reaction to the protest is the disdain being shown to these truckers by their own government and many in the media.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has dismissed the effort, and apparently gone into hiding as the big rigs surround the capital of Ottawa.
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He claims that these men and women hold "unacceptable views." Heaven forbid.
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... for politicians like Trudeau and so many leftists in Canada and the United States, it's not really COVID they are worried about.  It's the idea that some people, specifically people who work for a living and aren't slaves to their handouts, have the audacity not only to disagree with them, but also to ignore them.
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Pandemic restrictions and mandates galore are easy to impose on urban dwellers with office and service jobs.  They can be and have been crushed with the flick of a governor's pen.
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But denizens of the open road, without whom our modern miracle of an existence screeches to a hungry standstill, are not so easy to control.
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Most of us in the influencer class, the politicians and pundits, leaders of business and those unsung heroes, Hollywood celebrities, don't think very much about how things actually get done.
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Toilets flush, thanks to plumbers, houses are built, thanks to carpenters, and yes, store shelves are stocked (at least they used to be) thanks to truckers.
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The better sort of people, with their degrees and acceptable views don't generally have to think much about any of this.
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But what the Canadian truck protest shows is that this is a two-way highway.  The truckers are just as free to ignore the elites as the elites are to ignore the truckers.  The key difference being that the elites don't produce much beyond noisy chatter.
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There is an emerging recognition that regular people, the ones who actually do things and make society function, are under no obligation to listen to the bleatings of the supposedly powerful.  Maybe freedom isn't dead after all.
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The time may be coming when robots push hogs across the vast stretches of our North America, when we no longer need the obstinate, caffeinated men and women counting mile markers with empty packs of cigarettes.
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But that time ain't yet.  For now, with the turn of a key, they can threaten those who seek to control them.  It's a valuable lesson.
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When those who choose to live a solitary existence, who wish power over no one but themselves, decide to speak out, it is worth listening.
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And if the politicians listen carefully they will learn something important.  They work for the truckers.  The truckers do not work for them.
      Russia-Ukraine conflict: How the showdown between neighbors came to be  (Fox 01/31/2022)
      Ukraine and the American crack-up  (INN 01/30/2022)
      China will impede vital US strategy to stop Ukraine-Russia conflict: Former defense official  (Fox 01/30/2022)
      How the West’s appeasement mentality brings not peace, but war  (INN 01/28/2022)
      What’s behind Putin’s arrogance and gumption?  (INN 01/26/2022)
      Was the Pandemic caused by a leaked bioweapon or a mishap in the vaccine race?  (INN 01/26/2022)
      The New Useful Idiots  (JWR 01/26/2022)
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Remember that when Hitler marched into the Rhineland, shattering the Treaty of Versailles, Lord Lothian, the appeasement-minded UK ambassador to the US said that he had merely walked into "his own backyard." Soon he was marching into France.
      Putin wants to build a new Soviet Union and he won't stop with Ukraine  (Fox 01/26/2022)
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Should Russia invade Ukraine's sovereignty, it will be the largest European ground war since World War II and should alarm all who stand for democracy and freedom.
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The idea that the United States should involve itself in yet another conflict after 20 years of war has understandably given many Americans pause.
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Many Americans don't want to commit U.S.  troops to defend Ukraine's border – nor should we.
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But it is in our interests to provide all the necessary resources to our Ukrainian friends to defend their sovereignty from Russia's authoritarian grip and raise the costs for Putin if he ultimately opts for war.
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Make no mistake: Putin is attempting to rebuild the Soviet Union in his own image, and he won't stop with Ukraine.
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He believes the economic benefits of Ukraine's industrial and agricultural sectors outweigh the repercussions of sanctions that will come if he invades Ukraine.
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The domestic propaganda that will come with occupying Ukraine will also be beneficial to his broader goals.
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In 2005, Putin declared to his country "It is worth acknowledging that the demise of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century.  As for the Russian people, it became a genuine tragedy.  Tens of millions of our fellow citizens and countrymen found themselves beyond the fringes of Russian territory."
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Putin is fixated on the idea that former Soviet Union satellite states like Ukraine are inherently Russian due to their former communist allegiances.
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Unfortunately, the Biden administration has promised tough responses rather than deterrence, which has weakened our standing among the global community.
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Putin watched as Biden abandoned Americans and Afghan allies last summer – leaving tens of thousands behind to die at the Taliban's hands and forgoing tens of billions of assets after 20 years of committing blood and treasure to the Global War on Terror.
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Putin is again looking to capitalize on the weakness of this administration that prefers faux diplomacy and an apologetic attitude over projecting U.S.  strength.
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... after being pressed by the German government last year, the Biden administration lifted sanctions on the Nordstream 2 Pipeline, which paved the way for Russia to deliver dirtier natural gas to Germany and create a new European energy dependence on Russia.
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It's mind-blowing that the Biden administration would put German interests ahead of our national security while also giving vast economic leverage over to Putin on a silver platter.
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It is not in American interests to economically empower an authoritarian regime that has already shown a willingness to use entities to attack our energy grid and unleash other malign, disruptive behavior around the world.
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Under the Trump administration, we saw Russia held accountable when 300 Kremlin-linked mercenaries were delivered justice after attacking U.S.  troops in Syria and the Nordstream 2 Pipeline was sanctioned.
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An expansive sanctions law to counter Russian influence in Europe, Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, was also signed into law by President Trump.
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Rather than Biden promising to sanction Russia after it invades, impose crippling sanctions now to deter Putin.  For sanctions to work, the largest economy in Europe needs to on board.
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Next, openly commit to supplying Ukraine resistance efforts should Russia ultimately decide to invade.  Putin must know the costs will be high and bloody if he attempts to occupy Ukraine and install a puppet regime.
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Putin wants to rebuild the Soviet Union in his own image, and it's imperative the West uses every means to prevent him from succeeding.
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See related Russia and Ukraine (Dave Granlund, 04/17/2014) cartoon from World picture album
      Sen.  Graham: Putin's aggression is a result of Biden's 'weakness' shown in Afghanistan withdrawal  (Fox 01/26/2022)
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And the only reason we're dealing with all this provocation is because Afghanistan showed the world that Joe Biden is weak.
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And weakness in one area increases aggression in other areas, and I will just finish with this: If we don't get the Ukraine right, if Putin dismembers the Ukraine without consequence, China will surely go into Taiwan.
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And the most consequential change of all will be the Iranians will break out and try to get a bomb.
      Tucker Carlson: China is wondering how America could be this stupid and destructive  (Fox 01/25/2022)
      Reporter's Notebook: Putin's Russia-Ukraine aggression built partly on fear, military analysts say  (Fox 01/25/2022)
      The Sinking of the West  (JWR 01/24/2022)
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There was no orderly evacuation from the Costa Concordia, just chaos punctuated by individual acts of courage from, for example, an Hungarian violinist in the orchestra and a ship's entertainer in a Spiderman costume, both of whom helped children to safety, the former paying with his life.
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The miserable Captain Schettino, by contrast, is presently under house arrest, charged with manslaughter and abandoning ship.
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His explanation is that, when the vessel listed suddenly, he fell into a lifeboat and was unable to climb out.
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Seriously.  Could happen to anyone, slippery decks and all that.  Next thing you know, he was safe on shore, leaving his passengers all at sea.
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On the other hand, the audio of him being ordered by Coast Guard officers to return to his ship and refusing to do so is not helpful to this version of events.
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... First Officer William Murdoch.  In real life, he threw deckchairs to passengers drowning in the water to give them something to cling to, and then he went down with the ship — the dull, decent thing, all very British, with no fuss.
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In Cameron's movie, Murdoch takes a bribe and murders a third-class passenger.  The director subsequently apologized to the First Officer's hometown in Scotland and offered ?5,000 toward a memorial.
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On the Titanic, the male passengers gave their lives for the women and would never have considered doing otherwise.
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On the Costa Concordia, in the words of a female passenger, "There were big men, crew members, pushing their way past us to get into the lifeboat."
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... Roger Kohen of the International Maritime Organization told Time magazine: "There is no law that says women and children first.  That is something from the age of chivalry."
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In fact, "women and children first" can be dated very precisely.  On February 26th 1852, HMS Birkenhead was wrecked off the coast of Cape Town while transporting British troops to South Africa.
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There were, as on the Titanic, insufficient lifeboats.  The women and children were escorted to the ship's cutter.  The men mustered on deck.
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They were ordered not to dive in the water lest they risk endangering the ladies and their young charges by swamping the boats.  So they stood stiffly at their posts as the ship disappeared beneath the waves.
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Today there is no social norm, so it's every man for himself — operative word "man," although not many of the chaps on the Titanic would recognize those on the Costa Concordia as "men."
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From a grandmother on the latter: "I was standing by the lifeboats and men, big men, were banging into me and knocking the girls."
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We are beyond social norms these days.  A woman can be a soldier.  A man can be a woman.  A seven-year-old crossdressing boy can join the Girl Scouts in Colorado because he "identifies" as a girl.
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It all adds to life's rich tapestry, no doubt.  But I can't help wondering, when the ship hits the fan, how many of us will still be willing to identify as a man.
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The Costa Concordia isn't merely a metaphor for EU collapse but — here it comes down the slipway — the fragility of civilization.
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Like every ship, the Concordia had its emergency procedures — the lifeboat drills that all crew and passengers are obliged to go through before sailing.
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As with the security theater at airports, the rituals give the illusion of security — and then, as the ship tips and the lights fail and the icy black water rushes in, we discover we're on our own: from dancing and dining, showgirls and saunas, to the inky depths in a matter of moments.
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Today the wealthiest nations in human history build cruise ships rather than battleships, vast floating palaces dedicated to the good life — to the proposition that, in the plump and complacent West, life itself is a cruise, sailing (as the Concordia's name suggests) on a placid lake of peace and harmony.
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... the Titanic metaphor — of a Western world steaming for the iceberg but unable to correct course — has become a little overworked, the easiest cliche for any politician attempting to project urgency.  But let's assume they're correct, and we're heading full steam for the big 'berg'.
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When we hit, what's the likelihood?  That our response will be as ordered and civilized as those on the Titanic?  Or that we will descend into the hell of the Concordia?
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The contempt for "women and children first" is not a small loss.  For soft cultures in good times, dispensing with social norms is easy.  In hard times, you may have need of them.
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See related Captain Speaking (Sean Delonas, 01/18/2012) cartoon from World picture album
      Perilous Times  (JWR 01/24/2022)
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These are perilous times.  They are made worse by the government's political reaction to lawless behavior, which is a greater threat to personal liberty than the behavior it seeks to punish.
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Last week, the feds obtained an indictment of 11 members of the Oath Keepers for their role in trashing the Capitol building and attempting to interfere with the functions of government on Jan.  6, 2021.
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The evidence of their guilt of trashing and obstruction is manifest.  The hooligans who invaded the Capitol were lawless by any rational standard.  But did they really agree to overthrow the government by force?
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The history of British monarchs staying on their inherited thrones is the history of the suppression of dissent.  The favorite tool for suppression was charging dissidents with treason.  Treason was whatever threatened the government's stability from the perspective of the government.
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The framers of the U.S.  Constitution were familiar with this history and sought to prohibit its repetition in America.  They did so by defining treason in the Constitution.
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"Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them aid and comfort."
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Treason is the only crime defined in the Constitution.  James Madison, who drafted the Constitution, insisted that the definition of treason be in the founding document so that neither Congress nor the president could manipulate it to their own ends as British monarchs and parliaments had done.
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Not deterred by the constitutional language they had sworn to uphold, the federalist Congress and President John Adams crafted a substitute crime in 1798 and called it sedition.
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It made criminal any "false, scandalous or malicious writings against the government of the United States."
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This was intended to suppress dissent, and evade the high bar established in the Constitution for proving treason.
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Thus, the same generation — in some cases, the same human beings — that had just written in the First Amendment that "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech" did just that.
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And they used it to prosecute their political opponents, including infamously, Rep.  Matthew Lyon of Vermont who mocked President Adams' waistline.
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The Federalists were so accustomed to the use of this tyrannical tool that a lame duck federalist Congress and President Adams repealed it after Thomas Jefferson was elected president and while the anti-Federalists were waiting to assume control of Congress, lest it be used by the incoming government against them.
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In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson offered legislation to suppress dissent during World War I, and Congress enacted it.
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The socialist firebrand Eugene V.  Debs was convicted of sedition, a conviction upheld by the Supreme Court, for publicly denouncing the war.
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The statute under which Debs and others were convicted is essentially the same statute under which the Oath Keepers were indicted last week.  It also prohibits any conspiracy to overthrow the government by force.
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A conspiracy is an agreement by two or more persons to commit a crime, where at least one of those persons took a material step in furtherance of the agreement.
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But the essence of conspiracy consists of constitutionally protected behavior — speech and thought, and that makes it legally dubious and practically difficult for the government to prove.
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The Oath Keepers have insisted that they never intended to use violence and only wanted to make a political point — a point that the government hates.
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Prosecuting speech is dangerous business.  Violence is certainly not constitutionally protected, but hate speech is.
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Even the feds don't claim that the Oath Keeper defendants are somehow criminally liable for the behavior of others present at the Capitol.  Rather, they claim that 11 persons — 11!  — agreed to overthrow the government by force.
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The government should prosecute only crimes that have caused harm, not words and ideas that it hates, for they are protected by the First Amendment that the government has sworn to uphold.
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Whose words and ideas will the feds prosecute next?
      China's Xi wins Biden-Putin cage match over Ukraine  (Fox 01/24/2022)
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When the squabbling over Ukraine concludes, it's hard to see how China's President Xi Jinping doesn't come out on top.
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For his part, Putin has numerous options.  He has made impossible demands (like an end to NATO enlargement), but will pay zero consequences if his maximum ambitions are not met.
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Putin has already achieved two major objectives.  First, he has made a mockery of the Biden "the adults are back" bumper sticker.  Confidence in Biden's leadership is lower than an Alaskan thermometer in January.
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Second, Putin has dug deep into the fissures of European solidarity.  Nobody is bragging about a Europe "whole, free and at peace" these days.
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Where Putin goes from here only he knows.  Here is what we do know.  Putin has been around a long time and taken many reckless, risky and destabilizing steps.  He has never, however, triggered World War III.
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He's likely smart enough to figure out how to wring something he wants out of this crisis without setting the world alight.
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This raises the China card.  With Biden so unable to lead, many are offering up their own ideas to fill the vacuum, though they are equally vacuous.
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One German admiral made headlines arguing Germany make nice with Putin and worry about Beijing.  (He then immediately resigned.) He is, however, not the only one tossing out this suggestion.  This is a proposal lacking a ticket to the logic train.
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Russia and China have the same objectives in Europe.  They want a Europe divided and weak.  They want the transatlantic community to dissolve and for Americans to sit at home on their hands.  Asking for Putin's help with China is geopolitical assisted suicide.
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Dithering over Russia, regardless of how Ukraine plays out in the end, only helps China.  Xi's read of the West's response to Putin will be that free nations aren't serious about protecting their own interests.
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The Biden administration and European leaders have demonstrably shown they don't have a sound strategy to deal with either, let alone both.
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The West needs leaders with broader and more confident vision.  Right now Putin sleeps at night dreaming of Stalin in all his glory.  Xi dreams of Mao on the march.  Biden and his buddies must be dreaming of SpongeBob.
      Russia-Ukraine conflict puts Biden administration's weakness on full display  (Fox 01/24/2022)
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From negotiating with the malign Iranian regime while they have threatened former President Trump, or allowing the Taliban to sweep through Afghanistan and directly imperil American lives, or refusing to hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable for its central role in the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic or for its aggression towards Taiwan, the Biden administration's record after one year in office is marked by abject weakness.
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For months now, Vladimir Putin has massed Russian military forces on the Ukrainian border.  Last month, on December 17, the Kremlin unveiled two draft agreements that essentially acted as ultimatums for NATO and the Biden administration.
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The demands?  For the United States and NATO to guarantee that NATO would not expand further east, that the United States would withdraw its nuclear missiles from Europe, and that no NATO country would cooperate militarily with former Soviet countries.
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In effect, Vladimir Putin wants to reestablish Russian dominance over Eastern Europe by recapturing old Soviet bloc countries.
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Of course, this would be disastrous for Europe and American national security.  President Putin made no offers or concessions in exchange for these demands.  He included no guarantees to withdraw the mass of Russian troops in the Donbass region of Ukraine, and proposed no plan to end Russia's illegal occupation of Crimea.
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All he ‘promised' was to no longer threaten America.  Any competent team in the White House, any capable American president, would have responded to such threats with immediate and tangible costs to the Russians.
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They would have responded to the massive military build-up on Ukraine's border with preemptive, crushing economic sanctions and an ironclad guarantee to help Ukraine defend itself should Russia invade.
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President Biden should be rallying European allies to commit themselves to standing against Putin and his lawless, authoritarian actions.
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The Trump administration made it clear, from day one, that we would not tolerate actions which undermined American security and our interests without imposing costs on those responsible.
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With Ukraine, we not only firmly stated our intention to oppose a Russian invasion, but also supplied Ukraine with vital military aid which made any potential invasion far less appealing to the Kremlin.
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Only strength deters war; weakness begets it.  President Xi Jinping, Chairman Kim, the Ayatollah – they and others like them are watching to see how America will respond to Russian attempts not only to invade a free nation, but to do so in direct defiance of NATO and the United States.
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We have to establish deterrence in the model of Reagan and the model that we had for the four years of the Trump administration.  If we do that, America will be safe and secure and prosperous, and the world will be more stable.
      Russia's hybrid war against Ukraine has already begun  (Fox 01/21/2022)
      The Shot Heard 'Round the World  (JWR 01/17/2022)
      Putin is picking a fight he can't win with Ukraine  (Fox 01/13/2022)
      Our enemies keep their focus  (INN 01/09/2022)
      Biden's foreign policy challenges for 2022 – are he and his team up for the job?  (Fox 01/03/2022)
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The big bad world out there promises to give us all plenty of headaches throughout 2022.
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There are the carry-over hot spots of course: the Korean DMZ, Crimea, Taiwan.  Things could explode there almost any time.
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But trouble is brewing elsewhere, too, and not always in the places we'd most expect.  Here are five problem areas to keep an eye on throughout the new year.
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Peru, Honduras and now Chile have elected governments intent on making a hard left turn.  For those countries, that can open the gates to economic malaise, Chinese encroachment and terrorism.
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And it could create a lot of headaches here, as well: increased drug smuggling, illegal immigration and crime.  And, with national elections coming up in Brazil and Colombia, things could get worse.
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Unfortunately, the Southern Hemisphere's lurch to the left comes at a time of weak leadership in Washington.  The Biden administration has thus far proven inept at everything in Latin America, except insulting and degrading the few friendly and supportive regimes like Guatemala.
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Over the next year, adversarial regimes around the world will look at Latin America and Biden's wide-open border and see a tempting and exposed flank ready to be exploited.
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In places like Afghanistan, transnational terrorists have more and larger sanctuaries than they did in 2021.
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Afghanistan is but Exhibit A.  And conciliatory moves by the Biden administration have only strengthened and emboldened the world's number one sponsor of terrorism.
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Throw in that previously mentioned wide-open border, and it's easy to see how another 9/11 can be in our not-so-distant future.
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Also be on the lookout for a new wrinkle in terrorist attacks: drones.  They are now common coin in conflict zones everywhere.  It's only a matter of time before terrorists use them to target innocents.
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Thanks to its Belt and Road Initiative, China is already firmly established throughout Africa.  Beijing's malignant influence is exacerbating the continent's long-standing problems of poor governance, lack of economic freedom and deteriorating public safety.
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All of this leads to oppression and instability.  Mass migration, often triggered by the desire to escape armed conflict, is greater than ever.
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And the mass migration creates even more space and opportunity for terrorists, extremists and sophisticated criminal networks.
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This vicious cycle is not an "over there" problem.  What is coming out of Africa is already impacting Europe, the Middle East and the Western Hemisphere.
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Everyone is watching Ukraine today, but Putin has chaos and mayhem in play in Moldova, Georgia, the Balkans and several other places as well.
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How long can Biden limp along with the lethargic, inept team he has running national security and foreign policy?  So far, the only personnel shake-ups he has made involve the Oval Office dog and a cat.
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With a domestic agenda on life support, a looming midterm election massacre and global problems galore, can Biden really afford to keep this lame team on the roster?
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Changes are well in order.  But that raises the question: If Biden does bring in new people, will U.S.  polices get better or worse?
      What America must do about China in 2022  (Fox 01/03/2022)
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China's regime attacks America every day, and every day America's political leaders, and especially its president, refuse to react.
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Why?  "The Biden administration believes climate change, not Communist China, poses the greatest threat to U.S.  national security."
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In May 2019, for instance, People's Daily, the most authoritative publication in China, carried a piece that declared a "people's war" on America.
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Why must Americans be concerned by propaganda?  The Party, with constant promotion of strident anti-Americanism, is establishing a justification to strike America.
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"The most powerful weapon America has to reverse Xi Jinping's march to global domination is economic."
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The Communist Party can threaten America only with Washington's acquiescence.  The way to end the Chinese threat, therefore, is to stop the westward flow of money to China.
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That means, for instance, prohibiting investment in China's markets and its industrial capacity, something Biden can do by invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977.
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Moreover, he can encourage low-cost manufacturing to move to Central America by liberalizing the provisions of the Central America Free Trade Agreement...
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Three times, American presidents saved the Communist Party: Nixon in 1972 during the Cultural Revolution, Bush in 1989 after the horrific Tiananmen Square massacre, and Clinton in 1999 during a downturn in the economy.
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Washington must make sure there will be no more rescues.  Instead, the Biden administration should follow Reagan's playbook targeting the Soviet economy, which led to the USSR's failure 20 years ago.
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"Why should Americans fund the next Chinese aircraft carrier, underwrite the Uyghur genocide, or invest in the next pandemic?"
      National Security challenges abound in 2022  (INN 12/31/2021)
      Dershowitz: Bishop Tutu was the most influential anti-Semite of our time  (INN 12/30/2021)
      What the Media didn’t tell you about Bishop Desmond Tutu  (INN 12/29/2021)
      Should the Late Bishop Tutu Get a Statue — or more?  (JWR 12/29/2021)
      Archbishop Tutu and the disturbing power of intersectionality  (INN 12/28/2021)
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Desmond Tutu will primarily be remembered by posterity for his role as a leader in the struggle against South African apartheid.
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An Anglican bishop who spoke out courageously against his country's white minority government and its cruel oppression of the black majority, the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize winner was the face of the anti-apartheid movement at a time when most of its leaders — like future South African President Nelson Mandela — were imprisoned.
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His campaign to cause the world to regard the apartheid regime as a moral pariah, not only helped to build support for boycotts of South Africa, but was part of the process that set in motion the events that led to its demise.
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After the apartheid government freed Mandela in 1990 and then ceded power to the African National Congress after the country's first wholly free elections in 1994, Tutu chaired a Truth and Reconciliation Commission that examined atrocities committed by both whites and blacks, though it did little about either and gave some wrongdoers an undeserved pass.
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But while it is regarded by most people as a mere footnote to his biography, it is Tutu's attitude toward Israel that sticks in the memory of many Jews.
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The great good he did doesn't erase the way he helped build support for an anti-Semitic BDS movement and engaged in rhetoric about Jews and the Jewish state that often crossed the line into damaging stereotypes and delegitimization.
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To even mention this at a moment when the world is celebrating his memory may be regarded by some as in bad taste.
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Still, it should be possible to speak the truth about anyone, even someone so closely associated with a righteous cause as Tutu was with the fight against apartheid.
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But it's especially true in his case, because the clergyman's use of his post-apartheid celebrity against Israel was not only deeply damaging but was largely based on misleading claims and outright falsehoods.
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That Tutu viewed the world through the prism of his experiences in apartheid South Africa is understandable.
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But his embrace of the notion that the plight of the Palestinian Arabs was no different from that of non-whites in South Africa was not only misguided but it gave an undeserved moral imprimatur to the big lie that anti-Zionists have peddled about Israel being an "apartheid state."
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Worse than that, a look at Tutu's statements about Jews over the years reveals a man that adopted attitudes that are inconsistent with his status as a leader of the human rights movement.
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... his unfortunate comments about Jews included repeating traditional memes about them thinking "they had a monopoly on God" that merited justified criticism from Jesus.
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When discussing the Holocaust, he claimed that "the gas chambers" led to a "neater death" than those suffered by the victims of apartheid, even though, for all of its horrors, the Afrikaner government did not attempt to exterminate non-whites but to subjugate them.
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Tutu also demanded that Jews "forgive the Nazis for the Holocaust." Yet, he never seemed capable of forgiving Jews for what he wrongly described as "oppressing" Palestinians.
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That Tutu's claims about Israeli practices being akin to apartheid are false is obvious to all but anti-Zionist propagandists.
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Contrary to that ridiculous comparison, Arabs within Israel are not denied equal rights under the law or forbidden to live alongside or even travel among Jews as blacks were in South Africa.  They have the full rights of citizens in a democracy.
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If Arabs haven't acquired an independent state alongside Israel ... it is not because of Zionist efforts to relegate them to a legally inferior status.
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Rather, it is because for the last 100 years of the conflict, they have consistently opposed the right of the Jews ... to have a state, no matter where its borders might be drawn, and have refused every offer of a compromise that would have meant a two-state solution.
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Tutu refused to acknowledge that the Palestinian goal has always been the eradication of Jewish sovereignty anywhere in the country and not just to evict Jews from the West Bank and Jerusalem.
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... it is the Palestinians who regard the presence of Jews in some parts of the country as an unpardonable sin that cannot be countenanced.
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It is they, who want those areas — if not the entire country – to be judenrein, or entirely free of Jewish residents and those ideas most closely resemble the racist notions of apartheid-era South Africa, not the Zionists.
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Tutu exemplified the way intersectionality promotes false narratives in the name of a dubious notion of the unity of the struggles of all people of color.
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Israel isn't perfect but it didn't deserve Tutu's opprobrium.  There is no excuse for his confusing his own experiences with the cause of a Palestinian Arab national movement whose identity is inextricably tied up with a war to eradicate Israel, and not a struggle for justice.  In doing so, he sided with hate and intolerance.
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We should remember Tutu's heroism against apartheid.  But that doesn't excuse his efforts to justify hate against Israel and the Jews.
      Biden's sluggishness invites Chinese, Russian aggression  (Fox 12/27/2021)
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By next month, the world may be at war or America, and her allies, may be utterly discredited and seeking detente with the strongest adversarial bloc we've faced since the British torched Washington, D.C., in 1814.
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The danger is driven by both perception and reality, with the entire U.S.  leadership chain, from the commander in chief to the executive branch departments appearing to suffer from age-related cognitive decline exacerbated by an inability to adjust to reality due to ideological stubbornness.
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This combination of being slow to understand developments compounded with a pervasive left-wing mindset led to the rapid disintegration of border security just as Biden took office in January, followed by the Taliban's blitz of Kabul in August.
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On Inauguration Day, Biden canceled permission to finish the Keystone XL Pipeline that would have supplied Canadian crude oil to American refineries.
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Further, during his campaign, he signaled additional regulatory measures against the American oil and gas industry that started a relentless rise in prices...
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Soon after taking office, the Biden administration signaled Iran that it was keen to restart the Iran nuclear deal – backing off crippling sanctions imposed under Trump that curtailed Iran's support for terrorism while slowing their drive to acquire nuclear weapons.
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Biden's moves revitalized Tehran just as the mullahs were nervously eyeing their fat overseas bank accounts and the exits.
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In May, Biden waived U.S.  sanctions on Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea, allowing the export of natural gas to Germany while bypassing the current pipelines that transit Ukraine.
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The confusion and sluggishness emanating from the White House and why it's so dangerous can be best understood in the theories of a U.S.  Air Force fighter pilot and military strategist, Col.  John Boyd.
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As Boyd explained it, all organizations or people – such as fighter pilots – make decisions by observing, orientating themselves to the information gathered, deciding to act, and then physically acting.
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Boyd hypothesized that victory is won by the competitor who can create situations where they can make informed decisions more quickly than their opponent.
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America's opponents – authoritarian Russia and a China ruled by the Chinese Communist Party – are both revanchist, that is, they seek to regain lost territory and status.  And, if possible, to do so at a minimal cost.
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They likely believe that they can act and that, if they launch their military operations in a decisive, rapid and forceful manner, they can run circles around President Biden and his team, forcing them into an embarrassing and costly retreat.
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But the biggest immediate danger isn't from a sidelined America pressed into an era of decline, but rather that Russia and China, seeing weakness and confusion, will overreach, miscalculating that the violence of their actions will cow America into inaction.
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Modern communications systems and concern over controlling the narrative have increasingly involved the president and his staff in front-line military decisions, frequently to the detriment of military effectiveness.
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... military commands, such as the Pacific Command in Hawaii, have unprecedented intelligence capacities and the ability, if required, to take immediate defensive measures without approval from the president.
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But after the first day of conflict, all bets are off as a president and his administration lacking situational awareness and the ability to quickly make informed decisions will hamper an effective American response.
      Difference is the genesis of bigotry  (INN 12/26/2021)
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Countless studies are devoted to studying and advancing remedies to racism, homophobia, antisemitism and anti-Muslim bigotry.  Most studies dig out complex historical, sociological and religious reasons for them.
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Yet the bottom line is that hostility toward those who are different from us is hardwired into human nature.
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Although we can be drilled into stating that diversity is a positive value, our default reflex is to seek the company and support of people who are similar to us.
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The best way to reduce bigotry toward a different group has historically been the presence of a third group whose otherness is even stronger.
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In fact, the reason antisemitism has not been as strong in the Americas as in Europe may not be the US Constitution or the Puritans' love for the Old Testament, but the more prosaic fact that in a continent with millions of blacks and Native Americans, the relative otherness of Jews was attenuated.
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The proof that relative difference trumps ideology is also delivered by South Africa.  During the Apartheid years many politicians were former Nazi sympathizers, yet this did not prevent Apartheid South Africa from blessing Jews with peace and prosperity.
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As pro-Nazi as Afrikaner politicians in Pretoria may have been, it was clear to them that Jews were far less other than Africans or Coloreds.
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The theory of relative otherness also holds in Europe.  It was in the Southern Balkans where Christians mingled with Muslims and Jews that antisemitism in Europe has historically been mildest.
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Antisemitism on the other hand was strongest in regions where Jews where the sole or most visible outsiders.
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Yet the principle does not apply just to Jews, but to any group of outsiders.  The more homogeneous a society is, the less likely its citizens are to welcome foreigners.
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Many assume that prejudice can be overcome by proving one's worth to society.  The success of this approach was dispelled by the tragic fate of German Jews, the most successful Jewish minority in history.
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Bigotry cannot be eradicated, but only controlled.  Any deviation of one community from the average physical, socioeconomic or cultural makeup of the surrounding environment reflexively rouses unease and suspicion.
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This thesis can be also reconciled with the escalation of contemporary antisemitism in cosmopolitan urban centers in the USA and Europe.
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There, Jews are increasingly targeted as proxies for Israel, which in turn is loathed for deviating from the average values that leftists consider allies of the West should embody.
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Thus Israel is attacked in the West for not being Western enough while in the Middle East Israel is attacked for being too Western.
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The long-term therapy for all these forms of bigotry involves all cultures and religions teaching that being a good human being is THE cardinal virtue.
      Biden's inaction on Ukraine making world more dangerous  (Fox 12/13/2021)
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Vladimir Putin smells weakness in the White House and is taking measurements for a new Iron Curtain.
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It's nothing we haven't seen before.  In 2014, Russia launched a military campaign to seize the Crimean Peninsula.
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Despite then-Ukrainian President Poroshenko's pleas for military assistance, the Obama-Biden administration opted to send just $46 million in non-lethal security assistance, tantamount to sending a fly-swatter to ward off the Russian bear.
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Now, those same foreign policy advisers are back, fly-swatters and strongly worded talking points in hand, ready to re-negotiate territorial sovereignty in Eastern Europe.
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Make no mistake: Putin has made this latest, belligerent calculation based on the poor judgment coming from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Over the last year, our adversaries around the world have watched the Biden-Harris administration stumble from one blunder to the next.
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In short, Putin is on the brink of launching the largest land invasion in Europe since World War II because he knows he can get away with it.
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Should Ukraine fall to Russian control, what's to stop Putin from making incursions into Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia or Georgia?
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The prospect is far too tempting for Moscow to abandon.  As Russia makes headway toward Western Europe, it brings along powerful economic influence.
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Capitulation to the now-complete NordStream II pipeline has already given Russia a firm grasp over European energy supplies.
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If there's one thing we've learned from our own history of dealing with Moscow, it's that autocrats and thugs are deterred by strength and emboldened by weakness.
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The U.S.  must have the courage to directly confront our adversaries, and stand up for freedom in the face of authoritarian aggression.  We must not allow Ukraine to become a casualty of Putin's crusade to re-establish the Soviet Empire.
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Inaction will welcome serious consequences.  If Biden does nothing, the world will note that within a matter of months, the United States abandoned our friends in Afghanistan and Ukraine, leaving them to fend for themselves against terrorists and tyrants.
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The Chinese Communist Party and the people of Taiwan are watching.  Kim Jong Un and the South Korean people are watching.  The ayatollah and the Israelis are watching.
      Whether he attacks Ukraine or not, Putin has already won  (Fox 12/08/2021)
      Why Putin is willing to risk a catastrophic war to dominate Ukraine  (Fox 12/08/2021)
      The ‘Islamophobia’ industry’s attempt to shut down all criticism of Islam  (INN 12/05/2021)
      You couldn't make this up!!  (INN 12/02/2021)
      Democracies have collapsed before.  Can we glean lessons from it?  (JWR 12/01/2021)
      An 'Abundance of Caution' Mentality Leads to Tyranny  (JWR 12/01/2021)
      China and Russia race ahead of America  (INN 11/28/2021)
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See related Bombshells (Antonio Branco, 10/22/2021) cartoon from World picture album
      Why it's better than a 50-50 chance that Russia will attack Ukraine this winter  (Fox 11/26/2021)
      Is anti-Zionism necessarily anti-Semitic?  (INN 11/17/2021)
      How Fanatics Took Over the World  (Brownstone Intitute, (11/15/2021))
      US approaching China's advances all wrong: former Reagan official  (Fox 11/14/2021)
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... the U.S.  has been at a self-imposed disadvantage due to a finance-based planning economic strategy that focuses on maximizing profits in the short-term rather than producing the best products to establish long-term market dominance.
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Instead of focusing on developing and acquiring the best technologies, the government focuses on dollars and cents.
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"We spend more money, we get further in debt, we don't get a competitive advantage, and the cycle repeats" ... Meanwhile, China is "laughing their ass off."
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"Technology-driven decision-making is an essential part of our defense modernization.  Current incentives in the Pentagon lead to less innovation and more bureaucracy."
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"Even a single failed test of a new technology can have serious consequences on officers' careers.  This attitude smothers innovation and reinforces using the same old ‘proven' technologies that don't meet modern threats."
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"Lax export controls, weak research security and commercial entanglement with China mean that U.S.  technological advances often land in Beijing's hands long before they make it to the Pentagon."
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See related Bombshells (Antonio Branco, 10/22/2021) cartoon from World picture album
      The inconvenient truths behind the hysteria over climate change  (INN 11/05/2021)
      The Future Is Showing Up  (JWR 10/25/2021)
      The baleful consequences of failing to deal with Islamist extremism  (INN 10/22/2021)
      Launching missiles, muting responses  (INN 10/21/2021)
      The German-Turkish deadly love affair  (INN 10/21/2021)
      The End of Risk and the End of Civilization  (JWR 10/20/2021)
      Rebecca Grant: Biden's Taiwan options – 5 crucial steps to deter China  (Fox 10/17/2021)
      Islam doesn’t respect cowards: The appalling murder of Sir David Amess  (INN 10/17/2021)
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The Conservative MP was outside the church chatting with voters and greeting passersby.  A sign at the entrance proclaimed: "Everyone is welcome here" .
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When Amess walked in, the voters were already inside waiting for him.  Also present was the British terrorist of Somali origin who is now in police custody.
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He approached Amess and stabbed him 17 times, killing him.  Then the Islamist sat down and waited for the police to arrive.  The killing of Sir Amess in a church is certainly not accidental.
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Like Father Jacques Hamel in Normandy, the massacre at the Basilica of Nice, the failed bombing of the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, the attack on the Christmas market in Strasbourg and a terrorist plan against the churches of Villejuif, just to name a few.
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Through the cowardice of the media and the political class who see fascists and Islamophobes everywhere and carefully cover the traces of the Islamists.
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Days ago, a convert to Islam killed five people in Norway.  The news was quickly covered up.  Ah, if only he had had a swastika tattooed on his arm......
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The cowardice of the establishment is what has prompted them to close their eyes to the 85 perfectly legal sharia courts in the UK.
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The cowardice of the establishment is what has led them not to see that half of the British mosques are under the control of the Islamic movement of the Taliban.
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The cowardice of the establishment is what prompted the UK to refuse asylum to Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi because it could have caused "violent uprisings" by the British Muslim population and endangered embassies in Islamic countries.
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The cowardice of the establishment is what prompted the artist Grayson Perry to censor himself "so as not to end up like Theo van Gogh", the Dutch director murdered for making a film about women in Islam.
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Piece by piece, through succumbing to Islamic intolerance, cowardice led to the murder in broad daylight, inside a church, of an English parliamentarian, on the first anniversary of the beheading on the street of Professor Samuel Paty in France.
      Why Ben & Jerry think they aren’t anti-Semites  (INN 10/16/2021)
      Nile Gardiner: Why Britain can't stand Joe Biden  (Fox 10/14/2021)
      Newt Gingrich: How to protect Taiwan without going to war with China  (Fox 10/13/2021)
      What we should have remembered on Indigenous Day [aka Columbus Day]  (INN 10/12/2021)
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On October 11, Columbus day, now called Indigenous day, we should have put the emphasis on Islam's colonialist conquests of Constantinople and Jerusalem and their treatment of the indigenous populations.
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Today Muslims illegally occupy both the Hagia Sophia and the Temple Mount.
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... n fact, Columbus conquered America in 1492 shortly after Muslims conquered Constantinople in 1453.
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Muslims have the same claim to Hagia Sophia and Jerusalem that Columbus had to the Mayan Pyramids.
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Today Arabs do not allow Jews to pray in the Temple Mount ...Despite that and their threats to riot if Jews are allowed to pray in the Temple Mount today, Jews allow Muslims to pray in Al Aqsa.
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Those who do not know the Temple Mount cannot understand that there is enough space there for Jews to pray without interfering in Al Aqsa...
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Arabs built the Al Aqsa Mosque in Temple Mount to make Muslims the legitimate heirs of Jewish sanctity.  because they know that Jerusalem's Temple Mount is to Judaism as the Kaaba in Mecca is to Islam.
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... it is the Jews who lived under Muslim rule who were the true victims of colonialism... By the time the Arab conquerors had swept over the Middle East and North Africa, the Jews had been living in the region for 1,000 years......
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... 100 years before Israel was established, most Jews in Arab and Muslim lands lived in misery and fear....Jews were regularly mobbed, robbed, their possessions looted, beaten up on the slightest pretext, or false charge brought by a jealous neighbour.  Jews were feminised in the Muslim imagination – cowardly, submissive, unable to stand up for themselves.
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"...  A sovereign Jewish state in the land of Israel begins to look like the liberation of a colonized, indigenous people from 14 centuries of subjugation..."...
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Calling Israel "colonialist" and "occupier" while ignoring Islam's conquests is a total rewriting of history.
      Islamic/Arab terrorists bite the hands that feed them  (INN 10/10/2021)
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The extension of US gestures and concessions to Islamic terrorists, and the waiving of a US military option while negotiating with Iran's regime of terror, are perceived as weakness by terrorists, adversaries and allies of the US.
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Such a policy is based on the assumption that Islamic terrorism is driven by despair, and the need to dwell on the despair (diplomatically and economically) rather than dealing with terrorism (militarily).
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However, Islamic terrorism has been driven – since the 7th century – by the imperialistic religious vision to establish a universal Islamic society, dominating the world and subordinating the "infidel" to Islam, peacefully or militarily.
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Unlike the post WW2 German population, which was ready – historically, culturally, ideologically, politically and educationally – to accept democracy, peaceful-coexistence and human rights, the Islamic/Arab Middle East is not susceptible to these Western values and institutions, persisting in their 1,400 year old intra-Arab and intra-Muslim subversion, terrorism and wars, irrespective of US policy.
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Therefore, it behooves Western democracies, in general, and the US, in particular, to enhance their military posture of deterrence and pursue peace-through-strength rather than peace-through-gestures, concessions and retreats.
      Tucker: Draconian COVID policies in Australia may be coming to the United States  (Fox 10/01/2021)
      Michael Goodwin: Everything we feared about Biden's staggering Afghanistan debacle is true  (Fox 09/29/2021)
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We now know for certain what was suspected all along — that the president rejected the advice of his top military aides about how to reduce the troop numbers while keeping the Taliban in check.
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He also falsely claimed to the public that al Qaeda was no longer in Afghanistan and declared the withdrawal a ringing success.
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Reluctantly, but clearly, his commanders begged to differ.  ... said they advised the president either to keep 2,500 troops in Kabul or supported the proposal.
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All three also said al Qaeda remains in Afghanistan and, as Milley put, is still at war with us.  And none dared call the conclusion a success.  "The war is lost," Milley said.  "The enemy is in control in Kabul."
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Clearly, the president's attempts to deceive the public were part of the events that put our vaunted military in the weak, vulnerable position of protecting a mass evacuation from a civilian airport in a city overrun by the Taliban.
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The immediate impact of his fateful decision for a complete withdrawal by Aug.  31 included the deaths of 13 service members in the airport suicide bomb attack.
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Had the US kept hold of Bagram Air Base, it almost certainly would have been able to impose better security in the surrounding area and evacuate more Americans and those Afghans we promised to get out.
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But once it gave up Bagram, then surrendered the embassy and retreated to the Kabul airport, it was forced to count on the Taliban to police the perimeter.
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The result was the suicide attack and the fact that scores, if not hundreds, of American citizens were left behind.
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In addition, there are continuing reports that some Afghans who helped in our 20-year war effort are being executed, some of them after being tortured.
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It is an outrageous, demoralizing end to a war sparked by 9/11.  The most deadly attack ever on our homeland now includes a war we chose to lose to the very people who helped make 9/11 possible by hosting Usama bin Laden.
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The immediate consequences are obviously devastating, and the long-range reality is that another war is more likely than lasting peace.
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Biden's unnecessary surrender infuriates and terrifies those allies who count on us for their security and leads to jubilation among our adversaries who see proof that America is in retreat.
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The Taliban are the big winners, again controlling Afghanistan and laying claim to having defeated the world's mightiest military, making them heroes among jihadists everywhere.
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... by choosing surrender and guaranteeing defeat, he created a more dangerous landscape for America and its allies.  All the lies in the world can't cover up his disaster.
      Amb.  Ron Johnson: Just 3 weeks later, true horrors of Biden's Afghanistan fiasco are surreal  (Fox 09/27/2021)
      Michael Goodwin: Hunter Biden's China connection – is link to president already paying off for Beijing?  (Fox 09/27/2021)
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While reading a New York Times story about the Justice Department plan to drop serious charges against a Chinese tech executive, I looked for the Hunter Biden angle.  It wasn't a long search.
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Then came this: "The deal to release Ms.  Meng could signal a more conciliatory approach in Washington's stance toward Beijing under the Biden administration."
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It might be a conciliatory move, but it might also reflect a corrupted president.  That's where Hunter Biden comes in, and he doesn't come alone. 
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He brings with him lots of baggage and the whole Biden family, including President Joe, aka "the big guy."
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That was the name of a secret partner slated to get 10% of a deal with a Chinese conglomerate put together by Hunter and Jim Biden, Joe's brother, and several others.
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Although the venture later collapsed, the Biden family still got $11 million from the Chinese executive involved, according to a Senate investigation last year.
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Did Joe get 10% of the $11 million?  Did he ever get any money from Hunter's decades-long business of selling access to his father?
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These are legitimate questions.  Consider that the evidence Joe was a secret partner of his son's and brother's scams all along is far more compelling than any evidence that Donald Trump colluded with Russia.
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Yet Trump was tortured by the accusation for nearly three years, and even the failure of special counsel Robert Mueller to find sufficient evidence didn't satisfy the left.
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We know for certain the Russia, Russia, Russia charge was a lie concocted by Hillary Clinton and weaponized by the FBI and the Obama-Biden White House.
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The media, blinded by its own hatred of Trump, swallowed the lie and poisoned politics for a generation.
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Meanwhile, nearly a year after The Post published the first articles on the contents of Hunter's infamous laptop, and was censored by Big Tech and largely ignored by the Big Media, that same confederacy remains uncurious about whether the current president is compromised by his family's lucrative business with America's adversaries.
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What if the real collusion is between Joe Biden and China?  Merely to ask the question throws a new light on what we already know.
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The Ukraine boondoggle is the best known of Hunter's scams, with the drugged-up son getting $4 million from Burisma, a corrupt energy company, despite knowing nothing about Ukraine or energy.
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Is it really and truly just a coincidence that Daddy was at the time Barack Obama's point man on Ukraine?  And why would Joe blatantly lie about never even discussing his son's business when there is proof he actually used his government power to help?
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Recall the famous video of Joe boasting about getting a Ukrainian prosecutor fired in exchange for American support – does it really bear zero connection to Hunter, even though the prosecutor was said to be investigating Burisma?
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The Huawei case also smells.  The company was the world's largest maker of smartphones and a dominant leader in 5G networks, but the Trump administration and other Western governments suspected it was using its equipment to spy for China.
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... the daughter of the founder, was indicted by a U.S.  grand jury on charges that included stealing trade secrets, obstructing a criminal investigation and helping Iran avoid U.S.  sanctions.
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And now Joe Biden suddenly pulls the plug as a bid to improve relations.  Why this case, and what about his promise never to tamper with the Justice Department?
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In fact, this is at least the second time Biden has given China a free pass with no visible reciprocation.  Notice how the talk that the coronavirus escaped from a Chinese lab suddenly died down after an intelligence review said it couldn't be certain either way.
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If that case is closed, China walks on one of the deadliest pandemics ever despite snubbing international probes.
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Heaven forbid anyone should think the president's lack of interest in the origins has anything to do with the money his family got from China.
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In addition to the $11 million wired to accounts controlled by Hunter and an associate, some of which went to Joe's brother Jim, another $28 million from the same Chinese executive passed through Hunter's bank accounts, according to the Senate probe.
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Whatever the reason, that kind of money doesn't come without strings.  But because of the media blackout of The Post's stories and even the Senate report, most Americans still don't know about the Bidens' suspect dealings.
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But rest assured the Chinese government knows everything about the deal, just as it knows everything about an earlier deal where Hunter secured a $1.5 billion investment from a Chinese bank during a trip to Beijing with Father Joe in 2013.  On Air Force Two, no less.
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It's not the cynic who wonders whether Joe Biden's pussyfooting around China now is a result of his being compromised.
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It's the realist who knows that nobody, not even Chinese communists with printing presses, gives away millions of dollars without expecting something very big in return.
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See related Biden Bible (Fuller, 12/2020)") cartoon from Politics picture album
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See related Foreign Affairs (Antonio Branco, 05/16/2019) cartoon from World picture album
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See related Made in China (Antonio Branco, 08/28/2020) cartoon from World picture album
      World order: Consequences of the Afghanistan drawdown  (INN 09/23/2021)
      The war on terror sacrificed thousands of lives to avoid tough political decisions  (INN 09/23/2021)
      Sharia law in Europe  (INN 09/23/2021)
      Nation-building in Afghanistan, Iraq was never going to work  (INN 09/23/2021)
      An economic history lesson  (JWR 09/23/2021)
      Civilization requires deterrence  (JWR 09/23/2021)
      James Carafano: Biden's inept UN speech guaranteed to delight globalists  (Fox 09/21/2021)
      Ripping Off the Veil: A British classical music organization exposes the sordid business behind all racial-preference regimes  (JWR 09/20/2021)
      A good look at Poland  (INN 09/20/2021)
      Beijing's Man on the Inside  (JWR 09/20/2021)
      Jim Gilmore: Biden's Afghanistan debacle increases risk of 'hot war' with Russia, China  (Fox 09/20/2021)
      Why Oslo still rules  (INN 09/19/2021)
      The hate-fest that is Durban rears its ugly head again  (INN 09/17/2021)
      A Reminder for the Biden administration  (INN 09/16/2021)
      Assessing the twin disasters of September 2001  (INN 09/12/2021)
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We have a tendency to forget that two historical events occurred in early September 2001.
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No one needs to be reminded of the jihadist attacks on Sept.  11 that killed nearly 3,000 people in a single morning.
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The other event, that tends to be overlooked, was the United Nations Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance in Durban, South Africa, which concluded four days before the attacks.
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With 20 years of hindsight, and in light of America's catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan last month, it suddenly seems clear that the Durban Conference changed the course of history as much if not more than the Islamic terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.
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It was the legacy of Durban, more than Sept.  11, that brought the free world to its present perilous juncture.
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Today a humiliated free world faces triumphant forces of jihad, far more powerful than they were on Sept.  10, 2001.
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It faces a rapidly rising China.  Above all else, it faces internal upheavals and cleavages within its own ranks.
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U.S.  President Joe Biden justifies his decision to withdraw U.S.  and NATO forces from Afghanistan in the shameful way he did by claiming that the time had come to end the "forever war." But Biden and his advisers don't have a problem with all "forever wars." They just weren't willing to fight jihadist Islam.
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... in their frenzied quest to devote all of their energies and efforts to fighting their chosen forever war, Biden and his team were willing to ignore — or perhaps worse, to accept — two very simple facts of war.
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First, the only way to end a war that you haven't won is to lose it.  And second, if you end a war without winning it, you hand victory to your enemy.
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The Taliban flag flying over what was the U.S.  Embassy in Kabul until the end of last month, and reports that China is considering taking over Bagram Air Base, signal that America's enemies believe they are ascendant, that the free world has been defeated.
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The "forever war" Biden, his advisers and supporters are gunning to aggressively pursue until the complete destruction of their enemy is a war within the United States.  The "enemy" is their political rivals, who they castigate as "racists." They call their forever war "the war against racism."
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The odd thing about their efforts is that the American war against racism was won decisively more than 50 years ago thanks to the Civil Rights Movement.
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The majority of Americans recognized at the time and since that racism is antithetical to the ideals of freedom and equal opportunity on which the United States was founded.
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The seeds of this strange war were planted 20 years ago at Durban.  We remember the Durban conference mainly for its anti-Semitic agenda.  The plan to present anti-Zionism as a "kosher" form of anti-Semitism, and use it to abrogate the Jewish state's right to exist was codified at Durban.
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But legitimizing anti-Semitism wasn't only a means to hurt the Jews.  For many actors on the international left, legitimizing the goal of cancelling Israel's moral and legal right to exist was, and remains today, a means to advance their primary goal: destroying America's moral confidence in its role as the leader of the free world and denying the United States' moral right to fight to defend its national interests.
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... the point of presenting the Palestinian Arab terrorists as victims and Jewish Israelis as war criminals while the opposite is true was to undermine America's faith — and the faith of the West more generally — in its own morality.
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In other words, delegitimizing Israel and legitimizing Palestinian Arab terrorists were means to break America's belief in its right to lead, its right to defeat its enemies and its right to be strong.
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A political war directed against the United States specifically was launched at Durban in parallel to the anti-Semitic onslaught.
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Its foundational assumption was that the United States was born in the sin of racism with black African slavery, and that nothing can ever expiate the sin.  Racism, not liberty, was declared to be America's true foundation.
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The Civil War, in which half a million Americans died to free the slaves, didn't change a thing.  Neither did the Civil Rights Movement, which ended institutional and legal discrimination against blacks and other minorities.
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It wasn't the governments of Africa, or Iran or Russia or China that spearheaded the war against America at Durban.  It was launched by American citizens.  Led by Rev.  Jesse Jackson, hundreds of black American radicals descended on Durban.  They were joined by hundreds of activists from leftist extremist groups.
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They castigated the United States as the most repressive state in the world, whose victims are the wretched of the earth.
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Blacks, all other minorities (except Jews), women, homosexuals, transgendered; everyone was on the list of America's victims.
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They called on the United Nations to send inspectors to monitor "racist" U.S.  police and the criminal justice system more generally.
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They demanded trillions in "reparations" for slavery to be paid to black Americans born 100 years after all slaves were freed.
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When the Bush administration walked out of the Durban conference in the middle, then-Secretary of State Colin Powell and his advisers dismissed the importance of the events by castigating the activists at the conference as radical fringe elements bereft of any significant constituency back home.  Their dismissiveness certainly seemed reasonable four days later.
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But as it turned out, even before the dust had settled on the ruins of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the "radical fringe" began throwing its weight around.  And that weight was considerable.  Indeed within a few short years, its influence had become decisive.
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The United States lost its way in both Iraq and Afghanistan in large part because George W.  Bush and his advisers couldn't contend with the withering and continuous condemnation of them and their military operations by the American left in the media, academia, Congress and beyond.
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The left worked without interruption to demonize Bush and to undermine and delegitimize all of the Bush administration's military efforts against the forces of radical Islam.
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Bush's decision to transform the war on terror into campaigns for democracy was born at least in part from his distress.  Bush and his advisers hoped to end or at least diminish the unending assaults on them and on U.S.  military operations by transforming the war from a means to defend America and its interests into something altogether altruistic.
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The "fringe" activists who opened the war against America at Durban in 2001 seized the reins of government in 2008 when Jesse Jackson's disciple Barack Obama won the presidency.
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Today, the same political organizers and their successors control the Democrat Party and Biden, who won the Democratic presidential nomination and the White House with their support.
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By rights, the Americans were supposed to respond to Sept.  11 with an unrelenting war to victory against the forces of jihadist terror and the regimes that supported them.
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But undermined from the outset by the war their countrymen declared against them at Durban, two decades on, the Taliban has won and America is led by men and women who think that the American radicals at Durban had justice on their side.
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This is not the end of the story.  The incandescent anger of most Americans — including a large percentage of Democrats — express towards Biden and his team for their humiliating and strategically disastrous failure in Afghanistan is a source of hope that the minority fringe at Durban will return to its rightful place at the margins of American society.  That America will go back to being the land of the free and the home of the brave.
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But for now, as we gaze back 20 years, it was Durban, not Sept.  11, that changed the course of America and through it, the course of history.
      Fuzzy language can’t change Afghanistan reality  (INN 09/11/2021)
      The next 9/11: Nuclear Terrorism?  (INN 09/11/2021)
      Totally tolerating the Taliban: Naive tolerism in the face of Islamism  (INN 09/09/2021)
      Actually, The Forever War is Islam's War on the West  (JWR 09/06/2021)
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Imagine after Pearl Harbor, FDR announcing, "We're getting into this to bring human rights to Japanese women" or "Our goal in this war is give Germany a democracy." He would have been laughed out of office.
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There was only one legitimate reason to go into Afghanistan after 9/11 and it's the same reason that should have impelled us to stay — not human rights, democracy or nation-building — but saving our nation.
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We went to Afghanistan to root out terrorism, to destroy Al Qaeda's infrastructure, to disrupt its network — and, quite frankly, to kill as many terrorists as possible.
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The goal was to kill them there so they wouldn't kill us here, as they did on 9/11.  Everything else was extraneous.
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That the mission failed may be seen in just how quickly the Taliban made a comeback, except now, with the most modern weapons in the region — thanks to Quartermaster Joe.
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The cut-and-run crowd called it "the forever war." Rubbish.  You want to hear about a forever war?  Afghanistan was the latest chapter in a conflict that's been going on since the 7th century.
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At one time, Islam engulfed much of the known world — from the Arabian Peninsula west to the Pyrenees and east to the Indian subcontinent and beyond.
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America's longest war, they call it.  Really?  Through April, 2,448 Americans died in the 20 years we've been in Afghanistan — fewer than the number of Americans who died in one day in the attack on the World Trade Center (2,996).
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Our ignominious withdrawal from Afghanistan marks end of one stage of Islamic extremism's war on the West.
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Thanks to the blundering of the empty suit in the Oval Office, the Taliban is not only resurgent, but in possession of tons of sophisticated hardware, including Black Hawk helicopters.
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Once again, ISIS has a home address.  All of the other terrorist groups will flock there.  They can celebrate the 20th anniversary of 9/11 in what used to be the U.S.  Embassy in Kabul, with American weapons.
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China, Russia and Iran are also beneficiaries of the Geezer's abject surrender.  They've spent decades telling the world that America is a paper tiger and an unreliable ally.  Biden just proved them right.
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Besides providing a command post for international terrorism, Biden's open-borders policy will allow more terrorists to come here.
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The refugee flood which will come out of Afghanistan will be seeded with Islamist operatives.  How can they pass up an opportunity like this?
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Our return to Afghanistan is inevitable.  We will have no choice.  When bombs start exploding and bullets start flying from New York to LA — perhaps after the next 9/11 — we'll have to go back in.
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Except this stage of the conflict reinforced the lesson learned by our enemies in Vietnam — Americans don't have staying power.  All they have to do is wait us out.
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Given enough time, the domestic surrender lobby will carry the day.  As a young Senator in 1973, Biden was part of that lobby.  Now, he's its doddering leader.
• 
When we're forced back in, all of our Afghan allies will be dead (a process we will have facilitated by providing the Taliban with kill lists) and the jihadists will be waiting for us with 75,000 military vehicles we bequeathed them.
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On August 15, the day Kabul fell, Taliban commander Muhammed Arif Mustafa told a journalist: "One day mujahedeen will have victory and Islamic law will come not just to Afghanistan, but all over the world.  We are not in a hurry.  We believe it will come one day.  Jihad will not end until the last day."
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Unless you want your children or grandchildren to live under Sharia, you'd better take this seriously and think about how Biden's Afghan debacle brings that day much closer.
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The next time, and there will be a next time, we should take as our motto a line from "The Untouchables," where Eliot Ness tells Al Capone in the climatic courtroom scene: "Never stop fighting till the fight is done."
      Biden should step down over Kabul  (INN 09/06/2021)
      Will a new Iran deal be Biden’s next folly?  (INN 09/01/2021)
      Cui Bono?  Who Benefits From the Afghanistan Withdrawal?  (JWR 08/31/2021)
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How does a leader decide what to do?  The most logical response is: "Cui bono?" — "Who benefits?" — from the decision.
• 
I'd be curious to learn what answer proponents of America leaving Afghanistan — conservative or liberal — would give to the question, "Cui bono?"
• 
The withdrawal has already cost us in a single day more service members' lives than we lost on any one day in Afghanistan since June 2014, seven years ago.
• 
The number of American servicemen killed in Afghanistan per year from 2015 to 2020 is respectively 22, 9, 14, 14, 21 and 11.
• 
No one can seriously argue that we are leaving Afghanistan because of high American casualties.
• 
So, while America doesn't benefit at all from leaving Afghanistan, it does get hurt.
• 
The damage to the reputation of America — as an ally and as a strong country — is not easily overstated.
• 
The damage done to NATO, whose members President Joe Biden didn't bother to consult, is greater than any damage former President Donald Trump — whom the left-wing mainstream media constantly attacked for damaging NATO — was alleged to have done.
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On the other hand, "Cui bono?" has some very clear answers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, every Islamic terror group in the world and every other anti-American regime and movement.
• 
The effects on Americans' perceptions of the military constitute another terrible price paid by leaving Afghanistan.
• 
More and more Americans see the military as more concerned with fighting white supremacy in America and transphobia in the military than with fighting for the supremacy of freedom on earth.
• 
This is new.  And it will have a devastating effect on both America and the military.  One obvious consequence: Who will want to enlist in a woke military?  (Perhaps that's the goal.)...
• 
It seems that every generation has to relearn the basic laws of life, such as this one: There are many bad people and many bad countries in the world, and only a fear of good countries prevents them from conquering other countries.
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There is less fear of good countries in the world today than at any time since World War II.  And that is especially so because the good countries are preoccupied with their own alleged evils rather than with the world's real evils.
      Deroy Murdock: Biden's Afghanistan fiasco has ruined America's best friendship in record time  (Fox 08/27/2021)
      Why Is American Culture Being Rejected Around the World?  (JWR 08/26/2021)
      Adam Boehler: Negotiating with the Taliban – here are the lessons I learned  (Fox 08/25/2021)
      Afghanistan's ripple effect  (JWR 08/24/2021)
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In coming after the West, terrorists don't have to initially "take over" a country.  They only have to sow fear and chaos, wreck economies and erode freedoms.
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As we've seen after 20 years in Afghanistan, they are patient and we are not.  Through immigration, a higher birth rate and achieving positions in Western governments, they intend to methodically rule the world.
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They count on the West's weakness and exhaustion to help propel them to victory.  After only seven months in office, President Biden has shown himself to be a weak and failed president.
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What our enemies make of it will have serious repercussions far beyond however long his administration lasts.
      Dead Superpower Walking  (JWR 08/23/2021)
      No opinion  (INN 08/21/2021)
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Wise is the individual who has no instant opinion to express but waits until facts are known, and policies can later be formulated.
      Where does the Taliban get its money and who's funding the militant group in Afghanistan?  (Fox 08/21/2021)
      I should have listened to my dad about Afghanistan  (JWR 08/18/2021)
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My father's last argument was borrowed from the vocabulary of moral philosophy.  Ought implies can, he proposed.  You can only have a moral or ethical obligation to do something if it's actually possible to do it.
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I'm no longer inclined to argue with him.  Now I understand that trying to do impossible things tends to lead to bad results for everyone.  And that it's wise to listen to your father.
      What Israel must learn from the US retreat from Afghanistan  (INN 08/17/2021)
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While there is still time to reverse course, at the moment, Washington is giving every indication that it is a declining world power drifting into an incoherent and ineffective stance against Iran's terrorist threats and nuclear ambitions, as it has done in Afghanistan.
• 
That leaves Israel and its Arab allies more dependent on each other than ever.  And it must force them to think of the necessity of both acting on their own without the United States, as well as to consider reaching out to other powers like Russia and China even though their intentions are far from benevolent and cannot be trusted.
• 
This creates a formula for a far more dangerous world than it would be if the United States were led by people who understood the dangers and were focused on protecting U.S.  interests, rather than pursuing illusory goals rooted in ideology rather than realpolitik.
• 
A willingness to take responsibility for this failure — something that Biden clearly refuses to do — would be a start.
      Miranda Devine: Biden's Afghanistan disaster is tragic and predictable.  It will echo for eternity  (Fox 08/16/2021)
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The humiliating scenes of Americans evacuating from Kabul's airport were avoidable, as is the specter of American helicopters, planes, Humvees, weapons and ammunition in the hands of our enemies.
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Then he had the gall on Saturday to blame President Donald Trump: "When I came to office, I inherited a deal cut by my predecessor."
• 
Since Secretary of State Antony Blinken doubled down over the weekend on this dishonest spin, it's time for some home truths.
• 
I asked Trump Sunday about the plan his administration had to get out of Afghanistan — which ultimately was obstructed by the same US generals who gave Biden a green light.
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"We were going to not let people get slaughtered," Trump said flatly.  "I wanted to get out.  But you have to get out safely and you have to get out with respect..."
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"I was going to close this ridiculous embassy they spent a billion dollars on and move everybody out..."
• 
"I was going to blow up every military base [before we left].  I was going to take out every single piece of equipment.  I said, ‘I don't want anything left [apart from] leave each soldier a gun'..."
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"Plus, I had a relationship with the Taliban where they knew they weren't allowed to do this.  They understood they were going to get hit very hard ... What I had was conversations with the [Taliban] leadership where I said, ‘If you do anything,' we were going to hit them like they haven't been hit before."
• 
Trump said the Taliban "no longer has fear or respect for America..." "It's a terrible, terrible black eye for this country.  We're a laughingstock.  The whole world can't believe it.  And there was no reason for it."
• 
Pompeo was in the room when Trump warned the Taliban's senior negotiator, Mullah Baradar, that if a single American was hurt or threatened, the entire wrath of American power would rain down on them.
• 
"We never trusted the Taliban.  We made abundantly clear ... we weren't going to allow them to just walk away from any deal that they had struck.  We were going to go crush them, we were going to impose real costs on them.  We weren't going to let them take these provincial capitals.  They understood that American power was going to come to their village, to their community, to their friends and family."
• 
You can bet the Taliban believed Trump would make good on his threat.
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Meanwhile, where was Biden while Kabul fell?  Silent.  Having another holiday at Camp David.  The White House tweeted out a still photo of him taking notes while watching a video conference of his national security team.  Very reassuring.
• 
The American people wanted out of the 20-year war in Afghanistan, but they had a right to expect the exit would be managed competently.
• 
How inane Biden's conceit looks now, when he was wandering around the G-7 in June telling anyone who would listen that "America is back" and that he had single-handedly restored America's global leadership and credibility after Trump had ruined it.
• 
He has just been busy making us less safe.  He is wokifying the military, injecting the poison of critical race theory and transgender ideology to divide the troops, while launching a witch hunt to identify some mythical "enemy within."
• 
It seems like only yesterday that Gen.  Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was barking at a Republican member of Congress about "white rage."
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This lawless, feckless administration has wreaked untold damage at warp speed in seven months.  These aren't mistakes that you can bounce back from.  They will have ramifications well into the future.
      James Carafano: Welcome back, Taliban.  Welcome back ...  terror?  What Biden must do now  (Fox 08/16/2021)
      The rout of the Afghan forces will have grave consequences for the West  (INN 08/15/2021)
      The moral bankruptcy of the Ummah  (INN 08/15/2021)
      Tucker Carlson: We must hold someone accountable for what is happening in Afghanistan  (Fox 08/14/2021)
• 
The funny thing is Mark Milley didn't seem to see any of this coming.  His real expertise, as he explained recently to Congress, is something called White rage.
• 
The Taliban, by contrast, are slightly tanner, so they didn't seem as dangerous as, say, the January 6th protesters.
• 
Three years ago, the inspector general for Afghan Reconstruction found that the Afghan government controlled or had influence over just half the country.  That's it.  In other words, Afghanistan has been unstable for a very long time.  Always, actually. 
• 
"We're on the right track now," said Jim Mattis in 2010.  Four years later, another general said "the Afghan National Security Forces are winning."
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So based on those confident assessments, officials in Washington spent more than $130 billion on nation-building there.
• 
For some perspective, that's more than we spent on the entire Marshall Plan in Europe after the world was destroyed in 1945.
• 
... only about two in 10 Afghan recruits in the fabled security forces could read or write.  That meant, among other things, they could not reliably follow orders, and apparently, they haven't been.  For years.
• 
Meanwhile, Afghan commanders have routinely pocketed taxpayer money from the United States with so-called ghost soldiers.  Those are troops who appeared on the payroll but didn't actually exist.
• 
One recent assessment found that between 50 and 70% of police positions in some Afghan provinces weren't really alive.  They weren't people.  They existed only on paper.
• 
Did Mark Milley know this?  The troops who did exist sometimes use their weapons to commit crimes and shoot American troops or officials.
• 
One Norwegian observer estimated that more than 30% of Afghan police recruits would take their guns and, "set up their own private checkpoints to extort travelers."
• 
Between 2007 and 2013, insider attacks from Afghan forces killed or injured hundreds of coalition troops.
• 
Other soldiers, again, with the money that we sent them, began to sexually abuse children.  ... "Rampant sexual abuse of children has long been a problem in Afghanistan, particularly among armed commanders who dominate much of the rural landscape and can bully the population."
• 
... and American soldiers and Marines have been instructed not to intervene, in some cases, not even when their Afghan allies have abused boys on military bases.
• 
Meanwhile, the actual country, quite apart from our social engineering projects, is collapsing at high speed.  So that's tens of millions of dollars, maybe hundreds of millions worth, of mine-resistant vehicles, Humvees, drones that the Pentagon left behind in Afghanistan.  And all of it now belongs to the Taliban.
• 
Yet somehow the Biden administration is still pretending maybe they have a choice, that they're in charge.
• 
The U.S.  embassy in Kabul just sent out this tweet: "We're hearing additional reports of Taliban executions, of surrendering Afghan troops, deeply disturbing and could constitute war crimes."
• 
War crimes.  Hilarious.  So when will the tribunals start?  Who's going to run the tribunals?  We may need to invade Afghanistan again.
• 
But instead, here's another idea, let's figure out how this happened.  How did we spend 20 years, trillions of dollars, thousands of American lives to end up with absolutely nothing but more humiliation?  Pashtun tribesmen shooting at us with our guns as we run away?  That is the definition of disaster.
• 
So rather than just complain about it, let's hold somebody accountable for it for once.  Half the Biden State Department had a hand in our failed Afghanistan policy, yet they're still employed there.  Why is that?
• 
The Pentagon was supposed to build a functional national army in Afghanistan to protect the government, which we installed.  But they didn't do that.
• 
So people didn't do their jobs and then lied about not doing their jobs.  But they're still wearing the uniform of our country.  Why is that?  Good question.
• 
So for the first time in a long time, maybe we could hold our own leaders to account for the calamities they have caused.
• 
That's not simply a matter of justice, though.  It definitely is that it is the only way to prevent disasters like this from happening again.
      K.T.  McFarland: Afghanistan was always Mission Impossible.  Biden's living in fantasyland with this endgame  (Fox 08/13/2021)
• 
President Biden has just sent combat forces back into Afghanistan to evacuate American civilians at the embassy and Afghans who have assisted us in the war effort.
• 
The 3,000 American forces will then presumably shoot their way out as they depart.
• 
... when it comes to Afghanistan our political and military leaders have been living in fantasyland for years.
• 
Just a week or so ago, senior U.S.  officials were talking about diplomacy and negotiated solutions.  A day or so later they said Afghanistan could fall within a matter of months.
• 
The Taliban will take over all of Afghanistan in a matter of weeks, if not days.  As more and more provincial and tribal leaders switch sides to the Taliban, the pressure on the others to do the same will only intensify.
• 
They will be quick to lay down their arms in exchange for amnesty.  No tribal leader or province head wants to be the last man standing in support of the Afghan government because Taliban reprisals will be vicious.
• 
The tragedy of Afghanistan is that the Taliban were always going to prevail.  They knew it was only a matter of time before we got fed up and left and they would have the country to themselves.
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All they had to do was wait us out.
• 
The truth is the Afghan war was lost 19 years ago when we switched from our original mission of destroying Al Qaeda to a new mission – nation building a modern Afghanistan.
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Our leaders wanted to turn one of the most backward, corrupt, illiterate, desolate, tribal countries in the world into a democracy that would rebuff Al Qaeda.
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Our military efforts were doomed from the start when we tried to create a sophisticated Afghan military that relied on American forces, air support and intelligence.
• 
Our original goal in Afghanistan was straightforward – kill those who killed our people.  We sent a small contingent of American special forces in right after the Sept.  11 attacks and they succeeded brilliantly.
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Within three months our troops, working alongside Afghan tribal leaders, destroyed most of Al Qaeda.  They had the few hundred remaining fighters surrounded, including Usama Bin Laden, huddled in the caves of the Hindu Kush mountains separating Afghanistan from Pakistan.
• 
Instead of finishing them off then and there or pursuing them through the mountains and into the tribal regions of Pakistan to destroy them, we inexplicably let them slip away.
• 
We paid Pakistan handsomely, year after year, to finish off Al Qaeda for us.  While they happily pocketed our aid, they never went after Bin Laden, and let his organization survive and even grow.
• 
Instead, we stuck around Afghanistan consumed by Mission Impossible.  We lost over 2,000 Americans, tens of thousands of Americans were injured, and over a trillion dollars wasted.
• 
Our political leaders, Republican and Democrats alike, and senior military officers failed us in Afghanistan, just as they did in Vietnam.
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They were seduced by English-speaking Afghan expatriates living in the West.  We put them in power and continued to prop them up, despite their incompetence, corruption and failure to win the support of their own people.
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Year after year our American politicians of both parties and senior military leaders assured us that success was right around the corner – all we needed was a few thousand more troops, another year or so, and of course billions more in aid and assistance.
• 
But victory was impossible, even a negotiated settlement beyond reach.  Let's just pray that we get our people out, safely, and our troops home.
• 
And then, once again, let's promise ourselves that we will never be in this position again.  And mean it this time.
      Parallels between Erdogan, Putin and Biden  (INN 08/11/2021)
      For anti-Zionists, ‘Palestine’ does not stop at the Green Line  (INN 08/10/2021)
      Jihad murder is having a successful trial run in Nigeria- and the media are ignoring it  (INN 08/09/2021)
      Some bad signs for America in a new way of war  (JWR 08/03/2021)
      How Putin understands the Lapid-Bennett government  (INN 08/01/2021)
      South Africa’s do or die remedy  (INN 07/29/2021)
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Corruption and looting are some of the symptoms; they did not cause South Africa's descent into hell.
• 
The ‘do or die' factor did that.  The moment merit became the last consideration for filling a job, economic and social indicators headed to hell in a basket.
• 
A merit-free economy and a doomed society are wedded closer than a horse and carriage.
• 
Discard merit and you invite collapse.  America is in the process of ceding the superpower throne to China as it appoints people on what they look like, for inclusivity and diversity.
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Easy come easy go is the mother of a witch's brew of incompetence, indolence, turpitude and brazen immorality.
      The West is a featherweight  (INN 07/29/2021)
      The myth of "Occupied Palestinian Territories" — Part 2 of 2  (INN 07/28/2021)
      The myth of "Occupied Palestinian Territories" — Part 1 of 2  (INN 07/27/2021)
      Joe Biden Has Given Vladimir Putin a Huge Win on the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline  (JWR 07/23/2021)
      Exposing Anuradha Mittal, the Jew-hater who pushed Ben & Jerry's to boycott Israel  (INN 07/22/2021)
      What is anti-Zionism?  (INN 07/19/2021)
      US racism and Israeli apartheid - telling it like it is  (INN 07/18/2021)
      It's Communism, Stupid!  (JWR 07/16/2021)
• 
It's nice to know there is still a place where people respect the American values of individual liberty, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and justice for all.
• 
Where waving the American flag is a true symbol for all of those values.
• 
Too bad that place happens to be in communist Cuba.
      Osama Bin Laden predcted a weak Joe Biden  (INN 07/15/2021)
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In 1993, the television scenes of American soldiers being dragged through the streets of Mogadishu and Bill Clinton's subsequent withdrawal a few months later will be celebrated by Islamic terrorists as a triumph.
• 
Osama bin Laden will cite that event as a demonstration of his interpretation of the weakness of the United States.
• 
"We can conclude that America is a superpower, with enormous military strength and vast economic power, but that all of this is built on straw foundations."
• 
Looking at what just happened at the famous American base of Bagram, abandoned at night by the United States and ransacked by the Afghans, perhaps Bin Laden was right.
• 
American forces turned off the lights and slipped away without telling the government they should take control.
• 
General Mir Asadullah Kohistani, who now heads the base that was the headquarters of the war against the Taliban for twenty years, said hw only found that the Americans left only two hours after it happened.  When he arrived, the base had been ransacked.
• 
Meanwhile, a thousand Afghan soldiers have fled to Tajikistan to save their skin.  A massive Taliban offensive is ramping up across the country as Western countries have withdrawn.
• 
Dramatic videos show Afghan soldiers surrendering and embracing the Taliban, who have just entered Kandahar, the birthplace of the Islamic group, and taken control of the border with Iran.
• 
One third of the 370 districts in which Afghanistan is divided are now in the hands of the "students of Allah".
• 
The Taliban say they control 85 percent of the country.  They are already storming prisons, freeing hundreds of inmates.  Intelligence agencies believe Kabul could capitulate in six months.
• 
The woman is led to the center of a circle made up of men.  Amid the cries of pain, the woman is heard saying: "I regret it ... It is my fault ... I was wrong".  What did she do that was so serious?  She and she was accused of "immoral relationships" because she spoke to a man on the phone.
• 
Joe Biden said that "you cannot leave troops forever in a foreign country".  Theoretically that is a correct statement.
• 
So what are 23,000 American soldiers doing in South Korea, 55,000 in Japan since 1949 and 12,000 in Germany or Italy?
• 
It is certainly one thing to stay without risk and war commitment in Europe, another thing to continue fighting in what, perhaps rightly, has been called "the tomb of empires".
• 
"Taken as a whole, the West has historically dominated the world for 500 years and today is witnessing the end of that era," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov just wrote.
• 
He then adds, with no small irony: "In a number of Western countries, students learn at school that Jesus was bisexual."
• 
Seeing how rapidly the external and internal fronts of the West are collapsing, it is difficult to dispute him.
      Richard Grenell: Germany's Angela Merkel and the tragic evolution of the Western European alliance  (Fox 07/15/2021)
      People, memory and memorials  (INN 07/12/2021)
• 
We are all afflicted by the passage of time, whether it be physically, emotionally, or mentally.
• 
But part of the damage that the passage of time inflicts upon us is the inevitable loss of people whose presence in our lives we value.
• 
At one and the same time, this brings forth within us a feeling of sadness, but also an appreciation for the gift that was bestowed upon us, simply by knowing that person.
• 
To a certain extent, this sense of loss that we feel is balanced by the sense of appreciation and recognition that one can gain only what one truly appreciates what is now missing in one's life and existence.
• 
Perhaps, this accounts for the universal human trait of establishing memorials and monuments.
• 
These memorials sometimes are physical, such as the stone monuments that mark the final resting place of that person.
• 
But there are also the memorials, spiritual, educational, and social that we erect to invoke the memory of the deceased on a more permanent basis.
• 
It is the very uniqueness of that person that was so valuable in life that now distinguishes the memory of that person and fuels our desire to share that memory with others of our own and future generations.
• 
People sense that memory is somehow inextricably bound up with immortality, and that if a person is yet remembered in this world, the immortality of that person is guaranteed.
• 
Part of the tragedy of our time is that there are millions of unique individuals who were done to the death in the name of a supposedly higher purpose or fanciful utopia and have no memorial to mark the path that they walked in their lifetimes.
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The most dreaded fear that human beings harbor within themselves is that they will be forgotten, and it will be as though they never were here at all.
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However, if we think of people as being irreplaceable, the memory of them is unique and remains.
      I've Worked with Refugees for Decades.  Europe's Afghan Crime Wave Is Mind-Boggling.  (National Interest 07/11/21)
      US allies face America’s Revolutionary People’s Army  (INN 07/11/2021)
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See related Woke General Milley (Dick Wright, 06/2021) cartoon from USA picture album
      Why Macron and Erdogan are suddenly playing nice  (JWR 07/06/2021)
      Silly people vs.  serious people  (JWR 07/02/2021)
      The irrational faith in reason of the liberal intellectual  (JWR 06/30/2021)
• 
Western intellectuals have been attracted to political violence from the French Revolution onwards.  Even those who wouldn't dream of taking to the barricades are noticeably tolerant of revolutionary insurrection.
• 
They often romanticize it and even seem to draw from it a vicarious thrill.  Among people inhabiting a desolate secular vacuum, political violence often elicits a degree of admiration for appearing to demonstrate authenticity and meaning in pursuit of idealistic causes.
• 
And behind such causes lie abstract ideas, the lifeblood of the secular liberal intellectual whose faith lies in the power of reason.
• 
Since the 18th-century Enlightenment, people have sought to fill the vacuum created by the loss of religious faith with the belief that a just and free society will be brought about through reason alone.
• 
This fallacy led directly to the mass killings and totalitarian repression of the French revolutionary terror.  Yet secular liberals cling to their faith in reason with the tenacity of the religious zealot.
• 
Just as the medieval church or Soviet communism twisted reality to fit their dogma, so Western liberals twist the behavior of the Iranians, the Chinese or the Palestinians to fit their belief that everyone is governed by rationality and self-interest.
• 
Nothing can be allowed to challenge their utopian vision of the perfect — and perfectly rational — society.
• 
So they conclude that the conflict is driven by a variety of bad objective factors, such as poverty or corruption or misunderstandings, rather than by the political or religious fanaticism that actually drives it among the Iranian, Chinese and Palestinian regimes.
• 
Liberals, therefore, believe that the antidote is always negotiation and compromise.  Hence the obsession with conflict resolution and peace processes as the panacea for all geopolitical ills.
• 
Time and again, however, such intellectuals have seen their utopia crashing into the reality of brutal and repressive regimes — those of Stalin, Mao or Fidel Castro.
• 
Yet with every such setback, the lesson isn't learned.  Instead, fresh candidates are seized upon for the creation of the rationalist utopia and the transformation of swords into ploughshares.
• 
Surreally, the latest such candidate is radical Islam, which is currently being accommodated, sanitized and genuflected to in western progressive circles.  Evidence of the fanatical aggression perpetrated in its name is blanked out as if it isn't there.
• 
For intellectuals who live inside their own heads, belief in a rational utopia is as immovably set in stone as is the fanaticism of the Iranian regime.
• 
The irony, however, is that this worship of rationality has made liberal intellectuals irrational.  They deny the evidence of their own eyes in order to declare that things are not as they are, but as they want them to be.  They are hopelessly in thrall to the power of the abstract idea.
• 
As a result, the mortal enemies of the West are no longer bothering to hide their scorn and contempt as America humiliatingly plays into their hands, now putting at reckless and terrible risk the free world it is supposed to lead.
      Chinese whistleblower exposes COVID-19's origins on 'Tucker Carlson Today'  (Fox 06/30/2021)
• 
A Chinese coronavirus whistleblower claims her husband is helping the Chinese Communist Party make her "disappear" for exposing the origins of COVID-19...
• 
... according to I-94 records, her husband has entered the United States with an HB-1 visa for two years and may be planning to harm her with the assistance of the CCP and some within the U.S.
• 
Prior to her escape from China in April of 2020, Yan claimed that her husband attempted to "harm" her in a variety of ways, including poisoning, in order to stop her from fleeing the country.
• 
Yan, who was working at a World Health Organization reference lab in Hong Kong during the onset of the pandemic, was assigned as a secret investigator to probe COVID-19, which was being called the "Wuhan pneumonia" at the time.
• 
She was told not to touch the "red-line" or else face the consequences from the CCP.  "Don't touch the red line — that means ‘invisible principle,'" Yan said.  "Don't break it.  If not, I have to be responsible for that.  It means the invisible things that China's government won't be happy [about]."
• 
"So briefly, China's government knows those things happened in Wuhan.  And it's definitely more than they announced, at least for the confirmed cases, They hide one-third of patients."
• 
"And all the patients has [sic] to have the seafood market history before they get diagnosed, which is very abnormal."
• 
Upon further investigation into the CCP's response to the mysterious illness and evaluation of the virus' genome, Yan determined, in her opinion, that COVID-19 was a biologically engineered weapon that got out of control and was derived from SARS-CoV-2, a naturally occurring virus discovered by China years after the original SARS outbreak.
• 
This virus was a prime candidate to turn into a biological weapon, but the CCP first needed to test the virus on a small sample group in order to determine how to best utilize it against the world.
• 
Yan was shocked to discover that the testing site was Wuhan.  China was allegedly testing on its own people.
• 
"They test it in Wuhan.  It gets out of control.  They didn't expect that to happen, At that point, they realize, OK, it's out.  They lied about that.  But then, they intentionally allowed some huge number of people, some infected, from Wuhan to travel around the world to infect the rest of the world."
• 
In order to insulate themselves from the damage inflicted on other countries, China enacted a military-style shutdown of the country, a far cry from the lockdowns seen in the U.S.
• 
"The lockdown in China is totally different as happened in the U.S., They just lockdown you in your room and lock your room.  And then you can be hungry, die at home, which happened in Wuhan at that time."
      Captions worth a thousand words  (INN 06/28/2021)
      The UN should start focusing on the Jordan-Israel two-state solution  (INN 06/28/2021)
      China's naked aggression, provocation is at record levels.  Where is US leadership?  (Fox 06/28/2021)
      Frightening levels of incompetence are a great dilemma for the USA… and the rest of us.  (INN 06/27/2021)
      It will be a sweet surrender this time at Vienna's gates  (INN 06/27/2021)
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On the 333th anniversary of the battle of Vienna against the Turks, Cardinal Schonborn also said: "Will there be an Islamic conquest of Europe?  Many Muslims want it and say: Europe is at its end " .
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But this time, unlike September 11, 1683, there will be no need for any battle.  It will be a sweet surrender.
      Israel's new government: Return to the "Shtetl"?  (INN 06/23/2021)
      Biden-Putin summit – what Russian leader's Soviet-KGB mindset means for relations with US  (Fox 06/20/2021)
      Putin ate Biden's lunch in Geneva  (INN 06/17/2021)
      Mysterious origins of COVID-19 raise some alarming possibilities  (JWR 06/17/2021)
      Israel's "deplorables"  (INN 06/14/2021)
      Farewell to the best  (INN 06/13/2021)
      There Already is A Palestinian State  (JWR 06/11/2021)
      Prosecution of a Zionist prosecutor  (INN 06/10/2021)
      China's Communist Party vs.  the world — we must fight back before it's too late  (Fox 06/01/2021)
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As an FBI Counterintelligence Special Agent and federal prosecutor, every single crime that I ever solved was accomplished through one method more than any other: Following the money.
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Want a transparent view of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) whole-of-government "soft influence" campaign to take over the world?  Follow the money.
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A large chunk of the CCP's financing comes from intellectual property and trade secrets that they steal from us, literally, on a daily basis.
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As FBI Director Wray has stated: "It's the people of the United States who are the victims of what amounts to Chinese theft on a scale so massive that it represents one of the largest transfers of wealth in human history."
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It is estimated that the CCP's theft of American intellectual property currently costs us between $225 billion and $600 billion annually.  And that's only what we're aware of.
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Another large chunk of the CCP's financing comes from U.S.  businesses and U.S.  individuals willingly giving it to them.
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Unfortunately, countless American and other international companies have gone along with the CCP's foreign direct investment and joint venture requirements and have signed over their intellectual property, technology, and future profits to access the Chinese market.
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The CCP has used these U.S.  resources to steal our military secrets in a deliberate effort to replicate some of the United States' most critical weapons systems.
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The CCP's "debt-trap diplomacy" is also acquiring critical infrastructure in other countries through their predatory "Belt and Road" initiative, by building hundreds of billions of dollars in railroads, highways, ports, and shipping lanes, and then taking over critical assets when the borrowing country can (predictably) no longer afford to repay for the infrastructure.
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The CCP's intentions here are clear: to undermine America both domestically and internationally.
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... the CCP has identified the "Five Spheres" of American influence: Academia, Professional Sports, Hollywood, Media and Big Tech platforms.
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The CCP knows that if they can control these Five Spheres, they can change and influence American thinking from within.
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And, lest we forget, the CCP uses these resources to bio-engineer a highly contagious, highly deadly virus which, after an accidental leak followed by a criminal cover-up, leads to the death of over 3.5 million souls, costs our global economy over $30 trillion dollars, and causes permanent psychological and emotional damage to our children.
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The CCP's end goal?  First to become the world's economic superpower, then become the world's military superpower, then become the world's currency standard, so they can then spread their communist, authoritarian and totalitarian oppressive system across the globe when the world has zero defense mechanisms left.
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Not only are we allowing them to do this, we're paying them to do this.
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The solution?  Decouple from and isolate the CCP on all fronts.
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Sanction anyone who financially contributes, directly or indirectly, to their economy.  Strip them of their sovereign immunity for the CCP's role in the coronavirus pandemic.
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Revoke their "Most Favored Nation" status.  Remove them from the World Trade Organization.  Severely scrutinize and limit their visas.
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Prevent the World Bank from issuing them low-interest loans.  Harness and leverage every single international relationship we have to spread the truth of the CCP's sinister mission, loudly and clearly, across the globe.
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If we do all of this, we can't lose.  If we don't do all of this, we can't win.
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The current trajectory has China accomplishing their goals in a decade.  Will we stop them?  That entirely depends on the American resolve.
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China is banking and betting that we will fail this test.  Their tactic?  Through influencing our "Five Spheres," divide us against ourselves.  Turn American on American.  Implosion from within.
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That's the only way that the CCP can overtake us.  Let's not allow them to buy our silence, distract us, and turn us against each other.
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Democracy can only die in the dark.  We can win this fight.
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      Modern vs.  Postmodern: The West must defend themselves within a culture that has increasingly...  (JWR 06/01/2021)
      Biden Illegally Funds Palestinian Payments To Terror Families  (JWR 06/01/2021)
      COVID origins and Wuhan – here's what we need to remember about the lab in China  (Fox 06/01/2021)
      Why Zionism is losing the PR war  (INN 05/31/2021)
      There are three constants in life: death, taxes and ...  antisemitism  (JWR 05/31/2021)
      A requiem for Truth  (INN 05/26/2021)
      China Isn't Winning.  The West Is Forfeiting  (JWR 05/26/2021)
      A ceasefire solves nothing  (JWR 05/25/2021)
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Winston Churchill put it best when he stated the goal of Allied forces: "What is our aim?  ... Victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror; victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival."
      New Cold War – China threat is clear.  Here's how US, allies must respond to defend freedom  (Fox 05/24/2021)
      Dear Jews.  It’s time to throw caution to the wind.  If not now, when?  (INN 05/23/2021)
      Iran and the Fourth Gaza War  (INN 05/24/2021)
      Here is what “peace” looks like for the Jewish State  (INN 05/23/2021)
      How will we know who won the war?  (INN 05/23/2021)
      The last, overlooked but still active front of World War II  (INN 05/21/2021)
      Dennis Prager: Israel-Palestine conflict is not what Left wants you to believe, it’s not over land  (Fox 05/21/2021)
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"The Middle East dispute is not over land.  Israel is the size of New Jersey.  It is smaller than El Salvador.  There are 22 Arab states.  There is a state with a majority of Palestinians called Jordan.  The issue is not land.  The issue is religion."
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"Again, this is not what the left wants you to believe.  They want you to believe it's over land.  No, it's not.  There is a big chunk of the Muslim world that would like to exterminate the Jewish state beginning with, of course, Iran."
      Why does the left seemingly hate Israel?  (JWR 05/20/2021)
      If You Side With Hamas, Your Anti-Semitism Is Showing  (JWR 05/20/2021)
      Understanding the hostility  (INN 05/19/2021)
      My Arabic tutor  (INN 05/18/2021)
      Facing the real cause of the long Arab war  (INN 05/17/2021)
      Michael Goodwin: Israel vs.  Hamas – Biden should let Netanyahu fight this war his way.  Here's why  (Fox 05/17/2021)
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... there is a long, bloody history between the combatants, the current fighting is unique in ways that make the endgame especially crucial for the Jewish state and the entire region.
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The most obvious change is that Hamas increased its rocket capacity, both in numbers and range.  In previous battles, the relative handful of explosives launched from Gaza were a threat only to Israelis near the border. 
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While the explosives are unguided and many are destroyed by Iron Dome batteries, the sheer number has at times overwhelmed the defense system, making all of Israel more vulnerable.
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Air raid sirens are sending residents to defense shelters all over the country and some civilians have been killed, including a child. 
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The rockets are smuggled from Iran or built in Gaza using Iranian supplies, making the weapons a proxy for Iran's malign reach.
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There also are outbreaks of violence in the West Bank and Arab villages in Israel, some involving Jewish and Muslim civilians ­attacking each other. 
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Still, the main event is the Iranian connection and the willingness of Hamas to fire indiscriminately on civilian areas, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
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That combination justifies Israel's ferocious response and its effort to wipe out the terrorist group's leadership. 
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The decapitation strikes illustrate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to inflict massive and lasting damage on Hamas.
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... Israel needs sufficient time to smash the organization's operating ability and destroy its arms cache.  How much time is a guess, but it is probably a matter of days, not weeks.
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Naturally, Israel's superiority drives the left crazy, with the anti-Semitic wing of the Democratic Party calling the response inhumane and even terrorism.
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... Hamas paints a target on its own civilians by hiding explosives in residential neighborhoods and putting rocket launchers near schools.
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The vast tunnel system Hamas built under Gaza City is a glaring example of how it diverts millions of dollars and construction material to war while using ordinary Palestinians as shields.
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Israel goes the extra mile by often warning Arab civilians by telephone to evacuate buildings it is targeting, showing more concern for them than Hamas does.
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Does Israel make mistakes, and sometimes hit innocent civilians?  Of course.  But these are accidents, while Hamas targets Israeli civilians.  Where's the outrage over that?
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The confrontation came days after the feckless Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas canceled elections in the West Bank because Hamas would have made gains and become part of the government.
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The rocket barrage is Hamas' way of showing Palestinians it is their defender, and that Abbas can't be trusted. 
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Oddly, Hamas is right on the trust issue.  Now in the 16th year of a four-year term, Abbas foolishly rejected every overture from the Trump administration and ended up further isolated.
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David Friedman, who was Trump's ambassador to Israel, argues Hamas aimed to inflict damage on Israel while being spared a full retaliation because it believed Biden would quickly pressure Israel to de-escalate. 
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... Biden's "seemingly irrational eagerness" to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal.  The new president wants to lift the Trump-era economic sanctions without demanding any restraint on either Iran's nuclear program or aggressive support of Hamas. 
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Count that as another reason why Israel deserves the time to deal Hamas a crushing blow.  Anything less will embolden the terrorists and Iran to start yet another round of bloodletting.
      AP, ‘Al Jazeera’ and the mainstream media are tools in Hamas’s war against Israel  (INN 05/17/2021)
      The real truth about Israel's war  (INN 05/16/2021)
      Israeli ex-ambassador: Media equating Israel to Hamas is like claiming 'moral equivalency between...'  (Fox 16/21/2024)
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"They treat Hamas and Islamic Jihad, these terrorist groups, on an equivalency with Israel.  Israel's trying to hit... military targets in very dense areas.  And the terrorists are obviously aiming heavily at [Israeli] population centers."
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... "terrorists are... embedding their arsenals of rockets and missiles and weapons and bombs and drones in civilian areas."
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"There is no moral equivalence between a terrorist organization and the democratic state of Israel."
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"I'd ask the American people, how would they like it if foreign governments or the international media drew a moral equivalency between the United States of America and al Qaeda or the United States of America and ISIS?"
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"I think people in Israel are disgusted by it because there is no moral equivalence between a terrorist organization and the democratic state of Israel."
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"We are not trying to harm them.  We're doing everything to keep the civilians among the Palestinians out of harm's way.  Hamas does everything to put them in harm's way.  But Hamas is relying on an international media that will then put all the blame on Israel, that would pressure the international community to move against Israel and to stop Israel, to try to pressure us, to stop us from doing what we have to do to fight terrorism."
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... if Israel were trying to kill Palestinian civilians, you would have not hundreds that you'd not have thousands.  You'd have tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands with the firepower we have and with the amount of munitions that we have dropped on Gaza."
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"Even up to this point, if we were trying to target Palestinian civilians, you'd have tens of thousands of people dead.  The reason why you don't is we don't want to do that.  But the media is very lazy about telling the story.  They want to paint Israel as some sort of Goliath, paint the Palestinians as David."
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"...  We're a proud sovereign country and we're going to defend ourselves just like any other sovereign country would."
      Might Biden be turning America into Israel’s foe?  (INN 05/14/2021)
      An open letter to Israeli Arabs  (INN 05/14/2021)
      Et tu, Ahmad — The illusion of Arab loyalty  (INN 05/14/2021)
      Moral Clarity Versus Moral Depravity in Israel, Gaza  (JWR 05/14/2021)
      Co-existence 2.0, what was will no longer be  (INN 05/13/2021)
      The myth of disproportionate Israeli response  (INN 05/13/2021)
      The rockets to Gush Dan will change Israel for years to come  (INN 05/13/2021)
      How Israel can reclaim the agenda and defeat Hamas  (INN 05/13/2021)
      Signs of the times  (JWR 05/13/2021)
      Michael Goodwin: Israel faces war on two fronts – from Hamas and the Biden White House  (Fox 05/12/2021)
      Origin of Covid — Following the Clues  (Nicholas Wade, 5/2/21)
      Uberpolitical correctness is intellectual terror  (INN 05/05/2021)
      Justice, justice shall you pursue: The crisis for American and French justice  (INN 05/04/2021)
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"...  critical race theory questions the very foundations of the liberal order, including equality theory, legal reasoning, Enlightenment rationalism, and neutral principles of constitutional law."
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... "an equity-based form of government would mean the end not only of private property but also of individual rights, equality under the law, federalism, and freedom of speech.  These would be replaced by race-based redistribution of wealth, group-based rights, active discrimination, and omnipotent bureaucratic authority.  Historically, the accusation of "anti-Americanism" has been overused.  But in this case, it's not a matter of interpretation: critical race theory prescribes a revolutionary program that would overturn the principles of the Declaration and destroy the remaining structure of the Constitution."
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France has a history of antisemitic acts by Muslim immigrants.  However, authorities for years hesitated to acknowledge that certain murders of Jews were based on antisemitism.  Then in 2017 came the murder of 65 year old Sarah Halimi a widow and mother of three who was a retired family doctor and school teacher, the only Jew in the apartment building in Paris where she resided.
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Her killer was a 28 year old neighbour, Kobili Traore, originally from Mali, a drug dealer and addict, with some 20 prior convictions, one son of a father with four wives, and he apparently knew Halimi.  One day after smoking marijuana, he broke into a neighbouring apartment, then entered her apartment by way of the adjoining balconies and beat her to death, while shouting Alahu Akbar (G-d is Great), calling her a "Shaytan" (or demon) and then throwing her out of the third floor window, followed by reciting Muslim prayers.
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The story of the perversion of justice here is well-known.  The accused pleaded that he was too high on drugs to be legally responsible for his murderous act.  This preposterous excuse was enough to acquit him in three separate courtt proceedings to determine whether he was legally responsible to stand trial or he lacked the requisite intent due to marijuana use at the time.
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"We live in a country, France, where a man who throws his dog from his fourth floor is sentenced to a year in prison, whereas if he murders an old Jewish woman, he may face no consequences whatsoever..."
      Orwell's 1984 has come to life in 2021  (INN 05/02/2021)
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"...  A simple accusation of racism, sexism, homophobia, anti-Muslim prejudice or an inability to support Black Lives Matter or the #MeToo movement is enough to wipe out an innocent person".
      The first 100 days of Biden  (INN 05/02/2021)
      Marxism: 100 Years of Deception — and Counting  (JWR 04/22/2021)
      Whites Aren't Hated for Slavery but for Making America and the West  (JWR 04/20/2021)
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The question for the America-hater, just as for the Jew-hater, has been: How do we destroy them?
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What has always rendered anti-Semitism unique among ethnic and religious hatreds was its goal of extermination.  No other ethnic bigotry is exterminationist.
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Regarding America, the left does not seek to exterminate Americans; the idea is ludicrous, since most of those on the left who loathe America are themselves American.
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What the left does very much seek is to destroy America as we have known it — the capitalist and Judeo-Christian enclave of personal freedom.
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The Jews created something world-changing by introducing into the world the Hebrew Bible, a universal and judging G od, the Ten Commandments, the rejection of the heart as the guide to behavior, the emphasis on justice (not "social justice") and the doctrine of Jewish Chosenness.  They were forever hated for this.
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So, too, is America hated for placing the Bible at the center of its value system, its belief in being a "Second" Chosen People, its freedoms and its capitalism.
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America is not hated for its slavery.  If it were, given the ubiquity of slavery throughout world history, every country and ethnic group on earth would be hated.  America is hated for its values and its success.
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The fact is that, just as did the ancient Jews, the Americans made something unique: the American experiment in freedom.  And it succeeded beyond even its founders' dreams.
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With all its faults, America did become a shining "city on a hill" — the famous phrase first articulated in 1630 by John Winthrop echoing Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount and repeated throughout American history.
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And who created this unique place of liberty, opportunity and unequalled, widespread affluence?  More than any other group, it was the WASP, the White Anglo-Saxon Protestant.
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I say this as neither Anglo-Saxon nor Protestant.  Catholics, Jews, nonbelievers and members of every faith, ethnicity and race (blacks, in particular) made contributions; but it was the WASP, more than any other group, who made America.
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And for that reason, America-hatred is WASP-hatred and, more broadly, white-hatred.
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The idea that whites' unique achievements — in making America, in music, art, literature and the sciences — means that white people are intrinsically superior is absurd.
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Hitler was also white, as was Joseph Stalin, as are most American mass-murderers.  Those facts are no more a commentary on whites than Johann Sebastian Bach or Leonardo da Vinci being white is a commentary on whites.
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Whites made the country and the greatest civilization — not because they were white, but because of the values they held.  Hatred of the white is ultimately hatred of those values.
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Given what the WASP has achieved in the West and in America, it takes extraordinary levels of dishonesty and ingratitude to be anti-white.  But neither truth nor gratitude is a left-wing value.
      How to start a war  (JWR 04/16/2021)
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Wars often arise from uncertainty.  When strong countries appear weak, truly weaker ones take risks they otherwise would not.
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Every new American president is tested to determine whether the United States can still protect friends such as Europe, Japan, South Korea and Israel.
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And will the new commander in chief deter U.S.  enemies Iran and North Korea and keep China and Russia from absorbing their neighbors?
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Soon after Donald Trump left office, Vladimir Putin began massing troops on the Ukrainian border and threatening to attack.
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Putin earlier had concluded that Trump was dangerously unpredictable, and perhaps best not provoked.  After all, the Trump administration took out Russian mercenaries in Syria.  It beefed up defense spending and upped sanctions.
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The Trump administration flooded the world with cheap oil to Russia's chagrin.  It pulled out from asymmetrical missile treaties with Russia.  It sold sophisticated arms to the Ukrainians.
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The Russians concluded that Trump might do anything, and so waited for another president before again testing America.
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In contrast, Biden often talks provocatively a" while carrying a twig.  He has gratuitously called Putin "a killer." And he warned that the Russian dictator "will pay a price" for supposedly interfering in the 2020 election.
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Unfortunately, Biden's bombast follows four years of a Russian-collusion hoax, fueled by a concocted dossier paid for by the Democratic National Committee and the campaign of 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
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Biden and others claimed Trump was, in the words of Barack Obama's former director of national intelligence, James Clapper, a "Russian asset."
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If Biden is seeking to provoke a nation with more than 6,000 deliverable nuclear weapons, he is certainly not backing up his rhetoric with force.
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Biden may well decrease the Pentagon budget.  He also seems to have forgotten that Trump was impeached for supposedly imperiling Ukraine, when in fact he sold Ukraine weapons.
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While Biden was talking loudly to Putin, his administration was being serially humiliated by China.  Chinese diplomats dressed down their American counterparts in a recent meeting in Anchorage, Alaska.  They gleefully recycled domestic left-wing boilerplate that a racist America has no moral authority to criticize China.
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If Trump was unpredictably blunt, Biden is too often predictably confused.  And he appears frail, sending the message to autocracies that America's commander in chief is not fully in control.
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... as Russia puts troops on the Ukrainian border, China is flying into Taiwanese air space, testing its defenses and the degree to which the United States cares.
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For a half-century, American foreign policy sought to ensure that Russia was no closer to China than either was to the United States.  Now, the two dictatorships seem almost joined at the hip, as each probes U.S.  responses or lack thereof.  Not surprisingly, North Korea in late March resumed its firing of missiles over the Sea of Japan.
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In the Middle East, Biden inherited a relatively quiet landscape.  Arab nations, in historic fashion, were making peace with Israel.  Both sides were working to deter Iranian-funded terrorists.
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Under Trump, the United States left the Iran nuclear deal, which was a prescription for the certain Iranian acquisition of a nuclear weapon.  The theocracy in Tehran, the chief sponsor of terror in the world, was in its most fragile condition in its 40 years of existence.
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Now, U.S.  diplomats bizarrely express an interest in restoring cordial relations with Iran, rebooting the Iran deal and dropping sanctions against the regime.  If all that happens, Iran will likely get a bomb soon.
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More importantly, Iran may conclude that the United States has distanced itself from Israel and moderate Arab regimes.  One of two dangers will then arise.
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Either Iran will feel it can up its aggression, or its enemies will conclude they have no choice but to take out all Iranian nuclear facilities.
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Biden would do well to remember old American diplomatic adages about speaking softly while carrying a big stick, keeping China and Russia apart, being no better friend (or worse enemy) and letting sleeping dogs lie.
      How Eisenhower made sure the horrors would never be forgotten  (INN 04/08/2021)
      Steyn warns of China's aspirations for global dominance: They've reduced America to 'cheap, service...'  (Fox 04/07/2021)
      Holocaust truths left out of the history texts  (INN 04/07/2021)
      Tucker Carlson: Why the media, scientific community and WHO won't investigate COVID origins  (Fox 03/31/2021)
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A remarkable twist in a tragedy, still ongoing, with effects that have transformed this country forever: just days before authorities reported the first cases of the coronavirus in Wuhan, a top inspector at the World Health Organization sat for an interview that was broadcast on YouTube.
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He spoke about his research with the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which had been going on for more than 15 years.
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... discussed his nonprofit organization, which had received millions from the U.S.  government.  ... channeled a substantial percentage of that money to the lab in Wuhan, which he described as, "world-class lab of the highest standards."
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Some of that work, paid for by American taxpayers, went to something called "gain-of-function research." It involved manipulating viruses in a laboratory to make them more transmissible and more deadly.
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... the grant money that supported it, was necessary to create a vaccine to prevent the next global pandemic.  ... even explained how easy it is to manipulate a coronavirus.
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"Coronavirus is a pretty good... You can manipulate them in the lab pretty easily.  It's spike protein.  Spike protein drives a lot of what happens with the coronavirus, zoonotic risk.  So you can get the sequence, build the protein.  And we worked with Ralph Barrack at UNC to do this.  Insert into a backbone of another virus and then do some work in the lab."
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"You can manipulate them pretty easily" in a lab.  That recorded on December 9, 2019.  ... Wasn't there an advanced virology lab with a history of sloppy containment protocols, very close to where the first out outbreak occurred?  Well yes there was.
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But Peter Daszak didn't want to talk to about that.  So he and other bureaucrats at the World Health Organization came up with an alternative explanation for the pandemic.
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The virus, they told the world, had most likely emerged from an exotic mammal that form some reason was being sold in a seafood market in Wuhan.  That's what happened.
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The media bought that explanation.  Later we discovere NB: All updates to .SRC file only; any updates to .TXT will be lost!d that was not true.  There was never any evidence that COVID infections originated in a pangolin eaten for food.
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The locals in Wuhan laughed at that idea.  Peter Daszak didn't apologize.  He just kept deflecting attention from the lab.
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"The idea that this virus escaped from a lab is just pure baloney.  It's simply not true.  I've been working with that lab for 15 years.  They're some of the best scientists in the world."
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Last summer, he wrote an op-ed in The Guardian entitled, "Ignore the conspiracy theories: scientists know Covid-19 wasn't created in a lab."
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"[Gain-of-function] research has nothing to do with the origin of COVID unless you believe the conspiracy theories.  Why mix the two together if the virus came from bats, which is what all the evidence suggests?"
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Almost every media outlet in this country dutifully repeated Daszak's claims as fact.  "A wet market Wuhan, China, is catching the blame as the probable source of the current coronavirus outbreak that's sweeping the globe."
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That was fast.  It was a few days into the pandemic, and it wasn't clear that NPR had sent anyone to the ground in Wuhan, but somehow they knew exactly where the virus came from half a world away in central China.
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National Geographic, famous for its expeditions, also determined, somehow, that the issue was settled.  "Wet markets launched the coronavirus," they wrote.  "Here's what you need to know."
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So, the investigative reporters were satisfied with no investigation.  But some people still had questions.
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One of them was Alina Chan, who's a molecular biologist at the Broad Institute at Harvard and MIT.  Chan noticed something odd about the coronavirus.
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Its genome hadn't changed much over time, even though it, the virus, had undergone trillions of replications.  That's strange.
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Normally, viruses that jump from animals to human have to adapt quickly to their human hosts.  That's what the last SARS virus did, in 2003.  Early-stage SARS viruses looked very different from SARS viruses later in the pandemic.
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But this coronavirus wasn't behaving that way.  In fact, it seemed like it was custom-built for human transmission.
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When Chan published a paper on her findings, Peter Daszak attacked her to any reporter who would listen.  He called Chan's conclusions "preposterous" and a "conspiracy theory." Most media organizations followed suit, and the story went away.
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That's, of course, exactly what happened to a Chinese virologist, Dr.  Li-Meng Yang, whom we spoke to on this show.  Yang was working in Wuhan in the early days of the pandemic, but the American media dismissed her as a, nut, a conspiracy theorist.  There's nothing to see here.  Go away, crazy Chinese lady.  And so she did.
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But going forward, it may be much more difficult to dismiss this story.  On Sunday, the former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Robert Redfield, told CNN that based on everything he knows, he too believes the coronavirus likely came from the lab in Wuhan.
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"I am of the point of view that I still think the most likely ideology of this pathogen in Wuhan was from a laboratory, escaped.  Other people don't believe that.  That's fine.  Science will eventually figure it out.  It's not unusual for respiratory pathogens that are being worked on in a laboratory to infect the laboratory worker."
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Redfield is a former Army officer who has spent his life studying virology.  That doesn't mean he's always right about everything, and in fact, he's often been wrong during this pandemic.  But it does mean that what he says is worth assessing carefully.
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That's supposed to be what journalists do for a living.  They look into claims that have some merit, not proven, but should be looked into.  Especially claims that have enormous implications for this country.
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There isn't conclusive evidence in either direction.  So why were these self-appointed TV doctors and talking heads instantly making it political and instantly claiming something they can't prove.
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Intelligence officials said that they will, "continue to rigorously examine emerging information and intelligence to determine whether the outbreak began through contact with infected animals or if it was the result of an accident at a laboratory in Wuhan."
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So, why are so many trying to dismiss these claims out of hand, as if they know?  Why are they trying to make the former CDC director be quiet?
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Part of the answer, of course: to protect China.  The World Health Organization is funded by China, and they're certainly working hard to do that.  This week, the WHO Released what it called a "report" on the origins of the coronavirus.
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There was only one researcher based in the United States who participated in the WHO's investigation into the origin of the virus.  Guess who it was?  Peter Daszak.  Surprise, surprise.
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Now guess what Daszak and his colleagues discovered in their "investigation"?  A lot of Chinese innocence.
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In the WHO's 120-page report on the origins of the coronavirus, only two pages were devoted to the possibility the virus may have come from a lab.
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"Although rare, laboratory accidents do happen, and different laboratories around the world are working with bat coronaviruses," the report admits.
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And yes, it says, "The Wuhan CDC laboratory moved on 2nd December 2019 to a new location near the [wet] market.  Such moves can be disruptive for the operations of any laboratory."
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But don't get the wrong idea, says the WHO.  It is "extremely unlikely" the virus came from a lab.  Why is it so unlikely, exactly?
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"There is no record of viruses closely related to [the coronavirus] in any laboratory before December 2019, or genomes that in combination could provide a SARS-CoV-2 genome." other words, we didn't find a paper trail because China didn't leave one.
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But, the WHO would like you to know, if anyone could keep deadly viruses from escaping into the rest of the world, it's the Wuhan Institute of Virology.  "The three laboratories in Wuhan working with either [coronavirus] diagnostics and/or [coronavirus] isolation and vaccine development all had high quality biosafety level facilities that were well-managed."
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Case closed.  By the way, this is contradicted by first-hand testimony of American diplomats who went into the lab and said "wow, this looks dangerous." But according to the WHO, China and the World Health Organization did nothing wrong, so stop asking questions.
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And yet it's interesting that people won't stop.  Some people are continuing to ask.  On Sunday, a former national security official told CBS that the WHO report has all the credibility of a North Korean evening news broadcast.
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"I wouldn't really call what's happened now an investigation.  It's essentially a highly-chaperoned, highly-curated study tour...Everybody around the world is imagining this is some kind of full investigation.  It's not.  This group of experts only saw what the Chinese government wanted them to see...It was agreed first that China would have veto power over who even got to be on the mission...WHO agreed to that...Imagine if we have asked the Soviet Union to do a co-investigation of Chernobyl.  It doesn't really make sense."
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So why are so many people in positions of authority, including the so-called scientific community, so adamant that there's nothing to see here?
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"For the substantial subset of virologists who perform gain-of-function research, avoiding restrictions on research funding, avoiding implementation of appropriate biosafety standards, and avoiding implementation of appropriate research oversight are powerful motivators."
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Another scientist, Antonio Regalado from MIT, was more direct about it.  If it's determined the virus came from a lab, Regalado said, it would, "shatter the scientific edifice, top to bottom."
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The scientific edifice is one thing everyone in Washington would like to see preserved.  It's what gave politicians the power they've abused for the past year — the power to change elections, to eliminate thousands of small businesses, to make certain industries much richer and more powerful and destroy others.
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... the Biden administration is not going to announce a new investigation into the origins of the coronavirus.  They're happy with the WHO report.  Instead, they're going to announce one of the largest tax hikes in this country's history.  Maybe the largest.
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It's projected to total between three and four trillion dollars.  Most of the cost will fall on the middle class.
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Meanwhile, China, whose recklessness and dishonesty knocked America from global preeminence and destroyed millions of lives in the process, doesn't have to pay a cent.  They're richer, and we're getting poorer.  Expect that trend to continue.
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Here's the interesting thing: no one's even suggesting reparations from China for COVID.  No one can even utter the word.  Reparations are for America to pay, always.
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See related Assurance (Chip Bok, 04/10/2020) cartoon from World picture album
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See related WHO (Gary Varvel, 04/09/2020) cartoon from World picture album
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See related Foreign Affairs (Antonio Branco, 05/16/2019) cartoon from World picture album
      Piers Morgan writes about Meghan Markle debacle, rails against cancel culture, 'woke brigade'  (Fox 03/28/2021)
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"I expected such disingenuous, self-serving wrecking-ball stuff from a social-climbing Hollywood actress like Ms Markle, but for Harry to publicly shred his family and the Monarchy like this, while Prince Philip was seriously ill in hospital, is so out of character for a man who once bravely served his Queen and country in war."
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He clarified that he simply found some of Meghan's claims — such as someone commenting on baby Archie's skin color and not being allowed to get help for depression — hard to believe.
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He added that Harry should have been able to get help for Meghan as he has spoken previously about quietly seeking mental health help for himself in the past.
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"Once you know someone's lying about some things, how can you believe anything else they're saying without hard evidence to support it?"
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He said after the interview his own White skin color was used as a "weapon" against him over the racism claims.
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"It appears that questioning Meghan's fork-tongued 'truth' is now a racist hate crime," he complained, noting that he's never said anything racist about her.
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Meghan has been treated no worse than other royal brides, he claimed, "but she's the first to claim negative press has been motivated by racism, and it's a very dangerous charge to make with so little to back it up."
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"Sadly, this is where we've now arrived in society: the truth can be whatever someone decides it is, so Meghan Markle must be believed because it's 'her truth'.  And if you don't believe her, you're a racist."
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Morgan said he was told he needed to apologize or he would have to leave the show and after quite a bit of reflection he decided not to apologize because he said the ability to disagree with someone who you don't believe is the "essence of freedom of speech."
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"And even if I did apologise, that wouldn't be the end of it.  The woke brigade would keep coming for me, demanding I apologise for everything else they find offensive – which of course, is absolutely everything."
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He said he called his ITV boss back to say he wouldn't apologize and they agreed he would leave the show.
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One of the first people to share their support with him, he wrote, was Sharon Osbourne.  "This took real guts, knowing it would enrage the ultra-woke crowd in Hollywood where she lives and works."
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Osbourne has paid a "heavy price" for publicly supporting him, he admitted, as she was forced to leave her show "The Talk."
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"I don't have any problem with ITV, my problem is with the increasingly insidious woke cancel culture that's now infesting all companies like ITV."
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"If allowed to continue unchecked, it will make it virtually impossible for anyone with an opinionated personality to survive in any workplace."
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A few days later, his book, "Wake Up," which slams cancel culture, shot up to be a number one bestseller...
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"I've never had so many members of the public come up to offer their support, toot their horns from cars, cabs, lorries and buses, or send me letters and gifts, It's been relentless, slightly insane, and very gratifying."
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He mentioned that even former President Trump, who Morgan was once friends with but later turned against, was supporting him against cancel culture.
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"She's just one of many whiny, privileged, hypocritical celebrities who now cynically exploit victimhood to suppress free speech, value their own version of the truth above the actual truth, and seek to cancel anyone that deviates from their woke world view or who dares to challenge the veracity of their inflammatory statements."
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"No, it's about a far bigger issue than one delusional Duchess, and that's everyone's right to be free to express our honestly held opinions, forcefully and passionately if we feel like it."
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"...  if our rights to free speech are denied, then democracy as we know it will die.  It's time to cancel the cancel culture before it kills our culture."
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See related When Harry Met Silly (Michael Ramirez, 01/14/2020) cartoon from World picture album
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See related Kissed a Prince! (Mike Shelton, 01/15/2020) cartoon from World picture album
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See related Gone with the Wind (Chip Bok, 06/12/2020) cartoon from USA picture album
      China continues to show its contempt for the US  (JWR 03/26/2021)
      Montaigne's Humanity: The great essayist warns us against intellectual pride — but also delights...  (JWR 03/22/2021)
      KT McFarland: US-China Cold War – it's real and Biden admin better start doing this  (Fox 03/22/2021)
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Chinese Communist Party leaders believe the tides of history have turned ... that China is a rising power and the U.S.  a declining power ... that centralized authoritarian governments are superior to dysfunctional democracies ... that iron-fisted state-run capitalism is more efficient than chaotic free market capitalism.
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In short, the Chinese believe they are already, or soon will be, the strongest nation in the world.  Any concessions on major issues will come from others, not from China.
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In a way the Chinese have done us a favor – they have put the new Cold War out in the open for all to see.  But that is the last favor they will ever give us.
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Today China speaks openly abouts its intentions – the 21st century belongs to them and they plan to replace the United States as the dominant world power economically, technologically, militarily, politically and diplomatically and then rewrite the international rules of order to suit their own interests, and at our expense.
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There is no amount of cajoling, negotiating, flattery or scolding that can divert them from their course.
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The liberal world order that has served us so well for the last 70 years is fading and will soon be replaced by a world order "with Chinese characteristics" to quote their leaders.
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If we are to preserve the liberal world order, democracy and free markets for the 21st century, the U.S.  needs to come up with a new plan to deal with China.
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Just as we created a new world order to deal with the Soviet Union and communism after World War II, we must now do the same for dealing with China.
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At the end of World War II, the world had two superpowers – the United States and the Soviet Union.
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The U.S.  reached out to the nations devastated by the ravages of war and through the Marshall Plan helped rebuild their economies and societies.
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We did the same with our national security needs, creating and underwriting a system of mutual defense alliances in Europe and Asia.
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It worked brilliantly.  Today those nations are strong economically and politically, they're democracies and they all count themselves as U.S.  allies, albeit friendly economic competitors.
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Decades later we used that same template to help China modernize, believing that China would over time also open its economy and society.  However, China had no intention of following our plan.
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Their Made in China 2025 plan to master the critical technologies of the future, their One Belt One Road plan to create a EurAsian trade route, their 5G plan to build the internet infrastructure of the future, and China's increased aggressiveness aboard show just how they plan to remake the world.
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President Trump saw this early on and focused on China as America's most serious strategic threat.
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When the pandemic hit, the Trump administration took steps to protect America's critical supply chains by bringing production back to the homeland and to our allies.
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Had he served a second term, Trump planned to take further steps to free America and our allies from dependency on Chinese manufacture.
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Hopefully the Biden administration will continue and expand these efforts.  Even so, it's becoming increasingly obvious that these efforts alone will be insufficient to protect American people and prosperity in years ahead.
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... if they can band together with Japan, Australia and India to stand up to China and are willing, and able, to work together to deal with China's inevitable pushback, they just might preserve the international world order from Chinese domination.
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Like the Soviet Union after World War II, China believes it is destined to rule the world.  The United States created the liberal world order of free trade, rule of law and international organizations.
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China's "wolf warrior diplomacy" is already loose in Asia and the world.  They use their trade, military and cyber dominance to punish any country that dares stand up to them.  Their plan is to pick us off, one at a time, until only the U.S.  remains, isolated and alone.
      Meghan Markle and the Jewish question  (INN 03/12/2021)
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Everywhere, conservatives are being silenced by liberals intoxicated with their own cultural power.
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Universities and high schools have morphed from crucibles of knowledge and reason into propaganda platoons indoctrinating and intimidating students into endorsing androgyny, apocalyptic climate change and hatred of capitalism, white people and the West.
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And, of course, bigotry against Jews and Israel is rampant.
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The cultural crisis was illuminated last week by the mutually exploitative encounter between Oprah Winfrey and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
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Many people (including U.S.  President Joe Biden) hailed what they saw as the bravery of the Duchess, the former Meghan Markle, in talking about her mental-health issues.
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They thus appeared to see nothing wrong with her trashing her in-laws and smearing the entire British Royal Family as racist, heartless and cruel.
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This reaction was morally bankrupt.  If Meghan and Prince Harry are psychologically frail, that deserves sympathy.
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But that doesn't excuse Meghan blaming this on an allegedly racist Royal Family (other than the Queen, whom she exempted), media and British public.
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This vague and contradictory series of smears was backed up by no evidence at all.  What kind of daughter-in-law behaves like this towards her husband's family?
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What kind of a son behaves like Prince Harry in making bitter accusations about his father in public?
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The pair were also hypocritical in revealing the ostensible content of private conversations and making themselves the biggest story in the world, while ferociously asserting their own right to privacy.
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Yet this has been lapped up uncritically by millions.  Without any knowledge of the truth or otherwise of these claims, and without knowing anything about the royals other than what they've read in the media or from watching the often viciously fictionalized soap opera, "The Crown," they now "know" as an unchallengeable fact that Meghan and Prince Harry have been victimized by the heartless racists of the Royal Family.
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It appears that, if someone who is deemed to belong to an "intersectional" racial minority claims to be the victim of racism or to have been driven by white society to mental illness, then this must be accepted as true without even hearing the other side of the story.  Indeed, there can be no other side.
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Instead, it's those who point out that the behavior by Meghan and Prince Harry was contemptible who find their positions in jeopardy.
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This has become a terrifying looking-glass world where morality has been turned back to front.  It's where in the minds of millions — particularly, the young — venality, disloyalty and spite register as evidence of moral worth.
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This reversal of truth and falsehoods, justice and injustice, victim and victimizer has been accelerating over several decades.
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Years ago, I realized that the onslaught against the Jewish world is deeply intertwined with the onslaught against the West.  The key is Jewish values.
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Although Christianity embedded those values in Western culture, it is the Mosaic codes themselves that are in the cross-hairs of those who are intent upon destroying justice, truth and sexual continence and unraveling biological identity.
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One of the most fundamental of those biblical values — so egregiously absent from the behavior of the Sussexes — is the concept of moral responsibility.
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This is the duty to restrain our own wants and desires in the interests of others.  This code of obligation and self-control is vital for a co-operative, generously minded and mutually respectful society.  Without it, society fragments instead into hostile groups fighting for power over each other.
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That's precisely what's happened in the West as the result of decades of assault by cultural revolutionaries.  Promoting their Marxist view of the world, these have sought to replace national identity by competing factional power blocs.
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Biblical morality has been junked in favor of universalizing ideologies such as moral and cultural relativism.  These have replaced the notion of objective truth with subjective opinion.
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"What is right or true" has become "what is right or true for me" — echoed in Oprah's grating reference to Meghan's claims as "your truth."
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If there's no objective truth, there can also be no such thing as a lie.  That's one reason why even verifiable factual evidence doesn't dent the blind certainty of the Israel-haters.
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All this and more has given rise to the malign madness of the culture wars.  What's less recognized, however, is the ultimate cause — the loss of belief in religion, the fundamental source of the West's most precious values of morality and rationality.
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Moral relativism denies the Mosaic moral codes.  Egalitarianism denies the differentiation and distinctiveness that underpin the very idea of right versus wrong.
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Environmentalism, which denies the superiority of humankind over the natural world, devalues humanity in favor of the planet.
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Materialism, or the belief that everything in the universe has a material explanation, denies the existence of God.
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Transnationalism dismisses the importance of the individual nation with its particular culture and laws, which is the very essence of Judaism.
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After the fall of communism, conservatives thought their anti-Western fox had been shot.  They turned instead to defending liberty against the state at home.
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But liberty shouldn't be an end in itself.  It should be the means to a more important end: how to live a civilized life and help create a civilized society.
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The failure of conservatives to understand this, coupled with their tendency to view the world through the prism of economics, meant they were largely blind to the urgent need to defend the West's core values of individual and collective moral responsibility.
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The challenge for Jewish conservatives is to find the language to reclaim and communicate Jewish values to both the Jewish and non-Jewish world, and to use these values to drive the defense of the Western nation and its culture against the forces that seek to obliterate it through the moral chaos we now see all around us.
      Sen.  Rick Scott: Rethink China relationship – here's how to advance US and global interests...  (Fox 03/12/2021)
      Royal Posturing  (JWR 03/11/2021)
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These two healthy, handsome and incredibly wealthy people, who enjoy a lavish lifestyle unknown to all but a tiny fraction of a percentage of the population of the entire world, came across as ungrateful, shallow and shockingly self-absorbed.
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Using an internationally broadcast interview to air personal grievances, hurts and slights — real or perceived — is indescribably shabby.
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Instead of resolving their differences privately with those they claim to love and respect, Harry and Meghan took to the airwaves to clobber them from thousands of miles away, thus putting them on trial — and on the defense — in front of hundreds of millions of people.
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Harry and Meghan keep saying that they left the royal family because they want their privacy and a "normal life." But they're asking the world to feel sorry for them from their $14 million home in Santa Barbara as they ink multimillion-dollar production deals, rub shoulders with the global glitterati and give breathlessly hyped interviews — in the middle of a global pandemic, no less.  What oppression!
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Meghan acts as if her racial background was a sticking point for the British royal family, and as if her difficulties adjusting to her new role were at the center of the British universe.
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What is truly scandalous is not the petulant litany of slights Harry and Meghan recounted for Oprah but the fact that they seem engaged in an effort to destroy the British monarchy — an institution that has endured for over a thousand years — using racism and hurt feelings as their weapons of choice.
      The Western cultural Stockholm Syndrome  (INN 03/11/2021)
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I am saddened when I contemplate the extent to which our traditional free society has succumbed to:
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1.  an excessive tolerance of evil (which, in a book by the same name, I term "tolerism");
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2.  a masochistic self-hatred, leading to threats to our fundamental liberties; and
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3.  ultimately a submission or surrender to what I call the Leftist-Islamist-Globalist alliance.
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We make compromises in our freedoms to accommodate fascist collusion among leftist Democrats, big Tech censorship, our education and university systems, and media that blatantly ignores stories that challenge their bias.
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We accept, even welcome, a totalitarian Islamist theocracy.
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We tolerate attempts from offshore to terrorize us, to make us submit to their values, instead of defending ours.
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We allow citizens of totalitarian states that regularly print anti-Semitic cartoons to dictate to us in our country not to print cartoons they find "offensive".
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Our tolerance and submission to Islamism has clearly paved the way for our tolerance and submission to Black Lives Matter, and the increasing number of violent domestic terrorists, who, despite media falsehoods, are predominantly on the left.
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We allow Big Tech censors to delete anything that offensive fascists say offends them.
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Our ideology of Tolerism combined with our ready adoption of the Stockholm Syndrome has laid down the path for large groups of our young people to respond to their alienation from a culture and economy that makes their prospects difficult by a great "transformation" or "re-set" .
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... "Stockholm Syndrome".  This psychological syndrome was first identified in the early ‘70s.
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It was in response to the odd reactions of 4 bank employees in Stockholm Sweden who were taken hostage for six days by two ex-convicts who threatened their lives, but at the same time showed them kindness at certain times.
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Surprisingly, the hostages strongly resisted the government's attempts to rescue them, showing loyalty to their kidnappers.
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Even several months' later, they did not blame their captors; on the contrary, two of the female hostages actually got engaged to two of the hostage-takers.
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Psychologists in their study of the syndrome, look for several operative conditions that can create the strange reactions:...
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The hostage must believe that the captor is willing to kill.
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The captor must mix in small kindnesses within the context of overall terror.
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The hostage must be convinced that escape is impossible.
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The hostage must have constant exposure to the captor's ideology, and isolation from any other perspectives.
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In these circumstances, psychologists posit that Stockholm Syndrome is a type of "survival" mechanism.
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It is interesting that we see the Stockholm Syndrome at work in tolerist countries like Sweden and America, but not so much in Israel, where citizens have a clearer understanding of who are friends and who are enemies.
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The victims of Stockholm Syndrome come to see the world from the perspective of the (hostage taker or) abuser, losing touch with their own perspective, which is unimportant or even counter-productive to their survival.
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Is American survival at stake with the movement to placate Blacks with all sorts of special benefits?
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Does the media see the world through the perspective of Black Lives Matter reverse discrimination leading to a type of worship and submission to Black criminals like George Floyd?
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"... We were forced to convert to Islam at gunpoint.  Don't get me wrong here.  I have the highest respect for Islam, and I learned a lot of good things about it, but it was something we felt we had to do because they had the guns, and we didn't know what the hell was going on."
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What is the effect of watching last summer the violently destruction by Antifa and BLM in many large cities, while the police and Democratic politicians stood down on the issue?
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How do people feel when leftists threaten to "defund" the police that protect their families and property, and immediately release criminals with no bail, so that the citizenry fears re-offenders?
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Are the BLM and Antifa the heirs of the tactics used by the Islamists confident that Americans will purge their fears by an up-dated form of Stockholm Syndrome, embracing the values of the domestic terrorists?
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And in an age where Omar and Tlaib and Warnock and Farrakhan make common cause with Islamist Israel-haters and where John Kerry holds private meetings with the Iranian enemy, and President Biden and his family take financial benefits from China, is the West reacting with abnormal psychology?
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We are starting to see in America less concern for leftist and Islamist violent protests than for something called "domestic terrorism" even though the members of "white nationalist" organizations are actually few, despite the undue emphasis on them given by Democrat-supporing media..
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Acts of terror, not just from foreigners but from domestic sources are far more prevalent from leftist groups and Islamists than from the "right wingers" that leftist Democrats seem to obsess about.
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What should be the agenda to deal with this cultural Stockholm Syndrome, which threatens to morally and literally disarm the West in the face of Islamist aggression and terrorism and anti-racist Racists who are the main proponents of domestic terrorism?
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We must start treating the problem, like the Israelis do (or ought to) as an existential threat.  Then, understanding that our very existence as free societies is at stake, will allow us to take the serious measures necessary to ascertain that we shall survive and that our liberties shall flourish.
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... we must understand that when we give in to Islamist intimidation not to publish a certain cartoon, the issue is not about the cartoon at all.  The issue is whether we can survive as a free society, in which we tolerate and encourage a free exchange of ideas.
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The second step is to disengage from the receipt of "small kindnesses" from terrorists and their state sponsors.  Do not allow terrorist-sponsoring countries to endow university chairs or programs.  Do not allow them to be treated with the dignity that we should reserve for our friends.
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The third step is to address the perceived inability to escape.  We, in the West, can escape terrorism, both Islamist and BLM domestic terrorism; but we had better get smarter about it.
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We must understand that Israel is the world leader in stopping terrorism...  The Israeli sense of patriotism and social resilience and cultural values are preconditions to stopping the cultural Stockholm Syndrome.
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If we "virtue-signal" with our tolerance for evil, that tolerance will soon become empathy and that empathy will soon become submission.
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Start understanding that we need anti-terrorist walls, both literal and figurative.  Let's ditch the "political correctness" and understand who we have to fear and who we do not have to fear.
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There is no "discrimination" or "prejudice" if we restrict immigration from a group where an undue portion of that group not only disdains our freedoms, but holds vile views about establishing a Muslim caliphate and how that will impact "infidels" or "dhimmis".
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The fourth step involves identifying organizations where the terrorist ideology runs rampant and dissenting opinions are minimized.
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Out of some misguided notion that we must always identify who is the underdog and then stick up for them, we allow ourselves to be manipulated by a rather sophisticated PR campaign that runs in tandem with the violence of any terrorist campaign.
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When big corporations ally themselves with Leftist thugs, we call that "fascism" .
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Note that major corporations like Microsoft, Apple and Amazon have donated to BLM, and leftist political and civil rights organizations.
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Books are now banned by Amazon for "incorrect" opinions, which equates to Nazi book burning.
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The American media obsessed about the police officer who knelt down on the neck of the drugged out George Floyd but have no interest in finding out the name of the police officer who shot the woman in the January 6th Capitol building riot?
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The more the media continues its complicity with the so-called "plight" of the Palestinians rather than calling for responsibility in educating their children for peace instead of educating their children to hate, then the more we in the west will be isolated from any other perspective than the terrorist ideology.
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Trump understood that, but the anti-Semites in the Biden administration do not.
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Such a syndrome has now passed from our Islamist terrorist enemies to our Black power BLM rioters who successfully used the death of a hardened career criminal and drug addict who fathered 5 children that he didn't support, to promote yet another cause of the cultural Stockholm Syndrome - one where whites must feel guilty for acts of their great-grandparents and Blacks can avoid personal responsibility for their actions.
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... if you disagree with the woke, cancel culture mob, you can lose your career, opportunities, friends and family.  This virtue-signalling mob has no understanding of what syndromes they are creating in political culture.
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Understanding what we are suffering from is the first step in seeking a treatment.  Hopefully this explanation of how our response to both international and domestic terrorism aids the deadly cultural Stockholm Syndrome is useful.
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Let us start treating the culture for the cancer that is attacking it, before it becomes terminal.
      A guide for TV interview watchers: Let me tell you about racism and entertainment  (INN 03/10/2021)
      Lee Cohen: After Meghan's Oprah interview — what Brits will do now with Queen, royal family  (Fox 03/09/2021)
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Actresses love drama and in this regard, Meghan Markle, her bewitched Prince Harry and now Oprah Winfrey have delivered magnificently.
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With its hefty $7million-plus price tag, Oprah Winfrey, and CBS awarded failed royals Harry and Meghan Markel — for now the Duke and Duchess of Sussex — a singularly ill-timed public relations bonanza to, ‘speak their truth.'
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Speak they did; whether their truth is the truth is much-questioned where it matters.
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With cringe-worthy public soul-bearing and tears, the couple, now safely out of granny's Kingdom, told us that they feel free to share how terrible things were — knowing that in all likelihood the Palace would not engage to refute.
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American celebrities and other Sussex supporters have rushed to the airwaves and the internet to express outrage and horror at the revelations following the bombshell interview.  Even the Biden White House inserted itself, praising Ms.Markle's "courage."
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It matters not.  At home and elsewhere in her realms, the Queen is beloved.  ... "The monarchy has lasted a thousand years and will clearly survive this."
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... Buckingham Palace issued a statement on behalf of the Queen.  Here it is in full:
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The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan.  The issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning.  While some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately.  Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved family members.
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Whether they are deliberately or unconsciously deluded, there is a gaping hypocrisy in almost everything the Sussexes do.  They don't want media attention, yet court it.
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They don't want the spotlight, but choose California, the center of showbiz, to make their home.  They want to save the planet but fly on private jets – including to conferences on the subject.
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After ditching the royal circle that exists for a public purpose, they attach themselves to Hollywood royalty that exists for personal aggrandizement and enrichment.
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Meghan's defenders are blind to the fact that her ambitions for self-promotion and the self-absorption of ‘not many people asked if I'm OK' sentiments, while common among tabloid celebrities, are unfathomable to royal public servants – and don't ring true to normal folk.
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"I think Harry & Meghan are about to feel the wrath of our nation.  Many Brits and our British press will want to defend and protect our Queen.  I think thousands will stand united behind our sovereign."
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The Brits anyway have an aversion to airing in public the kind of private emotional intimacy on which actresses and talk show hosts thrive.
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They also don't take kindly to having their joyous support thrown back in their faces by hugely privileged people throwing a public tantrum against – however much they tactically avoid direct criticism of her – a hugely popular monarch who commands overwhelming support.
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By accounts visible from afar, the interview so applauded in the U.S.  has outraged British audiences who just don't buy the narrative of victimhood, perceiving it as self-serving, disloyal, ignorant and insincere.
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Many wonder, rightfully, if the monarchy is so flawed, why do the Sussexes cling to the titles?  And if they want privacy, why don't they just shut up and keep their heads down?
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As we have seen with the struggle for independence from the European Union, the U.K.  is a proud nation not given to taking kindly to insults to their Queen, her family or a national institution with which they so identify.
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It rubs them the wrong way that Markle so quickly abandoned them and the highest level of society that had so obviously embraced her; and took so little interest that she didn't bother to learn her lines - the national anthem – for the role, or the details of her husband's position in the family she had joined.
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Alas, it seems the show must go on as they have an audience that will, at least for now, facilitate their lust for money and attention.
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From the Brits' point of view the biggest perceived benefit of this latest sorry episode is that it likely means the Sussexes are gone, like the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, to inglorious permanent exile.
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As for the British Monarchy, it has adapted and endured for more than a thousand years.  It is safe to assume that it will put the Sussex circus behind it.
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See related Kissed a Prince! (Mike Shelton, 01/15/2020) cartoon from World picture album
      Meghan, Prince Harry's bombshell Oprah interview reveals all you need to know about Markle  (Fox 03/08/2021)
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If you had any doubts that Meghan Markle is a manipulative piece of work, her bombshell Oprah interview Sunday night dumping on the British monarchy would set you straight.
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Prince Harry's American wife accused his family of hateful racism against her baby, claimed they refused to protect her and drove her to the point of suicide.
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She made the incendiary and implausible charge that when she was pregnant with Archie, the royal family decreed that her unborn son would be denied the title of "prince" because her mixed race meant he might have dark skin.
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You could make no more damaging charge about a monarchy which presides over a Commonwealth of nations made up of a majority of people of color.
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So this was the root of Megxit: Meghan convinced herself that the royal family was denying her son a title – and the security protection that came with it – because of his potentially dark skin.
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She didn't personally care about "all the grandeur" of a title, oh no, but was upset about "our son not being safe and the idea the first member of color in this family not being titled in the same way other grandchilden would be."
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Harry said he was hurt that no one in his family called out the press for the "colonial undertones of articles and headlines about Meghan."
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Meghan claimed she never read negative press coverage about herself yet was devastated by it and said the royal family refused to intervene to stop it.
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She then became suicidal "I just didn't want to be alive any more.  It was a really clear and real and frightening constant thought."
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She claimed life in the royal family was "almost unsurvivable" and she would be dead if they hadn't left England.
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Meghan also threw her sister-in -law Kate under the bus, saying that the future Queen had made her cry the week before her wedding, and yet the palace allowed the media to say it was she who had made Kate cry.
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This is just psychotic.  Get over it.  Even if what she says is true, she got her apology note and her flowers.  Move on.
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She appears jealous of Kate and her position above her in the royal pecking order but has persuaded Harry that it was Kate's jealousy which fractured the relationship.
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Meghan ensnared Harry by acting out the worst nightmare of his childhood, when his beloved mother was killed with her lover in a car crash in Paris when Harry was 12.
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He was powerless to save his mother then, but he is determined to save Meghan from what she led him to believe was "history repeating itself."
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Asked how Buckingham Palace would react to "hearing you speak your truth today?" Meghan is smugly triumphant.
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"I don't know how they could expect that after all of this time we would still just be silent if there was an active role that ‘the Firm' is playing in perpetuating falsehoods about us."
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You only have to remember how cruelly she treated her own father and sister after she met Harry to understand how pitiless she is.
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Now she is intent on inflicting the same cruelty, or worse, on her husband's family.
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See related When Harry Met Silly (Michael Ramirez, 01/14/2020) cartoon from World picture album
      Conservatism is not a dirty word  (INN 03/03/2021)
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When most people think of political, economic, or social conservatives, they either conjure up images of balding men with bow ties, or hooligans ransacking the United States Capitol building.
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Like all propaganda, these notions depend on the fallacy of hasty generalization and out-group hate.
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A key difference between Conservatism and neo-Marxism rests with the frequency of change, and the tools for effecting change.
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Differences in this one parameter create two opposing worldviews and determine whether we retain whatever fleeting freedom, privacy, and civil liberties we have left.
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At one end of the spectrum, resisting necessary change leads to ossification and obsolescence.
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Conservative thinkers do not object to technological or business changes that organically arise from market conditions.
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Nor do conservative thinkers try to violently reverse gradual social trends.  They know that is part and parcel of capitalism and the march of history.
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On the other end of the spectrum, drastic changes, coming in rapid succession, mandated by powerful central governments or mega-corporations allied to politicians via crony capitalism, are an anathema to social and political conservatives.
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For decades, Western democracies have grown their bureaucracies to gargantuan size.  Besides the incompetence, economic harm and devastating burden on taxpayers, this behemoth has created a plethora of obscure regulations and "crimes".  Thus, what is legal one day is, unbeknownst to most people, illegal the next.
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Throughout history, tyrants used sudden and frequent upsets in the rules of the game to keep their citizens off guard, terrorized, and silenced.
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... the emperor Caligula changed the law often and posted these changes in small print on high columns to ensnare the citizenry into violating the law so the state could confiscate their property.
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During the Jacobin Reign of Terror of the French Revolution, competing factions used constant change and brutal violence to subjugate their enemies, real or imagined.
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The Committee of Public Safety, created in 1793, was an early example of Orwellian doublespeak.  By using a benign name, this wicked group masked its murderous rampages.
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It enacted the Law of Suspects which persecuted those who "by their conduct, relations, words or writings showed themselves to be supporters of tyranny and federalism and enemies of freedom."
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This committee set up a Revolutionary Tribunal which condemned thousands to death by guillotine or mob violence without the due process of a fair trial.
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72% of its victims were workers and peasants accused of hoarding, draft evasion, desertion or rebellion.  The French Revolution was to champion such people, not oppress them.
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Under this Reign of Terror, the ground was forever shifting under the citizens' feet.  One day you were in public favor, the next, the Tribunals executed you before a riotous mob.
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Stalin also used frequent change as a tactic during his great purge.  One minute you were a loyal Communist, part of the 1917 Revolution, and the next minute you were part of the "fifth column" and an enemy of Stalin and the state.
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The infamous Moscow trials were kangaroo courts used to eradicate Stalin's political rivals and critics.  ... We are talking about high ranking Communists who "confessed" to treason under torture.
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Of course, Stalin's purge did not end there.  These things never do.  The purge extended to intellectuals, ethnic minorities, writers and land-owning peasants.  No one could escape it.
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At its worst, a vindictive neighbor could send you to the Gulag on a trumped up charge, as a pretense to steal your apartment, which were in short supply under the Communist controlled economy.
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Stalin's expanding purge depended on rapid changes in the definitions of who was a traitor.  Like the French Revolution, the primary victims of Stalin's radical changes were those that the Communist Revolution was supposed to rescue from poverty and Czarist oppression.
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In George Orwell's dystopian novel, 1984, sudden changes were unexplained and irrational.  One day Oceania was at war with Eurasia, the next day it was at war with Eastasia.
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A society that forces you to lie in public is a tyranny.  It may dress itself in pretty names like "political correctness" or "safe spaces", or even "protecting democracy", but that does not sanitize the stench of subjugation.
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Neo Marxists bank on public amnesia and history rewrites to mask their totalitarian caprice.  Conservatives study history to seek patterns and try to head off wanton power grabs while there is still time.
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Not all radical lurches and changes come from government overreach.  Frequent, disruptive social changes by monopolistic, multi-national private corporations or organizations can be just as devastating as government caprice.
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When traditional heroes such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Christopher Columbus suddenly are "evil men", despotism is afoot.
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When public shaming and boycotts force food items, sports teams, and high schools to change their brands and names in a sudden slew, your society is marching towards a reign of terror.
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When you post black squares on social media because you fear losing your job, you have arrived at the gates of repression.
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Conservatism advocates gradual, measured change, with strict adherence to the rules of due process.  The desired changes can be painfully slow, but the alternative is a rapid descent into hell.  Moderate change requires a virtuous, patient, educated, citizenry and a civil society.
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Conservatives are not the bad guys here.  They are the unwelcome bearers of a cure no one has patience for.  This puts them in the dock of censure and cancellation.
      Dark side of a yellow sun  (INN 03/01/2021)
      The insanity of political naivete  (INN 03/01/2021)
      Where is a Black Lives Matter when it comes to enslaved African girls?  (INN 03/01/2021)
      An Open Letter to Peter Beinart  (INN 02/24/2021)
      The Denial of Evil: The Case of Communism  (JWR 02/23/2021)
      The perils of non-violent Islamism  (INN 02/22/2021)
      Fred Fleitz: Iran nuclear deal – Biden rushing ahead for these 3 troubling reasons  (Fox 02/21/2021)
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Last week, the Biden administration made a major step toward rejoining the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran when it announced it was willing to begin talks with the Islamic republic without preconditions and accepted an invitation by European states to broker an initial meeting.
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The administration also dropped several sanctions placed on Iran by the Trump administration, including travel restrictions on Iranian officials.
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The timing of the Biden administration's announcement was curious in light of a surge in threatening and belligerent actions by Iran...  Iran also recently accelerated its nuclear weapons program by producing uranium metal and increasing uranium enrichment.
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It also is strange that a new president would plan to make such a huge policy change so early in his administration before conducting a full policy review. 
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Typically, new presidential administrations contemplating significant changes in foreign policy will spend several months consulting with allies and reviewing applicable intelligence as part of a policy review to generate policy options for the president.
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For example, the Trump administration did a 90-day review of the JCPOA from April to July 2017.
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President Trump delayed withdrawing from the nuclear agreement to give U.S.  diplomats an opportunity to work with European leaders and members of Congress to find ways to fix the JCPOA's flaws or negotiate a better follow-on agreement.  When these efforts failed, Trump pulled out of the JCPOA on May 8, 2018.
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By contrast, without conducting any internal review and with only a few brief discussions with foreign officials, Biden officials are planning to transform U.S.  Middle East policy and U.S.  policy toward Iran even though President Biden has not been in office for a full month.
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As of today, Biden has only spoken to one Middle East head of state – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Making this more worrisome, Iran is far more dangerous to the region and the world than when Biden was vice president.
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Despite the huge concessions the U.S.  made to negotiate the JCPOA – including billions of dollars in sanctions relief – Iran's belligerent behavior significantly worsened after the nuclear deal was reached.  Iran's support of terrorism and meddling in regional disputes grew worse.
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And over the last two years, Iran has used ballistic missiles and drones to attack U.S.  bases in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, including an oil facility.
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There also is conclusive evidence of massive Iranian cheating on the nuclear deal to continue its covert nuclear weapons program.
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So why is Joe Biden in such a hurry to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal?
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A significant reason appears to be Biden's obsession to quickly reverse everything Donald Trump did as president.
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This has been evident in the dozens of executive orders Biden has signed since his first day in office.
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The new president is probably especially committed to rejoining the JCPOA as soon as possible because Trump made a big deal of trashing this agreement, which most Democrats regard as President Barack Obama's legacy foreign policy achievement.
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For Biden and his aides, returning to the Iran nuclear deal is payback – and personal.
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The second reason for the haste probably is because Biden's aides, many of whom worked on the JCPOA during the Obama administration, think they know all they need to know about the JCPOA and therefore don't believe a policy review is necessary.
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Such know-it-all arrogance was common in the Obama administration and is the reason Obama usually didn't meet with his daily intelligence briefers.
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This attitude hurt Obama's foreign policymaking, especially on the threat from ISIS, and could hurt the Biden administration because, despite their experience working on the Iran nuclear issue, they would learn a lot by going through intelligence on this issue from the past four years and carefully consulting with foreign leaders and U.S.  government experts.
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Biden officials will find after speaking with Middle East leaders that most supported Trump's Iran policy and strongly oppose the U.S.  rejoining the JCPOA.
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And finally, Biden may be moving so fast on opening nuclear talks with Iran due in response to the recent surge in Iranian provocations and threats.
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This would be very disturbing if true since it would mean Biden is giving into Iranian blackmail and would telegraph to Tehran that it can manipulate Biden policymaking by committing acts of violence.
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Sound and competent foreign policymaking can't be rushed.  There should be careful deliberations and reviews of intelligence to ensure the president makes decisions based on the best possible and most objective information.
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Rushing into a decision to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal because of hatred of Trump, a know-it-all attitude by Biden aides or Iranian threats is certain to result in a bad outcome that will endanger U.S.  and global security as well as America's global credibility.
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See related Anybody Home? (Mike Shelton, 02/03/2021) cartoon from Government picture album
      I am afraid that France has fallen  (INN 02/21/2021)
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I am worried about France, because it is the cradle of European culture.
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But it is the country that no longer knows how to defend that culture.
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I am worreied about France because its failures in integration and its short-sightedness have created a black hole of Islamic fascism and fanaticism in its bosom, entire areas lost to the state and to the law, and this poses a threat to all of Europe.
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France did not have the courage to act even after the 100 deaths of the Bataclan.
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I am worried about France because, in the face of this massive assault on our freedoms and our culture, an army of "useful idiots" has formed there to side with the enemies of civilization, anti-racists, indigenists, anti-colonialists...
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I am worried about France, because in the face of this war that has been declared to it, I do not see courage, the will to prevail and moral fiber, but the fiber of an exhausted world.  Ours.
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      Inside Wikipedia's leftist bias: socialism pages whitewashed, communist atrocities buried  (Fox 02/18/2021)
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... critics – including Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger – tell Fox News that many Wikipedia pages have become merely left-wing advocacy essays.
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"The days of Wikipedia's robust commitment to neutrality are long gone," co-founder Larry Sanger said.
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"Wikipedia's ideological and religious bias is real and troubling, particularly in a resource that continues to be treated by many as an unbiased reference work."
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The two main pages for "Socialism" and "Communism" span a massive 28,000 words, and yet they contain no discussion of the genocides committed by socialist and communist regimes, in which tens of millions of people were murdered and starved.
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"The omission of large-scale mass murder, slave labor, and man-made famines is negligent and deeply misleading."
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The pages include plenty of history ... and are not confined to just philosophical claims.  But the history focuses on flattering claims.
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Wikipedia's Socialism page announces: "The Soviet era saw some of the most significant technological achievements of the 20th century."
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It ignores a man-made famine in which Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin commandeered the food from regions like Ukraine and Kazakhstan, leaving millions to starve to death even as the Soviet Union exported grain to foreign countries.
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Asked for comment, a Wikimedia Foundation spokesperson sent a statement noting that "Wikipedia is a living, breathing project, and is always evolving just as our shared understanding of a topic does."
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The Wikipedia socialism page also mentions China's Communist history, but only begins its description in 1976, after Mao Zedong's reign of terror had already killed tens of millions.
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"After Mao Zedong's death in 1976...  China's economic performance pulled an estimated 150 million peasants out of poverty," the encyclopedia says.
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The article fails to mention Mao's prior communist programs such as his "Great Leap Forward" , in which private farming was abolished, leading to mass famine that killed tens of millions.
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It also neglects to mention Mao's "Cultural Revolution", in which ... "Millions of young radicals who formed the paramilitary Red Guards shut down schools, destroyed religious and cultural relics and killed intellectuals and party elites believed to be anti-revolutionaries."
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Wikipedia does maintain less central sub-pages that contain facts such as those, as well as a page titled "Mass killings under communist regimes."
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But it gets no discussion on the main pages; merely a stray link at the very end under a "see also" heading.
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Chinese-American immigrant Lily Tang Williams, who lived through Mao's cultural revolution, says she's outraged by Wikipedia's focus.  "Who writes this stuff?  Trying to whitewash crimes against humanity?"
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"What about students, who now will not know the real history of what happened?  Or even teachers who won't know?"
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"I went through the entire 10 years of Mao's Cultural Revolution, as child.  I witnessed it, Of course I was extremely brainwashed — we just did not know any truths at all, it was like living on a concentration camp.  6:30am every morning a loudspeaker comes on and tells you about the news and chants ‘long live chairman Mao.' The memory of my childhood... we were hungry all the time.  It was constant chaos."
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The two main Socialism and Capitalism pages also fail to note any of the atrocities committed by other socialist and communist regimes, from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, Cambodia, or North Korea, among others.
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Wikipedia bills itself as the "the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit." But experienced Wikipedians say new users will find they cannot simply fix things.
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... "bias on Wikipedia somewhat reflects the bias in academia and journalism.  It's easier to find an open Marxist rather than a center-right conservative."
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Administrators are a select group of people who make final calls about what goes on pages.  One has a photo of Soviet dictator Vladimir Lenin on their profile paired with a Lenin quote about how even "The most democratic bourgeois republics" are "organs of class oppression."
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... the political pages have largely been taken over by editors with a political axe to grind.
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"If you're the only one who's not a Marxist on a page, you're going to lose, It can quickly be disheartening."
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In 2020, for example, longtime Wikipedia volunteer "Narssarssuaq" added a mention to the communism page about the atrocities committed, sourced to a Harvard University Press publication, but the edit was quickly erased by other editors.
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"Communism didn't kill these people; Stalin did, I've always been bothered by the concept that famines are caused by communism."
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The user, "Narssarssuaq" later quit Wikipedia (not necessarily over the communism page).  "Right now my conscience does not allow me to contribute to this project, not even with attempts to provide balance to biased articles," he wrote in a goodbye message.  "The era of Wikipedia... is over," he said.
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... the only hope for Wikipedia achieving more balance is if many more non-leftist editors join Wikipedia.  But it can feel like a futile effort, as new editors find themselves outnumbered on political pages, with edits for balance deleted.
      Has the Global Village become a Global Death Trap?  (INN 02/18/2021)
      Biden administration expresses 'deep concerns' about WHO's China probe  (Fox 02/13/2021)
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"We have deep concerns about the way in which the early findings of the COVID-19 investigation were communicated and questions about the process used to reach them."
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"It is imperative that this report be independent, with expert findings free from intervention or alteration by the Chinese government."
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The team left this week after saying that it was "extremely unlikely" that the virus emerged from a lab in Wuhan — and said it was pretty much not worth "further studies."
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See related Assurance (Chip Bok, 04/10/2020) cartoon from World picture album
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See related WHO (Gary Varvel, 04/09/2020) cartoon from World picture album
      Biden’s drive to war in the Middle East  (INN 02/07/2021)
      Xi Jinping looks at the Western cultural revolution and smiles  (INN 02/05/2021)
      Israel holds a winning hand against Biden onslaught  (INN 02/04/2021)
      Biden's risky nuclear strategy – there's a smarter way to deal with Russia and China  (Fox 02/04/2021)
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Russia's nuclear capabilities have caused grave concern to every American president dating back to Harry Truman.
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Over the past several decades, various treaties – some more effective than others – have sought to restrict the size of our respective nuclear arsenals and limit the expansion of the arms race.
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Last fall, the Trump administration advocated for a one-year extension of New START with the condition that both countries would cap nuclear warheads during that period.  Unsurprisingly, Russia preferred a clean five-year extension.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin delayed the final stages of talks in hopes that a potential Biden administration would strike a deal more favorable to Russia.  It appears Putin hedged his bets correctly.
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Following a call between President Biden and Putin, the White House announced that the U.S.  and Russia are set to extend New START for five years with no conditions attached.
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Put simply, the Biden administration is only rewarding Russia for its hostile actions against the U.S.  and our allies.
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From the beginning, New START was deeply flawed.  The treaty limits the number of bombers each nation can possess, but places no limit on the number of warheads each bomber can support.
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Making matters worse, the limits only apply to strategic – not tactical – weapons.  Russia has taken advantage of this loophole, amassing some 2,000 tactical nuclear weapons compared with the United States' 500.
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Russia's nuclear doctrine signals its growing willingness to use tactical nuclear weapons in a conflict, and Putin will undoubtedly use the next five years under New START to cement Russia's advantage over the U.S.  Once that happens, the likelihood of Russia deploying and ultimately using these weapons will be even higher.
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Of course, the challenges posed by Russia extend beyond a numbers game.  Experience has proven that Russia isn't one to play by the rules.
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... Russia doesn't like to play by the rules, and New START does little to prevent further cheating.
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As unreliable and untrustworthy as Russia is, the risks it poses pale in comparison to those of the biggest nuclear X factor – China.
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China is estimated to have about 300 nuclear weapons, which is not an insignificant threat, nor is China's pursuit of a "nuclear triad."
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If the estimate of China's nuclear capabilities is correct, China is the third most powerful nuclear state in the world, and there are virtually no measures in place to hold it accountable.
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A clean extension of New START leaves in place a framework in which the Chinese are absent, the Russians cheat, and the United States is left abiding by the rules of a foregone era.
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The U.S.  must pursue a more comprehensive approach to arms reduction that includes bringing China to the table.
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Rather than enter a five-year extension of New START, the administration should invite the five nuclear states to the negotiating table and use its leverage to get Beijing to agree to multilateral talks aimed at limiting the growth of nuclear arsenals globally.
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President Biden has a critical decision to make, but certainly not a difficult one.  Will he maintain the Cold War-era approach to nuclear disarmament?
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Or will he address new security challenges through a comprehensive approach to modern security challenges?
      For Obama, Israel was ‘No Promised Land’  (INN 02/03/2021)
      James Carafano: Burma's lessons for Biden – here's how he should handle military thugs who staged coup  (Fox 02/03/2021)
      Trip to Vietnam Reconfirmed my Hatred of Communism  (JWR 02/02/2021)
      Will we avoid a Holocaust?  (INN 01/27/2021)
      The Holocaust story does not end at Auschwitz – here's one you should know  (Fox 01/27/2021)
      Amb.  Gilad Erdan: On Holocaust Remembrance Day, the world must apply 'Never Again' to Iran  (Fox 01/27/2021)
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On January 27, as we observe Holocaust Remembrance Day — 76 years after the liberation of the hell that was the Nazi death camp, Auschwitz...
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British Prime Minister Winston Churchill called World War II "the Unnecessary War." In his seminal 1946 speech he said: "There never was a war in all history easier to prevent by timely action than the one which has just desolated such great areas of the globe.  It could have been prevented in my belief without the firing of a single shot."
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On this symbolic day, we have an obligation to examine more closely the global events that led to "the Unnecessary War" and the Holocaust, specifically the time it took for the international community to take action against the Nazi regime, which ultimately cost the world millions of lives.
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Then we should be asking ourselves if someday the same will be said about the international community's complacency in preventing Iran from fulfilling its goal of becoming a nuclear power and putting millions more lives at risk.
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At this critical juncture in our collective history, the similarities between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Nazi regime are as striking as the path we are heading down nearly a century later.
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Like the Nazis some 80 years ago, Iran is dominated by an irrational, extremist ideology, with a single totalitarian party that executes its opponents and has succeeded in controlling every aspect of life in its country.
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Its expansionist ambitions in the Middle East, and around the world, closely mirror the Nazi's takeover of Europe and, no different to its fanatical predecessor, the Iranian regime also embraces the sickness of anti-Semitism, with its leaders calling the world's only Jewish state a cancerous tumor that must be destroyed at all costs.
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The main difference between the Nazis then and today's most tyrannical regime is that while the Nazis of the past had no access to a nuclear bomb, the new Nazis are growing dangerously close to possessing one.
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The idea that today's most dangerous regime could soon possess today's most dangerous weapon should worry everyone.  We must all do everything in our power to prevent that from becoming reality.
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In the early 1930s, Hitler boldly withdrew Germany from both the League of Nations and the World Disarmament Conference.  It soon became an open secret that the Nazis were violating the terms of the Versailles treaty and rearming themselves.
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These steps are reminiscent of Iran's moves today.  Earlier this month, the regime brazenly informed the world it was moving to increase levels of uranium enrichment to 20%.
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All these developments, just the latest of many, not only flout the 2015 nuclear deal Iran signed with world powers but they are further proof of the regime's true intentions to become a nuclear power.
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Five years after the signing of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Iran poses a greater threat to the Middle East, and the entire world, than ever before.
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The deal was never meant to stop Iran's nuclear program, just to slow it down and now, the main parts of that deal will expire in less than a decade.
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As we know from history, a decade is nothing for a cruel and calculating regime — just look at what the Nazis were able to achieve in that time.
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In 1945, 12 years after Hitler came to power, the allies finally liberated Auschwitz.  Among those set free were three of my grandparents.
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Today the international community must ask itself, should it have taken 12 years?  Did so many millions need to lose their lives?  And, most importantly – can we risk making the same mistakes again?
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The time to act is now.  Never again should truly mean never again.
      Red rag from Iran or message to President Biden?  (INN 01/24/2021)
      Digital Jihad multiculturalism: 'We will conquer you using your laws'  (INN 01/24/2021)
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Donald Trump's Twitter (88 million followers), Facebook (35 million) and Instagram accounts were shut down for "incitement" .  Snapchat, TikTok, Twitch, Microsoft, Youtube and Reddit have done the same.
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It is the first time that a head of state has seen his freedom of expression suppressed in this way.
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Trump has gone, Islamists stay on to use these social networks to preach their Jihad.
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... after the beheading of Samuel Paty, Mahathir wrote that "Muslims have the right to kill millions of French" ... The tweet has been removed, the account is still there.
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Like that of the Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov (400,000 on Facebook) or Ayatollah Khamenei, who on Twitter called for the elimination of Israel.
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Salman al-Ouda (14.2 million), up to the most famous of the Muslim Brotherhood preachers, Youssef Al Qardaoui (642,362 on Facebook), never banned from social media while calling for killing of apostates, Jews, adulterers and who has justified suicide attacks ...
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Call it digital multiculturalism.  With your laws we will conquer you and with our laws we will dominate you.
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See related Jack (Gary Varvel, 10/19/2020) cartoon from Corporate picture album
      Anti-Semitism is on the march from Kuwait to Tunisia  (INN 01/24/2021)
      One year ago, the United Nations colluded with China - and Covid spread all over  (INN 01/20/2021)
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See related WHO (Gary Varvel, 04/09/2020) cartoon from World picture album
      The religious realpolitik of the Iranian nuclear threat  (INN 01/09/2021)
      Pollard and the great Jewish divide  (INN 01/03/2021)
      Rep.  Lee Zeldin: US shouldn’t reenter fatally flawed Iran nuclear deal  (Fox 01/03/2021)
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We must approach Iran from a position of strength and not surrender for the sake of domestic politics, partisan emotions, or uninformed whim.
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We must heed lessons from the past several years.  We must understand that the weak and desperate adversary is the Iranian regime, not the United States of America.
      Many European countries will implode, just like the Roman Empire  (INN 12/30/2020)
      Kwanzaa: Fake holiday with a racist goal  (INN 12/29/2020)
      Trump’s two-state solution should not be trashed  (INN 12/23/2020)
      China lies about its wrongdoing on COVID, spying, global aggression, pollution and more  (Fox 12/18/2020)
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The Chinese Communist Party has lied about COVID-19 from the start.  And it's still lying about the disease that has turned into a pandemic confirmed to be responsible for nearly 75 million infections around the world, including 17.2 million in the U.S."
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The global death toll from the pandemic is over 1.6 million, including more than 310,000 in the U.S.
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Beijing's malignant behavior doesn't stop with the pandemic, of course.  Just this month we've learned of Chinese spies trying to seduce U.S.  lawmakers and other politicians.
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And we've learned of other Chinese Communist Party members who have infiltrated a host of U.S.  universities and businesses.
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Naturally, the Chinese regime denies it all.  Its dogged addiction to lying in the face of clear-cut facts is a worrisome indicator that the Beijing we must deal with now and into the future is even more duplicitous and aggressive than the Beijing of the past.
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The Chinese are still lying, trying to pin the origin of COVID-19 seemingly anywhere other than Wuhan Province in their own country — the actual place where the disease first appeared.
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Chinese officials suggested in March that COVID-19 it originated in, you guessed it, the U.S.  Last month, they pointed fingers at India.  Last week, they were blaming Italy.
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China's outrageous conduct during the pandemic goes beyond mere lying and negligence.  It also has bullied and threatened other nations.  At one point a Chinese official threatened to withhold medical supplies and personal protective equipment from the U.S.  market.
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The regime doesn't believe honesty is the best policy.  Rather, its preferred policy seems to be deceit and aggression.
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Recently more news came to light of efforts by Chinese intelligence to infiltrate and influence government, including most famously the office of Rep.  Eric Swalwell, D-Calif.
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... a cache of leaked documents revealed Chinese Communist Party members are in positions of power and influence all over the world.
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As for bald-face deceit, the Chinese leader recently told the United Nations General Assembly that his country was leading the world in responding to climate concerns and protecting the planet.
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In fact, China is the world's leading polluter.  It spews more greenhouse gases than any other nation, and its pollution is getting worse — not better.
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China has not taken one step in statecraft that suggests the regime is interested in being a more responsible international partner.
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There is a lesson to be learned here.  For eight years President Barack Obama's administration tried persistently to "reset" relations with Russia and consistently failed.
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There was a reason for that.  Detente requires a partner that is willing to drop the aggressive behavior that caused problems to begin with.  Putin was never that partner, and Chinese President Xi Jinping is cut from the same mold.
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It is the height of irresponsibility to believe that going easy on the Chinese Communist regime will produce anything other than more deceit and aggression and more disappointment for the free world.
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      “We are all teachers”?  Revealing the school emails preceding Paty's beheading  (INN 12/09/2020)
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... two weeks after the attack on Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, this teacher submits a questionnaire to the students.  Three questions: "What happened on October 16?", "What did you understand about Macron's speech about Paty?" and "Are there any points you want to raise?".
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A full third responds thus: "It is not normal to criticize Islam", "It was better when there was no freedom of expression" and "I see no reason to talk about all this".
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Then, at the end of the email lesson, the professor asks (is he serious?): "Reassure me, will you behead me?".  A student replies: "Don't worry.  Not you...".
      Targeted killings: The legality vs.  the morality  (INN 12/07/2020)
      China is collecting the world’s DNA and the reason is sinister: Gordon Chang  (Fox 12/04/2020)
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... according to Gordon Chang, author of ‘The Coming Collapse of China,' the country's sinister motivations should be of great concern to the United States.
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With over 80 million health profiles, China has the largest DNA database in the world, and growing.  ... warned that China plans to use this information to create bioweapons designed to target specific ethnic groups.
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"The coronavirus is not the last pathogen that will be generated from Chinese soil.  And so we've got to be concerned that the next disease is more transmissible and more deadly than the novel coronavirus"...
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China reportedly collects the DNA of its own citizens for purposes of law enforcement, tracking down dissidents, and forming a tightly controlled surveillance state.
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They have also found ways to obtain the DNA of foreigners, including Americans.  How exactly do they get this sensitive information?  "Buying American companies which have DNA profiles, subsidizing DNA analysis for ancestry companies, and hacking"...
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"Beijing is trying to extend its influence by making its vaccine available." While, at the same time, "collecting very sensitive information about people outside China."
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China's reasons for wanting this information involve dominating the biotechnology industry which "is very important to them"...
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The second reason is something much more sinister, "China is probably trying to develop diseases that target not just everybody, but target only certain ethnic or racial groups."
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According to Chang, genetic data gives China the ability to create bioweapons that can target certain groups of people.
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Furthermore, ... the country's behavior of collecting the DNA of foreigners while prohibiting Chinese DNA to foreign researchers supports this theory.
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"We've got to be extremely concerned because that is not consistent with a country that wants to cooperate with the rest of the world.  That is consistent with a country developing biological weapons"...
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"People have said biological weapons don't work.  Well, we do know they work because we had the coronavirus, which may or may not have been a biological weapon," ... "but we do know that it crippled the United States and that's what Beijing is really looking for."
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"We should not allow any Chinese or Chinese affiliated organization to test DNA of Americans.  And we've got to say to China, either you agree to an inspections regime or we're pulling out of the biological weapons convention."
      Is Iran’s time running out?  (INN 12/03/2020)
      US shouldn’t reenter Iran nuclear deal — Iran sponsors terrorism and seeks nuclear weapons  (Fox 12/03/2020)
      The Israelis Are Amazing — and So Is the Left  (JWR 12/01/2020)
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Upon returning to France, Michel Bacos, the heroic captain of the Air France plane hijacked to Entebbe, who refused the opportunity to return to France and insisted on remaining with the kidnapped Jews, "was reprimanded by his superiors at Air France and temporarily suspended from duty".
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Such are the values of our European allies.
      The prospective return of global appeasement  (INN 11/28/2020)
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Kissinger is the apostle of the strategy of realpolitik, otherwise known as "realism" or achieving a "balance of power."
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Its aim is not to see right triumph over wrong but, as he has put it, "to establish commodious relations where that is possible, and stalemates where that is not."
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The foreign-policy and national security administration that Biden is assembling around himself chimes with Kissinger's advice — and not just because of Biden's already questionably close relationship with the Chinese communist regime.
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Starting from the premise that the Western nation-state is intrinsically bad, liberal universalists privilege trans-national institutions such as the United Nations despite its institutionalized hostility to the West.
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Taking refuge in the fantasy politics of "conflict resolution" and "peace processes," they believe that all conflict can be ended by the application of reason and that war must be replaced by law.
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In a knockdown fight between good and evil, liberal universalists split the difference and call that justice.
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This doctrine forms the unchallengeable orthodoxy of the foreign-policy establishment, which has been eclipsed over the past four years by the orthodoxy-busting deal-maker in the White House who believes in the heresy of putting his country first.
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Trump believes that to avoid war, the United States needs to display maximum strength.
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Liberal universalists hold instead that to avoid war, you befriend those who threaten you.
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The outcome of that profound delusion is that tyranny is incentivized and war becomes much more likely.
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Under successive American presidents, whether or not they were well-disposed towards Israel, Palestinian appeasement took the form of an endless peace process.
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In order to keep the Palestinians in this process, the United States, United Kingdom and European Union refused to bring up anything that would cause them to walk out.
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This meant ignoring their incitement to violence, their incendiary anti-Semitism and their declared aim of using a Palestinian state as means of destroying Israel in stages.
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The result of this surrender to blackmail was not peace, but endless Palestinian attacks against Israel through terrorism, murder and war.
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When Trump ended this lethal appeasement strategy and instead moved the U.S.  embassy to Jerusalem as a defiant statement of the Jews' right to the land, the foreign-policy establishment confidently asserted that this would cause the region to go up in flames.
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Not only did this not happen, with no one other than the Palestinians and their acolytes turning a hair, but the Gulf states started to normalize relations with Israel.
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... Pompeo snapped that the Trump administration had developed "coalitions that actually deliver real results and reflect the reality on the ground," and that America's best interests were not served by "multilateralism for the sake of hanging out with your buddies at a cool cocktail party."
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Opponents of appeasement are often called warmongers.  Winston Churchill, who during the 1930s fruitlessly warned that Hitler's aggression needed to be curbed, was dismissed as such until his country realized almost too late that Hitler had Britain in his sights, as well as half of Europe.
      The Muslim Brotherhood will use a Biden presidency to advance “Congressional Jihad”  (INN 11/27/2020)
      Trump gives allies tough love by justifiably demanding they boost military spending  (Fox 11/27/2020)
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Sometimes only a close friend has the concern or the courage to say what others won't: Put down the fork, put away the bottle, or pay your bills — before you get into deeper trouble.
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"It's counterintuitive to some on the left, who believe that subservience, acquiescence, and enabling our friends somehow helps them."
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"What helps them is to be candid, truthful and frank with them about what we can and can't do, and what we need them to do."
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Leftist Joe Biden foolishly denounces President Trump's therapeutic prodding of some U.S.  strategic associates as a diabolical effort to "reject our allies" and "retreat from" the world.
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... cites "burden-sharing" as one example of Trump's tough love.  "It's NATO increasing their defense spending by $400 billion over a 10-year period.  That makes the West safer.  It makes Europe safer."
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"NATO members must finally contribute their fair share and meet their financial obligations," Trump said, "for 23 of the 28 member nations are still not paying what they should be paying and what they're supposed to be paying for their defense."
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Many allies are heeding Trump's calls to lift the free weights.  "In 2016, only four NATO members (including the U.S.) met the benchmark to spend 2 percent of GDP on defense"...
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"As Europe's major player and wealthiest economy, Germany has been particularly ‘delinquent' — barely reaching 1.3 percent of GDP for defense.  This is one reason Trump finally decided to pull several thousand U.S.  troops from Germany this year and redeploy some to the more vulnerable Baltic nations and frontline NATO ally Poland on Russia's border."
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"This also gives the NATO countries the capacity to help in military operations, not just in Europe, but around the world.  Right now, there are more NATO troops in Afghanistan than U.S.  troops"...
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"That's the type of burden-sharing that's great for America, where we bring our unique capability, where we bring our enablers, our close-air support, our combat-medical support, our intelligence, our surveillance, and we can do that in smaller numbers, and our allies can provide a large number of the troops.  And that's how it should be.  And that's something that's been developed under President Trump."
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The president also is pressuring Berlin to scrap the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, which would import Russian energy.  "Germany will have almost 70 percent of their country controlled by Russia with natural gas," Trump said in Brussels in July 2018.  "You tell me, is that appropriate?"
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Rather than let America's friends — German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her people — become addicted to Kremlin-controlled energy, Trump urges Merkel to buy U.S.  liquefied natural gas.
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While America and Germany sometimes disagree, the United States will not shut the gas spigots in deepest winter to demand concessions, as Russian President Vladimir Putin did in January 2009.  Moscow halted natural gas from going to Ukraine, and downstream customers shivered.
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"Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Turkey all reported a halt in Russian gas shipments.  Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, and Poland reported substantial drops in supplies." Putin did likewise with oil shipments to Belarus last January.
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While Joe Biden and Hate Trump, Inc.  hammer the president for expecting America's friends to fulfill their potential, ... "All of these things make those countries safer.  They have the result of strengthening our alliances."
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See related They All Left (Michael Ramirez, 07/12/2018) cartoon from World picture album
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See related What Do You Mean? (Gary Varvel, 06/11/2018) cartoon from World picture album
      When will Jewish refugees from Arab nations get the justice they deserve?  (INN 11/24/2020)
      Stephen Moore: Biden wants US to rejoin Paris Climate Accord.  Why?  It puts America last  (Fox 11/24/2020)
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Here we are in the midst of the second wave of a once-in-a-half-century pandemic, with the economy flattened and millions of Americans unemployed and race riots in the streets of our major cities.
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And President-elect Joe Biden says that one of his highest priorities as president will be to ... reenter the Paris Climate Accord.
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Trump kept his America First promise and pulled America out of this Obama-era treaty.  Biden wants us back in — immediately.
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Why?  Paris is an unmitigated failure.  ... the former chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, laments: "Countries need to double and triple their 2030 reduction commitments to be aligned with the Paris target."
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Gee, this sounds like a treaty we definitely should be part of and pay the bills for.
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The one country making substantial progress in reducing carbon emissions is the U.S.  under President Donald Trump.
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Even though our gross domestic product is way up over the past four years, our carbon dioxide emissions are DOWN.
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Our air pollution levels and emissions of lead, carbon monoxide and other pollutants are at record-low levels.
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Meanwhile, Beijing is far and away the largest polluter.  Year after year, it makes hollow promises to stop climate change while they build dozens of new coal plants.  India and its 1 billion people are hooked on coal, too.
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Here is Paris in nutshell: We put our coal miners out of their jobs and cripple our $1 trillion oil and gas industry while China and India keep polluting and laugh at us behind our back.
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These nations have bigger and more immediate development priorities than worrying about climate change models and their guestimates of the global temperature in 50 years.
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China has much deeper and sinister ambitions.  Those don't involve cleaning up the planet.  The communists in Beijing's are obsessed with seizing world superpower status away from the U.S.
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The China 2025 plan for technology domination doesn't involve switching to expensive and unreliable energy sources.  Their plan is to goad the U.S.  into doing that.
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The tragedy of all this is that we have a clean and efficient source of energy.  Thanks to the shale oil and gas revolution, the cost of fossil fuels has fallen by 70% to 80% — and the costs will continue to fall, thanks to the superabundance of these energy sources.
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Gas is the planet's wonder-fuel.  It should be the 21st-century power source.  It makes no sense economically or ecologically to switch to windmills and solar panels, unless you are an investor in these expensive 19th-century energy sources.
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Across the globe, world leaders are overjoyed that under a Biden administration, the U.S.  will reenter the Paris Accord.
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Why wouldn't they be?  We pay the bills.  We hang our booming free market economy on a cross of climate change regulation.
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We pretend that the world is complying — when their actions speak much louder than their words.  We trust, but we don't verify.
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If Paris is one of Biden's first official acts as president, he will be announcing to the world that putting America First has been replaced with putting America Last.
      A wake-up call for democracy  (INN 11/21/2020)
      James Carafano: 5 top global issues for the day after inauguration  (Fox 11/17/2020)
      China's evil act of war  (JWR 11/16/2020)
      When Time Stopped: A story of Holocaust historical detection  (INN 11/15/2020)
      The approaching storm in US-Israel relations  (INN 11/15/2020)
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Talk of Biden's joviality and personal warmth, and of moderates versus radicals, are soothing distractions for Israelis who are about to face the most hostile U.S.  administration in history.
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But the facts are the facts.  And to meet the challenge a Biden administration will pose to Israel's national and strategic interests, Israel must steel itself for what awaits it, not worry who will occupy which post in a Biden administration.
      The Zionist left and the PLO flag — 'Palestine from the river to the sea'?  (INN 11/15/2020)
      Are Mexico's stringent gun control laws aiding a rise in cartel violence?  (Fox 11/14/2020)
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On a military base on the edge of Mexico City, the country's only gun store — officially called the Directorate of Arms and Ammunitions Sales — is concealed inside a bland, concrete building.  Uniformed troops serve as clerks.
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Mexico is one of just three countries – along with the United States and Guatemala – with the constitutional right to bear arms.
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But citizens must travel from far and wide to this one place, face seemingly endless red tape and waiting periods, and pay exorbitant prices and fees.
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In pre-pandemic times, the store sold an average of just 38 firearms a day – yet Mexico remains awash with illegal weapons – almost all in the hands of cartels and criminal operatives.
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As violent crime surges across the nation of 126 million, activists are raising the question: Is it time to loosen firearms restrictions so ordinary people can better protect themselves and their families?
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"We come from a long tradition from the U.S., where we believe our human rights don't come from the government but come from the right to life, liberty and personal property.  Once people claim to represent you, they claim powers to do things that you are forbidden to do."
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"Every person should have the means to defend themselves, especially if authorities don't have the power to stop the crimes – especially organized crime.  It becomes a vicious cycle."
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Despite Mexico's constitutional mandate, citizens are only allowed one handgun and up to nine long arms – all priced well above U.S.  market value – provided they can show proof of belonging to a hunting or shooting club.
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Background checks can take more than six months.  For most people, the high cost of guns and licenses, as well as travel to Mexico City, make gun ownership a luxury they can't afford.
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This wasn't always the case.  In 1971, the constitution was amended to hand over all firearm control to the federal government, spurred in part to the civil unrest of the 1960s, and some experts contend that a steady erosion of gun rights ensued.
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"Over past decades, the country has been going through a process of systematic disarmament – classic buyback schemes and anti-gun campaigns.  And in some places, there is absolutely no security, no police presence."
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... easing the route to gun ownership for the Mexican people would "make things better" in terms of self-defense, but stressed that the army – which controls the process – does not want to see groups of armed citizens rise up.
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As it stands now, all weapons must be registered and approved by the armed forces.  "They are the ones with the complete monopoly over all the guns in Mexico.  Nobody wants to surrender that monopoly."
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Gun violence, meanwhile, has become a national calamity.  Almost 35,000 people – about 95 a day – were murdered in 2019, according to official records.
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... ordinary citizens are essentially defenseless while criminals and corrupt authorities are armed to the teeth.
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"It isn't fair.  It is all intended to keep the population under control.  Anyone I have known to have had a gun either denied it or ended up throwing it away or got into serious trouble.  As for self-defense, the wealthy hire high-level guards, ex-soldiers and the like."
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Since 2006, when a crackdown against the illicit drug trade was reignited, the government estimates that more than 250,000 people have been slaughtered.
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But tens of thousands are still missing, many more have never even been reported as having disappeared, and only a small number of perpetrators have been prosecuted.
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"Trump's approach has probably made things better by improving border security.  And, of course, the Trump administration – unlike the Obama and Bush administrations – didn't allow ATF to mastermind gun-smuggling operations into Mexico, for the purpose of later 'finding' the crime guns and using the finding to bolster the argument for gun control in the U.S.."
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"Biden will likely return to the Obama policy of using Mexico's problems as a pretext to push for restrictions on gun owners in the United States."
      Without Trump, the West is much weaker  (INN 11/08/2020)
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Trump was elected to end so-called "humanitarian" interventions and he did it.
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He eliminated Caliph Baghdadi and General Soleimani without being drawn into new Vietnams.
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He canceled Obama's "deal" that would give Iran nuclear weapons, a new Munich.
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He got out of the ridiculous Paris climate deal.
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He strengthened Israel's position in the Middle East and forced - or convinced - the United Arab Emirates, Sudan and Bahrain to make peace with the Jews.
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He opposed the UN.
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He told Europeans that they had to contribute more to their own security, in addition to their own social amusement park.
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He elected important judges to the Supreme Court, nemesis of the progressive culture that progressive America would like to make similar to Sweden (I think of Amy Barrett and her wonderful family).
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He has changed the way Americans think about China.  Never before has China felt a threat to its global economic dumping.
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An advanced industrial country unable to produce surgical masks and aspirins during a pandemic means that globalization has gone too far.
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During the first three years of his presidency, a large share of wealth went to the poorest American workers.
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Trump might return to his golf club in Florida.  What America loses is a certain idea of reality.
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It is what led many hard-working immigrants, people of color, Orthodox Jews and even the Amish to vote for Trump and almost all wealthy whites to vote for Biden.
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The old, hands-on human relationships lost, the Silicon of social media won.
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The nation lost and the "global village" won.  The idea that America's own culture counts lost and multiculturalism won.
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If I have to choose between the world of Oprah, of those who knock down statues and academics who work for a society of indefinite individuals, and the world of a tobacco-toothed American worker and a rule-abiding Mexican, I have no doubts where "the West" stands tpday...
      The fatal fear of being accused of racism  (INN 11/05/2020)
      Why Israelis like Trump  (INN 11/04/2020)
      Europe battles Islamists, but Jews remain the canary in the coal mine  (INN 11/04/2020)
      Alex Berenson asks: Why do we still not know from where the coronavirus originated?  (Fox 10/27/2020)
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"There's a lot we don't know.  Here's what we do know: Anybody who raises this issue gets accused of being a conspiracy theorist."
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"There's people in the scientific community who are very deliberately conflating a couple things.  One is, is it a bioweapon?  It's probably not a bioweapon.  It wouldn't be a very good bioweapon because it doesn't kill anybody who's healthy."
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"But the other question ... is, could it have escaped from the lab?  Probably a lab in China.  Probably a lab in Wuhan where coronaviruses were being researched."
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While China and the World Health Organization have repeatedly denied any assertion that the outbreak originated in a lab in Wuhan, there is increasing confidence among U.S.  officials that it likely started as an attempt by the Asian country to show its virological capabilities.
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... scientists had been conducting what is known as "gain of function research" at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which involves manipulating a virus to make it more virulent in order to identify "what natural virus might become dangerous to humans if it mutated in various ways."
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"To do it ... you often genetically modify these viruses.  You take bits of virus and put them together.  Or you just put various viruses in various animals and you wait for them to recombine."
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"We don't know what happened here.  but we haven't found the animal host.  We haven't found a virus in the wild that's very much like [coronavirus].  And, we have a giant lab that we know had safety problems in China in 2018 the same city where this emerged."
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"This demands a real international investigation and it hasn't gotten one."
      Trump’s 4 Nobel Peace Prize nominations show he’s a peacemaker — not warmonger as critics claim  (Fox 10/25/2020)
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... news that Israel and Sudan will establish diplomatic relations is just the latest international breakthrough arranged by President Trump.
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The third such peace pact between the Jewish state and its Muslim neighbors since Aug.  13 mocks the chilling forecasts that Trump's election would trigger mushroom clouds.
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Hate Trump, Inc.  must be boiling mad to see their bete noir rack up peace agreements and repeatedly gain the attention of the Nobel Prize Committee.
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Despite the left's caricature of Trump as a mad bomber, he has started no new wars.
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Much like President Ronald Reagan, Trump rebuilt the military (which the Obama-Biden administration depleted), and then used this potential firepower and his outsized personality to forge peace through strength.
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This has included Trump's efforts in North Korea, where a denuclearization agreement remains elusive, but the underground atomic tests of the Obama-Biden era have yielded to subterranean quietude and intermittent dialogue between Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
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The ISIS caliphate was a bloodthirsty, belligerent threat to U.S.  and allied interests.  Obama-Biden let the Islamofascist quasi-state grow to the size of two New Jerseys.  (A lovely place, but one will suffice.) Trump unshackled U.S.  GIs, and the caliphate was sandblasted off the map.
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Even before Friday's announcement, Trump's unprecedented, unconventional strategy yielded two agreements that doubled the number of Arab nations — atop Egypt and Jordan — that recognize Israel, a country only half the size of the late ISIS caliphate.
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In Afghanistan, the chaos that Obama-Biden left behind has evolved into a Trump-driven cease-fire and zero deaths of American forces since early February.
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The first nomination rebuked Obama-Biden's lack of serious movement towards Balkan tranquility.  Under Trump, this stasis yielded to a commercial-relations accord between Serbia and Kosovo.
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"...  what President Trump said ... was, ‘They're fighting politically about everything.  Why don't we give it a try to do something different and creative?  Why not try to do economics first and let the politics follow the economics?' That proved to actually be a formula that they were eager for.  No one had been talking to them about this."
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The second nomination recognized Trump's Abraham Accords.  Rather than years of Middle East stalemate that Obama-Biden could not overcome, Trump totally changed the underlying geopolitical conditions that steered that area's conflicts.
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Through domestic fracking and other developments, Trump made America independent of Arab oil.  ... The Middle East's generations-long leverage over the U.S.  economy turned to fumes.
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The president recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital and accepted the Jewish state's sovereignty over the long-disputed Golan Heights.  This signaled the end of Washington's fetishism over the pointless and unproductive Palestinian "peace process."
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Trump also crippled the ayatollahs by junking Obama-Biden's slapstick Iran nuclear deal and delivered the drone-driven destruction of Tehran's top terrorist, Qasem Soleimani.
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These steps so emboldened anti-Iranian leaders in Sunni Muslim Persian Gulf states that they felt safe to settle with Israel.
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The peace treaty between Israel and the UAE was the first such pact in 26 years.  The Israel-Bahrain compact then became the first such agreement in 29 days.  Sudan's olive branch arrived six weeks later.
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For eight years, Obama-Biden used American sovereignty as a doormat — from Obama's rebarbative bowing before kings to the previous administration's binding America to the Paris global-warming treaty, not after U.S.  Senate ratification but upon its approval by 54 foreign governments.
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Obama-Biden's dismissal of the U.S.  as just another member of the U.N.  was eclipsed by Trump's America First philosophy.
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"In what will no doubt eventually be called the Trump Doctrine, his foreign policy has been based on restraint in military engagements, the rebuilding of American military power as a source of dissuasion against aggression, and the adoption of alternative and refreshing approaches to achieving peace."
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"The role of President Trump as a mediator of the Abraham Accords, which potentially mark the dawn of a new Middle East, was indispensable.  It is hard to imagine a president of the United States from the last decades, or a current head of state, who would deserve more the Committee's recognition in 2021 than President Trump for his efforts to build peace in the world."
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... his nominations are based on actual diplomatic accomplishments, not just on showing up for work.
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"The people who have received the Peace Prize in recent years have done much less than Donald Trump.  For example, Barack Obama did nothing."
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President Trump is perfecting the art of the peace deal.  As he demonstrates the concrete benefits of U.S.  fortitude, he confirms that in foreign affairs, America is better off now than it was four years ago.
      Ah, la belle France  (INN 10/21/2020)
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What does a be-heading mean?  It is an act meant to terrorize, paralyze, and silence onlookers.
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It is certainly meant to silence the victim, to literally cut off his identity, separate his consciousness from his body.
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It is a way of protesting what he may be thinking, or punishing him for "insulting Islam" or for being different in any way, for being an infidel, a Jew, a dissident, a secularist, an apostate, a homosexual, a feminist.
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Like acid attacks, which also disfigure one's identity and which are so common in south east and central Asia, be-headings are also a signature forms of Islamic murder.
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... there is a basis for beheading in the Qu'ran.  "Sura (chapter) 47 contains the ayah (verse): " When you encounter the unbelievers on the battlefield, strike off their heads until you have crushed them completely; then bind the prisoners tightly."
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The handwriting is off the wall.  And yet, despite the public and government outrage and announcements of getting it to stop, will France actually have the courage to deport many millions of jihadists and potential jihadists who may not be refugees, who may be French citizens?
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Will France have the wisdom, the will, and the resources to separate out "jihadists" from those Muslim citizens who themselves are in flight from Jihad and who want to lead modern French lives, both secular and religious?
      Is France ready to defeat those who beheaded a teacher?  (INN 10/18/2020)
      The Mullahs and the defeat of the “Great Satan”  (INN 10/16/2020)
      When court packing goes wrong: Venezuela and other Latin American countries offer sobering reality  (Fox 10/15/2020)
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The concept of adding more seats to the U.S.  Supreme Court – or so-called "court packing" – has become a central part of the discussions in the weeks leading up to the presidential election.
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Earlier this month, the Democratic candidate said voters will know his opinion on the matter "when the election is over."
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... observers of international governance warn that adding court seats has been attempted in other countries, often with disastrous results.  "You need to look at what has happened in other countries...  don't touch the Supreme Court."
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Nowhere is the history clearer than in his socialist country...  Venezuela's constitution follows the same basic structure invented by the Founding Fathers of the United States - with an executive branch, a legislature, and a Supreme Court.
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When the late Venezuelan socialist leader Hugo Chavez first won the election in 1999, the country's Supreme Court was independent.
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But after it issued several rulings that went against him and his administration, Chavez packed the court by passing a law expanding its size from 20 to 32 justices in 2004.
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Chavez got to pick the 12 new judges — effectively stacking it in his favor.  "Since 2004 ... Chavez and the government never lost a case.  Not a single one."
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It was only after Chavez stacked the court that, in 2006, he ran on a fully socialist platform.
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When he won re-election that year, the justices of the Supreme Court stood and chanted a rhyme to the effect of "great, Chavez is not leaving!"
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After Chavez's 2006 win, he began confiscating thousands of private businesses – including media outlets, oil and power companies, mines, farms, banks, factories, and grocery stores.  "They basically took over the entire economy."
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"Without control of the court, they wouldn't have been able to do any of this.  The government had no fear of legal repercussions for their actions.  So since 2004 the government has taken out opposing political parties, they have taken political prisoners, they have taken over businesses...  it's like the wild west."
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When Chavez died of cancer in 2014, he handpicked his successor, Nicolas Maduro, a former bus driver who continued the same hard-line socialist policies.
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The government's takeover of the economy, combined with a plunge in oil prices, transformed a country once hailed as the richest in Latin America to one plagued with mass unemployment, starvation, rampant crime and hyperinflation that broke 10 million percent.
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It was that climate of decline which saw angry Venezuelan voters overwhelmingly turn out against the socialist party at the 2015 midterm elections.
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Opposition parties won a shocking super-majority (two thirds) in the National Assembly — or congress — which should have enabled them to override Maduro.
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But before the new legislators took office, the outgoing socialist-controlled legislature hurriedly replaced 13 Venezuelan Supreme Court judges whose terms were running out in what Canova called yet another case of packing the court.
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When the new legislature was seated, the re-stacked court started stripping it of powers, even declaring that the embattled Maduro had the power to change existing laws without getting the changes approved by the legislature.
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The Supreme Court's actions reached absurd levels.  In 2017, it declared that the legislature was illegitimate and that all its powers would be transferred to the Supreme Court itself.
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That ruling sparked riots throughout Venezuela, as well as denunciations from neighboring countries.  The backlash forced the court to back down.
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But despite pulling back from that ultimate power grab, the high court still allowed Maduro to rule without consulting the legislature.
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In the country's 2018 presidential election, all serious opposition candidates for president were either jailed or banned from running, and Maduro won reelection easily.
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On Maduro's inauguration day following that election, the opposition-held legislature declared that Maduro was no longer the rightful leader and that Juan Guaido, the legislature's speaker, was taking over as president.
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That set off a near-civil war in Venezuela, with both Guaido and Maduro currently claiming to be the country's rightful leader.
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Maduro retains practical control of the military and the country as a whole, while Guaido is recognized as the president by dozens of countries, including the U.S.  "Venezuela is a warning to what could happen in the US."
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... pointed to a long tradition of skepticism towards government power in the U.S.  "But if people start thinking that the power of the government is benevolent, things will go down a bad path."
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"During the 1990s Argentina's president, Carlos Menem, severely undermined the rule of law by packing the country's Supreme Court with his allies." ... in order to prevent the court from striking down his plans to confiscate businesses.  Within a decade, the South American country entered the "Argentine great depression."
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In Peru, former President Alberto Fujimori "went even further in controlling the courts through mass firings and denial of tenure to judges/" ... This triggered a "subsequent meltdown of democracy."
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The concept of court packing actually is not new in the U.S.  In the 1930s, former President Franklin Roosevelt proposed it after the Supreme Court struck down his biggest "New Deal" plans, including government price controls.  Roosevelt wanted to add six new justices.
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But the plan fell apart, as the Senate Judiciary Committee — even though it was Democrat-controlled — declared the plan "an invasion of judicial power such as has never before been attempted in this country." Roosevelt's plan was defeated in the Senate by a vote of 70 to 20.
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... court-packing threats were "an assault on the constitutional separation of powers ... a 'clear and present' danger to our very system of government."
      ANALYSIS: Why Turkey is becoming a regional threat  (INN 10/11/2020)
      Cory Gardner's 'Big Idea': Keep pace with China in the space race and prevent it from stealing...  (Fox 10/09/2020)
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... proposals is to pump more money and attention into the space race to prevent China from taking hold of the final frontier in an effort to enhance its own power and harm American citizens.
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... it's vital America be vigilant with regard to aerospace technology and innovation — as scientists, the government and private industry continue to tackle projects related to Mars, the moon, satellite technology and deep space exploration.
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... China sees U.S.  space superiority as a significant threat to their attempt at domination.  Economically, they certainly know it's a threat from a national security standpoint and so they have worked hard for decades now to overcome U.S.  space superiority.
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They've done that both from a standpoint of advancement and innovations within China's space program and the military-industrial complex.  But they have also done that by taking advantage of U.S.  companies.
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Either explicitly or illicitly trying to take U.S.  technologies – IP innovations – and forcing the transfer of those technologies through purchase or agreements on market access.  The U.S.  is basically now complicit in enabling Chinese advancements in Aerospace.
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China doesn't just have ties to the private sector, they have anchors in the private sector.  It is a spider web of lucrative interests that China has with U.S.  space companies.
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If you look at China for instance – the universities – they have numerous cooperation agreements, joint partnerships with foreign universities, firms and organizations.  They are leveraging their technologies and their research trying to vacuum all of that information.
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They are circumventing U.S.  exclusionary space policy.  They're getting around it by collaborating with firms that maintain close relationships with NASA.
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... we should at least have the same concern for our space industries as we have for TikTok.
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They're talking about a building outer space apparatuses.  They're talking about Earth-to-space technologies – space to space technologies.  Their capabilities are immense and they're using us to defeat ourselves.
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We have to maintain our space superiority.  If we do that, it will maintain economic superiority and national security with regard to satellites, space-based missions and many other aspects.
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The moon is going to be a launching point.  It's the space base that we have to have for every other mission beyond lunar orbit and beyond the lunar mission itself.  Whether it's mining for critical minerals on the moon or whether it's the next phase to Mars, we can't fall behind.
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China knows that.  If China can take out our communication satellites and disable our communications equipment and intel satellites, they're sure as hell going to beat us to the moon.
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Now, you've got China manipulating space companies and Hollywood.  You can't even show the God dawn Taiwan flag on the back of Maverick's jersey in Top Gun.
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We know what they want to do.  Imagine the next rocket launch that takes place without that U.S.  flag painted on it.  What is that saying?  China's got one hell of a PR machine, we shouldn't be so gullible as to fall for it.  We need NASA to have their eyes open as we continue to make incredibly important investments in our future exploration.
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Our next wave of pioneering isn't to find more westward expansion – it's up.  It's the heavens above.  That's where we need to go.  The knowledge that it will bring, will be unparalleled in the USA and in human history.
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We know what China wants to do.  You can see it in Hong Kong.  You can see it with their threats against Taiwan.  You can see it in their militarization of the South China Sea.  You can see it with the internment camps they've placed people in.
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This is not a nation that is a responsible actor.
      Thanks to Trump, this is not 1963 all over again  (INN 10/06/2020)
      Newt Gingrich: China infiltrates US – Hunter Biden, other examples show extent of the problem  (Fox 10/05/2020)
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At a time when the Chinese Communist dictatorship is getting more aggressive and militant, we need leaders who are determined to stop it – not ones who want to be its friends and business partners.
      To avoid WW3, the US must assure military support for Russia in Syria  (INN 10/04/2020)
      The UN must recalculate its route  (INN 10/01/2020)
      Relativism is France's gateway to Islam's Trojan Horse  (INN 09/25/2020)
      Secretary of State Pompeo: US will protect citizens and defend sovereignty against...  (Fox 09/18/2020)
      The Devil and Karl Marx  (JWR 09/16/2020)
      Trump Middle East peace approach was not conventional.  Here's what made the difference  (Fox 09/15/2020)
      Trump deserves the Nobel Prize  (JWR 09/14/2020)
      James Carafano: In Afghan-Taliban peace talks, here’s message Pompeo needs to give  (Fox 09/12/2020)
      Greek-Turkish rivalry again near the boiling point  (JWR 09/10/2020)
      What is with this gender ideology dictatorship?  (INN 08/30/2020)
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What does this transgender craze that reigns in every corner of the West represent?
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According to Camille Paglia, the US heretical feminist, contrarian and libertarian, it is the sign of the decline of Western culture and civilization.
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"Whenever you have tolerant and permissive cosmopolitan cultures, where homosexuality is openly practiced, it seems that these cultures are ripe for collapse!"
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Family traditions weaken and civilizations begin to fall.  When a culture begins to decay, there is an inflorescence of transgender phenomena.  This is a symptom of a "cultural breakdown."
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... transgender obsession is a sign the writing is probably on the wall for Western civilization.
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"Civilizations have gone through recurrent cycles.  Extravaganzas of gender experimentation sometimes precede cultural collapse, as they certainly did in Weimar Germany.  Now as then, there are forces aligning outside the borders, scattered fanatical hordes where the cult of heroic masculinity still has tremendous force".  Like Islam.
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"We are in a civilization of exhaustion," French philosopher Michel Onfray has just said.  "We only love what hates us, everything that destroys us is perceived as great."
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This transgender dictatorship is the symbol of a very dangerous and unstoppable attraction of the West towards its own abyss: a fluid, liquid, very weak identity, a post-religious, post-family, post-heroic identity.
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If the West loses the fight against these internal post-Western enemies and it is overcome by the external anti-Western ones, the decent and brave among us will have to find a place to which to retreat.  But where?
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This new erotocratic Western man does not tolerate any dissent.  Education, public and private morals, cultural environment, political pressure, legislative and judicial decisions permeate and surround our children, our schools and our families.
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It is increasingly difficult to find a secure enclave that is devoid of that nihilistic influence.
      Victor Davis Hanson: American soldiers leave Germany — and suddenly Germany is upset  (Fox 08/22/2020)
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President Trump recently ordered a 12,000-troop reduction in American military personnel stationed in Germany.  That leaves about 24,000 American soldiers still in the country.
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A little more than half of the troops being withdrawn will return home.  The rest will be redeployed to other NATO member nations such as Belgium, Italy, and perhaps Baltic and Eastern European countries.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel is said to be furious.  She claims the redeployments will "weaken the (NATO) alliance." German commercial interests chimed in that the troop withdrawals will hurt their decades-old businesses serving U.S.  bases.
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Perhaps, but Merkel surely cannot be surprised.  Six years ago, all NATO members pledged to spend 2 percent of their GDP on defense.  Yet only eight of 29 so far have kept their word.
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Germany spends only about 1.4 percent of its GDP on defense.  As NATO's largest, wealthiest and most powerful European member, it sets the example for the rest of alliance.
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Merkel's reneging on her 2014 pledge helps explain why less wealthy and influential NATO members also see no reason to meet their obligations.
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Germany surely knows that 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II, and the 29th year since the fall of the Berlin Wall — the symbolic end of the Cold War.
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Will there be any point in the future when Europe is confident enough to be a full defense partner with the U.S.  rather than an eight-decade client?
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NATO, of course, still provides a common European defense, but only by habitually relying inordinately on U.S.  military contributions.
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That dependence seems increasingly odd when the European Union has an aggregate GDP nearly as large as America's.
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More important, NATO's frontline threats are now mostly concerned with rogue member Turkey, especially its bullying of Greece and its increasingly aggressive stance in the Middle East.
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Russia always poses a threat to Europe.  But the likely flashpoints are not on the German border, but more likely eastward in the Baltic states or on the Russian frontier with Poland.
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Moreover, the Merkel government has concluded, over American objections, a huge natural gas deal with Russia that is currently under some U.S.  sanctions and short of cash.
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Merkel likes to lecture the world on moral issues, but what is so noble about empowering Russian President Vladimir Putin, who recently reclaimed Crimea and seems now to be eyeing Belarus?
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In recent polling, Germans were more anti-American than any other nation in Europe.  And while about 75 percent of Americans believe the U.S.  still has a good relationship with Germany, only about a third of Germans feel that way about the U.S.
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Note that Germany piles up the largest annual trade surplus with the U.S.  of any nation in Europe — roughly $55 billion to $70 billion in most years.
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With Germany now united, rich and often angry, and with the Soviet threat largely over, it's Germany, not the U.S., that seems to have altered its view of this once-solid relationship.
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Does Merkel really believe that if her nation cuts huge deals with NATO's historically greatest threat, polls as the most anti-American country in Europe and still refuses to honor its promises to increase defense spending, Germany still deserves a large American commitment of 36,000 troops to anchor its defense?
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There is one caveat that the Trump administration and other European countries might consider.
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According to its founders, NATO was created for three reasons: to keep the always aggressive Russians "out" of Europe, to keep the often isolationist Americans "in" to help protect it, and to keep the supposedly restless Germans "down" in order to avoid a replay of their invasions that ignited both world wars.
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In other words, the huge defense commitment to an often ungracious Germany over eight decades was not just envisioned to create a central base from which to protect Europe from ancient Russian ambitions, but also to remind Germany itself of its checkered past.
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That third mission seems ossified and silly now.  But it is not entirely forgotten, and it may explain why many in Europe — and some in Germany itself — are worried when any American soldiers leave Germany.
      Trump and Netanyahu Debunk the Failed Consensus  (JWR 08/21/2020)
      A sort-of goodbye to Germany?  (JWR 08/20/2020)
      James Carafano: Trump right to back arms embargo on Iran, a dangerous state sponsor of terrorism  (Fox 08/20/2020)
      The first important breakthrough in the Middle East in three decades just took place  (Fox 08/19/2020)
      Ushering in a new era of peace  (INN 08/17/2020)
      Israel again denies itself sovereignty in its ancestral heartland  (INN 08/17/2020)
      Muslim scholar slams media, Biden for reaction to Trump's 'epic and historic' Israel-UAE peace...  (Fox 08/15/2020)
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"It's just very difficult to explain the scale of this.  This is epic and historic.  Our media ... is looking only in the very narrow view.  Our president is looking beyond even his second presidency.  This will change the world for the next century."
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... Biden praised the deal, crediting "efforts of the Obama-Biden administration to build on the Arab Peace Initiative."
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"I personally spent time with leaders of both Israel and the UAE during our administration building the case for cooperation and broader engagement and the benefits it could deliver to both nations, and I am gratified by today's announcement."
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"It's so craven of Vice President Biden to try to claim that," Ahmed said Saturday.
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"President Obama and Vice President Biden did nothing other than empower Iran, feed into the Islamist machine, bring back funds that would be then deployed to Hezbollah, undermine and delegitimize the Sunni Muslim world, eviscerate any confidence the Arab world had in the United States, and laid the ground for tremendous mistrust."
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"They sided with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt against the Egyptian people."
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"So this is such a welcomed refreshing change that Muslims around the world owe a debt of gratitude to President Trump and to Jared Kushner, and also recognize Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, the leader of the UAE, is really the powerhouse."
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The agreement, which Trump said will be called the "Abraham Accord," named for the "father of all three great faiths," will cause other nations to follow.
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"While there is noise, of course, from Palestinians, from Turkey and Iran, the chief enemies of the UAE, the chief patrons of Islamism, there is very tempered silence from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Indonesia — none of whom have condemned the agreement."
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"You will see Saudi Arabia join the suit, you will see Oman quickly open embassies, you will see Kuwait and Bahrain fall into line.  This is the end of the Arab boycott of Israel."
      A summer of honor killings  (INN 08/13/2020)
      The Beirut blast wasn't supposed to take place in Beirut  (INN 08/09/2020)
      The Port of Beirut disaster — Analysis  (INN 08/09/2020)
      What exploded in the Beirut port?  (INN 08/07/2020)
      75 years ago US used atomic bomb in Japan — here are 5 alternatives Truman rejected  (Fox 08/06/2020)
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This month marks the 75th anniversary of the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan, at Hiroshima on Aug.  6, and Nagasaki on Aug.  9.
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Each year, Americans argue about our supposed moral shortcomings for being the only nation to have used an atomic weapon in war.
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Given the current cultural revolution that topples statues, renames institutions, cancels out the supposedly politically incorrect and wages war on America's past, we will hear numerous attacks on the decision of Democratic President Harry Truman to use the two terrible weapons.
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But what were the alternatives that Truman faced had he not dropped the bombs that precipitated Japan's agreement to surrender less than a week after the bombing of Nagasaki and formally on Sept.  2?
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One, Truman could have allowed Japan's wounded military government to stop the killing and stay in power.
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Japan's fascist government likely would have regrouped in a few years to try it again on more favorable terms.
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Two, Truman could have postponed the use of the new bombs and invaded Japan over the ensuing year.
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The fighting in Japan would have made the prior three-month blood bath at Okinawa, which formally ended just six weeks before Hiroshima, seem like child's play.
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The disaster at Okinawa cost the U.S.  50,000 casualties and 32 ships — the worst battle losses the American Navy suffered in the war.
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More than 250,000 Okinawans and Japanese soldiers were killed as well.
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Three, the U.S.  could have held off on using the bomb, postponed the invasion and simply kept firebombing Japan with its huge fleet of B-29 bombers.
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The napalming of Tokyo had already taken some 100,000 lives.  With huge new Allied bomber fleets of 5,000 or more planes based on nearby Okinawa, the Japanese death toll would have soared to near a million.
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Four, the U.S.  might have played rope-a-dope, stood down and let the Soviet Red Army overrun China, Korea and Japan itself — in the same fashion that the Russians months earlier had absorbed eastern Germany, the Balkans and Eastern Europe.
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But the Soviet occupation of North Korea alone only led to more war in 1950.
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Had the Soviets grabbed more Japanese-occupied territory, more communist totalitarianism and conflict likely would have ensued, with no chance of a free and democratic postwar Japan.
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Five, Truman could have dropped a demonstration bomb or two in Tokyo Bay to warn the Japanese government of their country's certain destruction if it continued the war.
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But there was no guarantee that the novel weapons, especially the untested plutonium bomb, would work.  A dud bomb or an unimpressive detonation at sea might have only emboldened the Japanese to continue the war.
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In the cruel logic of existential war, demonstrating rather than using a new weapon can convey to autocratic belligerents hesitancy seen as weakness to be manipulated rather than as magnanimity to be reciprocated.
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By August 1945, six years after the start of World War II in Europe, some 70 million had died, including some 10 million killed by the Japanese military.
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To Americans and most of the world 75 years ago, each day in early August 1945 that the Japanese war machine continued its work meant that thousands of Asian civilians and Allied soldiers would die.
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In the terrible arithmetic of World War II, the idea that such a nightmare might end in a day or two was seen as saving millions of lives rather than gratuitously incinerating tens of thousands.
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It was in that bleak context that Harry Truman dropped the two bombs — opting for a terrible choice among even worse alternatives.
      Beyond Hiroshima  (INN 08/04/2020)
      Gordon Chang compares China to '1930's Japan,' warns of 'very dangerous activities' by Beijing...  (Fox 07/27/2020)
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      Message to a progressive friend  (INN 07/23/2020)
      Lessons for Israel from the Srebrenica massacre, a quarter of a century on  (INN 07/23/2020)
      Have Russia and China already 'militarized' Space?  (INN 07/19/2020)
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According to Beijing, Moscow, and their like-minded U.S.  allies, it is OK to use space satellites for sensors, communications, and global positioning to support terrestrial military operations on land, sea, and air.
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It is also OK to launch nuclear-armed ballistic missiles and hypersonic warheads through space without being guilty of its "militarization."
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But to base defensive weapons in space capable of intercepting nuclear warheads would violate international norms, destabilize the principle of Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD), and ignite another costly and dangerous arms race for control of the "high frontier."
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Or so it is argued not only by Russia, China, and the American Left, but by enough officials in the U.S.  Departments of State and Defense to thwart the near-term deployment of space-based missile defenses.
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... officials at State and Defense worry that "militarizing" space by orbiting anti-missile systems to defend the U.S.  homeland will ignite an anti-satellite arms race by Russia and China to threaten America's over 900 satellites.
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By this thinking, U.S.  national security will lose far more than it would gain from space-based defenses — because the U.S.  economy and military depends far more on satellites than Russia, China, and other potential adversaries.
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Accordingly, even though it is well within U.S.  technological capabilities to deploy Brilliant Pebbles space-based missile defenses now, over the next 5 years for $20 billion, the Defense Department and U.S.  Space Force have no such plans.
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Space-based missile defenses currently are relegated to long-term research and development.
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Russia, China, North Korea, and soon (if not already) Iran comprise a more complex and much more aggressive multi-polar constellation of nuclear powers.
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The possibilities for nuclear war by design or miscalculation have increased exponentially.
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... State and the Pentagon should consider not only the known space threats from China and Russia, but possible hidden threats, as yet unknown, but well within their technological capabilities.
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Perhaps the Pentagon and State should weigh too the risk of forgoing "Star Wars" and leaving U.S.  space assets naked to clandestine threats from Russia and China that are not only technologically possible, but even likely.
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The Defense Department's Defense Space Strategy recognizes that Russia and China pose "immediate and serious threats to U.S.  space operations" by means of hunter-killer anti-satellites, directed energy weapons, cyber and electronic warfare.
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The Pentagon warns that North Korea and Iran have growing capabilities to threaten U.S.  space assets.
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... DOD has recently acknowledged that a far bigger threat to U.S.  satellites, instead of picking them off one at a time with hunter-killers, is the use of a high-altitude nuclear electromagnetic pulse (EMP) to disable U.S.  satellites in large numbers, simultaneously, at the speed of light.
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"The challenge of a nuclear detonation is that it creates an electromagnetic pulse and signal that could then take out indiscriminately many satellites in space and essentially fry the electronics.  That is a threat that we have to potentially be prepared for — a nuclear detonation in space."
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Space-based defenses are the best preventive for a nuclear detonation in space delivered by missile, as it could be intercepted during boost-phase before breaching the atmosphere to threaten U.S.  space assets.
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This mission alone — protecting U.S.  space assets — should be enough to warrant rapid deployment of space-based defenses.
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During the Cold War, the USSR developed a secret weapon called the Fractional Orbital Bombardment System (FOBS) that would disguise a nuclear attack as a peaceful satellite launch, orbiting a nuclear-armed satellite over the South Pole to attack the U.S.  from the south — from which direction the U.S.  is blind and defenseless...
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The FOBS satellite could deliver an EMP attack paralyzing U.S.  retaliatory forces and C3I in the first shot of a nuclear war.
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China and Russia also have the technical capability to clandestinely orbit a nuclear-armed satellite or satellites to be maintained in orbit for years to make a surprise EMP attack against the U.S.  or other adversaries when needed.
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China has about 300 satellites in orbit, and Russia about 150, that could conceal among this large constellation one or a few illegal nuclear-armed satellites for EMP attack.
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"Nuclear war strategy has already planned nuclear explosions at an altitude of 50-100 kilometers to destroy enemy satellites' electronic instruments with electromagnetic pulse."
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Russia and China have great strategic incentives for a clandestine capability to perform EMP attack by satellite as a means of preempting or retaliating against their many nuclear-armed potential adversaries — including each other.
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EMP attack could enable China and Russia to "level the playing field" or defeat the U.S.  by being the most effective means of quickly neutralizing large numbers of LEO satellites that are crucial to U.S.  military operations.
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If China and Russia are orbiting nuclear-armed satellites for EMP surprise attack, this would be one of their deepest and best protected military secrets.
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In addition to obvious strategic considerations, the Outer Space Treaty bans orbiting nuclear weapons in space.
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Moscow and Beijing have pursued a long propaganda offensive criticizing the U.S.  for "militarizing space" intended to deter the U.S.  from orbiting space-based missile defenses and from improving U.S.  military capabilities in space.
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Decades of experience dealing with Moscow and Beijing should by now have taught Washington that their unwarranted criticisms of U.S.  defense policy — planning for nuclear first use, cheating on arms control, militarizing space — are usually a reliable indicator of their own plans and be?havior.
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Is it possible that Russia and China object so vehemently to U.S.  "militarization of space" because they have already done so with nuclear-armed satellites, and themselves have secret plans to rapidly deploy space-based missile defenses in wartime?
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President Reagan's vision of a space-based missile shield would have been stabilizing during the Cold War, and would be an excellent deterrent now, because it could at minimum greatly complicate adversary plans for a nuclear first strike.
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"Star Wars" could even render nuclear missiles obsolete and inaugurate a Revolution in Military Affairs that would shift technological advantage away from offensive operations to defensive operations.
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U.S.  forbearance on space-based defenses is dangerously wrong-headed, potentially yielding a decisive advantage to Russia and China that could make war more likely.
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What if Russia and/or China already have or are developing a space shield, to be deployed immediately after destroying U.S.  satellites or after attacking the United States itself, to neutralize U.S.  nuclear retaliatory capabilities?
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30 years ago, U.S.  scientists working in the Strategic Defense Initiative, assessed that — using then existing commercial off-the-shelf technology — a Brilliant Pebbles space-based interceptor could be made weighing only about 1.5-2.5 kilograms (3.3-5.5 pounds).
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Russia or China, after their first strike, could theoretically loft a Brilliant Pebbles missile shield comprising 2,000 space-based interceptors (weighing collectively 5,000 kilograms) using only one heavy Space Launch Vehicle.
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The U.S.  should be very concerned about a scenario where China or Russia uses nuclear space weapons to quickly sweep the skies of U.S.  satellites, even at the risk of losing their own satellites, which could then be replaced with a surge of military satellites and space-based defenses to capture the "high frontier" and defeat the United States.
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      Brian Michael Jenkins: Deadly terrorist threats abound in US and abroad — here are key dangers  (Fox 07/19/2020)
      James Carafano: China's sanctions on US officials are an attempt to scare the world  (Fox 07/14/2020)
      Shakespeare's Richards: The Bard's two historical dramas offer contrasts between political...  (JWR 07/13/2020)
      The Ideological Corruption of Science [Lawrence Krauss in the Wall Street Journal]  (07/12/2020)
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In the 1980s, when I was a young professor of physics and astronomy at Yale, deconstructionism was in vogue in the English Department.
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We in the science departments would scoff at the lack of objective intellectual standards in the humanities, epitomized by a movement that argued against the existence of objective truth itself, arguing that all such claims to knowledge were tainted by ideological biases due to race, sex or economic dominance.
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It could never happen in the hard sciences, except perhaps under dictatorships, such as the Nazi condemnation of "Jewish" science, or the Stalinist campaign against genetics led by Trofim Lysenko, in which literally thousands of mainstream geneticists were dismissed in the effort to suppress any opposition to the prevailing political view of the state.
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Or so we thought.  In recent years, and especially since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, academic science leaders have adopted wholesale the language of dominance and oppression previously restricted to "cultural studies" journals to guide their disciplines, to censor dissenting views, to remove faculty from leadership positions if their research is claimed by opponents to support systemic oppression.
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At Michigan State University, one group used the strike to organize and coordinate a protest campaign against the vice president for research, physicist Stephen Hsu, whose crimes included doing research on computational genomics to study how human genetics might be related to cognitive ability — something that to the protesters smacked of eugenics.
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He was also accused of supporting psychology research at MSU on the statistics of police shootings that didn't clearly support claims of racial bias.  Within a week, the university president forced Mr.  Hsu to resign.
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A distinguished chemist in Canada argued in favor of merit-based science and against hiring practices that aim at equality of outcome if they result "in discrimination against the most meritorious candidates."
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For that he was censured by his university provost, his published review article on research and education in organic synthesis was removed from the journal website, and two editors involved in accepting it were suspended.
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An Italian scientist at the international laboratory CERN, home to the Large Hadron Collider, had his scheduled seminar on statistical imbalances between the sexes in physics canceled and his position at the laboratory revoked because he suggested that apparent inequities might not be directly due to sexism.
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A group of linguistics students initiated a public petition asking that the psychologist Steven Pinker be stripped of his position as a Linguistics Society of America Fellow for such offenses as tweeting a New York Times article they disapproved of.
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Whenever science has been corrupted by falling prey to ideology, scientific progress suffers.  This was the case in Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union — and in the U.S.  in the 19th century when racist views dominated biology, and during the McCarthy era, when prominent scientists like Robert Oppenheimer were ostracized for their political views.
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To stem the slide, @scientific leaders, scientific societies and senior academic administrators must publicly stand up not only for free speech in science, but for quality, independent of political doctrine and divorced from the demands of political factions.
      Will the US replace Christopher Columbus with Nancy Pelosi?  (INN 07/06/2020)
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... all these lying and hypocritical affected demonstrations of anti-racism tell us more, they tell us that Western societies are overwhelmed by a frightening weakness and an epidemic of cultural disgust for their own civilization.  There is no opposition to this chaos.
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These enemies want to bring the West into submission by imposing on it a representation that is absolutely foreign to our history.  They will, if this goes on, overwhelm us.
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The most dangerous barbarians are not those who demolish the monuments of Western history and culture.
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The most dangerous are the ones who should be guarding them.  They hate their civilization so much that they will leave nothing standing.
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In the US, the most grotesque manifestation of this self hate is the story of Columbus, Ohio.  The city just evicted a 16-foot bronze statue...  of Christopher Columbus.
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"For many people in our community, the statue represents patriarchy, oppression and divisiveness"
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A petition with 118,000 signatures — an eighth of Columbus's population — suggested they rechristen the city "Flavortown".
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Where do these stupid Americans think the name "America" came from?  From Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian navigator and explorer.
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Maybe, he, too, was a white supremacist?  And Columbia University?  And the southern nation of Colombia?
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This fury shown in ransacking the emblematic monuments of the history of the Western world, attached to that of colonial domination, is aiming at destroying roots and traditions.
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It is the result of a declining society which celebrates repentance and minorities, the collapse of the teaching of history, literature, philosophy and science, a result of political and intellectual decline.
      We lie the loudest when we lie to ourselves  (INN 07/05/2020)
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The goal of Zionism, as the Jewish national liberation movement, was the establishment of a sovereign Jewish nation.  Nothing more, but certainly nothing less.
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The goal of the Arabs – whether in the context of the broader Pan Arabism or the collateral and subordinate Arab Palestinian strategy – is not the establishment of a sovereign Palestinian nation, but rather the denial of the Jewish goal of possessing its own nation.  It really is that simple.
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That collision ensures that the conflict will persist.  Either at war, or with an absence of peace.  The two goals of the competing political ideologies are inextricably at odds.  By nature, they are mutually exclusive.
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... as long as Israel pretends that a peace partner is out there, international pressures – from friend and foe alike – will be brought against her to make the additional, and never-ending, concessions necessary to placate these genocidal adversaries.  It won't help, and nor will it end.
      Newt Gingrich: China poses serious threat to US in new space race – no issue is more important  (Fox 07/05/2020)
      ‘President Biden’ Would Be Music to Russian and Taliban Ears  (07/04/2020)
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Hard to fathom which notion is more hilarious.  Is it that Joe Biden would get tough with the Taliban, or that Joe Biden would get tough with Russia?
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The former veep wants you to know that he's furious that President Trump sat on his hands for the past four months despite knowing that the Kremlin was paying bounties to the jihadists for targeting American troops in Afghanistan.  Biden is sure this must have happened.
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No, Biden conceded at a rare press availability that he does not have access to classified information, nor has he been given an intelligence briefing on the subject.
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But Biden knows it must have happened because The New York Times and The Washington Post say so, relying on their crack anonymous intelligence sources.
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Hmmm ... the Times and the Post, relying on uncheckable sources of unknowable veracity, are peddling a story that Donald Trump has betrayed his country for the benefit of Vladimir Putin.  Who wouldn't take that to the bank after three years of collusion?
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In this new and improved narrative, you're to believe that Trump, who has dramatically beefed up military spending over Obama/Biden levels so that our forces can protect themselves, would knowingly endanger those forces; but that Biden, who last worked as a top official and strategist in an administration best known for imposing rules of engagement that made those troops sitting ducks, would back them to the hilt – against those diabolical Russians, who know Biden well, and who therefore know that, why, if they try any of that rough stuff, by God ol' Joe would ... um ... you know ... uh ... the thing!
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The thing being ... he'd do nothing.  And that's if we're lucky.
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His idea of doing something is to enrich the world's leading state sponsor of anti-American terrorism while putting its regime on a glide path to nuclear weapons ... all the while knowing that the mullahs are backing Taliban terrorists targeting our troops ... and that the Russians are backing the mullahs.
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On balance, I am not a fan of President Trump's foreign policy.
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He's done some good things — among the best was withdrawing us from the dreadful Iran nuclear deal that the Obama/Biden administration had to end-run the Constitution and collude with Russia to pull off.
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And, since the Putin regime is utterly corrupt and untrustworthy — just ask any Democrat, at least since November 8, 2016 — Trump is wise to have pulled us out of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty and the Open Skies Treaty.
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After all, it is counterproductive to remain strait-jacketed by an arrangement that the other side flouts at will.
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Still, for all the babble about "principled realism" regarding radical Islam, on the Taliban, Trump is just as delusional as any transnational-progressive: pretending that we can negotiate a satisfactory settlement with incorrigible jihadist enemies who (a) knowingly gave al-Qaeda the launchpad they needed to attack our homeland and our overseas facilities; (b) are still confederated with al-Qaeda; and (c) are content to put aside internecine Sunni–Shiite strife when it comes to collaborating with Iran against the Great Satan.
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The president is so mulishly committed to his "endless war" blather, so hot to cut a deal with the Taliban and pull our few remaining forces out, that he was ready to host our jihadist enemies at Camp David until panicked aides managed to talk him out of it.
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It is not my intention to make a case for Trump's Afghanistan policy.  Just to say the idea that a Biden Afghanistan policy would be an improvement does not pass the laugh test.
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Biden acts like he's suddenly outraged that Russia would back the Taliban.  But according to him, the Taliban is not our enemy and poses no threat to U.S.  interests, so it's hard to see what the problem is, right?
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Don't take it from me.  Here's Biden speaking ... late 2011, as he and President Obama geared up for their reelection campaign:
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"Look, the Taliban per se is not our enemy.  That's critical.  There is not a single statement that the president has ever made in any of our policy assertions that the Taliban is our enemy because it threatens U.S.  interests."
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... the Obama/Biden administration took the position that the Taliban are not terrorists, denying the reality that there is a sharia-supremacist ideology that knits major jihadist organizations together into a threat against the West.
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That was the Obama/Biden approach to terrorism that Biden would revive: Pretend there is no animating fundamentalist Islamic ideology.  Miniaturize the jihadist enterprises as if they were more interested in local zoning disputes than war on the West.
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While the Taliban was colluding with Russia-backed Iran to kill American soldiers, the Obama/Biden administration encouraged Taliban leaders to open a political office in Qatar, where the administration could negotiate with them through intermediaries.
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The Taliban had no intention of laying down their arms, but they made clear to Team Obama/Biden that even the mirage of negotiations would require the release of Taliban commanders detained at Guantanamo Bay.
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No problem: The Obama/Biden administration swapped five of them for Bowe Bergdahl, a deserter lauded by Obama national-security adviser Susan Rice as having "served with honor and distinction."
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Bergdahl has since been found guilty by a court-martial and dishonorably discharged; Rice is in the running to be Biden's vice president.
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... the Obama/Biden team entered office with Moscow just having invaded Georgia, which had broken away from the collapsing Soviet Union in 1989.
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The new administration's reaction — communicated by, among others, notorious Mr.
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Tough Guy Joe Biden — was to "reset" relations, shelve Bush administration plans for missile-defense installations in Eastern Europe, and swoon over the possibilities of strategic partnerships and new arms treaties with the Kremlin.
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With Russia continuing to occupy and effectively annex the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Obama/Biden not only revived the inane U.S.–Russia Civilian Nuclear Power Agreement; it ushered Russia into the World Trade Organization, in spite of the fact that it is a mafia state that undermines market-based norms, menacing and extorting other nations while crushing domestic dissent.
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Obama/Biden followed this up in 2012 by extending to Moscow Permanent Normal Trade Relations status — as if it were a normal trading partner.
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In the interim, Team Obama/Biden had the Hillary Clinton-led State Department collude with Russia's foreign ministry in the development of "Skolkovo" — Moscow's answer to Silicon Valley.  ... "Skolkovo is arguably an overt alternative to clandestine industrial espionage ... Why bother spying on foreign companies and government laboratories if they will voluntarily hand over all the expertise Russia seeks?"
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An alarmed senior FBI official wrote that Skolkovo was "a means for the Russian government to access our nation's sensitive or classified research and development facilities and dual use technologies with military and commercial applications."
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Yet, the Obama/Biden administration pressed ahead, certain that appeasing Putin was the best approach.  The Kremlin's cooperation, after all, would be essential to achieving the Obama/Biden crowning "achievement," the Iran nuclear deal.
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The Obama/Biden administration also signed off on the Uranium One deal, Russia's acquisition, through its energy giant Rosatom, of a fifth of America's stock of uranium ore, even though we do not produce enough uranium for our needs.
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As Obama and Biden campaigned for reelection in 2012, the president had his now infamous "hot mic" moment with Putin's factotum, Dimitri Medvedev — assuring that if the Kremlin would just keep its usual provocations to a minimum in the run-up to Election Day, he would have more "flexibility" to accommodate Putin in his second term.
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Putin, predictably, thumbed his nose...  He joined Iran in vigorously backing the monstrous Assad regime in Syria.  He then stepped up his aggression against another former Soviet satellite, Ukraine, by annexing the Crimean Peninsula and waging a separatist war in the eastern Donbass region...
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... it is laughable for Biden, of all people, to claim that Trump's administration has been a gift to Putin.
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It would be hard to imagine how things could be better for Putin than they were during the Obama/Biden administration — except for the prospect of more of the same, this time with Biden at the helm.
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Trump has canceled the aforementioned treaties, in addition to ratcheting up sanctions against Russia.  He has beefed up the defense budget that Obama gutted, and pressured NATO allies to meet their defense commitments, all to Russia's chagrin.  He has authorized defense missiles for Poland, in addition to shifting U.S.  troops there and supplying the Poles with advanced U.S.  warplanes, infuriating Putin.  He has provided Ukraine with Javelin-2 antitank missiles to use against Russia (weapons that the Obama/Biden administration denied for fear of provoking Putin).
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Under his command, our forces engaged in a firefight with Russian mercenaries in Syria and have fired missiles on Syrian installations supported by Russia.  Trump withdrew from the Obama/Biden Iran nuclear deal and slammed Tehran with sanctions despite Russia's objections.  And Trump continues to rally opposition to Russia's coveted Nordstream 2 gas pipeline project with Germany, which would increase Moscow's leverage over Europe.
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Is it true that Russia is paying bounties to the Taliban for attacks on U.S.  forces in Afghanistan?  That sort of play by those malevolent actors would not surprise any informed observer and can certainly not be dismissed out of hand.
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There absolutely should be a thorough inquiry.  But it would be foolish to assume the worst based on anonymously sourced reporting by the anti-Trump media-Democrat complex, which has already spent years flogging a bogus Trump–Russia narrative.
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The only thing that may be more bogus than that narrative is the notion that a Joe Biden presidency sends shivers down the spines of the Taliban and the Putin regime.
      Newt Gingrich: China’s secret campaign to spy on US and buy influence is exposed  (Fox 06/21/2020)
      Rep.  Devin Nunes: Hold China accountable – this bill protects US technology, property  (Fox 06/11/2020)
      It's not about racism, fools, it's about Western folly  (INN 06/08/2020)
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Don't be fooled by what's going in the US and in some European cities.  It has nothing to do with racism, injustice and compassion.
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It is pure politics on the one hand and a form of mass ideological enslavement on the other.
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... most people are there because in the pack they feel better off, can defend themselves from attacks and insults, avoid thinking.
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Black Lives Matter, the movement behind the protests, doesn't care about blacks.
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They never protest when blacks are killed by other blacks, although the biggest cause of death in the United States of blacks between the ages of 15 and 45 is ... other black men.
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They have never protested against black slavery markets such as those in Mauritania or when blacks exterminate other blacks as they do in Sudan.
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The police are not anti-black, since an average of about 20 percent of the police force in America is black (50 percent in Los Angeles is Hispanic, 60 percent in Atlanta is black as is 33 percent in Philadephia etc).
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Some of America's poorest and most violent cities have black mayors, black governors and black councils.
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Reading the outraged media, hearing Obama who embraces the protests, or watching the kneeling members of hypocritical establishments, it would seem that in America racist white policemen have fun going around shooting black unarmed citizens.
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There are hundreds of millions of interactions between the police and civilians in America every year.
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1004 people were killed by police hands in 2019.  Of these, 235 were black.  And of these, 226 were armed.
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This means that 9 unarmed black citizens were killed by police over a population of 330 million last year.  Each of these lost lives is a defeat.
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But such as to justify the devastation of cities?  The destruction of people's livelihood?  And the accusations of "systematic racism" ?
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The real disease, however, is in the mind of the beholder, it is the idea that we are racist and unjust and that we have to pay for who we are.
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Trump has his political game, that is, to close the ranks of white Main Street and others who find the riots frightening and unacceptable.
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The Democrats have their game, stirring the racial war for electoral purposes.
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Who loses the game?  Society, its decency, our capacity for discernment and culture.
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In a society calling itself "open" it is becoming increasingly difficult to say these things without being verbally and physically attacked.
      China has exploited coronavirus pandemic to advance its strategic interests – here’s how  (Fox 06/07/2020)
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The Chinese Communist Party has a long history of exploiting crises to advance its strategic hegemony.
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During the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, for example, China invaded India while America and the Soviet Union were distracted.
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Based on this behavior – including China's attempt to snuff out democracy in Hong Kong – let's consider whether COVID-19 might better stand for China On to Victory In Death by19 ways.
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Here is a chronology beginning in late 2019:
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In mid-November, new pneumonia cases from a novel coronavirus start appearing in Wuhan.
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On Dec.  30, Dr.  Li Wenliang sends a message to fellow doctors in a chat group warning of human-to-human transmission and community spread
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On Dec.  31, local Chinese officials bleach the Wuhan wet market.
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From early December through Jan.  20 this year, the CCP hides the virus from the world behind the shield of a puppet World Health Organization.
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On Jan.  7, Chinese President Xi Jinping issues demands to a CCP Politburo Standing Committee to "contain the outbreak."
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On Jan.  21, despite promising in the Jan.  15 trade deal not to steal American intellectual property, the Wuhan Institute of Virology – where the deadly virus may well have originated – applies for a patent on Remdesivir, a therapeutic developed by an American company.
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By late January, the CCP locks down internal domestic travel but keeps international travel open until the end of March.
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On Jan.  31, President Trump makes a courageous decision.  He suspends and limits the entry into the United States of foreign nationals who had been in People's Republic of China within 14 days of their attempted entry into the United States.
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While hiding the China virus from the world, the CCP turns from a large net exporter of personal protective equipment (PPE) to a huge net importer.
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After the Wall Street Journal publishes an opinion piece (not a news article) on Feb.  3 criticizing the Chinese virus response, the CCP revokes the credentials of three Journal reporters based in Beijing...
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In late January, Beijing officials prevent the Wuhan Institute of Virology from sharing sample isolates of the novel coronavirus with the University of Texas biocontainment lab.
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As the CCP quells the outbreak in Wuhan, in part by barricading citizens into their own homes, it uses its vast stockpile of PPE to profiteer.
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To further profiteer, China begins to flood world markets – from Spain, Turkey and the Netherlands to Georgia, the Czech Republic and the United States – with defective test kits and PPE.
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On April 4, following a well-established playbook of capitalizing on international crises, a Chinese Coast Guard vessel sinks a Vietnamese fishing trawler.
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On April 24, Europe bows to CCP pressure by whitewashing China's culpability in a European Union report on disinformation campaigns about the virus.
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On April 29, a senior CCP official blames the Trump administration for "wasting weeks after the threat posed by the virus first became apparent."
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On May 13, the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issue warnings that hackers with links to the CCP are attempting to steal the intellectual property of the American and other foreign companies seeking to develop a vaccine...
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On May 18, the CCP promises $2 billion over two years in assistance for the pandemic response globally.  This is a fraction of the more than $9 billion in U.S.  funding to benefit the global China virus response and less than China borrows from the World Bank
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On May 22, after subduing Hong Kong protesters with a lockdown and "under the cover of the virus," the CCP moves in for the democracy kill with a new security law.
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As we move forward in time, there will likely be many more political, economic and military gambits added by the CCP to exploit a pandemic that the CCP's own bad behavior created.
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The irony, of course, is that the CCP is now propagating the myth that the Chinese authoritarian rule provides a superior system of governance to the free and democratic rule of law.
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We here in America surely are not buying it; and the CCP is hereby on notice that we are not distracted.  We know exactly what the CCP is attempting to do.
      US is in turmoil, Europe is weak and China is now on the move — without apologies  (Fox 06/07/2020)
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Once again, protests over police brutality turned violent and rioting ensued.
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The U.S.  is torn apart over the national mass quarantine.  Liberal blue states accused red restart states of recklessly endangering national health by allowing their populations to go back to work before the virus has left.
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Red states countered that blue states were hypocritical in wanting federal money to subsidize their locked-down residents while expecting other states to generate needed federal revenue.
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They also contended that there was no longer scientific evidence to justify the lockdown.
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There is mounting evidence that an array of federal officials had plotted to disrupt Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and his presidential transition, leaving Trump supporters furious.
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As the U.S.  protested and bickered, China attempted to strangle what was left of Hong Kong's enfeebled democracy.
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China's theory seemed to be that if it's going to be blamed for the spreading virus due to its deceit anyway, it might as well not let such a pandemic go to waste.
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The Chinese strategy in reaction to disclosures that it hid vital data about the virus and exposed the world to contagion while it quarantined its own cities has devolved from "So what?" to the current "What exactly are you going to do about it?"
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China also decided to ramp up its perennial border confrontations with India, as its forces encroached on Indian soil in the Himalayas.
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What better way to show the world that a defiant China is dangerous than agitate the world's largest democracy?
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Beijing has warned European nations that if their independent media continued to condemn China, there could be commercial retaliation.
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A few European journalists still exposed Chinese deceit, even as shaken EU leaders backtracked and tried to contextualize Chinese misbehavior.
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Japan and South Korea worried that China might move on Taiwan.  They knew that if China did, only the United States — convulsed by quarantines, riots and a contentious presidential race — could stand up to Beijing.
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For years, China has bullied and waged a virtual commercial war against Asian democracies such as Japan, South Korea, India and Australia.  It has subverted almost all international trading norms.
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The Chinese government assumed that Western elites would get rich by being complicit in China's cheating and would thus help sell out their own countries.  They were mostly right on both counts.
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As China westernized its economy, it conned gullible Western officials that eventually it planned to become a useful member of the family of nations.
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In truth, China strategically hoarded cash from its asymmetrical trade surpluses.  It planted its functionaries throughout transnational organizations and subverted them.
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It beefed up its military and planted island bases in international waters.  It compromised strategically important nations by investing in their infrastructure through its neo-colonial and imperialist multitrillion-dollar Belt and Road initiative.
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... it has insidiously pivoted from global friend to its new role as overt global villain.  If the world had been anxious over the intentions of a suspiciously nice China, it will become downright terrified of an overtly hostile China.
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In other words, China is not wasting the disaster of the Wuhan outbreak.  It once gained a lot by faking friendliness, but now it seems to think it has no choice but to get even more by being authentically belligerent.
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As part of the about-face, China no longer flatters the West in passive-aggressive fashion, but rather shows its disdain for a weak Europe and an increasingly divided U.S.
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While America tears itself apart with endless internal quarreling and media psychodramas, while Europe appeases its enemies, and while the rest of Asia stays mute, waiting to see who wins, China is now on the move — without apologies.
      Kneeling for George Floyd is grotesque Western infantility  (INN 06/06/2020)
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When Londoners protested the Minneapolis incident, police guarding the Downing Street gates were told to "get down on their knees." Four policemen did it.
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Thousands of people in Britain went out on the streets, falling on their knees, as if hallucinating.
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It is acceding to the claim that Western society as a whole is racist.  It is a form of ideological hysteria that makes those who kneel belong to the "right side" .
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In several videos, we have even seen American whites kissing the shoes of their black compatriots to apologize.
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Being white has become a kind of original sin.  If you do not do penance for being white, paying homage to mass immigration and multiculturalism, you will become a "white supremacist" .
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The archbishop of Canterbury called on "white Christians" to "repent of our own prejudices" .
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American universities are full of courses on "white privilege" and in French there are conferences "forbidden to whites".
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The whole past is projected onto the current generation, colonialism, crusades, birth of America, Nazism, slavery, everything ends up in the same historical kneeler, everything is traced back to your white genes
      James Carafano: US vs.  China — 5 smart ways to keep pushing back  (Fox 06/05/2020)
      China isn't letting a pandemic go to waste  (JWR 06/04/2020)
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While America tears itself apart with endless internal quarreling and media psychodramas, while Europe appeases its enemies, and while the rest of Asia stays mute, waiting to see who wins, China is now on the move — without apologies.
      Arthur Herman: US coronavirus lockdown — China seizes chance to fulfill these global ambitions  (Fox 06/06/2020)
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Our current lockdown strategy may or may not defeat the coronavirus.  But the Chinese clearly see it as a big win for them.
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Our blue-state governors and the Trump-hating media have propelled the perception that we are socially and economically paralyzed by COVID-19.
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That has clearly emboldened Beijing to aggressively push its agenda for becoming the new superpower Colossus bestriding the world.
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President Xi Jinping and his Communist cohorts are counting on our distraction with the COVID pandemic to prevent us from lending effective support for the protesters fighting Beijing's ever-increasing iron grip.
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Beijing has also been stepping up pressure on nearby Taiwan, with bombers buzzing the median line between the two countries in the Taiwan Straits, while its catspaw the WHO has blocked Taiwan's effort to share its successful anti-COVID best practices with the rest of the world.
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In the South China Sea, we've seen a bold increase in Chinese intimidation tactics against the other countries who have claims to that strategically important seaway.
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Meanwhile, Huawei, China's stalking horse for control of the future of 5G wireless technology, has launched a charm offensive in the wake of the COVID-19, by associating itself with efforts to ship medical supplies to countries stricken by the deadly virus — the virus China let spread beyond its borders without warning, killing more than 100,000 Americans.
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Clearly China is taking advantage of America's COVID distraction and lockdown, especially as it unfolds in economically significant states like California, New York, New Jersey and Illinois.
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Their governors' determination to drag out the lockdown and the loss of jobs and economic opportunity as long as possible, is only grist for Beijing's effort to portray America as a declining power.
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The protracted week of riots and looting has played directly into China's hands, as well.  It helps China to portray America as a country in decline, and to fan anti-American feeling.
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For 10 straight weeks, they have pushed the narrative that America is on the brink of societal and economic chaos; that we are trapped with an unemployment rate higher than during the Great Depression; and that lockdown is the only alternative to massive illness and death — even that we have to brace ourselves for a "second wave" this autumn.
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From Hong Kong to the WHO and the South China Sea, Chinese leaders clearly feel like winners in the geopolitical competition with the United States.
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They would love to see the world perceive the COVID-19 crisis as a grim benchmark in America's eclipse as a superpower.
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Whether they are right or not, depends on how quickly we get our economy back on its feet — and how robustly we respond to Beijing's macroaggressions around the world.
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Right now, getting America back to work isn't just good economics; it's going to be vital to the survival of freedom around the world.
      The Chinese Virus: We are living through a real time experiment on the power of fear  (INN 06/03/2020)
      Gordon G.  Chang: Trump is right to ditch 5 decades of failed US-China engagement policy  (Fox 05/30/2020)
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It's about time.  China has been challenging the United States across the board, and Trump – with his comprehensive comments Friday – signaled the United States would defend itself across the board.
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Terminating America's relationship with the World Health Organization. Trump said the WHO is biased in favor of China and has failed to approve reforms arising out of its dealing with the coronavirus pandemic that originated in China.
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Suspending entry into the U.S. of Chinese nationals posing a security risk.
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Revoking almost all special exemptions and rules for Hong Kong and imposing sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials.
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Studying the "differing practices" of Chinese companies listed in the U.S.
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The president signed a proclamation stating that he will block entry into the United States of Chinese students and researchers tied to U.S.  military efforts.
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... Trump also commented on other matters, especially the spreading of the coronavirus.  "The world is now suffering as a result of the malfeasance of the Chinese government."
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On the issue of Hong Kong, Chinese leaders were undoubtedly waiting to see if Trump would withdraw America's special treatment of the beleaguered territory on trade and other issues.
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Some thought Trump would not do this, making this issue a test of his resolve.  In meeting the test, the president showed political will rarely seen in American leaders.
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Moreover, the tone of the president's words – he was not only adversarial but also angry – broke with decades of precedent.  Chinese leaders have not heard an American leader talk to them this way in public.
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The range of announced actions should concern Chinese leaders.  The actions suggest Trump is now leading a whole-of-government charge on China.
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... the markets were relieved that Trump did not impose new tariffs or freeze assets of Chinese nationals.  The markets should not break out the champagne just yet, however.
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The Trump administration will be announcing more actions in the weeks to come, probably including "full expensing" for costs to relocate factories from China and Hong Kong to the United States.
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Moreover, Trump's mentioning of the behavior of listed Chinese companies is a warning that investment is the next big area on the chopping block.
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China for months has been saying the "decoupling" of the United States from China was not possible.  However, on Friday Trump was making the process look inevitable.
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Trump said he wanted "an open and constructive relationship with China" – but ultimately the state of relations is not up to him.
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Beijing, showing off its "wolf warrior diplomacy" has taken a series of aggressive actions since February including: invading India; engaging in boat-bumping and other incidents against six of its neighbors in the South China and East China Seas; threatening to invade Taiwan; breaking promises over Hong Kong; and increasing the tempo of dangerous intercepts of the U.S.  Navy in China's peripheral waters and airspace.
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It's not entirely clear why China is lashing out at this moment.  Some say it's a sign of strength.  Others says it is a sign of weakness.
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But it is evident that America's engagement policy has failed.
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Engagers, adopting a long view, often ignored or condoned unacceptable Chinese behavior.  That feckless policy approach – conducted by U.S.  presidents of both parties and by liberals and conservatives alike – only emboldened the worst elements in Beijing by showing everybody else that aggression worked.
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The upshot is that there is now a perception that Chinese communism cannot be reformed – meaning the only thing the Trump administration can do to protect America is to reduce exposure to China.
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... administration is cutting ties with Chinese communism.  That is the correct approach.
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The People's Republic of China is more than just an adversary.  A year ago the Communist Party declared a "people's war" on America.
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That hostility means that apart from surrendering to Beijing, there is not much Trump can do to patch up relations with China.
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This is not a Trump issue; it is a China one.
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There will be costs in unwinding decades of misguided U.S.  policies toward China – how could there not be?  But Beijing is leaving Trump with little choice.
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It's time an American leader did what is necessary: go after China on all fronts.  And that's what the world heard Friday from President Trump.
      Trump's tough action against China is long overdue – Beijing must pay for its misconduct  (Fox 05/30/2020)
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Unlike his predecessors in the White House, Trump followed tough words with tough action Friday.
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He terminated U.S.  membership in the corrupt and pro-Chinese World Health Organization.  This is another welcome blow to globalist bureaucracies that mainly serve the purposes of the world's bad guys.
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Trump put an end to visas for graduate students with links to China's People Liberation Army.  This step is fundamentally important.
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China's outright theft of the free world's technology prevents the kleptocracy there from falling too far behind.
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Ultimately we should halt all student visas for Chinese nationals, who displace American students and harm Asian-Americans in particular, given that many institutions have tacit quotas that limit Asian students.
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Colleges would scream at the loss of revue from Communist China, but frankly, those institutions deserve it given their lack of patriotism and their fleecing of Americans in exchange for degrees of decreasing usefulness.
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Trump also moved closer to delisting Chinese equities from U.S.  stock exchanges, where they pose a systemic risk given the penchant of Chinese companies for corruption and opacity.
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It is a testament to Wall Street's cluelessness about the threat from China that the Chinese companies were allowed to list on U.S.  exchanges in the first place.
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Finally, Trump threatened targeted sanctions against Chinese officials involved in undermining freedom in Hong Kong in violation of China's explicit promises.
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Overall, Trump made a strong move to begin making China pay for its misconduct.  However, Trump still has not laid out a clear overall vision for how to beat China.
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We are still left mostly with tactics and sentiment, as opposed to a strategy the whole of our government and the American people can get behind.
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Trump and his aides should look back at the Ronald Reagan and Harry Truman administrations, which both understood how to construct a coherent plan to wage cold war and how to communicate it to the public.
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Reagan issued National Security Decision Directive 75, titled "U.S.  Relations with the USSR" two years into his administration.
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On a single page, it outlined a three-fold strategy that helped undermine the Soviet threat and that caused the demise of the Soviet Union itself: contain Soviet expansionism with military deterrence; promote political change inside the Soviet Union; and engage in negotiations without a double standard that favored the opposition.
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Today the idea of putting political pressure on the Chinese Communist Party is still anathema to some.
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Indeed, a report the Trump administration sent to Congress last week said: "United States policies are not premised on an attempt to change [China's] domestic governance model."
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In fact, that is precisely what we should do, because when the Chinese Communist Party is forced to play defense at home, it will have less bandwidth and ability to be aggressive with America and the free world.
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Fighting China through nonviolent means is one of the few issues for which there is bipartisan support in Washington and across the country.
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Nevertheless, Trump has made clear that America will fight China using the timing and tactics of our choice.
      Gen.  Jack Keane: China 'weaponized' coronavirus to 'destroy Western democracies' economies'  (Fox 05/29/2020)
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"And I think the Trump Administration has been trying to get their sea-legs straight during this time frame, as well."
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"But now, President XI sees clear-eyed what it is: that his ambitions are going to be stifled if he doesn't come out and really take a stand, and that is what he is doing here."
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"It's in Hong Kong, which is the flashpoint in the front lines of this confrontation between the United States and China, to be sure.  He has weaponized COVID-19."
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"I mean, [Xi] actually used that disease to spread it around the world because he thought it would destroy Western democracies' economies, and he's been able to accomplish that."
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"He wants the confrontation.  He is looking for it because he knows full well he can't get to his strategic objectives unless he gets the United States and the Allies to back down, as they were doing in the past."
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... noted that Xi came to power prior to Trump's presidency and at the time declared that he intends to fully dominate the Sino-Pacific region.
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"For four years, there was no impediment to that, there were no obstacles, nobody was pushing back on it, despite the fact they were predatory in what they were doing, and then Trump administration came in."
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      Gordon Chang: America must 'un-teach' years of 'bad lessons' to China  (Fox 05/28/2020)
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"It's important to teach the Chinese [that] Americans are going to stand up for themselves, their allies, and friends.  We have to un-teach some bad lessons that previous administrations gave to the Chinese."
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"Well, first of all, the withdrawal with the sanctions exemptions for Hong Kong.  Tariffs will be put on Hong Kong.  Maybe there will be global Magnitsky-type sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials."
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"But, you know, Hong Kong is in the context of our many disagreements with China, so we're going to see all sorts of actions against Beijing because Beijing has been attacking us."
      James Carafano: China's coronavirus bullying – US must keep pushing back.  Here's how  (Fox 05/28/2020)
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Remember the old public relations maxim: "There's no such thing as bad publicity"?  Try telling that to Beijing.  Having loosed a pandemic, China finds itself (quite deservedly) deluged with bad publicity.
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Yet, oddly, the regime seems to think the best way out of their image nightmare is to make it worse.
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Well, alrighty then.  If that's their play, the U.S.  ought to spend more time thinking about how we can help the Chinese Communist Party dig itself a deeper hole.
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The list of China's self-inflicted wounds grows longer by the day.  They failed to confine the epidemic in Wuhan.  They allowed millions of travelers to carry the disease around the world.  They failed to inform the world of the disease in timely fashion.  They failed to cooperate with other nations seeking to understand the disease.  They hoarded protective equipment.  They spread lies (like blaming others for the outbreak) to deflect criticism.  Then they started threatening some countries — like Australia — that announced plans to investigate Beijing's handling of the outbreak.
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Of course, China sees the U.S.  as the big obstacle on its long march to become the world's most dominant military and economic power.  However, Beijing's strategy has always been to "win without fighting."
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Rather than directly bump heads with Washington, it seeks to find ways to undercut U.S.  dominance, bend international organizations its way and draw off American friends and allies.
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The Trump administration has pushed back bluntly.  It has slapped tariffs on Chinese goods and pressed for better trade deals.  It has actively opposed China's candidates for leadership positions in international organizations.  And it has called out Chinese disinformation and lies disseminated during the pandemic response.
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The Chinese response to this has been to put on a brave face and act even more belligerently than usual.
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They have been more vociferous in their claims on the South China Seas and moved troops into contested regions of the border with India.
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Most troubling of all is the regime's announcement that it will pass legislation that could significantly compromise the freedoms of the people of Hong Kong, gutting the commitments Beijing swore to uphold when it signed the "Basic Law," marking the return of the island to China from Great Britain.
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While it was always assumed the Chinese Communist Party would circle back and punish the people of Hong Kong for their upstart behavior, the fact that they're doing it right now is interesting.
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Yet, this round of aggression comes with a cost.  The regime has demonstrated once again it cannot be trusted to uphold its commitments.
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And it has shown its willingness to bully and bluff to get its way.  That will only make the world more wary of China.
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China will never stop its destabilizing actions unless the U.S.  stands strong to defend its interests and work with friends and allies to mitigate the China challenge.
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In dealing with the Beijing bullies, the U.S.  must stick to its strategy: when China does wrong, we need to call them on it and make them pay a price for their bad behavior.
      Nakbacide — the failed genocidal war against the Jews  (INN 05/18/2020)
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Imagine if every year on the 7th of May, Germans held an annual commemoration of the defeat of the Nazi state, complete with Swastikas, anti-Semitic chants and slogans, and claims that the Volksdeutsche expelled from Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary were the real victims.
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That's the spectacle that takes place every May as Muslims in Israel chant and riot to protest their unsuccessful genocide of the indigenous Jewish minority.
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And the media sympathetically covers this repulsive spectacle of historical obliviousness, of a regional majority responsible for multiple genocides, dressing up as the victims because their invasion of Israel ended in a stalemate, rather than the intended genocidal purge of the Jews.
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The revisionist Muslim history of Israel ethnically cleanses the thousands of years of history of the original Jewish inhabitants and a thousand years of persecution under Muslim rule.
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It leaves out the massacres and atrocities carried out by the Muslim invaders against the Jewish inhabitants in the 20th century...
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There are about as many Jewish refugees from the Muslim world, as there are Muslim refugees from Israel.
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The difference is that the Jewish refugees were a minority fleeing the violence of a brutal majority, while the Muslim refugees were a regional majority making a strategic withdrawal in response to calls from the leaders of invading Arab countries to pull out so they could kill the Jews.
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"We will smash the country with our guns and obliterate every place the Jews seek shelter in.  The Arabs should conduct their wives and children to safe areas until the fighting has died down," Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Said had promised
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The Nakbaites thought that they were going to be the beneficiaries of a genocide carried out by the armies of seven Muslim nations.
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Instead they had to settle down in Syria, Jordan and elsewhere around the region.  An easy thing to do since they are the same people, speak the same language and share the same culture.
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Many of the "Palestinians" had migrated to Israel less than a century ago to take advantage of the economic boom created by Jewish and British investment after the fall of Ottoman colonial rule.
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The Nakba commemorations are only possible in a culture with no sense of responsibility.  A religion which has killed more people and wiped out more cultures than Stalin and Hitler combined, but still remains convinced that it is the victim.
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A victim of their own failed genocidal war.  The Nakba is really the Nakbacide.  A dream of mass murder that was frustrated when their victims fought back
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The Nakba is a tiresome reminder that Muslims don't want peace.  That they're not mature enough to handle it.
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What they really want is to rehash grievances and sullenly plot another genocide, instead of coming to terms with the consequences of their own actions.
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Had the Israeli War of Independence been fought between local Jews and Muslims, the Nakba circus might not be as bankrupt as it is.
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But it was actually a war fought between local Jews and the armies of seven Muslim nations, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq and Syria, overseen by two British commanders.
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Despite all this, the Arab Muslim invaders still failed to do more than seize half of Jerusalem, and Gaza, Judea and Samaria.  And that's what really gnaws at them.
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Losing a war to a European world power wouldn't have hurt as much as losing a war to a despised regional minority.
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Yahood.  Lower than a dog.  Yahood.  Transformed into apes and pigs in the Koran.  Yahood.  A despised minority in every Muslim country.
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And then the Yahoods, the sons of apes and pigs, somehow beat back seven Muslim armies and took back lands that had been conquered by the Caliphs making a mockery of Mohammed's manifest destiny.
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In Islamic culture time never passes.  The words, "You Lost a War, Get Over It", have no meaning.
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Arab Muslims still think Spain is theirs.  Every time they see a European army, they mutter about the Crusades.
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Jews are greeted with chants of "Khaybar ya Yahood" recalling Mohammed's massacre of the Jews, a historical event that is what the Nakba only claims to be.
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Nothing is ever forgotten.  Old hatreds are nurtured into violent rages that cannot be calmed by any treaty.  The purpose of hate is hate.  The purpose of Nakba is Nakba.
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The Muslim world has no history.  It has pervasive myths that feed the Muslim need for self-glorification and victimization.
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Muslim history is one long cry of "Mine, Mine, Mine" and "Give it Back".
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Millions of Arab Muslims believe that they discovered America, that European science was stolen from them, that the entire world used to be Muslim, that Neil Armstrong heard the Islamic call to prayer on the moon, that Jacques Cousteau converted to Islam and that the Koran invented light bulbs.
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When Muslims win a war, it's because Allah is on their side.  When they lose a war, it's because they were undermined, cheated and betrayed.
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Anti-Israel activists like to say that Israel is an idea that became a country and Palestine is a country that became an idea.
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But it's actually the other way around.  Israel is a country that was reborn after many centuries of occupation and repression.  Palestine is an idea that was never a country and was kept around for its malicious usefulness.
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Their fictional Palestinian identity, with its imagined roots in a country they hardly ever lived in, has turned millions of people into the militias of Israel's neighboring enemies.
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Their flags and chants about statehood hide the fact that they are nothing more than proxies of countries which deny them citizenship because it makes them into better weapons, not just against Israel, but against each other.
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... by embracing the dubious honor of continuing the Jihad against the Jews, they trapped themselves in a no man's land of their own making.
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As long as they remain willing to be killers, sacrificing their own children to the fiery moloch of the bomb vest, then they will be eternal pariahs in their own countries.
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They are suffering the self-inflicted punishment for their own crimes.  It is their hatred for the Jews that torments them and humiliates them.
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They eagerly die for their own sins.  Their misery is the living embodiment of their own evil.  They suffer because they cannot let go of their bigotry, their greed, and their illusory honor.
      Coronavirus death toll – recognize this simple truth about China, and act accordingly  (Fox 05/18/2020)
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To date, it's estimated that more than 85,000 Americans have died from the coronavirus.
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We owe it to these Americans to let the pandemic also kill the last vestiges of the notion that China is our friend.
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Since the 1970s, Washington and Wall Street have believed that giving China a stake in the international system would lead to a China that respected the rule of law and was moving toward democracy.
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While many foreign policy experts pursued this counterfactual pipedream, Beijing was building its economy on the backs of American workers, developing a world-class military, and seeking in countless other ways to displace the United States as the dominant power in Asia.
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Let's face facts.  Senior Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership knew about the coronavirus – knew that left unchecked it would become a global pandemic – and had enough evidence to suspect human-to-human transmission was possible well before they let the world know.
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Moreover, Beijing's failures to halt international travel out of Wuhan created a pandemic that has infected 4.5 million people across the globe.
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And as time goes on, we keep learning that the CCP knew more, and earlier, about the virus, and they hid that knowledge from the rest of the world.
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Of course warning the world would have hurt China's reputation and slowed its economic growth, the prime source of CCP legitimacy.
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But this is the world the CCP wants to live in – a world where its interests overrule any concerns about human life or international obligations.
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While our national security establishment has woken up over the past few years, the coronavirus highlights just how much the economy is still blind to these facts.
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We are far too dependent on China, and our critical supply chains are thoroughly entangled with its economy.
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Before the pandemic, there were growing alarms about dependence on China.  In 2018, a Department of Defense report found the U.S.  military was becoming dangerously dependent on China for critical components and hardware.
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The current pandemic, however, has brought into sharp, ugly focus just how dependent we are.
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With headlines blaring that we rely on China for personal protective equipment and pharmaceuticals (often substandard), the American people are realizing firsthand just what dependence truly means.
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All rich economies are trading economies.  That said, many benefits of trade go missing if one side – in this case, China – is a perpetual cheater.
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For decades, the CCP has prevented American companies from fairly competing in China.  They have stolen our intellectual property worth trillions of dollars either through hacking, unfair rules or spying (yes, they have even tried to hack our coronavirus vaccine research).
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They bully airlines and the NBA when they don't follow the CCP party line on Taiwan or Hong Kong.
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And worse for American workers, the CCP has decimated our manufacturing sector through currency manipulation, dumping products like steel and aluminum, and policies designed to corner the market on key industries.
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This has stolen untold sums from our economy and deprived middle- and working-class Americans from countless good-paying jobs.
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When President John F.  Kennedy promised Americans that our nation would put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s, he knew we could rely on supply chains in the free world.
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But imagine if, when he made that pledge, our rocket engines and rocket fuel depended on the Soviet Union.  We are in an analogous position with China today.
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China is our number one strategic competitor.  When it comes to supply chains, our economy hasn't behaved like it.
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Now more than ever, we owe it to all the Americans who have died from the CCP-turbocharged coronavirus, to change that.
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      Pope Francis’ silence about a forced conversion to Islam  (INN 05/15/2020)
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The street from Christianity to Islam is one way.  Woe to he who tries to go the other way.  Even the pope will not come to his aid.
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The Pope condemned the conversions of Muslims as told in the "Chanson de Roland".  A thousand years ago.  Very useful.
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Where are the high dignitaries of the Islamic world who are willing to nullify Silvia Romano's conversion and free her from the religious yoke imposed on her under captivity?
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Where is the Pope?
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When we will open our eyes, while we still have them, on the need for some moral equivalency?
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Today, Christians are killed if they do not convert to Islam and Muslims who convert to Christianity are massacred.
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Meanwhile, in Europe mosques proliferate and churches in the Islamic world are burned to the ground.
      Deroy Murdock: On coronavirus and nursing homes, DeSantis and Cuomo offer life-and-death contrast  (Fox 05/13/2020)
      Rep.  Will Hurd: Coronavirus recovery — Western nations can limit further damage from China.  Here's how  (Fox 05/13/2020)
      Mary Shelley foresaw the pandemic — and how we've divided into bitter factions  (JWR 05/11/2020)
      Communist China's COVID-19 response 'brought us to a critical moment'  (Fox 05/09/2020)
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"Questions about coronavirus have been circulating since the world first learned of the pandemic and answers have not been easy to come by."
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"China's lack of transparency and outright lies have not only resulted in over 100,000 deaths but also triggered speculation about the communist country's intentions."
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"The warning bell has rung.  The American dream is still alive today.  But if we do not take the threat seriously our future will shift from America versus China to America under China."
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"It was obvious by mid-December to Chinese authorities that this virus was highly contagious and very deadly."
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"They also knew that, once this virus began to spread outside of Wuhan, it would wreak economic havoc throughout China."
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"I believe the Chinese communist leaders...  made the conscious decision not to explain to the world that it was transmissible between humans, not to shut down travel...  but to allow this virus to escape their borders."
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"If they were going to suffer an economic contraction, they were not going to allow the world to continue to prosper."
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"When they shut down Hubei province, they shut down flights out of that province throughout China, they did not shut down international flights.  Those flights were going to Italy, three a week from Wuhan alone, all over Europe."
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"The WHO is complicit as well to some extent when they gave positive remarks to China, late January said China's handling this really well.  It's not transmitted human to human which it was.  And by that time, it was already going into international travel," he said.
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"The historic consequences from coronavirus have finally alerted America to the great threat of communist China and brought us to a critical moment in time."
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
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See related Assurance (Chip Bok, 04/10/2020) cartoon from World picture album
      We have been forewarned by history and contemporary Chinese leaders.  Are we listening?  (JWR 05/07/2020)
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The destruction of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the subsequent demise of the Soviet Union two years later lulled the West into a false sense of security.
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Many appeared to believe that an age of unending peace and prosperity had been ushered in.
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While terrorism would become a stateless threat, most people probably thought it to be an aberration and at least manageable.
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If people paid much attention to the Chinese brand of communism, most saw it as less of a threat than the Soviet Union with which we had seven-decades of tensions culminating in a near nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.
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China seemed content to stay within its borders.  Unlike Moscow, Beijing did not appear to have expansionist goals.
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"China expects, when it moves to take control of Taiwan, the U.S.  will not take any military action, even though President George W.  Bush said, 'We will do whatever it takes to prevent such an event.' To reduce the chances it would be underestimated, China gave the U.S.  its war plan against Taiwan, which included nuclear strikes against American targets."
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"Yet, the main gathering threat derives from China's stealthy strategy of geopolitical and economic dominance.  This is a strategy rooted in four thousand years of imperial history and the more recent brutal lessons of Marxist-Leninist power politics."
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"War with the United States is inevitable ... the Chinese armed forces must control the initiative ... we must make sure that we would win this modern high-tech war that the mighty bloc headed by the U.S.  hegemonists may launch to interfere with our affairs."
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"China has entertained the threat of nuclear strikes against west coast cities such as Los Angeles and Seattle."
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The U.S.  has a number of economic options to punish China should Secretary of State Mike Pompeo be proven correct in his assertion that there is "no doubt" the virus originated in Wuhan.
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With China's strong economy backing up its increasingly powerful military, there doesn't appear much else the U.S.  can do to deter China from fulfilling its aspirations other than to consider a military confrontation.
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Reflecting in 1946 on the reluctance of Britain and the West to take seriously the threat posed by Adolf Hitler's rise to power, Winston Churchill said: "There never was a war in all history easier to prevent by timely action ... but no one would listen.  ... We surely must not let that happen again."
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We have been forewarned by history and by contemporary Chinese leaders.  Are we listening?
      Gen.  Jack Keane: US has '10-year hole' to dig out of in dealing with China threat  (Fox 05/06/2020)
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"We've identified it as a long-term strategic threat to the American people.  We don't regard them as a friend.  They're not just a competitor.  They're not just a country that at times we should cooperate with."
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"This administration, I think, correctly has designed the strategic framework.  They are a predator both economically, geopolitically, and militarily. And, we have designed a comprehensive strategy to deal with that: a whole of government strategy with our allies.  But, it's uneven in execution, ... and we've got a long way to go to dig us out of the 10-year hole we have put ourselves in..."
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"They are demonstrating to our allies to try to weaken their resolve that they are the dominant force in the Indo-Pacific region and the United States has been eclipsed and no longer has the status and power it used to have."
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"And, I've been out in the region multiple times and if you talk to some of our allies, they say: 'One: welcome back.  Glad to have you.  You guys have got a long way to go.' And, we've got to work with them and sure up their resilience and their resolve and that's...an effort that's in progress."
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"China does not want confrontation with the United States.  If they had confrontation [with] the United States, all of their goals that they're trying to achieve in terms of dominating the Indo-Pacific region and replacing the United States as the world's global power would be extinguished by that kind of war."
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"What they want to do.  is they want to achieve those goals by avoiding conflict but through intimidation and coercion: using their economic power, using their bullying, using their cyber espionage, and their massive disinformation campaign — and that's what they want."
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"I will say this: there are members of the [People's Liberation Army] — their military — that have a lot of hubris because they have a huge military capability that they never had."
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"But their Communist Chinese Party certainly has got them in tow and the political leaders of China do not want conflict, although they are willing to have [a] confrontation."
      Tucker Carlson warns that Beijing sees coronavirus pandemic as 'beginning of a new Chinese...'  (Fox 05/04/2020)
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"This new information is not thanks to our press corps.  Reporters are supposed to be open-minded and curious, that was once their job description, but our media is no longer interested in learning what they don't know."
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"For months, they demanded we not think about where this virus came from, and a suggestion it may have come from China, they told us, was dangerously racist."
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"Tying this pandemic to China is not racist.  It is true.  It came from China ... as we are learning it could only have come from China in the way that it did."
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"Why was China doing all of this?  To save face obviously, but there were other reasons," he continued, pointing to a new report from the Department of Homeland Security which claims that China quietly stocked up on medical supplies even as it downplayed the epidemic internationally.
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"In January China increased imports of surgical masks ... they increased imports of surgical gowns by 72 percent, surgical gloves by 32 percent."
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"At the same time, Chinese diplomats began telling the world at the virus actually came from America, maybe from the U.S.  military.  Maybe from a lab.  They denounced any claims to the contrary as ... three guesses, racist.  It worked."
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"Western media, needless to say, played along with all of this.  Why?  They knew that any criticism of Western civilization must be true.  Of course.  It's easy for them to wind up as willing pawns of Chinese government propaganda.  And pawns they were."
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"We are squabbling about lockdowns ... that is the debate in this country.  That is not the debate in China, why?  Because they have bigger plans.  By the time this pandemic has played out.  China plans to rule the world."
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"For the West, the coronavirus has been a bewildering disaster that we will be recovering from for a long time, but for the Chinese government, the whole thing has been a blessing."
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"They believe it's the beginning of a new Chinese century."
      Liz Peek: Coronavirus and China – 4 ways US can start to avenge deaths of hundreds of thousands  (Fox 05/04/2020)
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People everywhere will demand that Beijing pay a price for the enormous loss of life and the incalculable damage done to economies around the globe.
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... Beijing suppressed evidence that COVID-19 was transmitted between humans, silenced whistleblower doctors alarmed at the spread of the disease, censored news about the outbreak on social media and perhaps worst of all, destroyed samples of the virus which could have helped develop an earlier therapy or vaccine.
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We must retaliate by hitting Beijing where it hurts that despotic regime worst: by undermining its propaganda campaigns and by crushing its illicit pathways to growth.
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The good news is that the Trump administration has already paved the way on both those fronts.  Unlike prior administrations, the Trump White House has not been afraid to call out China for its worst behavior.
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President Trump was elected in part to push back against China, and that he has done, at great risk to our economy and to his own reelection prospects.
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Against all odds, his team managed to ink a trade deal that would begin to right some of the wrongs, resetting uneven tariffs while also reducing the cheating by state-owned firms and the theft of American know-how.
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That effort opened the door to a more honest relationship with China.  COVID-19 blew the door off its hinges.  What now?
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Through our new measures, we must demonstrate that the United States can be trusted, and China cannot.
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That rules out defaulting on our debt, which some have suggested.  It also rules out more tariffs.
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The White House has claimed those taxes on imports were necessary to reset the trade rules for U.S.  producers; that's how they should be used, not as punishment.
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Instead, we first need to bring critical manufacturing back to the U.S.
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... using tax incentives or regulatory relief – whatever it takes — other industries should also be encouraged to move out of China, to diversify their sourcing or, better yet, relocate to the U.S.
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We have learned recently that far too many critical supply chains wind through China; we need to investigate and protect against those vulnerabilities.
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Second, we need to strictly limit access to our universities and labs by Chinese students and scientists.
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... Lieber lied about his longtime participation in China's "Thousand Talents" program and failed to disclose millions of dollars he received from the Wuhan University of Technology.
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During the same period, Lieber received $15 million in grants from the Department of Defense and National Institutes of Health.
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Two Chinese nationals who worked with Lieber were also charged, one with acting as an agent for a foreign government and the other for attempting to smuggle vials of biological research out of the U.S.
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For years, American scientists and our intel organizations have warned that visiting Chinese students and scholars have penetrated the goodwill and secrets of U.S.  universities, and then headed home with pockets full of secrets.  This must stop.
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Third, we must close down Chinese acquisitions of U.S.  properties and companies.  The EU, normally squeamish about confronting Beijing, has recently taken steps to prohibit Chinese state firms from buying European companies.  We must do the same.
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Fourth, we need an aggressive public relations campaign that will penetrate Beijing's suffocating lockdown of news and social media in the country and undermine President Xi Jinping's authority.
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Voice of America must help, and all efforts should be made to broaden its reach within China.
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Lately, VOA has come under fire from the White House for broadcasting material viewed as helpful to Beijing; that must stop.  The organization prides itself on being "independent" and not being a propaganda arm for the U.S.
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But if Beijing lies to its people, VOA's role is to counter the official narrative and to represent American values.  Otherwise, why should taxpayers pay their bills?
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None of this will be easy; the White House can count on Democrat resistance to every step.
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Common sense Americans believe in our leadership.  In November, they will choose a president who believes in it too.
      Tucker Carlson: During coronavirus pandemic, totalitarianism doesn’t shock us anymore  (Fox 05/02/2020)
      Harry Kazianis: Kim Jong Un is alive — Here's what Trump needs to do right now  ()
      Why Israel fought the virus much better than the West  (INN 05/01/2020)
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In several countries, nursing homes are being turned into dying homes.
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We condemned thousands of elderly people to the most atrocious death, in extreme solitude, deprived of their loved ones, without holding the hands of their children, without speaking to a priest, even brought to the crematorium en masse, without even the slightest funeral ritual being allowed.
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It is a form of anthropological transgression that clashes intimately with the conscience of Western civilization.
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Half of the deaths from Covid-19 in Europe have been in nursing homes.
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It is not a coincidence.  We deliberately sacrificed these elderly in a form of social Darwinism.
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It was the crisis of Western man, who wanted to be absolutely the master of himself, free from the bonds of belonging, without a country, without religion, without civilization, without gender.
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Our cultural imagination was full of Hollywood-type disasters.
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But when real danger knocked on the door, we had become unable to see and hear it.  We lacked the very possibility of realizing an existential danger.
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That is why Israel coped with this virus much better than the West.  People, borders, family, religion, identity and danger are an integral part of Israel's identity.
      Stop kicking the North Korean can down the road  (JWR 05/01/2020)
      Newt Gingrich: China’s coronavirus propaganda must be defeated – here's how US can fight back  (Fox 04/30/2020)
      Seven threats facing Israel and how Israel can fight back  (INN 04/28/2020)
      Joseph D’Souza: Coronavirus shows how China's disregard for human rights threatens the world  (Fox 04/28/2020)
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Nearly 50 years ago, President Richard Nixon made history when he became the first American president to visit the People's Republic of China.
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His visit in February of 1972 would be known as "the week that changed the world" because it allowed the emergence of China into the world's economy after being a social pariah for a quarter of a century.
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"The question is whether we, with different philosophies, but both with feet on the ground, and having come from the people, can make a breakthrough that will serve not just China and America, but the whole world in the years ahead," Nixon said to Chairman Mao Zedong at his Peking residence during their first-ever meeting.
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The idea was that as China opened to the United States, both nations not only would prosper economically, but China's totalitarian ideology and structures would be reformed as it came in contact with Western democracy.
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Of course, we know what happened with the economic aspect.  In a few decades, China became the world's second-largest economy and a major military power.
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Now, China is using that freedom to validate the worst of its historic instincts.
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The prosperity that made China an economic superpower in some ways had the opposite effect on individual rights and democratic reform as it helped its leaders tighten their grip on the Chinese people.
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The world's willingness to turn a blind eye to China's human rights abuses in order to profit from Chinese businesses and investments only made matters worse.
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The PRC has brutalized its citizens and minorities and clamped down on civil rights, such as freedom of speech and religious liberty, making it one of the few nations that can nearly cut off its entire population from the rest of the world at a time when we have never been more connected.
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Now the world is paying a hefty price for giving China a free pass on its human rights offenses.
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It's precisely because of China's disregard for freedom of speech that hundreds of millions of people will suffer for decades because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The coronavirus may have originated in one of China's wet markets — or even a test lab in Wuhan as some reports suggest — but it became a global pandemic because of the CCP's interference.
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Freedom of speech is more than simply the right of expression or conscience.  It includes the right to dissent and to publicize information that is critical for citizens to know.
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A totalitarian regime that guards information or disseminates disinformation can cause untold harm to millions.
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If China cherished a free press and freedom of information, this is what could have happened: At the first notice of the outbreak of the virus — which may have been as early as November 2019 — China would have raised a global alert based on the early reports of the medical personnel in Wuhan instead of trying to cover the emergence of the virus.
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Moreover, China would have welcomed the help of the United Nations, the World Health Organization and the U.S.  Centers for Disease Control to investigate the virus' mechanism of action, setting in motion the process to find a vaccine so citizens around the world could be protected before it eventually reached their nations' shores.
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Instead, there's ample evidence that China engaged in a campaign of misinformation and coverups — misleading governments, slandering whistleblowers and waiting to act until it was too late.
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"What brings us together is a recognition ... on our part that what is important is not a nation's internal political philosophy.  What is important is its policy toward the rest of the world and toward us," Nixon said to Mao toward the end of their meeting.
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Seeing what is happening today in the world because of China's illiberal political philosophy, I cannot help but disagree with Nixon.
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Enough is enough.  The United States and its democratic allies should reverse Nixon's great experiment, and either demand China change or allow her to succumb to her own devices.
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Going forward, no major global economy should be allowed to be integrated with the rest of the world while it continues to violate the fundamental rights of its citizens.
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The alternative isn't just death to Western democracies, but the lives of millions of everyday people, across the world.
      Unmasking China’s grand strategy for global control  (INN 04/27/2020)
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Americans need to understand that by design or effects, China's unleashing of deadly coronavirus pandemic and spreading panic in the U.S.  were acts of war.
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Against this backdrop, the "state sponsor of pandemics" made a "costliest mistake" in undermining America's interests.
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And "payback" would be a disaster waiting for this "uniquely opportunistic adversary" and serial violator of human rights.
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Now, the time for reckoning has come.  Worldwide condemnation which we don't see now isn't enough.
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We can't let China unleash another pandemic most deadlier than COVID-19 without serious consequences.
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      Pandemic is but one of America's security concerns  (JWR 04/23/2020)
      Helen Raleigh: Coronavirus and China — will COVID-19 kill globalism?  (Fox 04/20/2020)
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Communist China has been the biggest beneficiary of globalism.
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China's economy has experienced nearly three decades of double-digit growth, thanks to the open access to international markets and billions of dollars of foreign direct investments in the country.
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Globalism has helped to lift millions of Chinese people out of poverty, yet it failed to turn China into a more open and free society.
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Instead, globalism has enriched the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), strengthened the party's control and oppression of the Chinese people, enabled the party to export its statism around the world and greatly expanded China's geopolitical influence.
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However, it seems globalism may be on its way out because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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On the political front, globalism advocates for open borders and a free flow of people across nations.
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Yet, the CCP's early coverups, delays and suppression of whistleblowers of COVID-19 have turned a containable situation into a worldwide pandemic, which placed two billion people under some form of quarantine.
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Many nations, including the U.S.  and China, issued bans for international travel and others have resorted to sealing their borders.
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When the pandemic eventually ends, it's impractical to expect all of these restrictions to automatically go away, as scientists have warned that the coronavirus could be cyclical and return in the fall.
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Given how contagious this virus is, if it does come back in the fall, governments around the globe will re-impose travel restrictions and tighten their grip over border control.
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Globalism also deposits a great deal of faith in international organizations.
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However, the way the World Health Organization (WHO) peddled Beijing's propaganda and let Beijing's political interests dictate the organization's messaging and response to the COVID-19 outbreak, which likely delayed countries worldwide from taking effective actions to contain the spread of the coronavirus, demonstrates the danger of putting blind faith in international organizations.
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President Trump announced that he would halt U.S.  contribution of $893 million to WHO while U.S.  officials conduct a review "to assess the World Health Organization's role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus."
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The investigation and the suspension of funding to WHO is just the beginning.
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Beijing has spent years cultivating its relationships with and influences over international organizations.
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Despite its troubling human rights records, Communist China recently joined the United Nations Human Rights Council and will play a key role in selecting human rights investigators.
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The U.N.  Watch, a human rights watchdog, deemed Beijing's appointment "absurd and immoral."
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WHO is in the spotlight right now because of the coronavirus outbreak.  However, when the pandemic ceases, more international organizations and their cozy relationships with Beijing will be subjected to strict scrutiny like never before.
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On the economic front, the pandemic will likely be the straw that breaks the back of globalization.
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Beijing's recent actions have also shown that it is not a reliable partner.  It treats this current global health crisis as a public relations problem.
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It has aggressively deflected blames, spread disinformation about the origin of the virus, continued to underestimate the number of cases and deaths in the nation and exported faulty medical supplies to other countries.
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Due to the trade war between the U.S.  and China, multinational corporations, since 2019, had already begun to shift their supply chain and factories out of China to either bring them home or to other developing countries.
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In addition, there is a serious concern that the European Union, which has served as an ultimate symbol of globalism, may not survive the coronavirus.
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Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte warned that if Italy, the third-largest economy in the EU, collapses under the weight of the outbreak, it would have to abandon the EU and "everyone is on their own." Should that happen, the EU would fall apart.
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... our world will never be the same after the outbreak and globalism, as we knew it, may be gone forever.
      Harry Kazianis: Costs of coronavirus — China must pay for its misdeeds, start with these 5 steps  (Fox 04/20/2020)
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With over 39,000 American lives lost forever due to the COVID-19 pandemic — 13 times more than the savage terror attacks on Sept.  11 — multiple reports ... point to China's sloppy handling of a lethal pathogen in a virology institute in the city of Wuhan as the most likely cause.
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Combined with clear evidence of Beijing's coverup of the severity of the virus — even going to great lengths to silence its own experts who tried to warn an unsuspecting population — it is only the scale of China's responsibility in the current coronavirus that is up for debate.
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President Trump must ensure that China pays a considerable price for any actions that cost our country tens of thousands of lives, trillions of dollars of economic growth along with trillions more in debt, precious jobs lost and something even more important: a sense of security that may not return for years — if ever.
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Such a response should mirror what the Trump administration has done to other rogue states: maximum pressure, but on steroids.
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China — and other nations contemplating such behavior — must know that their actions will result in the severest of consequences.
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We must completely rethink every aspect of our China policy and be unafraid to label Beijing what it is: a dangerous 21st-century evil empire whose communist government should have fallen into the ash heap of history along with the Soviet Union.
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First, America must boycott the 2022 Olympics in Beijing.  Jimmy Carter led such a boycott of the 1980 games in the Soviet Union when the stakes were far lower.  We must repeat this action, as we cannot ever reward a regime that has caused such carnage on a global scale.
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Second, we should adjust our diplomatic strategy to fit the times, which means stronger ties with Taiwan, unafraid of Beijing's bullying response.  ... We should no longer abide by outdated diplomatic arrangements that only help Beijing crush a vibrant democracy, one that tried to warn the world about the coronavirus — but was silenced.
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Third, we must do what we can to turn what makes China stronger by the day — its growing economic power thanks to U.S.  consumers — into a weakness.
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If a product is imported from China to the U.S.  a clear "Made in China" label needs to be placed on the front of the package.
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Warning labels are the only way to force American's to understand how, through our purchases, we are transferring trillions of dollars of wealth to China.
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If we truly want Americans to buy American, we first need them to understand what they are buying and from who.
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Fourth, we must, once again, make human rights one of the central pillars of our conversations and policy choices with China.
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Finally, China must pay a financial penalty for the coronavirus crisis.
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Americans must be able to sue China for any actions that resulted in the loss of life or financial hardship.
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Only the severest financial penalties, including having their assets seized by Americans, can make China, or any other nation, understand that such misbehavior will not go unpunished.
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These, and perhaps other strong steps, will ensure that China does not get away with its actions and understands that the United States and other like-minded nations will not allow hundreds of thousands of lives around the world to be forgotten.
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If Beijing did cause this pandemic and the world does not collectively punish Communist China, we ensure that we will suffer such a crisis again.
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      Europe’s elderly are abandoned like lambs in a slaughterhouse  (INN 04/19/2020)
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It is a sort of social euthanasia, of "seniorcide," of large-scale triage so it is considered wrong to ask to be put on a respirator for oneself if one is "old and sick."
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"Herd immunity, protecting the economy and if that means that some retirees die, too bad"
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On the one hand there is an informal protocol, whereby the "elderly" , especially those with pathologies, are not treated but accompanied to death with sedatives in nursing homes, as if Covid-19 was a terminal disease for them.
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On the other hand there are formal protocols.  The latest was released by the Financial Times.
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NHS, the British Health Service, assigned patients a sort of "score" to decide who is unfit for intensive care.  Age, frailty and previous conditions.  Patients with eight points in the three categories must not be hospitalized.
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We are abandoning the elderly because we have decided that their lives are not worth as much as those of young people.
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Meanwhile, charitable organizations accuse the British government of not tracking deaths in retirement homes.  "The official figures are wiping out the elderly as if they didn't matter."
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They are denied treatment, but also a place in victim statistics.  As if not only had they lost the right to life, but as if they didn't exist.
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The idea is simple: the "herd" will survive, but the "weakest" members of society must be "sacrificed" .
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"How can we let such a massacre affect our elderly?  They were handed over to certain death, which is absolutely unacceptable in a democratic nation where one life should always be worth another, regardless of age.  A society is judged by the way it takes care of its elders.  It is a true indicator of civilization."
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Spain has also put it in writing, advising against treatments for those over 80 years of age and with previous pathologies.
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This is how we arrived at the data just released by the London School of Economics: half of all Covid-19 deaths in Europe occurred in nursing homes.
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They call it this, "geriatricide" .  And we were very ready for all this.
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Not even two months ago, Holland spoke of a pill with which the elderly could commit suicide and in Spain the procedure for passing the euthanasia law had already started.
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For years we have discussed "quality of life" and "compassion" .  When the viral tragedy hit society, all we had to do was raise our hands.
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Charles Darwin called it "the survival of the fit."
      The Coronavirus Crisis so far: Six interim lessons  (INN 04/19/2020)
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1.  At the core of the outbreak, the problem has been two factors that produced combustion: the ease of travel around the globe, and the refusal of the national leadership where the virus originated – China – to tell the truth about it in the crucial early weeks.
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2.  We need to think harder and with more foresight about dealing with epidemic disease.
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3.  This is a brief but critical point.  New York City is an outlier.  It is not the standard by which we should decide how the entire nation, or indeed how most of the world, should be shut down to arrest the spread of a virus.
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4.  The COVID-19 virus has shown us in stark terms how anxious some among us is to take advantage of a crisis.
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5.  The COVID-19 crisis is a watershed on the most essential human levels because it has caused the relationship between man and the state to surge to the fore.
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6.  The final interim lesson is one we will learn much more about in the coming days.
      Tucker Carlson: China is waging coronavirus distraction campaign  (Fox 04/18/2020)
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First, many in the intelligence world with experience in China suspected right away that the story the Chinese government was telling about this virus was almost certainly a lie
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Initially, Chinese officials claimed the virus had jumped from an obscure, scaly animal called a pangolin, which was sold in the Wuhan wet market.
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That explanation didn't make sense.  Wet markets are seafood markets.  Pangolins are mammals.  So are bats, which were also suspected as the source of the coronavirus.
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In the face of skepticism, the Chinese then blamed Italian armed forces personnel, who'd been near Wuhan a few months before for the Military World Games, an international sporting event.  The Italians brought the virus, the Chinese said.
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When the Italian government complained, the Chinese shifted blame to the United States.  The American military and Western tourists infected Wuhan, they claimed.
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Meanwhile, behind the scenes, Chinese officials worked frantically to destroy relevant evidence.
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Doctors and journalists in Wuhan who raised questions about the virus disappeared.  Some may have been killed.
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At one point in January, scientists in Shanghai succeeded in sequencing DNA from the virus.
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The information they gathered would have been crucial to researchers around the world who were trying to understand the virus and develop vaccines against it.
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But the Chinese government ordered the viral samples destroyed and the lab notes shredded.
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The scientists themselves were disciplined for daring to conduct the research, and their lab was shut down.
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The Chinese government then quarantined the city of Wuhan.  Millions fled.
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But apparently, relatively few of them were allowed to travel to Beijing, the Chinese capital.  Instead, they flew to cities around the world.
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The first reflex of the Chinese government is always to lie, in order to hide failure and avoid embarrassment.
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From the early days of the outbreak, Chinese diplomats around the world insisted that there was no chance whatsoever that the virus had come from a lab.  They sometimes insisted this even when no one had asked them, as if they were reading from a script.
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It soon became obvious what was going on.  English-language academic journals have raised questions for years about the safety standards in the Wuhan bioresearch lab.  An article in Nature from 2017 noted that "some scientists outside China worry about pathogens escaping" from the facility.
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Chinese scientists themselves publicly discussed working with extremely dangerous pathogens in Wuhan.
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As of today ... there is "almost unanimous" agreement in American intelligence-gathering agencies that the virus currently destroying much of the world originally emerged from a lab in Wuhan.
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At the same time – and this may be directly related – China has been waging an unremitting propaganda war on the subject.
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Chinese officials have tried to squelch all conversations about who's responsible for this pandemic by inflaming the political sensitivities and race guilt of American elites.
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In one case the spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry attempted to dictate how American press outlets describe the virus.  ... "Certain media say this coronavirus is a ‘China Virus.' This is extremely irresponsible and we firmly oppose that."
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Among the many ironies in that demand: even now, the disease is widely referred to in China as, "the Wuhan virus." Our news outlets, meanwhile, almost always call it COVID-19.  That term does not translate to Chinese.
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COVID-19 is the name devised by the World Health Organization back in January, under influence from Chinese leaders anxious to deflect responsibility for it.
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Once they succeeded in removing any hint of origin from the name of the virus, the Chinese government launched a campaign to tar anyone who mentioned Wuhan as a dangerous racist.
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"Racism is not the right tool to cover your own incompetence," lectured Chinese state media when President Trump referred to the Wuhan virus.
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American media parroted that line almost precisely, as no doubt the Chinese expected they would.
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CNN White House Correspondent Jim Acosta said: "The President referred to the coronavirus as a ‘foreign virus.' And I think it's going to smack – it's going to come across to a lot of Americans as smacking of xenophobia."
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On MSNBC, contributor John Heilemann said: "Xenophobic wartime Trump.  Where he thinks the only path now is to basically declare the virus Public Enemy Number 1, paint it in somewhat racist terms."
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In addition, MSNBC contributor Karine Jean Pierre said: "The xenophobia and racism in the outbreak is such a common thing.  It is incredibly dangerous.  It is problematic and it is scary.  I just want to call that out."
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ABC reporter Cecilia Vega asked the president: "Why do you keep calling this the Chinese virus?  Why do you keep using this?  A lot of people think its racist."
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President Trump replied: "It's not racist at all.  No, not at all.  It comes from China, that's why."
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Media outlets are relatively easy to corrupt, given the low level of sophistication of the people who work there.
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"Beijing has instructed diplomats in their consulate in San Francisco to work with American state and local officials and members of Congress to push back against anyone who gets too far out on blaming China for this."
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Apparently, it has worked.  Here's Sen.  Chris Murphy, D-Conn., on CNN earlier this week: "The reason that we're in the crisis that we are today is not because of anything that China did.  It's not because of anything the WHO did.  It's because of what this president [Trump] did."
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Barbara Lee, D-Calif., long considered a strongly pro-China voice, tweeted this to President Trump: "Diseases don't have nationalities.  China isn't to blame for you fumbling this crisis."
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Rep.  Judy Chu, D-Calif., wrote: "China didn't ‘unleash' anything.  A virus spread, as viruses do.  Blaming China and insisting on calling this the ‘Wuhan' virus, even though every medical expert said not to, is putting people's lives in danger.  Stop politicizing this and put people first!"
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The entire story of how the government of China has successfully shaped our understanding of the Wuhan virus, as well as our response to it, may take years to tell.
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But it's clear how China sees this pandemic: not simply, or even primarily, as a public health disaster in which thousands are dying, but as part of a larger geopolitical struggle for control of the world.
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Most Americans don't perceive that, or understand the profound gravity of the stakes involved.
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How could they?  Our leaders have lied to us about it for years.
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      Is Covid-19 another Black Plague?  A comparative analysis  (INN 04/17/2020)
      Coronavirus coverup underscores China's tight grip on WHO, United Nations  (Fox 04/16/2020)
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"China is in a position to veto and stub out any effort by the U.S.  to pass a resolution against it in the Security Council."
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"As an economic powerhouse with the ability to punish smaller countries that rely on its trade and markets, most of the 190 countries that are part of the General Assembly would be loath to join in a U.S.-sponsored resolution that would condemn China for its role in the pandemic."
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"Moreover, General Assembly resolutions, which might be embarrassing and humiliating to Beijing, are largely symbolic and do not have any actual bite and, as such, most of the world would be too fearful of Chinese retribution to join along in this gesture."
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Indeed, questions have again been asked about the usefulness of the UN Security Council, whose primary function centers on maintaining worldwide peace and security, with China, a permanent member, insisting that battling coronavirus is outside the council's mandate.
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During the month of March, as the illness spread rampantly across the globe, China held the presidency of the council.
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Subsequently, China did not call a meeting on the matter – blaming technical limitations – and canceled its last scheduled meeting of the month; coordinated action was not taken.
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Diplomats have faulted bickering between the U.S.  and China for mainly paralyzing the council.
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Beijing has sought to bury the crisis, while Washington has ignited irritation by insisting that any Security Council movement must detail the origins of the coronavirus and exactly when and how it started.
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Adding more mayhem to the mix, Russia is asserting that ambassadors show up in person at the Security Council to vote on any resolutions put forward, contravening public health guidance urging people not to congregate in clusters.
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"To utilize political capital to try and bring China to account and then lose in the UN would hurt America's credibility and provide Beijing with a powerful bill of clean health diplomatically."
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"It's a fool's errand to believe the U.S.  could sway so many countries to sign on against economic giant China, which would no doubt utilize its might to retaliate."
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... many of the 190 plus states in the General Assembly "are part of a Third World alliance dedicated to opposing the U.S.  and blocking any efforts to bring outlaw regimes to account."
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"In the Security Council, Russia and China almost always oppose the U.S.  on every significant issue and will utilize their vetos to thwart any American-led resolutions or sanctions regardless of how outrageous or disastrous the offending country has acted."
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Adding insult to injury earlier this month, China was appointed to a panel on UN's Human Rights Council, where it will help vet candidates for critical posts.
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"Many parts of the UN system are unwilling to challenge China.  In particular, the UN human rights system has rarely criticized China in recent years."
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... Guterres has avoided any public scrutiny of Beijing's handling of the novel pathogen that has since killed more than 134,000 people globally, but instead made a point of praising its "remarkable" coronavirus control efforts and decrying any derogation of the country.
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      Gordon Chang: Coronavirus shows elites 'have been getting it wrong for a long time' about China  (Fox 04/15/2020)
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"...  about a third of the initial cases had no connection with the Wuhan market that everyone talked about.  That means that there had to be another source for this, and when you look at Wuhan, obviously that Wuhan Institute of Virology, is at the top of the list of suspects."
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"China reopened wet markets about a week ago.  And that's a real indication that Beijing thought — that Beijing knew — that the wet markets were not the source of the coronavirus epidemic."
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... U.S.  officials are increasingly confident that COVID-19 likely originated in a Wuhan laboratory not as a bioweapon, but as part of China's effort to demonstrate that its efforts to identify and combat viruses are equal to or greater than the capabilities of the United States.
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... the pandemic should lead America's leaders to "question their assumptions" about the Communist country.
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"I think what this really says is that all of our policymakers, all of our analysts, our academics really need to go back and question their assumptions about what happened and in a general way their view of China."
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"Because clearly we have been getting it wrong for a long time.  And now this has had consequences which are just disastrous.  We are going to bury many Americans because of this."
      The pandemic poses a mortal threat to Western civilization  (INN 04/14/2020)
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We rediscover the importance of community solidarity, of the tragic, of the historical unexpected, of life and death, in short, of everything we wanted to forget.
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The virus was a great return to reality.
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We thought we had to and could destroy religion, family, community, all the great Western anthropological truths that have resurfaced in this tragedy and to which many have clung.
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If we do not become aware of it, if we do not hang on to it, our civilization will run a mortal risk.
      China's Tech Totalitarianism  (JWR 04/14/2020)
      Trump is totally right to slam the World Health Organization  (JWR 04/13/2020)
      The legacy of a Marxist failure and corona — Dr.  WHO?  (INN 04/09/2020)
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They give him the moniker of "Doctor" , but he is not really a doctor at all.  In fact, he is the first World Health Organization Director-General without a medical degree.
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He has never cured a patient in his life.  He has a diploma in public health, but even this could not cover his dangerous incompetence as Ethiopia's Health Minister.
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Rubio accused him, with reasonable cause, of pandering to Communist Beijing who, through the office of Dr.  WHO, misled the global community.  Tedros echoed China's false claim that the virus had no human-to-human transmission.
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The World Health Organization didn't find any because they didn't look.  Tedros Adhanom simply chanted China's disinformation.
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Because Tedros echoed China's lies, the global communities lost vital weeks in ev?aluating and fighting the pandemic to the cost of over 100,000 lives and widespread economic ruin, a global ruin that is benefiting China's Belt and Road foreign and economic global policy.
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Not only does China have a global responsibility to come clean, so does the WHO.  But who is going to keep their feet to the fire?  The United Nations?  Forget it!
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In early April, while the China pandemic was raging from country to country, China was elected to sit on the UN Human Rights Council panel, a committee that decides who is a human rights abuser.
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In February, Tedros, the Chinese front man at the World Health Organization, said there was no need to impose travel restrictions on China.
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He insisted that measures to restrict travel and trade were "unnecessary" in trying to halt the spread of the virus.
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This as hospitals and cemeteries were filling with the victims of the Chinese pandemic.
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In February he said, "I was so impressed with my meeting with President Xi and his commitment to take serious measures to prevent the spread of the virus to other countries."
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Was this China apologist aware that China had blocked internal travel within their own country, yet allowed the massive departure of millions of Chinese to spread the virus around the world?
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So, who is this Doctor WHO?
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How did this little known community health official get to be elected to the top global health po?sition?
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He had backers, the main one being the Communist regime of China who helped him whip the votes of other nations.
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The dark secret is that non-doctor Tedros Adhanom covered up another epidemic.  The Ethiopian Health Ministry under his watch was suspected of hiding three separate cases of cholera.
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So what is the link between this failed Ethiopian Health Minister and the mighty Peoples Republic of China?
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Tedros Adhanom also served as the Foreign Minister of Ethiopia, and he used that role to extend both national and personal links with the top Chinese elite.
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Through Adhanom's role as Foreign Minister, China has loaned over $13 billion to poverty-stricken Ethiopia.  That country is now in hock to the Chinese Communists.
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Tedros's candidacy for the WHO po?sition was vigorously opposed by several Ethiopian parties based on his political connection and career with the Marxist terror group, the Tigray's Peoples Liberation Front, who provided millions of dollars from their war chest for his candidacy to the top WHO post, proving that Tedros reached the top of the global greasy pole with the help of a Marxist terror group and a mighty Communist dictatorship.
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One begins to see the Marxist Communist circles in which Dr.  WHO moves.
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It became obvious during the ongoing Wuhan virus crisis that the WHO had become the propaganda arm of China.
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Governments relied for information on the World Health Organization who were acting as messengers of the Beijing regime, but the gatekeepers of truth and news were asleep at the wheel.
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Many American media outlets bashed the president as a racist and xenophone for imposing a travel ban on Chinese visitors into America while printing the lies of the WHO chief who was defending China.
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Another disgraceful incident, which again exposes the umbilical cord between a dominant China and a supine WHO, has been the refusal of the World Health Organization to acknowledge the existence of Taiwan, this at the behest of their Communist masters.
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In fact, Taiwan has been left in the lurch, to cope with the virus alone.
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The disgraceful leadership of Tedros Adhanom was apparent as late as March 9 when he denied the China virus had become a pandemic.
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In fact, the WHO did not warn the world that it was a pandemic until March 12 proving that the WHO is an unreliable world health watchdog.
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See related Assurance (Chip Bok, 04/10/2020) cartoon from World picture album
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See related WHO (Gary Varvel, 04/09/2020) cartoon from World picture album
      It's OK for China to harm the world in order to save it?  (JWR 04/08/2020)
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China has a problem.  ... China's problem, like Russia's before 1991, is the One-Party Problem.
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And so long as a fifth of humanity are subject to the will of an unaccountable, corrupt, and power-hungry organization with a long history of crimes against its own people, the rest of humanity will not be safe.
      Did the West overreact?  What we'll know soon  (JWR 04/08/2020)
      Charles Franzen: Beating coronavirus – Ebola fight offers lessons for pandemic  (Fox 04/08/2020)
      Daniel Hoffman: China after coronavirus – Should we ever trust Beijing again?  (Fox 04/08/2020)
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After becoming chairman of the Chinese Communist Party in 2012, Xi Jinping sparked a period of aggressive, multifaceted confrontation with the U.S.  that has transformed what was an intertwined, symbiotic economic relationship into the most palpable great power competition.
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China is militarizing the South China Sea in spite of President Xi's claim to the contrary during a Rose Garden meeting with President Obama.
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In 2015 China allegedly hacked into the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to steal U.S.  government employee data.
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China brazenly counterfeits U.S.  products and steals its intellectual property.
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Chinese Intelligence is ruthlessly focused on penetrating U.S.  innovation, military and high technology sectors.
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"From a counter-intelligence perspective China represents the broadest and most challenging threat we face as a country."
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The U.S.  is now taking appropriate measures to mitigate the risk to our national security of relying on China for critical technology, precious metals and medical supplies.
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Complicating matters, nothing scares Xi's ruthless dictatorship more than democracy, of which the U.S.  is the standard-bearer.
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Chinese state-controlled media's mission is not to inform accurately but rather serve as an instrument of state repression, disinformation and propaganda to control the Chinese population and exculpate the country's tarnished overseas image.
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Determining whether vesting is possible hinges on "the one thing you can always predict people to do is act in their own best interests."
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China's reputation, economy and the health of its population are at great risk.  China's Ministry of Science and Technology should, therefore, see the value in collaborating at some level with the U.S.  National Institutes of Health on sharing data, developing and testing anti-viral medications, and exchanging ideas for how best to use technology to map and contain the virus.
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Reagan demonstrated that the U.S.  could counter and simultaneously collaborate on issues of paramount importance with the Soviets.
      Analysis: The West's failing reactions to Jihadi killings  (INN 04/06/2020)
      The Preparedness of the 24/7 Surveillance State  (JWR 04/06/2020)
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There is a reason the epicenter of Covid-19 moved first to Western Europe and then to America - because the west is the most afflicted by diversity unto death.
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Even the Mexicans have figured out that, while open borders are useful for exporting drugs and low-skilled Mexicans into America, the cost-benefit analysis changes when it comes to importing diseased Americans and death into Mexico.
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Are we ready to do serious cost-benefit analysis?
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The most significant change after 9/11 - "the day the world changed" - was the doubling of the rate of Muslim immigration to the west.
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Will we do the same now?  More open borders, more flights from Shanghai and Beijing, more transfer of what's left of western manufacturing to the Chinese Communist Party, more shrieks of "Raaaaacist!" at any questioning of Beijing's official lies, never mind whether any advanced nation needs mass immigration or unscreened self-identified "refugees" ...
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The changes we make this time will be existential.
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We are suffused in death not only because of Chinese lies but because of those we tell ourselves, suppler and more beguiling as they are.
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"Preparedness" does not mean merely PPE and ICU, but requires also addressing borders and immigration and political correctness, and diversity unto death.
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In much of the western world, we are shutting down the economy and daily life, because our rulers could not bear to shut down their own virtue-signaling diversity bollocks.
      Berman and Goetzmann: Coronavirus response — a chance to make the West great again  (Fox 04/06/2020)
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Currently most Western countries are embroiled in political disputes and recriminations over which leaders responded effectively and which failed in the current crisis.
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Yet both so-called populists and globalists are threatened by the same virus that came from Wuhan.
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From Justin Trudeau to Boris Johnson, the virus has unleashed a turmoil that is a challenge to all liberal democracies and market economies.
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Yet while our party politics — as is normal in democracies — engages in partisan debate, there should be no doubt as to the true culpability.
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"Xi Jinping did not create the virus, but his government is directly responsible for its global spread, and its terrible consequences for people and economies around the world."
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If authorities in China had acted effectively when the disease was first identified — in mid-November — it might have been localized in Hubei and the pandemic might have been halted or at least significantly constrained.
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Instead, due to the heavy hand of the Chinese Communist Party, we are left counting the dead: Thank you, Chairman Xi.
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Chinese Communism sent us this scourge.
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The need to defeat the virus is, therefore, a wake-up call to face the Chinese challenge, but this will require some extensive rethinking of Western aspirations and the role of nation-states to achieve them.
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Are we up to the task?
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Too many European leaders remain beholden to China and refuse to point a finger, despite the years of forced technology transfers, despite espionage via Huawei, despite the corruption of Western universities, despite the persecution of the Uighurs, and now despite the virus.
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It is high time now, in the face of the mass deaths made in Wuhan, that Europe joins with Washington to address the larger problem that has been mislabeled "globalization."
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The issue is Sinization, the programmatic transfer of hegemony to China.
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Even in a deeply divided country, despite the impeachment politics and the election-year rancor, Democrats and Republicans have been able to agree on a bold program in the name of their shared concern with the national interest.
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The European response has been less dramatic.
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Europeans have to realize that they should not wait for rescue from the European Union...  Instead, they must act on the level of their nation-states, if they want to contain the impact of the economic drama that is unfolding before our eyes.
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It is the nation, and not the EU, that is the proper tool to address this existential crisis.
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European states must forget any illusions that European institutions will come to the rescue.
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Recognizing the role of the sovereign nation-state is not nostalgia for a distant past.
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In the wake of the Second World War, the brilliant success of the West was achieved through the cooperation of nation-states, not through the dilution of their power or their subordination to a post-national bureaucracy.
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The Wuhan virus crisis makes the necessity of the nation-state crystal clear, as the sorry display of European "solidarity" has proved once again.
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Border control, health strategy and economic stimulus have to be addressed on the national level.
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Nonetheless, the crisis is also an opportunity for the West to become great again: to defeat the virus and to face down China that sent it to us.
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It is time for programs that boldly promote the well-being of the middle class, through both expansionary monetary and fiscal policy, and that can bring to Europe what President Trump called the "blue-collar boom" through investment programs and full employment.
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This is the opposite of the globalization that exported prosperity and workplaces to China.
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Instead, we have to disentangle our supply chains from dependency on a communist dictatorship, pursue domestic policies that encourage growth for the benefit of the whole of society, and recognize that it is the strength of our nation-states that will enable each country, and the West together, to become great again.
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Capitulation to China is not an option.
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      The pandemic brings us closer to the Judeo-Christian culture of life  (INN 04/05/2020)
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"We are told over and over again that 98% of patients affected by coronavirus recover."
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"If economic logic reigned supreme, our societies would have chosen to let it go.  The majority of the population is said to have been infected and immunized.  The oldest, the most vulnerable would be dead, ‘useless mouths' in short."
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"We didn't want this natural selection.  And if the confinement becomes more and more strict, it is to avoid the congestion of hospitals and to have to sort through the patients: this one no, he is out of breath; that one yes, he is in the prime of his life.  Perhaps the war will force us to these practices of prioritization, as we learn to say."
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"But they horrify us.  The life of an old man is worth as much as a person in full possession of his faculties.  The affirmation of this egalitarian principle in the turmoil we are going through shows that nihilism has not yet won and that we remain a civilization" .
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The idea makes its way among bioethicists.  Peter Singer, who had previously judged the life of the disabled unworthy of being lived, writes in the Sunday Morning Herald: "What about the quality of life?"
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In the New York Times, bioethicist Ezekiel Emanuel, an advisor of Joe Biden for coronavirus, writes that priority should be given to health workers, police and firefighters.
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A leaked document from Catalan's health department has just revealed it is advising against sending coronavirus patients aged over 80 to Intensive Care Units in hospitals.
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Some US states ... have discriminating guidelines: in Tennessee people with spinal muscular atrophy are left behind; in Minnesota, cirrhosis of the liver, lung disease and heart problems and in the state of Washington, states such as New York, Utah, Colorado and Oregon, "general physical and intellectual ability" is evaluated.
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In Alabama, reads the document "Scarce Resource Management", "the mentally disabled are unlikely candidates for breathing support" .
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And again: "People with severe or profound mental retardation, moderate to severe dementia or catastrophic neurological complications are unlikely candidates for support."
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"I suspect that when the peak reaches the United States and our Healthcare workers will be overwhelmed, medical professionals will have to make heartbreaking decisions and I wouldn't be surprised at all if people with disabilities become low priority patients.  I will be happy to be wrong."
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A few months ago, the Dutch MP ... proposed to introduce "expectations of quality of life" for access to surgery for those over 70.
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The abandonment of holiness and equality of life in the West is a form of horrific nihilism.
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It will lead to the abandonment of the weak and vulnerable.  It is already happening.
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This epidemic will be a great test to understand if the Judeo-Christian vision still has vitality in the West.
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The risk is to surreptitiously delegate to the virus the task of euthanasia and eugenics, a virus that has been around for a long time in the West.
      We Are All Restrictionists Now  (JWR 04/03/2020)
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Borders mark off the sovereign territory of one people from another.
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They are a means — if they can be enforced and defended — for a sovereign state to protect its people from invaders and unwelcome immigrants and goods.
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They are a tool almost every nation has used to try to keep the coronavirus from gaining a foothold in its population, and try to keep it from spreading further.
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If there were really no countries and the world were as one, we'd be even more vulnerable to whatever threat arises across the globe in a city in central China.
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Of course, travel restrictions haven't prevented the spread of the disease — there's no such thing as an air-tight seal against the virus.
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But restrictions at least bought governments some additional time, and openness to foreign travel from China has been an accelerant on its spread.
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Imposing travel restrictions is the least of it.
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Italy has had trouble importing masks because European counties have been working to keep medical supplies within their own borders, indeed to keep produce within their borders.
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According to the Wall Street Journal, "German officials said their restrictions were partly designed to safeguard supplies at German supermarkets from French shoppers."
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So much for a new era of European solidarity dissolving the historic, centuries-old political and cultural divisions among continental nations.
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In a crisis, no one says, "Please, ship our medical gear that we need here at home overseas — we are citizens of the world too broad-minded to care about the interests of our own people over the interests of anyone else."
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And no government has acted this way, whether right, left or center; whether led by cosmopolitans or nationalists; whether in Asia, Europe, or North America.
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Everyone realizes their first obligation is to their own, and there's nothing wrong with that.
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Of course, Trump is naturally inclined to this view, and it fuels his political rise.
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He imposed travel restrictions even before he was truly seized with the seriousness of this crisis.
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The pandemic gives new credibility to his instinctive hostility to our commercial entanglement with China and before this is all over, there will probably be bipartisan legislation to minimize our dependence on China regarding pharmaceuticals and medical equipment.
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None of this means that we shouldn't wish other counties well, help if we can, and share information and technologies.
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But borders exist for a reason.
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All peoples have their own governments that, if they are doing their jobs, put the health, safety and welfare of their own people first.
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The coronavirus has acted as a solvent on a decade or more of cliches about the arrival of a globalized world where borders no longer matter.
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In a crisis, no one believes that, and everyone turns to borders as a first line of defense.
      Victor Davis Hanson: US leads coronavirus fight — world looks to America now and for recovery  (Fox 04/02/2020)
      Former Acting AG Whitaker: Coronavirus is China's latest affront – US must demand these changes  (Fox 04/02/2020)
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... as we head into a brave new world of living with the novel coronavirus, leaders in Washington need to take a hard look at re-setting our relationship with China for the benefit, health and safety of the American people.
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This current situation has highlighted several issues that policymakers in Washington, D.C., and around the world must focus on once this current unimaginable crisis subsides.
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America's reliance on Chinese manufacturing for critical health care items like active pharmaceutical ingredients and personal protective equipment.
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China's inability or unwillingness to close and regulate "wet markets" within its borders.
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The on-going illicit production of the deadly fentanyl despite promises to end it.
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The continued piracy of intellectual property.
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Due to decades of globalization and offshoring, much of the manufacturing of critical health care items, including medicines, are made in China.
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Eighty percent of the basic components used in U.S.  drugs, known as active pharmaceutical ingredients, are made in China and a "vast majority" of all medical supplies, including personal protective equipment, are made in China.
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This cannot continue.  The very national security of the United States is at stake.
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It is believed that this current coronavirus, COVID-19, originated in the "wet market" in Wuhan, China.
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Basic sanitary protections are too often ignored or unenforced.
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This leaves the Chinese people, as well as the entire world, vulnerable to contagious outbreaks of novel diseases.
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In this regard, China is acting like a third world country that is unwilling or unable to follow widely accepted first world practices.
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Unfortunately, China behaves like a third world country in many other dangerous regards as well.
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China has been at the epicenter of at least two other third-world actions that have had a devastating effect on the United States and our allies – illicit fentanyl production and intellectual property piracy.
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Despite the Chinese government's assurances to end illicit fentanyl production, it appears that they have not lived up to their promises.
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American ingenuity drives world markets and propels the advancement of science and technology.
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Chinese economic aggression, exemplified by intellectual property piracy, threatens American industry and is another illustration of China behaving like a third world country.
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The case to reevaluate our relationship with China is strong.
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These violations cannot be ignored by the United States.  China should
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Close all wet markets immediately to end the deadly spread of novel diseases
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End the illegal production of fentanyl and significantly regulate its precursor chemicals
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End intellectual property piracy and manufacturing of counterfeit goods
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If China is unwilling to commit to accepted international norms and to playing by the rules, we must reevaluate our relationship with them, including our policies on trade and travel.
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Their actions are detrimental to our citizens and to our economy.
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It is unfortunate that the Chinese people will bear the consequences of the third-world policies of their communist government but allowing the Chinese government to take advantage of the United States certainly won't ensure our children have a better life than we have had ourselves.
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The United States has been a fair partner to China.  It's time we demand the same from them.
      Coronavirus lesson about China — time for US to socially distance itself from Beijing  (Fox 04/01/2020)
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From an international perspective, we have learned more about our place in the world and the importance of choosing carefully those with whom we align in the future — and those we should continue to socially distance ourselves from — China in particular.  Especially now.
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Previously, those who sounded the alarm about the dangers of being too closely tied to China were accused of being racist or exaggerating or inciting unnecessary fear.?Others?wrongly believed that promoting westernization in China over the past 30 years would bring them closer in alignment with our values and with capitalism.
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Nothing could be further from the truth.  Any perceived changes in China are merely a thin veneer under which still exists a powerful, controlling, nationalistic political system.?
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China has no desire to join the world stage; they want to dominate it.
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And they have done a great job of doing so, not just with our permission, but often with our assistance.
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... if China had spent more time initially trying to control the virus instead of trying to control the narrative, much of this entire global pandemic could have been avoided.
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While it's too early to have all our questions about the origin and initial spread of the virus answered, it's not too early to start thinking about how we can start distancing ourselves from China.
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First on that list should be protecting and rebuilding our own secure supply chain.
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We need to bring manufacturing back to the United States, especially for critical items our country needs.
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We should not rely on China for ingredients for our pharmaceuticals, and we should not depend on them to produce and supply antibiotics,?which?are crucial to our health as a nation.?
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Longer term, we should not look to China for components necessary for technology or count on them for resources that support our national defense and infrastructure.
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We need to prioritize economic independence as a permanent national security goal, not just a temporary solution to supply disruption.
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We also need to commit to increased protection of our intellectual property.
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Yes, we are an interconnected global community and will continue to be.
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But we should not be so naive as to assume our national interests are shared by China.
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President Trump has pushed back against the theft of our research, development and innovations — but our corporations also need to re-evaluate the practice of freely giving technology to China as a cost of doing business, and our universities need to stop co-developing technology with Chinese partners.
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Alliances are vital — but need to be carefully selected and cultivated.
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Since 2016, President Trump has championed an America First agenda.
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Perhaps now, as we cast our gaze toward the prospect of life after?coronavirus, we will look with fresh eyes at how we can further protect our nation.
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While we can continue to align with those who share our goals, values and principles, we should maintain strict social distancing from China.
      James Carafano: Coronavirus and regime change — will this plague topple nations great and small?  (Fox 03/31/2020)
      The expiration date of Western culture  (INN 03/30/2020)
      China article VI: Is Wuhan Virus China's answer to Trump's trade war?  (INN 03/29/2020)
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A national system to control biosecurity risks must be put in place "to protect the people's health," Xi said, because lab safety is a "national security" issue.
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Xi didn't actually admit that the coronavirus now devastating large swaths of China, had escaped from one of the country's bioresearch labs.
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But the very next day, evidence emerged suggesting that this is exactly what happened, as the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology released a new directive titled: "Instructions on strengthening biosecurity management in microbiology labs that handle advanced viruses like the novel coronavirus." Read that again.
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It sure sounds like China has a problem keeping dangerous pathogens in test tubes where they belong, doesn't it?
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And just how many "microbiology labs" are there in China that handle "advanced viruses like the novel coronavirus" ?  And to what end?
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It turns out that in all of China, there is only one.
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And this one is located in the Chinese city of Wuhan that just happens to be ... the epicenter of the epidemic...
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The impact on the centrally planned Chinese economy so far seems to have been less than the US free market capitalist economy, most Chinese factories have reopened and in China mostly one province was affected vs an epidemic of national scope in the US.
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Could the Chinese have released the Wuhan virus as a response to Trump's trade war knowing that an open liberal economy would take longer to recover than a centralized economic system?
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The timing before US elections makes sense to cause mass unemployment in the US, cripple the US economy and weaken Trump's possibility to be reelected elections makes sense: to cause mass unemployment in the US, cripple the US economy and weaken Trump's possibility to be reelected' opening the path to a Democratic president who would remove Trump's tariffs on Chinese products.
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The rest of the world is just collateral damage.
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Conspiracy theory?  Trade war by pandemic?  Perhaps, something to think about...
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See related Coronavirus (Sean Delonas, 03/012/2020) cartoon from Politics picture album
      Take it seriously, but handle it sanely  (INN 03/29/2020)
      Series on China, Article IV: The ultimate aim of the China virus  (INN 03/27/2020)
      Coronavirus spread because of Chinese government mismanagement, corruption and dishonesty  (Fox 03/26/2020)
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Watching the Chinese Communist dictatorship mismanage the initial coronavirus epidemic, cover it up and then lie about it has been infuriating.
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But it is also a good lesson in how dangerous and how profoundly dishonest the dictatorship is.
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China's guilt at having allowed a local epidemic to turn into a worldwide pandemic is even more infuriating when the Chinese Foreign Ministry publicly alleges that the coronavirus came from America.
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Both President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have correctly pushed back hard against the Communist dictatorship's lies.
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The simple fact is that Communist-ruled China has a long record as a source of potential epidemics and pandemics.
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In 2005 Laurie Garrett warned in Foreign Affairs: "Scientists have long forecast the appearance of an influenza virus capable of infecting 40 percent of the world's human population and killing unimaginable numbers.  Recently, a new strain, H5N1 avian influenza, has shown all the earmarks of becoming that disease.  Until now, it has largely been confined to certain bird species, but that may be changing."
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Then in 2007 four scientists at the University of Hong Kong asserted: "Coronaviruses are well known to undergo genetic recombination, which may lead to new genotypes and outbreaks.  The presence of a large reservoir of SARS-CoV-like viruses in horseshoe bats, together with the culture of eating exotic mammals in southern China, is a time bomb.  The possibility of the reemergence of SARS and other novel viruses from animals or laboratories and therefore the need for preparedness should not be ignored."
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Despite these clear warnings, the Chinese Communist government did nothing to stop the sale of wild animals in wet markets or to stay adequately alert for a potential virus.
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In fact, the dictatorship took the opposite position in the early days of the coronavirus outbreak.  It wanted to hide any potential disease outbreak and hoped it would go away.
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The first confirmed case was noticed on Dec.  8, 2019, according to the Wuhan government.
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By Dec.  16 a patient who worked at a wildlife market that was linked to the outbreak was admitted to the hospital.
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By Dec.  21 there were about three dozen people showing similar symptoms (which were later found to be confirmed or suspected coronavirus cases).
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By Christmas, four days later, the medical staff at two separate hospitals were quarantined when they came down with an unidentified viral pneumonia.
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Apparently, by the day after Christmas a laboratory had identified samples from Wuhan as a new SARS-like virus.
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The next day Wuhan public health officials and hospital leaders were told that there was a new coronavirus causing the illness.
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If the dictatorship had decided then and there to call in the experts and focus on containing the new threat, the entire world would have been spared a year of pain, thousands of dead, massive costs, and economic collapse.
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However, dictatorships all too often reject and suppress bad news.
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Just as the Soviets initially tried to suppress the news of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, so too did General Secretary Xi Jinping's police state initially try to suppress the news instead of trying to suppress the disease.
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... the government reaction was to censor the spread of this information and take it out of social media.
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On the last day of the year, 23 days after the apparent first confirmed patient started showing symptoms, the Wuhan branch of the National Health Commission said: "The investigation so far has not found any obvious human-to-human transmission or infection of medical staff."
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Officials said "the disease is preventable and controllable."
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... by late December laboratories in China discovered an unknown highly infectious virus, but "were ordered to stop tests, destroy samples, and suppress the news."
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... in an effort to keep others quiet and stop information from spreading, eight whistleblowers ... were issued summons by the Wuhan Public Security Bureau and brought in for questioning for posting information about the virus on WeChat.
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The police detention was widely reported in the media.  Medical professionals all got the message to stay quiet about the disease.
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Ironically (and tragically) by Jan.  2 the Wuhan Institute of Virology identified and mapped the genome of a new coronavirus – but it was kept secret.
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By Jan.  6, the rumors were strong enough that U.S.  Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr.  Robert Redfield offered to send a team to China.  The dictatorship didn't accept the offer.
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However, it is clear that Xi knew about the virus by Jan.  7 – about the time the Americans were offering to help.
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By Jan.  9 Chinese government officials were admitting they had a virus and announced they had mapped the genetic sequence but did not release the data until Jan.  12.
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They did not reveal critical information about who was sick, when they got sick, and critical demographic information about those infected.
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On Jan.  13 the first case was reported outside of China in Thailand.
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On Jan.  14 the World Health Organization continued its recent behavior of protecting dictatorships.
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It announced that Chinese authorities have witnessed "no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the novel coronavirus."
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The World Health Organization continued its recent pattern of lying for dictators when an official said during a press conference that day that there could also be "limited human-to-human transmission, potentially among families."
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On Jan.  15 the first confirmed infected American left Wuhan while Li Qun (the head of the Chinese CDC emergency center) said on state television "after careful screening and prudent judgment, we have reached the latest understanding that the risk of human-to-human transmission is low."
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Finally, on Jan.  20 China confirmed human-to-human transmission and the first case was announced in South Korea.
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The Chinese dictatorship's efforts to suppress and deny the reality of the coronavirus came at tremendous human cost to the Chinese people and to the rest of the world.
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... 95 percent of the infections would have been avoided if the aggressive intervention had only occurred three weeks earlier.
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The amount of the damage the Chinese dictatorship has done to its own people and by letting the epidemic get out of control and turn into a pandemic – and the amount of damage it has done to people around the world – is stunning.
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One courageous (and maybe foolish) Chinese businessman, Ren Zhiqiang, wrote a direct critique of the Communist dictatorship, saying: "Those who live in a democratic country with freedom of speech perhaps don't know the pain of the lack of a free press and free expression.  But Chinese people know that this epidemic and all the unnecessary suffering it brought came directly from a system that strictly prohibits the freedom of press and speech."
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The New York Times reported on March 14 that Ren Zhiqiang is missing.
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Faced with growing worldwide condemnation for mismanaging and spreading the coronavirus, the dictatorship decided to create a propaganda campaign blaming America.
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... the head of the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Department of Information, tweeted that it was "absolutely wrong and inappropriate to call this the Chinese coronavirus."
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian also tweeted on March 12: "It might be US army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan.  Be transparent!  Make public your data!  US owe us an explanation!"
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By the way, Twitter is banned in China.
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As a final note to this whole dishonest performance, Dr.  Tedros Adhanom, the Chinese- supported director-general of the World Health Organization, praised the Chinese handling of the virus.
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"We appreciate the seriousness with which China is taking this outbreak, especially the commitment from top leadership, and the transparency they have demonstrated, including sharing data and genetic sequence of the virus.  WHO is working closely with the government on measures to understand the virus and limit transmission.  WHO will keep working side-by-side with China and all other countries to protect health and keep people safe."
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Adhanom won the job with Chinese backing, even though he was accused of covering up three different cholera epidemics as health minister in Ethiopia.
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He is a reminder of the unending Chinese dictatorship's corruption and dishonesty.
      Israel's creeping coup d'etat  (INN 03/25/2020)
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This elite is represented by three forces: The Legal system, the Mass-media and the Academic echelons.
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It is a type of Private Club which is trying to dictate its will to politicians, and through them, to the whole nation.
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There is a kind of "state within a state " or "deep state" – one is at liberty to choose the proper characterization.
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This phenomenon is not exclusive to Israel.  On the contrary, today it is an integral part of the modern Western world.
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This elite has blatant radical leftist views; a completely unrealistic, far-fetched ideology, that takes countless forms and hypostases.
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It doesn't matter if it's called Globalism, Progressivism, Political identity, Political correctness or Multiculturalism.
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This is an ideology that nurtures the rights of migrants and sexual minorities (who are not offended or oppressed in the West anymore); preaches "peaceful Islam" ("Islam is the religion of the world" ) and furthers Western culpability for the Third World; creates a bugaboo for "global warming" with "martyrs of the new religion" like Greta Thunberg.
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This is the ideology of cultural totalitarianism: silencing the disgruntled and the disobedient in the courts and through vilification in the media.
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It establishes censorship; introduces the concept of "sexism" to break the traditional model of gender relations; turns a "straight white man" into the main enemy of humanity.
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It affirms cultural relativism (all cultures are equal — paintings by Florentine masters versus Berber rituals in the Atlas Mountains) and asserts the power of non-elected judges over elected legislative structures.
      Pitching the Wuhan  (JWR 03/25/2020)
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... it reads: "Huge congratulations to the American epidemic and long live the epidemic in little Japan#
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... China is the most racist country on earth.  But it's even more racist to point that out, according to the decadent halfwits of the American media.
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Their position - on an increasing range of subjects - is to throttle free speech ever tighter, to demand that every story be discussed within an ever narrower range of leftie parameters.
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Political correctness, yea unto death, led to ... Florence's mayor urging Italians to hug a Chinaman, and New York City's Health Commissar (and her deputy) tweeting just a month ago:
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"Today our city is celebrating the #LunarNewYear parade in Chinatown, a beautiful cultural tradition with a rich history in our city.  I want to remind everyone to enjoy the parade and not change any plans due to misinformation spreading about #coronavirus."
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Gee, thanks, Ms Health Commissioner.  Now you're Italy.
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In Washington, Nancy Pelosi is holding any kind of economic relief bill hostage to diversity bollocks.
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In Britain, Germany and the Netherlands, three's a crowd literally: gatherings of more than two persons are now forbidden.
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Across the so-called "free world", millions of actual citizens are under de facto house arrest, while their depraved political class insist that we still need open borders and that a health system that can't provide care to its own populace nevertheless has to make it available to the entire planet.
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The best way to save the western world from the Chinese virus would be to quarantine its entire politico-media class.
      Series on China, Article II: The real enemy is not corona  (INN 03/24/2020)
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China is not our friend.  Not now.  Not ever.
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It is a far more serious enemy than Russia ever was or will be, and that includes the USSR.
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China has not only taken over production of far too many essentials, it steals intellectual property.
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The Chinese were well aware of the danger of the Wuhan virus long before they shared that information.
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They chose to keep it secret and allowed tens of thousands of people to fly out of China each week to Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia. 
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China has infiltrated the west.  If allowed to continue there will be no Western economy.  There will be no West.
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President Trump closed the border to China January 31.  And was summarily labeled a racist by the left.  The media went wild.
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Before that, as a candidate, Trump called out China for its unfair trade practices.  No one believed he would do anything as no politician had called them out in decades.
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As President he redid the trade deal, brought manufacturing home (Obama said that would not be possible) and now, because of the Covid19 virus and the Chinese threat to shut down drug delivery to America, will make sure that drugs needed in America are made in America.
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What were our leaders thinking when they turned drug manufacturing over to the Chinese.
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They are a closed government.  There is no transparency.  They lie.  They lied about the virus.
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It appears the Chinese government has infiltrated the West's education system.
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... Xi made a direct appeal to ethnic Chinese residents of countries like Canada — what Beijing calls the "overseas Chinese" — urging them to "remember the call from the Party and the people, spread China's voice, support the country's development, safeguard national interests."
      Series on China, Article I: Not for human consumption  (INN 03/24/2020)
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The Second World War is seen as one of the greatest catastrophes in the history of mankind.
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So massive was the suffering that the nations of the world realized that they must change their operating system and ensure that future generations never have to face a comparable situation.
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That is how the International Laws of Warfare were crafted.
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Chronologically, the foundations of these laws were laid after the First World War, but the post WWII Nuremberg Trials were a significant step forward in attaining acceptance for the new international norms.
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The Nazi criminals ostensibly had a strong legal point in their favor: "We did not break the law."
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German law during the Third Reich supported the Nazi regime, so we, they claimed, only obeyed orders.
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In 1946, the International Military Court declared that: "War is bad by definition.  Its results are not limited to the warring nations alone, but affect the entire world."
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In their decision, the judges differentiated between a forbidden "war of aggression" and a permitted "defensive war."
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"Initiating a war of aggression is not only an international crime, it is the highest form of international crime, differing from other international crimes only in the fact that it includes the incremental opinions of all."
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And one asks ... What is the connection between a war led by thinking, decision making, human beings with desires and interests – and a worldwide viral epidemic caused by a non-visible biological agent?
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After all, the coronavirus is not a living organism.  It does not breathe, needs no oxygen, food or light.
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Its size is measured in nanometers, and it is nothing but a protein-like molecule carrying genetic material which can invade live cells and force the host cell to reproduce countless copies of that same virus.
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This parasitic virus has no will or consciousness, but is an evil conglomeration of information bent on one single goal: survival centered on itself, with neither direction nor motive.
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The virus reproduces by means of the pyramid scheme familiar to us from the business model used in financial scams
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SARS erupted in 2003 and was more lethal than Corona, with a 10% mortality rate, but was much less contagious.
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What the diseases have in common is their source: China's open air markets.
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SARS transferred to humans from the body of the Asian palm civet, an adorable mammal with brown fur who would be a protected species in any normal part of the world, where you could go to see it in the wild or in zoos.
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In the case of corona, its source seems to be bats or other animals from that same hard-hearted Chinese food culture which plunders and ravages the animal world without a second thought and is not repelled by anything.
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In Chinese and other Far Eastern open air markets, there is no demarcation between wild and domesticated animals and the stalls are filled with every possible living thing: insects, worms, lizards and every kind of protected animal.
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China had one of the most impressive and magnificent cultures in the world for thousands of years.
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It contributed enormously to art, culture, philosophy, spirituality and architecture.
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Something bad has happened to that country since Mao took over in the last century.
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From a complex culture that found a balance between the material and the spiritual, it turned into a blind and violent consumer-monster, a preying mega-industry ravenously sapping the earth of its energy and filling it with substandard products
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In the past, Chinese eating habits did not interest anyone but themselves, except for a small group of fighters for animal rights.  Not any more.
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The world must understand today that the way Chinese treat living things is not a private problem, now that we live in a global village.
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After the medical and economic mega-crisis we are suffering, it is time to take a look at what is to be found on their plates.
      Aesop revealed how socialism works — a finer explanation there has yet to be  (JWR 03/18/2020)
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Senator Bernie Sanders' call for socialism has resonated among many Americans, particularly young Americans.
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They've fallen prey to the idea of a paradise here on Earth where things are free and there's little want.
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But socialists never reveal what turns out to be their true agenda.
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Let's look at the kind of statements they used to gain power.
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You'll note that all of their slogans before gaining power bore little relation to the facts after they had power.
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Vladimir Lenin promised, "Under socialism all will govern in turn and will soon become accustomed to no one governing."
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That's Friedrich Engel's prediction about "the withering away of the state."
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Lenin also promised, "Communism is Soviet power plus electrification," and "No amount of political freedom will satisfy the hungry masses."
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Lenin's successor, Joseph Stalin, said, "Advance towards socialism cannot but cause the exploiting elements to resist the advance, and the resistance of the exploiters cannot but lead to the inevitable sharpening of the class struggle."
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He also said, "Gaiety is the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union," and that "Gratitude is a sickness suffered by dogs."
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Then there's China's Chairman Mao Zedong, who said: "Socialism must be developed in China, and the route toward such an end is a democratic revolution, which will enable socialist and communist consolidation over a length of time.  It is also important to unite with the middle peasants, and educate them on the failings of capitalism."
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Mao advised: "A communist must be selfless, with the interests of the masses at heart.  He must also possess a largeness of mind, as well as a practical, far-sighted mindset."
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Cuban dictator Fidel Castro said: "Capitalism has neither the capacity, nor the morality, nor the ethics to solve the problems of poverty.  We must establish a new world order based on justice, on equity, and on peace."
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He added, "I find capitalism repugnant.  It is filthy, it is gross, it is alienating...  because it causes war, hypocrisy and competition."
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Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez promised: "I am going to do my best to try to create a country in which children are not living in poverty, in which kids can go to college, in which old people have health care.  Will I succeed?  I can't guarantee you that, but I can tell you that from a human point of view it is better to show up than to give up."
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Adding, "I am convinced that the path to a new, better and possible world is not capitalism, the path is socialism."
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Bernie Sanders' statements are not that different from those of Lenin, Stalin, Castro, Chavez and other tyrants.
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Sanders says, "Let us wage a moral and political war against the billionaires and corporate leaders, on Wall Street and elsewhere, whose policies and greed are destroying the middle class of America," and "We need to change the power structure in America, we need to end the political oligarchy."
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Stalin's campaign didn't mention that he would enact policies that would lead to the slaughter of 62 million people in the Soviet Union between 1917 to 1987.
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Mao Zedong didn't mention that his People's Republic of China would engage in brutal acts that would lead to the loss of 76 million lives at the hands of the government from 1949 to 1987.
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The late Professor Rudolph J.  Rummel of the University of Hawaii documented this tragedy in his book "Death by Government: Genocide and Mass Murder Since 1900."
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Because socialism is a fight against basic human nature, it requires brute force in the attempt to reach its goals.
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The best warning about socialism comes from Aesop, who said, "Those who voluntarily put power into the hands of a tyrant ... must not wonder if it be at last turned against themselves."
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We shouldn't ignore Martin Luther King Jr.'s warning, "Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal."
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See related Socialism (Bob Gorrell, 04/18/2019) cartoon from Politics picture album
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See related Comrade Bernie (Mike Shelton, 02/27/2020) cartoon from Politics picture album
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See related Socialism (Gary Varvel, 02/21/2019) cartoon from Politics picture album
      China's anti-US coronavirus propaganda ridiculous — so what's behind Beijing's lies?  (Fox 03/17/2020)
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For quite some time, China has been trying to undercut the foundation of American global power.
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Unlike Moscow's often coarse, brutish efforts, Beijing has been stealthier than an F-35, using public diplomacy initiatives to subtly buy its way into schools, civil society and the private sector.
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Now, however, the mask — and the gloves — are coming off.
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In the last few days, the Chinese Communist Party has changed its propaganda tactics.
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Party officials, government representatives and state media are now overtly attacking the U.S., spreading deliberate lies about the COVID-19 outbreak.
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This dramatic shift leaves experts pondering: What's up?
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More specifically: Why are Chinese government officials now publicly denying that the coronavirus started in Hubei province and citing conspiracy web sites that claim the U.S.  is responsible for the virus?
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Recently, Lin Songtian, the Chinese ambassador to South Africa made both those claims.
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Lin is no loose cannon.  He does, however, know Africa well.  Apparently he has judged that Africa will be receptive to more aggressive propaganda efforts.
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Lin's conspiracy charge may well get traction in Africa, where there lingers a deep distrust of CIA activities from the Cold War.
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The old Soviet disinformation campaign claiming that the CIA created AIDS took root in the continent and remains to this day.
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So what is up with Beijing?  The regime is reeling from a terrible string of failures and misjudgments.
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Developing nations are wising up to the "debt traps" set by China's global Belt and Road initiative.
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Many countries — especially those in Asia — are outraged by China's response to the protests in Hong Kong and its meddling in the Taiwan elections.
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Then came the coronavirus and Beijing's abysmal response, which sparked a global pandemic.
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To say that Beijing's brand has been tarnished would grossly understate the case.
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So picking on the U.S.  could be only a desperate attempt to divert attention away from its manifest failures.
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China has been running a smear campaign to undermine U.S.  influence in Africa and South Asia for years.
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In addition, China has long relied on the president's critics in the U.S.  to pick up messaging critical of the White House and push it through the domestic anti-Trump megaphone.
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The bottom line is, regardless of how the current outbreak of COVID-19 plays out, the great power competition between the U.S.  and China will continue for some time.
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The global pandemic triggered by Beijing's inept response has produced one positive side effect, however.
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It has sharpened our recognition that China's public diplomacy masks the malign anti-Americanism of an increasingly powerful competitor on the global stage.
      The virus that has nothing novel about it  (INN 03/14/2020)
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I am talking about another virulent virus, that of Jew hatred, a deadly plague that has managed to mutate over time and geography so that it is always at-the-ready, both in good times and bad, definitely in times of war, famine, plague, and natural disaster but also when hope is high and the going is good.
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As has happened many times before, the Jews and Jewish Israel are being blamed for the Wuhan Virus by the mad mullahs of Iran.
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They say that "Zionists" are behind the Wuhan (Corona) Virus and that "Zionist elements developed a deadlier strain of Wuhan (Corona) virus just against Iran."
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China, ground zero for the pandemic, is now blaming America for having brought it into China in the first place.
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Let's visit Wuhan, Hubei Province, China for a moment.
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My friend and colleague, Marion Dreyfus, has written about her time in Wuhan in the early part of the 21st century.
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The city had absolutely no potable water and little hygiene; there was open sewage in open marketplace "eateries," where wild dogs roamed and where bats and all other manner of fish, fowl, and bird were slaughtered, sold, and eaten.
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For lunch, Dreyfus and her Chinese friends went to "the dirty alley" where they purchased "unidentified frying objects in woks," which were as "delicious" as they were unknown.
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Wuhan's live market was like a "free zoo," where rats, bats, snakes, and scorpions were sold to be eaten and the "floors were awash underfoot with spill from the livestock."
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As she so delicately phrases it: "The smell was...  not Chanel #5."
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We are surrounded, not only in terms of national borders, but on all fronts, ideologically, economically, legally, politically, socially and psychologically, 24/7, and in every language on earth; attacked constantly with Lies, insulted by grotesque European carnivals sporting Nazi-era stereotypical Jews, and by the normalization of anti-Zionism.anti-Semitism on campuses world-wide.
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We are, perhaps, in the midst of a slow motion Holocaust, slow moving or rolling pogroms — or trapped in a real-life horror movie.
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The most sickening Blood libels are back — and, since 2000, back with a vengeance.
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Propaganda around the clock claims that Israeli soldiers purposely kill Palestinian children ... and are engaged in the "genocidal ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians, are worse than the Nazis, and that Israel is a "settler," colonial, apartheid state.
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Europe continues the European Holocaust by supporting a terrorist "Palestine," not Jewish Israel, and by appeasing its violent Muslim population by allowing them to verbally and physically attack Jewish sites and to beat, harass, stab, and murder Jews on the streets, and in their homes, schools, and kosher markets.
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According to a recent ADL Report, based on surveys in one hundred countries, Muslims are two to four and half times more likely to hold anti-Semitic views than non-Muslims do.
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The combined effect of such attitudes are a clear incitement to attack at will; perhaps an even clearer incitement to genocide.
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We never thought "it" could happen here, in the United States.  And yet, in our time, American Jews are being shot down while praying on Shabbos; visibly Orthodox Jews are being slapped, sucker-punched, and kicked in "beatdowns," or shot or stabbed in a kosher marketplace...
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Today, we are up against dangerous Jew-hating demagogues whom we have allowed to flourish on campus and in the media.
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Already, Jewish students have had to be rescued by the campus police from Gaza-like mob attacks and riots.
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What next?  Broken bones, a concussion, God forbid, a murder?  Sadly, it is inevitable.
      RACIST!  (JWR 03/13/2020)
      Coronavirus: China's war on the truth  (INN 03/11/2020)
      James Carafano: Syria is the war nobody wins, except maybe Trump  (Fox 03/10/2020)
      What we don't know about the coronavirus is what scares us  (JWR 03/05/2020)
      The Essence Of Marxism  (JWR 03/04/2020)
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The terms 'capitalism' and 'socialism' had their origins in the British Industrial Revolution.
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... nineteenth-century capitalism was an authentically Darwinian system, characterized by seemingly random mutation, occasional speciation and differential survival.
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Though the Industrial Revolution manifestly improved life over the long run, in the short run it seemed to make things worse.
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Intellectuals ... were not slow to draw attention to this shadow side.
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... the Scottish philosopher Thomas Carlyle was the first to identify what seemed the fatal flaw of the industrial economy: that it reduced all social relations to what he called, in his great essay Past and Present, 'the cash nexus'...
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That phrase — the 'cash nexus' — so much pleased the son of an apostate Jewish lawyer from the Rhineland that he and his co-author, the heir of a Wuppertal cotton mill-owner, purloined it for the outrageous 'manifesto' they published on the eve of the 1848 Revolutions.
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The founders of communism, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, were just two of many radical critics of the industrial society, but it was their achievement to devise the first internally consistent blueprint for an alternative social order.
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A mixture of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel's philosophy, which represented the historical process as dialectical, and the political economy of David Ricardo, which posited diminishing returns for capital and an 'iron' law of wages, Marxism took Carlyle's revulsion against the industrial economy and substituted a utopia for nostalgia.
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Marx himself was an odious individual.
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An unkempt scrounger and a savage polemicist, he liked to boast that his wife was 'nee Baroness von Westphalen' but was not above siring an illegitimate son by their maidservant.
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On the sole occasion when he applied for a job (as a railway clerk) he was rejected because his handwriting was so atrocious.
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He sought to play the stock market but was hopeless at it.
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For most of his life he therefore depended on handouts from Engels, for whom socialism was an evening hobby, along with fox-hunting and womanizing; his day job was running one of his father's cotton factories in Manchester (the patent product of which was known as 'Diamond Thread').
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No man in history has bitten the hand that fed him with greater gusto than Marx bit the hand of King Cotton.
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The essence of Marxism was the belief that the industrial economy was doomed to produce an intolerably unequal society divided between the bourgeoisie, the owners of capital, and a property-less proletariat.
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Capitalism inexorably demanded the concentration of capital in ever fewer hands and the reduction of everyone else to wage slavery, which meant being paid only 'that quantum of the means of subsistence which is absolutely requisite to keep the laborer in bare existence as a laborer.'
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The centralization of the means of production and the socialization of labor reach a point at which they become incompatible with their capitalist integument.
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This integument is burst asunder.  The knell of capitalist private property sounds.  The expropriators are expropriated.
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... it was Eugene Pottier's song 'The Internationale' that became the anthem of Marxism.
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Set to music by Pierre De Geyter, it urged the 'servile masses' to put aside their religious 'superstitions' and national allegiances, and to make war on the 'thieves' and their accomplices, the tyrants, the generals, princes and peers.
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Before identifying why they were wrong, we need to acknowledge what Marx and his disciples were right about.
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Inequality did increase as a result of the Industrial Revolution.
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It was not necessary to be an intellectual to be dismayed by the inequality of industrial society.
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The Welsh-born factory-owner Robert Owen envisaged an alternative economic model based on co-operative production and utopian villages like the ones he founded at Orbiston in Scotland and New Harmony, Indiana.
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It was in a letter to Owen, written by Edward Cowper in 1822, that the word 'socialism' in its modern sense first appears.
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The term 'capitalism' made its debut in an English periodical in April 1833 — in the London newspaper the Standard — in the phrase 'tyranny of capitalism,' part of an article on 'the ill consequences of that greatest curse that can exist amongst men, too much money-power in too few hands.'
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Yet the revolution eagerly anticipated by Marx never materialized — at least, not where it was supposed to, in the advanced industrial countries.
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Instead of coalescing into an impoverished mass, the proletariat subdivided into 'labor aristocracies' with skills and a Lumpenproletariat with vices.
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The former favored strikes and collective bargaining over revolution and thereby secured higher real wages.
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The latter favored gin.
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The respectable working class had their trade unions and working men's clubs.
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The ruffians had the music hall and street fights.
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The prescriptions of the Communist Manifesto were in any case singularly unappealing to the industrial workers they were aimed at.
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Marx and Engels called for the abolition of private property; the abolition of inheritance; the centralization of credit and communications; the state ownership of all factories and instruments of production; the creation of 'industrial armies for agriculture'; the abolition of the distinction between town and country; the abolition of the family; 'community of women' (wife-swapping) and the abolition of all nationalities.
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By contrast, mid-nineteenth-century liberals wanted constitutional government, the freedoms of speech, press and assembly, wider political representation through electoral reform, free trade and, where it was lacking, national self-determination ('Home Rule').
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Marx and Engels were wrong on two scores, then.  First, their iron law of wages did not exist.
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Wealth did indeed become highly concentrated under capitalism, and it stayed that way into the second quarter of the twentieth century, but income differentials began to narrow as real wages rose and taxation became less regressive.
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Capitalists understood what Marx missed: that workers were also consumers.  It therefore made no sense to try to grind their wages down to subsistence levels.
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On the contrary, as the case of the United States was making increasingly clear, there was no bigger potential market for capitalist enterprises than their own employees.
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Far from condemning the masses to 'immiseration,' the mechanization of textile production created growing employment opportunities for Western workers ... and the decline in the prices of cotton and other goods meant that Western workers could buy more with their weekly wages.
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The second mistake Marx and Engels made was to underestimate the adaptive quality of the nineteenth-century state — particularly when it could legitimize itself as a nation-state.
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In his Contribution to a Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right, Marx had famously called religion the 'opium of the masses.' If so, then nationalism was the cocaine of the middle classes.
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"They speak the same language, they bear about them the impress of consanguinity, they kneel beside the same tombs, they glory in the same tradition; and they demand to associate freely, without obstacles, without foreign domination..."
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But the new nation-states were about more than just preserving the cherished privileges of Europe's beleaguered landowning elites.
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Entities like Italy or Germany, composites of multiple statelets, offered all their citizens a host of benefits: economies of scale, network externalities, reduced transaction costs and the more efficient provision of key public goods like law and order, infrastructure and health.
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Schools were built, the better to drum standardized national languages into young heads.  Barracks were erected, the better to train the high-school graduates to defend their fatherland.
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So effective was the system of nation-building that when the European governments resolved to go to war over two arcane issues — the sovereignty of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the neutrality of Belgium — they were able, over more than four years, to mobilize in excess of 70 million men as soldiers or sailors.
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In France and Germany around a fifth of the pre-war population — close to 80 percent of adult males — ended up in uniform.
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When the leaders of European socialism met in Brussels at the end of July 1914, they could do little more than admit their own impotence.
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A general strike could not halt a world war.
      Why did communism fail, and liberal democracy prosper?  Yes, it does matter  (JWR 02/28/2020)
      Coronavirus and the Black Plague  (INN 02/27/2020)
      Grinning werewolf: Thoughts on the massacre in Germany  (INN 02/21/2020)
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A century ago, in 1918-20, Europe sunk into the "red terror".  Inspired by the Russian revolution, people with red armbands, red flags and red stars were determined to celebrate the "new bright future".
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... and their families and deprived them of land and property.
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The Bavarian Soviet Republic, Hungarian Soviet Republic, Slovak Soviet Republic, Alsace-Lorraine Soviet Republic, Bremen Soviet Republic, Red Finland - the creators of the great Utopia destroyed everything that was associated with traditional values, ideals and virtues.
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Nowadays no one seems to remember it.
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The Left will not benefit from those memories; the Right dreads accusations of whitewashing Nazism.
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The outcome was dramatic.  The consequences of the attempted social experiment on a living body of society were brutal - at first spontaneous, then organized: Furious nationalism, revived racial phobias and unrestrained thirst for revenge.
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Even enlightened intellectuals such as Thomas Mann were caught up in the wave of hatred.
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Utopia choked on blood in Russia.
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In Europe, the nationalists won: Moderate and prudent, like Mannerheim; cruel but predictable, like Admiral Horthy; and monstrous like Hitler.
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A lot has changed in the last hundred years.
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The Soviet empire collapsed, Eastern Europe resurrected and gained solid immunity from "universalistic theories"; the "World Revolution" of the Third World failed, a good many Jews directed their unrestrained temperament to create their own state.
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Only one thing has remained unchanged: the passionate faith of the Western elite in perverted Utopian theories of all sorts and kinds.
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As result, in the 21st century, once again the world has entered a vicious cycle of revolution and reaction.
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The reaction has already begun.  ... It was predictable, explainable and logical.
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The globalist quasi-Marxist ideology has turned the inhabitants of the Third World and, especially, Muslims into "people of the highest sort".
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They became the 'proletariat' of modern times and in sharp contrast, 'white straight males' became the symbol of repression, racism and violence, 'the new world enemy'.
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But the people refuse to agree with the destruction of the thousand-year-old foundations, family, faith and traditions.
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They refuse to be marginal in their own countries.
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Forcefully implanted alien culture is rejected by the society and in such an atmosphere psychopaths take up arms and kill those they think are the operatives of a new pseudo-religious sect and their allies.
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You can turn a blind eye to it, ignore the causal relationships, yell about the racism of the white society, but it does not change the essence.
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This is a reaction to violent fanatical implantation of Utopia, regardless of how it's labeled: Marxism, Globalism, Progressivism, Multiculturalism, Political Correctness, Intersectionality, Political Identity, Cultural Diversity or Tikkun Olam.  They are all the same.
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It is reaction to Antifa, BLM, Islamic terror, Muslim culture of raping and bullying.
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Loner psychosis is a precursor of mass psychosis.
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"Red Plague" generates a "Brown Plague."
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We see how the ideas of the Third Reich gain power in Western culture again from the USA and Canada to France.
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They no longer try to conceal it.  Their time is approaching, because the soil has already been fertilized for them by the progressives.
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Because of the globalists and progressives the Western world is plunging into chaos and hatred.
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Only a small group of lucky people will get the next Mannerheim.
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However, and almost certainly, most of them will get new Fuhrers.
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The carriers of New Utopias are by far more guilty for wronging their people and history than their predecessors with red flags in Bavaria and Hungary.
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First, Russia with its despotism of Tsars, the Pale of Settlement and the Okhrana (secret police) as well militaristic Prussian Germany were seriously ill.
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The horrors of the Great War and the cloaca of the Industrial Revolution devastated the soul of the West.
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But the current progressives have inherited healthy, stable, and prosperous communities.
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So by carrying out the program of ethnic substitution by mass migration from Third (especially, Muslim) world and by destroying cultural and religious values of their people, the globalists don't demolish dying, rotten regimes, instead they bulldoze successful democratic states.
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Secondly, Lenin, Trotsky, Bela Kun, Dzerzhinsky were sincere idealists, they had not yet had the sinister experience of the 20th century.
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But Corbyn, Sanders, Obama, Trudeau, Elizabeth Warren, Melenchon, Kamala Harris, Juncker or Macron are not idealists.
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These are hypocritical plutocrats and manipulators of consciousness, craving for power and glory.
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And finally, third and most important.  Marxism grew out of Utopian communism, rooted in the Judeo-Christian tradition...
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Their views (no matter how we evaluate them) were based solely on Western culture itself.
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They had nothing to do with the archaic, primitive and cruel cults of backward peoples and surely had nothing in common with gloomy dogmatic and aggressive Islam...
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They would have turned in their graves, had they learned that their heirs represented by new Western elite open their gates for crowds of primitive savages.
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Man is a part of nature and obeys its laws.  According to Newton's Third Law of Motion, "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."
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Transgression of human nature yields violence and monsters - three monsters in our case: Red, Brown and Green ones.
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Prosperous, stable and tolerant communities have been replaced by Red-Green Hydra, on the one hand, and a Werewolf, on the other.
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However, who is Newton to dictate the laws to a progressive-minded person?
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No more than a Dead White European Male...
      Victor Davis Hanson: China’s government is showing us what '1984' looks like  ()
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The Chinese communist government increasingly poses an existential threat not just to its own 1.4 billion citizens, but to the world at large.
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China is currently in a dangerously chaotic state.
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And why not, when a premodern authoritarian society leaps wildly into the brave new world of high-tech science in a single generation?
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The Chinese technological revolution is overseen by an Orwellian dictatorship.
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Predictably, the Chinese Communist Party has not developed the social, political or cultural infrastructure to ensure that its sophisticated industrial and biological research does not go rogue and become destructive to itself and to the billions of people who are on the importing end of Chinese products and protocols.
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Central party officials run the government, military, media and universities collectively in a manner reminiscent of the science-fiction Borg organism of "Star Trek," which was a horde of robot-like entities all under the control of a central mind.
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Thirty years ago, American pundits began gushing over China's sudden leap from horse-drawn power to solar, wind and nuclear energy.
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The Chinese communist government wowed Westerners.  It created from nothing high-speed rail, solar farms, shiny new airports and gleaming new high-density apartment buildings.
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Western-trained Chinese scientists soon were conducting sophisticated medical and scientific research.
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And they often did so rapidly, without the prying regulators, nosy elected officials and bothersome citizen lawsuits that often burden American and European scientists.
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To make China instantly rich and modern, the communist hierarchy — the same government that once caused the deaths of some 60 million innocents under Mao Zedong — ignored property rights.
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It crushed individual freedom.  It embraced secrecy and bulldozed over any who stood in its way.
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But the world is learning that China does not just move mountains for new dams or bulldoze ancient neighborhoods that stand in the path of high-speed rail.
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It also hid the outbreak and the mysterious origins of the deadly coronavirus from its own people and the rest of the planet as well — a more dangerous replay of its earlier effort to mask the spread of the SARS virus.
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The result was that thousands of unknowing carriers spread the viral plague while the government covered up its epidemic proportions.
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China, of course, does not wish to have either its products or citizens quarantined from other countries.
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But the Chinese government will not allow foreign scientists to enter its country to collaborate on containing the coronavirus and developing a vaccine.
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It is hard to believe that in 2020, the world's largest and second-wealthiest county, which boasts of high-tech consumer products and gleaming cities, has imprisoned in "re-education camps" more than 1 million Uighur Muslims in the manner that Hitler, Stalin and Mao once relocated "undesirable" populations.
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China seems confident that it will soon rule the world, given its huge population, massive trade surpluses, vast cash reserves and industries that produce so many of the world's electronic devices, pharmaceuticals and consumer goods.
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Beijing cynically assumes that Western nations don't care.
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Few Western companies complain that Chinese society is surveilled, regulated and controlled in a nightmarish fashion that George Orwell once predicted in his dystopian novel "1984."
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All of these recent scandals should remind the world that China got rich by warping trade and stealing technology in much the same way that it deals with epidemics and dissidents.
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That is, by simply ignoring legitimate criticism and crushing anyone in its way.
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If the Chinese communist Borg is willing to put millions of its own citizens at risk of infection and death, why would it care about foreigners' complaints that China is getting rich and powerful by breaking international trade rules?
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The truth about President Trump's decision to call China to account over its systematic abuse of international trade norms is not that Trump's policy is reckless or ill-considered.
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It's that at this late date, the reckoning might prove too little, too late.
      Liz Peek: Trump's biggest legacy is risking reelection to expose corrupt China  (Fox 02/17/2020)
      Deadly 'green on blue' attacks by Islamic allied nation troops against Americans must end  (Fox 02/15/2020)
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... an Afghan soldier, posing as an ally who U.S.  soldiers had come to train, teach and support suddenly "went Taliban."
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Wearing the green uniform of the allied Afghan National Army, the Afghan opened fire on American Forces...
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These attacks are called "green on blue" attacks where Muslim-nation partner soldiers pose as "allies," trusted by American forces, and given weapons, suddenly attack American forces when given proximity to Americans.
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Unfortunately, these "green on blue" attacks have not been an outlier, and they have not sprung up recently.
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They have taken place over the long course of the war and have become the rule, not the exception, as an easy means of killing Americans in Afghanistan.
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... between 2008 and June of 2017, at least 155 green-on-blue attacks occurred, leaving 152 coalition forces dead and 193 wounded, mostly dead and wounded Americans.
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And green-on-blue struck closer to home on Dec.  6, 2019, when a radical jihadist coward, masquerading as a Saudi military officer, who was an invited guest of the United States, opened fire with a 9-millimeter pistol at the U.S.  Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida.
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Saudi 2nd Lt.  Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, the attacker, was a terrorist animal who never should have been allowed in this country.
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Two other Saudi students watched from a car while Alshamrani executed his attack.
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This raises a question: Why were they here?
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And the broader question is why, as we push toward a Trump drawdown of American forces in the Middle East, do we continue joint exercises with Islamic-nation "allies," like Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia, with a proven inability to vet radicalized jihadist troops from unracialized troops?
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Is it to score political points with the host country?
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If so, are the political points worth the American lives?
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Here's the answer to that question: Hell no.
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If Trump's "America first" means anything, it must first mean that the life of the lowest American private who spills his blood on foreign soil is more important to this country than the president of Afghanistan, the King of Saudi Arabia or any other foreign leader who has sought American help, or who State Department bureaucrats might kiss up to for the sake of diplomatic smoke-blowing.
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If the Trump foreign policy is to become truly revolutionary, with a true "America First" mantle, then policies must change, in every instance, to make American lives more important than foreign lives, and to protect American blood in every instance.
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Trump must change American policy so that these "green on blue" attacks come to a screeching halt.
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As shown by the deaths of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi; top Iranian Gen.  Qassem Soleimani; Qasim al-Rimi, the founder and leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula; and Usama bin Laden himself, the American military is more than capable of striking on its own without the help of inferior foreign Islamic militaries, that are not safely vetted to remove American-killing jihadists from their midst.
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For the sake of American lives, the president should put an end to joint U.S.  military operations with armed forces of Islamic state allies.
      Victor Davis Hanson: Why Trump's paradoxical and successful policies are suddenly winning support  (Fox 02/04/2020)
      The Palestinians' bluff has been called  (JWR 02/03/2020)
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U.S.  President Donald Trump's Middle East "deal of the century" offers the Palestinians a state.
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They have rejected it and threatened instead to ramp up violence against Israel.
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No one can be surprised.  They have rejected every offer of a state previously made to them in 1937, 1947, 2000, 2008 and 2014.
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So is this latest deal anything more than Groundhog Day for the Middle East all over again?
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Yes, because this isn't a deal.  It's an ultimatum.
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The Trump plan won't bring peace; however, it restores the truth and justice that are essential prerequisites of peace.
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Crushing the lethal and poisonous fantasies about Israel and the Jewish people, as well as taking a hard-headed approach to Palestinian intentions, it replaces illusions by reality.
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That's no small achievement.  Now it's up to the rest of the world.
      Boris Johnson slams 'America bashers' after Brexit, previews new terrorist policy after London...  (Fox 02/15/2020)
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"There is no need for a free trade agreement to involve accepting EU rules on competition policy, subsidies, social protection, the environment, or anything similar, any more than the EU should be obliged to accept U.K.  rules."
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"The U.K.  will maintain the highest standards in these areas — better, in many respects, than those of the EU – without the compulsion of a treaty.  And it is vital to stress this now."
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"We want a thriving trade and economic relationship with the EU.  We will restore full sovereign control over our borders and immigration, competition and subsidy rules, procurement and data protection."
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"We are ready to consider an agreement on fisheries, but it must reflect the fact that the U.K.  will be an independent coastal state at the end of this year 2020, controlling our own waters."
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"And under such an agreement, there would be annual negotiations with the EU, using the latest scientific data, ensuring that British fishing grounds are first and foremost for British boats."
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"We are bringing forward legislation to stop the system of automatic early release.  The difficulty is how to apply retrospectively to the cohort of people who currently qualify."
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"It is time to take action to ensure, irrespective of the law we are bringing in, people in the current stream don't qualify automatically for early release."
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See related Brexit and Churchill (Sean Delonas, 06/28/2016) cartoon from World picture album
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See related Don't Leave (Sean Delonas, 06/29/2016) cartoon from World picture album
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See related This Breed... (Glenn McCoy, 06/28/2016) cartoon from World picture album
      There’s a bright side?  (INN 01/31/2020)
      The Trump peace plan is doomed to fail  (JWR 01/30/2020)
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Has anything changed in the last 20 years, indeed, since 1948 when the Arabs rejected the idea of a Jewish state and launched the first of numerous wars, spawning terrorist attacks?
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas rejected the Trump plan before it was announced, calling the president a "dog" and another name not fit to print.
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The flaw in the Trump plan is that it is designed, like all the others, by people whose thinking is radically different from Arab and Muslim leaders.
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Let's start with the Palestinian Charter, which says in Article Nine: "Armed struggle is the only way to liberate Palestine and is therefore a strategy and not a tactic.  The Palestinian Arab people affirms its absolute resolution and abiding determination to pursue the armed struggle and to march forward towards the armed popular revolution, to liberate its homeland and restore its right to a natural life, and to exercise its right of self-determination and national sovereignty."
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One of the requirements in the Trump peace proposal is for the Palestinians to reject violence, including violence by Islamic Jihad and Hamas.
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Neither terrorist organization has accepted Israel's right to exist and is unlikely to do so now.
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The president spoke of the importance of peace for the younger generation.  But young people are being educated like those who have gone before.
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... found that "Palestinian children are being taught to glorify and value terrorism and violence" and that "The new Palestinian curriculum, which includes new textbooks for grades 1-4, is significantly more radical than previous curricula.  To an even greater extent than the 2014-15 textbooks, the curriculum teaches students to be martyrs, demonizes and denies the existence of Israel and focuses on a "return" to an exclusively Palestinian homeland."
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How likely are those who believe and teach such things to do a 180 and start teaching peaceful co-existence with Israel?
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For years, sermons by Muslim clerics, Arab media and the actions of terrorists have been rooted in what they believe is a religious mandate to eradicate Israel and even the United States.
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One still hears such things from Iranian leaders who think ushering in Armageddon will reveal the Islamic Messiah.
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How does the secular West convince radical Muslims to reject the command of their god?
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Then there's the failed formula of Israel relinquishing land to its enemies in exchange for peace, another component of the Trump plan.
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It has been a one-way street for Israel, most recently in Gaza, which predictably became a terrorist base for Hamas.
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There are plenty of good intentions in the Trump proposal, including a promise of prosperity and jobs for the Palestinian people.
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They could have had both long ago.
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Jobs and prosperity, however, do not supersede what many of them believe to be orders from Allah.
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Peace is not, or should not be, a goal.
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Peace is a byproduct of victory in war, or a decision by one's enemies to change the way they believe and act.
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That Palestinian leaders will change their beliefs and desire to eliminate Israel is as likely as Democrats changing their minds about Trump's presidency.
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One wishes it were not so, but history — even recent history — proves otherwise.
      The cult of Western shaming  (JWR 01/30/2020)
      The Deal of the Century: Cautious pessimism  (INN 01/29/2020)
      Islamist and Western Symbolism: A three-part analysis  (INN 01/26/2020)
      Trump, Netanyahu have transformed their nations — It's better to be respected than liked  (Fox 01/24/2020)
      Pomp and circumstance: The Auschwitz liberation ceremonies  (INN 01/22/2020)
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If Europe wants to repent for past sins against Jews and stand shoulder to shoulder with Holocaust survivors at ceremonies, it can start by ending its 75 year political-financial crusade against Holocaust descendants and their country.
      The Palestinian delusion  (INN 01/20/2020)
      Iran, not Trump, threatens US security – the president is handling the situation correctly  (Fox 01/19/2020)
      Chaos in Europe – It's tricky being world's largest importer of gas, oil and critic, too  (Fox 01/16/2020)
      The perverse Western mourning for evil incarnate  (JWR 01/15/2020)
      Guilt by accusation: Proving innocence in the age of BDS  (INN 01/14/2020)
      Donald Trump and the mythmakers  (JWR 01/13/2020)
      Prince Harry a 'weak whiner,' accusations of racism toward Meghan Markle a 'downright lie'  (Fox 01/13/2020)
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"They still want to be royal stars, they still want British taxpayers to fund a lot of their luxury lifestyles, and they still want to parade around the world as global celebrities trading off their royal titles."
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"But they don't want to do any of the less glamorous hard yard stuff that goes with being a full-time working royal."
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"How dare they try to lay down the law to our long-serving Monarch in this way?  How dare they not inform her about their demands before telling the world?  And how dare they so arrogantly announce they're going to pursue a more ‘progressive' agenda for the Royal Family without having the courtesy to run it past a woman who has presided on the throne for more than six decades — and done a magnificent job of it."
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"I'm also enraged by the specific growing narrative that the only reason Meghan's been so harshly criticized by the media is because we're all a bunch of racists living in a racist country.  That's just a downright lie.  And a particularly nasty, disingenuous lie."
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"I don't have any issue with Meghan Markle because of her skin color, or her gender.  But I do have a lot of issues with the way she has behaved and treated people since marrying Harry, and with Harry, too."
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"Shame on them, and all those who promote this grotesquely false smear."
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"People say I'm too critical of Meghan Markle — but she ditched her family, ditched her Dad, ditched most of her old friends, split Harry from William & has now split him from the Royal Family.  I rest my case."
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See related When Harry Met Silly (Michael Ramirez, 01/14/2020) cartoon from World picture album
      Trump’s ‘peace-through-strength’ philosophy on Iran is what America needs  (NYP 01/11/2020)
      ANALYSIS: Is the USA preparing to bomb Iran's nuclear sites?  (INN 01/09/2020)
      It's war: Are we in it to win it?  (JWR 01/09/2020)
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"We are not seeking war with Iran, but we are prepared to finish one."
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In an appearance at the White House, President Trump said: "As long as I am President of the United States, Iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon."
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Iran's theocratic leadership believes war is the path to revealing the "12th Imam," their version of the Christian second coming.
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The Mullahs of Iran are true believers who it appears are willing, even eager, to die for their cause, or more accurately have others die in their place.
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Here is the formula the "no more war" crowd doesn't get or refuses to accept.
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Iran and its proxies kill U.S.  troops, along with Iranian and foreign civilians and we are supposed to take it.
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If America responds to Iran, as President Trump has done (unlike Obama and Clinton), we are the enemy of peace and guilty of "escalating" the conflict. 
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Perhaps feckless European nations, Saudi Arabia and other countries will see clearly now that we have been at war with these fanatics at least since 1979 when Iranian college students belonging to the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line seized the U.S.  embassy in Tehran and held 98 people hostage for 444 days until the inauguration of Ronald Reagan when the hostages were released.
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Maybe the Iranians feared Reagan would do then what Trump has done now, which is to punch back when attacked.
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Yes, Iran must not be allowed to create nuclear weapons.  Most in the West and Israel believe that.
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The question is how to stop them.
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There are multiple ways, short of armed conflict.  There will not be an invasion of Iran, but cyberattacks, computer viruses, targeting missile sites and increased sanctions are all options.
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So is supporting those inside Iran who hate their government and wish to replace it.
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Perhaps Iran's retaliatory attack was about "saving face" for the Iranian regime.
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Since no Americans were killed, and President Trump has said that is a red line for him, this could be the end of the latest conflict.
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It will most assuredly not be the end of this war.
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But no one should be under any illusion that what the U.S.  and the West does short of surrender will affect the stated goals of the fanatics, who are in it to win it.
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The ultimate question is, are we?
      Iran's options in showdown with America are all bad  (JWR 01/09/2020)
      The disgusting European hypocrisy about Soleimani  (INN 01/08/2020)
      It was time for an administration to break foreign-policy 'rules'  (JWR 01/08/2020)
      Trump tells Iran the endgame remains the same while offering a chance to renegotiate  (Fox 01/08/2020)
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While Trump critics in the U.S.  like to claim his policies are mercurial, inept and irresponsible, the Iranian regime no doubt knew exactly what he was going to say.
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After all, they gave him all the information needed to shape his speech.
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First, Iran gave Trump Wednesday morning's inept face-saving fireworks display, showering more than a dozen missiles on bases in Iraq where U.S.  military forces are stationed.
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The "retaliatory" attack was a transparent attempt by the Iranian regime to save face with the folks back home.
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Technically, Iranian leaders can tell their increasingly disaffected citizens that they've now done something to avenge the death of Qassem Soleimani, Iran's chief architect of terrorism.
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But what they did was pretty much next to nothing.
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To reduce the possibility of U.S.  blowback, the Iranians actually notified Iraq before the missile shower – a message they surely know would be conveyed to the Americans and other coalition forces in the target areas.
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As intended, the missiles did little damage.  Then the regime quickly announced the payback was over.
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The message could not have been any clearer if the Iranians had said: Ladies and gentlemen, this is all a show.
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Trump's response was measured, responsible, and proportional – just as was the drone strike that killed Soleimani.
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No, Trump said, the U.S.  isn't going to fire back at Tehran like in some cinematic Wild West shootout.  Instead, the U.S.  will continue to take actions designed to get Iran to "be better" –actions that will further isolate and punish the regime for its destabilizing behavior.
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Trump's endgame also remains the same: limit the Iranian regime's ability to wreak mayhem, while offering it the option of going back to the negotiating table to do a real deal – one that addresses the mullahs' most troubling behaviors.
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Odds are the Iranians knew this is exactly the speech they were going to get.  Their face-saving strike that saved no face can be cold comfort at best.
      Iran and Trump: Why the next 48 hours are the most important of Trump presidency  (Fox 01/08/2020)
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... Trump sent a not so subtle message by killing Iranian commander Gen.  Qassem Soleimani – we can crush you.
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The Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sent a far more subtle message with his retaliatory missile strikes – Let's make a deal.
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In both cases, actions speak louder than words.
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Why would the Iranians move to deescalate the situation?  Because they really have no choice.
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Three weeks from now, the Iranian people will have moved on from Soleimani's death and into the harsh realities of their day to day lives.
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Iran's leaders will probably face a renewal of nationwide demonstrations against their regime.
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They are unlikely to recover from the leadership void created by Soleimani's death.
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They realize that despite what former Secretary of State Kerry and other Democrats have been whispering in their ears for the last three years that Trump is neither weak, nor confused, nor preoccupied, nor is he likely to be leaving the White House anytime soon.
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Furthermore, because of Trump's energy policy, the U.S.  is now the world's largest exporter of oil and natural gas.
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We no longer need Middle East oil, in fact, we could even take the place of their oil in the world market.
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Trump is the master of the art of the deal.  Hopefully, he is sending someone to deliver a message to the ayatollah, to say we want to return to the negotiating table with no preconditions.
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Trump doesn't want to continue the hostilities, but he has more options than they do.
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If Trump can find a way to temper Iran, he might also get the opportunity he wanted all along – to redirect our national focus from the Middle East to Asia — where America's future lies.
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As Trump has said many, many times, he wants no more forever wars... no more American lives and treasure wasted in this "long bloodstained land."
      Hegseth: Iran should come back to the table 'limping and begging, not seething'  (Fox 01/08/2020)
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"They're [Iran is] not as capable as they want the world to believe they are."
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"They want something to sell for internal propaganda.  I totally get that.  None of this though changes the calculation of this regime, which is an evil regime."
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"This is like if ISIS controlled the state, just a Shia version.  They have their own caliphate.  They want to export it.  They're premised on the exportation of terrorism — death to America, death to Israel."
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"They need to come back limping and begging, not seething.  So will this be enough?  Will it end here?  I don't think so.  I don't think even close.  ... The president has played this perfectly.  He's played it being careful and cautious."
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"Take out a Quds headquarters while you are at it if you want.  I understand that's not a popular idea.  I don't want boots on the ground.  I don't want occupation.  I don't want endless war, but Iran has been in an endless war with us for 40 years."
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"Either we put up and shut up now and stop it or we kind of wait, go back to the table and let them dither while they attempt to continue to develop the capabilities to do precisely what they've said they want to do."
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... claimed that the current tensions are "on Barack Obama, not Donald Trump," saying the former president "retreated" from Iraq, unleashing ISIS on the Middle East and allowing the Iranians to have influence in Iraq.
      Soleimani's legacy: The gruesome, high-tech IEDs that haunted U.S.  troops in Iraq  (JWR 01/07/2020)
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... Soleimani's legacy in Iraq, where sophisticated weapons and tactics he oversaw menaced U.S.  troops for years, leaving a trail of dead and wounded service members.
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... explosively formed penetrator (EFP), a weapon of Iranian engineering that was salted across battlefields wherever Iranian-backed Shiite militias and fighters gathered...
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The weapons, compact but potent, are deployed against armored vehicles in a way similar to traditional IEDs but are much deadlier and more effective...
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Shaped like a coffee can but a little smaller, with a slightly concave end, the device is packed with plastic explosives that turn a copper plate into molten slugs that barrel through several inches of armor, sending elongated shards tumbling through bodies and vehicles, and producing entry and exit holes similar to gunshots.
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EFPs killed at least 196 U.S.  troops and wounded nearly 900 between 2005 and 2011...
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The copper slugs, which form into a tadpole shape, can reach Mach 6, or 2,000 meters per second...
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By comparison, a .50-caliber round fired from a sniper rifle has a muzzle velocity of less than 900 meters a second.
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Shaped charges have roots in World War II, but their variants, EFPs, were employed by Hezbollah as early as the 1990s against Israelis before migrating to Iraq in 2004...
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Soleimani's Quds Force provided EFP training and logistics to militants in Iraq, along with far-reaching supply routes and factories inside the country...  where knowledge and tips on their construction filled CD-ROMs circulated among bombmakers.
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Many EFPs were concealed in foam blocks made to look like curbs and rocks, with a telltale indicator of a passive infrared lens peeking through that earned the nickname the "Eye of Allah"...
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Iranian-backed bombmakers were also creative in their defeat of U.S.  countermeasures...
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The infrared sensor, operating in a manner similar to the safety beam used for garage doors, is used to trigger the explosion.
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Devices called "rhino" horns were attached to U.S.  vehicles to set off the EFPs before the targets drew alongside, but bombmakers would revise their design to account for the horns and revamp the geometry of the array to make sure the slugs passed through drivers, passenger compartments and engines...
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"We honestly did not believe that these guys were capable of doing this kind of stuff," one senior defense official told The Post in 2007, speaking of the Iranians.  "We underestimated them."
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Iran was responsible for at least 603 U.S.  deaths in Iraq, defense officials have said, or about a sixth of all fatalities.
      Thanks to Trump, the forty-year appeasement of Iran is over  (INN 01/07/2020)
      Add Iran's leadership to ash heap of history  (JWR 01/07/2020)
      Trump's deadly message to Iran's terrorist regime  (JWR 01/06/2020)
      Steve Hilton on rising Iran tensions: US should 'get the hell out' of Middle East  (Fox 01/06/2020)
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"The West's involvement in the Middle East has been a disaster from the start...  and finally, with President Trump, America is in a position to bring it to an end.  We don't need their oil and we don't need their problems."
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"The best thing America can do to put the Middle East on a path that leads to more democracy, less terrorism, human rights and economic growth is to get the hell out of there while showing an absolute crystal clear determination to defend American interests with force whenever they are threatened."
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"That doesn't mean not doing anything, it means intervening only in ways that help America."
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"It means responding only to attacks on Americans disproportionately as a deterrent, just as we saw this week...and it means finally accepting that it's not our job to fix the Middle East from afar."
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"There are no prospects for Middle East peace as long as we are there."
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"We're never going to defeat the ideology of Islamist terror as long as these countries are basketcases...and one of the reasons they are basketcases is that our preposterous foreign policy establishment with monumental arrogance have treated the middle east like some chess game played out in the board rooms in Washington and London."
      Van Hipp: Trump's path forward with Iran — six steps to help the US and the Iranian people  (Fox 01/06/2020)
      Pelosi and Schumer brought on Iran's attack on US GIs  (INN 01/04/2020)
      North Korea's Kim has THIS goal in mind [no, he's not crazy].  Here's how Trump should respond  (Fox 01/01/2020)
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Trump needs to play his cards right now and base his strategy on an understanding of why North Korea continues to build and test missiles and why it refuses to abandon its nuclear weapons.
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If he succeeds, the president can minimize any potential nuclear challenge coming for the communist regime and even bring Kim back to the negotiating table.
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Of course, any good strategy to take on the North Korean threat must be based on facts on the ground and must be rooted in historical perspective and an understanding of what the hermit kingdom is trying to achieve and what motivates Kim's actions.
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Let's get one thing straight.  Kim is not crazy nor is he suicidal.
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His goal is not to start a nuclear war that will spark a massive U.S.  retaliation that would destroy his country and could result in his own death.
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His goal is to get relief from U.S.  and international economic sanctions without giving up his nukes.
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The North Korean dictator – who follows his grandfather and father in leading his nation like a communist hereditary monarch – has a clearly established goal we can all relate to: survival.
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Kim believes that his nuclear weapons are the ultimate insurance policy against an attack by the U.S., South Korea or any other nation aiming to overthrow his regime.
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... because the North has spent huge sums of money and endured years of international economic sanctions to go nuclear, it's not realistic to expect to Kim to simply hand over all his nuclear bombs and missiles to the U.S.  anytime soon.
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Demanding such a full denuclearization in return for eventual sanctions relief – something that would take years – is not a policy at all, but a recipe for disaster, simply ensuring that Kim builds more and bigger nuclear weapons.
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"...  North Korea is a Pandora's box that – if you open it with military force – will spark at the very least a mini Armageddon."
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The administration needs to understand that for at least the short to medium term, North Korea will be unwilling to give up its nuclear arms...
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For now, Team Trump must focus on starving the regime of any resources it can get its hands on to advance its nuclear program through the tightest sanctions possible and depriving the Kim family of any technology that could advance such a cause.
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Washington must also ensure that Pyongyang does not sell any of its nuclear or missile technology.
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Such a policy of what amounts to a Cold War-style containment must be matched by a willingness to continue dialogue.
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Eventually, President Trump or a future president may reluctantly come to the painful conclusion that getting North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons is as impossible as trying to get Russia, China, India, Pakistan, or another member of the nuclear club to turn back the clock and give up its nukes.
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Should that day come, our fallback position should be to press for an arms control agreement to limit the North Korean nuclear force to the smallest size possible in return for normalized relations.
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Past U.S.  leaders weren't happy when the Soviet Union and China went nuclear – but weren't prepared to start a nuclear war to force their denuclearization.
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And in all the years since, no nation has launched a nuclear attack. 
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      President Trump's speech at 75th D-Day anniversary in Normandy in full  (Fox 06/06/2019)
      Netanyahu's speech at the UN  (INN 09/27/2018)
      Read Trump’s speech to the UN General Assembly  (Vox 05/25/2018)
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"We reject the ideology of globalism and accept the doctrine of patriotism."
      Remarks at a UN Security Council Open Debate on the Middle East  (Ambassador Nikki Haley, 07/24/2018)
      Full text: Trump and Putin’s press conference, transcribed  (07/16/2018)
      12 Russians indicted for hacking DNC, Clinton campaign in 2016 election  (Fox 07/13/2018)
      Statement from Trump, Kim Jong Un  (Fox 06/12/2018)
      Trump's letter to Kim Jong Un  (Fox 05/24/2018)
      Viktor Orbans letter to Jean-Claude Juncker  (09/06/2017)
      Transcript of Trump's speech at Arab Islamic American Summit  (Fox 05/21/2017)
      Hitlers Shadow
      Navy releases video of Russian fighter jets buzzing destroyer  (Fox 05/18/2016)
      Muslim Brotherhood review: main findings  (12/17/2015)
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The Muslim Brotherhood was established in Egypt in 1928.  ... called for the religious reformation of individual Muslims, the progressive moral purification of Muslim societies and their eventual political unification in a Caliphate under sharia law.
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... argued that secularisation and westernisation were at the root of all contemporary problems of Arab and Muslim societies...
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The Hamas founding charter claims they are the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Muslim Brotherhood treat them as such.
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... the Brotherhood conducted attacks, including political assassinations and attempted assassinations against Egyptian state targets and both British and Jewish interests during his lifetime...
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... a self-appointed vanguard of true believers was essential to create an authentically Islamic community and state.  Jihad was neither solely spiritual nor defensive.
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... the Muslim Brotherhood at all levels have repeatedly defended Hamas attacks against Israel, including the use of suicide bombers and the killing of civilians.  The Muslim Brotherhood facilitate funding for Hamas.
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... senior Muslim Brotherhood figures and associates have justified attacks against coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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... leaders in the Muslim Brotherhood have claimed that the attacks on 09/11 were fabricated by the US, and that the so called ‘war on terrorism' is a pretext to attack Muslims.
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... for the most part, the Muslim Brotherhood have preferred non violent incremental change on the grounds of expediency, often on the basis that political opposition will disappear when the process of Islamisation is complete.
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But they are prepared to countenance violence — including, from time to time, terrorism — where gradualism is ineffective.
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They have deliberately, wittingly and openly incubated and sustained an organisation — Hamas — whose military wing has been proscribed in the UK as a terrorist organisation (and which has been proscribed in its entirety by other countries).
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The writings of the leading Muslim Brotherhood ideologue have been used to legitimise AQ-related terror. 
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Some leading Muslim Brotherhood members and supporters have endorsed attacks on western forces.
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... it was not possible to reconcile these views with the claim made by the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood in their evidence to the review that "the Muslim Brotherhood has consistently adhered to peaceful means of opposition, renouncing all forms of violence throughout its existence".
      Support for Iran Nuclear Agreement Falls  (09/08/2015)
      Iran nuclear deal: full text of joint comprehensive plan of action  (07/14/2015)
      DNI Letter on Iran and Hizballah  (06/03/2015)
      The Palestine Mandate in a Nutshell  (INN 09/21/2014)
      Easy Meat: Multiculturalism, Islam and Child Sex Slavery  (2014)
      Iran nuclear deal  (11/24/2013)
      A Big Heart Open to God [The exclusive interview with Pope Francis]  (America, 09/30/2013)
      PM's Open Letter to Citizens: Full Text  (INN 07/27/2013)
      Full text of Pope Benedict XVI's declaration  (CNN 02/11/2013)
      'Disturbing' Video Shows 'Brutal' Israeli Occupation  (INN 12/17/2012)
      Rethinking Our Approach to Iran's Search for the Bomb  (CSIS, 05/07/2012)
      Einstein archives at Hebrew University of Jerusalem will put never before seen items online  (03/20/2012 )
      PM Netanyahu Speaks at AIPAC Conf  (03/05/2012 )
      The Story of Obama and Israel  (03/03/2012)
      Full Text and Video of Obama Speech on Israel  (CNN 05/19/2011)
      Crisis of Trust And Cultural Incompatibility  (Jeffrey Bordin, 2011-05)
      Transcript: Obama announces the death of Osama bin Laden  (CNN 05/02/2011)
      Photos of Fogel Family Murder  (INN 03/13/2011)
      Full text of Mubarak's speech  (CNN 02/12/2011)
      Psychiatric Personality Study of Fidel Castro  (12/1961)
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      In the Age of Leftism  (INN 10/22/2019)
      Report: Global slavery skyrocketed in 2015  (Fox 05/31/2016)
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More than 45 million people around the world are trapped in modern slavery.
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Modern slavery includes people who are forced to work as prostitutes or domestic servants, or who are enslaved in debt bondage and compelled to work in factories or on farms.
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Asia is the worst offender, the study found, with up to 4.37% of people in North Korea and 3.97% of the population in Uzbekistan enslaved.
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The highest number of slaves in any one country is in India, which has 18.35 million, followed by China with 3.39 million and Pakistan with 2.13 million.
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A total of 45.8 million men, women and children are modern slaves, according to the study - 10 million more than the last survey in 2014.
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The Home Office says it estimates there are 13,000 modern slaves in Britain.  Out of those, the largest group is from Albania, then Nigeria and Vietnam.
      Islamist Terror Growing in Lethality and Geography, IPT Analysis Finds  (03/28/2016)
      5 facts about Sunnis and Shiites that helps make sense of the Saudi-Iran crisis  (JWR 01/06/2016)
      Support for Iran Nuclear Agreement Falls  (09/08/2015)
      Highlights of Iran nuclear deal  (Fox 07/14/2015)
      Fact sheet on framework of Iran nuclear deal  (Fox, 04/02/2015)
      UNRWA Textbook Excerpts: Education for War  (INN 12/18/2014)
      un violence in Canada is a lot more common than you think  (Wasington Post, 10/23/2014)
      Scotland's vote on independence: What you need to know  (CNN 09/09/2014)
      Watch: Hamas Terrorists Embed Rocket Launchers in Hospital  (INN 08/25/2014)
      Muslim Doctors Murder Children.  Nazis Did Too  (INN 07/30/2014)
      Ebola Fast Facts  (CNN 07/30/2014)
      Comparing Ukraine and Russia's military forces  (CNN 03/05/2014)
      Israel Fast Facts  (CNN 03/03/2014)
      Ukraine Fast Facts  (CNN 02/28/2014)
      A divided Ukraine  (CNN 02/27/2014)
      The 10 Largest Combat Air Forces in the World  (02/20/2014)
      Cuba Fast Facts  (CNN 01/14/2014)
      Bangladesh vs.  the U.S.: How much does it cost to make a denim shirt?  (CNN 05/02/2013)
      Five facts to calm plane crash fears  (CNN 05/02/2013)
      Nuclear weapons: Who has what?  (CNN 03/2013)
      Jewish Rights to Palestine: The Forgotten San-Remo Conference  (12/05/2011)
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      Biden, it was you!  (INN 04/18/2024)
      Netanyahu dismisses calls for restraint over Iran attack, vows Israel will ‘defend itself’  (NYP 04/17/2024)
      Former Ambassador Friedman: 'America is holding Israel back'  (INN 04/07/2024)
      Trump cries ‘fake news’ at report about plan to end Ukraine war by asking ally to give Russia territory  (NYP 04/07/2024)
      A bereaved father responds to the violent Tel Aviv protesters  (INN 03/31/2024)
      Criminal fools and genocide plotters confront Israel with a life-or death predicament  (INN 03/25/2024)
      Bring them home ...  or not — Biden just sold out Israeli hostages at the United Nations  (NYP 03/25/2024)
      Hamas’ Gaza death toll stats are pure fiction — yet world media and leaders like Joe Biden still use them to smear Israel  (NYP 03/20/2024)
      India Conducted Dual Aircraft Carrier Drills For The First Time  (03/19/2024)
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... exercise was also highly notable for the involvement of American, Iranian, and Russian warships.
      Bombs pummel Russia, as Ukrainians forced to vote for Putin at gunpoint  (NYP 03/16/2024)
      Ukrainian POWs being tortured by Russians: UN commission alleges ‘widespread and systematic’  (NYP 03/16/2024)
      Alexei Navalny’s body seen in coffin, Sinatra’s ‘My Way’ played as thousands of supporters defy Putin to honor opposition leader  (NYP 03/01/2024)
      Putin proving his ambitions don’t stop at Ukraine  (NYP 02/29/2024)
      Families of Hamas music festival massacre victims sue Reuters, AP reporters claiming they took part in Oct.  7 atrocities  (NYP 02/28/2024)
      Putin threatens to go nuclear — because his military is suffering badly in Ukraine  (NYP 02/25/2024)
      Canada, Italy promise support for Ukraine on second anniversary of war with Russia  (NYP 02/24/2024)
      Russian authorities return Alexei Navalny’s body to mother — more than a week after he died  (NYP 02/24/2024)
      Russians in America reveal how they fear Putin after ballerina’s arrest: ‘My family will be a target even here’  (NYP 02/24/2024)
      Outnumbered 6-1 with artillery, Ukraine’s counteroffensive is over without US aid: ‘Adjusments to our plans’  (NYP 02/23/2024)
      Russia and America failed Navalny too — to honor him, give Ukraine the weapons it needs to win  (NYP 02/20/2024)
      US plans ‘major’ Russia sanctions package after Alexei Navalny death: White House  (NYP 02/20/2024)
      Was Alexei Navalny poisoned in prison?  All the evidence pointing to Putin foe’s untimely death by nefarious means  (NYP 02/19/2024)
      Over 400 detained in Russia as country mourns death of Alexei Navalny, Putin’s fiercest foe  (NYP 02/18/2024)
      Israel unanimously votes to reject all calls for brokered Palestinian state: ‘Huge reward to terrorism’  (NYP 02/18/2024)
      Ukraine withdraws from devastated town of Avdiivka, handing Russia key victory  (NYP 02/17/2024)
      Alexei Navalny died of ‘sudden death syndrome,’ authorities claim as devastated mom forbidden to see Putin critic’s body  (NYP 02/17/2024)
      Inside Putin’s bloody reign: Alexei Navalny is just latest casualty of ruthless Kremlin overlord  (NYP 02/16/2024)
      Inside the hellhole Russian prison where Putin rival Alexei Navalny lived his final days  (NYP 02/16/2024)
      Biden blames Putin for death of Alexei Navalny: ‘Make no mistake, Putin is responsible’  (NYP 02/16/2024)
      Alexei Navalny’s distraught widow vows Putin ‘will be punished’ for husband’s ‘horrific’ death  (NYP 02/16/2024)
      Video shows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny joking and laughing during court hearing a day before his death  (NYP 02/16/2024)
      Russian opposition leader and Putin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison  (NYP 02/16/2024)
      How Russia would use space nukes to cripple the US — and the world  (NYP 02/15/2024)
      Putin makes surprise pick by backing Biden over Trump in rematch: ‘More experienced, predictable’  (NYP 02/15/2024)
      Putin trolls Tucker Carlson over softball questions: ‘I did not get full satisfaction from this interview’  (NYP 02/15/2024)
      Moment IDF rescues shocked hostages via armored convoy, military chopper in new footage  (NYP 02/12/2024)
      Failing to help Ukraine would be a historic betrayal  (NYP 02/08/2024)
      The United Nations’ Goebbels Maneuver  (INN 02/05/2024)
      The Romans had the perfect word for these ignorant protesters: imbeciles  (NYP 01/29/2024)
      Israel PM Netanyahu’s urgent warning to Americans: Iran is targeting the US — and the rest of the West  (NYP 01/29/2024)
      When ‘Psychopathic’ is No Exaggeration  (Brownstone Institute, 01/25/24)
      Jordan Peterson says he's willing to risk licence over social media training after losing court battle  (1/17/24)
      Germany preparing for Russia to start World War 3, leaked war plans reveal  (NYP 01/15/2024)
      Startling look inside Hamas tunnel where Israeli hostages were kept in horrific conditions  (NYP 01/11/2024)
      Yemen’s Houthis launch largest Red Sea drone, missile attack after US warned them of consequences  (NYP 01/10/2024)
      Hezbollah drone mastermind responsible for series of strikes on Israel taken out — by a drone  (NYP 01/09/2024)
      Ukraine strikes annexed Crimea, destroys Russian command center  (NYP 01/06/2024)
      Russia moves forward with Iran deal to purchase ballistic missiles, report says  (Fox 01/04/2024)
      Teen killed in shark attack off Australia's coast, officials say  (Fox 12/28/2023)
      Gaston Glock, inventor of namesake gun, dead at 94  (Fox 12/27/2023)
      Gaza hospital 'safe place' for Hamas terrorists, hospital chief admits during interrogation  (Fox 12/20/2023)
      Israel's military eliminates 'prominent Hamas financier' involved in funneling tens of millions of dollars  (Fox 12/19/2023)
      Why is Biden pushing for Israel’s defeat and lying about its tactics?  (NYP 12/18/2023)
      Wake up, West!  Putin can gain upper hand in Ukraine in ‘24 if we do nothing  (NYP 12/18/20)
      Israel's most wanted: ‘Butcher of Khan Younis,’ other Hamas terrorists now in IDF's sights  (Fox 12/17/2023)
      Netanyahu: Gaza will be demilitarized, under Israel’s security control  (INN 12/16/2023)
      The “innocent” civilians of Gaza  (INN 12/15/2023)
      Blinken blasted for 'lecturing' Israelis, as John McCain's 2014 warning about diplomat resurfaces  (Fox 12/09/2023)
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Rep.  Michael Waltz, R-Fla., a decorated retired Green Beret, told FOX News that Israel will end up in a surrender if it continues to follow "President Biden's edicts."
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"I think that will be a green light for Hezbollah, for the militias in Syria and their masters in Iran to realize their dream before they even get a nuke, of genocide in Israel and wiping Israel off the face of the Earth."
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"I have sat across the table, whether it's the Taliban, ISIS, Al Qaeda or Hamas, they all see the world the same way — And what they understand are bullets and bombs on foreheads, period."
      Doctor treating freed Hamas hostages reveals unprecedented abuse: 'We have to rewrite the textbooks'  (Fox 12/04/2023)
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"I can tell you that on behalf of all the medical and psychological teams treating those who return, the mental states we encountered have no precedent in medical literature.  We feel that we have to rewrite the textbooks of post-trauma."
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"Those held captive were subject to starvation, to beating, to sexual abuse.  They were being held in inhumane sanitary conditions.  Extremely severe psychological abuse was inflicted on them, including separation from family members, separation of siblings, separation of children from their mothers.  They were held in solitary confinement and spent long days in total darkness until they developed severe hallucinations."
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"Children were forced to watch brutal videos.  They were under constant threats by weapons and threats to harm them even after they were released.  They refer to the forced use of psychiatric drugs and other substances."
      Thirty years ago Israel deported Hamas, Clinton made Israel take it back  (INN 11/27/2023)
      Elon Musk: 'No choice but to kill those who insist on murder'  (INN 11/27/2023)
      “I Don’t Think Many Human Eyes Have Seen What I Have”  (INN 11/27/2023)
      Firebrand pol under fire for suggesting Palestinians be relocated  (Fox 11/26/2023)
      Obama-era deal to allow Hamas office in Qatar backfired on US: experts  (Fox 11/26/2023)
      Israeli spokesman's shocked face goes viral over bizarre question about hostage deal: 'Left me speechless'  (Fox 11/23/2023)
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"Notice the question of proportionality doesn't interest Palestinian supporters when they are able to get more of their prisoners out."
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"It is outrageous to suggest that the fact that we are willing to release prisoners who are convicted of terrorism offenses, more of them than we are getting our own innocent children back, somehow suggests that we don't care about Palestinian lives?  Really, that's a disgusting accusation."
      Hard-right firebrand Geert Wilders wins election in Netherlands: 'Dutch Donald Trump'  (Fox 11/22/2023)
      Israel-Hamas cease-fire details: What we know about hostage exchange deal  (Fox 11/22/2023)
      Amb.  Erdan: UN Women maliciously disregards Hamas rape and murder  (INN 11/22/2023)
      Israel, Hamas agree to temporary cease-fire, hostage release deal including freeing 3 Americans  (Fox 11/21/2023)
      Israel, Hamas cease-fire deal with hostage release is in final stages  (Fox 11/21/2023)
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The current hostage release-prisoner swap is being negotiation as a 3-to-1 ratio.  Yingst explained Hamas leaders would release one hostage for every three Palestinians that Israel releases from its prisons.
      United Nations chief slammed as Gaza death comparison fact-checked by social media: 'lost any moral standing'  (Fox 11/21/2023)
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... from Guterres's press conference on Monday, when he insisted, "We are witnessing a killing of civilians that is unparalleled and unprecedented in any conflict since I have been Secretary-General."
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"The Secretary-General has lost any moral standing.  He willfully ignores the thousands of civilians killed in conflicts in Ukraine, Syria, Yemen, and elsewhere, as he pursues vilification of Israel.  Shame on him."
      What Hamas did to Israeli women deserves only one punishment: death  (INN 11/20/2023)
      United Nations slammed for silence over Hamas rapes, mutilation and murder of Israeli women  (Fox 11/19/2023)
      More than a million Palestinians in Gaza are now displaced; why are Arab countries not opening their doors?  (Fox 11/19/2023)
      A taste of the myth of peacful Muslim-Jewish coexistence  (INN 11/18/2023)
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A letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the bloody history of Muslim-Jewish 'coexistence' in countries with Muslim populations.
      Israeli police say extreme sexual violence, rape by Hamas terrorists was systematic  (Fox 11/18/2023)
      Putin offers staggering sum for new recruits as Russia desperate to bolster shriveling forces  (Fox 11/17/2023)
      Israeli satire program: 'BBC' interviews Hamas leader  (INN 11/15/2023)
      Eichmann 2.0: Israel must try Hamas terrorists for their crimes against humanity  (INN 11/15/2023)
      Coming Soon To America: Brits Fire Home Secretary For Calling Pro-Palestinian Protesters 'Hate Marchers'  (JWR 11/14/2023)
      Piers Morgan repeatedly asks Jeremy Corbyn if Hamas is terror group in tense exchange: 'Refusing to answer'  (Fox 11/14/2023)
      Israeli PM Netanyahu warns America: 'If we don't win now, then Europe is next and you're next'  (Fox 11/14/2023)
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"We have to win not only for our sake, but for the sake of the Middle East, for the sake of our Arab neighbors.  You know what, for the sake of Gazans who've been held by this dark tyranny that has brutalized and brought them nothing but bloodshed and poverty and misery."
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"We have to win to protect Israel.  We have to win to safeguard the Middle East.  We have to win for the sake of the civilized world.  That's the battle we're fighting, and it's being waged right now.  There is no substitute for that victory."
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"We have to have the forces of civilization beat these barbarians because otherwise this barbarism will spread and will endanger the entire world."
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"Every American, every civilized country will be under peril.  We have to win.  There is no substitute for victory.  Total victory."
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"We're not going to be pressed by these demonstrations.  We're going to do what's right and win this war for our sake, for the sake of humanity and civilization."
      UK infant baptized before being forced off life support, father says 'the devil' was in the courtroom  (Fox 11/14/2023)
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Indi Gregory, the 8-month-old infant who was forced off life support by the United Kingdom courts system, was baptized before her death despite her family not originally being religious.
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"I am not religious and I am not baptized.  But when I was in court, it felt like I had been dragged to hell.  I thought, if hell exists then heaven must exist.  It was like the devil was there.  I thought if there's a devil then God must exist."
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She had been offered Italian citizenship by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government and resources for continued care at a Catholic pediatric hospital in Rome by the Vatican.
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However, Justice Robert Peel ruled on Nov.  8 that the infant was to be removed from her life-supporting ventilator against the parents' wishes.  An appeal in the case was denied.
      Real-life American cowboys ride in to help Israeli farmers under siege after Hamas terror attacks  (Fox 11/13/2023)
      Israeli peace activist identified after being kidnapped, killed by Hamas terrorists  (Fox 11/13/2023)
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... Silver had been transporting ailing Gazans from the border checkpoint to Israeli hospitals for years and was a renowned peace activist in many other organizations.
      Anne Akbar.  In Europe, the Palestinian Arabs are the new Jews  (INN 11/10/2023)
      Why Gal Gadot is screening Hamas's horror movie  (Fox 11/09/2023)
      42 reported attacks on US forces in wake of Israel-Hamas war  (Fox 11/09/2023)
      Broken Borders: AP & Reuters Pictures of Hamas Atrocities Raise Ethical Questions  (11/8/23)
      Employees at US-funded United Nations agency celebrated Hamas terror massacre: report  (Fox 11/07/2023)
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"It is statistically probable that the majority of the estimated 3,000 terrorists who committed acts of murder, rape, beheading, and abduction of Israelis on October 7 graduated from UNRWA's education program and schools, as UNRWA operates the majority of the schools in Gaza."
      Ex-Prime Minister of Israel shuts down MSNBC host on history of Gaza: 'They got everything they wanted'  (Fox 11/07/2023)
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"Imagine if America, instead of Mexico, had a state of Al-Qaeda, with 240 American hostages, including babies, there, and this Al-Qaeda state entered Florida and raped women and murdered parents in front of their children, and vice versa and burnt them, would anyone ask America to cease fire against this Al-Qaeda state?"
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"We tried precisely that.  I want to be very clear to the viewers now.  Until 2005, Israel occupied Gaza.  In 2005, we pulled out of Gaza, back to the 1967 borders.  We handed the entire territory over to the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas.  There was no blockade, nothing.  They had the chance to form the Palestinian state that everyone's talking about.  No one stopped them.  They have beautiful beaches and beautiful weather, and they dedicated those 17 years to shooting rockets at us, and to killing us, so would you try it again?"
      Hamas trying to sneak injured fighters out among civilian evacuees: US official  (Fox 11/04/2023)
      Blinken push for huamnitarian pauses in Israeli war falls flat with Netanyahu  (Fox 11/03/2023)
      Russia backs Hamas terrorists, calls Israel 'occupying power' that 'does not' have right to self-defense  (Fox 11/03/2023)
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"Russia has unequivocally sided with the terrorists, which marks a reversal of Moscow's 20-plus years of largely pro-Israel policy."
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"Putin has been orienting Russia towards the East — China, India — and the Arab world, and will do anything to undermine the West or its allies, in this case Israel."
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"The growing antisemitism in Russia harkens back to Soviet times," Koffler said.  "If Russian officials encourage anti-Israel and anti-Jewish sentiment, this could be destabilizing for the Muslim-dominated regions in Russia and is very, very dangerous for the Jews."
      The peace that we need  (INN 11/01/2023)
      Iran's exiled crown prince calls out Biden's weak policies, says Islamic regime 'emboldened'  (Fox 10/31/2023)
      Israel eliminates top Hamas commander who helped direct October 7 massacre, IDF says  (Fox 10/31/2023)
      At the army base where Israel identifies its dead: 'They went from house to house burning family after family'  (Fox 10/30/2023)
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"We are seeing trucks still arriving filled with body bags that contain whole families – grandparents, mothers, fathers, and even little children are being brought down from the trucks."
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"When you think about evil, you realize it is beyond comprehension when you see what this terror organization did."
      Calls for UN leader’s resignation intensify after 'shameful' comments about Hamas attacks on Israel  (Fox 10/29/2023)
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"This is a familiar circle of terrorists opposed to a Jewish state and steeped in antisemitism, expecting and finding the U.N.  has their back.  The secretary-general is a man who has smashed any pretense of a U.N.  moral compass.  He is a disgrace and lost any entitlement to head an organization theoretically dedicated to human rights."
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"The Jewish people will not be lectured to.  They will not allow Hamas to commit more crimes against humanity.  The speechwriters and special rapporteurs live in their bubbles.  We live in the real world.  It's not 1943, but 2023."
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"We have all witnessed that the U.N.  no longer holds even one ounce of legitimacy or relevance.  This organization was founded in the wake of the Holocaust for the purpose of preventing atrocities, yet the spectacle we just saw proves beyond a doubt that the U.N.  is committed, not to preventing, but ensuring, further atrocities."
      Bibi adviser suggests Hamas invasion worse than 1930s Germany: 'Nazis tried to hide their crimes'  (Fox 10/27/2023)
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"What's interesting is throughout history, we've known terrible regimes.  We've seen governments commit mass atrocities, but what is new about Hamas is they don't hide their crimes."
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"They take pride in their crimes and they parade their crimes — all that video you saw was taken by Hamas terrorists as they were brutally mass massacring Israelis.  The Nazis tried to hide their crimes."
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"I can't be more specific, of course, at this stage, but Hamas is feeling now Israel's might.  They will continue to be on the receiving end of our military blows until we have dismantled their military machine and dissolved their political structure in Gaza."
      US military carries out airstrikes on facilities in Syria operated by Iranian-backed forces  (Fox 10/27/2023)
      Am.  Erdan shows video of Hamas beheading victim at UN  (INN 10/26/2023)
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"...  They brutally murdered civilians in their beds.  They drove pickup trucks with machine guns – yes, just like ISIS – and fired blindly at hundreds of young people at a concert.  300 were burned alive or butchered.  Much of what remained were clumps of flesh and bloody limbs.  Parents had to bring their children's toothbrushes for DNA, so they could figure out whose limb belonged to who.  These Hamas monsters raped women and children, parading naked girls that they raped and bodies that they defiled, through the streets of Gaza, while thousands jeered and cheered.  The savages tortured small babies.  Just like the Nazis, Hamas terrorists removed infants from their cribs and swung them repeatedly against the ground until their skulls became a pulp.  Children were murdered in front of their parents.  And parents in front of their children."
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"Ambulances were set on fire.  Dozens of Magen David Adom medical teams were intentionally targeted on their way to tend to the wounded, and many other paramedics were murdered..."
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"A clump of charred human remains that was burned beyond recognition was found.  At first the medical personnel couldn't figure out what they were looking at.  Yet after a CT scan it became clear that they were two spines bound together with wire – one belonging to an adult, and the other, the small spine of a child.  Try to imagine that parent's feeling as they and their child were burning alive.  The painful screaming of the love of their life was the last thing they heard."
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"The drafters of the Resolution claim to be concerned about 'peace', yet the depraved murderers who initiated this war are not even mentioned in the resolution.  They see each one of you as a puppet.  They write a Resolution completely devoid of any content related to the situation, they assume that you have already forgotten who it is that is responsible for the inhuman violence, and they just expect you to support it.  This resolution is a disgrace to your intelligence.  It is unfathomable that such a resolution – one that doesn't even mention Hamas – could possibly be voted upon."
      UN leader responds to Israel demanding resignation, claims 'misrepresentations'  (Fox 10/25/2023)
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"It is a disgrace to the UN that the Secretary-General does not retract his words and is not even able to apologize for what he said yesterday.  He must resign."
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"The Secretary-General, once again, distorts and twists reality.  He clearly said yesterday that the massacre by Hamas 'did not happen in a vacuum.' Every person understands very well that the meaning of his words is that Israel has guilt for the actions of Hamas or, at the very least, it shows his understanding for the 'background' leading up to the massacre."
      USS Gerald R.  Ford Watch out for a Hamas anti-tank attack  (INN 10/24/2023)
      Israeli UN ambassador demands UN secretary-general resign after 'shocking' speech  (Fox 10/24/2023)
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"The shocking speech by the @UN Secretary-General at the Security Council meeting, while rockets are being fired at all of Israel, proved conclusively, beyond any doubt, that the Secretary-General is completely disconnected from the reality in our region and that he views the massacre committed by Nazi Hamas terrorists in a distorted and immoral manner."
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"His statement that, 'the attacks by Hamas did not happen in a vacuum,' expressed an understanding for terrorism and murder.  It's really unfathomabale [sic].  It's truly sad that the head of an organization that arose after the Holocaust holds such horrible views.  A tragedy!"
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"The UN Secretary-General, who shows understanding for the campaign of mass murder of children, women, and the elderly, is not fit to lead the UN," he wrote in a follow-up post.  "I call on him to resign immediately.  There is no justification or point in talking to those who show compassion for the most terrible atrocities committed against the citizens of Israel and the Jewish people.  There are simply no words."
      Democratic Rep.  Torres says Ilhan Omar's policies would lead to more dead Israelis and Palestinians  (Fox 10/24/2023)
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"Every casualty is a tragedy, every war is a humanitarian crisis, but we have to keep in mind the causes of the war.  Israel did not start the war, the war was imposed upon Israel by the barbaric terrorism of Hamas which butchered 1400 Israelis, including babies."
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"...  Representative Omar, has voted against Iron Dome, which is a missile defense system that protects Israeli civilians from relentless rocket fire.  Were it not for Iron Dome interceptions there would be far more dead Israelis.  Far more, by orders of magnitude.  So the policy position that she has taken would have led to more dead Israelis and more dead Palestinians."
      Freed Israeli hostage speaks out about terrifying Hamas capture, describes 'spiderweb' of tunnels  (Fox 10/24/2023)
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... said civilians beat her once she was brought into Gaza before being moved into an extensive tunnel system...
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Prior to their capture from their home in the Nir Oz kibbutz near the Israel-Gaza border, Yocheved and her husband were activists who helped sick Gazans receive medical care in Israel...
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"For more than a decade, they took...  sick Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, not from the West Bank, from the Gaza Strip every week from the Erez border to the hospitals in Israel to get treatment for their disease, for cancer, for anything."
      Son of Hamas founder says mainstream media 'afraid' to label group a genocidal religious movement  (Fox 10/23/2023)
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"Look at the division and the global confusion because of Hamas.  They brought us to our knees somehow by their brutality and their barbarism.  Brutality is even understating Hamas' acts.  Hamas is a religious movement, and they are a raging religious movement against Israel.  The mainstream media cannot say this because they are afraid to ignite a religious war.  And what I say, it already is.  They want to annihilate the Jewish people because they are Jewish people, because they are a Jewish state."
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"They have many tunnels.  They used the funds and the aid that came to Gaza, they used it to dig tunnels.  It's very hard to deal with this style of suicidal group of fighters who basically don't appreciate life.  They actually [are] looking forward to death."
      Son of Hamas leader breaks silence on decision to denounce terror group: 'They don't care' about Palestinians  (Fox 10/19/2023)
      Israeli TV footage appears to show Gaza hospital blast came from Palestinian rocket  (Fox 10/18/2023)
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"This is proof of Israel's claims that it was actually missiles from the Gaza Strip that shot into the direction of the Alahali Hospital in Gaza City and not from Israel."
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"...  It is a camera situated in the city of Netivot, and its view is of the Gaza Strip.  You can see the rockets... fired over the hospital... and you can see the blast.  So that is proof of the fact that it came from the Gaza Strip."
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The footage comes after Hamas claimed Israel hit the hospital and killed 500 people with an airstrike Tuesday night.
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Israel immediately rebutted the claims, and President Biden has said that data from the Pentagon supports Israel's assertion that the blast originated from fire in Gaza.
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Israel believes the rocket was fired by Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a State Department designated foreign terrorist organization.
      Biden says Israel not to blame for Gaza hospital blast, cites data 'shown by my defense department'  (Fox 10/18/2023)
      Biden in Israel: President's biggest national security test is one he can't fail  (Fox 10/18/2023)
      Biden says Israel not to blame for rocket attack on Gaza hospital that left 500 dead: 'Done by the other team'  (Fox 10/18/2023)
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"I was outraged by the bombing of the hospital yesterday.  Based on what I've seen, it was done by the other team.  Not you," Biden said to Netanyahu.  "But there's a lot of people out there who are not sure."
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"The world is looking.  Israel has a value set like the United States does and other democracies and they're looking to see what we're going to do."
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Netanyahu spoke first during the presser, applauding Biden for being the first U.S.  president to visit Israel during a wartime.
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"On October 7th, Hamas murdered 1400 Israelis, maybe more.  This is in a country of fewer than 10 million people.  This would be equivalent to over 50,000 Americans murdered in a single day.  That's 20 9/11s.  That is why October 7th is another day that we live in infamy."
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Netanyahu continued: "I want to thank you for coming here today and for the unequivocal support you've given during these trying times.  A support that reflects the overwhelming will of the American people.  I've seen your support every day and the depth and breadth of cooperation that we have had since the beginning of this war, a level of cooperation that is truly unprecedented in the history of the great alliance between our two nations."
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"We see that support and your steadfast commitment to provide Israel with the tools we need to defend ourselves.  We see that support and the clear message you send our enemies not to test our resolve.  And in the two American carrier battle groups that you send to the region.  To back up those words with action."
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"Above all, Mr.  President, the world sees that support and the moral clarity that you have demonstrated from the moment Israel was attacked.  You've rightly drawn a clear line between the forces of civilization and the forces of barbarism.  You describe what Hamas did as sheer evil.  It is exactly that."
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"Hamas murdered children in front of their parents and parents in front of their children.  They burned people alive.  They raped and murdered women.  They beheaded soldiers that they search for the secret hiding places where parents had their children."
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"And just imagine, Mr.  President, the fear and the panic of those little children in their last moments as the monsters discovered find out their hiding places.  Hamas kidnapped women, children, elderly, Holocaust survivors.  I know you share outrage on this and I know you share our determination to bring these people back."
      IDF official statement: It is clear that the IDF did not strike the hospital in Gaza  (INN 10/17/2023)
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"Following an additional review and cross-examination of the operational and intelligence systems, it is clear that the IDF did not strike the hospital in Gaza," the IDF Spokesperson's Unit said in a statement.
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"The hospital was hit as a result of a failed rocket launched by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization."
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"The terrorist organizations within the Gaza Strip fire indiscriminately toward Israel.  Since the beginning of the war, approximately 450 rockets launched toward Israel have fallen within Gaza, endangering and harming the lives of Gazan residents."
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"Intelligence from multiple sources we have in our hands indicates that Islamic Jihad is responsible for the failed rocket launch which hit the hospital in Gaza."
      Hundreds killed in blast at Gaza Strip hospital, Israel says Islamic Jihad 'failed rocket launch' to blame  (Fox 10/17/2023)
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The Health Ministry said at least 500 people were killed at al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, which Hamas said was the result of an Israeli airstrike.
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When asked earlier in the day, the IDF said it was investigating the source of the explosion, noting the hospital is a "highly sensitive building" and is "not an IDF target."
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"An analysis of IDF operational systems indicates that a barrage of rockets was fired by terrorists in Gaza, passing in close proximity to the al-Ahli [Baptist] hospital in Gaza at the time it was hit."
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"Intelligence from multiple sources we have in our hands indicates that Islamic Jihad is responsible for the failed rocket launch which hit the hospital in Gaza."
      Take it from a Palestinian refugee: Israel’s Gaza invasion is necessary and welcome  (Fox 10/17/2023)
      Jordan will not accept Palestinian refugees, king says  (Fox 10/17/2023)
      France looking to deport immigrants with extremist ties after teacher killed by man shouting 'Allahu Akbar'  (Fox 10/16/2023)
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Macron wants the state to be "implacable against all those who support hatred and terrorist ideologies."
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"There are about 60 dossiers of Russian citizens.  Among them are people from Chechnya.  The instruction we had until now was to systematically expel these people who could be particularly dangerous."
      Piers Morgan: Jews hiding faith, fearing attacks in Berlin is ‘disgusting’ and ‘defies comprehension’  (Fox 10/16/2023)
      Iran's arch-terrorist was architect of Hamas massacre of 1,300 people: report  (Fox 10/15/2023)
      Elon Musk Makes Bold Statement About Hamas on X  (10/11/23)
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"Hamas is a genocidal terrorist organization.  They said it themselves," IDF asserted — to which Musk replied, "Yes, they are crystal clear about this."
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However, the European Union is giving Elon Musk an ultimatum to censor "illegal content and disinformation" about the Israel-Hamas war on X.
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"Following the terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas against Israel, we have indication that your platform is being used to disseminate illegal content and disinformation in the EU," Breton wrote in a letter to Musk, which he also posted on X.  "Let me remind you that the Digital Services Act sets very precise obligations regarding content moderation."
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"I urge you to ensure a prompt, accurate and complete response to this request within the next 24 hours," Breton wrote.  "We will include your answer in our assessment file on your compliance with the DSA.  I remind you that following the opening of a potential investigation and a finding of non-compliance, penalties can be imposed."
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Elon Musk replied, "Our policy is that everything is open source and transparent, an approach that I know the EU supports.  Please list the violations you allude to on X, so that the public can see them.  Merci beaucoup."
      Shame on BBC and CBC  (INN 10/08/2023)
      PM Netanyahu: We will win this war, but we will pay a very heavy price  (INN 10/07/2023)
      IDF confirms: There are hostages and Israeli captives in Gaza  (INN 10/07/2023)
      At least 100 dead as Hamas launches unprecedented attack on Israel, Netanyahu says nation is 'at war'  (Fox 10/07/2023)
      NATO testing underwater drones off the coast of Europe to deter Russia  (Fox 10/02/2023)
      Russia's turn to North Korea for much-needed ammo a 'last resort' in Ukraine conflict: 'Hitting the dregs'  (Fox 09/29/2023)
      Kiev says it killed Russian admiral.  Moscow says he's taking video calls  (JWR 09/27/2023)
      Ukraine’s drone warfare strategy has brought war home to 'Mother Russia'  (Fox 09/27/2023)
      Israel’s ambassador to UN detained after leaving General Assembly to protest Iranian president’s speech  (Fox 09/19/2023)
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Erdan, who left the General Assembly Hall with the Israeli delegation, said the UN had reached "a new moral low" by giving a platform to Raisi, whom he derided as a "vile murderer."
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"While the butcher of Tehran is speaking at the UN and is being respected by the international community, hundreds of Iranians are protesting outside, shouting and calling on the international community to wake up and help them."
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"It is a disgrace that member states stay to listen to a mass murderer.  It should not be possible for a murderer with blood on his hands to receive a platform here at the UN.  I left the speech to make it clear that the State of Israel stands by the Iranian people.  I call on the international community to stop the madness and prevent murderers and anti-Semites from coming and speaking here at the UN."
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Former President Trump sanctioned Raisi for his role in carrying out the massacre of 5,000 Iranian political prisoners in 1988 and the clerical regime's slaughter of 1,500 Iranian demonstrators in 2019.
      Kremlin denies taking down plane allegedly carrying Wagner warlord who crossed Putin: 'Absolute lie'  (Fox 08/25/2023)
      Russian Wagner Group warlord Prigozhin among dead on plane that crashed, killing 10, officials say  (Fox 08/23/2023)
      Dr.  Jordan Peterson launching online university to counter left-wing bias: System is 'ripe for extreme upset'  (Fox 08/02/2023)
      Canadian principal's suicide after alleged bullying for his 'whiteness' in CRT training sparks investigation  (Fox 07/31/2023)
      Russian aircraft damages US drone flying over Syria  (Fox 07/25/2023)
      Expert warns US over China flashing military capabilities: ‘Ready’ for war  (Fox 07/24/2023)
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      Bidens allegedly 'coerced' Burisma CEO to pay them millions to help get Ukraine prosecutor fired: FBI form  (Fox 07/20/2023)
      Wagner move to Belarus give mercenary group ability to quickly strike NATO, Russian politician warns  (Fox 07/18/2023)
      Australian sailor, dog survived 3 months adrift in Pacific Ocean by eating raw fish, drinking rainwater  (Fox 07/18/2023)
      Son of Canadian pastor facing prison for sermon blasts Trudeau before EU Parliament, draws standing ovation  (Fox 07/16/2023)
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"We no longer have freedom of religion, or freedom of speech, or the right to protest or assemble or associate or express ourselves or have free media or disagree with the government.  Anyone who does so is arrested, charged and jailed as political dissidents."
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"I myself have been charged for preaching and reading the Bible publicly because the government claims the Bible isn't inclusive and is hateful.  This is what the Canadian government is doing to us."
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"I stood for my rights.  Now my son is standing for his rights, and they're not satisfied with hurting the father.  Now they want to hurt my children, my family, my wife.  They are coming after our children, and those are the tactics of every totalitarian regime.  The Gestapo did it.  The KGB did it.  Every totalitarian regime, every dictatorship has this playbook."
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"They are monsters — sick, evil, wicked people.  And if I could deliver a message to them, I would simply say that one day they will stand before the Judge of judges who does not take bribes, and they will give an account for every word that they said and everything they have done.  One day justice will be served."
      Thousands of Ukraine civilians are being held in Russian prisons.  Russia plans to build many more  (AP 07/13/2023)
      A two-state solution for terminally ill France?  (INN 07/05/2023)
      Israeli forces reveal weapons caches hidden under Palestinian mosque after raid  (Fox 07/04/2023)
      'Purge': Top Russian generals Gerasimov and Surovikin are reportedly missing following Wagner mutiny  (Fox 06/29/2023)
      Jet linked to Prigozhin arrives in Belarus, Wagner Group chief says purported mutiny was just a 'protest'  (Fox 06/27/2023)
      Putin says Wagner mutineers ‘betrayed’ Russia, offers non-participants contract with Ministry of Defense  (Fox 06/26/2023)
      US spy agencies had intel in mid-June Wagner chief Prigozhin was planning armed action in Russia  (Fox 06/25/2023)
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Prigozhin had accused Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu of ordering an attack on his mercenaries and called to "put an end" to Shoigu leadership...
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Even as his fighters moved swiftly toward Moscow on Saturday, Prigozhin did not criticize Putin directly and instead claimed his aim was to oust the Russian defense establishment which he has denounced as corrupt and incompetent, complaining that it undermined his forces fighting in Ukraine...
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Prigozhin, who reportedly came within 120 miles of Moscow before the agreement was reached, on Sunday was uncharacteristically silent as his Wagner private army forces pulled back from Russian cities after a Kremlin announcement that he agreed to depart for Belarus...
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A deal – reportedly negotiated with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a staunch ally of Putin – removes Prigozhin's control of Wagner, but it is unclear whether any of his fighters would follow him to Belarus, either out of a sense of loyalty or due to dismay with being absorbed into the Russian military as contract soldiers.
      Wagner chief moving to Belarus after Lukashenko-brokered deal to halt march on Moscow  (Fox 06/24/2023)
      Wagner chief orders troops to turn around from Moscow 'to avoid bloodshed'  (Fox 06/24/2023)
      Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin, Putin's warlord and Wagner Group founder?  (Fox 06/24/2023)
      Wagner Group: What to know about Russian mercenary group in Ukraine  (Fox 06/24/2023)
      Wagner Group forces said to be advancing towards Moscow after capturing Russian military facilities: reports  (Fox 06/24/2023)
      Russian mercenary chief says his troops have reached Rostov-on-Don following call for armed rebellion  (Fox 06/24/2023)
      Russian warlord threatens Kremlin military officials for alleged attack on his troops: report  (Fox 06/23/2023)
      Russia opens criminal investigation into Wagner Group chief  (Fox 06/23/2023)
      Missing Titanic submarine found, crew killed in deep-sea catastrophe, Coast Guard says  (Fox 06/22/2023)
      The Iranian people's one and only request of President Biden  (INN 06/16/2023)
      Russian soldier seen surrendering to Ukrainian drone speaks out for first time  (Fox 06/15/2023)
      RAFAEL Unveils: Sky Sonic - the Hypersonic Missile Interceptor  (INN 06/15/2023)
      US taxpayer funds flowed to Chinese entities that conducted coronavirus research before COVID pandemic: GAO  (Fox 06/14/2023)
      Putin admits Russia lacks drones, other weapons in war against Ukraine  (Fox 06/13/2023)
      NATO's largest-ever air force drill sends message to Russia  (Fox 06/13/2023)
      US mulls sending top-shelf depleted uranium tank rounds to Ukraine  (Fox 06/13/2023)
      Ukraine launches highly anticipated counteroffensive against Russia with Western arms  (Fox 06/08/2023)
      Lindsey Graham offers fiery response after Russia issues warrant for his arrest: ‘See you in The Hague!’  (Fox 05/30/2023)
      Russia issues Lindsey Graham arrest warrant after Ukraine comments  (Fox 05/29/2023)
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"To know that my commitment to Ukraine has drawn the ire of Putin's regime brings me immense joy.  I will continue to stand with and for Ukraine's freedom until every Russian soldier is expelled from Ukrainian territory," Graham said...
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"Finally, here's an offer to my Russian 'friends' who want to arrest and try me for calling out the Putin regime as being war criminals: I will submit to jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court if you do.  Come and make your best case.  See you in The Hague!"
      Russians could face revolt as Putin's 'butcher' calls for martial law over Ukraine  (Fox 05/28/2023)
      Natalee Holloway suspect Joran van der Sloot to be extradited to US, Beth Holloway says  (Fox 05/10/2023)
      Moscow’s division deepen as Wagner chief claims Russian troops fled Bakhmut posts amid Ukrainian advances  (Fox 05/10/2023)
      King Charles officially crowned British monarch  (Fox 05/06/2023)
      Ukraine canceled anniversary attacks on Russia at US request: report  (Fox 04/24/2023)
      Finland joins NATO in major setback to Russia  (Fox 04/04/2023)
      'Sweetheart' drug deals with China are a clear and present danger to America: Sen.  Hawley  (Fox 04/02/2023)
      Former Moscow correspondent predicts what awaits detained Wall Street Journal reporter in Russia  (Fox 04/01/2023)
      Russian court sentences single father to 2 years in prison for criticizing the war in Ukraine on social media  (Fox 03/28/2023)
      Video of Bill Gates’s interview with ABC News going viral on social media is digitally altered  (03/24/2023)
      Vladimir Putin visits captured Ukrainian city for first time since invading  (Fox 03/19/2023)
      International Criminal Court issues Putin arrest warrant over child deportations from Ukraine  (Fox 03/17/2023)
      Russia's drone attack: Why China could try it next  (Fox 03/17/2023)
      China shipping weapons, body armor to Russia: report  (Fox 03/16/2023)
      Poland plans to send MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine following urgent requests from the war torn country  (Fox 03/16/2023)
      Russian fighter jet’s collision with US drone was approved at ‘highest levels’ of Russian government: report  (Fox 03/16/2023)
      Russian ships at US drone crash site in Black Sea, US official says: 'They wasted no time'  (Fox 03/16/2023)
      China, Russia, Iran team up for military exercises in Middle East  (Fox 03/15/2023)
      Russia sacrificing mercenary forces as 'live meat' after Wagner Group warlord loses 'Putin's trust'  (Fox 03/14/2023)
      Hawley tells Xi to come clean about COVID origins as his bill goes to Biden's desk: 'Time is up'  (Fox 03/10/2023)
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"China has been so worked up about this COVID origins bill, Communist officials wrote to my office earlier this week and demanded I drop it.  I thought I'd update President Xi on today's passage."
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... said he knows Xi is "keenly interested in this bill," adding the Chinese president's "own Communist officials have written to my office demanding we renounce it, in their usual lecturing, idiotic style."
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"But the bill will soon be law — unless you can convince President Biden to veto it.  Time is up.  Come clean about your role in spreading COVID to the world."
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Hawley's bill to declassify information on the origins of COVID-19 previously passed the Senate with a unanimous vote.
      Ukraine's Bakhmut may fall in days, says NATO chief, as Russia claims victory over eastern half of city  (Fox 03/08/2023)
      Did Ukraine infiltrate its own James Bond into Putin’s inner circle?  (Fox 03/02/2023)
      Russian sanctions: Biden admin must tighten, change rules to be taken seriously  (Fox 02/27/2023)
      Piers Morgan says Meghan Markle tried forcing him into an apology  (Fox 02/26/2023)
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"...  If you live in a free, democratic society, you should have the basic fundamental right to have freedom of expression and freedom of speech."
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"But the antithesis of that is this mindset that Rolling Stone has put out with this writer, which is the woke mindset, which is, 'You will agree with everything I say about how you should think, act, behave, what you should read, what you should watch, what statutes you can reveal, what history you can accept, and if you deviate one iota from that — one iota — we're going to shame you, vilify you, abuse you, cancel you, round up your families and do all sorts of terrible things to you.'"
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"I loved the show — we tripled the ratings in five years.  It was on fire, the show.  And then the Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Oprah Winfrey whine-a-thon aired.  I said, 'I thought it was all a lot of nonsense and dangerous, nasty nonsense.' I said, 'I wouldn't believe Meghan Markle if she read me a weather report.' I stand by that statement.  I think it's aged pretty well."
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"But the point that was really startling was she then contacts the boss of my company, ITV — a big network in the U.K.  — and she says, 'You've got to fire him for not believing me.  It's racist.' So they basically put me in a position where either I apologize publicly to Meghan Markle for just [not] believing her lies, or I had to leave, so I decided to leave."
      CIA director says he warned Russian counterpart against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine  (Fox 02/26/2023)
      Top Dem senator calls for 'consequences' if China supplies Russia with weapons to fight Ukraine  (Fox 02/26/2023)
      Russian warlord's fiery feud with Putin's generals threatens to bury Russia's ambitions  (Fox 02/26/2023)
      European publishers refuse to change Roald Dahl's works: 'His humor is second to none'  (Fox 02/22/2023)
      Biden 'photo op' in Kyiv not enough, US must send more lethal aid: top foreign affairs Republicans  (Fox 02/20/2023)
      Ukraine killing nearly 1,000 Russian troops every day, eliminates 5,000 in single battle  (Fox 02/14/2023)
      Good Samaritan in China climbs out window to save child dangling from building  (Fox 02/14/2023)
      Americans told to leave Russia 'immediately' or face false arrests, US warns  (Fox 02/13/2023)
      Russia's Putin likely signed off on missile supply in Malaysia Airlines shoot-down, investigators say  (Fox 02/08/2023)
      Earthquake in Turkey, Syria is deadliest in more than a decade as deaths pass 11,000  (Fox 02/08/2023)
      These 5 China intelligence failures are even more dangerous than the Chinese spy balloon  (Fox 02/04/2023)
      China spy balloon shows country is preparing citizens for war that could come at ‘any time’: expert  (Fox 02/04/2023)
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"We know what the Chinese are doing.  They're engaged in the fastest military buildup since the Second World War.  They're trying to sanctions-proof their regime, and most ominously they're preparing China's civilians for war."
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"China is preparing to go to war.  It's engaged in extremely provocative and dangerous activities around its periphery, and war could come at any time and at any place."
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"The United States is so much more powerful than China from almost every perspective and yet the Chinese don't view it this way.  The Chinese view that they can do whatever they want because we have told them that they can do that."
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"The Chinese have engaged in a number of activities that violate our sovereignty, and some of those activities constitute acts of war, and we did not respond.  And it's not just not responding in February 2023, it's not responding over the course of decades.  So, of course, the Chinese have this mentality right now.  We have created the conditions for history's next great war."
      China expert sounds alarm on spy balloon hovering over US: 'It’s very dangerous what they’re doing'  (Fox 02/03/2023)
      Pentagon says another Chinese spy balloon is traveling over Latin America  (Fox 02/03/2023)
      Meghan Markle, Prince Harry at risk of having royal titles challenged by Parliament leader, expert claims  (Fox 02/03/2023)
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... a Conservative Member of the U.K.  Parliament, announced he would try to introduce a bill to strip the couple of their royal titles, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
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... Harry, in particular, was attacking important British institutions "as well as trashing his family and monetizing his misery for public consumption."
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      Boris Johnson says Putin threatened to ‘hurt’ him with missile strike after visiting Ukraine  (Fox 01/30/2023)
      US general warns British Army no longer among world’s top tier fighting forces: report  (Fox 01/30/2023)
      Asteroid to rocket past Earth in one of closest encounters ever  (Fox 01/26/2023)
      Russia's nuclear agency helps military sidestep sanctions: report  (Fox 01/20/2023)
      Russian missile strike on Ukrainian apartment building leaves at least 30 dead  (Fox 01/15/2023)
      Putin's war against Ukraine will ruin Russia  (Fox 01/10/2023)
      Twitter lashes out at Prince Harry: ‘Bitter, delusional, paranoid, family-trashing halfwit’  (Fox 01/09/2023)
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"Never seen an unhappier 'happy man' in my life.  Prince Harry's a bitter, delusional, paranoid, family-trashing halfwit exposing & exploiting the Royals' most personal secrets for gazillions whilst wanging on with jaw-dropping hypocrisy about media intrusion.  He's pathetic."
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"So far there has been no concessions from Prince Harry that any of this is fault.  He & his wife have seemingly done nothing wrong and everything is everyone else's fault.  That's not how life works."
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"My God.  Prince Harry is now lecturing Charles and William on keeping their private conversations private.  He literally leaked the words of the King in the moments after he buried his own father Prince Philip to sell his awful book.  This is delusion to a disturbing degree."
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      Biblical site where Jesus healed blind man excavated for public view: 'Affirms Scripture'  (Fox 01/02/2023)
      Russia fires 20 cruise missiles at Ukraine on New Year's Eve, at least 1 dead, dozens injured  (Fox 12/31/2022)
      Putin launches latest nuclear submarine 'Emperor Alexander III' as part of new fleet  (Fox 12/29/2022)
      Second sudden death of top official reported in Russia's military supply chain in less than a week  (Fox 12/28/2022)
      Sausage king of Russia dead after allegedly falling out of window at Indian hotel  (Fox 12/27/2022)
      Ukraine's Zelenskyy harkens back to Winston Churchill 1941  (Fox 12/22/2022)
      Putin readies world's 'most powerful' Satan II nuclear missile for 'combat duty’  (Fox 12/22/2022)
      The young protesters have sculpted the New Iran  (INN 12/21/2022)
      Russia relying on WWII ground tactics leaves vulnerabilities to modern warfare: UK defense  (Fox 12/16/2022)
      Russia launches cluster of 13 Iranian-made drones at Kyiv in suspected energy attack  (Fox 12/14/2022)
      Prince Harry and Meghan Markle warned not to attend King Charles coronation after Netflix docuseries drop  (Fox 12/11/2022)
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... "They make money out of selling their family down the river.  I think it should be made clear that the British people do not want them there," in reference to the upcoming celebration for the king in May.
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"They shouldn't come to the coronation.  They categorically shouldn't come," he declared, also adding that Brits "would be perfectly entitled to boo" the Duke and Duchess of Sussex if they attend.
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"I hope they don't come because I want the king and queen to be the center of attention.  It worries me that if they come the cameras might waste time on them.  They should stay holding hands in Hollywood."
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      Russia's Putin says Ukraine war could last 'long' time, insists he has not 'gone mad' on nuclear weapons  (Fox 12/07/2022)
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Putin, asked by a member of the Human Rights Council to state unequivocally that Russia would not use a nuclear weapon except in retaliation, stated that such a promise could not be made — maintaining that a promise to never use the weapons first is a promise to simply never use them.
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"The threat of nuclear war is growing — no need to hide this sin.  If Russia does not use nuclear weapons first under any circumstances, then it will not be the second to use them either."
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Russian doctrine maintains that the nation has a right to deploy nuclear weapons in retaliation to hostile forces threatening its sovereignty.  ... pushed back against accusations that he is becoming militarily reckless, insisting that Russia's nuclear arsenal remains a purely defensive resource.
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"We haven't gone mad, we realize what nuclear weapons are.  We have these means in more advanced and modern form than any other nuclear country, that's an obvious fact."
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"But we aren't about to run around the world brandishing this weapon like a razor."
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"The question about nuclear weapons was almost certainly planted during this teleconference," Rebekah Koffler, a Russia expert and former DIA intelligence officer for Russian Doctrine and Strategy, told...
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"The goal was to give Putin an opportunity to threaten the West, using his typical intentional ambiguity.  Putin's MO is to keep U.S.  and Western politicians, analysts, and media on edge at all times by issuing veiled threats that Russia may use nuclear weapons."
      Survivor of communist China warns CCP will use 'any means necessary' to end protests before ceding control  (Fox 11/29/2022)
      US considers supplying Ukraine, Eastern European allies with nearly 100-mile strike weapons  (Fox 11/28/2022)
      Dozens of bodies with signs of torture discovered in Kherson: Ukraine  (Fox 11/17/2022)
      'American feebleness' will be on display if Biden doesn't enforce red lines with China: Gordon Chang  (Fox 11/15/2022)
      El Salvador president says US now feels less safe than his third-world country: 'It's unthinkable'  (Fox 11/06/2022)
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"The demise of the U.S.  has to come from within.  No external enemy can cause this much damage.  When you're watching internal operations here you can see cities that were pristinely beautiful 30 years ago [and] are a wasteland right now."
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"I mean, I'm from El Salvador, a third-world country in Central America, and I myself see cities here and say I wouldn't live here.  That would be unthinkable three decades ago, that a Salvadoran wouldn't want to live in a U.S.  main city."
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"When you look how the cities are eroding so fast, this has to be by design.  I mean who would make so many stupid decisions?  They're literally giving some people drugs in some us cities, or they say we're going to give you money if you don't work.  They make all these laws that make no sense.  If they have high crime, they say okay I have a solution, let's defund the police."
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"They make these decisions openly.  It's not even [a] secret and we all know what will be the consequences of it.  The defunding of the police, allowing shoplifting, giving drugs to drug addicts, giving money to people to stop work[ing], what will be the consequences?  You'll destroy society, you'll destroy the city, you'll destroy the economy... and it's already happening."
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"You would think how could they be so dumb.  Of course, they're not.  They're very smart.  It's by design.  There's no other logical explanation."
      US to provide Ukraine with two NASAMS in the 'very near future,' six more later: official  (Fox 11/02/2022)
      Russia rejoins Ukraine grain export wartime deal  (Fox 11/02/2022)
      Russia threatens to target Western commercial satellites like Elon Musk's Starlink  (Fox 10/27/2022)
      Russia doubles down on 'false' dirty bomb claim with UN, West decries it as pretext to war escalation  (Fox 10/25/2022)
      US, Russian defense secretaries speak for second time in three days amid 'dirty bomb' claims  (Fox 10/23/2022)
      Ukraine calls for global ban of Russia’s RT after commentator calls for Ukrainian kids to be drowned, burned  (Fox 10/23/2022)
      Boris Johnson announces he will not run to be next UK prime minster  (Fox 10/23/2022)
      Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson leads as he looks to retake top job  (Fox 10/21/2022)
      Russian fighter jet releases missile near British spy plane over Black Sea  (Fox 10/20/2022)
      With Truss on the way out, will Boris come back to save the day?  (Fox 10/20/2022)
      UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after less than 2 months in office  (Fox 10/20/2022)
      Saudi Crown Prince employs retired US generals, admirals in high-paying gigs: report  (Fox 10/19/2022)
      Russia's Putin declares martial law in 4 annexed Ukrainian regions  (Fox 10/19/2022)
      Russian forces continue losing ground despite destroying a third of Ukraine's power stations in 1 week  (Fox 10/18/2022)
      Russian missiles continue hitting Ukraine's power, water facilities  (Fox 10/18/2022)
      Putin: No need for massive new strikes on Ukraine  (INN 10/14/2022)
      Zelenskyy interview: Russia has begun to 'prepare their society' for possible use of nuclear weapons  (Fox 10/07/2022)
      As Putin turns 70, former Russia insider weighs in on likelihood of nuclear move  (Fox 10/07/2022)
      Coast Guard locates 55 Cuban migrants off Florida coast, sends them back to country  (Fox 10/07/2022)
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During the 2021-2022 fiscal year, the Coast Guard said a total of 6,182 Cuban migrants were interdicted and sent back to Cuba.
      Elon Musk, Lindsey Graham feud over US handling of Ukraine-Russia War, referendum elections  (Fox 10/06/2022)
      Putin orders Russian government to take over Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant following annexation  (Fox 10/05/2022)
      Putin's military mobilization could prove to be major blunder, expert says  (Fox 10/05/2022)
      Bowing to Putin's 'nuclear blackmail' would lead China to invade Taiwan: ex-NATO chief  (Fox 10/04/2022)
      Calls from the front lines reveal morale collapse in Russian army: report  (Fox 10/04/2022)
      Russian nuclear submarine armed with 'doomsday' weapon disappears from Arctic harbor: report  (Fox 10/03/2022)
      Russian military cedes dozens of miles to Ukrainian advance days after claiming annexation  (Fox 10/03/2022)
      Putin ally recommends Russia use low-yield nuclear weapons in Ukraine  (Fox 10/02/2022)
      Russia accused of kidnapping head of Ukraine nuclear plant  (Fox 10/01/2022)
      Ukraine says its forces 'encircle' Russian troops in Donetsk  (Fox 10/01/2022)
      Biden fires back at Putin: US, allies 'not going to be intimidated' by threats  (Fox 09/30/2022)
      Putin swipes at US in hostile speech amid annexation of Ukraine, says it set 'precedent' for nuclear warfare  (Fox 09/30/2022)
      Russian President Vladimir Putin announces annexation of 4 Ukrainian territories after 'sham' referendums  (Fox 09/30/2022)
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Putin vowed that Russia will now use "all available means" to guard the annexed territory in Ukraine and suggested Moscow could use any attack in the war torn region – where fighting has raged since February – to further escalate its aggressive tactics.
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Russian proxies in the regions claimed to have garnered 87% of civilian support in Kherson, 93% in Zaporizhzhia, 98% in Luhansk and 99% in Donetsk.
      Russian President Vladimir Putin to annex 4 Ukrainian regions in Friday ceremony  (Fox 09/29/2022)
      Freespoke offers alternative to Google with emphasis on free speech: 'Our whole society is under attack'  (Fox 09/28/2022)
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"Free speech is an important part of our society, and I don't know who bestowed upon these big tech companies that they were going to be the purveyors of what people get to see..."
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"That trend is kind of troubling to me, but it's also an indication of where these guys who started these companies come from.  I don't think they started their companies, or run their companies, with the idea of saying, 'We're trying to suppress content from a particular point of view.' They just do it naturally."
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In addition to putting an emphasis on free speech, Freespoke also bans porn and adult content.  ... the decision is part of a larger mission to bring Americans a family-friendly place to search and consume news and information. 
      Americans should flee Russia immediately, could be conscripted, US Embassy urges  (Fox 09/28/2022)
      White House says 'we welcome' Russians applying for US asylum amid Putin conscription  (Fox 09/27/2022)
      Vladimir Putin grants full Russian citizenship to Edward Snowden  (Fox 09/26/2022)
      Putin 'losing' war in Ukraine, forcing annexation referendum to secure 'political victory,' Keane says  (Fox 09/25/2022)
      Ukrainian forces push into Donetsk, fighting Russia for territory it considers 'essential' to win: UK intel  (Fox 09/23/2022)
      Ukrainian President Zelenskyy lays out 'peace formula' to end war in country, but says 'Russia wants war'  (Fox 09/21/2022)
      Putin's call for Russian conscripts will require arms Moscow doesn't have, NATO chief says  (Fox 09/21/2022)
      Ukraine warns of 'nuclear terrorism' after strike near plant  (Fox 09/19/2022)
      Russian forces targeting civilian infrastructure as Ukraine continues counteroffensive, UK says  (Fox 09/18/2022)
      Biden says US would defend Taiwan if China launches an 'unprecedented attack'  (Fox 09/18/2022)
      Russian businessmen keep dying under mysterious circumstances since Putin invaded Ukraine: report  (Fox 09/17/2022)
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Powerful Russians continue to turn up dead in an increasingly bizarre series of fatalities following criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
      Biden warns Putin against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine: 'Don't'  (Fox 09/17/2022)
      Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says mass grave discovered in Izium after Russian troop withdrawal  (Fox 09/16/2022)
      Greenpeace has become a ‘racket-peddling junk science’ business, co-founder says  (Fox 09/16/2022)
      Russian troops pull back as Ukrainian soldiers retake key areas in Kharkiv  (Fox 09/10/2022)
      Five Russian officials arrested for proposing to remove Putin from power, charge him with treason  (Fox 09/09/2022)
      Queen Elizabeth II, longest-reigning British monarch, dead at 96  (Fox 09/08/2022)
      Greenpeace Co-Founder Patrick Moore Says Climate Change Based On False Narratives  (09/08/2022)
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"Greenpeace was 'hijacked' by the political left when they realized there was money and power in the environmental movement.  [Left-leaning] political activists in North America and Europe changed Greenpeace from a science-based organization to a political fundraising organization...
      Liz Truss becomes UK prime minister, Boris Johnson submits resignation to Queen Elizabeth  (Fox 09/06/2022)
      Climate gains are ‘inconvenient truth’ — it’s not all bad news about the environment  (NYP 09/06/2022)
      Mikhail Gorbachev, former Soviet leader who oversaw end of Cold War, dead at 91  (Fox 08/30/2022)
      Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal remains catastrophe of American weakness a year later  (Fox 08/30/2022)
      US, South Korea begin largest joint military exercises in years amid China aggression, North Korea threats  (Fox 08/22/2022)
      U.S.  military left over $7 billion of military equipment to Taliban, IG report confirms  (Fox 08/18/2022)
      British RAF recruiting head resigns to protest pause on hiring white men to appease diversity goals  (Fox 08/16/2022)
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"The only thing that should matter in recruitment is the content of your character, not your sex or the color of your skin."
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"That the Ministry of Defence would allow Britain's security to potentially be put at risk by a drive for so-called 'diversity' is not only disgraceful, it is dangerous."
      Remembering Biden's Afghanistan failure one year later  (Fox 08/15/2022)
      Three reasons why Biden's Russian prisoner swap is a bad idea  (Fox 08/09/2022)
      Taiwan says China is rehearsing invasion attack  (Fox 08/06/2022)
      China fires 'precision missile strikes' in Taiwan Strait day after Nancy Pelosi concludes controversial visit  (Fox 08/04/2022)
      Zelenskyy says Russia should be declared a terrorist state following mass killing of 50 POWs  (Fox 08/03/2022)
      Russian official sets sights on Georgia occupation after 'liberation of Kyiv' in allegedly hacked post  (Fox 08/02/2022)
      Zawahri's Kabul death raises questions about al Qaeda presence in Afghanistan after US left it to the Taliban  (Fox 08/02/2022)
      For China's military planners, Taiwan is not an easy island to invade  (Fox 08/01/2022)
      Supreme Court Justice Alito hits back at foreign critics of abortion decision  (Fox 07/29/2022)
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"I had the honor this term of writing, I think, the only Supreme Court decision in the history of that institution that has been lambasted by a whole string of foreign leaders, who felt perfectly fine commenting on American law."
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"All I am going to say is that ultimately if we are going to win the battle to protect religious freedom in an increasingly secular society we will need more than positive law."
      Ukraine's shadow army resisting Russian occupation  (BBC 07/28/2022)
      Russian forces stalled with aid of US HIMARS, Ukraine defense official says soldiers still under gunned  (Fox 07/25/2022)
      Russia claims responsibility for missile strike on Ukrainian port city 1 day after agreeing to allow exports  (Fox 07/24/2022)
      Russia, Ukraine sign grain export deal in Istanbul, averting threat amid global food crisis  (Fox 07/22/2022)
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Officials from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations sealed an agreement that so that merchant ships can transport shipments through the Black Sea amid Russia's deadly war in Ukraine.
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... three Ukrainian ports, Odessa, Chernomorsk and Yuzhny, will be opened in the Black Sea to allow for "significant volumes" food exports.
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Preliminary talks suggested Russian President Vladimir Putin would agree to a cease-fire to allow Ukrainian naval vessels to escort merchant ships.
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The Ukrainian naval vessels would be tasked with sweeping the waters for explosive mines – a precaution made necessary after roughly 400 mines were launched in the Black Sea by Russian forces earlier this year.  Moscow has also accused Kyiv of launching its own mines. 
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Turkey, which has been instrumental in hosting the export negotiations, would be responsible for inspecting all ships to appease Russian concerns regarding arms smuggling.
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Guterres said the deal "will bring relief for developing countries on the edge of bankruptcy and the most vulnerable people on the edge of famine."
      Putin faces second war front as Chechens threaten new offensive in Russia  (Fox 07/20/2022)
      Twitter tars and feathers Prince Harry for condescending UN speech against America: ‘Go home, little boy’  (Fox 07/19/2022)
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"If you owe everything you have in life to the title of nobility that was bestowed on you at birth, you should feel free not to lecture anyone about democracy and freedom."
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"Prince Harry is increasingly just a mouthpiece for Meghan Markle's far Left political activism.  A sad decline for a once hugely popular figure.  He is actively undermining the British Monarchy by engaging in political attacks, and damaging the image of the Royal Family in America."
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"Sorry Harry, your family lost the right to lecture Americans on democracy after that whole taxation without representation thing," she wrote.
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See related Kissed a Prince! (Mike Shelton, 01/15/2020) cartoon from World picture album
      Zelenskyy fires head of Ukraine Security Service, announces hundreds of criminal treason cases  (Fox 07/18/2022)
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"As of today, 651 criminal proceedings have been registered regarding treason and collaboration activities of employees of prosecutor's offices, pretrial investigation bodies, and other law enforcement agencies."
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"In 198 criminal proceedings, relevant persons were notified of suspicion.  In particular, more than 60 employees of the prosecutor's office and the Security Service of Ukraine remained in the occupied territory and are working against our state."
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"Such an array of crimes against the foundations of the national security of the state and the connections detected between the employees of the security forces of Ukraine and the special services of Russia pose very serious questions to the relevant leadership."
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"Each of these questions will receive a proper answer.  Today I made a decision to remove the Prosecutor General from office and to dismiss the Head of the Security Service of Ukraine."
      The man who has Putin's ear — and may want his job  (JWR 07/14/2022)
      Survivor of Mao's China warns about Big Tech working with government: 'Americans should take note'  (Fox 07/12/2022)
      Defiant Taiwanese ready if China invades, say there's only one possible response  (Fox 07/12/2022)
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"There's no point, even if I am afraid, we live on this land, there's nothing we can do but to fight back.  If that happens, no matter where you are, if someone invades you, you have to fight back, or you die.  You might also die fighting so why not fight back?"
      Belarus launches military drills on border with Ukraine, tests troop readiness  (Fox 07/12/2022)
      Boris Johnson resignation will not impact UK support for Ukraine: experts  (Fox 07/11/2022)
      Putin expands fast-track Russian citizenship process for all Ukrainians  (Fox 07/11/2022)
      Ukraine war: Russian rocket attack kills 15, dozens more trapped under rubble  (Fox 07/10/2022)
      Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe assassinated during campaign speech, hospital officials confirm  (Fox 07/08/2022)
      Boris Johnson's exit puts Brexit in danger  (Fox 07/07/2022)
      Boris Johnson's resignation caps off tumultuous tenure  (Fox 07/07/2022)
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"I have appointed a new cabinet who will serve, as I will, until a new leader is in place.  When the herd instinct moves, it moves."
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Conservative ministers declared that they had lost confidence in the prime minister after news emerged he had elevated Chris Pincher to the powerful role of deputy chief whip despite allegations of sexual misconduct.
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But it was not the only scandal that Johnson's government had to wrangle with.  It was merely the final one that ministers could tolerate, bringing an end to his sole ambition and goal in politics.
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"Boris Johnson's place in history is assured given his stewardship of Brexit, vaccine rollout during the COVID-19 crisis and staunch defense of the free world in Ukraine."
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"His personal foibles were known to all before he came to office and have always been part and parcel of his offering.  They will not affect the reality that he has got the big calls right and has always confounded his critics in doing so."
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Johnson achieved his most high-profile platform to date as a leading figure in the pro-Brexit movement, pushing for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union.  He favored a "no-deal" exit from the union, which many criticized as laying the groundwork for chaos, but he stayed his course and refused to compromise.
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"It achieves something that the people of this country instinctively knew was doable, but they were told was impossible.  We've taken back control of our laws and our destiny, we've taken back control of every jot and tittle of our regulation in a way that is complete and unfettered."
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But the good feelings did not last as Johnson's government almost immediately faced the challenge of managing the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Johnson himself endured an extreme case of the virus after testing positive in May 2020.  He at one point had to take oxygen and faced a "50-50" chance of intubation — a point of no return for the virus — but was able to recover thanks to the "wonderful, wonderful nursing" he received.
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He led the charge to return to normal by lifting all restrictions in February this year despite warnings from other countries and officials, ending all contact tracing and supplying free tests as needed to the public.
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And he also gained stirring plaudits for his support of Ukraine during the Russian invasion, even visiting Kyiv to meet personally with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a display of confidence that the country had regained control of its capital and some sense of safety again.
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"I think that Boris Johnson, clearly at his height, was a very popular figure with the British people as we saw with the 2019 general election."
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"And Boris was able to tap into the spirit of the British people who want to leave the European Union.  I think Boris has that extraordinary ability to be able to connect with the British people."
      Ukraine war victim brutalized by Russian military recovering months later  (Fox 07/07/2022)
      Putin's NATO comments merely effort to 'reframe' Ukraine invasion failures: experts  (Fox 07/06/2022)
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"The guy's pretty much a dictator, and he has an arsenal of nuclear weapons and a military, so I would never say, ‘Oh, geez, he'll never do that,'"
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"But if you look at this consistent pattern of Russian behavior, where they have been threatening all kinds of things – everything from implying nuclear exchanges to military activity – in the end, all the Russians have done is annoy."
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"[The Russian people] see – and he no doubt fears they see – his aggressive actions in Ukraine have driven historically neutral countries to seek membership [in NATO]."
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"In a strategic sense, Putin's invasion has made Russia as a whole less secure – not only because of the fact that the invasion did not go well, but now NATO is poised to grow."
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"Within NATO, there's an East-West divide: You have countries that are closer to the border, including Poland, the Baltics ... who more directly feel the threat of the Russian bear."
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"I think both Helsinki and Stockholm are doing this given what Russia has done in Ukraine and what they fear Putin may do in the future.  They want that NATO Article Five guarantee - and who can blame them?"
      Russia's Shoigu says war in Ukraine will end when Putin's 'tasks' are completed  (Fox 07/06/2022)
      Ukrainians brace for Belarus-led land invasion by July, escalating Putin's war  (Fox 07/06/2022)
      Russian missile strike near Odesa kills 18 Ukrainians, including 2 children, government says  (Fox 07/01/2022)
      Russian forces 'hurriedly evacuated' infamous Snake Island, says Ukrainian military  (Fox 06/30/2022)
      Russia fired rockets at Ukraine mall containing ‘more than a thousand civilians,’ Zelenskyy says  (Fox 06/27/2022)
      Zelenskyy threatens Belarus soldiers who attack Ukraine: 'We will find you all'  (Fox 06/27/2022)
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"Firstly, all pilots, dispatchers, mechanics, and other people who ensure the launch of missiles at Ukraine must understand: We will find you all."
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"Each of you will be responsible for these strikes.  And if someone thinks that he will evade responsibility by saying that such was the order, you are mistaken."
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"When your missiles hit residential buildings, these are war crimes.  Trial is what awaits you all.  And there will be nowhere to hide for you - neither on the shores of the Caspian Sea, over which your missiles are launched nor in Belarus...  Nowhere."
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"You do not have to die.  And you can prevent anyone from deciding for you what awaits you next." ... "Your lives belong only to you, not to someone in the Kremlin."
      Ukraine accuses Russia of bringing Belarus into war after missile launches from northern neighbor  (Fox 06/25/2022)
      Ukraine-Russia war: US, West delay in delivering weapons gives Putin edge in Donbas region  (Fox 06/20/2022)
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"[The Russians] have the advantage because of the number of guns they have in the ranges that they have."
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"The Ukrainians have the skill, they've got the will, they've got the number of people to do it.  What they need is the weapons to do it."
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"Moscow has been trying to fracture NATO and deepen the split between Old Europe and New Europe for years by running covert intelligence operations and waging disinformation warfare."
      Ukraine's valiant efforts to defeat Russia being undermined by Chinese technology  (Fox 06/18/2022)
      Mike Pompeo: Kissinger 'wrong,' US must support, not 'pressure' Ukraine over Russia negotiations  (Fox 06/18/2022)
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"Ukraine is a free and independent nation and is sovereign over all its land.  Ukraine should not be pressured by its partners and allies.  This besieged country and its suffering people need our support."
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"Ukraine must possess the means to synchronize all elements of its armed power.  This will prove determinative in this war.  This capability will support Ukraine's future as an independent nation, which governs its borders, as well as the future stability of Europe and world markets."
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"This is what we must help Ukraine achieve.  We must, with our NATO allies, see that Ukraine has all that it needs to save precious lives.  This must be done with American aid but not with any American boots on the ground."
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"Putin feeds on weakness, but Ukraine has shown none.  Any vacillation in support of Kyiv will only encourage Putin to try to occupy illegally more sovereign land."
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"Such Russian aggression if left to stand will, in all likelihood, envelop other nations.  We have to aid Ukraine and make it crystal clear to Russia that Putin's unconscionable war will fail in all its objectives."
      Prince Charles told by UK leaders to stop meddling in politics amid immigration comment backlash: report  (Fox 06/12/2022)
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"Prince Charles is an adornment to our public life, but that will cease to be charming if he attempts to behave the same way when he is king.  That will present serious constitutional issues."
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"A lot of his views on architecture and horticulture are interesting, and I would always be willing to listen to them privately.  But that's very different from him making public interventions as monarch.  The Queen's genius is that most of us have no idea what she thinks."
      D-Day 78 years later: How FDR's powerful prayer united Americans  (Fox 06/06/2022)
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"Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our republic, our religion and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity."
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"Some will never return.  Embrace these, Father, and receive them, Thy heroic servants, into Thy kingdom ... I ask that our people devote themselves into a continuance of prayer ... And, O Lord, give us faith.  Give us faith in Thee; faith in our sons; faith in each other; faith in our united crusade."
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More than 4,400 Americans were killed on D-Day alone...  By the time the battle for Normandy was won in August 1944, as many as 29,000 American troops were dead and more than 100,000 were wounded or missing in action.
      Biden approves sending advanced rocket systems to Ukraine, walking 'very fine line' with Russians: expert  (Fox 05/31/2022)
      Russia captures strategically important town ahead of 'next stage' of Ukraine invasion: UK intelligence  (Fox 05/28/2022)
      Lawmakers wary that Turkey is 'playing double game' in NATO, arms negotiations  (Fox 05/26/2022)
      Russia slams long-time diplomat who quit over war in Ukraine: 'He is against us'  (Fox 05/24/2022)
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Boris Bondarev, who served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2002 and as Counselor of the Russian Mission to the UN Office at Geneva since 2019, announced his resignation...
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"For twenty years of my diplomatic career I have seen different turns of our foreign policy, but never have I been so ashamed of my country as on February 24 of this year."
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... said the "aggressive war unleashed by Putin" posed not only a threat to Ukraine, but to a free Russian society.
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In a scathing letter, he accused Kremlin officials of seeking to "remain in power forever" and "live in pompous tasteless palaces."
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"I regret to admit that overall these twenty years the level of lies and unprofessionalism in the work of the Foreign Ministry has been increasing all the time.  However, in most recent years, this has become simply catastrophic."
      Retired Russian Gen.  Botashev allegedly shot down in Ukraine: report  (Fox 05/24/2022)
      Ukraine leader Zelenskyy proposes deal on Russia compensation  (Fox 05/21/2022)
      Zelenskyy says UN, Red Cross order Russia to take its 'mountains of corpses'  (Fox 05/21/2022)
      Russia's center of 'Disgusting liberalism'  (Fox 05/20/2022)
      Ukraine war: Russian soldier on trial for war crimes begs for 'forgiveness'  (Fox 05/19/2022)
      Mexico exploits Biden's failed foreign policy  (Fox 05/19/2022)
      JK Rowling throws support behind girl allegedly driven from school for challenging ‘transgender ideology’  (Fox 05/18/2022)
      Jordan Peterson announces he is 'departing' Twitter  (Fox 05/16/2022)
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"The endless flood of vicious insult is really not something that can be experienced anywhere else.  I like to follow the people I know but I think the incentive structure of the platform makes it intrinsically and dangerously insane."
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"If I have something to say I'll write an article or make a video.  If the issue is not important enough to justify that then perhaps it would be best to just let it go."
      Russia is 'bankrupt,' unable to win and facing a 'dead end' in the war: Zelenskyy  (Fox 05/16/2022)
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"The occupiers still do not want to admit that they are in a dead end and their so-called 'special operation' has already gone bankrupt."
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"But the moment will surely come when the Ukrainian people will force the invaders to fully recognize reality."
      Europe’s Dystopian “Ministry of Truth 2022”: Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Microsoft, Google Enlisted...  (06/16/2022)
      Ukraine strikes deal to evacuate around 50 wounded fighters from Mariupol Azovstal factory  (Fox 05/16/2022)
      Ukraine mass graves: Satellite images show Mariupol cemetery expanding as Russian war continues  (Fox 05/13/2022)
      Russia withdrawing troops after 'heavy losses', proving 'inability to capture key Ukrainian cities,' UK says  (Fox 05/12/2022)
      Ukraine believes Russia still plans to capture Kyiv  (Fox 05/11/2022)
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"We consider his attempts to take control of the territory of Odesa, Mykolayiv and partly Zaporizhzhya oblasts, create a land corridor to the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova, capture the territory of central Ukraine, capture Kyiv, stage re-elections."
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"The fact that the enemy has withdrawn from Kyiv doesn't mean that they have relinquished their desire to capture the capital."
      Zelenskyy says war will end 'very soon' during World War II speech, Ukraine will celebrate 'two Victory Days'  (Fox 05/09/2022)
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"On the Day of Victory over Nazism, we are fighting for a new victory.  The road to it is difficult, but we have no doubt that we will win."
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Russian forces are "barbarians who... believe that their missiles can destroy our philosophy.  It annoys them.  It is unfamiliar to them.  It scares them.  Its essence is that we are free people who have their own path."
      Biden announces additional $150 million in military aid to Ukraine  (Fox 05/06/2022)
      Ukrainian fighters in Azovstal steel plant refuse to surrender, will 'stand till the end': commander's wife  (Fox 05/06/2022)
      China's COVID lockdowns expose the folly of communism  (Fox 05/04/2022)
      Zelenskyy to Fox News: Russia is 'following the concept of Goebbels' with Nazism claims  (Fox 05/04/2022)
      Boris Johnson makes unprecedented speech to Ukraine lawmakers, hails ‘greatest feat of arms of 21st century'  (Fox 05/03/2022)
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"As you turned the Russian army back from the gates of Kyiv, you not only accomplished the greatest feat of arms of the 21st century, you achieved something deeper and perhaps equally significant: You exposed Putin's historic folly, the gigantic error that only an autocrat can make."
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"Because when a leader rules by fear, rigs elections, jails critics, gags the media, and listens just to sycophants, when there is no limit on his power — that is when he makes catastrophic mistakes."
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"Putin's mistake was to invade Ukraine, and the carcasses of Russian armor littering your fields and streets are monuments not only to his folly, but to the dangers of autocracy itself."
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"Your children and grandchildren will say that Ukrainians taught the world that the brute force of an aggressor counts for nothing against the moral force of a people determined to be free."
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"They will say that Ukrainians proved by their tenacity and sacrifice that tanks and guns cannot suppress a nation fighting for its independence and that is why I believe that Ukraine will win."
      Piers Morgan rails against 'brutal' cancel culture at universities: 'A complete disgrace'  (Fox 05/02/2022)
      Zelenskyy turns Nazi rhetoric on Russia, says US aid program will defeat their 'ideological successors'  (Fox 04/30/2022)
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"Russian troops manage to be even more cynical than the Nazis 80 years ago.  At that time, the invaders did not say that it was the Mariupol residents and the defenders of the city who shelled and killed themselves."
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"The city, which was one of the most developed in the region, is simply a Russian concentration camp in the middle of ruins."
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"I am sure that now the Lend-Lease will help Ukraine and the whole free world beat the ideological successors of the Nazis, who started a war against us on our land.
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"Lend-Lease and other programs in support of Ukraine are concrete proof that freedom is still able to defend itself against tyranny."
      NATO preparing for massive military exercises as Russia continues invasion of Ukraine  (Fox 04/29/2022)
      European Union likely to approve Russian oil embargo next week: report  (Fox 04/29/2022)
      Congress revives WWII-era program used to defeat Hitler to deploy aid to Ukraine  (Fox 04/29/2022)
      Elon Musk condemns Twitter censorship of NY Post’s Hunter laptop story: ‘Obviously incredibly inappropriate’  (Fox 04/27/2022)
      Putin may soon face one of his worst strategic nightmares  (Fox 04/26/2022)
      Germany to authorize tank shipment to Ukraine, bending to international pressure  (Fox 04/26/2022)
      Trump blasts Prince Harry: 'So disrespectful' to England and 'an embarrassment'  (Fox 04/27/2022)
      US reopening Ukraine embassy could be a 'turning point' in Russian invasion, ex-USS Cole commander says  (Fox 04/25/2022)
      Ukrainian lawmaker says Russia forces trying to forcibly deport civilians from Mariupol to Russia  (Fox 04/24/2022)
      Ukraine disputes Russia's claim will not storm Mariupol steel plant full of civilians  (Fox 04/22/2022)
      Zelenskyy warns citizens against giving personal info to Russians as Moscow looks to extend campaign southwest  (Fox 04/22/2022)
      Ukraine says Russia won't allow evacuations from Mariupol steel plant, try to force surrender  (Fox 04/22/2022)
      Zelenskyy condemns Russia's rejection of Easter truce, says it shows how Putin treats Christianity  (Fox 04/22/2022)
      Satellite images reveal new mass graves at Ukrainian cemetery near Mariupol  (Fox 04/21/2022)
      Karl Rove rips Biden's 'mind-boggling' move to publicize what US military aid is going to Ukraine  (Fox 04/21/2022)
      Russia's Putin and China's Xi laugh at space cadet Kamala Harris  (Fox 04/21/2022)
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Space is a big deal.  Losing the Global Positioning Satellites run by the U.S.  Air Force would cost Americans at least $1 billion per day.
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I'm vehemently opposed to orbital debris and so is the Space Force.  In fact, they are launching bigger constellations of smaller satellites so the whole network won't go down if one satellite is hit – accidentally or on purpose.
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Sadly, Russia and China just don't care.  Russia spewed 1,500 pieces of space junk into orbit back in the November direct ascent shot, joining China's 2,800 pieces from back in 2007.
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Both nations have other weapons, like China's ground-based laser zapper.  They can also pull nasty on-orbit tricks, like deliberate collisions that bump satellites out of orbit or damage sensitive optics and antennae.
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Russia and China pose a real threat to the U.S.  in space.  There's not a chance Harris will change their minds.
      Ukraine military blows up bridge ahead of advancing Russian army, video shows  (Fox 04/21/2022)
      Putin orders troops not to storm final Mariupol holdout  (Fox 04/21/2022)
      Finnish prosecutor's decision paints picture of hostile path towards free speech and Christianity  (Fox 04/21/2022)
      High-ranking Russian officials question Putin's decision to invade Ukraine: report  (Fox 04/20/2022)
      McCarthy says Ukraine invasion should serve as ‘lesson’ for arming Taiwan  (Fox 04/17/2022)
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"...  Ukraine is not asking for American men and women to fight.  All they're asking for is the weapons to defend themselves.  If we would have taken those actions earlier, instead of waiting until after Russia invaded, they probably never would have invaded had we done that sooner."
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"Ukraine was craving the ability to defend themselves.  Had we moved the weapons to Ukraine earlier, that they could defend themselves, it would have saved thousands of lives and probably the decision of Putin not to enter."
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"What we need to do is learn from here ... but also look to the future of what China is doing.  Taiwan has been waiting more than a year for weapons they've already purchased to defend themselves.  Let democracies defend themselves.  This is a lesson we should learn today."
      Zelenskyy says Biden 'should come' to Ukraine days after White House says he has no plans to go  (Fox 04/17/2022)
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"It's his decision of course, and about the safety situation, it depends.  I think he is the leader of the United States, and that's why he should come here to see."
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      As Russia sets sights on seaport Odesa, we should 'be done underestimating Ukrainians': Gen.  Keane  (Fox 04/17/2022)
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"I am done underestimating these Ukrainians.  They have the skill.  They have the will.  They've got the leaders, and they are determined — and with the proper equipment in their hands, they are going to do very well here."
      Sasse replies to China's warning US is 'going down' a 'dangerous path' after congressional visit to Taiwan  (Fox 04/15/2022)
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"The CCP can't bully the American people or their representatives in the United States Congress.  Chairman Xi should remember two things: First, Congress plays a foundational role in the interpretation of the Taiwan Relations Act; second, the American people have no love of tyrants and instead instinctively support the freedom-loving people of Taiwan."
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"As President Tsai Ing-wen and I discussed today, the entire world knows that Chairman Xi approved and enabled Vladimir Putin's illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine."
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"Xi likes to talk about territorial sovereignty, but the entire world has seen clearly his immoral and foolish decision to side with Putin as he targets civilians in an independent neighboring country."
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"As the world sees more clearly who Putin and Xi are, they rally more enthusiastically to the side of Ukraine and Taiwan."
      Ukraine: More than 900 civilian bodies found in Kyiv region, police say  (Fox 04/15/2022)
      Zelenskyy says world should 'be ready' for possibility Putin uses nuclear weapons  (Fox 04/15/2022)
      Russia uses long-range bombers for first time in Ukraine war, official says  (Fox 04/15/2022)
      Forced into a basement in Ukraine, residents began to die  (Fox 04/13/2022)
      Ukrainian pilot reveals what his country's military really needs in fight against Russia  (Fox 04/13/2022)
      Sweden plans NATO application, Finland signals intent to join with security assessment: Report  (Fox 04/13/2022)
      46 retired generals, admirals urge White House against Iran nuclear deal  (Fox 04/13/2022)
      All Russian ground forces have entered Ukraine's eastern flank: senior US defense official  (Fox 04/13/2022)
      US, UK to continue providing assistance to Ukraine, welcome imposition of 'severe costs' on Russia  (04/12/2022)
      Ukraine official says 'everything possible' being done to help Mariupol soldiers  (Fox 04/12/2022)
      Ukraine Marine unit in Mariupol: 'Gradually we are coming to an end'  (Fox 04/12/2022)
      UN Security Council hears of Russian atrocities against Ukraine's women and girls: rapes, mass abductions  (Fox 04/11/2022)
      Russia has killed 10,000 civilians in Mariupol alone, mayor says  (Fox 04/11/2022)
      Russia accuses NATO members of running psychological operations in Ukraine  (Fox 04/11/2022)
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"The Russians are probably preparing for offensive operations in Kursk, Bryansk and Voronezh areas, which will be accompanied by brutality."
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"These announcements are likely part of Russia's disinformation operations designed to blame Ukrainians for the atrocities."
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"The conflict is entering its hottest phase as we're nearing the 50th day of war, and Putin is intensifying his disinformation campaign to preemptively discredit whatever findings Western investigations come up with regarding Russia's alleged war crimes in Ukraine."
      Images show Ukrainian troops fighting back against Russia as battle shifts east  (Fox 04/11/2022)
      I've seen Ukrainian suffering up close and we must continue to send critical lethal and nonlethal aid  (Fox 04/09/2022)
      Mariupol mayor says 31,000 residents deported at 'gunpoint' to Russian 'filtration camps,' evacuations stalled  (Fox 04/09/2022)
      Looming holiday, Kremlin comments point to dramatic Russian escalation in Ukraine: expert  (Fox 04/09/2022)
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"It's the 77th anniversary of what the Russians call the Great Patriotic War, which is what the West calls World War II."
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"It's a massive holiday, and they typically have got a huge military parade where they display all their latest weapons technology.  I just anticipate that [Putin] is going to do everything possible to claim a victory, whether he in fact can achieve that or not.  There's a tremendous pressure to continue this tradition."
      Russia's alleged war crimes in Ukraine are calculated, experts say: 'As shocking as it is, it's nothing new'  (Fox 04/08/2022)
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"It is absolutely not an accident that they are fighting this way," Rebekah Koffler, a former Defense Intelligence Agency officer and author of "Putin's Playbook: Russia's Secret Plan to Defeat America," told...  "This is 100% intentional.  It's not a lack of military discipline."
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"Civilians were crushed by tanks while sitting in their cars in the middle of the road, just for their pleasure," Zelenskyy said.  "They cut limbs, slashed their throats, women were raped and killed in front of their children."
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The atrocities revealed in Ukraine track with past Russian military operations...  "In the frustration of the conventional war, [Putin's] pivoted to more unconventional warfare to achieve his goals, but not the U.S.  type of winning hearts and minds.  It's the Russian type, which is the hammer."
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"This is what he did in Grozny in 1999 when he was the new prime minister.  It's what he did in Aleppo.  This is in their playbook.  As shocking as it is, it's nothing new."
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... the U.S.  "is seeing credible reports of torture, rape, and civilians executed alongside their families.  The images we have seen and reports we have heard suggest these atrocities are not the act of a rogue soldier.  They are part of a broader, troubling campaign."
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"When and if they withdraw the troops and Ukraine's troops take over, I'm afraid they will see more mass graves, more atrocities, and more examples of war crimes."
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Aside from allegedly targeting civilians, Russian forces also blew up an industrial nitric acid container in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, sending noxious and harmful fumes into the air...
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Russia has denied the war crime accusations.  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called the scenes in Bucha a "stage-managed anti-Russian provocation," while Moscow's U.N.  ambassador Vassily Nebenzia accused the Ukrainians of staging "a crude forgery."
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Part of the reason that the West has been so shocked by Russian actions is an intelligence failure called mirror-imaging, in which we process Putin's invasion through our own lens.
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"It's a cardinal sin of intelligence analysis.  It's basically, you put yourself in Putin's shoes, but you don't understand Putin, you're judging him as we would judge him.  What we think is okay is actually not how they think of the world."
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"Bottom line is tactically, they've displayed a lot of incompetence from the American standpoint, but they have the wrong frame of reference."
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"The fight in Ukraine is to draw the red line for NATO membership, but also to demonstrate to the other post-Soviet states who might be thinking about this type of switch that severe costs will be imposed on them."
      Zelenskyy calls on UN to cut diplomatic ties and 'isolate' Russia, saying Moscow only understands 'ultimatums'  (Fox 04/08/2022)
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"Unfortunately, not too many of our citizens survived after raising their concerns.  You need to establish the isolation against the Russian Federation."
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"We should not be using words of concern, we should be using the word... ultimatum.  Because they are using only the ultimatum in their conversation with us and the whole world."
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The United Nations General Assembly voted to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Thursday following the revelation of war crimes over the last week.
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The Kremlin announced it would terminate its membership on the UNHRC and accused the 93 member nations that voted in favor of suspension of "blackmail."
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Russia continues to sit as a permanent member on the U.N.  Security Council, which gives it veto power over major international decisions.
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Zelenskyy urged the U.N.  this week to remove Russia from the top governing body – responsible for maintaining world security and peace – over its role in what he described as "the most terrible war crimes" since World War II.
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"If we are talking about the isolation of the Russian Federation with different international organizations, then there should be isolation."
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"No more just having meetings with them, sitting with them at a single table and talking to them on the need to saddle the issue and repeating the word ‘concern'."
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Zelenskyy said he is ready to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin "as soon as possible" for serious peace negotiations.
      Fired up European official slams 'Ridiculous' Russian sanctions, urges different approach  (Fox 04/07/2022)
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... slammed the governing body's "ridiculous" approach, which he said "doesn't work" due to the fact Russia is run by an autocrat and the people have "no real" opinion.
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"That works with a democracy, with democrats, who have a public opinion, a real public opinion.  In Russia, there is no longer a real public opinion."
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He argued that the newest slate hits only a small amount of trade, such as coal, which he claimed only makes up 3% of Russian exports to Europe.
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He also took aim at attempts to cut off financial access, saying that "half the financial institutions are still outside the ban."
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Verhofstadt's plea seemingly reached his colleagues, as the parliament voted Thursday to support stronger, "full" sanctions against Russia...
      Russian troops discussed Bucha atrocities over radio, German intelligence agency claims  (Fox 04/07/2022)
      US Senate votes to resurrect World War II-era policy to help Ukraine amid Russian invasion  (Fox 04/07/2022)
      Ukrainians pore over tragic aftermath of Russian invasion  (Fox 04/06/2022)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday that women had been raped and killed in front of their children and that others had been tortured, thrown into wells, blown up with grenades and crushed to death by tanks while in cars.
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He said that those responsible should face war crimes charges in front of a tribunal and called on the U.N.  to remove Russia from the Security Council.  "Where is the peace that the United Nations was created to guarantee?"
      Russian crematoria operating in Mariupol: 'This is the new Auschwitz,' mayor says  (Fox 04/06/2022)
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"The killers are covering their tracks." ... "Russia's top leadership ordered the destruction of any evidence of crimes committed by its army in Mariupol."
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"The world has not seen the scale of the tragedy in Mariupol since the existence of the Nazi concentration camps.  Russia-occupation forces turned our entire city into a death camp."
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      Former Obama defense secretary calls on US to accelerate aid to stop Russia's war: This is bigger than Ukraine  (Fox 04/05/2022)
      Blinken accuses Russia of 'deliberate campaign' to kill, torture, rape civilians  (Fox 04/05/2022)
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"What we have seen in Bucha is not the random act of a rogue unit.  It's a deliberate campaign to kill, to torture, to rape, to commit atrocities.  The reports are more than credible, the evidence is there for the world to see."
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... the atrocities "reinforces our determination and the determination of countries around the world to make sure that one way or another – one day or another – there is accountability for those who committed these acts, for those who ordered them."
      Evidence of Russia's war crimes is 'devastating, disgusting and sickening': Kirby  (Fox 04/04/2022)
      Rep.  Elise Stefanik: There will be accountability on the world stage for Putin  (Fox 04/03/2022)
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"The images you showed on the show, they are devastating.  They are examples of genocide and the heinousness of truly an authoritarian war criminal in Vladimir Putin.  The United States needs to do everything we absolutely can to provide ammunition and anti-tank, to provide anti-aircraft, anti-ship weapons for the Ukrainians, so they are able to defend and continue this fight for their sovereignty and their nation."
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"Make no mistake Vladimir Putin is a war criminal, and there will be accountability on the world stage."
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"I think that was one of the big mistakes that Joe Biden made in terms of giving away the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, giving a slap on the wrist when it was Russia-backed cyberattacks in the U.S.  infrastructure.  The U.S.  needed to act earlier in providing weapons and munitions, and we need to make sure we stand strong with the Ukrainians."
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      Ukraine war photos: Horrific findings after Russian retreat from Kyiv outskirts  (Fox 04/03/2022)
      Russian-controlled areas near Ukraine’s capital show evidence of war crimes: Human Rights Watch  (Fox 04/03/2022)
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After Russian forces scaled back operations in the outskirts of Ukraine's capital, evidence emerged of brutal war crimes against civilians.
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Human Rights Watch has documented evidence of summary executions, unlawful violence and threats against civilians, and repeated rape between February 27 and March 14.
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A report from the organization also implicates Russian soldiers in looting civilian property, including food, clothing, and firewood.
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At a logistics compound that residents say was used as a base by Russian forces, the bodies of 8 men could be seen dumped on the ground, some with their hands tied behind their backs.
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Residents say Russian troops would go from building to building, take people out of the basements where they were hiding from the fighting, check their phones for evidence of anti-Russian activity and take them away or shoot them.
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... scores of dead civilians were found on the streets of Kyiv' suburbs of Irpin, Bucha, and Hostomel.  ... Many of the bodies had gunshot wounds to the head and had their hands bound.
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"Yes, we are absolutely outraged at what we see over there, but whoever expects the International Criminal Court to deter Vladimir Putin from committing further war crimes absolutely lives in a parallel universe."
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... the U.S.  and its allies must send more weapons to Ukraine instead of "instead of relying on weak legal systems."
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"But this really is a test for the west, because if we don't do more right now, what are we going to do when Putin uses chemical weapons or tactical nukes?  He's observing how we act and what we do."
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"Don't get me wrong, sending thoughts and prayers to Ukraine is important, but it's more important to send weapons and intelligence."
      Ukraine claims Russian forces have left Chernobyl, handed over control  (Fox 04/01/2022)
      Cracks in the Kremlin  (Fox 03/31/2022)
      Gen.  Kellogg: Russia 'on the edge' of losing war in Ukraine  (Fox 03/31/2022)
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"In many ways Putin has already lost.  Far from being the farsighted manipulator of events that he would have us believe, Putin has damaged himself through a series of catastrophic misjudgments."
      Ukraine says it needs more weapons soon, argues it's paying 'a very high price' as defender of democracy  (Fox 03/31/2022)
      Number of Ukraine refugees passes worst-case UN estimate  (Fox 03/30/2022)
      Putin outraged by Zelenskyy note delivered by Russian oligarch Abramovich: 'Tell him I will thrash him'  (Fox 03/30/2022)
      War in Ukraine shows why world needs US energy dominance  (Fox 03/30/2022)
      Biden's stumbles in discussing Ukraine invasion evoke missteps during botched Afghanistan withdrawal  (Fox 03/29/2022)
      Ukrainian intelligence releases names of more than 600 alleged Russian spies  (Fox 03/29/2022)
      Outgunned Ukrainians lure Russian aircraft into defense traps, need planes to defend airspace: expert  (Fox 03/28/2022)
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"Ukraine has been effective in the sky because we operate on our own land.  The enemy flying into our airspace is flying into the zone of our air defense systems."
      Levin: Putin is a war criminal, 'genocidal maniac' who 'killed his way to the top'  (Fox 03/27/2022)
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"He makes it clear that this is about more than Ukraine.  To him, Ukraine does not exist, it has always been Russia, they are not Ukrainian people, they are Russians."
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... urged the U.S.  and broader global community to hold the Russian leader accountable for "killing his way to the top" and bring an end to the reign of Russia's "madman genocidal maniac."
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"Who is the aggressor?  It is Vladimir Putin.  He is slaughtering innocent civilians, he is blowing up cities, One town on the Black Sea is 90% leveled.  Wherever Putin goes, this is what he does, he has destroyed Syria with his favorite genocidal maniac there, he destroyed the Chechnya area....that's what he does.  He is a man who killed his way to the top.  A man who assassinates in order to hold onto power...that is what we're up against."
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Dismissing President Biden's concerns of "escalating tensions," Levin warned that Putin will continue with his deadly invasion if the U.S.  and the West don't take decisive actions to back up the Zelenskyy administration's efforts to defend Ukraine.
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"The United States should not escalate tensions, excuse me?  How are we escalating tensions?  By helping an ally?  An ally that's trying to save its people who are being slaughtered unprovoked by a madman genocidal maniac...?"
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"No, I don't think so.  He keeps threatening to use nuclear weapons, he is a war criminal... involved in horrific atrocities."
      Canada's Trudeau rebuked by some members of European Parliament for treatment of convoy protesters  (Fox 03/27/2022)
      Former Russian double agent on Putin's invasion of Ukraine: 'No way' intel was unaware of circumstances  (Fox 03/27/2022)
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"There is no way that Russian intelligence didn't know in great detail what Russia would be facing."
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"Either they were afraid to tell or they did tell, and Putin just dismissed.  It could be a mixture of both because... Vladimir Putin has had a history... of knowing that he is the smartest man in the room and... just like ignoring advice from his people."
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"We as a country, have not paid enough attention to what Putin has been planning for a long time.  He wants to establish greater Russia the way it once started and... he has been pretty open about it."
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"He has stated in public that he doesn't consider Ukraine a sovereign nation, and Ukraine and Russia should be united."
      Prominent Russian critic blasts Putin's 'schizophrenic schemes to become lord of the world'  (Fox 03/27/2022)
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Russia's Investigative Committee accuses Nevzorov, a Russian journalist and former MP, of deliberately spreading false information about the event which happened in Mariupol, Ukraine earlier this month.  Conviction for such a crime could carry fifteen years in prison.
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Russia asserts the hospital in Mariupol had been all but evacuated prior to the attack and occupied by ultra-nationalist fighters.  But others have said what the Russian army did is nothing short of a war crime.
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"All information about war crimes is perceived extremely painfully by Russia," Nevzorov told...  "And the tragedy that happened to the maternity hospital in Mariupol was like a stake through the heart of a vampire.  And they, of course, went mad.  They explicitly announced a ban on talking about the subject at all.  But I posted information about it on all my social media.  I don't consider that a heroic deed.  It's normal professional behavior."
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Nevzorov is out of the country and said he is tempted to go back "to show those idiots not everyone is afraid of him." But he presumes returning would mean jail time and perhaps prefers to keep writing about what's going on from afar.
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"For God's sake, give him 100 more palaces, give him 500 more female gymnasts!" he says, gymnasts being a reference to Alina Kabaeva, Putin's rumored girlfriend or wife and perhaps mother of some of his children.  She was an Olympic rhythmic gymnast.
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"Just," Nevzorov continued his train of thought, "so he will not carry out his schizophrenic schemes to become lord of the world.  Let him play with such palaces, let him be engaged with his personal life, let him steal as much as he wants just to take his mind off his mania to murder."
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"Putin's palace stands in a country where 40 million people have no sewage system.  If you take all the Russian latrines made of boards with a hole in the floor, where you have to sit in freezing temperatures of minus 30 degrees, and put them together, they would take up an area the size of Chicago."
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Nevzorov is doubtful anyone can convince Putin to change his mind about the war.  He said Putin is driven by "delusions of grandeur."
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He said most average Russians don't grasp Putin's motivations.  "Our people are in an absolute zombie state, in an absolutely false and extremely grave state of mind."
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"And Putin has the ability to constantly feed on this state.  And even this Luzhniki rally was like a dose of drugs for the dictator.  He did not care whether the rally was fake or artificial, whether people were paid or not.  He needed banners and crowds of people to make him blossom and spark again."
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The Luzhnki rally was a big concert held March 18 to celebrate the annexation of Crimea where the slogan "A World Without Nazism" was spelled out prominently on stage.  More 200,000 people were said to have attended the rally and some told journalists on the ground they'd been pressured by bosses to go.
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Nevrozov said many Russians are content to consume only state-run media.  "They want to remain trapped by propaganda.  They want to remain trapped by delusional statements about some Nazis.  Where did they find the Nazis?  Where did they ever see Nazis in Ukraine?"
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"The scary thing, is that Russia is putting forward as a guide, as a textbook of life a vicious, bloody, horrible, dead-end."
      Zelenskyy representative blames U.S., other Budapest Memorandum signatories for Ukraine's war  (Fox 03/27/2022)
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... described signatories to the Budapest Memorandum as a reason Ukraine is at war, citing their failure to hold up their end of the agreement.  "They signed their obligation to protect Ukraine, to provide the security and safety."
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"Which means when Ukraine gave up its nuclear potential ... Ukraine was confident the other countries who have signed all of those agreements were going to guarantee its territorial integrity, it's independence and it's sovereignty."
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"Unfortunately, we're deeply sorry" the signatories of the Budapest Memorandum and the Charter "did not perform" and "provide the security of Ukraine" and "there is a war because of that going on in our territory."
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The Budapest Memorandum "says that whatever countries would sign that, they would guarantee the safety and security of Ukraine.  And there's the charter about the special partnership between NATO and Ukraine and all the signatories."
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"Innocent people are dying every day simply because we believed that those countries were going to provide what they obliged for."
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"After the Ukrainian case, I think there are going to be a lot of doubts in the world regarding international obligations that are given in exchange for whatever concessions."
      Biden's wasted opportunity on Ukraine at NATO meeting shows he's way over his head  (Fox 03/25/2022)
      Putin, Xi 'basically Siamese twins,' national security expert alleges  (Fox 03/25/2022)
      Erdogan: Ukraine and Russia nearing 'consensus' on 4 of 6 key issues to ending the war  (Fox 03/25/2022)
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"As is known, there is almost a consensus regarding such issues as NATO, disarmament, collective security and using Russian as official language in the technical infrastructure works during the ongoing process in Belarus."
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"However, there is the issue of Crimea and Donbass, which is impossible for Ukraine to consent to."
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"I think Mr.  Zelensky has displayed wise leadership with an understanding to take the issue to referendum by saying ‘That is a decision that must be made by the entire Ukrainian people'."
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... the Turkish president plans to tell Putin, "Make an honourable exit in Ukraine and become an architect of peace."
      Stefanik warns Russia, China 'strengthening' their 'authoritarian alliance'  (Fox 03/25/2022)
      US, European Union announce joint task force to reduce Europe's dependence on Russian gas  (Fox 03/25/2022)
      Half of Ukraine's children displaced: 'A grim milestone'  (Fox 03/24/2022)
      Top Russian officials not answering US calls, Pentagon says  (Fox 03/24/2022)
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"It's plain for the world to see that the Russian forces are committing war crimes, but it's important that the evidence be documented, that information by collected and provided to investigators, and then we let that process play out.  But clearly, there will be consequences."
      NATO calls on China to refrain from supporting 'Russia's war effort,' use 'significant influence' for peace  (Fox 03/24/2022)
      US natural gas can end Europe’s dependence on Russia, provide path to energy independence, energy CEO says  ()
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It is estimated that the U.S.  has about 100 years' worth of natural gas at the current consumption rates ... the U.S.  could completely replace Europe's Russian imports.
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"The side benefit of that is U.S.  natural gas is the cleanest natural gas in the world, bar none.  So you're replacing Russian natural gas that is not held to anywhere near the same standards with gas that's produced very cleanly and safely in the U.S."
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"I strongly believe that there's a place for all these types of fuels.  But that is unrealistic and ultimately a failed approach to attempt to leave a fuel like natural gas out of the mix, given all the benefits that it brings."
      Putin plans to attend G20 summit later this year, Russian ambassador to Indonesia says  (Fox 03/23/2022)
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"Not only G20, many organizations are trying to expel Russia," Russian Ambassador Lyudmila Vorobieva said during a news conference in Jakarta...  "The reaction of the West [to the war in Ukraine] is absolutely disproportional."
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President Biden told reporters he thinks Putin is a "war criminal" and last week, he called him a "pure thug" and a "murderous dictator."
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... the U.S.  plans to discuss with allies whether to bar Putin from the G20 while Biden is in Europe.  Imminent discussions will include whether to expel Putin from the G20 indefinitely as he was excluded from the G8 (now the G7) in 2014 following his annexation of Crimea...
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At G20 summits, world leaders tackle global issues like the economy, health, climate and security.  Putin didn't travel to the last G20 summit held in Rome, Italy, in October 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, but he attended virtually.
      Poland seeks expulsion of 45 Russians suspected of spying  (Fox 03/23/2022)
      Sean Hannity: Is Biden ready to respond if Putin uses chemical weapons in Ukraine?  (Fox 03/22/2022)
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Putin's soldiers have already leveled entire towns, blown up women and children's hospitals.  They bombed playgrounds, schools, shot peaceful protesters in the light of day, shot Ukrainians waiting in a bread line and use cluster bombs and hypersonic weapons to show off to the world as well.
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The U.S.  embassy in Kyiv is accusing Russia of kidnappings over 2,000 Ukrainian children and shipping them across the border into Russia.
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So ask yourself what is stopping Putin from escalating this war even further with chemical or biological weapons?
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I hope he doesn't, but here's the question.  Is the West, is NATO, is Joe ready to respond if he does?  Do you have confidence in Joe Biden's ability to respond appropriately?  Because I don't.
      Pentagon's Kirby pressed on Russian involvement in Iran deal talks, says 'clear evidence' of Putin war crimes  (Fox 03/22/2022)
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"Russia is the aggressor here.  And I think we have seen here at the Pentagon, we certainly see clear evidence that the Russian military is conducting war crimes.  We think it's important for the investigative process to continue.  We're going to contribute to that."
      Navalny reacts to 9-year sentence calling on Russian supporters to act against Putin regime 'war criminals'  (Fox 03/22/2022)
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"I am very grateful to everyone for their support.  And, guys, I want to say: the best support for me and other political prisoners is not sympathy and kind words, but actions."
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"Any activity against the deceitful and thievish Putin's regime.  Any opposition to these war criminals."
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"In 2013, after hearing my first verdict, I wrote this and now I will repeat it: don't be idle.  This toad sitting on an oil pipe will not overthrow itself."
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"By the way, please note that they kept jamming my ‘last word' by interrupting the broadcast.  That's understandable: words have power, Putin is afraid of the truth, I have always said that."
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"Fighting against censorship and bringing the truth to the people of Russia has remained our priority.  The Kremlin smashes the media, and in response we create new ones."
      Russian society becoming more like North Korea, expert says, as Kremlin creates new 'Hermit Kingdom'  (Fox 03/22/2022)
      Trump suggests US threaten Putin with nuclear submarine patrols  (INN 03/21/2022)
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"You should say, 'If you mention that word [nuclear] one more time, we're gonna send [nuclear submarines and planes] over and we'll be coasting back and forth, up and down your coast," Trump told...
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"You can't let this tragedy continue.  You can't let these, these thousands of people die."
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Trump said he "listened to [Putin] constantly using the n-word," referring to the world "nuclear," during his dealings with the Russian President but that he hoped he never had to use nuclear weapons because "it would be the tragedy of all tragedies."
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Trump also noted his own investment in nuclear submarines, saying, "I hated to do it, but I rebuilt our nuclear capability like nobody has ever thought even possible."
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Shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine got underway, Trump described Putin's actions in Ukraine as "genius" and "pretty savvy."
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After coming under fire for the remarks, Trump clarified his comments at CPAC 2022 and said, "The Russian attack on Ukraine is appalling.  We are praying for the proud people of Ukraine.  God bless them all."
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Trump did say he thinks that Putin is "smart" but also that American and NATO leaders are dumb.  He opined that President Joe Biden's weakness and the failures in the Afghanistan withdrawal are what prompted Putin's decision to invade Ukraine.
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... Trump told ... that he is "surprised" that Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine and further cracked down on freedom inside Russia.
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"I'm surprised — I'm surprised.  I thought he was negotiating when he sent his troops to the border.  I thought he was negotiating.  I thought it was a tough way to negotiate but a smart way to negotiate."
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"I've been very, very tough on Putin.  I get a bad rap on that," Trump said, reiterating his claim that Russia never would have invaded Ukraine had he been president for fear of how he would respond.
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"At the same time, I got along with him very well.  But I got along with most [world leaders] very well."
      Inside the brutal, terrifying Russian siege of Mariupol  (Fox 03/21/2022)
      Zelenskyy evokes Holocaust as he appeals to Israel for aid  (Fox 03/20/2022)
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"You remember it and will never forget it for sure," he said.  "But you should hear what is coming from Moscow now.  They are saying the same words now: 'final solution.' But this time it's about us, about the Ukrainian question."
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Israel has delivered tons of humanitarian aid to Ukraine and is set to open a special field hospital in western Ukraine later this week.
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But it has rejected pleas to provide arms or impose sanctions against Russia or its oligarchs, some of whom are Jewish and have strong ties to Israel.
      Netanyahu warns Iran could 'take the entire world hostage' if West approves new nuke deal  (Fox 03/20/2022)
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"Once you have a predatory, and especially in a rogue theocratic regime like this, have nuclear weapons, they can use them in two ways: One, they can threaten you directly with atomic bombs.  Secondly, they have a nuclear umbrella, which is ... to threaten you with conventional weapons like regular missiles or terrorists or anything else."
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"I think it changes history.  And that's why I took the unusual step of coming to the Congress, speaking there — something that was not easy to do."
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"And by the way, if you want to understand how bad this deal is, it not only gives Iran the freedom with an international legitimacy to enrich uranium and an unlimited quantity with much more sophisticated centrifuges in just a few years, it also gives them money an enormous amount of money to boot."
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"Those people who are firing these missiles, those people who have murdered Americans left and right, those people who are responsible for more terrorism around the world than anyone else – those people are going to be lifted off sanctions.  That's what the Iranians are demanding."
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"So this is absurd.  This is the kowtowing of the democratic world — unfortunately, of the rest of the world — to this rogue regime, giving it both the weapons of mass death, an enormous pile of cash to boot... It just doesn't make sense."
      Ukraine's Zelenskyy warns of 'third world war' if peace talks with Russia fail  (Fox 03/20/2022)
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"I think that we have to use any format, any chance in order to have a possibility of negotiating, possibility of talking to Putin.  But if these attempts fail, that would mean that this is a third World War."
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"If there is just 1 percent chance for us to stop this war, I think that we need to take this chance, we need to do that."
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"I am ready for negotiations with him.  I was ready over the last two years, and I think that without negotiations, we cannot end this war."
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"There are compromises for which we cannot be ready as an independent state.  Any compromises related to our territorial integrity and our sovereignty and the Ukrainian people have spoken about it — they have not greeted Russian soldiers with a bunch of flowers, they have greeted them with bravery, they have greeted them with weapons in their hands."
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"I'd like to receive security guarantees for my country, for my people.  If NATO members are ready to see us in the alliance, then do it immediately.  Because people are dying on a daily basis."
      Ukraine warns Belarus planning 'direct invasion' to assist Putin's forces  (Fox 03/20/2022)
      Kilmeade: America should be 'all-in' on a Ukraine victory  (Fox 03/19/2022)
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... once the wall fell in East Germany, we tried to turn the page and help the new slimmed-down Russia become an upstanding member of civil society.
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But another brutal despot would emerge, Vladimir Putin.  Determined to take back what his predecessors had given up when he says they lost by poisoning, murdering and killing anyone who got in his way.
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And once again, we are trying to talk with reason and talk with a brutal dictator who is every bit as evil as Hitler and Stalin showed us they were.
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... why we must do everything to make sure in this case, the good guys win, the Ukrainians.  ... because if they don't survive, mark my words, we will be in this fight all over again.  And the death and destruction will make World War II look like a small skirmish.
      US doesn't 'seem prepared' for possibility that Putin uses nuclear weapons: expert  (Fox 03/19/2022)
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... "the fact that we have not responded in a methodical manner to any of Putin's actions nor have we deterred any of his actions" is reason to be concerned that the United States does not have a coherent plan to respond to a potential nuclear attack.
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"Judging by our overall response and that we put all our eggs in one basket with sanctions and we were caught off guard regardless of the fact Putin never made it a secret what he was going to do yet we are grasping at straws."
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"Given that, it doesn't seem that we are prepared for the possibility of him using nuclear weapons."
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"The minute that Putin said he changed the combat readiness status we didn't say anything.  This whole confusion seems like a haphazard approach on our side."
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"He has high risk tolerance," Koffler said of Putin.  "I believe that it is within his frame of mind."
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"We are so focused on thinking that it's so crazy and outside the realm of possibility," Koffler said about the potential use of a nuclear weapon.
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"But think about all the crazy things he has already done.  He invaded Crimea.  He is now attacking Ukraine in the most brutal manner possible."
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... the nuclear option isn't necessarily one of the next steps Putin will take but that it can't be "ruled out" because the further you "drive Putin into the corner" the more the "probability increases because he has everything at stake right now."
      Russia claims to hit Ukraine with hypersonic missile, expert warns it is part of Putin’s ‘strategic plan’  (Fox 03/19/2022)
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"It's a game-changer in the geopolitical realm, not unlike in the military realm, because they're trying to [send a] strategic message."
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"In my assessment, [Russian President Vladimir Putin] is climbing small steps in the escalation ladder on the trajectory to nuclear warfare."
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"He could have used some other missile, and he chose a hypersonic one.  So the strategic messaging is that they've got this weapon.  We don't.  But even more importantly, is because it's dual-capable – it can be loaded with a conventional warhead or with a nuclear warhead."
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"He's messaging to us that he has a high tolerance for nuclear warfare.  And that if pushed – if we continue pushing him in the corner – he will have no choice, in his view, but to do this."
      Ukrainian Parliament member says Europe should 'cut all trade ties with Russia'  (Fox 03/19/2022)
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"I think this clearly showed [Europe] should cut all trade ties with Russia, just on the basis that they are a completely ridiculous trading partner and not a reliable one."
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"As we say in Ukraine, ‘It's better to lose money with a smart person than to try to earn money with an idiot.'"...
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"You cannot very quickly drain all the oil pipelines and all the gas pipelines from gas and oil.  I think the Western world needs to take a step back and look at the decisions they've made before."
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"I think that those Western companies that stay in Russia and decide to pay taxes will regret it." ... "It's the tax payments that matter currently.  We believe that any foreign company should take a responsible step and stop any sort of operations there."
      Putin sparks fears of new 'Red Terror' in 'Stalin-esque' speech on 'fifth column' traitors in Russia  (Fox 03/18/2022)
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"Putin is calling on the Russian people to root out and expose the traitors and bring them to the attention of government authorities."
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"He is basically encouraging people to turn in their friends and neighbors whom they perceive as ‘the fifth column'."
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"It's an equivalent of the ‘Red Terror' period during Stalin, who galvanized the Russians to look for ‘the enemies of the people' and turn them in to Secret Police.  Stalin authorized murders of millions of people who were perceived as disloyal to the Soviet government and the Communist Party."
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... Putin may be deliberately leaning into Stalin-inspired messaging because the late Soviet dictator's popularity is actually on the rise.
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More than half of the country viewed Stalin as a "great leader" during polling last year, and in 2017, Putin was viewed as one of the most outstanding figures in Russian history, outranked only by Stalin.
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"What Putin is now counting on is there will be a ‘Red Terror' again, like we had back in Stalin's time, and that people will be afraid to speak the truth, fearing somebody will overhear and report on you."
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"This is a dog whistle to those people who are Stalin supporters and supporters of a strong authoritarian hand."
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... Putin has steadily progressed from an authoritarian toward totalitarianism over his 20 years in charge.  He has a strong control of the flow of information within Russia and effective security forces capable of clamping down on protests quickly with minimal resources.
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"You cannot be a Stalin without an oppression regime large enough to act.  He's still very strong, but this is the first time I think there will be a challenge there to act on his increasingly authoritarian agenda."
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"The repression security services are used to comfortable living and need to be economically supported.  I think this is the first time where that might be called into question, because of the effects of sanctions, [they] might make it challenging for Putin to feed his whole repression regime."
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"I think he's betting on the following.  First, keep only those in Russia who subscribe to his agenda, or those who may not subscribe keep them silenced or marginalized ... and drive everyone else out."
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Unlike the former subjects of the Soviet Union's Iron Curtain, Russians who want to leave the country now can choose to do so – at least ostensibly.
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has also claimed that Russians critical of the war or of Putin's government were removing themselves voluntarily.
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"They are vanishing from our lives themselves.  Some people are leaving their posts, some are leaving their active work life, some leave the country and move to other countries.  That is how this cleansing happens."
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... the miscalculation there "mind-blowing," especially eight years after Russia's invasion of Crimea in which, she said, the Kremlin wanted to seize six regions from Ukraine but had to settle for portions of two.
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"...  that suggests the information flow and that analytical flow from top to bottom in the Kremlin is broken.  Putin is, because of that, losing a bit of touch with factual information on the ground.  I wouldn't say he's going crazy."
      US, allies accuse Russia of using UN Security Council to 'launder' disinformation on Ukraine  (Fox 03/18/2022)
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"This morning, Russia is once again attempting to use this Council to launder its disinformation, spread its propaganda, and justify its unprovoked and brutal attack on Ukraine."
      Ukraine, Russia war: Photos show devastation, death as Kyiv attacks leave residential district in ruin  (Fox 03/18/2022)
      Russian airstrike damages repair facilitates near Lviv airport in western Ukraine  (Fox 03/18/2022)
      UN Sec.Gen.  Guterres fiddles while Ukraine burns  (INN 03/17/2022)
      Nikki Haley: World is 'seeing the real Putin' in public 'cleansing' comments  (Fox 03/17/2022)
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"Well, it's just interesting, because now he's starting to verbalize who he truly is.  We always knew this about him, and we knew this when he helped ‘cleanse' people in Syria with chemical weapons."
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"We've seen it through his brutal attacks when he's tried to poison political opponents and tried to eliminate people.  I mean, so this is not anything new for him to think like that."
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"...  I don't think it's going to change his tactics, but you're seeing the real Vladimir Putin, and I think we need to take him at his word."
      Biden's slow response to Zelenskyy 'has cost Ukrainian lives,' top Republican on House intel panel says  (Fox 03/17/2022)
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"The Biden administration certainly needs to step up.  Although they have been publicly making statements of commitments to give Ukraine the tools and weapons to defend themselves, they've been very slow to do so."
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"Give them surface-to-air missiles that can make the airspace over Ukraine contested."
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"He seems almost timid and afraid of what Russia may do as opposed to being appalled at what Russia is doing."
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"When [Putin] threatens nations with nuclear weapons, he means it.  Saying he wants to reconstitute the geographical area of the Soviet Union, he means it."
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"The president needs to be able to stand up to [Putin] and to say that the United States certainly will deter Russia and all threats from them."
      Russia intends to go further than Ukraine, must stop 'diplomacy of deception': Former foreign minister  (Fox 03/17/2022)
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Andrei Kozyrev, who served as Russia's foreign minister from 1990 to 1996, said that the West and Russia will remain at odds until "Russian rulers start to behave within the international norms."
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"I think when Russia comes back to honoring the international norms, and Ukraine sovereignty and territorial integrity is part of those norms ... until they prove they are able to observe those norms, both inside – I mean minimum of human rights, respect for freedom of press – and in their foreign policy... until that, there is no understanding, and the sanctions should stand."
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... cautioned that Russia's aims include the whole of Eastern Europe, with intent to "attack, to pressure, to intimidate other countries, including members of NATO."
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Kozyrev spoke at length about his working relationship with his then-deputy and now-current Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who took office in 2004 and "changed drastically" from his earlier days in the ministry.
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"He was, you know, my brother in the endeavor," he said, accusing Lavrov of moral and professional "degradation." "He was sharing my views –otherwise, I wouldn't have put him in this position and worked together."
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"I don't know why he's doing this.  He was a good diplomat and a good person ... he was my friend."
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"I tried my best to establish best relations where Russia belongs – with Europe and the United States, most developed and democratic countries.  I wanted to be in that club."
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Kozyrev largely blamed President Vladimir Putin, whom he said has "no idea of the world outside of his office in the Kremlin" or "his bunker under the ground where he hides from COVID and probably now nuclear bombs."
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"He has no idea," Kozyrev said with a laugh.  "He underestimated Ukraine, he thought there was no nation like Ukraine, and of course they will not stand against Russian aggression.  He thought there was no unity in the West ... he underestimated Europe the same way."
      Russian population divided over war, tens of thousands seek exile in neighboring countries, expert says  (Fox 03/17/2022)
      Putin's inhumanity in Ukraine emerges as calls for 'self-purification' of 'traitors' as mass graves are dug  (Fox 03/17/2022)
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Putin compared the West to Nazi Germany and accused Russians who opposed the war of having a "slave-like" mentality.  He labeled the conflict "a struggle for our sovereignty, for the future of our country and our children."
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But a fresh crackdown on anti-war sentiment – including a criminal case against a popular lifestyle blogger – pales in comparison to the horrors in Mariupol, where the Russian military has appeared to overcome any hesitation about pulling its punches.
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Russia on Thursday bombed a theater in which thousands had taken refuge, even though satellite footage shows that the word for "children" in Russian was written on the ground near the theater...
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The bodies of children piled up in a narrow trench hastily dug into the ground in the city.  Mass graves now litter the outskirts, with citizens working fast in order to bury the dead and minimize the risk of danger to themselves.
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The surrounding roads are mined, and the city's port remains blocked as food runs out and the Russians cut off any attempts at humanitarian aid.
      China's nuclear threats are following on the heels of Russia's threats and should be a US wake-up call  (Fox 03/16/2022)
      Russian model who trashed Putin on social media found dead in suitcase  (Fox 03/16/2022)
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"I can only assume, in my opinion, clear psychopathy or sociopathy is seen in him.  For psychopaths, it is important to constantly experience a sense of fullness and sharpness of life, so they love risk, intense experiences, intense communication, intense activity - an intense and dynamic life."
      Ukraine's Zelenskyy addresses Congress, invokes 9/11, Pearl Harbor, MLK as he pleads for pivotal aid  (Fox 03/16/2022)
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"I'm addressing the President Biden," Zelenskyy said.  "You, the leader of your nation, I wish you to be the leader of the world." "Being the leader of the world means being the leader of peace."
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"Ladies and gentlemen, friends, Americans, in your great history, you have pages that would allow you to understand Ukrainians understand us right now, when we need you right now."
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"Remember Pearl Harbor, terrible morning of December 7, 1941, when your sky was black from the plains attacking you.  Just remember it."
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Zelenskyy went on to invoke Sept.  11, 2001, calling it a "terrible day" when "independent territories" were turned into "battlefields," and "when innocent people were attacked — attacked from the air."
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"Yes, just like no one else expected.  You could not stop it.  Our country experienced the same every day.  Right now at this moment, every night for three weeks now, various Ukrainian cities, Odesa and Kakutani, have been so many predominantly of Mariupol."
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Zelenskyy said Russia has "turned the Ukrainian sky into a source of death for thousands of people," saying there are missiles and "countless bombs."
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"They use drones to kill us with precision.  This is a terror that Europe has not seen for 80 years, and we are asking for a reply — for an answer from this terror from the whole world."
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"Is this a lot to ask for, to create a no-fly zone over Ukraine to save people?  Is this too much to ask?  A humanitarian no-fly zone, something that Ukraine — that Russia would not be able to terrorize our free cities?"
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"If this is too much to ask, we offer an alternative," Zelenskyy said, calling for air "powerful, strong" air systems to "protect our people, our freedom, our land."
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"You know that they exist and you have them, but they are on earth.  Not in Ukraine, not in the Ukrainian sky — they do not defend our people."
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"These words are known to each of you.  Today, I can say I have a need.  A need to protect our sky.  I need your decision, your help, which means exactly the same.  The same you feel when you hear the words, I have a dream."
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Pointing to World War II, Zelenskyy said that "the war of the past have prompted our predecessors to create institutions that should protect us from war, but, they unfortunately don't work."
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"We see it.  You see it.  So we need new ones, new institutions, new alliances, and we are for them."
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He proposed "to create an association, United for Peace, a union of responsible countries that have the strength and consciousness to stop conflicts, immediately provide all the necessary assistance in 24 hours, if necessary — even weapons, if necessary, sanctions, humanitarian support, political support."
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"If such an alliance would exist today...we would be able to save thousands of lives in our country, in many countries of the world who need peace, those who suffer inhumane destruction."
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"...  being the leader of the world means to be the leader of peace.  Peace in your country doesn't depend any more only on you and your people — It depends on those next to you and those who are strong."
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"Strong is brave and ready to fight for the survival of his citizens and the citizens of the world, for human rights, for freedom, for the right to live decently and to die when your time comes and not when it's wanted by someone else — by your neighbor."
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Zelenskyy said the Ukrainian people are "fighting for the values of Europe and the world" and "sacrificing our lives in the name of the future."
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"That's why, today, the American people are helping not just Ukraine, but Europe and the world, to keep the planet alive, to keep justice in history."
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"I see no sense in life if I cannot stop the deaths," Zelenskyy said.  "And this is my main issue and the leader of my people, great Ukrainians, and the leader of my nation."
      Israel destroyed hundreds of Iranian drones in massive attack  (INN 03/15/2022)
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... six Israeli drone aircraft carried out an attack on an airbase in western Iran near Kermanshah in mid-February, destroying hundreds of drones.
      Senate condemns Putin as a war criminal  (INN 03/15/2022)
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The US Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal.
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The resolution, introduced by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and backed by senators of both parties, encouraged the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague and other nations to target the Russian military in any investigation of war crimes committed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine...
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"All of us in this chamber joined together, with Democrats and Republicans, to say that Vladimir Putin cannot escape accountability for the atrocities committed against the Ukrainian people."
      EU and UK hit Russia with wider sanctions that target luxury  (Fox 03/15/2022)
      Zelenskyy speech to Congress could be most important by a foreign leader since Churchill in 1941  (Fox 03/15/2022)
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Churchill warned those who would challenge the United Kingdom and the United States.
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"What kind of a people do they think we are?  Is it possible that they do not realize that we shall never cease to persevere against them until they have been taught a lesson which they and the world will never forget?," asked Churchill in the Senate chamber.
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He questioned if "wicked men" didn't know "they will be called to terrible account if they cannot beat down by force of arms the people they have assailed."
      'Make Russia Pay Act' would empower US Treasury to use seized Russian assets to help Ukraine  (Fox 03/15/2022)
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The bill would set up a "Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief Fund" in the Treasury and empower the secretary of the Treasury to use seized Russian wealth to help Ukrainian refugees.
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"All Russian assets seized by the United States, including seized Russian Central Bank foreign reserves, shall be deemed forfeited, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall liquidate such assets and deposit the resulting funds into the Ukrainian Humanitarian Aid Fund."
      Newt Gingrich rips Biden's 'timid, cowardly' response to Ukraine: 'We are intimidated by Putin'  (Fox 03/15/2022)
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"This is the most timid, cowardly and pathetic administration in modern American history." ... "I don't think anybody in Europe looks to the United States right now to provide any leadership of any kind, and I think that Biden is meeting that standard."
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"We have many very competent people.  If they were unleashed, we would in fact end up defeating Putin, and he would end up being driven out of power by his own government."
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"But instead, we are intimidated by him.  We're allowing him to get away with war crimes."
      Ukraine's Zelenskyy addresses Canada's parliament: 'Please close the sky'  (Fox 03/15/2022)
      White House warns of 'consequences' if China provides aid to Russia: 'The world is watching closely'  (Fox 03/15/2022)
      NATO chief warns of risk of accidental Russian strike in allied nation, calls for increased air defense  (Fox 03/15/2022)
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"We are ready to protect and defend every inch of NATO allied territory.  When we see more military activities, when we see actually fighting going on close to NATO borders, there's always a risk for incidents and accidents."
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"Therefore, we have to make every effort to prevent such incidents and accidents and if they happen, to make sure that they don't spiral out of control and create really dangerous situations."
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Russia has launched more than 900 missiles at Ukrainian targets since the invasion began nearly three weeks ago.
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Patriot missile batteries are "the only operational air defense system that can shoot down attacking missiles."
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"President Putin's brutal invasion of Ukraine is causing death and destruction every day.  It has shocked the world and shaken the national order."
      Russia duped Europe into energy dependence by funding 'rabid environmental groups': experts  (Fox 03/15/2022)
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For years, world leaders have accused Russia of funding environmental groups in Europe to steer nations away from energy independence and strengthen Russia's iron grip over the continent.
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As nations across the globe begin shunning Russian oil in response to the country's invasion of Ukraine, U.S.  leaders are also questioning how deep Russia's ties go in the environmental community.
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"You're not really an independent nation if you depend on foreign countries so heavily for your energy supplies."
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... 15 years ago, "Europe produced more natural gas than Russia," but that all changed as "Russia increased its natural gas production and Europe reduced it."
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"Europe decided not to frack in large part in response to climate activists.  We now think there is strong evidence suggesting [the climate activists] were supported directly through financing from Russia."
      Zelenskyy predicts victory in Ukraine, offers Russian soldiers 'a chance to survive'  (Fox 03/15/2022)
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"The 19th day of our resistance is over.  Historical war.  Another difficult day, which is still approaching our victory.  Approaching peace for Ukraine."
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... "the enemy is confused" and did not expect stiff resistance.  "Their soldiers know this.  Their officers are aware of this.  They flee the battlefield.  They abandon equipment."
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"We take trophies and use them to protect Ukraine.  Today, Russian troops are, in fact, one of the suppliers of equipment to our army.  They could not imagine such a thing in a nightmare."
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"Russian conscripts!  Listen to me very carefully," Zelenskyy warned.  "Russian officers!  You've already understood everything.  You will not take anything from Ukraine.  You will take lives.  There are a lot of you.  But your life will also be taken.  But why should you die?  What for?  I know that you want to survive."
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"Therefore, I offer you a choice.  On behalf of the Ukrainian people, I give you a chance.  Chance to survive."
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"If you surrender to our forces, we will treat you the way people are supposed to be treated.  As people, decently.  In a way you were not treated in your army.  And in a way your army does not treat ours.  Choose!"
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... praised the Russians "who do not stop trying to convey the truth" despite Putin's crackdown on protests and journalists who buck his government narrative.  Zelenskyy specifically mentioned the woman who disrupted the Russian state television broadcaster Channel One.
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He said he is "grateful ... personally to the woman who entered the studio of Channel One with a poster against the war.  To those who are not afraid to protest.  As long as your country has not completely closed itself off from the whole world, turning into a very large North Korea, you must fight.  You must not lose your chance."
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The president also warned that Russian military leaders will be held responsible for war crimes.
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"Responsibility for war crimes of the Russian military is inevitable.  Responsibility for a deliberate humanitarian catastrophe in Ukrainian cities is inevitable.  The whole world sees what is happening in Mariupol.  Kharkiv.  Chernihiv.  Sumy.  Okhtyrka.  Hostomel.  Irpin.  In all our cities."
      Woman-led 'Dattalion' in Ukraine documents Russian invasion with citizen videos: 'Show the world the horrors'  (Fox 03/15/2022)
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"Basically we are fighting against Russia with data, with information, and we want to show to the world about what the Russian army is doing in Ukraine, what they are doing to our kids, what they are doing to our elderly, what they are doing to our homes."
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"It is a database primarily of videos but also of photos taken by civilian Ukrainians, ordinary people with their smartphones."
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"It is very important.  All the information that comes from Russia, it's all fake ... They are trying to fool all the world, and they've already done it with their people.  That's why we want to spread truth to the world, and video and information is our weapon actually, and video and posts, marketing campaigns is our tools, so this is what we know how to do."
      What do you call Putin collaborators?  Climate Activists  (INN 03/14/2022)
      Russia's Putin looks to import Syrian mercenaries to do the 'dirty tricks' against Ukraine’s population  (Fox 03/14/2022)
      Iran sends its missile regards  (Fox 03/14/2022)
      Ukraine's Zelenskyy vs.  Russia's Putin – what to expect in the battle for Kyiv  (Fox 03/14/2022)
      Lt.  Gen Hodges: Russians are about ten days away from ‘culminating point’ of exhausting ammo, manpower  (Fox 03/14/2022)
      Russia-Ukraine: Zelenskyy to deliver virtual address to Congress Wednesday, Pelosi and Schumer say  (Fox 03/14/2022)
      Musk challenges Putin to ‘single combat’ over Ukraine, Russia responds: 'Weakling'  (Fox 03/14/2022)
      Ukraine war: Do sanctions work?  Experts weigh in  (Fox 03/14/2022)
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There's evidence that sanctions have worked to secure U.S.  foreign policy interests in the past, but experts are underwhelmed by the response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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In order to combat Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine ... the U.S.  would need to dramatically step up its sanction game, cutting off all Russian banks — not just some — from the international SWIFT transfer system.
      How miscalculations and misperceptions could lead to US-Russia conflict  (Fox 03/14/2022)
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"Usually the path of the escalation is difficult to predict, it can come out of nowhere in the fog of war." ... "It is so easy for both sides to misinterpret each other's intentions."
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"The Russians are predisposed to worst-case scenario, their intelligence assessments say that a war between the U.S.  and Russia is inevitable, they already believe it."
      White House axed plan to train Ukrainians in guerrilla warfare fearing it may provoke Russia  (Fox 03/13/2022)
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"This is part of a larger story in which the White House pulled its punches in the lead-up to the conflict, when we already saw that the Russians were amassing troops."
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"Based on either incorrect assumptions about what Vladimir Putin wanted to do or based upon worries about provoking Putin — he didn't need any provoking!  — it's one example of these calculations leading to a more passive approach than we could have taken."
      85 children killed in Ukraine, more than 100 wounded since start of Russian invasion, Ukrainian official says  (Fox 03/13/2022)
      Second Ukrainian mayor captured as Russian invaders target elected politicians: Ukrainian official  (Fox 03/13/2022)
      Russian airstrike targets Orthodox Christian monastery where 200 children were sheltering  (Fox 03/13/2022)
      US senators dismiss 'World War III' worries, say US forces would dominate Russian troops  (Fox 03/13/2022)
      Putin successfully implementing proactive US developed strategy while US lags behind  (Fox 03/12/2022)
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"The Biden administration, and in general the Washington national security apparatus, have been in a reactive mode in regard to Russia."
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"Right now, in regards to the current conflict, but also in general.  It seems like Putin has been doing things and then we react.  We are thinking ‘how do we respond' but why do we need to respond?  Why didn't we do a deterrent in the first place?"
      Russian agents threaten Google, Apple representatives with prison time: report  (Fox 03/12/2022)
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Agents apparently appeared at the door of a Google executive's home in Moscow and demanded that he remove an app from its Google Play Store at the request of Russian President Vladimir Putin...  An Apple representative in Moscow experienced similar threats...
      What it's like inside Moscow amid Ukraine war: Reporter's Notebook  (Fox 03/12/2022)
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Most independent news outlets in Russia have been shuttered with writers now in exile to avoid going to jail for as many as 15 years for crossing the Kremlin's latest and arbitrary "fake news" red line.
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"It's kind of tragic because we have our society collapsed and no economic hopes, and we also don't see any political future for our homeland, our country."
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"We have a lot of pro-war propaganda.  It's quite stupid and aggressive.  And basically, you start to feel like a person who lives in a kind of occupied land, like it's not your country.  It's a country which was occupied by some foreign invaders, some kind of enemy."
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... compared to what Ukrainians are living through, he feels Russians have nothing really to complain about.  But still, for many, this is a painful time and is pitting Russian against Russian.
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"I feel like all the situation has us on the edge of civil war, basically because hate is rising in Russia.  Propaganda feeds this hate, and we have more and more hate and distrust in Russia."
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"I feel like there are smart people around President Putin, and I believe that they understand pretty well what happens in Ukraine."
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"They can see the same as we are, as we still have some, some independent source of information left — YouTube, Telegram and some other social media — which was not completely blocked in Russia for now.  But I feel like they have decided that they are war criminals, so they can't break this ties with Mr.  Putin."
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"Or, let's say, the USSR.  You feel like in 1991 the USSR was just wiped off the map, the political map, but I feel like it was just an illusion.  I feel like in these 30 years the USSR in form of the Russian Federation was still alive.  It's still alive."
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... the newspaper just put out perhaps its best cover ever showing ballerinas dancing to "Swan Lake" against a backdrop of a mushroom cloud.  All it says on the cover is "This edition of Novaya is in compliance with the changed criminal code of Russia."
      Russia invasion: Rep.  Garcia says Biden should stop disclosing Ukraine strategies  (Fox 03/12/2022)
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"A good strategist will never disclose what he will or will not do in advance of combat," Garcia, a former Navy pilot, told...
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Biden previously told reporters that he had no intention of sending American troops to Ukraine and, more recently, no intention of implementing a no-fly zone over Ukraine to avoid U.S.  involvement in the war with Russia.
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"[H]e waited far too long to enact sanctions that would deter Putin in some way.  Our president should not be telling our adversaries what we won't do."
      No-fly zone in Ukraine worth the risks; Putin may attack Western nations anyway, GOP rep says  (Fox 03/12/2022)
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"One-hundred percent, there is risk if the United States or NATO or the [European Union] or anybody starts to enforce a no-fly zone.  Nobody should have that kind of illusion that it's not."
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"As much as none of us want to be in the Ukraine, if we do nothing, ultimately, everybody will be forced to be in the Ukraine as a result."
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"None of us should be under this illusion that Putin is a rational actor or operates in a proportional way.  This guy invaded the sovereignty of the Ukraine."
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"Just because we don't do something doesn't mean that Putin doesn't still react to NATO or to the European Union or any other countries throughout Europe in some other kind of way."
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"Let's not forget that economic warfare is a type of warfare, just like cyber warfare, just like kinetic warfare."
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"One of the things that also changes the calculus of things is the Ukrainian people have showed us that they are lions and not lambs."
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"Look at the demands of Vladimir Putin and Russia saying that he wants Crimea to be recognized as part of Russia.  He wants to get rid of their elected government and get rid of their constitution, make sure that they're never a part of NATO, and the list goes on."
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"The fact of the matter is those are all things that Putin is demanding that we as the West and the EU and NATO should all be demanding of Vladimir Putin.  Those are things that there is such an impasse on what we need to demand and what Putin is demanding that there is not at this juncture, in my opinion, a diplomatic solution."
      Former Russian foreign minister: China will 'never' treat Putin as 'equal'  (Fox 03/12/2022)
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"Putin might go to China.  He goes to China because he's not competitive in other markets and he sells to China the raw materials, but China will never take him as an equal partner or even as ally because they don't need it."
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"[Putin] even believes that China will rescue Russia, which is absurd.  China is kind of inciting him to go to quarrel with the West because it's in their interest ... because if he loses the Western markets – even Japan and many other countries joined the sanctions – he will crawl to China asking them to buy some of their mineral resources."
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"Of course, if someone offers you to sell something and they know they are this person's last resource of money, you will ask for tremendous discounts.  The Chinese are good businessmen and ruthless businessmen ... in a desperate position, that's the last partner I would want to deal with."
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"[Russia] cannot produce their own world-class automobile ... have you seen anywhere, anything produced in Russia on the shelf or in sale?  Look at Switzerland, and they have fantastic ski resorts and they produce all sorts of high-tech electronics and other things, while Russia on the world market you can find only weaponry or the raw materials."
      Barr warns China is 'biggest threat' to US, warns of 'highly aggressive' tech plan  (Fox 03/12/2022)
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"China is the biggest threat that the country faces, not only militarily – because they are building a very capable military — but also technologically," Barr said, noting that the United States has been "the world's technological leader and people are accustomed to that."
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... the Biden administration, in its efforts to combat the threat China poses, should "focus on the fact that it has been that leadership that makes us so prosperous and creates all the opportunity for future generations and provides for our security."
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"The Chinese have a comprehensive, highly aggressive plan to take control of all of the key technologies of the future, such as 5G communications, robotics, artificial intelligence – all of the technologies that are going to be pivotal in the years to come."
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"They are very industrious and enabled people.  It is going to be a huge challenge for us going forward."
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This week, the intelligence community released its annual threat assessment addressing global threats facing the United States for 2022, including Russia, China, North Korea, Iran and more.
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... the United States and its allies "will face an increasingly complex and interconnected global security environment marked by the growing specter of great power competition and conflict, while collective, transnational threats to all nations and actors compete for our attention and finite resources."
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... China is increasingly a "near-peer competitor, challenging the United States in multiple arenas — especially economically, militarily and technologically — and is pushing to change global norms and potentially threatening its neighbors."
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... Putin's invasion of Ukraine has emboldened China with regard to its ambition to take Taiwan, the intelligence community warned that Beijing is using a coordinated approach to compel neighbors to "acquiesce" to its preferences, "including its territorial and maritime claims and assertions of sovereignty over Taiwan."
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"Beijing will press Taiwan to move toward unification and will react to what it views as increased U.S.-Taiwan engagement."
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"We expect that friction will grow as China continues to increase military activity around the island, and Taiwan's leaders resist Beijing's pressure for progress toward unification."
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... China presents "the broadest, most active and persistent cyber espionage threat to U.S.  Government and private sector networks."
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"China's cyber pursuits and export of related technologies increase the threats of attacks against the U.S.  homeland, suppression of U.S.  web content that Beijing views as threatening to its control and the expansion of technology-driven authoritarianism globally."
      US leaders predicted Kyiv's swift fall after Russian invasion.  Why were they so wrong?  (Fox 03/11/2022)
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The fact remains that Kyiv did not fall, and Afghanistan did not stand, despite Milley's speculations in May 2021 that the U.S.-backed government there could.
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"It's not a foregone conclusion, in my professional military estimate, that the Taliban automatically win and Kabul falls, or any of those kind of dire predictions," Milley said during a news briefing at the time.  "There's a significant military capability in the Afghan government, and we have to see how this plays out."
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Afghanistan fell swiftly to the Taliban after the U.S.  military shuttered Bagram Air Base.  Milley, along with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, was among the Biden administration leaders who green-lit that plan.
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They are now helping direct the U.S.  response to Russia's aggression in Ukraine.
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From a manpower standpoint, Russia has sent nearly 100% of its combat forces into Ukraine...  This is an unusual move: Armed forces tend to keep numbers in reserve outside the theater of combat.
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"The Russian logistics suck.  The supply chain sucks.  Zelenskyy has been a hero.  Ukrainians have stepped up to fight."
      Zelenskyy downplays Putin’s most extreme threats as ‘bluff’: ‘Nothing else is working for him'  (Fox 03/11/2022)
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"I think that the threat of nuclear war is a bluff.  It's one thing to be a murderer, it's another to commit suicide."
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"Every use of nuclear weapons means the end for all sides, not just for the person using them."
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"Putin's threat shows a weakness.  You only threaten the use of nuclear weapons when nothing else is working.  I am sure that Russia is aware of the catastrophic consequences of any attempt to use nuclear weapons."
      Piers Morgan announces new live prime-time show 'Uncensored'  (Fox 03/10/2022)
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"A year ago today I was forced to leave a job that I loved at the peak of its success for having the audacity to express an honestly-held opinion."
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"Well, this shouldn't happen in any democracy supposedly built on the principle of free speech and freedom of expression."
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"So I'm delighted to now be returning to live television with a new prime-time show whose main purpose will be to cancel the cancel culture which has infected societies around the world.  I want it to be a platform for lively, vigorous debate with news-making interviews and that increasingly taboo three-letter word: fun.  I also want it to annoy all the right people.  I'm 'Piers Morgan Uncensored.'"...
      WHO documents Russian attacks against 21 Ukraine health care facilities; West condemns  (Fox 03/10/2022)
      Watters: Putin turning Ukraine 'into an absolute killing field'  (Fox 03/10/2022)
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"Vladimir Putin has no plans of holding back now.  It's clear that he's become more ruthless, the more desperate he gets.  And the more losses his military piles up, the more willing he will be to behave like a terrorist.  And what's next is unpredictable."
      Former press secretary to Ukrainian president says it would be 'tragedy' if Kamala Harris becomes president  (Fox 03/10/2022)
      In Ukrainian crisis, China is part of problem.  Does Europe get it?  (Fox 03/10/2022)
      Russia rejects Ukraine 'neutrality' proposal, high-level talks see 'no progress' after Ukraine hospital attack  (Fox 03/10/2022)
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"Unfortunately, I can confirm that the Russian leadership, including Minister Lavrov, live in their own reality."
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"In our talks, behind closed doors and in the absence of the media, he told me looking in my eyes that the pictures of pregnant women being taken from under the rubble of the maternity house are fake, that they hit the maternity house as a military target because the Russian military was absolutely sure that it was under the control of Ukrainian army."
      One of world's deadliest snipers leaves home in Canada to fight in Ukraine: 'I have to help'  (Fox 03/10/2022)
      Russian oligarch renounces citizenship, says it has ‘become a stamp of shame’  (Fox 03/09/2022)
      Biden engaged in 'war on American energy,' finally banned Russia oil over bad news cycle, House rep says  (Fox 03/08/2022)
      Ukraine's fighting Cossack spirit – Stalinist Putin won't prevail  (Fox 03/08/2022)
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Putin's background controls Putin's actions.  His grandfather was Stalin's cook, and his father a World War II exterminator of humans for Stalin.
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Putin continued in the family business as a KGB officer who, like Stalin, was a self-made man of steel who avoided all combat but utilized deftness and poison to accelerate his rise and eliminate opponents.
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Asked about Putin when he became president of Russia in 1999, Putin's mentor Anatoly Sobchak said, "Putin is Stalin."
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Several days later, Sobchak and a bodyguard died suddenly of heart attacks without any prior history of coronary disease.
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Like his idol Stalin, Putin pursued a dream of a Soviet empire that has graduated from being a retail poisoner of hundreds to mass murderer of many thousands and potentially millions in Ukraine.
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See related Two Tyrants (Michael Ramirez, 02/27/2022) cartoon from World picture album
      Iran oil is fueling Russia's war machine — US must not lift sanctions against Tehran  (Fox 03/08/2022)
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... Iran is supplying Russia with illicit oil supplies to finance his war in Ukraine.  This is alarming to say the least, because America and its allies are on the verge of providing a $10 billion windfall to the terrorist regime in Tehran.
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For reasons that are still unclear, the Biden administration has long sought to revive the failed Obama-era 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.  Reports suggest an agreement is imminent, with the lead Russian negotiator in the talks saying Russia and China teamed up and "Iran got much more than it could expect.  Much more."
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Whether that is an exaggeration or not, removing sanctions and allowing the sale of Iranian oil across the globe would be a massive victory for Tehran — and a massive loss for the U.S.
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By reviving the failed Iran deal, the Biden administration will fill the coffers of a murderous, terrorist regime, without putting an end to Iran's nuclear weaponization.  And some of that windfall may find its way to Russia, fueling Putin's war machine.
      Shell to stop buying Russian oil and gas, apologizes for recent purchase  (Fox 03/08/2022)
      Blinken says Russia making 'mockery' of talk of 'peaceful coexistence' with US  (Fox 03/08/2022)
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"Peaceful coexistence has two words.  The first is ‘peaceful'.  And Russia's doing everything in its power to make a mockery of that word through its aggression on Ukraine."
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... the U.S.  would "welcome" peaceful coexistence "in principle" but made clear what Russia needs to do in order to get to that point.
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"It needs to start by actually making good on the word peaceful and ending the war, the aggression that it is committing in Ukraine.  It's pretty straightforward."
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"President Putin is making Russia a pariah, destroying in the space of a week 30 years of international openness and opportunity."
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... "this is not the Russian people's war" but "President Putin's war to subjugate a sovereign nation." "And until he ends it the world will hold him accountable."
      Russian pro-war ‘Z’ symbol: what to know  (Fox 03/08/2022)
      Mike Pence: Biden working toward dangerous agreement with the ayatollahs in Iran  (INN 03/07/2022)
      The third World War has already started in Ukraine.  Europe and the US should wake up  (JWR 03/07/2022)
      Rep.  Mike Gallagher: Biden deterrence strategy will fail Taiwan like it did Ukraine  (Fox 03/07/2022)
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"When the dust settles, despite the very real bravery on display by the Ukrainian people, deterrence in this case failed.  The Biden Administration thought that sanctions and tweets would be enough to deter, but they failed to apply the kind of hard power that would have deterred Putin from launching this war in the first place.  By the way, a war that could still escalate and involve us at any moment."
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"...  I think it should serve as a reminder that authoritarian countries with leaders who have no checks and balances like Russia and China and leaders who think human life is cheap can launch invasions that seem impossible for us to imagine."
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"If the Biden Administration is wedded to this approach that they are calling integrated deterrence, which is just liberal code for cutting hard power, I fear deterrence will fail again in a bigger stage which is the conflict over Taiwan."
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"It just comes down to our willingness to invest in hard power as well as our ability to abandon this anti-America woke nonsense.  We need to wake up and realize we live in a dangerous world filled with bad guys, evil KGB guys like Putin and genocidal communists like Xi Jinping but we, America, are the good guys."
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"Because of the bravery of the Ukrainian people, President Biden was giving something you rarely get in geopolitics: a second chance.  But if he signs this deal, if he signs this instrument of simultaneous surrender to Iran, Russia, and China, he will squander the second chance and America will suffer in the process."
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"It's like giving Putin the pistol to point at our heads to hold us hostage.  It makes absolutely no sense and again, it undermines everything that President Biden promised with respect to Vladimir Putin."
      Maria Baronova fears ‘we’re on the brink of a nuclear war’ after quitting Russian state-run media over Ukraine  (Fox 03/07/2022)
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"The problem is, I know these people very well.  They never send threats, they just kill, so there is kind of [a] weird silence around me, but I really think we're on the brink of a nuclear war right now.  I'm not exaggerating."
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"I have a son, I can't leave because his father won't allow me to leave with him, and so I just prefer to stay in Moscow ... It seems like we're either in North Korea or we are going to be killed by a thermonuclear mushroom."
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"I wouldn't quit, and I wouldn't lose my salary and job if I was sure that we are going to be alive for many years, but I really don't know what is going to happen to all of us next."
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"If I chose to be with Russia, this does not mean that I should walk in a totalitarian system, be silent or, for example, rejoice that the regime, which I do not want for my country, is being exported somewhere else."
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"And this regime will finally turn our life into one endless hell.  What's there.  Already turned."
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"I have nothing else to talk about with them.  Our own government is bombing our relatives, our friends."
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"We have internet like everybody else in this world, and you can't hide information from people in the era of the internet, so I don't understand how they can be brainwashed.  How can they be saying that Russia is fighting with Hitler collaborators in Ukraine when Hitler died 80 years ago?  But they really have these kinds of conversations."
      Russian official says ‘Iran got much more than it expected’ in revived nuclear talks  (Fox 03/07/2022)
      Russia-Ukraine war: Russian military commander POW claims forces were told 'Nazis' had overtaken Ukraine  (Fox 03/07/2022)
      China remains ‘all in for Putin,’ Chinese-Russian foreign policies are ‘highly coordinated,’ Gordon Chang says  (Fox 03/07/2022)
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"Russia and China, they are bad actors.  They're working together, their militaries drill together, their foreign policies are coordinated.  This is a new axis."
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"Biden officials have shared information and intelligence with China in the hopes that China would try to restrain its good friend, Russia.  That didn't happen."
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"Chinese officials told the U.S.  to go take a long walk off a short pier and also shared the intelligence with Russia."
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"That's really an indication that China and Russia are very close, and we can't pry China from Russia unless we are willing to impose strict sanctions on Beijing as well as the Russians."
      If Putin wants to remake the Soviet Union, what country would Russia target next?  (Fox 03/07/2022)
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      Russian leadership's unhinged behavior could cross red line in space partnership, former astronaut says  (Fox 03/07/2022)
      China touts 'friendship' with Russia: 'Most important strategic partner'  (Fox 03/07/2022)
      Ukraine military turns volunteers away as 140K Ukrainians come home to fight Russia  (Fox 03/07/2022)
      Ukraine-Russia conflict: War crimes of the last century  (Fox 03/07/2022)
      Trump: US should bomb the sh** out of Russia  (INN 03/06/2022)
      Hundreds of Russian Orthodox clergy urge to 'stop the war' in Ukraine  (Fox 03/06/2022)
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More than 280 Russian Orthodox clergy signed an open letter urging for an end to the "fratricidal war" in Ukraine.
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"We mourn the ordeal to which our brothers and sisters in Ukraine were undeservedly subjected."
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"The Last Judgment awaits every person," continued the letter, which has garnered the signatures of 284 Russian Orthodox priests, archpriests and deacons...
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"No earthly authority, no doctors, no guards will protect from this judgment.  Concerned about the salvation of every person who considers himself a child of the Russian Orthodox Church, we do not want him to appear at this judgment, bearing the heavy burden of mother's curses."
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"We remind you that the Blood of Christ, shed by the Savior for the life of the world, will be received in the sacrament of Communion by those people who give murderous orders, not into life, but into eternal torment."
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"It saddens us to think of the gulf that our children and grandchildren in Russia and Ukraine will have to bridge in order to begin to be friends again, to respect and love each other."
      NATO countries have 'green light' to send fighter jets to Ukraine, Blinken says  (Fox 03/06/2022)
      Russian banks turn to China to sidestep cutoff from payments systems  (Fox 03/06/2022)
      Nikki Haley: Providing Russia with oil money is ‘absolute lunacy’  (Fox 03/06/2022)
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Stop reacting and start leading.  First of all, work with Ukraine on real-time intelligence so that we can tell them everything that's happening that they can't see.
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Make sure that we send anti-tank, anti-air missiles immediately.  Make sure that we are telling Poland and NATO that they've got to supply these planes to Ukraine.  They need them right away so they can cover their own airspace.
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We've got to make sure we sanction these energy companies, all of them.  We've got to make sure that we pull them out of the international banking system, and we need to stop taking any Russian oil.
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The idea that we would give our money to an enemy is unthinkable, and it's absolute lunacy.  We can't allow this to continue...
      Netflix suspends service in Russia amid Ukraine invasion  (Fox 03/06/2022)
      Former Ukrainian President Poroshenko says Putin is 'war criminal' guilty of 'crimes against humanity'  (Fox 03/06/2022)
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"We definitely proud to be the brave Ukrainian soldiers of the unity of Ukrainian people who demonstrate in and ruined all this scenario of Putin.  First, he wanted captured Ukraine for 48 hours, then in 72 hours.  But today's 11th day of our fighting."
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"Putin is not just an aggressor.  Putin is a war criminal.  Putin make crimes against humanity."
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"This is the genocide against Ukrainian people," Poroshenko said, noting that the Ukrainian people want freedom and hate the idea of the restoration of a "second edition" of the Soviet Union.
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Russian forces invaded Ukraine's Donbas region during Poroshenko's presidency when he was commander in chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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He described seeing a change in President Vladimir Putin over the past several years as his ambitions in Ukraine and Europe remain unclear.
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"In 2014 that was another Putin.  Please believe his mental capacity is completely different.  And I think that he's a mad person.  And I think that the danger for the increasing the dangerous with global security is definitely rising.  That's why everybody should understand that this is not just Ukrainian war.  This is our common war, and we need to stop Putin.  We do not have any other way out."
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See related War Criminal (Michael Ramirez, 03/01/2022) cartoon from World picture album
      Ukraine officials confirm 8 Russian missiles struck city of Vinnytsia far from front line, airport destroyed  (Fox 03/06/2022)
      Credit agency cuts Russia’s rating again, pushes country to brink of default  (Fox 03/06/2022)
      Ukraine war: Russia's corruption is 'no doubt' affecting its military's combat performance  (Fox 03/06/2022)
      Ukraine urges world to 'step up,' impose no-fly zone, while US lawmakers warn this would mean 'World War III'  (Fox 03/06/2022)
      Polish ambassador warns Putin has sights set beyond Ukraine, calls for decades long Russian sanctions  (Fox 03/06/2022)
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"I believe Ukraine is not the last item on Mr.  Putin's menu." "We have to be ready and determined to uphold the sanctions.  Perhaps even for a decade or for 15 years or for 20 years, in order to see to the real effects."
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"We have always been right about Russia and about Mr.  Putin.  Unlike other countries, I mean Poland, Romania, the Baltics, we have never had any doubts whatsoever about the neo-imperial ambitions of the Russian president."
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"This is probably the very first refugee crisis in Europe in which no refugee camps have been set up." "And all those Ukrainians who have arrived in Poland have been admitted into Polish homes, which is pretty remarkable and really impressive."
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      Visa, Mastercard suspend all operations in Russia, 'effective immediately'  (Fox 03/05/2022)
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"Effective immediately, Visa will work with its clients and partners within Russia to cease all Visa transactions over the coming days."
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"Once complete, all transactions initiated with Visa cards issued in Russia will no longer work outside the country and any Visa cards issued by financial institutions outside of Russia will no longer work within the Russian Federation."
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"We regret the impact this will have on our valued colleagues, and on the clients, partners, merchants and cardholders we serve in Russia.  This war and the ongoing threat to peace and stability demand we respond in line with our values."
      Ukraine news: Journalists flee Russia amid Putin's information crackdown  (Fox 03/05/2022)
      Putin's nuclear blackmail of Ukraine and the West continues  (Fox 03/05/2022)
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Attacking a nuclear plant is an international war crime.  And it will be added to the growing list of such crimes perpetrated by Russia's president for which he may one day be held accountable...
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Had the fire spread and containment of the radioactive material failed, the spread of radioactivity throughout Europe could have made the 1986 accident at Chernobyl pale by comparison.
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While the goal of Putin's attack on the plant is unclear, ... Russia may have seized the plant to cut off electricity to Ukrainians to force them to surrender, literally, "to freeze Ukraine."
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Even if Putin does not attack another nuclear plant, his decision to put his nuclear forces on higher alert – for the first time since the foundation of the Russian Federation in 1991 — and his continued threats to use his nuclear weapons should the U.S.  and its NATO allies intervene to stop Russia's destruction of Ukraine constitute another equally ominous prospect.
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Russia has a stockpile of some 4,477 nuclear warheads assigned for use by long-range strategic launchers and tactical, or shorter-range forces.
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... Russia has a stockpile of some 4,477 nuclear warheads assigned for use by long-range strategic launchers and tactical, or shorter-range forces. 
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Putin has warned anyone who intervenes that they would suffer "consequences as you have never before experienced in your history."
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... some analysts warn that Putin's threat to escalate in such a reckless way cannot easily be dismissed given his past conduct.
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"It's not that we should be intimidated and scared.  We have to prepare for those contingencies and figure out what is it that we're going to do to head them off."
      Former Ukrainian ambassador on Putin's kill list calls on Biden, America 'to be leader of the world'  (Fox 03/05/2022)
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"Now is the time for President Biden [to make] real history.  Now is the real time for America to take leadership, take real leadership, in defending the world."
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"The most efficient sanctions on Russia is to supply [Ukraine with] defensive weapons, including ... sophisticated anti-missile [and] anti-air equipment."
      Russia in for nasty guerrilla warfare campaign that will bleed them dry, former Green Beret says  (Fox 03/05/2022)
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"These cities are going to get overrun, and it's going to be a long, long haul for the Russians.  If they think because they occupy these cities, that they're done – if you look at the fighting spirit of the Ukrainian people – they are in for a nasty guerrilla warfare campaign that is going to bleed them dry."
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"If you contrast just the internal leadership at senior levels inside Ukraine versus Afghanistan, it is stark."
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"You have the president of Ukraine saying ‘We don't need a ride, we need ammo,' ... ‘if you can't control the sky, give me planes,' versus [then-Afghan President-Ashraf] Ghani and his staff scrambling for helicopters unannounced to flee and leave their people high and dry."
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"If you look at Ukraine, they're facing an external threat.  Nothing unifies people more than an external threat"...
      Ukraine President Zelenskyy requests more lethal aid during virtual meeting with US senators  (Fox 03/05/2022)
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"President Zelenskyy made a desperate plea for Eastern European countries to provide Russian-made planes to Ukraine."
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"These planes are very much needed.  And I will do all I can to help the administration to facilitate their transfer."
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He told senators that he needs more lethal aid to push back on Russian President Vladimir Putin...  He also demanded the U.S.  cut off Visa and Mastercard in Russia and that the U.S.  must embargo Russian oil.
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"President Zelenskyy made it clear that Putin's forces are barbarous, and that Ukraine needs immediate resources to help control airspace for defense and humanitarian purposes."
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The Ukrainian president also told senators, "If you had started sanctions months ago, there would not have been war."
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Sen.  Tim Kaine, D-Va., reacted to that comment on Fox News Channel and explained that sanctions work best when they are in coordination with allies, but the problem was U.S.  allies did not believe Putin was going to invade, like the U.S.  was insisting.
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"Yes, earlier sanctions might have worked better," Kaine told Fox News Channel.  "But we weren't on the same page until the invasion happened."
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"Humanitarian corridors must work today," Zelenskyy said...  "To save people.  Women, children, the elderly.  To give food and medicine to those who remain."
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Meantime, the Biden administration is requesting at least $10 billion in new money to provide aid to Ukraine amid Putin's war against the nation.  The aid would go for additional humanitarian, security, and economic assistance in Ukraine and the neighboring region in the coming days and weeks...
      Putin threatens third-party countries over no-fly zone, says Ukraine could lose statehood  (Fox 03/05/2022)
      Russian news network staff walks off set to end broadcast amid crackdown on media  (Fox 03/04/2022)
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Regulators in Russia accused the channel, also known as Dozhd or TV Rain, of "inciting extremism, abusing Russian citizens, causing mass disruption of public calm and safety, and encouraging protests."
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"We need strength to exhale and understand how to work further.  We really hope that we will return to the air and continue our work, "Natalya Sindeeva, CEO of Dozhd, said...
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"The Ekho Moskvy board of directors has decided by a majority of votes to liquidate the radio channel and the website of Ekho Moskvy," Editor-in-Chief Alexei Venediktov wrote...
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Russia has repeatedly rejected the terms "war" and "invasion" over its incursion into Ukraine and had accused the West of spreading disinformation with help from media outlets.
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On Friday, President Vladimir Putin signed into law a measure that could jail journalists for up to 15 years for reporting "fake" news about the military and invasion that conflicts with statements from Russian officials.
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At the start of the war, Mikhail Zygar, the founder of Dozhd, posted an open letter signed by journalists condemning the invasion.
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"Russia's war against Ukraine is a shame.  This is our shame, but unfortunately, our children will also have to bear the responsibility for it, a generation of very young and not yet born Russians."
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"It's often said truth is the first casualty of war.  In a conflict where disinformation and propaganda is rife, there is a clear need for factual and independent news people can trust – and in a significant development, millions more Russians are turning to the BBC."
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"We will continue giving the Russian people access to the truth, however we can."
      Humanitarian no-fly zone over Ukraine proposed by former NATO supreme allied commander  (Fox 03/04/2022)
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"At what point does the west determine that we have to do something a little more concrete to aid the Ukrainian people?"
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"What is it that we stand for?  And what is it that we accept when it comes to Russia destroying a nation and terrorizing a people?"
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"The rules of engagement would be that we are constructing a humanitarian operation to allow for humanitarian relief corridors and all other manner of things on the ground below them.  We are not going to fire on our opponent unless our opponent fires on us.  And so, we tell the opponent that this is a humanitarian no-fly zone.  We will not fire on your ground stations unless you fire on us, and we will not fire unless fired upon."
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... "it would be something where we would transmit to our opponent what we are doing in order to stay out of a more bellicose posture.  But it would be really up to the opponent how it would proceed if we went in there and tried to have a no-fly zone over the western half of Ukraine."
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"We could get medical supplies and relief in, and humanitarian and medical tragedy out.  If we set that up and then the opponent fired on us, then we would be in a situation where it would not be easy or perfect either, but it is definitely a step down from a military no-fly zone where we absolutely would go in and enforce it and take those strikes that would be required to make sure that no one else could fire on us in the no-fly zone."
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"It is clear that a no-fly zone and safe haven established in western Ukraine by NATO forces would mark a sensible escalation of NATO action in support of a free Ukraine, while eliminating the concern that we would be going immediately toe to toe with Russian forces located in the north, south and east.  As such it is the obvious next step to wrest the initiative in this invasion back from Mr Putin, who currently enjoys the luxury of dictating the scale and pace of action."
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"The western Ukraine option has been wrongly subsumed in the more general no-fly zone debate.  If the Biden Administration were wise, it would get ahead of the game on the former and start lobbying allies now as it is likely that a future atrocity by the Russians will lead to huge public pressure to act in a meaningful way, and this option makes strategic sense without the danger of escalation."
      Putin wants Kyiv and time's running out to supply Ukraine before brutal city fight  (Fox 03/04/2022)
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The battle for Kyiv will decide the course of the war and set Europe's security challenges for a generation.  Putin's model of glory is the 1945 Red Army conquest of Hitler's Berlin.
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As the Red Army wiped away Nazis in World War II, so Putin want to see his armies to sweep across Ukraine.  This is a delusional conquest.  There are no Nazis in Ukraine.  Ukraine is full of patriots who want democracy.
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Twisted Putin thinks he will become greater than Lenin and Khrushchev by standing up for Russia and taking back all of Ukraine.  World opinion on casualties won't affect him.  A Russian flag over smoking rubble is his goal.
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President Biden and Europe and the world have at most a few days left to make sure Ukraine's fighting forces are supplied for what lies ahead.  It may soon be down to hours.
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The one thing that would stop Putin from taking Kyiv is a strong no-fly zone.  All week Zelensky and his officials have repeatedly asked NATO for help to "close the skies." The answer's been no.
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Senior Russian commanders know in their bones that a pitched fight in Kyiv will be hell.  The Russian army in 1942-1943 swallowed up entire German divisions at Stalingrad.
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Today's Russian generals had grandfathers and great-grandfathers in that fight.  Their defense of Stalingrad was glorious.
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Now the tables are turned.  The Russians invading Ukraine are on the wrong side morally – and tactically.
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Many wonder if direct U.S.  and NATO military help to Kyiv under siege risks nuclear escalation.  Considering the long history of US and Russian nuclear confrontation, I'd say no.  Putin will do anything to take Kyiv – except nuke it.
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Here's why.  A Russian tactical nuclear strike would affect Russian forces as well as Ukrainians.  Remember also that Putin intends to "save" and occupy Ukraine.  Radiation is not part of his plan.
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And for all his veiled threats, Putin knows full well that the extended nuclear deterrence endorsed by every U.S.  President since Truman is still in place.
      Russia seeking 'leverage' by seizing nuclear power plant: US defense official  (Fox 03/04/2022)
      Former CIA station chief on Putin-linked mercenaries hunting Ukraine's Zelenskyy  (Fox 03/04/2022)
      Ukraine conflict 'heightens the risk' of Chinese-American war, professor says  (Fox 03/04/2022)
      Ukraine latest: AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile waive international call and texting charges  (Fox 03/04/2022)
      Putin is ‘trying but failing’ to control Ukraine invasion narrative by shutting down non-state media  (Fox 03/04/2022)
      Ukraine war: Russia losing information war at home, scrambles to reshape narrative  (Fox 03/04/2022)
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"A few days ago ... the official Russian censorship agency came out with a warning to all media outlets that said ‘only trustworthy sources are allowed to be used when reporting on this special military operation, and if you don't do that we will take you off-air,'"...
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"The way you run information operations is, you tell a sliver of truth and lie about the rest.  Vladimir Putin knows how to do this.  He is an ex-KGB agent."
      Russian troops aiming to 'mine' nuclear plant to 'blackmail the whole of Europe:' Zaporizhzhia employees  (Fox 03/04/2022)
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"The biggest nuclear power plant in Europe is on fire right now," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
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"For the first time ever in our history, in the history of humankind, the terrorist country has reverted to nuclear terror.  Russian propaganda had warned in the past to cover the world in nuclear ash.  Now this isn't just a warning, this is real."
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Mark Savchuk, Kyiv-based coordinator of the Ukraine Volunteer Journalists Initiative...  "Ukrainians don't understand what Putin can do for the West to realize what is happening in Ukraine.  I think the West will only realize that he has to be stopped ASAP when he uses nuclear weapons."
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He urged the West to "stop doing all business with Russia, like TODAY." He urged the West to sent "more weapons and money" to Ukraine "because we are effectively doing the world a favor" by "destroying" Putin's army.
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"Putin is insane.  Not ambitious and power hungry, no.  China is that.  No, Putin is literally insane.  Putin will go to the end.  He will kill civilians, he will threaten a nuclear catastrophe, he will use nuclear weapons in the end (when he understands that he's lost the war)."
      Ukraine tech employees plead for tougher sanctions on Russia: 'We do not have days or weeks to wait'  (Fox 03/04/2022)
      Ukrainian MP warns Kyiv will be 'next Aleppo,' calls on West to step up as horrific images emerge  (Fox 03/04/2022)
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"The first few days Putin was targeting army objectives, infrastructure objectives like airports, army bases, electric stations, now he is just shooting the civilian population."
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"They're targeting kindergartens, preschool...orphanages, maternity hospitals residential areas, that's why we have so many civilians killed."
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"I saw there was a union in supporting Ukraine.  The question is how far the West can go in this support.  Are they ready to pay 20-30 cents extra for gas in this support?  So far from what I can see, no.  So I'm sorry, but Ukrainians will not applaud it, Ukrainians are literally putting their lives for democracy in the world at the moment, and the world is not willing to pay extra for gas and oil."
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"The sanctions that were implemented on Russia avoided the energy sector, it means you keep buying oil and gas from them and the rest of the world does.  This is the number-one income for Putin and his army."
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"They switched off seven banks out of more than 300 that Russia has, that's basically, it's not even strong sanctions.  We need secondary sanctions that any bank that works with a Russian bank will be sanctioned as well, it means that all the Western banks would refuse to work with any Russian bank, and that's how we can isolate their banking system."
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Ustinova stressed that in the 1990s Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons in exchange for guarantees about its sovereignty — guarantees from the West that are now not being met.
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"We did that because we were promised by the United States, the United Kingdom and Russia that they would protect us in case there is a threat to our sovereignty.  Well, I'm sorry it's not happening, you're not even willing to pay extra money for gas."
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"We're not asking to send troops to Ukraine, we're asking to give us the technology to protect the sky, to shoot the missiles down, to do the no-fly zone, so they can not send their airplanes and drop bombs on our cities, because probably soon Kyiv and Kharkiv will be totally erased from the map, it's going to be a second Aleppo, Kyiv, and the world keeps watching it telling us that ‘we are doing the best we can''"...
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"Well, if partial sanctions and seven out of 300 banks is the best that the Western world can do to stop one single bully and murderer, then probably this is something wrong with this world."
      Mike Pompeo: US should immediately recognize Taiwan as ‘free and sovereign country’  (Fox 03/04/2022)
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A possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan has loomed as a possibility in the wake of Russia's Ukraine invasion, with some foreign-affairs experts arguing U.S.  adversaries may be eager to test how willing and able the Biden administration is to respond to acts of aggression.
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"If any of us were mistaken or complacent about the risk to that freedom, I think we need only watch what's taking place in Europe today to see that this continues to demand deep, concerted, focus[ed] leadership from those of us who cherish freedom."
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The world is already watching for whether economic sanctions imposed by the Biden administration and other Western leaders will be enough to convince Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war, now in its ninth day.
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"It is my view that the U.S.  government should immediately take necessary, and long-overdue, steps to do the right and obvious thing, that is to offer the Republic of China (Taiwan) America's diplomatic recognition as a free and sovereign country."
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"This isn't about Taiwan's future independence, it's about recognizing an unmistakable already existent reality."
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"That reality is, as many of your past & present leaders have made clear, there's no need for Taiwan to declare independence because it's already an independent country."
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"Its name is the Republic of China (Taiwan).  The people and government of the United States should simply recognize this political, diplomatic and sovereignty reality.  The Taiwanese people deserve the world's respect for a free, democratic and sovereign country."
      Macron fears 'worst is yet to come' from Putin after tense phone call  (Fox 03/04/2022)
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The call was initiated by Putin and was distinctly more confrontational than previous exchanges with the Russian leader...
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"Your country will pay dearly because it will end up as an isolated country, weakened and under sanctions for a very long time," Macron said in the phone call, according to his office.  He also "called on Vladimir Putin to not lie to himself."
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"I spoke to President Putin this morning, He refuses to stop his attacks on Ukraine at this point.  It is vital to maintain dialogue to avoid human tragedy.  I will continue my efforts and contacts.  We must avoid the worst."
      I am doing everything can to lead the fight for Ukraine's freedom  (Fox 03/04/2022)
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The United States was part of an agreement more than 25 years ago called the Budapest Memorandum that obligates not only America, but several other nations (including Russia!) to come to the defense of Ukraine if their territorial integrity was violated.
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This was done in exchange for Ukraine giving up its nuclear weapons in 1994, the third-largest in the world at that time.
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Why are Putin's nukes the only ones that seem to act as a deterrent?  The USA had no problem fighting in Syria with the presence of Russian troops, and Syria is not part of NATO either.
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Why is the world so afraid of a man who meets with foreign leaders such as Emmanuel Macron in his office practically in a different zip code at the other end of the table?
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Does this sounds like a brave man to you?  Just like Saddam Hussein, Putin does not value anyone else's life except his own.  He is the definition of a coward.  He would never launch a preemptive nuclear attack because he knows that would mean the end of him.
      Russian businessman puts up $1 million bounty for arrest of Vladimir Putin  (Fox 03/04/2022)
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A Russian-born businessman is willing to pay $1 million to officers who arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin amid his invasion into Ukraine.
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... Alex Konanykhin, a citizen of Russia and an entrepreneur, the bounty will be paid to officers who comply with their "constitutional duty" and "arrest Putin as a war criminal under Russian and international laws."
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"Putin is not the Russian president, as he came to power as the result of a special operation of blowing up apartment buildings in Russia, then violated the Constitution by eliminating free elections and murdering his opponents."
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"As an ethnic Russian and a Russia citizen, I see it as my moral duty to facilitate the denazification of Russia.  I will continue my assistance to Ukraine in its heroic efforts to withstand the onslaught of Putin's Orda." Translated to English, the Russian word "Orda" means "horde."
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Originally, Konanykhin's social media post included a photo of Putin with the caption: "Wanted: Dead or alive.  Vladimir Putin for mass murder."
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"If enough other people make similar statements, it may increase the chances of Putin getting arrested and brought to justice."
      Kharkiv woman describes sheltering from missiles, opts to stay in the city to avoid leaving family behind  (Fox 03/03/2022)
      Russian citizens reportedly flee country over fears of Putin's martial law announcement  (Fox 03/03/2022)
      Zelenskyy says it's a 'pity' US support came 'after' Russian war began  (Fox 03/03/2022)
      Moldova prepared to defend itself after map shows former Soviet republic as possible next Russian target  (Fox 03/03/2022)
      Russian forces lay siege on Ukrainian seaports as major cities continue getting battered  (Fox 03/03/2022)
      Ukraine MP: 'World War III has already started,' Russian invasion is an attack on the free world  (Fox 03/03/2022)
      Ukrainian professor recalls country's Independence Day in light of war: 'Ukraine will win'  (Fox 03/03/2022)
      Ukrainian lawmakers, CEOs join fight against Russia: 'We will fight to the last bullet'  (Fox 03/03/2022)
      Russians enter Kherson, kill as many as 300, with many bodies unrecognizable, mayor says  (Fox 03/03/2022)
      Should Russian journalist who quit state TV after condemning Ukraine invasion fear for her life?  (Fox 03/03/2022)
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The Russian version of Russia Today, a state-run media operation also known as RT, lost its editor-in-chief on Tuesday when Maria Baronova resigned after publicly condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine...
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"If I chose to be with Russia, this does not mean that I should walk in a totalitarian system, be silent or, for example, rejoice that the regime, which I do not want for my country, is being exported somewhere else.  And this regime will finally turn our life into one endless hell.  What's there.  Already turned."
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At least five journalists have been arrested for their coverage of the invasion of Ukraine, recent reports show.
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In 2018, the Associated Press published a report outlining a list of reporters who had been critical of the Russian government and wound up killed or beaten.  "In most cases, their attackers walked free."
      China asked Russia to wait until after Olympics to invade Ukraine: report  (Fox 03/03/2022)
      Russian victory in Ukraine would be 'complete religious freedom catastrophe,' human rights leader warns  (Fox 03/03/2022)
      Belarus President Lukashenko appears to stand in front of map of planned Moldova invasion  (Fox 03/02/2022)
      Russian forces continue hammering major Ukrainian cities on seventh day of battling  (Fox 03/02/2022)
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Russian officials said Wednesday they are ready for a second round of talks with Ukraine after holding the first round of negotiations on Monday.
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that "in the second half of [Wednesday], closer to evening, our delegation will be in place to await Ukrainian negotiators."
      Zelenskyy condemns Russian missile attack on Holocaust memorial: 'Beyond humanity ...  damn them'  (Fox 03/02/2022)
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"This is beyond humanity.  Such missile strike means that, for many Russians, our Kyiv is absolute foreign.  They know nothing about our capital, about our history.  They have orders to erase our history, our country and all of us."
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"Russian mothers are losing their children in an absolute foreign country for them.  Think about this number, almost 6,000 Russian soldiers were killed."
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"To get what?  Get Ukraine?  It is impossible.  This is not to be changed by missiles, bombs, tanks, any strikes.  We are in our native land.  And for the war against us there will be an International Tribunal for them."
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"What will be next if even Babi Yar (is hit), what other 'military' objects, 'NATO bases' are threatening Russia?  Sophie's Cathedral, Lavra, Andrew's Church?  Whatever they dream about.  Damn them."
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba also compared Russia to Nazi Germany during attacks on Kyiv.
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"Horrific Russian rocket strikes on Kyiv.  Last time our capital experienced anything like this was in 1941 when it was attacked by Nazi Germany.  Ukraine defeated that evil and will defeat this one.  Stop Putin.  Isolate Russia.  [Sever] all ties.  Kick Russia out of [everywhere]."
      Ukraine vs.  Russia: Here's how Zelenskyy and his country win  (Fox 03/02/2022)
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We must unite our NATO and other European partners around the policy of continuing to support Ukraine's defenders.
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We must continue the flow of food, medical supplies, small armaments, stinger missiles, night vision, secure communications, body armor, and deployable radar systems to stall Russian armor in the cities and cut off their supply lines.
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Ukraine has shown the world freedom from the evils of authoritarianism is worth fighting for.  As you watch ordinary citizens attacks tanks with Molotov cocktails, they've shown the world they will die for their homeland.
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Insurgencies can last for years and the world must stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Ukraine for the long haul.
      Everyday Ukrainians struggling to stay alive share gratitude for help, prayers  (Fox 03/02/2022)
      Ukraine stands up to Russian cyberattacks; Putin could launch revenge attacks against US, expert warns  (Fox 03/02/2022)
      Chechen hit squad sent to murder Zelenskyy 'eliminated,' top Ukrainian defense official says  (Fox 03/01/2022)
      As Russia sanctions intensify, several oligarchs speak out against Ukraine war  (Fox 03/01/2022)
      Russia holds drills with nuclear subs, land-based missiles  (Fox 03/01/2022)
      US freezing Russian central bank assets the biggest shock to Putin’s wallet  (Fox 03/01/2022)
      Russia's economy gets nailed: What's been done  (Fox 03/01/2022)
      Republicans introduce joint resolution demanding Russia lose permanent seat on UN Security Council  (Fox 02/28/2022)
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"The Russian government is actively killing innocent Ukrainian civilians, committing war crimes, and invading sovereign territory unprovoked.  At the same time, Moscow is driving decisions in the United Nations through its role as a Permanent Member of the Security Council.  Russia must be exiled from the international community."
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"Putin is attempting to rebuild the Soviet Union and his ambassador should not be allowed to veto the United Nations' response to Russian aggression.  The Russian Federation is a direct threat to global security and the sovereignty of our international partners."
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"Russia is setting a new and dangerous precedent by abusing its role on the UN Security Council to shield itself from accountability for its blatantly illegal and unprovoked invasion of a sovereign country.  This resolution is certainly a tall order given the procedural hurdles it faces in the Security Council, but it does not mean Congress should back down."
      Who is Vladimir Putin?  Fox Nation answers the question in new Brian Kilmeade-hosted special  (Fox 02/28/2022)
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"By his nature, he is a typical Soviet, product of the Soviet system, someone who has no imagination of his own, who worships power and does not have any kind of ethical framework."
      Shell is pulling out of Russia, dumping Gazprom deal  (Fox 02/28/2022)
      Cold War may have ended, but the battle never did  (Fox 02/28/2022)
      Russia's failures could lead to more indiscriminate attacks against Ukrainians, former Navy intel officer says  (Fox 02/28/2022)
      Vladimir Putin's mental state questioned by growing number of US officials  (Fox 02/28/2022)
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Former U.S.  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who served under President George W.  Bush, called Putin's recent behavior "erratic."
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"I met with him many times, and this is a different Putin.  He was always calculating and cold, but this is different.  He seems erratic.  There is an ever deepening, delusional rendering of history."
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... when Putin met with French President Emmanuel Macron earlier this month, he seemed "paranoid" and "unwilling to listen to reason."
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During the meeting in Moscow, the men sat across an absurdly long marble table, as Macron tried to persuade Putin to stand down.
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After the failed effort at intervention, Macron privately described Putin as "more rigid, more isolated and fundamentally lost in a sort of ideological and security drift."
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But Rebekah Koffler, former DIA intelligence officer and author of "Putin's Playbook: Russia's Secret Plan to Defeat America," told ... that Putin is no mad man.
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"Putin is absolutely not crazy.  All this talk calling him crazy, it means we're still not taking Putin seriously or understanding him."
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"He's not delusional, there are no mental anomalies.  Putin is a cold-blooded, typical Russian autocratic leader and a very calculated risk-taker.  He's simply executing a plan that he has been hatching for 20 years."
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"If anything, this conflict has exposed our lack of a viable counter-strategy to Putin's well-thought-out plan.  We're grasping at straws right now."
      Kremlin sends 400 Russian mercenaries into Kyiv on mission to assassinate Zelenskyy  (Fox 02/28/2022)
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The Wagner Group, a Russian private military company accused of covertly working with the Russian government, flew in mercenaries from Africa to Kyiv about five weeks ago...
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Their assignment was to decapitate Zelenskyy's government and prepare the ground for Moscow to take control in exchange for handsome financial bonuses...
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The Ukrainian government first received intelligence on Saturday about the Russian mercenaries...  Hours later, a curfew was implemented in Kyiv from 5 p.m.  to 8 a.m.  effective for at least the subsequent 36 hours, "for more effective defense of the capital and the security of its inhabitants."
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"All civilians who will be on the street during the curfew will be considered members of the enemy's sabotage and reconnaissance groups.  Please treat the situation with understanding and do not go outside."
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... the European Union in December moved to sanction the Russia-backed Wagner Group and its associates for serious human rights abuses, including torture and extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and killings, and destabilizing activities in countries including Libya, Syria, the Central African Republic and Ukraine's Donbas region.
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... these mercenaries more likely have been operating in Kyiv for months because Russian President Vladimir Putin required on-the-ground intelligence in the Ukrainian capital in advance of the planned invasion that began five days ago.
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One official said deploying the Wagner Group to assassinate Zelenskyy gives Putin the option to say, "that wasn't me."
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... having the Wagner Group carry out judicial killings in Kyiv, perhaps by using a nerve agent or something non-traceable, could be the Russian government's tactic because "something not attributable is an option Putin would want to have."
      Ukrainian bishop: Putin is the 'anti-Christ of our current time'  (Fox 02/28/2022)
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"Putin is really not messiah, but really anti-Christ of our current time," Yevstratiy Zoria, the spokesman for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, told...
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"...  he is anti-Christ because everything what he does, everything what he do now, is totally against gospel, against God's law."
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Ukraine's Orthodox population is split between the Kyiv-based Orthodox Church of Ukraine (which Yevstratiy Zoria represents) and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which is under the Orthodox patriarch of Moscow but has broad autonomy.
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Putin justified his invasion in part as a defense of the Moscow-oriented Orthodox church, but the leaders of both churches are denouncing the invasion, as is the country's Catholic minority.
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Ukraine and Russia both trace their history back to the medieval kingdom of Kievan Rus, whose 10th century Prince Vladimir (Volodymyr in Ukrainian) rejected paganism, was baptized in Crimea, and adopted Orthodoxy as the official religion.
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In 2014, Putin cited that history in justifying his seizure of Crimea.  He similarly referenced that history in a speech last July, which provided an early warning of his rationale behind invading Ukraine.
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While many Western Christians associate Antichrist with the figure from the biblical book of Revelation and look to the Antichrist as a demonic figure who will unite the world in opposition to God, the term "anti-Christ" can also have a much broader meaning, generally referring to a person who opposes Jesus Christ and sets himself up as a false messiah.
      Russia-Ukraine crisis: Zelenskyy's on-the-ground images draw sharp contrast with reclusive Putin  (Fox 02/28/2022)
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"...  If you're looking for a silver lining in the dark clouds of war, enjoy Zelenskyy — the most unlikely guy in the most unlikely of circumstances — he's not Winston Churchill, he didn't grow up doing this, yet in the most trying times in his country's history here he is stepping forward."
      Germany's E.ON rejects halting Nord Stream 1 pipeline  (Fox 02/28/2022)
      Nord Stream is a joint venture of Russia's Gazprom, Germany's oil and gas producer Wintershall DEA, PEG Infrastruktur E.ON , Dutch Gasunie and French  ()
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See related Germany and Russia (Gary McCoy, 02/08/2022) cartoon from World picture album
      Russia’s role at UN under scrutiny as Ukraine calls for Security Council vote to be removed  (Fox 02/28/2022)
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Russia's role at the United Nations, where it sits on the Security Council, is under fresh scrutiny as it presides over the council's discussions of its invasion into Ukraine — and the Ukrainian president demands Moscow be stripped of its vote.
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That came after Russia vetoed a Security Council resolution that denounced its invasion of Ukraine and called on it to withdraw.
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"Russia should be kicked off the UN Security Council," Rep.  Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, said...  "The U.N.  has become a complete joke and this might be a good first step to correcting that problem."
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The Soviet Union was written into the charter as one of the permanent five (P5) members of the council — meaning it was given a veto over the council's business.
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After the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia took the Soviet Union's spot — a move that was not challenged.  Meanwhile, the presidency of the council rotates on a month-by-month basis.  Russia is the president for February...
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Russia's use of the veto to block measures on matters related to its own crises is not unusual, either.  The Soviet Union wielded its veto on Security Council votes on the Hungarian Revolution in 1956 and the invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968.
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As for the presidency, while the symbolism of Russia leading the council's deliberations on its own actions is striking, it is far from clear that its presidency is having an effect on those questions.
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... Russia spearheading the U.N.'s response to its invasion is bad optics...  "On the surface, to the guy in the street, it looks very hypocritical with this organization giving a podium to that regime."
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"What I sense now is a very large number of U.N.  members, and not only European members, really feel that this is highlighting some fundamental dysfunctions and some fundamental anachronisms in how the U.N.  works and when hopefully the immediate drama of the war is over, we're going to hear a lot of talk about U.N.  reform, although I don't know what that will really deliver at the end of the day."
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Meanwhile, in Geneva, where the U.N.'s Human Rights Council sits, critics have noted that Russia has been elected to sit on that body — along with other human rights abusers like China and Cuba.
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The Trump administration removed the U.S.  from the council in 2018, but the Biden administration sought and won re-election.
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"The Biden administration rushed to get back on the Human Rights Council right after Russia joined it.  They should call for Russia to be expelled immediately."
      Putin painted into a corner as world leaders, major companies and even some of his people turn against him  (Fox 02/28/2022)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is feeling the consequences of the invasion of Ukraine, as world leaders and corporations slash ties to the Kremlin left and right.
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In the days following the announcement that he had authorized invading the neighbor country, entities ranging from world leaders to small business owners are consistently attempting to squeeze Russia out of the global economy.
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"If one of these de-SWIFTED and Russian banks wants to make or receive a payment with a bank outside of Russia, such as a bank in Asia, it will now need to use the telephone or a fax machine.  And in all likelihood most banks around the world will simply stop transacting altogether with Russian banks that are removed from SWIFT."
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Many countries are also barring Russian flights from entering their airspace, such as members of the European Union and Canada.
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"Our airspace will be closed to every Russian plane – and that includes the private jets of oligarchs," der Leyen said.  "This will apply to any plane owned, chartered or otherwise controlled by a Russian legal or natural person."
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Several U.S.  states, including Ohio, Virginia and New Hampshire, have also halted the sale and purchase of Russian-made vodka.
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A Las Vegas bar owner and his patrons took to the street to literally pour Russian vodka down the drain.
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"Even if you're a business that doesn't care about anything except making money, the last thing you want to be doing is go there.  You go to lots of other places to do your business, you don't need to go there."
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Oil companies are also taking action against Putin, as BP announced Sunday it is dropping its stake in Russian energy company Rosneft, in which it has a 19.75% stake, according to its chief executive, Bernard Looney.  He will also resign from the Rosneft board.
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"I am convinced that the decisions we have taken as a board are not only the right thing to do, but are also in the long-term interests of bp.  Our immediate priority is caring for our great people in the region and we will do our utmost to support them."
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"Russia's attack on Ukraine is an act of aggression which is having tragic consequences across the region.  BP has operated in Russia for over 30 years, working with brilliant Russian colleagues.  However, this military action represents a fundamental change."
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Anti-Putin protests have erupted in cities around the world as thousands in Switzerland, England, Germany, Greece, Italy, Taiwan, Spain, France, and the United States flooded the streets in support of Ukraine.
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People in Russia are turning their back to Putin, with more than 3,000 protesters across the country reportedly arrested between Thursday and Sunday morning...
      Gordon Chang: Biden’s feeble response to Russia will bolster China’s attempt to ‘destabilize the world’  (Fox 02/28/2022)
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"China wants to destabilize the world.  It certainly wants to marginalize the United States and Russia is doing Beijing's bidding."
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"That's why Beijing has announced all of these no-limits partnerships, and we've heard all of these commodities deals recently.  $117.5 billion of new oil and gas arrangements that was announced February 4."
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"Just a couple of days ago we had 100 million metric tons of coal to China.  Basically, Beijing is financing Russian expansionism because it's good for China because it makes sure that the United States is preoccupied in Europe."
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"Biden is not defending Ukraine and Europe the way he should be.  Beijing is watching very closely what the United States does."
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"This does create an opportunity for Xi Jinping, who otherwise might have been deterred by the United States.  Now, he sees the United States not using its power, so therefore, there is this opening that Xi Jinping is starting to perceive."
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Meanwhile, there have been reports that Biden recently shared intelligence with China, which quickly shared it with Russia.
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"I can't understand why the Biden administration thought that China would keep U.S.  intelligence from Russia.  They just announced their no-limits partnership."
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"This is something where we believe China should calculate its interests in one way and therefore, we believe Beijing, in fact, does.  But, no, it's clear that Beijing believes that its interests are with Russia, not with the United States, so this is a failure of the Biden administration to understand Beijing's foreign policy."
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"They're closer than allies.  It is something that is directed against the United States....  At this moment, China and Russia are working very closely together to destabilize the world and to move against the United States."
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"The U.S.  is much more powerful than Russia.  It is much more powerful than China.  And it is much more powerful than Russia and China together."
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"The problem is that the Biden administration is not willing to use U.S.  power to protect not only the international system but also to protect the United States."
      Putin is playing 'poker' with USA and European allies, trying to 'bluff,' expert says  (Fox 02/27/2022)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is playing "poker" with the U.S.  and other European allies while waging a war against Ukraine...
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"The profile of Vladimir Putin from today is not the one that we would have written two weeks ago, or two years ago.  And so if we thought about Vladimir Putin as a coldly calculated chess player, which I frankly thought he was, and I thought he was going to extort a deal out of us and never go to war against Ukraine because it would be too prohibitively costly in terms of spilled blood."
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"But that's not the guy we're dealing with now.  So it's almost like we've seen a transition from a chess player to a poker player."
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"He doesn't know everything about us.  When you're playing poker, I don't know exactly what hand he's holding.  He doesn't exactly know what we're holding."
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"The Biden administration has done a good job of shoring up NATO.  We've got a lot going on, we've got Germany providing lethal assistance, we've got Sweden providing lethal assistance."
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"The SWIFT decision is going to be good long term.  Nothing immediate, but it's a good step in the right direction."
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"It's like Ukraine wanted to join NATO, Zelenskyy wanted to join NATO, now NATO wants to join Ukraine.  That's a good thing for NATO, but it's a very powerful indication of just how effective Zelenskyy has been as a leader."
      Footage appears to show Ukrainian drone destroying Russian missile system  (Fox 02/27/2022)
      Tom Cotton battles ABC's Stephanopoulos: 'If you want to talk to Trump, have him on your show'  (Fox 02/27/2022)
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"We can do more than prayers and hashtags and lighting up buildings...  It's time for the president and some of our European partners to stop pussyfooting around.  The financial sanctions announced last night are riddled with loopholes.  I know they say they sanctioned 80% of the banks in Russia, but Vladimir Putin controls 100% of the banks in Russia.  He can use the other 20% to continue to finance his war machine."
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... the "mistake, we all probably make" is believing that Putin follows the "global norms and beliefs" the rest of the world follows.
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... saying Putin's reasoning for invading Ukraine was "not a surprise" and that he perceived weakness in our leadership.
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"What Vladimir Putin said on Monday night was not a surprise.  He published the exact same arguments about Ukraine in an essay last summer.  That's why I've been urging the administration to take the threat that Putin posed to Ukraine and international peace and stability seriously, to start imposing these sanctions weeks and months ago, to start sending these missiles and weapons and ammunition to Ukraine weeks ago."
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"...  you've heard what I had to say about Vladimir Putin.  That he's a ruthless dictator who's launched a naked, unprovoked war of aggression.  Thankfully the Ukrainian army has anti-tank missiles that President Obama would not supply that we did supply last time Republicans were in charge in Washington.  That's why it's so urgent that we continue to supply those weapons to Ukraine."
      EU buys weapons for Ukraine, closes its airspace to Russian aircraft  (Fox 02/27/2022)
      BP exits partnership with Russian energy company Rosneft  (Fox 02/27/2022)
      Ukraine FM slams 'traitors to humanity' for leaving Russia SWIFT loopholes: 'Money soaked in our blood'  (Fox 02/27/2022)
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"I will not be diplomatic.  Some countries are trying to leave loopholes, exclude a number of banks so they can apply some measures with their left hands and continue to trade with Russia with their right hands."
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"Stop doing this now.  Stop trading with the blood of Ukrainian men women and children.  This is not a metaphor but the reality of what you are doing."
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"History will judge you and your names will forever remain in history books as names of traitors to humanity.  There are examples of such names in the 20th century.  I am confident you do not want to add your names."
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"It is critically important that Russia is disconnected from SWIFT on the fullest possible extent.  All possible banks.  Don't play political games and stop earning money soaked in our blood."
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"These oil and gas now also contain Ukrainian blood.  Anyone buying it has to be ashamed of doing so."
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... also thanked allies for providing weapons, asked for further lethal assistance and asked international individuals interested in fighting in Ukraine to visit their country's Ukrainain embassy for information on how to do so.  He further touted the strength of the Ukrainian resistance against Russian invaders.
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... claimed that Ukraine had destroyed dozens of Russian war aircraft and helicopters, over 100 tanks and hundreds of armored vehicles.
      Kevin McCarthy: Two reasons Putin raised alert status for nuclear forces  (Fox 02/27/2022)
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... one reason is "because this war is not going well" and Putin is "being painted into a corner and he wants to be a stronger hand to try to negotiate a way out."
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... the second reason is because Putin is "unstable." "At this moment in time, no country in the world should stand with Putin.  Everyone should unite around the basis of what he just claimed to take in just the last hours."
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McCarthy made the comments after Putin ordered the Russian defense minister and the chief of the military's General Staff to put the nuclear deterrent forces in a "special regime of combat duty." The move signals tensions could boil over into a nuclear war.
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"He is right now threatening a nuclear escalation.  This a veiled threat – or maybe such a veiled threat - he just met with his chief of general staff and minister of defense.  He is escalating the conflict into the nuclear domain in order to de-escalate – that is topple Kyiv's regime quickly."
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Putin spoke at a meeting Sunday with his top advisers and said NATO powers had made "aggressive statements" and that the West was imposing hard-hitting financial sanctions against Russia and himself.
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"Western countries aren't only taking unfriendly actions against our country in the economic sphere, but top officials from leading NATO members made aggressive statements regarding our country," Putin said...
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Putin warned last week that countries who interfere with his invasion of Ukraine will face "consequences you have never seen."
      Europe close to approving SWIFT, but Germany remains wary  (Fox 02/26/2022)
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European leaders have moved closer to cutting Russia off from the SWIFT banking system as Germany remains the sole holdout over implementing the extreme measure following the invasion of Ukraine.
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European leaders approved personal sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov, but could now approve the action on SWIFT if Germany can agree.
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Germany has consistently acted a stumbling block due to its significant reliance on Russian oil.
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Germany resisted calls to sanction Nord Stream 2, which supplies gas from Russia to Europe, and only supplied 5,000 helmets to Ukraine when Zelenskyy requested weapons. 
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Germany switched gears following the start of Putin's invasion, agreeing to shut down approval of Nord Stream 2.
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See related Germany and Russia (Gary McCoy, 02/08/2022) cartoon from World picture album
      Russian vodka pulled from shelves in US, Canada bars, liquor stores: ‘Every small thing makes a difference’  (Fox 02/26/2022)
      Ukraine invasion: Russia 'increasingly frustrated' by lack of momentum: US defense official  (Fox 02/26/2022)
      Finland's US ambassador responds to Russian threats over potential NATO membership  (Fox 02/26/2022)
      Ukraine showdown: Volodymyr Zelenskyy challenges Vladimir Putin  (Fox 02/26/2022)
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"The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride," the Ukrainian president said in a Saturday video posted to Twitter after refusing an American offer to evacuate the Ukrainian capital.
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Russia's creep into Kyiv has sparked comparisons of Zelenskyy's leadership versus Putin's, as well as the leadership styles of other world authorities.
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Zelenskyy, 44, was elected president in 2019, but before then, he was an actor on the Ukrainian TV show "Servant of the People."
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The married father of two played a high school teacher who woke up one morning to find out he had been elected president in a landslide after a social media video he made denouncing corruption went viral.
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Putin has emphasized how he wants to "denazify" Ukraine, despite the fact that Ukraine fought against Nazi Germany in World War II and Zelenskyy is a Jewish president whose family members survived the Holocaust...
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Three of his great-uncles "and their parents and families were shot dead by Nazi occupants who invaded Ukraine."
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"On my father's side, my grandfather and his three brothers were all on the front [in the Red Army] in World War II and only he returned," Zelenskyy said...
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In a Saturday morning address, Zelenskyy said fights were ongoing in many parts of Ukraine, but citizens are defending their "county, land" and "future" for their children.
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Russia "used all their force" against Ukraine on Friday into Saturday morning, including "missiles, jet fighters, drones, artillery, armored equipment, saboteurs, paratroopers," he said.
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Russian missiles on Friday struck schools, apartment buildings and bridges, resulting in hundreds of casualties.
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"They attack residential areas, using jet artillery at times, trying to destroy the energy centers," Zelenskyy said.
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"Their tactic is very sneaky.  The destroyed residential buildings by their heavy artillery is an ultimate argument for the world to stop the occupant's invasion together with us.  Ukrainian people have already earned and have a right to become a member of EU, and it will be a key testimony of the support of our country."
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The Russian president, 69, has nearly two decades of the presidency under his belt and has the potential to serve three more terms under Russian law — if he lives long enough.
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He also served nearly a decade in the KGB, known then as "Comrade V.V.  Putin," and was involved in the KGB's Young Communist League starting in 1975, according to documents obtained by The Moscow Times.
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... declassified documents from the Central State Archive of Historical and Political Documents of St.  Petersburg show Putin received some praise for his work within the KGB but was not particularly exceptional.
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While the Russian tyrant may be attempting to paint himself as a powerful leader capable of toppling Ukraine in just days, experts say the move may instead be highlighting Putin's vulnerabilities as praise for Zelesnkyy's leadership makes headlines across the globe.
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Russian state media outlets have repeated accusations of "genocide" by Ukrainian troops against Russians in Luhansk and Donetsk, the regions Putin declared "independent" while Russian troops were supposedly securing them last week as part of a "peacekeeping" mission.
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Putin's claim that he wants to purge Ukraine of fascism is eagerly repeated and supported in hopes of swaying citizens who still hate the loathsome Nazi Germany regime with whom they brutally warred 80 years ago.
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Putin said the crisis could be resolved if Kyiv recognizes Russia's sovereignty over Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula that Moscow annexed after seizing it from Ukraine in 2014, renounces its bid to join NATO and partially demilitarizes.
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The West has decried the annexation of Crimea as a violation of international law and has previously flatly rejected permanently barring Ukraine from NATO.
      Ukraine-Russia war: Kyiv still standing on Day 3, Zelenskyy refuses to leave country  (Fox 02/26/2022)
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Zelenskyy called on European allies to decide "once and for all" on Ukraine's membership to the European Union, saying it is a "crucial" moment.
      Tom Cotton slams 'wholly inadequate' Russia sanctions from Biden admin: 'Stop pussyfooting around'  (Fox 02/25/2022)
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"Joe Biden and NATO leaders need to quit pussyfooting around.  You have moms and dads in Ukraine making Molotov cocktails to protect their homes and kids from Russian soldiers and Joe Biden and NATO leaders are patting themselves on the back for how many Zoom calls they're having."
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"Not even a half measure.  If you want to put real consequences on Vladimir Putin and think twice we need to sanction his oil and gas exports."
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"Joe Biden needs to reverse his energy policy and ban on drilling on federal lands and start certifying pipelines to get oil and gas flowing again in America.  These are the steps we need to take that are full measures that recognize the full gravity of this moment as opposed to the half measures that we've heard this week from president Biden and NATO."
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See related Sanctions (Glenn McCoy, 07/30/2014) cartoon from World picture album
      'US will need to get involved' if Russia invades NATO countries, top House Republican warns  (Fox 02/25/2022)
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"What we're seeing is that Russia, under [Russian President Vladimir] Putin's leadership, has invaded a validly elected democracy, an independent nation, violating international law.  It's a threat to Europe and a threat to our NATO allies and therefore to the United States."
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Putin "has openly stated that his goal is to reunite the geographical territory of the Soviet Union, and we should believe him, I don't think U.S.  troops should be engaged directly, but we do play a role here that is very important."
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President Biden campaigned on the promise of standing up to Russia ... "Vladimir Putin doesn't want me to be President.  He doesn't want me to be our nominee.  If you're wondering why – it's because I'm the only person in this field who's ever gone toe-to-toe with him."
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"Vladimir Putin has very openly threatened the West and the United States.  He specifically included in his exercises leading up to invading Ukraine a nuclear weapons exercise, which of course places the United States, our cities at risk."
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"Whenever you have a leader of a nation violating international law and openly threatening the world with weapons of mass destruction, we are entering a very difficult and very dangerous time."
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Thursday's attack marks the second time Putin invaded Ukraine under Biden's leadership.  The Russian leader was sanctioned after he annexed Crimea in 2014 when Biden was vice president.
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"The Obama administration did not rise to that occasion after Crimea was invaded and annexed into Russia."
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Putin "sees an opportunity to be able to do this at the least cost," since the Biden administration showed "weakness" during the Afghanistan withdrawal and "mixed messages with respect to Ukraine itself."
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"Threatening the United States, threatening NATO, threatening our Western allies are only made good if he can continue to build and strengthen his military."
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Sanctions on technology will hinder Russia from acquiring more military supplies and will hinder their cyberattacks, the Ohio Republican said.
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Putin "needs technology from the West to do that, and we need to make certain that he doesn't get it."
      Ukraine's Zelenskyy presses European leaders for stronger sanctions, ban on Russia from banking system  (Fox 02/25/2022)
      Putin should understand NATO also has nuclear weapons, says French foreign minister  (Fox 02/25/2022)
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... was asked if Putin's remarks were "tantamount to threatening Russian use of nuclear weapons in the Ukraine conflict."
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"Yes, I think that Vladimir Putin must also understand that the Atlantic alliance is a nuclear alliance.  That is all I will say about this."
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Hours earlier, Putin spoke from the Kremlin in Moscow where he said Russia would respond with force should other nations try and interfere with its military operations in Ukraine.
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"Whoever tries to hinder us, and even more so, to create threats to our country, to our people, should know that Russia's response will be immediate.  And it will lead you to such consequences that you have never encountered in your history," the Russian president said.
      German army 'standing bare,' limited in combat readiness, top chief says  (Fox 02/25/2022)
      150 Russian officials slam Putin's Ukraine invasion as 'unprecedented atrocity'  (INN 02/24/2022)
      Russia invasion of Ukraine marks latest in Putin's history of misdeeds at home and abroad  (Fox 02/24/2022)
      Russia invades Ukraine in largest European attack since WWII  (Fox 02/24/2022)
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Russian forces invaded Ukraine on Thursday by land, air and sea in the largest military attack of one state against another on the European continent since the Second World War.
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The wide-ranging attack on Ukraine on Thursday hit cities and bases with airstrikes or shelling, as civilians piled into trains and cars to flee.
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Ukraine's government said Russian tanks and troops rolled across the border in a "full-scale war" that could rewrite the geopolitical order.
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Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said the country severed diplomatic relations with Russia and called "on all our partners to do the same.  By this concrete step you will demonstrate that you stand by Ukraine and categorically reject the most blatant act of aggression in Europe since WWII."
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While the attack on Ukraine was largely condemned by the West, it's unclear whether forces will intervene, something Russian President Vladimir Putin warned would show grave consequences.  NATO is sending additional forces to bolster defenses in eastern Europe.
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Zelenskyy said he would be providing weapons to citizens who want to help defend the country, instructing them on Twitter to "be ready to support Ukraine in the squares of our cities."
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"Russia treacherously attacked our state in the morning, as Nazi Germany did in #2WW years," Zelenskyy tweeted.  "As of today, our countries are on different sides of world history."
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The attacks came first from the air.  Later Ukrainian authorities described ground invasions in multiple regions, and border guards released security camera footage Thursday showing a line of Russian military vehicles crossing into Ukraine's government-held territory from Russian-annexed Crimea in the south.
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In the north, video showed tanks rolling over the border from the Russian ally of Belarus through Senkivka.  Russian forces also landed in the port cities of Odessa and Mariupol.
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The Russian military claimed to have wiped out Ukraine's entire air defenses in a matter of hours, and European authorities declared the country's airspace an active conflict zone.
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The Ukrainian air defense system and air force date back to the Soviet era and are dwarfed by Russia's massive air power and precision weapons.
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Western counties were anticipating hundreds of thousands of people to flee from the attack on Ukraine...
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Ukraine said columns of Russian troops were passing over the border into the Ukrainian regions of Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Luhansk...
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After weeks of denying plans to invade, Putin justified his actions in an overnight televised address, asserting that the attack was needed to protect civilians in eastern Ukraine — a false claim the U.S.  had predicted he would make as a pretext for an invasion.
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He accused the U.S.  and its allies of ignoring Russia's demands to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO and for security guarantees...
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In a reminder of Russia's nuclear power, Putin said "no one should have any doubts that a direct attack on our country will lead to the destruction and horrible consequences for any potential aggressor."
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Among Putin's pledges was to "denazify" Ukraine.  World War II looms large in Russia, after the Soviet Union suffered more deaths than any country while fighting Adolf Hitler's forces.
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Kremlin propaganda sometimes paints Ukrainian nationalists as neo-Nazis seeking revenge — a charge historians call disinformation.  Ukraine is now led by a Jewish president who lost relatives in the Holocaust.
      NATO to activate defense forces after Russia invasion of Ukraine, says peace in Europe 'shattered'  (Fox 02/24/2022)
      Ukraine's Zelenskyy declares martial law, severs diplomatic ties with Russia after invasion  (Fox 02/24/2022)
      Ukraine’s UN ambassador confronts Russian counterpart: 'There is no purgatory for war criminals'  (Fox 02/24/2022)
      Former Georgian President Saakashvili describes how he tried to warn the West about Russia  (Fox 02/24/2022)
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Ukraine, Europe's second-largest country with a population of 44 million, is battling Russia in what intelligence communities have said would be the biggest war in Europe since 1945.
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One man who fought the Russian army in his homeland says the world now believes in what he had been warning against 14 years ago.
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"At least, I warned all my Western friends about Russia becoming more dangerous and drawing more red lines," says Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia's former president, who is behind bars in his country for charges he considers trumped-up. 
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"I remember I told Ambassador Burns [Nicholas Burns, former U.S.  ambassador to Russia] and Dick Holbrooke that one day Russia will even resort to tactical nuclear weapons, and they looked at me like I was nuts, now lots of people believe the same."
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"The United States government was constantly urging the president of Georgia to be patient and not to respond to Russian provocations."
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"And what happened was that the Russians arranged for separatists in Georgia, just like the separatists in Eastern Ukraine, to fire artillery at Georgian positions, just as the separatists have been doing in Ukraine.  Georgians fired back, and that was the pretext for the Russian invasion."
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Depending on whom you asked in the West, Saakashvili was either blamed for "starting the conflict" or "being provoked." "They tended to blame us, the victim, rather than the aggressor, with whom they wanted to go back to business as usual very fast."
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"A democratic, secure Ukraine is the last nation between revanchist Russia and America." ... "Putin is now imitating Georgia 2008 day by day."
      Sen.  Lindsey Graham warns of World War III if Putin, China and Iran 'get away with it'  (Fox 02/23/2022)
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"Remember World War II.  This didn't work out well then, it's not going to work out well now."
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"He's going to take the entire country over, and China is watching what he's doing.  And if Taiwan falls — that's where all the chips in the world are pretty much made — China would own Taiwan."
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" ... I don't know how much more we have to suffer as a nation and let bad guys kick us in the a* and lose control of our own destiny here at home.  So I don't know of a nice way to stand up to thugs."
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As president, Graham would declare Putin an international war criminal because he broke Russia's 1994 promise to Ukraine not to invade it, he said, adding that Putin needs "to pay a price personally."
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"I would go all in with energy independence, and I would kick our friends in the a* for not helping us in Europe."
      Are Russians On Board With Putin?  (Fox 02/23/2022)
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A former advisor to the Russian president says he couldn't even listen to Vladimir Putin's address to the nation Monday night.  He had to read it after the fact. 
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"This is the speech of a delusional person who is no longer connected with the surrounding reality."
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... another disappointing spectacle made worse by the simple fact nobody dared challenge Putin on his plans to redraw the map of Europe and to potentially start a full-blown war.
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"If you compare the decision of the Politburo with Brezhnev about Afghanistan and the introduction of troops back then, there were more discussions.  Then people argued and expressed doubts, and here you've got a bunch of mannequins and these are the people responsible for security.  It's disgusting."
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"Ukraine will move more toward the West and the Western countries will give more support to Ukraine, in terms of military cooperation and economic too.  So Ukraine will look like an enemy for us.  And for Russia this looks like a grave risk.  I don't think Russia is getting more secure."
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"The media here is under control of the government and the election process is under control of the government and frankly speaking, we don't have a good understanding of Russian society, because, for example, we don't have good polls.  Yes.  And that's a big problem here."
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"He's in some kind of abnormal situation now, but I think that even if we compare it the situation of recent years with Stalin, Stalin also isolated himself.  He almost never came to the Kremlin, he lived in his dacha, but still members of the Politburo came to him, children came and so on, that is, there was some kind of normality.  Putin, in my opinion, has this quarantine system that he has surrounded himself with - it somehow destroys him."
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"This is not a question of treating Putin well or badly.  This is a crisis issue that we all want to get out of except for a small batch of crazy people.  So we need to talk.  It is necessary to talk.  That is what he (Putin) himself is afraid of.  He is afraid to discuss problems."
      US military firepower rushing to Ukraine as besieged nation faces Russian invasion  (Fox 02/22/2022)
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... made clear that the only weapons Ukraine is seeking for the U.S.  "are defensive weapons," noting that the country has never "asked the United States to send troops to Ukraine."
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The comments come as the security situation in Ukraine has continued to deteriorate and hopes for a diplomatic solution to the conflict dwindle, with the White House canceling a planned meeting between U.S.  Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that was slated for Thursday.
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Those talks were supposed to be a precursor for a potential summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Biden, a meeting that is also off as Russian troops spill across the Ukrainian border.
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Putin signed decrees on Monday recognizing the independence of separatist regions in eastern Ukraine before moving Russian troops across the border in what he called a "peacekeeping" mission...
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But Putin's speech justifying the move seemingly alluded to plans to further invade Ukraine, calling into question the very idea that the country has a right to an independent existence.
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"The main narrative of Vladimir Putin is simple and horrifying" ... Putin does not believe Ukraine has a "right to exist."
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Asked why the American people should support Ukraine and the efforts of the Biden administration to supply it with aid, Kuleba argued it was a matter of America keeping its promises.
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"Ukraine abandoned the third-largest nuclear arsenal in the world" for "security guarantees" promised by the U.S.
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... allowing Putin to invade Ukraine without consequence will embolden the Russian leader in the future.
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"This will send a clear message across the entire world that the West is incapable of defending its principles." ... "other players" would soon "challenge the United States" based on its inaction in Ukraine.
      Larry Kudlow: Biden's jihad against fossil fuels is financing Putin's military adventures  (Fox 02/22/2022)
      Lindsey Graham: Putin sees Neville Chamberlain when he looks at Joe Biden  (Fox 02/22/2022)
      Graham calls to 'destroy' ruble, 'crush the Russian oil and gas sector' in response to Putin aggression  (Fox 02/21/2022)
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"When it comes to thugs like Putin disrupting world order and destroying democracies – enough is enough."
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"Putin's decision to declare eastern Donetsk and Luhansk as independent regions within Ukraine is both a violation of the Minsk Agreements and a declaration of war against the people of Ukraine."
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"His decision should immediately be met with forceful sanctions to destroy the ruble and crush the Russian oil and gas sector."
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A U.S.  official gave a grave warning to the United Nations, cautioning that Russia has put together a list of Ukrainians "to be killed or sent to camps following a military occupation."
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"Specifically, we have credible information that indicates Russian forces are creating lists of identified Ukrainians to be killed or sent to camps following a military occupation."
      US warns Americans in Russia of potential attacks  (INN 02/20/2022)
      Canada Freedom Convoy: European Parliament member compares Trudeau to communist 'dictator'  (Fox 02/20/2022)
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"The prime minister of Canada, the way he's behaving right now – he's exactly like a tyrant, like a dictator.  He's like Ceau?escu in Romania."
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"If you raise doubts about the vaccines, you're outcasted.  What's the difference between what he does and what happened under The Inquisition?"
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"On one side they say well we should not believe in God," Terhes continued, making a comparison to the 12th century Catholic Church's effort to root out heresy in Europe and the Americas.
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"But on the other they say believe in sciences.  We don't have to.  Science is not about belief.  Science is about measurements, conclusions, hypothesis and arguments."
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"I hope this movement for freedom and for rights is spreading all around the world.  Because at the end of the day, we have to make sure that those elected officials understand that they were elected into those offices for the people.  Not to behave like masters of slaves."
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Trudeau has invoked the Emergencies Act for the first time in Canada's history to try to put an end to the blockade.
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Ottawa police said Sunday so far 191 arrests have been made in connection to the protest.  ... Police promised they'll be working to identify anyone who participated in the protest and will pursue financial sanctions and criminal charges.
      Finnish lawmaker being charged for expressing her religious views speaks out, calls the case 'dangerous'  (Fox 02/16/2022)
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Finnish members of Parliament Paivi Rasanen and Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola were in a courtroom Monday facing up to two years in prison.  Their crime: expressing religious views.
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Rasanen faces three charges of ethnic agitation for a 2004 pamphlet, for taking part in a discussion on a radio show in 2019, and most recently, for tweeting a picture of the Bible.
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In a 2019 tweet, Rasanen questioned her church's sponsorship of an LGBTQ Pride event, and linked to an Instagram post with a picture of Romans 1:24-27.
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"I would never have believed that this happens in Finland because we are a democracy with freedom of speech and freedom of religion in our Constitution."
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... Finish prosecutors stated that the Bible should not overrule Finnish law, and that the use of the word "sin" could be harmful.
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"Finland is a European liberal democracy that ostensibly promises its citizens basic human rights such as freedom of speech, religion, assembly, equality under the law, property rights, among others."
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"However, the Finnish government seems to have forgotten these core values, acting more like a woke theocracy as it attempts to punish citizens who dare contradict the secular dogmas of the day."
      Canada's House of Commons erupts after Trudeau accuses Jewish MP of supporting swastikas  (Fox 02/16/2022)
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"Mr.  Speaker, I've never seen such shameful and dishonorable remarks coming from this prime minister.  My great-grandfather flew over 30 missions over Nazi Germany.  My great-great-uncle's body lies at the bottom of the English Channel.  There are members of this Conservative caucus who are the descendants of victims of the Holocaust.
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"For the prime minister to accuse any colleague in this house of standing with a swastika is shameful.  I'm giving the prime minister an opportunity.  I'm calling on him to unreservedly apologize for this shameful remark."
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Trudeau three times ignored Lloyd's demand for an apology, which Lloyd said "speaks volumes."
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Lantsman later introduced a point of order demanding a personal apology from Trudeau.  "I am a strong Jewish woman and a member of this House and a descendant of Holocaust survivors and ... it's never been singled out, and I've never been made to feel less," she said.
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"Except for today, when the prime minister accused me of standing with swastikas.  I think he owes me an apology.  I'd like an apology and I think he owes an apology to all members of this House."
      Jeff Bezos' new yacht in Netherlands under fire, thousands RSVP to throw eggs at it  (Fox 02/16/2022)
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"For our international guests: Calling all Rotterdammers, take a box of rotten eggs with you, and let's throw them en masse at Jeff's superyacht when it sails through the Hef in Rotterdam."
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The Hef is a nickname for the 145-year-old Koningshaven Bridge.  It has just 130 feet of clearance, according to Dutch media.  The yacht, dubbed Y721, needs more than that to pass beneath.
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On the sunny side, Bezos and the shipbuilder, Oceanco, have offered to cover the cost of temporarily removing and replacing the bridge in order to get the new superyacht out.
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"Normally it's the other way around.  If your ship doesn't fit under a bridge, you make it smaller — but when you happen to be the richest person on Earth, you just ask a municipality to dismantle a monument.  That's ridiculous."
      Migrants on Mexico’s southern border sew mouths shut as they demand passage to US  (Fox 02/16/2022)
      Swimmer dies in shark attack in Sydney, suffered ‘catastrophic injuries’  (Fox 02/16/2022)
      War reporter in Ukraine compares sentiment on the ground to Florida before hurricane: It's 'game time'  (Fox 02/13/2022)
      French convoys protesting virus rules move toward Paris  (Fox 02/12/2022)
      Hannity predicts outcome of Canada's 'Freedom Convoy'  (Fox 02/12/2022)
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"The cowardly Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along with government officials in Ontario ... they're now threatening these peaceful protesters."
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"You know, the guys that were the heroes of the pandemic ... with a massive $100,000 fines, one-year prison time — they want to seize their trucks and their licenses and pretty much destroy their lives."
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"Needless to say, Joe Biden's not happy.  Keep in mind, this is the same Joe Biden that ... refuses to secure our southern border," Hannity said.  "But Joe has a very different opinion on the northern border."
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Despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other leftists "vilifying these truckers and calling them racist," ... the protesters come from varying backgrounds, and all have the same goal.
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"No more mandates, no more lockdowns, no more COVID-19 restrictions — they want life to return to normal for every man, woman and child."
      Tucker Carlson: Canada's leaders are panicking because their citizens are tired of tyranny  (Fox 02/12/2022)
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JUSTIN TRUDEAU: If you join the protests because you are tired of COVID, you now need to understand that to you are breaking laws.  The consequences are becoming more and more severe.  You don't want to end up losing your license, end up with a criminal record, which will impact your job, your livelihood, even your ability to travel internationally including to the U.S.  You could be breaking laws!
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That's the funniest part.  These people don't care about the law at all.  They believe they make the law.
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This is the prime minister who ordered the cops to steal people's fuel.  There is no law that says you can't have fuel in Ottawa.  He just made that up.  Now he's lecturing about the law.
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Joe Biden who was violating federal law on the grand scale every day by importing two million people illegally without your consent, he's upset about the law.
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Justin Trudeau is so upset he is threatening the truckers' children.  "It's time to go home especially if you have your kids with you," Trudeau said.  Wouldn't want something to happen to them.
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Justin Trudeau knows that nobody joined the protest because they are "tired of COVID." They are tired of tyranny.  They are tired of being told to inject something into their bodies they don't want, whose long-term effects cannot be known.  Sold by companies that are protected, that have immunity from public recourse.
      Bill Maher on Canada's 'Freedom Convoy': They're 'not wrong' to be 'p***ed off' at elites  (Fox 02/12/2022)
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"What's happening this week, it looks like, is people are understanding this is about something more than just the vaccine mandate," Maher said.  "It's becoming a big thing.  It's happening all over the world now.  They're thinking it might happen here in Washington on Super Bowl Sunday."
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"Woke, Inc." author Vivek Ramaswamy agreed, telling Maher it's about the "uprising of everyday citizens" against "the rise of this managerial class in democracies around the world."
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"These are the unelected class leaders that ultimately, I think, are using the bureaucratic power to supplant the will of everyday – not only Americans but Canadians and Western Europeans too – and that's why we're seeing a fusion of both the left and the right here saying that, ‘Actually we want our voices heard.  We want to be able to speak without fear of putting food on the dinner table'."
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... took aim at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who he initially thought was a "cool guy," for his vicious attacks toward the unvaccinated throughout the pandemic and his smearing of the trucker protesters.
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"'Tolerate these people'?  Now you do sound like Hitler." "And recently, he talked about them holding unacceptable views... I mean, c'mon!  I think that's what get under people's skin."
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"This is what people are angry at because the system is so corrupt.  The system is so corrupt, and it's not just corporate elites, it's the corporate elites who are corrupting the system because of the money that corporation, their undue influence on a very, very corrupt government.  This corruption is so baked into the cake and, of course, people are angry, people are enraged and they are legitimately enraged," former Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson said.
      Rep.  Chip Roy publishes letter in solidarity with Finnish Christian on trial for 'hate speech'  (Fox 02/10/2022)
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"I will defend my right to confess my faith, so that no one else would be deprived of their right to freedom of religion and speech," Rasanen said of the charges.
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"The more Christians keep silent on controversial themes, the narrower the space for freedom of speech gets."
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Rasanen, a medical doctor and mother of five, questioned the Finnish Lutheran Church's participation in an LGBT "Pride" event in 2019.
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Rasanen was interviewed by police repeatedly after her message to church leadership, and General Prosecutor Raija Toiviainen charged Rasanen with hate speech in April 2021.'...
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"Over the last three years, you have faced targeted legal harassment simply for confessing Christ and expressing your belief in the teachings of the Bible.  Sadly, your public confession of the Gospel has culminated in criminal charges and a day in court," Roy continued in his letter.
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"While many would have backed down under the pressure, you have carried yourselves with grace and love for your neighbors while directing people toward Christ."
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Rasanen served in the Finnish parliament beginning in 1995, then as the minister of the interior from 2011 to 2015.
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"As you prepare for final arguments, please know that we stand with you and will keep you in continuous prayer.  If there is anything we can do to be of assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out to us," Roy concluded...
      Independent journalist writes 'what the truckers want' following 100 Freedom Convoy interviews  (Fox 02/10/2022)
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"I'm Jewish.  I have family in mass graves in Europe.  And apparently I'm a white supremacist."
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"We came to Canada to be free — not slaves.  We lived under communism, and, in Canada, we're now fighting for our freedom."
      Freedom Convoy organizer ‘downright disgusted’ by media coverage, American trucker blasts ‘disconnected’ press  (Fox 02/09/2022)
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"Not only the American media, the Canadian media as well.  They're spinning their own narrative.  This isn't a cult ... The federal government, the city of Ottawa, all those organizations that are out to get us right now, maybe that's the cult."
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"I think anybody that uses those statements from [Sloly] are supporting the slandering of good people.  That's what they're doing.  They're slandering good people.  All we want is our freedom.  Why is this a bad thing?"
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"It seems like everything is a cult or an insurrection or an assault on democracy these days.  I don't understand how people fighting for their freedom can be an assault on democracy.  These guys are so disconnected with the average guy."
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"The guys that I see that come into the dock day in, and day out, they just want to make a living, so they can feed their families and go home."
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"People in the liberal media, the guys that have that platform, the Scarboroughs, the CNN anchors, they never have to worry about this stuff because they're already set and paid, they're already part of the machine.  They don't have to worry if they're going to make it to the next day with the paycheck they already have.  My guys have to worry, do they get to eat next week?"
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"It really is an exhibit of what CNN became during the Jeff Zucker era, a three-part process ... You have a so-called objective journalist taking a partisan opinion and inject his or her opinion into that report and turn it around and present it as straight news."
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"Loaded words in that report, ‘sedition,' insurrection,' ‘threat to democracy'.  Over a protest.  Did CNN use that kind of ridiculous rhetoric when describing what happened in Seattle during the summer of love in 2020 when literally a police station and several city blocks were taken over by left-wing activists?"
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"The media will never stop.  They never have, they've never shown the ability or the want to stop.  They always keep on pushing.  The good thing is we're dealing with drivers and drivers tend to be very solitary, independent guys that don't really like to be told what to do.  They're very stubborn, they understand what they stand for, and they're willing to go to the ground for it.
      Canadian provinces begin backing off vaccine mandates amid lingering Freedom Convoy protests  (Fox 02/09/2022)
      Ottawa mayor declares state of emergency as police threaten arrests for bringing gas to Freedom Convoy  (Fox 02/06/2022)
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"Anyone attempting to bring material supports [gas, etc.] to the demonstrators could be subject to arrest.  Enforcement is underway," the police announced in a tweet emblazoned with "IMPORTANT."
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"People who bring food, water, gasoline or other supplies to peacefully protesting truckers are not breaking any law.  There is no basis for this police threat, that was issued by Twitter this morning."
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"In a free and democratic society that is governed by the rule of law, citizens can freely associate with each other, including the giving and receiving of goods and gifts.  There is no law that would allow the Ottawa Police to arrest people for giving fuel or food to another Canadian."
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"The truckers themselves are exercising their Charter freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly, as they are legally entitled to do."
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Ottawa Police announced Sunday morning that more than 450 tickets have been issued since Saturday morning for offenses ranging from excessive noise and seatbelt violations to obstructed license plates and improper mufflers.
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They also announced they have opened 97 criminal offense investigations related to the Freedom Convoy.
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      Canadian man drives SUV through group of Freedom Convoy protesters, injuring 4  (Fox 02/05/2022)
      Joe Rogan-Neil Young Spotify feud – who's rockin' in the free world now?  (Fox 02/04/2022)
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Today, powerful pro-government propagandists like Young and Mitchell and their allies in the mainstream media label the questioning of vaccines as "misinformation," even though more people have died of COVID in post-vaccine America.
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They freely make these blanket statements about misinformation from anti-establishment sources like Rogan, but pay no mind to the lies perpetrated about Christopher Steele's phony dossier, Russian collusion, or that President Trump was a Russian asset. The double standard is appalling and the American people are tired of it.
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The act of questioning authority and the free flow of different points of view are American ideals and part of what makes America an exceptional nation.
      Rand Paul seeking answers on COVID origins, gain-of-function research from 'convention of civilized countries'  (Fox 02/04/2022)
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"Not only do we need restrictions in our country.  I'm going to be advocating for an international convention of civilized countries to come together and discuss gain-of-function research and the potential harm it could cause on a global scale."
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"The chances are that [COVID-19] came from the lab — and ... we're up to appropriately 70 million people dead the world now — and this with about 1% mortality.  If the next virus that gets out has a 15% or 50% mortality...we essentially destroy the underpinnings of civilization."
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"And so there really are valid scientific arguments for why we should be worried about this kind of research, but also really ... strikingly strong arguments [COVID-19] this coming from a lab now.  And it's never going to be 100% certain, but the reason we should hear this is we're still doing this kind of research."
      Canada 'Freedom Convoy' appears peaceful and respectful despite Trudeau claim of 'hateful rhetoric'  (Fox 02/01/2022)
      Gen.  Keane warns China, Russia's budding relationship 'very concerning'  (Fox 02/01/2022)
      With Biden, Putin knows 'weakness is provocative' as he seeks to reconstruct pre-Soviet 'empire'  (Fox 01/31/2022)
      'Freedom Convoy' bans mainstream media from first press conference: 'Sabotage'  (Fox 01/31/2022)
      UN: More than 100 former Afghan troops, officials killed since Taliban takeover  (Fox 01/31/2022)
      Critics mock 'puppet' Trudeau for fleeing capital during truckers protest: 'Tyrant on the run'  (Fox 01/31/2022)
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"What a complete coward.  He won't even face the citizens he has discriminated against." 1/31/22
      Elon Musk offers support to Canadian truckers amid COVID vaccine mandate  (Fox 01/28/2022)
      Holocaust Remembrance Day – why we must never forget  (Fox 01/27/2022)
      US hands Russia written response to demands, says up to Kremlin how to proceed  (Fox 01/26/2022)
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Blinken said the document makes "clear" that there are "core principles" the United States is committed to defending, "including Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity and the right of states to choose their own security arrangements and alliances."
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"We've addressed the possibility of reciprocal transparency measures regarding force posture in Ukraine, as well as measures to increase confidence regarding military exercises and maneuvers in Europe."
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... the document also address "areas where we see potential for progress, including arms control related to missiles in Europe, our interest to follow on an agreement ot the new START treaty that covers all nuclear weapons, and ways to increase transparency and stability."
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"We put these ideas forward because they have the potential, if negotiated in good faith, to enhance our security and that of our allies and partners while also addressing Russia's stated concerns through reciprocal commitments."
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"We're open to dialogue.  We prefer diplomacy, and we're prepared to move forward where there is the possibility of communication, cooperation, if Russia de-escalates its aggression toward Ukraine, stops the inflammatory rhetoric, and approaches discussions about the future of security in Europe in a spirit of reciprocity."
      Russia shows 'every indication' of using 'military force' in Ukraine by mid-February: State Dept.  (Fox 01/26/2022)
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Russia has continued to amass troops along Ukraine's eastern border, with over 100,000 troops running military drills and exercises over the past month.  Russia continues to deny that it plans any invasion.
      Six US fighter jets arrive in Estonia amid Ukraine-Russia tensions  (Fox 01/26/2022)
      Democrats find Putin on Ukraine's doorstep after years of downplaying the Russian threat  (Fox 01/25/2022)
      Russian threat to Ukraine could push Finland, Sweden to join NATO  (Fox 01/20/2022)
      Things are getting edgy here in Ukraine.  And cold.  (Fox 01/20/2022)
      What's a litttle slave labor between friends?  (INN 01/07/2022)
      Producer who quit Canadian broadcaster over ‘radical political agenda’ says American outlets have same issue  (Fox 01/07/2022)
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"We're not talking to enough people and the views are very limited.  They're very narrative-driven, and it's not healthy for democracy."
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"I have no problem with the woke worldview being in the room.  I think we should reflect that view, but it can't be the only voice in the room."
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... blamed "a radical political agenda that originated on Ivy League campuses in the United States and spread through American social media platforms" whose proponents "monetize outrage and stoke societal divisions" for setting the tone of current media outlets such as the CBC...
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"The problem is the financial incentives are so strong in this direction.  The outrage sells and now journalistic organizations are sort of implementing policies based on this radical agenda."
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"We should be hiring less people from the Ivy League and possibly less people with college degrees.  It's not rocket science what we do.  We talk to people.  You know, I don't know that I needed my master's degree to do this job.  I really don't."
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"I think all I need is curiosity, critical thinking and the willingness to talk to people from all walks of life and to go in with an empty notebook, to go in with an open mind and with without prejudgment and see what the story is instead of deciding ahead of time and amplifying that."
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Henley feels she used to be one of the most liberal staffers at the CBC but eventually found herself as the most conservative staffer, even though her personal politics didn't change.
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She feels the egos within the newsroom shifted dramatically to the left, but it's a particular type of leftism invading news organizations.
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"It's not a leftism that is super interested in material conditions, right?  It's not a leftism that is looking at wages and working conditions and housing and the opioid crisis.  That's not the focus.  The focus is on identity politics."
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"That's the focus of the leftism.  And so my politics are still what they've always been.  Those are still stories that I care about and want to cover, and I don't have a problem with us covering identity politics.  It's just not to the exclusion of broad stories that need covering that affect a broad swath of the population."
      China, Russia, North Korea reportedly have successful hypersonic missile tests on heels of America's failure  (Fox 01/07/2022)
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North Korea announced the completion of a successful hypersonic weapons test, adding to the list of agitators that continue to advance while America has stumbled in an area that has fast become the most important indicator of modern military capability.
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China and Russia also reportedly completed successful hypersonic weapons tests, involving a mix of hypersonic vehicles and missiles capabilities.
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China's test in August 2021 reportedly surprised U.S.  military officials with how advanced the technology was.  One individual told The Financial Times that officials had "no idea" how China achieved the development of a glide vehicle that circled the globe and nearly hit its target.
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Such a weapon would potentially allow China to deploy weapons at altitudes that would prove difficult for U.S.  satellites to track, creating a difficult circumstance for U.S.  defensive capabilities. 
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And Russia tested its Zircon hypersonic weapon in November, hitting a practice target some 215 nautical miles away.
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The U.S.  therefore conducted a new weapons test in September, completing its first successful hypersonic weapons test since 2013...
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But a follow-up test in October of a hypersonic glide vehicle ended in failure.
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      Alan Dershowitz decries tributes to Desmond Tutu  (INN 12/28/2021)
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"The world is mourning Bishop Tutu, who just died the other day.  Can I remind the world that although he did some good things, a lot of good things on apartheid, the man was a rampant antisemite and bigot?"
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"The man minimized the Holocaust.  The man compared Israel to Nazi Germany.  When we're tearing statues of Jefferson and Lincoln and Washington, let's not build statues to a deeply, deeply flawed man like Bishop Tutu.  Let's make sure that history remembers both the good he did and the awful bad he did as well."
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Charging that Tutu "encouraged others to have similar views and because he was so influential, he became the most influential antisemite of our time," Dershowitz went on to say that he thought it was wrong in the case of Tutu that "people say you shouldn't speak ill of the dead."
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"The bottom line is that at a time when people are reckoning with the careers, of people with mixed legacies, whether it be Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and others, we have to include in a reckoning of Tutu his evil, bigotry against Jews, which has existed for many, many, many years."
      Iran's UAV 'army' is a global threat  (INN 12/22/2021)
      Netanyahu responds to Trump's claim of disloyalty  (Fox 12/12/2021)
      Farage: 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' for the EU is any show of national identity  (Fox 12/10/2021)
      Keane: Russia, China, Iran view Biden's America as 'appeasement' nation that can be taken advantage of  (Fox 12/09/2021)
      Ted Cruz: Russian invasion of Ukraine would be Biden's fault after Afghanistan 'surrender'  (Fox 12/08/2021)
      China’s space operation poses an ‘incredible threat,’ US must adapt, Space Force general says  (Fox 12/05/2021)
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"[The Chinese] have robots in space that conduct attacks.  They can conduct jamming attacks and laser dazzling attacks.  They have a full suite of cyber capabilities."
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"It's our job in the Space Force to ensure, should they propose to attack us with something like a space robot or other things, we have countermeasures, we have tactics and we have means to employ to prevent that attack from being successful."
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      NATO chief warns Russia against invading Ukraine  (Fox 11/26/2021)
      Ukraine's Zelenskyy alleges coup will be attempted against him next week; Russia denies involvement  (Fox 11/26/2021)
      NASA launches spacecraft to crash into asteroid  (Fox 11/24/2021)
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... on a mission to smash into an asteroid and test whether it would be possible to knock a speeding space rock off course if one were to threaten Earth.
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If all goes well, in September 2022 it will slam head-on into Dimorphos, an asteroid 525 feet across, at 15,000 mph.
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Dimorphos orbits a much larger asteroid called Didymos.  The pair are no danger to Earth but offer scientists a way to measure the effectiveness of the collision.
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Dimorphos completes one orbit of Didymos every 11 hours, 55 minutes.  DART's goal is a crash that will slow Dimorphos down and cause it to fall closer toward the bigger asteroid, shaving 10 minutes off its orbit.
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The DART technique could prove useful for altering the course of an asteroid years or decades before it bears down on Earth with the potential for catastrophe.
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A small nudge "would add up to a big change in its future position, and then the asteroid and the Earth wouldn't be on a collision course."
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Scientists constantly search for asteroids and plot their courses to determine whether they could hit the planet.
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"Although there isn't a currently known asteroid that's on an impact course with the Earth, we do know that there is a large population of near-Earth asteroids out there, The key to planetary defense is finding them well before they are an impact threat."
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DART will take 10 months to reach the asteroid pair.  The collision will occur about 6.8 million miles from Earth.
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Ten days beforehand, DART will release a tiny observation spacecraft supplied by the Italian space agency that will follow it. 
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DART will stream video until it is destroyed on impact.  Three minutes later, the trailing craft will make images of the impact site and material that is ejected.
      Historic shakedown of US taxpayers at UN climate conference  (Fox 11/18/2021)
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Perhaps nothing was more theatrical than the global shakedown effort staged by a group of African nations that demanded the developed world hand over $1.3 trillion every year to compensate them for the hardships delivered by climate change.
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That preposterous figure – twice the GDP of Belgium – disappeared from press accounts almost immediately ... The demand highlights the non-serious negotiations that characterize these yearly U.N.-sponsored global gatherings.
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Of course, the United States is meant to be the major donor, and indeed has taken the lead.
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The overall climate deal struck at COP26 turned out to be a largely toothless series of platitudes and promises that allowed everyone to finally go home and claim the costly emissions-spewing event, replete with squadrons of private jets, was not an entire waste of time. ...
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Nothing sells better these days than self-flagellation, except maybe piling onto the United States.
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We are meant to atone for being the most successful nation in the history of the world because, yes, we have advanced more rapidly technologically and industrialized more broadly than any other country on earth.
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In the process, the U.S.  has created more wealth that the world has ever seen, much of which goes to feed, doctor and support the globe. ...
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Where would the developing world be without the agricultural achievements of the U.S.?  The medicines we have created?  The import revenues we spew all over the globe?
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And who is on the list of "underdeveloped" nations with their hands out?  Small nations like the Maldives and Fiji that are legitimately threatened by rising oceans, but also China, because the world continues to play along with the fantasy that Beijing manages a deeply impoverished nation that deserves our help.
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Rarely is it acknowledged that China's progress has been enabled by the vast theft of patents, manufacturing blueprints, software and other trade secrets from companies in the U.S.  and the EU over several decades.
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Or that China's people would not be so poor if Beijing directed more funds to social safety nets and not the military.
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Even rarer is the admission that China is by far the world's largest emitter of carbon today, and is unrepentant, continuing to build coal-fired power plants.
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U.K.  head Boris Johnson kicked off COP26 describing it as the "last, best chance to save the planet." Next year, guaranteed, we'll have another last, best chance to save the planet.  And the year after that, probably, too.  Only the setting will change.
      Poland uses water cannon on hostile migrants throwing rocks at border: 'Force will be used'  (Fox 11/16/2021)
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An estimated 4,000 migrants, mostly from the Middle East, have been congregating at the Belarus border for weeks in an attempt to make it into Poland.
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The EU said Belarus is encouraging the migrants to cross the border in revenge for sanctions last year over crackdowns on protests regarding Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko's reelection.
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More than 20,000 Polish security service members from the police, border guard and army are along the border near the Polish town of Kuznica...
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Migrants also threw logs and bottles at the border and Polish security forces ... a policeman suffered a suspected fractured skull when an object hit him.
      Why It Matters: Armenia defiant against Turkey, Azerbaijan despite shrinking borders  (Fox 11/15/2021)
      Murderer of French Holocaust survivor sent to life in prison  (INN 11/10/2021)
      Pandemic and politics drive China's Xi Jinping's decision to avoid climate summit  (Fox 11/03/2021)
      Jeff Bezos flies gas-guzzling private jet to Glasgow climate change summit  (Fox 11/01/2021)
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Scores of high-rollers from around the world took private planes into Glasgow over the weekend for the COP26 summit, including Bezos, who has repeatedly claimed climate change is the "biggest threat" to the planet.
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The Amazon founder also met with Charles, Prince of Wales, on Sunday to discuss the importance of fighting climate change.
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Kerry even took a private jet to Iceland in 2019 to receive the Arctic Circle award for climate leadership.
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Kerry defended his high-pollution ride at the time, calling it "the only choice for somebody like me who is traveling the world to win this battle"...
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"COP26 is a load of hypocritical garbage.  The 30,000 climate alarmists flying in on their private jets and staying in luxury hotels while telling everyone else to give up meat, cars and gas boilers, can stick their New World Order where the Sun doesn't shine."
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See related Jet Setters (Antonio Branco, 12/28/2018) cartoon from World picture album
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See related Climate Hoax Czar (Antonio Branco, 02/05/2021) cartoon from General picture album
      Biden meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican to talk climate, not abortion  (Fox 10/29/2021)
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See related St. Joe the Devout (Mike Shelton, 01/26/2021) cartoon from Government picture album
      US asks UK court to allow Julian Assange to face espionage charges in US  (Fox 10/27/2021)
      Migrant caravan containing thousands travels through Mexico toward US border: 'Tell Biden we are coming'  (Fox 10/25/2021)
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See related Leading the Caravan (Sean Delonas, 10/22/2018) cartoon from Politics picture album
      Turkey's president bans US ambassador, 9 others as 'persona non grata'  (Fox 10/24/2021)
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See related Birds of a Feather (Michael Ramirez, 12/10/2015) cartoon from World picture album
      Biden pledges to defend Taiwan if China attacks  (Fox 10/22/2021)
      Russia is suspending its mission to NATO: Russian foreign minister  (Fox 10/18/2021)
      Haiti gang kidnaps US missionary group, including children  (Fox 10/17/2021)
      Norway to investigate tactics of unarmed police officers after five die in bow-and-arrow attack  (Fox 10/17/2021)
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Police have been criticized for reacting too slowly to contain the massacre, acknowledging that the five deaths took place after police first encountered the attacker.
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Norwegian media have questioned how long it took officers to apprehend suspect Espen Andersen Braathen after the regional police department received reports about a man shooting arrows at a supermarket.
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According to a police timeline, the first information on the attack was logged at 6:13 p.m.  and Andersen Braathen was caught at 6:47 p.m.
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Authorities haven't revealed what precisely happened within that 34-minute period.
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In general, police officials say the first officers on the scene observed the suspect but took cover and called for reinforcements when arrows were fired at them.
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The officials have acknowledged the armed suspect got away and then likely killed the five victims between the ages of 52 and 78 both outdoors and inside some apartments.
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Norway is one of the few dozen countries in the world where law enforcement officers don't automatically carry guns though they have a rapid access to guns and other weapons, depending on the situation.
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Authorities in a statement said police were unarmed during their first encounter and armed during later encounters with the alleged assailant.
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The alleged attacker was known to police before the deadly attack.  ... PST security officials received information about Andersen Braathen in 2015 and agents interviewed him in 2017 to determine if he posed a threat.
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The following year, the agency contacted Norwegian health authorities about him and concluded that he suffered from a serious mental illness...  the agency thought Andersen Braathen might carry out a "low-scale attack with simple means in Norway."
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... suspicion that the suspect's apparent mental illness caused the attack had strengthened further, while Andersen Braathen's statement of being a convert to Islam had become a less important investigation line.
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"He himself has said that he has converted to Islam.  It's a hypothesis, but is also a hypothesis that he hasn't done so.  The investigation so far shows that he hasn't done this (converting) seriously."
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A spokesman for Norway's Muslim community told NRK that it was irresponsible for the police to publish the suspect's self-acclaimed conversion to Islam...
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"It hurts, it's very painful.  There are a lot of young Muslims who write to me and say they have a nasty feeling.  They love Norway but feel they are not loved back."
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See related Diversity Is Our Strength! (Sean Delonas, 12/01/2019) cartoon from Terror picture album
      Pompeo says world is 'very concerned' America is 'leaving the international stage' under Biden foreign policy  (Fox 10/15/2021)
      Taiwan will not start war with China, top military official says  (Fox 10/14/2021)
      Taliban says US will provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan  (Fox 10/10/2021)
      In France “justice” serves Islamism  (INN 10/10/2021)
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The writer Renaud Camus has been literally annihilated as a public and literary figure after his conviction for "hate speech".  Camus had correctly described the Muslims as "colonizers".
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But black rapper Nick Conrad has just been cleared of the same charge for a song called "Hang the Whites."
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"Go into the nurseries and kill the white babies, catch them and hang their parents," he sings, in one of the lines of his "songs", in which a choir says: "Hang them all, hang the whites.  No mercy, let them all die together, lead by example, torture them as a group".
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A Europe turned upside down and gone mad, where the language of rights has been recruited as a weapon to attack civilization.
      Taliban say they won't work with US to contain Islamic State  (Fox 10/09/2021)
      France rejects American 'woke' culture that is 'racializing' country  (Fox 10/02/2021)
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Macron, who has been criticized by French progressives, told...  "I see that our society is becoming progressively racialized."
      Canadian pastor arrested on tarmac over COVID rules says police confiscated luggage, snooped laptop  (Fox 10/02/2021)
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"Jesus Christ is very clear," the pastor said.  "He says, ‘Who comes to me is free indeed.' We preach freedom.  We preach hope.  When you don't have hope in society, then the people are turning for that hope to the government.  I think the government wants to become God, to be worshiped.  And anyone else or anything else that competes with that has to be destroyed."
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"I really think that people will rise up and will come to my defense and, at the same time, to their own defense.  Because listen very carefully: They came for me, they will come for you.  It's just a matter of not if, but when."
      ‘Imbecilic decisions’ led to 'mega-terrorist' state in Middle East: Gen.  Kellogg  (Fox 09/29/2021)
      Sen.  Ted Cruz: Blood will be spilled over the Biden administration's mistakes in Afghanistan  (Fox 09/16/2021)
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In the past month, we've witnessed President Joe Biden and his top officials preside over the worst foreign policy catastrophe in a generation.
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Americans across the nation are horrified, and our servicemen and women are angry, disillusioned, and frustrated.
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Our allies are dispirited, and our enemies across the globe are emboldened, which makes the world more dangerous today for America.
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Ever since the disaster began unfolding in Afghanistan, we've seen the Biden administration display ideological extremism and manifest incompetence, and dodge their responsibility to give the American people answers as to why they failed so catastrophically in Afghanistan.
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Number one, the Biden administration abandoned Bagram Airfield — before the evacuation of Americans and Afghans — and gave it to the Taliban.
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Number two, the Biden administration made the decision to leave hundreds and possibly thousands of Americans behind Taliban lines, and tens of thousands of Afghans who assisted the U.S.  military.
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Number three, the Biden administration left behind billions of dollars of American military equipment the Taliban will now use to threaten American lives.
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Number four, there were reports that the Biden administration gave the names of Americans and Afghans we were trying to evacuate to the Taliban, and instances of child brides and sexual abuse of children among the evacuees brought into the United States by the State Department.
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For officials in the Biden administration to believe that the Taliban wants to be welcomed into the community of civilized nations betrays either their radical ideological extremism or a hopeless naivete.
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The truth is that the Taliban doesn't want to be welcomed into the community of civilized nations; they are vicious terrorists who want to kill us.
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Unfortunately, because of the catastrophic mistakes the Biden administration made in Afghanistan, we are much more at risk for deadly attacks by the Taliban — or al Qaeda, which Pentagon officials estimate could regroup in Afghanistan in the next year or two.
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It's a disgrace, and the fault lies directly with President Joe Biden and his administration.
      Trump says terrorists 'absolutely' airlifted from Afghanistan in US evacuation  (Fox 09/14/2021)
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"There has never been a war — win, lose or draw — and you bring everybody into your country.  That's a lot of people, and at a tremendous cost already — they're talking about billions and billions of dollars."
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"You took some very bad people onto those planes and distributed them all over the world — with all of them coming to the United States, because the rest of the world is not going to take them."
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"The rest of the world is going to deliver them to the United States and ask for a lot of money for helping us out, but, you know, its a never-ending thing."
      Robert Greenway: On the Abraham Accords' first anniversary there's real impact and even greater potential  (Fox 09/14/2021)
      Sam Brown: I almost died serving in Afghanistan.  Blinken needs to answer these 5 questions  (Fox 09/14/2021)
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Why didn't Secretary Blinken speak up about President Biden's arbitrary and rushed deadline for withdrawing all U.S.  troops?
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What are you and the State Department doing to fix the visa process for our Afghan allies?
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How did the State Department fail to evacuate every American from Afghanistan?
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Why is the U.S.  government considering recognizing the Taliban?
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What is the State Department's plan to stop China from taking advantage of this foreign policy failure?
      Trump says Afghanistan withdrawal opens door to China, Russia reverse-engineering US military equipment  (Fox 09/12/2021)
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"I don't know because you have people going all over the world and being dropped all over the world right now, and nobody knows who the hell they are."
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"These aren't the interpreters that we took.  These were people that rushed into the planes, and they were so interested in trying to make it sound like 'Oh, they're doing a good job.' These people, many of these people are going to be terrorists.  Okay?  They're going to be terrorists.  They were very powerful.  They were very energetic in getting onto the aircraft."
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"Now I'm saying, ‘How can they take this equipment?' And I guarantee that China and Russia already have our Apache helicopters and they're taking them apart to find out exactly how they're made.  They're the best in the world by far.  And they're taking them apart so they can make the exact same equipment.  They're very good at that.  It's a disgrace."
      US shoots down Iranian drones attacking airport in Iraq: officials  (Fox 09/12/2021)
      Former Afghan president explains abrupt exit from country amid Taliban takeover  (Fox 09/08/2021)
      4 prisoners Obama exchanged for Bowe Berghdahl now in senior Taliban posts  (Fox 09/07/2021)
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      Intelligence community failed to find conclusive COVID origin; experts split on why  (Fox 09/06/2021)
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"China is highly incentivized and capable of denying us this information.  They're incentivized to deny us this information because no matter what it is – whether it was a wet market or a biological facility as its origin – it's embarrassing to the Chinese Communist Party."
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"It would indicate and illustrate a level of incompetence or lack of control, and that goes to the fundamental kind of interest of the party."
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"Over the last decade, the United States has experienced a massive loss in our intelligence posture, in China."
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"The CIA had an individual working for it... who it was later discovered was spying for the Chinese and had resulted in the loss of a massive human intelligence network inside of China."
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"What the DNI did was not an all-source investigation, it was simply a deep dive into previously unanalyzed intelligence." ... "They failed to illuminate further the previously declassified information."
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... declassified information "indicated that workers at the Wuhan institute – who appeared to be working on coronavirus research under Dr.  Shi – fell sick with what quite possibly was COVID-19."
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... key clues relating to the origin of the virus were neglected in the investigation and said it is an issue of "analysis paralysis" in the intelligence community.
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"The people who are analysts have found putting pieces together either too difficult, too painful, or too risky."
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... two significant aspects of "solid intelligence" that were not examined by the intelligence community are the "lack of specific evidence of zoonotic origin" and an "incredible lack of information that the Chinese were seriously looking for the origin themselves."
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"What makes it a weapon is if you use it in a way that was offensive, or you cover up its impact." ... "Having a contagion spread around the world that they knew was going to create a pandemic and they didn't stop it means they were deliberate in fostering a pandemic."
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The intelligence report further found that the virus "probably was not genetically engineered." ... the coronavirus having had so few mutations is itself a "hallmark of bioengineering."
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"I don't know that we've ever seen a freshly emerged virus spread asymptomatically in the wild like this, The reason the DNI cannot get to the bottom of the COVID origins is because they don't use clues or think deductively."
      One hundred Afghan evacuees flagged for possible terror ties: report  (09/04/2021)
      Taliban fighters upset, feel betrayed that US military left non-working helicopters: report  (Fox 09/01/2021)
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Taliban fighters are feeling angry and betrayed Wednesday after discovering that Afghan National Army helicopters abandoned at Kabul's airport have been rendered inoperable by departing U.S.  troops...
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"When I said to them, ‘why do you think that the Americans would have left everything operational for you'?  They said because we believe it is a national asset and we are the government now and this could have come to great use for us."
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A U.S.  Department of Defense spokesperson told ... that "we disabled/demilitarized that equipment at Hamid Karzai International Airport prior to our departure."
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In addition to the people left behind in Kabul, McKenzie said the U.S.  also left behind equipment such as the C-RAM (counter-artillery, artillery and mortar) system that was used to shoot down rockets, as well as dozens of armored Humvees and some aircraft. 
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The general added that the equipment had been disabled and in the end none of it was mission capable.
      Army unit posts photo of last US soldier to leave Afghanistan  (Fox 08/30/2021)
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... a photo of Maj.  Gen.  Chris Donahue, commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division, boarding a plane at night, marking the last soldier to depart from the country.
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CENTCOM Commander Gen.  Kenneth McKenzie announced Monday that the last U.S.  service members had departed Afghanistan, ending America's longest-ever military conflict at close to 20 years.
      Levin: Terrorist groups will consider it 'open season on Americans' if citizens are left behind in Afghanistan  (Fox 08/30/2021)
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"Now we're supposed to believe with the Taliban, the good guy and ISIS is the bad guy.  They're all cockroaches."
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"They want to kill as many Americans as possible.  And now look at the situation.  We have a propaganda media in this country prior to a few days ago.  But they'll be back saying what?  This is the greatest airlift in American history in the face of the most outrageous surrender in American history, regurgitating the administration's talking points."
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"We have troops who've been attacked and harmed.  We have American citizens behind enemy lines with allies, Afghan allies who can't get out.  What's going to happen is you're going to have the biggest hostage situation in the history of the American republic and you're going to have genocide."
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"There's one man responsible for this.  He did this, not the prior presidents.  He did this Joe Biden.  He needs to be held to account for what he did.  His generals are to be held to account, his secretary of defense, his secretary of state, his national security adviser.  We've never seen so many lightweights gathered in one place in the history of this country."
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"Of course, the problem with that is you expose many more of our military personnel to attacks in harm's way.  But how else are you going to get American citizens out?"
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" And for the rest of the world, our enemies, whether they're nation states or terrorists, if we don't get our citizens out, they're going to say, ‘okay, it's open season on Americans.'"...
      US carries out Kabul airstrike against ISIS-K suicide bomber that threatened airport, US official confirms  (Fox 08/29/2021)
      How Biden could have avoided catastrophe in Afghanistan: report  (Fox 08/26/2021)
      Afghanistan explosions: 13 US service members killed in Kabul airport blast, more wounded, officials say  (Fox 08/26/2021)
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A suicide bomb attack Thursday outside the Abbey Gate at Kabul's airport in Afghanistan killed 13 U.S.  service members and injured at least 18 more, U.S.  officials said – making it the deadliest day for U.S.  troops in 10 years.
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The suicide bomb attack was followed up by a firefight by Islamic State gunmen at the gate, where the night before there had been 5,000 Afghans and potentially some Americans seeking access to the airport to flee.
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... it marks the deadliest day for U.S.  troops since insurgents in Afghanistan shot down a U.S.  Chinook helicopter in August 2011 – which killed 38 people, including 31 U.S.  troops.
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There are currently 5,200 U.S.  troops at the airport and thousands of Afghan evacuees still on the tarmac waiting to be evacuated.  U.S.  planes have been leaving every 40 minutes out of the airport.
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"Taliban has essentially completely stopped letting Afghans through," the source said, adding that they are "mostly" letting Americans through, but many are staying away due to the ISIS threat.
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"Military continues to retrograde and depart airport.  Almost a certainty that Americans will be left behind."
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"They will have to be extracted after the fact through either Taliban negotiation or unconventional means."
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Former President Donald Trump issued a statement, sending "deepest condolences to the families of our brilliant and brave Service Members whose duty to the U.S.A.  meant so much to them."
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"Our thoughts are also with the families of the innocent civilians who died today in the savage Kabul attack, This tragedy should never have been allowed to happen, which makes our grief even deeper and more difficult to understand."
      Video appears to show Taliban operating Black Hawk helicopter  (Fox 08/26/2021)
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The U.S.  has spent about $83 billion since 2001 on training and equipment for Afghan forces, including $147 million on Black Hawk helicopters and $2 billion on Humvees.
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"The Taliban now have more Black Hawk helicopters than 85% of the countries in the world."
      Nigel Farage: 'No way' British parliament would vote for military cooperation with America under Biden admin  (Fox 08/25/2021)
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"The medium-term problem is the resurgence of international terror, already evidence that extremist jihadi groups all over the world have taken great cheer from what the Taliban have done in Afghanistan."
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"...  if we do find ourselves back engaged and, you know, let's be honest, the last few years, we've not seen major terrorist atrocities in the West.  But if they start to happen again and we start to think, well, how do we go out again and try and stop these cells that are spreading international terror?  How can we do it with the Americans?  How can we do it with an ally that is treating us with contempt and betrayed us and into the bargain, many of our own citizens?"
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"Certainly, if it's a Biden or Harris administration, honestly, there is no way, there is no way a British parliament right now would vote for military cooperation with America led by this administration."
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"And that's a very sad thing to say, because since 1917, the U.K.  and America have been side by side in virtually every major conflict.  We've been the closest allies in terms of military action, in terms of intelligence sharing, in terms of culture, in terms of business.  You couldn't have a better ally in the world."
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"And right at the moment, I'm sorry, but there's no way we could enter into another operation with you."
      Cuban defector details life under communist regime, warns against US embracing of socialism  (Fox 08/25/2021)
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"They monitor everything.  They have the power to turn the internet on and off at the flick of a switch.  They have been manipulating the access, who can get on, how strong the signal is, when it can be activated."
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"The freedom that we have here to speak our minds is not allowed there.  You get beaten up."
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"It always sounds great at the beginning and always sounds like the promise of community and free things, but it quickly descends into what you're seeing in Cuba for the last 60 plus years."
      Ex-Corona Czar: COVID will never go away, learn to live with it  (INN 08/25/2021)
      Nile Gardiner: Brits feel betrayed by Biden's Afghanistan fiasco.  Our 'special relationship' is on ice  (Fox 08/24/2021)
      British MP to Biden on Afghanistan: 'what are you going to do next?'  (Fox 08/24/2021)
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"The only question to ask him now is what are you going to do next?  What are you going to do to ensure that the alliance is understood to be what it is, which is one based on trust, based on values, and based on the belief that we all know that we're in this together?"
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"There are many people around the world who are currently looking at us, looking at the U.K., looking at NATO, looking at the U.S., of course, and wondering what a commitment means if you've spent $2 trillion, if you've lost, in your case, nearly two and a half thousand U.S.  soldiers ... and you still pull out overnight.  What does that leave as a legacy for others?"
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"This doesn't need to be defeat, but at the moment, it damn well feels like it.  To see [the U.S.'] commander in chief call into question the courage of men I fought with, to claim that they ran, it's shameful."
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"I think it's essential that we recognize that the Afghan army did fight, and it fought extremely hard.  It was betrayed by its leadership, and very sadly it was abandoned by its allies."
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"It doesn't matter what we think of ourselves, it matters what our enemies think of us."
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"The Chinese government is currently running propaganda in Taiwan stating that the United States is no longer a strong partner."
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"If you look at the kind of messaging we're seeing from al-Shabab in Kenya ... they're saying that this shows the United States can be beaten."
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"The reality is, what we were trying to build in Afghanistan was a forever peace, but that took commitment, and sadly we pulled that commitment out."
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"What are you going to do for the refugees?  What are you going to do for those who are seeking refuge around the world?"
      Thiessen: Biden handed terrorists a 'safe haven' to plan attacks worse than 9/11  (Fox 08/23/2021)
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"When we talk about ending endless wars — radical Islam hasn't ended its war against us.  People take for granted the fact that we haven't been hit since 9/11 like the terrorists lost interest or something.  No, it's because we've had our boot on their necks all over the world..."
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"Joe Biden has handed the Islamic radicals an emirate in Afghanistan that they've been wanting.  And they're gonna use that safe haven to plan attacks."
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"And if you think 9/11 is the worst thing they can do to us I've got another thing coming for you.  They consider that a floor, not a ceiling."
      Psaki claims no Americans 'stranded' in Afghanistan in heated exchange  (Fox 08/23/2021)
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... reached out to Psaki on Saturday about an American woman who described being trapped from reaching the Kabul airport.  The White House never issued a response.
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"I really have given up hope, given up on the hope of going to the airport," the woman, whose identity is being withheld due to concerns for her safety...  "It's just not possible to make it through all those people."
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She said there are as many as 20 Taliban checkpoints between her and the airport – and she's one of an uncertain number of American citizens trapped behind enemy lines.
      Former UK commander in Afghanistan says Biden shouldn't be impeached: 'He should be court-martialed'  (Fox 08/22/2021)
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"I don't believe President Biden should be impeached.  He's the commander in chief of the U.S.  armed forces who's just essentially surrendered to the Taliban: He shouldn't be impeached.  He should be court-martialed for betraying the United States of America and the United States armed forces."
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Kemp predicted China, which along with Russia has all but recognized the Taliban as the new government of Afghanistan, will join with neighboring Pakistan and Iran to further "enrich themselves by plundering" the war-torn country.
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"So the whole world just became vastly more dangerous.  The U.S.  government – President Biden humiliated the United States.  He humiliated the United States Army."
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"I think the consequences of what's just happened and what's still happening are absolutely devastating for the whole of the Western world."
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The former British commander added that many U.S.  presidents have criticized the other members of the NATO alliance for not "pulling their weight" – but that Biden has now "destroyed [NATO's] credibility, totally single-handed[ly]."
      Tony Blair says Biden's Afghanistan 'abandonment' is 'tragic, dangerous, unnecessary'  (Fox 08/22/2021)
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"The world is now uncertain of where the West stands because it is so obvious that the decision to withdraw from Afghanistan in this way was driven not by grand strategy but by politics."
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He chided the decision to withdraw as an "obedience to an imbecilic political slogan about ending ‘the forever wars.' He acknowledged there were mistakes over the last 20 years but defended "real gains" in the country as well.
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Blair said the chaos in Afghanistan will advance the efforts of jihadists and help China, Russia and Iran and he urged "maximum pressure" on the Taliban, saying while the West has lost much leverage it still retains some.
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"Intervention requires commitment.  Not time limited by political timetables but by obedience to goals."
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"The absence of across-the-aisle consensus and collaboration and the deep politicization of foreign policy and security issues is visibly atrophying U.S.  power."
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Intervention, he said, "will require parts of the right in politics to understand that isolation in an interconnected world is self-defeating, and parts of the left to accept that intervention can sometimes be necessary to uphold our values."
      Rep.  Brad Wenstrup: Afghanistan chaos, fear, trauma were not inevitable.  Here's the truth  (Fox 08/22/2021)
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We made a promise to these Afghans that we would stand up for them if they stood with us.  I know firsthand that our warfighters could not do their jobs without these brave men and women, and our Afghan allies volunteered to serve the United States because they believed in our cause and our people.
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The fact that this was predictable and avoidable makes it inexcusable.  The majority of Americans support ultimately pulling U.S.  troops out of Afghanistan.
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But instead of an orderly, conditions-based withdrawal that included strategically phasing out U.S.  forces, air support, and contractors who maintain the Afghan military, what we witnessed was a hasty and botched retreat without any emergency evacuation plan for our helpers.
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There are comparisons being made to the fall of Saigon, but it reminds me of April 12, 1975 — the day that America conducted a dramatic and hasty withdrawal from Cambodia, abandoning nearly 2 million Cambodians to die from executions, starvation, and torture.
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That was the same year that, as Congress debated aid to Cambodia, a young freshman Senator Joe Biden is reported to have said: "I'm getting sick and tired of hearing about morality, our moral obligation."
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He went on to say that: "the United States has no obligation to evacuate one, or 100,001, South Vietnamese."
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Those words, coupled with his administration's actions these past few weeks, should live on in infamy.
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To most every American, our moral standing matters.  Our leaders' actions matter to us personally.
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Betraying those who serve us, as well as those who serve with us, betrays us as a decent people.
      Gordon Chang: China-Taliban connection – we must hold Beijing accountable for Afghan militants' crimes  (Fox 08/20/2021)
      Taliban collect ammo guns from civilians after takeover: report  (Fox 08/18/2021)
      Taliban take over Afghanistan: What we know and what's next  (Fox 08/16/2021)
      Afghans who clung to departing US plane fall to their death in chaos that left 7 dead: officials  (Fox 08/16/2021)
      'Green Fraud' author: Goal of UN climate change report is to 'scare everyone'  (Fox 08/10/2021)
      Taliban capture third Afghanistan capital in as many days  (Fox 08/08/2021)
      Iran nuclear concerns: Israel warns Tehran is only ‘10 weeks away’ from acquiring weapons-grade materials  (Fox 08/05/2021)
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"Iran has violated all of the guidelines set in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and is only around 10 weeks away from acquiring weapons-grade materials necessary for a nuclear weapon."
      Jamie Metzl: China's 'systematic cover-up' of COVID origins must be subject of international probe  (Fox 08/03/2021)
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"It's an outrage that a year and a half following the initial outbreak, there's no international investigation in place for determining the origins of this pandemic.  And one is not planned."
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"And China has engaged in a systematic cover-up involving destroying samples, hiding records, silencing Chinese scientists.  "
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      Rep.  McCaul on House GOP's bombshell Wuhan lab report: 'Greatest cover-up in human history'  (Fox 08/02/2021)
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"They were playing with fire.  They were genetically manipulating at the lab this gain-of-function that was taking place."
      Wuhan lab report raises further questions about possible COVID-19 lab leak  (Fox 08/01/2021)
      Tom Cotton: Coca-Cola should be ashamed of 'disgraceful bootlicking' of Chinese Communist Party  (Fox 07/28/2021)
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"...  they'll go out of their way to attack Democratically-elected legislators in a state like Georgia.  Yet they won't utter a word about the kind of most grotesque kind of genocide against religious ethnic minorities in China or anything else that would cost them a single dollar."
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See related Born to Be Red (Mike Shelton, 04/07/2021) cartoon from Corporate picture album
      Hero granny catches baby who dangled, fell 15 feet from window  (Fox 07/28/2021)
      UK mom says she killed pedophile neighbor because he preyed on her son  (Fox 07/26/2021)
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A UK woman who was convicted of fatally stabbing her neighbor after learning he was a pedophile has reportedly revealed that her son was one of the sicko's victims.
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Single mother of five Sarah Sands, 38, killed 77-year-old Michael Pleasted in his east London apartment weeks after discovering he had abused young boys.
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During her trial, it emerged that Pleasted had 24 convictions for sex offenses dating back over three decades.
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"I did what any mother would do because he did this to my son Bradley, my little boy."
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"I never dreamt I'd be capable.  I have no pride in it but at least I know he can't hurt anyone else.  I'm not a bad person but I know I did a bad thing.  I've never denied that and I've been punished."
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"I'd never kill again.  I don't see myself as a murderer, but I don't regret what I did.  I was a mom desperate to protect my children."
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"I remember picking up a knife and I went to Mick's.  I wanted to persuade him to plead guilty so Bradley would not have to testify," she said.  "Mick opened the door and smirked.  He was cocky and abrupt."
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"He wouldn't listen to me.  He was cold.  A different man to the one who'd been my friendly neighbor."
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"I poked him in his front with the knife and he grabbed me.  I lost control.  I couldn't let anyone else get hurt — somebody had to protect people," she said, adding that her warnings about the neighbor to police, social services and housing authorities were in vain.
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In 2014, Pleasted offered her then-12-year-old son a job in the shop where he was a volunteer...
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"Mick was a role model.  I'd take him meals and we'd chat.  I had no reason not to trust him.  I thought Bradley was safe."
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"I knew the boys.  I didn't doubt a word they said.  It was awful.  They were 12 — so young."
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"Bradley said nothing had happened to him but he had to give a video statement to the police because he had worked with Mick."
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"I begged them to re-arrest Mick.  He was back on the estate like nothing had happened and because he'd pleaded not guilty, his victims, including my son, would be made to testify."
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She then decided to take matters into her own hands.  "I drank two bottles of wine, returned to my old flat and knelt on the floor holding a photo of the kids, screaming.  I hadn't been able to cry before — Bradley was always around."
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"The guilt I felt for not protecting him overwhelmed me.  That is when I picked up the knife and went to Mick's."
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She stabbed Pleasted eight times with a 12-inch kitchen knife and told police: "Who houses a f**king pedophile on an estate?"
      Afghan translator who worked for US Army reportedly beheaded by Taliban  (Fox 07/24/2021)
      Rachel Campos-Duffy: Cuban, Venezuelan Catholics feel betrayed by Pope Francis.  Here's why  (Fox 07/22/2021)
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See related Cuba (Glenn McCoy, 09/22/2015) cartoon from World picture album
      China ‘shocked’ over WHO plan for second phase of COVID origins study  (Fox 07/22/2021)
      'The people of Samaria will stand firm long after Ben & Jerry's ice cream melts'  (INN 07/19/2021)
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We will not give up Samaria, the ancient kingdom of Israel, for ice cream, nor will we give up Joshua's Altar or ancient Shilo for a McDonald's hamburger.
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The people of Samaria and this country will stand firm long after Ben & Jerry's ice cream melts and disappears from the world.  We will not give in to this anti-Semitism that permeates Jews in the United States as well.
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I call on all residents of the State of Israel and Samaria, and all lovers of Israel in the world, to stop consuming the ice cream that is trying to create a boycott of Israel.
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We will not succumb to threats from either left-wing organizations or commercial companies that are willing to boycott Israel in order to flatter certain people.
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We will continue to build Samaria, enjoy culture, a good education and also ice cream.  Not necessarily Ben & Jerry's.
      Two asylum policies?  Cubans arriving by boat turned back but those crossing southwest border face...  (Fox 07/17/2021)
      Escaped Iranian prisoner to embark on historic Israel visit, criticizes Biden over nuclear negotiations  (Fox 07/15/2021)
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"Negotiation is just the time you give them for making bombs, atomic bombs, If the Biden administration continues this policy, definitely you will get a bad result, and Biden is responsible."
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"In Vienna, [the United States] has negotiations for a nuclear deal.  How is it possible that the U.S government can accept that the Iranian regime comes here to kidnap an American, on American soil?"
      Listen to Cuba's protesters – it's not about COVID, it's about freedom and repression  (Fox 07/14/2021)
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Across the island of Cuba, we are witnessing an unprecedented and organic moment.  Sixty-two years of misery, censorship, repression and socialist lies have boiled over into grassroots protests by the Cuban people across the nation.
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Let's be clear: food, medicine and gas shortages are sadly nothing new in Cuba.  The regime's disastrous COVID response is the predictable result of a corrupt government.
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Instead of listening to America's legacy media, we should take the protesters at their word.  Cubans across the country are waving the American flag as a beacon of hope and chanting, "Freedom!" and "Down with the dictatorship!"
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This is not just a response to the COVID outbreak, but an unambiguous rejection of six decades of suffering under totalitarian socialism and communism.
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The communist regime in Havana has already shut down internet access on the island.  It has done so in order to silence the voices of the Cuban people and prevent news and developments on the island from reaching the rest of the world.
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The Biden administration has options to override this shutdown and provide uninterrupted internet access to the Cuban people.  It must act to do so immediately.
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Food and vaccine distribution must be administered by an independent, trustworthy, non-governmental organization or by a mission led by the Organization of American States.  This is a safeguard to ensure assistance is not stolen by the regime and exploited as leverage against civilians.
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Finally, the Biden administration's State Department must work to identify those carrying out acts of violent repression inside of Cuba.  We must then ban these individuals from entering our nation.
      Chaos spreads in South Africa as authorities struggle to contain looting, violence  (Fox 07/13/2021)
      Bernie Sanders silent on Cuban pro-freedom uprisings after praising Fidel Castro's communist policies  (Fox 07/11/2021)
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"We're very very opposed to the authoritarian nature of Cuba but you know, it's unfair to simply say everything is bad."
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"You know?  When Fidel Castro came into office, you know what he did?  He had a massive literacy program.  Is that a bad thing?  Even though Fidel Castro did it?"
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      Video emerges of mass protests against communist dictatorship in Cuba: 'We are not afraid'  (Fox 07/11/2021)
      Lightning strikes truck in shocking video — Here's why the driver survived  (Fox 07/09/2021)
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"There was a thunderstorm and my car was hit by lightning.  It happened so fast I didn't realize what happened until I heard the loud bang," the driver said.
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The driver was uninjured and his vehicle suffered only minor damage that included a busted side mirror.
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... When a vehicle is hit by lighting, its metal body and frame typically act like a Faraday cage that directs the electricity around outside of it, protecting those inside.
      UK billionaire rips affirmative action, says BLM caused ‘more bigotry’  (Fox 07/07/2021)
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"I'm not very keen on unbalancing society by having quotas," John Caudwell, the founder of a U.K.  chain of cellphone stores...
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"I always think the best person should win, whether they're Black, White, male or female." ... "I don't like positive discrimination ... I think positive discrimination is dangerous for society.  It leads to resentment and I've witnessed that a lot.
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"Did Black Lives Matter improve the cause of Black people, or did it cause more resentment and more bigotry?  That's a good debate to have."
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"I'm not into positive discrimination, but I am into creating opportunities as much as possible for people."
      Haitian President Jovenel Moise assassinated at home, official says  (Fox 07/07/2021)
      Janice McAfee slams media reports of husband's 'suicide', says investigation is 'still ongoing'  (Fox 07/06/2021)
      UK government pushes bill to crack down on illegal immigration, hold migrants offshore  (Fox 07/06/2021)
      US left Bagram Air Base in dead of night, didn't tell new Afghan commander  (Fox 07/05/2021)
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The U.S.  left Afghanistan's Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years by shutting off the electricity and slipping away in the night without notifying the base's new Afghan commander, who discovered the Americans' departure more than two hours after they left...
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"We (heard) some rumor that the Americans had left Bagram ... and finally by seven o'clock in the morning, we understood that it was confirmed that they had already left Bagram."
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Before the Afghan army could take control of the airfield about an hour's drive from the Afghan capital Kabul, it was invaded by a small army of looters, who ransacked barrack after barrack and rummaged through giant storage tents before being evicted, according to Afghan military officials.
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... insisted the Afghan National Security and Defense Force could hold on to the heavily fortified base despite a string of Taliban wins on the battlefield.
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The airfield also includes a prison with about 5,000 prisoners, many of them allegedly Taliban.
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Meanwhile, in northern Afghanistan, district after district has fallen to the Taliban.  In just the last two days hundreds of Afghan soldiers fled across the border into Tajikistan rather than fight the insurgents.
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The big-ticket items left behind include thousands of civilian vehicles, many of them without keys to start them, and hundreds of armored vehicles.
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... the U.S.  also left behind small weapons and the ammunition for them, but the departing troops took heavy weapons with them.  Ammunition for weapons not being left behind for the Afghan military was blown up before they left.
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Afghan soldiers who wandered Monday throughout the base that had once seen as many as 100,000 U.S.  troops were deeply critical of how the U.S.  left Bagram, leaving in the night without telling the Afghan soldiers tasked with patrolling the perimeter.
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"In one night they lost all the goodwill of 20 years by leaving the way they did, in the night, without telling the Afghan soldiers who were outside patrolling the area," said Afghan soldier...
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Within 20 minutes of the U.S.'s silent departure on Friday, the electricity was shut down and the base was plunged into darkness...
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The sudden darkness was like a signal to the small army of looters...  They entered from the north smashing through the first barrier, ransacking buildings, loading anything that was not nailed down into trucks.
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On Monday, three days after the U.S.  departure, Afghan soldiers were still collecting piles of garbage that included empty water bottles, cans and empty energy drinks left behind by the looters.
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"We have to solve our problem.  We have to secure our country and once again build our country with our own hands."
      Afghanistan government forces have withdrawn from 7 districts of the country: sources  (Fox 07/05/2021)
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"We can't ignore the reality on the ground in Afghanistan, Many of the threats that brought us there in the first place are spreading through the region."
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"The Taliban is gaining strength and threatening the Afghanistan government, They also threaten those who worked alongside our U.S.  military and diplomatic personnel.  President Biden's announcement of a precipitous withdrawal emboldens the Taliban and their allies."
      Yoni Netanyahu: A hero's story 45 years after Entebbe  (INN 07/04/2021)
      Experts sound alarm over American media’s celebratory tone of Chinese Communist Party’s 100-year...  (Fox 07/02/2021)
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"...  a lot of news organizations want to do business in China, and so they are willing to soft-pedal coverage and they are not willing to give context where context is required."
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"We've got a media which is not patriotic by any means at a time where our society is at grave risk, and you have a Chinese media which is dominated by the Communist Party."
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"We've got a free media, which means that people can do whatever they want, but the problem is that we are educating a whole generation that doesn't understand the essential elements of our society and patriotism."
      U.S.  forces pull out of Bagram Air base in Afghanistan  (Fox 07/02/2021)
      Pompeo: China's Xi is 'serious' about 'bash heads bloody' warning  (Fox 07/01/2021)
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"The Chinese can see weakness.  They can see an administration that's not prepared to respond in the way the Trump Administration did with clarity and force and resolve.  This is what it's going to take to deter Xi Jinping."
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"Xi is serious.  He has confidence, he's aggressive.  He thinks America is declining.  He's wrong about that but it's going to take American leadership to prove him wrong."
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Meanwhile in the United States ... it appears the U.S.  military is focused on different priorities like diversity rather than focused on our enemies.
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... some see the Chinese government as willing to engage in "unrestricted warfare," while America under Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are "conducting unrestricted woke-fare."
      China celebrates centenary of Communist Party that killed tens of millions  (Fox 07/01/2021)
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The Party was founded in 1921 on the principles of Marxism-Leninism, but it wasn't until 1949 that it was able to gain complete control of the country.
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The CCP challenged the nationalist Kuomintang government and prompted an intermittent 12-year long civil war.
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Beginning in 1927, an indeterminate number of people were killed as a result of the internal political struggle, though some estimate that as many as 4.9 million died during the civil war.
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CCP chief Mao Zedong became China's leader in 1949 and by 1951 launched what the Chinese have dubbed the "Peaceful Liberation of Tibet," deciding that the independent state needed to be incorporated with the People's Republic of China.
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The annexation eventually led to the bloody 1959 Tibetan Uprising where an estimated 87,000 Tibetans were killed, alongside 2,000 Chinese soldiers.
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In an attempt to propel China's economy forward on a global scale, Mao launched a campaign known as the "Great Leap Forward" in 1958 – a disastrous program that forced millions of rural Chinese villagers from their farms to join mass communes.
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Livelihoods, homes, and possessions were removed and instead, people were forced to receive their food from public canteens where provisions were doled out based on merit...
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Mao at this point made himself one of the world's greatest mass murders, killing up to 45 million Chinese civilians between 1958 and 1962 – largely through starvation.
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Extreme discipline became commonplace and an estimated 2-3 million people were tortured to death or executed — including one case when a father was forced to bury his son alive after he stole a "handful of grain."
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More people are believed to have died just under the CCP's "Great Leap Forward" than were killed by either the Soviet Union's Joseph Stalin's or Germany's Adolf Hitler.
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In a move to reassert his power following the catastrophic results of the economic campaign, Mao initiated the Cultural Revolution in 1966.
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He closed schools and pushed youth groups to mobilize and purge "impure" elements of Chinese society.
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The CCP chairman encouraged the harassment of the elderly, government workers, and intellectuals he believed did not focus enough on ideological CCP values.
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The youth groups transformed into a paramilitary network known as Red Guards, which were encouraged to rid the Chinese population of the "Four Olds," which included old customs, culture, habits, and ideas – reminiscent of the Soviet youth movement formed under Stalin.
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The chaos that erupted at the onslaught of the Cultural Revolution was just a glimpse at the violence and social unrest that would ensue for a decade.
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Some scholars estimate that in sum, Mao's horrific decades-long tyranny caused as many as 80 million "unnatural deaths."
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After Mao's death in 1976, under the new leadership of Deng Xiaoping, China continued its oppression.  It launched what was initially a voluntary one-child policy in 1978.
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The policy was lifted in 2016 to allow two children per family unit in order to counter the diminishing working-age population.
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... limits on basic human rights spread into nearly every aspect of Chinese culture, and one decade after the one-child policy was implemented, pro-democracy students gathered in Beijing's Tiananmen Square to call for the end of press censorship and the right to assemble.
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The People's Liberation Army was called in to clear the square with 200,000 troops and 100 tanks.  Soldiers opened fire and used expanding bullets, bayonets, and clubs on the student protestors.
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Records provided by a source within China's state council through U.K.  diplomatic channels revealed that upwards of 10,000 civilians were killed in the state-sanctioned attack on June 4, 1989.
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China has further engaged in arbitrary detentions, forced labor, torture, sterilizations, and re-education of ethnic and religious groups over the last thirty years.
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An indeterminate number of Chinese civilians have been killed for their varying religious beliefs and human rights groups believe more than 1 million Uighurs have been detained by the government over the last three years.
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"For the last century, the Chinese Communist Party has repeatedly violated basic human rights and brutalized its own citizens," Gallagher said in a statement to Fox News.
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"The story of the Party is one of repression, torture, mass imprisonment, and genocide."
      Daines pushes Senate resolution condemning Chinese Communist Party on its anniversary  (Fox 07/01/2021)
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"Over the past 100 years, the Chinese Communist Party has overseen the deaths of millions and committed countless more human rights and religious freedom violations in its tyrannical reign of terror."
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"While China's dictators may celebrate today, Americans must remember the lives and freedoms that have been destroyed and those still living in fear of the CCP.  We can never turn a blind eye to the crimes against humanity that the CCP has, and continues to, commit."
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Daines' resolution recounts millions who were killed by the CCP during its history, including approximately 4.7 million landowners from 1949 to 1953; 712,000 "Counter-revolutionaries" killed and 1.3 million sentenced to labor reform between 1950 and 1952; and 30 million who died as a result of the Great Famine.
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The resolution also notes about 1 million Uighur Muslims who have been the subject of genocide in recent years, China's menacing of Taiwan, and its complete takeover of Hong Kong.
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"[T]he Senate solemnly remembers the countless lives that the Chinese Communist Party has destroyed and the people currently living in fear of its tyrannical ambitions."
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Many senators, especially Republicans, also have vocally condemned China over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed nearly 4 million people globally, though that is not included in the Daines resolution.
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The House resolution from Fitzpatrick also covered many of the same "grotesque human rights abuses" as the Daines resolution, and said that the House of Representatives "looks forward to the day that the Chinese Communist Party no longer exists."
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"Under the slogan of ‘follow the party forever,' General Secretary Xi Jinping is marking the occasion through a wave of propaganda and triumphalism, especially about the party's earliest days, rewriting history."
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"And in Wuhan of all places, the party put on a giant light show.  Buildings and bridges are being lit up with the hammer and sickle.  CCP officials have even set up a website where individuals where individuals can report on their neighbors" who won't sufficiently support the party during the anniversary."
      European troops quietly return from Afghanistan  (Fox 06/30/2021)
      Security officials prepare to evacuate Afghan allies as US troops withdraw  (Fox 06/24/2021)
      Scientists, Big Tech, media’s ‘useful idiots’ tried to ‘memory hole’ inconvenient facts about China  (Fox 06/23/2021)
      Brett Favre: 'Unfair' Laurel Hubbard, other transgender female athletes competing as women  (Fox 06/23/2021)
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"It's a man competing as a woman, That's unfair.  It's not fair for a man, even if this person wants to be a woman or feels compelled — if you want to become the opposite sex, that's fine.  I got no problem with it.  But you can't compete against — males cannot compete against females."
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See related Disqualified (Bill Shorr, 08/02/2012) cartoon from General picture album
      Hong Kong's last pro-democracy newspaper says 'goodbye' this week  (Fox 06/23/2021)
      Who is Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi?  Hard-liner involved in 1988 mass executions at age 28  (Fox 06/22/2021)
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"That Ebrahim Raisi has risen to the presidency instead of being investigated for the crimes against humanity of murder, enforced disappearance and torture is a grim reminder that impunity reigns supreme in Iran."
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"Of all the people that Khamenei could have chosen, he chose the 'Hangman of Tehran,' the man infamous among Iranians and across the world for leading the Death Committees, which executed thousands of innocent Iranian citizens throughout the years."
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"Raisi's election is, I would say, the last chance for the world powers to wake up before returning to the nuclear agreement, and to understand who they are doing business with.  These guys are murderers, mass murderers."
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"What is amounting to a trend toward boycotting sham elections, where a handful of pre-approved men can run at the supreme leader's pleasure, speaks to the depth of the legitimacy crisis Khamenei has created."
      Hagee & Haley: Israel endures – here's what we witnessed on the ground after Hamas' rocket attacks  (Fox 06/21/2021)
      Piers Morgan dubs Meghan Markle 'Princess Pinocchio' while responding to Twitter critic  (Fox 06/21/2021)
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Morgan would later go on to reveal that he would not return to "Good Morning Britain" because he refused to apologize for his opinion on Markle.
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However, that didn't stop him from responding to a detractor on Twitter who seemingly alleged in a since-deleted tweet that Morgan was given the boot by the network rather than voluntarily left his position at the daytime chat show on principle.
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"ITV didn't get rid of me, I left GMB because I declined to apologise for disbelieving Princess Pinocchio."
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In addition to dubbing Markle with the new derogatory nickname, Morgan noted that he still works with ITV and touted an upcoming interview with Joan Collins that aired on the network hours later.
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While Morgan is rarely shy about lambasting Markle, his "Princess Pinocchio" comment references the intense criticism he offered of her and Prince Harry after they made claims of racism against the royal family in their tell-all interview...
      Biden-Putin summit: Who won and who lost?  Experts offer key takeaways  (Fox 06/17/2021)
      G-7 globalists like Biden because 'he's good for them', not because he's good for US  (Fox 06/14/2021)
      Whistleblower claims UN is working with China as she faces losing her protection  (Fox 06/14/2021)
      Liz Peek: Biden, G-7 flunk China test – Hold Beijing accountable for COVID?  Not a chance.  Here's why  (Fox 06/14/2021)
      Netanyahu tries to go ‘scorched earth’ in last speech, swipes at Biden administration over Iran  (Fox 06/14/2021)
      Biden takes questions after G-7 nations issue statement warning Russia, China  (Fox 06/13/2021)
      Israeli ambassador: Hamas was using Associated Press building to jam Iron Dome technology  (Fox 06/08/2021)
      Remembering D-Day – they risked everything in biggest gamble of World War II  (Fox 06/06/2021)
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"You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months.  The eyes of the world are upon you.  The hope and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.  In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world."
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"I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle.  We will accept nothing less than full victory!
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"Good luck!  And let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking."
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"Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity."
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"Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness in their faith."
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"For these men are lately drawn from the ways of peace.  They fight not for the lust of conquest.  They fight to end conquest.  They fight to liberate.  They fight to let justice arise, and tolerance and good will among all Thy people.  They yearn but for the end of battle, for their return to the haven of home."
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"Some will never return.  Embrace these, Father, and receive them, Thy heroic servants, into Thy kingdom."
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"With Thy blessing, we shall prevail over the unholy forces of our enemy.  Help us to conquer the apostles of greed and racial arrogancies.  Lead us to the saving of our country, and with our sister nations into a world unity that will spell a sure peace a peace invulnerable to the schemings of unworthy men.  And a peace that will let all of men live in freedom, reaping the just rewards of their honest toil."
      Twitter declares access to its platform a 'human right' amid censorship of conservatives  (Fox 06/05/2021)
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Twitter declared a free and open Internet to be "an essential human right in modern society" Saturday morning after the Nigerian government banned access to the social media giant following a dispute with its president – even as critics say it suppresses conservative content and bans its own users.
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Twitter deleted a fiery tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari that many perceived as a veiled threat against violent separatists in the nation's southeast – then his government's information wing responded by banning the social media platform from the country.
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"The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria."
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"We are deeply concerned by the blocking of Twitter in Nigeria," Twitter's Public Policy division tweeted in response.
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"Access to the free and #OpenInternet is an essential human right in modern society.  We will work to restore access for all those in Nigeria who rely on Twitter to communicate and connect with the world.  #KeepitOn."
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The declaration immediately drew responses from Twitter users who noted that the social media giant's own policies allow for suspending and banning users – including former President Donald Trump.
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"Access to the free & #OpenInternet is an essential human right in modern society...  unless you're Donald Trump.  Or reporting on Hunter Biden's laptop.  Or discussing the biology of gender.  Or the murderous dictator of Iran.  Or a Chinese Communist Party peon lying about COVID."
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Buhari's deleted tweet came in response to arson attacks on government offices and police stations and appeared to threaten ethnic Igbo militants believed to be behind them.
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"Many of those misbehaving today are too young to be aware of the destruction and loss of lives that occurred during the Nigerian Civil War," he wrote in the now-deleted tweet.
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"Those of us in the fields for 30 months, who went through the war, will treat them in the language they understand."
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The Nigerian president was a military officer in the fight against Igbo separatists who wanted to establish an independent Biafra nation in the country's bloody civil war.  More than 1 million people died in the conflict between 1967 and 1970.
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      Piers Morgan accuses Meghan Markle of ‘downright lies’ in new interview: ‘I don’t believe a word...’  (Fox 06/04/2021)
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"If people want to believe Meghan Markle, that's entirely their right.  I don't believe almost anything that comes out of her mouth, and I think the damage she's done to the British monarchy and to the queen...  is enormous and frankly contemptible."
      Explosive study claims to prove Chinese scientists created COVID  (Fox 05/29/2021)
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The study concludes: "the likelihood of it being the result of natural processes is very small." The virus is still killing 12,000 people a day around the world.
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"The laws of physics mean that you cannot have four positively charged amino acids in a row, The only way you can get this is if you artificially manufacture it."
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"A natural virus pandemic would be expected to mutate gradually and become more infectious but less pathogenic which is what many expected with the COVID-19 pandemic but which does not appear to have happened."
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      Punish Belarus leader for Ryanair hijacking before air piracy becomes dictators' new tool  (JWR 05/27/2021)
      Former State Department official: Probe into COVID origins found almost no evidence supporting natural...  (Fox 05/27/2021)
      What was behind a jet's diversion to Belarus?  (Fox 05/24/2021)
      When Islam moved in, Jews fled Sweden  (INN 05/23/2021)
      Netanyahu adviser Mark Regev says Hamas should 'think twice' before breaking cease-fire  (Fox 05/23/2021)
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"Ultimately, in the operation we gave Hamas a heavy blow, We dismantled a large part of their terrorist-military machine.  We took out part of their leadership.  We hit their command and control.  Hopefully they will think twice even three times before they strike at Israel again."
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"They were firing thousands of rockets on our civilian population.  They were trying to murder our people in their homes.  We were defending ourselves."
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"They were firing out of schools.  They were firing out of built-up areas.  They were firing out of homes, out of mosques, even out of playgrounds."
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"We tried... to hit the terrorists and not to see innocent people caught up in the crossfire.  And while our goal was to avoid civilian casualties, Hamas had actually the exact opposite goal... They were brutally abusing Gaza civilians as a human shield for their war machine.  We know for a fact that many of the casualties in this operation were caused by Hamas munitions.  Almost 20% of their rockets fell short, landing in Gaza, killing Gaza civilians."
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"Of course they want to see peace.  But Israel wants to see peace too.  We'd love to have peace with our Palestinian neighbors."
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"People need to understand — Hamas is not just Israel's enemy.  Hamas is the enemy of everyone who wants to see peace and reconciliation in our part of the world.  They are a brutal jihadist terrorist group.  No one should make excuses for them."
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See related Crosshairs (Gary Varvel, 07/26/2006) cartoon from World picture album
      Biden clears way for Russian pipeline after blocking Keystone Pipeline in US  (Fox 05/18/2021)
      Tom Cotton says Associated Press has 'uncomfortable questions to answer' for sharing Gaza building with Hamas  (Fox 05/16/2021)
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"Why is the Associated Press sharing a building with Hamas?  Surely these intrepid reporters knew who their neighbors were."
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"Did they knowingly allow themselves to be used as human shields by a US-designated terrorist organization?  Did the AP pull its punches and decline to report for years on Hamas' misdeeds?"
      Netanyahu calls out the AP after claiming they weren't warned about Israeli airstrike: 'You weren't lucky'  (Fox 05/16/2021)
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... called out the Associated Press for claiming not to know that an Israeli airstrike was heading for their bureau in Gaza City because of evidence that Hamas was occupying the building, noting that Israel had taken "special pains" to make sure the building was vacated.
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"One of the, I think, AP journalists said we were lucky to get out, Face the Nation.  No, you weren't lucky to get out.  It wasn't luck.  It's because we took special pains to call people in those buildings, to make sure that the premises were vacated."
      Netanyahu says Israel wants to 'degrade' Hamas' will, warns campaign will continue  (Fox 05/16/2021)
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"We'll do whatever it takes to restore order and quiet, and the security of our people and deterrence, Face the Nation.  We're trying to degrade Hamas' terrorist abilities and to degrade their will to do this again."
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"So, it'll take some time, I hope it won't take long, but it's not immediate."
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"We are targeting a terrorist organization that is targeting our civilians and hiding behind their civilians, using them as human shields."
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"We're doing everything we can to hit the terrorists themselves, their rockets, their rocket caches and their arms."
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"But we're not going to just let them get away with it."
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Netanyahu noted that Hamas has fired "thousands" of rockets into Israel, and he insisted that Israel is "second to none" in minimizing civilian casualties.
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"That's the difference between Israel and Hamas, They deliberately target our cities, deliberately target our civilians."
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See related Crosshairs (Gary Varvel, 07/26/2006) cartoon from World picture album
      Israeli troops enter Gaza Strip as Hamas rockets continue to light up the sky  (Fox 05/13/2021)
      Hamas ‘testing Biden’ because they don’t believe he’ll back Israel: Nikki Haley  (Fox 05/11/2021)
      Two American students sentenced to life in Italian prison after stabbing police officer 11 times  (Fox 05/05/2021)
      Chinese rocket likely to make uncontrolled reentry on May 8, report says  (Fox 05/05/2021)
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... the roughly 100-foot object is orbiting Earth every 90 minutes and zips past north of New York, Beijing and as far south as New Zealand.
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... since 1990 there have been no instances of any spacecraft over 10 tons that have "been deliberately left in orbit to reenter uncontrolled."
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... the rocket's core stage, when empty, is about 21 metric tons in mass.
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"Last time they launched a Long March 5B rocket they ended up with big long rods of metal flying through the sky and damaging several buildings in the Ivory Coast."
      Germany bans Muslim group over alleged terror donations  (Fox 05/05/2021)
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"When wanting to fight terrorism, one needs to dry out its money sources," German Interior Ministry Horst Seehofer said.  He alleged that Ansaar International "spreads a Salafist view of the world and is financing terror around the globe under the disguise of humanitarian help."
      Global microchip shortage has China eyeing Taiwan  (Fox 05/01/2021)
      Navalny looks gaunt in court after ending hunger strike  (Fox 04/29/2021)
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"I want to say, my dear court, that your king is naked, and more than one little boy is screaming about it, already millions of people are screaming about it."
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"Twenty years of incompetent governing have led to the following result; there is a crown slipping from his ears, there are lies on TV, we have spent trillions of rubles and our country continues to slide into poverty."
      Biden pledges tough stance on China to ensure economic fairness  (Fox 04/28/2021)
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      Iranian warships menace US vessels in the Persian Gulf in latest provocation  (Fox 04/27/2021)
      Chernobyl 35 years later  (Fox 04/26/2021)
      Iran's foreign minister says John Kerry told him about Israeli covert operations in Syria  (Fox 04/26/2021)
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Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif claimed in recently leaked audio that John Kerry, when he was serving as Secretary of State during the Obama administration, informed him of more than 200 Israeli operations in Syria.
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Kerry has previously been accused of colluding with Iranian leaders to undermine the Trump administration.
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Kerry is now a part of the Biden administration and has a seat on the National Security Council as the special presidential envoy for climate.
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Kerry shocked Zarif by revealing that Israel had attacked Iranian targets in Syria more than 200 times...
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Zarif also spoke frankly about his limited power compared to Ayatollah Ali Khameini and the blow the U.S.  dealt to Iran by killing Gen.  Qassem Soleimani in January 2020.
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"John Kerry was ratting out Israeli covert operations in Syria directly to the Iranian foreign minister.  Let that sink in.  Wow."
      Biden formally recognizes atrocities against Armenians as a genocide  (Fox 04/24/2021)
      Man says heart attack was wake-up call in viral LinkedIn post about overwork: 'Life is literally...'  (Fox 04/22/2021)
      Nikki Haley calls Biden UN ambassador's US criticism 'a win for our enemies'  (Fox 04/15/2021)
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"The Biden administration criticizing our country in front of the world's worst human rights abusers & oppressive regimes is a win for our enemies."
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"America is the freest, fairest country in the world.  We shouldn't have trouble saying that."
      Putin threatens Ukraine – here's the danger and what US, allies should do about it  (Fox 04/13/2021)
      Liz Peek: Biden's fake economic news – this is how Democrats justify their radical spending binge  (Fox 04/12/2021)
      Corporations fear woke left minority more than silent majority: Hanson  (Fox 04/12/2021)
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"Corporations] require IDs to go to their shareholder meetings, they have ID requirements to board a plane.  So what's driving it, in a cynical sense, is they feel that the 30% of what they consider woke America — the very prominent people in academia, social media, corporate boardroom professionals — they have more clout or they have more to fear from them than they do the 70% who support voter ID law.  Because they feel they won't boycott, they won't protest, they're just silent."
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"The other thing that I think is really important is they don't realize that their traditional bastions of support were conservative or traditional America."
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"They're eroding that day by day.  So, you're starting to see conservatives that say, let's take a look at CEO compensation..."
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"It's kind of strange to have the CEO of Delta, who gets $17 million a year in compensation — works out to over $60,000 a day, for every working day of the year, and he's lecturing America on their illiberality.  I don't think that's a sustainable proposition."
      Inside Iran's torture prisons: Tehran quick to jail those with pro-Israel ties  (Fox 04/12/2021)
      Brits won't welcome Prince Harry home, says Brexit leader Nigel Farage  (Fox 04/11/2021)
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"For a couple that do public emotion as a career, this third person and one sentence statement shows their contempt for this great man and the monarchy.  The British public will not welcome Harry and Meghan back, even for the funeral."
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Buckingham Palace confirmed Saturday that Prince Harry, 36, will indeed make the trip home for the first time in a little more than a year to attend Prince Philip's funeral — and that Markle won't be with him.
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The heavily pregnant Markle, 39, who is due to give birth to the couple's daughter this summer, will stay home in California on her doctor's advice...
      Prince Philip remembered: Boris Johnson leads tributes to Duke of Edinburgh  (Fox 04/09/2021)
      Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II's husband, dead at 99  (Fox 04/09/2021)
      Turkey sentences former soldiers to life over failed coup attempt against Erdogan  (Fox 04/07/2021)
      Piers Morgan to Tucker: Trusting Markle 'like believing Pinocchio;' she's 'spinning' future kings...  (Fox 04/06/2021)
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"There are so many ridiculous whoppers in this interview [with Oprah Winfrey], that frankly, in the end, saying I would believe her would be like saying I believe Pinocchio."
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... Markle "has a track record of ditching everyone and everything when they cease to be of use to her."
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"My advice to Harry is, make sure you remain 'in use'," Morgan remarked, adding that Harry's apparent principal 'use' is being of royal lineage in order to provide Markle with celebrity fodder she can financially benefit from.
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"How much money would they be making if they weren't the Duke and Duchess of Sussex — for their anodyne view on a podcast on Spotify?"
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"It's actually shameful — what is the gameplan?  Do they carry on plummeting to the bottom in terms of spewing evermore lurid details [about the Royal Family]."
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"We know that ... Prince Charles and Prince William, our future two kings of Great Britain, called Prince Harry to discuss the Oprah interview."
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"The first thing they did was tell Gayle King — Oprah's best friend who hosts the CBS Morning Show — who then broadcast this to the American people, that not only have Charles and William called — which in itself was an invasion of their privacy — but that the calls 'have been unconstructive'."
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"She's basically spinning the future monarchs of Great Britain — and that's just disrespectful for one, but to do it to your own family — this is Harry's brother and his dad — I dont know how you could trust them again."
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"Could you trust a family member who ... immediately rings the anchor of a big American breakfast show?"
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"All to keep the pot boiling and making themselves talked about — which is ultimately their only currency.  Otherwise they're just another couple of celebrities on the Huckster trail."
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See related Kissed a Prince! (Mike Shelton, 01/15/2020) cartoon from World picture album
      Fred Fleitz: Iran will dictate Biden's surrender on its nuclear weapons program at Vienna meeting  (Fox 04/06/2021)
      Piers Morgan joins Fox Nation's 'Tucker Carlson Today' on being 'silenced' for Markle furor...  (Fox 04/05/2021)
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... he stands firm on his conviction that Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, is falsely claiming to be oppressed and is implicitly accusing Queen Elizabeth II of overseeing a "racist" monarchy.
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"I still don't believe what they were saying, in particular I don't believe what Meghan Markle said."
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"Seventeen different claims have now been proven to be either completely untrue, or massively exaggerated or unprovable...  I don't believe Meghan Markle, huge furor erupted through the day, I was an outrage."
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"I wasn't allowed to have an opinion that I didn't believe what she was saying even though it was clear in real time as I watching the interview where there were a number of things that couldn't be true."
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Morgan referred to his abrupt resignation from GMB — which happened after meteorologist Alex Beresford, who is Black, engaged him in a terse back-and-forth about the anchor's claims about Markle's racism allegation.
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"[Markle] is entitled to cut you off if she wants to.  And yet you continue to trash her," said Beresford at the time, eliciting Morgan to walk off the set.
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"She's the longest serving ruler of any kind in the world, [has] huge respect from many people in Britain and around the world, also head of the Commonwealth and primarily with Black citizens."
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"[Markle is] accusing the queen or the monarch of being racist — that's really what's going down here."
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"The guy who sits in my old office, who I thought was a friend actually [said] on his show that I'd committed an act of racism...  [D]isbelieving someone?  That's an act of racism?"
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"It's not for me to say whether she felt suicidal, that's only for her to know.  What I was taking issue with, is she claims she went to two members of the royal household — A senior aide and also human resources.  And she told both of them she was feeling suicidal, and need help and both of them rejected that and said that she couldn't get help because it would be bad for the brand of the royal family and I just find that impossible to believe."
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"[The idea] that you would have two people in the palace that would be that callous, to a woman telling them that she was suicidal."
      Iran nuclear deal: Politicians, former hostage decry Biden admin's efforts to rejoin  (Fox 04/05/2021)
      Pompeo regrets Trump administration ‘didn’t make more progress’ with North Korea  (Fox 04/02/2021)
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"We convinced him not to do more nuclear testing and more long-range missile testing, but we weren't able to get him to give up his nuclear program?."
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"We were trying to take the tension level down and create a situation where we could have a rational discussion."
      Suez Canal blocked as massive cargo ship turns sideways  (Fox 03/24/2021)
      Mexico's president says Biden immigration policies prompting border surge  (Fox 03/23/2021)
      The Crimea Effect: hitting a seven year hitch  (Fox 03/18/2021)
      Piers Morgan slams Gayle King’s communication with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, fires back at...  (Fox 03/18/2021)
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"Hi @GayleKing - rather than acting as your Sussex friends' PR mouthpiece to facilitate their ongoing public trashing of our Royal Family, how about doing your job as a journalist and ask them about all the lies they told in @Oprah's interview?  America should hear THE truth."
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"Two key points from the past week that need reinforcing: 1) It's not ‘racist' to disbelieve someone who's telling lies.  2) You don't have to agree with a word I say to support my right to have my own opinions."
      Russia recalls US ambassador after Biden calls Putin a 'killer'  (Fox 03/17/2021)
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"He will pay a price, We had a long talk, he and I, when we — I know him relatively well.  And the conversation started off, I said, 'I know you and you know me.  If I establish this occurred, then be prepared."
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When asked if he thought that Putin was a killer, Biden said, "I do."
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The Biden administration recently sanctioned Russia over the poisoning and imprisonment of opposition leader Alexey Navalny and is said to be considering further penalties...
      Sen.  Bill Hagerty warns Biden of 'increasing aggression' from Iran, says regime testing US resolve  (Fox 03/17/2021)
      The Meghan And Prince Harry Interview — A Royal Pain To Watch  (JWR 03/11/2021)
      Dutch inventor of cassette audio tape dies at 94  (Fox 03/10/2021)
      Piers Morgan polarizes twitter as he doubles down on criticism of Meghan Markle's 'diatribe...'  (Fox 03/10/2021)
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"I believe in freedom of speech.  I believe in the right to be allowed to have an opinion.  If people want to believe Meghan Markle, that's entirely their right.  I don't believe almost anything that comes out of her mouth and I think the damage she's done to the British monarchy, and to the Queen, at a time when Prince Philip is lying in hospital, is enormous and frankly contemptible."
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"If I have to fall on my sword for expressing an honestly held opinion about Meghan Markle and that diatribe of bilge that she came out within that interview, so be it."
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His comments came after multiple British newspapers reported Markle formally complained to ITV about Monday's edition of "Good Morning Britain," when Morgan said he disbelieved Markle's comments during a bombshell interview...
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Morgan, who left the show on Tuesday, drew more than 41,000 complaints after saying he didn't "believe a word" of Markle's claims of Royal Family racism and bullying.
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"On Monday, I said I didn't believe Meghan Markle in her Oprah interview, I've had time to reflect on this opinion, and I still don't.  If you did, OK.  Freedom of speech is a hill I'm happy to die on.  Thanks for all the love, and hate.  I'm off to spend more times with my opinions."
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... posted the message attached to a picture of former Prime Minister Winston Churchill with his famous quote, "Some people's idea of [free speech] is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone says anything back, that is an outrage."
      French student admits her lie got teacher Samuel Paty beheaded  (Fox 03/09/2021)
      Tomi Lahren responds to Meghan Markle after Oprah interview: Do you think you're 'some kind of victim?'  (Fox 03/09/2021)
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"I'm not saying we aren't all entitled to our struggles.  Money, fame, and even royalty doesn't shield Duchess Meghan or anyone else from pain, struggle or the right to express that pain and struggle.  But in the words of Joe Biden, 'Come on, man.'"
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"Meghan, you're married to a prince, together you're worth over 10 million bucks, and you really expect the rest of us to pity and cry for you like you're some kind of victim?  No, no your highness, I don't think so."
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... blasted Markle for invoking the "race card" throughout the interview, something the Fox Nation host argued has become an unofficial "obligation" among "libs, all celebrities and all left-of-center public figures."
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"Secondly, for someone like Meghan who claims to be a role model for women and young girls, what message is she sending?"
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"That victimhood is cute?  That you, despite your mountains and heaps of blessings, should always find something to complain and whine about?"
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"Heck, Meghan and LeBron James should start a club for indulgent, self-righteous, and completely out of touch celebrities to whine and moan about their perceived oppression, I'm sure much of Hollywood would be in attendance."
      Piers Morgan leaves 'Good Morning Britain' after ripping Meghan Markle  (Fox 03/09/2021)
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Longtime journalist Piers Morgan is leaving ITV's "Good Morning Britain" following an uproar over his critical remarks about Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex.
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"Following discussions with ITV, Piers Morgan has decided now is the time to leave Good Morning Britain," ITV said in a statement Tuesday.  "ITV has accepted this decision and has nothing further to add."
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Morgan drew more than 40,000 complaints after saying he didn't "believe a word" of Markle's claims of Royal Family racism and bullying in an interview Sunday alongside husband Prince Harry.
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That prompted an investigation of Morgan by the United Kingdom's "Ofcom," or Office of Communications, under its "harm and offense rules."
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Morgan, a longtime critic of Markle, denounced her in particular for accusing an anonymous Royal of racist discussions about her son.
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"It's all about Meghan and Harry, It's all about their mental health, how they're feeling, how they're being treated.  They want the world, in the middle of a pandemic that's killed two-and-a-half million people, to view them as the biggest victims yet."
      Gutfeld on Harry and Meghan slamming the royals in tell-all interview  (Fox 03/08/2021)
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There's an attraction between narcissism and victimhood, in that self-love craves attention and victimhood can deliver it by the barrel.
      Meghan Markle, Prince Harry want to be viewed as ‘biggest victims’: Piers Morgan  (Fox 03/08/2021)
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... calling Prince Harry and Meghan Markle "cowardly" for making allegations of racism against the Royal Family without specifically naming any of the family's members.
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"It's pretty cowardly of them not to say who said it and to make everyone then look guilty by association.  You know, they said now apparently via Oprah, it wasn't the Queen [Elizabeth II] or Prince Philip.  Well, who was it?"
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"Because the people that [they're] putting in the frame here are potentially the next King of England, and his heir in William."
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"And I just think these are very serious allegations.  If you're going to make them, name the person that said this, and let that person defend themselves."
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"What she says, which is even more insidious, is that actually the decision against Archie being a prince was taken because of his skin color, Now, the only person that makes decisions about titles in the Royal Family is the Queen."
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"So what Meghan Markle is saying is, the Queen is a racist, And that is a disgusting and completely untrue allegation to make."
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"Well, the palace is unbelievably shocked, I know that William is incandescent with anger at what [Harry's] brought here."
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"It's all about Meghan and Harry, It's all about their mental health, how they're feeling, how they're being treated."
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"They want the world, in the middle of a pandemic that killed two and a half million people, to view them as the biggest victims yet."
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See related Kissed a Prince! (Mike Shelton, 01/15/2020) cartoon from World picture album
      Nile Gardiner: Meghan Markle Oprah interview an insult to the Queen and the British people  (Fox 03/08/2021)
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... dismayed by the sheer vitriol on display, the huge lack of respect for Queen Elizabeth II as the head of the royal family, and the appalling vindictiveness of Meghan's approach.
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The interview was a petty exercise in mean-spiritedness and spite, without an ounce of grace or humility from the former actress.
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... it is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland that has been liberated from the hostility and disdain of the "woke" Duchess, who treated her royal duties, as well as the British people, with sneering condescension and Marie Antoinette-style disdain.
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The British people do not take kindly to their head of state being attacked on foreign soil, not least on a sensational talk show broadcast from California.
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The Oprah interview will further underscore why the Queen was right to remove Meghan and, heavy heartedly, her grandson Prince Harry as well, from any official role with the royal family.
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Meghan ... seems dedicated only to herself, her career and her own ambitions.  That is a huge shame, and a disservice to the British people, who initially placed so much trust in her.
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See related When Harry Met Silly (Michael Ramirez, 01/14/2020) cartoon from World picture album
      Piers Morgan calls Meghan Markle 'disingenuousness,’ ponders ‘ban’ on British princes marrying Americans  (Fox 03/05/2021)
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"Liberated from royal duty ... but continues to exploit her royal titles to make millions of $$$$.  The Duchess of Disingenuousness."
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"Disgusting.  This is what happens when you criticize Meghan Markle - a vicious howling bullying mob descends to abuse and shame you into submission."
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Morgan then compared Markle to Wallis Simpson, the divorced American wife of the Duke of Windsor, the former British King Edward VIII.  He abdicated the throne to stay married to her.
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"I think it's maybe time to ban our Princes from marrying American women."
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When criticized for his tweet, Morgan snapped back: "I'm merely observing that every time a British royal prince marries an American woman it turns into a total disaster that massively damages the Monarchy.  This is an indisputable fact."
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"What the Sussexes are doing to the Queen especially at such an incredibly worrying time for Her Majesty is utterly shameful.  I cannot understand why Harry would let his wife trash his family on global TV like this, knowing how ill his grandfather has been."
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See related Kissed a Prince! (Mike Shelton, 01/15/2020) cartoon from World picture album
      With Oprah's Meghan and Harry interview airing Sunday, some critics already sick of royal mania  (Fox 03/08/2021)
      Nikki Haley slams Biden push for seat on ‘sham’ Human Rights Council with ‘tyrants,' 'dictators’  (Fox 02/24/2021)
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"The US should not give credibility to the sham UN Human Rights Council, A group that covers for the world's worst human rights violators and spends most of its time attacking Israel."
      Iranian refugee slams John Kerry's 'anti-American' backdoor meetings with Iran during Trump admin  (Fox 02/24/2021)
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"What exactly was it that John Kerry was telling them - just ignore America until we're back in power?  It's kind of unbelievable."
      John Kerry 'colluded' with Iran to undermine Trump, report says  (Fox 02/22/2021)
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Biden administration officials, including John Kerry and Robert Malley, had meetings with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif during the Trump administration that were orchestrated to undermine President Biden's predecessor...
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Zarif held meetings with Obama administration veterans who could return to power "to devise a political strategy to undermine the Trump administration" and usher in softer diplomacy between the U.S.  and Iran...
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Kerry is now Biden's climate envoy, and Malley, who was part of creating the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) regarding Iran's nuclear capabilities, is Biden's Iran envoy.
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Kerry has been open about the fact that he met with Zarif at least twice during the Trump administration, prompting Trump to say he should be prosecuted under the Logan Act because of the meetings.
      Pompeo, other critics pan Biden WH offer to restart Iran nuclear talks  (Fox 02/19/2021)
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"The Ayatollah understands only strength.  I led a response to the Iranian threat that protected the American people from its terror and supported the Jewish state of Israel."
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"Adopting the European Union model of accommodation ... will guarantee Iran a path to a nuclear arsenal."
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"The work that we did in the Middle East — whether it's the Abraham accords in getting multiple countries to agree to recognize Israel, or the work we did to put the Iranian regime under pressure — those were good things for the American people.  It created wealth, it created jobs here at home and it kept us more safe as well."
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"When the Iranians sense weakness, they'll attack, What we did is that when they came after an American, we made this very clear: Whether they attacked an American through a proxy force in Iraq, whether they attacked an American through Hezbollah in Syria, wherever it was, wherever Iran was responsible, we were going to hold the Iranians accountable.  That's the kind of strength that built the deterrance model that we had with respect to Iran.  I hope that this current adminsitration won't give up on that."
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"We know under that under President Obama, they coddled the Iraniain regime, They signed up for a deal that presented a pathway, a clear pathway to a nuclear weapon.  When the Iranians will sense that that's the deal, they can strike, they'll continue to inflict costs on the American people."
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"Other Iranian proxies, such as the Houthis in Yemen, are not rewarding Biden's more diplomatic approach with restraint — responding to outreach with new attacks on civilians."
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"Meanwhile, the leaders in Tehran are acting as if they have all the leverage, making demands and escalating their nuclear brinkmanship."
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"Iran takes cheating on the nuclear deal to the next level, fires rockets at Americans in Erbil just days ago, then threatens to keep nuclear inspectors out, and how does Biden respond?  Absolutely chokes, And what a disastrous message to be sending to adversaries the world over."
      Pompeo: 'Significant evidence' coronavirus originated in Wuhan lab, despite WHO claims  (Fox 02/09/2021)
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"I must say the reason we left the World Health Organization was because we came to believe that it was corrupt, It had been politicized.  It was bending a knee to General Secretary Xi Jinping in China.  I hope that's not the case here with what they've announced today."
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"I hope they got to see all the data, all the science, into the lab, talk to the doctors, interview them in private, in places where they could actually tell the truth about what took place."
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"Not under the supervision of a Communist Party person sitting in the back of the room making sure that they toed the Communist Party line.  I look forward to seeing their results.  I continue to know that there was significant evidence that this may well have come from that laboratory."
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"We shouldn't worry about General Xi Jinping's feelings, We should worry about protecting the American people ... We have to confront the challenge that the Chinese Communis Party is presenting to America and to the world."
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See related WHO (Gary Varvel, 04/09/2020) cartoon from World picture album
      WHO drops investigation into whether COVID-19 virus leaked from Wuhan lab, calling theory...  (Fox 02/09/2021)
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... downplayed the possibility that the virus leaked from a lab near Wuhan, China ... Instead, coronavirus likely spread from an animal to humans...
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"Our initial findings suggest that the introduction through an intermediary host species is the most likely pathway and one that will require more studies and more specific, targeted research."
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"However, the findings suggest that the laboratory incidents hypothesis is extremely unlikely to explain the introduction of the virus to the human population."
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"Therefore it is not a hypothesis that we advise to suggest future studies ... into the understanding of the origin of the virus."
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See related Assurance (Chip Bok, 04/10/2020) cartoon from World picture album
      Iran demands US lift sanctions before it lives up to nuclear deal  (Fox 02/07/2021)
      Iranian cyber groups continue to masquerade as American ‘patriot’ organizations that threaten US  (Fox 02/06/2021)
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Iranian cyber actors are likely behind the creation of an inflammatory website called Enemies of the People and continue to be active despite earlier warnings, according to the FBI.
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The website contains, among other things, death threats directed toward U.S.  election officials, the FBI said in a recent advisory.
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The intent is to "create fear, divisions, and mistrust in the United States and undermine public confidence in the US electoral process."
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The Iranian cyber group has also exposed officials' personal information and photographs, a practice known as doxing.
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An excerpt from an Enemies of the People web page in early January states that "Our leader is the rightful president, Donald Trump and we follow his lead alone."
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"We intend to continue our fight and defend our democracy from those wishing to subvert it," the message said.
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A Telegram channel is also active.  Some of the "enemies" doxed are Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and U.S.  Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell...
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Iran has denied any connection to the campaigns, saying they're "baseless" and "absurd."
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In October, the U.S said Iran was behind a fake Proud Boys campaign that sent threatening emails sent to Democratic voters warning that they must vote for Donald Trump or else.
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One fake email claimed "we will come after you" if recipients didn't vote for Trump.  The Proud Boys denied they were behind the messages.
      US destroyer sails by disputed islands, shadowed by Chinese warships  (Fox 02/05/2021)
      Nuclear war with China or Russia a 'real possibility,' STRATCOM commander warns  (Fox 02/02/2021)
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"While this is a sobering picture, it is not intended to discourage; rather, it is meant to highlight reality and reinvigorate a conversation across the enterprise, Our challenges are not insurmountable."
      Ukraine's Zelensky 'offended' by media reporting that Trump 'put pressure' on him  (Fox 02/01/2021)
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"Honestly, the main thing I read when my name appears in different media outlets, I read that Trump put pressure.  Pressure?  Well, I was very offended to hear this."
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"Why?  Because I am the president of Ukraine.  We may be smaller than the United States, but we are an independent Ukraine.  We proved this to Russia when we kept our territory.  We continue to prove that we are an independent country.  This is why he did not pressure me.  I will never say that."
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"There was one unpleasant thing.  Until now I have not spoken about this, The publishing of our conversation, I think this is very wrong.  And it was not Ukraine who made it public.  I would never let that happen."
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"I think no matter what we talked about, this conversation was the first serious conversation between two presidents, between strategic partners."
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"And in any case, neither of us had the right to make such things public because these are personal things.  Sure, we do not belong to ourselves because we are presidents who are chosen by our people, but I believe this simply should not have happened.  I believe that was wrong."
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Trump released an abridged version of the call's transcript after a whistleblower complaint led to accusations that he acted improperly.
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An ensuing investigation and impeachment ultimately ended with Trump's acquittal following a Senate trial.
      Burma’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other officials arrested, party spokesman says  (Fox 01/31/2021)
      Auschwitz survivors mark Holocaust Remembrance Day online amid pandemic  (Fox 01/27/2021)
      Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny detained on his return to Russia  (Fox 01/17/2021)
      James Carafano: North Korea could spell trouble for Biden — here’s what he needs to do  (Fox 01/14/2021)
      WHO scientists arrive in Wuhan to investigate coronavirus pandemic origins  (Fox 01/14/2021)
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A possible focus for investigators is the Wuhan Institute of Virology in the city where the outbreak first emerged in late 2019.
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One of China's top virus research labs, it built an archive of genetic information about bat coronaviruses after the 2003 outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
      WHO investigation into Chinese origins of coronavirus may not include Wuhan visit  (Fox 01/11/2021)
      China’s government strictly controlled domestic research into the origins of the virus, while state-owned media pushed theories that the virus originated  ()
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See related WHO (Gary Varvel, 04/09/2020) cartoon from World picture album
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See related Wet Market (Michael Ramirez, 04/04/2020) cartoon from World picture album
      Trump Twitter ban will be ‘exploited’ by ‘enemies' of free speech 'around the world,’: Navalny  (Fox 01/09/2021)
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"In my opinion, the decision to ban Trump was based on emotions and personal political preferences."
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... noted that the president had been writing "very irresponsible things" on the platform, but paid for it by losing reelection.
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"Don't tell me he was banned for violating Twitter rules.  I get death threats here every day for many years, and Twitter doesn't ban anyone (not that I ask for it)."
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... noted that "cold-blooded murderers" like Russian President Vladimir Putin and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro are allowed on the platform.
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Navalny said there were plenty of examples of private companies such as Twitter becoming Russia and China's "best friends" and honoring censorship requests.
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"This precedent will be exploited by the enemies of freedom of speech around the world.  In Russia as well."
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"Every time when they need to silence someone, they will say: 'This is just common practice, even Trump got blocked on Twitter'."
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Navalny called on Twitter to create a committee that would handle decisions about who can and cannot tweet.
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"We need to know the names of the members of this committee, understand how it works, how its members vote and how we can appeal against their decisions."
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Twitter also banned Trump's campaign account "Team Trump" and the president's allies like Gen.  Michael Flynn and lawyer Sidney Powell. 
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Conservatives sounded the alarm that they might be the next victim of the Big Tech crackdown.
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"Twitter may ban me for this but I willingly accept that fate," Sen.  Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., tweeted Saturday.  "The Ayatollah can tweet, but Trump can't.  Says a lot about the people who run Twitter."
      Trump, others linked to Soleimani killing ‘will not be safe on Earth,’ Iran official warns  (Fox 01/02/2021)
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Previously, just two days before Christmas, President Trump issued a stern warning to Tehran after several rockets were fired at the U.S.  Embassy in Baghdad on Dec.  20.
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"Some healthy advice to Iran," the president wrote.  "If one American is killed, I will hold Iran responsible.  Think it over."
      Gordon Chang says US must push back on China: ‘What more evidence do we need?’  (Fox 01/01/2021)
      Pompeo mulls designating Cuba a state sponsor of terrorism: Report  (Fox 12/30/2020)
      KT McFarland: Trump's Abraham Accords are so significant, even 'a Biden admin can't screw it up'  (Fox 12/28/2020)
      NY Post Editorial Board: China’s deadly COVID cover-up was worse than we thought  (Fox 12/26/2020)
      US sanctions could further strain relations with NATO ally Turkey amid Biden transition: analysts  (Fox 12/14/2020)
      Trump administration shuts down Chinese cultural exchange programs, calls them 'soft power...'  (Fox 12/05/2020)
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... announced that it has ended five cultural exchange programs with China that it claims are "propaganda tools."
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"While other programs funded under the auspices of the [Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act] are mutually beneficial, the five programs in question are fully funded and operated by the PRC government as soft power propaganda tools."
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"They provide carefully curated access to Chinese Communist Party officials, not to the Chinese people, who do not enjoy freedoms of speech and assembly."
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... said the U.S.  welcomes cultural programs that are "reciprocal and fair," but "one-way programs such as these are not mutually beneficial."
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... restricted visas for Chinese officials and their immediate family to protect the U.S.  from the Chinese Communist Party's "malign influence."
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Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe urged the incoming Biden administration to acknowledge that China is the "greatest national security threat that we face."
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"People that equate other things, or say ... Russia is a greater threat, they are politicizing intelligence"...
      China places its communist flag on the moon  (Fox 12/06/2020)
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      Joe Biden and Iran’s mullahs’ nuclear program  (INN 11/29/2020)
      British columnist Suzanne Moore on why she 'had to leave' The Guardian: I was 'bullied by 338 colleagues'  (Fox 11/25/2020)
      Israel preparing for potential US military strike on Iran  (Fox 11/25/2020)
      Emmanuel Macron issues ultimatum to French Muslims  (INN 11/20/2020)
      Ambassador Callista Gingrich: US fighting anti-Semitism at home and abroad  (Fox 11/19/2020)
      Chinese 'cartels' quietly operating in Mexico, aiding US drug crisis  (Fox 11/12/2020)
      At UN, Craft tears into Iran for 'fanning the flames' of violence, instability in Middle East  (Fox 11/12/2020)
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"I am reminded of the regime's foreign minister, Javad Zarif, sending out a preachy tweet on Sunday about the need for multilateralism and Iran's record as a practitioner of 'responsible diplomacy,'"
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"It is so ironic, and it would be funny if it weren't so tragic.  A diplomat using Twitter to spread propaganda on a platform that his own people are forbidden to use to profess innocence, and claim that his government is fighting for peace."
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"Wherever there is violence, instability, and bloodshed in the region, Iran can be found fanning the flames.  The regime fuels the Houthis' violence, providing funds, weapons, training, and encouragement."
      Biden wrong to have US rejoin Paris climate accords — rise of China created a climate monster  (Fox 11/12/2020)
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President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to sign an executive order Jan.  20 — the day he is inaugurated — to return the U.S.  to the Paris climate accords, an international agreement by nearly 200 countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions and reduce global warming.
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The next step for Biden is spending the massive sum of $1.7 trillion to achieve the reductions.
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China is the world's biggest carbon dioxide emitter, responsible for 29% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.  That's double the U.S.  percentage.
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If China won't live up to its treaty regarding its treatment of Hong Kong, do you think Chinese leaders are keen on limiting the amount of carbon dioxide their nation emits?
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Biden's climate spending bonanza will benefit China because the massive overhaul will put a huge demand on "green" products.
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Meanwhile, the Chinese Communist Party is only paying lip service to climate policy.  The fact is that we have yet to see China uphold treaty and international legal commitments.
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OK, you go first, China tells the world.  It's a meaningless pledge and sadly, it shows how toothless the Paris accords are.
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... China is the major climate problem on planet Earth.  The rise of China enabled by Western cash and trade has created a climate monster.
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The Green New Deal climate policies take advantage of our natural love for the rivers, forests, plains and seas.  While blaming the U.S.  for climate problems, many of the policies Biden initiates will be a smokescreen for direct benefits to energy companies.
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Biden's plans call for negative emissions technologies, which range from planting trees to carbon capture and storage.
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But while Americans can pay for megatons of carbon capture, the Chinese could still ruin the planet all by themselves.
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This is because our planet's atmosphere does not respect national boundaries and air flows from one country to many others.
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If America cuts carbon dioxide emissions and China keeps emitting at a high rate, the Chinese negate the impact of the American cuts.
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Simply rejoining the Paris accords and opening the cash gusher is not the way to improve America's air, water and renewable energy sector.
      Pompeo says US critics at UN Human Rights Council ‘have the most to hide’  (Fox 11/10/2020)
      UK defense chief discusses 'robot soldiers,' warns pandemic fallout risks another world war  (Fox 11/09/2020)
      France's Macron vows to crackdown on illegal immigration to counter growing 'terrorist threat'  (Fox 11/05/2020)
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"We see very clearly that terrorist actions can actually be led by some people who use migratory flows to threaten our territory.  So, we must reinforce our controls for reasons of national security."
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The stern comments come just days after an Islamic jihadist killed three churchgoers in a horrific knife assault – in which one victim was decapitated – at the Notre Dame Basilica in the city of Nice...
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The alleged perpetrator, identified as 21-year-old Tunisian Ibrahim Issaoui, is believed to have moved illicitly through Italy in September and into France.
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The Turkish leader who joined calls this week to boycott French products in response to Macron's statement that Islam was a religion "in crisis" globally, stating that the French president needed mental treatment over his views on Islam.
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"Attacks in France, in Austria a few days ago in Vienna, show us that the terrorist risk is everywhere, that (terrorist) networks are global, which forces Europe to intensify its response."
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The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the deadly shooting in the Austrian capital on Monday, which left at least five people dead and another 17 injured.
      US officially withdraws from Paris climate pact  (Fox 11/04/2020)
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The Paris accord requires countries to set their own voluntary targets for reducing greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide.
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The only binding requirement is that nations have to accurately report on their efforts.
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See related Paris Treaty (Mike Lester, 06/03/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      Orthodox priest shot at church in France, motive unknown  (Fox 11/01/2020)
      Macron declares France 'under attack' after church beheading, bolsters security at schools...  (Fox 10/29/2020)
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Macron's announcement to increase deployments from around 3,000 currently to 7,000 soldiers to schools and religious sites around the country came hours after the attack that left two women and a man dead and several others wounded at the Notre Dame basilica.
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"It's very clear that it is France that is under attack," Macron said during an address in Nice, adding that "France will not give up on our values" in what he described as an "Islamist terrorist attack."
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"If we are attacked once again it is for the values which are ours: the freedom, for this possibility on our soil to believe freely and not to give in to any spirit of terror.  I say it with great clarity once again today: we won't surrender anything."
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President Trump also condemned what he described as a radical Islamic terrorist attack in France.  "Our hearts are with the people of France.  America stands with our oldest Ally in this fight.  These Radical Islamic terrorist attacks must stop immediately.  No country, France or otherwise can long put up with it!"
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Mayor Christian Estrosi suggested that the Thursday morning attack seemed to be terror-related, although a motive is unclear at this time.  Estrosi said the attacker shouted "Allahu akbar!" — or "God is most great" in Arabic — repeatedly as police apprehended him and that "the meaning of his gesture left no doubt."
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"Enough is enough.  It's time now for France to exonerate itself from the laws of peace in order to definitively wipe out Islamo-fascism from our territory."
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See related Religion of Peace (John Darkow, 01/12/2015) cartoon from Terror picture album
      Muslims call for French goods boycott to protest caricatures  (Fox 10/26/2020)
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The teacher, who was killed by an 18-year-old Chechen refugee, has been heralded at home as a national symbol of France's dearly held secular ideals and its rejection of any whiff of religious intrusion in public spheres.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has vigorously defended such depictions as protected by the right to free speech.  At a memorial for the teacher last week, Macron said: "We won't renounce the caricatures."
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His government plans a bill aimed at rooting out what Macron calls "Islamist separatism," which he contends has created a parallel culture in France, one that rejects French laws and norms.
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While he blamed some of this separatism on France's brutal colonial past in North Africa, he was quoted as saying Islam is "a religion that is in crisis all over the world."
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Macron's stance has drawn anger from both everyday people and some political leaders in the Muslim world.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been the most vociferous in his criticism among political leaders, saying Macron needed his head examined and had lost his way.  France responded by recalling its ambassador to Turkey.
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Both Jordan and Pakistan have summoned the French ambassador in their countries to express their displeasure.  Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan accused the French leader chose to encourage anti-Muslim sentiment.
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Amid the political barbs, neither Erdogan nor Khan has publicly condemned the killing of the French teacher.
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Diana Moukalled, a Lebanese writer and co-editor of the independent Daraj news site, criticized how some people appear to be more offended by the cartoons than by the beheading of the French teacher.
      US threatens to destroy Iranian missiles shipped to Venezuela  (Fox 10/26/2020)
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"The transfer of long-range missiles from Iran to Venezuela is not acceptable to the United States and will not be tolerated or permitted."
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"We will make every effort to stop shipments of long-range missiles, and if somehow they get to Venezuela they will be eliminated there."
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"Iran has announced its intention to engage in arms sales, and Venezuela is an obvious target because those two pariah regimes already have a relationship."
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Last week, a United Nations embargo on Iran buying and selling conventional weapons expired.
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"Iran has shipped missiles to the Houthis, so we know they are ready, willing, and able to ship them to Venezuela and other possible buyers."
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"Every delivery of Iranian arms destabilizes South America and the Caribbean, and is especially dangerous to Venezuela's neighbors in Brazil, Colombia, and Guyana."
      France pulls ambassador to Turkey after Erdogan calls for mental health check for Macron  (Fox 10/25/2020)
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"What is the problem of this person called Macron with Islam and Muslims?" Erdogan asked rhetorically during his Justice and Development Party meeting...
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"Macron needs treatment on a mental level.  What else can be said to a head of state who does not understand freedom of belief and who behaves in this way to millions of people living in his country who are members of a different faith?"
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The French crackdown comes in response to the beheading of a history teacher near Paris by an alleged extremist.
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An estimated six million Muslims live in France, the largest population in Western Europe, which has created increasing challenges in the republic formed on strict secular principles...
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Macron delivered a speech earlier this month outlining a legislative proposal to fight what he described as "Islamic separatism," arguing Muslims in France risked forming a "counter-society."
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Macron defined Islam as "a religion that is in crisis today all over the world" and said the proposal, if approved by Parliament, would aim "to build an Islam in France that can be compatible with the Enlightenment."
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In 2015, an attack on the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo killed 12 people.  Islamic extremists had targeted the publication for publishing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
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See related Birds of a Feather (Michael Ramirez, 12/10/2015) cartoon from World picture album
      Trump's Middle East peace deals 'rejected conventional wisdom': State Dept.  (Fox 10/24/2020)
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"We have rejected the conventional wisdom that was across both political parties, both sides of the aisle in Washington, D.C., where we said we were going to empower the state of Israel and our Arab allies and friends, and we were told by all these decisions that we did that we would make World War III in the Middle East, and instead, we now have three Arab-Israeli peace agreements."
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... Arab countries for years said they would not negotiate with Israel until a deal was first made with the Palestinians.
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"They also have looked at the state of Israel and said this is an economic powerhouse, this is a country without oil, without some of the natural resources that their neighbors have, yet with a strong economy, really strong in technology and military systems, so these countries have decided that they are better off openly partnering together, especially against the Islamic Republic of Iran, our enemy."
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The growing number of Arab countries formalizing relations with Israel, which also includes the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, has been condemned by the Palestinians, who are seeking a two-state solution.
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Egypt and Jordan had been the only two Arab nations to officially recognize Israel.
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Friday's deal, which would deepen Sudan's engagement with the West, follows Trump's conditional agreement this week to remove the north African nation from the list of state sponsors of terrorism if it pays compensation to American victims of terror attacks.
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The money is meant for victims of the 1998 bombings of U.S.  embassies in Kenya and Tanzania by the al-Qaida network while its leader, Osama bin Laden, was living in Sudan.
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Trump said on Tuesday that once the funds were transferred, he would remove Sudan from the list.
      US officials targeted on American soil, across the world by purported sonic attacks  (Fox 10/22/2020)
      Putin says US Democratic Party 'closer to Social Democratic ideas,' would work with 'any...'  (Fox 10/21/2020)
      UN arms embargo against Iran expires: What's next?  (Fox 10/20/2020)
      Coronavirus cases surge past 40 million infections worldwide  (Fox 10/19/2020)
      China sees Germany, Europe as entryway to continue march for global supremacy, report says  (Fox 10/15/2020)
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"China sees Germany as the linchpin in that battle.  If China can win Germany, it can win Europe.  It can win the world."
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"China sees Germany as a target aligned with its approach.  They diagnose that in Germany's pragmatic approach to global affairs.  Beijing can leverage its market and economic incentives to ensure that Germany falls in line."
      While censoring Hunter Biden story, Twitter allows China, Iran state media  (Fox 10/15/2020)
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"Censoring political speech is what you'd expect in countries like China, North Korea, or Iran — NOT America."
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"This should scare every single American who values free and open discourse.  Do NOT let Big Tech silence YOU."
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"Twitter has suspended ?[Team Trump] for posting a video calling Joe Biden a liar who has been ripping off our country for years, as it relates to the ?[New York Post]?  article.  19 days out from the election."
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While the website labels foreign state media, it continues to allow state media accounts to push media critical of the U.S.  less than three weeks ahead of the U.S.  presidential election.
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"Before the [U.S.] election, truth, honesty and responsibility toward people's well-being and world peace do not exist in the U.S.," Chinese state media newspaper The Global Times...  wrote ... with a link to an op-ed on its website.  "The U.S.  presidential election has increased, rather than reduced, the world's sense of insecurity."
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... while "China focuses on developing itself and doing its own thing well every day ...the U.S.  is thinking about how to suppress and spoil other countries.  No wonder China is growing rapidly but the US lacks development momentum."
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... also tweeted about the U.S.  presidential election ... calling it "the equivalent to a carnival on the stage of international politics."
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Iranian state media ... retweeted a post that says "nuclear power will remain in the dominance of the Iranian nation for ever" with a screenshot of Defense Secretary Mike Pompeo's tweets saying the U.S.  "will never allow the world's leading state sponsor of terror to have the world's deadliest weapon."
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The official Twitter page for The Iran Project shared an article saying "U.S unilateralism [is a] real threat to human rights," which accused the U.S.  of "economic terrorism."
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Additionally, Twitter has allowed foreign leaders such as Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei and Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lijian Zhao to post tweets condemning the United States and its policies less than three weeks ahead of the Nov.  3 U.S.  presidential election.
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Twitter has labeled Chinese spokesman Lijian's account as a "Chinese government account" but did not remove a post from his account blaming the U.S.  Army for the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.  "It might be U.S.  army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan.  Be transparent!  Make public your data!  U.S.  owe us an explanation!"
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Twitter has also not censored Iranian leader Khamenei, who has repeated the phrase, "Down with the U.S.A.," specifying that ... "It means death to the American politicians currently in power.  It means death to the few people running that country; we have nothing against the American nation."
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In a Monday tweet, Khamenei said Iran will "make" the U.S.  "regret" sanctions that Trump recently implemented against the country.  "God willing this maximum pressure will lead to the maximum disgrace of the U.S.  With God's grace, we will make them regret."
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"The U.S.  introduces freedom, human dignity, human rights and the like as American principles," Khamenei wrote in a Monday tweet commemorating Indigenous People's Day.
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"...  Wasn't it you who massacred the indigenous people of America?  Wasn't it you who enslaved millions of Africans in the most barbaric manner?  Equality?!  You don't consider blacks and whites to be equal yet.  To this day, you still consider having Native American blood to be a weak point when applying for a job."
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The Iranian leader has also shared a number of tweets calling for the "elimination" of Israel.  ... "The only remedy until the removal of the Zionist regime is firm, armed resistance."
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A Twitter representative previously defended the site's policy to not remove or label Khamenei's tweets during a July hearing on anti-Semitism in Israel, stating that when political leaders' tweets are about "comments on political issues of the day" or "foreign policy saber-rattling on military and economic issues," they are "generally not in violation of our Twitter rules."
      Trump picks up another Nobel Peace Prize nomination from Europe after diplomatic victories  (Fox 10/10/2020)
      Where is China’s accountability in the coronavirus crisis?  (Fox 10/02/2020)
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The global fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, which includes 34.4 million people infected and over 1.2 million lives lost, economic devastation and countless lives turned upside down, took a dramatic twist with the announcement President Trump was ill with what he has referred to as the "China Virus."
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"The POTUS/FLOTUS diagnosis is unprecedented.  Its impact will be immense – and is difficult to predict."
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"What it should do is make that much more clear the degree to which China's improper handling of COVID has devastated the global order, and the domestic U.S.  system."
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"The United Nations must hold China accountable for their actions," Trump said in his eight-minute speech.
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"In the earliest days of the virus, China locked down travel domestically while allowing flights to leave China and infect the world.  China condemned my travel ban on their country, even as they canceled domestic flights and locked citizens in their homes."
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"The Chinese government and the World Health Organization, which is virtually controlled by China, falsely declared that there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission."
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      Trump implements new travel restrictions to Cuba, bans purchase of rum and tobacco  (Fox 09/23/2020)
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"The Obama-Biden administration made a weak, pathetic, one-sided deal with the Castro dictatorship that betrayed the Cuban people and enriched the communist regime.  I canceled the Obama-Biden sellout to the Castro regime."
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"The courageous veterans here today bear witness to how socialism, radical mobs, and violent communists, ruin a nation.  Now, the Democrat Party is unleashing socialist mobs on America.  Today, we proclaim that America will never be a socialist country."
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The president lambasted the media, saying they are "being used like fools" and proclaimed "we didn't fight tyranny abroad only to let Marxists destroy our country."
      China fumes at Trump’s UN speech, accuses US of spreading 'political virus'  (Fox 09/22/2020)
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"The Chinese government, and the World Health Organization — which is virtually controlled by China — falsely declared that there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission," he said.
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"Later, they falsely said people without symptoms would not spread the disease."
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"Those who attack America's exceptional environmental record while ignoring China's rampant pollution are not interested in the environment.  They only want to punish America.  And I will not stand for it."
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Trump recently promised to "decouple" the U.S.  from China, while threatening to block companies who outsource jobs to China from receiving federal contracts, and vowing to bring manufacturing jobs and supply chains back to the United States if reelected in November.
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"We will make America into the manufacturing superpower of the world and will end our reliance on China once and for all," he added.
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"Whether it's decoupling, or putting in massive tariffs like I've been doing already, we will end our reliance on China, because we can't rely on China."
      Trump administration to ban Americans from downloading TikTok, WeChat  (Fox 09/18/2020)
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"At the President's direction, we have taken significant action to combat China's malicious collection of American citizens' personal data, while promoting our national values, democratic rules-based norms, and aggressive enforcement of U.S.  laws and regulations."
      Trump issues stark warning to Iran after reports country is considering plot to assassinate US...  (Fox 09/15/2020)
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"According to press reports, Iran may be planning an assassination, or other attack, against the United States in retaliation for the killing of terrorist leader Soleimani, which was carried out for his planning a future attack, murdering U.S.  Troops, and the death & suffering caused over so many years.  Any attack by Iran, in any form, against the United States will be met with an attack on Iran that will be 1,000 times greater in magnitude!"
      Rabbi Abraham Cooper: Bahrain-Israel deal shows why Trump deserves Nobel Peace Prize  (Fox 09/12/2020)
      Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegian official, citing Israel-UAE peace deal  (Fox 09/09/2020)
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"For his merit, I think he has done more trying to create peace between nations than most other Peace Prize nominees."
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... said the Trump administration has played a key role in the establishment of relations between Israel and the UAE.  "As it is expected other Middle Eastern countries will follow in the footsteps of the UAE, this agreement could be a game changer that will turn the Middle East into a region of cooperation and prosperity."
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... cited in the letter was the president's "key role in facilitating contact between conflicting parties and ... creating new dynamics in other protracted conflicts, such as the Kashmir border dispute between India and Pakistan, and the conflict between North and South Korea, as well as dealing with the nuclear capabilities of North Korea."
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... praised Trump for withdrawing a large number of troops from the Middle East.  "Indeed, Trump has broken a 39-year-old streak of American Presidents either starting a war or bringing the United States into an international armed conflict.  The last president to avoid doing so was Peace Prize laureate Jimmy Carter."
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This is not Trump's first such nomination, as Tybring-Gjedde submitted one along with another Norwegian official in 2018 following the U.S.  president's Singapore summit with Kim Jong Un.  Japan's prime minister reportedly did the same.  Trump did not win.
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Tybring-Gjedde, a member of a conservative-leaning populist party in Norway, told ... that his latest nomination is not about trying to curry favor with the U.S.  president.
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"I'm not a big Trump supporter.  The committee should look at the facts and judge him on the facts – not on the way he behaves sometimes.  The people who have received the Peace Prize in recent years have done much less than Donald Trump.  For example, Barack Obama did nothing."
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The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to then-President Barack Obama for what the Nobel Committee called his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."
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That decision made just nine months into Obama's first term was met with criticism in the U.S.  – including from Donald Trump, then a private citizen.
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Lech Walesa, Poland's former president and a 1983 Nobel laureate, also said at the time it was too early to bestow the award on Obama — just 263 days after taking office: "Too fast.  For the time being Obama's just making proposals.  But sometimes the Nobel Committee awards the prize to encourage responsible action."
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Even Obama was taken aback, saying at the time he was "surprised and humbled" by the Nobel Committee's decision.
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"To be honest I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who have been honored by this prize, men and women who've inspired me and inspired the entire world through their courageous pursuit of peace."
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Besides Obama, three other U.S.  presidents have won the Nobel Peace Prize: President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 for "having negotiated peace in the Russo-Japanese war" ; President Woodrow Wilson in 1920 for being the "leading architect of the League of Nations" ; and President Jimmy Carter in 2002 for "his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts."
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The Nobel Peace Prize recipient is determined by a five-person Nobel Committee, which is appointed by the Norwegian Parliament.  The winner of the Peace Prize for 2021 will not be announced until October of next year.
      Gordon Chang warns China 'configuring its military to kill Americans'  (Fox 09/07/2020)
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The United States shouldn't be enriching "a hostile regime" that is "configuring its military to kill Americans."
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"We shouldn't be enriching a hostile regime with our trade and with our investment.  I believe that decoupling is what we absolutely have to do especially this year."
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... comments follow a recent Pentagon report suggesting that China is planning to double its stockpile of nuclear warheads in this decade — including those designed for ballistic missiles and that can reach the U.S.
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"[President] Xi Jinping has been talking increasingly about this notion that China has a mandate of heaven to rule the world."
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"They [beleive that they] not only have the right to do it, they have the obligation to do it."
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"He's become very specific about this in public and so have his officials, which means that they are trying to change the international system, not to compete within it."
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... the Chinese government is working fast to counter a "closing window of opportunity because of the problems in the economy, in the environment, demography."
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"I think China believes it needs to move fast and that means we're going to see problems not in the 2030s, we're going to see problems now."
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Trump raised the possibility of severing ties with the Communist country...  "There has been no country that has ripped us off more than China...  We lose billions, hundreds of billions of dollars.  We get nothing from China.  Yes, we get some goods that we could produce ourselves....[but] we get nothing.  All we do is lose money."
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As far as his landmark trade deal signed by both countries in January, Trump said the agreement is "longer the same to me" after their mishandling of the coronavirus and that "if they don't treat us right," he would "certainly" part ways with Beijing.
      UN Security Council rejects US move to ‘snapback’ Iran sanctions; Trump administration pledges...  (Fox 08/25/2020)
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... the Council would not be taking up the U.S.  request, after objections from Russia, China and other members.
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"Having contacted the members and received letters from many member countries it is clear to me that there is one member which has a particular position on the issues, while there are significant numbers of members who have contesting views."
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Because there is no consensus on the council, she would not be taking further action.
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The U.S.  left the Iran nuclear deal in 2018, but American officials claim to retain rights as a participant of an accompanying U.N.
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Security Council resolution, which allows individual participants to trigger the "snapback" process if they decide Iran is not in compliance with the deal.
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It's a position that is highly controversial with many council members, who have said the U.S.  does not retain those rights since it left the deal.
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U.S.  Ambassador to the U.N.  Kelly Craft ripped into the Council's inaction in response.
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"The Trump Administration has no fear in standing in limited company on this matter, in light of the unmistakable truth guiding our actions."
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"I only regret that other members of this Council have lost their way and now find themselves standing in the company of terrorists."
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... said that groups like Hezbollah, the Houthi rebels in Yemen and the Maduro regime in Venezuela will benefit.
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"Put simply: It is Russia and China that revel in this Council's dysfunction and failure.  It is Iran that celebrates its newfound leverage over the free nations of the world."
      UK, Japan, President Trump mark 75th anniversary of V-J Day  (Fox 08/15/2020)
      FBI team arrives this weekend to take part in Beirut probe  (Fox 08/15/2020)
      US to act 'in the coming days' on Iran arms embargo after UN Security Council rejects extension  (Fox 08/15/2020)
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"The United States has acted in good faith throughout this process and made clear to all parties that failure was simply not an option."
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The U.S.  resolution, which would have extended the 13-years-old embargo "until the Security Council decides otherwise," picked up only two votes in the chamber.
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Russia and China voted no, while the rest of the Council members abstained.
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U.S.  officials have warned that the expiration of the embargo would allow Iran to buy fighter jets, attack choppers, tanks, submarines and missiles with a range of up to 300 km.
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Other countries, even U.S.  allies, are concerned that a reimposition of the arms embargo would result in Iran leaving the nuclear deal altogether.
      Trump announces 'Historic Peace Agreement' between Israel, UAE  (Fox 08/13/2020)
      Beirut explosion linked to Russian ship storing ammonium nitrate left in port, called 'floating bomb'  (Fox 08/06/2020)
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... a Russian ship docked in the city's port for nearly seven years without appropriate security precautions that officials warned was "a floating bomb."
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The Russian vessel, named MV Rhosus, carrying agricultural fertilizer with 2,750 metric tons of ammonium nitrate and en route to Mozambique hit a financial snag and docked in the Beruit port in 2013, according to legal documents and Lebanese officials.
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Lebanon's director of customs ... repeatedly sent letters to the judiciary over the years and warned that the cargo was the equivalent of "a floating bomb," but the warnings went unheeded.
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... it was the port authority's job to monitor the material and store it appropriately.
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The Russian ship was held at the port after reporting "technical problems" and inspectors barred it from sailing onwards.
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"Owing to the risks associated with retaining the Ammonium Nitrate on board the vessel, the port authorities discharged the cargo onto the port's warehouses," lawyers acting on behalf of creditors wrote in 2015.
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... the ship was abandoned by its owners after running out of supplies and the crew had to eventually be repatriated back to Russia because...
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The blast Tuesday, which appeared to have been caused by an accidental fire that ignited a warehouse that was full of ammonium nitrate, rippled across the Lebanese capital, causing widespread destruction.
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Losses from the blast are estimated to be between $10 billion to $15 billion, ... the Saudi-owned TV station Al-Hadath on Wednesday, adding that nearly 300,000 people are homeless.
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... also mulling over another theory: that the fire began when welders were trying to repair a broken gate and a hole in the wall of Hangar 12, where the explosive material was stored.
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Local news reports say the repair work was ordered by security forces who investigated the facility and were concerned about theft.
      Beirut blasts likely accidental – but Hezbollah activities at the port under scrutiny  (Fox 08/04/2020)
      Beirut blast: Massive explosion shakes Lebanon's capital; at least 70 dead, thousands injured  (Fox 08/04/2020)
      Break the Ice: Trump ramping up US presence in the Arctic as Russia, China threats loom  (Fox 08/03/2020)
      Dan Crenshaw says Chinese Consulate in Texas tried to 'burn all their evidence'  (Fox 07/24/2020)
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"What we know is that the Chinese have used consolates like this one, and this one might have been their primary hub, to engage in intellectual property [theft], hacking, influence operations, all of the above."
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"It's pretty obvious that they're not innocent in all this...the Chinese are not good actors, they haven't been for a long time and America and the world are really just waking up to this after well over a decade of hoping for the best."
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"We need to wake up to it and we need to realize that they do not have the same values as most people across the world," he added.
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"They don't have the same values of freedom, respect for human rights, democracy, free trade...  they're acting completely irresponsibly and against all the values we hold dear."
      Pompeo announces end of 'blind engagement' with communist China: 'Distrust but verify'  (Fox 07/23/2020)
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"It's true that unlike the Soviet Union, China is deeply integrated into the global economy.  But Beijing is more dependent on us than we are on them."
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"We opened our arms to Chinese citizens, only to see the CCP exploit our free and open society."
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"General Secretary Xi Jinping is a true believer in a bankrupt totalitarian ideology."
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"Communists always lie, but the biggest lie is that the Chinese Communist Party speaks for 1.4 billion people who are surveilled, oppressed, and scared to speak out."
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"Quite the contrary.  The CCP fears the Chinese people's honest opinions more than any foreign foe.  And save for losing their own grip on power, they have no reason to."
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The only way to truly change Communist China, Pompeo went on, "is to act on the basis of what its leaders do, not what they say.  President Reagan dealt with the Soviets on the basis of 'trust but verify.' When it comes to the CCP, I say, 'Distrust and verify.'"
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"Just think how much better off the world would've been if the doctors in Wuhan had been allowed to raise the alarm about the outbreak of a new coronavirus."
      Deroy Murdock: An American in Paris: NSC Chief O’Brien presses U.S.  interests in French capital  (Fox 07/19/2020)
      Fire rips through 15th-century French cathedral, police calling it a criminal act  (Fox 07/18/2020)
      NASA scientist held as a political prisoner in Turkey is freed, reflects on his US freedoms  (Fox 07/16/2020)
      Barr warns of Chinese efforts to dominate industries, calls out Hollywood, tech giants for caving...  (Fox 07/16/2020)
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"The CCP has launched an orchestrated campaign, across all of its many tentacles in Chinese government and society, to exploit the openness of our institutions in order to destroy them."
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To achieve their goals, Barr said, the People's Republic of China (PRC) is utilizing "a wide array of predatory and often unlawful tactics" that include currency manipulation, theft of intellectual property, cyberattacks and espionage.
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... the Chinese Communist Party's "Made in China 2025" initiative "poses a real threat to U.S.  technological leadership," as China seeks to dominate a number of high-tech industries.
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... warned that the U.S.  is already "dangerously dependent" in certain areas, such as rare earth materials used in a wide variety of technological devices and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).
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"As one Defense Health Agency official noted, should China decide to limit or restrict the delivery of APIs to the United States, it could result in severe shortages of pharmaceuticals for both domestic and military uses."
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At the same time, Barr said, China "has systematically preyed on American companies" by placing obstacles in the health market ranging from price limitations to counterfeiting.
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He mentioned that Chinese nationals working at U.S.  pharmaceutical companies have been caught stealing secrets in both the U.S.  and China.
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"[T]he ultimate ambition of China's rulers isn't to trade with the United States.  It is to raid the United States."
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Barr also called out tech giants such as Apple, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo for being "all too willing to collaborate with the CCP."
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"If you are an American business leader, appeasing the PRC may bring short-term rewards.  But in the end, the PRC's goal is to replace you."
      Pompeo: China will 'pay a price' for coronavirus pandemic  (Fox 07/15/2020)
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"Every place I go, every foreign minister that I talk to, they recognize what China has done to the world."
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"I'm very confident that the world will look at China differently and engage with them fundamentally different than they did before this catastrophic disaster."
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"This is a Chinese Communist Party that is acting in a way that poses real threats to the world, and the United States is going to respond in each of those venues to make sure that we preserve American national security and impose costs on the Chinese Communist Party in order to achieve the change in behavior that will have a good outcome."
      US appears to change policy on Beijing’s ‘unlawful’ actions in the South China Sea  (Fox 07/15/2020)
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"Beijing uses intimidation to undermine the sovereign rights of Southeast Asian coastal states in the South China Sea, bully them out of offshore resources, assert unilateral dominion, and replace international law with 'might makes right.' Beijing's approach has been clear for years."
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"The People's Republic of China (PRC) has no legal grounds to unilaterally impose its will on the region."
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"Making this explicit opens the door to further U.S.  moves to penalize destabilizing Chinese behavior, particularly its interference with fishing and oil and gas exploration by the other regional claimants, most notably the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia."
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The South China Sea is home to pivotal shipping arteries, billions of barrels of oil and trillions of cubic feet of natural gas deposits and lucrative fisheries.
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It is dotted with contested islands and reefs, which are also vital to accessing these resources, and are routinely claimed by other countries, including Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
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"It also serves as one of the world's most important trade routes, with about 30 percent of maritime trade flowing through the area annually.  This is largely why the U.S.  government advocates so strongly for freedom of navigation throughout the area – to deny China with an opportunity to potentially be in control of such an important waterway."
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"A war or other military conflict appears highly unlikely at this time.  Although tensions will likely continue to escalate as the U.S.  publicly challenges China's sovereignty claims over the region and its ongoing efforts to threaten other countries, including Vietnam."
      UN accuses Trump of breaking international law in Soleimani killing  (Fox 07/07/2020)
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"Qassem Soleimani is the one who has been exporting malign activities throughout the Middle East for some time now.  He's absolutely responsible for killing many Americans."
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In April 2019, the State Department announced that Iranian and Iranian-backed forces led by Soleimani were responsible for killing 608 U.S.  troops during the Iraq War.
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The State Department believes he was the masterminded behind the major military operations, bombings, and assassinations that accounted for at least 17 percent of all U.S.  personnel deaths in Iraq between 2003 and 2011.
      Peter Navarro: 'Chinese Communist Party needs to come clean about coronavirus’  (Fox 07/04/2020)
      On Behalf Of Environmentalists, I Apologize For The Climate Scare  (06/29/2020)
      Hero interpreter for US military in Afghanistan becomes American citizen  (Fox 06/29/2020)
      Al Gore, UN Secretary-General, others now demanding 'Great Reset' of global capitalism  (Fox 06/25/2020)
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The economic, social and political chaos caused by the COVID-19 outbreak and Black Lives Matter protests have for months captured the attention of virtually every American — and for good reason.
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These are incredibly important issues worthy of significant and thoughtful debate.
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But while most Americans have been preoccupied with protests and pandemics, a potentially bigger story has managed to slip beneath the radar: a growing movement among the world's most powerful leaders to call for a "reset" of the entire global economy.
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The purpose of the Great Reset isn't merely to enact policies that would lead to additional wealth redistribution, but rather to completely overhaul the world's existing structures and institutions.
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Among other things ... "the world must act jointly and swiftly to revamp all aspects of our societies and economies, from education to social contracts and working conditions."
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How, exactly, are these leaders planning on convincing Americans and citizens of every other industrialized nation to abandon modern capitalism?
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By scaring people into believing that these changes are essential for stopping the next great "crisis" the world will face when the COVID-19 pandemic finally subsides: climate change.
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"The Great Reset is a welcome recognition that this human tragedy must be a wake-up call."
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"We must build more equal, inclusive and sustainable economies and societies that are more resilient in the face of pandemics, climate change and the many other global changes we face."
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"So, I think this is a time for a ‘Great Reset,'" Gore said.
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"We've got to fix a lot of these problems that have been allowed to fester for way too long.  And the climate crisis is an opportunity to create tens of millions of new jobs, clean up the air, and reduce the death rate from pandemics, by the way, because the air pollution from burning fossil fuels heightens the death rates from coronavirus.  So, this is a time for a reset to fix a bunch of challenges, first among them the climate crisis."
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If these quotes don't terrify you, they should.  Here we have some of the world's most influential people calling for the destruction of global capitalism, all while American cities burn, statues of founding fathers are torn down and the world economy struggles to recover from its worst collapse in a century.
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Revolutionary changes are always more likely to occur in the midst of chaos.
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These are truly dangerous times for those who support individual liberty and free markets.
      Woke Authors Quit JK Rowling's Agency After It Refuses To Cave To Trans Mob  (06/24/2020)
      The authors, all identifying under the LGBTQIA umbrella, issued a joint statement resigning from The Blair Partnership that said “This decision is not made lightly, and we are saddened and disappointed it has come to  ()
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"After J.  K.  Rowling's — who is also signed to the agency — public comments on transgender issues, we reached out to the agency with an invitation to reaffirm their stance to transgender rights and equality." the statement further explains.
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"We felt that they were unable to commit to any action that we thought was appropriate and meaningful." the authors said.
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"Freedom of speech can only be upheld if the structural inequalities that hinder equal opportunities for underrepresented groups are challenged and changed."
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"We support the rights of all of our clients to express their thoughts and beliefs, and we believe in freedom of speech.  Publishing and the creative arts are dependent on these things.  It is our duty, as an agency to support all of our clients in this fundamental freedom and we do not comment on their individual views."
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"To reiterate, we believe in freedom of speech for all; these clients have decided to leave because we did not meet their demands to be re-educated to their point of view," the agency shot back.
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It's somewhat unsurprising that the agency backed Rowling, given that the Harry Potter books are a tad more popular than the Trans Teen Survival Guide and other virtually unknown titles published by the four woke authors.
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The development comes a week after staff at Publishing house Hachette threatened to quit unless the company cancels its association with JK Rowling and scraps plans to publish her new book because they argue the author is ‘transphobic'.
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"Staff in the children's department at Hachette announced they were no longer prepared to work on the book" over Rowling's recent assertions that biological sex is real and that there are only two genders.
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Hachette is backing Rowling, having issued a statement saying "We are proud to publish JK Rowling's children's fairy tale The Ickabog.  Freedom of speech is the cornerstone of publishing."
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"If sex isn't real, there's no same-sex attraction.  If sex isn't real, the lived reality of women globally is erased.  I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives.  It isn't hate to speak the truth."
      Peter Navarro declares trade deal between Trump, China is 'over'  (Fox 06/22/2020)
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"Here's the turning point.  They came here on January 15th to sign that trade deal, and that was a full two months after they knew the virus was out and about."
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"It was a time when they had already sent hundreds of thousands of people to this country to spread that virus, and it was just minutes after wheels up when that plane took off that we began to hear about this pandemic."
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The trade adviser added that the November election will likely boil down to three key issues "jobs, China, and law and order," and said that Trump's decision to end his long-touted trade deal proves that he "runs the table on all three of those, especially China."
      State Department designates 4 more Chinese news outlets as propaganda  (Fox 06/22/2020)
      Pompeo decries Russian conviction of American on espionage charges, demands release  (Fox 06/15/2020)
      Gen.  Jack Keane on Russian bombers intercepted by US fighter jets: 'They routinely test our...'  (Fox 06/14/2020)
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"When it comes to Russia, Iran and China, I mean, they are our adversaries.  What's interesting about them, despite the fact that Russia and Iran have not been able to control COVID yet, they still take an adversarial position dealing with the United States and our allies."
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"With Russia, you know, they routinely test our defenses.  And that's what those bombers were up to in Alaska.  And we did intercept them.  But they also love the media attention that happens as a result of it ... particularly [Russian President Vladimir] Putin.  And he likes it because he's able to demonstrate that Russia is really a world power [that] can stand up to the [...] United States."
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"And that's a lot of what's going on with Russia.  By the way, they flew over a Navy ship in the Mediterranean and a submarine also in the Bering Sea."
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"And we flew a couple of bombers into the Black Sea, which Russia intercepted.  And we will likely [be] doing the very same thing they were doing.  We were testing their defenses."
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"They really haven't let up, one, at all, despite the fact that we had an aircraft carrier come down with COVID.  We're at sea, we're operational, and we're pushing back on the aggressiveness and malign behavior that China is imposing from Japan to Malaysia and from Australia to India."
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"They are very aggressive and, you know, they have decided to take control of Hong Kong.  They've issued legislation, a new national security law, overriding the local governance."
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"They've had enough of those pro-democracy demonstrations and they are changing the autonomy of Hong Kong.  And they're comfortable, if the world financial hub of the Asia Pacific region, which Hong Kong represents, goes away."
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"They are OK with that as well.  That's how serious they are in pushing back on the freedoms that exist in Hong Kong."
      Air Force sends F-35s to Middle East to possibly deter Iran  (Fox 06/11/2020)
      Nigel Farage to leave radio job after comparing Black Lives Matter movement to Taliban  (Fox 06/11/2020)
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"A new form of the Taliban was born in the UK today," Farage tweeted Sunday.  Unless we get moral leadership quickly our cities won't be worth living in."
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On Tuesday, Farage called Black Lives Matter a "far left Marxist organisation that wants to abolish the police and dismantle capitalism."
      Pompeo, Esper, Barr announce authorization of sanctions against International Criminal Court...  (Fox 06/11/2020)
      Trump is right to withdraw 9,500 U.S.  troops from Germany – he should pull out even more  (Fox 06/09/2020)
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... President Trump made the right call in reportedly ordering the removal of 9,500 U.S.  troops from Germany, leaving a reduced force of 25,000.
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Germany and the larger European Union it dominates oppose U.S.  interests frequently.  They do not deserve U.S.-funded protection.
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Hopefully, this will be a teachable moment for them, since Germany typifies an ally in name only.  It is irrelevant or harmful to the critical foreign challenges we face.
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For example, Germany actively works against the United States on Iran, joined by France and Great Britain.
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The three countries opposed Trump's decision to end the Obama-Biden era appeasement of Tehran.
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Today they are working creatively and energetically to undermine U.S.  financial sanctions on the terrorism-exporting Iranian regime.
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Germany led in the creation of INSTEX (Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges), which theoretically would allow transactions with Iran that don't touch the U.S.  dollar-centered international financial system.
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Trump's sanctions on Iran are so effective because they prevent any bank globally from executing a transaction with Iran unless it wants to be excluded from U.S.  dollar-denominated transactions – a death sentence for any bank.
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The German Foreign Ministry crowed in March that it had conducted its first transaction with Iran under the INSTEX scheme.
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If unpunished and expanded, this practice could undermine the most powerful non-military tool the U.S.  government has to manage threats.
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And this from an "ally" that loves to talk about soft power.
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Berlin is also on the wrong side of the free world's struggle with China.
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In September, German Chancellor Angela Merkel will welcome Chinese dictator Xi Jinping to Leipzig for a large European Union summit.
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In discussions about the agenda, Merkel consistently dodges questions about human rights and Beijing's naked power grab in Hong Kong.
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Germany is unhelpful in dealing with Russia, the purported dire threat that forms the rationale for having U.S.  troops in Germany in the first place.
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Berlin has been working hard to realize Moscow's plan for the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany through the Baltic Sea.
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The project would leave Europe more dependent on Russian energy and subject to Russian political pressure.
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Germany has also conceded nothing on the unfair trade relationship it maintains with the United States – a vestige of the Cold War when Washington didn't mind giving Western Europe an advantage to help in its struggle with the Soviet bloc.
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Today the United States levies only a 2.5 percent tariff on German cars, while Germany levies an unfair 10 percent tariff on U.S.  cars, helping to drive a $67 billion trade-in-goods deficit last year.
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Europe is simply irrelevant or adversarial to America's efforts on today's key foreign challenges, which stem from China and Iran.
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Trump's withdrawal of troops from Germany is a good start, and an important lesson to Europeans that we will no longer stand guard while they canoodle with our adversaries.
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Absent a rapid about-face from Europe on trade and foreign policy, Trump should go farther.
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The president should remove all U.S.  forces from Germany and downgrade our membership in NATO to the more passive Partnership for Peace used by non-members like Sweden.
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He should also enact reciprocity on tariffs and other barriers to trade.
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Germany, the European Union and NATO are freeloaders that are at best irrelevant, and more often liabilities.
      Sens.  Cotton and Blackburn: Stop depending on China — here's how we end this threat  (Fox 06/09/2020)
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The Chinese Communist Party's malicious actions should come as no surprise.  Decades of failed engagement, Western investment and unfair trade tactics built China into an industrial behemoth, giving the CCP control over the world's supply of pharmaceuticals, medical equipment and other basic goods.
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The CCP has used cheap goods, manufactured with stolen technology, to buy the West's silence about its appalling aggression in Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Tibet and elsewhere.
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The United States must embrace policies that will secure global supply chains and revitalize industry at home.  Congress should immediately focus on securing America's pharmaceutical supply chain.
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While the United States has invested heavily in drug discovery and development, China has prioritized pharmaceutical manufacturing, giving massive support to domestic producers to undercut foreign competitors.
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Most Americans would be shocked to learn that most active pharmaceutical ingredients — or, "APIs," the building blocks of drugs — are made in China...
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This level of dependence is dangerous, but we cannot simply wish away this problem with a one-size-fits-all mandate.  Instead, Congress should consider more targeted bills to support an industry that has long been in crisis.
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Regulations alone could come at a great cost, so incentives and other long-term support for American companies must accompany these changes.
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The pandemic has altered our relationship with China fundamentally, and our attitudes and policies must change.
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Every day the CCP controls our access to essential medicine is a day that American patients are at risk.
      Rome archbishop urges Trump to fight ‘deep state’ amid criticism over protests, coronavirus  (Fox 06/08/2020)
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A Catholic archbishop said the "deep state" is "fiercely waging war against" President Trump amid the coronavirus pandemic and riots following the death of George Floyd.
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... urged Trump on Sunday to fight against the so-called "deep state," mainstream media, and the "deep church" in an open letter...
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He believes investigations will bring to light mishandling of the COVID-19 crisis as well as what was behind the riots in several cities across the nation after Floyd died while in police custody on Memorial Day.
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The former Apostolic Nuncio to the United States slammed Washington, D.C.'s Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who claimed Trump "egregiously misused and manipulated" the Saint John Paul II National Shrine by visiting it last week before signing an international religious liberty order.
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Trump was criticized for holding up a Bible at St.  John's Church after part of it was burned during a protest.
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... said Gregory and other religious leaders aligned with him "are subservient to the deep state, to globalism, to aligned thought, to the New World Order which they invoke ever more frequently in the name of a universal brotherhood which has nothing Christian about it, but which evokes the Masonic ideals of those want to dominate the world by driving God out of the courts, out of schools, out of families, and perhaps even out of churches."
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Vigano said attacks on Trump for visiting the shrine are "part of the orchestrated media narrative which seeks not to fight racism and bring social order, but to aggravate dispositions; not to bring justice, but to legitimize violence and crime; not to serve the truth, but to favor one political faction."
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"For the first time, the United States has in you a President who courageously defends the right to life, who is not ashamed to denounce the persecution of Christians throughout the world, who speaks of Jesus Christ and the right of citizens to freedom of worship."
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"And I dare to believe that both of us are on the same side in this battle, albeit with different weapons."
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Vigano believes Americans "are mature and have now understood how much the mainstream media does not want to spread the truth but seeks to silence and distort it, spreading the lie that is useful for the purposes of their masters."
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The majority of good people must wake up, "come together and make their voices heard," he said, adding that the most "effective" way is through prayer.
      Gordon Chang: China 'deliberately twisting facts' to exploit George Floyd death in 'disinformation...'  (Fox 06/07/2020)
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"This is just what Beijing does.  It's a malicious disinformation campaign.  And, we saw this at the beginning of February in connection with the coronavirus as well.  So, it doesn't really matter what the subject is...  Beijing is going to go after us hard with the disinformation campaign."
      Norway landslide sweeps 8 houses into sea, dog swims to safety  (Fox 06/07/2020)
      June 6, 1944, D-Day: The invasion that saved the world  (INN 06/06/2020)
      Pompeo hits back against China's 'obscene propaganda' following George Floyd's death  (Fox 06/06/2020)
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"Beijing in recent days has showcased its continuing contempt for the truth and scorn for law.  The [Chinese Communist Party's] propaganda efforts – seeking to conflate the United States' actions in the wake of the death of George Floyd with the CCP's continued denial of basic human rights and freedom – should be seen for the fraud that they are."
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"As with dictatorships throughout history, no lie is too obscene, so long as it serves the Party's lust for power.  This laughable propaganda should not fool anyone."
      London statue of Winston Churchill vandalized on D-Day amid protests  (Fox 06/06/2020)
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      Boris Johnson offers refuge, citizenship to 3 million Hong Kong residents  (Fox 06/03/2020)
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"Many people in Hong Kong fear that their way of life – which China pledged to uphold – is under threat."
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"If China proceeds to justify their fears, then Britain could not in good conscience shrug our shoulders and walk away; instead we will honor our obligations and provide an alternative."
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"There is something wonderful about the fact that a small island in the Pearl River Delta rose to become a great trading city and commercial powerhouse of East Asia.  Wonderful, but not accidental or fortuitous."
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"Hong Kong succeeds because its people are free.  They can pursue their dreams and scale as many heights as their talents allow.  They can debate and share new ideas, expressing themselves as they wish.  And they live under the rule of law, administered by independent courts."
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... China's decision to impose the new national security law on Hong Kong, rather than allow Hong Kong to govern through its own institutions, lies in direct conflict with the United Nations-registered Sino-British Joint Declaration.
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The 1997 agreement handed over Hong Kong, previously a British colony, to Beijing as long as Hong Kong's people were allowed to retain some liberties not afforded to Chinese citizens.
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Last week, President Trump announced his administration would revoke Hong Kong's preferential trade status, as it no longer enjoyed a high degree of autonomy from China, and would move to impose economic sanctions on some officials for "smothering – absolutely smothering – Hong Kong's freedom."
      Trump administration banning Chinese airlines from operating incoming flights as of June 16  (Fox 06/03/2020)
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The Department of Transportation (DOT) on Wednesday issued an order banning China's airlines from operating passenger flights to and from the U.S.  as of mid-June.
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The ban is set to take effect as of June 16, or earlier, depending upon the orders of President Trump.
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"Currently, four Chinese carriers and no U.S.  carriers operate scheduled passenger flights between the United States and China."
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"U.S.  carriers have asked to resume passenger service, beginning June 1st.  The Chinese government's failure to approve their requests is a violation of our Air Transport Agreement."
      Karl Rove reacts to Trump's China remarks: Beijing is 'not our enemy, but our adversary...'  (Fox 05/29/2020)
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"China is violating the commitment that they made to the world community that there would be one country, China and Hong Kong together, but two systems."
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"A democratic Hong Kong and then a Communist state in mainland China."
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"That would exist for 50 years [after 1997] ... now they are violating that.  The president needs to have a measured response."
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"[China is] not our enemy, but our adversary and rival," he said, noting Beijing appears to be seeking military supremacy over the western Pacific Ocean and technological supremacy in many sectors.
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"They are looking to explicitly knock the U.S.  out of our position of dominance.  And I think we better wake up and deal with it."
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"I think [Trump's] are good, measured steps.  I hope that there are more.  But there is no need to junk the entire relationship.  If they do bad things, respond accordingly."
      Trump announces US ‘terminating’ relationship with WHO  (Fox 05/29/2020)
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"Because they have failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms, we will be today be terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization and redirecting those funds to other worldwide and deserving urgent global public health needs."
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"The world is now suffereing as a result of the misfeasance of the Chinese government."
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"Chinese officials ignored their reporting obligations to the World Health Organization and pressured the World Health Organization to mislead the world when the virus was first discovered by Chinese authorities."
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"Countless lives have been taken and profound economic hardship has been inflicted across the globe."
      John Kennedy says world leaders have been 'weenies' with China for years: 'Weakness invites wolves'  (Fox 05/26/2020)
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Kennedy said that it is important to distinguish between the people of China and the Chinese Communist Party, which is "populated by thugs."
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Kennedy said that, secondly, the Chinese Communist Party cannot be trusted "ever." "I wouldn't turn my back on them if they were two days dead."
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"China's strength and China's bullying has, frankly, been caused by the weeniest of the world and the world's leaders.  For 20 years, the experts and many world leaders said to be patient with China, [that] free enterprise will change them.  Well, they changed the free enterprise."
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"It looks like with this national security law, they're going to basically take over Hong Kong.  Meet the Press.  If they do, under the 1992 Hong Kong Policy Act and the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019, Secretary Pompeo would likely be unable to certify that Hong Kong maintains a high degree of autonomy.  And if that happens, there will be sanctions that will be imposed on Hong Kong and China."
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"We've got to push back and we've got to join the rest of the world in doing so, including but not limited to sanctions.  We may have to revoke the special trade status with Hong Kong.  The people of Hong Kong have got to face a tough decision here: they can get out or they can fight until the very end.  But, China is taking them over."
      China warns US against sparking Cold War  (Fox 05/25/2020)
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... Chinese foreign minister, said Sunday that the U.S.  should "give up on its wishful thinking of changing China" and avoid bringing the two countries to a "new Cold War."
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"China has no intention to change, still replace, the United States.  It is time for the United States to give up its wishful thinking of changing China and stopping 1.4 billion people in their historic march toward modernization."
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Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong prior to its handover to China, lamented what he called "a new Chinese dictatorship."
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U.S.  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called the proposal "a death knell for the high degree of autonomy" that Beijing promised the former British colony when it was returned to China in 1997.
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"We are trying hard to come out of an economic disaster.  But a knockdown fight with China has been thrust upon us.  The takeover of Hong Kong is the writing on the wall."
      Trump's national security adviser says China response to coronavirus was like Chernobyl  (Fox 05/24/2020)
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"This was a virus that was unleashed by China.  There was a coverup that someday they're going to do an HBO show like they did with Chernobyl on this virus."
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"It doesn't matter if it was local officials or the Chinese Communist Party, it was a coverup and we'll get to the bottom of it eventually."
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"There's a chance, and it's been reported, that the Chinese have been engaged in espionage to try to find the research and the technologies that we're working on both for a vaccine and a therapy."
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"They've got a many-year history of stealing American intellectual property and knocking off American technology and I wouldn't be surprised if they did that with the vaccines."
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"This is a hit that came out of China," Trump said...  "Whether we like it or not, it came out of China.  It could have been stopped."
      Meet the veterans who left the military but not the battlefield: Dave Eubank and the Free...  (Fox 05/22/2020)
      Pompeo condemns China’s law as ‘death knell’ for Hong Kong, warns of economic hardship  (Fox 05/22/2020)
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"Hong Kong has flourished as a bastion of liberty.  The United States strongly urges Beijing to reconsider its disastrous proposal, abide by its international obligations, and respect Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy, democratic institutions and civil liberties, which are key to preserving its special status under U.S.  law."
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"And so, I would expect that they're going to have serious capital flight problems.  And Hong Kong, if they follow through this, will no longer be the financial center of Asia, and they themselves will bear very, very heavy costs."
      Pompeo accuses Iran of echoing 'Hitler's call for genocide' over ‘final solution’ rhetoric  (Fox 05/22/2020)
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"Incredible that @JZarif and Iran's Supreme Leader are echoing Hitler's call for genocide.  This depravity should dispel any notion the regime belongs in the community of nations.  We stand with Germany and Israel against this oldest & most vile form of hatred, and say #NeverAgain."
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Pompeo's post came on Quds Day, a holiday held in Iran toward the end of the month of Ramadan meant to express support for Palestinians and opposition to Israel's existence.
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"Khamenei's threats to realize the 'final solution' against Israel are reminiscent of the Nazi 'final solution' plan for the destruction of the Jewish people," Netanyahu said...
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"He must know that any regime that threatens Israel with extermination will find itself in similar danger."
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"In addition to human rights abuses inside its own borders, Iran has a long track record of assassinations and terrorism in other countries," Pompeo said in a statement on the sanctions.
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"In an effort to hide evidence of the regime's abuses against its own people, Iran imposed a near-total shutdown of access to the global Internet last November, placing nearly all of its 80 million people in digital darkness for a week while security forces killed as many as 1,500 people and arbitrarily detained thousands more.  The Iranian regime has long restricted access to the Internet while censoring and inhibiting rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly – two universal human rights."
      Iran picks cyber fight with Israel as both sides target critical infrastructure  (Fox 05/22/2020)
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"The fact that Iran is behaving so aggressively, and trying to disrupt critical services in Israel, is very disturbing."
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"Any time you have a state actor engaged in industrial sabotage, that is a real cause for concern.  When you attack a critical service like water, power, hospitals, or transportation, you are essentially putting lives at risk."
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Last month, Iran fired the first shot by purporting to cyberattack water installations – including tanks, pumps, and pipelines in Israel – raising the alarm among national security and cyber experts over the vulnerability of critical infrastructure.
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While some slight damage to water valves and control systems did take place ... ultimately there was no persistent damage to the water supply as the hackers had likely intended.
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And then on May 9, the Bandar Abbas port terminal in the south of Iran was suddenly crippled, and shipping traffic was suspended for days.
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Israel was behind the retaliatory strike back which successfully inflicted severe damage without causing casualties.
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Israeli Water Authority officials reportedly detected the attempt and immediately changed system passwords and took measures to secure their systems.
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"It is definitely unusual to see a state actor targeting the critical infrastructure assets of another state.  That type of activity is usually reserved for war or near-war situations, at least by most countries.  Iran doesn't respect those rules."
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Moreover, analysts have also pointed out that Iran's cyberattack was executed through servers based in the United States and Europe, which indicates some degree of sophistication, despite being a routine TACTIC used globally by those adverse to the West.
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"The Israeli response was measured yet enough to cause logistical and economic disorder from Iran's main port at a time when they can ill afford any further financial disruptions due to sanctions, low oil prices, unemployment, and massive inflation."
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"My assumption here is that the Iranians used extracts and updates to Stuxnet code to manipulate the Israeli equipment."
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The Stuxnet virus was a joint cyber operation between Israeli and American intelligence and was deployed in 2011 to infect Iran's then-burgeoning nuclear program – effectively harming the electricity boxes linked to the centrifuges being utilized for uranium enrichment.
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"We are in a state of constant cyber cold war accentuated by regular skirmishes such as the Iranian attack on Israeli water systems and the Israeli response on Iran's main port.  Israel does not usually come out of the shadows to execute publicly identified cyber-attacks."
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"They did so this time since Iran was chest-thumping over the attack on the Israeli water system, considered critical infrastructure.  Israel had to strike back and did so in such a way that shut down the port for 10 days."
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"Ever since Iran was hit by Stuxnet, they have been actively developing their own cyber-kinetic capabilities.  This capability is extremely important for Iran because it gives them the ability to strike inside the borders of countries that they could not attack directly with traditional military forces.  It also allows them to score PR victories at home, without risking a humiliating military response."
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"Iran's cyber operations against Israel are definitely becoming more aggressive during the pandemic.  Anytime you target critical infrastructure, you are seriously escalating the situation."
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"Just like proxy wars, the cyber domain permits Iran to mask its hand and involvement, as well as limit the potential for kinetic blowback and escalation."
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"In this regard, Iran's cyber wars have been successful, even if they invite Israel or other states to respond to Iranian aggression using the same or better cyber means."
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"(The cyber conflict) will not end anytime soon.  The cyberattack that Iran launched on Israel's water infrastructure was a convenient and relatively low-risk way to retaliate against recent (presumed) Israeli strikes on Iranian targets in Syria."
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"Regardless of the fact that Iran's cyberattack failed to cause significant damage or disruption inside Israel, it gave the Iranian regime an opportunity to score points with its domestic audience and distract from the turmoil transpiring at home, which has intensified in the wake of Coronavirus and low oil prices."
      China used air travel to ‘seed’ virus in early stage, top WH official says  (Fox 05/18/2020)
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"Chinese — behind the shield of the World Health Organization — for two months hid the virus from the world and then sent hundreds of thousands of Chinese on aircraft to Milan, New York and around the world to seed that.  They could have kept it in Wuhan, but instead, it became a pandemic."
      Coronavirus death toll – recognize this simple truth about China, and act accordingly  (Fox 05/18/2020)
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To date, it's estimated that more than 85,000 Americans have died from the coronavirus.
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We owe it to these Americans to let the pandemic also kill the last vestiges of the notion that China is our friend.
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Since the 1970s, Washington and Wall Street have believed that giving China a stake in the international system would lead to a China that respected the rule of law and was moving toward democracy.
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While many foreign policy experts pursued this counterfactual pipedream, Beijing was building its economy on the backs of American workers, developing a world-class military, and seeking in countless other ways to displace the United States as the dominant power in Asia.
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Let's face facts.  Senior Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership knew about the coronavirus – knew that left unchecked it would become a global pandemic – and had enough evidence to suspect human-to-human transmission was possible well before they let the world know.
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Moreover, Beijing's failures to halt international travel out of Wuhan created a pandemic that has infected 4.5 million people across the globe.
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And as time goes on, we keep learning that the CCP knew more, and earlier, about the virus, and they hid that knowledge from the rest of the world.
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Of course warning the world would have hurt China's reputation and slowed its economic growth, the prime source of CCP legitimacy.
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But this is the world the CCP wants to live in – a world where its interests overrule any concerns about human life or international obligations.
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While our national security establishment has woken up over the past few years, the coronavirus highlights just how much the economy is still blind to these facts.
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We are far too dependent on China, and our critical supply chains are thoroughly entangled with its economy.
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Before the pandemic, there were growing alarms about dependence on China.  In 2018, a Department of Defense report found the U.S.  military was becoming dangerously dependent on China for critical components and hardware.
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The current pandemic, however, has brought into sharp, ugly focus just how dependent we are.
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With headlines blaring that we rely on China for personal protective equipment and pharmaceuticals (often substandard), the American people are realizing firsthand just what dependence truly means.
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All rich economies are trading economies.  That said, many benefits of trade go missing if one side – in this case, China – is a perpetual cheater.
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For decades, the CCP has prevented American companies from fairly competing in China.  They have stolen our intellectual property worth trillions of dollars either through hacking, unfair rules or spying (yes, they have even tried to hack our coronavirus vaccine research).
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They bully airlines and the NBA when they don't follow the CCP party line on Taiwan or Hong Kong.
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And worse for American workers, the CCP has decimated our manufacturing sector through currency manipulation, dumping products like steel and aluminum, and policies designed to corner the market on key industries.
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This has stolen untold sums from our economy and deprived middle- and working-class Americans from countless good-paying jobs.
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When President John F.  Kennedy promised Americans that our nation would put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s, he knew we could rely on supply chains in the free world.
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But imagine if, when he made that pledge, our rocket engines and rocket fuel depended on the Soviet Union.  We are in an analogous position with China today.
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China is our number one strategic competitor.  When it comes to supply chains, our economy hasn't behaved like it.
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Now more than ever, we owe it to all the Americans who have died from the CCP-turbocharged coronavirus, to change that.
      Doug Collins on his new legislation targeting China's coronavirus response: 'I'm going to stand with...'  (Fox 05/17/2020)
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"They can't treat the world like they treat their citizens, which is to keep them under oppression and make them believe every bit of communist doctrine that they want [them] to believe."
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"We're holding China accountable for the debacle that was the COVID situation, in which internally, they were telling people one thing, but letting international travel happen.  They were not warning the World Health Organization [WHO], they were not being very honest about what was going on."
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"What we're going to do is say, ‘If you want to actually be a part of the world, you need to be out there and give a full accounting, an international accounting of what you did and what you did not do."
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"China has a problem and the problem is, they can't be honest with themselves and they can't be honest with the international community."
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... the legislation would "give the president a way to sanction, not tie his hands, but give him every tool in the toolbox to get them to compete in a way that is fair in the international market and if they don't, then fine, they'll suffer the consequences for it."
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"I hope the Communist Party is watching.  My name is Doug Collins, they can come after me whenever they want to."
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"I'm going to stand with America," Collins continued, adding that he was "tired of [China] trying to steal pharmaceuticals" and was "tired of letting their own country be locked down while they send people out of the country and then they lie about it to the world."
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... "the Communist Party must realize that they may be able to try to keep their own people down, but that regime is bound and destined to fail."
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"We need to make sure that if you're going to have an economic partner in the world, they have to be able to compete like everybody else does and tell the truth."
      China let coronavirus spread – Communist Party should be held legally liable and pay damages  (Fox 05/17/2020)
      Europeans continue unjustified criticism of Israel but ignore real Middle East threats  (Fox 05/16/2020)
      GOP senator calls to 'strangle' Huawei in wake of new sanctions  (Fox 05/15/2020)
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"The United States needs to strangle Huawei.  Modern wars are fought with semiconductors, and we were letting Huawei use our American designs."
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"This is pretty simple: chip companies that depend on American technology can't jump into bed with the Chinese Communist Party.  This rule is long overdue."
      Trump calls for Obama testimony amid unmasking controversy; Graham cool to idea  (Fox 05/14/2020)
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"If I were a Senator or Congressman, the first person I would call to testify about the biggest political crime and scandal in the history of the USA, by FAR, is former President Obama.  He knew EVERYTHING.  Do it @LindseyGrahamSC, just do it.  No more Mr.  Nice Guy.  No more talk!"
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"No president is above the law," Graham said in the statement.
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"However, the presidency has executive privilege claims against other branches of government.  ... As to the Judiciary Committee, both presidents are welcome to come before the committee and share their concerns about each other.  If nothing else it would make for great television.  However, I have great doubts about whether it would be wise for the country."
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... Graham said that his panel will "begin holding multiple, in-depth congressional hearings regarding all things related to Crossfire Hurricane starting in early June."
      $1.6T in century-old Chinese bonds offer Trump unique leverage against Beijing  (Fox 05/14/2020)
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... Tennessee-based American Bondholder Foundation holds $1.6 trillion of century-old Chinese debt, including interest, dating to before the founding of the communist People's Republic of China, that it wants the administration's help in redeeming.
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The bonds were issued by the Republic of China — which ousted the imperial government in a coup — as far back as 1912 and backed by gold; they were defaulted on in 1938.
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The ROC government fled to Taiwan, where it remains the official ruling body, after Mao Zedong's communist party took over following the 1949 end of the revolution.
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Beijing maintains Taiwan is part of China, and under international law, successor governments are responsible for the debts of their predecessors.
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... making China repay its debt would "not be punishment," but rather a basic fundamental of international finance.
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There's international precedent for such a move: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher ordered Beijing in 1987 to make good on the bonds owned by Brits or lose access to the British capital markets.
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Then-Chinese President Li Xiannian's government obliged, reaching a settlement of 23.5 million British pounds.
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By paying some bondholders and not others, Beijing is technically in selective default.
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"Ultimately, this is going to have to be some kind of negotiated settlement if it gets taken up."
      Gingrich urges Trump to cut off House Intelligence Committee as long as 'proven liar' Adam Schiff...  (Fox 05/13/2020)
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"We now have documented evidence that, for three years, this guy deliberately and maliciously lied.  Why would you cooperate with an Intelligence Committee chairman who is a clear proven liar?"
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"I think the president should just cut him off and say, ‘If you want to give me an Intelligence Committee that I can trust, I'll work with them, but, this guy is impossible."
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"Schiff went to the media and he implied that he had secret information that Donald Trump and his administration and his campaign were colluding with the Russians.  [Former CIA Director John] Brennan even had the audacity to refer to President Trump as, potentially, as a Russian asset," McFarland said.
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"These people knew that they had a lie but they perpetuated it for three years.  It tore the country apart..."
      KT McFarland reveals how she and Michael Flynn were 'ambushed' as part of an FBI 'setup'  (Fox 05/13/2020)
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"[Flynn] was treated the same way I was treated, which is [being] ambushed by the FBI, try to trick us into committing crimes we had no intentions of committing, trying to charge us with perjury crimes and, in Flynn's case, they tried to use his son as blackmail against him to plead guilty for a crime he didn't commit."
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"They come unannounced, in [Flynn's] case, to the White House, in my case, my house.  They didn't warn me about anything.  The first thing that comes out of my mouth was ‘Do I need a lawyer for anything?  Am I under some kind of investigation?'"
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McFarland said that the FBI agents told her that the purpose of the interview was to get information about possible links to Russian meddling in the U.S.  election.
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McFarland said that though she complied with the interview because she had an interest in Russian collusion, she didn't realize at the time that she was part of a "setup."
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"In General Flynn's case, they did the same thing.  They lulled him into thinking ‘Well, you're not a subject, you're not somebody under investigation.  The whole time, they were targeting him, they were targeting me, and they were really targeting President Trump."
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"They set Flynn up, they set me up, they set other people up, but the real goal for them was to go after President Trump.  We were collateral damage.  They didn't care about whose lives they ruined.  They wanted to go after President Trump."
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"I just wish the best for General Flynn and his family and I sure hope they can move on soon and get on with their lives."
      Andy McCarthy: Judge in Michael Flynn's case has been 'so unhinged'  (Fox 05/13/2020)
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"Judge Sullivan, who has been so unhinged on this case that he originally characterized it as a treason case, decided this was just a peachy idea so now he's inviting basically an anti-Trump group therapy session."
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"All the lawyers out there who want to file amicus briefs are invited to do that.  It will make no difference in the end but it will just drag the process out."
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"I think he can be a very hard-nosed judge when he decides to roll up his sleeves and do his work.  He can be very engaged and he can do a fine job."
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"So Judge Sullivan can do a good job when he decides to go do a good job.  I don't think he's done a particularly good job on this case."
      FBI, DHS accuse China of cyberattacks on US organizations doing coronavirus research  (Fox 05/13/2020)
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"As I have said for a long time, dealing with China is a very expensive thing to do.  We just made a great Trade Deal, the ink was barely dry, and the World was hit by the Plague from China.  100 Trade Deals wouldn't make up the difference - and all those innocent lives lost!"
      Graham introduces bill to sanction China if it refuses to cooperate on coronavirus investigation  (Fox 05/12/2020)
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"I'm convinced that without Chinese Communist Party deception the virus would not be here in the United States."
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"China refuses to allow the international community to go into the Wuhan lab to investigate.  They refuse to allow investigators to study how this outbreak started.  I'm convinced China will never cooperate with a serious investigation unless they are made to do so.  This hard-hitting piece of legislation will sanction China until they cooperate with investigators.  "
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... Trump would be authorized by Congress to impose a range of sanctions — including asset freezes, travel bans and measures barring U.S.  institutions from making loans to Chinese businesses.
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"China must be more forthcoming as investigations begin and we endeavor to learn lessons from this disaster."
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"This legislation will demonstrate to the communist regime in Beijing that the world needs answers on how this pandemic started and spread misery across the globe."
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      US spars with China over pro-WHO language in UN Security Council ceasefire resolution  (Fox 05/09/2020)
      New York Times roasted for saying Israeli Army known for 'cutting-edge ways to kill people'  (Fox 05/08/2020)
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The New York Times was slammed Friday for saying the Israeli Army is best known for "pioneering cutting-edge ways to kill people and blow things up" and is only now saving lives because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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"How does this sound, @nytimes: The US Marine Corps, primarily known for killing people, also sometimes conducts rescue missions."
      Sen.  Rick Scott pledges to hold 'Communist China' and WHO accountable for coronavirus fallout...  (Fox 05/06/2020)
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"We have failed to call out China for who they are — call out these international organizations for who they are, and you see Democrats out there trying to defend the WHO.  It's the craziest thing in the world."
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"This is a group that said there was no local transmission when they knew there was.  So we're doing an investigation.  I'm on the Homeland Security Committee, so I'm going to lead the investigation of the WHO.  We're going to find out what was their pandemic plan, did they follow the pandemic plan, and when did they get different information from what they put out."
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"[The WHO] does not have our interests at heart.  They're just a parrot for the Chinese Communist Party."
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"And it doesn't appear that anything we're doing has had any impact on the WHO yet.  They haven't changed anything.  I don't think Tedros [Adhanom Ghebreyesus] feels any pressure."
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"From what I understand as I've been learning more about the WHO, they clearly had technical information that they did not put out publicly."
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"We'll figure out whether the virus was created, whether it was released.  Over time we will figure that out.  But the reality is, whether it came out of the wet market or whether it came out of the lab, the worst thing is they intentionally did not tell the world and look at what's happened."
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"We have to remember — every time I talk about China I say, remember it's Communist China, run by the Communist Party of China.  Don't ever forget who they are.  You may have friends that live in Communist China but they aren't the ones running the country.  The Communist Party runs the country.  They make all these decisions and they're anti-American, they want world domination.  They're not a competitor, they are an adversary now."
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"The biggest thing we can do is stop buying their stuff.  They steal our jobs, they steal our technology and now they've intentionally caused a problem that's killing American jobs, killing Americans and Europeans and people all over the world."
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"So I think the biggest thing we can do is make sure Americans stop buying their products.  And it's a twofer because then we help build our own economy up again by bringing manufacturing back here."
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The former Florida governor plans to introduce legislation that will increase the transparency of online sellers by making them reveal the origin of their products, and help lessen the U.S.  economy's dependence on China for its stockpile.
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"...  if you're an online reseller then you've got to disclose where things are made.  I think that would be really interesting to consumers because they're very fed up with Communist China.  On top of that, I've got a bill that says we're not going to ever depend on China again for our stockpile.  We're going to have an American-made stockpile and the ability to ramp up American-made products for the next pandemic.  I think I have a good shot at getting both of those passed."
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"It's [China's] fault that all these people died.  They tried to give people a few masks — things like that and said, 'Oh we're good people.' Well, their government is not [good]."
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"Their government intentionally killed a lot of people around the world with their lack of transparency.  They'll try to act like the good guy.  They'll hand out ventilators whether they work or not, maybe some masks.  But here's the positive — One thing I'm trying to do is make sure every country is saying the same thing."
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"Let's get the facts on the WHO.  Let's get the facts on where this was created.  Then we can make good decisions.  So I've been talking to ambassadors all over the world to say, what can I do to make sure your government does the same thing.  And I'm not telling them they should come to a conclusion right now.  I'm saying, get the facts and then use the facts to make a decision about how you protect your country and how you help us protect the world."
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
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See related WHO (Gary Varvel, 04/09/2020) cartoon from World picture album
      Rachel Bovard: US to WHO after coronavirus — we won't get fooled again  (Fox 05/06/2020)
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The Tawainese government alleges it shared evidence of COVID-19's contagious properties with the WHO in December.  One of WHO's own doctors said she suspected the virus was highly infectious "right from the start."
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Yet the WHO, led by Dr.  Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, continued to defer to the notoriously deceptive Chinese government, telling the world there was "no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the novel coronavirus" on Jan.  14.
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Tedros went on to condemn the travel bans put in place around the world to prevent viral spread, and on Jan.  30, was praising China for efforts that were "very impressive, and beyond words."
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As recently as 2017, leaked documents revealed that the WHO spent more on luxury travel than they did on prevention and treatment measures for tuberculosis, AIDS and malaria combined.
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Tedros, for his part, is accused of covering up cholera epidemics in two countries, so as not to embarrass their leadership.
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A group of American doctors blasted him as "fully complicit in the terrible suffering and dying that continues to spread."
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The United States contributes $11 billion annually to global health needs throughout the world, a number that dwarfs its contribution to the WHO.
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The president should strategically prioritize the work the United States is already doing in this space, rather than rest the fate of a global health response in the hands of a corrupt and inept organization that would rather serve tyrants than the world's sick.
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COVID-19 has been a tragedy at a global scale — one that could have been avoided.
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But in crisis, there is opportunity.  The U.S.  should leave the WHO behind, and instead focus our existing capabilities on the global health partnerships we already have in place.
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See related Assurance (Chip Bok, 04/10/2020) cartoon from World picture album
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      China silencing Wuhan coronavirus survivors, bereaved families through hush money, police...  (Fox 05/06/2020)
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"They are worried that if people defend their rights, the international community will know what the real situation is like in Wuhan and the true experiences of the families there."
      WHO accused of ignoring its own post-SARS guidelines in early days of coronavirus  (Fox 05/06/2020)
      Daniel Hoffman: Failed incursion into Maduro's Venezuela was 'bad judgment'  (Fox 05/06/2020)
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"It's a small incursion, roughly 60 Venezuelans and a couple of retired U.S.  Special Forces ... which went horrifically bad.  Just bad judgment on the part of those who tried to launch this, again, this incursion."
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"But, it will have an impact far greater, unfortunately, in Venezuela and in our relationship with Venezuela."
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"Maduro is known, among everything else, not only for narco-terrorism but also for violating human rights and extrajudicial killings.  This is going to be a tough situation for us diplomatically."
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"We don't know the extent to which Venezuela's intelligence or military infiltrated this group of roughly 60 Venezuelans who were training in Colombia.  That will be something for the United States to look at."
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"But, now our former Special Forces guys are going to be leveraged and there will be some negotiations and discussion about this.  It may happen publicly because we don't have relations with Venezuela.  But, make no mistake that Maduro will try to use them as leverage — first for propaganda and second as leverage."
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"And, you are right: Cuba Iran, and Russia – not to mention China – are key allies of Venezuela and they'll be advising Maduro and helping him to gain maximum advantage over this ill-fated, poorly organized incursion attempt."
      Kim Jong Un photos spark wild theories about a body double  (NYP 05/05/2020)
      Peter Navarro: China's lies about coronavirus are bigger issue than trade deal  (Fox 05/04/2020)
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"There is this bigger issue that China spawned the virus and they hid the virus for about six weeks, which allowed that virus to escape Wuhan and infect the world, and then during that time, China hoarded an enormous amount of personal protective gear.  They essentially went around the world vacuuming up over two billion masks."
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... "those are the bigger issues around this context of what may or may not happen with the trade deal and I do think at this point, that's a much bigger issue."
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"It's what did China know?  When did they know it?  Did the communist party bleach the wet market to hide something?  Did they make scientists disappear from those labs in Wuhan to hide something?"
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... "with 75 countries now putting export restrictions on the export of things that we need and other countries need, that we need to have it here."
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"So Buy American is going to be the law of the land I believe soon."
      Newt Gingrich: 'Chinese dictatorship' could be responsible for 400,000 coronavirus deaths  (Fox 05/04/2020)
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"This is directly the fault of the dictatorship which as early as November had its first cases and in the middle of December began to realize that there was an epidemic in Wuhan and lied to the entire planet until very late January and has never allowed any of the Western scientists or doctors to come into Wuhan and find out what happened."
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"We ought to be looking at reparations from China.  I think the Germans have indicated they think the Chinese owe them $149 billion in the damage they did to the German economy.  The amount [in the United States] will be incalculably bigger."
      Judith Miller: Chernobyl — Here's what I saw, heard and felt when I visited the site last year  (Fox 05/02/2020)
      Mitchell Bard: World Health Organization lies about Israel on coronavirus and other health issues  (Fox 05/02/2020)
      Leaked ‘Five Eyes’ dossier on alleged Chinese coronavirus coverup consistent with US findings  (Fox 05/02/2020)
      US gets dragged into fight as Australia-China war of words escalates  (Fox 05/01/2020)
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"I think it's incumbent upon China to answer those questions and provide the information so people can have clarity about exactly what happened because we don't want it to be repeated," Australia's home affairs minister Peter Dutton said on April 17.
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China responded by threatening economic retaliation and accused Australia of doing America's dirty work.
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"Obviously (Dutton) must have also received some instructions from Washington requiring him to cooperate with the U.S.  in its propaganda war against China ... Some Australian politicians parroted what those U.S.  forces have said and followed them to launch political attacks on China."
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"Their move reveals the former's ignorance and bigotry as well as lack of independence, which is sad."
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That hasn't stopped Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison from pressing on.
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"Australia will continue to, of course, pursue what is a very reasonable and sensible course of action."
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"(Coronavirus) has shut down the global economy.  It would seem entirely reasonable and sensible that the world would want to have an independent assessment of how this all occurred so we can learn the lessons and prevent it from happening again."
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That train of thought is not sitting well with China, who seemed to view the international inquiry as a political witch hunt orchestrated by the United States to knock its biggest economic competitor out.
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"Washington from now on would say nothing positive about China, but constantly condemn us.  It has a few followers like Australia.  But these countries can barely influence us."
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"Australia is always there, making trouble.  It is a bit like chewing gum stuck on the sole of China's shoes.  Sometimes you have to find a stone to rub it off."
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... "no matter what excuses the Australian side has made, the fact can not be buried that the proposal is a political maneuver.  Just as a western saying goes: Cry up wine and sell vinegar."
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      Rubio warns China will face consequences 'diplomatically, economically and beyond' for...  (Fox 04/30/2020)
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"I think the notion that we can force them to pay money is a difficult one to enforce."
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"But I have no doubt in my mind that the entire world, irrespective of what they're saying publicly, are going to be reevaluating their relationship with China."
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"If China had acted appropriately three weeks earlier than they did, this could very well have been contained in China geographically.  Instead, not only did they lie about it.  Not only did they tell doctors who knew about it not to talk about it, including one who lost his life."
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"But they also bully countries.  They pressured countries into leaving flights open and ... that allowed it to spread around the world."
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"I do think that we need, at a minimum, to do what we can to incentivize the return of some of those industries to the United States.  And if not for the U.S., then to nations who are your allies and partnered with to ensure that at a time of crisis that we don't have a Chinese Communist Party threatening or acting on cutting us off of something we need to defend ourselves."
      Trump says he's seen evidence suggesting coronavirus emerged from Wuhan lab, compares WHO to...  (Fox 04/30/2020)
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... asked if he knew of anything that gave him confidence that the outbreak originated in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
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"Yes, I have," he said, without further explanation.  "And, I think that the World Health Organization should be ashamed of themselves because they're like the public relations agency for China."
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"So far I think China is trying to be...  somewhat transparent with us, but we're going to find out."
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"It's a terrible thing that happened.  Whether they made a mistake or whether it started off as a mistake and then they made another one or did somebody do something on purpose."
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"The entire Intelligence Community has been consistently providing critical support to U.S.  policymakers and those responding to the COVID-19 virus, which originated in China.  The Intelligence Community also concurs with the wide scientific consensus that the COVID-19 virus was not man-made or genetically modified."
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"As we do in all crises, the Community's experts respond by surging resources and producing critical intelligence on issues vital to U.S.  national security.  The IC will continue to rigorously examine emerging information and intelligence to determine whether the outbreak began through contact with infected animals or if it was the result of an accident at a laboratory in Wuhan."
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In a show of defiance, China has rebuffed U.S.  requests that it allow inspectors access to the lab.
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"This is something that could have been contained at the original location and I think it could have been contained relatively easily," Trump said.  "They were either unable to or they chose not to."
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See related WHO (Gary Varvel, 04/09/2020) cartoon from World picture album
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      China's global growth in jeopardy as Beijing blasts allies amid coronavirus crisis  (Fox 04/30/2020)
      China lashes out at US, claims country is 'lying through their teeth' on coronavirus; threatens...  (Fox 04/28/2020)
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"We advise American politicians to reflect on their own problems and try their best to control the [coronavirus] epidemic as soon as possible instead of continuing to play tricks to deflect blame."
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The comments came on the heels of President Trump suggesting in a press conference on Monday that the U.S.  would be seeking "substantial" compensation for China's handling of the global pandemic.
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"We are not happy with China," Trump said.  "We are not happy with that whole situation because we believe it could have been stopped at the source.  It could have been stopped quickly and it wouldn't have spread all over the world."
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He added that the United States is considering several options to "hold them accountable."
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Australia has also been on the receiving end of Beijing's spiral.  China's ambassador to Australia warned on Monday that the government's call for an independent international inquiry into the origins of the pandemic could lead to a Chinese boycott of Australian products.
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"Maybe the ordinary people will say, 'Why should we drink Australian wine?  Eat Australian beef?'"
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Australian's foreign minister Marise Payne hit back, dismissing China's attempt at "economic coercion."
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That didn't sit well with China, which prompted Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of the Global Times, to tweet: "Let me give a 'coercion' to Australia.  As its attitude toward China becomes worse and worse, Chinese companies will definitely reduce economic cooperation with Australia, and the number of Chinese students & visitors going to Australia will also decrease.  Time will prove it all."
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      House Intel Committee's concerns about China have stretched back years, long before coronavirus  (Fox 04/27/2020)
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"The concern that we had back in the beginning of 2011, 2012 was that China was trying to take over the global communications architecture, so we looked into companies like Huawei that were somehow underbidding every company in the world."
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"They were giving things away for free and as we know the Chinese don't do anything for free."
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... China then "moved in from communications architecture, which I do believe now that's given them a global footprint to listen in and grab communications across the globe and to spy on not only people within the United States, but also our allies."
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"You also look at what they've done in giving money out to other countries where they've now owned their financial infrastructure and they own their energy structure."
      Gordon Chang on reports Kim Jong Un was wounded during missile test: 'Something is wrong'  (Fox 04/27/2020)
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"I don't think the South Korean government is right when they say he is alive and well."
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"He very well may be alive, but the 'well' part of it is, I think, subject to question largely because this regime acts in patterns and when these patterns are broken, we know that something has occurred."
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"We can conclude that something is wrong.  We know that he did not show up for the April 15 Day of the Sun celebration that commemorates the birth of regime founder Kim Il Sung, his grandfather, and Kim has not missed any Day of the Sun celebrations."
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"This is a pattern which is broken, which means something really is wrong."
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"One of the things that's important about this is that that missile test, which in fact did occur, could not have gone forward if Kim did not authorize it.  Kim has been on site for virtually every missile test in North Korea during his reign."
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... photos of Kim were released at every prior missile test, but that no photos were released of the last test.
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See related Kim Jong un Rembrant (Sean Delonas, 04/24/2020) cartoon from World picture album
      Larry Elder: Belief that coronavirus came from a Chinese lab gains increasing credence  (Fox 04/25/2020)
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Cotton said: "We don't know where it originated, but we do know that we have to get to the bottom of that.  We also know that just a few miles away from that food market is China's only biosafety level-four super laboratory that researches human infectious diseases.  Now, we don't have evidence that this disease originated there, but because of China's duplicity and dishonesty from the beginning, we need to at least ask the question to see what the evidence says."
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... Cotton did not claim the virus was manufactured in a Wuhan lab, let alone that the virus is a product of biological warfare.  He speculated that the virus might have accidentally escaped from the lab.
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American experts who visited two virology labs in Wuhan in 2018 were shocked at the lack of security and appropriate protocols to prevent a virus from escaping.
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"What the U.S.  officials learned during their visits concerned them so much that they dispatched two diplomatic cables categorized as Sensitive But Unclassified back to Washington."
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The cables warned about safety and management weaknesses at the WIV (Wuhan Institute of Virology) lab and proposed more attention and help.
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The first cable ... also warns that the lab's work on bat coronaviruses and their potential human transmission represented a risk of a new SARS-like pandemic."
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"As many have pointed out, there is no evidence that the virus now plaguing the world was engineered; scientists largely agree it came from animals.  But that is not the same as saying it didn't come from the lab, which spent years testing bat coronaviruses in animals."
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"The Chinese government's original story — that the virus emerged from a seafood market in Wuhan — is shaky.  Research by Chinese experts published in the (British medical journal) Lancet in January showed the first known patient, identified on Dec.  1, had no connection to the market, nor did more than one-third of the cases in the first large cluster.  Also, the market didn't sell bats."
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It is maddening that there is so much about this virus that we do not know.  We are uncertain of its origin.  We are uncertain about its lethality.
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We don't know whether one develops an immunity after infection and survival.  We don't know how many have or have had the virus and have recovered.
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We don't know how many have the virus and are asymptomatic.  There are still questions about whether after one can get the virus, survive and get it again.
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... President Trump and his supporters are so despised by Democrats and their media enablers that many reflexively wrote off conservative skepticism about the official Chinese government story on the origin of the coronavirus
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But suddenly, the skepticism is no longer "crackpot."
      Countries criticize China for sending – and resending – faulty COVID-19 test kits, supplies  (Fox 04/23/2020)
      Gen.  Jack Keane blasts Iran as 'all talk' after harassment of US ships in Persian Gulf  (Fox 04/23/2020)
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... President Trump tweeted that he had instructed the U.S.  Navy to "shoot down and destroy" any Iranian gunboats harassing American ships.
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That tweet followed a report by the Navy last week that 11 Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Navy vessels harassed American ships in the Persian Gulf.
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"We don't want their gunboats surrounding our boats and traveling around our boats and having a good time," Trump said during a news briefing.
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"We don't want them anywhere near our boat ... If they do that, that's putting our ships in danger and our great crews and sailors in danger.  I'm not going to let that happen and we will shoot them out of the water."
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Iran's Foreign Affairs Minister Javad Zarif tweeted on Thursday in response to Trump: "The US military is hit by over 5000 #covid19 infections.  @realdonaldtrump should attend to their needs, not engage in threats cheered on by Saddam's terrorists.  Also, US forces have no business 7,000 miles away from home, provoking our sailors off our OWN Persian Gulf shores."
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"I think the Iranians initially felt that, because of the size of the [coronavirus] infection in the United States and what it's doing to the economy, because they never note that we have one of the lowest death rates in the world, that they believe the United States has turned inward," Keane said...
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"That's a miscalculation, because the United States military is not turned inward."
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"In fact, what provoked the harassment of our ships was that we were practicing some drills with a number of our ships in the Persian Gulf, a little north of where this incident took place, and landing Apaches [U.S.  Army Apache attack helicopters] on aircraft carriers, something we don't do all the time."
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... the Navy was "likely practicing drills, as we always do, in preparation for future attacks in Iraq by the Iranians' proxies or possibly incidents at sea, dealing with the small boats that we all saw on the Internet and on television, in terms of their harassment."
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"The bluster that comes out of the Iranians is all talk because they know full well that [if] they got in any kind of engagement with the United States, the United States would take down all of their maritime bases, which are on the Iranian coast, rather quickly."
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"They don't have much of a navy.  They have a considerable amount of small boats.  We could do some other things to them."
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"They're very much aware of the price that they would pay for using lethal force against the United States Navy."
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... also noted that President Trump is "not taking away the rules of engagement that the Navy is using, in terms of when would they use lethal force."
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"When does something turn from harassment to something that is presenting itself as an absolute threat to a ship?  Running around in circles around a ship, while that's of concern to the Navy, they don't interpret that as lethal force and if it was lethal force, believe me, they would act accordingly."
      Rebecca Grant: Trump warns Iran — the reasons tensions are rising in Persian Gulf  (Fox 04/23/2020)
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All indications show Iran is gearing up for more mischief, as Iran tries to scare the world into easing up on the U.S.-led maximum pressure sanctions.
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Based on its latest behavior, Iran has grown more willing to risk inflicting casualties in the process.
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"I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea," Trump tweeted.
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Last week, on April 15, 11 Iran fast boats harassed six U.S.  Navy and Coast Guard vessels for over an hour, cutting across the bow of ships like the USS Paul Hamilton, a guided missile destroyer.
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If the Iranian navy shows hostile intent to a U.S.  skipper, watch out.  "They'll shoot them out of the water," Trump said at the White House...
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Take a look at Iran's evolving tactics.  In 2019, Iran seized oil tankers, shot down a drone and bombed Saudi oilfields.
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Then they ramped up militia attacks on U.S.  forces in Iraq, besieged the U.S.  Embassy in Baghdad and launched big missiles at Al-Asad Airbase in Iraq with intent to kill Americans.
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An IRGC air defense battery thought it was shooting at an American plane but ended up killing 176 on a Ukrainian airliner.
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Iran's pattern of escalation has crossed the line from harassment to evident willingness to inflict casualties.
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For the U.S., first comes self-defense and force protection.  "You can't let a fast boat get into a position to threaten your ship."
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An Al-Qaeda suicide attack with a small boat in the harbor in Yemen blasted a hole in the side of the destroyer USS Cole years ago, killing 17 crew and nearly sinking the ship.
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Ship captains and crews are well aware of what happened to the Cole as they watch Iran taunt them.
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It's crucial now to keep Iran's military in a box while holding firm on maximum pressure sanctions.
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"What the president said sends a great message to Iran.  That's perfect."
      Iran military chief warns its forces will 'destroy' US warships if threatened in Persian Gulf  (Fox 04/23/2020)
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The leader of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps vowed Thursday that his troops will "destroy any American terrorist force" that threatens the country's ships in the Persian Gulf.
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... come a day after President Trump warned the Islamic Republic in a tweet that he has "instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea."
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Trump was speaking in response to an incident last week in the Persian Gulf's international waters, in which Iranian ships repeatedly crossed in front and behind U.S.  vessels at extremely close range and high speeds.
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"I have ordered our naval forces to destroy any American terrorist force in the Persian Gulf that threatens security of Iran's military or non-military ships," Salami declared Thursday.
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"Security of the Persian Gulf is part of Iran's strategic priorities."
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"The US military is hit by over 5000 #covid19 infections.  @realdonaldtrump should attend to their needs, not engage in threats cheered on by Saddam's terrorists," Zarif tweeted.
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"Also, US forces have no business 7,000 miles away from home, provoking our sailors off our OWN Persian Gulf shores."
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The tweet was accompanied by a map that noted the U.S.  is thousands of miles away from the Persian Gulf, whereas the Persian Gulf makes up most of Iran's shoreline.
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But the Persian Gulf also includes large amounts of international waters and is an important trade route that the United States has made an effort to protect — particularly the Strait of Hormuz, which is the gateway to the Persian Gulf.
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Iran last summer seized a foreign oil tanker in the strait and engaged in other actions that led the U.S.  to attempt to form an international coalition to protect the waterway from Iranian aggression.
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In the recent encounter that angered Trump, 11 Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Navy vessels made aggressive maneuvers near American ships, including multiple crossings of one ship, the Puller, with a 50-yard closest point of approach and within 10 yards of another ship.
      Nikki Haley launches petition urging Congress to investigate China over coronavirus crisis  (Fox 04/23/2020)
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... launched a petition urging Congress to investigate China for its role in the coronavirus crisis, and to crack down on the communist government's actions across the globe — amid increasing pressure on the government to say what it knew about the virus and what it allegedly covered up.
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"We have long warned about the threats China's Communist government poses.  Now, in a time of crisis, we are seeing just how dangerous China is.  The time for warnings is over.  We must act and protect American security, health, and prosperity."
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... petition calls on Congress to investigate the Chinese government's role in allegedly "covering up" the initial COVID-19 outbreak, and calls for the manufacturing of medical equipment and pharmaceutical drugs to be brought back to the U.S.  to end China's "stranglehold" on important supplies.
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... the petition wants Congress to "make China pay the U.N.  and other international organizations' like the second largest economy in the world should — no more being treated like a poor ‘developing country.'"
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It also calls on Congress to "support Taiwan" and allow it to join the World Health Organization (WHO) — which has come under fire for its pro-China stance and initial response to the outbreak.
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The petition also calls for American colleges to "disclose all Chinese Communist government funding of professors and researchers."
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... she urged the U.S.  to call for an emergency Security Council meeting "on China's involvement and knowledge of the virus."
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Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jun responded by saying, "All the facts are on the table.  Epidemics may occur anywhere.  The most important thing is to defeat the virus and save lives.  China has done its job and is now working hard in helping others.  Attempts of scapegoating or stigma go nowhere."
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Haley responded: "I'm assuming you would have no problem expressing that in a Security Council meeting.  Other countries including the US have some questions we would like answered."
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      Israel's success against the pandemic  (INN 04/22/2020)
      Bradley Blakeman: Coronavirus failures – here's why China liable for damages caused by COVID-19  (Fox 04/22/2020)
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They were behind the wheel driving a car they lost control of.
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When they hit the first person (patient zero, suspected to be a lab tech) by accident, they panicked.
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After the first person was infected, it is believed they destroyed evidence, tampered with witnesses, lied to authorities and refused outside help.
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As with all hit and runs, if the people responsible admitted their negligence, their liability would be defined and limited and others would be saved from future harm.
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But when they fled the scene, their liability escalated beyond mere negligence or even gross negligence.
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Now, they are liable for criminal acts that flow from the first incident.
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China was negligent, at least, and grossly negligent, at worst, in the way it initially handled the coronavirus outbreak.
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Ordinary negligence is when a person fails to use reasonable care, resulting in damage or injury to another.
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Gross negligence is defined as a conscious and voluntary disregard of the need to use reasonable care, which is likely to cause foreseeable grave injury or harm to persons or property or both.
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Looking at the law, the evidence so far and using the standards of common practices in the workplace and common sense – China was, in my opinion, grossly negligent in the operation of their Wuhan laboratory.
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China clearly knew of the dangers of the virus being studied yet they apparently allowed it to escape the lab and get to the local population, where it spread.
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China had a duty to warn not only its own people of the public release of coronavirus, but they also had an obligation to warn the world because they knew the immediate harm involved.
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The "duty to warn" is a legal obligation – when individuals put someone in harm's way, they have the duty to warn that person so they can avoid the harm or minimize the effects.
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A failure to warn comes at the price of the harm caused to innocents.
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China also had a "duty to rescue" those they put in harm's way.  The law provides that those who put someone in harm's way can be held liable for the failure to rescue any individuals harmed as a result of the peril created.
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If, after an investigation, it is determined that China essentially fled the scene, covered up and destroyed evidence, failed to warn the world of the coming death and destruction, failed to rescue and possibly even killed material witnesses to their crimes, they are liable for criminal penalties as well as civil ones.
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More innocents have been killed in this outbreak than have died in many wars.
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The rebuilding of our economy will take years and the emotional and human toll will never be forgotten or forgiven.
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China must be brought to justice.  The death and misery it caused to citizens of the world, in addition to the economic damages that have flowed from the coronavirus, cannot go unanswered.
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      Trump says he's instructed Navy to 'destroy' any Iranian gunboats harassing US ships  (Fox 04/22/2020)
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"I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea."
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The encounter happened last week.  Six U.S.  Navy warships were conducting drills with US Army Apache attack helicopters in international waters off Iran last Wednesday when they were repeatedly harassed by 11 Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Navy vessels.
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The Navy said that the Iranian's dangerous and provocative actions "increased the risk of miscalculation and collision" and were in violation of international maritime "rules of the road."
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The incident last week came one day after Iranian gunmen stormed a Hong Kong-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz before quickly leaving when they learned the vessel was from China.
      Sen.  Loeffler urges Trump administration to demand 'significant concessions' in US-China trade deal...  (Fox 04/22/2020)
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"The time has come for the CCP to be held accountable for their role in allowing this disease to reach our shores and spread around the world," she continued, adding that "it's time to start fighting back."
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"I am urging you to push the Chinese government for significant concessions in the ongoing U.S.-China trade negotiations.  It's time to end our dependency on China."
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"Any future agreement should aim to shift supply chains back to the United States, end American dependence on Chinese pharmaceuticals by incentivizing domestic production, ban wet market exports from China, and increase oversight of Chinese biological laboratories that benefit from taxpayer funding."
      Wuhan lab says there's no way coronavirus originated there: Here's the science  (Fox 04/21/2020)
      Missouri files suit against China for 'enormous' consequences of coronavirus 'deceit'  (Fox 04/21/2020)
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"The repeated unlawful and unreasonable acts and omissions of have been injurious to — and have significantly interfered with — the lives, health, and safety of substantial numbers of Missouri residents, ruining lives and damaging the public order and economy of the State of Missouri."
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"An appalling campaign of deceit, concealment, misfeasance, and inaction by Chinese authorities unleashed this pandemic."
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"During the critical weeks of the initial outbreak, Chinese authorities deceived the public, suppressed crucial information, arrested whistleblowers, denied human-to-human transmission in the face of mounting evidence, destroyed critical medical research, permitted millions of people to be exposed to the virus, and even hoarded personal protective equipment — thus causing a global pandemic that was unnecessary and preventable."
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The suit makes numerous claims of wrongdoing by China and the other defendants related to the Chinese government it seeks to hold responsible, including an "emerging theory on the origin of the virus ... that it was released from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which was studying the virus."
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They also emphasize the Chinese government also took other actions to worsen the spread of the coronavirus that have been proven with near certainty.
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The suit also alleges that China worked to hoard personal protective equipment (PPE) needed by health care workers to treat coronavirus patients, which resulted "in it going 'from being a net exporter of personal protective equipment, as it is the largest producer in the world, to a net importer.'"
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"This filing by the state Attorney General of Missouri demonstrates the validity of our class action lawsuits vs.  People's Republic of China, the CCP and other entities."
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"Our case is about holding China, the CCP and others accountable in Court.  It will take all of us united to right this horrible wrong, and together we will."
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"By silencing doctors and journalists who tried to warn the world about the coronavirus, the Chinese Communist Party allowed the virus to spread quickly around the globe.  Their decision to cover up the virus led to thousands of needless deaths and untold economic harm.  It's only appropriate that we hold the Chinese government accountable for the damage it has caused."
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The Missouri suit seeks to have the Chinese government, the CCP and other involved organizations "cease engaging in the abnormally dangerous activities, reimburse the cost of the State's abatement efforts, and pay compensatory and other damages..."
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      China, Germany's Bild in war of words after newspaper scorched Xi over coronavirus  (Fox 04/20/2020)
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"You [Xi], your government and your scientists had to know long ago that coronavirus is highly infectious, but you left the world in the dark about it.  Your top experts didn't respond when Western researchers asked to know what was going on in Wuhan.  You were too proud and too nationalistic to tell the truth, which you felt was a national disgrace," wrote Julian Reichelt, editor-in-chief of Germany's largest paper, Bild, which had questioned if China "should pay for the massive economic damage the coronavirus is inflicting worldwide."
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"You rule by surveillance.  You wouldn't be president without surveillance.  You monitor everything, every citizen, but you refuse to monitor the diseased wet markets in your country.  You shut down every newspaper and website that is critical of your rule, but not the stalls where bat soup is sold.  You are not only monitoring your people, you are endangering them – and with them, the rest of the world."
      China plays victim card as lawsuits over its handling of COVID-19 grow  (Fox 04/20/2020)
      China 'cornered' the personal protective equipment market and 'is profiteering' during coronavirus outbreak  (Fox 04/19/2020)
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"First of all, the virus was spawned in China.  Second of all, they hid the virus behind the shield of the World Health Organization.  The third thing they did was basically hoard personal protective equipment and now they're profiteering from it."
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"What we know is that the ground zero for this virus was within a few miles of that lab."
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... "more importantly, we know that for a critical six-week period of time, China used its influence at the World Health Organization to hide the virus from the world.  This was a time where that virus could have been contained in Wuhan; instead, 5 million Chinese people went out from Wuhan and propagated the virus around the world."
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"During that period of time, that six-week interval when they were hiding this virus from the world, China went from a net exporter of personal protective equipment, they are the largest producer of that in the world, to a large net importer."
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"They basically went around and vacuumed up virtually all of the PPE around the world, including a lot from this country, which was for humanitarian reasons sharing our PPE with them, and what that did was leave people in New York, Milan, and everywhere in-between defenseless when it came time to have that PPE."
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"Now what's happening today, which is equally alarming, is China is sitting on that hoard of PPE where it cornered the market and is profiteering."
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"I have cases that are coming across my desk where $0.50 masks made in China are being sold to hospitals here in America for as much as $8."
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As of Sunday, more than 2.3 million people around the world have tested positive for the new coronavirus and more than 162,000 have died.
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In America more than 735,000 cases have been reported and 39,000 people have died.
      Repercussions of China's coronavirus misinformation tantamount to accidentally detonating a nuclear...  (Fox 04/18/2020)
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"You know, what happened...the Chinese government deliberately withheld information, deliberately manipulated information, and the numbers...are an example of that."
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"They suppressed whistleblowers who were trying to talk about how bad this was and, particularly, the human-to-human contagion aspect of this.  China said it was not "
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" and then the [World Health Organization] was a puppet for China and said the same thing."
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"...  it was a deliberate act of misinformation by the Chinese government and it is tantamount to detonating a nuclear bomb accidentally and killing 150,000 people.  It's the same thing in my view."
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"This is a communist dictatorship that hid the information.  They shut down travel within their own country, but they allowed the virus to go to other countries."
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"They intentionally allowed this to happen knowing how bad it was.  And, they shut down the centers.  They shut down whistleblowers.  They shut down travel to protect themselves.  But, they let others [who] were infected to go around the world and they've killed 150,000 people."
      How complicit is the WHO in China’s coronavirus cover-up?  (Fox 04/18/2020)
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"Numerous deadly viruses have emerged from China due to its high-density population and close contact between humans and wild animals," said Dr.  Dena Grayson, a Florida-based physician and infectious disease specialist.
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"While WHO is staffed with world-class scientific experts, its leader, Dr.  Tedros, the first non-physician to lead the organization, has longstanding ties with China that warrant scrutiny.  Tedros' lavished unwarranted praise of China throughout this pandemic, despite substantial evidence that China wasn't transparent about the virus early on."
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One of the most flagrant missteps, experts contend, was ignoring early warnings from Taiwan
      Gordon Chang: China and WHO acted maliciously, tried to deceive the world  (Fox 04/18/2020)
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"...  there is a lot of evidence that suggests this comes from the lab.  A January 24th article from The Lancet — which is the authoritative British medical journal — said that many of the initial coronavirus cases did not come from the wet market, which is China's theory."
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"Well, if they didn't come from the wet market, they had to have come from the lab."
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"This authoritarian regime had information, had data.  It's very clear now that the Chinese Communist Party and the World Health Organization didn't put that information out into the international space as they're required to do in a timely fashion."
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"We are still asking the Chinese Communist Party to allow experts to get in to that virology lab so that we can determine precisely where this virus began.  It's not political.  This is about science and epidemiology."
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... there is increasing confidence that the outbreak likely originated in a Wuhan lab, not as a bioweapon but as part of a Chinese effort to show that its efforts to identify and combat viruses are equal or greater than those of the U.S.
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"I find it hard to trust much of what comes out of the Chinese communist party.  They've been misleading us they have been opaque if you will from the early days of this virus.  I don't have much faith that they're even being truthful with us now."
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"I believe the WHO senior leadership knew that they were not telling the truth because on December 31st Taiwan told the WHO that this was [human-to-human]."
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"And, clearly, Chinese leaders themselves knew some time from around the second or third week of when doctors in Wuhan saw that it was human-to-human transmissible but Beijing did not admit that until January 20."
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"And, the thing is not only just keeping quiet would have been dangerously irresponsible, what they did was out-and-out tried to deceive the world," he continued further.
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"So, when you look at China's actions and [the] WHO's actions: it's malicious."
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"The claims for compensation — which inevitably will arise as we are starting to see in the U.S.  — that would just, I think, sink China."
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"And so, they believe that they have no choice but to lie about this for as long as they possibly can and hope that they can sort of get through the white heat."
      What happened in Wuhan?  The single most important question  (INN 04/17/2020)
      Chris Stirewalt: China will be viewed as 'pariah state' after coronavirus crisis  (Fox 04/17/2020)
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"A year ago, China was excited about expanding its role in the world.  A year ago, China was excited about supplanting the United States."
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"Guess where China is going to be when this is all done: closer to where it once was, a pariah state."
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... a naturally occurring strain that was being studied at the Wuhan lab – was initially transmitted from a bat to a human.  It is believed that "patient zero" worked at the Wuhan lab.
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"The crisis will give salience to those in the United States in both parties who say we need to view China, maybe not as an outright enemy, but as a country that we have to deal with real trepidation."
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      US, Canada have funded Chinese lab eyed as likely source of coronavirus outbreak  (Fox 04/17/2020)
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"The U.S.  government's spending spree that we've exposed at the notorious Wuhan Institute of Virology is outrageous and unacceptable."
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"Taxpayers should never be forced to bankroll China's hazardous bio-agent experiments, which put human life around the world gravely at risk.  We'll continue to work with our advocates and Congress to put an end to this egregious misuse of Americans' tax dollars."
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"I'm against funding Chinese research in our country, but I'm sure against funding it in China."
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"The NIH [National Institutes of Health] gives a $3.7 million grant to the Wuhan Institute of Virology [and] they then advertise that they need coronavirus researchers and following that, coronavirus erupts in Wuhan."
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"During interactions with scientists at the WIV laboratory, they noted the new lab has a serious shortage of appropriately trained technicians and investigators needed to safely operate this high-containment laboratory."
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... argued that the United States should give Chinese researchers at the Wuhan lab more support because its research on bat coronaviruses was important and dangerous.
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... the virus research was part of China's efforts to show that it could identify and combat coronaviruses as well as or better than the U.S.
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China then undertook an extensive cover-up of information about the virus in an attempt to shield its origins from public scrutiny.
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Doctors and journalists were "disappeared" warning of the spread of the virus and its contagious nature.
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China moved quickly to shut down travel domestically from Wuhan to the rest of China, but did not stop international flights from Wuhan.
      Rubio claims China's reputation has suffered 'irreparable' damage due to coronavirus pandemic  (Fox 04/16/2020)
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"It would be a dramatic, earth-shattering revelation if, in fact, [the report] turns out to be the case.  And that would be the case for two reasons.  Number one, it's one thing that someone became infected in the lab and infected some other people.  That's concerning [in] that the same safety standards there are not high."
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"But another thing completely is that a government, when they learn of it, would actively attempt to cover it up as they have, if that's the case.  You know, from the very beginning of this crisis, the Chinese have been less than transparent."
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"There are plenty of countries out there that know exactly how China mishandled this, irrespective of whether this came out of that lab or not," Rubio added.
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"They're not out there talking about it because their economies are not big enough take China on directly.  But the damage that China has suffered to its perception around the world is in many ways irreparable."
      Timeline of China's possible coronavirus cover-up  (Fox 04/16/2020)
      Sources believe coronavirus outbreak originated in Wuhan lab as part of China's efforts to...  (Fox 04/15/2020)
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There is increasing confidence that the COVID-19 outbreak likely originated in a Wuhan laboratory, though not as a bioweapon but as part of China's attempt to demonstrate that its efforts to identify and combat viruses are equal to or greater than the capabilities of the United States.
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This may be the "costliest government cover-up of all time."
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The sources believe the initial transmission of the virus – a naturally occurring strain that was being studied there – was bat-to-human and that "patient zero" worked at the laboratory, then went into the population in Wuhan.
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The "increasing confidence" comes from classified and open-source documents and evidence.
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... as is often the case with intelligence — that it's not definitive and should not be characterized as such.
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What all of the sources agree about is the extensive cover-up of data and information about COVID-19 orchestrated by the Chinese government.
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... President Trump remarked at Wednesday's coronavirus press briefing, "More and more we're hearing the story...we are doing a very thorough examination of this horrible situation."
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Documents detail early efforts by doctors at the lab and early efforts at containment.  The Wuhan wet market initially identified as a possible point of origin never sold bats.
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U.S.  Embassy officials warned in January 2018 about inadequate safety at the Wuhan Institute of Virology lab and passed on information about scientists conducting risky research on coronavirus from bats.
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"Even today, I see them withholding information and I think we need to do more to continue to press them to share."
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"...  I think in due course, once we get through the pandemic we're in right now, there'll be time to look back and really ascertain what happened and make sure we have a better understanding so we can prevent this in the future."
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"What we do know is we know that this virus originated in Wuhan, China.  We know there is the Wuhan Institute of Virology just a handful of miles away from where the wet market was.  There is still lots to learn.  You should know that the United States government is working diligently to figure it out."
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... the installation "contained highly contagious materials — we knew that, we knew that they were working on this program, many countries have programs like this.  In countries that are open and transparent, they have the ability to control them and keep them safe, and they allow outside observers in to make sure all the processes and procedures are right.  I only wish that that had happened in this place."
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... China's foreign ministry pushed back on the suspicion that the virus escaped from the facility, by citing statements from the World Health Organization that there is no evidence the coronavirus came from a laboratory.
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Americans were originally helping train the Chinese in a program called PREVENT well before the Chinese started working on this virus.
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The French government helped the Chinese set up the Wuhan lab.
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China "100 percent" suppressed data and changed data.  ... Samples were destroyed, contaminated areas scrubbed, some early reports erased, and academic articles stifled.
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There were doctors and journalists who were "disappeared" warning of the spread of the virus and its contagious nature and human to human transmission.
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China moved quickly to shut down travel domestically from Wuhan to the rest of China, but did not stop international flights from Wuhan.
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... the World Health Organization (WHO) was complicit from the beginning in helping China cover its tracks.
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In the six days after top Chinese officials secretly determined they likely were facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus, the city of Wuhan at the epicenter of the disease hosted a mass banquet for tens of thousands of people; millions began traveling through for Lunar New Year celebrations.
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President Xi Jinping warned the public on the seventh day, Jan.  20.
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But by that time, more than 3,000 people had been infected during almost a week of public silence.
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"If they took action six days earlier, there would have been much fewer patients and medical facilities would have been sufficient.  We might have avoided the collapse of Wuhan's medical system."
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      Lanhee Chen: Coronavirus and WHO – Trump must demand answers to these three questions  (Fox 04/15/2020)
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President Trump should be applauded for his decision to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) while his administration reviews the group's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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U.S.  taxpayers write a $400 million blank check to the WHO, an organization that is broken and long overdue for fundamental reform.
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In fact, the WHO has proven in its handling of the coronavirus pandemic that it puts politics over public health.
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Rather than independently investigating or determining the nature and spread of the coronavirus, the WHO instead simply parroted the official pronouncements of the Chinese government and lavished praise on Beijing's response.
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It's long past time for the United States to hold the WHO accountable for its mismanagement and lack of transparency.
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As the Trump administration pauses funding to the WHO and examines how the organization has responded to the current crisis, it should demand answers to the following questions:
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First, why did the World Health Organization ignore an email from Taiwanese health officials in late December alerting them to the possibility that the coronavirus could be transmitted between humans?
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The likely answer to this question is tied to the WHO's consistent animosity toward Taiwan – borne out of its desire to placate the Chinese government.
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Second, why did the WHO make several claims about the coronavirus that turned out to be either inaccurate or misleading in January and February, as the virus spread around the world?
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On Jan.  14, the WHO reaffirmed China's now-debunked claim that the coronavirus could not be transmitted between human beings.  This was after evidence had emerged that such transmission had likely already taken place in Wuhan.
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Two weeks later, Tedros traveled to Beijing and praised Xi Jinping's government for its "transparency" in sharing information about the coronavirus.
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This was after the government had silenced or punished several doctors who spoke out about the virus and restricted Chinese institutions from publishing information about it.
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Then, on Jan.  31, the WHO argued against travel restrictions to China, arguing they "can cause more harm than good," even though public health officials in the U.S.  have largely concluded that President Trump's travel ban helped to slow the spread of the virus here.
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And why, on Feb.  3, did Tedros say that the spread of the virus outside of China was "minimal and slow," even though hundreds were infected around the world, including a handful in the United States?
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Third, why did the WHO wait as long as it did to take decisive action?
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During the critical weeks and months when the virus began its spread in China and then around the world, the WHO seemed more interested in playing politics, rather than taking the actions that could have saved lives around the world.
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Defenders of the organization often argue that the WHO can only do what it is empowered to do; and that limits its ability to question the claims made by member states like China.
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If so, that's all the more reason for the U.S.  to demand accountability for the hundreds of millions of dollars we send to the WHO.
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The organization should be reformed from within, so that it has the authority to conduct independent and rigorous examinations of claims made by its members – particularly when millions of lives are potentially at risk.
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While American funding to the WHO is paused, President Trump should convene a panel of public health experts both within and outside of government that can examine the questions asked here, as well as the WHO's practices more generally.
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... if the WHO is broken beyond repair, it may ultimately be time for us to consider creating a new organization to do the important work of improving health outcomes and preventing disease around the world.
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The coronavirus crisis has demonstrated the dangers of allowing an international organization like the WHO to fall under the influence of a single country that put its national interest above the greater good.
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We should not waste this opportunity to bring about the lasting, positive changes that will ultimately save lives and improve public health not just here, but around the world as well.
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See related WHO (Gary Varvel, 04/09/2020) cartoon from World picture album
      Global battle erupts as Trump pulls WHO funding over coronavirus response  (Fox 04/15/2020)
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Following the announcement, House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., and House Subcommittee on National Security Chairman Steven Lynch, D-Mass., penned a letter to the president slamming his decision to withhold funding to the organization amid the global pandemic.
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"While we may agree that the WHO has shortcomings that must be corrected, your attack on the global health organization can easily be seen as a deliberate but transparent effort to deflect responsibility for your own failures onto others."
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... adding that Trump's "attempt to blame the WHO for trusting China reflects an astonishing level of hypocrisy given your own fawning and widely publicized praise of President Xi Jinping and his government for their handling of this crisis."
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"While the WHO may have made mistakes in its response to this crisis, it was certainly not alone, and it defies logic to withhold support from the WHO at this pivotal moment — at the height of a global pandemic — when promoting the health of nations around the world is essential to protecting our own population and rebuilding our own economy."
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And a foreign ministry spokesman for China also blasted the move, vowing to continue China's support.
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"This U.S.  decision will weaken the WHO's capabilities and undermine international cooperation."
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The United States is the WHO's largest single donor, and the State Department had previously planned to provide the agency $893 million in the current two-year funding period.
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Trump said the United States contributes roughly $400 to $500 million per year to WHO, while China offers only about $40 million.
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The money saved will go to areas that "most need it," Trump asserted.
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"We have deep concerns over whether America's generosity has been put to the best use possible," Trump said...
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"The WHO failed in this duty, and must be held accountable." ... added that the WHO had ignored "credible information" in December 2019 that the virus could be transmitted from human to human.
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Last week, Rep.  Mike McCaul, R-Texas, said the WHO and the Chinese Communist Party were "co-conspirators" in allegedly hiding information about the novel coronavirus in its early stages, and called it "the worst cover-up in human history" while calling for leadership of the WHO to step down.
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The Chinese government began suppressing news about the virus early on, and even detained Dr.  Li Wenliang, who has since died of coronavirus after trying to warn the international community of the threat.
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Nevertheless, on Jan.  8, the WHO declared: "Preliminary identification of a novel virus in a short period of time is a notable achievement and demonstrates China's increased capacity to manage new outbreaks."
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Again on Jan.  14, the WHO simply echoed Chinese government statements: "Preliminary investigations conducted by the Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) identified in Wuhan, China."
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Last week, Tedros vehemently defended his agency amid criticism from Trump and others.
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"If you don't want many more body bags you refrain from politicizing it — please quarantine politicizing COVID."
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"My short message is please quarantine politicizing COVID — the unity of your country will be very important to defeat this dangerous virus.  Without unity we assure you even any country that may have a better system will be in more trouble.  That's our message."
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See related Assurance (Chip Bok, 04/10/2020) cartoon from World picture album
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See related WHO (Gary Varvel, 04/09/2020) cartoon from World picture album
      Top Israeli prof claims simple stats show virus plays itself out after 70 days  (04/14/2020)
      Trump announces US will halt funding to World Health Organization over coronavirus response  (Fox 04/14/2020)
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... the United States will immediately halt all funding for the World Health Organization (WHO), saying it had put "political correctness over lifesaving measures."
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Trump declared that the United States would undertake a 60-to-90 day investigation into why the "China-centric" WHO had caused "so much death" by "severely mismanaging and covering up" the coronavirus' spread, including by making the "disastrous" decision to oppose travel restrictions on China.
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Trump said the United States contributes roughly $400 to $500 million per year to WHO, while China offers only about $40 million.
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The money saved will go to areas that "most need it," Trump asserted.
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"We have deep concerns over whether America's generosity has been put to the best use possible," Trump said, accusing the WHO of failing to adequately keep the international community apprised of the threat of the coronavirus.
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"The WHO failed in this duty, and must be held accountable," Trump went on.
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He added that the WHO had ignored "credible information" in December 2019 that the virus could be transmitted from human to human.
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On January 4, in a statement ... the head of the University of Hong Kong's Centre for Infection warned that "the city should implement the strictest possible monitoring system for a mystery new viral pneumonia that has infected dozens of people on the mainland, as it is highly possible that the illness is spreading from human to human."
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The Chinese government also began suppressing news about the virus, and even detained Doctor Li Wenliang, who has since died of coronavirus after trying to warn the international community of the threat.
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Nevertheless, on January 8, the WHO declared: "Preliminary identification of a novel virus in a short period of time is a notable achievement and demonstrates China's increased capacity to manage new outbreaks."
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Again on January 14, the WHO simply echoed Chinese government statements: "Preliminary investigations conducted by the Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) identified in Wuhan, China."
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By January 19, the WHO had changed its tune somewhat, but still hedged.
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"Not enough is known to draw definitive conclusions about how it is transmitted, the clinical features of the disease, the extent to which it has spread, or its source, which remains unknown."
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See related Assurance (Chip Bok, 04/10/2020) cartoon from World picture album
      Australia's PM says it's 'unfathomable' that WHO supports reopening of wet markets  (Fox 04/14/2020)
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"I think that's unfathomable, frankly.  We need to protect the world against potential sources of outbreaks of these types of viruses.  It's happened too many times.  I'm totally puzzled by this decision."
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WHO had said in a statement that "wet markets and other food markets do not need to be closed down," but noted they should be prohibited from selling illegal wildlife for food and authorities should enforce food safety and hygiene regulations.
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"COVID-19 has reminded us of the need to ensure that our food markets are well managed and regulated and provide an environment where people can safely trade and buy safe food products being it live, raw or processed."
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Last week, Sens.  Cory Booker, Lindsey Graham and more than 60 congressional lawmakers called on the WHO to ban and permanently close all wet markets globally amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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"Live wildlife markets, known as ‘wet' markets, were linked to the 2003 SARS outbreak and are believed to be the source of the current COVID-19," Booker and Graham wrote.  "As this pandemic continues to threaten the lives of millions, pushes healthcare systems to the breaking point, and devastates economies around the world, it is imperative that we all take action as a global community to protect public health."
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See related WHO (Gary Varvel, 04/09/2020) cartoon from World picture album
      State Department leaked cables renew theories on origin of coronavirus  (Fox 04/14/2020)
      Gutfeld on the 'you should've acted sooner' media chorus  (Fox 04/13/2020)
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... the people who keep saying Trump "should have done something sooner" never say that to the guilty party. 
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Like the Times itself, which tweeted this on Jan.  9, "There's no evidence that the virus, a coronavirus, is readily spread by humans, [oops!] and it has not been tied to any deaths.[Double oops!] But health officials in China and internationally are watching it carefully."
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Not only did the Times dismiss the virus, but it also trusted China would handle it, thus endangering all of us.  And we're supposed to listen to the Times? 
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The fact is that if Trump had done everything possible, the press would've screamed "autocrat," because that's what they were screaming already.
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They called his travel restrictions — which saved lives — racist.  They accused his task force of not being "diverse," as if viruses have an HR department.
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The only crisis the Times can report on is that Trump is president.
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And about "acting too slow" B.S.  — Our economy keeps the world afloat.
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So yeah, we "could've done it sooner" because everything good could be done sooner.  But the people saying it now, couldn't be bothered then.
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I could show you how, up until February, the virus didn't excite the media.  They were neck-deep in the impeachment sandbox.
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And now they're taking it seriously.  Why is that?  Do we really need to ask?  Impeachment failed, so let's try this.
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See related Fake News (Mike Lester, 11/27/2016) cartoon from Media picture album
      Coronavirus: A French Disaster  (04/13/2020)
      Taiwan releases December email to WHO showing unheeded warning about coronavirus  (Fox 04/13/2020)
      Researchers find 6 new coronaviruses in bats  (Fox 04/13/2020)
      Carson says 'about 98 percent' of people who get coronavirus will recover: 'We can't operate out of...'  (Fox 04/09/2020)
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"We have to be able to test people to see if they have the antibodies which will make them much safer in terms of returning to the workforce.  And then we have to return them in a logical way.  That's the key."
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... acknowledged that if we "destroy the economic infrastructure of our country," there will be more hardship than there has been from the virus itself.
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"We can't operate out of hysteria.  When people are hysterical they don't do logical things."
      Bret Baier says China stepping up international 'propaganda game' to look 'benevolent' amid pandemic  (Fox 04/09/2020)
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"There's a real effort by China to step up its PR game, its propaganda game, around the world and to send aid not only to the U.S., [and] to Europe, but to be the benevolent player in the coronavirus scandal because it really is a scandal in the early days [in terms] of what those numbers were coming out of China."
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... noted that Japan, Beijing's third-largest trading partner, recently instituted a $2 billion fund for companies that take production out of China and either back to Japan or to another nation.
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"I think there are going to be real pushes not only in the U.S.  but around the world to pull out of China as a result of this coronavirus deal."
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"There's a lot of criticism about the WHO to go around, but in the middle of a crisis, a pandemic, may not politically be the time to pull that plug."
      Feds move to block China-owned telecom service from operating in US  (Fox 04/09/2020)
      Tom Cotton says WHO leader has 'reputation for corruption': He is in China's pocket  (Fox 04/09/2020)
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"He was a cabinet minister in Ethiopia when China was investing deeply there and bribing cabinet officials.  He has a well-known and, frankly, well-deserved reputation for corruption that's gone from Ethiopia [to] now the WHO."
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"That's why the president is right that we need to condition future funding of the WHO on reforms going forward, transparency about the past, on the replacement of the leadership at the WHO, and the admission of Taiwan, at least as an observer to the WHO."
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"If we can't do that, then we're going to have to establish our own organization and invite members of the civilized world to join us using American standards of transparency and accountability."
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"...  disgusted by that kind of threat from some two-bit third-rate international bureaucrat."
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"That's why Dr.  Tedros needs to be fired [and] frankly needs to be investigated so we can find out just how deeply in China's pocket he is."
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"So, for instance, it accepted China's ludicrously false claims that there was no human to human contact in the early days of this virus.  It refused to respond to some of the learning that we had from Taiwan because Taiwan is not viewed by Beijing as a country."
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"These are the kinds of things that have to change at the World Health Organization and Dr.  Tedros's two-bit accusations and threats are not going to change those facts."
      White House targets WHO 'leadership' whose coronavirus comments overstepped bounds, official says  (Fox 04/08/2020)
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"The problem is not the WHO system.  The system has good people.  It's about comments made from the leadership — which went beyond what I am told their own staff wanted to say."
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In January, the WHO responded to Trump's travel ban on foreign nationals coming from China by saying that "travel bans to affected areas or denial of entry to passengers coming from affected areas are usually not effective in preventing the importation" of coronavirus cases and instead could have a "have a significant economic and social impact."
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Criticism of the travel ban and other pro-China statements have brought renewed questions about the U.S.  funding the agency.
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"We have seen over the last several years that there has been a substantial reduction in the ability of Taiwan to meaningfully participate in the WHO."
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"We strongly advocate that they (Taiwan) be invited by the director general to participate as an observer, as they have done in the past."
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Such a move would likely rankle China, which claims sovereignty over Taiwan, even though Taiwan has its own elected government and refers to itself as the Republic of China.
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Last month, Taiwan accused the WHO of ignoring a warning it sent in December about human-to-human transmission of coronavirus.
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"Preliminary investigations conducted by the Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) identified in Wuhan, China," the organization tweeted in January.
      Britain joins growing chorus of countries furious with China's faulty coronavirus equipment  (Fox 04/08/2020)
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"We see many false negatives and we also see false positives.  ... This is not a good result for test suppliers or for us."
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... the antibody tests bought had only able to identify immunity accurately in people who had been severely ill.
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The antibody tests will be crucial in helping essential workers get back to work.
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Ideally, the finger-prick tests would be able to confirm who had already built up immunity to COVID-19 and perhaps let them leave lockdown and return to work.
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Last week, the Netherlands joined Spain, Turkey, Georgia and the Czech Republic in their concerns over masks and test kits.
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The claims of faulty test kits and other devices came as the number of COVID-19 cases continued to surge in the United States and Europe.
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Spain had to return 50,000 quick-testing kits to China after discovering they weren't working properly.
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The Netherlands also rejected China-made coronavirus testing kits and protective gear, calling them substandard and questioning the quality of supplies Beijing is selling — at marked-up prices — to the world.
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"China creates the poison and sells the solution to it."
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The Trump administration has blasted China's authoritarian leadership for trying to conceal what it knew about COVID-19 during its earlier days when the virus it is believed could have been contained.
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      Trump hints at cutting WHO funding over coronavirus handling, says they ‘really blew it’  (Fox 04/07/2020)
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"The W.H.O.  really blew it.  For some reason, funded largely by the United States, yet very China centric.  We will be giving that a good look.  Fortunately I rejected their advice on keeping our borders open to China early on.  Why did they give us such a faulty recommendation?"
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"When it comes to Coronavirus, the WHO failed.  They need to be held accountable for their role in promoting misinformation and helping Communist China cover up a global pandemic," Scott said last week.
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"We know Communist China is lying about how many cases and deaths they have, what they knew and when they knew it – and the WHO never bothered to investigate further."
      Trump administration weighs legal action over alleged Chinese hoarding of PPE  (Fox 04/06/2020)
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Leading US manufacturers of medical safety gear told the White House that China prohibited them from exporting their products from the country as the coronavirus pandemic mounted — even as Beijing was trying to "corner the world market" in personal protective equipment.
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"In criminal law, compare this to the levels that we have for murder."
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"People are dying.  When you have intentional, cold-blooded premeditated action like you have with China, this would be considered first-degree murder."
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Executives from 3M and Honeywell told US officials that the Chinese government in January began blocking exports of N95 respirators, booties, gloves and other supplies produced by their factories in China.
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China paid the manufacturers their standard wholesale rates, but prohibited the vital items from being sold to anyone else.
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Around the same time that China cracked down on PPE exports, official data posted online shows that it imported 2.46 billion pieces of "epidemic prevention and control materials"...
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"Data from China's own customs agency points to an attempt to corner the world market in PPE like gloves, goggles, and masks through massive increased purchases – even as China, the world's largest PPE manufacturer, was restricting exports."
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Last week, Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to order St.  Paul, Minnesota-based 3M to prioritize production of N95 respirators for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
      Rebecca Grant: China's coronavirus deception campaign – three parts to their cover-up strategy  (Fox 04/06/2020)
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China has carried out a crime against humanity.  The government, led by the Chinese Communist Party, suppressed vital information on the COVID-19 outbreak, which began in Wuhan in late fall 2019, and they plan to continue their deceptions.
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Now China is on the attack.  ... "Slandering, smearing and blaming cannot make up for lost time and more lies will only waste more time and lead to more lives lost," she charged.
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... part of China's global offensive to deny the cover-up and push a new story: that China's valiant actions "bought precious time for stemming the global spread of the virus."
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Deception is central to the Chinese Communist Party's conduct of international politics, business and military strategy.
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China's deception surrounding coronavirus has taken three forms.
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First, as you know, China covered up the Wuhan outbreak from late November 2019, withholding information on the nature and progression of the COVID-19 virus.
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Second, it appears China then suppressed the numbers of its coronavirus cases and its death toll during January and February.
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That was especially harmful because many U.S.  models relied on Chinese data to project the spread of coronavirus in U.S.  states, and to guide public health policy, and school and business closures.
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... Act 3 of the deception is very different.  It's an official, intentional pivot by China's Communist Party leadership to shift ongoing blame for the global coronavirus impact from China to the U.S.  and to glorify China's global aid efforts.
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... Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian suggested COVID-19 started during flu season in the U.S.  and came to Wuhan via the U.S.  Army during the October 2019 World Military Games.  "The US owes us an explanation" he demanded...
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... epidemiologist Dr.  Zhong Nanshan, Beijing's chief adviser on coronavirus, pointed to the U.S., saying "in some big country, once it cannot stop the spreading, it will bring a disaster of the whole world."
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This is highly organized stuff.  "China's more confrontational posture on COVID-19 represents a clear departure from its past behavior and signals a move toward a style of information manipulation more like Russia's."
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As with any good propaganda campaign, China is mixing in some truth about increased production.  "Just like the response to the epidemic itself, China is really making a nationwide effort to ensure medical supplies to support in the global battle against the coronavirus pandemic."
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How can they do this?  Understand there is no democratic "social contract" in China.
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The place is run by the grandsons of an army gang, the same gang that won the civil war in 1949 under the leadership of Mao Zedong and has held the place together ever since.
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China's residents give up Internet access and civil liberties.  In return, the Communist Party gives them order and rising prosperity.
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As they strive for global ascendancy, the Chinese Communist Party still acts like they are Mao's guerrillas on the long march with all the need for deception, cheating and wily moves lauded by Sun Tzu.
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China will fight long and hard for this cover story.
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      They lied, we died — and now what?  (JWR 04/03/2020)
      Dr.  Fauci says it's 'mind-boggling' that any of China's wet markets are still operating  (Fox 04/03/2020)
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"It boggles my mind how, when we have so many diseases that emanate out of that unusual human-animal interface, that we just don't shut it down."
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While rumors have swirled that the virus originated in bats and then infected another animal that passed it onto people at a market in the southeastern Chinese city of Wuhan, scientists have not yet determined exactly how the new coronavirus infected people.
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"You've got live animals, so there's feces everywhere.  There's blood because of people chopping them up."
      Chinese doctor who first raised the alarm over COVID-19 vanishes  (Fox 04/01/2020)
      Trump says Iran planning 'sneak attack' on US troops, assets in Iraq  (Fox 04/01/2020)
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"Upon information and belief, Iran or its proxies are planning a sneak attack on U.S.  troops and/or assets in Iraq.  If this happens, Iran will pay a very heavy price, indeed!"
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Secretary Pompeo, Mar 23, 2020: "As Iran asks for more money, remember: since 2012, the regime sent $16B+ to its terrorist proxies in the Middle East.  Officials stole 1B+ Euros intended for medical supplies, and continue to hoard desperately needed masks, gloves, and equipment for sale on the black market."
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Secretary Pompeo: "The U.S.  has offered $100M+ in medical aid to other nations — including Iran — and our scientists are working 24/7 to develop a vaccine.  @khamenei_ir has rejected American offers and spends 24/7 concocting conspiracy theories.  How does that help the Iranian people?"
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"In February, Iran's chief terror airline, Mahan Air, continued to fly at least 55 times between Tehran and China, spreading the #WuhanVirus.  At least five countries' first cases of #COVID19 were a direct result of the Iranian regime's disregard for everyone's health."
      Bolsonaro balks against more coronavirus protections as cases in Brazil near 5,000  (Fox 03/31/2020)
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"When the situation is heading toward chaos, with mass unemployment and hunger, it's fertile ground for some to exploit, seeking a way to reach power and never leave it," he told reports outside the presidential palace on Monday, according to Reuters.
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"Those who are under 40 years of age have almost zero chance of death.  So there's no reason not to let these people work.  After all, if the virus kills in some cases, hunger also kills."
      Sen.  Josh Hawley: Investigate China's coronavirus actions and make Beijing pay for lives and...  (Fox 03/30/2020)
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The Chinese Communist Party has done everything it can to hide the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Party officials interrogated and punished Chinese doctors who tried to warn others as the virus began to spread.
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They ordered laboratories to stop testing for the virus and destroy their samples when it became clear that an outbreak was underway.
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They even sat on evidence showing the virus could be transmitted between humans.
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By the time they shared that information, the virus had already spread to other nations.
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The Party's decisions turned a local disease outbreak into a global pandemic.
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Rather than confront the coronavirus with the help of others – including American experts, whom it denied entry in January – it kept its citizens and the world in the dark.
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It let the virus slip over its borders, and it stole precious weeks from the United States and others who could have used that time to ready our national defenses.
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Beijing wants the world to trust it and grow dependent on it, so that it can control us.
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But the world won't easily do that if it knows that Beijing is responsible for this pandemic.
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It is time to hold Beijing accountable for the suffering it has caused.
      Tom Cotton: China will have to face 'reckoning' for coronavirus pandemic  (Fox 03/30/2020)
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"China turned what could have been a local health problem in Wuhan into a global pandemic and there will have to be a reckoning once we're through this pandemic."
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"We need to look at all the other supply chains that we have in China that we should bring back to the United States."
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... scientists briefed Prime Minister Boris Johnson that China could have underreported its coronavirus spread "by a factor of 15 to 40 times."
      WHO chief's questionable past comes into focus following coronavirus response  (Fox 03/27/2020)
      China, Article III: Every corona patient is a victim of China  (INN 03/25/2020)
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We should have known certain basic facts about the coronavirus weeks ago.
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We should have known that it was contagious during the incubation period.
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We should have known that the incubation period was two or three weeks, or even longer.
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We should have known that it could be transmitted by aerosols.
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We should have known how long it was able to survive on surfaces.
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We should have known what antiviral drugs were effective in treating the disease.
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Instead, we were told virtually nothing.  And what we were told often turned out to be false.
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China's model of governance would mean an end to all the things that we hold dear, from human rights and popular sovereignty, to freedom of expression, association, and assembly.
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None of these things are permitted in China.  Nor would they be long tolerated in a world dominated by China.
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The Chinese Communist Party's evil and incompetence has now been exposed on the world stage in an unforgetable way.
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Americans will never forget that, in the middle of a viral epidemic unleashed by China, the Beijing regime threatened to withhold vital prescription drugs and medical devices in order to let "America drown in a coronavirus sea."
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The world will reassess its dependence on China for, among other things, prescription drugs and medical devices.
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The world will pull back from China.
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As the world order reconstitutes itself after the current pandemic subsides, it will take a different shape.
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China will no longer be regarded as a responsible member of that order, because it has proven that it is not.
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Instead it will be on the outside, looking in.
      'Without self-discipline, there will be a disaster here'  (INN 03/25/2020)
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"Citizens of Israel, you know the saying: 'Whoever saves one life, it is as if he saved the whole world'."
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"But with the coronavirus, that saying has a second, vicious side: 'Whoever infects one person, it is as if he infected the whole world.'"
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"There is no 'as if', he truly has infected the whole world."
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"What is required of each and every one of you, beyond obeying the official directives, what is demanded above all, is strict self-discipline."
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"If you do not mobilize to look after yourselves and your families, there will be a disaster here.  I have no other way of putting it."
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"Do not go out of your homes!  And even inside your homes, be strict about the directives: Wash your hands, air out the apartment, maintain a safe distance."
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"These are not small things.  These are matters of life and death."
      Trump targets China for coronavirus outbreak, says 'the world is paying a big price'  (Fox 03/19/2020)
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"It could have been contained to that one area in China where it started.  And certainly the world is paying a big price for what they did."
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... "if people would have known about it it could have been stopped in place, stopped right where it came from, China."
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"Because it's from China.  It's not racist at all, no.  Not at all.  It comes from China.  That's why.  It comes from China.  I want to be accurate."
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"As you know China tried to say at one point, maybe they stopped now, that it was caused by American soldiers."
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"That can't happen.  it's not gonna happen.  Not as long as I'm president.  It comes from China."
      WHO haunted by January tweet saying China found no human transmission of coronavirus  (Fox 03/18/2020)
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is now haunted by a tweet it sent earlier this year when it cited Chinese health officials who claimed there had been no human transmissions of the novel coronavirus within the country yet.
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The Jan.  14 tweet came less than two months before WHO declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic.
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"Preliminary investigations conducted by the Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the novel #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) identified in #Wuhan, #China."
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It also relied on information from Chinese health authorities who have been accused of obscuring facts and figures during the course of the outbreak.
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"Terrible.  We desperately need accurate reporting from China.  The pandemic originated in Wuhan & was initially covered up by Chinese authorities.  University of Southampton study found there would have been a 95 % REDUCTION in cases & less spread if Beijing intervened 3 wks sooner."
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"The world is directly affected by China's domestic governance - the suppression of doctors sounding the alarm, censoring of public health info online and now the expulsion of the journalists who are working to reveal what happened in the crucial early days of this pandemic."
      Trump defends use of phrase 'China virus,' despite demands from China to stop  (Fox 03/17/2020)
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Trump said during a national televised press conference that he is using the phrase as a response to China spreading conspiracy theories about the origins of the virus.
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"Rather than having an argument, I said, I have to call it where it came from.  It did come from China."
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China has spread rumors that a U.S.  military member might have smuggled the virus into Wuhan.
      Nunes slams China on handling of coronavirus: 'They downplayed it'  (Fox 03/15/2020)
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"They're inefficient ... They have people that are under authoritarian control.  Think about it, the doctor that actually was the whistleblower on this ended up dead," Nunes said.
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"If you look back to what the Chinese did, they probably had this in the late fall, especially early winter.  Instead of like calling people in and learning how to help and develop a way for us to know how to treat this, they downplayed it."
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Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson ... hit back at U.S.  officials: "We hope certain US officials could focus on domestic response & international cooperation instead of trying to shift the blame to China by denigrating Chinese efforts to fight the epidemic.  This is immoral & irresponsible, & will not help mitigate COVID-19 in US."
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Trump National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien did not hold back ... on China's responsibility for the disease.
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"Unfortunately, rather than using best practices, this outbreak in Wuhan was covered up."
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"There's lots of open-source reporting from China, from Chinese nationals, that the doctors involved were either silenced or put in isolation, or that sort of thing, so that the word of this virus could not get out.  It probably cost the world community two months."
      Gingrich on China blaming US for coronavirus spread: More lies from a 'dictatorship'  (Fox 03/13/2020)
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"Like all dictatorships, it lies all the time."
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"It doesn't surprise me — they were faced with the entire planet blaming them for having first caused the epidemic and then, second, made it much much worse because for the first six weeks they actually suppressed and punished the people who were telling the truth."
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Beijing has been trying to convince the world that the United States is the real culprit behind the quickly spreading virus that's already claimed more than 4,600 lives across the globe.
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... Americans do not realize how severe the dictatorship in China is and also noted that those who speak against the government's handling of the coronavirus will "disappear."
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"They have a term, you would be ‘disappeared,'"
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"This whole pandemic is dramatically worse because of China, and so, they now in a sort of typical dictatorship manner, are going to try to tell a lie big enough that just the process of fighting the lie, gives it some life."
      China hints at denying Americans life-saving coronavirus drugs  (Fox 03/13/2020)
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Now that the number of new people infected with the coronavirus in China is slowing down, the country's Communist Party is ratcheting up threats against the West, with a particularly nasty warning about access to life-saving drugs aimed at the United States.
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... the state-run media agency that's largely considered the mouthpiece of the party, Beijing bragged about its handling of COVID-19, a virus that originated in the city of Wuhan and has spread quickly around the world, killing nearly 5,000 people and infecting thousands more.
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The article also claimed that China could impose pharmaceutical export controls which would plunge America into "the mighty sea of coronavirus."
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The disturbing threats made during a global pandemic as well as the scary consequences if that threat becomes real highlight just how tight China's grip is on the global supply chain.
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Already, the Food and Drug Administration has announced the first drug shortage related to the coronavirus.
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Though it did not disclose which drug was in short supply, the FDA did say it could not access enough raw components needed because they are made in China.
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... America is "dangerously reliant" on China for the production of critical goods, including parts for technologies needed to fight COVID-19.
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Though the United States is a global leader in drug discovery, much of the manufacturing has moved overseas.
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The last American manufacturing plant to make a key component in penicillin shuttered in 2004.
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Since then, Chinese pharmaceuticals companies have taken over, supplying between 80 percent and 90 percent of U.S.  antibiotics, 70 percent of acetaminophen and about 40 percent of heparin.
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If China makes good on its threat to cut off the United States, ... the results could be crippling.
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As the rest of the world scrambles to contain the virus and protect its citizens, China has been busy casting itself in the role of global hero going so far as to demand a thank you for containing the virus as long as it did.
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"We should say righteously that the U.S.  owes China an apology, the world owes China a thank you."
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... China is keenly aware that in a moment of crisis "they can threaten to cut us off from our pharmaceutical supplies, they could trigger a domestic problem here that would make it difficult or us to confront them."
      Trump shrugs off EU anger over coronavirus travel ban: ‘When they raise taxes on us, they don’t...’  (Fox 03/12/2020)
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"We get along well with the European leaders, but we had to make a decision and I didn't want to take time, and it takes a long time to make the individual calls."
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"But we had to move quickly, I mean when they raise taxes on us, they don't consult us and I think that's probably one and the same."
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But EU leaders were furious, saying that the global pandemic requires "cooperation rather than unilateral action."
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"The European Union disapproves of the fact that the U.S.  decision to impose a travel ban was taken unilaterally and without consultation."
      Inside China's high-stakes campaign to smear the United States over coronavirus  (Fox 03/12/2020)
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If you listened to Chinese state-run media, you'd think President Trump went to China and released vials of COVID-19 on groups of unsuspecting men, women and children.
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Beijing has been bending over backward trying to convince the world that the United States is the real culprit behind the quickly spreading virus that's already claimed more than 4,600 lives across the globe.
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It's a high-stakes strategy for the Asian nation fighting to keep its superpower status amid a national lockdown and palpable anger over claims that Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the coronavirus, at first covered it up, triggering a worldwide health and economic crisis.
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At best, China's aggressive new campaign can be chalked up to ambitious propaganda.
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At its worst, it's a reckless display from a country that has actively misled the world while working overtime to save its own skin.
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... Beijing has been laying the groundwork for a PR attack against the United States for more than a month, first by throwing doubt on the origin of COVID-19 and second, by slamming America's handling of previous diseases like the swine flu, which decimated China's pork industry.
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"Although the epidemic first broke out in China, it did not necessarily mean that the virus is originated from China, let alone 'made in China.'"
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Chinese officials have also pushed back on the expression "Wuhan coronavirus" — saying the name used frequently by U.S.  conservative commentators unfairly stigmatizes the world's most populous country.
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"This an all-out assault on the United States."
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"Unfortunately, rather than using best practices, this outbreak in Wuhan was covered up."
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"There's lots of open-source reporting from China, from Chinese nationals, that the doctors involved were either silenced or put in isolation, or that sort of thing, so that the word of this virus could not get out.  It probably cost the world community two months."
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... if experts would have had those two months to get ahead of the spread of the virus, "I think we could have dramatically curtailed what happened both in China and what's now happening across the world."
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"The Chinese military portal Xilu.com recently published an article baselessly claiming that the virus is ‘a biochemical weapon produced by the U.S.  to target China,'"
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Earlier this week, several social media users took House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., to task when he referred to it as "the Chinese coronavirus."
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Instead of backing down, Chang believes officials should keep calling COVID-19 the "Wuhan virus" and push back on accusations of racism.
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"This isn't a Republican thing.  We all need to unite and for people to say, 'this is racist' is irresponsible," Chang said.  "There is no race known as Wuhanese."
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China ... is using everything in its arsenal to paint itself as a global hero, rewriting history and going so far as to demand a thank you for containing the virus as long as it did.
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"We should say righteously that the U.S.  owes China an apology, the world owes China a thank you."
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Also peculiar is that Beijing — which is normally quick to censor news — has refused to step in as a wave of anti-American conspiracy theories flood the internet.
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Among the rumors is that the U.S.  created the coronavirus to make China look bad as well as one that accuses the government of covering up thousands of deaths by classifying them as the regular flu.
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"It's more than just some disinformation or an official narrative.  It's an orchestrated, all-out campaign by the Chinese government through every channel at a level you rarely see.  It's a counteroffensive."
      My Italy is at war with coronavirus  (INN 03/09/2020)
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"It may be necessary to set an age limit when entering the intensive care unit.  It is not a question of making purely valuable choices, but of reserving resources that may be very scarce for those who are more likely to survive and secondly for those who may have more years of life saved, with a view to maximizing the benefits for the greatest number of people" .
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Read these words again.  Then read them again.  And do it again.
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And you will understand the potential tragedy Italy is facing.  Civilization is regressing.
      'Hero' doctor Shakil Afridi who helped find bin Laden launches hunger strike behind bars after...  (Fox 03/04/2020)
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Pentagon sources close to the operation later told Fox News that efforts and offers had been put in place for Afridi and his immediate family to leave the country.
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The doctor, however, is said to have declined based on the notion he would not be able to take his extended family.
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Moreover, Afridi – who was not aware of the target or the exact nature of the mission when he accepted the paycheck – did not expect that the points of the carefully crafted CIA scheme would be exposed, and thus blowing his cover.
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... Afridi is not behind bars for treason despite the public perception otherwise.
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He is instead serving out a 23-year sentence after being convicted of having ties to the outlawed militant group Lashkar-e-Islam.
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However, Nadeem has vigorously rebuffed such accusations as being a wildly fabricated excuse for punishment.
      Adviser to Iran's Supreme leader dies from coronavirus, as other top officials infected  (Fox 03/02/2020)
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His death comes after the government on Monday rejected help from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who announced last week the U.S.  was concerned Iran may have covered up details on the spread of the virus.
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"We neither count on such help nor are we ready to accept verbal help."
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He added the country has always been "suspicious" over American intentions, and that the U.S.  government was trying to weaken Iranians' spirits over the outbreak.
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Iran's mortality rate from the virus is roughly 5.5 percent, compared to an overall fatality rate of about 2 percent in China.
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The difference in rates has led people to suggest the number of infections in Iran is higher than what the country has officially reported.
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The country's first case was reported less than two weeks ago.
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The virus has killed at least 66 people in Iran, the highest death toll outside of China.
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The majority of 1,150 cases throughout the Middle East are linked back to the country.
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Intelligence agencies had concerns over India's lack of countermeasures to the virus and said its dense population could fuel a widespread outbreak.
      The West is organizing itself around death  (INN 03/01/2020)
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"In Holland they are now discussing euthanasia for the elderly who are not sick but tired of living."
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"...  We are creating a society where nobody has to suffer anymore.  Instead of helping them not to suffer, we kill them.  There are economic arguments, the end of religion and the family that has been destroyed, so there are many lonely people."
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A few weeks ago, for the first time, three doctors find themselves responding to charges of murder in Belgium, which in the words of the scientific journal Psychiatric Times has become "the epicenter of psychiatric euthanasia." They have been set free.
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The woman at the center of the case, the thirty-eight year old Tine Nys, according to prosecutors was not suitable for euthanasia.
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Her family claimed that the girl did not have any incurable mental disorder, as required by law, but that she wanted to die after a failed love relationship.
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Nys had called a famous psychiatrist, Lieve Thienpont, who according to the media is involved in a third of all cases of euthanasia for psychiatric problems.
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Thienpont diagnosed her with Asperger's syndrome, the same mild form of autism affecting the champion of environmentalism Greta Thunberg.
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Based on this new diagnosis by Asperger, Thienpont authorized Nys's euthanasia.
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The West as a whole has a death wish.
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You see it from the falling birth rates, the destruction of the natural family, the collapse of religion and now from the proliferation of euthanasia laws.
      After peace deal with Taliban, many uncertainties remain about what comes next in Afghanistan  (Fox 03/01/2020)
      US signs historic peace deal with Taliban, Pompeo strikes cautious tone  (Fox 02/29/2020)
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"We will closely watch the Taliban's compliance with their commitments and calibrate the pace of our withdrawal to their actions.  This is how we will ensure that Afghanistan never again serves as a base for international terrorists."
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"This agreement will mean nothing and today's good feelings will not last if we don't take concrete actions on commitments and promises that have been made."
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Among those in attendance were leaders of the Taliban, who harbored Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda network as they plotted, and then celebrated, the hijackings of four airliners that were crashed into lower Manhattan, the Pentagon and a field in western Pennsylvania, killing almost 3,000 people.
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As part of the agreement, the U.S.  is drawing back a number of the approximately 13,000 troops stationed there, although more than 8,000 will remain to ensure certain counter-terrorism conditions are met by the Taliban.
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Another condition of the agreement calls for the release of 5,000 Taliban members from Afghan-run jails, although it was not clear if the Afghan government will comply with that.
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"I know there will be a temptation to declare victory but victory, victory for Afghans, will only be achieved when they can live in peace and prosper."
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"Victory for the United States will only be achieved when Americans and our allies no longer have to fear a terrorist threat from Afghanistan and we will do whatever it takes to protect our people."
      Joe Biden under probe in Ukraine for alleged link to top prosecutor’s 2016 ouster: report  (Fox 02/28/2020)
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The Ukrainian probe was launched in response to a court order, after the ousted prosecutor, Viktor Shokin, made an appeal for action in the matter.
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Shokin has long objected to his removal, claiming Biden – who's now running for president — pushed for his firing because the prosecutor tried to investigate Burisma Holdings, the Ukrainian gas company where Biden's son, Hunter Biden, was a highly paid board member, reportedly receiving $83,000 per month.
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In a video from a Council on Foreign Relations event in 2018, Biden is heard bragging about using his influence to get Shokin fired, including threatening to call back a $1 billion loan from the U.S.  government to Ukraine if the firing didn't happen.
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"I said, ‘You're not getting the billion.' I'm going to be leaving here in, I think it was about six hours.  I looked at them and said: ‘I'm leaving in six hours.  If the prosecutor is not fired, you're not getting the money,'" Biden says in the video, referring to a conversation with then-Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko.
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"Well, son of a b****, he got fired," Biden adds.  "And they put in place someone who was solid at the time."
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Shokin's removal during the Obama era was done in coordination with the U.S.  State Department, the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.
      Turkey to allow Syrian refugees free access to Europe after troop attack  (Fox 02/28/2020)
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... after a Syrian government airstrike killed 33 Turkish troops in what was seen as a major escalation in the conflict.
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"We have decided, effective immediately, not to stop Syrian refugees from reaching Europe by land or sea."
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"All refugees, including Syrians, are now welcome to cross into the European Union."
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The decision by Ankara was widely seen as an attempt to pressure EU countries in assisting in the conflict.
      Trump takes aim at Sotomayor, Schiff, CNN and more at New Delhi press conference  (Fox 02/25/2020)
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"'Sotomayor accuses GOP appointed Justices of being biased in favor of Trump.' ... This is a terrible thing to say.  Trying to "shame" some into voting her way?  She never criticized Justice Ginsberg when she called me a 'faker'.  Both should recuse themselves."
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"It is hard to say what is more troubling," Sotomayor wrote, "that the Government would seek this extraordinary relief seemingly as a matter of course, or that the Court would grant it."
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Trump continued Tuesday: "I just don't know how they can not recuse themselves from anything having to do with Trump or Trump-related.  The right thing to do is that."
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"What Justice Sotomayor said yesterday was really highly inappropriate and everybody agrees to that.  Virtually everybody.  I've seen papers on it, people cannot believe that she said it."
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"They went to see Bernie [Sanders] and they told Bernie about something having to do with they want Bernie to win.  They did not tell me, intelligence never told me ... anything about that and it was sort of a strange thing that they went to Bernie."
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He later declared: "I want no help from any country, and I haven't been given help by any country."
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... Trump said of the former Hollywood mogul: "I will say, the people that liked him were the Democrats.  Michelle Obama loved him, loved him, Michelle Obama loved him, and he gave tremendous money to the Democrats.  And I guess my question is, will the Democrats be asking for that money back?"
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"We had a whistleblower who was a fake," ... "We want to have people who are good to our country, who are loyal to our country."
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"If I don't win, you're going to see a crash like you've never seen before," Trump boldly claimed the day after the Dow closed down over 1,000 points, dismissing the drop as a minor hiccup in the economy and warning against Democrats' economic plans.
      Trump furious Americans infected with coronavirus flew back to US without his permission  (Fox 02/22/2020)
      Barr delivers ominous warning, says China wants to own the world  (Fox 02/06/2020)
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Attorney General Bill Barr delivered an ominous warning about China's geopolitical intentions during a speech in Washington on Thursday, relaying a story from his college days to make his point about the country's ambitions.
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As Barr recalled, a fellow student once told him Russia wanted to conquer the world and the United States could deal with that.
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But China, the student said at the time, wanted to own the world and that was a bit more difficult.
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"There was a certain truth in that," Barr told the audience...
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... reminding his audience that the Communist Party remains in control of the Chinese economy and is "authoritarian through and through."
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"Their goal is the eventual demise of capitalism."
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"The Chinese are using every lever of power to expand their 5G market share around the globe."
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As a dictatorship, China can marshal an all of country approach."
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"China wants the fruits of America's brainpower to harvest the seeds of its planned economic dominance," said John Demers, the assistant attorney general...
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"This is not about Chinese Americans," Wray said.  "It's about the Chinese government and the Communist Party...  They are willing to steal their way up the ladder, at our expense."
      Brexit Day: Britain to leave EU, marking end to years-long fight to deliver on 2016 vote  (Fox 01/31/2020)
      What's in Trump's Middle East peace plan?  (Fox 01/28/2020)
      Trump unveils Middle East peace plan with two-state solution, tunnel connecting West Bank and Gaza  (Fox 01/28/2020)
      Steve Hilton on royal drama: 'I'm sick of Harry.  I'm sick of Meghan.  I'm sick of this story'  (Fox 01/20/2020)
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"To be completely honest, I'm sick of Harry.  I'm sick of Meghan.  I'm sick of this story.  I'm sick of the royals."
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"As far as I'm concerned, when the Queen, who we all love very much, is finished with her reign then Britain should go and stop being a banana republic as it is when we have the royal family and become a real republic."
      Nigel Farage on Prince Harry, Meghan Markle no longer using royal titles: Queen 'acted decisively'  (Fox 01/19/2020)
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"If you're in the royal family, you're in what's called ‘the firm'.  You live in a nice house, you spend much of your life in royal palaces and elsewhere, you got full security, full transport, cars, helicopters, you name it.  And, in return for all of that and in return for being royal and his or her royal highness, you have to carry out engagements."
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"You cannot live that life and tout yourself for voice-overs for Disney, and that is what Harry and Meghan did."
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"On a personal level, we all want them to be happy, but you cannot commercialize the royalty."
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"The Queen saw what huge damage that could do, she has acted decisively and we are very, I must say, very, very lucky to have this Queen.  She is a quite amazing woman."
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"The British public did not like the idea of them trying to have it both ways.  You cannot privatize or commercialize the monarchy and the Queen, she may be 93-years-old, but she's been absolutely decisive."
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"For Harry this raises big questions because not only is he leaving behind his family to go and live pretty much permanently on the West Coast, but he's also leaving his second family."
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"[When] Princess Diana [was] tragically killed when he was 12 years old, he has always found that difficult to grasp with and he then joined the army."
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"He's spent ten years in the army.  He did two active tours of Afghanistan.  He now holds some very prestigious military titles."
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See related Kissed a Prince! (Mike Shelton, 01/15/2020) cartoon from World picture album
      UK divided over Prince Harry, Meghan Markle's loss of royal titles  (Fox 01/18/2020)
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"Only surprised it took her so long to get Harry to ditch his family, the Monarchy, the military and his country.  What a piece of work," Morgan wrote.
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"Bottom line: Meghan/Harry wanted to have their cake & eat it, but the Queen just took the cake back to the royal kitchens."
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See related When Harry Met Silly (Michael Ramirez, 01/14/2020) cartoon from World picture album
      Iranian security forces purportedly fire live ammunition to disperse protesters despite Trump's...  (Fox 01/13/2020)
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"National Security Adviser suggested today that sanctions & protests have Iran 'choked off', will force them to negotiate.  Actually, I couldn't care less if they negotiate.  Will be totally up to them but, no nuclear weapons and 'don't kill your protesters.'"
      Pompeo responds to John Kerry on Iran: 'It's a fantasy to think that the nuclear deal was good for...'  (Fox 01/10/2020)
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"It's a fantasy to think that the nuclear deal was good for the United States of America, protecting the American people."
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"There were terror campaigns, there were missile systems that were enhanced, improved during the [period of the] JCPOA [nuclear deal] — the money that the Iranian regime was permitted to have underwrote the very Shia militias that were the ones that took on and ultimately killed an American."
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Kerry ... claimed that Trump was "fixated on undoing anything Barack Obama did ... [and] willing to run the risk of outright war in the effort to fulfill his fantasy."
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"This isn't about undoing what Obama did," Pompeo told ... "This is about protecting and defending the American people.  President Trump has been incredibly resolute in that."
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Trump claimed: "The missiles fired last night at us and our allies were paid for with the funds made available by the last administration."
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Pompeo doubled down on that claim, emphasizing that money paid to Iran by the Obama administration "ultimately ends up in the hands of people who wanted to do Americans harm."
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"All the things that we are now confronting are a direct result of the resources that the regime had available as a result of that terrible nuclear deal."
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When ... asked whether the administration could trust Congress with classified information, Pompeo said: "Well, we shared an awful lot with them yesterday ... I think there are a number of people who are using this as a political ax to grind.  I think that's most unfortunate."
      Trump says Iran ‘appears to be standing down,’ missile strikes resulted in no casualties  (Fox 01/08/2020)
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"The American people should be extremely grateful and happy.  No Americans were harmed in last night's attack by the Iranian regime."
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"Iran appears to be standing down, which is a good thing for all parties concerned."
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"No American or Iraqi lives were lost."
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At the same time, he said the U.S.  continues to evaluate options.
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Trump said he would immediately impose economic sanctions "until Iran changes its behavior," called on other world powers to break away from the Iran nuclear deal and called on NATO to become more involved in the Middle East.
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Trump continued to stand by that decision Wednesday, saying: "Soleimani's hands were drenched in both American and Iranian blood."
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While all sides appeared to be pulling back from the brink of a greater military confrontation for now, Trump again pressed to block Iran's nuclear path.
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"As long as I am president of the United States, Iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon."
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"Iran must abandon its nuclear ambitions and end its support for terrorism," Trump said, calling on the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Russia, and China to "recognize this reality" and "break away from the remnants" of the Obama-era nuclear pact.
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He claimed that the "very defective" deal "gives Iran a clear and quick path to nuclear breakout."
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The president touted the military under his administration but added: "The fact that we have this great military and equipment, however, does not mean we need to use it.  ... We do not want to use it."
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Trump said: "The U.S.  is ready to embrace peace with all who seek it."
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... military did not attempt to shoot down the ballistic missiles fired from Iran because there were no American military assets in place to intercept them.
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The Patriot and Avenger anti-missile defense systems are deployed to other locations in the Middle East, but not to the two Iraqi bases targeted by Iran.
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... the American assets are in high demand and short supply around the world.
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"For the past few years, our focus was defeating ISIS and keeping a light footprint in Iraq.  We did not need air defense systems against ISIS."
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Iran's foreign minister said the targets in Iraq were chosen because that is where U.S.  Special Operations forces launched the drone strike to kill Soleimani.
      Swift US response needed to Iranian missile attack – Trump understands we must protect Americans  (Fox 01/08/2020)
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Iran said it launched its attack Wednesday to retaliate for the killing for Soleimani.
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Fortunately, U.S.  officials reported there were no casualties from the Iranian missile attack on two bases where members of the American military are stationed.
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Now only a swift and resolute U.S.  response to Wednesday's attack and Iran's continued state-sponsored terrorism will save Iraq and U.S.  interests from Iranian fanatics lashing out to deflect tension from Iran's economic free-fall caused by corrupt and unreasonable leadership.
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President Trump's diplomatic overtures to Iran were met with unreasonable preconditions.
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In fact, Iran's response to a meeting offered by President Trump was to insist that America lift economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic first – then, possibly, there might be a meeting. 
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When is the right time to kill a known terrorist responsible for hundreds of American deaths and thousands of others
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How many American lives are worth protecting?
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Clearly, under President Obama the four American lives lost in Benghazi were not worth protecting, as we witnessed no response for countless requests for support to an American diplomatic outpost and CIA base filled with Americans.
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If President Trump had been in office, we would not have seen a similar outcome in Libya.
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We now have an administration that does not acquiesce and draw imaginary "red lines."
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President Trump's message is clear that if any American or U.S.  interests are targeted by terrorists, we will respond swiftly and appropriately.
      Trump says Soleimani strike saved lives, dials back threat on cultural sites  (Fox 01/07/2020)
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"They're allowed to kill our people, they're allowed to maim our people, they're allowed to blow up everything that we have and there's nothing that stops them."
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"And we are, according to various laws, supposed to be very careful with their cultural heritage."
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"And you know?  If that's what the law is – I like to obey the law."
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"But think of it, they kill our people, they blow up our people, but then we have to be very gentle with [their] cultural institutions."
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Trump said: "I'm okay with it.  It's okay with me."
      Trump: If Iran does anything, there will be 'major retaliation'  (INN 01/05/2020)
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"They're allowed to kill our people.  They're allowed to torture and maim our people.  they're allowed to use roadside bombs and blow up our people.  And we're not allowed to touch their cultural sites?  It doesn't work that way."
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Asked about retaliation from Iran for the killing of Qassem Soleimani, Trump replied, "If it happens it happens.  If they do anything there will be major retaliation."
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The President was also asked about the possibility of the US being forced out of Iraq and replied, "We're not leaving unless they pay us back for it", a reference to the US air base in Iraq.
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... Trump warned Iran on Twitter that the US will strike it in a "disproportionate manner" if it strikes any American person or target.
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      National security adviser O'Brien warns Iran of 'severe consequences' for retaliation: 'Very bad...'  (Fox 01/05/2020)
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"The president takes threats made to the United States and threats against American citizens, our soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and diplomats, very seriously."
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"And I think the president is trying to make it clear to the Iranians that this is a very bad path for them to go down."
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"We caught Qassem Soleimani in the act of planning and plotting to kill Americans in the region was eliminated in a precise operation carried out by the U.S.  military.  And we've said, hey, that's the end of it."
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"Well, of course, we can't go into sources and methods, but I can tell you it was very solid intelligence."
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"Soleimani was traveling around the region, working out a plan to attack Americans with his proxy allies, with Iran's proxy allies in Syria and Lebanon and in Iraq."
      Gen.  Jack Keane on Hezbollah threatening to retaliate for airstrike: 'Nonsense' that America...  (Fox 01/05/2020)
      Pompeo: U.S.  would have been 'culpably negligent' if Soleimani left alive  (Fox 01/05/2020)
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"I think any reasonable person who saw the intelligence that the senior American leaders had in their possession would have come to the same conclusion that President Trump and our leadership team did about the fact that there would have been more risk to America, more risk through inaction than there was through the action that we took."
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"Endless wars are the direct result of weakness, and President Trump will never let that happen."
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He blamed the necessity for current actions on the failures of the Obama administration.
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"But make no mistake, America's mission is to have our footprint in the Middle East reduced while still keeping Americans safe.  Safe from rogue regimes like the Islamic Republic of Iran and from terrorist activity broadly throughout the region."
      Judge Jeanine: Killing Soleimani 'needed to happen' and Trump 'was the man to do it'  (Fox 01/05/2020)
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"Everyone knew the blood of Americans was on his hands responsible for the murder of more than 600 American service members and thousands of others whose blood and limbs were spilled and left on the sands of the Middle East."
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"He implemented the explosive devices capable of piercing through our American armor.  His ruthless reign of terror was celebrated and legendary against Americans, our allies and Muslims would have continued had this monster not been stopped."
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"The president did not risk a single life in his effort to eliminate this sadistic beast who, according to all reports as well as his history, was a clear and present danger to America."
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"He is interested in America and protecting it and in so doing, he will take swift, decisive and strategic action and take no prisoners along the way."
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"Whether they'll admit it or not, all Americans should be thankful.  Our allies should be thankful.  Indeed, the world should be thankful for the removal of the world's most dangerous terrorist."
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Pompeo stressed that the Trump administration has shown military "restraint" in the face of dozens of attacks directed by Iran and its proxies against American interests, culminating in the death of an American contractor in Iraq last week.
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Pirro agreed ... saying Trump is a president "who negotiates from strength, not from weakness.  A man who has exhibited tremendous restraint, while constantly being provoked by Iran.  His red line was the killing of an American and true to his word, it was only then that he responded."
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"He had tried everything and economic sanctions were imposed.  Themselves recognized as appropriate and responsible action in the spectrum of diplomacy and yet, they continued to poke the eye of the tiger."
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"The president even tweeted Iran will pay a very big price for any damage or loss of life.  ‘This is not a warning, it's a threat,'"
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"It's not an act of war.  It's not unauthorized force when the commander in chief is defending Americans from imminent deadly harm."
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"So for Chuck and all you snowflakes who say, ‘This means war,' I've got news for you, we've already been in a shadow war with Iran for decades."
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"They haven't confronted us with conventional military action because they're weak and we have superpower capabilities thanks to President Donald J.  Trump."
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"By taking out Soleimani, we have put the Iranians on notice that its use of proxies will no longer protect those who plan or give orders for attacks against us.  They personally will be held responsible."
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"The Iranians have multiple military and economic interests in America, which they can target.  However, they now know their use of proxies will not insulate them personally from retaliation and preemptive action."
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"The president's thinking on this has not been shoot from the hip.  It was set strategically in motion this past April when Iran's revolutionary guard and its commanders were labeled terrorists, that was the game changer my friends.  It served notice to Iran's leaders, particularly those in the Iran Revolutionary Guard, that they themselves, not their subordinates, will pay the price."
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"And if they go to bed planning an attack on America, they make wake up on the receiving end of an American plan to preempt them."
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      Iraq’s Parliament calls for expulsion of US troops from the country following drone attack  (Fox 01/05/2020)
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It's a non-binding vote, which is seen as mostly symbolic.
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The 5,000 U.S.  troops are in Iraq at the invitation of the country's executive branch, the Prime Minister's officer — not Parliament.
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There are over 100,000 Iranian-backed militia fighters in Iraq.  Their leaders have called for "revenge" for Soleimani's death.
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Meanwhile, the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq has officially "paused" the training of Iraqi forces and the support of their operations against ISIS to focus on protecting its troops and bases
      Trump warns Iran: US has targeted '52 Iranian sites' and will 'hit very fast and very hard' if...  (Fox 01/04/2020)
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"Iran is talking very boldly about targeting certain USA assets as revenge for our ridding the world of their terrorist leader who had just killed an American, & badly wounded many others, not to mention all of the people he had killed over his lifetime, including recently hundreds of Iranian protesters."
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"He was already attacking our Embassy, and preparing for additional hits in other locations.  Iran has been nothing but problems for many years."
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"Let this serve as a WARNING that if Iran strikes any Americans, or American assets, we have targeted 52 Iranian sites (representing the 52 American hostages taken by Iran many years ago), some at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture, and those targets, and Iran itself, WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD.  The USA wants no more threats!"
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See related Just Keep It up... (Michael Ramirez, 05/22/2019) cartoon from World picture album
      Trump confronts Iran with strength – Obama showed weakness and Iran became more dangerous  (Fox 01/04/2020)
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The Iranian regime respects strength.
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Weakness only encourages Iran's leaders to engage in more terrorism and killing.
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While the U.S.  attack Friday certainly angered the regime, it must have also given Iran's leaders newfound respect for Trump and for the United States.
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By boldly attacking Soleimani and al-Muhandis and several other terrorists gathered with them, President Trump made it clear to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that the U.S.  is not afraid of him and his brutal regime.
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Khamenei must now realize that no one in his government is safe from the U.S.  if Iran continues its role as the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism.
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That's a very positive development for the Middle East, for the U.S.  and for the world.
      Trump says Soleimani was planning 'imminent and sinister attacks,' defends airstrike  (Fox 01/03/2020)
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"We took action last night to stop a war.  We did not take action to start a war."
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... the president said the United States "caught" the general "in the act and terminated him."
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"Soleimani made the death of ... people his sick passion."
      Trump says Soleimani should have been killed ‘years ago,’ was ‘hated’ within Iran  (Fox 01/03/2020)
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"General Qassem Soleimani has killed or badly wounded thousands of Americans over an extended period of time, and was plotting to kill many more...but got caught!"
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"He was directly and indirectly responsible for the death of millions of people, including the recent large number of PROTESTERS killed in Iran itself."
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"While Iran will never be able to properly admit it, Soleimani was both hated and feared within the country."
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"They are not nearly as saddened as the leaders will let the outside world believe.  He should have been taken out many years ago!"
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The president's tweets come after the Pentagon confirmed overnight that he ordered the attack that killed Soleimani and other military officials at Baghdad International Airport.
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Soleimani was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more.
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"I think the Iranian leadership understands President Trump will take action.  ... We made very clear that these responses would be swift and decisive.  We have now demonstrated that."
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"I hope the Iranian leadership will see that and see American resolve and that their decision will be to de-escalate and take actions consistent with what normal nations do."
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Pompeo added that the Trump administration has shown military "restraint" in the face of dozens of attacks directed by Iran and its proxies against American interests, culminating in the death of an American contractor in Iraq last week.
      Pompeo on Qassem Soleimani strike: Iran now understands Trump will take 'decisive' action  (Fox 01/03/2020)
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"I think the Iranian leadership understands President Trump will take action.  ... We made very clear that these responses would be swift and decisive.  We have now demonstrated that.  I hope the Iranian leadership will see that and see American resolve and that their decision will be to de-escalate and take actions consistent with what normal nations do.  In the event that they do not and they go in the other direction, I know that President Trump and the entire United States government is prepared to respond appropriately."
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President of Iran Hassan Rouhani promised early Friday to "take revenge for this heinous crime" carried out by the United States.  Rouhani also said Iran would "raise the flag" of Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds Force, "in defense of the country's territorial integrity and the fight against terrorism and extremism in the region."
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The Pentagon confirmed Thursday evening that Trump had ordered the attack that killed Soleimani and other military officials at Baghdad International Airport in Iraq.
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Iran's top "shadow commander" was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more...
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"He's got hundreds of American lives and blood on his hands.  What was sitting before us was his travels throughout the region, his efforts to make a significant strike against Americans.  There would have been many Muslims killed as well, Iraqis and people in other countries.  It was a strike that was aimed at disrupting that plot, disrupting further aggression and we hope, setting the conditions for de-escalation as well."
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Pompeo said Trump has taken a "fundamentally different" approach to dealing with Iran, arguing the country was emboldened by the softer policies of the Obama administration.
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"We didn't send pallets of cash to the Iranians.  We didn't pay for hostages.  We didn't create a deal which would have given them a clear pathway to a nuclear weapon.  We have taken a very different approach.  We believe it's the one that will ultimately lead to success and stability in the Middle East."
      Trump orders attack that kills Iranian Gen.  Qassim Soleimani, other military officials in Baghdad...  (Fox 01/02/2020)
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President Trump ordered a game-changing U.S.  military attack that killed Iranian Gen.  Qassim Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds Force, among other military officials at Baghdad International Airport early Friday, the Pentagon confirmed.
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In April 2019, the State Department announced Iran was responsible for killing 608 U.S.  troops during the Iraq War.
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Soleimani was the head of the Iranian and Iranian-backed forces carrying out those operations killing American troops.
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According to the State Department, 17 percent of all deaths of U.S.  personnel in Iraq from 2003 to 2011 were orchestrated by Soleimani.
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As recently as 2015, a travel ban and United Nations Security Council resolutions had barred Soleimani from leaving Iran.
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Friday's Baghdad strike also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iran-backed militias known as the Popular Mobilization Forces...
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Their deaths marked a potential turning point in the Middle East, and are expected to draw severe retaliation from Iran and the forces it's backed in the Middle East against Israel and American interests.
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... Muhandis had arrived to the airport in a convoy to receive Soleimani whose plane had arrived from either Lebanon or Syria.  The airstrike occurred as soon as he descended from the plane to be greeted by Muhandis and his companions, killing them all.
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A senior politician said Soleimani's body was identified by the ring he wore.
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The nighttime attack occurred amid tensions with the U.S.  after an Iran-backed militia attacked the U.S.  Embassy in Baghdad, which was targeted Tuesday by angry mobs who were protesting recent U.S.  airstrikes.
      Baghdad rocket attack kills Iranian military leaders including Gen.  Qassim Soleimani  (Fox 01/02/2020)
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Soleimani is the military mastermind whom Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had deemed equally as dangerous as Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
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Soleimani was the long-running leader of the elite intelligence wing called Quds Force – which itself has been a designated terror group since 2007, and is estimated to be 20,000 strong.
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Considered one of the most powerful men in Iran, he was routinely referred to as the "shadow commander" or "spymaster."
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The strike also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iran-backed militias known as the Popular Mobilization Forces.
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... the three Katyusha rockets landed near the cargo hall.
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      JPMorgan CEO Dimon on Didi debacle, may think twice about China deals  (Fox 08/04/2021)
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When asked about how much money his firm, which underwrote the Uber of China IPO, lost ... Dimon shrugged off the situation as "life in the fast lane."
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In addition to JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley were also primary underwriters on the deal.
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The IPO raised $4 billion.
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      Top World Bank economist says coronavirus pandemic morphing into 'major economic crisis'  (Fox 10/16/2020)
      US strikes Mexican tomato trade deal in win for consumers  (Fox 08/21/2019)
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"This never would have happened if the president did not threaten tariffs."
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"The real objective of the administration is not tariffs, but free trade, and this proves that point."
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"The President will make sure other countries will not take advantage of US farmers."
      Canada, US confirm new deal with Mexico updating NAFTA  (Fox 09/29/2018)
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"Late last night, our deadline, we reached a wonderful new Trade Deal with Canada, to be added into the deal already reached with Mexico."
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"The new name will be The United States Mexico Canada Agreement, or USMCA.  It is a great deal for all three countries, solves the many deficiencies and mistakes in NAFTA, greatly opens markets to our Farmers and Manufacturers, reduce Trade Barriers to the U.S.  and will bring all three Great Nations closer together in competition with the rest of the world.  The USMCA is a historic transaction!"
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The agreements reportedly boost U.S.  access to Canada's dairy market and protect Canada from possible U.S.  autos tariffs.
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Trump's administration has said Canada must sign on to the text of the updated NAFTA by a midnight Sunday deadline or face exclusion from the pact.  Washington has already reached a bilateral deal with Mexico, the third NAFTA member.
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If Canada did not sign a new deal, Trump had threatened to impose steep tariffs on all automotive imports.
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In late August, the U.S.  and Mexico negotiated a new pact to replace NAFTA, snubbing Canada in the process.
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President Trump has also repeatedly suggested that he might leave Canada out of the new agreement — which would be called the "United States-Mexico Trade Agreement."
      Trump preparing additional tariffs on $200B in Chinese goods  (Fox 07/10/2018)
      Trump wants ‘free and open trade’, but tariffs have an end goal: Kudlow  (Fox 06/29/2018)
      Trump accuses Trudeau, Macron of imposing 'massive' economic pressures on US ahead of G7 summit  (Fox 06/07/2018)
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"Please tell Prime Minister Trudeau and President Macron that they are charging the U.S.  massive tariffs and create non-monetary barriers.  The EU trade surplus with the U.S.  is $151 Billion, and Canada keeps our farmers and others out.  Look forward to seeing them tomorrow."
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"Prime Minister Trudeau is being so indignant, bringing up the relationship that the U.S.  and Canada had over the many years and all sorts of other things...but he doesn't bring up the fact that they charge us up to 300% on dairy — hurting our Farmers, killing our Agriculture!"
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"Why isn't the European Union and Canada informing the public that for years they have used massive Trade Tariffs and non-monetary Trade Barriers against the U.S.  Totally unfair to our farmers, workers & companies.  Take down your tariffs & barriers or we will more than match you!"
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... the White House announced that it would no longer exempt Canada, the E.U., and Mexico from punishing tariffs on steel and aluminum, citing national security and concerns of unfairness.
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The move led Canada and the E.U.  to impose retaliatory measures.
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Canada vowed to hit the U.S.  with nearly $17 billion worth of tariffs on various goods from the U.S., such as toilet paper and maple syrup, and the E.U.  announced planned duties as well.
      Trump says China trade deal moving along 'nicely,' will likely use 'different structure'  (Fox 05/23/2018)
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"Our Trade Deal with China is moving along nicely, but in the end we will probably have to use a different structure in that this will be too hard to get done and to verify results after completion."
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"We have a long way to go, but I want it to go fairly quickly."
      US, China agree to reduce $370B trade deficit  (Fox 05/19/2018)
      Michael Goodwin: Sorry skeptics, Trump's tax plan is actually working wonders  (Fox 01/29/2018)
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Not that they needed one, but progressive wing nuts and their fellow travelers are getting another reason to hate President Trump.  He's proving that capitalism works.
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Millions of workers will get the bonuses, most of which are for $1,000, and untold others will get new or higher-paying jobs.
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Most of those workers also will see their take-home pay increase because they will get personal income tax cuts and a doubling of the standard deduction.  Those changes will become apparent in a week or so when the new lower rates are applied to payrolls.
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The cash-in-the-pocket benefits are great news to many families, but the boom is doing something else too: It's giving the millennials a firsthand lesson in economics.
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Following eight slow-growth years under President Barack Obama and an election where their favorite candidate, Bernie Sanders, railed against the wealthy and promised free stuff for everybody else, many young Americans were taught that socialism is their friend and capitalism their enemy.
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Now they are getting proof that the opposite is true.  They are eyewitnesses as capitalism provides more opportunities and financial security to more people than any other system.
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If they still have doubts, they need only ask their parents about their swelling 401(k) and IRA accounts as a result of the Dow Jones' 45 percent climb since Trump's election.
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All Democrats voted against the tax cuts and some refuse to celebrate the good results. 
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It's hard not to conclude that Pelosi and her elitist ilk believe ­ever-higher taxes and redistribution are superior to growth fueled by the private sector.
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As Friedrich Hayek explained, central planners are always paving "The Road to Serfdom."
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In fact, government redistribution had its heyday under Obama, who raised taxes on upper incomes yet never stopped complaining that the rich didn't pay their "fair share."
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Obama was the first president never to have a whole year of 3 percent growth and had the lowest labor-participation rate in three decades.
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"If you've got a business, you didn't build that .?.?.  somebody else made that happen."
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His point was that government built the roads, etc., which is obviously true, but misses the point that government has no money of its own.
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The contrast with Trump is striking.  ... Never a shrinking violet, he is most convincingly authentic when cheerleading for jobs, jobs, jobs.
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Many companies also are increasing their charitable contributions, with JPMorgan Chase saying it will boost its community-based philanthropy by 40 percent, to $1.75 billion over five years.
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That, too, is unique to capitalism — people and businesses freely giving away their money.
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No one knows how far the expansion will go or how long it will last.  But one thing is certain: Trump is the catalyst.
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No other Republican who sought the presidency in 2016 had comparable plans to reduce regulations and taxes.
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And Democrat Hillary Clinton promised more of both while trying to match Sanders' free-stuff promises.
      Tesla reaches agreement for China factory, reports say  (Fox 10/23/2017)
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Cars manufactured there would still be subject to a 25 percent import tariff if sold in China, but the lower production costs would make them more cost-effective to sell in the country than cars imported from Tesla's California factory.
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Tesla exported roughly 11,000 cars in 2016 to China, where they sell for 50 percent more than they due in the United States.
      White House considers new executive order targeting unfair product dumping  (Fox 04/10/2017)
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... with a focus on aluminum and steel.
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... part of the president's plan to protect American workers and make good on his campaign promises on fair trade, and cut practices from foreign governments who use subsidization to make products cheaper.
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"The administration would use the results of that investigation to determine the best path forward, which could potentially include everything from no action at all to the levying of supplemental duties."
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"But whichever action we take would be informed by the results of the investigation and not by predetermined conclusions."
      France's Le Pen lauds Ford decision as win for protectionism  (Fox 01/04/2017)
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... Ford's decision is proof that "protectionism works, when it is led by determination, and when a country can exercise its economic independence."
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Ford is canceling plans to build a $1.6 billion factory in Mexico and will instead invest some of that money in a U.S.  factory.
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"A strong and protecting state is a state which pays attention to the country's industrial and economic interests ... because it's a power struggle between politics and economy."
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Montebourg advocates state intervention to protect national interests and keep jobs and companies in the country.
      Rep.  Robert Pittenger: Why Commerce must not give China 'market economy' status  (Fox 12/09/2016)
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When China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, it agreed to allow all WTO countries to automatically treat China as a "Non-Market Economy" for a 15-year period.
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This status allows the United States to set fair prices on Chinese exports, effectively leveling the playing field for American producers.
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The 15-year period will end December 11th, and the Commerce Department must make a determination whether we will continue treating China as a Non-Market Economy.
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... I sincerely hope that China would play by the rules and enable a Market Economy designation.
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Free and fair trade between countries creates incentives for the efficient allocation of resources.
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However, the tangible benefits of the free market can be adversely affected by improper government interference.
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Unfortunately, China's communist government has a proclivity for consistently distorting market forces through government subsidies, preferential loans, and currency manipulation. 
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U.S.  law defines "Non-Market Economy" as any foreign country which does not "operate on market principles of cost or pricing structures, so that sales of merchandise in such country do not reflect the fair value of the merchandise."
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Despite promises to reduce government intervention, the Chinese government continues to artificially prop up its steel industry for its own selfish economic and political purposes.
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These initiatives have led to overcapacity in the global steel market and have been detrimental to American steel producers.
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Why should we reward anti-competitive practices?
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Doing so would as well send a message of weakness and capitulation to our other trading partners who have also been proactively engaged in market exploitation.
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If U.S.  steel production is hollowed out by unfair Chinese competition, the U.S.  could be placed in the vulnerable position of having to rely on foreign countries for critical commodities.
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We already have major concerns regarding Chinese government attempts to purchase critical infrastructure to potentially disrupt the American military supply chain.
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A comprehensive look at China's geopolitical interests clearly illustrates the need for close U.S.  scrutiny of all communist Chinese government action. 
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Now is not the time to affirm bad practices through granting China Market Economy status.
      Obama meeting Singapore PM, looks to boost TPP trade pact Obama meeting Singapore PM, looks to boost TPP trade pact  (Fox 08/02/2016)
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The deal would eliminate trade barriers and tariffs, streamline standards and encourage investment between the 12 countries that include Mexico, Japan, Vietnam and Australia.
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But critics say the pact undercuts American workers by introducing lower-wage competition and gives huge corporations too much leeway.
      Deutsche Bank to Cut 35,000 Jobs in Overhaul  (Fox 10/29/2015)
      Scottish economist of Princeton University Angus Deaton wins Nobel prize  (Fox 10/12/2015)
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... singled out Deaton's work in showing how individual behavior affects the wider economy and that "we cannot understand the whole without understanding what is happening in the miniature economy of our daily choices."
      China Damage Spreading  (Fox 08/12/2015)
      China’s rigged markets will ultimately destabilize global capitalism  (Fox 07/31/2015)
      World markets plunge, bank lines grow as Greece financial crisis deepens  (Fox 06/29/2015)
      Greek banks will not open Monday  (Fox 06/28/2015)
      US overtakes Russia as top oil and gas producer, report says  (Fox 06/10/2015)
      Obama, Abe putting joint face on trade amid opposition in US  (Fox 04/28/2015)
      The Ticket to Prosperity  (JWR 04/08/2015)
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If there's one immutable fact of life, it is that history cannot be changed or controlled.  What can be changed and controlled is the future.
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The most important first step for Palestinian people is to recognize that they have been betrayed by their leadership and that their destiny truly lies in their hands.
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The basic ingredients for Hong Kong's progress were not foreign aid and other handouts from Western nations but instead law and order and a free market. 
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Despite decades of economic aid, many recipient nations are worse off now than they were before they first received development assistance.  What foreign aid usually accomplishes is to enable tyrants to retain power, letting them be able to pay off cronies and buy military equipment to suppress their people and engage in military ventures.  Foreign aid also enables tyrants to set up multimillion- and even multibillion-dollar personal accounts in foreign banks.
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Today's Third World poverty is mostly self-inflicted — indigenously created.
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The growth-promoting characteristics of the non-poor countries that are all but absent in poor countries are protected private property rights, personal liberty, enforcement of contracts, rule of law and a market-oriented economic system.
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A country need not be rich to create these wealth-enhancing institutions.  That's much of the story of the U.S.  In 1776, we were a poor nation, but we established the institutional structure to become rich.  That institutional structure attracted not only foreign investment but talented, hardworking immigrants, as well.
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Contrast that with today's poor countries, whose policies and institutional structure do just the opposite — repel investment and export their most talented and ambitious people to freer and richer countries.
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People with limited understanding make the mistake of making a link between economic freedom and democracy.  There is no such necessary link.
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The bottom line for why some countries are rich while others are poor is best-explained by the amount of economic freedom.
      German Parliament overwhelmingly approves Greece bailout extension  (Fox 02/27/2015)
      A new economic mystery: Negative interest rates  (JWR 02/19/2015)
      The End of the Dependence on Arab Oil  (INN 01/07/2015)
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The United States lifted the restrictions on American oil exports, and as of the first day of 2015, America has begun exporting oil to the world.  Overnight, the United States reaffirmed its status as the world's biggest manufacturer of oil, bigger even than Saudi Arabia, primarily due to the development of oil shale technology which has revolutionized the production of oil.
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Western societies are all experiencing reservations about the true intentions of local Muslim citizens who reject any semblance of loyalty to the Western and Democratic tradition of the nations that have welcomed them.  Using financial strong arm tactics to buy politicians, or bribing national companies will no longer be sustainable due to the severe drop in expected income of the oil dictatorships.
      Russia debt closer to junk status  (CNN 12/23/2014)
      Russian crisis kills big German gas deal  (CNN 12/19/2014)
      Who loses if Russia implodes?  (CNN 12/16/2014)
      China's economy isn't No.  1 — but if it were, so what?  (JWR 12/15/2014)
      OPEC isn't scared of $40 oil  (CNN 12/14/2014)
      2015: The year when the oil crisis ends?  (CNN 12/05/2014)
      OPEC's message to US shale: Drop dead  (CNN 11/28/2014)
      European Parliament votes for Google breakup  (CNN 11/27/2014)
      Oil prices crash below $70  (CNN 11/27/2014)
      Underground cities: the future of business  (CNN 11/18/2014)
      Can anything save Sony?  (CNN 10/30/2014)
      Larry Summers: Beware of China and India  (CNN 10/27/2014)
      China spends $1.5 billion pampering pets  (CNN 10/23/2014)
      China's economy suffers its worst quarter since the financial crisis  (CNN 10/20/2014)
      Moody's downgrades Russia's debt  (CNN 10/17/2014)
      Putin puts a chill on German economy  (CNN 10/14/2014)
      War: What is it good for?  (CNN 10/10/2014)
      Carlos Slim: The 3-day work week will happen  (CNN 10/08/2014)
      Russia's ruble at lowest level ever as new sanctions loom  (CNN 09/01/2014)
      World getting 'super-aged' at scary speed  (CNN 08/21/2014)
      No deal: Argentina in default as talks fail  (CNN 07/30/2014)
      Who pays the most income taxes?  (CNN 05/02/2015)
      Tesla to build cars in China  (CNN 04/22/2014)
      It's raining bankers: Perhaps they know of big economic trouble ahead  (JWR 03/25/2014)
      Who would suffer from Russian sanctions?  (CNN 03/05/2014)
      Bitcoin market Mt.Gox files for bankruptcy  (CNN 02/28/2014)
      Survival of Bitcoin exchange Mt.Gox in doubt  (CNN 02/24/2014)
      World needs pilots!  Record growth leads to record need  (CNN 02/23/2014)
      Barclays stokes bonus row as 12,000 jobs go  (CNN 02/11/2014)
      Is greed really good or will money be the end of us?  (CNN 12/25/2013)
      The Pope and Basic Economics  (JWR 12/05/2013)
      EU fines banks record $2.3B over Libor  (CNN 12/04/2013)
      Five ways to ruin an economy  (CNN 11/16/2013)
      My journey to help the poor and build a more equitable world  (CNN 11/15/2013)
      The four-day work week  (CNN 07/09/2013)
      World economy stuck in neutral: IMF  (CNN 07/09/2013)
      We're All Cypriots Now  (JWR 03/21/2013)
      Major Chinese solar company goes bankrupt  (CNN 03/21/2013)
      Cyprus rejects bank levy, bailout in doubt  (CNN 03/19/2013)
      Why Russia is irate about the Cyprus bank tax  (CNN 03/19/2013)
      Keynes' 'keys' being applied to wrong economic locks  (JWR 12/31/2012)
      First arrests in Libor manipulation case  (CNN 12/11/2012)
      JPMorgan sues London Whale's boss  (CNN 10/31/2012)
      At Chinese factory run by Bain subsidiary, workers favor economics over politics  (CNN 10/25/2012)
      Bernanke defends Fed against international criticism  (CNN 10/15/2012)
      Nobel Prize for economics awarded to two U.S.  economists  (CNN 10/15/2012)
      Obama hits China with trade complaint  (CNN 09/17/2012)
      Lawsuits against banks loom in Libor scandal  (CNN 07/06/2012)
      Lawmakers hurl furious questions at ex-Barclays CEO  (CNN 07/04/2012)
      Chinese banks' profits soar amid euro crisis  (CNN 07/03/2012)
      Barclays bank CEO Diamond resigns amid scandal  (CNN 07/03/2012)
      China firm buys AMC to form world's largest cinema chain  (05/21/2012)
      Are New Tariffs On China Tied to November Elections?  (INN 05/20/2012)
      U.S.-Colombia trade deal to take effect in May  (CNN 04/16/2012)
      Commerce Department makes move with potential to spark trade war with China  (JWR 03/21/2012)
      Obama announces WTO case against China over rare earths  (CNN 03/13/2012)
      Israeli Jobless Drops to 30-Year Low  (INN 02/21/2012)
      Eurozone approves new $173B bailout for Greece  (CNN 02/21/2012)
      Greece: One step forward, two steps back  (CNN 02/10/2012)
      Greece on the brink  (CNN 02/07/2012)
      Are 'sweatshops' an economic necessity?  (CNN 02/06/2012)
      Spanish unemployment hits almost 23%  (CNN 01/27/2012)
      S&P downgrades Europe bailout fund  (CNN 01/16/2012)
      Ratings agencies take center stage in euro crisis  (CNN 01/14/2012)
      9 eurozone nations downgraded by S&P  (CNN 01/13/2012)
      Does skyscraper boom herald economic doom?  (CNN 01/12/2012)
      Undercover zillionaires  (CNN 01/06/2012)
      Americans make up half of the world's richest 1%  (CNN 01/04/2012)
      Swiss bankers charged in $1.2 billion tax fraud  (CNN 01/02/2012)
      Like it or not, the euro is doomed  (CNN 12/10/2011)
      Europe will be a 'catastrophe' without a solution  (CNN 12/08/2011)
      The rise and fall of the euro  (CNN 12/07/2011)
      Global economy at the tipping point  (CNN 11/09/2011)
      Finally, Europe has a deal  (CNN 10/27/2011)
      Who are the 1 percent?  (CNN 10/20/2011)
      Buffett made $62,855,038 last year  (CNN 10/12/2011)
      Obama vows to break jobs plan into separate bills after Senate setback  (CNN 10/12/2011)
      Chinese officials blast Senate currency bill  (CNN 10/12/2011)
      How the euro became a broken dream  (CNN 10/05/2011)
      Greek bailout could cost U.S.  big-time  (CNN 10/03/2011)
      The world's biggest rogue traders in recent history  (CNN 08/15/2011)
      Biden: U.S.  has never defaulted on its debt and never will  (CNN 08/19/2011)
      U.S., Chinese vice presidents talk economic cooperation  (CNN 08/19/2011)
      European economy hits a wall  (CNN 08/16/2011)
      Europe's debt solution?  Work longer  (CNN 08/15/2011)
      G7 finance ministers to hold conference call on U.S.  credit downgrade  (CNN 08/07/2011)
      World reacts to U.S.  credit downgrade  (CNN 08/06/2011)
      Chinese agency downgrades U.S.  credit rating  (CNN 08/02/2011)
      Five Chinese trade tricks  (CNN 01/17/2011)
      APEC leaders to work toward free trade area  (CNN 11/14/2010)
      Inside China factory hit by suicides  (CNN 06/02/2010)
      Water privatization  (Tony Clarke, 01/2004)
      Delhi says it would be unfair for Western nations to restrict... 
      Beijing plans 'Taiwan attack'  (Catherine Armitage, 08/2003)
      Worked till they drop  (Philip Pan, Washington Post, 05/2002)
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      New camera allows people to view the world how animals see it  (NYP 01/24/2024)
      AI revolutionized the battlefield in 2023 as Israel, China lead development amid tech arms race  (Fox 12/30/2023)
      5 ways AI is leveling the battlefield  (Fox 10/16/2023)
      10 easy ways to prevent someone from spying on you  (Fox 09/30/2023)
      Israel's new multimillion-dollar AI tank provides total battlefield vision: 'A new era'  (Fox 09/22/2023)
      Fruit-picking robots take flight, just when you've seen it all  (Fox 08/02/2023)
      Hyundai built a car that can drive sideways and spin in place  (Fox 04/30/2023)
      Creepy robot dogs being deployed to patrol neighborhoods  (Fox 04/05/2023)
      Honda teaming up with GM to build hydrogen-powered cars  (Fox 02/03/2023)
      Jet-powered Ferrari could take on Tesla's 'flying' Roadster  (Fox 02/02/2023)
      Revolutionary: Mazda brings back the rotary engine ...  in an electric car?  (Fox 01/14/2023)
      Hot car: Toyota built a hydrogen-powered classic  (Fox 01/13/2023)
      First solar-powered production car now on sale for $260,000  (Fox 12/01/2022)
      Hydrogen-powered Honda CR-V coming in 2024  (Fox 11/30/2022)
      Parallel parking may get a lot easier with this new steering tech  (Fox 07/12/2022)
      RIP Internet Explorer: Korean engineer’s $330 gravestone goes viral  (NYP 06/18/2022)
      Toyota, Yamaha working on hydrogen-burning V8 engine  (Fox 02/23/2022)
      British Royal Marines testing jetpacks that can reach speeds of 80 mph  (Fox 05/05/2021)
      Nissan built a sports car you drive lying down ...  head-first  (Fox 12/17/2020)
      Kyocera has designed a 'transparent' car  (Fox 11/05/2020)
      Scale model of futuristic 'Flying V' aircraft makes successful maiden flight  (Fox 09/08/2020)
      Japanese flying car company conducts successful test flight  (Fox 08/29/2020)
      Giant electric dump truck runs on rocks and gravity  (Fox 08/28/2019)
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... like most electric vehicles, when it needs to slow down it can turn its motors into generators that recharge the battery, and that's where the rocks come in.
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... the truck is currently being used in a quarry in Biel, where it has to be driven up a hill to be filled with 45 tons of lime and marl, then back down to unload.
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Thanks to the weight of the rocks, the truck generates enough energy fighting gravity to charge the battery pack to 88 percent on the way down and only needs 80 percent to get back up.  By the end of a typical day, it has a 200-kilowatt hour surplus waiting to be used the next day.
      When the Google dream died  (INN 10/16/2018)
      DHS backs Apple, Amazon denial of China 'spy' chips report  (Fox 10/07/2018)
      The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S.  Companies  (10/04/2018)
      World's first flying car about to go on sale  (Fox 09/27/2018)
      Rolls Royce designing its first flying taxi  (Fox 07/17/2018)
      Adobe Flash flaw was exploited in North Korea-linked hacks  (Fox 02/05/2018)
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The previously unknown flaw can let an attacker trigger remote code execution over a PC.
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It affects both the current version of the Adobe Flash Player (28.0.0.137), along with earlier versions.
      Researchers Discover Two Major Flaws in the World’s Computers  (NYT 01/03/2018)
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The two problems, called Meltdown and Spectre, could allow hackers to steal the entire memory contents of computers, including mobile devices, personal computers and servers running in so-called cloud computer networks.
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There is no easy fix for Spectre, which could require redesigning the processors, according to researchers.
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As for Meltdown, the software patch needed to fix the issue could slow down computers by as much as 30 percent...
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Meltdown is a particular problem for the cloud computing services run by the likes of Amazon, Google and Microsoft.
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... the vulnerability "has existed for more than 20 years in modern processor architectures."
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To take advantage of Meltdown, hackers could rent space on a cloud service, just like any other business customer.
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Once they were on the service, the flaw would allow them to grab information like passwords from other customers.
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That is a major threat to the way cloud-computing systems operate.  Cloud services often share machines among many customers — and it is uncommon for, say, a single server to be dedicated to a single customer.
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... the Meltdown flaw affects virtually every microprocessor made by Intel, which makes chips used in more than 90 percent of the computer servers that underpin the internet and private business operations.
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This could become a significant issue for any business running websites and other software through cloud systems.
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The other flaw, Spectre, affects most processors now in use, though the researchers believe this flaw is more difficult to exploit.
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There is no known fix for it, and it is not clear what chip makers like Intel will do to address the problem.
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"Intel and other technology companies have been made aware of new security research describing software analysis methods that, when used for malicious purposes, have the potential to improperly gather sensitive data from computing devices that are operating as designed."
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"Intel believes these exploits do not have the potential to corrupt, modify or delete data."
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The Meltdown flaw is specific to Intel, but Spectre is a flaw in design that has been used by many processor manufacturers for decades.
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It affects virtually all microprocessors on the market, including chips made by AMD that share Intel's design and the many chips based on designs from ARM in Britain.
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"Whereas Meltdown is an urgent crisis, Spectre affects virtually all fast microprocessors," ... An emphasis on speed while designing new chips has left them vulnerable to security issues.
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"There's been this desire from the industry to be as fast as possible and secure at the same time.  Spectre shows that you cannot have both."
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A fix may not be available for Spectre until a new generation of chips hit the market.
      Three killed in terror attack northwest of Jerusalem  (INN 09/26/2017)
      Cyber attack spreads across 12 countries; some UK hospitals crippled  (Fox 05/12/2017)
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The attack used ransomware, which is malware that encrypts data and locks a user from their data until they pay a ransom.
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Microsoft said that they had rolled out a patch to fix the issue.
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The malware was sent via email with a file attached to it.  From there, it subsequently spread.
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The impact of the attacks caused phone lines to go down, appointments to be canceled and patients to be turned away, but there has been no reported evidence of patient data being breached.
      London terror attack: UK wants encrypted WhatsApp messages  (Fox 03/27/2017)
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British press reports suggest Westminster Bridge attacker Khalid Masood used the WhatsApp messaging service just minutes before the Wednesday rampage that left three pedestrians and one police officer dead and dozens more wounded.
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"We need to make sure that organizations like WhatsApp, and there are plenty of others like that, don't provide a secret place for terrorists to communicate with each other."
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"We need to make sure that our intelligence services do have the ability to go into situations like encrypted WhatsApp."
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WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, says that it is working with U.K.  authorities following Wednesday's attack.
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"We are horrified at the attack carried out in London and are cooperating with law enforcement as they continue their investigations."
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... tech giants such as Facebook, Google and Twitter need to step up in the battle against terrorism.
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"They really have to take responsibility for the fact that their sites, their platforms, their publishing enterprises, are being used by terrorists."
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The Westminster Bridge attack has thrust secure messaging apps firmly into the spotlight again.
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ISIS sympathizers cheered the attack using channels in the Telegram app.
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ISIS used Telegram to claim credit for the Paris terror attacks in November 2015, prompting the messaging app to remove a slew of ISIS-related channels.
      Lightning-fast robot clinches Rubik's Cube world record  (Fox 03/06/2017)
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... solved the famous puzzle in a mind-boggling 0.637 seconds, beating the prior record of 0.887 seconds.
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The robot, which harnesses a processor from chipmaker Infineon Technologies, used its six mechanical arms to complete the Cube in 21 moves during its record attempt last year.
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The machine received two pictures of the cube, identified the color of each piece and then calculated a solution by using a Two-Phase Algorithm devised by Herbert Kociemba.
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The solution was then passed on to the Infineon processor, which orchestrated the moves.
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... Guinness World Records has been carefully reviewing the evidence, including ensuring that the cube and the pre-scrambling met all World Cube Association standards.
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The human record for completing a Rubik's Cube is 4.904 seconds, which was set by teenager Lucas Etter in November 2015. 
      Richard Branson unveils supersonic 'Baby Boom' passenger jet with Boom Technology  (Fox 11/16/2016)
      Will Uber's new plane concept really take-off?  (Fox 10/12/2016)
      rom damage to discovery via virtual unwrapping: Modern Technology Unlocks Secrets of a Damaged Biblical Scroll  (JWR 09/23/2016)
      Cool: New rotary engine-powered car revealed  (Fox 09/19/2016)
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The appeal of the Wankel is largely due to its compact size and smooth-running character, but it is notoriously difficult to cool, relatively fuel inefficient and burns a lot of oil that's used to lubricate the rotor seals, leading to poor emissions performance.
      Mammoth vessel: China’s new 98,000-ton mega ship  (Fox 06/01/2016)
      Robot patrol: Israeli Army to deploy autonomous vehicles on Gaza border  (Fox 09/01/2016)
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"This is the future — the border is a very dangerous place."
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"Sending unmanned vehicles to do these patrols means that troops lives' are not at risk."
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"We think at the beginning of next year, we will get a machine gun on the vehicle that will be operated from a control room – the machine gun will not be autonomous."
      World's first self-driving taxis debut in Singapore  (Fox 08/25/2016)
      Linux flaw puts 1.4 billion Android devices at risk of spying attack, experts warn  (Fox 08/16/2016)
      Solar Impulse 2 sets off for Abu Dhabi on the final leg of its epic global journey  (Fox 07/24/2016)
      Honda develops breakthrough electric motor for hybrids  (Fox 07/14/2016)
      Solar Impulse 2 makes Statue of Liberty flyby, arrives in New York  (Fox 06/11/2016)
      Teen hacks into North Korean Facebook using the password 'Password'  (Fox 06/01/2016)
      What the AI Behind AlphaGo Can Teach Us About Being Human  (Wired, 05/19/2016)
      Airbus aims high with Perlan 2 'space glider'  (Fox 05/09/2016)
      Australia's $39 billion submarine deal heralds new era of super-subs  (Fox 05/03/2016)
      Solar-powered plane lands in California, completing risky trip across Pacific  (Fox 04/24/2016)
      Researchers in China introduce Jia Jia, the 'robot goddess'  (Fox 04/19/2016)
      High-tech 'bazooka' fires a net to take down drones  (Fox 03/04/2016)
      Apple rushing to catch up with Samsung on displays  (Fox 03/04/2016)
      Goodyear turns the wheel into a sphere  (Fox 03/02/2016)
      France wants to fine Apple 1 million euros each time it refuses to decrypt an iPhone  (Fox 03/01/2016)
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It's not just the U.S.  that wants special "backdoor" access to encrypted iPhones, as other countries have similar criminal investigations that might depend on information obtained from encrypted devices and services.
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France is apparently studying ways to convince Apple, Google and other tech companies to comply with similar orders.
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... proposed an amendment to France law that would see U.S.  companies punished for refusing to cooperate with French authorities looking for backdoor access like the FBI is currently seeking.
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"We are faced with a legal vacuum when it comes to data encryption, and it's blocking judicial investigations."
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"Only money will force these extremely powerful companies like Apple and Google to comply."
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... there were eight recovered phones related to terror attacks that were inaccessible to police.  ... called out tech companies for operating under "total bad faith."
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"They are hiding behind a supposed privacy protection, but they're quick to make commercial use of personal data that they're collecting."
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The encryption fight is primarily led by Apple and Tim Cook, though other companies have stepped up to defend the need for strong protections built into mobile devices.
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Google, Microsoft and Facebook are among the tech giants defending Apple's stance against the FBI in the controversial San Bernardino case.
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In addition to France, the U.K.  also proposed a law a few months ago that would give its intelligence agencies more power when it comes to data collection, and which could potentially affect the way tech companies conduct their business in the country.
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"The Bill clarifies the Government's position on encryption, putting beyond doubt that companies can only be asked to remove encryption that they themselves have applied, and only where it is practicable for them to do so."
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"This will make clear that the Government is not asking companies to weaken their security by undermining encryption."
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Meanwhile, Apple's battle with the FBI will play out in Congress, where witnesses representing the two parties are scheduled to testify...
      Russia wants to target near-Earth objects with its ICBMs  (Fox 02/15/2016)
      Luxury pyramid-shaped yacht can ‘levitate’  (Fox 02/15/2016)
      Gas pedal of the future could make your car smarter  (Fox 02/05/2016)
      29 Biggest Planes in Military History  (02/02/2016)
      Watch a police eagle take down a drone  (Fox 02/01/2016)
      Stephen Hawking warns of planetary doom [again]  (Fox 01/19/2016)
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Stephen Hawking has once again warned that humanity could wipe itself out before it has a chance to establish far-flung space colonies.
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... the famed physicist singled out nuclear war, genetically engineered viruses and global warming as likely culprits.
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According to Hawking, the odds of a planetary disaster in the next millennia are high.
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"Although the chance of a disaster to planet Earth in a given year may be quite low, it adds up over time, and becomes a near certainty in the next thousand or 10 thousand years."
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Humans could survive if they have colonized other planets and stars before disaster strikes.
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"We will not establish self-sustaining colonies in space for at least the next hundred years, so we have to be very careful in this period."
      Four concealed carry guns unveiled at SHOT Show  (Fox 01/20/2016)
      Autonomous car breakthroughs to be featured at gadget show  (Fox 01/05/2016)
      Boeing loses best aircraft award to Airbus A380 for the first time ever  (Fox 12/14/2015)
      Company unveils airplane design with seats on top of aircraft  (Fox 12/16/2015)
      New Israeli system protects planes from missile attack  (INN 11/23/2015)
      Beretta shows off new battle rifle  (Fox 11/19/2015)
      BlackBerry making a comeback with keyboard-packing Priv?  (Fox 11/19/2015)
      Yamaha introduces police bike designed for urban environments  (Fox 11/18/2015)
      France's Rafale fighter jet: A key weapon against ISIS  (Fox 11/17/2015)
      Joystick jihad: Sony's PlayStation 4 could be terrorists' communication tool, experts warn  (Fox 11/16/2015)
      Britain is developing a hybrid rocket engine that can reach five times the speed of sound  (Fox 11/04/2015)
      Nuclear fusion just got a boost with the arrival of this stellarator  (Fox 11/02/2015)
      First magnetic wormhole created in lab  (Fox 09/16/2015)
      Mazda continuing development of Wankel rotary engine  (Fox 09/18/2015)
      As drones gain popularity, the UK and NASA plan to develop a UAV tracking system  (Fox 09/17/2015)
      New special operations vehicle revealed  (Fox 09/16/2015)
      Explaining EmDrive, the ‘physics-defying’ thruster even NASA is puzzled over  (11/05/2015)
      Bright spark Brit Joseph Swan and the future of lighting  (09/11/2015)
      Navies could harness 3D-printing to build military vessels, report says  (Fox 09/08/2015)
      The latest in non-lethals: A stink bomb for crowd control  (Fox 08/20/2015)
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Non-lethal weapons are deployed by the military and law enforcement to help suppress hostile or threatening behavior without killing the target.
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Skunk's odor is so overwhelming it drives rioters or insurgents away - and they will stay away.  In an escalating riot, Skunk could be unleashed to bring it to an immediate halt.
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Apparently, Skunk eclipses the stench of its namesake animal.
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The stench is so powerful it drives people to run away and stay away.
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... if you've been Skunked then everyone you encounter over the next few days will know just where you've been.  The stench sticks to you like glue.  Unless you have access to the secret removal soap then it can't be removed.  Insurgents or criminals simply stink until it wears off.
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Skunk is water based and biodegradable.  The liquid could be used with any device that sprays water from a water gun through to a water cannon.
• 
Made by Odortec, the company says it uses 100% food-grade ingredients.  It is designed to be environmentally friendly and harmless to people.
• 
... Skunk deployment costs far less than any special riot control equipment or compliance weapon alternatives.
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Skunk could be used by military, law enforcement and homeland security.  ... for example, it could be used at border crossings, correctional facilities, demonstrations and sit-ins.
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It has been deployed in the Middle East by Israel against the violent protests over two demolished building.  In the U.S.  police departments have reportedly been investigating its use for policing civil unrest.
      Stairway to the stars: Company receives patent for 'space elevator'  (Fox 08/17/2015)
      IDF Laser Beams to Intercept Mortar Shells?  (INN 08/13/2015)
      Is This the Solution to Hamas Terror Tunnels?  (INN 08/12/2015)
      End of seat wars?  Legroom adjustable seat can be changed for passenger size  (Fox 08/10/2015)
      The supersonic plane that could get you from London to NYC in 1 hour  (Fox 08/05/2015)
      Ban Killer Robots Before They Take Over, Stephen Hawking & Elon Musk Say  (07/27/2015)
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A global arms race to make artificial-intelligence-based autonomous weapons is almost sure to occur unless nations can ban the development of such weapons.
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"The key question for humanity today is whether to start a global AI arms race or to prevent it from starting.  If any major military power pushes ahead with AI weapon development, a global arms race is virtually inevitable, and the endpoint of this technological trajectory is obvious: autonomous weapons will become the Kalashnikovs of tomorrow."
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The risks, the signatories say, could be far greater than those posed by nuclear weapons.
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And while drone fighters could limit battlefield casualties, these autonomous bots could also lower the threshold for initiating conflicts in the first place.
• 
... such automatic weapons could conceivably be in the hands of almost every military power on Earth, because AI-based killing machines wouldn't require costly or hard-to-obtain materials.
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It wouldn't be long before assassins, terrorists and other bad actors could purchase them on the black market and use them for nefarious purposes.
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Autonomous weapons are ideal for tasks such as assassinations, destabilizing nations, subduing populations and selectively killing a particular ethnic group.  We therefore believe that a military AI arms race would not be beneficial for humanity."
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In 2014, Hawking said the development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.
      23 Warships That Are Changing The Future of Warfare  (07/12/2015)
      Have smartphones reached their pinnacle?  (Fox 07/06/2015)
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It may be that relying on a single device is always a bad idea.  We need redundancy and standalone features.
      Solar Impulse 2 reaches Hawaii, shatters records in historic Pacific flight  (Fox 07/03/2015)
      Robot kills a VW plant worker  (Fox 07/02/2015)
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"When the robot started up, it grabbed the man and thrust him against a metal slab."
• 
"Prosecutors were considering whether to bring charges, and if so, against whom."
      Lenovo's first PC on a stick costs $129, runs Windows 10, even has a speaker  (Fox 06/24/2015)
      BMW i8 powertrain voted 2015 International Engine of the Year  (Fox 06/18/2015)
      Solar Impulse 2 takes off on epic five-day Pacific flight  (Fox 05/30/2015)
      Carplane is exactly what it sounds like  (Fox 04/30/2015)
      How drones are battling animal poachers in Africa  (Fox 04/09/2015)
      Meet the largest aircraft on earth  (Fox 04/09/2015)
      A silent Porsche?  Brand may build battery-electric model, hydrogen fuel cell vehicle  (Fox 03/13/2015)
      1,500 hp Koenigsegg Regera hits 249 mph in first  (and only) gear (Fox 03/03/2015)
      Beretta reveals new striker-fired pistol  (Fox 03/04/2015)
      High-tech US hardware can minimize the risk of pilot capture in ISIS air war  (Fox 02/27/2015)
      Three men first to get reconstructed bionic hands after amputation  (Fox 02/25/2015)
      Cold War bomber technology still playing key role  (Fox 02/06/2015)
      Chinese retiree designs a robot horse  (Fox 01/30/2015)
      Futuristic cargo vessel looks to revolutionize shipping  (Fox 01/19/2015)
      Airbus' Beluga: Giant of the skies set to get even larger  (CNN 01/19/2015)
      The father of the web predicts its next phase  (CNN 12/23/2014)
      2015: The year ahead in aviation  (CNN 12/22/2014)
      First Airbus A350 XWB delivered to Qatar Airways  (CNN 12/22/2014)
      Japan's Ocean Spiral proposed as giant underwater city  (CNN 12/14/2014)
      How the wind farms of the future could be underwater  (CNN 12/11/2014)
      Thank you, Sony hackers  (CNN 12/11/2014)
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If sending a colorful, conversational or nasty email becomes a danger, then perhaps we will all have to start talking again.
If a Sony executive thought to voice his or her opinions in conversation, the damage would have been zero.  After all, hearsay and he-said-she-said is still contained only in the ether after it is said.
And it's going take a while to assemble a generation and get them talking again, but maybe this time we can thank the North Koreans or whomever for doing something good, and not just torturing people.
      Bringing down Sony was frighteningly easy  (CNN 12/11/2014)
      How your heartbeat will make passwords obsolete  (CNN 12/10/2014)
      The Sony mega-hack: What you need to know  (CNN 12/09/2014)
      An end to the battle for the armrest?  (CNN 12/08/2014)
      Faster than a speeding bullet?  Meet the world's first 1000mph car  (CNN 12/04/2014)
      New transportation will blow your hair back  (CNN 12/05/2014)
      'Sony-pocalypse': Why the Sony hack is one of the worst hacks ever  (CNN 12/04/2014)
      'Regin' malware described as 'groundbreaking and almost peerless'  (CNN 11/23/2014)
      The race is on for flying car start ups  (CNN 11/14/2014)
      Eurostar looks to the future with new e320 trains  (CNN 11/13/2014)
      Solar road opens in the Netherlands  (CNN 11/12/2014)
      Head of UK's National Security Agency warns U.S.  Tech Companies Are Shielding Terrorist Activity  (JWR 11/05/2014)
      Amazing machines poised to fly travelers into a new era  (CNN 10/31/2014)
      The truth about launching spaceships  (CNN 10/31/2014)
      Volvo Reveals 450-HP Four-Cylinder With Electrically-Driven Turbo  (10/07/2014)
      Can the web predict the future?  The strange world of long-term betting  (CNN 10/22/2014)
      Stepped-up effort to replace exploding airbags  (CNN 10/20/2014)
      After 50 years, Japan set to launch a new commercial passenger plane  (CNN 10/20/2014)
      The future underground: London's new spaceship-style Tube designs  (CNN 10/17/2014)
      Duck-and-cover time for Mars spacecraft as comet nears  (CNN 10/17/2014)
      Every Political Action Causes a Cyber Reaction  (08/28/2014)
      Toyota recalls another 1.75 million cars  (CNN 10/15/2014)
      Going up!  Cosmic elevator could reach space on a cable made of diamonds  (CNN 10/10/2014)
      Google hires camel for desert Street View  (CNN 10/09/2014)
      Sleeper spaceship could carry first humans to Mars in hibernation state  (CNN 10/07/2014)
      Can this one-wheeled wonder change the way you commute to work?  (CNN 09/29/2014)
      Beyond Pistorius: rise of 'cyberathletes' could change sport as we know it  (CNN 10/02/2014)
      Hong Kong protesters in cyberwar  (CNN 10/03/2014)
      Airbus to help develop first supersonic business jet  (CNN 09/24/2014)
      Israel Launches National Cyber-Defense Authority  (INN 09/21/2014)
      Realistic 'robo-hawks' designed to fly around and terrorize real birds  (CNN 09/16/2014)
      Falling in Love With the Mainframe All Over Again  (09/15/2014)
      When machines outsmart humans  (CNN 09/09/2014)
      Technology Could Help Subs Travel Across Pacific in Less Than 2 Hours  (09/04/2014)
      Can levitating appliances take off?  (CNN 08/19/2014)
      The Chairless Chair, an invisible chair that you can wear  (CNN 08/18/2014)
      IDF 'Tunnel Shield' May Be Deployed by 2015  (INN 08/11/2014)
      Spy satellites fighting crime from space  (CNN 08/11/2014)
      The spaceship reinvented for new frontiers  (CNN 08/08/2014)
      Russia hack is not that scary  (CNN 08/07/2014)
      Russian criminals steal 1.2 billion passwords  (CNN 08/03/2014)
      Hitchhiking robot is halfway across Canada  (CNN 08/03/2014)
      Airbus A350XWB: On board the world's newest passenger jet  (CNN 07/30/2014)
      How WWI gave us drones  (CNN 07/23/2014)
      This U.K.  Supermarket Uses Electricity Made From Its Rotten Food  (CNN 07/23/2014)
      Petrolhead paradise: Touring Germany's world-class automotive museums  (CNN 07/24/2014)
      Are Rolls-Royce's 'robo-ships' the future of seafaring?  (CNN 07/18/2014)
      Russian hackers placed 'digital bomb' in Nasdaq — report  (CNN 07/17/2014)
      Want to buy a plane that won't break the bank?  You need a 'caroplane'  (CNN 07/17/2014)
      BMW recalls 1.6 million cars on airbag concerns  (CNN 07/16/2014)
      Domo Arigato, Mr Roboto: Japan's robot revolution  (CNN 07/15/2014)
      Release the Robot Hounds!  (JWR 07/14/2014)
      How Iron Dome blocks rockets from Gaza, protects Israelis  (CNN 07/09/2014)
      Ferrari designer creates super luxurious Japanese train  (CNN 07/07/2014)
      Plasma TVs are just about dead  (CNN 07/07/2014)
      Truck of the future aims to drive itself  (CNN 07/04/2014)
      Solid water as an alternative to drought  (CNN 06/16/2014)
      Airbus electric aircraft takes to the skies  (CNN 06/11/2014)
      The age of robots is here  (CNN 06/10/2014)
      Israeli Company's Revolutionary Solar Panel Robot  (INN 06/06/2014)
      See-through cabins and passenger pods: Is this the future of flight?  (CNN 06/05/2014)
      Bone conduction: Get used to the voices in your head  (CNN 05/29/2014)
      How oceans can solve our freshwater crisis  (CNN 05/26/2014)
      The smog-guzzling buildings fighting deadly pollution  (CNN 05/23/2014)
      Study: Google leapfrogs Apple as world's most valuable brand  (CNN 05/22/2014)
      Cybercrime or espionage?  The rules just changed  (CNN 05/20/2014)
      More than 90 people nabbed in global hacker crackdown  (CNN 05/19/2014)
      The end of polished and perfect software  (CNN 05/13/2014)
      Meet the BAT, an airborne wind turbine  (CNN 05/12/2014)
      Stealing from nature: Incredible new tech inspired by biology  (CNN 05/07/2014)
      Can airplane seats keep the peace?  (CNN 05/07/2014)
      Israeli Company Literally 'Reinvents the Wheel'  (INN 05/04/2014)
      Apparently This Matters: Airplane armrest for two  (CNN 05/04/2014)
      Catch a train from the sky!  How vertical travel could transform your commute  (CNN 05/02/2014)
      From toilet to tap: Getting a taste for drinking recycled waste water  (CNN 05/01/2014)
      Search for MH370: Inside a black box investigation lab  (CNN 04/23/2014)
      Iron Dome To Receive Numerous Improvements  (INN 04/18/2014)
      How phones work in flight  (CNN 04/17/2014)
      Canadians arrest a Heartbleed hacker  (CNN 04/16/2014)
      Meet the pilots behind the sun-powered plane that can 'fly forever'  (CNN 04/15/2014)
      Carpenter who cut off his fingers makes 'Robohand' with 3-D printer  (CNN 04/15/2014)
      Heartbleed bug affects gadgets everywhere  (CNN 04/11/2014)
      5 biometric alternatives to the password  (CNN 04/04/2014)
      In search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, two new signals buoy hope  (CNN 04/09/2014)
      Toyota recalls 6.4 million cars worldwide  (CNN 04/09/2014)
      Charge your cell phone in 30 seconds  (CNN 04/07/2014)
      A giant basket that uses condensation to gather drinking water  (CNN 04/03/2014)
      Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: High-tech search tools  (CNN 04/02/2014)
      Giant six-legged robot crab to walk the ocean floor  (CNN 04/01/2014)
      Why Gmail and other e-mail services aren't really free  (CNN 03/31/2014)
      Facebook looks to drones, lasers and satellites for Internet access  (CNN 03/28/2014)
      This drone can steal what's on your phone  (CNN 03/20/2014)
      Astronaut: New satellites could track missing planes  (CNN 03/18/2014)
      Lego robot shatters Rubik's Cube record  (CNN 03/17/2014)
      Bringing the 200-year-old clockwork boy back to life  (CNN 03/12/2014)
      The early Web: Slow, simple and sparse  (CNN 03/11/2014)
      I'd pay Facebook if it can give me privacy  (CNN 03/10/2014)
      This plane has no windows!  But it is really fast  (CNN 03/04/2014)
      The hottest gadgets at world's biggest mobile tech show  (CNN, 02/25/2014)
      Samsung launches Galaxy S5 smartphone  (CNN 02/24/2014)
      Robot cops rule!  Humanoids take over streets of Kinshasa to tackle traffic chaos  (CNN 02/24/2014)
      Real glass that bends without breaking?  Mollusk shell holds the key  (JWR 02/19/2014)
      At Singapore Airshow, it's what China isn't displaying that counts  (CNN 02/14/2014)
      'The night I invented 3D printing'  (CNN 02/13/2014)
      Toyota recalls 2.1 million vehicles  (CNN 02/12/2014)
      Bitcoin is under siege  (CNN 02/10/2013)
      World's 14 best aviation museums  (CNN 02/07/2014)
      Artificial hand lets amputee feel objects  (CNN 02/05/2014)
      How your boss can keep you on a leash  (CNN 02/02/2014)
      The spacesuit inspired by medieval armor, made for walking on Mars  (CNN 01/30/2014)
      Israel to Unveil New Interceptor for Short-Range Rockets  (INN 01/20/2014)
      Teen identified as malware author after Target, Neiman Marcus hacked  (CNN 01/20/2014)
      Connected TVs, fridge help launch global cyberattack  (CNN 01/17/2014)
      Airbus' Beluga: The world's strangest-looking airplane turns 20  (CNN 01/16/2014)
      The coolest things technology has up its sleeve in 2014  (CNN 01/15/2014)
      Hover bikes and laser lights: The sci-fi future of cycling  (CNN 01/15/2014)
      Scientists experiment with money laundering — no, really!  (JWR 01/08/2014)
      Ending identity fraud can be done in the blink of an eye?  (JWR 01/08/2014)
      When is my personal drone landing?  (CNN 12/17/2013)
      200,000 people apply to live on Mars  (CNN 12/10/2013)
      Can airships revolutionize transportation in world's harshest environments?  (CNN 12/09/2013)
      6 most dangerous cyberattacks  (CNN 11/21/2013)
      The battle over a smartphone kill switch  (CNN 11/20/2013)
      Futuristic water-recycling shower cuts bills by over $1,000  (CNN 11/11/2013)
      Your personal $849 underwater 'drone'  (CNN 11/06/2013)
      How drones will change your life  (CNN 11/04/2013)
      Climate change warriors: It's time to go nuclear  (CNN 11/03/2013)
      Hive minds: How 'swarm robots' are learning from insects  (CNN 10/30/2013)
      Turkey's Marmaray project: An ambitious plan to link Europe and Asia  (CNN 10/29/2013)
      3-D gun raid in UK may have nabbed printer parts  (CNN 10/25/2013)
      How the Web spreads anti-Semitism  (CNN 10/18/2013)
      870k Toyotas recalled for spider-related problem  (CNN 10/17/2013)
      The death of the home stereo system  (CNN 09/27/2013)
      Samsung to make curved smartphone  (CNN 09/25/2013)
      Why I'll never ditch my BlackBerry  (CNN 09/24/2013)
      BlackBerry's dwindling users ponder an uncertain future  (CNN 09/23/2013)
      BlackBerry plans to go private  (CNN 09/23/2013)
      Coming soon: World's first 'invisible' tower  (CNN 09/12/2013)
      World's largest airliner: Is bigger better?  (CNN 09/06/2013)
      Syria's cyberattack: First wave of a bigger war?  (CNN 08/30/2013)
      Costa Concordia: How ill-fated cruise liner will be raised from Italian seabed  (CNN 08/22/2013)
      Blackberry begins its death march  (08/12/2013)
      Open-source airplane could cost just $15,000  (CNN 07/29/2013)
      Why high-speed rail is safe, smart  (CNN 07/26/2013)
      Israeli Firm Reveals New Arsenal in Battle for Cyber Security  (INN 07/22/2013)
      'Smart' streetlamps save energy by lighting up only when you're near  (CNN 07/18/2013)
      25 of mankind's greatest engineering achievements  (CNN 07/04/2013)
      The 12 best designs from the past 100 years  (CNN 06/28/2013)
      Shields up!  Scientists work to produce 'Star Trek' deflector device  (CNN 06/27/2013)
      Dawn of the dirigibles: The new age of the airship?  (CNN 06/23/2013)
      Stalking world's biggest planes makes for photos that say 'wow'  (CNN 06/21/2013)
      How ancient Japanese pagoda inspired the smartphone in your pocket  (CNN 06/20/2013)
      Sky trains, super bridges: 8 of the world's most spectacular infrastructure projects  (CNN 06/18/2013)
      Up, up and away: Google to launch Wi-Fi balloon experiment  (CNN 06/15/2013)
      China: The electronic wastebasket of the world  (CNN 05/30/2013)
      Robot exoskeleton suits that could make us superhuman  (CNN 05/22/2013)
      The real cyber threat  (CNN 05/21/2013)
      Consumer Reports: Samsung Galaxy S4 is top phone  (CNN 05/20/2013)
      Funny-looking plane designed to make history  (CNN 05/13/203)
      Samsung is spanking Apple in earnings, sales  (CNN 04/29/2013)
      Spain arrests suspect in massive cyberattack  (CNN 04/28/2013)
      Boeing Dreamliner back in skies  (CNN 04/27/2013)
      Samsung Galaxy S4 review: Gimmicky, but still one of the best  (CNN 04/24/2013)
      Raspberry Pi + Arduino = $100 super PC  (CNN 04/23/2013)
      Space harpoon plan to nail orbital garbage  (CNN 04/19/2013)
      Eilat: Civilian Planes to Receive Anti-Missile Systems  (INN 04/19/2013)
      'Mantis:' the monster-sized hexapod robot  (CNN 04/19/2013)
      Smartwatches have a history of failure, but there's hope  (CNN 04/08/2013)
      Raspberry Pi comes to U.S., sells out in hours  (CNN 04/02/2013)
      Slices of Raspberry Pi: Hacking the world's cheapest computer  (CNN 03/29/2013)
      BlackBerry ships 1 million Z10 phones  (CNN 03/28/2013)
      Massive cyberattack hits Internet users  (CNN 03/27/2013)
      Cyber arms control?  Forget about it  (CNN 03/26/2013)
      Why cyber attacks threaten our freedom  (CNN 03/21/2013)
      Google Maps climbs world's tallest mountains  (CNN 03/19/2013)
      Holy rollers: Popemobiles from trucks to limos  (CNN 03/14/2013)
      With the Galaxy S IV, Samsung proves it's not all about the iPhone  (CNN 03/13/2013)
      Dandelion tires?  It's not a Beatles lyric, it's biotech  (CNN 02/14/2013)
      Flying robots learn mind-boggling tricks  (CNN 03/05/2013)
      New Samsung Galaxy phone might be controlled by your eyes  (CNN 03/05/2013)
      SpaceX 'Dragon' capsule reaches International Space Station  (CNN 03/03/2013)
      Artificial retina offers eye-opening promise  (JWR 02/19/2013)
      Lightning bolts and ice: testing planes to withstand wild weather  (CNN 02/18/2013)
      Android dominated smartphone sales in 2012  (CNN 02/14/2013)
      Apple loses right to iPhone name in...  (CNN 02/14/2013)
      IDC says Android is the new king of tablet market share  (CNN 01/31/2013)
      Cybercrime takedown!  (JWR 01/30/2012)
      Inside BlackBerry's last stand  (CNN 01/30/2012)
      In BlackBerry's future, keyboards may be an afterthought  (CNN 01/30/2012)
      BlackBerry's Z10 and BB10 feel a generation late  (CNN 01/30/2012)
      Toyota reclaims global auto sales crown  (CNN 01/28/2013)
      'Red October' malware found snooping on Russian state networks  (JWR 01/16/2013)
      Nations prepare for cyber war  (CNN 01/07/2013)
      The top 10 tech 'fails' of 2012  (CNN 12/28/2012)
      Why everybody wants a slice of Raspberry Pi  (CNN 12/21/2012)
      'Project Blitzkrieg': Are Russian cybercriminals about to invade US banks?  (JWR 12/14/2012)
      Apple Maps flaw could be deadly, warn Australian police  (CNN 12/10/2012)
      Video: Doomsday for Iran?  US Tests EMP Bomb  (CNN 12/05/2012)
      Superjumbo on the streets of tiny French village  (CNN 12/05/2012)
      Mine Kafon: The low-tech, high-design tumbleweed minesweeper  (CNN 11/29/2012)
      Israel Pushing Ahead with Next Anti-Missile System  (INN 11/25/2012)
      3D Printing the Impossible: A Ship in a Bottle  (11/21/2012)
      Ban 'killer robots,' rights group urges  (JWR 11/19/2012)
      Iron Dome: Missile defense system a game changer, Israelis say  (CNN 11/17/2012)
      Drone incident over the Gulf: A sign of the times  (CNN 11/09/2012)
      Samsung Galaxy S III dethrones iPhone as world's top seller  (CNN 11/08/2012)
      Apple loses UK tablet design appeal versus Samsung  (BBC, 10/18/2012)
      Take a Look Inside Google’s Data Centers  (Time, 10/17/2012)
      Foxconn admits using underage interns in China  (CNN 10/17/2012)
      UK blocks hacker McKinnon's extradition to U.S.  (CNN 10/16/2012)
      The tech behind the Stratos jump  (CNN 10/15/2012)
      U.S.  officials believe Iran is behind recent cyberattacks  (CNN 10/15/2012)
      Chinese telecoms dispute Congress' findings  (CNN 10/08/2012)
      A dangerous new world of drones  (CNN 10/01/2012)
      Can Bruce Willis leave his iTunes music to his kids?  (CNN 09/04/2012)
      Japanese court backs Samsung in latest Apple skirmish  (CNN 08/31/2012)
      Beyond Concorde: The next generation of supersonic flight  (CNN 08/23/2012)
      'Ferrari' train driving high-speed rail renaissance  (CNN 08/15/2012)
      Swiss algorithm tracks crime, rumours, epidemics to source  (JWR 08/15/2012)
      cience fiction comes to life in Italian lab  (JWR 07/30/2012)
      Court bans Samsung tablet from sale in Europe  (CNN 07/24/2012)
      Four ways the Internet could go down  (CNN 07/10/2012)
      Virgin Galactic spaceship to make Farnborough debut  (CNN 07/06/2012)
      The $6 million man-made floating island  (CNN 07/02/2012)
      China's giant, quiet step in space  (CNN 06/29/2012)
      'Ferrari' train driving high-speed rail renaissance  (CNN 06/22/2012)
      New shuttle needs space plane 'coolness'  (CNN 06/11/2012)
      The cyberwar may be headed to your computer  (CNN 06/04/2012)
      'Flame' spyware infiltrating Iranian computers  (CNN 05/29/2012)
      Solar Impulse takes off on first intercontinental flight  (CNN 05/25/2012)
      $16m solar boat sails into record books  (CNN 05/23/2012)
      FBI warns travelers of pop-up window cyber-attacks  (CNN 05/11/2012)
      The Internet gets a hall of fame  (yes including Al Gore) (CNN 04/25/2012)
      New Technology Turns Any Mirror Into a 3D Display  (INN 04/24/2012)
      Liberate 'Zones of Electronic Repression'!  (JWR 04/19/2012)
      Tiny $35 Raspberry Pi computer causes big stir on launch day  (CNN 03/29/2012)
      Faster than 50 million laptops — the race to go exascale  (CNN 03/30/2012)
      Firefox's plans for 2012: Silent updates, sharing on social networks  (CNN 03/20/2012)
      Body suit may soon enable the paralyzed to walk  (JWR 03/20/2012)
      New Radars Cut Gaza Infiltrations by 70-80%  (INN 03/19/2012)
      The new cyber arms race  (JWR 03/16/2012)
      Iron Dome Foils 90 Percent of Missiles  (INN 03/11/2012)
      Tiny $35 Raspberry Pi computer causes big stir on launch day  (CNN 02/29/2012)
      An inside view of LulzSec's hacking rampage  (CNN 02/29/2012)
      What will your next mobile phone look like?  (CNN 02/29/2012)
      How our mobiles became Frankenstein's monster  (CNN 02/28/2011)
      Look, no hands!  The driverless future of driving is here  (CNN 02/22/2012)
      Doing military's dangerous, dull and dirty work  (CNN 02/16/2012)
      Cars of the future: They're going to be tiny and weird  (CNN 02/09/2012)
      'Cyber cannibals' spreading fear in China  (CNN 02/08/2012)
      Megaupload case spurs other sites to step up anti-piracy enforcement  (CNN 02/08/2012)
      What's the controversial site Megaupload.com all about?  (CNN 01/21/2012)
      Israel to Establish Cyber Warfare Administration  (INN 01/15/2012)
      I see you: Spy versus spy in space  (CNN 01/13/2012)
      Apple halts sale of iPhone 4S in Chinese cities after scuffle  (CNN 01/13/2012)
      The 10 biggest tech stories of 2011  (CNN 12/29/2011)
      Top 10 most bizarre tech stories of 2011  (CNN 12/29/2011)
      From iPod bikinis to robot journalists: 10 amazing solar-power projects  (CNN 12/23/2011)
      Peru finds new solution to an old problem  (CNN 12/08/2011)
      Tech firm wants to ban office e-mail  (CNN 12/05/2011)
      'Jetman' lives the dream of flying  (CNN 12/04/2011)
      How 3-D laser scanning preserves world's most treasured sites  (CNN 11/27/2011)
      Boarding a moving train: The way to speed up rail travel?  (CNN 11/24/2011)
      Saudi Arabia poised to become solar powerhouse  (CNN 11/21/2011)
      tawkon: Saving You from Mobile Phone Radiation  (INN 11/18/2011)
      Internet routing glitch kicks millions offline  (CNN 11/07/2011)
      Da Vinci inventions: Inspired engineering  (CNN 11/04/2011)
      Internet Explorer's share of web traffic drops below 50%  (CNN 11/04/2011)
      Smaller, cheaper tablets could become a big deal  (CNN 10/25/2011)
      Why computer voices are mostly female  (CNN 10/21/2011)
      The PC is dying, but very, very slowly  (CNN 10/19/2011)
      'Living' buildings could inhale city carbon emissions  (CNN 10/14/2011)
      Green sidewalk makes electricity — one footstep at a time  (CNN 10/13/2011)
      Can hot air be the free fuel of the future?  (CNN 10/02/2011)
      A year of Stuxnet: Why is the new cyberweapon's warning being ignored?  (JWR 08/27/2011)
      UK not pursuing limits on social media  (CNN 08/26/2011)
      Google tries to reassure TV industry it's no ogre  (CNN 08/26/2011)
      At 20, Linux is invisible, ubiquitous  (CNN 08/25/2011)
      Russia: Cargo rocket crashes in Siberia  (CNN 08/24/2011)
      Israel's Iron Dome system reassures nation on Gaza  (JWR 08/23/2011)
      Where is the Internet most popular?  (CNN 08/19/2011)
      Apple blocks sale of Samsung tablet in Europe  (CNN 08/10/2011)
      Hackers infiltrate computer networks of thousands of companies  (JWR 08/04/2011)
      Sony preps two oddly shaped tablets  (CNN 07/15/2011)
      Cyberwarfare finds a captive audience  (CNN 06/21/2011)
      Flying lessons: Learning how to pilot a drone  (CNN 06/30/2011)
      Israeli technology powering drones in fighting terror, illegal activity  (JWR 06/10/2011)
      Pentagon seeks mini-weapons for new age of warfare  (CNN 05/31/2011)
      New browsers offer tons of improvements  (CNN 03/18/2011)
      Who runs the Internet?  (CNN 03/17/2011)
      Personal sub could be easiest, safest yet  (CNN 02/22/2011)
      The PC ain't dead yet  (CNN 02/16/2011)
      The internet has  (kind of) run out of space (CNN 02/03/2011)
      Google: Sting proves Bing copied search results  (CNN 02/02/2011)
      The future of cars: Drivers not needed  (CNN 01/10/2011)
      SpaceX craft launches from Florida  (CNN 12/08/2009)
      Computer virus Stuxnet a 'game changer,' DHS official tells Senate  (CNN 11/18/2010)
      Report: Countries prepping for cyberwar  (CNN 11/17/2009)
      Why did Google bet $1 million on Shweeb?  (CNN 10/18/2009)
      Unmanned solar plane smashes records  (CNN 07/17/2010)
      3 Win Nobel in Physics for Digital Devices  (CNN 10/06/2009)
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      Men’s and women’s brains do work differently, new research proves  (NYP 02/20/2024)
      Universe’s brightest object reportedly discovered, featuring black hole the size of 17 billion suns  (NYP 02/19/2024)
      Newly discovered space object could be a breakthrough in the study of black holes  (NYP 01/28/2024)
      This is what outer space smells like — and it’s stinkier than you’d expect  (NYP 01/10/2024)
      The galactic discovery that was made after James Webb telescope captured this stunning image  (Fox 12/13/2023)
      Mercury study offers new twist on possibility of life on other planets  (Fox 12/10/2023)
      Real-life 'Jurassic World' may exist, just on another planet  (Fox 11/18/2023)
      This record-breaking black hole could solve a galactic mystery billions of years in the making  (Fox 11/09/2023)
      Dinosaurs may have been killed off by 'apocalyptic dust plume': study  (Fox 11/04/2023)
      Massive 'Devil Comet' with ice volcano and 'horns' to light up Earth skies  (Fox 10/28/2023)
      NASA spacecraft snaps 'face figure' on Jupiter during close flyby of the planet: See the photos  (Fox 10/26/2023)
      'Smoking gun evidence': What a 'monster' black hole was discovered doing that concerned scientists  (Fox 10/08/2023)
      Black holes explained: Why they're some of the strangest objects in space  (Fox 09/29/2023)
      NASA detects molecule on another planet that can only be produced by life  (Fox 09/17/2023)
      Webb Space Telescope captures mysterious 'question mark' in shot of forming stars  (Fox 08/08/2023)
      Webb Space Telescope images reveal metallicity in distant galaxy  (Fox 08/02/2023)
      Earth's Inner Core Isn't A Smooth Sphere After All: It's Textured  (Science Alert, 07/06/2023)
      Mushroom-shaped superplume of scorching hot rock may be splitting Africa in 2  (Live Science, 07/04/2023)
      James Webb Space Telescope detects new carbon compound in space for the first time  (Fox 06/29/2023)
      Hubble captures dazzling 'jellyfish galaxy' 900 million light-years away  (Fox 06/01/2023)
      NASA’s Juno spacecraft will fly by Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io  (Fox 05/17/2023)
      Hubble Space Telescope looks into center of vast galaxy cluster almost 9 billion light-years away  (Fox 05/11/2023)
      The rings of Saturn are falling in on the planet as icy rain, scientists say  (Fox 05/05/2023)
      Astronomers discover 25 new repeating fast radio bursts  (Fox 04/28/2023)
      NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captures spectacular image of ultra-bright merging galaxies  (Fox 04/18/2023)
      NASA AI model could help world prepare for impact of solar storms  (Fox 04/01/2023)
      Black hole jet from newly-classified galaxy changes direction toward Earth, astronomers say  (Fox 04/01/2023)
      Hubble team releases dazzling new images of star-studded clusters  (Fox 03/21/2023)
      Radio signal from 9 billion light-years away from Earth captured  (Fox 01/21/2023)
      NASA's James Webb Telescope finds first exoplanet almost exactly the same size as Earth  (Fox 01/11/2023)
      NASA's Webb finds what may be the most chemically primitive galaxy identified  (Fox 01/11/2023)
      James Webb Telescope reveals barred galaxies billions of years ago  (Fox 01/07/2023)
      Israeli researchers discover 100,000 new types of viruses  (INN 01/07/2023)
      Stunning images of lunar surface captured by NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft  (Fox 11/25/2022)
      Webb telescope captures stunning image of Pillars of Creation  (Fox 10/20/2022)
      Astronomers are shocked when black hole 'burps' out a star  (Fox 10/19/2022)
      James Webb Space Telescope captures Cartwheel Galaxy in stunning hues  (Fox 08/02/2022)
      Watch: NASA image dates back 'almost to the beginning of time'  (INN 07/13/2022)
      President Biden releases first image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope  (Fox 07/11/2022)
      Psyche, the ‘goldmine asteroid,’ mapped in greatest detail yet  (Fox 06/21/2022)
      NASA Hubble Space Telescope hits new milestone in mystery of universe's expansion rate  (Fox 05/20/2022)
      NASA's Hubble Space Telescope spots farthest star ever seen  (Fox 03/31/2022)
      NASA probe captures first images of Venus' surface in visible light  (Fox 02/10/2022)
      First-of-its-kind supernova is discovered  (INN 01/12/2022)
      Watch: NASA's Parker Solar Probe touches the sun  (INN 12/14/2021)
      Earth's longer days kick-started oxygen growth: study  (Fox 08/03/2021)
      Astronomers observe light from behind a black hole for the first time  (Fox 07/29/2021)
      Astronomers make first detection of this 'moon-forming' phenomenon  (Fox 07/23/2021)
      NASA seismologists image the interior of another planet for the first time  (Fox 07/23/2021)
      'Mega comet' discovered flying into solar system: scientists  (Fox 06/22/2021)
      Venus found to be more geologically active than previously believed  (Fox 06/22/2021)
      Astronomers capture new polarized view of a black hole  (Fox 03/25/2021)
      Hebrew U researchers find radio flares of black hole eating a star  (INN 02/22/2021)
      'Super puff' planet unlike any other found in deep space, could change how we explore the universe  (Fox 01/19/2021)
      NASA finds there are fewer galaxies than first thought, leaving the possibility we're alone...  (Fox 01/14/2021)
      'Super Earth': NASA discovers 10B year-old planet unlike any other in deep space  (Fox 01/12/2021)
      Furthest galaxy ever?  Researchers discover 13.4B year-old galaxy in deep space  (Fox 12/23/2020)
      Milky Way may be full of aliens who annihilated themselves, study says  (Fox 12/22/2020)
      Mysterious Planet Nine discovery may be forthcoming after bizarre exoplanet found in deep space  (Fox 12/16/2020)
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The exoplanet HD 106906 b is 336 light years from Earth and has a bizarre orbit around its pair of host stars, going around once every 15,000 years...
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First discovered in 2013, the exoplanet is massive, at 11 times the size of Jupiter.
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Yet, it was only recently, thanks to measurements from the Hubble Space Telescope, that scientists were able to see its elongated — 730 times the distance between the Earth and the sun — and inclined orbit, unlike any of the known planets in the Solar System.
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"To highlight why this is weird, we can just look at our own Solar System and see that all of the planets lie roughly in the same plane."
      Earth spent 500 million years creating and eating dead continents  (Live Science, 12/07/2020)
      Researchers discover Mars had water before there was life on Earth  (Fox 11/11/2020)
      NASA confirms water has been spotted on the sunlit surface of the moon  (Fox 10/26/2020)
      Mystery radio signal in deep space shows activity exactly when scientists expected  (Fox 08/26/2020)
      The universe will end in this way, at this time, researcher says  (Fox 08/16/2020)
      'Milky Way look-alike' galaxy found 12B light-years from Earth  (Fox 08/13/2020)
      'Lost planet' rediscovered 620 light-years from Earth  (Fox 07/26/2020)
      Astronomers discover huge galactic wall hidden behind Milky Way  (Fox 07/15/2020)
      Strange new species discovered in Pacific Ocean 'abyss'  (Fox 07/01/2020)
      'Mystery object' spotted by astronomers changes talk of black holes, neutron stars  (Fox 06/24/2020)
      Pluto likely has an ocean buried beneath its frozen exterior, study reveals  (Fox 06/23/2020)
      Black hole bounty captured at center of Milky Way galaxy in NASA image  (06/22/2020)
      Mysterious repeating radio signals from outside our galaxy discovered  (Fox 06/18/2020)
      Mysterious 'continuously active' object discovered in Jupiter's orbit  (Fox 05/28/2020)
      Brightest ever supernova discovered, stunning scientists  (Fox 04/13/2020)
      Our ancestor Homo erectus is older than we thought, researchers discover  (Fox 04/08/2020)
      Volcanic activity likely changed the Earth's climate 200M years ago, study says  (Fox 04/08/2020)
      Stunning NASA image shows center of Milky Way  (Fox 03/24/2020)
      NASA’s Hubble space telescope spots quasar tsunamis ripping across galaxies  (Fox 03/20/2020)
      Massive white dwarf star 150 light-years away doesn't 'make any sense,' experts say  (Fox 03/03/2020)
      Student finds 17 new exoplanets, including one that's almost the size of Earth  (Fox 03/02/2020)
      Possible new 'minimoon' discovered orbiting Earth  (Fox 02/27/2020)
      Mysterious 15M-year-old crater on Earth could unlock secrets about Mars  (Fox 02/27/2020)
      Scientists discover first animal that can survive without oxygen  (Fox 02/27/2020)
      Cosmic 'Jekyll and Hyde' discovered as NASA spots rare double star system  (Fox 02/24/2020)
      What should we do if a 'planet-killer' asteroid takes aim at Earth?  (Fox 02/21/2020)
      Alien planet is on its way towards the 'edge of destruction'  (Fox 02/21/2020)
      What's causing mysterious radio bursts in space?  Don’t rule out any options yet, including aliens  (Fox 02/21/2020)
      Mysterious signal from deep space is repeating in 16-day cycle  (Fox 02/10/2020)
      Chernobyl shocker as fungi that eats radiation found inside nuclear reactor  (Fox 02/06/2020)
      Experts baffled by 'unusual' monster galaxy that died suddenly  (Fox 02/06/2020)
      Alien planet is so hot it's tearing itself apart  (Fox 01/27/2020)
      'Vampire' star spotted by NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler space telescope  (Fox 01/27/2020)
      Cosmic gatekeeper divides Solar System in two  (Fox 01/16/2020)
      Unexplained lights could be extraterrestrials' 'interstellar communication lasers,' experts say  (Fox 12/17/2019)
      'Ancient star burst' spotted in center of Milky Way  (Fox 12/17/2019)
      NASA’s Hubble captures dazzling distant galaxy  (Fox 12/16/2019)
      Saturn's moon Titan could give new insights into life on Earth  (Fox 12/04/2019)
      Giant black hole 'should not even exist,' stunned scientists say  (Fox 11/29/2019)
      Early earthlings may have watched the galaxy's center explode 3.5M years ago  (Fox 10/10/2019)
      Mysterious ‘cosmic web’ that sticks the universe together pictured for first time  (Fox 10/08/2019)
      Building blocks of life may have come from deep space: 'Key to unraveling fundamental questions...'  (Fox 09/30/2019)
      Planet 9 may not be a planet at all, but rather a 'primordial black hole,' shocking study suggests  (Fox 09/30/2019)
      What if Earth's magnetic field disappeared?  (Fox 09/30/2019)
      Universe might be 2 billion years younger, shocking study says  (Fox 09/13/2019)
      Scientists uncover new evidence of the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs  (Fox 09/10/2019)
      Scientists make new discovery using 19th-century physicist’s theories  (Fox 09/04/2019)
      Strange giant planet 'unlike any other' discovered  (Fox 08/27/2019)
      'UFOs' are coming out of black holes and altering galaxies forever: 'It's all very new science'  (Fox 08/20/2019)
      Black hole devouring a neutron star caused ripples in space and time, scientists say  (Fox 08/19/2019)
      'Jellyfish' star found in deep space  (Fox 08/19/2019)
      Black hole at Milky Way's center seen behaving strangely  (Fox 08/15/2019)
      Evidence of 14B year-old 'time machine' star found 35,000 light-years from Earth  (Fox 08/06/2019)
      Gigantic black hole with mass 40 billion times the Sun discovered by astronomers  (Fox 08/06/2019)
      Triple-threat 'comet interceptor' could explore an undiscovered space object  (Fox 06/25/2019)
      Mysterious 'bathtub rings' around Titan's lakes could be made of 'alien crystals'  (Fox 06/25/2019)
      The hunt for mysterious Planet 9  (Fox 06/19/2019)
      Voracious black holes could feed alien life on rogue worlds  (Fox 06/19/2019)
      Mathematicians edge closer to solving 'million dollar' math problem  (Fox 05/29/2019)
      Scientists explain why the Milky Way is so warped  (Fox 02/06/2019)
      A mirror image of our universe may have existed before the Big Bang  (Fox 01/17/2019)
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Physicists have a pretty good idea of the structure of the universe just a couple of seconds after the Big Bang, moving forward to today
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But experts have argued for decades about what happened in that first moment — when the tiny, infinitely dense speck of matter first expanded outward — often presuming that basic physics were somehow altered.
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... have turned this idea on its head by assuming the universe has always been fundamentally symmetrical and simple, then mathematically extrapolating into that first moment after the Big Bang. 
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That led them to propose a previous universe that was a mirror image of our current one, except with everything reversed.
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Time went backward and particles were antiparticles.
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"Instead of saying there was a different universe before the bang, we're saying that the universe before the bang is actually, in some sense, an image of the universe after the bang."
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"It's like our universe today were reflected through the Big Bang.  The period before the universe was really the reflection through the bang."
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... seen another way, both universes were created at the Big Bang and exploded simultaneously backward and forward in time.
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This dichotomy allows for some creative explanations to problems that have stumped physicists for years.
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"Theorists invented grand unified theories, which had hundreds of new particles, which have never been observed — supersymmetry, string theory with extra dimensions, multiverse theories.  People just basically kept on going inventing stuff.  No observational evidence has emerged for any of it."
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"Suddenly, when you take this symmetric, extended view of space/time," Boyle told Live Science, "one of the particles that we already think exists — one of the so-called right-handed neutrinos — becomes a very neat dark-matter candidate.  And you don't need to invoke other, more speculative particles."
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... this new theory grew out of a dissatisfaction with the bizarre add-ons proposed by physicists in recent years.
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"If someone can find a simpler version of the history of the universe than the existing one, then that's a step forward.  It doesn't mean it's right, but it means it's worth looking at."
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"It's very dramatic.  It completely runs counter to the way that physics has been going for the last 30 years..."
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"We really asked ourselves, could there not be something simpler going on?"
      Here's why aliens will probably come in peace  (Fox 10/01/2018)
      Stephen Hawking's 'ghosts' may have been found  (Fox 09/17/2018)
      Is Pluto a planet?  The answer is about a lot more than the downgraded 'runt' of the solar system  (Fox 09/16/2018)
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Shakespeare's Juliet was being decidedly unscientific when she proclaimed, "What's in a name?  That which we call a rose/ By any other name would smell as sweet."
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In science, classifications – the names given to things – are of cardinal importance, as evidenced by the newest, fiery disagreement about whether Pluto is a planet.
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Since 1930, we've discovered that Pluto is one of the solar system's most fascinating worlds.
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It features blue skies, red snow, glaciers made of frozen nitrogen, and dunes made of frozen methane grains.
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And circling it all are no fewer than five moons!
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Like millions of schoolchildren, ... I learned the order of planets with the aid of a silly pneumonic: "Many, very eager monkeys jumped safely under new palms." Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.
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But then – gulp – 2006 happened.
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That's when the International Astronomical Union (IAU) – astronomy's equivalent of The Hague's International Court of Justice – pronounced a stunning verdict on Pluto. 
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It is a "dwarf planet," they announced, a new category of celestial object that – despite the name – is not a planet at all. 
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Classifying things accurately is central to science, a practice that began with the ancient Greeks.
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They noticed, for instance, that among the mesmerizing display of tiny lights in the night sky, most twinkle and move steadily overhead from east to west.
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But some do not twinkle and wander about haphazardly.
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The latter were called stars; the former, planets – Greek for "wanderers."
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Pluto fit that ancient description perfectly: it does not twinkle and appears to wander about the night sky, very unlike a star.
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Some astronomers side with Shakespeare, claiming it doesn't matter what we call Pluto.  But I disagree.
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Pluto stubbornly defying astronomer's classification scheme – a seeming trifle – suggests a weakness in our understanding of how the heavens function.
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A century ago, ordinary light defied science's classification scheme and the end result was a complete upending of classical physics by Albert Einstein, Max Planck, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, and other giants of the day.
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Will today's conundrum concerning Pluto – and the other four known dwarf planets and hundreds of other planetary misfits in our solar system – end in revolutionizing our current beliefs about how planets form and, by extension, how the universe came to be?
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... I'd bet a large sum on the prescience of the Bard's other famous words: "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your [current] philosophy."
      It's quite possible to believe in 'Little Green Men' but it's just gotten harder  (Fox 07/21/2018)
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... "we find a substantial probability that we are alone in our galaxy, and perhaps even in our observable universe."
      Want to live forever?  You just have to make it to 2050  (Fox 02/16/2018)
      Pyramid discovery: Scientists use cosmic rays to find mysterious chamber inside ancient edifice  (Fox 11/02/2017)
      Google's artificial intelligence computer 'no longer constrained by limits of human knowledge'  (Fox 10/20/2017)
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... the updated version of AlphaGo is entirely self-taught — a major step towards the rise of machines that achieve superhuman abilities "with no human input".
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Dubbed AlphaGoh its own, novel moves to eclipse all the Go acumen humans have acquired over thousands of years.
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After just three days of self-training it was put to the ultimate test against AlphaGo, its forerunner which previously dethroned the top human champs.
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AlphaGo Zero won by 100 games to zero.
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"AlphaGo Zero not only rediscovered the common patterns and openings that humans tend to play ... it ultimately discarded them in preference for its own variants which humans don't even know about or play at the moment."
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The 3000-year-old Chinese game played with black and white stones on a board has more move configurations possible than there are atoms in the Universe.
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AlphaGo made world headlines with its shock 4-1 victory in March 2016 over 18-time Go champion Lee Se-Dol, one of the game's all-time masters.
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Lee's defeat showed that AI was progressing faster than widely thought.
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Unlike its predecessors which trained on data from thousands of human games before practising by playing against itself, AlphaGo Zero did not learn from humans, or by playing against them.
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... it was programmed to respond to reward — a positive point for a win versus a negative point for a loss.
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Starting with just the rules of Go and no instructions, the system learnt the game, devised strategy and improved as it competed against itself — starting with "completely random play" to figure out how the reward is earned.  This is a trial-and-error process known as "reinforcement learning".
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Unlike its predecessors, AlphaGo Zero "is no longer constrained by the limits of human knowledge."
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Amazingly, AlphaGo Zero used a single machine — a human brain-mimicking "neural network" — compared to the multiple-machine "brain" that beat Lee.
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It had four data processing units compared to AlphaGo's 48, and played 4.9 million training games over three days compared to 30 million over several months.
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"People tend to assume that machine learning is all about big data and massive amounts of computation but actually what we saw with AlphaGo Zero is that algorithms matter much more."
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"What DeepMind has demonstrated over the past years is that one can make software that can be turned into experts in different domains ... but it does not become generally intelligent."
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"The clever insights making Zero better was due to humans, not any piece of software suggesting that this approach would be good.  I would start to get worried when that happens."
      Astronomers strike gold, witness massive cosmic collision  (Fox 10/17/2017)
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"We already knew that iron came from a stellar explosion, the calcium in your bones came from stars and now we know the gold in your wedding ring came from merging neutron stars."
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Two neutron stars, collapsed cores of stars so dense that a teaspoon of their matter would weigh 1 billion tons, danced ever faster and closer together until they collided.
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The crash, called a kilonova, generated a fierce burst of gamma rays and a gravitational wave, a faint ripple in the fabric of space and time, first theorized by Albert Einstein.
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"This is like a cosmic atom smasher at a scale far beyond humans would be capable of building."
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"We finally now know what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object and it's a kilonova."
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Finding where the crash happened wasn't easy.  Eventually scientists narrowed the location down to 100 galaxies, began a closer search of those, and found it in the ninth galaxy they looked at.
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It is like "the classic challenge of finding a needle in the haystack with the added challenge that the needle is fading away and the haystack is moving."
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The colliding stars spewed bright blue, super-hot debris that was dense and unstable.  Some of it coalesced into heavy elements, like gold, platinum and uranium.
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Calculations from a telescope measuring ultraviolet light showed that the combined mass of the heavy elements from this explosion is 1,300 times the mass of Earth.
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And all that stuff — including lighter elements — was thrown out in all different directions and is now speeding across the universe.
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The crash also helped explain the origins of one of the most dangerous forces of the cosmos — short gamma ray bursts, focused beams of radiation that could erase life on any planet that happened to get in the way.
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These bursts shoot out in two different directions perpendicular to where the two neutron stars first crash, Reitze said.
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Luckily for us, the beams of gamma rays were not focused on Earth and were generated too far away to be a threat.
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Scientists knew that the universe has been expanding since the Big Bang.  By using LIGO to measure gravitational waves while watching this event unfold, researchers came up with a new estimate for how fast that is happening.
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The first optical images showed a bright blue dot that was very hot, which was likely the start of the heavy element creation process amid the neutron star debris.
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After a day or two that blue faded, becoming much fainter and redder.  And after three weeks it was completely gone.
      NASA: Saturn's moon, Enceladus, could support life  (Fox 04/13/2017)
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... NASA announced Enceladus, Saturn's moon, could support life thanks to the presence of hydrogen discovered.
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Known as an "ocean-world," Enceladus has been spewing off hydrogen from a plume.
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"This is the closest we've come, so far, to identifying a place with some of the ingredients needed for a habitable environment."
      Keys to life?  Scientists explain how newly-discovered exoplanets could be habitable  (Fox 02/23/2017)
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"When we look for potentially life-bearing planets, there's really one thing we're looking for, and that's liquid surface water."
      Plane-sized flying reptile was a feared killer in Transylvania  (Fox 02/20/2017)
      Astronomers discover 60 new worlds, find 'super Earth'  (Fox 02/14/2017)
      Scientists discover gigantic lost continent that sunk into the ocean millions of years ago  (Fox 02/17/2017)
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A lost continent that sunk 100 million years ago has been discovered underneath New Zealand.
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The sunken world has been dubbed Zealandia as is mostly submerged beneath the South Pacific.
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It was part of the Gondwana super-continent but broke away about 100 million years ago.
      Baby supernova discovery hints at how star explosions are born  (Fox 02/15/2017)
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... supernova that occurs when a giant star runs out of fuel and explodes.
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Supernovas are so bright that they can briefly outshine all of the other stars in their home galaxy.
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Much remains unknown about how and why dying stars can detonate with such violence.
      Microbes could survive thin air of Mars  (Fox 01/23/2017)
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The Martian surface is presently cold and dry, but there is plenty of evidence suggesting that rivers, lakes and seas covered the Red Planet billions of years ago.
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Since there is life virtually wherever there is liquid water on Earth, scientists have suggested that life might have evolved on Mars when it was wet, and life could be there even now.
      Fiction meets reality: Researches want to use lasers to create deflector shields  (Fox 01/23/2017)
      Giant mystery wave spotted in atmosphere of Venus  (Fox 01/19/2017)
      The incredible truth about the star that guided the three wise men  (Fox 12/27/2016)
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Where and when did it appear?  What did it look like?  Of the billions of stars out there, which among them was the one shining bright on that day so long ago?  Was it a star at all?
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... have studied historical, astronomical and biblical records, looking for clues to what led the Magi — Zoroastrian priests of ancient Babylon and Mesopotamia — on their journey. 
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The astronomical archives have been scanned to identify possible known comets, novae, or supernovae that could be the event noted by the Chinese astronomers who kept careful records of events in the sky, going back more than 1000 years BC.
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Ultimately, however it was probably not a comet, a nova or supernova.
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It seems much more likely that the "Christmas Star" was an extremely rare planetary alignment occurring in 6 B.C., and the likes of which may never be seen again.
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In the end we must keep in mind, that the Magi were not really seeking star at all.  They were seeking the light of the World.
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Even to this day that light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.
      A Nobel that helps explain the hole in a bagel  (JWR 11/21/2016)
      Pluto could harbor a subterranean icy ocean  (Fox 11/16/2016)
      Scientists study 'Death Star' to save Earth  (Fox 10/12/2016)
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While NASA is keeping an eye on the heavens for objects that could threaten the Earth, LLNL is interested in deflecting such a hazard.
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That could involve ramming a spacecraft into the asteroid to change its course, or even detonating a nuclear device near it.
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The nuclear explosion near the asteroid would heat up one part of it, and that would act like a rocket engine, ideally propelling it on a safe course and taking Earth out of the crosshairs.
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"If NASA sees a potentially hazardous asteroid coming our way, it will be essential to make sure we're able to deflect it.  We'll only have one shot at it, and the consequences couldn't be higher."
      Curiosity rover sends back striking images of Mars rock formations  (Fox 09/11/2016)
      New neighbor: Scientists discover closest habitable exoplanet  (Fox 08/24/2016)
      Israeli scientist builds 'black hole' in his lab  (INN 08/17/2016)
      Our galaxy has an X-shaped heart, scientists say  (Fox 07/21/2016)
      Here's why 2016 will have an extra second  (Fox 07/08/2016)
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It's official — the year 2016 will actually be one second longer than originally planned.
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Essentially, there is a irregular way of measuring time and a precise one.
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The irregular one is based on the Earth's rotation, which actually can slow down (as it is currently doing) based on factors like the tug of the moon.
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The precise one is based on atomic clocks.
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To keep them in agreement, experts sometimes add extra seconds to the official time system, slowing it down.
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"The bottom line is that the Earth — if you are using it to define this fundamental unit of measurement that we call the second — the Earth is a terrible reference because it's an inherently variable system."
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"Typically, every time we've had a leap second inserted since the late 1990s, about 10 percent of the world's larger computer networks suffer some sort of failure because of this."
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"At the rate that the Earth is currently slowing, in practical terms, if you're looking for an extra minute to sleep in in the morning, it will not happen for something on the order of a couple million years."
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The last time a leap second was added was June 30, 2015.
      NASA's Juno spacecraft enters Jupiter's orbit  (Fox 07/05/2016)
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The fifth rock from the sun and the heftiest planet in the solar system, Jupiter is what's known as a gas giant — a ball of hydrogen and helium — unlike rocky Earth and Mars.
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Named after Jupiter's cloud-piercing wife in Roman mythology, Juno is only the second mission designed to spend time at Jupiter.
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Juno's mission: To peer through Jupiter's cloud-socked atmosphere and map the interior from a unique vantage point above the poles.  Among the lingering questions: How much water exists?  Is there a solid core?  Why are Jupiter's southern and northern lights the brightest in the solar system?
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Juno became the first spacecraft to cruise that far out powered by the sun.
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A trio of massive solar wings sticks out from Juno like blades from a windmill, generating 500 watts of power to run its nine instruments.
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Juno, built by Lockheed Martin, is an armored spacecraft — its computer and electronics are locked in a titanium vault to shield them from harmful radiation. 
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Like Galileo before it, Juno meets its demise in 2018 when it deliberately dives into Jupiter's atmosphere and disintegrates — a necessary sacrifice to prevent any chance of accidentally crashing into the planet's potentially habitable moons.
      Annals of pseudoscience from Lysenko to climate changers  (JWR 06/24/2016)
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Trofim Lysenko dominated Soviet "science" for two whole generations, from the 1920s to the mid-1960s.  His basically screwy but highly pretentious theories about the inheritance of acquired characteristics came to dominate Sovgenetics even if they flew in the face of the long accepted, tried-and-proven Mendelian kind.  But if communism could invent a New Man, why couldn't this favorite of Stalin's invent a new science?
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Sovscience proved as reliable as the rest of the Soviet system, which would all come tumbling down — but not till the mid-'90s.  Now, 20 years later, it's staging an impressive comeback under a new Stalin named Vladimir Putin, and there are those who would make Lysenko a hero again.
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The more things change in Russia, the more Russian it stays, more's the pity.  So it was only to be expected that Comrade Lysenko, one of the great frauds of the past, should now be staging a comeback under Russia's new but eerily familiar leader.
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It was back in 1928, just after another five-year plan had proven a five-year bust, that Trofim Lysenko first came to the grateful attention of the Party by borrowing an old trick of the simplest Russian peasants: Make winter wheat sprout in the spring by exposing its seeds to the cold.
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They'd been doing it for centuries, but Comrade Lysenko gave that traditional technique a new and scientific-sounding name, vernalization, and made it sound like a scientific breakthrough.
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He backed it all up with charts, graphs and illustrations as neat as those double hockey sticks the climate-changers used to impress the gullible in our own time.  But like them, Lysenko was just practicing politics, not science.
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Much like those who believe that if hundreds of political appointees endorse climate change, it must be real.  As if scientific truth were determined by majority vote.
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Intellectual fads may come and go, but people's gullibility remains constant.
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In every field from economics to nutrition, there will always be cranks with their own pet theories, devoted following and cherished delusions.
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If you doubt it, just look around today.
      Here's how we could hide Earth from aliens if we had to  (JWR 06/06/2016)
      Did our sun steal 'Planet 9' from another star?  (Fox 06/03/2016)
      Superflares from the Sun may have sparked life by warming Earth  (Fox 05/24/2016)
      Physicists abuzz about possible new particle as CERN revs up  (Fox 05/02/2016)
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Scientists around the globe are revved up with excitement as the world's biggest atom smasher — best known for revealing the Higgs boson four years ago — starts whirring again to churn out data that may confirm cautious hints of an entirely new particle.
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Such a discovery would all but upend the most basic understanding of physics.
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"If this is really true, then it would possibly be the most exciting thing that I have seen in particle physics in my career — more exciting than the discovery of the Higgs itself."
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On Friday, the LHC was temporarily immobilized by a weasel, which invaded a transformer that helps power the machine and set off an electrical outage.
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The 2012 confirmation of the Higgs boson, dubbed the "God particle" by some laypeople, culminated a theory first floated decades earlier.
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The "Higgs" rounded out the Standard Model of physics, which aims to explain how the universe is structured at the infinitesimal level.
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The LHC's Atlas and Compact Muon Solenoid particle detectors in December turned up preliminary readings that suggested a particle not accounted for by the Standard Model might exist at 750 Giga electron Volts.
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This mystery particle would be nearly four times more massive than the top quark, the most massive particle in the model, and six times more massive than the Higgs.
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The Standard Model has worked well, but has gaps notably about dark matter, which is believed to make up one-quarter of the mass of the universe.
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Theorists say the December results, if confirmed, could help elucidate that enigma; or it could signal a graviton — a theorized first particle with gravity — or another boson, even hint of a new dimension.
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"This particle — if it's real — it would be something totally unexpected that tells us we're missing something interesting."
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CERN likens 1 TeV to the energy generated by a flying mosquito: That may not sound like much, but it's being generated at a scale a trillion times smaller.
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"When you open up the energies, you open up possibilities to find new particles."
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"Right now it's a statistical game, but the good thing is that there will be a lot of new data coming in this year and hopefully by this summer we will know if this is real or not."
      Three newly discovered Earth-sized planets may be prime spot to hunt alien life  (Fox 05/03/2016)
      NASA discovers a moon around dwarf planet Makemake  (Fox 04/27/2016)
      New alien planet boasts rare triple suns  (Fox 04/01/2016)
      Professor solves 300-year-old math mystery, wins $700,000  (Fox 03/17/2016)
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In 1994, Andrew Wiles, 62, cracked Fermat's Last Theorem, which was put forth by 17th-century mathematician Pierre de Fermat.
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He found the proof he was looking for using a method involving three disparate fields that mean nothing to the layman but everything to braniacs trying to solve this problem: modular forms, elliptical curves, and Galois representations.
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"Fermat's equation was my passion from an early age, and solving it gave me an overwhelming sense of fulfillment."
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Wiles says he hopes his work will serve as inspiration for up-and-coming numbers aces "to take up mathematics and to work on the many challenges of this beautiful and fascinating subject."
      First South American trace of meteorite that killed dinosaurs found in Colombia  (Fox 03/16/2016)
      Astronomers say they've found biggest structure in universe  (Fox 03/14/2016)
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... supercluster, of at least 830 galaxies connected by filaments of gas...
      Scientists find evidence of gravitational waves predicted by Einstein  (Fox 02/11/2016)
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... essentially ripples in the fabric of space-time — that had been predicted by Einstein.
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... detected the waves from the distant crash of two black holes, using a $1.1 billion instrument.
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"Our observation of gravitational waves accomplishes an ambitious goal set out over five decades ago to directly detect this elusive phenomenon and better understand the universe, and, fittingly, fulfills Einstein's legacy on the 100th anniversary of his general theory of relativity."
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"Their detection is a stunning triumph for experiment, for theory, and most notably, for Einstein.  And the source of these waves is rumored to be a merger of two black holes.  Wow!  Just wow!  Black holes really exist."
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"No more arguments.  Looking further ahead we can look forward to a whole new era for astronomy, listening out for these remarkable signals that will teach us so much about the fundamental nature of gravity and the Universe.  It's almost as if we have grown a new set of ears, and there could be so much to hear!"
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The discovery confirms a major prediction of Albert Einstein's 1915 general theory of relativity.
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Gravitation waves carry information about their dramatic origins and about the nature of gravity that cannot be obtained from elsewhere.
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... scientists estimate that the black holes for this event were about 29 and 36 times the mass of the sun, and the event took place 1.3 billion years ago.
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About three times the mass of the Sun was converted into gravitational waves in a fraction of a second — with a peak power output about 50 times that of the whole visible universe.
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According to general relativity, a pair of black holes orbiting around each other lose energy through the emission of gravitational waves, causing them to gradually approach each other over billions of years, and then much more quickly in the final minutes.
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In a final fraction of a second, the two black holes collide and form one massive black hole.
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A portion of their combined mass is converted to energy, according to Einstein's formula E=mc2, and this energy is emitted as a final strong burst of gravitational waves.
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"With this discovery, we humans are embarking on a marvelous new quest: the quest to explore the warped side of the universe — objects and phenomena that are made from warped spacetime.  Colliding black holes and gravitational waves are our first beautiful examples."
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... the discovery gives the world "a whole new tool with which to look at the universe, allowing us to look at some of the most energetic events imaginable — collisions of black holes and neutron stars — in ways that just were not possible before.  We now have a whole new spectrum of radiation with which to study the universe."
      Mastering the game of go with deep neural networks and tree search  (01/28/2016)
      Google's AI has beat a human grandmaster at Go for the first time  (Wired 01/27/2016)
      Google’s AI Masters the Game of Go a Decade Earlier Than Expected  (MIT 01/27/2016)
      Google achieves AI 'breakthrough' by beating Go champion  (BBC 01/27/2016)
      Alphabet Program Beats the European Human Go Champion  (NYT 01/27/2016)
      Forget Chess.  A.I.  Masters Wickedly Complex, Chinese Game Of 'Go'  (NPR 01/27/2016)
      Google AI algorithm masters ancient game of Go  (Nature 01/27/2016)
      Digital intuition  (Nature 01/27/2016)
      Mastering the game of go with deep neural networks and tree search  (01/2016)
      Hawking’s latest black-hole paper splits physicists  (Nature 01/27/2016)
      Stephen Hawking: 'There are no black holes'  (Nature 01/24/2016)
      Surgeon claims he successfully transplanted monkey head  (Fox 01/22/2016)
      Behold the biggest prime number ever: 22 million digits  (Fox 01/21/2016)
      Scientists may have just found a ninth planet and it's  (Fox 01/20/2016)
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Scientists believe they may have found a giant planet in our distant solar system, possibly the long-sought after Planet X.
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It is believed to have a mass about 10 times that of Earth and orbits about 20 times farther from the Sun on average than does Neptune.
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As a result, it would take this new planet between 10,000 and 20,000 years to make just one full orbit around the Sun.
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"This would be a real ninth planet."
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"There have only been two true planets discovered since ancient times, and this would be a third.  It's a pretty substantial chunk of our solar system that's still out there to be found, which is pretty exciting."
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"For the first time in over 150 years, there is solid evidence that the solar system's planetary census is incomplete."
      Four new elements added to periodic table  (Fox 01/04/2016)
      The quantum source of space-time  (Nature 12/23/2015)
      Scientist says he's found woman under the Mona Lisa  (Fox 12/08/2015)
      New Pluto photos show breathtaking views of dwarf planet  (Fox 12/05/2015)
      Hubble spots faintest galaxy from early universe  (Fox 12/03/2015)
      Scientists discover closest-ever Earth-sized exoplanet  (Fox 11/12/2015)
      Astronomers say real-life 'death star' destroying faraway rocky object  (Fox 10/22/2015)
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"We're watching a solar system get destroyed."
      Sign of alien life?  Kepler telescope spots strange star  (Fox 10/15/2015)
      NASA confirms ancient lakes existed on Mars 2 to 3 billion years ago  (Fox 10/09/2015)
      Mars has flowing liquid water, NASA confirms  (Fox 09/28/2015)
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"Mars is not the dry, arid planet that we thought of in the past — under certain circumstances, liquid water has been found on Mars."
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"The only way that we will be able to tell if there is life on Mars will be to bring a sample back."
      Double whammy: 2 meteors hit ancient Earth at the same time  (Fox 09/15/2015)
      Mass grave of new human relative discovered in South Africa, claim scientists  (Fox 09/10/2015)
      Israeli 'Bionic Organs-on-a-Chip' to End Animal Testing  (INN 08/17/2015)
      Astronomers just confirmed the universe is dying  (Fox 08/11/2015)
      UK gov't: Earth will only have 12-hour warning to deal with massive Sun explosion  (Fox 07/29/2015)
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"The main challenge we face is that awareness of the risk is low.  Much more needs to be done to encourage potentially vulnerable sectors to adopt measures to mitigate the likely impacts."
      NASA’s Kepler mission discovers Earth’s older, bigger cousin  (Fox 07/23/2015)
      DeepMind: inside Google's super-brain  (Wired 07/22/2015)
      It's showtime for Pluto; prepare to be amazed by NASA flyby  (Fox 07/12/2015)
      Philae's comet may host alien life, scientists say  (Fox 07/06/2015)
      Bizarre cometlike alien planet is first of its kind  (Fox 06/25/2015)
      UK scientists create red blood cells using stem cells  (Fox 06/25/2015)
      Mind meld: Social wasps share brainpower  (Fox 06/18/2015)
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They looked at several brain structures, but focused on the mushroom bodies — named for their distinctive mushroomlike shapes — which are thought to play a role in complex behaviors such as multisensory integration, learning and memory.
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Solitary wasps had significantly larger mushroom-body structures than the social wasps did, the researchers found.
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Insects evolved smaller mushroom bodies as they grew more social, likely because they could rely on social communication instead of individual braininess.
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Furthermore, having a smaller mushroom body likely saves energy, allowing the wasp to spend energy on other activities.
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The results differ strikingly from those of studies on the brains of vertebrates, such as fish, birds and primates.  Those studies found that vertebrates generally develop more complex and larger brains as they become more social.
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While these brainy species can work together, they also have conflict because they're capable of complex thought and can depend on themselves for survival.
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"Unlike most vertebrate societies, insect colonies are usually family groups — offspring that stay and help their parents.  Although there can be family strife, the colony often succeeds or fails as a unit."
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The finding suggests that insect societies evolved via a different path than vertebrate societies — "one that emphasizes coordination rather than social conflict."
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It's "intriguing" that brain evolution may be different in groups that have less conflict.
      Mystery solved: Why large dinosaurs avoided the tropics for millions of years  (Fox 06/16/2015)
      Comet lander Philae awakes from hibernation  (Fox 06/14/2015)
      Aliens will be bear-size, according to math  (Fox 05/20/2015)
      The end of the human race?  (JWR 04/17/2015)
      Proving Einstein wrong with 'spooky' quantum experiment  (Fox 03/27/2015)
      'Big brain' gene found in humans, not chimps  (Fox 02/27/2015)
      NASA's Dawn spacecraft releases images showing another bright spot on Ceres  (Fox 02/26/2015)
      Rare doomed planet with extreme seasons discovered  (Fox 02/20/2015)
      Mysterious radio signal from space caught live for first time  (Fox 01/26/2015)
      Mysterious 'Planet X' may really lurk undiscovered in our solar system  (Fox 01/21/2015)
      NASA's Dawn spacecraft releases new images of dwarf planet Ceres  (Fox 01/20/2015)
      2 planets may lurk in solar system beyond Pluto, study says  (Fox 01/17/2015)
      Sweet!  Deep-space sugars may reveal clues about origins of life  (Fox 01/16/2015)
      NASA stuns with new image of 'Pillars of Creation'  (CNN 01/06/2015)
      Don't forget space is dangerous  (CNN 01/04/2015)
      Spacecraft with a lasso on top set for launch  (CNN 01/03/2015)
      Wonder material could harvest energy from thin air  (CNN 12/23/2014)
      Scientists Find Where Your Terrible Sense Of Direction Comes From  (JWR 12/22/2014)
      Reborn Kepler spacecraft discovers another planet  (CNN 12/19/2014)
      Sleepy space probe New Horizons awakens for close-up with Pluto  (CNN 12/07/2014)
      Philae: The bouncing baby space probe that gave itself another chance  (CNN 11/24/2014)
      11 other really cool space missions  (CNN 11/12/2014)
      3, 2, 1...  Contact.  Philae lander is talking  (CNN 11/14/2014)
      Space probe makes bouncy landing on comet  (CNN 11/13/2014)
      Leroy Chiao: Philae's comet landing is amazing  (CNN 11/12/2014)
      Space probe scores a 310-million-mile bull's-eye with comet landing  (CNN 11/12/2014)
      Philae to bid farewell to Rosetta, hello to comet surface  (CNN 11/10/2014)
      2 Americans, a German win Nobel Prize for chemistry  (CNN 10/08/2014)
      Physics Nobel prize goes to scientists who perfected LED light  (CNN 10/07/2014)
      Medicine Nobel Prize goes for work on cells that form brain's GPS system  (CNN 10/06/2014)
      MAVEN spacecraft enters Mars orbit to explore its climate change  (CNN 09/21/2014)
      Dark matter?  Scientists closer to seeing a vast, invisible universe  (CNN 09/20/2014)
      MAVEN spacecraft close to entering Mars orbit — and it won't be alone  (CNN 09/17/2014)
      Rosetta scientists target 'head' of the comet for Philae lander  (CNN 09/10/2014)
      Will the 'God particle' destroy the world?  (CNN 09/12/2014)
      Mars rover Curiosity reaches key destination; 'new science ahead!'  (CNN 09/11/2014)
      Does 'immortal' jellyfish have the secret to everlasting life?  (CNN 08/28/2014)
      Big solar storm heading toward Earth  (CNN 09/11/2014)
      Rosetta hunts for comet touch down site for Philae lander  (CNN 09/10/2014)
      Meet Dreadnoughtus, perhaps the biggest creature to ever walk the planet  (CNN 09/04/2014)
      Newly found asteroid to pass close to Earth Sunday  (CNN 09/04/2014)
      Scientists: Solar system inside a searing gas bubble  (CNN 08/27/2014)
      NASA's decades-old Voyager 2 mission is a preview of new mission to Pluto  (CNN 08/24/2014)
      For the first time ever, a woman wins mathematics' highest honor  (CNN 08/13/2014)
      Black hole bends light, space, time — and NASA's NuSTAR can see it all unfold  (CNN 08/13/2014)
      Why Rosetta spacecraft chased after a comet  (CNN 08/08/2014)
      'We're in orbit!' Rosetta becomes first spacecraft to orbit comet  (CNN 08/06/2014)
      Are we there yet?  Rosetta closes in on comet close encounter  (CNN 08/04/2014)
      NASA maps out geysers, finds evidence of liquid water on surface of Saturn moon  (CNN 07/29/2014)
      Is space junk catastrophic for Earth?  (CNN 07/16/2014)
      Scientists: We're 'very close' to finding another Earth  (CNN 07/14/2014)
      Scientists discover what may be the biggest bird ever to fly  (CNN 07/08/2014)
      NASA cameras capture huge solar flares  (CNN 06/10/2014)
      How our universe grew up  (CNN 05/08/2014)
      Is the Big Bang controversy good?  (CNN 06/05/2014)
      As heavy as 14 elephants, as long as 2 tractor trailers: Meet Mr.  Titanosaur  (CNN 05/18/2014)
      Ice melt in part of Antarctica 'appears unstoppable,' NASA says  (CNN 05/12/2014)
      Astronomers Find a Sibling Star to the Sun  (Time, 05/12/2014)
      A 'club sandwich' may support life on Jupiter's moon Ganymede  (CNN 05/02/2015)
      Cloning used to make stem cells from adult humans  (CNN 04/18/2014)
      A galaxy full of Earths?  (CNN 04/18/2014)
      The universe is expanding, but how quickly?  (CNN 04/08/2014)
      Signs of underground ocean found on Saturn moon  (CNN 04/03/2013)
      How the Big Bang discovery came about  (CNN 03/29/2013)
      Dwarf planet discovered at solar system's edge  (CNN 03/26/2013)
      Astronomers find first asteroid with rings  (CNN 03/26/2013)
      Scientists unveil dinosaur dubbed the 'chicken from hell'  (CNN 03/19/2014)
      Big Bang breakthrough announced; gravity waves detected  (CNN 03/17/2014)
      Scientists dig up giant virus more than 30,000 years old in Siberia  (CNN 03/05/2014)
      Mammoth, 'very strange-looking' dinosaur skull found in Canada  (CNN 02/20/2014)
      A close call in space tonight: Asteroid zips by Earth  (CNN 02/17/2014)
      Cosmic wow, a rare exploding star!  (CNN 01/24/2014)
      Comet-chasing probe wakes up, calls home  (CNN 01/20/2014)
      Top science and space stories of 2013  (CNN 12/26/2013)
      He's a 'God particle' detective  (CNN 12/14/2013)
      Jupiter's moon Europa puffs water vapor — could there be life there?  (CNN 12/13/2013)
      Eyes are better at mental snapshots than cameras, study suggests  (CNN 12/10/2013)
      Inside CERN's $10 billion collider  (CNN 12/08/2013)
      Comet ISON sweeps near sun, shows signs of life  (CNN 11/29/2013)
      Comet ISON likely destroyed by sun  (CNN 11/28/2013)
      Meteorite unveils secrets of ancient Mars  (CNN 11/20/2013)
      Scientists find signs of life in Australia dating back 3.48 billion years  (CNN 11/13/203)
      Fly us back to the moon  (CNN 11/11/2013)
      New asteroid that 'belches out dust' discovered  (CNN 11/08/2013)
      Tens of billions of planets out there are like Earth, study finds  (CNN 11/05/2013)
      International Linear Collider will search for 'unifying theory of everything'  (CNN 11/05/2013)
      Mirror Earth: Science Closes in On Our Planetary Twin  (Time, 10/30/2013)
      Tiny photographs from the 'limbo between art and science'  (CNN 10/30/2013)
      Scientists confirm most distant galaxy ever  (CNN 10/23/2013)
      Lonely, young planet drifting in space without a star  (CNN 10/10/2013)
      Diamonds may be produced on other planets  (CNN 10/09/2013)
      Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded for work that led to complex computing  (CNN 10/09/2013)
      Graphene: 'Miracle material' will be in your home sooner than you think  (CNN 10/03/2013)
      How Google's Calico aims to fight aging and 'solve death'  (CNN 10/03/2013)
      If 'E.T.' finds Voyager 1, will it phone Earth?  (CNN 09/13/2013)
      Why our galaxy's black hole is a picky eater  (CNN 08/30/2013)
      Theoretical physics: The origins of space and time  (Nature 08/28/2013)
      The search for E.T.  gets serious  (JWR 07/29/2013)
      Blow, blow, blow your stars down  (CNN 07/27/2013)
      Gold comes from stars  (CNN 07/20/2013)
      All the world's gold came from collisions of dead stars, scientists say  (CNN 07/18/2013)
      Researchers: Newly found planets might support life  (CNN 06/26/2013)
      Why geologist tasted 2.6 billion-year-old water  (CNN 06/21/2013)
      Why Some Scientists Embrace the 'Multiverse'  (JWR 06/18/2013)
      Large asteroid safely zips past Earth, dragging its moon along  (CNN 05/31/2013)
      Kepler or not, we'll find life in space  (CNN 05/20/2013)
      Cloning stem cells: What does it mean?  (CNN 05/18/2013)
      A Nobel Prize with help from sea slugs  (CNN 05/15/2013)
      Ancient water found in Canadian mine  (CNN 05/15/2013)
      Why gamma-ray burst shocked scientists  (CNN 05/06/2013)
      What's the matter with antimatter?  Scientists want to know  (CNN 05/02/2013)
      World's oldest experiment ready for a drop of excitement  (CNN 04/30/2013)
      Saturn shows off spectacular storm  (CNN 04/30/2013)
      'Afterlife' feels 'even more real than real,' researcher says  (CNN 04/09/2013)
      Oceans: Environmental victim or savior?  (CNN 03/24/2013)
      Better 'baby picture' of universe emerges  (CNN 03/21/2013)
      Quasar — galactic beauty, deadly beast — discovered 50 years ago  (CNN 03/16/2013)
      Scientists more certain that particle is Higgs boson  (CNN 03/14/2013)
      Nuclear fusion is the 'perfect energy source'  (CNN 03/12/2013)
      Crumb stars suggest Milky Way was cannibalistic  (CNN 03/07/2013)
      Welcome to the year of the comet  (CNN 03/02/2013)
      How we could stop a meteor hitting Earth  (CNN 03/01/2013)
      What kind of space rock is it?  (CNN 03/01/2013)
      Black holes rapidly spinning and twisting spacetime  (CNN 02/27/2013)
      Planet of sound: Meteor blast resonated around Earth  (CNN 02/27/2013)
      A meteor and asteroid: 1 in 100 million odds  (CNN 02/16/2013)
      How particle smasher and telescopes relate  (CNN 02/16/2013)
      So, about that asteroid near Earth...  (CNN 02/07/2013)
      The World's Most Beautiful Equations  (01/29/2013))
      An asteroid is coming, and scientists are excited.  Fear not, Earth is safe  (CNN 01/22/2013)
      Don't count 'doomsday asteroid' out yet  (CNN 01/22/2013)
      5 science breakthroughs in 2012  (CNN 12/31/2012)
      Danger meets discovery: Top 10 science stories of 2012  (CNN 12/29/2012)
      First-time and long-time meteor showers in forecast  (CNN 12/11/2012)
      Video, Photos: NASA / Earth at Night  (INN 12/07/2012)
      Scientists 'undiscover' South Pacific island  (CNN 11/23/2012)
      Lonely, unattached planets looking for company  (CNN 11/22/2012)
      Super-Jupiter spotted 170 light years away  (CNN 11/19/2012)
      Probe of Antarctica's hidden lakes may yield clues to extraterrestrial life  (CNN 10/30/2012)
      Closest planet found outside solar system  (CNN 10/17/2012)
      Americans win Nobel Prize in chemistry for revealing gateway to cells  (CNN 10/10/2012)
      Probe would set sail on a Saturn moon  (CNN 10/09/2012)
      Frenchman, American joint winners of Nobel Prize in physics  (CNN 10/09/2012)
      Scientists: To save Great Barrier Reef, kill starfish  (CNN 10/02/2012)
      The $1 billion mission to reach the Earth's mantle  (CNN 10/01/2012)
      The Warp Drive Could Become Science Fact  (Discovery, 09/17/2012)
      What the brain draws from: Art and neuroscience  (CNN 09/15/2012)
      ABC Conjecture: Mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki Claims Proof  (09/14/2012)
      Galaxy cluster is a star-forming powerhouse  (CNN 08/15/2012)
      Fossils complicate human ancestor search  (CNN 08/08/2012)
      How the Higgs can lead us to the dark universe  (CNN 07/23/2012)
      Hubble has spotted an ancient galaxy that shouldn’t exist  (07/17/2012)
      Entanglement study makes a quantum leap  (JWR 07/11/2012)
      The atom casts its shadow  (CNN 07/06/2012)
      Higgs and the holy grail of physics  (CNN 07/06/2012)
      New particle fits description of elusive Higgs boson, scientists say  (CNN 07/04/2012)
      Scientists to hold back time for one second  (JWR 05/28/2012)
      Solar eclipse projects 'ring of fire' across Asia and U.S.  (CNN 05/20/2012)
      Upcoming solar eclipse to project 'ring of fire'  (CNN 05/19/2012)
      Private space travel: A new era begins?  (CNN 05/19/2012)
      Researchers make alternatives to DNA and RNA  (JWR 04/23/2012)
      'A ship flying in space:' Earth seen through the eyes of an astronaut  (CNN 04/23/2012)
      Super-Earths 'in the billions'  (BBC, 03/28/2012)
      Artificial Intelligence Pioneer: We Can Build Robots With Morals  (JWR 03/27/2012)
      Super telescope will search for secrets of the universe  (CNN 03/26/2012)
      James Cameron plunges solo to deepest spot in world's oceans  (CNN 03/26/2012)
      How to build a Dyson sphere in five [relatively] easy steps  (03/202012)
      New neutrino test suggests Einstein was right as rain  (03/17/2012)
      The sun, the moon and the Titanic  (CNN 03/17/2012)
      Quasar — galactic beauty, deadly beast — discovered 50 years ago  (CNN 03/16/2012)
      Scientists getting clearer picture of 'God particle'  (CNN 03/07/2012)
      Researchers: Rare astronomical alignment may have doomed Titanic  (CNN 03/07/2012)
      Could free-floating 'nomad' planets carry seeds of life in the universe?  (JWR 02/28/2012)
      Israeli Scientists Discover 'Life Gene'  (INN 02/23/2012)
      Life resurrected from prehistoric seeds  (CNN 02/21/2012)
      Russia says drillers reach long-buried Antarctic lake  (CNN 02/08/2012)
      Mars may have had oceans  (CNN 02/07/2012)
      Harnessing shrooms' magic  (JWR 01/26/2012)
      Earth hit with largest solar radiation storm since 2003  (CNN 01/24/2012)
      Huge solar storm to shower Earth with radioactive particles  (CNN 01/24/2012)
      Do Invisible Galaxies Swirl Around the Milky Way?  (Time, 01/19/2012)
      Helix nebula comes into better focus  (CNN 01/19/2012)
      Is time running out for the leap second?  (CNN 01/19/2012)
      Russian Mars probe crashes into Pacific  (CNN 01/15/2011)
      Two new Earths and the search for life  (CNN 12/24/2011)
      What is the Higgs boson and why is it important?  (CNN 12/14/2011)
      ‘God particle’ coming into focus  (CNN 12/12/2011)
      Diamonds 'entangled' in physics feat  (CNN 12/07/2011)
      Test confirms particles appear to travel faster than the speed of light  (CNN 11/18/2011)
      Mystery asteroid may be Earth’s baby sister  (CNN 11/16/2011)
      Earth's close encounter with an asteroid  (CNN 11/08/2011)
      No, Einstein: Older people innovate, too  (CNN 11/07/2011)
      Asteroid to pass closer to Earth than the moon  (CNN 11/03/2011)
      Tiny 'saber-toothed squirrel' found  (CNN 11/02/2011)
      Don't call our satellite 'space junk'  (CNN 10/30/2011)
      Modern plague has origins in Black Death, scientists say  (CNN 10/12/2011)
      Israeli Daniel Schechtman Wins 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry  (INN 10/05/2011)
      Scientists studying universe's expansion win Nobel Prize in Physics  (CNN 10/04/2011)
      Nobel winner died days before award announced  (CNN 10/03/2011)
      Faster than light?  CERN findings leave science world in shock  (JWR 09/23/2011)
      Scientists: Particles appear to travel faster than light  (CNN 09/23/2011)
      Which rock killed the dinosaurs?  The plot thickens  (CNN 09/20/2011)
      Amber reveals dinosaur, bird feathers  (CNN 09/16/2011)
      In search for life, more planet ‘candidates’ are found.  Are any just right?  (JWR 09/13/2011)
      16 'super-Earths' found outside solar system  (CNN 09/13/2011)
      Medieval plague bacteria strain probably extinct  (CNN 08/31/2011)
      The coolest star-like bodies yet  (CNN 08/24/2011)
      Mars may have flowing saltwater, study says  (CNN 08/04/2011)
      U.S.  team sets end-September target in Higgs chase  (Reuters, 07/27/2011)
      Gargantuan, farthest water mass found  (07/25/2011)
      The universe, built to scale  (CNN 06/28/2011)
      Awesome telescope sheds new light on cosmos  (CNN 06/08/2011)
      New kind of planet discovered  (CNN 05/18/2011)
      Is it a new particle, or just a fluke?  (CNN 04/08/2011)
      Dark Matter, Bright Stars: New Evidence on How Galaxies Are Born  (Time, 02/23/2011)
      Scientists pleasantly surprised by number of Earth-size, distant planets  (CNN 02/19/2011)
      Scientists, telescope hunt massive hidden object in space  (CNN 02/15/2011)
      Girl, 10, becomes youngest to discover supernova  (CNN 01/04/2011)
      Scientists capture antimatter atoms in particle breakthrough  (CNN 11/18/2010)
      'Space-time cloak' could conceal events  (CNN 11/16/2010)
      New Cause For Supernova Explosion Identified  (05/20/2010)
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      Alzheimer’s: Why Prevention is better than Cure  (04/14/24)
      Scientists discover sources of Parkison’s disease, Tourette’s syndrome, and OCD in bombshell study  (NYP 03/05/2024)
      Ultra-processed foods linked to 32 health problems in review: What to know  (JWR 03/01/2024)
      Alzheimer’s risks can be detected 15 years in advance with breakthrough blood test: study  (NYP 01/22/2024)
      World Mental Health Day: 'It's OK to ask for support or help'  (Fox 10/10/2022)
      The "safe and effective" narrative is falling apart  (07/13/2022)
      This snakelike robot slithers down your lungs and could spot cancer  (JWR 05/02/2022)
      New Zealand links 26-year-old’s death to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, reports say  (Fox 12/20/2021)
      Older adults with moderate alcohol consumption may have decreased risk of heart disease, study suggests  (Fox 12/13/2021)
      COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529: Here’s what we know  (Fox 11/26/2021)
      WHO meets to discuss new, ‘heavily mutated’ COVID-19 variant  (Fox 11/26/2021)
      COVID-19 death toll reaches 5 million worldwide  (Fox 11/01/2021)
      COVID-19 infects about 100 vaccinated crewmembers on HMS Queen Elizabeth: report  (Fox 07/14/2021)
      Does new Alzheimer's drug work?  Answers may miss 2030 target  (Fox 07/01/2021)
      Israel finds possible link between Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, myocarditis  (Fox 06/02/2021)
      Netanyahu brushes off Biden call for 'significant de-escalation' in Gaza, says Israel 'determined to...'  (Fox 05/19/2021)
      India daily coronavirus deaths hit global record high  (Fox 05/19/2021)
      Expert says he found why some COVID-19 vaccines trigger clot issues  (Fox 05/14/2021)
      Mucormycosis reported in India's coronavirus patients: What to know about 'black fungus' infection  (Fox 05/13/2021)
      India coronavirus crisis 'demonstrates risk of what can happen' if pandemic isn't controlled...  (Fox 04/23/2021)
      Danish woman dead after AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, blood clotting had ‘highly unusual’ symptomshttps  (Fox 03/15/2021)
      Vaccination "fake news"  (INN 02/21/2021)
      South Africa suspends AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines after study finds limited impact on variant  (Fox 02/08/2021)
      Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine 66% effective in global trial, company says  (Fox 01/29/2021)
      Norway ‘cannot rule out’ COVID-19 vaccine side effects were behind 23 deaths in 'frail, elderly'...  (Fox 01/15/2021)
      Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine first UK recipients detail experiences  (Fox 12/08/2020)
      Infections disease expert warns France has 'lost control' of coronavirus pandemic  (Fox 10/26/2020)
      Cold water may be an effective defense against dementia  (Fox 10/20/2020)
      Choose Truth and Choose Life  (INN 10/19/2020)
      Top scientist who battled COVID-19 says 'we will never ...  live normally' without vaccine  (Fox 05/11/2020)
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"Without a coronavirus vaccine, we will never be able to live normally again.  The only real exit strategy from this crisis is a vaccine that can be rolled out worldwide."
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"That means producing billions of doses of it, which, in itself, is a huge challenge in terms of manufacturing logistics.  And despite the efforts, it is still not even certain that developing a COVID-19 vaccine is possible."
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"The story gets more complicated.  Many people will be left with chronic kidney and heart problems.  Even their neural system is disrupted."
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"There will be hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, possibly more, who will need treatments such as renal dialysis for the rest of their lives.  The more we learn about the coronavirus, the more questions arise."
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"Today there's also the paradox that some people who owe their lives to vaccines no longer want their children to be vaccinated.  That could become a problem if we want to roll out a vaccine against the coronavirus, because if too many people refuse to join, we will never get the pandemic under control."
      Do countries with high rates of malaria have fewer coronavirus deaths?  (Fox 04/08/2020)
      Overcoming Corona Blues-first aid [psych.] for the soul  (INN 03/29/2020)
      Pangolins can carry coronavirus-related strains, scientists say  (Fox 03/27/2020)
      Rare shrew-spread virus linked to deaths of 8 German residents, study finds  (Fox 01/09/2020)
      Vaccinate your children  — measles is back because fears and lies are trumping science  (Fox 12/30/2019)
      New tick-borne disease discovered in China infecting dozens, researchers claim  (Fox 06/05/2019)
      Cure for cancer?  Israeli scientists claim to be on brink of development  (Fox 01/29/2019)
      The obligation to vaccinate  (INN 12/15/2018)
      Girl, 4, contracts life-threatening infection after trying on shoes without socks, mom claims  (Fox 09/04/2018)
      Dementia discovery was hiding in plain sight  (JWR 08/03/2018)
      Young couple contracts hookworms in feet at Punta Cana beach resort  (Fox 01/28/2018)
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... warning those who are planning to travel "somewhere tropical" about the risks of walking barefoot in the sand...
      Flashback: Carbolic Acid Sprayer  (09/25/2016)
      Doctors cure paralyzed 6-year-old girl  (INN 09/18/2016)
      Scammers, bug spray companies capitalizing on Zika fears  (Fox 08/03/2016)
      Oldest cancer in human ancestor found in 1.7-million-year-old bone  (Fox 08/01/2016)
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"Modern medicine tends to assume that cancers and tumours in humans are diseases caused by modern lifestyles and environments."
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"Our studies show the origins of these diseases occurred in our ancient relatives millions of years before modern industrial societies existed."
      There's a new street drug with crazy potency emerging  (Fox 04/22/2016)
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The drug is a synthetic opiate like fentanyl that produces a heroin-like high, but it's 100 times more powerful than fentanyl and 10,000 times more powerful than morphine.
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"This is the most deadly drug trend I've seen in 31 years."
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Scientists at the University of Alberta developed W-18 in the 1980s as a potential painkiller.
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No tests are available to detect it in urine or blood, which means it may already be taking an unknown toll on users if it's being cut into other drugs — and perhaps be at least partly responsible for the escalating deaths attributed to heroin.
      Israeli innovation could detect cancer, multiple sclerosis  (INN 03/15/2016)
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An experimental blood test may one day be able to detect a range of diseases including cancer and multiple sclerosis, based on signatures of DNA from dying cells.
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When cells die, it can mean a disease is just beginning to take hold in the body - perhaps a tumor is forming, or an autoimmune or neurodegenerative illness.
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"Our work demonstrates that the tissue origins of circulating DNA can be measured in humans."
      Israeli innovation could save countless stab victims  (INN 03/14/2016)
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More than 30 people have been murdered in the attacks and hundreds have been wounded.  Many of the victims - which have included the elderly, children and mothers - bled to death after suffering multiple stab wounds and the accompanying rapid blood loss.
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Along with ceaseless incitement, Palestinian terror groups such as Hamas and Fatah have circulated detailed instructions on how to most "effectively" stab or slash a victim to cause maximum damage, and as a result the injuries inflicted to Jewish victims are often extensive and extremely dangerous.
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Until now the only blood stopping solutions for the type of deep wounds caused by such violent stabbings are either too weak to effectively deal with them, or so strong that they cause deadly blood clots.
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Even the most able medical first responders often do not have the most effective solutions to save lives when every second counts.
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But Israeli scientist Moshe Rogosnitzky has discovered that gallium, a biometal currently used to stop bone loss in cancer patients, can, in liquid form (known as gallium nitrate), rapidly halt bleeding from deep wounds without causing blood clots.
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The use of gallium for stopping bleeding from deep cuts provides additional benefits as well.  Extensive research has shown that gallium is a very powerful anti-infective and speeds the healing of injuries caused by deep gashes which are often produced by the knives and other type of weapons used by terrorists.
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Gallium works by inducing "flocculation" of the clotting protein in blood known as fibrinogen.  This results in external clot formation.
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In stark contrast to other treatments for bleeding wounds, gallium does not induce clotting mechanisms in the blood.  This avoids the highest risk of existing technologies that run the risk of causing deadly internal blood clots.
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"Moreover, as blood loss remains the leading cause of death from stabbings and other external injuries, it is our hope that this innovation can help innocent victims of violent crime or accidents throughout the world by significantly reducing mortality rate and providing an effective and safe answer for blood loss from wounds."
      Blood test for Alzheimers' coming soon?  (INN 02/19/2016)
      Scientists attack Zika virus from multiple angles  (Fox 02/10/2016)
      More than 3,100 pregnant women in Colombia infected with Zika virus, raising fears of spread  (Fox 02/06/2016)
      Growing number of police chiefs, sheriffs join call to arms  (Fox 01/15/2016)
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"It's more important to have a gun in your hand than a cop on the phone."
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"Historically, sheriffs have been very pro-gun rights.  But they've stepped out of the box and they're now publicly making it known that firearms are good for self-defense."
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"If you are certified to carry a gun, I would like to encourage you to do so."
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"I want as many law-abiding citizens to arm themselves in this county as we can get so that I have the partner that I need to beat back this sort of violence."
      Patient brain dead, 5 others injured after French drug trial disaster  (Fox 01/15/2016)
      CDC: Strong signs Brazil birth defects are tied to mosquito  (Fox 01/14/2016)
      Another killer could top cancer by 2050 — and we're to blame  (Fox 12/29/2015)
      New anti-aging drug could extend human life span to 120 years  (Fox 12/02/2015)
      Man dies after tapeworm inside him gets cancer  (Fox 11/05/2015)
      WHO experts say processed meat can cause cancer, red meat probably can  (Fox 10/26/2015)
      Surgeons reattach toddler’s head to neck following near-death car accident  (Fox 10/03/2015)
      A Drastic Cure  (10/03/2015)
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The lobotomy won its inventor the Nobel prize, but remains a shadowy chapter in the history of mental health.
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... on November 12, 1935, the Portuguese neurologist would attempt something more audacious: a surgery to relieve the suffering caused by severe mental disorders.
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Moniz believed that mental disorders were caused by "fixed thoughts" brought on by problems in nerve pathways in the brain's frontal lobes.
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... drilled holes on each side of the woman's head, inserted a syringe and injected the prefrontal lobe of her brain with pure alcohol, rendering it permanently useless.
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Doctors had been drilling holes in skulls since antiquity to try to ease mental pain.  A practice called trepanning was used to treat both head trauma and psychiatric pain by releasing evil spirits.
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... overcrowding in U.S.  mental institutions made psychiatrists desperate for new treatments, and the lobotomy quickly became part of mainstream medicine.
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By one estimate, 60,000 lobotomies were performed in the United States between 1936 and 1956 on patients with a variety of diagnoses, such as depression and schizophrenia. 
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Freeman eventually developed his own version, the transorbital lobotomy, in which he inserted an ice pick into the brain by way of the patient's eye socket, then pounded the tool with a mallet, rocking it back and forth to sever nerve fibers.
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Moniz received the Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1949 for developing the lobotomy.
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The arrival of psychiatric drugs helped push lobotomies out of favor by the 1960s.
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In a cingulotomy, radio waves are used to destroy brain tissue, which can benefit some patients with intractable depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder or other psychiatric disorders.
      Walking while working may ease muscle pain  (Fox 10/01/2015)
      Venom experts say global snake bite death tolls 'grossly underestimated'  (Fox 10/01/2015)
      Stem cell surgery raises hope of cure for age-related blindness  (Fox 09/29/2015)
      Family of Scottish teen who suffered brain damage after taking ecstasy posts video of daughter  (Fox 09/11/2015)
      How ‘vampire’ spiders could help in the fight against malaria  (Fox 08/25/2015)
      The Israeli slowly poisoning herself to save humanity from nuclear fallout  (JWR 08/24/2015)
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Laster's hypothesis posits that not all exposure to radiation is cancerous and that hydrogen peroxide, delivered in small doses over a long period of time, would train the body's reactive immune system to recognize the assault and combat it.
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When people are exposed to radiation, Laster found, some highly reactive molecules are created.  To neutralize them, the body releases certain anti-oxidants to convert those free radicals into harmless oxygen and potentially dangerous hydrogen peroxide.
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In high doses, this process can be damaging, but Laster is convinced that ingesting small amounts of hydrogen peroxide prepares the body for the effects of radiation exposure.  She is so certain, in fact, that since 2009 she has been taking a daily dose of the chemical compound herself.
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High concentrations of hydrogen peroxide create rapid inflammation and the body responds by sending white blood cells to the rescue.  "If this inflammation becomes chronic, then the body does not have the resources to effect a repair and this can in turn lead to cancer."
      Is it really bad to be sad?  (JWR 08/07/2015)
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Misery is inconvenient, unpleasant, and in a society where personal happiness is prized above all else, there's little tolerance for wallowing in despair.  Especially now that we've got drugs for it.
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Antidepressants can help banish sad feelings — not just the life-sapping black dog of clinical depression, but the rough patches most people go through sometimes...
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... the increasing tendency to treat normal sadness as if it were a disease is playing fast and loose with a crucial part of our biology.  Sadness ... serves an evolutionary purpose — and if we lose it, we lose out.
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"When you find something this deeply in us biologically, you presume that it was selected because it had some advantage, otherwise we wouldn't have been burdened with it."
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Is sadness something we can live without or is it a crucial part of the human condition?
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... sadness has a further function: it helps us learn from our mistakes.
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"I think that one of the functions of intense negative emotions is to stop our normal functioning, to make us focus on something else for a while."
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... even full-blown depression may save us from the effects of long-term stress.  Without taking time out to reflect, he says, "you might stay in a state of chronic stress until you're exhausted or dead".
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... there's the notion that creativity is connected to dark moods.  There is no shortage of great artists, writers and musicians who have suffered from depression or bipolar disorder.
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Medicating sadness ... could do the same — blunting the consequences of unfortunate situations and removing people's motivation to improve their lives.  Giving antidepressants to people whose real problem is something else — a bad relationship, for instance — may allow the person to continue in an unhealthy situation instead of addressing the underlying problem.
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Whether or not a little sadness is useful, everyone agrees that clinical depression is not.  Unfortunately it's not clear exactly where to draw the line between the two.  So which is more dangerous: to over-medicate normal sadness, a feeling which may lead us to re-evaluate our lives after the loss of a job or the end of a relationship, or under-medicate clinical depression?
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So where does this leave the notion of human sadness?  Should we accept that major life events may make us so sad that we are temporarily disabled?  Or should we run to the doctor in the hope that pills will speed up our emotional journey back to happiness?
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"The cost of happiness is complacency.  ... Discontent can drive change.  Certainly, you don't want to stifle or blunt emotion — emotion is information."
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"Clearly, if we didn't feel sad when we were unsuccessful at achieving certain goals, we would not stand back from that goal and introspect and perhaps try to change our strategies.  Being enthusiastic and jubilant we would probably go blindly on."
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... there are ways to lift the gloom without pills.  "An alternative would be thinking about what is making you unhappy.  Another possibility is watchful waiting.  A more nuanced view of the situation will help people think about their options better."
      Foods to help you to live to be 100  (Fox 07/09/2015)
      Deadly new squirrel virus may have killed 3 men  (Fox 07/09/2015)
      10K steps a day might not be the magic number  (Fox 06/23/2015)
      Man with rare antibodies has saved 2 million babies’ lives through blood donations  (Fox 06/10/2015)
      Medieval remedy to treat eye infections found to kill MRSA superbug  (Fox 04/01/2015)
      New Alzheimer’s treatment fully restores memory function  (03/18/2015)
      People with dementia may have hidden talents, strange case shows  (Fox 02/03/2015)
      CDC chief: Why I have hope about 2015 Ebola fight  (Fox 01/13/2015)
      Ebola patient moved from Scotland to London as 2 more possible cases are tested  (CNN 12/30/2014)
      Scotland confirms case of Ebola  (CNN 12/29/2014)
      The debilitating outbreak sweeping the Americas  (CNN 12/17/2014)
      Eating the Mediterranean diet may lead to a longer life  (CNN 12/03/2014)
      Ebola out of headlines but on the horizon  (CNN 11/28/2014)
      Ebola outbreak: Clinical drug trials to start next month as death toll mounts  (CNN 11/13/2014)
      Australia instigates Ebola-prompted ban on travel from West Africa  (CNN 10/28/2014)
      Ebola: Who is patient zero?  Disease traced back to 2-year-old in Guinea  (CNN 10/28/2014)
      Army major general, troops quarantined after Ebola aid trip  (CNN 10/27/2014)
      Ebola outbreak: Get up to speed with the latest developments  (CNN 10/23/2014)
      The parasite keeping millions in poverty  (CNN 10/21/2014)
      WHO outlines next steps in Ebola crisis  (CNN 10/21/2014)
      Ebola outbreak in the West: Why some survive, some don't  (CNN 10/20/2014)
      Texas worker who may have handled Ebola samples quarantined in Belize  (CNN 10/17/2014)
      bola outbreak 'running much faster' than response  (CNN 10/16/2014)
      Breaking the taboo: It's time to talk about mental health  (CNN 10/10/2014)
      Ebola cases could soar to 10,000 a week; CDC: New team to help hospitals  (CNN 10/14/2014)
      Sudanese man dies of Ebola in Germany  (CNN 10/14/2014)
      NBC cameraman diagnosed with Ebola: 'I have seen some bad things'  (CNN 10/03/2014)
      Reporter's Notebook: Why we haven't stopped Ebola  (CNN 10/10/2014)
      Ebola Q and A: Here's what you need to know  (CNN 10/09/2014)
      Did Thomas Duncan travel to the U.S.  knowing that he had Ebola?  (CNN 10/07/2014)
      Spain ramps up response after first case of Ebola contracted outside Africa  (CNN 10/07/2014)
      Spain has outbreak's 1st known case of contracting Ebola outside of Africa  (CNN 10/06/2014)
      Blair: 3 ways to help Africa beat Ebola  (CNN 09/23/2014)
      Ebola has claimed 2,800 lives in 6 months, WHO study finds  (CNN 09/23/2014)
      Found In Turmeric, Curcumin Helps Scientists Create A Powerhouse Cancer Fighter  (JWR 09/22/2014)
      Most Commonly Prescribed Drugs Increase Your Risk Of Alzheimer's  (JWR 09/13/2014)
      The reason Ebola isn't being stopped  (CNN 09/11/2014)
      Frequent teen marijuana use linked to issues later in life  (CNN 09/09/2014)
      One suicide every 40 seconds: World Health Organization report  (CNN 09/05/2014)
      Lack of sleep may shrink your brain  (CNN 09/04/2014)
      Train your brain to crave healthy food  (CNN 09/01/2014)
      Two Liberian medical workers discharged after recovering from Ebola  (CNN 08/30/2014)
      Senegal confirms first Ebola case  (CNN 08/29/2014)
      Death toll passes 1,550 as Ebola outbreak accelerates, officials say  (CNN 08/28/2014)
      Ebola contacts in Africa go missing  (CNN 08/25/2014)
      First WHO worker stricken with Ebola  (CNN 08/24/2014)
      Surgical 'black box' could reduce errors  (CNN 08/22/2014)
      Report: Up to 30,000 would need Ebola drugs to fight outbreak  (CNN 08/20/2014)
      Ebola death toll rises to 1,229, WHO says  (CNN 08/19/2014)
      New restrictions in Kenya for travelers amid Ebola fears  (CNN 08/16/2014)
      WHO: Evidence shows Ebola crisis 'vastly' underestimated  (CNN 08/15/2014)
      WHO: Ebola outbreak in West Africa an international health emergency  (CNN 08/08/2014)
      A worried world watches as Ebola death toll rises; Liberia declares emergency  (CNN 08/07/2014)
      Ebola health worker: 'Sierra Leone is not able to deal with this outbreak'  (CNN 08/05/2014)
      Ebola outbreak could have 'catastrophic' consequences  (CNN 08/01/2014)
      CDC: 3 to 6 months may be needed to stem Ebola in West Africa  (CNN 07/31/2014)
      Deadliest ever outbreak of Ebola virus: What you need to know  (CNN 07/27/2014)
      Second American infected with Ebola  (CNN 07/27/2014)
      American doctor in Liberia infected with Ebola  (CNN 07/27/2014)
      Chief Ebola doctor overseeing cases in Sierra Leone contracts the virus  (CNN 07/23/2014)
      Electronic noses sniff out cancer  (CNN 07/10/2014)
      Can meditation really slow aging?  (CNN 07/10/2014)
      'Drastic action is needed' now to stop Ebola epidemic  (CNN 06/26/2014)
      Ebola epidemic is 'out of control'  (CNN 06/23/2014)
      Live to 100: Number of centenarians has doubled  (CNN 06/04/2014)
      Return of the 'White Plague': Fears over the rise of 'incurable' TB  (CNN 05/28/2014)
      WHO sounds alarm on spread of polio  (CNN 05/05/2014)
      Long-Life Secrets From The 115-Year-Old Woman  (Time, 04/25/2014)
      The antibiotics that could kill you  (CNN 04/22/2014)
      Ebola: A swift, effective and bloody killer  (CNN 04/09/2014)
      Stomach illness that hit 83 people on cruise ship may be linked to norovirus  (CNN 04/09/2014)
      WHO: Ebola outbreak one of 'most challenging'  (CNN 04/09/2014)
      What is Ebola and why does it kill?  (CNN 03/27/2014)
      Scientists race to eliminate malaria as 'wonder drug' loses its powers  (CNN 03/25/2014)
      At least 59 people dead in Guinea Ebola outbreak  (CNN 03/22/2014)
      WHO-proposed sugar recommendation comes to less than a soda per day  (CNN 03/06/2014)
      How safe are your prescription drugs?  (CNN 02/25/2014)
      Don't slam Canada for mammogram study  (CNN 02/19/2014)
      WHO: Cancer cases tipped to rise 57% in 20 years in imminent 'human disaster'  (CNN 02/04/2014)
      Are bananas bad for me, too?  (CNN 01/15/2014)
      Israel Discovers New Therapy For Brain Cancer  (INN 10/01/2013)
      The 10 warning signs of Alzheimer's  (CNN 07/18/2013)
      10 medical advances in the last 10 years  (CNN 06/05/2013)
      Deadly MERS-CoV virus spreads to Italy  (CNN 06/02/2013)
      Why MERS virus is so scary  (CNN 05/31/2013)
      10 people who may have changed your life  (CNN 05/14/2013)
      Can you die of a broken heart?  (JWR 04/19/2013)
      Dirty money?  Check your wallet  (CNN 03/28/2013)
      Death toll from new SARS-like virus climbs to 9  (CNN 03/13/2013)
      Rare tropical disease close to eradication  (CNN 01/18/2013)
      10 ways to reduce inflammation  (JWR 12/14/2012)
      Green tea is popular.  Should it be?  (JWR 12/12/2012)
      Brain-eating amoebas kill 10 in Pakistan  (CNN 10/10/2012)
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      On this day in history, December 23, 1888, Dutch impressionist Vincent van Gogh cuts off his ear  (Fox 12/23/2023)
      On this day in history, December 21, 1945, Gen.  Patton dies in Germany after he was paralyzed in auto crash  (Fox 12/21/2023)
      On this day in history, November 30, 1874, indomitable British statesman, WWII hero Winston Churchill is born  (Fox 11/30/2023)
      On this day in history, November 9, 1989, Berlin Wall falls, marking Cold War victory by US, western Allies  (Fox 11/09/2023)
      Gaza: Rectifying the original evil  (INN 11/05/2023)
      'Remaining decent' - an SS speech  (INN 10/24/2023)
      Steps where Jesus walked and healed a blind man unearthed for first time in 2,000 years  (Fox 09/07/2023)
      On this day in history, August 23, 1973, a bank robbery in Sweden leads to 'Stockholm syndrome'  (Fox 08/23/2023)
      Historical find in the Holy Land as 2000-year-old biblical era coin uncovered  (Fox 07/31/2023)
      On this day in history, June 25, 1942, Eisenhower is appointed supreme commander of Allied Forces in Europe  (Fox 06/25/2023)
      On this day in history, June 12, 1987, Reagan urges Gorbachev to 'tear down this wall'  (Fox 06/12/2023)
      June 6, 1944, D-Day: The day that saved the world  (INN 06/06/2023)
      On this day in history, June 6, 1944, US and Allies invade Normandy in greatest military invasion  (Fox 06/06/2023)
      How a U.S.  president known for antisemitism became godfather of Israel  (JWR 05/15/2023)
      Holocaust Denial: An ongoing attempt to distort History  (INN 05/08/2023)
      Shattering another excuse for FDR's Holocaust apathy  (INN 05/07/2023)
      On this day in history, May 4, 1979, 'Iron Lady' Margaret Thatcher becomes first female PM of the UK  (Fox 05/04/2023)
      On this day in history, May 2, 1611, King James Bible published, helped fuel revolution...  (Fox 05/02/2023)
      No less than a miracle: Israel turns 75  (JWR 04/26/2023)
      On this day in history, April 23, 1564, Shakespeare is born in Stratford-upon-Avon, becomes renowned writer  (Fox 04/23/2023)
      Exclusive: Broadcast from the CBC on May 6, 1943  (INN 04/20/2023)
      All FDR said was ‘No' [The 1943 Bermuda Conference and the abandonment of the Jews]  (INN 04/17/2023)
      Marking the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising’s 80th Anniversary  (INN 04/17/2023)
      These WWII heroes endured disease, starvation, torture.  Here's why we should remember them  (Fox 04/13/2023)
      On this day in history, April 6, 1917, US enters World War I as Congress votes to declare war on Germany  (Fox 04/06/2023)
      On this day in history, April 1, 1945, US forces invade Okinawa, last major battle of World War II  (Fox 04/01/2023)
      Menachem Begin to Joe Biden: I am not a Jew With trembling knees  (INN 03/29/2023)
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On June 22 1982, Joe Biden was a Senator from Delaware and confronted then Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin during his Senate Foreign Relations committee testimony, threatening to cut off aid to Israel.
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Begin forcefully responded, "Don't threaten us with cutting off your aid.  It will not work.  I am not a Jew with trembling knees.  I am a proud Jew with 3,700 years of civilized history.  Nobody came to our aid when we were dying in the gas chambers and ovens.  Nobody came to our aid when we were striving to create our country.  We paid for it.  We fought for it.  We died for it.  We will stand by our principles.  We will defend them.  And, when necessary, we will die for them again, with or without your aid."
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Senator Biden reportedly banged on the table with his fist, and Begin retorted, "This desk is designed for writing, not for fists.  Don't threaten us with slashing aid.  Do you think that because the US lends us money it is entitled to impose on us what we must do?  We are grateful for the assistance we have received, but we are not to be threatened.  I am a proud Jew.  Three thousand years of culture are behind me, and you will not frighten me with threats.  Take note: we do not want a single soldier of yours to die for us."
      On this day in history, March 24, 1603, King James I ascends to throne: American colonizer, Bible namesake  (Fox 03/24/2023)
      On this day in history, Feb.  14, 270 AD, Saint Valentine beaten, beheaded for defying emperor's marriage ban  (Fox 02/14/2023)
      From the River to the Sea, Palestine is already free  (INN 01/23/2023)
      Research uncover secret that made ancient Roman concrete so durable  (Fox 01/07/2023)
      The forgotten speech of Yasser Arafat  (INN 12/28/2022)
      On this day in history, Dec.  22, 1808, Beethoven's triumphant Fifth Symphony debuts in Vienna  (Fox 12/22/2022)
      On this day in history, Dec.  21, 1945, Gen.  Patton dies in Germany after he was paralyzed in auto crash  (Fox 12/21/2022)
      On this day in history, Dec.  19, 1843, Charles Dickens publishes 'A Christmas Carol'  (Fox 12/19/2022)
      On this day in history, Dec.  12, 1901, Guglielmo Marconi sends first transatlantic radio message  (Fox 12/12/2022)
      On this day in history, Nov.  30, 1874, indomitable British statesman and WWII hero Winston Churchill is born  (Fox 11/30/2022)
      On this day in history, Oct.  25, 1944, first kamikaze suicide pilots attack US Navy in World War II  (Fox 10/25/2022)
      On this day in history, Oct.  12, 2000, terror attack on USS Cole kills 17 American sailors, wounds dozens  (Fox 10/12/2022)
      On this day in history, Sept.  16, 1620, Mayflower departs Plymouth, England  (Fox 09/16/2022)
      On this day in history, August 31, 1966, Harrier Jump Jet makes first flight  (Fox 08/31/2022)
      On this day in history, August 17, 1943, Patton beats Monty to Messina, liberates Sicily  (Fox 08/17/2022)
      D-Day 78 years later: How FDR's powerful prayer united Americans  (Fox 06/06/2022)
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"Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our republic, our religion and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity."
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"Some will never return.  Embrace these, Father, and receive them, Thy heroic servants, into Thy kingdom ... I ask that our people devote themselves into a continuance of prayer ... And, O Lord, give us faith.  Give us faith in Thee; faith in our sons; faith in each other; faith in our united crusade."
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More than 4,400 Americans were killed on D-Day alone...  By the time the battle for Normandy was won in August 1944, as many as 29,000 American troops were dead and more than 100,000 were wounded or missing in action.
      Putin and the fragility of order  (JWR 03/22/2022)
      Remembering the Anschluss - March 12, 1938  (INN 03/11/2022)
      Gen.  Eisenhower guaranteed the world would NEVER FORGET  (INN 01/26/2022)
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On January 27, 1945, the Russian Army liberated the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp complex.
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To mark this day and remember all who suffered under the Nazi regime sixty years later, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution 60/7 to designate January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, meant to honor the victims of Nazism.
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Patton's Third Army liberated the Ohrdruf concentration camp, part of the Buchenwald Concentration Camp Network.  When America's military leaders saw the barbarism of the Nazi concentration camps, they were horrified.  General Eisenhower insisted that a visual and written record be kept for history.
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On April 12, 1945, General Eisenhower met Generals Bradley and Patton at Ohrdruf Concentration Camp.
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Afterward, Eisenhower also ordered every American soldier in the area who was not on the front lines to visit Ohrdruf and Buchenwald.  He wanted them to see for themselves what they were fighting against.
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During the camp inspections with his top commanders, Eisenhower said that the atrocities were "beyond the American mind to comprehend."
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He ordered that every citizen of the town of Gotha (near Ohrdruf ) personally tour the camp, and, after having done so, the mayor and his wife went home and hanged themselves.
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Later on, Ike wrote to Mamie, "I never dreamed that such cruelty, bestiality, and savagery could really exist in this world."
      The Houdini of the Vilna Ghetto  (INN 01/24/2022)
      How do we know there were 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis?  (INN 01/20/2022)
      Anne Frank's Nazi arrest in Amsterdam may have stemmed from Jewish businessman's tip, book claims  (Fox 01/17/2022)
      The missing photo of Hitler and the Mufti of Jerusalem  (INN 11/27/2021)
      Kristallnacht must be remembered  (INN 11/09/2021)
      November 9, 1938: This is the night the Holocaust began  (INN 11/09/2021)
      Kristallnacht: A nationwide pogrom  (INN 11/08/2021)
      The true faces of the Babyn Yar Murders are being revealed  (INN 10/07/2021)
      80 years since Babi Yar: We must never forget  (INN 10/01/2021)
      FDR's secret plea to Hitler  (INN 10/01/2021)
      40 years ago - Operation Opera: Israel destroyed Iraq’s nuclear program and saved the West  (INN 06/08/2021)
      Pope John Paul II assassination attempt – the secrets behind shooting 40 years ago  (Fox 05/13/2021)
      Arab protests against the Balfour Declaration and Jewish immigration, May 1921  (INN 05/07/2021)
      This Day in History: March 26  (Fox 03/26/2021)
      IBM and the Holocaust — 20 years of corporate denial  (INN 02/08/2021)
      The Jews who fought back during the Holocaust  (INN 01/30/2021)
      The Jews of Morocco, FDR, and the Nazis: A troubling episode  (INN 12/20/2020)
      Aztec 'tower of skulls' reveals more of its gruesome secrets  (Fox 12/13/2020)
      Two forgotten heroes: Peter Bergson and Ben Hecht, 1943  (INN 11/25/2020)
      Reviving the Faisal-Weizmann hopes for peace after 100 years  (INN 11/22/2020)
      August 20, 1920: The tragic trip on the Ghazaleh train - told for the first time  (INN 08/20/2020)
      Hiroshima's Enola Gay carried 12 men, hope and the world's deadliest weapon  (JWR 08/06/2020)
      Rebecca Grant: Truman and Hiroshima 75 years later – here's why he dropped the atomic bomb  (Fox 08/06/2020)
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This week marks 75 years since a B-29 bomber dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug.  6, 1945.
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On the ground, about 70,000 were killed by the blast.
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Why?  To obtain unconditional surrender from Imperial Japan and end World War II.
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The man who made the final decision to drop the atom bomb was President Harry S.  Truman.
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"I had realized, of course, that an atomic bomb explosion would inflict damage and casualties beyond imagination."
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But Harry Truman was uniquely qualified to make this decision.  Out of all U.S.  presidents in the 20th century, only Truman experienced sustained, ground combat.
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Truman commanded an artillery battery during World War I.  His Battery D of the 129th Field Artillery fired 3,000 rounds in four hours to open the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in September 1918, the bloodiest American battle of the Great War.
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Over a million U.S.  soldiers took part with 26,000 killed in action and 120,000 wounded.
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Leaving New York Harbor for France, he recalled watching the city skyline diminish and wondering "whether we'd be heroes or corpses."
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"Most of us got by without being either," he remarked in his short autobiography.
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Ironically, Truman participated in the end of World War I first-hand.
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Fifteen minutes before the Armistice on Nov.  11, 1918, Capt.  Truman was still firing at the Germans north of Verdun with Battery D's 75 mm gun, trying out an impressive new shell reaching 11,000 yards.
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... his combat experience stayed with him and this was the outlook Truman brought to his decisions on the atomic bomb in 1945.
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Just as a younger Harry Truman had seen a lot on the Western Front, the war in the Pacific in 1945 was at a peak of brutality.
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Americans suffered horrendous casualties on Iwo Jima and Okinawa.  Kamikaze Japanese suicide planes attacked and flamed Navy carriers and ships.
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B-29s had been firebombing Japan's major industrial cities to destroy the wiring and controls and machinery of Imperial Japan's heavy war industry.  The March 9, 1945 firebombing of Tokyo killed as many as 125,000 in one night.
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As Truman knew, Japan was losing but unwilling to give up.  In Europe, over 5 million German soldiers opted for surrender during battle.  In the Pacific war, Imperial Japan forced a fight to the death.  Less than 5 percent of Japanese forces surrendered in battle.
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Looming ahead was the invasion of Japan, scheduled for Nov.  1, 1945.
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Imperial Japan's strategy was to inflict unacceptable losses on invading American forces, bog down the fight and play for time to negotiate terms other than unconditional surrender.  Hundreds of thousands would have died in the process.
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With the Potsdam Declaration on July 26, 1945, the allies gave Japan a chance to end the war.  Japan rejected it July 29.
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It was time to try the atomic bomb.  Truman's science advisers told him a demonstration test of the bomb over a deserted island would serve no point – especially since only two atomic devices were ready – and recommended immediate use on an enemy target.
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"We were about to be given a piece of ordnance which would far surpass any bomb ever dropped before by any nation."
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki, bombed Aug.  9, were chosen in part because they had not been firebombed.  The unprecedented power of the A-bomb was clear.
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The two atomic bombs, and the fear of more, gave Japan a reason to surrender.
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Whatever one thinks of the factors Truman weighed, the judgment of history should now be added in.
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The use of the atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki created a powerful nuclear deterrent widely credited with holding the Soviet Union and the West back from direct confrontation, aka World War III.
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Nuclear deterrence has been a bedrock strategy for every president since.
      Foreign dynasty's rise to power in ancient Egypt was an inside job  (Fox 07/17/2020)
      The Holy Six Day War  (INN 05/21/2020)
      Remembering the 1948 'Road of Heroism' on Jerusalem Day  (INN 05/21/2020)
      Ancient battlefield, site of Hannibal's first major victory, discovered in Spain, researchers say  (Fox 04/22/2020)
      D-Day was too late  (INN 04/22/2020)
      In memory of Six Million: My grandparents' story  (INN 04/20/2020)
      'Of all their many promises, the Nazis kept only one'  (INN 04/20/2020)
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Three times in four years Adolf Hitler exposed the world's indifference to the fate of Jews:
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-In 1935 his Nazi Party stripped German Jews of citizenship, making them aliens without rights in their own country.
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The world responded by filling the Olympic Stadium in Berlin the next year with exuberant young athletes who performed for their preening host.
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-In November 1938 Nazi stormtroopers plundered Jewish homes and businesses without any adverse effect on England and France's calamitous appeasement pact signed two months earlier in Munich.
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-In 1939 Gestapo SS squads hunted down Jews in Poland, with no one to stop them.
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No wonder then that when the Nazi leadership gathered for the Wannsee Conference in 1942, their agenda for the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question" was not hindered by ethical impediments or moral dilemmas.
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In ninety minutes, the practical Germans solved the mundane challenges of transportation and accommodation with railroad cars, concentration camps, and gas chambers.
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The plans were supposed to be secret, but the German people knew.  They saw the cruel abuse of their Jewish neighbors, and still they lifted their arms and cried out, "Heil Hitler!  Lead us, and we will follow!"
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But not everyone.
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"If the Jews, who contributed demonstrable economic achievements over the centuries to help develop our nation, can be made a people without rights, that is an act unworthy of a cultured nation," wrote justice inspector Friedrich Kellner — my grandfather — about the 1935 Nuremberg Laws.
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"The curse of this evil deed will indelibly rest on the entire German people."
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In 1939, when German troops marched into Poland, he began a diary to record Nazi crimes.
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In October 1941 he recorded a soldier's account of a massacre: "He watched as naked Jewish men and women were placed in front of a long deep ditch and, upon the order of the SS, were shot by Ukrainians in the back of their heads, and they fell into the ditch.  Then the ditch was filled in as screams kept coming from it!"
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"There is no punishment hard enough," declared the justice inspector, "to be applied to these Nazi beasts."
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"I heard from a reliable source that all the Jews were taken to Poland and murdered by SS brigades.  Our murderous regime has for all times besmirched the name Germany."
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Friedrich Kellner did not spare the Allies.  He criticized them for participating in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, signing the 1938 appeasement pact, dropping leaflets on Germany instead of bombs in the first months of war, and ignoring the construction of concentration camps.
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"Hitler duped the entire world.  He had the great unbelievable luck to meet with weak and vacillating opponents.  The Western powers will carry the historical guilt for not promptly providing the most intensive preventative measures against Germany's incessant politics of aggression."
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When the massive armada from England crossed the Channel to the French coast at Normandy on June 6, 1944, Friedrich Kellner wrote contemptuously: "Finally!"
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They came too late.  The Holocaust was done.
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"Of all their many promises, the Nazis kept only one.  The eradication of the Jews."
      Gordon Robertson: Who was St.  Patrick and why does he still matter?  (Fox 03/17/2020)
      The Labor Zionist movement and the bombing of Auschwitz  (INN 03/03/2020)
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No "diversion" of airplanes would have been necessary — because U.S.  bombers were already striking German oil factories in the Auschwitz industrial zone, just a few miles from the gas chambers.
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The real reason for the rejections was the Roosevelt administration's policy of refraining from using even the most minimal resources for humanitarian objectives, such as interrupting genocide.
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President Roosevelt's public persona is anchored in his image as a liberal humanitarian, someone who cared about the downtrodden and the mistreated.
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In his first presidential campaign, he presented himself as the champion of "the forgotten man."
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But when it came to the plight of Europe's Jews during the Holocaust, it was Roosevelt who did the forgetting.
      10 interesting facts about the Chernobyl nuclear disaster  (Fox 03/02/2020)
      King’s stained execution vest tells grisly tale, set to go on display  (Fox 01/30/2020)
      Germany could have won key World War II battle if they made these tactical changes, study says  (Fox 01/14/2020)
      Christopher Columbus likely encountered ‘marauding cannibals’ 500 years ago, shocking study says  (Fox 01/14/2020)
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For years, researchers tried to prove that Christopher Columbus' encounters with "cannibal marauders" during his trip to the Caribbean in 1492 were just myths.
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"I've spent years trying to prove Columbus wrong when he was right: There were Caribs in the northern Caribbean when he arrived.  We're going to have to reinterpret everything we thought we knew."
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Columbus described the Carib raiders originally as "Caniba," a group that terrorized the native Arawaks, abducting their women and eating their men.
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Eventually, Columbus' Spanish successors corrected the name to "Caribe."
      72 years ago on November 29, the UN partitioned Palestine  (INN 11/30/2019)
      3,000-year-old tablet describing Babylonian Noah's Ark tale could be 'earliest ever example of fake...  (Fox 11/26/2019)
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"Babylonian gods only survive because people feed them.  If humanity had been wiped out, the gods would have starved."
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"The god Ea manipulates language and misleads people into doing his will because it serves his self-interest.  Modern parallels are legion!"
      Smitty Harris: What sustained this Vietnam POW in those first moments of captivity  (Fox 11/10/2019)
      Longest Dead Sea Scroll has a salt finish that others lack  (Fox 09/07/2019)
      World’s largest 'mass child sacrifice' site discovered in Peru: reports  (Fox 08/30/2019)
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The centuries-old remains of more than 200 children have been discovered in Peru, according to reports.
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... archaeologists found the skeletal remains of 250 children and 40 warriors at Huanchaco, 346 miles north of Lima.
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"This is the biggest site where the remains of sacrificed children have been found."
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The children, who were aged between four and 14, were reportedly sacrificed to honor the gods of the pre-Columbian Chimu culture.
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Killed during wet weather and buried facing the sea, experts think that the children were sacrificed in relation to an "El Nino" event.
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El Nino is a weather pattern where parts of the Pacific periodically get warmer.
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... the remains at Huanchaco have been dated to the 13th to 15th centuries.
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The Chimu civilization was conquered by the Inca in the 15th century.
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Other sacrificial sites in Peru have revealed their secrets.
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... the remains of more than 140 children and over 200 llamas or alpacas were found at a 15th-century ritual sacrifice site...
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... experts in Chile have shed new light on how the Inca civilization used "trophy heads" to maintain control over conquered peoples.
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Other grisly sacrificial sites have also been uncovered recently.
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A vast array of skulls buried beneath the streets of modern Mexico City, for example, have offered a chilling glimpse into Aztec human sacrifice.
      The Jewish contribution to the Allied Cause: World War I and WW II  (INN 08/25/2019)
      Hebron 1929, Tlaib-Omar 2019, a Jew-hating, Jihadist-Marxist alliance  (INN 08/23/2019)
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Jerusalem historian and journalist Pinchas Grayevsky (d.  1941) provided this graphic 1929 description of the brutal murder of Hebron pharmacist Ben-Zion Gershon:
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For forty years, this Jew dressed the wounds and treated the illnesses of the most wretched Arabs, generally without asking for any compensation, as he received a salary from the community or from Hadassah.  Over his lifetime, this man saved hundreds and thousands of Arabs from dying of diseases of all kinds, from going blind or becoming handicapped...On the day of the riots Arabs broke into the home of this poor Jew, and instead of having mercy on him for being one-legged, they cut off both of his hands.  The very same Arabs whose eyes had been cured by him of trachoma [a potentially blinding infection caused by C.  trachomatis, if untreated] and blindness stood over him and gouged out his eyes.  The same Arabs whose wives and daughters he had saved from miscarrying and from gynecological illnesses now seized his eldest daughter, raped her, and killed her.  They also stabbed his wife four times with a knife and brought a nail-studded club down on her head.
      The “Great Arab Revolt” failed to materialize  (INN 08/19/2019)
      Myths and Facts: Palestine is a geographical area, not a nationality  (INN 08/15/2019)
      Enlisting Arabs for the Nazi Cause  (INN 08/15/2019)
      The Mufti’s meeting with Hitler in Berlin  (INN 08/15/2019)
      Lies, betrayal and incredible surprises marked start of World War II 80 years ago  (Fox 08/15/2019)
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Some 80 years ago, on Aug.  23, 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, formally known as the "Treaty of non-aggression between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics."
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The world was shocked — and terrified — by the agreement.
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Western democracies of the 1930s had counted on the huge resources of Communist Russia, and its hostility to the Nazis, to serve as a brake on Adolf Hitler's Western ambitions.  Great Britain and the other Western European democracies had assumed that the Nazis would never invade them as long as a hostile Soviet Union threatened the German rear.
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The incompatibility between communism and Nazism was considered by all to be existential — and permanent.
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That mutual hatred explained why dictators Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin both despised and feared each other.
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Yet all at once, such illusions vanished with signing of the pact.
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Just seven days later, on Sept.  1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland.
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World War II had begun.
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After quickly absorbing most of Eastern Europe by either coercion or alliance, Hitler was convinced that he now had a safe rear.
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So he turned west in spring 1940 to overrun Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Luxembourg, France and the Netherlands.
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Hitler accomplished all that relatively easily, failing only to conquer Great Britain with an exhaustive bombing campaigning.
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During all these Nazi conquests, a compliant Stalin shipped huge supplies of food and fuel for the German war effort against the West.
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Stalin cynically had hoped that Germany and the Western democracies would wear themselves out in a wasting war — similar to the four horrific years in the trenches of the Western Front during World War I.
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Communism then easily would spread to the Atlantic amid the ruins of European capitalism.
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Stalin, of course, had no idea he had created a Nazi monster that would quickly devour all of Continental Europe — and turn to its rear to eye a now-isolated Soviet Union.
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Much less did Stalin realize that the battle-hardened German war machine would soon overrun his country in a surprise attack beginning on June 22, 1941, a little less than two years after the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.
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The non-aggression pact in a way had also ensured that a European war would soon turn into a global massacre that left roughly 65 million dead.
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In sum, the August 1939 non-aggression pact ensured the German attack against Great Britain and Western Europe.
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It also convinced Hitler that Russia was vulnerable, gullible and appeasing, and could be overrun in weeks following an invasion.
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Finally, the deal ended all Japanese ideas of fighting the Soviet Union on the ground from the East in partnership with Nazi Germany invading from the West.
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Instead, Japan turned toward the vulnerable British and American eastern forces.
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In sophisticated times, we sometimes forget that time-honored concepts like the balance of power and military deterrence — not good intentions and international peace organizations — alone keep the peace.
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When the pact destroyed fragile alliances and encouraged German adventurism, war was certain.
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The redirection of Japanese war strategy to target America finally brought the United States into World War II, which ensured the destruction of Japan and Germany.
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Add this all up, and in some sense World War II really started on Aug.  23, 1939, 80 years ago this summer.
      A War of Words — setting the record straight  (INN 08/05/2019)
      July 1938: The evil Evian Conference on the Jews  (INN 07/07/2019)
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Helpless in the face of anti-Semitism in Nazi Germany, US President Franklin D.  Roosevelt proposed an international conference to rescue Jews who no longer wanted to live in Germany.
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The so-called cvilized world gathers from 6 to 14 July 1938 at the Royal Hotel Evian, on the shores of Lake Geneva.
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Until October 1941, German policy officially encourages Jewish emigration.
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32 countries are represented in Evian (excepting Germany, the USSR and Czechoslovakia) to assert their refusal to open their doors to the persecuted German Jews, described as "refugees" (never during the conference, does it openly refer to Jews).
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Their refusal was based on prejudices or assumptions, rather than facts, as the Australian representative admits:
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"In the present circumstances, Australia can not do more ... We do not have a significant racial problem and we do not want to import one."
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France returns to its borders the 10,000 German Jews it had welcomed in 1933.
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Only one country offers to welcome them: the Dominican Republic led by the dictator Trujillo, but this offer is refused.
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The very active and triumphant German propaganda headlines the day after the conference: "Jews for sale; even at a low price, nobody wants them."
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Hitler, in the days that follow, does not hesitate to taunt Westerners on this failure: "It was shameful to see the democracies dripping with pity for the Jewish people and to be unmoved when it comes to really helping the Jews!"
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In May 1939, the steamer Saint-Louis, driven back from Cuba and Florida by the United States, must return to Hamburg with nearly 900 Jewish refugees.
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In October 1941, when the emigration of the Jews was officially banned, the number of Jews still in Germany has fallen to 163,000.
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The vast majority of Jews who remained in Germany were murdered in the ghettos and Nazi camps during the Holocaust.
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Would a generous action at the end of the conference have changed the course of history?  Certainly.
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Compassion is a universal virtue that makes us sensitive to the misfortunes of others, but was sorely lacking in the so-called civilized world at this conference.
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Unable to openly show their hatred of the Jews, it is against Israel that the anti-Semitic European leaders now show their hatred. 
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There was no reason for them to disappear after the Holocaust, nor did their views change, and they are still very active.
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In fact, they have found the way to to act against the Jews by outsourcing their desire for pogroms to the Palestinian Arabs.
      85 years since the Night of the Long Knives  (INN 07/01/2019)
      The myth of 'land for peace'  (INN 04/14/2019)
      Bill Bennett: The legacy of Saint Nicholas – Why his story is worth knowing [especially now]  (Fox 11/17/2018)
      2,200-year-old computer suffers major setback  (Fox 11/14/2018)
      How the WWI battlefield likely sounded moments before the Great War ended  (Fox 11/11/2018)
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... as the clock strikes 11 a.m.  on Nov.  11, 1918, the guns abruptly fall silent and the war is finally over.
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"It's visually interesting to see the flat lines after the sound [of firing] has stopped."
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Although the Armistice was signed at 5 a.m.  that same day, it didn't take effect until 11 a.m.
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"...  enables visitors to project themselves into that moment in history and gain an understanding of what the end of the First World War may have sounded like."
      Saboteur who crippled Nazi atomic bomb project dies at 99  (JWR 10/26/2018)
      The 20th century: What happened?  (INN 08/15/2018)
      Study: Poles helped kill most of the Jews in hiding from Nazis  (INN 05/12/2018)
      24 Amazing Archaeological Discoveries  (Live Science, 12/31/2017)
      Adolf Hitler kissed by American woman in shocking photos  (Fox 11/03/2017)
      June 1941: The Farhoud massacre remembered  (INN 06/02/2017)
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In this pogrom, known by its Arabic name al-Farhoud, about 200 Jews were murdered and thousands wounded.  Jewish property was plundered and many homes set ablaze.
      THE REAL STORY: An inevitable conflict — The Six-Day War  (INN 06/02/2017)
      Egypt just found another ancient pyramid  (Fox 04/04/2017)
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An excavation team in Egypt has found what appears to be the interior of a buried pyramid dating back 3,700 years to the 13th dynasty. 
      Bataan Death March 75 years later  (Fox 03/16/2017)
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While no definitive numbers are available, historians estimate that 1,000 Americans perished while 5,000 and 10,000 of a total 65,000 Filipinos soldiers succumbed to the harsh conditions or were killed by their Japanese captors.
      Rabbit hole leads to incredible 700-year-old Knights Templar cave complex  (Fox 03/07/2017)
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Said to be 700 years old, the caves have been long been linked to the Knights Templar – a Catholic military order that played a key role during the Crusades.
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Named after Jerusalem's Temple Mount, where the order was based, the order was founded in 1119 protect pilgrims visiting the Holy Land.
      'My father was killed for supporting Israel'  (INN 01/17/2017)
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On June 5th, 1968, New York Senator Robert Francis Kennedy was shot and killed by Sirhan Sirhan, an Arab terrorist angered by Kennedy's support for an arms deal to Israel.
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Often lost in the larger story of RFK's assassination ... is his pro-Israel legacy and the centrality of his pro-Israel views in Sirhan's motive.
      Ancient but still shiny: 2,300-year-old sword found in China  (Fox 01/04/2017)
      The real reason for Viking raids: Shortage of eligible women?  (Fox 11/25/2016)
      Coming up next: PA threats to sue UK for issuing Balfour Declaration  (INN 10/30/2016)
      The 25 most mysterious archaeological finds on Earth  (Live Science, 10/27/2016)
      Investigator claims 'UFO wreckage' is evidence aliens visited the Earth 250,000 years ago  (Fox 10/21/2016)
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The discovery of an ancient piece of aluminium is being hailed as evidence that aliens visited Earth 250,000 years ago.
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The mysterious hunk of metal was found in Romania during the 1970s, when the country was under communist rule.
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Now tests at a lab in Lausanne, Switzerland, have revealed that the strange fragment of metal is made up of 90 percent aluminium and is 250,000 years old.
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Aluminium was not produced by mankind until about 200 years ago, so the discovery of the large chunk that could be up to 250,000 years old is being held up as a sensational find.
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"Lab tests concluded it is an old UFO fragment given that the substances it comprises cannot be combined with technology available on Earth."
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Builders working on the shores of the Mures River not far from the central Romanian town of Aiud found the objects about 33 feet under the ground, where it was buried alongside two bones.
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It was quickly determined that the two large bones belonged to a large extinct mammal that died between 10,000 and 80,000 years ago, but experts were stunned to find out that the third object was a piece of very lightweight metal and appeared to have been manufactured.
      25 new 'Dead Sea Scrolls' revealed  (Fox 10/11/2016)
      The Female Code Crackers of Bletchley Park  (10/04/2016)
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British women stepped forward to aid the war effort during WWII, a select few became cryptanalysts and played instrumental roles in decoding Axis messages and helping the Allies win the war.
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"Bletchley Park could not have functioned without its female employees."
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"By 1945, there were more than 6,700 women working at Bletchley and its outstations, forming more than 75 percent of the workforce."
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"This work was both physically and intellectually demanding, requiring absolute accuracy in the face of long shifts, unsocial hours, and often unpleasant working conditions."
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Enigma offered more than "159 million million million" combinations for coding.  To keep the Allies from decoding messages, settings were changed daily.
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Recognizing the impossibility of decoding messages by hand while racing against the clock, Turing designed (and Welchman later refined) the Bombe, a giant electromechanical machine designed to replicate the action of 10 Enigmas.
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While exponentially faster, even the Bombe required time to sort through billions of possible settings to decrypt a message.  To reduce the options, cryptanalysts used intellect and ingenuity.
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In 1941, Dilly's Girls, as they were known, broke the Abwehr Enigma used by German Military Intelligence.  This allowed Britain to control the German spy network in Britain and feed misinformation back to Hitler about where the Allies would attack on D-Day.
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The women also broke the Italian cipher that led to Allied victory in the Battle of Matapan, which knocked the Italian Navy out of the war.
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"Churchill was over the moon; he said that there was nothing like it, no fight since Trafalgar, and Cunningham was as good as Nelson and so on."
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"And then came the message from the admiralty at midnight: ‘Tell Dilly, we have won a great victory in the Mediterranean, and it's all thanks to him and his girls.'"
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... the Colossus, sometimes referred to as the world's first fixed-program, electronic, digital computer, used to break the Lorenze SZ40 cipher used by German High Command.
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In the end, historians estimate that the work at Bletchley shortened the war by two to three years, saving thousands of lives.
      New clues emerge about ill-fated British Arctic expedition  (Fox 09/27/2016)
      Bible breakthrough: Scientists unlock secrets of burned Hebrew scroll  (Fox 09/22/2016)
      Holocaust heroine's will, lost photos, unearthed in Scotland  (Fox 09/14/2016)
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Even though under surveillance, Haining managed to keep the girls safe for four years, but was betrayed by the cook's son-in-law, whom she caught eating food intended for the girls.
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She was arrested by two Gestapo officers and accused of eight offences, including working among Jews, weeping when seeing the girls attend class wearing yellow stars and visiting British prisoners of war.
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After her arrest, Haining was sent to Auschwitz, where she died with some of the girls from the Jewish Mission School.
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She was 47 years old. 
      Searchers find 2nd ship from doomed British expedition  (Fox 09/13/2016)
      Crusader-era hand grenade surprises archaeologists  (Fox 08/25/2016)
      Documents: Soviets worried about detente after Nixon quit  (Fox 08/24/2016)
      500-year-old hidden images revealed in Mexican 'manuscript'  (Fox 08/23/2016)
      Holocaust hero Wallenberg executed by Soviets, diaries show  (INN 08/08/2016)
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Wallenberg was posted to Nazi-occupied Hungary during World War II, where he issued protective passports to Jews in the final months of the Holocaust.
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He disappeared in 1945 after being seen surrounded by Soviet officers in Budapest.
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The Soviets later claimed Wallenberg had died of heart failure in prison.
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The diplomat's parents both reportedly committed suicide in 1979 in despair over his disappearance.
      Himmler's lost diaries from 'last phase of war' found  (Fox 08/02/2016)
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Among their 1,000 pages, the newly found diaries of Holocaust architect Heinrich Himmler track his hourly schedule — filled with activities both mundane and grotesque — over the years 1938, 1943, and 1944.
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... these "service diaries" were reportedly taken by the Red Army, archived in Podolsk near Moscow, and forgotten.
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... plenty of innocuous moments: looking at the stars and planned phone calls with his daughter Gudrun, identified as "Puppi."
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But interspersed are execution orders, the purchase of guard dogs for Auschwitz, and movements that sound innocuous but were anything but.
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A February 2, 1943, entry lists a visit to the Sobibor death camp for "inspection of special commando"; ... his visit was to include a demonstration of gassing, and 400 women and girls were reportedly brought to the camp from a nearby city for that purpose.
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Himmler killed himself with a cyanide pill in May 1945.
      Did the French slap themselves in the face?  (INN 07/28/2016)
      When a war went worldwide 75 years ago  (JWR 07/28/2016)
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War starts when weak but aggressive nations are deluded into believing that they are powerful — and wrongly conclude that the truly strong and rational are somehow weak.
      Recipient of Van Gogh's severed ear revealed  (Fox 07/22/2016)
      Ancient Roman soldier with ornate belt discovered in UK grave  (Fox 07/21/2016)
      Egypt unveils oldest papyrus, details on pyramid-builders  (Fox 07/15/2016)
      40 years after the Entebbe raid: Secret plans revealed  (INN 07/03/2016)
      Ancient Greek 'computer' came with a user guide  (Fox 06/28/2016)
      To Danny Danon: A reasonable interpretation of the Palestine Mandate  (INN 06/23/2016)
      Archaeologists discover 14,000-year-old paintings deep down in Spanish cave  (Fox 06/14/2016)
      After 7 decades, secret story of 'Nazi Titanic' is told  (Fox 06/13/2016)
      Drone and satellite imagery lead to monumental discovery at Petra  (Fox 06/09/2016)
      500 year-old shipwreck loaded with gold found in Namibian desert  (Fox 06/07/2016)
      'Yoni was shot within reach of me'  (INN 06/08/2016)
      Inside the Daring Mission That Thwarted a Nazi Atomic Bomb  (National Geographic, 06/05/2016)
      Study confirms King Tut's dagger was made with iron from a meteorite  (Fox 06/02/2016)
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The dagger dates back to the 14th century B.C.  and was found in the wrapping surrounding the right thigh of King Tut's mummy.
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Iron objects were rare and considered more valuable than gold during the Bronze Age and were mostly decorative.
      2,000-year-old handwritten Roman documents discovered in London mud  (Fox 06/02/2016)
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... uncovered more than 400 wooden tablets during excavations in London's financial district for the new headquarters of media and data company Bloomberg.
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So far, 87 have been deciphered, including one addressed "in London, to Mogontius" and dated to A.D.  65-80 — the earliest written reference to the city, which the Romans called Londinium.
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The Romans founded London after their invasion of Britain in A.D.  43.  The settlement was destroyed in a Celtic rebellion led by Queen Boudica in A.D.  61, but quickly rebuilt.
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In Roman times, the tablets were covered in wax, on which words could be inscribed with a stylus.  The wax has not survived, but some of the writing penetrated to the wood and can still be read.
      Archaeologists think they've found Aristotle's tomb  (Fox 05/27/2016)
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Aristotle was born there in 384 BC, but he died in a different city, Chalcis, about 50 miles north of Athens.
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Literary sources mention that Aristotle's remains were moved to Stagira after his death, but his burial site has been a topic of debate for many years.
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Aristotle is seen as "the first genuine scientist in human history," ... studying under Plato and tutoring Alexander the Great.
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And he's believed to be the author of more than 200 works.
      Man claims he has found Nazi nukes in Germany  (Fox 05/21/2016)
      Treasure trove found in ancient sunken cargo ship off Israel  (Fox 05/17/2016)
      A terrible weapon that achieved much good  (JWR 05/16/2016)
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Even after seven decades, the American bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki generates controversy.
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... Harry Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs that destroyed the two Japanese cities, killing 200,000 people and forcing Japan's unconditional surrender.
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However contentious it later became, the deployment of atomic firepower was not controversial in its time. 
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"The Japanese began the war from the air at Pearl Harbor.  They have been repaid manyfold, and the end is not yet."
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"We are now prepared to obliterate more rapidly and completely every productive enterprise the Japanese have above ground in any city.  We shall destroy their docks, their factories, and their communications.  Let there be no mistake; we shall completely destroy Japan's power to make war."
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It was universally understood that the only alternative to the atomic bomb was an invasion of the Japanese homeland.
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"You think of the lives which would have been lost in an invasion of Japan's home islands — a staggering number of Americans but millions more of Japanese — and you thank God for the atomic bomb."
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In recent decades it has become fashionable in some circles to condemn the bombings as a great moral evil — a "flagrant crime against humanity."
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Tens of thousands of civilians were killed by heat and pressure so intense that it scorched their shadows into walls and streets; tens of thousands more died later from radiation sickness and injuries.
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What was clear, then and now, is that Japan's military forces were expected to fight to the death.
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For Truman to have prolonged the war by refusing to deploy the new atomic weapon, letting the fighting grind on for weeks or months and thereby condemning myriads of Allied soldiers and sailors — and Japanese — to die would have been unforgivable.
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The atomic bombings gave the peace faction within Japan's government the opening it needed to prevail over the death-before-surrender militarists who refused to end a war they knew they could not win. 
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And the end of the war, in turn, proved to be a golden opportunity for the victorious Allies to transform Japan's perception of itself and its role in the world.
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A country that had inflicted unspeakable brutality and suffering throughout Asia was transformed into a bulwark of democracy, freedom, and stability.
      Mysterious 'Man in the Iron Mask' revealed, 350 years later  (Fox 05/09/2016)
      Workers unearth large trove of Roman coins at Spanish park  (Fox 04/30/2016)
      Setting the record straight on Great Britain, America and World War II  (JWR 04/28/2016)
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While in London last week, President Obama waded into the upcoming British referendum about whether the United Kingdom should stay in the European Union.
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Controversy followed his lecture about the future of the Anglo-American relationship should Britain depart the EU.
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Obama also implied that without an EU, the United States might again be dragged into European squabbling, as it had been in the prior world wars.
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Before the war, the League of Nations had done nothing to deter the future Axis powers from invading or annexing Albania, Austria, China, Czechoslovakia and Ethiopia.
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Britain's alliance with France might have deterred Nazi Germany had Winston Churchill, not Neville Chamberlain, been prime minister in 1939.
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Or an isolationist United States might have helped had it been willing to conclude a defense pact with the Western European democracies.
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What ensured a war were the appeasement of Nazi Germany by Britain and France, the isolation of the United States from global responsibilities, and the collaboration of the Soviet Union with Adolf Hitler.
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All three developments combined to convince Hitler that he could bully or invade his neighbors without consequences.
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The United States declared war on Nazi Germany and fascist Italy on Dec.  11, 1941 — but only after the two Axis powers declared war on us first.
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Had Hitler and Italy's Benito Mussolini not declared war after Japan's Dec.  7, 1941, surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, America may well have concentrated on defeating Imperial Japan and stayed neutral in the European theater.
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Great Britain was the only major power to fight for the entire duration of World War II, from its beginning after the invasion of Poland on Sept.  1, 1939, until the surrender of the Japanese in Tokyo Bay on Sept.  2, 1945.
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Josef Stalin's Soviet Union had become a de facto ally of Nazi Germany in August 1939 with the signing of a non-aggression pact.
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The Russians supplied Germany with key resources that helped the Luftwaffe bomb a solitary Britain during the Blitz of 1940-1941. 
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Britain, along with soon-to-be-defeated France, was also the rare major combatant that entered the war on the principle of aiding a weaker ally.
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Germany, Italy and Japan all surprise-attacked neutral nations to instigate war.
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The Soviet Union flipped sides to the Allies, but only when Nazi Germany turned traitor and attacked its former partner on June 22, 1941.
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And the United States entered the war only after Japan hit Pearl Harbor.
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Landmark British advances in radar, sonar, cryptology, aeronautics and nuclear physics empowered the Allied effort.
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Winston Churchill was the first major Western statesman to warn about Hitler and the first to predict the Cold War that would follow the Allied victory in 1945.
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Britain helped America in World War II as much America did Britain.
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We should keep that contribution in mind in speaking softly and preserving our long and mutually advantageous partnership.
      Polish historian hopes crumbling bunker hides Amber Room  (Fox 04/25/2016)
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The 18th-century Amber Room, made of amber panels and gold leaf, was fitted into Russia's Catherine Palace near St.  Petersburg, where it remained until it was looted by Germany's Nazis in 1941.
      Beautiful ancient scarab seal discovered near Haifa  (INN 04/24/2016)
      The horrors of Hiroshima in context  (JWR 04/21/2016)
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The dropping of two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 remains the only wartime use of nuclear weapons in history.
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No one knows exactly how many Japanese citizens were killed by the two American bombs.  A macabre guess is around 140,000.  The atomic attacks finally shocked Emperor Hirohito and the Japanese militarists into surrendering.
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The horrific bombings are inexplicable without examining the context in which they occurred.
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Japan had just demonstrated with its nihilistic defense of Okinawa — where more than 12,000 Americans died and more than 50,000 were wounded, along with perhaps 200,000 Japanese military and civilian casualties — that it could make the Americans pay so high a price for victory that they might negotiate an armistice rather than demand surrender.
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On March 9-10, 1945, B-29 bombers dropped an estimated 1,665 tons of napalm on Tokyo, causing at least as many deaths as later at Hiroshima.
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U.S.  planes dropped about 60 million leaflets on Japanese cities, telling citizens to evacuate and to call upon their leaders to cease the war.
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Japan still refused to surrender and upped its resistance with thousands of Kamikaze airstrikes.
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Perhaps 5,000 Allied bombers would have saturated Japan with napalm.  The atomic bombings prevented such a nightmarish incendiary storm.
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The bombs also cut short plans for an invasion of Japan — an operation that might well have cost 1 million Allied lives, and at least three to four times that number of well-prepared, well-supplied Japanese defenders.
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Thousands of civilians were dying every day at the hands of Japanese barbarism.  The bombs stopped that carnage as well.
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By cutting short the Soviet invasion, the bombings saved not only millions more lives, but kept the Soviets out of postwar Japan, which otherwise might have experienced a catastrophe similar to the subsequent Korean War.
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World War II was the most deadly event in human history.  Some 60 million people perished in the six years between Germany's surprise invasion of Poland on Sept.  1, 1939, and the official Japanese surrender on Sept.  2, 1945.
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Perhaps 80 percent of the dead were civilians, mostly Russians and Chinese who died at the hands of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan.
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Both aggressors deliberately executed and starved to death millions of innocents.
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World War II was also one of the few wars in history in which the losers, Japan and Germany, lost far fewer lives than did the winners.
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There were roughly five times as many deaths on the Allied side, both military and civilian, as on the Axis side.
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Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan started the respective European and Pacific theaters of World War II with surprise attacks on neutral nations.  Their uniquely barbaric war-making led to the deaths of some 50 million Allied soldiers, civilians and neutrals — a toll more than 500 times as high as that of Hiroshima.
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This spring we should also remember those 50 million — and who was responsible for their deaths.
      Shackled skeletons could be ancient Greek rebels  (Fox 04/20/2016)
      One man's diary of survival in Nazi concentration camps  (INN 04/12/2016)
      Archaeologists discover Israel's oldest glassworks  (Fox 04/11/2016)
      Ancient dung helps scientists unlock Hannibal mystery  (Fox 04/05/2016)
      Shakespeare grave scan shows playwright's skull was 'probably' stolen, archaeologists say  (Fox 03/24/2016)
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The conclusion brings new credence to a long-discredited claim that the skull was stolen from the playwright's grave by trophy hunters in 1794.
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Shakespeare's grave famously bears the poetic admonition, "Good friend, for Jesus' sake forbear, / To dig the dust enclosed here.  / Blessed be the man that spares these stones, / And cursed be he that moves my bones."
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"We shall have to live with the mystery of not knowing fully what lies beneath the stone."
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Colls' team was permitted to examine the grave at Stratford's Holy Trinity Church because ground-penetrating radar technology permitted them to do so without disturbing the remains of the famous playwright.
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The archaeologists have also determined that Shakespeare was not buried standing up, contrary to tradition, and that he was laid to rest wrapped in a shroud rather than in a coffin.
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The claim that the skull was stolen was first published in a magazine in 1879.
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... the team investigated a skull held at a church 15 miles from Stratford and found it could not be Shakespeare's
      Hiker discovers extremely rare ancient gold coin  (INN 03/14/2016)
      Amb.  Nancy Brinker: From Hungary, an Oscar-winning tale that must be told  (Fox 03/04/2016)
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"Son of Saul," which depicts the horrors of the Nazi Genocide and tells the story behind the sonderkommando – the Jewish prisoners who were forced to dispose of the bodies of the dead at the Auschwitz concentration camp...
      Mysterious artifact discovered at Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity  (Fox 02/24/2016)
      The return of appeasement, collaboration and isolationism  (JWR 02/18/2016)
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British and French appeasement, Soviet collaboration and American isolation had together convinced Hitler and his Axis allies that the victors of World War I were more eager to grant concessions at any cost than were the defeated.
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Appeasement, collaboration and isolationism always prove a lethal mix — past and present.
      12,000-year-old Israeli village shows start of farming  (INN 02/17/2016)
      'Lost' roads of ancient Rome discovered with 3D laser scanners  (Fox 02/15/2016)
      World treasure: UNESCO recognizes oldest surviving copy of Hebrew Bible  (Fox 02/12/2016)
      Remains of earliest known massacre victims uncovered in Kenya  (Fox 01/21/2016)
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Scientists say they have uncovered the remains of the earliest known massacre victims, dating from approximately 10,000 years ago.
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"The ... massacre may have resulted from an attempt to seize resources – territory, women, children, food stored in pots – whose value was similar to those of later food-producing agricultural societies, among whom violent attacks on settlements became part of life."
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The find offers compelling evidence in the scientific debate about whether human aggression was passed on to us from our primate ancestors or emerged after the development of agriculture and settled, hierarchical human societies.
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The earliest known so-called "war grave" before the latest discovery was found in Germany and dated to approximately 5000 B.C.
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"I've no doubt it is in our biology to be aggressive and lethal, just as it is to be deeply caring and loving."
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"A lot of what we understand about human evolutionary biology suggests these are two sides of the same coin."
      3,400-year-old citadel in the basement  (INN 01/06/2016)
      Dark Details of France's WWII Vichy Regime Exposed  (12/30/2015)
      Son of Hercules vs.  Hydra: Altar showing mythical battle discovered  (Fox 12/30/2015)
      Archaeologists find remnants of massacre led by Caesar  (Fox 12/11/2015)
      Exceptional deep-sea find: ship that once held ancient condiment  (Fox 12/15/2015)
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A Roman ship apparently sank about 2,000 years ago while carrying a heavy load of ketchup — or at least the Roman version of ketchup.
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Made from salted fish intestines, the nutritional condiment contained monosodium glutamate (still a flavor enhancer today) and was often used to replace pricier salt.
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"[It] sank ... while making the return journey, weighed down by all that fish sauce."
      Technology reveals no traces of treasure at site allegedly hiding a WWII Nazi train  (Fox 12/15/2015)
      A Christmas question: Are the Gospels more reliable than scholars once thought?  (Fox 12/14/2015)
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It's the Christmas season...  and once again Americans face questions about the historical accuracy of the Gospels. 
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For more than a century, skeptical scholars have claimed that much of the New Testament is legendary, invented by the early Christians in the decades after the crucifixion.
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A few even claim that Jesus of Nazareth didn't exist at all.
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For one thing, archaeology is actually confirming the existence of many people, places and beliefs mentioned in the New Testament.
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Archaeologists have identified the ossuary of the high priest Caiaphas and perhaps that of James the Just – believed to be the brother, stepbrother or cousin of Jesus.
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Based on clues in the text, this scholar argues that the gospel of Mark could well have been written as early as the mid-30s — perhaps just five to ten years after Jesus was crucified.
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Bottom line: A revolution is going on in New Testament studies.  Many of the skeptical ideas of the past century are now being questioned by secular experts. 
      Lost tomb of 'Suleiman the Magnificent' possibly unearthed  (Fox 12/10/2015)
      US soldier who told Nazis 'we are all Jews' to be honored  (INN 12/02/2015)
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In January 1945, the Germans announced that all Jewish POWs in Stalag IXA were to report the following morning.  Edmonds, who was the highest ranking solider in the American section of the camp ordered all his men to fallout the following morning – Jews and non-Jews alike.
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When the German camp commander, Major Siegmann, saw that all the camp's inmates were standing in front of their barracks, he turned to Edmonds and exclaimed: "they cannot all be Jews!" To this Edmonds heroically replied: "we are all Jews."
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Siegmann took out his pistol and threatened Edmonds, but the Master Sergeant did not waver and retorted: "according to the Geneva Convention, we only have to give our name, rank and serial number.  If you shoot me, you will have to shoot all of us, and after the war you will be tried for war crimes." The Commandant turned around and left the scene.
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"The US Army's standing command to its ranking officers in POW camps is that you resist the enemy and care for the safety of your men to the greatest extent possible."
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"Master Sergeant Edmonds, at the risk of his immediate death, defied the Germans with the unexpected consequences that the Jewish prisoners were saved."
      Jerusalem: Incredible archaeological find brings Bible to life  (INN 12/02/2015)
      Lost island of Ancient Greece may have been found in the Aegean Sea  (Fox 11/21/2015)
      Japan bombed the US mainland during World War II hoping to start a forest fire  (Fox 11/19/2015)
      Nuremberg's complicated lessons, 70 years later  ()
      Sovereignty, suzerainty, statehood and peoplehood in "Palestine"  (INN 11/12/2015)
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It is recommended that the Jews be invited to return to Palestine and settle there, being assured by the Conference of all proper assistance in so doing that may be consistent with the protection of the personal (especially the religious) and the property rights of the non-Jewish population, and being further assured that it will be the policy of the League of Nations to recognise Palestine as a Jewish state as soon as it is a Jewish state in fact.
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It is right that Palestine should become a Jewish state, if the Jews, being given the full opportunity, make it such.  It was the cradle and home of their vital race, which has made large spiritual contributions to mankind, and is the only land in which they can hope to find a home of their own; they being in this last respect unique among significant peoples.
      Kristallnacht: When the Jews were stranded  (INN 11/08/2015)
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One nation offered sanctuary; the Dominican Republic under Rafael Trujillo.  Dominican law #48 proposed on December 23, 1938, agreed to accept one hundred thousand Jewish refugees on their Caribbean island nation, but they were pressured by none other than the U.S.  State Department to rescind their offer.
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"It is the darkest hour of Jewish history that the British government proposes to deprive the Jews of their last hope and to close the road back to their Homeland."
      Ancient fortress discovery may solve one of Jerusalem's great archaeological mysteries  (Fox 11/03/2015)
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Archaeologists in Israel believe they have found the remains of an ancient Greek fortification used to control the Temple in Jerusalem more than 2,000 years ago.
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"For hundreds of years scholars, archaeologists and historians have been looking for the location of this Acra and many, many different locations have been suggested."
      DNA testing deepens mystery of Shroud of Turin  (Fox 10/26/2015)
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... "they've done a good job, and they've identified a number of species that mean, broadly speaking, nothing at all."
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"It is very bold and completely wrong to use the same interpretational approach on the presence of DNA — or just a few pollen grains, for that matter — on a shroud that has been man-handled for decades."
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"Apart from ruling out the United States of America as the source for the shroud, it leaves just about everything else open."
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"There is a pretty substantial amount of evidence on both sides.  So the proper thing to do is to maintain an open mind at the moment."
      No, Netanyahu has not become a Holocaust denier  (INN 10/25/2015)
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Netanyahu indicated something unacceptable for historians, politicians and journalists: that the root of the Israel-Palestinian conflict is not the "occupation", but the jihad, the holy war that has lasted for 90 years. 
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To be exact, since August 23,1929, when the Mufti launched a pogrom of Jews in Hevron and Jerusalem, the cities even today most affected by the Third Intifada, when the Arabs hunted the Jews and killed them like animals, always with the knife, like today.
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The relations between the Mufti and Nazism were not tactical.  Hitler was invoked, from Rabat to Ramallah, as "the redeemer" who would wipe out the British and the Jews.
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"Netanyahu is right in saying that the Mufti played an active role in the elimination of the Jews."
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"For the Mufti, Hitler was to do its job in eliminating the Jews of Europe, while the Palestinian Arabs would take care of the Jews in the Middle East.  Every Friday the mosques repeat this hatred of the Jews, ‘the sons of pigs and monkeys'.  The Third Intifada is the manifestation of this hatred that dates back to ancient Koran."
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The lie "Jews threaten al Aqsa", which in the last weeks rebounded on the Palestinian media and even reached the UN, is an invention of the Mufti.
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As in 1929, the terrorists who kill the Jews live among them, on the "good" side of the fence, often have Israeli ID cards and a well-paying job at places like Bezeq, the Israeli telephone company.
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Just ask the Palestinian father who posted a video of his daughter, Rahf, on Facebook.  She is holding a knife and he asks: "Why do you want to kill Jews?".  She replies: "They stole my land".
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That's what Netanyahu told a deaf and hypocritical Europe.  That the message that this ninety year old Intifada targeting the Israeli Jews is written in capital letters: we do not want to live together with you, we want to kill you, we want you out of here, we are intent on driving you into the Mediterranean.
      Crazy like a fox  (JWR 10/23/2015)
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Netanyahu's assertion on Tuesday before the World Zionist Congress that the founder of the Palestinian people, Haj Amin al-Husseini, convinced Adolf Hitler to eradicate rather than expel the Jews of Europe was an overstatement of Husseini's role.
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No, the Holocaust was not Husseini's idea.
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But he was a partner in perpetrating and promoting it.  He also made it inevitable.
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Husseini told Hitler that he would support the Nazis, and rally the Arab world to their side, if Hitler agreed to two conditions: that Hitler support his bid to rule over a postwar Arab state comprised of present-day Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Israel; and that Hitler support the genocide of Middle Eastern Jewry.
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As both the official Nazi record and Husseini's summary of the meeting in his diary report, Hitler accepted Husseini's demands.
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Husseini proved his loyalty to the Nazis long before he arrived in Berlin.  His romance with them began with Hitler's election victory in 1933.  From then on, Husseini's followers in Mandatory Palestine greeted one another with the Nazi salute.  Swastikas festooned their towns.  The Nazis began directly funding Husseini's terror war against the Jews of Israel and British Mandatory officials in 1937.
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As the grand mufti of Jerusalem, Husseini invented and shaped the Palestinian national ethos in a manner that aligned with his pathological hatred of the Jews.
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It was seeded in a hybrid hatred of Jews that fused Koranic hostility to Jews with racism-based annihilationist European anti-Semitism rooted in The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, which Husseini translated and published in Arabic.
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The goal of Husseini's nationalist drive was not to form a Palestinian Arab state, but to prevent the establishment of a Jewish state and to annihilate all aspects of the Jewish national liberation movement through a campaign a terror and political warfare.
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After Hitler agreed to both of Husseini's conditions, Husseini began his active collaboration in the Nazi war effort.  He participated in the Holocaust directly.  In 1943, he formed the SS Handschar Division comprised of Bosnian Muslims.  His troops exterminated 90 percent of Bosnia's 14,000-member Jewish community.
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Husseini used his position as well to scuttle British attempts to trade German prisoners of war for Jews.  In one such documented episode, in 1943 Husseini appealed to SS commander Heinrich Himmler to cancel a deal to exchange 4,500 Jewish children and 500 Jewish adults from Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria to cancel the deal and send the Jews to Auschwitz.
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Himmler bowed to his appeal.  The Jews were sent to the gas chambers.
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Beginning shortly after his meeting with Hitler and extending through the end of the war, Husseini broadcast regular programs to the Arab world on Nazi short wave radio in Arabic.  In those broadcasts he engendered support for the Nazis and the extermination of world Jewry.  Using the mix of Islamic Jew-hatred and European annihilationist anti-Semitism he had developed in Jerusalem, Husseini cultivated a culture of support for the annihilation of Jews and the destruction of the Jewish (then nascent) state in the Land of Israel.
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It is true that Hitler didn't need Husseini to convince him to annihilate European Jewry.  By the time Husseini arrived in Germany, the Nazis had already murdered a million Jews.
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But Netanyahu's claim that Husseini made it impossible for Hitler to suffice with expelling the Jews from Europe is true.  The only place that wanted the Jews of Europe was the nascent Jewish state in the Land of Israel.
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Through his terror war against the Jews and the British Mandatory authorities, and through his incitement of pro-Nazi sentiment in Egypt, Iraq and the Levant, Husseini convinced the British to betray their legal obligation to allow free Jewish immigration to the Land of Israel and so closed off the Jews' last avenue of escape from Nazi-dominated Europe.
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By exaggerating Husseini's importance in the Holocaust, Netanyahu gave the media a means of attacking him.  But by doing so, he forced the Times to report on the Palestinians' founding father's role in destroying European Jewry and his desire to carry out the Final Solution in the Middle East.  They would have ignored the issue if Netanyahu had not exaggerated his actual role.
      Historian: 'Netanyahu's Hitler ruckus set records straight'  (INN 10/23/2015)
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Netanyahu on Tuesday suggested Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was not planning the "annihilate" the Jews until he met Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Haj Amin al-Husseini in 1941, in a comment that was sharply criticized by his political opponents and the White House which Thursday night condemned his "inflammatory rhetoric."
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The prime minister later doubled down, clarifying he did not absolve the genocidal Hitler of any responsibility.
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"Aside from the inaccuracies, I think that thanks to Netanyahu's words we come out of this with a benefit, because he dealt with the centrality of the mufti who for some reason has been taken off the historical stage in everything related to the Holocaust."
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"When Haj Amin al-Husseini met Hitler in November 1941, he told him that there's a stark similarity between Nazism and Islam."
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"Husseini was responsible for establishing SS units in the Balkans.  He was friendly with senior SS commanders, and was responsible for Berlin Radio broadcasts in all the Islamic lands."
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"His Berlin Radio broadcasts would always end by calling to slaughter the Jews.  He also was among the initiators of the final solution for Jews in the land of Israel, and if (senior Nazi commander) Erwin Rommel would have G-d forbid reached Israel, Haj Amin al-Husseini had a detailed plan to destroy the Jewish community."
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"He was a figure known better than Eichmann until he (Eichmann) was brought to Israel" where he was executed...
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"In essence, he also led the Holocaust of the Jews in the Arab countries.  There too a similar process to what happened in Europe took place: discriminatory legislation, robbing Jews, establishing Judenrate ('Jewish councils' - ed.), establishing work camps and in the end they were to have established death camps as well."
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"It is a historical fact that the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem al-Hajj Amin al-Husseini was an accomplice whose collaboration with Adolf Hitler played an important role in the Holocaust," Schwanitz stated.  "He was the foremost extra-European adviser in the process to destroy the Jews of Europe."
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... Netanyahu quoted the testimony of Adolf Eichmann's deputy at the Nuremberg trials after World War II, who said: "The Mufti was instrumental in the decision to exterminate the Jews of Europe.  The importance of his role must not be ignored.  The Mufti repeatedly proposed to the authorities, primarily Hitler, Ribbentropp and Himmler, to exterminate the Jews of Europe.  He considered it a suitable solution for the Palestinian question.
      Israeli PM Netanyahu suggests WWII-era Palestinian leader inspired Holocaust  (Fox 10/21/2015)
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Netanyahu said the World War II-era grand mufti of Jerusalem, Nazi sympathizer Haj Amin al-Husseini, also instigated Palestinian attacks on Jews over lies that they planned to destroy the Temple Mount, known to Muslims at the Noble Sanctuary.
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Netanyahu said al-Husseini played a "central role in fomenting the final solution" by trying to convince Hitler to destroy the Jews during a November 1941 meeting in Berlin.
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"Hitler didn't want to exterminate the Jews at the time, he wanted to expel the Jews," Netanyahu told the group.  "And Haj Amin al-Husseini went to Hitler and said, `If you expel them, they'll all come here.' `So what should I do with them?' he asked.  He said, `Burn them."'
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The official record from the meeting says Hitler pledged "the annihilation of Jewry living in Arab space."
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... it was the Nazis who were trying to use al-Husseini for their own propaganda interests and that Hitler didn't need any outside inspiration.  When Hitler did consider deporting Jews, it was in the context of sending them to countries like Ukraine and Lithuania where they would face persecution or death.
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Al-Husseini was an enthusiastic Nazi supporter who helped recruit Bosnian Muslims to their side and whose anti-Semitism was well documented.
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... al-Husseini's goal was to have Hitler include the Jews of Palestine in his extermination plans.
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"Still, this does not mean that he was the one who gave Hitler the idea to get rid of the Jews," she said.  "He didn't need the mufti in order to have the idea."
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"I had no intention of absolving Hitler of his diabolical responsibility for exterminating European Jews ... at the same time, it is absurd to ignore the role the mufti played."
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"The father of the Palestinian nation then, without a state and without what is called `occupation,' without the territories and settlements, was involved then in serial incitement to destroy the Jews.  Unfortunately, Haj Amin al-Husseini is still an admired figure in Palestinian society."
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"We are aware that this crime against humanity was Germany's very own responsibility.  It must never be forgotten, and I see no reason for us to change our picture of history in any way."
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"Hitler initiated it, Haj Amin al-Husseini joined him and unfortunately the jihadist movements promote anti-Semitism to this day, including incitement in the Palestinian Authority that is based on the legacy of the Nazis."
      Bloody ancient arrowhead reveals Maya 'Life Force' ceremony  (Fox 10/20/2015)
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"The general consensus (among scholars) is that bloodletting was 'feeding' the gods with the human essential life force."
      Did this iceberg sink the Titanic?  (Fox 10/19/2015)
      The Army built a fake base to fool Saddam Hussein — and it worked  (Fox 10/16/2015)
      American finds oldest draft of King James Bible  (Fox 10/15/2015)
      Henry V warship mystery solved?  (Fox 10/13/2015)
      Nazis turned candy bars into a secret weapon  (Fox 10/06/2015)
      Russia exhumes remains of last czar, wife in hope of identifying children's remains  (Fox 09/24/2015)
      Have Israeli archaeologists uncovered the long-lost tomb of the Maccabees?  (Fox 09/22/2015)
      Excavation of Rome home shows ancient city bigger than thought  (Fox 09/09/2015)
      Letter written by 'Titanic's coward' goes up for auction  (Fox 09/08/2015)
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Duff-Gordon escaped the sinking Titanic with his fashion-designer wife Lady Lucy, Francatelli, two friends, and seven other affluent passengers on the quickly arranged Lifeboat Number One, which could have held 40 people.
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... Duff-Gordon admitted that he'd promised to pay the boat crew — but said it was no bribe.
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Incredibly, a British Board of Trade inquiry into the Titanic concluded that Duff-Gordon's offer was a charitable donation.
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Yet the landowner was publicly branded a coward and perhaps became a recluse because of it.
      2 men tell Polish TV they have proof mysterious Nazi gold train exists  (Fox 09/05/2015)
      Rare ancient sarcophagus discovered in Israel  (Fox 09/03/2015)
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"The irreparable damage was caused by contractors who encountered the impressive sarcophagus during the course of their work."
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"They decided to hide it, pulled it out of the ground with a tractor while aggressively damaging it, concealed it beneath a stack of sheet metal and boards and poured a concrete floor in the lot so as to conceal any evidence of the existence of the antiquities site."
      Victims of Their Own Doing  (INN 09/02/2015)
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As the British began to dismantle their Mandate [The British Mandate] and leave western Palestine, Israel's War of Independence began (November 30, 1947?May 14, 1948).  During the war, Palestinian Arabs became belligerents in the conflict, and by its end, rather than accept a Jewish state after five-and-a-half months of warfare, Palestinian Arabs called upon their brethren from seven surrounding countries to invade and crush the nascent Jewish state.
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The Arab League's April 10, 1948 decision to invade Israel and "save Palestine," marked a watershed event, for it changed the rules of the conflict. 
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Accordingly, Israel bears no moral responsibility for deliberately banishing Palestinian Arabs in order to "consolidate defense arrangements" in strategic areas.  With the pending invasion following Israel's declaration of independence, it is no exaggeration to say that the new Jewish state's very existence hung in the balance.
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The new Jewish state found it imperative to eliminate all potential pockets of Arab resistance in key areas if it was to survive. 
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"The Arabs have taken into their own hands, the Final Solution of the Jewish problem.  The problem will be solved only in blood and fire.  The Jews will be driven out."
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Objectively, the claim that Palestinian Arabs were innocent bystanders ignores the facts: The sides in the conflict were not two rival empires, outsiders, or rival caliphs.  It was a conflict between two national or ethnic groups.  Palestinian Arabs represented one side in the conflict – the side responsible for starting the war.
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By their own behavior, Palestinians assumed the role of belligerents in the conflict, invalidating any claim to be hapless victims.
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"One of the characteristics of the Palestinian national movement has been the Palestinians' view of themselves as perpetual victims of others: Ottoman Turks, British officials, Zionists, Americans."
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Palestinian Arabs fail to recognize that they are victims of their own doing.
      Fragments of world's oldest Koran may predate Muhammad, scholars say  (Fox 09/01/2015)
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"...  Muhammad and his early followers used a text that was already in existence and shaped it to fit their own political and theological agenda, rather than Muhammad receiving a revelation from heaven."
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... carbon dating was only done on the parchment in the fragments, and not the actual ink...
      Israeli archaeologists unearth unique stepped structure in City of David  (Fox 08/31/2015)
      Lost palace of Sparta possibly uncovered  (Fox 08/28/2015)
      Polish official 'convinced' that mystery Nazi train exists  (Fox 08/27/2015)
      Here's a look at how the rival Koreas have, for decades, mastered pulling back from the brink  (Fox 08/24/2015)
      Scientists find evidence of prehistoric massacre in Europe  (Fox 08/17/2015)
      V-J Day: 70 years ago the world thought it had seen the end of 'the last war ever'  (Fox 08/13/2015)
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"None of us knew then that this was the last war America would cleanly, conclusively win.  We thought it was the last war ever."
      Lost resting place of Egyptian queen Nefertiti may have been hidden by Tutankhamun's tomb, archaeologist says  (Fox 08/11/2015)
      The Counterfeit Arabs  (INN 08/10/2015)
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They are the Arabs who call themselves Palestinians.
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They are indistinguishable from those Arabs who live in the surrounding artificial states such as Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia or the other entities throughout the Middle East created by the colonial powers, France and Britain.
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One such territory, previously occupied by Ottoman Turkey for 400 years, was the geographical entity known sometimes as Palestine.
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But there is no such thing as a Palestinian people; no such thing as a Palestinian history; and no Palestinian language exists.  There has never been any independent, sovereign Palestinian state in all of recorded history — let alone an Arab independent state of Palestine.
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The present-day so-called "Palestinians" are an Arab people sharing an overwhelmingly Muslim Arab culture, ethnicity and language identical to their fellow Arabs in the Middle East and North Africa, with few if any distinctions.
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Yasser Arafat, the arch-terrorist, who imposed himself undemocratically upon the Arabs who call themselves Palestinians, was fond of creating the absurd myth that Palestinian Arabs were descended from the Canaanites and the Philistines.
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Canaanites, without doubt, were the first known inhabitants of the Land of Israel before the first Hebrews, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and their wives, settled there, and before Moses brought their descendants back to the Promised Land during the Exodus from Egypt.
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The Canaanites were finally subdued during the reign of King David.  Most Canaanites were gradually assimilated into the Jewish people and were no longer a distinguishable people.
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Like the Arabs who gave themselves the concocted name "Palestinian," the Philistines were alien peoples who entered the land from other lands, mostly from the Mediterranean island of Crete.
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The modern "Palestinian Arabs" are primarily the descendants of those itinerant Arabs who illegally flooded British Mandatory Palestine from Arab territories as far away as Sudan, Egypt, Syria and what was Mesopotamia (modern Iraq).
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Britain, during its Mandate over the territory, turned a blind eye to the flood of illegal Arab aliens entering, while at the same time often arbitrarily limiting Jewish immigration into their ancient, biblical and ancestral homeland.
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The Philistines were non-Semitic peoples who had entered the land from their homes throughout the Aegean Islands in general and from Crete in particular.
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After the suppression of the Second Jewish Revolt in 135 AD against the Roman occupation, the Emperor Hadrian replaced the name of Judea ... to Syria-Palaestina after the "Philistines" who were the ancient enemies of the Israelites.  Hadrian did so with the explicit purpose of effacing any trace of Jewish history.
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No such name as Palestine occurs in any ancient document.  ... There is no "Palestinian" people ever mentioned, not even by the Romans that invented the term.
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The so-called "Palestinians" who claim Jerusalem want it so that they can take it away from the Jews for whom Jerusalem, known also as Zion, is the eternal, 3,000 year old Jewish capital.
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Perhaps what links the modern day Arabs who call themselves "Palestinians" with the ancient Philistines is that both are invaders.  The Philistines wanted to take from the Israelites the Holy Ark of the Covenant, while today's so-called "Palestinian Arabs" want to take from the Jewish people the Holy City of the Covenant — Jerusalem.
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The Arabs attempted again to destroy Israel in 1967, and were humiliated in only six days, in which they lost the lands that they had previously stolen and usurped in 1948.  Those lands included Judea and Samaria, which comprise the biblical and ancestral Jewish heartland, tracing its history back some 4,000 years.
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Now the world forgets such empirical history and prefers to name the ancestral Jewish territory the "West Bank", which was illegally occupied by the Jordanian Arabs for 19 years from 1948 until its liberation in 1967. 
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Far too many otherwise decent people have come to accept Arab oil financed falsehoods masquerading as history about the origins of the so-called Palestinian Arabs.  These lies now permeate the mainstream media, schools, colleges, and universities and are perpetrated by the tenured leftist professors and the colleges who all too eagerly accept Saudi blood money.
      Japan marks 70th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing  (Fox 08/06/2015)
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The U.S.  bomb, "Little Boy," the first one used at war, killed 140,000 people, and a second bomb "Fat Man," dropped over Nagasaki three days later, killed another 70,000, prompting Japan's surrender in World War II.
      Goliath gates: Entrance to famous biblical metropolis uncovered  (Fox 08/05/2015)
      1,000 shipwrecks haunt waters with a brutal history  (Fox 08/04/2015)
      Did the atomic bomb save my father’s life?  (Fox 07/31/2015)
      'Kamikaze' shipwreck is found off Japan  (Fox 07/06/2015)
      Sir Nicholas Winton: A hero who should always be remembered  (Fox 07/03/2015)
      Sir Nicholas Winton: One Daring Act of Kindness Can Change the World  (INN 07/02/2015)
      Japan's secret underground navy headquarters gives glimpse of WWII's final days  (Fox 06/24/2015)
      200 years later, experts seek to unearth the Battle of Waterloo’s secrets  (Fox 06/18/2015)
      Kamikaze survivors debunk stereotype with stories of self-sacrifice, love for family and peace  (Fox 06/17/2015)
      The Assyrians and ISIS: Part II  (INN 06/14/2015)
      The Assyrians and ISIS: Part I  (INN 06/12/2015)
      Hero Canine: How Judy saved Frank's life, survived a POW camp, a bombing and a sinking ship  (Fox 05/29/2015)
      When Baghdad Burned: The June 1941 Farhud Massacre  (INN 05/27/2015)
      Anne Frank's Betrayer Discovered?  (INN 04/09/2015)
      Pesach in Jerusalem 1920: Tragedy and Challenge  (INN 03/30/2015)
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It was a brief fleeting moment of euphoria, when the British government made an historic offer with the November 2, 1917 Balfour Declaration supporting Jewish statehood in ‘Palestine.'
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Just two years later, local British administrators challenged that British policy.
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Jerusalem was placed out of bounds to all Jewish soldiers during the holiday of Passover from the 14th to the 22nd of April in 1919.
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Such gestures against the Zionists no doubt encouraged violence at the hands of their opponents.
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During the Passover holiday on April 4, 1920, local Arabs were primed for confrontation in Jerusalem.
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Araf el-Aref, the editor of the Arab nationalist newspaper, Al-Surria al-Janubiyya (the Southern Syria) whipped up the crowd, warning that if force is not used, "We will never be rid of the Jews."
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The crowd responded that they "will drink the blood of the Jews." Local Arab leader, Musa Kazim Husseini, shouted that, "The Jews are our dogs," adding, "The Muslim religion was born with the sword."
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The riot soon began as the mobs entered the Old City and set upon the terrified Jewish community.  Pillaging, abuse, and murder, ensued while the British police stood by with minimal reaction.
      Huge underground city discovered in Turkey — by accident  (Fox 03/28/2015)
      Search for 'White City' uncovers lost civilization  (Fox 03/04/2015)
      Jesus' house?  1st-century structure may be where he grew up  (Fox 03/03/2015)
      Pharaoh's brutal last moments revealed  (Fox 02/26/2015)
      Ancient shrines used for predicting the future discovered  (Fox 02/20/2015)
      Unprecedented Hidden Treasure Discovered off Israeli Coast  (INN 02/17/2015)
      A forgotten witness in the fight against anti-Semitism  (JWR 01/26/2015)
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It is easy to feel powerless in the face of present-day anti-Semitism, terrorism, and genocide in different parts of our world.  We are shocked by their continued existence.  We may be tempted to believe that at bottom human beings — even members of highly civilized societies like the Germany that descended into the Nazi terror — are craven and cruel.  But if Nazi Germany offers appalling instances of human callousness, we cannot forget the witness, great and small, of countless persons who opposed Hitler in word and deed, many of them even in Germany.  It is in the testimony of their lives that we find the greatest moral resources for confronting the continuing existence of racism and anti-Semitism today.
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"Anti-Semitism was the forerunner of National Socialism.  Anti-Semitic propaganda, conscious or unconscious, means helping Hitler and breaking the moral defense line against Nazism."
      Auschwitz survivor indelibly marked by memory of Nazi horror, Russian liberation 70 years on  (Fox 01/25/2015)
      Mummy mask papyrus may reveal oldest-known gospel  (Fox 01/22/2015)
      Winston Churchill: A man for all times  (JWR 01/22/2015)
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By the standard he set, all political leaders since — with the possible exception of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan — are mere pygmies.  Yet, even they pale in his shadow.
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Not only did Churchill make history, he bent it to his will and still today embodies the classic definition of a leader.  He had many contemporary enemies and there are those in Britain who still believe he was too full of himself and that many of his ideas were ill conceived.  Yet, his achievements were so momentous those voices get little attention outside academic circles and left-wing media who have forgotten how to fight and win wars.
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"Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few."
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"Never give in, never give in, never, never, never — in nothing, great or small, large or petty — never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.  Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy."
      The battle for Islam  (World Weekly, 01/22/2015)
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The atrocities committed by Islamic State as it spreads its tendrils across the world underscore a wider conflict taking place between liberal democracies and those drawn to revolutionary Islamism - often angry and disenfranchised people railing against the predominant ideological system who have found recourse in the new way of life offered by their particular reading of scripture as the angry and the disenfranchised might once turned to socialism or nationalism.
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The battle for Islam's soul dates back to the middle of the 18th Century and the unforgiving Najd desert when an exiled man came upon the sanctuary of an oasis.  What he did there would change the world forever.
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The man was radical preacher Muhammad ibn Abd-al-Wahhab who, in 1744, formed an alliance with the leader of a small clan presiding over the tiny oasis town of Dariyah, Muhammad ibn Saud.
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Abd-al-Wahhab saw it as his mission to ‘purify' Islam, purging it of influences and practices it had acquired throughout the ages and bringing it back to what he saw as the principles of the Salaf, or pious ancestors — those who knew the Prophet Muhammad and the two generations succeeding them.
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Any act of worship involving anything other than Allah, even those focussed on the Prophet Muhammad, were considered shirk — the sin of idolatry or polytheism.
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People who practiced such customs, alongside Shiites and Sufis, were not considered true Muslims.  They were given a choice: convert or die.
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In return for his protection, Abd-al-Wahhab offered ibn Saud glory and power.  He would be true to his word.
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The Wahhabi fanatics came pouring out of Dariyah and across the Hijaz, scaling the walls of Karbala to massacre thousands of Shiites and destroy the tombs of Ali, Husayn and the Imams, butchering the men and enslaving the women of Taif, and conquering Islam's holiest cities, Mecca and Medina.
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"Once established in the holy cities, they set about destroying the tombs of the Prophet and his Companions, including those pilgrimage sites that marked the birthplace of Muhammad and his family."
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"They sacked the treasury of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina and set fire to every book they could find, save the Quran.  They banned music and flowers from the sacred cities and outlawed the smoking of tobacco and the drinking of coffee.  Under penalty of death, they forced the men to grow beards and the women to be veiled and secluded."
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The Wahhabis' successes and excesses eventually drew the attention of the Ottoman powers and the first Saudi state was crushed in 1818.
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Cast back into the Nadj, there they lay dormant for almost a century.
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Wahhabism may have remained just another one of history's failed fanatical ideologies were it not for the outbreak of World War I and an alliance between Ibn Saud's heir, Abd-al-Aziz, and the British which helped bring down the Ottoman Empire.
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With the arms and money of their superpower ally, this new generation of Wahhabis went on to reconquer Mecca and Medina and thus the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was born.
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Even then, the extremist, ultraconservative form of Islam followed by Abd-al-Wahhab's descendants may have remained constrained to the Arabian peninsula were it not for an important discovery beneath its desert sands: oil. 
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From a remote oasis to the heart of the global economy, the House of Saud had all the glory and power Abd-al-Wahhab first promised it.
      Mysterious 15th-century Irish town found near medieval castle  (Fox 01/21/2015)
      Remembering the last lion  (JWR 01/20/2015)
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Britain was the only major power on either side of the war to fight continuously the entire six years, from September 3, 1939, to September 2, 1945.  Britain was the only nation of the alliance to have fought Nazi Germany alone without allies.  Churchill's defiant wartime rhetoric anchored the entire moral case against the Third Reich.
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Unlike the Soviet Union or the United States, Britain entered the war without being attacked, on the principle of protecting independent Poland from Hitler.  Unlike America, Britain fought Germany from the first day of the war to its surrender.  Unlike Russia, it fought the Japanese from the moment Japan started the Pacific War to the Japanese general surrender.
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Defeat would have meant the end of British civilization.  But victory would ensure the end of the British Empire and a future world dominated by the victorious and all-powerful United States and Soviet Union.
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In the mid-1930s, Churchill first — and loudest — had damned appeasement and warned Europe and the United States about the dangers of an aggressive Nazi Germany.  For that prescience, he was labeled a warmonger who wished to revisit the horrors of World War I.
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After the end of World War II, the lone voice of Churchill cautioned the West that its former wartime ally, the Soviet Union, was creating an "Iron Curtain" and was as ruthless as Hitler's Germany had been.  Again, he was branded a paranoid who unfairly demonized communists.
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The wisdom and spirit of Winston Churchill not only saved Britain from the Third Reich, but Western civilization from a Nazi Dark Ages when there was no other nation willing to take up that defense.
      What al-Sisi Didn’t say at Al-Azhar University  (INN 01/17/2015)
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The religious zealotry that propels today's radical Islamists can only be explained within the context of history.  The odyssey that has carried the Arab Muslim world from the heights of its ancient glory to its modern day abyss is a story that spans fourteen hundred years and innumerable humiliations most of which can be traced to its own failings.
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In The Age of Faith historian Will Durant wrote: "For five centuries, from 700 to 1200, Islam led the world in power, in refinement of manners, in standards of living; in humane legislation and religious tolerance; in literature, scholarship, science, medicine, and philosophy."
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In their zeal to exact revenge and to punish infidels for past transgressions (real or imagined), these radical Islamists have placed their faith in an interpretation of Islam that renders tolerance, independent thought, debate and all creative, scientific experimentation heresy unless carried out solely for the purpose of waging jihad (holy war) against the perceived enemies of Islam.
      Lies, Damn Lies, Palestinian Promises and Abbas  (INN 01/12/2015)
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Yasser Arafat, had tried to take over Jordan with his horde of terrorists but had been driven out and pushed into Lebanon by King Hussein in September, 1970.  It was a bloodbath that resulted in the Jordanian Arab Legion killing thousands of PLO gunmen.  Arafat's surviving PLO thugs then turned Lebanon, that once Christian nation, into a living hell with Christians massacred.
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Arafat's terror gangs were in turn eventually thrown out of Lebanon many years later by the Israel Defense Force (IDF).
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Regrettably, Arafat slipped through Israel's hands in Beirut and was allowed to escape with many of his thugs to Tunis, helped by the U.S.  If he had been left to rot in Tunis, many, many lives would have been saved in subsequent years, but the deluded Israeli Left later invited Yasser Arafat to leave his well-deserved exile in Tunis and rebuild his terror regime, corrupt dictatorship and kleptocracy again; this time in the very heart of biblical and ancestral Jewish Judea and Samaria (the so-called 'West Bank').
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Muslims are taught to lie to "infidels" in pursuit of Islamic aims.  It is enshrined in the Koran and is called Takiyyah.
      What killed the Maya?  'Blue Hole' offers clues  (CNN 01/02/2015)
      When celebrating Christmas was against the law  (CNN 12/24/2014)
      Autonomy, not Sovereignty: Oslo Accords and Statehood  (INN 12/21/2014 )
      From dashing spy to Vogue illustrator: The double life of Mr.  Stonehouse  (CNN 12/18/2014)
      Ancient pharaoh statue rises again in Egypt  (CNN 12/15/2014)
      2,800-Year-Old Farm Discovered Near Rosh Ha'ayin  (INN 12/15/2014 )
      New Clues Uncovered About World's First Computer  ()
      Eichmann Trial Documents: From Trash to Auction  (INN 11/26/2014 )
      Prince auctions Napoleon's hat to pay to refurbish his palace  (CNN 11/13/2014)
      After war's trauma, words don't work  (CNN 11/11/2014)
      When the flu wiped out millions  (CNN 11/09/2014)
      Baker: Take moment to celebrate fall of Berlin Wall  (CNN 11/04/2014)
      Palestinian 'Narrative'?  Their Own Covenant Refutes It  (INN 11/02/2014 )
      How World War I gave birth to the modern  (CNN 10/30/2014)
      Gino Bartali: The man who helped save Italy's Jews  (CNN 10/29/2014)
      Six things you didn't know about the Iran hostage crisis  (CNN 10/27/2014)
      King Tut Suffered Odd Physical Afflictions Because His Parents Were Brother And Sister  (JWR 10/26/2014 )
      Wreck of WWII German U-boat found off North Carolina  (CNN 10/21/2014)
      King Tut's 'virtual autopsy' reveals surprises  (CNN 10/21/2014)
      What to tell your kid about Christopher Columbus  (CNN 10/10/2014)
      U.N.  experts say Haiti wreck is not Columbus' flagship, Santa Maria  (CNN 10/07/2014)
      The mystery of the ancient shipwreck and the 'world's first computer'  (CNN 10/06/2014)
      A Jewish Perspective on Hamas  (INN 09/17/2014 )
      King Richard III's bones reveal fatal blows, scientists say  (CNN 09/16/2014)
      One of the great maritime mysteries may be solved in cold Canadian waters  (CNN 09/09/2014)
      On the trail of the 'Blood Countess' in Slovakia  (CNN 08/24/2014)
      Israel and its neighbors: Decades of war  (CNN 08/07/2014)
      When the great empires committed suicide  (JWR 08/12/2014)
      The promise World War I couldn't keep  (CNN 08/07/2014)
      Dynasty, death, discovery: Richard III's grave opens to public  (CNN 08/07/2014)
      Anne Frank's final entry  (CNN 08/01/2014)
      Eight unforgettable ways 1968 made history  (CNN 07/31/2014)
      When chemical weapons killed 90,000  (CNN 07/09/2014)
      The mighty women of World War I  (CNN 07/01/2014)
      The day Armageddon, Act I began  (CNN 06/30/2014)
      The 'bionic men' of World War I  (CNN 06/26/2014)
      How an apocalyptic plague helped spread Christianity  (CNN 06/23/2014)
      Jumping into a search for jet crash survivors  (CNN 06/21/2014)
      How World War I gave us 'cooties'  (CNN 06/20/2014)
      Did the US Save Nazi General to Gain Rocket Technology Secrets?  (INN 06/11/2014)
      Secret D-Day training mission cost hundreds of lives  (CNN 06/06/2014)
      The Cold War: 5 things you might not know  (CNN 06/05/2014)
      D-Day: Exploding the myths of the Normandy landings  (CNN 06/05/2014)
      The British Soldier Who Killed Nazis with a Sword and a Longbow  (CNN 05/20/2014)
      What was D-Day?  (JWR 05/29/2014)
      Roland Garros: France's forgotten WWI hero  (CNN 05/29/2014)
      Rare Crusader-Era Monastery Seal Found  (INN 05/27/2013)
      Petra, built for the sun gods?  (CNN 05/18/2013)
      Is shipwreck really the Santa Maria?  (CNN 05/15/2013)
      Explorer: Underwater pirates looted what he says is likely Santa Maria  (CNN 05/14/2013)
      500-year-old mystery: Wreck off Haiti may be Columbus' flagship Santa Maria  (CNN 05/13/2014)
      When the CIA spied on Israel  (INN 05/12/2014)
      Italian island of Elba marks 200th anniversary of Napoleon's exile  (CNN 05/06/2014)
      7 fascinating cities of destruction  (CNN 05/03/2014)
      A Case of Selective Holocaust Memory  (INN 05/01/2014)
      Can any train ride match the Orient Express for glamor and sheer romance?  (CNN 03/25/2014)
      Hitler's wife Eva Braun may have had Jewish ancestry: documentary  (JWR 04/05/2014)
      Archaeologists Find Treblinka Gas Chambers  (INN 03/30/2014)
      Here are six that were never found + two other famous missing aircraft mysteries  (JWR 03/17/2014)
      History's big mysteries: Questionable deaths, missing people, monsters  (CNN 03/16/2014)
      Nine aviation mysteries highlight long history of plane disappearances  (CNN 03/13/2014)
      The "Palestinian Nation" Fallacy  (INN 02/25/2014)
      When the game was for more than gold  (CNN 02/23/2014)
      World's 'first airport' largely unknown  (CNN 02/21/2014)
      Do camel bones discredit the bible?  (CNN 02/20/2014)
      The search for the lost Nazi diary  (JWR 02/10/2014)
      7 things you probably didn't know about maps  (CNN 02/02/2014)
      US Refrained from Bombing Auschwitz 'To Avoid Jewish Influx'  (INN 01/29/2014)
      'Where was the US During the Holocaust?'  (INN 01/28/2014)
      Noah's Ark discovery raises flood of questions  (CNN 01/28/2014)
      Confusing The World With the Facts on "Palestine"  (INN 01/26/2014)
      Assessing Sharon's Complex Legacy  (JWR 01/13/2014)
      On Ariel Sharon - The "Bulldozer"  (INN 01/13/2014)
      President Roosevelt and the Holocaust: New Evidence  (INN 12/24/2013)
      From 2013 to 1963: Looking back at a pivotal year  (CNN 12/24/2013)
      8 very old sites in the New World  (CNN 12/25/2013)
      The Nazi Art Theft Crisis in Europe  (Time, 12/19/2013)
      Researchers in Hawaii find lost Japanese WWII mega-sub  (CNN 12/03/2013)
      Giving thanks for the miracle of survival  (CNN 11/26/2013)
      10,000-year-old house, other ancient finds unearthed in Israel  (CNN 11/26/2013)
      Oldest Buddhist shrine holds clues to Buddha's birth  (CNN 11/25/2013)
      'World's Oldest' Wine Cellar Uncovered in Galilee  (INN 11/24/2013)
      Lifting the veil of secrecy: Meet the female code-breakers of WWII  (CNN 11/11/2013)
      The West is still failing Hitler's test  (JWR 11/08/2013)
      Fresh look at Kristallnacht as Germany marks 75th anniversary  (INN 11/07/2013)
      King Tut 'spontaneously combusted' in coffin  (USA Today, 11/04/2013)
      Lincoln vs.  Hitler  (JWR 11/03/2013)
      SOLVED: One of World War II's greatest mysteries  (JWR 11/01/2013)
      London archaeologists find Roman eagle statue  (CNN 10/30/2013)
      Islam, Not Nazism was the Mufti's Motivation: Part 2  (INN 10/14/2013)
      Islam, Not Nazism, Motivated Hajj Amin el-Hussini, Pt 1  (INN 10/14/2013)
      Jewish Hero of Sobibor Death Camp Revolt to be Honored  (INN 10/14/2013)
      How King David predicted modern Judaism  (CNN 10/12/2013)
      Real lesson of Yom Kippur War?  Israel's survival  (CNN 10/08/2013)
      Netanyahu Links Palestinian Leadership, Nazis  (CNN 10/07/2013)
      Yad Vashem Honors First Egyptian as 'Righteous Gentile'  (INN 09/30/2013)
      Ancient Golden Treasure Found at Foot of Temple Mount  (CNN 09/09/2013)
      Mystery surrounds Egyptian sphinx unearthed in Israel  (CNN 08/06/2013)
      By the Numbers: World War II's atomic bombs  (CNN 08/06/2013)
      Bank of England helped sell Nazi gold in 'cold blood'  (CNN 08/02/2013)
      Clay Pots Testify to Jewish Fears of Second Temple Rebels  (CNN 06/18/2013)
      50 years after JFK's 'Ich bin ein Berliner'  (CNN 06/18/2013)
      Recovered Nazi diary gives rare view into Third Reich  (CNN 06/13/2013)
      The Two-State Solution Was Tried 91 Years Ago  (CNN 06/12/2013)
      Before and after D-Day: Color photos from England and France, 1944  (CNN 06/04/2013)
      Hastily buried, Richard III didn't get comfortable resting place  (CNN 04/25/2013)
      Last hero of Telemark: The man who helped stop Hitler's A-bomb  (BBC 04/25/2013)
      Mysterious structure found at bottom of ancient lake  (CNN 04/19/2013)
      Rewriting history: How UK might have been without Thatcher  (CNN 04/17/2013)
      Holocaust Story: Iasi - A Stain on History, An Ache in My Heart  (INN 04/08/2013)
      Reagan and Thatcher: 'Political soulmates'  (CNN 04/08/2013)
      From the lips of Margaret Thatcher  (CNN 04/08/2013)
      Never before seen photographs show the liberation of Dachau  (Daily Mail, 03/28/2013)
      Attention Livni and Obama: Six Failed Peace Agreements  (INN 03/13/2013)
      Historians: Former Vienna Philharmonic Chief was SS Member  (INN 03/11/2013)
      For true democracy, bring back ostracism  (JWR 02/27/2013)
      Purim Guide for the Perplexed 2013  (INN 02/24/2013)
      A 2,600-year-old icon of freedom comes to the United States  (CNN 02/24/2013)
      Drag queens, fake beards and chocolates: Notable diamond heists  (CNN 02/19/2013)
      The age of achievement: Doctors say it's all downhill from 45.  History suggests otherwise  (JWR 02/19/2013)
      Echoes of past in pope's resignation  (CNN 02/11/2013)
      Richard still the criminal king  (CNN 02/04/2013)
      Body found under parking lot is King Richard III, scientists prove  (CNN 02/04/2013)
      Where does skeleton revelation leave legend of Richard III?  (CNN 02/04/2013)
      Body found under parking lot is King Richard III, scientists prove  (CNN 02/03/2013)
      Jews should be a little more paranoid if they are to survive  (JWR 02/01/2013)
      Shilo Find May Show It was Sacked by Philistines  (INN 01/07/2013)
      Margaret Thatcher - Fast Facts  (CNN 12/26/2012)
      Hero of the Telemark dies aged 101: WWII commando carried out raid on Norwegian Hydro plant to thwart Nazi's A-bomb plans  (Daily Mail, 10/12/2012)
      Man of the century  (JWR 11/29/2012)
      When two men confronted each other from afar as civilization hung in the balance  (JWR 10/15/2012)
      At ground zero of the Cuban missile crisis, 50 years later  (CNN 10/15/2012)
      Ancient site needs saving not destroying  (CNN 09/22/2012)
      Expose on How Israel Knew It had to Bomb Syria Reactor  (INN 09/10/2012)
      The Munich massacre: A survivor's story  (CNN 09/05/2012)
      Archaeologists Uncover Gold Treasure Near Herzliya  (INN 07/08/2012)
      36 Years Later, Entebbe Pilot Reveals Plane Barely Took Off  (INN 07/08/2012)
      Mosaic in Israel shows biblical Samson  (CNN 07/04/2012)
      The Lessons of Yitzhak Shamir  (JWR 07/02/2012)
      Yitzhak Shamir, former Israeli PM, dies  (CNN 07/01/2012)
      On the queen's jubilee, thank Ike, too  (CNN 06/24/2012)
      Swiss man reintroduces his cousin: Anne Frank  (CNN 05/27/2012)
      WWII hero Karski to receive U.S.  Medal of Freedom  (JWR 05/25/2012)
      British WWII fighter found in Egyptian desert  (CNN 05/11/2012)
      A Nazi collaborator at the Met  (JWR 05/02/2012)
      'Victims' who persecute  (JWR 04/19/2012)
      Helen Cazes ben Attar: Portrait of an Unknown Holocaust Heroine  (INN 04/19/2012)
      A Holocaust saga: From the sewers to a garden  (CNN 04/19/2012)
      Stories of Six Survivors who will Represent Six Million  (INN 04/18/2012)
      National Archives unveils fortified display case for Magna Carta  (CNN 02/02/2012)
      Osirak Redux: Will History Repeat Itself?  (INN 12/30/2011)
      Key moments from North Korea's history  (CNN 12/20/2011)
      1,600 Year Old Bathhouse Uncovered in Judea  (INN 12/20/2011)
      Key dates in the Iraq war  (CNN 12/18/2011)
      The Year the Arabs Discovered Palestine  (JWR 12/12/2011)
      Mummified cat walled up in 17th century 'witch's cottage'  (CNN 12/12/2011)
      HMS Victory: World's oldest warship to get $25m facelift  (CNN 12/05/2011)
      Who were the 99% of ancient Rome?  (CNN 11/11/2011)
      Shipwreck may be part of Kublai Khan's lost fleet  (CNN 10/26/2011)
      Archaeologists unearth Viking boat burial in Scottish Highlands  (CNN 10/19/2011)
      Einstein letter on Nazis sells for nearly $14,000  (CNN 10/12/2011)
      China can't confront truth of century-old revolution  (CNN 10/11/2011)
      Google makes 5 Dead Sea Scrolls searchable  (CNN 09/26/2011)
      Enigma machine to go under the hammer  (CNN 09/17/2011)
      Golda Meir Sought Bombing of Auschwitz, New Research Shows  (INN 09/03/2011)
      Handwriting through the ages: An abridged history of English script  (CNN 08/26/2011)
      Museum exhibit highlights Pakistan's Buddhist roots  (CNN 08/21/2011)
      Hidden archive exposes WWII slaughters  (CNN 08/12/2011)
      Two rare archaeological artifacts found in Jerusalem dig  (CNN 08/08/2011)
      Former Chilean President Allende's death confirmed as suicide  (CNN 07/19/2011)
      1919 signed letter contains Hitler's first known stance on Jewish 'removal'  (CNN 06/07/2011)
      Mysterious markings discovered at Great Pyramid of Giza  (CNN 05/28/2011)
      Lenin's Maternal Grandfather Jewish, Sister's Letter Reveals  (CNN 05/24/2011)
      18 famous, and infamous, missions  (CNN 05/07/2011)
      Last known World War I combatant dies at 110  (CNN 05/05/2011)
      Prosecutors, witnesses recall Eichmann trial  (JWR 04/12/2011)
      The man who helped save millions of lives yet few knew his name  (JWR 04/08/2011)
      Tiny church finds original King James Bible  (CNN 03/28/2011)
      Scientists discover 'oldest' winery in Armenian cave  (CNN 01/14/2011)
      New revelations about slaves and slave trade  (CNN 01/05/2011)
      Tower of Babel’s Ruins Waiting for Archaeologists  (CNN 01/03/2011)
      Ancient Roman soldiers' bathhouse found in Jerusalem  (CNN 11/22/2010)
      Ancient Roman landscape unearthed near London  (CNN 11/18/2010)
      Hitler sought 'cordial relations' with UK  (CNN 03/22/2010)
      Official: KGB chief ordered Hitler's remains destroyed  (CNN 12/11/2009)
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      The Rebirth of Russian Spycraft  (Foreign Affairs, 12/27/23)
      Xi Jinping says Taiwan will 'surely' be reunified with China during symposium commemorating Mao  (Fox 12/27/2023)
      Belarus claims to have received tactical nuclear weapons from ally Russia  (Fox 12/27/2023)
      North Korea fires ballistic missile into sea, blames US for destabilizing region  (Fox 12/17/2023)
      Kim Yo Jong claims North Korea will ‘never sit face to face’ with US again  (Fox 11/30/2023)
      North Korea closing embassies around the world amid suspected financial crisis  (Fox 11/11/2023)
      Warlord reunion: Putin looks to recycle Wagner mercenaries into Moscow's war machine  (Fox 11/10/2023)
      North Korea spy satellite program receiving technical assistance from Russia, South Korea warns  (Fox 11/07/2023)
      Putin oversees Russian military drill simulating 'massive retaliatory nuclear strike': reports  (Fox 10/25/2023)
      China forcibly repatriates hundreds of escaped North Koreans, US ambassador warns  (Fox 10/24/2023)
      China increasing nuclear arsenal at exponential rate, expected to double by 2030, Pentagon report says  (Fox 10/21/2023)
      South Korea examines Kim Jong Un’s lifestyle, spending habits  (Fox 10/19/2023)
      Xi gushes over 'dear friend' Putin as duo meet in China  (Fox 10/18/2023)
      North Korea slams Pentagon WMD threat report, vows 'most overwhelming' response  (Fox 10/04/2023)
      Russia charges top Ukrainian military leaders with ‘terrorism’ over drone strikes  (Fox 10/03/2023)
      China escapes unscathed following world leaders UN summit: 'Exhaustion has set in'  (Fox 10/01/2023)
      North Korea adds ‘nuclear force-building’ mission to its constitution  (Fox 09/28/2023)
      North Korea's Kim Jong-Un orders sharp missile production increase, wants power to 'surely annihilate' enemies  (Fox 08/14/2023)
      Kim Jong Un orders troops to 'gird for a war' and begin offensive preparations amid US, South Korean drills  (Fox 08/10/2023)
      The Chinese Communist Party is rewriting the Bible  (Fox 07/17/2023)
      Hard-living Kim Jong Un earns unflattering nickname over massive appetite for European booze, food: expert  (Fox 07/09/2023)
      Taiwanese foreign minister claims China repeating 'origin of the second World War'  (Fox 06/30/2023)
      Russia’s attempted assassination of CIA asset in Florida is straight out of Putin’s 'Wet Deeds' playbook  (Fox 06/30/2023)
      Chinese spy craft used American tech to collect photos, videos: report  (Fox 06/29/2023)
      USSR Sprinkled More Than 2,500 Nuclear Generators Across The Countryside  (06/17/2023 )
      China making 'science fiction' super warship, report claims: 'Big step forward'  (Fox 06/16/2023)
      Kim Jong Un says he wants to strengthen relationship with Putin, develop North Korea-Russia cooperation  (Fox 06/12/2023)
      North Korea infant jailed for life after parents found with Bible according to recent report  (Fox 05/28/2023)
      China boasts spy crafts could be used as weapons against enemies: report  (Fox 05/18/2023)
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"The emergence of near-space vehicles not only utilizes the connection between air and space, but also provides new ideas for air defense and anti-missile combat.  If equipped with weapons platforms, near-space vehicles will enable more rapid attacks on a global scale greatly accelerating the pace of war."
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"Attaining information superiority in future wars is becoming increasingly critical." ... "near space-based vehicles can play another important role: carrying out space-based countermeasures and strikes."
      North Korea claims successful test of underwater nuclear-capable drone  (Fox 04/08/2023)
      North Korean state media says US-South Korea military drills push region to 'brink of a nuclear war'  (Fox 04/06/2023)
      China insists spy balloon was ‘civilian’ owned, but refuses to say who owned it: ‘Nothing more to add’  (Fox 04/05/2023)
      China threatens to take 'resolute countermeasures' over meeting between Taiwan's Tsai, House Speaker McCarthy  (Fox 03/29/2023)
      Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping sign economic deal in latest demonstration of 'friendship without limits'  (Fox 03/21/2023)
      Russia blames US for 'hostile' flights near its borders after forcing down US drone  (Fox 03/15/2023)
      North Korean troops simulate attack on South Korea, as Kim looks on  (Fox 03/10/2023)
      China has stolen US military secrets to create formidable J-20 knockoff of America's F-22 Raptor: experts  (Fox 03/09/2023)
      US intel community warns of 'complex' threats from China, Russia, North Korea  (Fox 03/08/2023)
      China, US heading for 'conflict and confrontation,' foreign minister warns  (Fox 03/07/2023)
      China sends 25 warplanes, 3 ships sent toward Taiwan, island says  (Fox 03/01/2023)
      China furious after US warns against arming Russia: ‘The US is in no position to tell China what to do’  (Fox 02/20/2023)
      Kim Jong Un fires North Korea’s top military official  (Fox 01/02/2023)
      After ballistic missile launch: Kim orders new ICBMs and tactical nuclear weapons  (INN 01/01/2023)
      Kremlin showing cracks as Putin fires another general, British Intelligence says  (Fox 12/30/2022)
      China pledges to crack down on 'rumors' used to 'start trouble' as COVID surges  (Fox 12/30/2022)
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"[We] must safeguard national security and social stability, and resolutely deal according to the law with behaviors that use the pandemic to infiltrate, sabotage, make rumors to start troubles and disrupt social order."
      Kim Jong Un unveils North Korea's new military goals for 2023  (Fox 12/28/2022)
      Russia to secure stronghold over Mariupol by stripping Ukrainian identity, building over devastation  (Fox 12/22/2022)
      Putin orders spy agencies to intensify hunt for 'traitors, spies, saboteurs' as war effort in Ukraine falters  (Fox 12/20/2022)
      Sister of North Korea's Kim issues fresh ICBM threat; US flies bombers, stealth jets  (Fox 12/20/2022)
      North Korea unleashes biggest 1-day missile barrage; South Korea responds with missile launches  (Fox 11/02/2022)
      Russia threatens to target Western commercial satellites like Elon Musk's Starlink  (Fox 10/27/2022)
      Russia doubles down on 'false' dirty bomb claim with UN, West decries it as pretext to war escalation  (Fox 10/25/2022)
      Drama at Chinese Communist Party summit: Xi predecessor Hu Jintao hauled out  (Fox 10/22/2022)
      The Russia-North Korea alliance multiplies security risks for America  (Fox 10/12/2022)
      North Korea's Kim Jong Un changes up wardrobe and dons white tunic, safari hat  (Fox 10/12/2022)
      Russia says Germany 'crossed' red line in arms supply to Ukraine  (Fox 09/16/2022)
      China says it will work with Russia to create new international order  (Fox 09/14/2022)
      North Korea threatens nuclear action if Kim Jong Un assassinated: report  (Fox 09/10/2022)
      Putin releases foreign policy strategy based on 'Russian world' doctrine  (Fox 09/06/2022)
      Russia, China begin military exercises as Moscow, Beijing strengthen ties  (Fox 09/01/2022)
      Kim Jong Un declares 'victory' over coronavirus as sister says he was 'seriously ill' with 'high fever'  (Fox 08/11/2022)
      China to ramp up military drills around Taiwan after island hosts foreign head-of-state  (Fox 08/08/2022)
      Putin claims Russia's war in Ukraine is just beginning  (Fox 07/07/2022)
      Putin lambasts US as acting like 'God's messenger,' claims world order is changing  (Fox 06/18/2022)
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"After declaring victory in the Cold War, the United States proclaimed itself to be God's messenger on Earth.  They seem to ignore the fact that in the past decades, new powerful and increasingly assertive centers have been formed."
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"Our colleagues are not just denying reality.  More than that, they are trying to reverse the course of history.  They consider themselves exceptional.  If they are exceptional, that means everyone else is second rate."
      Chinese government to start paying citizens who report 'security violations'  (Fox 06/07/2022)
      'Doomsday': Putin hopes to deter the West with nuclear-themed WWII parade  (Fox 05/07/2022)
      Putin puts Russian spies who scouted Ukraine under house arrest, suggests growing distrust of KGB's successor  (Fox 03/21/2022)
      Chinese broadcasters to pull Premier League matches over Ukraine support  (Fox 03/05/2022)
      China’s Xi Jinping stresses cooperation with North Korea’s Kim under ‘new situation’: state media  (Fox 02/26/2022)
      Ukraine invasion: Russian forces have mobile crematorium that can 'evaporate' soldiers killed in attacks  (Fox 02/25/2022)
      Russia says Finland, Sweden could face consequences if countries move to join NATO  (Fox 02/25/2022)
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"Finland and Sweden should not base their security on damaging the security of other countries and their accession to NATO can have detrimental consequences and face some military and political consequences."
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"We regard the Finnish government's commitment to a military non-alignment policy as an important factor in ensuring security and stability in northern Europe, Finland's accession to NATO would have serious military and political repercussions."
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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that the alliance would defend its member states should Moscow launch an attack.
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"This goes far beyond Ukraine," Stoltenberg said.  "This is about how Russia is actually challenging, contesting core values for our security.  Then warning that NATO should withdraw all forces and infrastructure from almost half of our members.
      China says it 'supports' Russia amid Ukraine invasion, backs Putin's claim he's ready for negotiations  (Fox 02/25/2022)
      Putin orders 'peacekeeping operation' in eastern Ukraine  (INN 02/21/2022)
      Blatant Hypocrisy: Uyghur Flag-Bearer for China's Olympic Team  (JWR 02/15/2022)
      DC Uyghur restaurant owner: 'This Olympic is genocide Olympics'  (Fox 02/13/2022)
      CCP mouthpiece attacks Holocaust museum for condemning China's Uyghur genocide  (Fox 02/08/2022)
      Olympic athletes' self-censoring won't stop after return from China: human rights experts  (Fox 02/05/2022)
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"Any behavior or speech that is against the Olympic spirit, especially against Chinese laws and regulations, are also subject to certain punishment."
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See related China Olympic Games (Dick Wright, 01/26/2022) cartoon from World picture album
      Chinese ambassador warns of ‘military conflict’ with US over Taiwan  (Fox 01/29/2022)
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"If the Taiwanese authorities, emboldened by the United States, keep going down the road for independence, it most likely will involve China and the United States, the two big countries, in a military conflict."
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"...  Taiwanese authority is working down the road towards independence, emboldened by the United States.  So China will not commit to giving up the un-peaceful means for reunification because this is a deterrence."
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See related Art of Diplomacy (Antonio Branco, 10/08/2021) cartoon from World picture album
      North Korea tested cruise missiles, South Korean officials say  (Fox 01/25/2022)
      Russia will stage 'unwelcome' live-fire naval drills off coast of Ireland  (Fox 01/24/2022)
      China flies dozens of warplanes near Taiwan  (Fox 01/23/2022)
      Putin to hold summit with Xi at start of Olympics in Beijing  (Fox 01/18/2022)
      North Korea announces second hypersonic missile test was successful  (Fox 01/06/2022)
      China claims US will pay ‘unbearable cost’ for aiding Taiwan  (Fox 12/30/2021)
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See related Art of Diplomacy (Antonio Branco, 10/08/2021) cartoon from World picture album
      China deploys armed robotic vehicles during standoff with India to deal with cold, difficult terrain: reports  (Fox 12/30/2021)
      North Korea, 10 years after Kim Jong Il's death, says citizens should be more loyal to Kim Jong Un  (Fox 12/17/2021)
      Putin demands NATO guarantee it won't expand eastward amid fears of Russian invasion  (Fox 12/01/2021)
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"In a dialogue with the United States and its allies, we will insist on working out specific agreements that would exclude any further NATO moves eastward and the deployment of weapons systems that threaten us in close vicinity to Russian territory."
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"We aren't demanding any special conditions for ourselves and realize that any agreements must take interests of Russia and all Euro-Atlantic countries into account.  A calm and stable situation must be ensured for all and is needed for all without exclusion."
      Russia dismisses US claims astronauts were threatened by missile strike  (Fox 11/16/2021)
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"...  the Russian Federation recklessly conducted a destructive satellite test of a direct ascent anti-satellite missile against one of its own satellites."
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"The test has so far generated over 1,500 pieces of trackable orbital debris and hundreds of thousands of pieces of smaller orbital debris that now threaten the interests of all nations."
      Chinese nuclear-capable hypersonic missile test surprises US intelligence: Report  (Fox 10/18/2021)
      Chinese president insists on Taiwan 'reunification,' avoids threat of force  (Fox 10/09/2021)
      Tensions flare as Chinese flights near Taiwan intensify  (Fox 10/06/2021)
      North Korea says 'strategic' long-range cruise missiles hit targets in test  (Fox 09/13/2021)
      North Korea appears to have restarted key nuclear reactor: UN watchdog  (Fox 08/30/2021)
      China reverses course again on whether it will cooperate with WHO coronavirus origins probe  (Fox 08/13/2021)
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      China sentences Canadian to 11 years in case tied to Huawei  (Fox 08/11/2021)
      Chinese, Russian militaries hold drills in northwest China  (Fox 08/10/2021)
      Chinese court rejects Canadian's appeal of death sentence  (Fox 08/10/2021)
      China expands influence as it warns nations of ‘broken heads’ if they intervene  (Fox 07/04/2021)
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Xi has overseen a regime that has cemented power at home and has been cracking down on dissent and other groups that the regime sees as undesirable, while pushing its influence abroad.
      China’s Xi warns Taiwan on independence, sends message to West  (Fox 07/01/2021)
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Xi said that no foreign forces will ever "coerce and enslave us." "Whoever attempts to do that, will surely break their heads on the steel Great Wall built with the blood and flesh of 1.4 billion of Chinese people."
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... promised "resolute action to utterly defeat any attempt toward ‘Taiwan independence'."...
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Taiwan and China separated amid civil war in 1949 and China says it is determined to bring the island under its control by force if necessary.
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The U.S.  switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979, but is legally required to ensure Taiwan can defend itself and the self-governing democratic island enjoys strong bipartisan support in Washington.
      China pushes back against G-7 joint statement, blames 'sinister intentions' of US, others  (Fox 06/14/2021)
      Report: Russia to supply Iran with advanced satellite system  (INN 06/10/2021)
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Under the agreement, Iran's new satellite would be launched in Russia and would feature Russian hardware, including a camera with a resolution of 1.2 meters — a significant improvement over Iran's current capabilities.
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More important, Iran would be able to "task" the new satellite to spy on locations of its choosing, and as often as it wishes, the officials said.
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Russia has assisted Iran militarily in the past, having delivered its S-300 air defense systems to Iran.
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Iran then designed and developed its own version of the S-300 missile shield, named Bavar 373.
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Russia has also expressed a willingness to supply Iran with its S-400 air defense system...
      Putin to would-be aggressors: 'Will knock their teeth out'  (Fox 05/22/2021)
      Russian authorities suspend operations of Navalny's offices  (Fox 04/26/2021)
      Putin ratchets up effort to crush Navalny's opposition with closed-door hearing  (Fox 04/25/2021)
      Raul Castro resigning from post as leader of nation's Communist Party  (Fox 04/16/2021)
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He said he was retiring with the sense of having "fulfilled his mission and confident in the future of the fatherland."
      Russian military vehicles descend on Ukrainian border, don 'invasion stripes'  (Fox 04/15/2021)
      Google sees new trick in renewed North Korea cyber attacks  (Fox 04/10/2021)
      Putin so upset over Biden's killer comments he moved 28,000 Russian troops to Ukraine border, report  (Fox 04/08/2021)
      Putin-Biden talks?  Russia says absence of clear answer from US will be considered a 'refusal'  (Fox 03/19/2021)
      Russia's Putin, Belarus' Lukashenko spark backlash for skiing, snowboarding during mass protests  (Fox 02/23/2021)
      China expands rule requiring government permit for bloggers  (Fox 02/17/2021)
      Russia moves to extinguish pro-Navalny 'flashlight' protests  (Fox 02/14/2021)
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See related Don\\\'t Think We Can... (Michael Ramirez, 01/28/2021) cartoon from World picture album
      North Korean hackers stole $316M to improve nukes, ballistic missiles, UN experts say  (Fox 02/09/2021)
      Uighur internment camp survivor reveals China's horrifying 're-education' tactics  (Fox 02/05/2021)
      Moscow jails overwhelmed with detained Navalny protesters  (Fox 02/05/2021)
      Kremlin: Thousands of arrests at protests necessary response  (Fox 02/04/2021)
      China's coronavirus cases: Is the communist regime lying to the world?  (Fox 02/04/2021)
      Russia blasts criticism of Putin critic Navalny's prison term as 1,400 more protesters arrested  (Fox 02/03/2021)
      Putin critic Navalny faces court hearing  (Fox 02/02/2021)
      Documentary alleging opulent Putin palace gets 100M views  (Fox 01/29/2021)
      China to counter 'unjustified' foreign trade and business laws  (Fox 01/09/2021)
      China avoiding responsibility ahead of WHO coronavirus investigation: reports  (Fox 01/06/2021)
      How Russia's 'info warrior' hackers let Kremlin play geopolitics on the cheap  (Fox 01/02/2021)
      China clamping down on research into origins of COVID-19 pandemic  (Fox 12/30/2020)
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See related Wet Market (Michael Ramirez, 04/04/2020) cartoon from World picture album
      Russia tests anti-satellite missile in pursuit to make space a ‘warfighting domain’...  (Fox 12/16/2020)
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"Russia has made space a warfighting domain by testing space-based and ground-based weapons intended to target and destroy satellites."
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"This fact is inconsistent with Moscow's public claims that Russia seeks to prevent conflict in space."
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... added that Moscow is looking to "exploit U.S.  reliance on space-based systems.  We stand ready and committed to deter aggression and defend our Nation and our allies from hostile acts in space."
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"If this weapon is tested on an actual satellite or used operationally, it will cause a large debris field that could endanger commercial satellites and irrevocably pollute the space domain."
      North Korea tightening borders to build ‘wall of defense’ against COVID-19  (Fox 11/30/2020)
      South Korea spy agency says North Korea locked down capital, killed people  (Fox 11/27/2020)
      China warns Americans could be arrested over DOJ prosecution of Chinese scholars  (Fox 10/18/2020)
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The Chinese message ... The U.S.  should drop prosecutions of the Chinese scholars in American courts, or Americans in China might find themselves in violation of Chinese law.
      How Russia and China weaponize technology to manipulate the masses  (INN 10/14/2020)
      North Korea unveils new weapons at military parade  (Fox 10/11/2020)
      Vladimir Putin calls on US to agree to non-interference pact for upcoming elections: report  (Fox 09/25/2020)
      China is building more secret detention centers in Xinjiang, think tank says  (Fox 09/25/2020)
      Chinese tycoon who called Xi Jinping a 'clown' and ripped his coronavirus response gets 18-year...  (Fox 09/22/2020)
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Ren didn't mention Xi's name but said, "standing there was not an emperor showing off his new clothes but a clown who had stripped off his clothes and insisted on being an emperor."
      China’s air force seems to use video to simulate attack on US air base: report  (Fox 09/21/2020)
      Chinese firm collects data of US leaders, military  (Fox 09/15/2020)
      Sen.  Ted Cruz: China sanctions me again – Communist Party is terrified and lashing out  (Fox 08/15/2020)
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The first time, in July, the Chinese government sanctioned me and banned me from traveling to China for condemning the Chinese Communist Party's horrific human rights abuses against the Uighurs.
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The irony is that those atrocities had already made China a less than attractive tourist destination.
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The Chinese regime has forced over 1 million Uighurs into concentration camps and has engaged in ethnic cleansing, including through forced abortions and sterilizations.
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China has undeniably violated Hong Kong's autonomy at the expense of the precious freedoms that the people of Hong Kong fought tirelessly and bravely to preserve.
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More broadly, China is the greatest geopolitical threat facing the United States and our allies — now and for the next century.  China's objective is nothing short of global domination.
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Yet many on the world stage, including at the United Nations, turn a blind eye to China's barbaric behavior and aggression.  That is not the case in the United States.  We must and will respond.
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Unfortunately, China's treatment of Hong Kong and the Uighurs is part of a pattern of despicable behavior including China's aggression, human rights abuses, espionage operations, censorship practices and propaganda campaigns.
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The Chinese lied to the world about the coronavirus, and what began as a regional outbreak is now a deadly pandemic that has sickened over 21 million people and claimed the lives of over 761,000 around the world.
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The Communist Chinese government is directly responsible for those deaths.
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We need to do everything we can to make it clear that the United States will not tolerate China's relentless attempts to bully its neighbors into submission and will not tolerate China's espionage operations and propaganda campaigns on American soil.
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China is expanding its malign influence all over the world.  For the sake of the free world, America needs to win this contest.
      China places sanctions on Lockheed Martin over arms sales to Taiwan  (Fox 07/14/2020)
      Chinese state media editor-in-chief asks if US is 'mentally retarded'  (Fox 07/14/2020)
      FBI Director Wray says half of bureau’s 5,000 counterintelligence cases are related to China  (Fox 07/07/2020)
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"And at this very moment, China is working to compromise American health care organizations, pharmaceutical companies and academic institutions conducting essential COVID-19 research."
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"If you're an American adult, it is more likely than not that China has stolen your personal data."
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Wray said that the Chinese Communist Party "uses a diverse range of sophisticated techniques — everything from cyber intrusions to corrupting trusted insiders," and even "outright physical theft."
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... in some cases, China uses social media platforms used by Americans "to identify people with access to our government's sensitive information and then target those people to try to steal it."
      Andrew McCarthy: China swallows Hong Kong  (07/01/2020)
      Russian voters keep Putin in power until 2036  (Fox 07/01/2020)
      North Korea blows up South Korea liaison office: Seoul  (Fox 06/16/2020)
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North Korea had earlier threatened to demolish the building, blaming the South's failure to stop activists from flying propaganda leaflets across the heavily militarized border, the AP reported.
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Some experts believe North Korea is frustrated because Seoul is unable to resume joint economic projects due to U.S.-led sanctions.
      China and North Korea ramping up their nuclear weapons arsenals: report  (Fox 06/15/2020)
      Kim Jong Un's sister threatens military action against South Korea, promises 'tragic scene'...  (Fox 06/13/2020)
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"By exercising my power authorized by the supreme leader, our party and the state, I gave an instruction to the arms of the department in charge of the affairs with [the] enemy to decisively carry out the next action."
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"Before long, a tragic scene of the useless North-South joint liaison office completely collapsed would be seen."
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"Never again will we provide the U.S.  chief executive with another package to be used for [political] achievements without receiving any returns.  Nothing is more hypocritical than an empty promise."
      North Korea marks 2-year anniversary of Trump-Kim summit by vowing to build up military  (Fox 06/13/2020)
      Russian nuclear-capable bombers intercepted by US aircraft near Alaska: report  (Fox 06/10/2020)
      North Korea cuts communication with South Korea  (INN 06/08/2020)
      North Korea conducting massive cyber threats against US, other countries, reports say  (Fox 06/04/2020)
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"The North Koreans are pioneers in the organized-crime false flag business.  They are running ransomware extortion groups, which most people just assume comes from organized crime, not a nation-state."
      Russia's Putin pushes for 'war history,' 'patriotism' courses in schools  (Fox 05/23/2020)
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"Juveniles prone to committing offenses will be sent to military-patriotic camps in 2019."
      Chinese state media ominously threatens GOP lawmakers, hints at Election Day impact  (Fox 05/14/2020)
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... said the nation is "extremely dissatisfied with the abuse of litigation" by U.S.  leadership, "and is considering punitive countermeasures against U.S.  individuals, entities and state officials such as Missouri's Attorney General Eric Schmitt."
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... article also claims that GOP Sens.  Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Tom Cotton R-Ark., along with two other Republican members of Congress, will be added to China's sanctions list for their hardline political stances.
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... story continually made veiled threats towards U.S.  lawmakers by citing analysts who promised that "China won't just strike back symbolically, but will impose countermeasures that will make them feel the pain."
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"Republicans who have been groundlessly accusing China and inflaming the 'holding China accountable' political farce will face severe consequences."
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... said during a press conference that the U.S.  is attempting to use China as a scapegoat to mask its own failures.
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The story also threatened Missouri companies that have foreign investments in China with "severe consequences" in response to the lawsuit.
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      North Korea 'church' doesn’t look like any other but it exists: watchdog  (Fox 05/14/2020)
      Chinese state-run media takes aim at Pompeo, calling him an 'evil' person who 'lies,' speaks...  (Fox 05/05/2020)
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... accusing him of lying after he claimed there was "enormous evidence" that the novel coronavirus spread from a lab in Wuhan.
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They also called him an "evil" person who was speaking "nonsense" and "spitting poison."
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... referred to him as a "degenerate," while the World Health Organization said the U.S.  claims were "speculative" and that the medical arm of the United Nations had not seen any "specific evidence" to back up claims made by Pompeo or President Trump about the origin of the novel coronavirus, which has spread around the world infecting 3.6 million people and killing more than 252,000.
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... accused Pompeo of pushing "absurd theories and twisted facts," and ... claimed Pompeo was trying to "kill two birds with one stone by spewing falsehoods."
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"First, he hopes to help Trump win re-election this November...  second, Pompeo hates socialist China and, in particular, cannot accept China's rise."
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China now claims the country's response to the outbreak was quick, complete and saved lives around the world.
      What is China's social credit system?  (Fox 05/04/2020)
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... a government program being implemented nationwide to regulate its citizens' behavior based on a point system.
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Under this system, citizens are ranked in different areas of civil life using data collected from court documents, government or corporate records, and in some cases, citizen observers.
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Citizens with higher scores have had an easier time getting bank loans, free medical checkups and discounts on heating.
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Points have been deducted for traffic violations, selling faulty products or defaulting on loan payments.
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In some cases, people with bad social credit scores have been barred from buying airline or train tickets.
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Other infractions have included smoking in non-smoking zones, buying – or playing – too many video games and posting false news stories online.
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People failing to comply have been placed on so-called "blacklists," which companies may reference when considering potential employees.
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In other cases, students may be denied entry into universities because of their parents' bad social credit scores.
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... the system would "allow the trustworthy to roam everywhere under heaven while making it hard for the discredited to take a single step."
      How China uses its massive surveillance apparatus to track its citizens, keep them in line  (Fox 05/01/2020)
      Chinese propaganda tactics shifting to elevate, amplify Russian disinformation  (Fox 05/01/2020)
      China promoting US lockdown protests, spreading coronavirus misinformation online: report  (Fox 04/22/2020)
      Russia tests system to shoot down satellites  (INN 04/15/2020)
      Lee Edwards: China's coronavirus lies not the first from its communist government  (Fox 04/15/2020)
      Coronavirus is testing the limits of Russia's surveillance state  (JWR 04/06/2020)
      China forces Italy to buy same coronavirus supplies it had donated to Beijing a few weeks ago  (Fox 04/06/2020)
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China's efforts to rebrand itself as a global leader focused on humanitarian relief amid the coronavirus outbreak has hit a major snag and perhaps revealed Beijing's true intentions behind their public relations blitz.
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After telling the world that it would donate masks, face guards and testing equipment to Italy, China quietly backtracked and sold the Mediterranean country desperately-needed medical equipment.
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What's worse is that the personal protective equipment (PPE) China forced Italy to buy was actually the same PPE Italy donated to China before coronavirus rushed its own shores and killed nearly 16,000 people.
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"Before the virus hit Europe, Italy sent tons of PPE to China to help China protect its own population.  China then has sent Italian PPE back to Italy — some of it, not even all of it ... and charged them for it."
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Beijing taking advantage of Italy's generosity and then flipping it into something more sinister is just the latest example of the country's misdeeds amid the global outbreak.
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Thousands of other supplies and testing kits China has sold to other countries at marked-up prices have turned out to be defective.
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"It's so disingenuous for Chinese officials now to say we are the ones who are helping the Italians or we are the ones who are helping the developing world when, in fact, they are the ones who infected all of us."
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"Of course they should be helping.  They have a special responsibility to help because they are the ones who began the spread of the coronavirus and did not give the information required to the rest of the world to plan accordingly."
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"There's simply no question that China's lack of candor to the world impacted the way the world was able to respond."
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"The disinformation that China has put out is crippling responses around the world," the administration official said.
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"We were a month behind because the Chinese did not share information.  It's hard for the world to accept that even the information that they're putting out now is accurate and acceptable from an epidemiological standpoint.  We're operating on some level with a hand tied behind our back."
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See related Thanks, China (Bob Gorrell, 03/19/2017) cartoon from World picture album
      Who are the key players in China's coronavirus propaganda war with US?  (Fox 03/31/2020)
      21 Million Fewer Cellphone Users in China May Suggest a High CCP Virus Death Toll  (03/26/2020)
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"The digitization level is very high in China.  People can't survive without a cellphone."
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"Dealing with the government for pensions and social security, buying train tickets, shopping ... no matter what people want to do, they are required to use cellphones."
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"The Chinese regime requires all Chinese to use their cellphones to generate a health code.  Only with a green health code are Chinese allowed to move in China now.  It's impossible for a person to cancel his cellphone."
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... Chinese people's bank accounts and social security accounts are bundled with their cellphone plans; apps on Chinese phones check SIM cards against the state's database to make sure the number belongs to the user.
      China hijacks New Mexico mom's tweets for coronavirus propaganda campaign: report  (Fox 03/25/2020)
      Trump offered Kim Jong Un coronavirus help in personal letter, North Korea says  (Fox 03/22/2020)
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North Korea has repeatedly said there hasn't been a single case of the coronavirus on its soil.
      Putin asks court to amend constitution, allow him to remain in power until 2036  (Fox 03/14/2020)
      China reframes coronavirus narrative, touts Xi's accomplishments despite bodies piling up  (Fox 03/14/2020)
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Even as coronavirus casualties piled up in China, President Xi Jinping spent the week trying to change the narrative — even touring Wuhan, ground zero of the outbreak.
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His victory lap was intended to send a strong message to the rest of the world that China, the Communist Party and its people had beaten a global pandemic he once labeled a "devil."
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"Now things are getting better and he wants to show that his leadership has been a success.  The messaging is that we should see the West's response as bumbling and incompetent."
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In an effort to rebrand its sluggish response to the coronavirus, Chinese officials have hammered the United States' handling of it, even claiming that the virus, which has been scientifically traced back to Wuhan, was planted by a U.S.  service member in China.
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One of the articles in Xinhau boasted that Xi's dedication to fighting COVID-19 was proof he has a "pure heart like a newborn's that always puts the people as his number one priority."
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Then came the "gratitude education" campaign pushed by officials in Wuhan that ordered residents to thank Xi for his hard work and leadership even as COVID-19 swept through the country.
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While there was an initial backlash to the Xi love-fest online, those voices were quickly suppressed by government censors.
      Russia's ruling party approves path for Putin to stay in power past 2024  (JWR 03/11/2020)
      'The Unauthorized History of Socialism': Mao's 'Great Leap Forward' kills millions in China  (Fox 02/27/2020)
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In early 1958, Mao Zedong, the leader of Communist China, announced a new economic experiment meant to catapult his country ahead of the West in both agriculture and industry.
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By the time the Great Leap Forward ended four years later, millions were dead and the Chinese economy was in tatters.
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Mao, who had taken control of China in 1949, believed that by mobilizing that vast labor pool, he could remake his agrarian country into a fully communist society.
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"He [Mao] became disillusioned with the Soviet model and he thought he could improve upon it and bring communism overnight.  He was truly a utopian thinker."
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"One way he thought of speeding up the agriculture growth was to plant [crops] more densely."
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"And that's scientifically irrational, that did not really increase the production.  Very soon in 1959, there was also some drought [and] floods.  So natural disaster plus this human policy and that became a killer combo."
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"The peasants were forced to work long hours every day.  They were totally exhausted by this.  They weren't getting enough food to eat, they were literally in some areas starving.  And it is estimated that this utopian idea led to the death of 30 to 40 million Chinese peasants."
      Kim Jong Un says North Korea needs to take 'offensive measures' to protect country's security  (Fox 12/31/2019)
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"By ‘positive and offensive measures,' they might mean highly provocative action against the United States and also South Korea."
      Note in London girl's Christmas card may have come from slave laborers in Chinese prison  (Fox 12/23/2019)
      Russia claims former Marine detained on spying charges is faking health problems in prison  (Fox 12/04/2019)
      Survivors and victims on shocking state-sanctioned organ harvesting in China  (Fox 10/26/2019)
      China builds 400 mph ‘flying saucer’ attack helicopter with stealth coating and missile system  (Fox 10/15/2019)
      Hundreds of shackled, blindfolded prisoners in China purportedly seen in online videos  (Fox 09/21/2019)
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"It shows up to 600 prisoners being moved; they're shackled together, have shaved heads, are blindfolded and have their hands behind their backs.  This is typical of the way the Chinese move this type of prisoner."
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"The people of today's society always live under the supervision of the government with high technology.  Now we use technology to show the modern society of Xingjian.  People lose their freedom.  No hope for future."
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Human rights organizations have accused China of holding up to 1 million people – mostly ethnic Uighurs – at sprawling detention centers in Xinjiang province.
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Beijing has denied the accusations and has said these facilities are vocational training centers where Uighurs, Kazakhs, and others receive free skills education.
      Russian nuclear-powered missile with ‘unlimited’ range to be ready by 2025: report  (Fox 09/13/2019)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin touted a new nuclear-powered missile last year that he said would render NATO's American-led missile defense system "useless."
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He claimed at the time the missile had unlimited range, flew at a high speed and was capable of maneuverability that would allow it to pierce any missile defense.
      China slams US warship for 'provocative' transit through South China Sea, calling it 'maritime...'  (Fox 08/30/2019)
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"The facts prove that the United States' so-called ‘freedom of navigation' is actually an assertion of maritime hegemony that ignores international law, seriously harms China's sovereignty and security interests, and seriously harms peace and stability in the South China Sea region."
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"We urge the U.S.  side to immediately stop such kinds of provocative acts, to avoid causing unexpected incidents."
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"U.S.  forces operate in the Indo-Pacific region on a daily basis, including in the South China Sea."
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"All operations are designed in accordance with international law and demonstrate that the United States will fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows.  That is true in the South China Sea as in other places around the globe."
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"We conduct routine and regular freedom-of-navigation operations (FONOPs) as we have done in the past and will continue to in the future.  FONOPs are not about any one country, nor are they about making political statements."
      Daughter decapitated mother in Australia home in front of 4-year-old grandson, police say  (Fox 07/21/2019)
      China is installing spyware on tourists' phones  (Fox 07/03/2019)
      North Korean refugee: We took huge risks to help others reach freedom.  Why is the US, Spain...  (Fox 04/14/2019)
      North Korea's public execution sites numbering in the hundreds identified in new report  (Fox 06/11/2019)
      Lessons of Chernobyl  (JWR 06/07/2019)
      North Korea executes 5 officials over failed Kim-Trump summit: South Korean media  (Fox 05/30/2019)
      Russia launches huge 'doomsday' supersub  (Fox 04/24/2019)
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The Russian Navy said the submarine designed to carry Poseidon drones is set to enter service next year.
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The Poseidon can target coastal areas with a heavy nuclear weapon, causing a devastating tsunami wave.
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Putin has said its tests have been successful.
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He first mentioned the nuclear-powered drone among an array of other new weapons in a state-of-the-nation address last year, saying they would render U.S.  missile defense systems useless.
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... at around 604 feet, Belgorod would be the world's longest submarine.
      What are advanced missiles doing in Syria?  (INN 04/18/2019)
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... the Russian military has been deploying ballistic missile systems in Syria, according to the photographs, which are surface-to-surface missile systems capable of reaching 500 kilometers (310 miles).
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These missiles are very effective because of their accuracy and because of their heavy warhead weighing about half a ton.
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The range of error of these missiles is about 5-7 meters.
      Belarus officials demolish crosses placed in memory of Stalin's Soviet terror victims  (Fox 04/05/2019)
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"We're going to restore order at Kuropaty, so that there are no demonstrations with crosses around the perimeter."
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"It's as if Satan came to Kuropaty.  No Christian in the world raises a hand against a holy cross!"
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"All, ALL those who committed this blasphemy today will bring misfortune on themselves."
      Disrespect Putin and you'll pay a $23,000 fine  (JWR 03/15/2019)
      Russian TV lists potential nuclear strike targets in US after Putin warning  (Fox 02/26/2019)
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Russian state TV on Sunday listed potential targets in the U.S.  in the event of a nuclear strike and claimed that its new hypersonic missile technology could reach them in less than five minutes.
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... "unusual even by the sometimes bellicose standards of Russian state TV."
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Putin reaffirmed that Russia will not be the first to deploy new intermediate-range missiles in Europe, but warned that it will retaliate if the U.S.  puts such missiles on the continent.
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He said it will not only target the host countries but field new weapons that will target U.S.  decision-making centers.
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The U.S.  insisted that it has no plans to deploy missiles in Europe.
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A Putin spokesman said he did not name any "geographic site Russian missiles" might be aimed at.
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... said the government does not interfere with news programs.
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... other U.S.  sites included Maryland's Fort Ritchie, McClellan air force base in California and Jim Creek naval communications base in Washington state.
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See related Pathetic and Weak (Glenn McCoy, 03/04/2014) cartoon from World picture album
      Kalashnikov unveils new kamikaze 'suicide' drone  (Fox 02/25/2019)
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The Russian company behind the AK-47 assault rifle unveiled a new "suicide" drone that could have a major impact on future warfare.
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The manufacturer claims it could revolutionize combat in much the same way the AK-47 did in the second half of the twentieth century.
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"This complex is a step towards completely new combat operations."
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... the drone's advantages in combat include hidden launch, the overall accuracy of shot, noiselessness, affordability and ease of handling.
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"I think of it as democratizing smart bombs."
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"It means disseminating smart bombs more widely.  This would shrink the gap between the most advanced militaries and the smaller ones."
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... terrorist groups such as Islamic State are known to have used drones in Syria and Iraq to carry out a range of deadly attacks.
      Putin warns: Russia will target US with new weapons if it deploys missiles to Europe  (Fox 02/20/2019)
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... Russia will aim new hypersonic missiles at the U.S.  should it deploy new intermediate-range missiles in Europe.
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The announcement follows the U.S.' recent withdrawal from a key arms control pact.
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He charged that the U.S.  made false accusations against Russia to justify its decision to opt out of the pact.
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... will not only target the host countries but field new weapons that will target U.S.  decision-making centers.
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"We don't want confrontation, particularly with such a global power as the U.S."
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... also criticized what he described as the "destructive" U.S.  policy of targeting Russia with sanctions.
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... the nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile and the Poseidon nuclear-powered underwater drone, have been undergoing tests successfully.
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See related Arising from Hibernation (Jeff Koterba, 12/14/2007) cartoon from World picture album
      Sinking US aircraft carriers will resolve tension in South China Sea, says Chinese admiral  (Fox 01/04/2019)
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"What the United States fears the most is taking casualties."
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He said sinking one carrier would kill 5,000 and sinking two would double that number.
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... comments reflect a growing belief in China that the United States has lost its stomach for war...
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"Americans have gone soft ... [they] no longer have an appetite for sacrifice and at the first sign of genuine trouble they will cut and run."
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... said there were "five cornerstones of the United States" open to exploitation: their military, their money, their talent, their voting system — and their fear of adversaries...
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See related US-China Maritime Tensions (Dave Granlund, 10/28/2015) cartoon from World picture album
      Chinese warship that appears to have terrifying 'next-gen' hypersonic rail gun spotted at sea  (Fox 01/03/2019)
      China's Xi Jinping tells military advisers overseeing South China Sea to prepare 'for fighting a war'  (Fox 10/29/2018)
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"It's necessary to strengthen the mission ... and concentrate preparations for fighting a war."
      Putin says Russia will target nations hosting US missiles  (Fox 10/26/2018)
      Trump's 'very dangerous' decision to abandon nuclear accord has 'mankind facing full chaos,' Russia says  (Fox 10/21/2018)
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"We condemn the ongoing attempts by blackmail to achieve concessions from Russia.  This would be a very dangerous step."
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"United States is bringing the world back to the Cold War."
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The 1987 Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty ostensibly prevents both the United States and Russia from possessing, producing or test-flying any ground-launched cruise missile with a range of 300 to 3,400 miles.
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President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev inked the deal because of an unfolding crisis.
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But the Trump administration has said Russia broke the deal by deploying Novator 9M729 land-based cruise missiles, which can exceed that range and strike NATO countries quickly
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Trump said the agreement did little more than interfere with U.S.  military development.
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"We're going to terminate the agreement, and we're going to pull out."
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"They have been violating it for many years.  I don't know why President [Barack] Obama didn't negotiate or pull out.  ... We're not going to let them violate a nuclear agreement and go out and do weapons, and we're not allowed to."
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg concurred with Trump's assessment earlier this month.  (The Defense Department concluded in February that Russia was actively violating its arms treaty agreements, as well.)
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"This treaty abolishes a whole category of weapons and is a crucial element of our security.  Now this treaty is in danger because of Russia's actions."
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"After years of denials, Russia recently acknowledged the existence of a new missile system, called 9M729.  Russia has not provided any credible answers on this new missile.  All allies agree that the most plausible assessment would be that Russia is in violation of the treaty.  It is therefore urgent that Russia addresses these concerns in a substantial and transparent manner."
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Trump went on to say he would be open to a new, similar agreement only if Russia and China signed on and demonstrated a sincere commitment.
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Trump went on to say he would be open to a new, similar agreement only if Russia and China signed on and demonstrated a sincere commitment.
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"We'll have to develop those weapons, unless Russia comes to us, and China comes to us, and they all come to us and they say ‘let's really get smart and let's none of us develop those weapons."
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UK Defense Secretary ... forcefully backed the U.S.  ... saying that Russia had made a "mockery" of the agreement.
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"Our close and long-term ally, of course, is the United States and we will be absolutely resolute with the United States in hammering home a clear message that Russia needs to respect the treaty obligation that it signed."
      Kim Jong Un's bizarre North Korea propaganda photos  (Fox 08/08/2018)
      China tests hypersonic aircraft that can carry nukes, evade missile defense systems  (Fox 08/07/2018)
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The Starry Sky 2, a waverider, is a hypersonic flight vehicle that uses shockwaves generated by its own flight in the air to glide at a high speed, and features a wedge-shaped fuselage.
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... added the waverider can carry both conventional and nuclear weapons.
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"The test showed that China is advancing shoulder-to-shoulder with the US and Russia."
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The U.S.  and Russia have been researching and testing waveriders since 2010
      Kim Jong Un sends Trump a 'very nice' letter, teases possible 2nd meeting  (Fox 07/12/2018)
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"Wishing that the invariable trust and confidence in Your Excellency Mr.  President will be further strengthened in the future process of taking practical actions, I extend my conviction that the epochal progress in promoting the DPRK-U.S.  relations will bring our next meeting forward."
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... comes days after the North Korean Foreign Ministry released a statement accusing the U.S.  of "gangster-like" demands and trying to unilaterally pressure the country into abandoning its nuclear weapons.
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"We had expected that the U.S.  side would offer constructive measures that would help build trust based on the spirit of the leaders' summit..  we were also thinking about providing reciprocal measures."
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Kim agreed to "complete denuclearization" of the Korean Peninsula and destroy a "major" missile testing site during his meeting with Trump.
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In exchange, the North Korean despot wants "security guarantees" for his country.
      Kim Jong Un ordered army officer executed after giving soldiers extra food: report  (Fox 06/28/2018)
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reportedly ordered a high ranking army officer to be executed after he was accused of giving extra food and fuel rations to troops and their families.
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... the lieutenant general of the Korean People's Army in the country's capital, Pyongyang, was executed by a firing squad for "charges of abusing authority and engaging in anti-Party acts."
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... ‘We no longer have to suffer and tighten our belts to make rockets or nuclear weapons.'
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This was seen as an abuse of authority and a treasonous statement that opposed the Party's military-first policy."
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... ordered "2,000 pounds of fuel, 1,300 pounds of rice, and 1,600 pounds of corn to military officers at the Launching Station and their families."
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"This was considered an anti-Party act violating the Ten Principles for the Establishment of the Party's One-Ideology System."
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"The ideological poisoning that is personal idolization is corrupting the chief personnel in the People's Army.  We must nip the bud of ideological poisoning."
      China looks to bolster surveillance network with birdlike drones  (Fox 06/25/2018)
      John Stossel: Forget Facebook, Google.  Here's what I worry about much, much more...  (Fox 06/20/2018)
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Upset because Facebook and Google invade your privacy?  Be glad you don't live in China.
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Facebook and other Western apps are banned there.  The government views their openness as a threat.  So the Chinese use platforms like WeChat and Alibaba.
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Now the Chinese government takes data from those platforms to assign all people who use them a "social credit score."
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In other words, the government monitors your web activity and gives you a grade.  Your purchases, social interactions and political activity will determine what privileges you get.
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"Mao said we shouldn't learn from books; we should learn from the military, from the farmers, from the workers."
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"The poorer you were, the better you were.  If you're illiterate, you're the best..."
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... in China, "The repression is not over.  The control of people's mind, people's mouth, people's pen, never stopped."
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Even pictures of Winnie the Pooh were banned because someone said president Xi Jinping resembled the stuffed bear.
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And now, another step, one subtler than just banning things: the social credit score.
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The government brags the system will "allow the trustworthy to roam everywhere under heaven while making it hard for the discredited to take a single step."
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People complain because Facebook is irresponsible about sharing our data.  But to that I say, so what?
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I voluntarily give Facebook that information.  I'd rather see targeted ads than random ones, and no one forces me to use Facebook.
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I worry more about what my government does.  Facebook and Google cannot use force.  Government can.  Governments do.
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... we should be on guard against use of technology to curtail our freedom.  Government was dangerous enough — before it could spy on us so easily.
      White House pulls out of summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un  (Fox 05/24/2018)
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... Vice Minister of the North Korean Foreign Ministry, Choe Son Hui, also said that whether the U.S.  "will meet us at a meeting room or encounter us at nuclear-to-nuclear showdown is entirely dependent upon the decision and behavior of the United States."
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The official also insulted Vice President Pence after he said North Korea had asked for the meeting. 
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"As a person involved in the U.S.  affairs, I cannot suppress my surprise at such ignorant and stupid remarks gushing out from the mouth of the U.S.  vice president."
      Putin: New nuclear weapons to enter duty in next few years  (Fox 05/18/2018)
      The EU, Teen Vogue and the Sanitization of Karl Marx  (National Review, 05/12/2018)
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... the president of the EU Commission, attend ceremonies in Trier, Germany (Marx's hometown) celebrating the bicentennial of a man whose teachings had inspired so much misery, not least in many countries that are now part of the EU.
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Juncker's presence in Trier was an insult directed at their past, another kick at the corpses of their dead. 
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... the people of Eastern Europe were paying attention: If they needed any reminder of the contempt with which Brussels regards them, this was not a bad effort.
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The ceremonies, incidentally, included the unveiling of a large statue of Marx donated by the Chinese dictatorship.
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Remember that whitewash the next time the EU starts preaching about ‘European values'.
      Kim's capitalist kingdom of Korea  (Fox 05/10/2018)
      Putin's image: An inextricable part of Russian life  (Fox 05/07/2018)
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"Putin has started to shift from the image of the fighter and a miracle-maker to the image of a considered man and the leader of a young team."
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"He's now a wise ruler, who doesn't go solving the issues at hand, but he sets a strategic course and appoints talented young people who are able to implement this course."
      White House slams China's demands to US airlines as 'Orwellian nonsense'  (Fox 05/05/2018)
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... Chinese officials demanded that U.S.  airlines change how they refer to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao.
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"President Donald J.  Trump ran against political correctness in the United States.  He will stand up for Americans resisting efforts by the Chinese Communist Party to impose Chinese political correctness on American companies and citizens."
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... the White House said it would resist that it described as "efforts to export its censorship and political correctness to Americans and the rest of the free world."
      Kim Jong Un ordered North Korean hit squad to hunt high-ranking defector with nuke secrets, reports say  (Fox 05/04/2018)
      Could an 'insane' Russian nuclear torpedo cause 300-foot tidal waves?  (Fox 04/26/2018)
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"It is really fantastic.  They are quiet, highly maneuverable and have hardly any vulnerabilities for the enemy to exploit.  There is simply nothing in the world capable of withstanding them."
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The Russian president explained that the country has completed "innovative" nuclear tests for the vehicle that "enabled us to begin developing a new type of strategic weapon that would carry massive nuclear ordnance."
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"If used against major U.S.  ports, it could kill millions in each attack."
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"I have called it ‘insane' because there is no way to limit damage from its use and no way to safely test it."
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Weapons like Status-6, Schneider said, are designed to deter retaliation against the initial Russian use of nuclear weapons.
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"The Nuclear Posture Review recognized the need for a U.S.  deterrent to Russian first use of low-yield nuclear weapons."
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"We need such a deterrent very badly.  Putin is a dangerous man."
      Don't be fooled by Putin and his KGB playbook  (04/02/2018)
      'Satan 2' nuclear missile again test-launched by Russia, as Putin brags of 'invulnerable' arsenal  (Fox 03/30/2018)
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A new intercontinental ballistic missile hailed by Russian President Vladimir Putin as being able to fly over the North or South Poles and strike any target in the world reportedly was test-launched for the second time Friday.
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"No defense systems will be able to withstand it," Putin said about the missile during his state-of-the-nation speech in early March.
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The test-launch also comes after Putin's recent re-election and a congratulatory phone call from President Trump — in which Trump reportedly also warned his Russian counterpart, "if you want to have an arms race we can do that, but I'll win."
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Russia has been working for years to develop a new ICBM to replace the Soviet-designed Voyevoda, the world's heaviest ICBM and known as "Satan" in the West.  That ICBM carries 10 nuclear warheads.
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... Sarmat weighs 220 tons and has a higher range than "Satan," allowing it to fly over both poles of the Earth.
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... it accelerates faster than its predecessor, making it harder for an enemy to intercept it in its most vulnerable phase after the launch.
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... Sarmat also carries more — and more powerful — nuclear warheads than the "Satan" ICBM.
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... the Sarmat missile will go into mass production in 2020 and is expected to become operational the year after.
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"No one has listened to us.  You listen to us now," Putin boasted during the March speech.
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... an underwater drone armed with a nuclear warhead powerful enough to sweep away coastal facilities and aircraft carriers, and a nuclear-powered cruise missile that's "invulnerable to any existing or prospective air and missile defense systems."
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... he merely confirmed what the U.S.  already knows: that Russia has been developing "destabilizing weapons systems for over a decade in direct violations of its treaty obligations."
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... President Trump understands the threats and that America is "moving forward to modernize our nuclear arsenal and ensure our capabilities are unmatched."
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"You will have to assess that new reality and become convinced that what I said today isn't a bluff," Putin had said.  "It's not a bluff, trust me."
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He said the creation of the new weapons has made NATO's U.S.-led missile defense "useless," putting an end to what he described as years of Western efforts to sidetrack and weaken Russia.
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"I want to tell all those who have fueled the arms race over the last 15 years, sought to win unilateral advantages over Russia, introduced unlawful restrictions and sanctions aimed to contain our country's development: All what you wanted to impede with your policies has now happened.  You have failed to contain Russia."
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... it was "unfortunate" to watch animation depicting "a nuclear attack on the United States" that accompanied Putin's speech, calling the video "cheesy" and adding "we don't think it's responsible."
      China's 'unity of thought' plan tightens party control over state-run media  (Fox 03/23/2018)
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... to tighten supervision over broad swaths of Chinese public life, or what he calls "unity in thought" among officials and citizens.
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Movies, television, books and radio programs will now be under the direct control of the Communist Party.
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The announcement comes weeks after China voted to end a two-term limit on the presidency.
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The government's regulator of the press and print publications, radio, film and television will cease to exist and its responsibilities and resources will be transferred to the party's Central Propaganda Department, along with control over the film industry, including the import and export of movies.
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... the consolidation effort will "concentrate the resources and authority to improve China's influence overseas and promote China's international image."
      Russia unveils nuclear weapons Putin claims are immune to interception  (Fox 03/01/2018)
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... said the new weapons include a nuclear-powered cruise missile, a nuclear-powered underwater drone, and a new hypersonic missile.
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... claimed the new weapons have made NATO's U.S.-led missile defense system "useless," and are a signal to Western powers that efforts to hold Russia in check have failed.
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"I want to tell all those who have fueled the arms race over the last 15 years, sought to win unilateral advantages over Russia, introduced unlawful sanctions aimed to contain our country's development: all what you wanted to impede with your policies have already happened.  You have failed to contain Russia."
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"We would consider any use of nuclear weapons against Russia or its allies to be a nuclear attack on our country.  The response would be immediate."
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"The nuclear powered cruise missile Putin bragged about has actually crashed a few times.  Think about the environmental impact of that."
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... Russia's nuclear powered cruise missile and nuclear powered torpedo remain in the "R&D" or research and development stage, and are not currently deployed with any Russian military units.
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... there are "limited" U.S.  defensive capabilities to defend against a Russian cruise missile attack, with only 44 anti-ballistic missile interceptors in the ground in Alaska and California that were first fielded in 2006. 
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The Pentagon plans to put dozens more interceptors in the ground in the coming years, but they are designed to take out only a small number of missiles from rogue states, like North Korea, not match an overwhelming missile attack from Russia.
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"We don't defend, we deter.  Nothing's different today than it was yesterday.  If they nuke us, we will nuke them back."
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The U.S.  military currently has over 1,400 nuclear warheads deployed in 400 ICBMs in silos across three Air Force bases out west, and hundreds more warheads deployed underwater on ballistic missile submarines and in the air on B-52 and B-2 bombers.
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Any attack by Russia or anyone else, "would be met with an overwhelming response."
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"U.S.  missile defense efforts have been largely oriented to a limited ballistic missile-style threat."
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"But the threat from Russia is not just from ballistic missiles anymore.  Cruise missiles and hypersonic-glide vehicles don't follow predictable ballistic paths so we have to adapt to this emerging threat."
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"The Pentagon's forthcoming Missile Defense Review has been tasked with looking at just this sort of threat, namely the cruise missile threat to the homeland."
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Besides the cruise missiles, Putin also boasted to Russian lawmakers the development of a high-speed underwater drone has an "intercontinental" range, can carry a nuclear warhead, and target both aircraft carriers and coastal facilities.
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He added to applause that the names for the two weapons had not yet been chosen, and suggested the country's defense ministry could run a nationwide contest to pick the names.
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The announcement of the new nuclear weapons comes as Putin is set to easily win another six-year presidential term in the March 18 election.
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He said the new weapons would help ensure global stability and draw a line under attempts to weaken Russia.
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The new military systems also use physical principles, including laser systems, and multiply Russia's opportunities in the defense sector.
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... said that another new weapon called Avangard is an intercontinental hypersonic missile that would fly to targets at a speed 20 times the speed of sound and strike "like a meteorite, like a fireball."
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Putin emphasized that the development of new weapons that have no equivalent in the West came after the U.S.  withdrawal from a Cold War-era treaty banning missile defenses and U.S.  efforts to develop a missile defense system.
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He said that the U.S.  has ignored Russian complaints.
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"No one has listened to us.  You listen to us now."
      North Korea and Kim Jong Un: Meet the known key players in the regime  (Fox 02/20/2018)
      North Korea's failed Olympians hope to avoid dangerous consequences  (Fox 02/19/2018)
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"Only sportspeople can cause the flag of our republic to be hoisted in the sky of other countries in peace time."
      Life in North Korea a horror.  Why are we so hesitant to tell the massive Olympic audience about..?  (Fox 02/16/2018)
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Kim Yo Jong, the sister of Kim Jong Un, is not the "North Korean Ivanka."
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She is the vice director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department, a senior leader of the most brutal repressive totalitarian regime on the face of the Earth.
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"It's like a religion.  From birth, you learn about the Kim family, learn that they are gods, that you must be absolutely obedient to the Kim family."
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Any perceived disloyalty to the Kim family can result in a visit in the middle of the night from the Bowibu — the North Korean secret police — that could send not just the offender, but three generations of his or her relatives, to a forced labor camp for life.
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Under three generations of Kims, hundreds of thousands, if not millions, have been imprisoned and killed in these camps.
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Inmates undergo the most brutal forms of torture imaginable, including being hung on hooks over open fires, while pregnant women are tied to trees while their babies are cut out of their bellies.
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Yet the camps are simply prisons within a larger prison.  The entire country is one giant gulag.
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... up to a million North Koreans died of starvation in the famine that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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"It was the only time in history that people have starved en masse in an urbanized, literate society during peacetime."
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North Korea's people starve while the regime pours its resources into its messianic quest to deploy nuclear missiles capable of reaching and destroying American cities.
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Even among the elites there is no safety.  Last year, North Korea's vice premier for education was executed for not keeping his posture upright at a public event.
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Defense Minister Hyong Yong Chol was pounded to death with artillery fire for the crime of falling asleep at a parade.
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And if you wonder why those North Korean cheerleaders stay in such perfect sync, maybe it's because they saw 11 North Korean musicians lashed to the barrels of anti-aircraft guns which were fired one by one before a crowd of 10,000 spectators.
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"The musicians just disappeared each time the guns were fired into them.  Their bodies were blown to bits, totally destroyed, blood and bits flying everywhere.  And then, after that, military tanks moved in and they ran over the bits on the ground where the remains lay."
      North Korea holds military parade, display ICBMs on eve of Winter Olympics  (Fox 02/08/2018)
      North Korea's 'army of beauties' cheerleading squad heading to South Korea for Olympics  (Fox 01/16/2018)
      For Trump, is Taiwan worth a war with China?  (Fox 01/05/2018)
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"The day that a U.S.  Navy vessel arrives in Kaohsiung is the day that our People's Liberation Army unifies Taiwan with military force."
      Hungry North Korean soldiers are being given leave to find food, report says  (Fox 01/02/2018)
      Kim Jong Un's bizarre North Korea propaganda photos  ()
      North Korea blows up US aircraft carrier, bombers, jets in new propaganda video  (Fox 09/25/2017)
      North Korea says strike on US is 'inevitable' as Pentagon flies bombers off coast  (Fox 09/23/2017)
      North Korea: Guam attack plans will be ready by mid-August  (INN 08/10/2017)
      Kim Jong Un sends North Korean laborers to Russia to earn cash for regime  (Fox 07/14/2017)
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For years North Korean laborers have worked at remote Russian logging camps, which has brought to mind the brutal Soviet-era Gulag system.
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Even so many North Korean laborers are willing to pay bribes to be sent to Russia given the dire economic and political situation at home.
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"They don't take holidays.  They eat, work and sleep and nothing else.  And they don't sleep much.  They are basically in the situation of slaves."
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"...  here we're talking about state entities carrying out the trafficking.  This really speaks to the nature of these regimes."
      North Korea fires ballistic missile off its coast, Pentagon confirms  (Fox 05/13/2017)
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... the missile traveled about 435 miles.  If confirmed, this would likely indicate a successful test launch.
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The launch is the first in two weeks since the last attempt to fire a missile ended in a failure just minutes into flight.
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U.S.  President Donald Trump warned ... that a "major, major conflict" with the North was possible, but he would prefer a diplomatic outcome to the dispute over its nuclear and missile programs.
      North Korea defector hails Trump's tough stance on hostile country  (Fox 05/03/2017)
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After fleeing North Korea in 1997 when she was still in her teens and then following difficult years in China, she finally made it to South Korea and the West.
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She "talks" about "slavery" under the rigid regimes of Kim Jong Un's father and grandfather.
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"We only receive thus much and we don't have enough, that's how we automatically became the slave of the regime."
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She witnessed executions, indoctrination, and a famine in the '90s, which left an estimated million dead and abandoned.
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"Because of so many dead bodies, certain people's job was to get rid of the bodies, with carts."
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Hyeonseo said when she first heard Trump speak, she cried. 
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"Not any president said those words until today," she said, "even though we've been suffering for seven decades."
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The challenge, of course, is delivering on that rhetoric.
      North Korea threatens to strengthen nuclear force 'to the maximum'  (Fox 05/01/2017)
      Air Force, Russian bombers play out familiar drama in critical Alaskan skies  (Fox 04/19/2017)
      Russian bombers again fly near Alaska  (Fox 04/19/2017)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin called then-President Barack Obama to wish him a happy Independence Day while the bombers cruised the California coastline.
      North Korean official vows frequent missile tests as tensions escalate  (Fox 04/18/2017)
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"We'll be conducting more missile tests on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis," ... adding that "all-out war" would occur if the U.S.  took military action.
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... reiterated North Korea's position that it would react with a "nuclear pre-emptive strike by our own style and method" should the U.S.  plan a military attack on the country.
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Tensions have escalated over North Korean moves to accelerate its weapons development.
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The North conducted two nuclear tests and 24 ballistic missile tests last year.
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"While all options are on the table, President Trump is determined to work closely with Japan, with South Korea, with all our allies in the region, and with China"
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      Kim Jong Un: A timeline of belligerence  (Fox 04/17/2017)
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Described by some news outlets as a "rash young leader" and a "boy despot," Kim Jong Un's unpredictable behavior has the world on edge.
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As supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea or more commonly, North Korea, Kim is blazing a trail unlike that of his father.
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He is accused of orchestrating the death of his half-brother Kim Jong Nam, ordering the deaths of five senior security officials and executing more than 300 people within five years.
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Little is known about Kim's early years, but he attended an English language international school in Switzerland under a fake name.
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February 2013: Kim conducts his first nuclear test as leader, an the third ever by the nation.
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August 2013: North Korea is reported to have restarted nuclear reactor to produce plutonium.
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September 2015: North Korea threatens nuclear attack against U.S.  and reaffirms its main reactor is operational.
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January 2016: North Korea claims to have conducted a fourth nuclear test, far underground.  On state TV, Kim said the explosion came from a miniaturized hydrogen bomb and called it a "spectacular success."
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June 2016: Congress of the Supreme People's Assembly revised the constitution to broaden and solidify Kim's position.
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February 2016: North Korea launches a long-range rocket that it says successfully put a satellite into orbit
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August 2016: North Korea successfully launches a ballistic missile from a submarine
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September 2016: September 2016: North Korea conducts a fifth nuclear test.
      North Korea missile test: Latest launch 'blew up almost immediately'  (Fox 04/15/2017)
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North Korea has spent decades trying to develop operational nuclear weapons.
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It is thought to have a small arsenal of atomic bombs and an impressive array of short- and medium-range missiles.#But it has yet to demonstrate that it can produce nuclear bombs small enough to place on a missile, or missiles that can reliably deliver their bombs to faraway targets.
      North Korea rolls out missiles, other weaponry at annual parade  (Fox 04/15/2017)
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"We will respond to an all-out war with an all-out war and a nuclear war with our style of a nuclear attack."
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But if the parade signaled a readiness for war, North Korea has long insisted that its goal is peace — and its own survival — with its growing arsenal a way to ensure that the government in Pyongyang is not easily overthrown.
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North Korea saw the toppling of Saddam Hussein in Iraq and Moammar Gadhafi in Libya — neither of whom had nuclear weapons — as proof of the weapons' power.
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"It will be the largest of miscalculations if the United States treats us like Iraq and Libya, which are living out miserable fates as victims of aggression, and Syria, which didn't respond immediately even after it was attacked."
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... the administration had settled on a policy that will emphasize increasing pressure on Pyongyang with the help of China, North Korea's only major ally, instead of military options or trying to overthrow Kim's regime.
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... the U.S.  doesn't intend to use military force against North Korea in response to either a nuclear test or a missile launch.
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... the missiles could one day be capable of hitting targets as far as the continental United States, although North Korea has yet to flight test them.
      the missiles could one day be capable of hitting targets as far as the continental United States, although North Korea has yet to flight test them.  the missiles could one day be capable of hitting targets as far as the continental United States, although North Korea has yet to flight test them.warns China on North Korea: Help solve the problem or 'we will'  (Fox 04/11/2017)
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President Trump on Tuesday said North Korea "is looking for trouble" and vowed to get the murderous regime of dictator Kim Jong-Un under control with or without China's help.
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Trump indicated a favorable trade deal could await China if they stepped up pressure on North Korea; however, Trump also appeared ready to reign in the provocative nation on his own.
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"I explained to the President of China that a trade deal with the U.S.  will be far better for them if they solve the North Korean problem!"
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"North Korea is looking for trouble.  If China decides to help, that would be great.  If not, we will solve the problem without them!  U.S.A."
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"China has great influence over North Korea.  And China will either decide to help us with North Korea, or they won't."
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"And if they do, that will be very good for China.  And if they don't, it won't be good for anyone.  If China is not going to solve North Korea, we will.  That is all I am telling you."
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North Korea has drawn U.S.  ire recently following a series of ballistic missile tests.  There is also fear the country's nuclear program is progressing.
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Pyongyang said Monday it would "hold the U.S.  wholly accountable for the catastrophic consequences" after the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier and its battle group was sent to waters off the Korean Peninsula.
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"President Trump is willing to act when governments and actors cross the line," Tillerson said.
      N.  Korea Calls U.S.  Strikes on Syria "Unforgivable"  (Fox 04/08/2017)
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"The reality of today proves our decision to strengthen our military power to stand against force with force was the right choice a million times over."
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Diplomatically isolated North Korea considers Syria a key ally.
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North Korea is believed to be developing missiles capable of hitting the United States and a nuclear arsenal in defiance of U.N.  sanctions.
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It has conducted five nuclear tests — two since the beginning of last year — and scores of missile tests.
      Russian warship steams toward US destroyers that launched Syria strikes  (Fox 04/07/2017)
      North Korea leader's ultimate goal: 'Destruction of South Korea'  (Fox 03/30/2017)
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He's said to be a chain-smoking, beer-drinking, maniacal tyrant who binges on Swiss cheese while his people starve.
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The Chinese were apparently asked to scrub the Internet of references to his nickname, "Kim Fatty the Third."
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"The end game of the North Korean regime has always been the maintenance of the Kim family rule."
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"The Kim family rule rests on one legitimizing goal – and that is to rule over all of the Korean peninsula, the destruction of the South Korean state."
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Kim Jong Un maintains the vision set by his grandfather, the founder and "eternal president" of North Korea, Kim Il Sung, who was installed by Joseph Stalin.
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He trained his son, Kim Jong Il, for more than 20 years to take over, ... and Jong Ill in turn spent a little over two years preparing his own son to rule.
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"North Koreans may use us as propaganda, but they would be willing to do a deal with the U.S.  if it meant they would not have to deal with the Chinese, who they resent, they hate, they despise."
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"The thing we have to remember is that we have been North Korea's enemy since the end of the 1940s.  China has been the enemy of the Korean people for millennia."
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"Without the U.S., he feels he could intimidate and ultimately absorb South Korea."
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Chang points to obvious signs of Kim Jong Un's instability – the execution of around 145 senior North Korean officials added to hundreds of junior officials sent to death camps.
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In terms of total deaths, he says, "I suspect it's more than we're thinking."
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"One-man systems are the least stable forms of government.  That's why we need to be concerned about North Korea's nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, biological agents, long range missiles, because it's unstable."
      Russia engaged in 'information warfare' in US, senator says  (Fox 03/30/2017)
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"Unfortunately, you will learn ... that these efforts by Russia to discredit the United States and weaken the West are not new.  These efforts are, in fact, at the heart of Russian – and previously, the Soviet Union – intelligence efforts."
      Murdered ex-lawmaker knew 'misdeeds of Russian elites,' Kremlin critic says  (Fox 03/24/2017)
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Voronenkov was gunned down Thursday afternoon outside the entrance of an upscale hotel in the Ukrainian capital.
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His bodyguard, a Ukrainian security services officer charged with protecting him, fired back during the attack and was himself seriously wounded.
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Ukrainian officials said the gunman, who they claimed was a Ukrainian citizen, later died from wounds to his chest and head.
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called Voronenkov's killing an "act of state terrorism" that "clearly shows the handwriting of Russian special services, which has been shown repeatedly in various European capitals in the past."
      North Korea tests new type of high-thrust rocket engine  (Fox 03/19/2017)
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He also said the "whole world will soon witness what eventful significance the great victory won today carries" and claimed the test marks what will be known as the "March 18 revolution" in the development of the country's rocket industry.
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The report indicated the engine is to be used for North Korea's space and satellite-launching program.
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North Korea is banned by the United Nations from conducting long-range missile tests, but it claims its satellite program is for peaceful use, a claim many in the U.S.  and elsewhere believe is questionable.
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The North also claims it is trying to build a viable space program that would include a moon launch within the next 10 years.
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Earlier this month, it fired off four ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan, reportedly reaching within 120 miles of Japan's shoreline.
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It put its first satellite in orbit in 2012, a feat few other countries have achieved.  Rival South Korea, for example, has yet to do so. 
      US buildup near Korean Peninsula aimed at 'incapacitating' Kim: Report  (Fox 03/14/2017)
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A growing U.S.  presence off the Korean Peninsula, which includes drone stations, military drills and even elite American special forces, is reportedly part of a plan aimed at "incapacitating" the rogue regime in Pyongyang should conflict break out.
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... North Korea issued a stern warning to the U.S.  that it will launch merciless strikes if an aircraft carrier strike group led by the USS Carl Vinson in the area infringes on its territory.
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South Korea's Yonhap News Agency claims that the heightened military presence is part of a plan to decapitate North Korean leadership.
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"A bigger number of and more diverse U.S.  special operation forces will take part in this year's Foal Eagle and Key Resolve exercises to practice missions to infiltrate into the North, remove the North's war command and demolition of its key military facilities."
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"The purpose of tight security is to prevent the enemy from gaining an advantage through foreknowledge of the impending attack... A failed security effort could result in the enemy preparing a surprise of his own... In other words secrecy is vital."
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A recent internal White House review of strategy on North Korea included the possibility of military force or regime change to blunt the country's nuclear-weapons threat.
      North Korea's Kim Jong Un: From punchline to world menace  (Fox 03/13/2017)
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North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, once a source of global ridicule, is no longer being treated as a joke now that the Hermit Kingdom's destructive power can match his increasing belligerance.
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The 33-year-old, third-generation strongman has long been a punchline for everything from his "dangerous obsession with cheese" to his prodigious girth in a nation of starving subjects.
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... his full, self-designated title is "Dear Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army."
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"North Korea just stated that it is in the final stages of developing a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the U.S.  It won't happen!"
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"After missile test launches last year, Pyongyang declared that they were practicing nuclear air-burst attacks on South Korea."
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"The answer to the North Korean threat isn't bombing missile sites or putting boots on the ground, but putting technology in the sky that both the U.S.  and Japan could deploy in a very short time — technology that can all but eliminate Pyongyang's menace."
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"Technology exists now for stopping a North Korean missile launch much earlier, in its boost phase.  It's called boost-phase intercept, or BPI, and the U.S.  and Japan have the means to deploy it."
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The youngest son of infamous former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un assumed power when his father died in 2011.
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His bizarre and brutal tenure as supreme leader has been unpredictable to say the least.
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Kim has executed at least 70 officials since taking control.  He had his uncle, Jang Song Thaek, executed.
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Last month, Kim's older half-brother, Kim Jong-nam, was killed in Malaysia.
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A favored method of execution is to blow the doomed away with anti-aircraft guns.
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While his father seemed to issue threats and rattle sabres as a negotiating ploy, always pulling back after gaining concessions from his targets, Kim seems to have inherited his father's brutality but not his savvy.
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"Kim Jong Un does not listen to any voice, and this leads us to view Kim Jong Un's mental state as uncontrollable."
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"Only regime change in Pyongyang will definitely end the North Korean missile and nuclear threat."
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"Meanwhile, unmanned BPI could allow us all to rest easier — and deprive Kim Jong Un of his chief tool for international blackmail."
      THAAD deployment threat stokes US tensions with Beijing, Moscow  (Fox 03/07/2017)
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"China firmly opposes the deployment of THAAD.  We will definitely be taking necessary measures to safeguard our own security interest.  All consequences entailed from that will be borne by the U.S.  and (South Korea).  We once again strongly urge the relevant sides to stop the process of deployment and refrain from going further down that wrong path."
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... the Chinese military "could conduct a surgical hard-kill operation that would destroy the target, paralyzing it and making it unable to hit back."
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"Since the United States, Japan and South Korea choose not to respect China's major security concerns, China does not need to be a gentleman on everything."
      North Korea fires more banned ballistic missiles, South Korea says  (Fox 03/05/2017)
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The United States has 28,500 troops stationed in South Korea as a deterrent against a potential aggression from the North.
      US wages secret cyber operations against North Korea missile program  (Fox 03/05/2017)
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By most accounts, the North Korean missile failures were caused by US sabotage.
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But it's also likely many of the missile failures resulted from North Korean incompetence.
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Kim has said his country is in the final stage or preparations of launching an intercontinental missile that could reach much of the world.  It might be a bluff — or it might not.
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Obama's effort is now left to President Trump and his administration.
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According to a senior administration official, the White House is looking at pre-emptive military strike options.
      Malaysia releases North Korean held in connection with Kim Jong Nam's death  (Fox 03/03/2017)
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... was released due to a lack of evidence against him.
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... would be deported because he didn't have any valid travel documents.
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Experts say the oily poison was almost certainly produced in a sophisticated state weapons laboratory, and North Korea is widely believed to possess large quantities of chemical weapons including VX.
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... Malaysia announced it is scrapping visa-free entry for North Koreans.
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North Korea is trying to retrieve Kim's body, but it has not acknowledged that the victim is Kim Jong Un's half brother.
      White House explores options, including use of military force, to counter North Korean threat  (Fox 03/01/2017)
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An internal White House review of strategy on North Korea includes the possibility of military force or regime change to blunt the country's nuclear-weapons threat.
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While President Donald Trump has taken steps to reassure allies that he won't abandon agreements that have underpinned decades of U.S.  policy on Asia, his pledge that Pyongyang would be stopped from ever testing an intercontinental ballistic missile — coupled with the two-week-old strategy review — has some leaders bracing for a shift in American policy.
      Malaysia: Kim Jong Nam died 'within 15-20 minutes' of poisoning  (Fox 02/26/2017)
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... he dose of nerve agent given to North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un's half brother was so high that it killed him "within 15-20 minutes."
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Kim Jong Nam died Feb.  13 at Kuala Lumpur's airport in what Malaysian police say was a well-planned hit by two women who wiped a liquid on Kim's face.
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... the dose of VX given to Kim was so high that he showed symptoms within minutes.
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Kim fainted at the airport clinic and subsequently died in the ambulance while en route to a hospital.
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"VX only requires 10 milligrams to be absorbed into the system to be lethal, so I presume that the amount of dose that went in is more than that."
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"The doses were so high and it did it so fast and all over the body so it would have affected his heart, it would have affected his lungs, it would have affected everything."
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four North Korean men provided two women with poison to carry it out.
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The four men fled Malaysia on the same day as the killing, while the women — one from Indonesia and the other Vietnamese — were arrested.
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... more tests were needed to determine if the two arrested suspects were given antidotes so the nerve agent wouldn't kill them.
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... both said they thought they were part of a prank show.
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... police said the attackers knew what they were doing and had been trained to go immediately to the bathroom and clean their hands.
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An antidote, atropine, can be injected after exposure and is carried by medics in war zones where weapons of mass destruction are suspected.
      Suspect in Kim Jong Nam attack says she got $90 for a prank  (Fox 02/25/2017)
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The public poisoning of Kim Jong Nam, which took place Feb.  13 amid crowds of travelers at the airport, appeared to be a well-planned hit.
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Kim was dead within hours of the attack, in which two women went up behind him and appeared to smear something onto his face.
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The revelation that VX nerve agent killed Kim has boosted speculation that North Korea had dispatched a hit squad to Malaysia to kill Kim, whose younger half brother is Kim Jong Un.
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The thick, oily poison was almost certainly produced in a sophisticated state weapons laboratory, experts say, and is banned under international treaties.
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North Korea, a prime suspect in the case, never signed that treaty, and has spent decades developing a complex chemical weapons program.
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Though Kim Jong Nam was not an obvious political threat to his sibling, he may have been seen as a potential rival in the country's dynastic dictatorship.
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Kim Jong Nam, who had been living abroad for years, was approached by the two women on Feb.  13 as he waited for a flight home to Macau.
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In grainy surveillance footage, the women appear to rub something onto his face before walking away in separate directions.
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Malaysian police said they had been trained to go immediately to the washroom and clean their hands.
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Both women seen in the video are in custody.
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VX is an extremely powerful poison, with an amount no larger than a few grains of salt enough to kill.
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An odorless chemical, it can be inhaled, swallowed or absorbed through the skin.
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It has the consistency of motor oil and can take days or even weeks to evaporate.
      Accused killer of Kim Jong Un’s half-brother went from singer to slayer, officials say  (Fox 02/23/2017)
      Malaysia searchs for 4 North Korean men who fled country the day Kim Jong Nam died  (Fox 02/19/2017)
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South Korea has been quick to blame its enemies in North Korea for Kim's death.
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"Considering North Korea has so far committed crimes against humanity and terror acts, we, together with the international community, are closely watching this brutal, reckless incident with serious concerns."
      Fourth suspect arrested in North Korean leader's half-brother's death in Malaysia  (Fox 02/18/2017)
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North Korea has vowed to reject the results of any post-mortem and demanded that Malaysia turn over the body immediately.
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Pyongyang's ambassador said on Friday, while speaking to reporters that Malaysian officials may be "trying to conceal something" and "colluding with hostile forces."
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Kim Jong Nam suddenly fell ill at the Kuala Lumpur airport on Monday as he waited for a flight home to Macau.  He told medical workers at the airport he had been sprayed with a chemical.  He died on the way to the hospital.
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South Korea has accused its enemies in North Korea of dispatching a hit squad to kill Kim Jong Nam at the airport in Kuala Lumpur, saying two female assassins poisoned him and then fled in a taxi.
      Kremlin reportedly ordered state media to tone down Trump coverage  (Fox 02/17/2017)
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... as concerns about Russia's future relationship with the new administration grow.
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"Crimea was TAKEN by Russia during the Obama Administration.  Was Obama too soft on Russia?"
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Trump's tweet on Crimea also raised the eyebrows of the Kremlin.
      Comedy prank?  Suspect in murder of Kim Jong Un's half-brother says she was duped  (Fox 02/17/2017)
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One of the women busted on charges of helping murder North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un's half-brother claimed she was duped into thinking she was part of a comedy show prank.
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... was paid to spray unsuspecting men with water.  ... as part of the ruse, she and another woman convinced men to close their eyes before dousing them in the face.
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"Such an action was done three or four times and they were given a few dollars for it, and with the last target, Kim Jong Nam, allegedly there were dangerous materials in the sprayer."
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Dizzy and in pain, he told medical workers at the airport he had been sprayed with a chemical.  Within two hours ... he was dead.
      Malaysian authorities detain a suspect in the killing of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un’s half brother  (Fox 02/15/2017)
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A female suspect has been arrested on Wednesday in connection with the death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un's half-brother.
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Kim Jong Nam, 46, the estranged half-brother, was targeted on Monday at a low-cost carrier terminal at the airport.
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... Kim told medical workers that he had been attacked by a chemical spray.  He died on his way to the hospital.
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Multiple South Korean media reports, citing unidentified sources, said Kim was killed at the airport by two women believed to be North Korean agents.
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South Korea's National Intelligence Service said North Korea had been trying for five years to kill Kim.
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The NIS cited Kim Jong Un's alleged "paranoia" about his half-brother.
      Russia sends spy ship near US coast, deploys banned missiles at home, officials say  (Fox 02/14/2017)
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"It's not a huge concern, but we are keeping our eyes on it."
      Kim Jong Un's half-brother reportedly assassinated in Malaysia  (Fox 02/14/2017)
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Kim Jong Nam was attacked by two unidentified women who stabbed him with "poisoned needles" at a Malaysian airport before fleeing.
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The 45-year-old Jong Nam was the oldest son of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and held no official title.
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Sometimes a critic of his brother's rule, Jong Nam had previously suspected he was a target for assassination by North Korean agents.
      Chinese paper calls on US, world powers to address North Korea's concerns  (Fox 02/13/2017)
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A Chinese Communist Party newspaper pressed world powers, including the U.S., to address the "root cause" of North Korea's nuclear development, saying it's futile for Washington and others to continue to crack down on its nuclear development while ignoring Pyongyang's concerns.
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... he Pyongyang is upset and angry "because the military threat it faces looks very real" and it is enduring harsh sanctions.
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... by asking Beijing to pressure North Korea, world powers were not addressing the real issue at hand.
      North Korea reportedly test fires missile, challenging US  (Fox 02/11/2017)
      China sails warships near islands Mattis vowed to defend for Japan  (Fox 02/06/2017)
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"We're going to have to send China a clear signal that, first, the island-building stops and, second, your access to those islands also is not going to be allowed."
      NORAD responds after Russian bombers zoom around Japan  (Fox 01/25/2017)
      Russia agrees to extend Snowden's residency for 'couple of years'  (Fox 01/18/2017)
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The announcement comes as U.S.  President Barack Obama has commuted the prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, who was convicted for leaking more than 700,000 U.S.  documents.
      Putin: Those who leaked Trump dossier 'worse than prostitutes'  (Fox 01/17/2017)
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"Prostitution is an ugly social phenomenon .  .  .  but people who order such fakes, which are now used against the elected president of the United States, fabricate information and use it in the political struggle, they are worse than prostitutes," Putin said ... "They have no moral limits."
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"Trump, when he came to Moscow a few years ago, was not a politician," Putin said.  "We did not even know about his political ambitions."
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"He was just a businessman, one of the richest men in America.  Is someone really thinking that our intelligence agencies are chasing every American billionaire, or what?  Of course not.  It's just a complete nonsense."
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Putin added: "I find it hard to believe that he rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world."
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Putin cited two goals he believed were behind the leaking of the allegations: (1) to undermine Trump's "legitimacy" and (2) "to tie the hands and legs of the newly-elected president related to the implementation of his pre-election campaign promises to the American people and the international community."
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Trump has faced increasing criticism from many on the political left and some on the right for his perceived friendly relationship with Russia — and Putin, in particular. 
      Taiwan scrambles jets as China aircraft carrier enters Taiwan Strait  (Fox 01/11/2017)
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China and Taiwan split amid civil war in 1949 and Beijing has never renounced its threat to use force if it considers that necessary to prevent the island's permanent independence from the mainland.
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China has been steadily ratcheting-up the economic and political pressure ... discouraging Chinese tourists from visiting the island of 23 million and intervening to prevent its participation in international forums.
      North Korea official says ICBM launch could come 'anytime'  (Fox 01/09/2017)
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A North Korean official said Sunday that Pyongyang could launch an ICBM "anytime" and reserves the right to conduct a test wherever it sees fit.
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... the U.S.  military would shoot down any missiles launched by the North that appeared to be headed toward American territory or the territory of any U.S.  allies.
      North Korea's nuclear capability growing every day, top US diplomat warns  (Fox 01/06/2017)
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... North Korea's weapons capabilities have shown a "qualitative improvement" in the past year and the result is an "unprecedented level of activity."
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... the U.S.  and its allies were not "sitting still," and had bolstered defenses to stay ahead of the threat with additional missile defenses and radars on sea and on land.
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North Korea conducted two nuclear tests last year and more than two dozen ballistic missile launches.
      South Korea's strike force moves forward with Kim Jong Un elimination plan  (Fox 01/05/2017)
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South Korea is speeding up its plans to create a military force tasked with eliminating Pyongyang's leadership - including Kim Jong Un - in the event of war.
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The special unit was originally supposed to be ready by 2019, but the plans are being accelerated amid a tide of aggressive rhetoric from its rival and neighbour North Korea, which has been threatening nuclear attacks on its enemies.
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"We are planning to set up a special brigade with the goal of removing or (at least) paralysing North Korea's wartime command structure."
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Kim used his televised New Year's message to boast his country was in the final stages of developing a long-range missile.
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In response, President-elect Donald Trump tweeted: "It won't happen."
      North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un hints of long-range missile test launch  (Fox 01/01/2017)
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In his annual New Year's address, Kim said that after testing what the North claims was its first hydrogen bomb last year, preparations for launching an intercontinental ballistic missile have "reached the final stage".
      After nearly a year detained in North Korea, little progress made to free American student Otto Warmbier  (Fox 12/24/2016)
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... the rogue dictatorship issued a vague update: A tourist had been "caught committing a hostile act against the state."
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Prosecutors charged that Warmbier was caught stealing a political sign and committed "crimes against the state."
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He was given a one-hour trial in March at which the government presented fingerprints, CCTV footage and pictures of a political banner to make its case against the American.
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"I beg that you see how I am only human.  And how I have made the biggest mistake of my life."
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Despite his pleas, Warmbier was convicted, and sentenced to 15 years' hard labor.
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In a post-trial video released to the world, Warmbier, under obvious duress, praised his captors for his treatment and for handling of the case "fair and square."
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An Irish national who visited the country told ... that he was told "constantly that the smallest thing was considered a hostile attack.
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"I bought lots of magazines and books there, and we were told not to fold them in a way that creased Kim Jong-un's face."
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"When Obama pays $1.7 billion in ransom for four people being held hostage in Iran, obviously the North Koreans see this as a bargaining chip as well."
      Putin: Russia's military is stronger than 'any potential aggressor'  (Fox 12/22/2016)
      Pentagon: China to return seized Navy drone  (Fox 12/17/2016)
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... retired Chinese admiral Yang Yi as saying China considered itself well within its rights to seize the drone.
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"If China needs to take it, we'll take it.  (America) can't block us," Yang was quoted as saying.
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Yang said he was unsure of the purpose of seizing the drone, but didn't think the matter qualified as a "military conflict."
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"It's natural for us to take possession of and research for a bit these types of things that America sends to our doorstep," Yang said.  "The louder they shout, the more their protests ring hollow."
      China official says Trump's Taiwan comments cause 'serious concern'  (Fox 12/12/2016)
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"We urge the new U.S.  leader and government to fully understand the seriousness of the Taiwan issue, and to continue to stick to the one-China policy."
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Trump said ... that he doesn't feel "bound by a one-China policy unless we make a deal with China having to do with other things, including trade."
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"Why should some other nation be able to say I can't take a call?.  I think it actually would've been very disrespectful, to be honest with you, not taking it."
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Trump's call with Taiwan was the first time an American president or president-elect has publicly spoken to a Taiwanese leader in nearly four decades.
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China considers the self-governing island to be its territory and any reference to a separate Taiwanese head of state to be a grave insult.
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Chinese media went on the attack Sunday after Trump's latest comments on the U.S.  "one-China" policy, calling the president-elect "as ignorant as a child."
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"Trump, please listen clearly: 'One China' cannot be traded."
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"China needs to launch a resolute struggle with him.  Only after he's hit some obstacles and truly understands that China and the rest of the world are not to be bullied will he gain some perception."
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The Global Times, which is published by the Communist Party's mouthpiece, the People's Daily, often runs commentaries that target nationalistic sentiment with provocative language.
      China flies nuclear-capable bomber in South China Sea after Trump Taiwan call, US officials say  (Fox 12/09/2016)
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The dramatic show of force was meant to send a message to the new administration, according to the officials.  It marks the second time Beijing flew bombers in the region since Trump was elected.
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Even more concerning for the Pentagon, China has been seen by American intelligence satellites preparing to ship more advanced surface-to-air missiles to its contested islands in the South China Sea.
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China has constructed over 3,000 acres of land atop reefs in the South China Sea in the past few years.
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It now has three runways and has sent bombers and fighter jets to a number of them. 
      Fidel Castro's ashes interred in private ceremony in Cuba  (Fox 12/04/2016)
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... ending nine days of mourning for the man who ruled Cuba for nearly half a century.
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Thousands of people lined the two-mile route to Santa Ifigenia cemetery, waving Cuban flags and shouting "Long live Fidel!"
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The decision to hold a private ceremony came the morning after Castro's brother, President Raul Castro, announced that Cuba would prohibit the naming of streets and monuments after the former leader, and bar the construction of statues of the former leader and revolutionary icon, in keeping with his desire to avoid a cult of personality.
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"The leader of the revolution rejected any manifestation of a cult of personality and was consistent in that through the last hours of his life, insisting that, once dead, his name and likeness would never be used on institutions, streets, parks or other public sites, and that busts, statutes or other forms of tribute would never be erected."
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He said that Cuba's National Assembly would vote in its next session on the law fulfilling the wishes of his brother, who died last week at 90.
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Mourning for Castro has been fervent and intense across the country since his death, particularly in rural eastern Cuba, where huge crowds have been shouting Castro's name and lining the roads to salute the funeral procession carrying his ashes.
      Satellite photos spot secret North Korean prisons where thousands tortured  (Fox 12/01/2016)
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In these prisons, people are subjected to "murder, enslavement, torture, imprisonment, rape, forced abortions and other sexual violence, persecution on political grounds, and the enforced disappearance of persons."
      MERCEDES SCHLAPP: Thousands of Cubans, my father included, paid heavy price during Castro's rule  (Fox 11/26/2016)
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When Mr.  Castro overthrew the Cuban government in 1959, some believed in his vision of a revolution, yet it quickly turned into a nightmare when he and his thugs transformed this peaceful and thriving island into a totalitarian communist regime where the Cuban people were denied their basic rights and freedoms.
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Mr.  Castro changed the course of history and sadly, thousands of Cubans paid a heavy price for his actions.  Many who disagreed with the Castro regime including my father were imprisoned, tortured, or assassinated.
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Despite Mr.  Castro's atrocities, leaders from across the globe will remember him in a positive light.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released a statement calling Castro "larger than life leader who served his people for almost half a century ... a legendary revolutionary and orator."
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It was President-elect Donald Trump who said the right words.  Mr.  Trump stated: "Though the tragedies, deaths and pain caused by Fidel Castro cannot be erased, our administration will do all it can to ensure the Cuban people can finally begin their journey toward prosperity and liberty."
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The only ones who have benefited from the dysfunctional and absolute powerful regime have been Mr.  Castro's loyal colleagues, authoritarian military and intelligence agents, while the Cuban people have spent their time figuring out how to feed their families with very limited resources and living in poverty.
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Mr.  Castro's motto was "patria o muerte, venceremos" (Homeland or death, we will win).
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For close to six decades, the Cuban people have lost.  They have lost their homeland, many loved ones, and their freedoms.
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In Cuba, there is no freedom of speech or the press, ownership of private property or free elections.  It is ultimate power and control by the Castro brothers and his military.
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While one brother is gone, the other more destructive brother Raul Castro will continue the same fear tactics on the Cuban people.
      Raul Mas: Fidel cruelly imposed an emotional trauma on generations of Cubans  (Fox 11/26/2016)
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The emotional trauma that Fidel and Raul Castro have cruelly imposed on generations of Cubans and their children cannot be easily explained.
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Families have been torn apart.  Dreams have been quashed.
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Thousands of friends and family members have been killed in prison, shot in front of a firing squad, or drowned at sea seeking freedom.
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Fidel Castro's messianic dreams of being the world's revolutionary leader didn't stop at Cuba's shores.
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He trained hundreds of PLO and PFLP terrorists and other assassins to wreak havoc in the Middle East and against Western democracies.
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He tried to bring his communist revolution to Latin American and other Caribbean countries.  He sent Cuban troops to intervene in Angola and propped up a failing Soviet-led regime.
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Fidel even urged Kremlin leaders to launch an attack on the U.S.  using Soviet missiles placed in Cuba.  That is how evil and dangerous the man was.
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I am hopeful that Fidel Castro's death will usher in a new age of reform and reconciliation for Cubans everywhere.  Fidel's intransigent brother Raul remains in power... but the grim reaper will get to him soon enough.
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The leaders of Cuba's oligopolistic octogenarians will have passed and hopefully a new generation of freedom loving Cubans will begin writing a new chapter, and a more optimistic future, for a country and a people who have been enslaved for almost six decades.
      Even after ceding power, Fidel Castro remained a godfather to leftists in Latin America  (Fox 11/26/2016)
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No other Third World leader prompted so much U.S.  hostility for so long.
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Castro brought the planet to the brink of nuclear war in 1962, sent tens of thousands of troops to aid leftist governments in Africa and nurtured guerrilla movements that fought U.S.-backed governments across Latin America.
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He endured a crippling U.S.  embargo and outlasted 10 U.S.  presidents — all of them preaching regime change in Cuba — finally resigning 11 months before Barack Obama moved into the White House, not from U.S.  pressure but because of serious illness.
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For many he was a champion of the poor who along with Ernesto "Che" Guevara made violent revolution a romanticized ideal, a symbol of liberation who overthrew a dictator and brought free education and health care to the masses.
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To exiles who longed for Castro's demise he personified a repressive regime that locked up political opponents, suppressed civil liberties and destroyed the island's economy. 
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Hundreds of thousands of Cubans began fleeing north almost immediately after Castro's 1959 revolution as he started turning exuberantly capitalist Cuba into a socialist state, dismaying reformists who thought he meant only to topple thuggish strongman Batista and restore democracy.
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Castro's "barbudos," as the bearded rebels were known, marched triumphantly into Havana days after Batista fled on Jan.  1, 1959.
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The United States was among the first countries to recognize the new government.
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But the rebels' image quickly darkened as impromptu courts sent officials of the old regime to the firing-squad wall.
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Castro was outraged at the resulting U.S.  criticism, calling it "the vilest, most criminal and most unjust that has been launched against any people."
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It was a tone of righteous indignation Castro would return to time and again over the decades, convinced to the end of the justice of his revolution.
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The man who would become a global symbol of communism was the son of a rugged, self-made capitalist.
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Castro survived only because the soldier who nabbed him took him to a police station rather than the barracks where others were being slain.
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His 269-minute address to the U.N.  General Assembly in 1960 set the world body's record for length, a mark that is unlikely to be broken.
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Soon after the revolution, Castro set his eye outside the island.
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"How much America and the peoples of our hemisphere need a revolution like the one that has taken place in Cuba!"
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"How much it needs for the millionaires who have become rich by stealing the people's money to lose everything they have stolen!"
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"How much America needs for the war criminals in the countries of our hemisphere all to be shot!"
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Even as a young boy, Castro often seemed obsessed with the U.S., natural enough in a poor nation just 150 kilometers (90 miles) from the economic giant.
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He studied English in Santiago and practiced by writing a letter to Franklin D.  Roosevelt in 1940 that is now preserved in the U.S.  National Archives: "President of the United States.  If you like, give me a ten dollar bill green American."
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He signed it, "Your friend, Fidel Castro," and added, "If you want iron to make your ships I will show you the biggest mines of iron of the land.  They are in Mayori, Oriente Cuba."
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Perhaps only Castro knew when he first embraced socialism.
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When Castro came to the U.S.  as Cuba's new prime minister in April 1959, he denounced communism, wooed the press, met then-Vice President Richard Nixon and reached through bars to pet a tiger at the Bronx Zoo.
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Nixon wrote in a four-page memo to President Dwight D.  Eisenhower that Castro was "either incredibly naive about Communism or is under Communist discipline."
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But he also said the 32-year-old showed "those indefinable qualities which make him a leader of men.  Whatever we may think of him, he is going to be a great factor in the development of Cuba and very possibly in the development of Latin American affairs generally."
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The popular Cuban magazine Bohemia lionized Castro and assured readers that he would never embrace communism.
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A year later, Bohemia's editor fled as the government took over all independent media, much of the economy and social organizations.
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The U.S.  government, anxious over Castro's lurch to the left, began imposing economic restrictions and backing plots to overthrow him.  It was a tense time in the Cold War, and Washington feared Castro had loosed a political virus that would infect other Latin American countries.
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"El Comandante" pushed even more quickly toward the Soviet camp.
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Factories and even neighborhood shops were transformed into state enterprises.  Farms were collectivized.
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Once-independent labor unions were absorbed into the Communist Party system.  No other parties were allowed.
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Every neighborhood had its "Committee for the Defense of the Revolution" keeping watch for subversive tendencies.
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Exiles formed guerrilla bands to try to topple Castro, and the CIA recruited, trained and organized them for the Bay of Pigs invasion of April 1961.
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It was a debacle for the U.S., and a triumph for Castro, who climbed into a tank to direct some of the island's defenses.
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That was the moment the combative leader chose to officially declare Cuba a socialist country.
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By Cuban count, he was the target of more than 630 assassination plots by militant Cuban exiles or the U.S.  government.
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Castro, meanwhile, deepened his embrace of Moscow, agreeing to host thousands of Soviet military "advisers" and silos containing nuclear missiles, a decision that brought the world to the brink of destruction.
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Once it got wind of the missiles, the Kennedy administration ordered a blockade of the island and demanded the Soviets pull out.
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The standoff known as the Cuban Missile Crisis ended — over Castro's objections — with the Soviet decision to remove the warheads.
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Despite his disappointment at what he saw as Khruschev's weakness and betrayal, Castro moved the country even more toward Soviet-style socialism and intensified his crackdown on dissent.
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In 1964 he acknowledged holding 15,000 political prisoners.
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Castro summed up his views on dissent with a famous 1961 warning to Cuba's intellectual class that excessive criticism would not be tolerated: "Within the Revolution, everything; outside the Revolution, nothing."
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"There are books that should not have a single issue published, not even a chapter, not a page, not a letter.  There will be room here now ... only for revolutionaries."
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Under communism the island gradually became a sort of vast company town providing schooling, health care and subsidized food, and demanding unswerving loyalty.
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Even some of Castro's sisters, daughters and former lovers left the island.  So did his first wife, Mirta.
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Tens of thousands risked their lives in makeshift boats trying to reach Florida.  An unknown number died in the Florida Straits.
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Throughout his rule, Castro remained a thorn in America's side, unchanged and unbowed even after the disappearance of the U.S.S.R., which had been Cuba's guiding light, greatest ally and No.  1 trade partner.
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For decades, Cuba had followed Moscow's line in international affairs, until he rebelled at Mikhail Gorbachev's "glasnost" opening of the late 1980s.
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With the Soviet collapse, 85 percent of Cuba's trade vanished along with an estimated $4 billion in annual subsidies.
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Housing, entertainment, medical care, schooling and transportation remained free, or close to it, but food and clothing rations withered and the island suffered through dark years of extreme hardship known euphemistically as the "Special Period".
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It was the lowest point in Castro's revolution, and he did something that for him was truly revolutionary: He compromised.
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Comparing it to "walking on broken glass," Castro allowed a few seeds of a free-market economy to bloom
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But as soon as the crisis eased, Castro decried the inequality that even limited capitalism had begun to create.
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He chose the losing side in the Cold War, and by the twilight of his rule democracy's roots had spread so extensively through the Western Hemisphere that Cuba was the only corner without at least some level of multiparty government.
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But Castro survived to see a wave of leftist governments wash across the continent, with some, notably Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua, paying him special homage.
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Castro never wanted statues in his likeness or buildings named after him...  "There is no cult of personality around any living revolutionary."
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Now his champions are free to erect those monuments.
      Election Day surprise?  North Korea said to be planning missile launch  (Fox 11/08/2016)
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President Vladimir Putin has focused much of his anger on claims that he was trying to rig the election for Trump.
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"Does anyone really think that Russia could influence the American people's choice in any way?  Is America a banana republic or what?  America is a great power.  Please correct me if I'm wrong."
      Russians conduct nuclear-bomb survival drills as Cold War heats up  (Fox 10/26/2016)
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Russian authorities have stepped up nuclear-war survival measures amid a showdown with Washington, dusting off Soviet-era civil-defense plans and upgrading bomb shelters in the biggest cities.
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The country recently held its biggest civil defense drills since the collapse of the U.S.S.R., with what officials said were 40 million people rehearsing a response to chemical and nuclear threats.
      US Navy destroyer conducts operation in South China Sea  (Fox 10/22/2016)
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A Chinese defense ministry statement called it "a gravely illegal act" and "intentionally provocative." The Chinese navy sent a guided missile destroyer and an escort vessel that "spotted and verified the American ships and warned them to leave."
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The Chinese statement accused the U.S.  of being a "troublemaker" in the South China at a time when "under the joint efforts of countries in this region" the situation is developing positively.
      US warns of 'overwhelming' response to North Korean nuke use  (Fox 10/19/2016)
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The United States warned Wednesday that any attack on American allies or use of nuclear weapons by North Korea would be met with an "overwhelming" U.S.  response...
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"The U.S.  commitment to the defense of South Korea is unwavering.  This includes our commitment to provide extended deterrence, guaranteed by the full spectrum of U.S.  defense capabilities."
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"Make no mistake, any attack on America or our allies will not only be defeated, but any use of nuclear weapons will be met with an overwhelming and effective response."
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"North Korea's threat is no longer confined to the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia.  It's now a direct threat to the mainland U.S.  The next few years will be the tipping point."
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... the U.S.  will deploy "as soon as possible" a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, a missile defense system intended to protect South Korea and the nearly 30,000 U.S.  forces based there.
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The plans for THAAD have angered China and Russia, which see it as a threat to their own defense.
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"The United States has had the power to wipe out North Korea for years, for years.  And if indeed that was out goal, we wouldn't be sitting around waiting" while they get additional nuclear weapons.
      Russian military holds missile exercise near western border  (Fox 10/20/2016)
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The Russian military says it has conducted drills involving state-of-the art missiles near the nation's western border, amid tensions in relations with the West.
      Putin postpones visit to France indefinitely amid diplomatic tensions  (Fox 10/11/2016)
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... after Hollande let him know he wouldn't take part in the opening of a new Russian Orthodox church and was only interested in talks about Syria.
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Over the weekend, Russia blocked a U.N.  Security Council resolution proposed by France and Spain on ending the hostilities in the war-torn country, blaming Paris for the refusal to discuss a compromise version.
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And on Monday, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault called on the International Criminal Court to investigate Russia for possible war crimes in Syria.
      The scary truth about what Putin really wants [and Obama’s willful ignorance]
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What is Vladimir Putin up to?  Evidence of Russian ambition seems to mount by the day.  Seizing its neighbor's territory.  Russian bomber overflights of NATO member states.  Sophisticated cyberattacks aimed at influencing America's presidential election.  Missiles fired at civilian aircraft.  Devastating air strikes on hospitals and relief convoys in Aleppo as the ink dries on a U.S.-Russian cease-fire agreement for Syria.  American accusations of bad faith and the suspension of diplomatic talks.
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Russia's agenda should appear clear by now.  But the U.S.  intelligence community is apparently divided over whether President Putin's provocations are "tactical" ... or "strategic" part of a coherent plan to undermine America...
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Having failed yet again to predict most of Putin's startling diplomatic and military gambits, a majority of intelligence analysts reportedly continue to insist that Putin has no grand scheme to confront America.
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"In the face of Putin's naked aggression in Europe, the West has shown a level of incompetence that approaches impotence."
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Putin has boosted defense spending, in ruble terms, twenty-fold.  In 2015, Russia's defense budget reached a record high of $81 billion, a $20 billion increase over 2014.
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Putin plans to acquire and develop 400 new intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM's), more than 2,000 next generation tanks, 600 modernized combat aircraft, eight nuclear submarines, 50 warships, and 17,000 new military vehicles.
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Another internal threat to Russia is growing radical Islamism.
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With an estimated 20 million Muslims, or 14 percent of its population, Russia is the largest Muslim country in Europe.
      Russia posts provocative tweet warning US on Syria, mocking Earnest  (Fox 10/06/2016)
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... even suggesting American aircraft could be targeted by its "air defense systems."
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"Russian S-300, S-400 air defense systems deployed in Syria's Hmeymim and Tartus have combat ranges that may surprise any unidentified airborne targets.  Operators of Russian air defense systems won't have time to identify the origin of airstrikes, and the response will be immediate.  Any illusions about 'invisible' jets will inevitably be crushed by disappointing reality."
      Details of Russian bomber intercept over Europe revealed  (Fox 10/05/2016)
      MH17 downed by Buk missile moved from Russia to Ukraine, criminal investigation finds  (Fox 09/28/2016)
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Russia has consistently denied allegations that pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine were responsible.
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Malaysia proposed setting up an international tribunal to try those responsible for the plane's destruction, but Russia vetoed a U.N.  Security Council resolution in favor of a tribunal.
      South Korean official says country has plan to assassinate Kim Jung Un  (Fox 09/23/2016)
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"If it becomes clear the enemy is moving to attack the South with nuclear missiles, in order to suppress its aims, the concept is to destroy key figures and areas that include the North Korean leadership."
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He said Seoul is "considering launching a Special Forces unit to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un."
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Pyongyang, in response to South Korea's reported plan, issued a statement a day later, calling the country "puppet warmongers" and saying that its "military provocations have pushed the situation on the Korean Peninsula to the uncontrollable and irreversible phase of the outbreak of nuclear war."
      North Korea only has 28 websites  (sad!) (Fox 09/21/2016)
      Russian jet flies within 10 feet of US Navy spy plane, defense official says  (Fox 09/07/2016)
      Seoul says North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles into sea  (Fox 09/05/2016)
      Putin calls DNC hack public service, denies Russia's involvement  (Fox 09/03/2016)
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"Listen, does it even matter who hacked this data?  The important thing is the content that was given to the public.''
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"There's no need to distract the public's attention from the essence of the problem by raising some minor issues connected with the search for who did it."
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"But I want to tell you again, I don't know anything about it, and on a state level Russia has never done this."
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Putin has repeatedly denied involvement, but Russian intelligence is thought to routinely use cyber gangs to do its bidding and to create plausible deniability.
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"Within the former Soviet bloc, Russian-speaking hackers pay homage as cyber-militia members to the regime in Russia."
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"They act as proxies ... when called upon to leverage their sophisticated tool sets and attack against victims in the U.S."
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Putin is thought to have a vendetta against Clinton after a failed attempt to re-establish positive relations in 2009.
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Clinton had compared Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 to Adolph Hitler's advancements in Europe during World War II.
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Though Putin is not taking blame, an internal probe of the DNC hack found that two groups connected to Russian federal security and the Defense Ministry were responsible for the hack.
      Long-missing U.S.  student reportedly kidnapped in China in '04, forced to tutor North Korean dictator  (Fox 09/01/2016)
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An American college student who disappeared in China 12 years ago and was believed to have died was in fact kidnapped and forced to work as Kim Jong Un's personal tutor in Pyongyang, where he remains to this day.
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David Sneddon, then a 24-year-old Brigham Young University student, disappeared in August 2004 while hiking in China's Yunnan Province.
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... Sneddon became an English tutor to Kim Jong-un, the dictatorial leader of North Korea, and is now believed to have a wife and two children.
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Sneddon's parents said they believe their son was taken by the North Korean regime for training purposes because of his fluency in Korean.
      North Korea reportedly arms fighters with 'nuclear backpacks' spraying uranium  (Fox 08/31/2016)
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Elite North Korean soldiers have been armed with "nuclear backpacks" to spray deadly uranium at the enemy, reports claimed today.
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Crackpot dictator Kim Jong-un is said to have put the nuke squads on readiness as around 75,000 US and South Korean troops take part in joint war games this month.
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"Outstanding soldiers were selected from each reconnaissance platoon and light infantry brigade to form the nuclear backpack unit the size of a battalion."
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... the backpacks are designed to spray deadly radioactive material – probably uranium – at the enemy.
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"Once the uranium has been sprayed, people cannot live there for several decades because of radioactive contamination."
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And it was also reported trigger-happy Kim had one of his top officials executed with an anti-aircraft gun for falling asleep in a meeting.
      North Korea reportedly executes two top officials with anti-aircraft guns  (Fox 08/30/2016)
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... former agriculture minister ... and senior education ministry official...
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North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un reportedly has carried out a series of killings, purges and dismissals since he took power in late 2011, part of what foreign experts call an attempt to tighten his grip on power.
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JoongAng Ilbo reported that Hwang was killed because his policy proposals were seen as a challenge to Kim, while Ri was accused of nodding off during a meeting with the dictator as well as corruption. 
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... former North Korean defense chief Hyon Yong Chol was also executed by anti-aircraft fire for also falling asleep during a meeting and talking back to Kim. 
      N.  Korea threatens to fire at truce village holding US, S.  Korea troops  (Fox 08/27/2016)
      North Korean submarine missile launch shows secretive program picking up steam  (Fox 08/24/2016)
      Russia building new underground nuclear command posts  (Fox 08/15/2016)
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... construction has been underway for several years on "dozens" of underground bunkers in Moscow and around the country.
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"Russian doctrine states that tactical nuclear weapons may be used in a conventional response scenario."
      Tensions run high in Asia as South Korea, US begin annual military drills  (Fox 08/22/2016)
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North Korea threatened Monday to launch a nuclear first-strike and turn Seoul and Washington, D.C., into "a heap of ashes"...
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China has grown increasingly assertive over its claim to a chain of uninhabited islands controlled by Japan, recently dispatching more than a dozen coast guard vessels as Chinese fishing vessels swarmed the surrounding waters.
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South Korea expressed "strong" regret over Pyongyang's warning, saying the drills with the U.S.  are purely defensive in nature.
      Ukraine troops near Crimea on combat alert as tensions with Putin escalate  (Fox 08/11/2016)
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"A pretense of an anti-terrorism operation staged by Russia is more plausible than an actual Ukrainian attack on Crimea."
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"Russia deliberately pushes for an escalation and ignores the opportunities it has to preserve the status quo."
      New photos apparently show China building fighter jet hangars on disputed islands  (Fox 08/09/2016)
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"These hangars are the smoking gun.  You do not build nearly 80 hangars for civilian purposes on these tiny spits of land They're clearly meant for forward deployment of Chinese Air Force assets."
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"They're holding a gun but they haven't put the bullet in it yet and they're saying that's not threatening."
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China has said the new islands are primarily to assist fishermen and other causes, as well as to reinforce its sovereignty claims.
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China also says that the islands should be able to defend themselves, and that it is entitled to build whatever structures it wishes on them.
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... Beijing has launched air patrols over the South China Sea, said it would consider declaring an air defense zone and vowed to continue work on man-made islands created from piling sand atop coral reefs...
      North Korea says US has crossed 'red line,' warns of showdown over upcoming war games  (Fox 07/28/2016)
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... and effectively declared war by putting leader Kim Jong Un on its list of sanctioned individuals, and said a vicious showdown could erupt if the U.S.  and South Korea hold annual war games as planned next month.
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... designating Kim himself for sanctions was the final straw.
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"The Obama administration went so far to have the impudence to challenge the supreme dignity of the DPRK in order to get rid of its unfavorable position during the political and military showdown with the DPRK."
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"The United States has crossed the red line in our showdown.  We regard this thrice-cursed crime as a declaration of war."
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Kim and 10 others were put on the list of sanctioned individuals in connection with alleged human rights abuses, documented by the United Nations Human Rights Commission, that include a network of political prisons and harsh treatment of any kind of political dissent in the authoritarian state.
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Pyongyang denies abuse claims and says the U.N.  report was based on fabrications gleaned from disgruntled defectors.
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Pointing to such things as police shootings of black Americans and poverty in even the richest democracies, it says the West has no moral high ground from which to criticize the North's domestic political situation.
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"Day by day, the U.S.  military blackmail against the DPRK and the isolation and pressure is becoming more open."
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"We regard that as the act of a villain, who is a crazy person.  All these facts show that the United States is intentionally aggravating the tensions in the Korean Peninsula."
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"By doing these kinds of vicious and hostile acts toward the DPRK, the U.S.  has already declared war against the DPRK.  So it is our self-defensive right and justifiable action to respond in a very hard way."
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"In the view of cause and effect, it is the U.S.  that provided the cause of our possession of nuclear forces."
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"We never hide the fact, and we are very proud of the fact, that we have very strong nuclear deterrent forces not only to cope with the United States' nuclear blackmail but also to neutralize the nuclear blackmail of the United States."
      Russian warplanes reportedly bombed US base in Syria  (Fox 07/22/2016)
      North Korea launches 3 ballistic missiles, US military confirms  (Fox 07/19/2016)
      North Korea test-fires missile from submarine, South Korea says  (Fox 07/09/2016)
      US expels 2 Russians after US diplomat attacked in Moscow  (Fox 07/08/2016)
      Russia sends its only aircraft carrier to Syria in response to US  (Fox 07/07/2016)
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Russia's accident-prone aircraft carrier is set to be put to the test — if it gets there.  Its history of embarrassing breakdowns may see an anticipated mission to Syria backfire.
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The aircraft carrier is the largest leftover of the Soviet era's Cold War still active in the Russian navy.
      July 4 message from Putin to Obama: Let's have better ties  (Fox 07/04/2016)
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Putin recalled the history of Russia-U.S.  ties, saying that at one time the two countries were able to solve "the most difficult international problems to the benefit of both our nations and all humankind."
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Putin expressed hope that this experience will help the two countries get back to working together. 
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"Under its current leadership, the United States has become a parasite state that attacks other countries under any pretext, violating their sovereignty, causing revolutions, using military force, killing civilians and their destroying statehood."
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"We call on the United States on the Independence Day not only to preserve their own independence but also respect the independence of other countries."
      US accuses Russian warship of aggressive maneuvers for second time in as many weeks  (Fox 07/02/2016)
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"These actions can unnecessarily escalate tensions between countries, and could result in dangerous miscalculations or accidents."
      Russia, US point fingers after latest incident in Mediterranean Sea  (Fox 06/29/2016)
      Latest launch shows North Korea's missile program could be advancing  (Fox 06/22/2016)
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"After spectacular fiery crashes previously, this last one flew 250 miles," or roughly a third of the way between North Korea and Japan.
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The Pentagon on Tuesday had asked North Korea to put a stop to its tests.  "We of course would have concerns if the North Koreans were to conduct another missile test.  It would be another violation of U.N.  resolutions.  It would be another provocative action."
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North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un may have turned up the pressure on his scientists and military with his very public order in March to push ahead with more nuclear and missile tests.
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Such a burden from a boss who has shown a willingness to use violence against his underlings — ordering even his own uncle's execution — may toss normal scientific patience out the window.
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Kim leads a small, impoverished, authoritarian country that sees itself beset with much larger enemies intent on its destruction.
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To protect his third-generation family dynasty, he may calculate that he needs to make North Korea appear too dangerous for Washington to try to topple him.
      Why Vladimir Putin's bad month is good news for US security  (Fox 06/17/2016)
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Russia's strongman is finally feeling some heat.
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In just the last month several Russian spies and agents have been arrested or sentenced by the U.S.  and NATO governments in response to President Putin's hybrid warfare on the West.
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For years the Kremlin has been using every possible asset to undermine NATO, from propaganda, to the threat of invasion, to co-opting government officials of NATO nations.
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... "the United States and its allies must employ a coordinated, whole-of-government effort to address capabilities beyond the scope of the military, such as law enforcement, that are critical to addressing an ambiguous threat" coming from Russia.
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With strong international cooperation Putin's bad month can be the new normal for a regime that has long been an unchecked, destabilizing force in the region.
      Venezuela trying to solve food shortages by having party loyalists control distribution  (Fox 06/10/2016)
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Some 9,000 "committees" across the country made up of government loyalists are now directly handling the distribution of whatever groceries are still available.
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While the government alleges that the measure looks to protect Venezuelans' interests and preserve order, a lot of people say the new committees are incurring in political discrimination since the allocation of food clearly favors families who show a Chavista affiliation card.
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"The party hasn't told me to do that, but if I don't receive enough food I will give to Chavistas first."
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"This is just a way to protect the people against mafias that accumulate products to later resell at a higher price."
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"For now we will be able to sell one bag of food per month to each family.  Our goal is to sell one every week, but it's hard."
      Chinese jet makes 'unsafe' intercept of US spy plane over East China Sea  (Fox 06/08/2016)
      China says it will ignore South China Sea lawsuit decision  (Fox 06/04/2016)
      South Korea says North Korea missile launch likely failed  (Fox 05/31/2016)
      Putin warns Romania, Poland over implementing US missile shield  (Fox 05/28/2016)
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Romania and Poland are in the potential crosshairs of Russian rockets because they are hosting parts of the U.S.  missile defense shield that Moscow considers a threat to its national security.
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Putin warned the European nations that Moscow has repeatedly said it would have to retaliate if the missile defense shield was put into place, but U.S.  allies have ignored Russia's warnings.
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"If yesterday in those areas of Romania people simply did not know what it means to be in the cross-hairs, then today we will be forced to carry out certain measures to ensure our security."
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Putin cried foul over the claim that the defense system was need to protect from Iran.  He said that excuse made no sense because of the landmark nuclear deal that was struck to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
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"We've been repeating like a mantra that we will be forced to respond...  Nobody wants to hear us.  Nobody wants to conduct negotiations with us."
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"The issue of Crimea is over forever, based on the will of the people who live there.  Russia will never negotiate on this issue."
      Russia tests missile capable of destroying satellites in orbit  (Fox 05/27/2016)
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Russia conducted a successful flight test of a developmental anti-satellite missile...
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The missile was monitored by U.S.  intelligence satellites and the test appeared to be successful.
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The launch marks another major milestone for Moscow's efforts to develop weapons capable of destroying U.S.  navigation, communications, and intelligence satellites, a key strategic advantage.
      New satellite imagery shows Chinese drone on contested island  (Fox 05/26/2016)
      China reportedly will send nuclear-armed submarines to patrol Pacific  (Fox 05/26/2016)
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... a state-run newspaper warned that any attempt to enlist Vietnam in an effort to contain China "bodes ill for regional peace and stability, as it would further complicate the situation in the South China Sea, and risk turning the region into a tinderbox of conflicts."
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"I would caution China to not unilaterally move to engage in reclamation activities and militarization of islands."
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Despite China and Vietnam being Communist countries, clashes in 1988 over their conflicting claims in the South China Sea killed dozens of people. 
      Report: Russians building army base at Syria's Palmyra site  (Fox 05/17/2016)
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... the Russian military is constructing a new army base in the central Syrian town of Palmyra, within the protected zone that holds the archaeological site...
      Putin warns Russia will respond to NATO missile shield  (Fox 05/13/2016)
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... scoffed at U.S.  claims that the shield isn't aimed against Russia but instead intended to fend off a missile threat from Iran.
      The day we discovered our parents were Russian spies  (Guardian 05/07/2016)
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But the FBI had not made a mistake, and the truth was so outlandish, it defied comprehension.  Not only were their parents indeed Russian spies, they were Russians.
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The man and woman the boys knew as Mom and Dad really were their parents, but their names were not Donald Heathfield and Tracey Foley.
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Their real names were Andrei Bezrukov and Elena Vavilova.  They were both born in the Soviet Union, had undergone training in the KGB and been dispatched abroad as part of a Soviet programme of deep-cover secret agents.
      Russia threatens to respond to NATO's military buildup along eastern border  (Fox 05/05/2016)
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Russian officials said Wednesday that Moscow will create three new divisions of about 10,000 soldiers each to counter NATO's planned troop buildup in Eastern Europe.
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... NATO is planning to send about 4,000 troops to Poland and the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
      North Korea could retaliate for defections with kidnappings, South Korea warns  (Fox 05/02/2016)
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Defections are a contentious issue for the rival Koreas.
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More 29,000 North Koreans have fled to South Korea since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War.
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South Koreans defecting to the impoverished, authoritarian North is rare.
      Suspected mid-range North Korean missile crashes upon launch, Seoul says  (Fox 04/28/2016)
      Kim Jong Un reportedly launches missiles at random when US provokes him  (Fox 04/27/2016)
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"I have no intention of waging war.  It's that whenever a diplomat tries to approach the U.S., they come up with unreasonable demands.  They aggravate me, so I launch missiles."
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... the North has built a half-size mock-up of the South's presidential palace at a firing range in what appears to be preparations for a live-fire drill.
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North Korea in recent weeks has repeatedly threatened to strike the presidential palace and government buildings in Seoul amid annual joint military drills between the United States and South Korea.
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But a pre-emptive large-scale strike by North Korea against the South is highly unlikely, The Associated Press reported.  Such a move would risk bringing down Kim's authoritarian rule given the likely military response of the U.S.  and South Korea.
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The crippling international sanctions imposed on North Korea for its nuclear tests have been taking its toll on the country, as Kim announced in late March that North Korea could be headed for another famine like the one that killed an estimated 3.5 million people in the 1990s.
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"The road to revolution is long and arduous.  We may have to go on an arduous march, during which we will have to chew the roots of plants once again."
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Meanwhile, South Korean analysts said recently that Kim himself apparently gained more than 80 pounds in the last year.
      Chernobyl anniversary: How Russia used a man and his camera to hide the terrible truth  (Fox 04/26/2016)
      North Korea to halt nuke tests if US stops drills  (Fox 04/24/2016)
      North Korea appears to fire submarine-launched missile, Seoul says  (Fox 04/23/2016)
      Russian envoy to NATO warns US over Baltic Sea incident involving destroyer  (Fox 04/21/2016)
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... accused the U.S.  Wednesday of trying to intimidate Moscow by sailing a Navy destroyer in the Baltic Sea, and vowed Russia would respond to future incidents with "all necessary measures."
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... insisted that the Russian aircraft "were acting fully in line" with international agreements. 
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NATO has suspended practical cooperation with Russia because of the Crimean annexation and what it views as Russia's support for the armed insurgency in eastern Ukraine.
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"NATO and Russia have profound and persistent differences."
      Martyr killed by bulldozer becomes symbol of growing persecution of Christians in China  (Fox 04/21/2016)
      North Korea may have restarted tunneling at key nuclear site  (Fox 04/21/2016)
      Cuba officials call Obama's visit an ‘attack,’ Raul Castro labels U.S.  as 'enemy'  (Fox 04/19/2016)
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Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez called Obama's visit "an attack on the foundation of our history, our culture and our symbols."
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"Obama came here to dazzle the non-state sector, as if he wasn't the representative of big corporations but the defender of hot dog vendors, of small businesses in the United States, which he isn't."
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... Cuba President Raul Castro said that the United States is "the enemy" and warned Cubans to be vigilant about the United States' efforts to undermine the Communist revolution.
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See related Cuba-USA (Glenn McCoy, 12/18/2014) cartoon from World picture album
      Russian jet threatens U.S.  reconnaissance aircraft  (Fox 04/16/2016)
      US researchers see more signs North Korea is producing plutonium  (Fox 04/16/2016)
      Kerry says US Navy destroyer could have shot down Russian warplanes  (Fox 04/15/2016)
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"We condemn this kind of behavior.  It is reckless.  It is provocative.  It is dangerous.  And under the rules of engagement that could have been a shoot-down."
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In all cases, a military commander has the authority to defend his or her ship, plane or other unit.
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The commander is expected to use his or her best judgment under the circumstances to determine whether the ship faces an imminent threat.
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"People need to understand that this is serious business and the United States is not going to be intimidated on the high seas."
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"We are communicating to the Russians how dangerous this is and our hope is that this will never be repeated."
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The planes appeared to be unarmed.  At the time of the incidents, the Cook was in international waters about 70 nautical miles from the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, which hosts Russian military forces.
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The Cook did not respond except to unsuccessfully query the Russian pilots by radio.
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Russian defense officials rejected U.S.  criticism of the incident....  the pilots of the Su-24 jets saw the ship and turned back "while using all measures of precaution."
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Maj.  Gen.  Igor Konashenkov said he was baffled by what he described as the "distressed reaction of our American counterparts."
      Iranian general defies sanctions once again, travels back to Moscow  (Fox 04/14/2016)
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This week, Russia sent its first component of the advanced S-300 air defense system to Tehran, a delivery planned during Soleimani's last trip to Moscow.
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Soleimani was first designated a terrorist and sanctioned by the United States in 2005 for his role as a supporter of terrorism.
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He is responsible for coordinating Shia-militias that killed hundreds of American troops in Iraq during the second Iraq war.
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... the U.S.  Treasury Department tied Soleimani to the failed Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States at a popular restaurant in Washington, D.C.
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Months after Soleimani's visit to Moscow, Russia began its deployment of military aircraft and troops to Syria to shore up Assad.
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... Soleimani is believed to have helped Russia draw up plans for its military intervention. 
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"Under the United States's initiative, Qassem Soleimani will never be relieved of any sanctions."
      North Korea missile reportedly blows up on launch  (Fox 04/14/2016)
      Russia defends pilots who buzzed US Navy destroyer  (Fox 04/14/2016)
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Maj.  Gen.  Igor Konashenkov said he was baffled by what he described as the "distressed reaction of our American counterparts."
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"There have been repeated incidents over the last year where the Russian military, including Russian military aircraft, have come close enough to each other or have come close enough to other air and sea traffic to raise serious safety concerns.  We continue to be concerned about this behavior."
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"We have deep concerns about the unsafe and unprofessional Russian flight maneuvers."
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"These actions have the potential to unnecessarily escalate tensions between countries, and could result in a miscalculation or accident that could cause serious injury or death."
      North Korea reportedly planning Friday missile launch as part of founder's birthday celebrations  (Fox 04/14/2016)
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Admiral Bill Gortney, the officer in charge of defending U.S.  air space, said current assessment showed it was unlikely that North Korean missiles could hit the U.S., but it was prudent to assume it had the capability.
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"We don't base our readiness levels on that low probability ... We are prepared to engage that particular threat," he said.
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"Eventually, we assess that this low probability will increase, that's why the investment to have us outpace that technology is absolutely critical."
      Russian jets speed past US Navy destroyer in 'simulated attack profile,' official says  (Fox 04/13/2016)
      N Korea says it successfully tests long-range rocket engine  (Fox 04/08/2016)
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... quoted Kim as saying that the North can now tip intercontinental ballistic missiles with more powerful nuclear warheads that could keep the U.S.  mainland within striking distance and "reduce them to ashes so that they may not survive in our planet."
      Thirteen North Koreans working at restaurant defect to South, Seoul says  (Fox 04/08/2016)
      North Korea can put nuclear warheads on mid-range missiles, official says  (Fox 04/05/2016)
      North Korea warns of new famine as Kim's weight, belligerence balloon  (Fox 03/30/2016)
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Portly North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, whose hostile actions have brought crippling international sanctions to his impoverished nation, has a new message for the Hermit Kingdom's starving masses: Get ready to eat plant roots.
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Kim, whose weight the South Korean government estimates has ballooned to nearly 300 pounds, signaled through state media that the nation could be headed for another famine like the one that killed an estimated 3.5 million people in the 1990s.
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"The road to revolution is long and arduous.  We may have to go on an arduous march, during which we will have to chew the roots of plants once again."
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"Arduous march" in North Korean is code for famine.
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But Kim, who at 33 walks with a cane and reportedly suffers from gout, won't miss any meals.
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Pyongyang has ordered every citizen in the capital to provide around 2 pounds of rice to the state's supplies every month, while farmers are forced to hand over additional rations from their own meager crops to the military.
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"Even if we give up our lives, we should continue to show our loyalty to our leader, Kim Jong Un, until the end of our lives."
      Russia plans military buildup from western border to Pacific  (Fox 03/25/2016)
      Russian court finds Ukrainian pilot guilty of complicity to murder, opening door to possible prisoner swap  (Fox 03/22/2016)
      Chinese military space station in remote Argentina shrouded in mystery  (Fox 03/18/2016)
      US officials: 1 North Korean missile blew up shortly after launch  (Fox 03/18/2016)
      Kremlin criticizes Trump ad, sees 'demonization' of Russia  (Fox 03/17/2016)
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The video features Putin and what appears to be a fighter for the Islamic State group.  It says that "when it comes to facing our toughest opponents, the Democrats have the perfect answer," then cuts to footage of Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton barking like a dog...
      Frederick W.  Kagan: What the Russian 'withdrawal' from Syria really means  (Fox 03/16/2016)
      North Korea sentences American tourist to 15 years in prison with hard labor  (Fox 03/16/2016)
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The court held that he had committed a crime "pursuant to the U.S.  government's hostile policy toward (the North), in a bid to impair the unity of its people after entering it as a tourist."
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North Korea announced Warmbier's arrest in late January, saying he committed an anti-state crime with "the tacit connivance of the U.S.  government and under its manipulation." It remains unclear how the U.S.  government was allegedly connected to Warmbier's actions.
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In a tearful statement made before his trial, Warmbier told a gathering of reporters in Pyongyang he tried to take the banner as a trophy for the mother of a friend who said she wanted to put it up in her church.
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He said he was offered a used car worth $10,000 if he could get a banner and was also told that if he was detained and didn't return, $200,000 would be paid to his mother in the form of a charitable donation.
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Warmbier said he accepted the offer because his family was "suffering from very severe financial difficulties."
      Ukrainian pilot gives Russian court the middle finger in trial she calls a farce  (Fox 03/09/2016)
      Kim Jong Un orders more North Korean nuclear, ballistic missile tests  (Fox 03/15/2016)
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The announcement comes as North Korea said it had mastered a key remaining technology needed to develop a reliable long-range missile capable of striking the U.S.  mainland.
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Kim said "a nuclear warhead explosion test and a test-fire of several kinds of ballistic rockets able to carry nuclear warheads will be conducted in a short time to further enhance the reliance of nuclear attack capability.
      North Korea lost a submarine, defense officials say  (Fox 03/11/2016)
      North Korea reportedly orders more tests to build up nuclear attack capability  (Fox 03/11/2016)
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"Dear comrade Kim Jong Un said work... must be strengthened to improve nuclear attack capability and issued combat tasks to continue nuclear explosion tests to assess the power of newly developed nuclear warheads."
      Former Putin aide died of blunt force trauma in DC, autopsy says  (Fox 03/10/2016)
      North Korea claims to have made miniature nuclear warheads to place on missiles  (Fox 03/08/2016)
      North Korea again threatens to strike US, South Korea with nukes  (Fox 03/07/2016)
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North Korea on Monday issued its latest belligerent threat, warning of an indiscriminate "pre-emptive nuclear strike of justice" on Washington and Seoul.
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Such threats have been a staple of young North Korean leader Kim Jong Un since he took power after his dictator father's death in December 2011.
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But they spike especially when Washington and Seoul stage what they call annual defensive springtime war games.
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The North's powerful National Defense Commission threatened strikes against targets in the South, U.S.  bases in the Pacific and the U.S.  mainland, saying its enemies "are working with bloodshot eyes to infringe upon the dignity, sovereignty and vital rights" of North Korea.
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"If we push the buttons to annihilate the enemies even right now, all bases of provocations will be reduced to seas in flames and ashes in a moment."
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North Korea's bellicose rhetoric raises unease in Seoul and its U.S.  ally, not least because of the huge number of troops and weaponry facing off along the world's most heavily armed border, which is an hour's drive from the South Korean capital of Seoul and its 10 million residents.
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Analysts say one part of North Korea's traditional anger over the drills is that they force the impoverished country to respond with its own costly war games.
      North Korea reacts to UN's stern message.  What's really going on?  (Fox 03/04/2016)
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The North Korean regime responded hours later with a more active version of its usual bombast protesting UN action by firing six short-range projectiles off its eastern coast into the sea.
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Then it announced its nuclear weapons will be at the ready due to ‘gangster sanctions' which come from the world being duped by US hostility to North Korea.
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Nothing could make the new UN sanctions more relevant than this response from Pyongyang.
      North Korea makes nuclear threat  (Fox 03/03/2016)
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The threats in the statement are part of the authoritarian nation's regular propaganda effort to show strength in the face of what it sees as an effort by its enemies South Korea and the United States to overthrow its leaders; it follows harsh U.N.  sanctions over the North's recent nuclear test and long-range rocket launch and comes ahead of joint U.S.-South Korean war games this month that the North claims are invasion preparations.
      China sends fighter jets to contested island in South China Sea  (Fox 02/23/2016)
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Kerry said he wanted China to end its militarization of the contested islands in the South China Sea.
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"We want to halt the expansion and the militarization of occupied features."
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His Chinese counterpart added that he didn't want to see any more U.S.  military over flights or patrols. 
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"We don't hope to see any more close-up military reconnaissance or the dispatch of missile destroyers or strategic bombers to the South China Sea."
      The new Cold War in the Mediterranean  (Fox 02/17/2016)
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Russia is already winning a new Cold War in the Mediterranean by re-establishing a permanent air and naval base on the Syrian coast under the guise of helping Bashar Assad fight terrorism.
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That bold move is a geostrategic disaster for the U.S.  and its allies, and President Obama has shown only very modest concern about it while trying to treat Russia as a partner in Syria.
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Suddenly, history has slid backward.  During the old Cold War the Soviets projected power in the Middle East through a variety of ports and airfields in Syria, Egypt and Libya.
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When the Soviet Union collapsed, all those ships and planes withdrew, leaving the U.S and NATO to operate freely with significantly fewer ships and aircraft of their own.
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Helping Assad was never the main goal.  It was part of a broader Russian strategy to rebuild its strategic position.
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The Russians have deployed weapons to Syria that have nothing to do with the war against terrorism.  They have reportedly sold a highly capable anti-ship cruise missile to the Syrians and deployed advanced air defense systems there. 
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The terrorists of ISIS have neither ships nor planes.  These systems are aimed at denying NATO the ability to operate freely in the Eastern Mediterranean, as well as helping to crush all opposition to Assad. 
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Syria's Russian-supplied air defense system ranges well into Turkey, and is as close to an offensive air-defense system as can be imagined.  It could be used to challenge Turkey's and NATO's ability to fly even in Turkey's own airspace.
• 
Putin has found a brilliant way to impose either great cost or great risk on the U.S., to pressure and possibly even split NATO, and to start re-establishing Russia as a global military power — his stated strategic objective.
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He has persuaded President Obama and even a Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, to accept this geostrategic setback. 
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That, comrade, is an impressive strategy indeed.  We continue to think this way at our great peril.
      North Korea preparing to launch 'terror' attacks, South Korea claims  (Fox 02/18/2016)
      Russia killed more Syrian civilians than Assad or ISIS in January, watchdog says  (Fox 02/16/2016)
      Iran defense chief discusses fighter jets, defense system deliveries in Moscow  (Fox 02/15/2016)
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Iran's defense minister arrived in Moscow Monday to hold talks with senior Russian officials about delivery of the advanced S-300 air defense system as well as buying powerful offensive weapons such as modern fighter jets and tanks...
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Dehqan's arrival in Moscow Monday comes a month after Iran received billions of dollars worth of sanctions relief when the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers went into effect.
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Iran freed five American hostages on the same day.
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Thirty years ago, Dehqan was believed to be responsible for planning the 1983 Beirut bombing which killed 220 U.S.  Marines and 21 other service members.
      Russia denies its warplanes struck Syria hospitals  (Fox 02/16/2016)
      North Korea's military chief reportedly executed  (Fox 02/10/2016)
      Russian opposition leader attacked with a cake while dining in Moscow  (Fox 02/10/2016)
      North Korean satellite 'stable' in orbit after launch, US official confirms  (Fox 02/09/2016)
      Neighbors begin vigilance as North Korea launch window opens  (Fox 02/06/2016)
      Russia ramping up military drills to Cold War levels, NATO says  (Fox 02/05/2016)
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... Moscow has conducted at least 18 large-scale exercises over the past three years, "some of which have involved more than 100,000 troops."
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Those exercises included several simulated nuclear attacks against NATO allies and partner nations.
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"We haven't had to worry about this for 25 years, and while I wish it were otherwise, now we do," said Defense Secretary Ash Carter.
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Moscow's military adventurism has raised fears among other NATO members, most notable Poland and the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, that they could be next.
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... U.S.  would spread 250 tanks, armored vehicles and other military equipment across six of the former Soviet bloc nations.
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Despite such measures ... Russian tanks could overrun NATO's current forces in the Baltic states and be in their respective capitals within 60 hours.
      Russia ignores Kerry plea to stop Syria bombing, deploys advanced fighter jets  (Fox 02/04/2016)
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"Russian strikes will not cease [in Syria] ... I don't see why these airstrikes should be stopped."
      China talks tough after US sail-by of disputed South China Sea island  (Fox 01/30/2016)
      Russian jet buzzed US Air Force spy plane over Black Sea  (Fox 01/29/2016)
      How Russia filled the vacuum left by US withdrawal from the Middle East  (Fox 01/26/2016)
• 
Coming barely 25 years since the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991, the rise of Russia under Vladimir Putin has surprised the world.
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Then a shrunken Russia emerged from the Cold War after losing two million square miles, 140 million people and the agricultural heartland of Ukraine, suddenly bordered by 14 newly-minted independent republics.
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The situation only worsened under the reign of Boris Yeltsin who ignominiously failed both to build a bridge towards a modern Western semi-capitalist economy or a democratic republic.
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Russia is losing as much as $140 billion dollars a year due to low oil prices and sanctions over Ukraine.
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Russia lags far behind the West.  Despite having a far larger population than any European country, its GDP is far behind that of Germany, France, England and even Italy.
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Its ruble has plunged a stunning 50 percent this year.
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Putin's Russia has not had a consumer revolution, an agricultural revolution, nor a high-tech revolution.
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But despite being in many ways a second-rate and falling power, Russia under Putin has emerged again as a significant world power.
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In 2008 it took back Abhaziya and South Ossetia from Georgia and more recently seized from Ukraine parts of its Left Bank as well as Crimea.
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Since the beginning of the Arab Spring, Russia has played a major role with many of the actors in the conflict.
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Russia has effectively intervened with 5,400 airstrikes in Syria, allowing the Syrian army to move towards Aleppo and outposts near the Lebanese border.
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In Egypt it has sold the Al-Sisi regime over $ 2 billion dollars of arms and helicopters.
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Russia has sold two nuclear reactors to Jordan and is negotiating the possible sale of two to three dozen nuclear reactors to Saudi Arabia.
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It has also coordinated its airstrikes in Syria with Israel in order to avoid accidental downing of each others' planes.
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The penultimate question remains: how can such a failing country as Russia again become a major force in the world?
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The most important reason is also the simplest.  "Mother Russia" is filling a vacuum created by an American semi-withdrawal from the Middle East.
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Also, the Europeans are no longer major actors in world politics.  The EU as a whole does not even spend two percent of its GDP on defense.  Their power projection capabilities are very limited. 
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In short, Russia may be falling — but not far enough to keep it from becoming a major power in the coming years on the world stage.
      North Korea reportedly readying to launch long-range missile  (Fox 01/28/2016)
      Murdered KGB operative was a whistleblower who accused Putin of pedophilia  ()
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One notable book, "Blowing Up Russia," suggested that the agency was behind a series of apartment bombings in September 1999 that had killed more than 300 people.
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A second book, "The Gang from the Lubyanka," accused the FSB (including Putin, the former head of the agency) of criminal acts.
      British-based money man chases Kremlin, justice in Davos  (Fox 01/22/2016)
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"Previously, anyone who commited human rights abuse in Russia had no risk of consequences."
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"Now, all of a sudden, they have the risk of being put on the U.S.  Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions list.  Effectively, anyone who is on that list can't open a bank account anywhere else in the world."
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"We have a pretty difficult relationship with the Russians in any event."
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"But do we have to go on having some sort of relationship with them, because we need a solution to the Syria situation?  Yes, we do.  But we do it with clear eyes and a very cold heart."
      University of Virginia student detained by North Korea  (Fox 01/22/2016)
      UK judge says Putin 'probably approved' poisoning of ex-Russian spy  (Fox 01/21/2016)
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Alexander Litvinenko, who had turned on his former KGB colleague Putin, died three weeks after drinking tea laced with polonium-210 at a London hotel in November 2006.
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There is a "stong possibility" that Russia's FSB security service, the successor agency to the notorious KGB, directed the killing.
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Litvinenko had fled to Great Britain in 2000 and was granted asylum after breaking with Putin and his inner circle.
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From his hospital bed, Litvinenko, who was 44, pointed a dying finger at Putin, but the new report marks the first time the Russian president has been officially linked to the killing.
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"I'm calling immediately for expulsion from the UK of all Russian intelligence operatives ... based at the London embassy."
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"I'm also calling for the imposition of targeted economic sanctions and travel bans against named individuals including Mr.  (former FSB chief Nikolai) Patrushev and Mr.  Putin."
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British police have accused Dmitry Kovtun and Andrei Lugovoi of carrying out the killing, sponsored by elements in the Kremlin.  Both deny involvement, and Moscow refuses to extradite them.
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Announcing his findings at London's Royal Courts of Justice, Owen said that "there can be no doubt that Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned by Mr.  Lugovoi and Mr.  Kovtun" in the Pine Bar of London's luxury Millennium Hotel on Nov.  1, 2006.
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He also charged that the pair had failed in an attempt to poison Litvinenko weeks earlier.
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Just last year, Kremlin involvement was suspected in the murder of an outspoken Putin critic in Russia and the near-fatal poisoning of another.
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Boris Nemtsov was gunned down last February as he strolled near the Kremlin with a woman, and a close friend of his, Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr., a Washington resident who was in a hotel in Moscow when he suddenly lost consciousness May 26, was hospitalized with what his wife called "symptoms of poisoning."
      Russian ruble keeps on falling, hits new record low  (Fox 01/21/2016)
      'Patriotic hackers' attacking on behalf of Mother Russia  (Fox 01/16/2016)
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... groups of patriotic Eastern European hackers are using cyberattacks as a means to achieve Russia's geopolitical goals.
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"We see this confluence of motive, where what looks like some recycled criminal malware has been upgraded in a sophisticated way."
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"A lot of people suspect that that's Russia's attempt to force us as analysts to ascribe to a criminal organization what is in fact the actions of a nation state – Russia."
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"Most of those actors – who are the best hackers in the world, period – are beholden and pay homage to the legacy and the power of the former Russian and Soviet regime.  They do so by acting out patriotically."
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"We are actively monitoring seven different cyber espionage groups right now that we believe are of Russian origin."
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"You're seeing this cyber manifestation of attacks that can change, alter and diminish your physical reality.  What you have in cyberspace right now is a free fire zone."
      Vladimir Putin hints Russia could provide asylum to Syrian president  (Fox 01/12/2016)
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"Our pilots do not bomb civil targets, except if you call the thousands of tanker trucks – virtually a living pipeline – a civil target."
      American reportedly detained by North Korea on suspicion of spying  (Fox 01/11/2016)
      Giant Mao statue in China reportedly torn down days after it was built  (Fox 01/08/2016)
      Outrage, skepticism greet North Korea's claim of hydrogen bomb test  (Fox 01/06/2016)
      North Korea claims to conduct successful hydrogen bomb test  (Fox 01/06/2016)
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While a hydrogen bomb is much more powerful than an atomic bomb, it is also much harder to make.  In a hydrogen bomb, radiation from a nuclear fission explosion sets off a fusion reaction responsible for a powerful blast and radioactivity.
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... "ready to detonate a self-reliant A-bomb and H-bomb to reliably defend its sovereignty and the dignity of the nation".
      Booksellers at firm that criticized Chinese government vanished  (Fox 01/04/2016)
      Russia reportedly names US as threat to national security for first time  (Fox 01/03/2016)
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Russia claims its heightened global reach has caused "counteraction from the USA and its allies, which are striving to retain their dominance in global affairs."
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The document claims that Western pressures will likely lead to increased "political, economical, military and informational pressure" on Russia.
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Russia's security document accuses the U.S.  and EU of supporting an "anti-constitutional coup d'etat in Ukraine."
      Shirtless Vladimir Putin calendar goes on sale in Russia  (12/26/12015)
      China slams US after B-52 bomber flies over contested South China Sea reef  (Fox 12/19/2015)
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"We conduct B-52 flights in international air space in that part of the world all the time."
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China's Defense Ministry called the flight and other U.S.  military operations in the South China Sea "serious military provocations" that could cause militarization in the region.
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China "firmly opposes violating international law and undermining China's sovereignty and security interests under the pretext of navigation and overflight freedom."
      Putin vows never to reconcile with 'Islamized' Turkey  (INN 12/17/2015)
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"We find it difficult if not impossible to come to an agreement with the current leadership of Turkey."
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"On the state level, I don't see any prospects of improving relations with the Turkish leadership."
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"If somebody in the Turkish leadership decided to lick the Americans in one place...I don't know, if they did the right thing."
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"If Turkey flew there all the time before, breaching Syrian airspace, well, let's see how they fly now."
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On Thursday, Putin went as far as to say that the Islamic State (ISIS) group was a "secondary issue" in Syria as it was created as "cannon fodder under Islamist slogans" to protect economic interests of other players, although he did not name Turkey.
      China slams US over $1.83B weapons sale to Taiwan  (Fox 12/17/2015)
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"In order to safeguard the nation's interests, the Chinese side has decided to take necessary measures, including the imposition of sanctions against companies participating in the arms sale to Taiwan."
      North Korea sentences Canadian pastor to life in prison  (Fox 12/16/2015)
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The crimes he was charged with included harming the dignity of the supreme leadership, trying to use religion to destroy the North Korean system, disseminating negative propaganda about the North to the overseas Koreans, and helping U.S.  and the South Korean authorities lure and abduct North Korean citizens, along with aiding their programs to assist defectors from the North.
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State prosecutors sought the death penalty.
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Lim had earlier appeared at a news conference organized by North Korean authorities in Pyongyang in July and admitted to plotting to overthrow the North Korean state.
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Lim's relatives and colleagues have said he travelled on Jan.  31 as part of a regular humanitarian mission to North Korea where he supports a nursing home, a nursery and an orphanage.
      ‘Spice-Girl Diplomacy:’ North Korean girl band’s China shows abruptly cancelled  (Fox 12/12/2015)
      Communist cult leader accused of imprisoning daughter for decades convicted  (Fox 12/04/2015)
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A cult leader who led a secretive Maoist commune in London was found guilty Friday of raping and sexually assaulting his female followers and imprisoning his own daughter for 30 years.
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75-year-old Aravindan Balakrishnan, known as "Comrade Bala," led a tiny radical communist group in London called the Workers' Institute of Marxism-Leninism-Mao Zedong Thought in the 1970s.
      North Korea appears to be building new tunnel at nuclear site, report says  (Fox 12/03/2015)
      Confronting bullies on the world stage: How to deal with Russia and China  (Fox 11/27/2015)
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A bully is someone who exploits weakness; identifies the meek and mild; and does not pick on strength.
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A bully will cull the meek or mild from the herd, isolate them, and force their own will for self-centered reasons.
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If confronted from a position of strength; or confidence; or firmness; or a staunch, formidable defense, a bully will back down. 
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Over the last few years, it is safe to say, President Vladimir Putin, has been such a bully in Crimea, Ukraine and now Syria.
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Mr.  Putin takes full advantage of weaknesses, pushes his own personal agenda with perceived Russian strength...
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... Situation Report states the head of the U.S.  army Europe expressed "eye-watering" concerns over Russia's use of the electronic spectrum in Ukraine.  Mr.  Putin, being the bully that he is, has been jamming everything possible from cellphones, to radio transmission, to drones.
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Significant questions certainly arise.  What counter measures or counter EW does the US and NATO have?  How effective are they?
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The Chinese have developed units up to the brigade size level, which specialize in EW and counter EW.  Their dedicated units, with specific chains of command, are simply exceeding western technological capabilities.
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Both of these nations, and their bully-type leaders, are also lurking and thriving across the full spectrum of cyber warfare.
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Both demonstrate on a daily basis, they will not hesitate to conduct offensive cyber operations to threaten governments, financial institutions and critical infrastructure.
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Growing concern continues to mount about how the US going it alone, or with a few coalition partners, or as the NATO Alliance would counter or defeat a near peer competitor...
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Another area of concern is the threat of ballistic missiles.
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... the pillar of ballistic missile defense (BMD) within the Alliance and other nations, squarely rests on a proven, reliable, interoperable weapon system...the Patriot Missile System.
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The bully is lurking.  The situation is urgent.  Patriot is the answer.
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Bullies don't just prowl in playgrounds.  They lead certain bellicose nations, and non-state actors, in this uncertain world which have electronic warfare, cyber, near peer competitor and ballistic missile capabilities able to threaten the United States, Europe and allies, partners and friends in East Asia.
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The right thing to do is to maintain our competitive and technological edge.  It is a known fact; the bullies of the world are closing that gap.  However, in the area of ballistic missile defense, we've maintained our qualitative advantage with the Patriot Missile System. 
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Positions of confidence, strength, and collective security with battlefield proven EW, air, sea, land, space and cyberspace weapon systems must take place right now – today! 
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If not, how will we confront the bullies?
      Obama calls on China to halt land reclamation projects in South China Sea  (Fox 11/18/2015)
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"We agree on the need for bold steps to lower tensions, including pledging to halt further reclamation, new construction, and militarization of disputed areas in the South China Sea."
      Russian track and field team suspended in wake of doping scandal  (Fox 11/14/2015)
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... Russia will be banned from next year's Olympics unless it convinces the world it has cleaned up its act on doping.
      Take that: Putin says Russia will build weapons capable of piercing US missile shield  (Fox 11/10/2015)
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Russia will counter NATO's U.S.-led missile defense program by deploying new strike weapons capable of piercing the shield, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday.
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Putin told defense officials that by developing defenses against ballistic missiles Washington aims to "neutralize" Russia's strategic nuclear deterrent and gain a "decisive military superiority."
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He said that Moscow will respond by developing "strike systems capable of penetrating any missile defenses."
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"So, references to the Iranian and the North Korean nuclear missile threat just have served to cover up the true plans, and their true task is to neutralize nuclear potential of other nuclear powers, ... Russia in particular," Putin said.
      Russia says it signed S-300 missile contract with Iran  (INN 11/09/2015)
      China tests new missile to destroy US satellites  (INN 11/09/2015)
      North Korea is a greater threat to our national security today than it was in 1988  (Fox 11/09/2015)
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... it would mark Pyongyang's third nuclear detonation since 2007, when it agreed to end its nuclear program during the Six-Party Talks.
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In return for this commitment, the United States removed Pyongyang from the state sponsors of terrorism list.
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Since then, North Korea has torn up the agreement and resumed its reckless nuclear activities.
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Meanwhile, the United States has sat back and watched the ally of our enemies and the enemy of our friends terrorize the world with its threats of nuclear war.
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It's time to re-designate North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.
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Pyongyang has known links to the tyrannical regimes in Tehran and Damascus...
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But weapons sales are not the whole picture of North Korea's ties to terrorist groups – there is growing evidence of Pyongyang's advisory role to these violent organizations.
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Israeli military commanders believe that North Korea also provided logistical advice on Hamas' tunnel network which it infamously used to attack Israeli civilian populations.
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North Korea is also still a major proliferator of weapons of mass destruction.  Its ongoing collaboration on ballistic missiles with Iran, the world's number one state sponsor of terrorism, is well known.
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Aside from its involvement in weapons of mass destruction, North Korea also threatens us in cyber space.
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Just last year, North Korea carried out a brazen cyber-attack against Sony Pictures that included direct threats against its employees and an ominous warning to "Remember the 11th of September 2001."
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An attack on a private U.S.  company that threatens action similar to the most infamous terrorist attack in our nation's history sure sounds like terrorism to me.
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Make no mistake: North Korea is a greater threat to our national security today than it was in 1988 when the US first listed North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.
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The country is much closer to successfully developing not just nuclear weapons but missiles that can carry these nuclear weapons to drop them on the United States.
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North Korea has only grown more bold and unpredictable since 1988.
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It is high time the State Department calls a spade a spade and designates North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.
      'State-supported' doping: Investigators accuse Russia of sabotaging Olympics, call for bans  (Fox 11/09/2015)
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"in Sochi, we had some guys pretending to be engineers in the lab but actually they were from the federal security service."
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"It would be naive in the extreme to conclude that activities on the scale discovered could have occurred without the explicit or tacit approval of Russian governmental authorities."
      Carter sees Russia, China as potential threats to global order  (Fox 11/08/2015)
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"Most disturbing, Moscow's nuclear saber-rattling raises questions about Russian leaders' commitment to strategic stability, their respect for norms against the use of nuclear weapons, and whether they respect the profound caution nuclear-age leaders showed with regard to the brandishing of nuclear weapons."
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"We do not seek a cold, let alone a hot, war with Russia.  We do not seek to make Russia an enemy.  But make no mistake; the United States will defend our interests, our allies, the principled international order, and the positive future it affords us all."
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"Some actors appear intent on eroding these principles and undercutting the international order that helps enforce them.  Terror elements like ISIL, of course, stand entirely opposed to our values.  But other challenges are more complicated, and given their size and capabilities, potentially more damaging."
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"In Europe, Russia has been violating sovereignty in Ukraine and Georgia and actively trying to intimidate the Baltic states."
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"Meanwhile, in Syria, Russia is throwing gasoline on an already dangerous fire, prolonging a civil war that fuels the very extremism Russia claims to oppose."
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"As a rising power, it's to be expected that China will have growing ambitions and a modernizing military.  But how China behaves will be the true test of its commitment to peace and security."
      China warns US after Navy ship passes disputed islands claimed by Beijing  (Fox 10/27/2015)
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"The actions of the U.S.  warship have threatened China's sovereignty and security interests, jeopardized the safety of personnel and facilities on the reefs, and damaged regional peace and stability."
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"The Chinese side expresses its strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition."
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Since 2013, China has accelerated the creation of new outposts by piling sand atop reefs and atolls then adding buildings, ports and airstrips big enough to handle bombers and fighter jets — activities seen as an attempt to change the territorial status quo by changing the geography.
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Navy officials had said the sail-past was necessary to assert the U.S.  position that China's man-made islands cannot be considered sovereign territory with the right to surrounding territorial waters.
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"We are conducting routine operations in the South China Sea in accordance with international law."
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"We will fly, sail, and operate anywhere in the world that international law allows."
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International law permits military vessels the right of "innocent passage" in transiting other country's seas without notification.
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About 30 percent of global trade passes through the South China Sea, which is also home to rich fishing grounds and a potential wealth of undersea mineral deposits.
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"The American passage through these contentious waters is meant precisely to say that there are norms as to what freedom of navigation entails and they intend to exercise so that there is no de facto changing of the reality on the ground."
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"U.S.  Freedom of Navigation (FON) operations are global in scope and executed against a wide range of excessive maritime claims, irrespective of the coastal state advancing the excessive claim.  The longstanding FON program is not directed at any specific country."
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The Chinese Foreign Ministry statement said China adhered to international law regarding freedom of navigation and flight, but "resolutely opposes the damaging of China's sovereignty and security interests in the name of free navigation and flight."
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"China will firmly deal with provocations from other countries.  We will continue to monitor relevant situation in the sea and air and take any necessary measures when needed."
      US given tour of China's sole aircraft carrier  (Fox 10/21/2015)
      Chinese hack attacks against US companies persist despite leader's pledge, report says  (Fox 10/19/2015)
      North Korea reportedly willing to sign peace treaty with US to end conflict  (Fox 10/18/2015)
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"If the United States insists on taking a different path, the Korean peninsula will only see our unlimited nuclear deterrent being strengthened further."
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... the U.S.  and South Korea said that if North Korea decides to launch another rocket into space or test a nuclear explosion, "it will face consequences, including seeking further significant measures by the U.N.  Security Council." The statement also said they would never accept North Korea as a nuclear weapons state.
      Top Cuban general, key forces in Syria to aid Assad, Russia, sources say  (Fox 10/14/2015)
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"This new Cuban internationalism reaffirms one more time that the Castro's brothers are more interested in their role in the world in opposition to the U.S.  than in modernizing Cuba and helping the Cuban people rise above their current misery."
      Oil and gas crunch pushes Russia closer to fiscal crisis  (Telegraph 10/13/2015)
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"Russia is going to be in a very difficult fiscal situation by 2017.  By the end of next year there won't be any money left in the oil reserve fund and there is a humongous deficit in the pension fund.  They are running a budget deficit of 3.7pc of GDP but without developed capital markets Russia can't really afford to run a deficit at all."
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"There has been almost no investment in new oil production except in Western Siberia.  They are still relying on old Soviet wells."
      Admiral: North Korea can hit US with long-range nuclear missile  (Fox 10/12/2015)
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"I agree with the intel community that we assess that they have the ability, they have the weapons, and they have the ability to miniaturize those weapons, and they have the ability to put them on a rocket that can range the homelands."
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"And as the defender of North America, the United States officially, in the ballistic missile defense, I think the American people expect me to take the threat seriously."
      Putin criticizes US efforts in Syria, defends airstrike campaign  (Fox 10/12/2015)
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"The simplest solution for them would be to join us and, in that way, legalize their actions on Syrian territory."
      Russian jets 'intercept' US predator drones over Syria, officials say  (Fox 10/07/2015)
      NATO: Russian forces in Syria as Assad's troops launch first major ground offensive  (Fox 10/07/2015)
      Ukraine parallels seen in Russia's Syria push, Obama under pressure to do more  (Fox 10/06/2015)
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A senior Kremlin defense official told Russian media outlets this week that military veterans that had served in eastern Ukraine were likely to start fighting next in Syria as "volunteer" ground forces...
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U.S.  officials have said that at least some of the strikes have hit Western-backed rebel factions fighting government troops, with the intention of protecting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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... Obama and Putin earlier had agreed on a process to "deconflict" military operations, but the Russians "bypassed that process" when they launched airstrikes.
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"Given that our response has been basically surprised bumbling I'm not terribly satisfied with [the response]."
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"The Russians frankly caught them by surprise both by the deployment into Syria, the intelligence sharing with the Iraqis, the potential movement of ground troops and the aggression with which they are conducting operations.  None of them have been responded to at all."
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"The whole thing kind of looks like Europe before World War I."
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"Under Obama we have not made it clear that it is a mistake to trifle with the U.S.  If we don't respond it makes us look weak.  Teddy Roosevelt said to walk softly and carry a big stick – unfortunately Mr.  Obama seems to have inverted that."
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"At this point I don't think there is a good answer or one that the administration would consider.  Regardless of who is in the White House, once you've let it get to this point, your options are limited and none of them are terribly palatable."
      Moscow denies attack on historical Syrian site as NATO says Russian planes over Turkey no accident  (Fox 10/06/2015)
      North Korea plays a dangerous game with latest military tactic  (10/05/2015)
      NYU student detained by North Korea paraded in front of media  (Fox 09/25/2015)
      Chinese fighter jet makes unsafe intercept of Air Force plane over Yellow Sea, Pentagon says  (Fox 09/23/2015)
      Official: Russia flying unmanned drones over Syria, sending more fighter jets  (Fox 09/21/2015)
      Putin backs plan to establish Russian military base in Belarus  (Fox 09/20/2015)
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"Against the background of the Ukrainian crisis, the stationing of a permanent Russian military contingent in Belarus will upset the balance of forces and facilitate an increase in tension in the whole region."
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"Belarus is totally dependent on Russia and has to pay somehow for the cheap Russian oil, gas and credits."
      Kim regime expands secret prison camp for women forcibly returned from China  (Fox 09/18/2015)
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The atrocities that await inmates in the North Korean gulag include forced labor, savage beatings, starvation, episodic executions and other crimes against humanity...
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... "many prisoners are released before their sentences are complete, often because of severe malnutrition, so that the prison authorities do not have to dispose of so many dead bodies."
      Russian attack helicopters spotted in Syria  (Fox 09/16/2015)
      China reportedly compiling 'Facebook' of U.S.  government employees  (Fox 09/15/2015)
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"That can now be used to embarrass you publicly and force you to work for the Chinese government."
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... the most sensitive information stolen in the OPM breach was lifted from what is known as the Standard Form 86, or SF-86.  The 127-page security clearance application is essentially a road map to your life.
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According to a law enforcement source close to the OPM investigation, the scope of the data stolen in the breach makes this a "generational problem."
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Of particular concern ... is the likelihood that information on applicants' children could be leveraged against them down the road. 
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"To try to get them to reveal some information about their parent's work and use that, eventually, for espionage activities.  Information that has been collected about them may be used decades later."
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... this is not an issue that can be fixed with merely a few years of credit monitoring – referring to the government's current program that offers victims and their dependents credit and identity theft monitoring services free of charge.
      North Korea says it has restarted nuclear fuel production plants in warning to US  (Fox 09/15/2015)
      Expert says China likely working on third airstrip in disputed South China Sea  (Fox 09/15/2015)
      Russia shipping tanks into Syria, in ‘first clear sign of offensive weapons’  (Fox 09/14/2015)
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"This is the largest deployment of Russian forces outside the former Soviet Union since the collapse of the USSR."
      Russia warns US of ‘unintended incidents’ over Syria  (Fox 09/12/2015)
      Russian build-up in Syria part of secret deal with Iran’s Quds Force leader  (Fox 09/11/2015)
      Russia calls on other nations to help arm Syrian government to fight Islamic State group  (Fox 09/11/2015)
      Cuba to release 3,522 prisoners before Pope Francis' visit to island  (Fox 09/11/2015)
      Russian troops reportedly join Syria fight, ‘prop up’ Assad  (Fox 09/10/2015)
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"When we create that vacuum, then it is filled by evil."
      Russian military build-up in Syria ‘unprecedented,’ officials say  (Fox 09/09/2015)
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... it compares in scope to Vladimir Putin's incursion into Crimea.
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"This is definitely a build-up straight out of Russia's military doctrine."
      Russia undeterred after Kerry phone call, continues flights to Syria  (Fox 09/08/2015)
      ussia Dismisses American Concerns Over Presence in Syria  (INN 09/08/2015)
      Chinese warships spotted off Alaska coast reportedly passed through US waters  (Fox 09/04/2015)
      Russian spy ship spotted near US sub base  (Fox 09/03/2015)
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When asked if the U.S.  had similar spy ships off the coast of Russia, he answered, "Of course we do, what do you think all those ‘oceanographic ships' are doing, studying whales?"
      China says it will cut 300,000 troops from army at parade commemorating end of WWII  (Fox 09/03/2015)
      China parades military in World War II commemoration, displaying aspirations to lead Asia  (Fox 09/02/2015)
      5 Chinese warships spotted off Alaska coast during President Obama's visit  (Fox 09/02/2015)
      Russia, China expand ties with largest naval exercise yet  (Fox 09/02/2015)
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"We believe the main goal of pooling our efforts is to shape a regional security system."
      Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev pump iron at summer residence  (Fox 08/31/2015)
      Kim Jong Un fires top military officials after standoff with South Korea eases  (Fox 08/28/2015)
      Off the grid: North Korean sub fleet's mystery mission  (Fox 08/26/2015)
      Ukrainian filmmaker, who opposed Crimea annexation, gets 20 years in prison  (Fox 08/25/2015)
      Pentagon: China's man-made islands growing, now thousands of acres  (Fox 08/22/2015)
      North Korea Enters 'Wartime State' After Artillery Fire  (INN 08/21/2015)
      North Korea warns of war after exchange of fire with South  (Fox 08/20/2015)
      Russia, Iran Reach S-300 Missile Deal  (INN 08/19/2015)
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"As things stand now, this topic is closed.  We have reached full understanding on the matter together with our Iranian partners."
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"The question has been fundamentally solved.  The rest is just technical details."
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The S-300 is a long range surface-to-air missile ... designed to intercept aircraft and cruise missiles, and its most advanced models can also target ballistic missiles.
      Iran and Russia use nuclear deal to boost military ties  (Fox 08/17/2015)
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... the Iranians wanting advanced air defense systems because "when Iran is ready to break out a nuclear bomb, it will make its airspace impenetrable from both U.S.  and Israeli military attacks."
      White House reportedly warns China over tactics by agents pressing expatriates to return  (Fox 08/17/2015)
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... undercover agents for Beijing's Ministry of Public Security have entered America, likely on trade or tourism visas, and used " various strong-arm tactics" to pressure migrants to return home.  U.S.  officials told the paper that the tactics included making threats against relatives still in China.
      Satellite images suggest North Korea expanding uranium capacity: report  (08/12/2015)
      Iranian, Russian Warships Hold Joint 'War Games'  (INN 08/12/2015)
      North Korea’s vice premier reportedly executed by firing squad for opposing Kim’s ‘forestation policy’  (Fox 08/12/2015)
      2 Russian warships dock in Iran for joint naval exercises  (Fox 08/10/2015)
      The surprising history behind bananas  (Fox 08/10/2015)
      Seaweed invasion stinking up beaches in the Caribbean  (Fox 08/10/2015)
      Officials Reveal Russia Hacked the Pentagon  (INN 08/07/2015)
      'Strategic blunder': Republicans slam Obama administration as Russia tries Arctic land grab  (Fox 08/07/2015)
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"Meanwhile, in the face of this Russian military buildup, we are significantly reducing Army forces in our nation's only Arctic state, Alaska.  This is a strategic blunder by the Obama administration."
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"Right now, the Russians are playing chess in the Arctic and our Administration still seems to think it's tic-tac-toe."
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"Russia's latest move into the Arctic is the fruit of the Obama administration's failed energy policies.  Obama has sent a clear signal to the world — which Russia has correctly interpreted — that our nation is choosing weakness when it comes to energy development."
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"Instead of letting Russia bully us, America should be exerting our energy power by developing our resources on multiple fronts.  A strong American presence in the Arctic means a safer Arctic."
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"Russia has been aggressively pushing its claims to the Arctic, especially the resource-rich continental shelf.  It now has an Arctic Command to strengthen its military presence in the region.  The U.S.  and others bordering the Arctic must maintain a united front against Moscow's aggressive ambitions toward this vital region."
      Exclusive: Quds Force commander Soleimani visited Moscow, met Russian leaders in defiance of sanctions  (Fox 08/06/2015)
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"Qassem Soleimani is the one who has been exporting malign activities throughout the Middle East for some time now.  He's absolutely responsible for killing many Americans, in fact I would say the last two years I was there the majority of our casualties came from his surrogates, not Sunni or Al Qaeda."
      Russia submits Arctic claim to UN in move to seize oil and gas rights  (Fox 08/05/2015)
      Chinese officials crack down on crosses, alienating even state-sanctioned Christian groups  (Fox 08/05/2015)
      Russia Promises Hamas to 'Solve Palestinian Problem'  (INN 08/03/2015)
      Putin OKs doctrine calling for strong Atlantic presence to counter 'unacceptable' NATO plans  (Fox 07/26/2015)
      Special Ops Chief: Russia aims to divide NATO, poses 'existential' threat to US  (Fox 07/25/2015)
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"Russia is looking to challenge us wherever they can.  The intent is to create a situation where NATO can't continue to thrive."
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"...  they (Moscow) are attempting to do is create these frozen conflicts and create situations that are very, very difficult to resolve along their border."
      North Korea reportedly modifying missile facility for possible new launch  (Fox 07/22/2015)
      North Korea says it won't do Iran-style nuclear deal with US  (Fox 07/21/2015)
      Nyet: Russia opposes tribunal to seek justice in downing of MH17  (Fox 07/15/2015)
      North Korea confirms purge of defense chief who allegedly slept in meeting, Seoul says  (Fox 07/13/2015)
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People's Armed Forces Minister Hyon Yong Chol was killed by anti-aircraft gunfire for talking back to Kim, complaining about his policies and sleeping during a meeting.
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South Korean officials say 70 North Korean officials have been executed since Kim's inauguration.
      Russia bringing back Cold War mini-subs, report says  (Fox 07/10/2015)
      Officials: US jets scramble to intercept Russian bombers off California, Alaska coasts on July 4  (Fox 07/06/2015)
      Putin biding his time?  Evidence shows buildup of Russian tanks, generals in Ukraine  (Fox 07/03/2015)
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Ukraine security officials have found five Russian generals are playing a lead role commanding separatist units inside the country, despite Kremlin denials.  This comes as aerial video shot by a drone — and provided by pro-Ukraine fighting units — depicts the build-up of a Russian military base with tanks and other gear in eastern Ukraine.
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"We see a more assertive Russia trying to intimidate neighbors and change borders."
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... western action may be no more than a "pinprick" at this stage and that Putin's got five or six "modernized divisions" on the Ukrainian border.
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... while Russia has helped in certain counterterrorism and counternarcotics efforts, it has "repeatedly demonstrated that it does not respect the sovereignty of its neighbors and it is willing to use force to achieve its goals."
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"Russia's military actions are undermining regional security directly and through proxy forces.  ... Today, the probability of U.S.  involvement in interstate war with a major power is assessed to be low but growing."
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... Mr.  Putin is very clear that he does not want Kiev leaning to the West and he will use the appropriate force necessary to keep Kiev from leaning to the West."
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"Putin's got lots of time to do this, he's in no hurry.  He's waiting for the opportunity to be about right and then the Russians are going to continue their advance."
      Iran takes hard stance on key provisions in nuke deal  (Fox 07/03/2015)
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RIA-Novosti reported that Russia also backed Iran's position that additional inspection guidelines for Iran weren't necessary.
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Russia's deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said his government also opposes any automatic re-imposition of international sanctions.
      North Korea claims it has cure for MERS, Ebola and AIDS  (06/19/2015)
      Putin Threatens as US Continues East Europe Arms Buildup  (INN 06/17/2015)
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"We will be forced to aim our armed forces...at those territories from where the threat comes."
      Show of arms: Putin says Russia to get 40 new intercontinental missiles this year  (Fox 06/16/2015)
      Russia Threatens Massive Military Buildup to Counter US, NATO  (Fox 06/15/2015)
      South Korea says North Korean soldier defected across DMZ  (Fox 06/15/2015)
      British spies reportedly moved from Russia, China after secret files cracked  (Fox 06/14/2015)
      North Korea Flouts UN Sanctions by Arming Angola  (INN 06/12/2015)
      New photos of Kim Jong Un show dictator's weight gain, raise health concerns  (Fox 06/03/2015)
      North Korea Upgrades Main Rocket Launch Site  (INN 05/29/2015)
      Putin opponent near death in suspected poisoning  (Fox 05/29/2015)
      Putin orders all Russian military deaths be classified as state secrets  (Fox 05/28/2015)
      Putin signs Russian law to shut down 'undesirable' organizations  (Fox 05/24/2015)
      US warns China not to challenge military flights over South China Sea  (Fox 05/22/2015)
      Kerry says North Korea acting with 'reckless abandon', reassures South of US commitment  (Fox 05/18/2015)
      New Russian Hacks Target US Banks  (Fox 05/14/2015)
      North Korea executes defense chief for falling asleep during meeting, South Korea's spy agency says  (Fox 05/13/2015)
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... People's Armed Forces Minister Hyon Yong Chol was killed by anti-aircraft gunfire with hundreds watching at a shooting range...
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Last month, spy officials told lawmakers that North Korea executed 15 senior officials accused of challenging Kim's authority.
      NATO reportedly expels dozens of alleged Russian spies from Brussels headquarters  (Fox 05/12/2015)
      An uneasy friendship  (05/09/2015)
      Putin takes jab at US, NATO during vast Victory Day parade  (Fox 05/09/2015)
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In comments subtly directed at NATO, Mr.  Putin said that military alliances were gaining strength and warned against a unipolar world — shorthand in Moscow for the global influence of the U.S.  In another apparent jab at Washington, he said that the principles of international cooperation were being ignored.
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Unlike the parade ten years ago, when U.S.  President George W.  Bush sat next to Mr.  Putin to watch the soldiers march by, this year's celebrations, boycotted by most Western leaders, highlighted the divisions wrought by the crisis in Ukraine.
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This year, Mr.  Putin was flanked by Chinese Premier Xi Jinping, underscoring Russia's turn to the East in the face of Western sanctions.
      China building drone army, US report reveals  (Fox 05/09/2015)
      North Korea says it tested submarine ballistic missile  (Fox 05/09/2015)
      US diplomatic overture to N.  Korea met with missile-firing  (Fox 05/09/2015)
      2 Russian nuclear bombers entered Alaska airspace, report says  (Fox 05/02/2015)
      Russian hackers obtained Obama's unclassified emails, report says  (Fox 04/26/2015)
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"It's the Russian angle to this that's particularly worrisome."
      Hundreds of North Korean missiles pose bigger threat to Asia than US, researchers say  (Fox 04/08/2015)
      Russia blocks release of Hollywood thriller set during Stalin's reign  (Fox 04/16/2015)
      Castro regime making moves to consolidate power in Cuba  (Fox 04/13/2015)
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"That is what Raul has been working toward for the last five years since he officially became president ... he has been working very carefully, very diligently on setting the stage for the next generation of Castro followers ... to take power."
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"Raul Castro is a family man, like ‘Don Corleone' – he is now setting up his pieces and Obama has given him an assist in how to perpetrate that."
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"It ensures that he and his regime will continue to rule Cuba.  It makes it a lot easier for them to remain in place and have a Russian or Chinese [type] transition."
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"Right now, the regime in Cuba is benefiting, not the people in Cuba.  It looks like it will continue to be like that for the simple reason, no demands have been presented by the U.S.  government to the Cuban regime ... that is a serious concern."
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"Only less than two years ago, Cuba was caught violating U.N.  Security Council resolutions by sending weapons to North Korea."
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"Less than two months ago, it was caught importing weaponry from China that it labeled as ‘grain shipments' ... there is speculation this would be supplied to the FARC terrorist group."
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See related Cuba-USA (Glenn McCoy, 12/18/2014) cartoon from World picture album
      Russia lifts ban on missile deliveries to Iran  (Fox 04/13/2015)
      South Korean activist launches balloons carrying 'The Interview' DVDs to North Korea  (Fox 04/08/2015)
      Hundreds of North Korean missiles pose bigger threat to Asia than US, researchers say  (Fox 04/08/2015)
      US military commander: Russian military ‘far more capable’ than Soviet Union’s  (Fox 04/08/2015)
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"The Russians have developed a far more capable military than the quantitative, very large military that the Soviet Union had."
      Report: Russia behind 2014 attack on White House computer system  (Fox 04/07/2015)
      Russian military forces shift from fighting alongside Ukraine rebels to training them  (Fox 04/03/2015)
      China building 'great wall of sand' in contested waters, US official says  (Fox 04/01/2015)
      Pastor jailed 1 year for questioning cross removals in China  (Fox 03/24/2015)
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A Christian pastor who questioned authorities in eastern China about the forced removal of crosses from the roofs of churches was sentenced Tuesday to one year in prison.
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Authorities in the province tore down about 400 rooftop crosses last year, saying they violated the building code.
      North Korean ambassador claims country has nuclear missiles  (Fox 03/21/2015)
      Putin says he was ready to put Russian nuclear forces on alert over Crimea crisis  (Fox 03/16/2015)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that he was ready to put his country's nuclear forces on alert to secure the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine last year.
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"Russian people live there.  They were in danger.  We cannot abandon them."
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"We never thought about severing Crimea from Ukraine until the moment that these events began, the government overthrow."
      Venezuela conducts military exercises amid US tensions  (Fox 03/15/2015)
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He said U.S.  sanctions constitute "an imminent danger for us" and the armed forces must ready themselves to ensure the country's independence.
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If ever, ... "the insolent boot of imperialism dared touch the sacred land of Venezuela, that day if we had to fight for the dignity of our country, we would do it for peace and for the sovereignty and the integrity".
      Moscow mystery: Questions persist about Putin's whereabouts  (Fox 03/13/2015)
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"We do appreciate the care, the global care."
      US military official warns of increase in Russian bomber flights, most 'since the Cold War'  (Fox 03/13/2015)
      Russia is hacking your social media news feed  (JWR 03/12/2015)
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Propaganda is most easily spread on social media in the form of unverifiable but nice-looking data such as survey results or below-the-radar news stories.
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The anarchic world in which the content of mass media is determined by its users creates new dangers that only those who vaguely remember pre-Internet values can ultimately defuse.
      2 detained in murder of Putin political foe Nemtsov  (Fox 03/07/2015)
      Pay cut for Putin: Russia's billionaire president slashes salaries, including his  (Fox 03/06/2015)
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Vladimir Putin, by some accounts the richest man in the world, has ordered an across-the-board pay cut for government workers — including himself.
      China defends military items found on cargo ship headed to Cuba  (Fox 03/04/2015)
      Russia reportedly ready to build aircraft carrier larger than ones in US fleet  (Fox 03/03/2015)
      The complicated life — and tragic death — of Boris Nemtsov  (CNN 03/02/2015)
      North Korea fires 2 missiles after telling army to 'prepare for war' with US, allies  (Fox 03/02/2015)
      Nemtsov murder caught on tape?  Video may offer clues  (Fox 03/01/2015)
      Nemtsov killing: A chilling historical parallel?  (CNN 02/28/2015)
      Russian investigators fail to mention Nemtsov was top Putin critic  (Fox 02/28/2015)
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Speaking on radio just a few hours before his death, he accused Putin of plunging Russia into crisis by his "mad, aggressive and deadly policy of war against Ukraine."
      Russia could cut off gas to Ukraine by 'end of week'  (Fox 02/26/2015)
      North Korean shipping company renamed vessels to avoid sanctions, UN says  (Fox 02/26/2015)
      Top Secret Briefing Advising Putin on Break-Up of Ukraine Leaked  (02/25/2015)
      North Korean leader inspected artillery drill near sea border  (Fox 02/21/2015)
      Cossack fighters celebrate in Debaltseve as Ukrainian forces describe harrowing retreat  (Fox 02/19/2015)
      Has UN become 'donor of last resort' for North Korea?  (Fox 02/18/2015)
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The U.N.  has funneled nearly $100 million to the saber-rattling North Korean regime over the past eight years from the world body's last-ditch emergency relief funding.
      North Korea tests new submarine-launched ballistic missile  (Fox 02/18/2015)
      North Korea threatens strong response to human rights meeting  (Fox 02/17/2015)
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North Korea says it will respond "very strongly" to a conference in Washington on Tuesday about its widespread human rights abuses and says the United States ignored Pyongyang's offer to attend and defend itself.
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Puzzled conference organizers said the event was open to the public.
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"I find it encouraging that North Korea is paying attention to a conference commemorating one year since the release of the report, since they've been unwilling to accept the commission of inquiry."
      China president plans to make 1st state visit to US  (Fox 02/08/2015)
      North Korea test-fires 5 short-range missiles into sea, South Korea official says  (Fox 02/08/2015)
      North Korea tests anti-ship missile  (Fox 02/07/2015)
      Putin funding environmental groups to block U.S.  oil and gas production  (JWR 02/03/2015)
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Which country has the biggest interest in stopping the expansion of the oil and gas industry in Europe and North America?  Answer: the Russian Federation is highly dependent - to the tune of several hundred billion dollars - on the export of these commodities, particularly to Europe.
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It has been well documented and well reported over the past year (The New York Times has published in-depth articles) that Russian interests have used bribes, coercion and disinformation to get European politicians to prohibit or severely restrict gas and oil fracking in Europe.
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There have been a number of press stories during the past week on Russian support of American environmental groups, including a very detailed description of the money flows.
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Pipeline or no pipeline, the heavy crude will still be produced by the Canadians and shipped by rail or truck to the United States, China or both - albeit at higher cost.  So the real question is who benefits from a veto of the pipeline?  Answer: the Marxist government of Venezuela and its Cuban, Iranian and Russian allies.
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"The FSB is being used by certain officials solely for their private purposes.  It's being used for settling scores and carrying out private and criminal orders for payment."
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Locking up Alaskan oil and gas reserves until they can gain control of some of them has been one of Russia's goals - no matter how implausible that it may seem to most Americans.  President Obama again last week played to Russian aspirations by announcing he wants to permanently stop oil and gas development on much of Alaska's North Slope, even though the development over the last few decades has proved to be economically beneficial, environmentally safe and animal friendly.
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The above merely scratches the surface of what is now known about how the Russians help environmental groups and officials of the Obama administration undermine oil and gas exploration and development, economic growth and job creation in the United States.
      UN official says North Korean regime must be 'dismantled' for human rights to thrive  (Fox 02/03/2015)
      North Korea might be restarting nuke plant, US institute says  (Fox 01/29/2015)
      Feds: 3 charged in connection with Russian spy ring in New York  (Fox 01/26/2015)
      Cuba's $6B debt to Americans for seized properties hangs over US talks  (Fox 01/26/2015)
      Cuba refuses U.S.  demands for greater freedom on island during tense negotiations  (Fox, 01/26/2014)
      Russia blocks UN condemnation of shelling of Ukraine city  (Fox 01/25/2015)
      North Korea reportedly billed US for dinner during hostage mission  (Fox 01/16/2015)
      Putin’s Plan B: Blame the U.S.  for Russia’s Woes  (Forbes, 01/16/2015)
      FBI director reveals new evidence linking N.  Korea to Sony hack, answers skeptics  (Fox 01/07/2015)
      NOAA employee charged with computer breach met senior Chinese official in Beijing  (Fox, 01/06/2015)
      White House facing questions over murky status of 53 prisoners Cuba agreed to free  (Fox, 01/06/2015)
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"I'm surprised by the naivete and the lack of professionalism by the [Obama] administration.  They should have had a list, and the prisoners should have been released simultaneously.  Here's mine and here's yours."
      Inside Putin’s Information War  (01/04/2015)
      U.S.  slaps new sanctions on North Korea after Sony hack  (CNN 01/02/2015)
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"This (executive order) is a response to the Government of North Korea's ongoing provocative, destabilizing, and repressive actions and policies, particularly its destructive and coercive cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment."
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"Today's actions are the first aspect of our response."
      Russia slashing vodka prices as economy reels  (CNN 12/31/2014)
      North Korea did it: FBI not budging on Sony hack culprit  (CNN 12/30/2014)
      Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny gets 3.5-year suspended sentence  (CNN 12/30/2014)
      Russian banks starved for cash as funding crisis worsens  (CNN 12/30/2014)
      The Great Firewall of China is nearly complete  (CNN 12/30/2014)
      Russia empties the vault to prop up the ruble  (CNN 12/26/2014)
      From Russia with no love: Party-pooping Putin cancels holiday vacation  (CNN 12/25/2014)
      China censors news on Sony hack  (CNN 12/24/2014)
      A cyber conflict with North Korea is 'dangerous uncharted territory'  (CNN 12/23/2014)
      A peek into North Korea's Internet  (CNN 12/22/2014)
      North Korea's Internet still spotty  (CNN 12/23/2014)
      North Korea and the Sony hack: The war of words escalates  (CNN 12/22/2014)
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The President does not understand that this is a manifestation of a new form of warfare when you destroy economies, when you are able to impose censorship.  It's more than vandalism.  It's a new form of warfare that we're involved in and we need to react and we need to react vigorously."
      Russian warplane intercepts  (CNN 12/19/2014)
      In showing off its new toys, China isn't playing nice  (12/18/2014)
      Putin: 'We're not attacking anyone, we're not warmongers'  (CNN 12/18/2014)
      Watch out world: North Korea deep into cyber warfare, defector says  (CNN 12/18/2014)
      When Fidel Castro sent FDR fan mail  (CNN 12/18/2014)
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"My good friend Roosevelt, I like to hear the radio, and I am very happy because I heard in it that you will be President for a new [term].  If you like, give me a ten dollars bill green american in the letter because never, I have not seen a ten dollars bill green american and I would like to have on of them."
      Cuba releases American Alan Gross, paves way for historic easing of American sanctions  (CNN 12/17/2014)
      Vladimir Putin's woes are about to get worse  (CNN 12/16/2014)
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Putin will try to blame Russia's problems on the West.  He will work to bolster support at home, rally the public by making Russians feel besieged by the outside world, mostly by the United States and its NATO allies.  That could end up creating even more dangerous tensions between Moscow and Washington, between Russia and the West.  And Putin has shown he is not afraid of using every instrument of power, including his military forces, to achieve his goals.
"If none of that (Ukraine) had ever happened, they would have come up with some other excuse to try to contain Russia's growing capabilities."
      Russia's shock-and-awe move fails to halt ruble collapse.  What now?  (CNN 12/16/2014)
      Russia heading for crash as ruble plummets  (CNN 12/15/2014)
      Russia is buying weapons - a lot of them  (CNN 12/14/2014)
      Sweden says Russian military plane nearly hit passenger jet; Russia denies  (CNN 12/14/2014)
      History repeats itself — but who notices?  (JWR 12/12/2014)
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Now a resurgent Russia, taking advantage of this administration's retreat around the globe, has seized all of Crimea, not to mention part of Georgia, and is going on to seize a good-sized slice of eastern Ukraine, too, in the guise of a home-grown separatist movement.  Even though these invaders are based and supplied just across the border in Russia — or what used to be the border before it was erased.
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Russia's new tsar, commissar and president-for-life has defended all these aggressive moves by taking refuge in what Dr.  Johnson called the last resort of a scoundrel: patriotism.  Only in the case of V.  Putin, it's usually the first.  The defense of aggression he offered the other day in an hour-long harangue before Russia's tame parliament was fully worthy of the old KGB apparatchik he is.  At one point Comrade Putin evoked the spirit of his country's Great Patriotic War against Nazi Germany, warning the West not to risk Hitler's fate.
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What he did not mention was the old Nazi-Soviet Pact, which was announced when Stalin and Hitler, those old ideological enemies, suddenly became fast friends in 1939 and divided Poland between them, setting off a world war a week later.  That unholy alliance lasted two years, and Communist Parties around the world, always tools of Moscow, applauded it in strict conformity with the party line.  Well-trained stooges — also known as useful idiots by the party's ideologues — fell all over each other in their haste to explain that Comrade Stalin always knew best.
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The menu included the spectacle of Edward Snowden, the American turncoat who's now a man without a country, posing as a great defender of open government from his sanctuary in one of the world's most closed societies, the not so new Russia.  It happened during the course of a long-distance speech he gave to the Swedish parliament accepting an award for his defense of, get this, "human rights."
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Yes, this is the same Sweden that, when the Nazi-Soviet Pact was in full rancid flower, and even afterward, stayed "neutral" in favor of Nazi Germany — as long as Hitler was winning.
      Why I changed my mind about Cuba  (CNN 12/11/2014)
      Putin's New Weapon In The Ukraine Propaganda War: Internet Trolls  (Forbes, 12/09/2014)
      Will economy be Putin's downfall?  (CNN 12/07/2014)
      North Korea calls Sony hack 'a righteous deed'  (CNN 12/07/2014)
      View from Russia: How Putin shrugs off the slump  (CNN 12/05/2014)
      Beijing set to take aim at 'weird buildings'  (CNN 12/05/2014)
      Palace of the damned dictator: On the trail of Ceausescu in Bucharest  (CNN 12/05/2014)
      Video shows Norwegian fighter pilot's close call with Russian MiG  (CNN 12/03/2014)
      It's official: Russia is heading into recession  (CNN 12/02/2014)
      Report: Kim Jong Un's sister given senior North Korea government role  (CNN 11/27/2014)
      Report: China building 'airstrip capable' island in disputed waters  (CNN 11/24/2014)
      The Menace of Unreality: How the Kremlin Weaponizes Information, Culture and Money  (11/22/2014)
      NATO jets scrambled more than 400 times this year for Russian intercepts  (CNN 11/21/2014)
      Why Vladimir Putin thinks it's still 1985  (CNN 11/21/2014)
      Chinese 'snakehead' gangs offer only escape for North Korea's defectors  (CNN 11/19/2014)
      How to respond to assertive Russia  (CNN 11/18/2014)
      Kirby: Moment of truth for North Korea over human rights  (CNN 11/18/2014)
      Kim's former bodyguard tells of beatings, starvation in North Korean prison camp  (CNN 11/17/2014)
      Is Russia planning a winter offensive?  (CNN 11/13/2014)
      Russia plans long-range bomber flights near U.S.  shores  (CNN 11/13/2014)
      Just how good is China's new 'stealth' fighter?  (CNN 11/13/2014)
      Russian provocations on the rise: Is it a new Cold War?  (CNN 11/11/2014)
      China's massive military machine goes on show  (CNN 11/10/2014)
      North Korea releases American detainees Bae, Miller  (CNN 11/08/2014)
      The Stasi files: Germany's 600-million-piece puzzle  (CNN 11/07/2014)
      Could a U.S.-Cuba prisoner swap break the ice?  (CNN 11/07/2014)
      North Korean defector: 'I was Kim Jong Il's bodyguard'  (CNN 11/06/2014)
      How 'The Tiger' fought the East German Stasi  (CNN 11/05/2014)
      China claims new laser cannon shoots down drones  (CNN 11/03/2014)
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China has developed a Star Wars-like laser cannon to shoot down drones.  No word yet on a Death Star.
      Belarus Town Shocked: Jewish Tombstones Used for Construction  (INN 11/02/2014 )
      It looks like Russia and smells like Russia...  but is it Russia?  (CNN 10/31/2014)
      'Unusual' Russian flights concern NATO  (CNN 10/29/2014)
      Oil trades at $80.  Russia is budgeting $100  (CNN 10/28/2014)
      Prison camp escapee: North Korea won't change its repressive ways  (CNN 10/27/2014)
      To the moon and back: Lunar mission tests China's space program  (CNN 10/23/2014)
      American released from North Korea  (CNN 10/21/2014)
      Russia must rethink orphanage system  (CNN 10/17/2014)
      Hong Kong authorities vow to probe alleged police beating at protest  (CNN 10/15/2014)
      North Korea says leader has reappeared  (CNN 10/13/2014)
      Time for policy of truth on North Korea  (CNN 10/10/2014)
      Kim Jong-Un is Ill?  No-Show at Key Public Event  (INN 10/10/2014 )
      North and South Korea exchange fire  (CNN 10/10/2014)
      North Korean leader Kim Jong Un misses shrine visit, KCNA reports  (CNN 10/10/2014)
      Why Kim is probably still in charge  (CNN 10/08/2014)
      Why has North Korea decided to talk now?  (CNN 10/09/2014)
      Is Kim Jong Un's sister Kim Yo Jong in charge?  (CNN 10/08/2014)
      Where's North Korean leader Kim Jong Un?  (CNN 10/07/2014)
      Who's who in the Hong Kong protests?  (CNN 10/07/2014)
      Rumors of North Korean Coup Persist  (INN 10/04/2014 )
      With Kim out of sight, North Korean top brass pay snap visit to South  (CNN 10/04/2014)
      Is North Korea still digging tunnels to the South?  (CNN 10/02/2014)
      North Korea completes upgrade at space center for larger rockets, says report  (CNN 10/02/2014)
      Who is this man?  (JWR 09/30/2014)
      Is Kim Jong Un lying low?  (CNN 09/26/2014)
      American Matthew Miller starts North Korean prison sentence; photo released  (CNN 09/24/2014)
      China sentences prominent Uyghur scholar to life in prison for 'separatism'  (CNN 09/23/2014)
      Amnesty: Chinese trade in torture tools fuels human rights abuses  (CNN 09/22/2014)
      North Korea: American Matthew Miller sentenced to 6 years hard labor  (CNN 09/14/2014)
      Russia blasts new sanctions as counterproductive, 'confrontational'  (CNN 09/12/2014)
      The Soviets sent stray dogs to conquer space.  This is what happened next  (CNN 09/10/2014)
      Russia and the Menace of Unreality  (Atlantic, 09/09/2014)
      Russia and Iran Planning to Boost Economic Ties  (INN 09/10/2014 )
      North Korea to 'judge' detained American September 14  (CNN 09/06/2014)
      ong Kong: One country, one system  (JWR 09/04/2014)
      North Korean diplomacy: Americans as bait  (CNN 09/02/2014)
      How North Korea may be using U.S.  detainees as 'bargaining chips'  (CNN 09/02/2014)
      Americans detained in North Korea speak to CNN, ask for U.S.  help  (CNN 09/01/2014)
      Beijing says no to open elections in Hong Kong  (CNN 08/31/2014)
      How to make Putin back down  (CNN 08/29/2014)
      Putin: You better not come after a nuclear-armed Russia  (CNN 08/29/2014)
      Inside North Korea: Water park, sacred birth site and some minders  (CNN 08/29/2014)
      Stop spy flights, China warns the U.S.  (CNN 08/29/2014)
      Where are the Russian forces in Ukraine?  (CNN 08/28/2014)
      10 Western companies getting slammed in Russia  (CNN 08/23/2014)
      'Aggressive' Chinese fighter jet flies dangerously close to U.S.  Navy plane  (CNN 08/22/2014)
      The Dangerous Mr.  Putin  (08/15/2014)
      Which foods are off Russian menus?  (CNN 08/14/2014)
      Russia's Putin issues retaliatory ban on food imports  (CNN 08/07/2014)
      Russia gives Snowden 3-year residency  (CNN 08/07/2014)
      Top Khmer Rouge leaders found guilty of crimes against humanity, sentenced to life in prison  (CNN 08/07/2014)
      Russia's Putin issues retaliatory ban on imports  (CNN 08/06/2014)
      Detained American Alan Gross 'withdrawn,' saying goodbye  (CNN 08/04/2014)
      Report: Kenneth Bae in North Korea feels abandoned by U.S.  (CNN 07/31/2014)
      Happy campers?  A look at North Korea's summer camp  (CNN 07/31/2014)
      Companies Behind Israel's Iron Dome Hacked by China  (JWR 07/29/2014)
      China announces probe into former domestic security czar  (CNN 07/29/2014)
      U.S.: Russia violated missile treaty  (CNN 07/28/2014)
      Report: Hamas to Buy More Rockets From North Korea  (INN 07/27/2014)
      Motyl: Putin, just evil enough  (CNN 07/25/2014)
      What is the North Korean riddle?  (CNN 07/25/2014)
      Chinese hackers broke into U.S.  federal employee network  (CNN 07/10/2014)
      North Korea fires missiles into the sea  (CNN 07/08/2014)
      Are hovercrafts and giant wheels the future of North Korean architecture?  (CNN 07/06/2014)
      North Korea proposes end to hostilities with South — with conditions  (CNN 06/30/2014)
      Official: North Korea launches 2 projectiles into sea  (CNN 06/28/2014)
      United States casts doubt on North Korean missile claim  (CNN 06/27/2014)
      Primark investigating 'forced labor' notes found in clothing  (CNN 06/26/2014)
      Concern over Uyghur scholar's possible secret trial in China  (CNN 06/18/2014)
      Three death sentences for Tiananmen Square attackers  (CNN 06/16/2014)
      Russian bombers spotted near California last week  (CNN 06/12/2014)
      Kim Jong Un to North Korean weather forecasters: Get it right  (CNN 06/12/2014)
      Murdered for Mao: The killings China 'forgot'  (CNN 06/04/2014)
      U.S.  official: 'Dangerous' Russian jet fly-by was 'straight out of a movie'  (CNN 06/03/2014)
      China, the world remembers Tiananmen massacre  (CNN 06/03/2014)
      Fidel Castro to Cubans: Keep me in the loop  (CNN 06/03/2014)
      Accused of spying and setting up church, South Korean sentenced in North Korea  (CNN 06/02/2014)
      Billionaire Leader of ‘Mafia-Style’ Gang Sentenced to Die  (CNN 05/23/2014)
      55 sentenced before 7,000 onlookers at terror 'show trial' in Chinese stadium  (CNN 05/29/2014)
      Putin's well-worn fascist lies  (JWR 05/28/2014)
      Close call as China scrambles fighter jets on Japanese aircraft in disputed territory  (CNN 05/26/2014)
      Putin warns of civil war in Ukraine as election looms  (CNN 05/23/2014)
      Bill Gertz's Inside the Ring: A weekly column on the Pentagon and national security issues  (JWR 05/22/2014)
      Russia criticizes Prince Charles over reported Hitler comment  (CNN 05/22/2014)
      Ukraine: 9 soldiers killed in attacks; civilians used as human shields  (CNN 05/22/2014)
      North Korea fires shells at South Korean vessel, Seoul says  (CNN 05/22/2014)
      Warning shots fired at three North Korean ships crossing sea border  (CNN 05/20/2014)
      Chinese hackers infiltrated U.S.  companies, attorney general says  (CNN 05/19/2014)
      China evacuates thousands of citizens from Vietnam after deadly attacks  (CNN 05/18/2013)
      North Korea reports 'serious accident' after Pyongyang building collapses  (CNN 05/18/2013)
      Russia plans to leave International Space Station by 2020, official says  (CNN 05/14/2013)
      North Korea through a Google Glass lens  (CNN 05/12/2014)
      North Korea rages over South's drone allegations  (CNN 05/12/2014)
      Beijing sees significant increase of armed police presence on streets  (CNN 05/13/2014)
      North Korea insults are no joke  (CNN 05/12/2014)
      Inside Putin's Campaign Of Social Media Trolling And Faked Ukrainian Crimes  (Forbes, 05/11/2014)
      Putin arrives in Crimea for Victory Day events as deadly Ukraine clashes erupt  (CNN 05/09/2014)
      3 found drones came from North Korea, South's defense ministry says  (CNN 05/09/2014)
      Putin Makes it Illegal to Deny Nazi War Crimes  (INN 05/06/2014)
      Dubious shrinks, political prisoners inside China's mental health care system  (CNN 05/06/2014)
      Russia increases military flights in Pacific, U.S.  general says  (CNN 05/06/2014)
      Swearing off bad language: Russia bans cussing in films, books, music  (CNN 05/06/2014)
      North Korea's No.2 a routine reappointment or part of another purge?  (CNN 05/05/2014)
      China denies church demolition is persecution of Christians  (CNN 05/01/2014)
      Ukraine crisis: Heads, Vladimir Putin wins — tails, Russia loses?  (CNN 04/27/2014)
      North Korea says it has American in custody  (CNN 04/25/2014)
      A New 'Popular Revolution' In China?  (CNN 04/25/2014)
      3 ways to thwart N.  Korea nukes  (CNN 04/23/2014)
      North Korea steps up activity at its nuclear site, South says  (CNN 04/21/2014)
      Fighter jets, special forces: Photos 'show Russian military buildup' near Ukraine  (CNN 04/11/2014)
      To Russia with love?  Transnistria, a territory caught in a time warp  (CNN 04/11/2014)
      Are suspected North Korean drones a threat to South Korea?  (CNN 04/09/2014)
      Chuck Hagel becomes first foreigner to visit Chinese aircraft carrier  (CNN 04/06/2014)
      U.S.  created a Cuban Twitter to overthrow government — report  (CNN 04/03/2014)
      South Korea investigates two suspected North Korean drones  (CNN 04/02/2014)
      Analysis: North Korea acts up again; how should West react?  (CNN 04/02/2014)
      China, North Korea slam U.N.  human rights report as 'divorced from reality'  (CNN 03/18/2014)
      Report: N.  Korea fires on South during North's military drills; South responds  (CNN 03/31/2014)
      North Korea ups stakes with latest missile launch  (CNN 03/26/2013)
      Why Putin's wrong to blame my great-grandfather Khrushchev  (CNN 03/21/2014)
      Report: North Korea fires short-range rockets  (CNN 03/16/2014)
      Passenger jet passed through trajectory of N.  Korean rocket, South Korea says  (CNN 03/05/2014)
      Russia Test Fires Advanced Ballistic Missile  (CNN 03/02/2014)
      North Korea frees Australian missionary  (CNN 03/02/2014)
      Report: North Korea fires two missiles off eastern coast  (CNN 03/02/2014)
      Where is our shame?  (JWR 02/27/2014)
      North Korea launches missiles into sea  (CNN 02/27/2014)
      North and South Korea hold first family reunion in three years  (CNN 02/20/2014)
      Why North Korea probably won't change despite damning U.N.  report  (CNN 02/19/2014)
      World must awaken to North Korea's camps of horror  (CNN 02/17/2014)
      'Abundant evidence' of crimes against humanity in North Korea, panel says  (CNN 02/17/2013)
      North Korean ship leaves Panama months after it was seized  (CNN 02/15/2013)
      The Search in Sochi: Hannah Arendt where are you?  (JWR 02/14/2013)
      Sochi 2014: Stalin's dacha a cool symbol of man who 'built' Sochi  (CNN 02/12/2013)
      Putin's potemkin games  (JWR 02/11/2013)
      Kenneth Bae worried about his health in North Korean camp  (CNN 02/10/2013)
      Stop the ultimatums, Russia tells Ukraine protesters  (CNN 02/03/2014)
      Vladimir Putin's remarkable comeback  (CNN 02/03/2014)
      Once Russia's henchmen, Cossacks now helping with Olympic security  (CNN 01/20/2013)
      Kenneth Bae urges U.S.  to help secure his release in North Korea  (CNN 01/20/2013)
      On the piste in North Korea: Regime's luxury ski resort opens for business  (CNN 01/15/2013)
      Russia's growing Middle East influence  (CNN 01/08/2014)
      Happy birthday, chairman Mao?  (JWR 01/03/2013)
      North Korea's Kim Jong Un lauds purge of executed uncle Jang Song Thaek  (CNN 12/31/2013)
      The Castro tyranny turns another year older  (JWR 12/30/2013)
      China eases one-child policy, ends re-education through labor camps  (CNN 12/28/2013)
      China marks muted 120th anniversary of Mao Zedong  (CNN 12/26/2013)
      Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of AK-47, dies at 94  (CNN 12/23/2013)
      Did business disputes play a role in Kim Jong Un's uncle's execution?  (CNN 12/23/2013)
      Don't be fooled by Putin  (CNN 12/21/2013)
      North Korea threatens to 'strike South Korea mercilessly'  (CNN 12/20/2013)
      In North Korea, ‘nobody is safe’  (CNN 12/19/2013)
      The empire strikes back  (JWR 12/17/2013)
      North Korea's top brass commemorates Kim Jong Il's death  (CNN 12/17/2013)
      Opinion: North Korean power politics get more ruthless  (CNN 12/15/2013)
      U.S., Chinese warships come dangerously close  (CNN 12/13/2013)
      Uncertainty after North Korea announces execution of leader's uncle  (CNN 12/13/2013)
      North Korea says leader's uncle was executed  (CNN 12/12/2013)
      How Kim Jong Un purged his uncle  (CNN 12/10/2013)
      For North Korea, the war isn't over, says freed U.S.  vet Merrill Newman  (CNN 12/09/2013)
      Photos show scale of North Korea's repressive prison camps — Amnesty  (CNN 12/04/2013)
      Biden tells Chinese president of 'deep concerns' over air defense zone  (CNN 12/04/2013)
      Captive American Makes Personal Appeal to Obama for Release  (CNN 12/03/2013)
      North Korean leader's uncle probably ousted, South Korean lawmakers say  (CNN 12/03/2013)
      Report: Accused of spying, American held in North Korea issues 'apology'  (CNN 11/30/2013)
      China scrambles jets after U.S., Japanese planes fly through disputed zone  (CNN 11/29/2013)
      Chinese flies fighter jets into disputed air defense zone; Japan remains defiant  (CNN 11/28/2013)
      China says it monitored U.S.  B-52s that flew through its new air zone  (CNN 11/27/2013)
      China slams 'inappropriate' U.S.  remarks on territorial dispute with Japan  (CNN 11/25/2013)
      State Department: North Korea confirms detention of American  (CNN 11/22/2013)
      California man pulled off plane in North Korea, detained, son says  (CNN 11/20/2013)
      China to ease one-child policy, abolish labor camps, report says  (CNN 11/15/2013)
      The girl with no identity: Being a second child in China  (CNN 11/11/2013)
      Chinese labor camp inmate tells of true horror of Halloween 'SOS'  (CNN 11/04/2013)
      Russia Sends Most Powerful Ships to Mediterranean  (CNN 11/04/2013)
      Snowden gets website job in Russia, report says  (CNN 10/30/2013)
      Human zoos and disappearing languages: The plight of China's minorities  (CNN 10/28/2013)
      How Chinese censorship is reaching overseas  (CNN 10/28/2013)
      The Seven-Story Chinese Office Block Built for Just Eight Officials  (CNN 10/24/2013)
      The photos North Korea didn't want you to see  (CNN 10/21/2013)
      China swaps pandas for uranium in trade deals  (CNN 10/14/2013)
      North Korea Puts Troops on War Footing and Warns of “Horrible Disaster”  (Time, 10/08/2013)
      China 'employs 2 million to police internet'  (CNN 10/07/2013)
      Photos show North Korea likely testing more rocket engines  (CNN 09/23/2013)
      Bo Xilai found guilty on all charges, sentenced to life in prison  (CNN 09/22/2013)
      Senator John McCain: Russians deserve better than Putin  (09/19/2013)
      U.N.  report highlights 'unspeakable atrocities' in North Korea  (CNN 09/18/2013)
      Fake mustaches, hidden cameras, 80,000 agents: How Stasi brutalized a nation  (CNN 09/15/2013)
      Putin's PR blitz - win or lose?  (CNN 09/13/2013)
      After 40 years in North Korea, escapee returns to Seoul  (CNN 09/13/2013)
      Vladimir Putin's comments on American exceptionalism, Syria cause a fuss  (CNN 09/12/2013)
      Putin to Offer Iran S-300s, Another Reactor  (CNN 09/11/2013)
      China's Guangzhou moves to end 'Re-education Through Labor' camps  (CNN 09/09/2013)
      Investigators who drowned Chinese official charged with assault  (CNN 09/06/2013)
      Rodman just a toy for N.  Korea's Kim  (CNN 09/05/2013)
      Post-Soviet Architectural Oddities  (CNN 09/03/2013)
      The downing of Flight 007: 30 years later, a Cold War tragedy still seems surreal  (CNN 08/31/2013)
      N.  Korea rescinds invitation to U.S.  envoy over American prisoner  (CNN 08/30/2013)
      North Korea in grip of drugs epidemic, report claims  (CNN 08/30/2013)
      After Chernobyl, complexity surrounds local health problems  (CNN 08/18/2013)
      North Korea agrees to family reunions with the South, report says  (CNN 08/18/2013)
      North Korea's Kim Jong Un praises country's new smartphone  (CNN 08/13/2013)
      Kenneth Bae, American imprisoned in North Korea, moved to hospital  (CNN 08/11/2013)
      What the French Revolution can teach China  (CNN 08/09/2013)
      Imagery suggests North Korea doubling its uranium enrichment capabilities  (CNN 08/08/2013)
      Snowden is an unwanted guest in Putin's Russia  (CNN 08/01/2013)
      How Putin's move could help Snowden and U.S.  (CNN 08/01/2013)
      North Korea: A sneak peek through the keyhole  (CNN 07/31/2013)
      Cosmetic change, but no real reform, in North Korea  (CNN 07/26/2013)
      The Kremlin's game with Alexei Navalny  (CNN 07/22/2013)
      Biggest-ever foreign turnout expected for North Korea mass games  (CNN 07/22/2013)
      U.S.  asylum-seekers unhappy in Russia  (Wasington Past, 07/18/2013)
      Cuban Missile Crisis II?  Not exactly, say weapons experts  (CNN 07/17/2013)
      Putin, a hypocrite on Snowden, Navalny  (CNN 07/16/2013)
      'Action man' Russian president Putin explores shipwreck in latest adventure  (CNN 07/16/2013)
      Cuba: 'Obsolete' weapons on ship were going to North Korea for repair  (CNN 07/16/2013)
      Russia in largest war games since Soviet era  (CNN 07/16/2013)
      Snowden applies for temporary asylum in Russia  (CNN 07/16/2013)
      Panama's search of North Korean ship triggers 'violent' confrontation  (CNN 07/16/2013)
      Is North Korea testing new rocket engines?  (CNN 07/11/2013)
      Snowden in Moscow: What Russian Authorities Might Be Doing With the NSA Whistle-Blower  (Time, 07/10/2013)
      Bae from North Korean prison: Please help me  (CNN 07/03/2013)
      Russia debates letting Snowden in from the cold  (JWR 07/01/2013)
      Russian president: I did not steal Super Bowl ring  (CNN 06/16/2013)
      State news: North Korea proposes high-level talks with U.S.  (CNN 06/16/2013)
      In tweak to US, Russia would 'consider' asylum for Snowden  (JWR 06/13/2013)
      Chinese spaceship blasts off from Gobi Desert  (CNN 06/11/2013)
      Super secret base fuels China's space ambitions  (CNN 06/10/2013)
      Despite tensions, U.S., Chinese leaders talk of forging 'new model' in relations  (CNN 06/07/2013)
      China's forced labor camps: One woman's fight for justice  (CNN 06/04/2013)
      Kim's 'world class' ski resort: Would you ski in North Korea?  (CNN 05/28/2013)
      Report: China calls on North Korea to enter nuclear talks  (CNN 05/25/2013)
      U.S.  spy in Moscow has elements of farce  (JWR 05/20/2013)
      North Korea fires more projectiles into the sea off its east coast, South says  (CNN 05/20/2013)
      Report: North Korea launches short-range missiles  (CNN 05/18/2013)
      Russian Official: Missile Systems Sale ‘A Message to America’  (INN 05/17/2013)
      North Korea says jailed American is now in 'special prison'  (CNN 05/15/2013)
      Russia orders expulsion of U.S.  diplomat accused of being CIA agent  (CNN 05/14/2013)
      Orphaned and homeless: Surviving the streets of North Korea  (CNN 05/13/2013)
      How a voice from a North Korean gulag affected human rights discourse  (CNN 05/10/2013)
      Pentagon says China using cyberattacks  (CNN 05/07/2013)
      North Korea withdraws missiles from launch site  (CNN 05/06/2013)
      More tests will take North Korea closer to nuclear missile, Pentagon says  (CNN 05/03/2013)
      North Korea sentences U.S.  citizen to 15 years of hard labor  (CNN 05/02/2013)
      Why is North Korea cooling it?  (JWR 04/30/2013)
      South Korea to pull out citizens from joint industrial zone after North snubs talks  (CNN 04/26/2013)
      South Korea presses North for talks on crisis at joint industrial zone  (CNN 04/25/2013)
      North Korea's 'hotel of doom' opening debacle continues  (CNN 04/25/2013)
      North Korea outlines exacting terms for talks with U.S., South Korea  (CNN 04/18/2013)
      North Korea says it won't warn South Korea before an attack  (CNN 04/16/2013)
      North Korea threatens to strike without warning  (CNN 04/15/2013)
      Why I fled North Korea  (CNN 04/14/2013)
      Russia lashes out at U.S.  human rights blacklist  (CNN 04/13/2013)
      The North Korea we rarely see  (CNN 04/12/2013)
      N.  Korea may be able to deliver nuke, Pentagon intel says  (CNN 04/11/2013)
      U.S.  believes North Korea could test fire missiles at any time  (CNN 04/09/2013)
      North Korea's missile capabilities  (CNN 04/2013)
      How does North Korea make its money?  (CNN 04/09/2013)
      North Korea tells foreigners in South to take safety measures  (CNN 04/09/2013)
      Analysis: North Korea Continues Steps Towards Hostility  (INN 04/09/2013)
      N.  Korea Preparing Fourth Nuclear Test: South  (INN 04/08/2013)
      Is Putin finally trading his own party for a new power base?  (JWR 04/08/2013)
      North Korea says it's pulling workers out of joint industrial zone  (CNN 04/08/2013)
      Seoul believes North Korea may test missile this week  (CNN 04/07/2013)
      North Korea: Who's in the crosshairs?  (CNN 04/05/2013)
      Report: North Korea loads missiles onto launchers  (CNN 04/05/2013)
      North Korea said to move medium-range missile to its coast  (CNN 04/04/2013)
      North Korea sparks crisis over workers from South  (CNN 04/03/2013)
      U.S.  will not accept North Korea as a 'nuclear state,' Kerry says  (CNN 04/02/2013)
      North Korea says it plans to restart shuttered nuclear reactor  (CNN 04/02/2013)
      U.S.  moves warship, sea-based radar to watch North Korea  (CNN 04/01/2013)
      North Korea rattles the guns of war  (JWR 04/01/2013)
      South Korea warns North of 'strong response' to any attack  (CNN 04/01/2013)
      Russia Launches Surprise Military Exercise in Black Sea  (CNN 03/31/2013)
      U.S.  defense officials: North Korean threats are "bellicose rhetoric"  (CNN 03/30/2013)
      Harassment campaign for Russian civil society?  (JWR 03/29/2013)
      No end in sight for North Korea tensions  (CNN 03/29/2013)
      State media: North Korea in 'state of war' with South, threatens to 'dissolve' U.S.  (CNN 03/29/2013)
      Threats of annihilation normal for South Koreans  (CNN 03/29/2013)
      No, North Korea can’t hit Hawaii  (CNN 03/28/2013)
      North Korea readying rockets to aim at U.S.  targets, state media says  (CNN 03/28/2013)
      North Korea Raises Nuclear Threat Level Against US, S.  Korea  (INN 03/28/2013)
      North Korea says it is cutting off a military hotline with the South  (CNN 03/27/2013)
      Behind the veil: A rare look at life in North Korea  (CNN 03/27/2013)
      North Korea issues new threat to U.S.  bases  (CNN 03/26/2013)
      North Korea's threats: Five things to know  (CNN 03/22/2013)
      Angry over U.N.  inquiry, North Korea touts its human rights credentials  (CNN 03/22/2013)
      Xi Jinping visit aims to boost ties with Moscow  (CNN 03/22/2013)
      North Korea warns that U.S.  bases in Guam, Japan are within range  (CNN 03/20/2013)
      North Korean video shows imagined attack on Washington  (CNN 03/19/2013)
      U.S.  lawmaker questions North Korean leader's 'stability'  (CNN 03/17/2013)
      North Korea: Nuclear program not a bargaining chip  (CNN 03/16/2013)
      U.S.  to beef up missile defense against North Korea, Iran  (CNN 03/15/2013)
      North Korea says it's the victim of 'intensive' cyberattacks  (CNN 03/15/2013)
      Official: Venezuela not embalming Chavez  (CNN 03/15/2013)
      Useful idiots, then and now  (JWR 03/14/2013)
      In death, Chavez escapes a final indignity  (JWR 03/14/2013)
      Material in North Korea's nuclear test unclear, worrying for U.S.  (CNN 03/13/2013)
      Chosin: The epic Korean War battle Hollywood overlooked  (CNN 03/12/2013)
      As rhetoric heats up, North Koreans ready to 'rain bullets on the enemy'  (CNN 03/12/2013)
      North Korea declares 1953 armistice invalid  (CNN 03/11/2013)
      Chavismo and Us  (JWR 03/08/2013)
      What's in a threat?  A look at North Korea's escalating rhetoric — and actions  (CNN 03/08/2013)
      North Korea vows end to nonaggression pacts after U.N.  vote  (CNN 03/08/2013)
      To tackle North Korea, focus on Russia and China  (CNN 03/07/2013)
      Is Kim Jong Un more dangerous than his father?  (CNN 03/07/2013)
      U.S.  says U.N.  sanctions 'will bite' after North Korea threatens nuclear attack  (CNN 03/07/2013)
      Don't be fooled by Dennis Rodman's trip to North Korea  (CNN 03/06/2013)
      Russia marks 60th anniversary of Stalin's death  (AP, 03/05/2013)
      Hugo Chavez, influential leader with mixed record, dies at 58  (CNN 03/05/2013)
      Report: North Korea threatens to end armistice  (CNN 03/05/2013)
      Venezuela boots U.S.  embassy officials, accuses enemies of Chavez plot  (CNN 03/05/2013)
      Moscow says US aid for Syria helps 'extremists'  (JWR 03/04/2013)
      In North Korea, Dennis Rodman fouls out  (CNN 03/03/2013)
      5 ways North Korea keeps getting stranger  (CNN 03/02/2013)
      So many nyets: Why the chasm between US, Russia is so hard to bridge  (JWR 03/01/2013)
      Cuban President Raul Castro says he'll leave in 2018  (CNN 02/19/2013)
      Report: Chinese military engaged in 'extensive cyber espionage campaign'  (CNN 02/19/2013)
      Seven ways to get serious with North Korea  (CNN 02/13/2013)
      Q&A: North Korea finally conducts nuclear test, what now?  (CNN 02/12/2013)
      North Korea says it conducted new, more powerful nuclear test  (CNN 02/11/2013)
      Five things to know about North Korea's planned nuclear test  (CNN 02/05/2013)
      U.S., allies warn North Korea against 'provocative' moves  (CNN 02/03/2013)
      U.S.: North Korean nuclear test 'soon'  (CNN 01/30/2013)
      How close is North Korea to a nuclear missile?  (CNN 01/30/2013)
      North Korea on Google Maps: Monuments, nuclear complex, gulags  (CNN 01/29/2013)
      First Russia bans US adoptions.  Are English words next?  (JWR 01/25/2013)
      After threats against U.S., North Korea turns ire to South  (CNN 01/25/2013)
      For the U.N.  and North Korea: Game On  (CNN 01/23/2013)
      South Korean officials: North Korean rocket could hit U.S.  mainland  (CNN 01/23/2013)
      Kim Jong Un and his military  (CNN 01/23/2013)
      North Korea says new nuclear test will be part of fight against U.S.  (CNN 01/23/2013)
      U.N.  Security Council slams North Korea, expands sanctions  (CNN 01/22/2013)
      Russia's adoption ban harms its children  (CNN 01/17/2013)
      Defying the KGB: How a forgotten movement freed a people  (CNN 12/30/2012)
      Russia's Putin signs anti-U.S.  adoption bill  (CNN 12/28/2012)
      U.S.  official: North Korea likely deceived U.S., allies before launching rocket  (CNN 12/27/2012)
      Obama asked to retaliate over Russia adoption ban  (JWR 12/24/2012)
      Chinese ships enter Japanese waters near disputed islands  (CNN 12/21/2012)
      Moscow joins choir of those using Newtown shooting to push agendas  (JWR 12/19/2012)
      Russian lawmakers eye adoption ban to U.S.  (CNN 12/19/2012)
      Experts: Rocket launch bolsters North Korean leader  (CNN 12/16/2012)
      Japan scrambles fighter jets after Chinese plane seen near disputed islands  (CNN 12/13/2012)
      N.  Korea's launch causes worries about nukes, Iran and the Pacific  (CNN 12/12/2012)
      One small step for Kim Jong Un  (CNN 12/12/2012)
      Russia raids activists in 'revolution' probe  (JWR 12/12/2012)
      North Korea silences doubters, raises fears with rocket launch  (CNN 12/12/2012)
      N.  Korea shouts 'look at me' with rocket  (CNN 12/11/2012)
      Opinion: Tibetans reject Chinese rule with one voice  (CNN 12/11/2012)
      What Onion saga says about China's sense of humor  (CNN 11/30/2012)
      Can North Korea get its launch right this time?  (CNN 12/10/2012)
      Cuba accuses U.S.  of lying about jailed American's health  (CNN 12/06/2012)
      U.S.  Navy positions ships to monitor North Korea launch  (CNN 12/06/2012)
      Vladimir Putin 2.0: A harder, eastward-looking presidency  (JWR 12/05/2012)
      North Korea plans rocket launch within days  (CNN 12/01/2012)
      'Poison' pen mightier than sword for would-be North Korean assassin  (CNN 11/25/2012)
      China lands first jet on aircraft carrier  (CNN 11/25/2012)
      How many more Tibetans will sacrifice themselves?  (CNN 11/22/2012)
      Shadow of former president looms over China's new leaders  (CNN 11/15/2012)
      Chinese petitioners claim hotel used as 'black jail'  (CNN 11/14/2012)
      4 Tibetans burn themselves as Chinese leaders' meet  (CNN 11/08/2012)
      As major Chinese leadership change begins, questions swirl  (CNN 11/08/2012)
      Russian Official Demands Cutting Holocaust Survivors’ Rights  (INN 11/04/2012)
      Paranoia tops Chinese leaders' agendas  (JWR 11/02/2012)
      New pictures show second Chinese stealth fighter being test flown  (CNN 11/02/2012)
      China's 'lost generation' recall hardships of Cultural Revolution  (CNN 10/25/2012)
      The World's Most Unlovable Man  (JWR 10/24/2012)
      Lawsuit: Bank of China Bears Blame in Yeshiva Massacre  (INN 10/23/2012)
      Will the music stop for China's economy?  (CNN 10/18/2012)
      Amid much speculation, Cuba state media releases message from Fidel Castro  (CNN 10/17/2012)
      Russia drops a bombshell on U.S.  nuclear safeguard plan and few notice  (JWR 10/17/2012)
      Cuba eases travel restriction for citizens  (CNN 10/16/2012)
      The moral giant and the leftist creep  (JWR 10/15/2012)
      Moscow Refuses to Renew Arms Agreement With Washington  (INN 10/14/2012)
      North Korea says it has missiles that can reach the United States  (CNN 10/09/2012)
      Russia boots out USAID  (CNN 09/19/2012)
      More Japanese plants, stores close in China amid rising anger  (CNN 09/19/2012)
      Kim Jong Il's sushi chef returns after fleeing for life  (CNN 09/19/2012)
      Panasonic closes China plants after violent protests  (CNN 09/17/2012)
      Anti-Japan protests erupt in China over disputed islands  (CNN 09/15/2012)
      'Fly away dohm': Russia's Putin shows endangered cranes the way  (CNN 09/06/2012)
      China murder trial a rigged spectacle  (CNN 08/20/2012)
      Kim warns troops to prepare for 'sacred war' during US-South Korea exercises  (CNN 08/18/2012)
      Russia: New US Sanctions Against Iran 'Overt Blackmail'  (INN 08/14/2012)
      New 'Babi Yar' Plaque Omits All Mention of Jewish Nazi Victims  (INN 08/14/2012)
      Report: Gu Kailai admits fatally poisoning British businessman  (CNN 08/10/2012)
      Report: Russia is stockpiling drones to spy on street protests  (CNN 08/05/2012)
      Beijing’s Growing Credibility Gap  (CNN 08/01/2012)
      Will Kim Jong Un’s leadership be music to U.S.  ears?  (CNN 07/27/2012)
      Satellite imagery shows ramped-up work at North Korea reactor  (CNN 07/13/2012)
      Should the U.S.  raise a fist or offer a hand to Cuba?  (CNN 07/10/2012)
      What Kim's 'mystery woman' says about North Korea  (CNN 07/10/2012)
      Russia angers Japan with visit to disputed island  (CNN 07/03/2012)
      Putin heads to Middle East amid carnage in Syria  (JWR 06/25/2012)
      Russia’s 'rational' and 'moral' stance on Syria  (CNN 06/21/2012)
      Fidel Castro stretches for a commentary topic — yoga  (CNN 06/19/2012)
      China calls out 'overcritical' U.S.  (CNN 05/30/2012)
      Defectors describe horror, heartbreak in North Korea's labor camps  (CNN 05/28/2012)
      China hits back on U.S.  human rights  (CNN 05/25/2012)
      Mood darkens in Beijing amid crackdown on 'illegal foreigners'  (CNN 05/25/2012)
      Chinese activist Chen gives first in-depth TV interview since escape  (CNN 05/24/2012)
      Russia tests new missile after NATO summit  (JWR 05/23/2012)
      Russia test-fires missile amid tensions over NATO defense shield announcement  (CNN 05/23/2012)
      A diplomatic mess played out through a multimedia prism  (CNN 05/04/2012)
      Possible breakthrough in case of Chinese activist  (CNN 05/04/2012)
      Hillary Clinton must visit Chen Guangcheng  (CNN 05/03/2012)
      Reports: North Korea jamming South's air traffic navigation  (CNN 05/03/2012)
      Chinese activist says he wants to go to U.S.  (CNN 05/03/2012)
      Friend of Chinese activist says he left U.S.  Embassy after threat  (CNN 05/02/2012)
      Two very different characters rewriting China's script  (CNN 05/02/2012)
      Chinese activist leaves U.S.  Embassy on 'own volition'  (CNN 05/02/2012)
      Arrests, beatings fail to deter Chinese human rights crusader Chen  (CNN 05/01/2012)
      Clinton to travel to China amid tension over escaped activist  (CNN 04/30/2012)
      Chinese censors block news on blind activist's escape  (CNN 04/30/2012)
      Chinese activist escapes from house arrest, friend says  (CNN 04/27/2012)
      North Korea threatens 'special actions' to take out South Korean government  (CNN 04/23/2012)
      Truck raises questions about China's role in North Korea's missile program  (CNN 04/20/2012)
      North Korea declares dead deal dead  (CNN 04/18/2012)
      Reading the ruler and other signs from North Korea  (CNN 04/17/2012)
      Celebration in North Korean capital marks 100 years since founder's birth  (CNN 04/15/2012)
      North Korea’s $850 million rocket failure  (CNN 04/13/2012)
      Failed North Korean rocket boosts chance of nuclear test, analyst says  (CNN 04/13/2012)
      North Korea's rocket...gone in 81 seconds  (CNN 04/13/2012)
      Is Castro Cuban-Americans' Hitler?  (CNN 04/13/2012)
      Asian neighbors react to North Korean rocket launch  (CNN 04/13/2012)
      U.N.  statement calls North Korea launch "deplorable"  (CNN 04/13/2012)
      In North Korea, when is a missile not a missile?  (CNN 04/12/2012)
      Intel windfall from N.Korean rocket launch  (CNN 04/11/2012)
      North Korea says fueling of rocket is under way  (CNN 04/11/2012)
      U.S.  plans for North Korean 'two-step'  (CNN 04/10/2012)
      U.S., China must overcome mutual distrust  (CNN 04/10/2012)
      What's behind North Korea's launch plans?  (CNN 04/09/2012)
      North Korea planning new nuclear test, South Korean intelligence report says  (CNN 04/09/2012)
      North Korea's rocket: Up close and personal  (CNN 04/09/2012)
      North Korea readies controversial rocket launch  (CNN 04/08/2012)
      Russia slams U.S.  over sentence for arms dealer Viktor Bout  (CNN 04/06/2012)
      North Korea's neighbors apprehensive, angry over upcoming rocket launch  (CNN 04/06/2012)
      Kissing Vladimir Putin, on film  (CNN 04/05/2012)
      What to expect on North Korea's launch pad  (CNN 04/02/2012)
      Pope calls for greater freedoms in Cuba as he ends two-country tour  (CNN 03/29/2012)
      Russian president lobs 'Hollywood' charge at Romney  (CNN 03/27/2012)
      Once in a Castro labor camp, now Cuba's cardinal  (CNN 03/27/2012)
      North Korea refuses to halt launch plan despite Obama's warnings  (CNN 03/27/2012)
      Official: North Korea moves long-range rocket to launch pad  (CNN 03/26/2012)
      In North Korea, a brutal choice  (CNN 03/25/2012)
      Obama: North Korea will achieve nothing with provocation  (CNN 03/25/2012)
      Japan prepares missile defense ahead of North Korea launch  (CNN 03/23/2012)
      Obama to make first visit to Korean demilitarized zone  (CNN 03/21/2012)
      US-Russia 'reset' gets a boost  (JWR 03/16/2012)
      North Korea says it plans satellite launch in April  (CNN 03/16/2012)
      China passes new law allowing secret detentions  (CNN 03/14/2012)
      'Tiramisu time' in Pyongyang  (CNN 03/13/2012)
      Spyware assails Russian opposition members  (CNN 03/09/2012)
      U.S.  and North Korea press on with food aid talks  (CNN 03/08/2012)
      Behind Putin's victory  (CNN 03/08/2012)
      North Korea holds live-fire drills in sight of South Korean island  (CNN 03/07/2012)
      Observers slam Russian vote as Putin declares victory  (CNN 03/05/2012)
      Putin poised to retake Russian presidency  (CNN 03/04/2012)
      The price of negotiating with North Korea  (CNN 03/02/2012)
      In pictures: How Putin cultivated strongman image  (CNN 03/02/2012)
      North Korea: How we got to this point  (CNN 02/29/2012)
      North Korea agrees to halt nuclear activities for food  (CNN 02/29/2012)
      Putin: Iran nuclear issue must be settled peacefully  (CNN 02/27/2012)
      North Korea: Ready to go to war with U.S., South Korea  (CNN 02/27/2012)
      U.S.  envoy meets North Korean officials for nuclear talks  (CNN 02/23/2012)
      Fearing West, Putin pledges biggest military buildup since cold war  (JWR 02/21/2012)
      Billions at stake as Russia backs Syria  (CNN 02/10/2012)
      Why Russia protects Syria's Assad  (CNN 02/02/2012)
      Timeline of Tibetan protests in China  (CNN 01/31/2012)
      Kim Jong Il's other son expects North Korean regime to fail, journalist says  (CNN 01/17/2012)
      North Korea denies punishing citizens for not mourning enough  (CNN 01/16/2012)
      Russia: Attack on Tehran is Attack on Moscow  (INN 01/15/2012)
      North Korea says no change, no talks with Seoul  (CNN 12/30/2011)
      Thousands of North Koreans gather for Kim Jong Il memorial  (CNN 12/29/2011)
      Mourners fill snowy streets of Pyongyang for Kim Jong Il's funeral  (CNN 12/28/2011)
      Funeral for N.  Korean 'dear leader' set for Wednesday  (CNN 12/27/2011)
      North Korea dubs Kim Jong Un 'supreme commander'  (CNN 12/24/2011)
      Cuba to release 2,900 prisoners  (CNN 12/24/2011)
      Thousands take to Moscow streets, calling for fair elections  (CNN 12/24/2011)
      In Korea's Demilitarized Zone: Watching them, watching us  (CNN 12/22/2011)
      North Korean mourners, crying to survive?  (CNN 12/22/2011)
      New North Korean leader issued military orders, South Korea says  (CNN 12/21/2011)
      New North Korean leader faces unprecedented challenge  (CNN 12/20/2011)
      No 'Pyongyang Spring,' but chance for change  (CNN 12/20/2011)
      North Korea's "Great Successor" visits father's body  (CNN 12/20/2011)
      North Koreans grief-stricken over Kim's death  (CNN 12/19/2011)
      North Korea: What it's like inside secretive nation  (CNN 12/19/2011)
      Kim's death brings fears of North Korea hot potato  (CNN 12/19/2011)
      North Korea's man of mystery  (CNN 12/19/2011)
      Kim Jong Un: The 'great successor' remains an enigma  (CNN 12/19/2011)
      With Kim Jong Il death, shock of the unknown  (CNN 12/19/2011)
      Kim Jong Il: Revered at home; remembered outside as repressive  (CNN 12/19/2011)
      North Korea's Kim Jong Il dies; South goes on high alert  (CNN 12/19/2011)
      Putin points to U.S.  role in Gadhafi's killing  (CNN 12/16/2011)
      'Batman' star Bale punched, stopped from visiting blind Chinese activist  (CNN 12/16/2011)
      Putin defends election results  (CNN 12/15/2011)
      Putin accuses U.S.  of encouraging Russia election protests  (CNN 12/08/2011)
      Why Russia is blacklisting Americans  (CNN 11/27/2011)
      North Korea threatens 'a sea of fire' upon South Korea  (CNN 11/25/2011)
      Russia Saber-Rattling at US NATO European Nuclear Shield  (CNN 11/24/2011)
      Russia slams new sanctions against Iran  (CNN 11/22/2011)
      3 top Khmer Rouge leaders go on trial in Cambodia  (CNN 11/21/2011)
      Raul Castro's daughter, dissident blogger clash online  (CNN 11/09/2011)
      Report: Russia and China are top thieves of U.S.  technology  (CNN 11/04/2011)
      US names names in detailing cyberespionage  (JWR 11/04/2011)
      Report: Chinese hackers launched offensive targeting another sector of the US economy  (CNN 11/02/2011)
      Mighty Putin, puny Medvedev  (CNN 11/01/2011)
      FBI releases Russian spy trove  (CNN 10/31/2011)
      Moscow Welcomes Hizbullah  (INN 10/19/2011)
      Medvedev said he cedes presidency bid to Putin because he is more popular  (CNN 09/30/2011)
      Castro calls Obama stupid, slams Cuba policy  (CNN 09/29/2011)
      Putin and Medvedev, trading places  (CNN 09/26/2011)
      Cuba accuses Bill Richardson of slander  (CNN 09/15/2011)
      China denies report, says it did not sell weapons to Libya  (INN 09/05/2011)
      Report: Hizbullah Establishes Cuba Base  (INN 09/01/2011)
      Cuba steps up attacks on dissidents, activists say  (CNN 08/31/2011)
      Russia raids BP offices, prompting oil giant's anger  (CNN 08/31/2011)
      Nepal elects Maoist prime minister, 4th leader in 4 years  (CNN 08/28/2011)
      Russia: North Korea ready to return to nuclear talks  (CNN 08/24/2011)
      New fighter jet to bolster Russian air force  (CNN 08/17/2011)
      Vladimir Putin's excellent adventures  (CNN 08/16/2011)
      China's first carrier starts sea trials  (CNN 08/10/2011)
      South Korea says shots fired from North Korea, fires back  (CNN 08/10/2011)
      Fascist Russia?  (CNN 08/08/2011)
      Castro and Chavez: Their last hurrah  (CNN 07/26/2011)
      China: Obama visit with Dalai Lama has 'harmed Sino-U.S.  relations'  (CNN 07/16/2011)
      Victims eye closure as ex-Khmer Rouge leaders stand trial  (CNN 06/26/2011)
      Church officials: Chinese authorities block Easter service in Beijing  (CNN 04/24/2011)
      Fidel Castro praises brother amid historic changes  (CNN 04/17/2011)
      Cuba's Castro proposes setting limits for public office  (CNN 04/16/2011)
      Castro says he resigned as Communist Party chief 5 years ago  (CNN 03/12/2011)
      U.S.  contractor sentenced to 15 years in Cuban prison  (CNN 03/12/2011)
      South Korea will make second attempt to send North Koreans home  (CNN 03/07/2011)
      Cuban trial of U.S.  contractor over, no verdict announced  (CNN 03/06/2011)
      North Korea wants all of its citizens returned  (CNN 03/04/2011)
      American aid worker's trial begins in Cuba  (CNN 03/04/2011)
      China floods Beijing with security before planned protest  (CNN 02/27/2011)
      China Rattled by Middle Eastern Events  (INN 02/24/2011)
      Medvedev rebuffs Gorbachev's warning of ‘Egyptian scenario’ in Russia.  Who's right?  (JWR 02/23/2011)
      Cuba to free 7 more prisoners  (CNN 02/19/2011)
      Koreas talks stall after North delegation walks out  (CNN 02/09/2011)
      Russia: Expelled British reporter violated rules  (CNN 02/07/2011)
      Medvedev: Russia doesn't need 'lecturing'  (CNN 01/26/2011)
      Is China closer than thought to matching U.S.  fighter jet prowess?  (CNN 01/06/2011)
      Russian court finds Khodorkovsky guilty  (CNN 12/27/2010)
      Russian spy swap figure elected to pro-government board  (CNN 12/24/2010)
      Cuba begins to publish leaked U.S.  documents  (CNN 12/24/2010)
      North Korea threatens 'sacred war' with the South  (CNN 12/23/2010)
      Official: North Korea targets South Korea in propaganda drive  (CNN 12/22/2010)
      Richardson: North Korea offers to return remains of U.S.  troops  (CNN 12/19/2010)
      Venezuelan lawmakers grant Chavez power to pass laws by decree  (CNN 12/17/2010)
      Some nations say they won't attend Nobel Peace Prize ceremony  (CNN 12/08/2010)
      South Korea's defense minister vows airstrikes if North Korea attacks  (CNN 12/03/2010)
      China expands travel ban ahead of Nobel ceremony  (CNN 12/03/2010)
      Russia will build up forces without New START, Putin says  (CNN 12/01/2010)
      Russian lawmakers say Stalin ordered massacre of Polish soldiers  (CNN 11/27/2010)
      Puppets, running dogs, lackeys: North Korean news agency spares no one  (CNN 11/24/2010)
      Koreas on 'brink of war' because of Seoul, Pyongyang says  (CNN 11/24/2010)
      North, South Korean forces trade fire; 2 South Korean marines dead  (CNN 11/23/2010)
      N.  Korean nuclear revelations confirm deceit, envoys say  (CNN 11/22/2010)
      Report: North Korea claims it is enriching uranium at new plant  (CNN 11/21/2010)
      South Korea: Policy of engagement with North is a failure  (CNN 11/19/2010)
      Report: Chinese company 'hijacked' U.S.  web traffic  (CNN 11/18/2010)
      China sentences woman to labor camp for Twitter post  (CNN 11/18/2010)
      Clinton urges quick ratification of nuclear arms treaty  (CNN 11/17/2010)
      Cuban dissident freed 'for humanitarian reasons'  (CNN 11/14/2010)
      U.N.  report alleges North Korea exported nuclear technology  (CNN 11/11/2010)
      Divided families from North, South Korea meet after six decades  (CNN 10/30/2010)
      Report: North Korea, South Korea exchange gunfire  (CNN 10/29/2010)
      Russia to help Venezuela build nuclear power station  (CNN 10/15/2010)
      North Korea's leader, presumptive heir attend lavish parade  (CNN 10/10/2010)
      What is life like inside North Korea?  (CNN 10/08/2010)
      Chinese dissident wins Nobel Peace Prize  (CNN 10/08/2010)
      Mystery surrounds N.  Korea's next possible leader  (CNN 09/28/2010)
      Internet Control Issues: It’s Not Just China  (TechCrunch, 09/24/2010)
      Russia moving ahead with Iran nuclear reactor  (CNN 08/13/2010)
      South Korean pastor is also a trained killer  (CNN 08/09/2010)
      South Korea: North Korea seized fishing boat  (CNN 08/08/2010)
      South Korean maneuvers draw threat from North  (CNN 08/07/2010)
      South Korea begins massive anti-submarine drills  (CNN 08/05/2010)
      Chavez sending troops to Colombian border  (CNN 08/01/2010)
      Joint South Korea-U.S.  drills enter fourth day  (CNN 07/28/2010)
      Russia Welcomes Home Its Spies — So What Now?  (CNN 07/26/2010)
      Chavez threatens to cut off oil to U.S.  (CNN 07/25/2010)
      Putin joins expelled Russian agents in song  (CNN 07/25/2010)
      North Korea ramps up threats against military exercises  (CNN 07/24/2010)
      North Korea threatens 'physical response' to U.S.  military exercise  (CNN 07/23/2010)
      Clinton announces new sanctions against North Korea  (CNN 07/21/2010)
      Back on TV, Fidel Castro sticks to familiar themes  (CNN 07/16/2010)
      U.N.  Security Council condemns warship sinking  (CNN 07/09/2010)
      U.S., Russia swap spies, reports say  (CNN 07/09/2010)
      Suspected Russian spy missing in Cyprus  (CNN 07/01/2010)
      New arrest in Russian 'deep cover' case  (CNN 06/29/2010)
      Jailed Cuban dissident released to serve house arrest  (CNN 06/24/2010)
      Venezuela asks Interpol to arrest openly critical TV station's owner  (CNN 06/18/2010)
      North Korea rejects torpedo findings, threatens war  (CNN 06/15/2010)
      North Korea leadership changes strong on family ties  (CNN 06/08/2010)
      North Korea names new premier  (CNN 06/07/2010)
      South Korea formally asks U.N.  Security Council for action over ship  (CNN 06/04/2010)
      Death toll rises to 98 in India train crash  (CNN 05/29/2010)
      North Korea warns it will meet war with 'all-out war'  (CNN 05/27/2010)
      Obama backs South Korea stance on ship's sinking  (CNN 05/20/2010)
      Sri Lanka rebounds after rebel defeat, but scars linger  (CNN 05/20/2010)
      North Korea slams report that it torpedoed South Korean ship  (CNN 05/20/2010)
      North Korea responsible for sinking warship, investigation finds  (CNN 05/19/2010)
      Fierce gun battle breaks out in Bangkok  (CNN 05/16/2010)
      Rights group decries India's warning on Maoist support  (CNN 05/10/2010)
      N.  Korea: American sentenced to 8 years  (CNN 04/07/2010)
      India: Dozens of police dead after Maoist ambush  (CNN 04/06/2010)
      Russian bombers 'intercepted in British airspace'  (CNN 03/25/2010)
      Google quits censoring search in China  (CNN 03/22/2010)
      China state media step up rhetoric against Google  (CNN 03/22/2010)
      North Korea to abandon disarmament over U.S.  exercises  (CNN 03/07/2010)
      Jailed Cuban dissident dies after prolonged hunger strike  (CNN 02/23/2010)
      North Korea refuses to abandon nukes  (CNN 02/19/2010)
      Vice Guide to North Korea  (CNN 02/10/2010)
      Cuban hire in Venezuela raises concern  (CNN 02/05/2010)
      China threatens sanctions over U.S.  arms deal  (CNN 01/30/2010)
      Putin: Russia to develop offensive weapons to keep balance with U.S.  (CNN 12/22/2009)
      China Proves to Be an Aggressive Foe in Cyberspace  (Washington Post, 11/11/2009)
      Korean Navies Exchange Fire  (CNN 11/10/2009)
      Suspected Maoists Launch Attacks in India  (CNN 10/12/2009)
      Slogan Hailing Stalin Returns to Metro Station, Draws Scorn  (CNN 09/25/2009)
      Gates: Nuclear-armed N.  Korea not acceptable  (CNN 05/31/2009)
      N.  Korea: No longer bound by 1953 truce  (CNN 04/27/2009)
      Former Khmer Rouge leader to go on trial in Cambodia  (CNN 03/29/2009)
      Seoul: N.  Korean missile can hit U.S.  bases  (CNN 02/23/2009)
      China's space shot is a warning for the West  (Andrew Roberts, 10/19/2003)
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      Russia detains 11 suspects in Moscow concert hall massacre that killed at least 133; ISIS claims...  (NYP 03/23/2024)
      Hamas uses Israeli hostage to reveal two others are dead in latest sick propaganda ‘guessing game’ video  (NYP 01/15/2024)
      Two Palestinians kill woman, injure 12 in coordinated Israel car-rammings: cops  (NYP 01/15/2024)
      Chilling Hamas video asks viewers whether terrorists should kill Israeli hostages: ‘What do you think?’  (NYP 01/15/2024)
      Sunday Times publishes front-page investigation into Hamas rapes  (INN 12/03/2023)
      Terror tunnel shafts, weapons found near Ferris wheel, university  (INN 11/07/2023)
      American-Israeli police officer stabbed to death in suspected terror attack near Jerusalem  (Fox 11/07/2023)
      Hamas, ISIS, the SS Einsatz Gruppen, and Israel's national 7/10 trauma  (INN 11/01/2023)
      Hamas launches massive rocket barrage as Israel delays invasion  (Fox 10/24/2023)
      Belgian authorities raise terror alert after 2 Swedes shot dead, man claims to be shooter, ISIS member  (Fox 10/16/2023)
      Knife-wielding attacker shouts 'Allahu akbar' and kills teacher in French school amid Hamas-Israel war  (Fox 10/13/2023)
      Israel's Opportunity to Destroy Hamas  (JWR 10/09/2023)
      Arabs pelt Israeli car with rocks, driver fires at them  (INN 10/04/2023)
      Suspected car ramming 'terror attack' wounds 8, Israeli police say  (Fox 07/04/2023)
      Mossad foils hit squad looking to kill Israelis, captures terror chief in Iran  (Fox 06/29/2023)
      'Palestinian' Arab Terrorism and The West's Moral Apathy  (JWR 04/17/2023)
      Passover Attack: Sisters from Efrat murdered in Jordan Valley terror attack  (INN 04/07/2023)
      US Marine veteran shot by Palestinian in West Bank as threat of holiday violence looms  (Fox 03/20/2023)
      Stop subsidizing the murder of Americans, Mr.  President  (JWR 03/06/2023)
      Palestinian gunman shoots and kills two Israeli brothers in West Bank  (Fox 02/26/2023)
      Who is Lockerbie bombing suspect Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi?  (Fox 12/11/2022)
      Explosions at Jerusalem bus stops leave teen dead, at least 14 injured  (Fox 11/23/2022)
      Who is Ayman Al Zawahiri?  Al Qaeda leader killed in Afghanistan  (Fox 08/01/2022)
      US takes out al Qaeda leader Ayman Al Zawahiri in 'successful' Afghanistan counterterrorism operation  (Fox 08/01/2022)
      The resurgence of al-Shabab and the challenges that African and American troops will face in containing the terrorist group  (JWR 07/19/2022)
      2 dead, 4 seriously wounded in Tel Aviv terrorist attack  (INN 04/07/2022)
      Israel shooting: Multiple people shot in Tel Aviv 'terrorist' attack, police say  (Fox 04/07/2022)
      Removing Iran's IRGC from terror list would be 'colossal mistake,' former US counterterror official says  (Fox 03/22/2022)
      Inside US raid that killed ISIS leader: 'Incredibly complex,' on same scale as bin Laden operation  (Fox 02/03/2022)
      Terrorists sneaked in among the migrants - and the French government knew  (INN 11/21/2021)
      Israeli immigrant killed by Hamas gunman in Jerusalem; group hails 'heroic operation'  (Fox 11/21/2021)
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A Hamas gunman shot five people in Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday, killing one and injuring four others before Israeli police fatally shot him.
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Police identified the shooter as a 42-year-old Palestinian from East Jerusalem, and Hamas later identified him as Fadi Abu Shkhaidem, a teacher at a nearby high school.
      3 convicted Islamist terrorists in Britain could go free in the next few months  (Fox 10/28/2021)
      Haiti gang leader threatens to kill kidnapped missionaries  (Fox 10/22/2021)
      Taliban to reward suicide bombers' families with cash, land  (Fox 10/19/2021)
      Norway bow-and-arrow attack that left 5 dead appears to be 'act of terrorism,' officials say  (Fox 10/14/2021)
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... he suspect – a Muslim convert who was previously flagged as having been radicalized ... – is accused of having shot at people in a number of locations ... Several of the victims were in a supermarket.
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"Attacks on random people in public places are a recurring modus operandi among extremist Islamists carrying out terror in the West."
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The victims were four women and one man between the ages of 50 and 70...
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"From what we know now, it is reasonably clear that some, probably everyone, was killed after the police were in contact with the perpetrator."
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Speaking calmly and clearly after his arrest, the suspect told police, "I did this," said Svane Mathiassen.  The suspect "clearly described what he had done.  He admitted killing the five people."
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Both the hospitalized victims are in intensive care.  They include an off-duty police officer who was inside the store.
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... the suspect previously had been convicted of burglary and possession of drugs, and last year a local court granted a restraining order ordering him to stay away from his parents for a six-month period after he threatened to kill one of them.
      ISIS-K suicide bomber was prisoner released from Bagram Air Base, sources say  (Fox 10/06/2021)
      For years, the voice behind ISIS propaganda was a mystery.  Now a Canadian faces criminal charges  (JWR 10/04/2021)
      They tried to burn Jews alive.  Again.  (INN 10/01/2021)
      2015 Paris attacks suspect: Deaths of 130 'nothing personal'  (Fox 09/15/2021)
      Al Qaeda leader, believed dead, appears in video on 9/11 anniversary  (Fox 09/12/2021)
      New Zealand authorities say Islamic terrorist stabbed 6 at supermarket; suspect dead  (Fox 09/03/2021)
      Reported mastermind behind Taliban takeover released from Guantanamo Bay by Obama in Bergdahl prisoner swap  (Fox 08/17/2021)
      Osama bin Laden was found because his family hung their clothes out to dry  (Fox 07/31/2021)
      Father: 'Arabs thugs tried to burn me alive with my children'  (INN 07/03/2021)
      Afghanistan girls school bombing death toll soars to 50  (Fox 05/09/2021)
      Bomb kills at least 30 near girls' school in Afghan capital  (Fox 05/08/2021)
      Sweden: Terrorism eyed after ax attack injures 8  (Fox 03/04/2021)
      Terrorists love illegality rhetoric — it gentrifies them  (INN 02/12/2021)
      Iraq kills ISIS commander, week after Baghdad suicide blasts  (Fox 01/30/2021)
      ISIS claims responsibility for twin suicide bombings in Baghdad, at least 32 dead  (Fox 01/22/2021)
      Golani fighter who failed to shoot terrorist removed from duty  (INN 12/20/2020)
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... blaming the legal system for producing a situation in which soldiers are afraid to open fire lest they end up hauled into court as a result.
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Statistics from the Judea and Samaria Division show that there were 590 instances of rock-throwing at IDF soldiers in the last year, 90 stabbing attempts, and 20 firebomb attacks.
      Abu Mohammed al-Masri, Al Qaeda's No.  2, killed in US-Israel joint operation in Iran  (Fox 11/15/2020)
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The U.S.  provided intelligence to the Israelis on where they could find al-Masri and the alias he was using at the time, while Israeli agents carried out the killing...
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Al-Masri was gunned down in a Tehran alley on Aug.  7, the anniversary of the 1998 bombings of the U.S.  Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Al-Masri was widely believed to have participated in the planning of those attacks and was wanted on terrorism charges by the FBI.
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Al-Masri's death is a blow to Al Qaeda, the terror network that orchestrated the Sept.  11, 2001, attacks in the U.S...
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... al-Masri was killed by Kidon, a unit within the secretive Israeli spy organization Mossad allegedly responsible for the assassination of high-value targets.  In Hebrew, Kidon means bayonet or "tip of the spear."
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... al-Masri's daughter, Maryam, was also a target of the operation.  The U.S.  believed she was being groomed for a leadership role in Al Qaeda and intelligence suggested she was involved in operational planning...
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Al-Masri's daughter was the widow of Hamza bin Laden, the son of Al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden.  He was killed last year in a U.S.  counterterrorism operation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.
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Al-Masri had been on a kill or capture list for years.  But his presence in Iran, which has a long history of hostility toward Al Qaeda, presented significant obstacles to either apprehending or killing him.
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Iran denied the reports, saying the government is not harboring any Al Qaeda leaders and blaming the U.S.  and Israel for trying to foment anti-Iranian sentiment.
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Al-Masri's death, albeit under an assumed name, was reported in Iranian media on Aug.  8.  Reports identified him as a Lebanese history professor potentially affiliated with Lebanon's Iranian-linked Hezbollah movement and said he had been killed by motorcycle gunmen along with his daughter.
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The deaths of al-Masri and his daughter occurred three days after the catastrophic Aug.  4 explosion at the port of Beirut and did not get much attention.
      Militant Islamists behead at least 50 people in Africa: reports  (Fox 11/10/2020)
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In the latest attack, the gunmen chanted "Allahu Akbar," fired shots, and set homes ablaze when they raided Nanjaba village
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A separate group of fighters attacked Muatide village, where they beheaded more than 50 people.
      ISIS claims responsibility for Vienna terror attack; assailant had previous conviction  (Fox 11/03/2020)
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Two men and two women died from their injuries in the attack Monday evening...  The suspected attacker was shot and killed by police.
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Vienna's hospital service said seven people were in life-threatening condition...  In total, 17 people were being treated in hospitals, with gunshot wounds but also cuts.
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"It is now confirmed that yesterday's attack was clearly an Islamist terror attack.  It was an attack out of hatred — hatred for our fundamental values, hatred for our way of life, hatred for our democracy in which all people have equal rights and dignity."
      Vienna terror attack suspect posed with AK-47 rifle, handgun, machete in chilling photo...  (Fox 11/03/2020)
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... posted a chilling photo of himself shortly before the rampage – clutching an AK-47 assault rifle, a handgun and a machete.
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Kujtim Fejzulai, 20, an Austrian-North Macedonian dual citizen with a previous terror conviction, shared the image on Instagram as he pledged his allegiance to the jihadists and their leader.
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He was convicted in April 2019 for membership in a terrorist group and sentenced to 22 months but was released early under the Juvenile Court Act.
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Fejzulai, who was shot dead by police about nine minutes into his attack, was wearing a fake suicide belt as he fired at his victims in the heart of the capital.
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... described the rampage as an "Islamist terrorist" incident, adding that one "heavily armed and dangerous" attacker was still believed to be at large.
      Shootings in Vienna leave several dead, many injured; 1 shooter dead: reports  (Fox 11/02/2020)
      Knife attack at French church leaves 3 dead, alert level raised to maximum  (Fox 10/29/2020)
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One woman was reportedly decapitated and two other people were stabbed to death on Thursday following a knife attack at a church in the French city of Nice that also left several others wounded.
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The suspect, believed to be acting alone, was injured during his arrest and was taken to a local area hospital.
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An investigation was opened into an attack by the French anti-terrorism prosecutor's office.
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... the attacker shouted "Allahu akbar!" — or "God is most great" in Arabic — repeatedly as police apprehended him and that "the meaning of his gesture left no doubt."
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"Enough is enough.  It's time now for France to exonerate itself from the laws of peace in order to definitively wipe out Islamo-fascism from our territory."
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... two people were killed inside the city's Notre Dame Basilica and a third person who escaped to a nearby bar later died.
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Thursday's incident marked the third attack in France in less than two months since a terrorism trial opened in September related to the January 2015 killings at the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and a kosher supermarket.
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The attack at the church also happened less than a half a mile from the site in 2016 where another attacker plowed a truck into a Bastille Day crowd, killing dozens.
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Thursday also marked the Prophet Muhammed's birthday.
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The incident comes as France is currently under alert for Islamic extremist acts.  It occurred nearly two weeks after a French middle school teacher, Samuel Paty, was beheaded by a man of Chechen origin near Paris.
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The 18-year-old suspect, who was killed after he didn't respond to requests to drop his weapon, had said he wanted to punish Paty for showing pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in a civics lesson on free speech.
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Those caricatures were published by Charlie Hebdo and cited by the men who gunned down the newspaper's editorial meeting in 2015.
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In September, a man who had sought asylum in France attacked bystanders outside Charlie Hebdo's former offices with a butcher knife.
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About 154 miles away from Nice, French police on Thursday shot a man dead in Montfavet, near the city of Avignon in the south of France, for allegedly threatening a passerby with a handgun...  the man had yelled, "Allahu Akbar."
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The attacks come as France is set to begin a four-week lockdown on Friday amid a second surge of coronavirus infections.
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Tensions have been rising between France and the Muslim world, which considers cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed blasphemous.
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Images of the prophet have been widely displayed in marches and protests since Paty's slaying, as French officials and citizens alike reassert their freedom of expression.
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France has also since expelled 231 foreigners for suspected Islamic extremist beliefs, prompting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and others in the Muslim world to accuse Macron of promoting an "anti-Islam agenda"
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An estimated six million Muslims live in France, the largest population in Western Europe, which has created increasing challenges in the republic formed on strict secular principles known as "laicite."
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In the eulogy at Paty's funeral, Macron defended France's secularism and vowed that the country would not give up its liberties or its cartoons.
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"We will continue, professor.  We will defend the freedom that you taught so well and we will promote secularism, we will not renounce caricatures, drawings, even if others retreat.  We will continue the fight for freedom and the freedom of which you are now the face."
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Wednesday's edition of Charlie Hebdo also sparked furor for including a caricature of Erdogan in his underwear lifting up a Muslim woman's skirt.
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The Turkish president called the satirical image a "grave insult to my prophet" and renewed calls for a boycott of French goods in the Middle East.
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A Saudi man was also arrested Thursday in the city of Jiddah for allegedly using a "sharp tool" to stab and slightly wound a guard at the French consulate.
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Macron delivered a speech before the teacher was killed outlining a legislative proposal to fight what he described as "Islamic separatism," arguing Muslims in France risked forming a "counter-society."
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Macron defined Islam as "a religion that is in crisis today all over the world" and said the proposal, if approved by Parliament, would aim "to build an Islam in France that can be compatible with the Enlightenment."
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      Security guard at 2017 Ariana Grande concert terror attack was afraid of being called a racist  (Fox 10/27/2020)
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"I did not want people to think I am stereotyping him because of his race.  I was scared of being wrong and being branded a racist if I got it wrong and would have got into trouble.  It made me hesitant."
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A member of the public also reported Abedi...  A worker at the Manchester venue alerted Lawler and the two "began observing" the suspect.
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... Lawler said the protocol for dealing with a suspicious person was to contact the control room via radio about the situation.
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Lawler said he tried, but couldn't get through to his superiors, according to the transcript.  "There was someone else talking on the radio at that time." He made more attempts and still could not get through.
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Before the explosion Lawler said he made eye contact with Abedi and that "a slight panic had started to set in."
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But further attempts to reach the control room failed, he said, and eventually, Lawler and another venue worker returned to their posts just before the end of the concert.
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A few minutes later, Abedi set off an explosive device packed with thousands of pieces of shrapnel in an area crowded with fans, many of them children and teens.  The youngest victim killed in the terror attack was 8.
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Abedi's brother, Hashem, was later convicted on murder and other charges, and he sentenced to a minimum of 55 years in prison.  The brothers were born in Manchester, but their parents were from Libya.
      Bomb at seminary in Pakistan kills 7 students, wounds 112  (Fox 10/27/2020)
      Al Qaeda's second in command on FBI's most-wanted list killed in Afghanistan: reports  (Fox 10/25/2020)
      French attacker paid teens to point out teacher before beheading, prosecutor says  (Fox 10/22/2020)
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Two teenagers will face charges in last week's beheading of a history teacher outside Paris — for allegedly pointing out the educator to his killer in exchange for cash.
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The teens — ages 14 and 15 — were part of a group of students who were offered between $355 and $415 by the attacker to identify 47-year-old teacher Samuel Paty.
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"The investigation has established that the perpetrator knew the name of the teacher, the name of the school and its address, yet he did not have the means to identify him."
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"That identification has only been possible with the help of students from the same school."
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The two teens allegedly were lying in wait with the killer — 18-year-old Chechen refugee Abdoulakh Anzorov — for more than two hours.
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They remained with the Russian-born attacker even after he told them he wanted to "humiliate and strike" Paty for showing caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in class, which Anzorov saw as insulting.
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Anzorov decapitated Paty with a long knife as the educator traveled home from the junior high school in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, about 25 miles northwest of Paris.
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He then posted an image of the teacher's severed head on Twitter before he was shot dead by police.
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The two teens are among seven people who will face prosecution for "conspiracy to commit a terrorist murder."
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The others include the father of one of Paty's students, who launched a social media campaign targeting the teacher over the cartoons — and exchanged messages with Anzorov on WhatsApp in the days leading up to the murder.
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A known Islamist radical who helped the father with his campaign will also face prosecution, as will three of Anzorov's friends, including one who allegedly drove him to the scene of the crime and another who went with him to buy a weapon.
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The slaying has prompted massive protests in France and prompted a swift crackdown on radical Islamic groups by authorities.
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President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday gave France's highest civilian award, the Legion of Honor, to Paty during a solemn ceremony at the Sorbonne university in Paris.
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"He was killed because Islamists want our future," Macron said.  "They will never have it."
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See related Religion of Peace (John Darkow, 01/12/2015) cartoon from Terror picture album
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      France moves to expel 231 radicalized foreigners after assassination of teacher  (Fox 10/18/2020)
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President Emmanuel Macron has called the killing an "Islamist terrorist attack."
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The primary response to the attack includes the deportation of 231 foreigners in the File of Alerts for the Prevention of Terrorist Attacks (FSPRT), which tracks radicalized activities.
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... a text claiming responsibility for the attack and a photograph of the victim were found on the suspect's phone.  A photo of Paty's decapitated head was posted on a Twitter account that belonged to the suspect.
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"I have executed one of the dogs from hell who dared to put Mohammad down."
      Suspect in teacher's beheading in France was Chechen teen  (Fox 10/17/2020)
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A suspect shot dead by police after the gruesome beheading of a history teacher in an attack near Paris was an 18-year-old Moscow-born Chechen refugee, officials said Saturday.
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France's anti-terrorism prosecutor's office said authorities investigating the killing of Samuel Paty in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine on Friday also arrested nine suspects, including the teen's grandfather, parents and 17-year-old brother.
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Paty had discussed caricatures of Islam's Prophet Muhammad with his class, leading to threats and a complaint from a parent.
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... the suspect, who had been granted a 10-year residency in France as a refugee in March and was not known to intelligence services, had been armed with a knife and an airsoft gun, which fires plastic pellets.
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... a text claiming responsibility and a photograph of the victim were found on the suspect's phone.
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... the suspect had been seen at the school asking students about the teacher, and the headmaster had received several threatening phone calls.
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A police official said the suspect was shot dead about 600 meters (yards) from where Paty died.  Police opened fire after he failed to respond to orders to put down his arms and acted in a threatening manner.
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French President Emmanuel Macron went to the school on Friday night to denounce what he called an "Islamist terrorist attack." He urged the nation to stand united against extremism.
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"One of our compatriots was murdered today because he taught ... the freedom of expression, the freedom to believe or not believe," Macron said.
      Arab Terrorists Try to Burn Jews Alive in Capital  (INN 10/17/2020)
      Teacher decapitated in suspected terrorist attack near Paris  (INN 10/16/2020)
      France attack: Teacher killed in gruesome assault near Paris, terror investigation launched  (Fox 10/16/2020)
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A middle school history teacher was attacked in the streets of Conflans Sainte-Honorine, a suburb north-west of Paris.
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... who had reportedly opened up a discussion on caricatures of the prophet Mohammed with his students.
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Police responded to reports of a "suspicious man" loitering near the school.  Officers saw a man with a knife in the area shortly after the attack.
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Police shot and killed the suspect after he did not respond to requests to drop his weapon.
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A police source said that witnesses had heard the attacker shout "Allah Akbar"...
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Initial reports stated that the teacher had been beheaded, but subsequent reports have said that the attacker instead slit the teacher's throat.
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The attack is another in a series in Paris connected to issues of the Islamic faith.
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Late last month, a man who emigrated to France from Pakistan used a meat cleaver to attack and wound two people outside the former offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
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Charlie Hebdo itself had been the site of an attack in January 2015, which resulted in a dozen dead and almost as many injured after two gunmen entered the offices after it published a cartoon depicting the prophet Mohammed.
      US drone strike kills 2 senior Al Qaeda operatives in Syria  (Fox 10/15/2020)
      Two ISIS 'Beatles' headed to US to stand trial for torture and beheadings of American hostages  (Fox 10/06/2020)
      Terror probe opened into Paris knife attack that left at least 2 injured  (Fox 09/25/2020)
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... one of the suspects is Pakistani while the other is said to be Algerian.
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The attack occurred in front of the building where Charlie Hebdo was based up until their offices were attacked by the Islamic extremists in 2015, killing about a dozen people.
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Friday's stabbing also erupted at a time when suspects in the 2015 attack were on trial across town.
      Peru Foils Hezbollah Terror Attack on Israelis  (INN 08/29/2020)
      Six French tourists, two others, killed in ambush at African giraffe reserve  (Fox 08/09/2020)
      UK stabbing suspect previously eyed over concerns of joining jihadi group, report says  (Fox 06/22/2020)
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A man accused in a terror-related stabbing spree that killed three people and seriously injured three others in a British park Saturday was known to the U.K.'s counter-intelligence agency.
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... identified him as a Libyan asylum-seeker living in Reading, a town west of London where the rampage unfolded Saturday evening.
      UK stabbing attack that left 3 dead being treated as terror incident, police say  (Fox 06/21/2020)
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Three people were killed and three others seriously injured when a 25-year-old man, who is in custody, went on a rampage...
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The man is believed to be Libyan...  He reportedly served time in prison in England for a minor offense.
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... the park was crowded when suddenly a lone person "shouted some unintelligible words and went around a large group of around 10, trying to stab them."
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"He stabbed three of them severely in the neck and under the arms, and then turned and started running toward me, and we turned and started running."
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Overnight, heavily armed officers raided an apartment about a mile away from the park, where the suspect was believed to be living.
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After all the residents were safely evacuated, a loud bang was heard from inside the building.
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Britain's official terrorism threat level stands at "substantial," the middle level on a five-rung scale, meaning an attack is likely.
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See related Diversity Is Our Strength! (Sean Delonas, 12/01/2019) cartoon from Terror picture album
      Islamic State behind attack that killed newborns at Afghanistan maternity clinic, US says  (Fox 05/15/2020)
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... killed as many as 24 — including new mothers and two newborns.
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... three militants stormed inside, shooting the women — many of whom were holding babies in their arms.
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... setting off an hours-long shootout with police.  As the gunfight raged, Afghan security forces carried out babies and frantic mothers.
      Spanish police and FBI foil suspected radical Islamic terror plot to attack Barcelona  (Fox 05/08/2020)
      Australian police fatally shoot man after stabbings at mall  (Fox 05/01/2020)
      Two policemen injured in ramming attack near Paris  (INN 04/28/2020)
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One of the officers was left in an artificial coma in hospital because of his grave injuries.
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... the 30-year-old driver was arrested at the scene and lived nearby in a working-class area close to where unrest erupted last week.
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... the officers had been stationary and conducting routine checks when they were hit by a black BMW.
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France has been hit by a number of attacks claimed by the Islamic State (ISIS) in recent years, the biggest one being the attack in November of 2015 in which 129 people were murdered.
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More than 250 people have been killed in total in France since the start of 2015, when 12 people were murdered in an attack on the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo attack.
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Following the Charlie Hebdo attack, a man linked to ISIS shot and killed a policewoman in a Paris suburb before taking hostages at the Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket the following day, killing four more people.
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In January, a 22-year-old radicalized man stabbed one person to death and injured two others in a park in the Paris area.
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Earlier this month, a man armed with a knife attacked people south of Lyon, killing two people.
      Usama bin Laden wanted to kill Obama so 'totally unprepared' Biden would be president...  (Fox 04/23/2020)
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The secretive documents ... outlined a plan to take out Obama and top U.S.  military commander David Petraeus as they traveled by plane.
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"The reason for concentrating on them is that Obama is the head of infidelity and killing him automatically will make [Vice President] Biden take over the presidency."
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"Biden is totally unprepared for that post, which will lead the U.S.  into a crisis.  As for Petraeus, he is the man of the hour ... and killing him would alter the war's path"
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Bin Laden specifically wanted fellow terrorist Ilyas Kashmiri to shoot down Obama.
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"Please ask brother Ilyas to send me the steps he has taken into that work," bin Laden wrote to the top lieutenant, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman.
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Kashmiri wouldn't get too far along in the plot, however; he was killed in 2011 in a U.S.  drone strike shortly after bin Laden himself was shot to death by Navy SEALs.
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... bin Laden's plan never progressed past the aspirational stage.
      Terror probe launched in France knife attack  (INN 04/09/2020)
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... charges will be pressed against the assailant, who was arrested by police minutes after the attack as he was kneeling on the sidewalk praying in Arabic.
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... considering charges of murder or attempted murder with terrorist intent.
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Two people were killed and five were injured...  Residents were carrying out their permitted daily shopping at the time of the attack.
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... described him as a Sudanese born in 1987 who arrived in France in 2016 and obtained refugee status the next year.
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More than 250 people have been killed in total in France since the start of 2015, when 12 people were murdered in an attack on the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo attack.
      Court overturns convictions of jihadists imprisoned for Daniel Pearl murder  (JWR 04/03/2020)
      New ISIS leader to be labeled 'specially designated global terrorist' by US  (Fox 03/17/2020)
      ISIS advises terrorists on coronavirus to avoid Europe for jihad  (Fox 03/15/2020)
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... newsletter contains "sharia directives" urging its healthy members not to enter "the land of the epidemic" to avoid becoming infected.
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But any sick jihadists already in Europe should stay there — presumably, to sicken infidels.
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The "healthy should not enter the land of the epidemic and the afflicted should not exit from it," the ISIS newsletter advises.
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The Middle East terror group also advises jihadists to flee from a person infected with the coronavirus "as you flee from the lion," and to clean hands with soap to avoid infection.
      Militants in Gaza use party balloons to deliver bombs: report  (Fox 03/09/2020)
      Stabbing attack foiled in Jerusalem  (INN 02/22/2020)
      ISIS claims responsibility for London stabbing attack that left 3 injured  (Fox 02/03/2020)
      Man behind London stabbing spree wanted girlfriend to behead her parents, report says  (Fox 02/03/2020)
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The man shot dead by London police on Sunday after stabbing three people in a "terrorist-related" incident once posted messages in support of the Islamic State, justified the rape of Yazidi women and encouraged his girlfriend to behead her parents.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson said measures will be introduced Monday to bring "fundamental" change to the way people convicted of terrorism offenses are handled in prison and afterward.
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... an eagerness to discuss with family and friends his ambition to carry out a knife attack.
      London attacker was recently released from prison  (INN 02/02/2020)
      London stabbings declared 'terrorist-related' after 3 injured, suspect shot dead by police  (Fox 02/02/2020)
      US believes Al Qaeda leader in Yemen 'likely' killed by airstrike, source says  (Fox 02/01/2020)
      Most wanted female terrorist lives in freedom in Jordan despite extradition request for bombing that...  (Fox 01/29/2020)
      Terror probe in England after 2 inmates in fake suicide vests injure guards in knife attack  (Fox 01/10/2020)
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Ziamani was in possession of a 12-inch knife, a hammer, and an Islamic flag when he was arrested in 2014 en route to an army barracks, where he planned to behead a British soldier.
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... his inspiration was the 2013 terror-related fatal stabbing of British soldier Fusilier Lee Rigby by two Islamists.
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See related Sheep (Mike Lester, 05/31/2013) cartoon from Terror picture album
      Kenya attack by al-Shabab militants kills US servicemember, 2 American contractors  (Fox 01/05/2020)
      4 killed in Kenyan bus attack claimed by Islamic extremists  (Fox 01/02/2020)
      Somalia truck bomb kills at least 76 people in capital city, officials say  (Fox 12/28/2019)
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Most of those killed were university and other students returning to class...
      ISIS beheads 10 Christian captives in Nigeria as retaliation for Baghdadi death  (Fox 12/27/2019)
      London Mayor Sadiq Khan must be 'more vocal' on knife crime, victim's cousin says in dramatic...  (Fox 12/04/2019)
      Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn trade blame over early release of London Bridge attacker  (JWR 12/02/2019)
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Khan, who was released on parole 11 months ago with an electronic tracking device on his ankle, began his attack Friday afternoon as he was entering a conference intended to rehabilitate violent offenders and terrorists for a successful return to society.
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He stabbed at least five people before he was tackled by members of the public and shot dead by police.
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The queen honored the bystanders who intervened as heroes.
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One of the two people who died in the attack was Jack Merritt, 25, who worked for a prison rehabilitation program of the University of Cambridge, which was hosting the conference to which Khan was invited.
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A woman whose name has not been released also died.
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Three others are recovering in hospital from injuries.
      Muslims massacre 14 Christians during Protestant service  (JWR 12/02/2019)
      Boris Johnson says 74 convicted terrorists released from prison will have license conditions...  (Fox 12/01/2019)
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... launching a review after convicted terrorist Usman Khan killed two people in a knife attack at the London Bridge on Friday, following an early release from prison.
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He had previously been jailed after attempting to bomb the London Stock Exchange in 2012.
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"I opposed [automatic release] both in 2003 and 2008, and now that I am prime minister I'm going to take steps to make sure that people are not released early when they commit...  serious sexual, violent or terrorist offenses."
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"I absolutely deplore that fact that this man was out on the streets...  and we are going to take action against it."
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Johnson said that there are "probably about 74 people" who have been released early after committing serious crimes and said that steps need to be taken after the London Bridge stabbing "to ensure there is no threat to the public."
      London Bridge attack suspect shot and killed by British police after stabbing: report  (Fox 11/29/2019)
      3 Islamic State-inspired militants sentenced for Christmas 2016 plot in Australia  (Fox 11/29/2019)
      American suspected of ISIS connections trapped in no man's land between Turkish, Greek borders  (Fox 11/12/2019)
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"A jihadist American expelled by Turkey to Greece is literally stuck in the buffer zone separating the two countries after Greece's refusal to allow entry into the country."
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was asked to comment Tuesday after reports emerged that the government had released about 1,200 ISIS militants to their home countries as retaliation for the EU's decision to impose sanctions on his country over its drilling for gas in Mediterranean waters off Cyprus.
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"You should revise your stance toward Turkey, which at the moment holds so many ISIS members in prison and at the same time controls those in Syria."
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"These gates will open and these IS members who have started to be sent to you will continue to be sent.  Then you can take care of your own problem."
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"Whether they are stuck there at the border it doesn't concern us.  We will continue to send them.  Whether they take them or not, it is not our concern."
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See related Birds of a Feather (Michael Ramirez, 12/10/2015) cartoon from World picture album
      ISIS encouraging followers to set wildfires in forests, fields of US, Europe  (Fox 11/07/2019)
      ISIS names Baghdadi successor as 'emir of war' Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayhi  (Fox 10/31/2019)
      Inside the ISIS prison camp 'little caliphate' breeding the next generation of jihadis  (Fox 10/29/2019)
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In a barren prison camp in northern Syria – tens of thousands of ISIS members are running what feels like a mini caliphate – abiding by the rules of the extremist terror group, and abiding by a brutal system of Islamic justice, which goes largely unchecked, and keeps the ISIS ideology alive.
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Held captive by the Kurdish SDF, they are angry, desperate to escape and, the guards say, a ticking time bomb.
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These people, mainly women and children, were mostly caught after the fall of the caliphate – fleeing from the final bastion in the town of Baghouz.
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The camp commander tells us they are the most fervent, the ones who were there till the end, and who still believe that the terror empire will rise again.
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There are 71,000 people inside the Al Hawl camp including around 10,000 foreigners.
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English, French, Belgium, Russian, Chinese and more – their countries have refused to take them back, saying they are dangerous and would carry out attacks – the camp commander agrees, saying they're beyond reform.
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One of the controversial issues is what to do with the children of ISIS.
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They attend religious schools inside the camp so are being brainwashed, but others argue they are innocent.
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Some are orphans who have returned home, including one American, but others have nowhere to go.
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They will stay here and likely become radicalized, turning into the next generation of jihadis.
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Inside the camp, the guards have no control – they are vastly outnumbered, so can secure the perimeter only.
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ISIS's female morality police, the al-hisba, operate across the tented city.
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They have set up secret religious courts, and murder those who have broken their laws, mutilating some of their bodies and cutting them up.
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They've even found a 1-year-old baby beaten to death, but can't explain why.
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We tell the throng of gathered women across a flimsy fence about the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi – one voice shouts at us in English, accusing us of being liars.
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They throw stones and we have to be wary of them swamping us.
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It is staggering what's going on inside the camp.
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The reason it's so lawless is they don't have enough guards who number in the hundreds.
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It used to be around 1,000 but many had to go to repel the Turkish invasion, a story we hear repeated across Northern Syria.
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The U.S.  withdrawal and the Turkish invasion is putting an immeasurable toll on camps and prisons like this.
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When guards do need to enter the camp, to look for someone, or perhaps retrieve a dead body, they go in driving Humvees heavily armed with submachine guards.
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The women throng round them by the hundreds and prevent them from moving.
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Baghdadi is dead, but these people are keeping his hatred alive.
      Most wanted terrorists: Million-dollar bounties  (Fox 10/27/2019)
      5 Muslim women convicted of trying to blow up Notre Dame  (INN 10/15/2019)
      Paris knife attacker was recent convert to Islam who had been acting erratic, reports say  (Fox 10/04/2019)
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The IT worker who stabbed four of his colleagues to death inside Paris' police headquarters Thursday was a recent convert to Islam who had been acting erratically the night before the attack...
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... a 45-year-old computer maintenance specialist from Martinique who had worked at the police headquarters' Intelligence Directorate unit since 2003.
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The Intelligence Directorate unit focuses on the fight against terrorism.
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Mickael H.  had converted to Islam 18 months ago, but is not believed to have been radicalized...
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The attack Thursday, inside the building across the street from the Notre Dame Cathedral, left three police officers and an administrator dead, while a fifth person is being treated for injuries.
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Mickael H., who was reportedly deaf, was gunned down by police.
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The search for a motive in the attack is centering on Mickael H.'s cellphone and computer records, as well as interviews with his widow and witnesses...
      Suspect in 1985 hijacking of TWA Flight 847 arrested, Greek police say  (Fox 09/21/2019)
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TWA Flight 847 from Athens to Rome was hijacked on June 14, 1985 shortly after takeoff.
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The hijackers tortured and killed 23-year-old Robert Stethem when they found out he served in the U.S.  Navy.
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His body was tossed from the plane onto the tarmac the first time the plane stopped in Beirut.
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They released the other 146 passengers and crew members in stages, the last after a 17-day ordeal.
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The FBI says three of the four hijackers were at large.
      Suicide bomber on motorcycle targets President Ghani's campaign rally, killing at least 24 people  (Fox 09/17/2019)
      ISIS leader calls for ‘caliphate soldiers’ to free detainees from camps, continue attacks  (Fox 09/17/2019)
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... accused the U.S.  of being war-weary and bragged of the militants' remaining presence in Africa, the Middle East, and East Asia.
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... concluded the message by telling "soldiers and supporters of the Caliphate everywhere" to avoid deviation and asked Allah to grant ISIS victory.
      Jihadis celebrate 9/11 anniversary, vow to strike America again  (Fox 09/11/2019)
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"Allah will give us victory against them and what America awaits in the coming days is greater and worse than what has passed by the will of Allah [...] America indeed we along with you are waiting."
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"You are a disease which will be wiped out by the permission of the Allah.  Monotheists Brothers in the United Snakes of America...  Prepare and strike....and kill them wherever you find them..."
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"9/11, We call on every Muslim who believes in Allah and wishes to be rewarded to comply with Allah's order to kill the Americans and plunder their money wherever and whenever they find it."
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"The entire world knows the American army, despite its large amount of equipment is very weak on the ground, and that it's [sic] basic tactic in combat is the bombing which destroys everything and kills the residents, to force it's [sic] enemy to give up."
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"And then they demand that we not strike them in their countries?"
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"The war is between us and the Jews.  Any country that steps into the same trench as the Jews has only itself to blame."
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"America is the head of the snake.  Cut down the head first."
      Elusive Al Qaeda leader Zawahri marks 9/11 anniversary by calling for jihadists to attack US, Israel  (Fox 09/11/2019)
      Two Israelis wounded in terror attack after visiting dentist  (INN 09/07/2019)
      Sydney stabbing suspect yelling 'Allahu akbar' pinned to ground by bystanders with milk crate  (Fox 08/13/2019)
      The pain of a child's murder: A burden of grief and injustice  (INN 08/08/2019)
      Suspected Boko Haram extremists killed at least 65 at Nigeria funeral, officials say  (Fox 07/30/2019)
      Refugee children praise ISIS, vow to 'crush' apostates, videos from Syrian camps show  (Fox 07/22/2019)
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"We will stand on the heads of the apostates and crush them one by one.  By the will of Allah, Islamic State caliphate remains," five young boys and one little girl chant confidently with fingers waving, an ISIS signature...
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"The sun arose on the Islamic State; believers have come from all corners of the world in order to join the glory of jihad.  However, the non-believers did not stand down and gathered their forces under the banner of the malicious coalition to kill the Mujahedeen," the women say, referencing ISIS militants as freedom fighters.
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"The mujahedeen proved courageous and legendary... We are living in terrible conditions.  We see them walking around freely in their (infidel) ways... We are longing to return to the land of (the Caliphate)."
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The women also offer a shout-out to their "brothers in the prisons," insisting they remain both "faithful" and "pure" and are now "more fierce than the lioness when she feels a threat coming."
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"Our last message is to our dear, our crown, Abu Bakr the Khalifa, we say to you: stay on this righteous path," they say.
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"There is no life here with these pigs and apes, and living under their bombs and machine guns... We'd rather die than live among them.  And to you enemies of God, do you really think you will get away with what you did in Baghouz?  We are like a ticking bomb.  You wait and see what will happen to you."
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"During the height of the ISIS caliphate, there were literally thousands of children being radicalized by ISIS.  Dubbed ‘cubs of the caliphate,' many of these boys and young teen would often appear in segments focusing on training camps where children were readied for combat."
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"And now there is severe infighting in the camp, with a very vocal element loyal to ISIS.  The women also made note of the fact that they are raising the ‘cubs,' the next generation of ISIS fighters."
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"Though relief agencies are trying to get children into educational environments and get them other necessary care, they remain surrounded by ISIS members – both widows and fighters who have embedded themselves among the refugees."
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"They still believe the ideology and are dedicated to promulgating it, which means they are going to do whatever they can to reinforce the ideology in the children."
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"ISIS women are sometimes painted as innocent victims, but many of these women played a crucial role in indoctrinating their children through formal education and indoctrination in the home."
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"This indoctrination is ongoing, as ISIS women organize ideological training for their children in tents, out of sight of the camp authorities."
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"Children are basically blank slates and ISIS took advantage of their innocence to indoctrinate the next generation of fighters."
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"But the threat is that these children will continue to grow up clinging to ISIS's ideology and one day will put it into action.  Until the children are properly de-programmed, they remain threats to everyone which is why it is so important to ensure that they are removed from ISIS's influence."
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See related Just Like My Daddy... (Sean Delonas, 12/12/2001) cartoon from Terror picture album
      ISIS sleeper cells burn, blow up and slaughter hundreds in uptick of attacks across Iraq and Syria  (Fox 06/10/2019)
      Sri Lanka's leader calls for officials' firings as Easter suicide bombers revealed to be...  (Fox 04/24/2019)
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"We believe that one of the suicide bombers studied in the U.K.  and later did his postgraduate in Australia before coming back and settling in Sri Lanka."
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"This group of suicide bombers, most of them are well-educated and come from middle or upper-middle class, so they are financially quite independent and their families are quite stable financially, that is a worrying factor in this."
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"Some of them have I think studied in various other countries, they hold degrees, LLMs [law degrees], they're quite well-educated people."
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... two of the bombers were sons of a wealthy spice trader in Colombo – Sri Lanka's capital and site of many of the attacks.
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Two others, according to police spokesman ... were a husband and wife duo.
      Terrorist killed during attempted attack in Samaria  (INN 04/03/2019)
      Hamas 'night unit' threatens escalation on Gaza border  (INN 03/24/2019)
      Senegalese native hijacks Italy school bus with 51 children, sets vehicle ablaze over migrant policy  (Fox 03/20/2019)
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"He wanted to get to the runway at [Milan's airport]."
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"He handcuffed us and threatened us.  He said that if we moved he would pour out the petrol and light the fire."
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"[The driver] kept saying that people in Africa are dying and the fault is [deputy prime ministers Luigi] Di Maio and [Matteo] Salvini."
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"While two officers kept the driver busy — he took a lighter and threatened to set fire to the vehicle with a gasoline canister on board — the others forced open the back door."
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The driver started the blaze as officers broke the glass in the back door of the bus, allowing the passengers to escape before flames engulfed the entire vehicle.
      Watch: Jordanian MP salutes terrorist who murdered 2 Israelis  (INN 03/19/2019)
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"I offer a military salute to Omar Abu Lila for his operation near the town of Salfit in the West Bank, which resulted in the killing and wounding of a number of Occupation soldiers and civilians Sunday."
      Terrorist strikes twice in Samaria  (INN 03/17/2019)
      Terrorist who murdered Holocaust survivor shot after standoff  (INN 03/06/2019)
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After his wife smuggled a ceramic knife into the prison and feigned an illness, Chiolo called prison officials, notifying them that his wife was not feeling well.
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When two prison officials entered the family room ... Chiolo stabbed them, wounding one in the chest, the other in the face and back.
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During the attack, Chiolo shouted "Allahu Akbar".
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The couple then barricaded themselves in the family visitation area, leading to an hours-long standoff with police.
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Counter-terror units opened fire on the couple as they broke through the door, seriously wounding Chiolo and killing his wife.
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The French government described the stabbing Tuesday as a terrorist attack.
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"The terrorist nature of this attack isn't in doubt."
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Chiolo had been serving a 28-year prison sentence for the brutal murder of a Holocaust survivor in eastern France.
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In April 2012, Chiolo and two other men broke into the home of 89-year-old Roger Tarall.
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During the burglary, Tarall was held at gunpoint, tied up, tortured, and strangled to death.
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Chiolo was apprehended in the murder, after he bragged to his girlfriend of torturing Tarall to death.
      IDF: Terror cell carried out two attacks in one night  (INN 03/04/2019)
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"At 3:30 a.m.  the terrorists threw firebombs at an IDF force."
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"No one fired at them [the terrorists].  Because it was ‘just' a firebomb attack.  The terrorists continued on their way and came upon an IDF force which was having vehicle problems and had pulled over to the side of the road.  There, the terrorists decided to carry out a ramming attack, leaving two soldiers injured."
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"Let's be clear, if firebombings were treated like gunfire, [the terrorists] wouldn't have had a chance to carry out the next attack."
      Suspect in murder of Ori Ansbacher to be indicted for murder  (INN 03/03/2019)
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"I left my home to murder a Jew, because of the occupation and because of the attitudes towards Arabs at Jerusalem checkpoints."
      The next 9-11  (INN 02/28/2019)
      Attacker's mother praises: He was butcher, knew how to slaughter  (INN 02/20/2019)
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She praised how he wielded the knife when he attacked the policemen, explaining that he had been a butcher.
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She then sang: "Muhammad Ali was a courageous man, oh knife commandos... You are the pride of Islam... Your knife sent those midgets running in all directions."
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She added that "Palestine" and Allah deserve that Palestinians sacrifice their lives for their sake.
      ISIS teen wife bemoans UK's 'unjust' decision to revoke her citizenship  (Fox 02/20/2019)
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"I'm a bit shocked.  It's a bit upsetting and frustrating.  I feel like it's a bit unjust on me and my son."
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... the family was "disappointed" by the decision and "all legal avenues" are being considered to challenge the government's decision.
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"I think a lot of people should have sympathy toward me for everything I have been through.  I didn't know what I was getting into when I left."
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When asked whether it was a mistake to travel to Syria, she told the broadcaster: "In a way, yes, but I don't regret it because it's changed me as a person.  It's made me stronger, tougher, you know."
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"I married my husband, I wouldn't have found someone like him back in the UK."
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"I had my kids, I did have a good time there.  It's just that then things got harder and I couldn't take it any more and I had to leave."
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... she also caused uproar after saying the Manchester Arena terror attack that killed 22 people, including young children, was "justified" because of the airstrikes that allegedly killed civilians in Syria.
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"It's a two-way thing really because women and children are being killed in the Islamic State right now and it's kind of retaliation.  Their justification was that it's retaliation so I thought ok that is a fair justification."
      British ISIS bride is stripped of her citizenship by the government despite begging to come home  (Fox 02/19/2019)
      Bombing of Roman Catholic cathedral in southern Philippines kills at least 20  (Fox 01/27/2019)
      Knife attack at Manchester's Victoria Station wounds 3, including police officer  (Fox 12/31/2018)
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... attacker shouted, "As long as you keep bombing other countries this sort of s** is going to keep happening."
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... the attacker was carrying a kitchen knife with "a good 12-inch blade."
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Victoria Station is steps away from the Manchester Arena, where 22 people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up as fans were leaving an Ariana Grande concert.
      'He grabbed his neck and stabbed again and again'  (INN 12/26/2018)
      Cruz calls for end to PA's payments to terrorists  (INN 12/14/2018)
      This is how the Barkan terrorist was eliminated  (INN 12/13/2018)
      France 'terror' shooting leaves 4 dead, multiple injured with gunman on the run  (Fox 12/11/2018)
      Terror suspect who attacked Buckingham Palace cops left note saying Queen Elizabeth would 'be in hellfire'  (Fox 12/11/2018)
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An Uber driver drove at cops outside Buckingham Palace then tried to attack them with a samurai sword because he wanted to "be in paradise with Allah".
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... wrote a "martyrdom note" to his sister which said "the Queen and her soldiers will all be in hellfire"...
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He then swerved his car through cones outside the palace and as two police officers got out of a passing police van he brandished the sword and shouted "Allahu Akbar".
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"He stated in clear terms that his intention was to get to paradise by becoming a martyr, fighting in his words 'the enemies of Allah.'"
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"Tell everyone that I love them and that they should struggle against the enemies of Allah with their lives and property."
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"The Queen and her soldiers will all be in the hellfire.  They go to war with Muslims around the world and kill them without any mercy."
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"They are the enemies that Allah tells us to fight."
      ANALYSIS: ISIS preparing for radioactive and biological attacks  (INN 12/09/2018)
      Palestinian attacker suspected in West Bank drive-by shooting; 7 wounded, including pregnant woman  (Fox 12/09/2018)
      Nasrallah to Israel: Don't even think of attacking  (INN 11/10/2018)
      Suspected terror attack in Melbourne  (INN 11/09/2018)
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The suspected terrorist reportedly yelled "Allahu Akhbar" during the assault...
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ISIS later claimed responsibility for the attack in Melbourne, calling him an "Islamic State fighter".
      Christian pilgrims to be buried one day after Islamic attack in Egypt  (Fox 11/03/2018)
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... the militants were driving two or three SUV-type vehicles.
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"A number of masked men got out of them, took the mobile phones of the passengers and then shot all the men dead."
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The Islamic State has repeatedly vowed to go after Egypt's Christians as punishment for their support of el-Sissi.
      Why I left ISIS: Former Baghdadi 'friend' and aide, others speak out  (Fox /20)
      Mounir el-Motassadeq, convicted for role in 9/11 attacks, is a free man after Germany deportation  (Fox 10/15/2018)
      Report: Egypt orders Hamas to defuse border riots  (INN 10/19/2018)
      MEF uncovers Obama-era scandal; Congress investigates  (INN 10/17/2018)
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"It's disturbing that the federal government would knowingly authorize payment to a designated Osama Bin-Laden funding charity."
      The 'lone terrorist' idea is a meaningless joke  (INN 10/16/2018)
      High Court rejects murderer's appeal  (INN 10/16/2018)
      US designates Hezbollah a 'transnational criminal organization'  (INN 10/16/2018)
      'Government's message is it pays to kill Jews'  (INN 10/15/2018)
      Gaza 'kite terror' sparks large fire in southern Israel  (INN 10/06/2018)
      Germany: Plot to attack Israel with chemical weapons uncovered  (INN 09/28/2018)
      Terrorism is down worldwide, but State Department says Iran maintains 'near-global reach'  ()
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"Iran uses terrorism as a tool of its statecraft.  It has no reservations about using that tool on any continent."
      American tourists stabbed in Amsterdam were targeted by Afghan man with a 'terrorist motive'  (Fox 09/01/2018)
      ISIS leader calls on Muslims to wage jihad  (INN 08/23/2018)
      Report: Barcelona terrorists planned attack at Eiffel Tower  (INN 08/01/2018)
      Belgian couple arrested in plot to bomb Iranian opposition event attended by Giuliani, Gingrich  (Fox 07/02/2018)
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Investigators found more than a pound of TATP explosives and a detonator...
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... two other men had been arrested in connection with the plot, one in France and one in Germany.
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The man arrested in Germany ... "seems to be" a diplomat attached to the Iranian embassy in Vienna, Austria.
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Police estimated that 25,000 people attended the rally...
      'Hamas is trying to murder us, you hypocrites'  (INN 06/05/2018)
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"You're hypocrites.  There's no such thing as good terror.  Hamas is trying to murder citizens of Israel - and you, even here at the conference, are defending it.  There are thousands of children, residents of the Gaza perimeter, who don't know any other reality.  Reality without alarms and constant fear for their lives.  The IDF doesn't carry out any military action without Hamas first attacking."
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"Israel has the right to defend itself.  We expect the international community and you, members of parliaments from around the world, to denounce and condemn the Palestinian terrorist organizations, headed by Hamas, and to take every possible means to stop them from their murderous activities."
      French prosecutor: 40 terrorism convicts to be released soon  (Fox 05/28/2018)
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... calling the re-entry into society of the unrepentant ones a "major risk."
      "...  600 to 700 French extremists are unaccounted for in the areas of Iraq and Syria claimed by IS, though many have probably been  ()
      Hamas threatens Jews living near Gaza  (INN 05/14/2018)
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"To the residents of the Gaza Belt area: A word is a word.  The Palestinians are flowing unstoppably and breaching the border.  We advise you to leave your homes and evacuate without hesitation."
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"Kites are just the tip of the iceberg.  Anyone who remains will bear the full consequences.  You've been warned!!!  We will breach the border and reach the towns, and we will not die alone."
      Family of suicide bombers killed in attack on Indonesia police headquarters after church bombings  (Fox 05/14/2018)
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... a family — including children — carried out a suicide attack on a police headquarters in the country's second-largest city, a day after members of another family launched coordinated suicide bombings on three city churches that killed at least eight people.
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A girl about eight years old was with two of the attackers on a motorcycle and survived being thrown by the blast...
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The attack killed four perpetrators.  Six civilians and four officers were wounded.  The attacks have been aimed at the country's Christian minority.
      The attack on the police station occurred just hours after police said the other family carried out the church bombings, which included girls aged nine and  ()
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In one of the attacks, the children wore bombs around their waists.
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... the church bombers and the police headquarters attackers were friends, as were another family whose homemade bombs exploded in their apartment Sunday night.
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Indonesia's deadliest terrorist attack occurred in 2002, when bombs exploded on the tourist island of Bali, killing 202 people in one night, mostly foreigners.
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... three members of another family were killed when homemade bombs exploded at an apartment...
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... the father drove a bomb-laden car into the city's Pentecostal church.
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The mother, with her two daughters, attacked the Christian Church of Diponegoro...
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Based on their remains, ... the mother and daughters were all wearing explosives around their waists.
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The sons aged 16 and 18 rode a motorcycle onto the grounds of the Santa Maria Church and detonated their explosives there.
      From jail, remorseful ex-ISIS fighter warns: Group will retool and return  (Fox 05/03/2018)
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... claims to be one of few foreign fighters to have seen the barbaric and bloody rise of the Islamic State in Syria, long before the group was known to the world.
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... repeatedly emphasized in the interview that the ideology driving ISIS was "not going to stop," and had permeated some circles so deeply that it would be next to impossible to defeat.
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... each new incarnation of the group brought a school of thought even more rigid than that of its predecessor.
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A central tenet of ISIS's brainwashing of new followers is its singular focus on the United States...  an "obsession" with America.  "It was the big enemy."
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... was radicalized in 2011, after being introduced to a Salafist group called Sharia4Belgium.
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"...  we learned this ideology of jihad, we were told that there was no country in the world that was properly ruled by shariah..."
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"ISIS is like the Mafia.  Once you get in ... you never come out."
      Accused ISIS-inspired female terrorist carried out dry run of knife attack before stabbing man  (Fox 05/03/2018)
      Hamas: Gaza unemployed will 'snipe at Israel from a distance'  (INN 04/01/2018)
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"The unemployed who do not have work in Gaza have found work at your borders - to burn your equipment and shoot you from a distance."
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"We came here to say that Hamas is not sitting in palaces or tunnels, we came to say that we are with you.  Today we begin a march that will continue and will not stop until we open the borders at the right time."
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"We are here to remind you that there is no peace with the enemy and that no experience or plan will make us decide to make peace with him."
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... "our people cannot tolerate the continued siege of Gaza.  On Friday we stopped at the border but next time we do not know where the border will be."
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The Hamas terrorist organization also sent a seven-year-old girl to confront IDF soldiers who were stationed along the border fence with Gaza.  The IDF ensured that the girl returned safely to her parents.
      ISIS ‘soldier’ kills 3 in France rampage; cop who swapped for hostages fighting for his life: officials  (Fox 03/23/2018)
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An armed man reportedly yelling "Allahu Akbar" went on a rampage Friday in southern France, killing three people and taking hostages in an hours-long standoff inside a supermarket.
      Deputy Minister Oren: Change the rules of engagement  (INN 03/18/2018)
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"There is no sure way to ensure that a terrorist is ‘neutralized.' Therefore, soldiers who encounter terrorists in the middle of an act of terrorism must be instructed to open fire to kill and not to neutralize.  A terrorist who carries out a terror attack constitutes a real threat and in order to protect the lives of our soldiers and the general public, the rules of engagement must be changed.  The only way to ensure that a terrorist is indeed neutralized and poses no threat is by shooting in order to kill."
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"In the Los Angeles Police Department," Oren noted, "the rules of engagement require the policemen to shoot at a person who poses a threat in order to kill..."
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"The murder and injuring of the soldiers in northern Samaria requires acts of deterrence, as the security establishment is trying to carry out.  Arrest the collaborators with the murderer, demolish his home and deport his family."
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"These actions are required to create both punishment and deterrence.  If the judicial system does not allow such deterrent actions, it will bear responsibility for the next murder..."
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"...  The money transferred by the Palestinian Authority to the families of the murderers must be frozen without excuses."
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"IDF soldiers and Israeli citizens should know that there is a government in Israel that protects their lives, backs up their actions and punishes those who harm them."
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"There is no such thing as ‘lone wolf terrorism'.  This is terror supported by Abu Mazen and the Palestinian Authority, which pays money to the families of the terrorists.  We will stop them."
      Hamas operations exposed in Turkey  (INN 02/12/2018)
      Paris terror attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam refuses to stand at trial, tells court: 'Judge me'  (Fox 02/05/2018)
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"Muslims are judged and treated without pity, there is no presumption of innocence."
      Ambulance used in Kabul suicide bombing that killed at least 95, officials say  (Fox 01/27/2018)
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The Taliban orchestrated a suicide car bombing that claimed the lives of at least 95 people and wounded 158 others on Saturday in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul.
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The attacker used an ambulance filled with explosives to pass through a security checkpoint, telling police he was transporting a patient to a nearby hospital.
      Kabul Intercontinental Hotel siege leaves more than 40 dead, Afghanistan official says  (Fox 01/21/2018)
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‘Don't leave any of them alive, good or bad.  Shoot and kill them all,'
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At the onset of the attack, gunmen shot at people who were having dinner in one of the hotel restaurants before breaking into guests' rooms. 
      Pakistan frees Islamist cleric who helped Taliban against US  (Fox 01/09/2018)
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"They have given us nothing but lies & deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools."
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"They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help.  No more!"
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See related Love Triangle (Scott Stantis, 07/27/2010) cartoon from World picture album
      Incitement in PA schools led to attack at J'lem bus station  (INN 12/28/2017)
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"For Allah's sake we rose up, we wish to raise the banner...to let our religion [Islam] exult once again, and to make the Al Aqsa Mosque [on the Temple Mount] once again be resplendent."
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"Please let our blood be spilled – for it is of little matter to spill one's blood for our homeland, for Jerusalem, and for the Al Aqsa Mosque."
      Countering Christmas Jihad  (JWR 12/22/2017)
      Father who saved children from lynch threatened  (INN 12/04/2017)
      Egypt mosque attack leaves at least 155 dead, 120 wounded  (Fox 11/24/2017)
      Police officer who hugged terrorist was a 'hero'  (INN 11/19/2017)
      'Why should Israel apologize for eliminating terrorists?'  (INN 10/31/2017)
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"The IDF succeeded yesterday in eliminating terrorists involved in digging tunnels to be used [in operations] to kill Israeli women and children.  We must not apologize for eliminating terrorists."
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"This was a defensive action against a violation of [Israeli] sovereignty.  The explosion was meant to destroy [the tunnel] and put it out of operation."
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"I'll remind anyone who needs to be reminded that the tunnel was blown up inside of Israeli territory, and its purpose was to murder Israelis."
      UK pharmacist behind bars for showing ISIS beheading video to schoolchildren  (Fox 10/06/2017)
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Zameer Ghumra was sentenced to six years in prison Friday for disseminating terrorist propaganda while trying to brainwash two young brothers into becoming Islamic State fighters.
      Suspected Barcelona terrorist identified  (INN 08/18/2017)
      Trump cites tale of Gen.  Pershing's pigs' blood bullets that historians dismiss  (Fox 08/17/2017)
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President Trump on Thursday again cited a story about the late U.S.  Army Gen.  John J.  Pershing dipping bullets in pigs' blood to deter Islamic attacks that has been dismissed by historians as apocryphal.
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"Study what General Pershing of the United States did to terrorists when caught.  There was no more Radical Islamic Terror for 35 years!"
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Trump's tweet on Thursday followed the attack in Barcelona, Spain, where a car plowed into a crowd, killing and injuring pedestrians.
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Speaking of Pershing's role after the Philippine-American War of 1899-1902, Trump praised the general...  "They were having terrorism problems, just like we do."
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The president went on to say Pershing ordered his men to dip bullets in the blood of pigs, since pork is forbidden in Islam.
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"He lined up the 50 people, and they shot 49 of those people.  And the 50th person, he said: 'You go back to your people, and you tell them what happened.' And for 25 years, there wasn't a problem.  Okay?  Twenty-five years, there wasn't a problem."
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During the campaign, the fact-checking website Politifact referred to the story as a "dubious legend."
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While historians dismiss the tale of dipping bullets in pigs' blood, Pershing did tell a story about using pigs to deter terrorist attackers in his memoir.
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"The bodies were publicly buried in the same grave with a dead pig," Pershing wrote.
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"It was not pleasant to have to take such measures, but the prospect of going to hell instead of heaven sometimes deterred the would-be assassins."
      'Now is the time to hit Hamas'  (INN 08/10/2017)
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"...  Why do we always have to deal with the threats from the other side?  After all, we're the strong one here, so why don't we force them to be on the defensive?"
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"The best thing would be if tomorrow morning the Hamas leaders woke up for the last time ever and saw IDF soldiers smiling at them."
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"There is no other way of achieving deterrence than being willing to pay the price of victory.  Words do not deter anyone."
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"Deterrence is caused by actions and only actions - and winning, by causing the other side to feel defeated.  That is the best kind of deterrence."
      'Supreme Court will bear responsibility for the next murder'  (INN 08/10/2017)
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"Nachmanides [13th century rabbinic authority] already gave us a very wise and piercing description [for this behavior] when he wrote: ‘By the mercy of fools all justice is lost'."
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"Every teen in [the Arab village of] Issawiya [in Jerusalem] knows that he can go out with a knife to murder Jews and become a hero [for local Arabs] and that they'll make a big party [in his honor].  No one will shoot him because then [the shooter] would go to jail just like Azariya."
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"Here, having mercy on our enemies means cruelty towards our brothers, our people.  We're telling the Arabs ‘slaughter, murder and you'll go home as soon as possible'.  He who has mercy on the cruel eventually sends people like Elor Azariya to prison.  We've had enough of this.  Justice Mintz is responsible for the next murder."
      'Israel has become a haven for terrorists'  (INN 08/10/2017)
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"It is regrettable that Judge David Mintz, who wrote the verdict, chose to ease the punishment because a prison stay may have undesirable consequences for [the terrorist] - I ask what about the undesirable consequences for me?  What about the trauma I went through?  The damage caused me for my entire life?"
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"The judges of the court unfortunately do not understand that easing the punishment of terrorists is a judgment that gives a tailwind to terror."
      IDF to Hamas: Don't test us  (INN 08/10/2017)
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Hamas takes advantage of Gazans and hides the entry shafts of the tunnels underneath houses and public buildings, such as schools and mosques.
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As part of its combat strategy, Hamas continuously deploys itself in a civilian environment, directing its capabilities to hit the Israeli home front from those areas.
      In France, the cold-blooded murder of an elderly Jewish woman ignites a debate over terrorism  (JWR 07/24/2017)
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... a Franco-Malian Muslim, is accused of having broken into her flat...  allegedly beat her to death and hurled her body off the balcony into the courtyard below.
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... neighbors testified that they heard Traore scream "Allahu akbar" while allegedly attacking Halimi, who was the only Jew residing in the building.
      Imam prays 'Annihilate Jews, liberate Al-Aqsa from their filth'  (INN 07/24/2017)
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"Oh Allah, make this happen by our hands.  Let us play a part in this."
      ISIS broken, but leader slipped away due to leak, says key general  (Fox 07/21/2017)
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ISIS in Iraq and Syria has been "dismantled," with tens of thousands of its jihadist fighters dead, but a promising lead on its leader "went dead" after a media leak, according to a key U.S.  military official.
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"We have absolutely dismantled his network.  I mean everyone who worked for him initially is dead or gone.  Everybody who stepped to the plate the next time [is] dead or gone.  Down through a network where we have killed, in a conservative estimate, 60,000 to 70,000 of his followers, his army."
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"That was a very good lead.  Unfortunately, it was leaked in a prominent national newspaper about a week later and that lead went dead."
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"The challenge we have [is] in terms of where and how our tactics and procedures are discussed openly.  There's a great need to inform the American public about what we're up to.  There's also great need to recognize things that will absolutely undercut our ability to do our job."
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Thomas appeared to be referring to a New York Times report in June 2015 that detailed how American intelligence agencies had "extracted valuable information."
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"New insights yielded by the seized trove – four to seven terabytes of data, according to one official – include how the organization's shadowy leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, operates and tries to avoid being tracked by coalition forces."
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"They seized on Libya as a failed state... They declared it a province.  Our estimates were that, at the high-water mark, they had anywhere from 1,500 to 2,000 folks primarily located in a seaside town named Sirte.  They don't exist anymore."
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"It was 'defeat ISIS'.  It's now 'annihilate ISIS.' I think he put a non-doctrinal term out there to amp up the volume a little bit.  We all got the message."
      London terror attack: British officials missed warning signs ahead of recent assault  (Fox 06/06/2017)
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Terrorists involved in each of the three recent Islamist assaults on Britain were known to authorities prior to the attacks that claimed a combined 34 lives, but in each instance British authorities failed to act in time to stop the fiendish plots.
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When asked why he was flying to Turkey, Zaghba reportedly replied: "I'm going to be a terrorist."
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Italian officials said they warned Moroccan and British authorities about Zaghba, however, British police on Tuesday issued a statement that Zaghba "was not a police or MI5 subject of interest."
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Britain has somewhere north of 20,000 people suspected of jihadi affiliations at one time or another, 3,000 of which are currently being investigated.
      May condemns London terror attacks that killed 7; police arrest 12 in raids  (Fox 06/04/2017)
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The homes raided included one belonging to one of the three terrorists who carried out the attacks.
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"He's lived here for about three years.  He's one of our neighbors.  I've said hello in passing more than 50, 60 occasions.  He has two young kids.  He was a very nice guy."
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Saturday's horror began around 10 p.m.  local time when a white van veered off the road and barreled into pedestrians on London Bridge.
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The van's three occupants then jumped out with large knives and attacked people at bars and restaurants in nearby Borough Market.
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... her son was stabbed in the stomach by a man who approached him and yelled "this is for Islam."
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"He had just stepped outside the bar for a second and a man ran up to him and said 'this is for my family, this is for Islam' and stuck a knife straight in him."
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... he saw the three attackers stabbing a woman at the south end of London Bridge.  He said he threw chairs, glasses and bottles at the attackers in a bid to stop them.
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"They went 'this is for Allah' and then they just started stabbing her multiple times.
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"They kept coming to try to stab me.  They were stabbing everyone.  Evil, evil people."
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"The situation these officers were confronted with was critical — a matter of life and death — three armed men, wearing what appeared to be suicide belts, had already attacked and killed members of the public and had to be stopped immediately."
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It turned out the suicide belts were fake.
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... the van had been rented recently by one of the attackers.
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A courageous cop was one of the wounded.  He confronted the three knife-wielding terrorists armed only with a baton.  He was stabbed in the face, head and a leg.
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It was the third terror attack to hit Britain in as many months.
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In March, a British convert to Islam ran down people with a vehicle on Westminster Bridge, killing four, then stabbed a policeman to death outside Parliament.
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On May 22, a British suicide bomber killed 22 people and injured dozens at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester.
      London attacks: 6 civilians killed, 3 attackers dead in hit-and-run, stabbings, police say  (Fox 06/04/2017)
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... the attackers looked like to be wearing explosive vests, but they turned out to be hoaxes.
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At least 20 others were injured.
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The white van careened off the road before striking several people on the busy bridge around 10 p.m.  local time.
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... three men burst out of the van and attacked people with knives; some victims appeared to have their throats slit.
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... the attackers men entered, then "stabbed someone in the face and someone in the stomach."
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"One of them had a big knife, then he came in and walked around the restaurant, I guess they just kind of stabbed anyone that they saw...
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"It looked like the man had been trying to intervene, but there wasn't much he could do.  He was being stabbed quite coldly and he slumped to the ground."
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... the attackers shouted "This is for Allah."
      US using 'annihilation tactics' in final stages of ISIS fight in Mosul, Mattis says  (Fox 05/29/2017)
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"Our strategy right now is to accelerate the campaign against ISIS.  It is a threat to all civilized nations.  And the bottom line is we are going to move in an accelerated and reinforced manner, throw them on their back foot."
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"Our intention is that the foreign fighters do not survive the fight to return home to North Africa, to Europe, to America, to Asia, to Africa.  We're not going to allow them to do so.  We're going to stop them there and take apart the caliphate."
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Iraqi troops will have to do battle on foot because the armored vehicles are too big for Mosul's narrow streets and back alleys.
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The part of the city is still filled with around 200,00 civilians.
      Manchester terror attack: 3 arrested as UK braces under critical threat level  (Fox 05/24/2017)
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British officials gave the green light to an operation that could deploy up to 3,800 troops to assist police.
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Multiple law enforcement agencies swept through Manchester in a bid to head off a follow-up to the suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert that killed 22 other people.
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Officials also raised the number of wounded Wednesday to 119.
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... the suicide bomber, Salman Abedi, is unlikely to have acted alone, officials said.  In fact, investigators said he may have acted as a "mule," hauling a shrapnel-packed explosive device that somebody else built.
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Abedi had been known to security forces "up to a point."
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Britain raised its threat level to "critical" ... "This means that the assessment is that, not only is a further attack likely, but that it could be imminent."
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Police raided Abedi's house, using a controlled explosion to blast down the door.
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Neighbors recalled him as a tall, thin young man who often wore traditional Islamic dress and did not talk much.
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Abedi was born in Britain to a Libyan family, grew up in Manchester's southern suburbs and attended the local Salford University for a time.
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... Abedi is believed to have traveled to Syria and had "proven" links with the Islamic State group.
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... the number of patients being treated had increased due to "walking wounded" who came in hours after the attack.
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... many of those hospitalized had serious wounds that would require "very long term care and support in terms of their recovery."
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Soldiers were replacing armed police on Wednesday at sites like Buckingham Palace, 10 Downing Street and Parliament.  ... the goal is to "make our city as hostile an environment as possible for terrorists to plan and operate."
      Security Nightmare As British Jihadi Brides Start Returning to the UK  (05/23/2017)
      Manchester terror attack suspect identified as Salman Abedi  (Fox 05/23/2017)
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Salman Abedi, 22, was identified as the man who detonated an improvised explosive device at about 10:30 p.m.  local time Monday, killing more than 20 people, some of them children, and injuring dozens more...
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A European security official told the Associated Press that Abedi was British. 
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Officials believe the device was packed with shrapnel, built to inflict as much human damage as possible.
      Ariana Grande concert explosion: 19 dead, around 50 injured in 'terrorist incident'  (Fox 05/22/2017)
      Suspect in Stockholm truck attack was not mentally disturbed  (Fox 05/10/2017)
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... was not mentally disturbed at the time of the attack that killed five and injured 14.
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... has pleaded guilty to a terrorist crime for ramming the truck into a crowd on a main pedestrian shopping street in the Swedish capital.
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His residency application in Sweden was rejected last year.
      Intel on 'imminent threat' drove airline electronics ban, top lawmaker says  (Fox 05/02/2017)
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"Specific and credible intelligence that there was an imminent threat to our aviation sector"
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"I think the administration took very responsible actions to safeguard the safety of Americans here in the homeland."
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The ban on electronics larger than iPhones applied to 10 airports in eight countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
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It is widely reported that terrorist groups seek to plant explosives in lap top computers, or similar devices.
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... there have been 198 ISIS-linked plots against the West, including 21 this year alone.
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And the terror group has taken suicide attacks into the mainstream with 63 plots against the West since 2013 — with 42 in 2016 and 2017.
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The data further shows the growing use of vehicles as weapons.
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An ISIS-inspired attack in Stockholm, Sweden, last month marked Europe's fourth attack in 12 months where the group used a truck or car against civilian targets to inflict mass casualties.
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In that attack, five were killed and even more injured when a beer truck was hijacked and rammed into a central downtown shopping mall.
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Counterterrorism analysts also report French and British authorities see a big jump in women getting involved with terrorism, moving beyond support roles to carrying out operations.
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On Monday, British police arrested three teenage girls, alleged members of a cell.  The fourth member was shot dead.
      NATO weighs new counterterrorism post following Trump's demands  (Fox 05/02/2017)
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"NATO allies are going to need to subscribe to Trump's desire for a new NATO that can engage in counterterrorism efforts."
      Inside deadliest Taliban attack against Afghan troops  (Fox 05/01/2017)
      Blogger Murdered on Paradise Island As Concerns of Islamic Extremism Grow  (04/24/2017)
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A Maldives blogger who mocked politicians and radical Islamists has been murdered, deepening concerns about rising extremism in the luxury holiday destination.
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... was found stabbed to death in the stairwell of his apartment block...
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He had suffered a brutal attack, sustaining multiple wounds to his face...  He died in hospital.
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He had apparently received death threats in the past because of his satirical blogs on the Maldives' political and religious establishment.
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He had also undertaken an investigation into the disappearance of his friend and fellow journalist.
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... the Maldives has been in political turmoil in recent years, with Islamic extremism the biggest threat.
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It's claimed more than 200 Maldivian youths have joined Islamic State.
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Radical Islamic teaching, rising unemployment and drug use have also driven the younger generation towards militant groups.
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Saudi Arabia is blamed by some for the surge in extremism. 
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President Yameen has welcomed the Saudis paying for the building of several mosques in the Maldives which promote Wahhabism, the Arab kingdom's ultra-conservative brand of Sunni Islam.
      Wild Boars Go on Rampage in Iraq, Kill Three ISIS Jihadists  (04/24/2017)
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"Islamic State militants took revenge on the pigs that attacked the farmland."
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ISIS members in the Kirkuk frequently execute civilians over accusations of supporting the Iraqi security forces or trying to escape the province to refugee camps.
      Afghanistan massacre: More than 100 feared dead in Taliban attack  (Fox 04/22/2017)
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More than 100 people may be dead, with dozens more hurt, after gunmen disguised as members of the army stormed a military compound in the Balkh province in Afghanistan.
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The attackers, in two separate military vehicles, had told guards at the gates that they were carrying wounded soldiers and therefore immediately needed to enter the site.
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... and soon began shooting at soldiers as they prayed in a mosque on the grounds.
      'Your hero is a terrorist and a murderer'  (04/20/2017)
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... Barghouti was involved in planning a number of suicide bombings and shooting attacks against Israelis and tourists in Israel which left 26 dead and dozens more wounded.
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Despite – or perhaps because of – his involvement in terrorism, Barghouti has remained a popular figure in Palestinian Authority politics.
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"The leader of the striking prisoners is a terrorist and a murderer who has overseen dozens of suicide-bombings and the killing of innocent civilians."
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"Marwan Barghouti was arrested and tried in a fair and open trial.  He was then convicted of direct involvement in the murder of five people."
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"Glorifying terrorists like Barghouti not only distances us from peace, but dishonors the memories of the innocent victims."
      Paris attack: 1 police officer killed, 2 seriously injured in shooting on Champs-Elysees...  (Fox 04/20/2017)
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A police officer was killed and two others were seriously injured when a gunman opened fire late Thursday on the famed Champs-Elysees in Paris before he was shot dead.
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The Islamic State group quickly claimed responsibility for the attack.
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... the gunman used an assault rifle, and at least one location in the eastern Paris suburbs is being searched as officials work to learn more information about the attacker.
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... ISIS named the attacker Abu Yousef Al-Baljiki, "The Belgian," adding that he was "one of the Islamic State fighters."
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The claim of responsibility came unusually swiftly for the group, which has been losing territory in Iraq and Syria.
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It also referred to the attacker as one of the "fighters," rather than the "soldiers" of the Islamic State.
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... the gunman came out of a car and opened fire on the police vehicle with an automatic firearm akin to a "war weapon."
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"We are faced with a specifically high terrorist threat."
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No tourists or pedestrians were injured in the shooting.
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The attacker was known by secret service in France as an extremist.
      Official: French police thwart 'imminent' terror attack days before election  (Fox 04/18/2017)
      Syria car bomb: Death toll rises to 100 after explosion near evacuation buses  (Fox 04/15/2017)
      Philippines: Foiled attack staged by IS-linked extremists  (Fox 04/15/2017)
      Pakistan military: Officials foil 'major terrorist attack' on Easter Sunday  (Fox 04/15/2017)
      8 arrested in connection with St.  Petersburg bombing  (Fox 04/11/2017)
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Eight members of extremist cells have been arrested in connection with last week's deadly bombing on the subway in St.  Petersburg.
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The suicide bombing in Russia's second largest city killed 13 passengers and injured dozens of others.
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... six members of terror cells were detained in St.  Petersburg and two in Moscow in connection with the attack.
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Russian-based extremist groups are mostly made up of migrant workers who come from Central Asia and recruit in the migrant community.
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The impoverished, predominantly Muslim countries in Central Asia are seen as fertile ground for Islamic extremists, and thousands of their citizens are believed to have joined the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq.
      Stockholm truck attack suspect admits guilt, lawyer says  (Fox 04/11/2017)
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A 39-year-old old Uzbek man confessed Tuesday to ramming a stolen truck into a crowd in Stockholm, killing four people and wounding 15.
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Police said Akilov was known to have been sympathetic to extremist organizations but that there was nothing to indicate he might plan an attack.
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His Swedish residency application was rejected last year.
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The four people killed were two Swedes, a Belgian woman and a British man.
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Friday's attack shocked Swedes who pride themselves on their open-door policies toward migrants and refugees.
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In 2015, a record 163,000 asylum-seekers arrived in the country — the highest per capita rate in Europe.
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The government responded by tightening border controls and curtailing some immigrant rights.
      Palm Sunday attacks: 44 dead, more than 100 injured in church bombings carried out by ISIS in Egypt  (Fox 04/09/2017)
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Sunday's first blast happened at St.  George Church in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, where at least 27 people were killed and 78 others wounded.
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A second explosion – which ... was caused by a suicide bomber who tried to storm St.  Mark's Cathedral in the coastal city of Alexandria — left at least 17 dead, and 48 injured.
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At least three police officers were killed in the St.  Mark's attack.
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ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks ... following the group's recent video vowing to step up attacks against Christians, who the group describes as "infidels" empowering the West against Muslims.
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Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi accused unnamed countries of fueling instability in the country, adding "Egyptians have foiled plots and efforts by countries and fascist, terrorist organizations that tried to control Egypt."
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The attack in Tanta was the latest in a series of assaults on Egypt's Christian minority, which makes up around 10 percent of the population and has been repeatedly targeted by Islamic extremists.
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Egypt has struggled to combat a wave of Islamic militancy since the 2013 military overthrow of an elected Islamist president
      Swedish officials identify Stockholm terror attack suspect as Uzbek native, 39  (Fox 04/08/2017)
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Four people were killed and 15 others injured when a hijacked beer truck plowed into a crowd of Friday afternoon shoppers in central Stockholm.
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... the suspect as a "marginal character" and also said police found something in the truck that "could be a bomb or an incendiary object."
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... the attacker "burned" himself while trying and failing to detonate it.
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They said the suspect had been on their radar before but not recently, and did not explain why authorities apparently had not considered him a serious threat.
      Stockholm terror attack: Swedish police investigating possible bomb or 'incendiary object' found in truck  (Fox 04/08/2017)
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... they are confident they have detained the man who carried out the terror attack.  "There is nothing that tells us that we have the wrong person."
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... investigators don't know whether others were involved in the attack, but "we cannot exclude this."
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... a person had been formally identified as a suspect "of terrorist offenses by murder."
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The stolen beer truck traveled for more than 500 yards along a main pedestrian street known as the Drottninggatan before it smashed into a crowd outside the upscale Ahlens department store.
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... the suspect was a father of four and worked in construction.
      Sweden torn over how to handle incoming terrorists  (Fox 04/07/2017)
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... the Muslim Brotherhood is well established in Sweden.
      Stockholm terror attack: Man arrested after truck plows into store killing 4  (Fox 04/07/2017)
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Hours after a hijacked beer truck slammed into a department store in central Stockholm on Friday, killing at least four people and wounding many more, Swedish police said they arrested a man in the northern part of the city.
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As many as 15 people were hurt, nine of them seriously.
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"Sweden has been attacked.  Everything points to the fact that this is a terrorist attack."
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... a truck ran over the crowd at Ahlens department store in the afternoon.
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At about this time last year, the Iraqi government warned Sweden that ISIS may have been plotting to attack civilian targets in Stockholm.
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Sweden has produced more ISIS fighters per capita than almost any other European nation.
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Friday's crash is near the site of a December 2010 attack in which Taimour Abdulwahab, a Swedish citizen who lived in Britain, detonated a suicide bomb, killing himself and injuring two others.
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Abdulwahab rigged a car with explosives in the hope that the blast would drive people to Drottninggatan — the street hit Friday — where he would set off devices strapped to his chest and back.
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The car bomb never went off, and Abdulwahab died when one of his devices exploded among panicked Christmas shoppers.
      St.  Petersburg subway blast: Suicide bomber identified as Akbardzhon Dzhalilov, 22  (Fox 04/04/2017)
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At least 14 people were killed in the attack, according to Russian officials.  It was unclear whether they included Dzhalilov in their count.  Some 49 people were hospitalized.
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St.  Petersburg, like Moscow, is home to a large diaspora of Central Asian migrants who flee poverty and unemployment in their home countries for jobs in Russia.
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While most Central Asian migrants in Russia have work permits or work illegally, thousands of them have received Russian citizenship in the past decades.
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... Trump called Putin to express his condolences for the bombing and to offer the full support of the United States "in responding to the attack and bringing those responsible to justice."
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In the past two decades, Russian trains and planes have been frequent targets of attack, usually blamed on Islamic militants.
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The last confirmed attack was in October 2015 when Islamic State militants downed a Russian airliner heading from an Egyptian resort to St.  Petersburg, killing all 224 people on board.
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Separately, in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan, two policemen were killed in the early hours on Tuesday in a suspected Islamic militant attack.
      St.  Petersburg subway blast: Two suspects sought in bombing that killed 10  (Fox 04/03/2017)
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Two people were believed to be behind the deadly attack in the subway in St.  Petersburg, Russia, planting a total of two bombs.
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At least 10 people were killed and some 43 others were wounded.
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One bomb exploded on a train, while crews disabled a second device before it could explode at a nearby station. 
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Both bombs were filled with shrapnel...  The unexploded device was rigged with up to 2.2 pounds of explosives.
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Both bombs were filled with shrapnel, according to Sky News.  The unexploded device was rigged with up to 2.2 pounds of explosives.
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The 2:20 p.m.  explosion rocked the train between the Technology Institute station and the Sennaya Square station.
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Photos and video from one station appeared to show wounded victims on the smoke-filled platform, and a train car with a door blown out.
      Feds fear terror groups developing laptop bombs that evade airport security  (Fox 04/01/2017)
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"Evaluated intelligence indicates that terrorist groups continue to target commercial aviation, to include smuggling explosive devices in electronics."
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The intelligence shows ISIS is among several terrorist groups plotting to put bombs in laptops on airplanes bound for the United States.
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Terrorists have had some success before with a laptop bomb...  Six passengers were hurt on a plane at an airport in Somalia in March of 2016 when a bomb planted in a laptop exploded.
      Baghdad bombing targeting police kills 15, Iraqi officials say  (Fox 03/29/2017)
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Three policemen were among the dead while the rest were civilians, and a number of policemen were also wounded.
      London attacker not linked to ISIS or Al Qaeda, official says  (Fox 03/27/2017)
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... the attack in which Masood used an SUV and knives to kill four people in London "appears to be based on low sophistication, low tech, low cost techniques copied from other attacks."
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... Masood was not a "subject of interest" for counterterror police or the intelligence services before last week's attack.
      London attack: Masood's top speed on bridge revealed  (Fox 03/27/2017)
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... police revealed Masood was traveling at up to 76mph on Westminster Bridge when he killed three members of the public.
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He then stabbed hero cop Keith Palmer to death in an atrocity lasting 82 seconds.
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Within 72 hours, cops had made 11 arrests and were able to establish the twisted 52-year-old was not part of a wider cell.
      Saudi embassy confirms UK attacker had been in Saudi Arabia  (Fox 03/25/2017)
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The man who killed four people outside Britain's Parliament was in Saudi Arabia three times and taught English there.
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... he wasn't tracked by the country's security services and didn't have a criminal record there.
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Before taking the name Masood, he was known as Adrian Elms.
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He was known for having a violent temper in England and had been convicted at least twice for violent crimes.
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Masood's last conviction was in 2003, also involving a knife attack.
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It's not clear when he took the name Masood, suggesting a conversion to Islam.
      London terror attack: Killer identified as 52-year-old Khalid Masood  (Fox 03/23/2017)
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The man behind the deadly rampage that left at least 3 people dead, including a police officer, outside of London's Parliament building was identified as 52-year-old Khalid Masood.
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London police said Masood was born in Kent, England...
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... was known to authorities and had a range of previous convictions for assaults, including grievous bodily harm, possession of offensive weapons and public order offenses.
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Masood was identified 24 hours after he drove an SUV, plowing it into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge near the Parliament building.  Police said two people were killed and more than 30 were injured.
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Masood continued his attack, fatally stabbing veteran police officer Keith Palmer on the Parliament's grounds before police shot him.  He was later pronounced dead.
      London terror attack: ISIS claims responsibility for deadly rampage outside Parliament building  (Fox 03/23/2017)
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"The perpetrator of the attacks yesterday in front of the British Parliament in London is an Islamic State soldier and he carried out the operation in response to calls to target citizens of the coalition."
      London attack: ISIS claims responsibility for deadly terror incident outside Parliament building  (Fox 03/23/2017)
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The claim of responsibility comes fewer than 24 hours after a man a man driving an SUV plowed into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge near the Parliament building.
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Two people were killed and more than 30 others injured before the attacker fatally stabbed police officer Keith Palmer on the Parliament's grounds.  Police shot and killed the attacker.
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... six homes were raided and eight arrests were made in connection to the Wednesday terror attack that left four dead, including the attacker and a police officer.
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... police said they believed the terror attacker acted alone during his assault on the Westminster Bridge near Parliament.
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... the man was British-born and had previously been investigated by intelligence services for links to extremism, but had been determined to be a peripheral figure.
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"Our working assumption is that the attacker was inspired by Islamist ideology."
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"We know the threat from Islamist terrorism is very real.  But while the public should remain utterly vigilant, they should not and will not be cowed by this threat."
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The Prime Minister said people from 11 countries were among the wounded victims, including one American.  Others included: 12 Britons, 3 French, 2 Romanians, 4 South Koreans, 1 German, 1 Pole, 1 Irish, 1 Chinese, 1 Italian, and two Greeks required hospital treatment.
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"Those who carry out such wicked and depraved acts as we saw yesterday can never triumph in our country and we must ensure it is not violence, hatred or division but decency and tolerance that prevails in our country."
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... revised the death toll from five to four, including the attacker, the police officer and two civilians.  He said that 29 people required hospitalization and seven of them were in critical condition.
      UK Parliament terror attack: 4 people killed, including cop and alleged assailant; 20 injured  (Fox 03/22/2017)
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"Sadly, I can confirm that now four people have died.  That includes the police officer who was protecting Parliament, and one man that we believe to be the attacker who was shot by police fire at the scene."
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"We are satisfied at this stage that it looks like there was only one attacker.  But it would be foolish to be overconfident early on."
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Police said a vehicle mowed down pedestrians on London's Westminster Bridge, leaving more than a dozen with injuries described as catastrophic.
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SIS has long promoted the use of vehicles and knives in attacks by so-called "lone wolf" terrorists, particularly in Western countries.
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A woman was also pulled alive from River Thames.
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"They were just laying there and then the whole crowd just surged around the corner by the gates just opposite Big Ben."
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"A guy came past my right shoulder with a big knife and just started plunging it into the policeman..."
      UK Parliament terror attack: Woman reportedly dies, cop stabbed — dozens injured  (Fox 03/22/2017)
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One woman has reportedly died after a terror incident that saw a police officer stabbed and as many as a dozen people reportedly run over outside London's Parliament building on Wednesday.
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An alleged assailant was also shot by police after stabbing the officer.  It is unclear if there were others involved in the attack.
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... treating the attack "as terrorist incident until we know otherwise."
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"Someone rushed through, attacked a policeman...  he appeared to be carrying a knife.  We heard lots of gunfire."
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"We were taking photos of Big Ben and we saw all the people running towards us, and then there was an Asian guy in about his 40s carrying a knife about seven or eight inches long."
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"A large crowd was seen fleeing the man before he entered the parliamentary estate."
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"After several officers evaded him he was swiftly shot by armed police."
      Paris airport attack caught on video  (Fox 03/20/2017)
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... shows a soldier caught by surprise when an attacker drops a shopping bag and grabs her from behind.
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t shows the attacker grabbing the soldier around the shoulders as her companion patrols slightly ahead.
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He drops his shopping bag, which authorities said contained a flask of gasoline.  Holding a revolver loaded with birdshot, he pulls her backward.
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For a few moments, almost no one reacts.  One passenger rolls a suitcase past the hostage soldier and the second soldier continues on his way.
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Then, suddenly, people start backing away en mass as the attacker pulls his hostage toward them.
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Yelling that he wanted to kill and die for Allah, according to the Paris prosecutor, Ziyed Ben Belgacem can be seeing trying to wrestle away the soldier's assault rifle near the small cluster of people.
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The video shows Belgacem using her as a shield after he apparently manages to get control of the weapon, but he exposes himself by standing up, giving her comrades a clear shot to kill him.
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The entire episode took less than three minutes.  No one at the airport was injured.
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Earlier Saturday, a police officer was shot in the face with birdshot when officers stopped Belgacem for a traffic violation.
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Authorities say Belgacem, a 39-year-old Frenchman, had a long criminal record of drug and robbery offenses.
      Al-Qaida calls on members to 'kill Americans'  (03/20/2017)
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... urges 'Muslims in general and the youth of Islam in particular" to "kill Americans" on their own, without asking anyone.
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It quotes an old message by Osama bin Laden that "neither America, not those who live in America, will [even] dream of security until we see it on the ground in Palestine and before we expel all the infidel armies from the land of Muhammad."
      Paris airport attack: Autopsy to learn if suspect was under the influence  (Fox 03/19/2017)
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French officials were conducting an autopsy Sunday to determine whether a suspected Islamic extremist was drunk or high on drugs when he took a soldier hostage at Paris' Orly Airport and was shot dead by her fellow patrolmen.
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The suspect, Ziyed Ben Belgacem, stopped at a bar in the wee hours Saturday morning, around four hours before he first fired bird shot at traffic police.
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Then, 90 minutes later, he attacked the military patrol at Orly, causing panic and the shutdown of the French capital's second-biggest airport.
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... a man identified as the suspect's father said Belgacem wasn't a practicing Muslim and drank alcohol.
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"My son was never a terrorist.  He never attended prayer.  He drank.  But under the effects of alcohol and cannabis, this is where one ends up."
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The 39-year-old Frenchman had a long criminal record, with multiple jail terms for drugs and robbery offences.
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He was also flagged as having been radicalized during a spell in detention from 2011-2012.
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Yelling that he wanted to kill and die for Allah, Belgacem wrested away the soldier's assault rifle during the Saturday morning airport attack but was shot and killed by her two colleagues before he could fire the military-grade weapon in Orly's busy South Terminal.
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"With a pistol in his right hand and a bag over his shoulder, he grabbed (the soldier) with his left arm, made her move backward by three to four meters (yards), positioning her as a shield, and pointed his revolver at her forehead."
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According to soldiers, the attacker yelled: "Put down your weapons!  Put your hands on your head!  I am here to die for Allah.  Whatever happens, there will be deaths."
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The fearsome drama — which caused no injuries aside to the lightly-wounded traffic police officer — further rattled France, which remains under a state of emergency after attacks in the past two years that have killed 235 people.
      Paris airport attack: Prosecutors say attacker was monitored for suspected Islamic extremism  (Fox 03/18/2017)
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Paris prosecutors said the suspect's house was among scores searched in November 2015 in the immediate aftermath of ISIS-led suicide bomb-and-gun attacks that killed 130 people in Paris.  Those searches targeted people with suspected radical leanings.
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The alleged attacker said that he was there "to die for Allah" and dropped a bag on the floor containing a can of gasoline.
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The prosecutor's office said its anti-terrorism division was handling the investigation and had taken the attacker's father and brother into custody for questioning.
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... the soldier who was attacked managed to hold on to her rifle and the two soldiers she was with opened fire to protect her and the public.  Soldiers fired eight rounds in all at the attacker.
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No one else in the busy terminal was hurt, but thousands of travelers were evacuated and flights were diverted to the city's other airport.
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... the soldier attacked was "shocked" but uninjured after the "very violent aggression" by a man who was quickly shot dead by two of her fellow patrolmen.
      Syria twin suicide blasts kill at least 30  (Fox 03/15/2017)
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... when the security guards tried to arrest the man, he threw himself inside the palace and blew himself up.  ... 30 people were killed and 45 others wounded.
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... the attacker was being chased by security agents when he rushed into a restaurant and detonated his explosives.
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The high profile attacks were claimed by an Al Qaeda-linked insurgent coalition known as the Levant Liberation Committee, formerly known as the Nusra Front.
      ISIS faces heavy, but not crushing blow in Mosul  (Fox 03/14/2017)
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Iraqi troops have surrounded western Mosul and military leaders vow it's only a matter of time until they crush the last major stand of the Islamic State group in Iraq.
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But the militants are positioning themselves to defend the remains of their so-called "caliphate" in Syria and wage an insurgent campaign in Iraq.
      German police order large mall to stay closed after attack threat  (Fox 03/11/2017)
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The shopping center and the adjacent parking lot stayed closed as about a hundred police officers positioned themselves around the compound to make sure nobody could enter the mall.
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Several officers scoured the inside of the building to bring out early morning cleaning staff.
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The mall is one of the biggest in Germany with more than 200 stores.
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In 2016, three people were injured in an attack on a Sikh temple in Essen by radicalized German-born Muslim teenagers.
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Germany has been on the edge following a series of attacks in public places over the past year.
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Last July, a 17-year-old Afghan refugee injured five people on a regional train in the central town of Wurzburg before he was killed by police.  The refugee later claimed in a video to be acting on behalf of ISIS.
      ISIS murdering Coptic Christians on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula over faith  (Fox 03/06/2017)
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With a recent call from ISIS for the Copts on the peninsula to be killed; over 100 families had to flee amid attacks and even the executions of their loved ones.
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Egypt's Coptic Christians, who make up around 10 percent of the population, have long been a target of Islamic extremists.
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Attacks on churches by Muslim mobs increased since the 2013 military coup that ousted an Islamist preisdient, Mohamed Morsi.
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Christians overwhelmingly supported the army chief-turned-president, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, and extremists have used such support as a pretext to increase attacks against them.
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ISIS recently released a video in which they call for "fellow jihadists" to murder the Coptic Christians of Al Arish which they refer to as their "favorite prey."
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In the 20-minute video, ISIS claims responsibility for the January bombing of the central Coptic church in Cairo that killed nearly 30 people, saying that it was only the beginning.
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The narrator says Christians were no longer "dhimmis," a reference to non-Muslims in Islam who enjoy a degree of state protection.
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Instead, the group describes the Christians as "infidels" who are empowering the West against Muslim nations.
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"God gave orders to kill every infidel," one of the militants carrying an AK-47 assault rifle says in the video.
      Philippine marines find remains of beheaded German hostage  (Fox 03/05/2017)
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Marines dug up the head and body of Jurgen Gustav Kantner late Saturday in the mountainous hinterlands of Indanan town in Sulu province.
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The 70-year-old Kantner was seized from his yacht with his female German companion off Malaysia's Sabah state in November.
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Kantner's companion was fatally shot on the yacht, which was later found in the southern Philippines.
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"Once again, the command is sending its deep regrets to the family for not being able to rescue Mr.  Kantner on time."
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... the government "will leave no stone unturned in squarely addressing the evils of extremism and plain banditry."
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"Rest assured these mindless acts will not go unpunished."
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About two dozen Filipino troops were wounded in clashes that also killed 16 Abu Sayyaf gunmen in efforts to rescue Kantner.
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After he was beheaded, troops intensified ground assaults and airstrikes.
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The Abu Sayyaf, which has more than 400 fighters, has been blacklisted by the Philippines and the United States as a terrorist organization for kidnappings, beheadings and bombings.
      Pentagon: Over 30 airstrikes against Al Qaeda in two straight nights this week  (Fox 03/04/2017)
      Jailed ISIS fighters await death, boast of killing hundreds  (Fox 03/02/2017)
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Abu Omar, 25, told ... he oversaw a cell in Baghdad and, by his own admission, carried out countless bombings.
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... sent to Baghdad to lead a sleeper cell charged with launching attacks against the public, he said.
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He calmly described how he would pick up a car laden with explosives, always from someone he hadn't met before, and park it at a busy, pre-scouted location.
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"I walked away, and called a number on my phone."
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As Omar melted into teeming crowds and detonated the bomb, all that remained was to wait to learn how many innocent men, women and children his twisted handiwork killed or maimed.
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One bomb killed more than 100 people, including 30 women and children.
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Omar, who estimates he had a role in the deaths of 300, calmly described the screams and the chaotic aftermath.
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Now facing a death sentence, Omar ... appears untroubled by his deadly deeds.
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He claimed he had a license from God to kill in the name of Islam, and still believes ISIS is justified in torturing and burning prisoners of its own.
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Intelligence gathered here is used to help the anti-ISIS coalition target airstrikes and predict the behavior of the black-clad jihadist army.
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Most of its occupants face the gallows when their usefulness ends.
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Karim, 27, was ISIS' key man in Baghdad for distribution of another type of bomb, the Improvised Explosive Device, or IED.
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Like Omar, he showed no remorse as he recounted fighting and even killing Americans.
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He described his battle as a global war, and said that during his time in ISIS, he believed the caliphate would take over the world.
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Alarmingly, Karim spoke of Americans he had met within the terror group.
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"They were more radical than the others."
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The cold and murderous resolve of these captured ISIS fighters makes clear ... that even once the terror army is defeated, its members will morph into a stubborn and deadly insurgency similar to the one that dogged Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein.
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Should they be driven from strongholds such as Mosul and Raqqa, Syria, ISIS diehards will continue, Karim vowed, to attack from the shadows.
      German student eyed in mowing down pedestrians held on murder charge  (Fox 02/26/2017)
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"There are no indications of a terrorist background."
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The man who died was a 73-year-old German.
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... the suspect was behind the wheel of a rental car.
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He was seen getting out of the car with a knife.  Police shot him after a brief stand-off.
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The suspect was taken to a hospital, where he underwent surgery and was reported in a serious condition.
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Police said he didn't respond in their initial questioning.
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Germany has been on high alert since last December, when a truck plowed into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin, killing 12 people.
      Afghan official: ISIS militants kill 11 in mosque ambush  (Fox 02/26/2017)
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ISIS-linked militants have been active in Afghanistan's eastern regions, but have recently begun operating in the north of the country as well. 
      Special Ops Chief: US troops have killed 60,000 ISIS militants the past two years  (Fox 02/15/2017)
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"It's obviously encouraging that the United States has been able to identify and take that many people off of the battlefield."
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"But the fact that we've killed 60,000 fighters and there's still so much more to be done – either they picked up their recruitment methods, or we underestimated the manpower they had on the ground."
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... ISIS continues to recruit terrorists willing to carry out attacks, which shows "we've barely made a scratch."
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"Secretary Mattis is ideally placed to help fight this war, but as a society we need to accept the fact that this problem transcends any administration."
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"This is an enormous ideological movement that has had various manifestations over the past decades, and it will outlive the Trump administration.  ISIS is just the latest, most visible manifestation of this Islamic movement — [and] it has deep roots."
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"The only way to defeat this is to discredit the ideological component."
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"That is the only way you'll make any real headway."
      Turkey arrests 2 suspected ISIS militants  (Fox 02/11/2017)
      French police arrest 4 people, including 16-year-old girl, in anti-terror raid  (Fox 02/10/2017)
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French anti-terrorism forces arrested four people on Friday, including a 16-year-old girl, and uncovered a makeshift laboratory with the explosive TATP and other base ingredients for fabricating a bomb.
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around 70 grams of TATP were seized in the home of a 20-year-old man, along with a liter each of acetone, oxygenated water and sulfuric acid.
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TATP, which can be made from readily available materials, was used in the November 2015 attack in Paris and the March 2016 attack in Brussels carried out by Islamic State extremists.
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... one in the group had tried to reach Syria in 2015 and was known to intelligence services.
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The group — notably the girl — attracted new attention with their social media postings.
      Palestinian wounds 6 Israelis in market attack  (Fox 02/09/2017)
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A Palestinian man opened fire and stabbed shoppers with a screwdriver at a market in central Israel wounding six people.
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Israel's ambulance service said a man and a woman in their 50s and a woman in her 30s were treated for bullet wounds to their lower bodies.  A 40-year-old man was stabbed in his upper body.
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"This terror attack is a direct result of ongoing incitement from the Palestinian leadership."
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"The international community must take immediate and decisive action against this incitement before it leads to any further bloodshed."
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Since 2015, Palestinian attackers have carried out numerous stabbings, shootings and assaults using cars, killing 41 Israelis and two visiting Americans. 
      US airstrike in Syria kills Al Qaeda leader with ties to bin Laden, Pentagon says  (Fox 02/09/2017)
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... two U.S.  airstrikes conducted in Syria last week killed 11 Al Qaeda operatives, including one with ties to former leader Usama bin Laden.
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The airstrike near Idlib killed 10 operatives in a building used as an Al Qaeda meeting site.
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"These strikes disrupt Al Qaeda's ability to plot and direct external attacks targeting the US and our interests worldwide."
      Hamas bomb maker accidentally blows himself up  (Fox 02/07/2017)
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Apparently, when you're a bomb maker for the militant group, accidentally blowing yourself up before you can blow other people up is just an accepted hazard of the job.
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... the deadly blast occurred at a warehouse used to assemble bombs.
      Fair-weather fighters: ISIS jihadists claim headaches, bad backs to get out of battle, documents show  (Fox 02/07/2017)
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Headaches, bad backs and general malaise are plaguing the ranks of ISIS, with jihadists calling out sick from the fight to save their caliphate.
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Foreign fighters in particular seem to be going soft in the face of an offensive led by the Iraqi national military, Kurdish fighters and international forces.
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Documents discovered in recently liberated sections of Mosul show how the fair-weather jihadists go to great lengths to get out of combat.
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On the surface, reports that militants are on the ropes in former stronghold cities appears to be a good thing, but some disenfranchised members may work their way back to Europe.
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"He doesn't want to fight, wants to return to France.  Claims his will is martyrdom operation in France.  Claims sick but doesn't have a medical report."
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The reports listed where each militant is from, his number of wives and the number of "slave girls" he has.
      Teen of Somali Origin Admits Stabbing US Woman to Death In London  (02/06/2017)
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A teenager has admitted killing an American citizen and injuring five other people in a knife attack in central London.
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Prosecutors have accepted that Bulhan, a schizophrenic, was experiencing a psychotic episode at the time of the attack.
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He was seen "moving erratically" and holding a large kitchen knife.
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"Without warning or provocation, the man stabbed six people in quick succession, saying nothing to any of them, moving on after each stabbing towards his next victim.  Of the six persons stabbed by the defendant, five suffered non-fatal injuries and have made good recoveries.  However, one, Darlene Horton, an American citizen who was a visitor to the UK at the time, received a stab wound to the back which penetrated her left lung and her heart, a devastating injury from which she died at the scene."
      Calls mount for Trump administration to label Muslim Brotherhood 'terrorist organization'  (Fox 02/03/2017)
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The Trump administration could soon declare the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization, a move that would greatly restrict the controversial group's global reach and would come despite its insistence that it has peaceful intentions.
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In the past, it has been accused of supporting terrorist groups around the world, and several countries, including Muslim nations, have banned them.
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If the U.S.  declares the Brotherhood a terrorist organization, it would make it a criminal act for Americans to fund the group, ban banks from processing money for it, bar people with ties to the group from coming to the United States and make it easier to deport immigrants who have worked with the organization.
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"It is time to call this enemy by its name and speak with clarity and moral authority," Cruz said in a statement introducing the bill.
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The Brotherhood's critics include prominent Muslim leaders in the U.S.  and around the world, with prominent sheikhs of both Shia and Sunni Muslim groups accusing it of engaging in terrorism.
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"This group since its inception practiced killing crimes and terror attacks in the Arab world.  In Egypt, Syria, Tunisia and other countries their clerics call for violence."
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... also praised an Egyptian crackdown against the Brotherhood because, "the people there realized the danger of the Muslim brotherhood," and noted that the Brotherhood had gone down a "bloody path" that "offended the Islamic religion and community."
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Whatever its current posture, the Muslim Brotherhood has been steeped in controversy – and linked to violence – for decades.
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It was formed in Egypt in the 1920s with the stated goal of establishing a worldwide Islamic Caliphate, or empire ruled under Sharia law.
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The Brotherhood's motto reads in part: "the Prophet is our leader; jihad is our way; death for the sake of Allah is our wish."
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... it was militants from a Muslim Brotherhood spin-off that assassinated Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1981, shortly after Sadat had sought peace with Israel.
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The Palestinian terror group Hamas was founded by Muslim Brotherhood members and has been responsible for hundreds of terror acts in Israel that have claimed the lives of hundreds of civilians, including Americans.
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Russia and the Syrian regime consider the Brotherhood a terror group.
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Cruz's bill notes that Syria banned it "in 1980, following a wave of assassinations targeting government officials and the... massacre of 83 [Syrian] military cadets in Aleppo."
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Several U.S.  allies – Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia – have also declared the Brotherhood a terror group.
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Egypt declared it a terror group in 2013 after the government blamed it for a bombing of a police headquarters that killed 16.
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Despite the Brotherhood's protestations, the Trump administration has signaled it is taking a hard line with the group.
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"This is a total disaster," Trump wrote in 2012 when news broke that the Obama administration would send 20 F-16s fighter planes to Egypt after Mohamed Morsi, a Muslim Brotherhood leader, became president.
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Morsi had already begun rapidly consolidating power by imprisoning critics and replacing judges, leading critics to fear he was steering the powerful Arab nation toward Islamization.
      ATTACK AT THE LOUVRE: Machete-wielding man shouting ‘Allahu akbar’ stopped by soldier, police say  (Fox 02/03/2017)
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A machete-wielding man shouting "Allahu akbar" three times attacked four French soldiers inside a shopping mall beneath the Louvre Museum in Paris — in a suspected act of terror — before one soldier shot him Friday.
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One of the soldiers suffered minor injuries and the attacker — shot five times in the stomach — was gravely wounded.
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A military spokesman said the soldiers tried to fight off the attacker before opening fire.
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The soldier who was slightly injured was not the soldier who opened fire, according to authorities.
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The museum went on lockdown for hours.
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The attacker had two machetes and was carrying two backpacks — but there was no sign the bags held explosives.
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... the man launched himself at the soldiers when they told him that he couldn't bring his bags into the Carrousel du Louvre shopping mall underneath the world-famous museum where the "Mona Lisa" hangs.
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"That's when he got the knife out and that's when he tried to stab the soldier."
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Anti-terrorism prosecutors took charge of the investigation. 
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The military patrols — numbering about 3,500 soldiers in the Paris area — were instituted following the January 2015 attacks on Paris' satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and reinforced after Nov.  13 suicide bomb and gun attacks that left 130 people dead at the city's Bataclan concert hall and other sites.
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Seven months later, in the southern city of Nice, Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel plowed a 19-ton truck into a mile-long crowd of revelers during Bastille Day festivities.  At least 84 people were killed.
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Bouhlel, a 31-year-old petty criminal of Tunisian nationality, was killed by police.
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About 1,000 people were inside the Louvre museum and were kept in safe areas immediately after Friday's attack.
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"We are dealing with an attack from an individual who was clearly aggressive and represented a direct threat, and whose comments lead us to believe that he wished to carry out a terrorist incident."
      Volunteer fighter reportedly killed himself so ISIS couldn't capture him  (Fox 02/02/2017)
      Hit squad reportedly kills ISIS madman who beheaded hundreds  (Fox 01/30/2017)
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A notorious ISIS executioner who beheaded hundreds of innocent citizens has been stabbed to death by a hit squad in northwest Iraq.
      Suspect charged with murder in Quebec mosque terror attack  (Fox 01/30/2017)
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The lone suspect accused of opening fire at a Quebec City mosque was formally charged with six counts of first-degree murder on Monday evening, one day after the massacre that killed six men.
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A second man, Mohamed el Khadir, was initially identified as an additional suspect by Quebec officials.
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But police later announced there was only one suspect in the attack, and Khadir was identified as a witness.
      Suspect in Quebec mosque terror attack was of Moroccan origin, report shows  (Fox 01/30/2017)
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One of two gunmen who shouted 'Allahu akbar!' as they opened fire at a mosque in Quebec City was of Moroccan origin.
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The two unnamed suspects were arrested soon after the shooting at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre Sunday night.
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The attackers were students at Universite Laval, a school in Quebec.
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Five people were in critical condition and 12 others suffered minor injuries.
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... the two gunmen were masked.
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"...  They started to fire, and as they shot they yelled, 'Allahu akbar!' The bullets hit people that were praying.  People who were praying lost their lives.  A bullet passed right over my head."
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The center's president Mohamed Yangui said the shooters reloaded at least three times.
      Brussels 'man in the hat' to be questioned over airport attack  (Fox 01/30/2017)
      Trump to order Pentagon to hit ISIS harder, report says  (Fox 01/27/2017)
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... calls on his newly appointed defense secretary to take a more aggressive approach to attacking ISIS fighters in Syria.
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... the options may include expanding the use of Special Forces. 
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"We have evil that lurks around the corner without the uniforms."
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"Ours is harder because the people we're going against they don't wear uniforms.  They're sneaky, dirty rats and they blow people up in a shopping center and they blow people up in a church."
      Death toll jumps to 28 in al-Shabab hotel siege, car bombing  (Fox 01/25/2017)
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"They kicked down room doors and at some point posed themselves as rescue teams by telling those inside to come out (only) to kill them."
      Bomb blast kill 18, wounds over 60 in northwest Pakistan  (Fox 01/21/2017)
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... the explosion took place as the market was crowded with retailers buying fruits and vegetables from a wholesale shop.
      Boko Haram attacks refugee camp in Nigeria  (Fox 01/20/2017)
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... reports suggesting the death toll could be as high as 170.
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Over 100 Boko Haram fighters launched the attack as soldiers battled for hours trying to repel them.
      DELIBERATE BUT ‘NOT TERROR’: 3 dead, at least 20 injured after car plows into crowd in Melbourne  (Fox 01/20/2017)
      B-2 bombers kill nearly 100 ISIS terrorists in Libya  (Fox 01/19/2017)
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Immediately prior to the attack, the militants were seen in formation carrying weapons and mortars and wearing tactical vests.
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The bombers took off from their permanent base in Missouri and refueled at least five times midair during the mission.
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The planes flew around the world and back without landing.
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The strikes used strategic nuclear-capable bombers as opposed to more conventional jets stationed in England in order to "send a strategic message" to other adversaries such as Russia and China.
      Turkish official: Suspected nightclub gunman confessed, inspired by ISIS  (Fox 01/17/2017)
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The official said beside the confession, the suspect's fingerprints match those of the attacker.
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The official said it is clear that the attack was carried out on behalf of ISIS.
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Multiple media outlets reported that Abdulgadir Masharipov, the Uzbek national believed to have murdered 39 people at the Reina nightclub, was apprehended in a police raid on a house in Istanbul's Esenyurt district.
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... television station reported that Masharipov had resisted arrest.
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... the house targeted in the raid belonged to a Kyrgyz friend of the suspect. 
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... police established the gunman's whereabouts four or five days ago, but delayed the raid so they could monitor his movements and contacts.
      US transferring 4 Gitmo detainees to UAE and Saudi Arabia, officials say  (Fox 01/17/2017)
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President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to end detainee transfers from Gitmo after taking office.
      Istanbul nightclub attack suspect reportedly nabbed after two-week manhunt  (Fox 01/16/2017)
      US transfers 10 Guantanamo prisoners to Oman  (Fox 01/16/2017)
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Oman, ruled by Sultan Qaboos bin Said since 1970, has served as an interlocutor between the West and Iran. 
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Days earlier, authorities said 19 of the remaining 55 prisoners at the U.S.  military base in Cuba were cleared for release and could be freed in the final days of Obama's presidency.
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It was part of an effort by Obama to shrink the prison since he couldn't close it.
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U.S.  President-elect Donald Trump said during his campaign that he not only wants to keep Guantanamo open but "load it up with some bad dudes."
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The U.S.  began using its military base on southeast Cuba's isolated, rocky coast to hold prisoners captured during the Afghanistan invasion, bringing the first planeload on Jan.  11, 2002, and reaching a peak 18 months later of nearly 680.
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There were 242 prisoners when Obama took office in 2009, pledging to close what became a source of international criticism over the mistreatment of detainees and the notion of holding people indefinitely, most without charge.
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Obama was unable to close Guantanamo because of Congressional opposition to holding any of the men in the United States.  That ultimately became a ban on transferring them to U.S.  soil for any reason, including trial.
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The majority of Guantanamo prisoners released have been sent to Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
      Twin bombings in Afghanistan's capital kill 38  (Fox 01/10/2017)
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Another 72 people were wounded in the attack.
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A suicide bomber struck first, followed by a car bomb.
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The Taliban, waging a 15-year war against the U.S.-backed government, claimed responsibility for the attack, which unfolded near government and legislative offices.
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Earlier in the day, a suicide bomber struck in the southern Helmand province, killing at least seven people.
      Reports: Suspected bomber killed in attempted attack in Turkey  (Fox 01/10/2017)
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Two alleged accomplices are believed to have fled the scene.
      German minister wants suspected extremists to wear electronic monitors  (Fox 01/10/2017)
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A proposed German law could force suspected Islamic extremists to wear electronic tags without trial.
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... wanted to extend the use of the ankle monitors to cover those deemed a possible terror threat even if they haven't been convicted of a crime.
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... said the proposal was a "preventive offensive" against Islamic terrorism.
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"The use of ankle tags should not be only available for convicted criminals after release from prison, but for those identified as a general threat as well."
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Electronic monitors are used for convicted sex offenders after they are released from prison in Germany.
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... added that rejected asylum seekers who cannot be detained be detained indefinitely.
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Another top German official also called for the nation to sanction countries which refuse to accept deported nationals.
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... there are about 548 people living in Germany who have been deemed as a potential terror threat.
      Israeli authorities arrest 9 following Palestinian truck attack on soldiers  (Fox 01/09/2017)
      I don't know why 40 soldiers didn't shoot the terrorist'  (INN 01/08/2017)
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There were hundreds of soldiers in the area when the attack occurred, about to take part in an educational program about Jerusalem as part of their training.  The promenade overlooks the historic City of David.
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Surveillance footage showed many of the soldiers running away from the scene after the attack began.
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Tour Guide Ethan Rond, who shot and killed the terrorist who carried out the ramming attack, told Army Radio that he was shocked that none of the soldiers reacted by shooting the terrorist.
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"I do not know why 40 soldiers did not open fire.  I have no doubt that if they had opened fire immediately, we would have had fewer injuries."
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"Of particular note is the fact that a citizen, a tour guide, was the first to shoot the terrorist to prevent the attack from continuing.  He joins a growing list of civilians who have stopped terror attacks during this terror wave.  I will continue to push and encourage law-abiding citizens to carry arms and to back those who do so according to the law."
      4 killed, 15 wounded as truck rams into Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem  (Fox 01/08/2017)
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A Palestinian rammed his speeding truck into a group of Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem Sunday, killing four people and wounding 15 others before being shot dead in one of the deadliest attacks in a year-long campaign of violence.
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The fatalities included three women and a man in their 20s.
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Several victims had to be extricated from underneath the truck.
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Video captured the truck backing up quickly, apparently trying to crush more people, before the driver was shot dead.
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"He drove backward to crush more people.  That was really clear."
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The attack matched the deadliest in a more than yearlong wave of Palestinian shooting, stabbing and vehicular attacks against Israelis that had slowed of late.
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"Unfortunately, there is no limit to the cruelty of terrorists who spare no means in killing Jews and disrupting their way of life."
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"Those who incite and support terror must pay a heavy price."
      Iraqi official: At least 6 people killed in Baghdad suicide bombing  (Fox 01/08/2017)
      Iran planned terror attacks against Israel advocates in Germany  (Fox 01/07/2017)
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... Iran's intelligence agency's goal was to assassinate the former president of the German-Israel friendship society.
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Iran's targeting of a German politician is the first reported case of an Iranian intelligence operation working to assassinate a government representative in the Federal Republic. 
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... the motive for the attack – based on one security theory – is Iran's desire to retaliate against Israeli advocates in Europe in the event that Israel launched air strikes to knock out Tehran's nuclear facilities.
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In July, a Berlin court convicted an Iranian man of espionage on behalf of Iran's regime.
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The 32-year-old man was sentenced to nearly two-and-a-half years in prison for spying on Iranian dissidents in Germany. 
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Iran has a vast espionage infrastructure in the country which coordinates with its embassy in Berlin.
      Report details how police failed to stop ISIS cell before Paris, Brussels attacks  (Fox 01/06/2017)
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Belgian police had numerous chances to unmask the Islamic State terror cell that later carried out the Paris and Brussels attacks, according to a confidential report prepared for Belgium's Parliament.
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They muffed every one.
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In early 2015, Brussels police stopped a car driven by Brahim Abdeslam, later one of the Paris attackers, and arrested him for drug possession.
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At the time, Brahim was on a terror watch list.  He carried a booklet about "parental consent for the Jihad." Police found a USB thumb drive hidden behind his car radio.
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He was let go after brief questioning.
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Authorities failed to analyze the thumb drive or other electronics seized after the drug stop from an apartment Brahim shared with his younger brother, also involved in the attacks, Salah Abdeslam.
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European police have foiled many would-be terrorists in recent years.
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In many of the major attacks that did occur, the terrorists' radical leanings were well known to police, who failed to halt them in time.
      Elor Azariya found guilty of manslaughter  (INN 01/04/2017)
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Azariya, accused of manslaughter after shooting a wounded terrorist in Hevron on March 24th, 2016, claimed that he opened fire on the terrorist as an act of self-defense, arguing that he feared the terrorist was attempting to detonate an explosive device.
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Judge Maya Heller stated that in the view of the court, "there was no immediate danger from the terrorist lying on the ground."
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"The accused opened fire against the [army's] rules of engagement," said Heller.  "The terrorist was not a threat.  The accused denied the claims against him and argued that the terrorist did in fact constitute a threat.  He argued that... there was a concrete threat to him and his peers due to concerns that [the terrorist was armed] with a [concealed] knife or explosive device."
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The ruling also touched upon the rules of engagement themselves, restricting the ability of soldiers in the future to open fire – even when they believe their lives to be at risk.
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"Henceforth," said Heller, "justifying opening fire [with intent] to kill based only upon suspicions [of threats] will be forbidden."
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"Even if we were to accept the [defendant's] version of the story regarding his suspicion [that the terrorist was carrying] a bomb, it would not justify shooting.  There is no justification for shooting when there is only suspicion of a threat, [and not] definitive identification of a weapon."
      Selfie video purportedly shows alleged Istanbul nightclub gunman  (Fox 01/03/2017)
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... a grim selfie video of the suspect as he circles Istanbul's most famous square.
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The camera never leaves the man's unsmiling face as he walks through Taksim square, one of Istanbul's prime tourist spots.
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The Islamic State group claimed the attack on Monday, saying a "soldier of the caliphate" had carried out the mass shooting to avenge Turkish military operations against IS in northern Syria.
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At least 14 people have been detained in connection with the attack. 
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... newspaper said that a woman identified by Turkish media as the wife of the massacre suspect has told police she didn't know her husband was an IS member.
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Media reports say the gunman flew to Istanbul from Kyrgyzstan with his wife and children on Nov.  20.
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The family rented a studio in Konya, paying three months of rent upfront.
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The gunman told the real estate agent he had arrived in Konya in search of work, according to the report.
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The nightclub assailant, armed with a long-barreled weapon, killed a policeman and a civilian in the early hours of 2017 outside the club before opening fire on the estimated 600 people inside.
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Most of the dead on Sunday were foreign tourists.
      Turkish authorities close to identifying Istanbul gunman  (Fox 01/02/2017)
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ISIS on Monday claimed responsibility for the attack, which killed 39 and injured about 70...
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"Information about the fingerprints and basic appearance of the terrorist have been found."
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"He stormed in and immediately headed for the people to the left, which is always more crowded...I wonder if he came here before because he seemed to know where to go."
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... the assailant appeared professionally trained.  He reportedly fired more than 180 bullets during an episode that lasted about seven minutes before going to the kitchen, changing his clothes and escaping by blending in with the fleeing crowd.
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... ISIS said the attack was carried out by a "heroic soldier of the caliphate" who attacked the nightclub "where Christians were celebrating their pagan feast."
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It said the man fired an automatic rifle and also detonated hand grenades in "revenge for God's religion and in response to the orders" of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
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"We let infidel Turkey know that the blood of Muslims that is being shed by its airstrikes and artillery shelling will turn into fire on its territories."
      At least 36 killed after suicide bomber targets crowded Baghdad market  (Fox 01/02/2017)
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A suicide bomber driving a pickup loaded with explosives struck a bustling market in Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 36 people in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group (ISIS) hours after French President Francois Hollande arrived in the Iraqi capital.
      39 killed, nearly 70 wounded in New Year's attack on Istanbul night club  (Fox 12/31/2016)
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An armed assailant who is believed to have been dressed in a Santa Claus costume opened fire at a nightclub in Istanbul during New Year's celebrations.
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... the attacker, armed with a long-barreled weapon, killed a policeman and a civilian outside the club before entering and firing on people partying inside.
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The attack occurred shortly after midnight in the club where an estimated 600 people celebrated New Year's Eve. 
      ISIS claims responsibility for Baghdad bomb blasts, at least 28 killed  (Fox 12/31/2016)
      Germany: Tunisian contact of Berlin attacker arrested  (Fox 12/28/2016)
      Nigeria: Boko Haram is crushed, forced out of last enclave  (Fox 12/24/2016)
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Nigeria's president says the Boko Haram extremist group has finally been crushed, has been driven from its last forest stronghold with fighters on the run and no place to hide.
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But despite ... victorious announcement Saturday, Nigeria is unlikely to see an end soon to the deadly suicide bombings, village attacks and assaults on remote military outposts carried out by Nigeria's homegrown Islamic extremist group.
      'Pro-Qaddafi' hijackers surrender after threat to blow up Libyan plane diverted to Malta  (Fox 12/23/2016)
      Islamist terror suspect in Berlin attack killed in shootout in Milan  (Fox 12/23/2016)
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Anis Amri, the 24-year-old Tunisian whose monstrous attack sparked a 72-hour manhunt and raised questions about Germany's inability to come to grips with radicals among its burgeoning refugee population, was killed in a wee-hours shootout in the Sesto San Giovanni district of the northern Italian city.
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Before his death, Amri pledged his allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and called for jihadists to take revenge on "crusaders" bombing Muslims.
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It was not clear if the video was made before or after the Berlin attack.
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"My message to crusaders bombing Muslims everyday...  Their blood will not go in vain."
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"We are a nation behind them and will take revenge for them," he said.
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"I call on my Muslim brothers everywhere...  Those in Europe, kill the crusader pigs, each person to their own ability."
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Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti told reporters at a news conference that the dead man was "without any doubt" Amri.
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Amri was pulled over in a vehicle and asked for identification, and pulled a .22 calibre gun out of his backpack and fired at a cop.
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The police officer, identified as Critian Morio, was struck, but his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
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Morio and another police officer who was not injured "have done an extraordinary service to the community."
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Amri had been in Italy before, having entered in 2011 amid the earliest wave of refugees from the Middle East and Northern Africa that has engulfed the continent.
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While there, he set a school on fire and served four years in prison, yet managed to remain in Europe when Tunisia refused to take him back.
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... Amri has used at least six different names and three nationalities in his travels around Europe.
      ISIS burns Turkish soldiers alive  (12/23/2016)
      Raids foil planned Melbourne Christmas terror attack, police say  (Fox 12/22/2016)
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Australian police say five men are accused of planning a Christmas Day terror attack targeting a number of landmarks in Melbourne.
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The five suspects, all in their early 20s ... are believed to have been "self-radicalized" and inspired by ISIS, police said.
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Four of the five suspects were born in Australia.  The fifth is from Egypt.
      U.S.  placed Berlin terror suspect on no-fly list months ago, report says  (Fox 12/22/2016)
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But while the U.S quickly moved to keep Amri out of the country, Germany couldn't get him to leave.
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"Looking into what we know already, it's less a function of bad vetting – it's bad policy."
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"The facts are, the red flags were there but the policies of Berlin were such that the individual was released.  He wasn't deported... That is a function of policy, not policing."
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"The politicians have endangered their fellow Germans, not the policemen."
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"It's easy to blame the operators, but the real responsibility lies with the politicians."
      Europe continues to scramble to find Tunisian suspect in Berlin attack  (Fox 12/22/2016)
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Documents belonging to Amri, who according to authorities has used at least six different names and three different nationalities, were found in the cab of the truck.
      Report: German police knew Berlin attack suspect would strike  (Fox 12/21/2016)
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The fugitive suspected of driving a truck into a crowded Berlin Christmas market on Monday was on the radar of German authorities as far back as June, when they tried - and failed - to deport him after learning he was plotting a "serious act of violent subversion."
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Further, security agencies exchanged info as recently as November that allegedly tied Anis Amri to Islamist militants, yet the Tunisian-born 24-year-old was able to evade terror investigators in the lead-up to Monday's ISIS-claimed massacre, which killed 12 and wounded 48.
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... Amri's wallet and identification papers were found in the cab of the truck used in the terror attack, however, authorities didn't name Amri as a suspect until Wednesday morning and first arrested two other men — who were subsequently released due to a lack of evidence.
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Amri is believed to have multiple aliases and is said to be armed and dangerous.
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Officials have offered a 100,000-euro reward for information leading to Amri's capture.
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Police believe Amri beat and shot a Polish truck driver to death before using his vehicle to ram the market crowd.
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"We don't know for sure whether it was one or several perpetrators.  We don't know for sure whether he, or they, had support."
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Amri reportedly has extensive links to militant Islam.
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He arrived in Germany in July 2015 as an asylum-seeker and was considered part of the "Salafist-Islamist scene" by authorities.
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Amri spent some time in pre-deportation detention in Germany after his asylum application was rejected in June 2016.
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... Tunisia initially denied he was a citizen of the country and then delayed the issuance of his passport — which only arrived Wednesday, two days after the Berlin attack.
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At some point earlier this year, authorities classified Amri as a "potential threat."
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He was a follower of the recently arrested Abu Walaa, an Iraqi citizen and preacher who was believed to be one of the top ISIS leaders in Germany.
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... Amri had stayed with another suspected Islamist in Germany and had recently sought to obtain weapons.
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Prior to arriving in Germany, Amri spent four years in an Italian prison for burning a school.
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Amri was also reportedly convicted in absentia for aggravated theft with violence and sentenced to five years in prison.
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ISIS claimed "a soldier of the Islamic State carried out the attack in response to calls for targeting citizens of the Crusader coalition."
      ISIS social media accounts promoted use of trucks as weapons more than a month before Berlin attack  (Fox 12/20/2016)
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More than a month before Monday's deadly terror attack at a Berlin Christmas market, social media sites tied to ISIS were flooded with links to an article in the group's magazine touting "the deadly and destructive capability of the motor vehicle."
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"The method of such an attack is that a vehicle is plunged at a high speed into a large congregation of kuffar (an Arabic term for "unbeliever"), smashing their bodies with the vehicle's strong outer frame, while advancing forward – crushing their heads, torsos, and limbs under the vehicle's wheels and chassis – and leaving behind a trail of carnage."
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As a recruiting tool for foreign fighters and an outlet for the group's messages, social media sites like Facebook and Twitter proved much more appealing and effective to ISIS than traditional websites.
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"They didn't have to build a platform.  It's all there for you, it has no cost to maintain and it has a global reach."
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"There is also a little bit of giving a sting in the tale by using this platform that was invented in the West against the West."
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"The military has really had an impact on the effectiveness of ISIS' social media accounts."
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"They're going after the underlying source rather than a symptom of the problem."
      Manhunt for Berlin attacker continues; police treating assault as act of terrorism  (Fox 12/20/2016)
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The manhunt for perpetrators of the attack on Christmas market in Berlin at killed at least 12 continues as Germany officials said they cannot rule out that suspects involved could still be at large.
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... the suspect in custody – identified as a Pakistani asylum-seeker who has denied any involvement – "may not have been the perpetrator or belong to the group of perpetrators."
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... police sources told ... that they had the "wrong man" and that the true perpetrator "is still armed, at large and can cause fresh damage."
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... the method used in the rampage was reminiscent of July's truck attack in Nice, France, and of the new "modius operandi" used my Islamic extremist groups.
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... they have not yet found a pistol believed used to kill the truck's passenger.
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The revelations about the attacker's identity are likely to heap more pressure onto German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose decision to accept waves of migrants from Africa and the Middle East has stoked controversy and unsettled Germany and Europe.
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Merkel said she is "shocked, shaken and deeply saddened" by the attack.
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She had told reporters that it would be "particularly sickening" if it's confirmed the attack was an asylum-seeker who sought refuge in Germany.
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The Polish owner of the truck said he feared the vehicle, driven by his cousin, may have been hijacked.
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For several hours, the truck was started and stopped as if the driver was learning how to use the vehicle and finally pulled away at around 7:14 p.m.  local time.
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By about 8:14 p.m., the truck had plowed into a group of people as it headed the wrong way on a street and then onto a sidewalk.
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U.S.  President-elect Donald Trump blamed Islamist terrorists, though it was unclear what that assessment was based on.
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He said Islamic extremists must be "eradicated from the face of the earth" and pledged to carry out that mission with all "freedom-loving partners."
      At least 12 dead, 48 injured after truck plows into Berlin Christmas market in apparent terror attack  (Fox 12/19/2016)
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... the arrested suspect is a Pakistani known to police for minor criminal offenses, but not terrorism.  The newspaper also reported that the dead passenger was a Polish national.
      Russian ambassador to Turkey shot in Ankara  (Fox 12/19/2016)
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... in the back by a renegade Turkish special forces police officer during an apparent Islamic terror attack.
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... had been working for the riot police squad in Ankara for the past 2 1/2 years.  Witnesses said he entered the building with a police ID.
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Altintas could be heard yelling "Allahu akbar" and shouting Arabic verses popular with Jihadis.
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"You'll never be safe as long as other mothers are unsafe...  Keep filming me, only my dead corpse will leave this building."
      At least 10 people, including Canadian tourist, killed in Jordan attacks  (Fox 12/18/2016)
      Paris attack planners among 3 ISIS fighters killed in drone strike, Pentagon says  (Fox 12/13/2016)
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"The three were working together to plot and facilitate attacks against Western targets at the time of the strike."
      Eleven detained in Bastille Day truck attack in France  (Fox 12/12/2016)
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... suspected of providing logistical support, including arms, to the Tunisian who drove his 19-ton truck into a crowd of Nice revelers on Bastille Day, killing 86.
      Bombing at Egypt's main Coptic Christian cathedral kills 25  (Fox 12/11/2016)
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A bombing at a chapel adjacent to Egypt's main Coptic Christian cathedral killed 25 people and wounded another 49 during Sunday Mass, one of the deadliest attacks carried out against the religious minority in recent memory and a grim reminder of Egypt's difficult struggle to restore security and stability after nearly six years of turmoil.
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The attack came two days after a bomb elsewhere in Cairo killed six policemen, an assault claimed by a shadowy group that authorities say is linked to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
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That group — called "Hasm," or "Decisiveness" — distanced itself from the attack in a statement issued Sunday night, saying it does not as a principle kill women, children, the elderly or worshippers.
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The statement, at least in theory, leaves the extremist Islamic State group or like-minded independent militants as the chief suspects.
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However IS attacks on the Egyptian mainland have largely been confined to security personnel and judicial officials.
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... there were unconfirmed reports that a woman posing as a worshipper left a bag in the chapel's women's section before slipping out.
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The blast took place as a Sunday Mass in the chapel was about to end and coincided with a national holiday in Egypt marking the birth of Islam's Prophet Muhammad.
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Most of the victims are thought to be women and children.
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"The pain felt by Egyptians now will not go to waste, but will instead result in an uncompromising decisiveness to hunt down and bring to trial whoever helped — through inciting, facilitating, participating or executing — in this heinous crime."
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Egypt has seen a wave of attacks by Islamic militants since the military in 2013 overthrew President Mohammed Morsi, a freely elected leader and a senior Muslim Brotherhood official.
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Many of Morsi's supporters blamed Christians for supporting the overthrow, and scores of churches and other Christian-owned properties in southern Egypt were ransacked that year.
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Egypt's Christians have long complained of discrimination in Egypt, contending they are denied top jobs in a wide range of fields, including academia and security apparatuses.  Many Christians were relieved when Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood were ousted in 2013 after just one year in power.
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The church and many Christians have since rallied behind el-Sissi, although there have been growing voices of dissent within the community, arguing that little has changed in their lives under his rule...
      29 dead and 166 wounded in twin bomb attack near Istanbul stadium  (Fox 12/10/2016)
      Teen stripped of suicide vest claims ISIS brainwashed him  (Fox 12/05/2016)
      Hamas radio: 3 Palestinian bodies recovered from flooded Gaza tunnel  (Fox 12/04/2016)
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... the tunnel caved in after the Egyptian military flooded it with water.
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Cross-border smuggling, which kept Hamas buoyed for years, has come to a near-total halt after Egyptian forces destroyed most of the tunnels as part of its clampdown on mounting insurgency in the northern Sinai Peninsula.
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Hamas overtook Gaza by force in 2007 after routing troops loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
      Europe police reveal which nations ISIS could target next  (Fox 12/02/2016)
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"Estimates from some intelligence services indicate several dozen people directed by IS may be currently present in Europe with a capability to commit terrorist attacks."
      German spy agency employee reportedly arrested over Islamist comments, sharing agency material  (Fox 11/29/2016)
      Bennett: This is an act of terror, we will win  (INN 11/27/2016)
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"We see here a concerted terror wave, with the goal of killing Jews, burning their houses, and bringing horror and terror upon the people.  But just like in other cases, the People of Israel have joined hands, and is defeating the terror attack."
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"For every house here, we will build more homes.  That's the solution to nationalistic terror.  We will win.  This is a nationalistic terror wave, perpetrated by arson terrorists for the purpose of burning Israeli towns."
      WATCH: Arab sets fire to bushes  (INN 11/26/2016)
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IDF forces and the Israeli Police arrested four arsonists on Friday night.
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Security forces discovered two bottles of gas, gloves, lighters, and a back of cloth in their car.
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A police spokesman has reported that 23 arson suspects have been arrested in the past several days, and over 30 have been interrogated.
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"...  this morning nature observers and Parks Authority personnel spotted a suspect setting fire to bushes intending to start a larger fire.  Police units immediately responded and began a pursuit in order to arrest the suspect.  The suspect began to flee and police tracked him down and the 44 year old resident of the village of Hussan was arrested."
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"The Israel Police is calling upon all Arab authorities both Israeli and the Palestinian Authority to show responsibility in these days, to strongly condemn any attack which can endanger human lives and endanger communities regardless of religion, race and nationality."
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Hamas and other Arab groups have praised the fires, even announcing their prayer that "gasoline rain down from the sky."
      IS claims deadly attack on Pakistani security forces  (Fox 11/20/2016)
      Turkish double standard on terror?  (INN 11/21/2016)
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While Turkey has long protested what it calls the soft handling of the PKK, a group it has designated as a terrorist organization, Turkey has given refuge to the Hamas terror group and served as the Gaza terror regime's strongest patron.
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Despite a reconciliation deal signed by Israel and Turkey to formally reestablish ties between the two regional powers, Turkey has maintained its links with the Hamas regime and remains a sanctuary for terrorists in exile.
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      Dutch intelligence experts say ISIS has 60-80 operatives in Europe  (Fox 11/19/2016)
      Police thwart ISIS plots, claim Israeli soccer team targeted  (Fox 11/17/2016)
      Terror group Hezbollah spotted with US-made military vehicles  (Fox 11/17/2016)
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An Iran-backed terrorist group operating in Syria is parading around the war-torn country in U.S.-made armored vehicles affixed with antiaircraft guns – and one of the most frightening aspects is how U.S.  officials and analysts can't agree on how the extremists got their hands on the American war machines.
      France remembers 130 killed in Paris attacks 1 year ago  (Fox 11/13/2016)
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Three teams of extremists coming from neighboring Belgium targeted six bars and eateries, turning scenes of Friday night fun into bloodbaths.
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In addition to those killed, nine people remain hospitalized from the attacks and others are paralyzed.
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The government says more than 600 people are still receiving psychological treatment after the attacks.
      Mass grave points to ISIS horrors to come in push for Mosul  (Fox 11/12/2016)
      Lost boys: Yazidis fear boys brainwashed by ISIS will never heal  (Fox 11/10/2016)
      Five ISIS suspects arrested in Germany  (Fox 11/08/2016)
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The five men are suspected of recruiting young Muslims in Germany, and raising funds to send them to Syria to join IS.
      Dozens of decapitated bodies found in mass grave outside ISIS-held Mosul  (Fox 11/07/2016)
      US airstrike kills top Al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan, Pentagon confirms  (Fox 11/05/2016)
      ISIS child soldiers are latest casualties of brutal terrorist army  (Fox 11/01/2016)
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... one of thousands of child soldiers recruited into the brutal Islamist terrorist army's service.
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"The Caliphate Abu Bakar Al-Baghdadi, to listen and obey in times of hardship and ease, in difficulty and prosperity," he shouts into the camera with mustered defiance.
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"I am not to dispute his orders, only when I see evident infidelity regarding which is there is a proof from Allah.  Allah is my witness."
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"The leaders told me I would go the Paradise.  Where there would be many angel women waiting."
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Awad recounted the events that followed his pledge to the self-styled ISIS caliph when he was 13
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He was whisked away to the nearby village Albo Najim for 37 days of intense weapons training.
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There were two ISIS trainers and 30 trainees — half of them minors.
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With an AK-47 in his hands at all times, his task was to inform the ISIS intelligence agents if anyone "came close" to their post.
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"I don't think that I will go to the Paradise anymore."
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"ISIS told us this is the Islamic State that the Prophet commanded."
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"If you get killed, you will enter the Paradise and there are women for you."
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Unprompted, Mostafa repeated the same pledge of allegiance to Baghdadi heard moments earlier from Awad.
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Neither of the boys are believed to have taken part in combat operations against security forces or executions.
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... these child soldiers will probably spend six or seven years behind bars.
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Given ISIS' unprecedented use of kids to spy, kill and die for the cause, officials know they may never be able to afford leniency.
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"ISIS uses every technique, every way, to get everyone.  They take women, train children, they find every possible way to infect the community."
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"It is not easy for these children to forget their ideology, forget something that they wanted to die for."
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"But this ISIS ideology is like a cancer.  It spreads if you don't treat it accordingly."
      Ex-ISIS member says he was told to shoot women, children who tried to flee  (Fox 10/29/2016)
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"People tried to flee, because of the conditions in Mosul, to Kurdistan or Baghdad but they would be blown up by IEDs and if they weren't they'd be shot at even if they were kids."
      UN has reports ISIS using thousands as 'human shields' in Mosul  (Fox 10/28/2016)
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... ISIS has been forcing tens of thousands from their homes in districts around Mosul since a massive operation to drive the militants from the city began last week...
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"ISIL's depraved, cowardly strategy is to attempt to use the presence of civilian hostages to render certain points, areas or military forces immune from military operations, effectively using tens of thousands of women, men and children as human shields."
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"Many of those who refused to comply were shot on the spot, and even among those who did comply, many of them — including 190 former ISF officers and 42 other civilians — were shot dead."
      In fight vs.  ISIS, will Mosul civilians be friends or foes?  (Fox 10/25/2016)
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Despite the Islamist terror army's well-documented atrocities, it's not a given that citizens will rise up against them.
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When Iraqi Forces encircled the village of Tel Kaif on Sunday, "waves of civilians" walked toward them, according to a military official.
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Although they appeared to be fleeing and praised the liberators, it may have been a trap.  ISIS fighters moving behind them used the citizens to mask a bloody ambush.
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"It's a human shield in some ways.  But it also shows the depths of the ideology.  ISIS will go, but the ideology is a much harder war to win."
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Civilian support for ISIS isn't isolated.  Large pockets of Arab areas and Sunni villages around Mosul still view ISIS as a better alternative to Iraq's Shia government.
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Over the weekend, the oil-rich city of Kirkuk lit up with gunfire after an ISIS sleeper cell was activated, as snipers and would-be suicide bombers stormed the streets.
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It was quickly revealed that almost all participants in the cell were from neighboring Arab villages, and had come to the Kurdish-controlled territory claiming to seek asylum from the conflict.
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"This is a big problem for us; even we were surprised by the support.  This kind of ideology is a disease.  We have been dealing with it for years now."
      ISIS, Taliban faction claim Pakistan police academy massacre; 59 dead  (Fox 10/25/2016)
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Most of the dead were police cadets and recruits.  The initial attack led to a ferocious gunbattle with troops that lasted from Monday night into the early hours Tuesday.
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The assault caught many of the recruits asleep in their dorms and forced cadets and trainers to jump off rooftops and run for their lives to escape the attackers.
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The attack in Quetta began at 11:30 p.m.  on Monday ... with the militants shooting and killing a police guard at the watch tower before storming into the academy.
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Once inside the academy grounds ... the gunmen headed straight to the dorms housing the cadets and trainees and opened fire, shooting indiscriminately.
      Mosul fight could send wave of terrorists home to Europe, officials warn  (Fox 10/24/2016)
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As many as 5,000 Europeans traveled to Iraq and Syria in recent years to join the terror fight.
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U.S.  intelligence has found ISIS creating fake passports and arranging with organized crime groups for other forged documents to jump across borders.
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Anti-terror officials in Europe have stepped up security at major airports across the continent.  They've pointed out how many ISIS militants have posed as refugees to enter Europe, in some cases shaving their beards.
      EXCLUSIVE: Inside ISIS' extensive tunnel system  (Fox 10/23/2016)
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An extensive network of tunnels crisscrosses this land and allows the Islamist army's fighters to move unseen from one location to the next.
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These tunnels are storerooms, dormitories, bomb shelters and living quarters.  They are covered with recent signs of life – tea mugs, books, mattresses and, strangely — or perhaps worryingly — a lady's handbag.
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... local villagers had been paid $2 a day to build it – starting by using a jackhammer to dig deep into the bedrock before snaking along – sometimes for hundreds of yards.
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There have also been suggestions that some had been connected to Hamas – so similar are the designs to subterranean passageways that cover the Gaza strip.
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It's hard enough to detect these tunnels in small villages in the desert.  It will be almost impossible to detect them in the dense urban city of Mosul.
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Peshmerga fighters expect the battle ahead to be hard fought, with suicide bombers and snipers emerging out of nowhere.  This is a battle that will be won street by street, house by house and tunnel by tunnel.
      How Islamic State weaponized the chat app to direct attacks on the West  (Fox 10/20/2016)
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A predawn attack on a French policeman's home, the killing of a priest during Mass and a car bomb planted near Notre Dame Cathedral in recent months were plots that appeared isolated until investigators discovered a common thread.
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Their authors had all allegedly been in contact with a man whom authorities identify as 29-year-old Rachid Kassim.
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From somewhere in Islamic State-held territory in Iraq or Syria, authorities say, the French national had used the encrypted Telegram chat app and other social-media tools to contact people back home — mainly French teenagers who are believed to have little or no previous connection to the terror group or each other — and instruct them on how to mount attacks.
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Investigators across Europe are alarmed by the rise of militants such as Mr.  Kassim, who they suspect have developed a way to "remote control" attacks from far away.  That is blurring the lines between assaults carried out by militants trained in Islamic State territory and those by so-called lone wolves who authorities assumed were acting without the direction or support of terror groups.
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"What worries us is a new type of attacker who only appears to be acting alone."
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"Such assailants are being steered virtually from abroad via instant messaging."
      ISIS fighters spotted escaping Mosul disguised in women's clothing  (Fox 10/20/2016)
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... while the group's commanders have ordered their wives and girlfriends to escape before the city is encircled.
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"It's difficult for them to blend into the local population based on the number of different types of foreign fighters that there are."
      ISIS suicide bomber strikes Baghdad funeral tent, killing 35  (Fox 10/15/2016)
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... and wounding more than 60.
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the bomber detonated his payload inside a funeral tent.
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The dead included elderly people, children, and some women.
      German lawmakers demand answers after suspected terrorist commits suicide in jail  (Fox 10/13/2016)
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Relief about the capture of a young Syrian suspected of preparing a bomb attack in Germany this week gave way to frustration after he strangled himself in his jail cell, dashing authorities' hopes of gaining intelligence about the man's alleged links to the Islamic State group.
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Jaber Albakr's apparently self-inflicted death late Wednesday has likely deprived authorities of a key source of information about what extremist groups might be planning in Germany, which has so far been spared the kind of mass-casualty attacks seen in neighboring France.
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"What happened last night demands swift and comprehensive investigation by the justice authorities.  What's more, it makes the investigation into possible masterminds and other accomplices harder."
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... a trainee guard had checked on the prisoner at 7:30 p.m.  Wednesday, and that when she returned for another check at 7:45 p.m.  she found Albakr hanging lifeless.
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Attempts to revive Albakr were unsuccessful, and a doctor declared him dead a half-hour later.
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"One always hopes that the accused provide further information.  If one of two accused persons falls away then a potential source of information disappears."
      21 abducted Chibok schoolgirls freed in swap for Boko Haram leaders, Nigeria says  (Fox 10/13/2016)
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Some 197 girls remain captive, though it is not known how many of them may have died.
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All but three of the schoolgirls were carrying babies.
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Four detained Boko Haram leaders were released...
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The extremists have attacked many schools and kidnapped many thousands of girls and boys during their 7-year insurgency that has killed more than 20,000 people.
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Some 2.6 million people have been driven from their homes by the insurgency...
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Negotiations last year failed when Boko Haram demanded a ransom of $5.2 billion for the girls' freedom.
      Five years after his death, Anwar al-Awlaki’s toxic message is still alive and well  (Fox 09/30/2016)
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Five years ago, President Obama took the extraordinary decision to target Anwar al-Awlaki, a charismatic American-born imam turned Al Qaeda terror plotter, for taking the "lead in planning and directing efforts to murder innocent Americans."
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Al Awlaki wasn't just an anti-American propagandist.  He demonstrated a hands-on commitment to killing Americans.
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For example, Al Awlaki was in direct contact with Nidal Hasan before the Army psychiatrist went on a shooting rampage in 2009, killing 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas.
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Al Awlaki also personally directed and supplied the explosives that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab hid in his underwear and tried to detonate on an airplane from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day, 2009.
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Al Awlaki began the Al Qaeda magazine Inspire, which includes articles like, "Make a Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom."
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... virtually every major American-Islamic terrorist in recent years — Al Qaeda and ISIS adherents alike — were inspired by video and audio recordings of Al Awlaki's sermons.
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Among them are Al Awlaki's "Constants on the Path of Jihad" lecture, wherein he rhetorically asks, who among his listeners are willing to "terrorize the kuffar [non-believers]."
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Other lectures urge listeners to carry out attacks against Americans as "jihad against America is binding upon myself, just as it is binding on every other able Muslim."
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It does not have to be this way.  The ability now exists to remove, permanently, the most horrific al-Awlaki videos and messages from the internet, and thereby reduce his enormous potential to inspire further violence.
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It works like this: Once a person identifies an image, video or audio recording for removal, the algorithm extracts a distinct digital signature from the content.  That digital signature is then used to find duplicate uploads across the internet.
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In the case of Al Awlaki, once his most noxious videos are flagged and removed, they would automatically be discovered and removed every time an upload was attempted.
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The evidence clearly bears out his prediction.  There is no longer an excuse for not addressing the continuing threat posed by Al Awlaki online.
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All that is missing now is a willingness to act.
      18 ISIS leaders recently killed ahead of expected Mosul operation, US military says  (Fox 09/29/2016)
      ISIS 'dead set' on using chemical weapons, US military official says  (Fox 09/27/2016)
      Two women detained on suspicion of planning terror attack in France  (Fox 09/25/2016)
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Mr.  Kassim called on the women to attack specific sites in France to avenge the death of Abu Mohammed al Adnani, a founding member and chief spokesman for Islamic State.
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Over the past year, a spate of terror attacks has left more than 200 people dead in France. 
      ISIS builds 'hell on earth' around itself in Mosul, US military says  (Fox 09/23/2016)
      US continues 'hunt' for senior Al Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan 15 years after  (Fox 09/11/2016)
      US General: 10 percent of Afghanistan under Taliban control  (Fox 09/23/2016)
      ISIS reportedly executes 6 boys with welding rod for playing soccer  (Fox 09/22/2016)
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Islamic State militants reportedly beat six boys to death for playing soccer in central Mosul.
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It is unclear when the boys were handcuffed and beaten with welding irons in front of a crowd, but the report said ISIS claimed that the boys were part of a resistance faction in the city.
      ‘Like killing a chicken’: Trauma expert on mission to record ISIS horror stories  (Fox 09/22/2016)
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Abu Chiad boasted about beheading infidels, raping women and children and slaughtering in the name of Islam.
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Speaking from a prison in the city of Kirkuk, in northern Iraq, he told Dr.  Jan Kizilhan that these acts would get him to heaven.
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Their mission was to bring traumatized women and children back to Germany for treatment.
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... humanitarian work in response to an appeal from the 100,000-member German-Yazidi community following the ISIS massacre two years ago of Yazidis in the Sinjar region of northern Iraq.
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The Yazidis are an ancient non-Muslim minority in Iraq.  They've lived in the Sinjar region for centuries.
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"I asked Abu Chiad how he could show love for his wife and children and murder people the same day."
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... Chiad showed no remorse as he spoke about making daily trips to a marketplace to behead people and rape Yazidi women, after which he would return home as a loving father and husband.
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"Killing them was like killing a chicken," Chiad told Kizilhan.
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In Chiad's mind ... the victims were not human.  He said ISIS killers and rapists rationalize their behavior by dehumanizing their victims, much as the Nazis justified their mass slaughter of Jews in the Holocaust.
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Kizilhan had horrifying stories to tell about the 1,100 women and children, former ISIS captives, who are now being treated in Germany.
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Rinda, 10, and her mother were abducted on Aug.  3, 2014, when ISIS invaded the Sinjar region.  They were taken to Raqqa.  Rinda was sold eight times to ISIS fighters, who beat and raped her.  Her parents' fate is not known.
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Yasmin, 16, who feared another rape, wanted to make herself undesirable, so she doused herself with gasoline and lit a match.  Badly burned, she is in a German hospital facing more than 20 surgeries.
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"Now she looks like a zombie, and children cry when they see her," Kizilhan said.  "It is so difficult to see what the fire did to her."
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Most of the 400,000 Yazidis who lived in Sinjar have been displaced, captured or killed.  ... 5,000 Yazidi civilians were murdered in 2014, and women and children were sold into slavery.
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Many of the abuse victims have committed suicide.
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She speaks of children who are no longer children.  "In one case," she said, "A 9-year-old said, ‘Take me to be raped, not my little sister, please don't touch her, take me,' So they took the 6-year-old down the mountain, and they raped her."
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... many of the children repressed their rapes as a defense mechanism.  "One 12-year-old said she wasn't raped.  But she was pregnant."
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Kizilhan said Rinda often asks how ISIS can do such terrible things, how people can be so evil.
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"I ask the same question," he said.  "Why is humanity still so evil in the 21st century?"
      French cops arrest Belgian colleagues transporting migrants  (Fox 09/22/2016)
      ISIS believed to have attacked US base in Iraq with chemical agent  (Fox 09/21/2016)
      Eight new arrests in Bastille Day truck attack that killed 86 in Nice  (Fox 09/20/2016)
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French authorities have made eight new arrests in connection with the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice that left 86 people dead.
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... the suspects detained Monday were French and Tunisian and had links to the attacker, Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, who plowed a 19-ton truck down Nice's Promenade des Anglais and into a crowd assembled for a July 14 fireworks display.
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At least five people already face preliminary terrorism charges in the attack, and are accused of helping Bouhlel obtain a pistol and providing other support.
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The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the July 14 attack.
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French authorities say Bouhlel, a Tunisian with French residency, was inspired by the extremist group's propaganda, but they say no evidence has been found that IS orchestrated the attack.
      Norwegian says his Philippine kidnapping was 'devastating'  (Fox 09/18/2016)
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The Abu Sayyaf demanded a huge ransom for the release of the foreigners, and released videos in which they threatened the captives in a jungle clearing where they displayed Islamic State group-style black flags.
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Ridsdel was beheaded in April and Hall was decapitated in June after ransom deadlines lapsed.
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When Flor was freed in June, she recounted in horror how the militants rejoiced while watching the beheadings.
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Sekkingstad said he and his fellow captives were forced to carry the militants' belongings and were kept in the dark on what was happening around them.  At one point, he said, their heavily armed captors numbered more than 300.
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"We were treated like slaves," he said.
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After the militants decapitated Ridsdel, Sekkingstad was threatened by the militants, who repeatedly told him, "You're next."
      Guantanamo prisoner says Saudi 'royal' involved in terror plots  (Fox 09/17/2016)
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An accused Al Qaeda bomb-maker who went to college in Arizona told military officials at the U.S.  base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that he believed an unnamed member of the Saudi royal family was part of an effort to recruit him for violent extremist acts before the Sept.  11, 2001, attacks.
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... said a religious figure in Saudi Arabia used the term "your highness" during a telephone conversation with a man, just before urging al-Sharbi to return to the U.S.  and take part in a plot against the U.S.  that would involve learning to fly a plane.
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It was early 2001, and al-Sharbi had only recently returned from the United States, where he had taken some flight school courses in Phoenix with two men who would become hijackers in the 9/11 attacks.
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The term can be used for thousands of members of the Saudi royal family; al-Sharbi did not say he met the man.
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His statement adds to a list of suggestive but hardly definitive clues about possible involvement by members of the Saudi establishment in the Sept.  11 attacks, in which 17 of the 19 hijackers were Saudi.
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Congress recently approved legislation that would allow 9/11 families to sue the kingdom for any role in the plot.
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Al-Sharbi says he listened as the "religious figure" spoke to the man — whom al-Sharbi believes was a royal — as they discussed al-Sharbi's qualifications for returning to the U.S.  for jihad.
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"I remember, 'yes, your highness, yes your highness,' and he was talking to him about me."
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Saudi Arabia has battled with Al Qaeda over the years, but there have been consistent allegations, including by Guantanamo prisoners, of financial and other support by officials and members of the royal family for Al Qaeda-linked charities.
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"The Saudi royal family is quite large and diverse, and it is no secret that various members were once reputed for their patronage of Islamist causes and charities."
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"In that light, it is hardly ridiculous that al-Sharbi would have encountered a Saudi royal who sympathized with Al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden."
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After telling the "religious figure" that he had some practice on a flight simulator and could learn to fly more easily than others, al-Sharbi says he agreed to return to the U.S and they began to discuss details.
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In July, the review board declined to approve his release from Guantanamo, where he is among 61 prisoners still held.
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See related Sport of Kings (Robert Ariail, 03/26/2015) cartoon from World picture album
      Stabbing attack at Damascus Gate  (INN 09/16/2016)
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He advanced towards them quickly, knives in his hands.
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The fighters saw the terrorist as he approached and shot, killing him.
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Searches revealed a third knife in the terrorist's possession, in addition to the two he held in his hands.
      Senior ISIS leader killed in airstrike near Raqqa  (Fox 09/16/2016)
      ISIS' decision to oust notorious Boko Haram leader is tearing group apart  (Fox 09/16/2016)
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... "booby-trapping and blowing up every church that we are able to reach, and killing all those we find from the citizens of the cross."
      Germany arrests 3 ISIS terrorists  (INN 09/13/2016)
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They had left Syria ... and travelled via Turkey and Greece - a route used by tens of thousands of refugees and migrants...
      Pentagon confirms it killed senior ISIS leader Abu Muhammad al-Adnani  (Fox 09/12/2016)
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"It is one in a series of successful strikes against ISIL leaders, including those responsible for finances and military planning, that make it harder for the group to operate."
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In a September 2014 speech Adnani encouraged Islamists to kill Europeans by any means necessary.
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"Smash his head with a rock, or slaughter him with a knife, or run him over with your car."
      Sniper takes out ISIS executioner from a mile away  (NYP 09/11/2016)
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A sharpshooter killed a top ISIS executioner and three other jihadists with a single bullet from nearly a mile away — just seconds before the fiend was set to burn 12 hostages alive with a flamethrower, according to a new report.
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The British Special Air Service marksman turned one of the most hated terrorists in Syria into a fireball by using a Barett .50-caliber rifle to strike a fuel tank affixed to the jihadi's back.
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The pack exploded, killing the sadistic terrorist and three of his flunkies, who were supposed to film the execution.
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The ISIS butcher — who reportedly delighted in burning hostages alive — had been on a US "kill list" for several months.
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He and his band of wicked men had been traveling around ISIS-held compounds in Syria slaughtering civilians labeled as spies.
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Their prisoners were tied to stakes or thrown in cages before being torched by the executioner.
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ISIS started using flamethrowers after the torture method was popularized in North Korea.
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The ISIS killer was so feared that his victims would beg to be shot rather than be set on fire.
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Just before the sniper rescue operation outside of Raqqa, Syria, "the SAS team moved into an overwatch position above a village where they were told the execution was going to take place."
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"Up to 12 civilians were going to be murdered — eight men and four women.
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"The executioner gave some sort of rambling speech ... then when he finished, the SAS sniper opened fire."
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The captives were then rescued by British and US special forces.
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The rescue comes just months after another SAS sniper killed two ISIS car bombers as they drove toward Libya.
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The sniper's bullet went through the driver's skull and into the passenger's neck, taking both out.
      At least 48 wounded in car bomb near Turkish ruling party headquarters  (Fox 09/12/2016)
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The attack came a day after Ankara replaced 28 elected mayors with appointees, mostly in the Kurdish dominated east of the country.
      New tricks make ISIS, once easily tracked, a sophisticated opponent  (Fox 09/11/2016)
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Western Intelligence agencies pursuing Abaaoud had tracked him there using cell-phone location data and other electronic footprints.
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The Paris attacks, which killed 130 people, showed how badly they were fooled.  Abaaoud had slipped past the dragnet and entered the city unnoticed.
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Terror attacks in Europe, which have killed more than 200 people in the past 20 months, reflect new operational discipline and technical savvy by the Islamic State terrorists who carried them out.
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In recent months, Europe has been convulsed by a string of simple yet lethal attacks.
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Some were committed by people who appear to have received little direct training from Islamic State.
      Australian knife attack was 'inspired by ISIS,' authorities say  (Fox 09/11/2016)
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"We know that this person has strong religious beliefs inspired by ISIS.  What made him act yesterday we don't know."
      Teen suspected of plotting 'imminent' attack on Paris, report says  (Fox 09/11/2016)
      Kenyan police kill 3 women who attacked police station  (Fox 09/11/2016)
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"While the officers were questioning them about the particulars of the stolen phone one of them drew a knife and another threw a petrol bomb at the officers of the report office."
      At least 43 killed in series of bomb blasts across Syria  (Fox 09/05/2016)
      Twin bombings near Afghanistan's Defense Ministry kill 24  (Fox 09/05/2016)
      'It's not normal that I have to see my father's murderer daily!'  (INN 09/04/2016)
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The terrorist who murdered Avi Osher with a machete in the Jordan Valley in 1991 - and was freed 20 years early as part of a "goodwill gesture" to the Palestinian Authority - is now seeking agricultural employment in the Jordan Valley.
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Osher's daughter Meirav is on a campaign to warn the farmers of the area so as to prevent the terrorist from getting work there.
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"Today he sits five minutes from my house, leads his life in front of our eyes, causing us suffering for the third time – the first when he murdered, the second when he was freed.  He got himself an expensive shovel and he works, presents himself in Israeli communities without shame, pretends and works without a problem.  I see him every day on the road.  Is this right?  Is this normal?"
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"I live in Bekaot and he lives in Jislig several minutes away, and he works on the road on which I travel.  He goes into the food store between the Hamra Junction and the Adam Junction, a place where Jews also buy.  He sits at the tire shop with his water pipe and looks around smugly.
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"The State of Israel sentenced us to a life of suffering.  We haven't even recovered from the release – why did you put him here?  Send him back to Shechem!  You're killing us.  Who's to say that a terrorist like that who murdered a Jew won't take a shovel and get on a bus carrying children?  I'm begging and I'm ready to lie on the road in front of the Knesset for it.  I've suffered enough.  It's hard for me and my children – we don't need to see him."
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"I've set out on a personal campaign, and I'm saying ‘the shame is over.' I'm advertising his picture and notifying that a murderer is walking freely here – don't give him work.  It can't be that he passes by the place where he murdered my father, eats and drinks.  Get him out of here.  The reactions I get [from would-be employers of the terrorist] are ‘we didn't know' and ‘I believe everyone.' There are good people here, and nobody would think to hire a murderer if he presented himself as the man who murdered Avi Osher."
      UK to fight prison radicalization by isolating known jihadists  (Fox 09/02/2016)
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Many of the terror attacks that have plagued Europe in recent years bear a common, chilling hallmark: They were carried out by attackers who went into prison as petty criminals and emerged as hardened terrorists.
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Charismatic and committed jihadists ... have a ripe and captive audience behind bars.
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"What makes a good recruit is somebody who is already disenfranchised, someone who is anti-establishment, who holds some kind of resentment."
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... in 2014 when word made its way through the cellblock that Mosul had fallen to ISIS.  The high-security prison erupted with chants of "Allahu Akbar.  "
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"It was like a big party that went on unchecked for several hours."
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The U.S.  prison system is also facing the problem – with Muslim groups acting like gangs, recruiting people and protecting their own.
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The UK has learned the hard way, after a number of terror attacks were carried out by people radicalized in prison.
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Now, hopes for ending the bloody trend lie in segregating some of the most dangerous and charismatic members of prison populations.
      Senior ISIS leader, spokesman Adnani killed, reports say  (Fox 08/30/2016)
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In a September 2014 speech Adnani encouraged Islamists to kill Europeans by any means necessary.
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"Smash his head with a rock, or slaughter him with a knife, or run him over with your car."
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In his final speech, in May, Adnani said attacks against civilians in Western countries were "dearer and better" for ISIS than success on the battlefield...
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Top ISIS fighters recruited into a secret elite fighting unit met directly with Adnani — while blindfolded, so few knew what he looked like...
      Thousands buried in at least 72 ISIS mass graves, AP finds  (Fox 08/30/2016)
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"We see clear evidence of the intent to destroy the Yazidi people."
      Suicide bomber injures 3 at Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan  (Fox 08/30/2016)
      Depraved new ISIS video shows child executioners gunning down Kurds  (Fox 08/26/2016)
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... the children, who appear to be as young as 10 years old, shout "Allah Akbar," lower their guns and shoot the kneeling men in the backs of their heads. 
      At least 12 killed, 36 wounded in attack on American University in Afghanistan  (Fox 08/25/2016)
      Nigeria claims it killed Boko Haram leader in raid  (Fox 08/23/2016)
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... a "fearless loner" with a photographic memory, a complex and often paradoxical man who is part intellectual, part terrorist. 
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"He is fearless ... He is one of those who believes that you can sacrifice anything for your belief."
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"I enjoy killing anyone that God commands me to kill — the way I enjoy killing chickens and rams."
      Boy caught before detonating explosive belt in Iraq  (Fox 08/22/2016)
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"The boy claimed during interrogation that he had been kidnapped by masked men who put the explosives on him and sent him to the area."
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ISIS previously has drugged its fighters to give them jolts of energy and eliminate any feelings of pain.
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"The fighters take the drug and they don't know where they are or what they are doing.  They are just shooting and fighting."
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"They lose their minds.  Some can be shot 20 times before they go down."
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The terror group commonly exposes children to violent acts, including beheadings, as part of a concerted effort to build a new generation of militants.
      Israel hits Hamas targets in Gaza Strip after rocket struck border town  (Fox 08/22/2016)
      Suicide bomber at Turkish wedding was as young as 12, president says  (Fox 08/21/2016)
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At least 51 people were killed and dozens of others wounded in the attack...
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... 69 people were wounded, with 17 of them in critical condition.
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See related Just Like My Daddy... (Sean Delonas, 12/12/2001) cartoon from Terror picture album
      ISIS reportedly boils 6 alive in vats of tar after Sharia court orders death sentences  (Fox 08/16/2016)
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The Islamic State terrorist group has displayed yet another one of its gruesome methods of public execution, killing six men in Iraq accused of collaborating with the U.S.-led coalition and Kurdish forces by boiling them to death in vats of tar.
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... the militant group executed seven of its own jihadi soldiers who fled the battlefield in Iraq last month by tying them up and boiling them alive in a giant cauldron of water.
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"ISIS executed six persons in Mosul for collaborating with Nineveh Operations Command.  The death sentence was issued ISIS Sharia court."
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"The six persons were placed inside tanks containing boiling tar and the execution was carried out in one of ISIS headquarters at al-Shora."
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"The execution took place in public and it was done with an aim of inciting fear among the citizens."
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... hundreds of onlookers were present for the execution.
      Convoy of ISIS fighters allowed to leave key Syrian city  (Fox 08/16/2016)
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... there were civilians in each of the vehicles, and the military wanted to avoid casualties.
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"They kept throwing civilians to basically walk into the line of fire, trying to get them shot to use that potentially as propaganda..."
      ISIS reportedly rigs hospitals with bombs after escaping Syrian city  (Fox 08/16/2016)
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"There are so many mines at this point that its almost on a ludicrous scale."
      Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary guilty of inviting support for ISIS  (Fox 08/16/2016)
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A prominent Islamist preacher in Britain faces up to 10 years in prison after he was convicted in July of inviting support for ISIS...
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Choudary praised Usama bin Laden after the Sept.  11 attacks and the 2005 London transport system bombings.
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He's also been closely linked to one of the two Islamic extremists who killed British soldier Lee Rigby in 2013.
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"If people are implementing the Sharia, then I cannot shy away from what the divine text says in relationship to that."
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"If you cannot say when you believe in something and you cannot share that view, then you don't really have freedom to express yourself in this county."
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"Terrorist organizations thrive and grow because people support them and that is what this case is about."
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"Do not confuse that with the right of people to follow the religion of their choice or to proclaim support for a caliphate."
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Choudary swore allegiance to ISIS just three days after leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi established the so-called caliphate in portions of Syria and Iraq in June 2014.
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Choudary later posted messages of support for the terror group on social media and in YouTube videos.
      At least 2 wounded in bombing near US Embassy in Afghanistan  (Fox 08/15/2016)
      ISIS gets know-nothing recruits and rejoices  (Fox 08/15/2016)
      6 suffer burns and knife wounds in attack on Swiss train  (Fox 08/13/2016)
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The alleged attacker, who is a Swiss citizen, was also injured when the train was set alight...
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A six-year-old child is among those who were hurt...
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"According to current information a 27-year-old Swiss man poured out a flammable liquid.  He was also armed with at least one knife.  The liquid caught fire."
      US-backed fighters capture ISIS Syria stronghold; terrorists use civilians as human shields  (Fox 08/13/2016)
      At least 4 dead, dozens wounded after coordinated bombings hit Thailand resort areas  (Fox 08/12/2016)
      Canada terror suspect dead after police operation  (Fox 08/11/2016)
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A suspect banned from associating with the Islamic State group was dead after Canada's national police force thwarted what an official said was a suicide bomb plot.
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In February, Driver's lawyer and the prosecutor agreed to a peace bond stating there are "reasonable grounds to fear that he may participate, contribute directly or indirectly in the activity of a terrorist group."
      Nearly 45,000 ISIS-linked fighters killed in past 2 years, US military official says  (Fox 08/10/2016)
      Manhunt for Belgian teen jihadi who called for extermination of Christians  (Fox 08/09/2016)
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Belgian police on Tuesday were hunting for a 15-year-old boy seen on a recent video calling for "the murder of all Christians."
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Footage published on a French website reveals the unnamed teenager speaking in Arabic, proclaiming, "Oh Allah, destroy the odious Christians.  Oh Allah Kill them all."
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The teenager, who is the son of a radical imam, is also quoted as stating, "Don't spare any of them," in reference to the annihilation of Christians.
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Belgian law enforcement officers reportedly have sought to deport the imam to the Netherlands.
      At least 63 killed in bombing at Pakistan hospital  (Fox 08/08/2016)
      'Extremely radicalized' French teenage girl supported ISIS, prosecutors say  (Fox 08/08/2016)
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... was the administrator of a chat group dedicated to IS propaganda on the Telegram app, which has been used by suspected jihadis to communicate.
      Leader of ISIS in Egypt's Sinai killed by air force, sources confirm  (Fox 08/04/2016)
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The leader of the Islamic State's operations in the volatile Sinai Peninsula and mastermind of the October 2015 attack on a Russian airliner in the region that left 224 dead has been killed by Egypt's air force.
      Funeral Mass for murdered French priest: attackers were 'Satan'  (Fox 08/02/2016)
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"Evil is a mystery.  It reaches heights of horror that take us out of the human."
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"Isn't that what you wanted to say, Jacques, with your last words, when you fell to the ground?  After you were struck by the knife, you tried to push away your assailants with your feet and said, `Go away, Satan.' You repeated it, `Go away, Satan."'
      ISIS details 'Why We Hate You' in new magazine  (Fox 08/01/2016)
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... ISIS mocks those who claim Islam is a peaceful religion, and even wades into the controversy surrounding Donald Trump and the parents of a dead Muslim U.S.  soldier.
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"Many Westerners, however, are already aware that claiming the attacks of the mujahidin to be senseless and questioning incessantly as to why we hate the West and why we fight them is nothing more than a political act and a propaganda tool."
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"The politicians will say it regardless of how much it stands in opposition to facts and common sense just to garner as many votes as they can for the next election cycle."
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The ISIS author of the "Why We Hate You" piece aims to settle the argument, and "clarify" in "unequivocal terms" that ISIS is Islamic.
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"There are exceptions among the disbelievers, no doubt, people who will unabashedly declare that jihad and the laws of the Shari'ah – as well as everything else deemed taboo by the Islam-is-a-peaceful-religion crowd – are in fact completely Islamic, but they tend to be people with far less credibility who are painted as a social fringe, so their voices are dismissed and a large segment of the ignorant masses continues believing the false narrative."
      US opens new front against ISIS with airstrikes in Libya  (Fox 08/01/2016)
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The number of ISIS fighters in Libya has grown over the past year to more than 5,000.
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Libya slid into chaos after the 2011 ouster of Moammar Qaddafi and has in the past years become bitterly divided between rival factions and competing governments.
      Belgium arrests 2 brothers suspected of plotting attack  (Fox 07/30/2016)
      ISIS terrorist bragged about plans before Normandy attack, report says  (Fox 07/28/2016)
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... bragged about his intended assault to an audience of up to 200 people on an encrypted communications app nearly a week before the spree.
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Kermiche, 19, says he will "enter a church, take a knife and make a carnage."
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... they had entered the church, forced an 85-year-old priest to kneel and then filmed themselves slitting his throat.  Another churchgoer was severely injured during the attack.
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In one message, Kermiche, who attempted twice to travel to Syria to join ISIS, tells the other group members that it's easier to carry out a terror operation in your home country.
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"You slice two or three heads, and it's good, it's over."
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Kermiche also says he decided to act to prove his mettle to "other brothers" who made fun of his "commitment from a sofa."
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The day before the attack, Kermiche assures his followers that "big stuff" is ahead.
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"I warn you in advance, three, four minutes, and when the thing comes, it will share the line," he says, referencing "a picture or video."
      Bags banned from Cannes beaches over terror attack fears in country  (Fox 07/28/2016)
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... sunbathers were told to carry transparent bags if needed or face arrest.
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Security officials told ... they had serious concern attackers could smuggle "weapons or explosives" onto the beaches.
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... sunbathers were told to carry transparent bags if needed or face arrest.  Security officials told the newspaper they had serious concern attackers could smuggle "weapons or explosives" onto the beaches.
      Video captures ISIS killers using nuns as human shields after slaughtering French priest  (Fox 07/27/2016)
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Video ... the jihadists, who had earlier pledged allegiance to ISIS, as they spill out of the church, using the nuns as human shields.
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The killers, identified by police as Adel Kermiche and Abdel Malik, shout "Allahu Akbar" as they run from the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, each holding a gun to the head of a nun as police snipers take aim.
      Attackers forced church attendee to record French priest's murder, hostage says  (Fox 07/27/2016)
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An 86-year-old woman, one of five held hostage, said the attackers had handed her husband Guy a cellphone and demanded that he take photos or video of the priest after he was killed.
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Her husband was in turn slashed in four places by the attackers and is now hospitalized with serious injuries. 
      Attacker who murdered Catholic priest under police supervision, wore monitoring bracelet  (Fox 07/26/2016)
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One of the two knife-wielding Islamist attackers who slit the throat of a Catholic priest during a morning Mass in northern France Tuesday was under judicial supervision after trying to travel to Syria twice under false names.
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... 19-year-old Adel Kermiche's bail conditions allowed his electronic monitoring bracelet to be deactivated for a few hours every morning, a period that corresponded with the attack...
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Both attackers were shot dead by anti-terror police units as they ran outside the sanctuary shouting "Allahu Akbar!"
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One had three knives and a fake explosives belt, ... the other carried a kitchen timer wrapped in aluminum foil and had fake explosives in his backpack.
      Murder of French priest brings ISIS' long-threatened war on Christians to Europe  (Fox 07/26/2016)
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Shouting "Allahu Akbar," the radical Islamist killers slit the throat of 85-year-old Jacques Hamel and critically wounded one other person...
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"Truly, we will fight you even in your churches until we raise there that the name of Allah is the only God."
      Priest murdered during Mass in terror attack on Catholic church in France  (Fox 07/26/2016)
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Two knife-wielding attackers who had pledged allegiance to ISIS, shouting "Allahu Akbar," slit the throat of an 84-year-old priest and critically wounded at least one other person during a Tuesday morning terror attack on a Catholic church...
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The terrorists were later shot and killed by police.
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ISIS' Amaq news agency said the France attack was carried out by two Islamic State "soldiers."
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"[ISIS] has declared war on us," French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday.  "We must fight this war by all means, while respecting the rule of law — what makes us a democracy."
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The church was reportedly on a "hit list" discovered at the residence of a would-be ISIS attacker in April 2015...
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One of Tuesday's attackers was on the radar of French police and had traveled to Turkey...
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"The person that did this odious act is known, and he has been followed by the police for at least a year and a half."
      Two suicide car bombs near UN offices kill 13 in Somalia  (Fox 07/26/2016)
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Somalia's Islamic extremist rebels, al-Shabab, claimed responsibility for the bombings...
      Syrian who wounded 12, killed self in Germany bombing pledged allegiance to ISIS chief  (Fox 07/25/2016)
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A Syrian man who failed to get asylum in Germany pledged allegiance to the head of the Islamic State terror group in a video before he blew himself up near an open-air music festival in southern Germany, wounding 12 other people.
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... the 27-year-old man announced a "revenge" attack against Germany.  ... video strongly suggested the bombing was a "terrorist attack."
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... said bomb-making material and a series of violent videos on storage devices turned up at the unnamed attacker's home.
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Government officials had ordered to deport the man not once, but twice.  ... the first deportation notice was issued on Dec.  22, 2014.
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The blast on Sunday was the fourth attack to shake Germany in a week — three of them carried out by recent immigrants.
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... it was likely there would have been more casualties if the man had managed to enter the concert venue.
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Three of the 12 victims suffered serious injuries in the blast.  The attacker's pack had contained sharp bits of metal.
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... the man's request for asylum was rejected a year ago, but he had been allowed to remain in Germany because of the strife in Syria.
      Suicide bomber kills 14 at Iraq checkpoint; 9 dead in Baghdad  (Fox 07/25/2016)
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... IS group claimed responsibility for the attack. 
      One killed, 10 injured after 'explosive device' goes off in German city  (Fox 07/24/2016)
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A man with an "explosive device" blew himself up in the center of the German city of Ansbach near an open-air music festival on Sunday, killing himself and injuring 10 others.
      Afghan teen arrested in Germany in connection to Munich attack  (Fox 07/24/2016)
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"There is a suspicion that the 16-year-old is a possible tacit accomplice to [Friday's] attack."
      Syrian refugee arrested in machete murder in Germany  (Fox 07/24/2016)
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A 21-year-old Syrian refugee is accused of using a machete to kill a woman and injure two other people...
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The attack comes as Germany is on edge, following a rampage at a Munich mall on Friday night in which nine people were killed, and an ax attack on a train a week ago that left five wounded.
      Munich killer had planned his attack for a year, investigators reveal  (Fox 07/24/2016)
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... the shooter, who likely got his illegal weapon through the internet's "dark net" market, was an avid player of first-person shooter video games, including "Counter-Strike: Source."
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He also received inpatient psychiatric treatment in 2015 for two months.
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... there was no evidence of any political motivation to the crime, nor that the shooter killed specific victims.
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A video shot of the perpetrator also showed him yelling anti-foreigner slurs.
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The gunman, a high-school student from Munich with Iranian and German citizenship, also wounded more than two dozen others Friday night before turning his illegal Glock 17 pistol on himself.
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... the shooter was carrying more than 300 rounds for the 9-millimeter handgun he used to kill his victims.
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... he yells, "I'm German!" to which the man on the balcony, identified by the Bild newspaper as Thomas Salbey, a 57-year-old construction worker, responds, "You are a jerk!" and demands to know what he is up to, saying "you should be in psychiatric care."
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"There was material found in the apartment of the suspect that showed a particular interest in shooting sprees."
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But there was no evidence that he was linked to extremist groups such as the Islamic State.
      ISIS attack on Afghan protest kills at least 80, wounds 231  (Fox 07/23/2016)
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... a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-packed clothing among a large crowd of demonstrators.
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The marchers were demanding that a major regional electric power line be routed through their impoverished home province.
      Munich gunman obsessed with mass shootings, sent out invitations to mall before rampage, cops say  (Fox 07/23/2016)
      'TERROR ATTACK IS SUSPECTED': At least 10 killed, 10 injured in shooting spree at Munich shopping center  (Fox 07/22/2016)
      Brazil police arrest at least 10 in possible ISIS-linked Rio Olympics attack plot  (Fox 07/21/2016)
      Bomb squad responds to ‘very deliberate’ attack on police station  (Fox 07/21/2016)
      Iraq's 'Black Devils' strike fear in the ISIS terrorists they hunt  (Fox 07/20/2016)
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Within the Kurdish people's rugged army is an elite unit that specializes in rooting out ISIS sleeper cells and responds first when the black-clad jihadist army strikes in northern Iraq's no-man's land.
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They are called the "Black Devils" by the terrorists they hunt, and they embrace the name.
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"We look for anything that might be strange.  When we see extra movements, it is likely an attack might be coming."
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"If anyone has a problem and gets attacked, we go there."
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Liberated to rebuild, the cities are nonetheless plagued by sleeper cells and covert ISIS missions.
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The unit routinely foils suicide bombers, including one whose story made international news as an emblem of the hapless desperation of ISIS' deadly dupes.
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The would-be bomber was captured before he could detonate his vest, then begged his Black Devils captors to kill him because the "Prophet was waiting."
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The Kurds listened in as the operative's handlers told him by cellphone to kill himself and make it to his celestial appointment.
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He was instead arrested, treated for injuries, interrogated and handed over to authorities.
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The unit – whose youngest member is 20 and oldest is 55 – is tight-knit and includes fathers and sons, uncles and brothers, cousins and childhood friends.
      ISIS claims responsibility for ax and knife attack on German train that injured 5  (Fox 07/19/2016)
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... it appears the 17-year-old Afghan asylum seeker who was shot and killed by police as he fled the scene appears to have self-radicalized and had no direct link to the extremists.
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The teenager shouted "Allahu akbar" ("God is great") as he attacked people on the regional train near the Bavarian city of Wuerzburg Monday night, and a hand-painted flag of the Islamic State was found during a search of his room.
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"...  becomes victim on a train here in Bavaria in an attack conducted by an offender who came from Afghanistan and who was originally seeking shelter here."
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The assailant jumped off the train after someone pulled the emergency cord and got about 500 meters (yards) into Wuerzburg-Heidingsfeld, attacked a woman there with his ax and ran away before the police special unit chased him.  As police drew near, the assailant started attacking the officers and was shot.
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The attacker came to Germany more than a year ago as an unaccompanied minor.
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He lived in a home for young refugees ... until two weeks ago when he was placed with a foster family in the same town...
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Germany last year registered more than 1 million asylum seekers entering the country, including more than 150,000 Afghans.
      We were warned.  Get ready for more terror attacks, folks  (JWR 07/18/2016)
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One of those articles, published in the fall 2010 issue under the name of a terrorist trainer identified as Yahya Ibrahim, was called "The Ultimate Mowing Machine." It described what ultimately happened in Nice in precise detail.
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"Here is one idea of how an individual Muslim may [wage individual jihad].  It is a simple idea and there is not much involved in its preparation," the article said.  "The idea is to use a pickup truck as a mowing machine, not to mow grass but mow down the enemies of Allah."
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"Pick your location and timing carefully.  Go for the most [crowded] locations.  Narrower spots are also better because it gives less chance for the people to run away.  .  .  .  To achieve maximum carnage, you need to pick up as much speed as you can while still retaining good control of your vehicle in order to .  .  .  be able to strike as many people as possible in your first run.  Keep in mind that as soon as people realize what you are up to, they would scatter and run in every direction looking for cover.  They would look for areas where the vehicle cannot reach them.  Therefore, it is important to study your path of operation beforehand."
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"The ideal location is a place where there are a maximum number of pedestrians and the least number of vehicles.  In fact if you can get through to 'pedestrian only' locations that exist in some downtown (city center) areas, that would be fabulous.  There are some places that are closed down for vehicles at certain times due to the swarms of people."
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"If you have access to firearms, carry them with you so that you may use them to finish off your work if your vehicle gets grounded during the attack.  This idea could be implemented in countries like Israel, the U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia, [and] France."
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This is what happened Thursday night.  The driver, identified as 31-year-old Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, took a truck, found a crowded location in the city center reserved for pedestrians, where thousands were gathered for a fireworks display.  He picked up as much speed as possible and drove for more than a mile down the promenade, mowing people down.  The driver then got out and started shooting people, before he was shot by police.
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... al-Qaida published a detailed guide for "Destroying Buildings," with advice on the "best gas to use" and instructions on how to find "the center of gravity .  .  .  the points in the building that if destroyed would cause the fall of the building."
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A spring 2013 issue provided a detailed guide for "torching parked vehicles" and "causing road accidents."
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More recently, the spring 2016 issue included a detailed manual for "Home Assassinations" with step-by-step guides on how to build parcel bombs, magnetic car bombs and door-trap bombs.
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So how do we stop them?  The answer is not gun control.
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The terrorists have plenty of ideas for how to kill us that don't involve guns.
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The answer is to take away their caliphate - to win the fight over there, so we do not have to face them over here.
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When the Islamic State was "decimated" after the 2007 surge in Iraq, its members were not carrying out terrorist attacks across the world.
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Their current campaign of violence only started after President Obama withdrew all U.S.  forces from Iraq, took our boot off their necks and allowed them to establish a haven in Syria...
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When will the carnage stop?  When the terrorists are defeated again.
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Until then, expect more attacks like the one in Nice.
      Afghan refugee shot dead after slashing attack on German train  (Fox 07/18/2016)
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Multiple people were injured after a teenage Afghan refugee went on a slashing spree armed with an axe and knife on a train in southern Germany on Monday night before he was shot to death by police.
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... three of the victims suffered serious injuries and one was slightly injured.  Another 14 people were being treated for shock.
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... some witnesses had heard the suspect shout "Allahu Akbar" ("God Is Great") during the attack.
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Germany last year registered more than 1 million refugees entering the country, including more than 150,000 Afghans, but it was not immediately clear whether the suspect was among them or someone who had been in the country for a longer time.
      Nice, France attacker reportedly recruited by Algerian ISIS fighter, researched Orlando massacre  (Fox 07/18/2016)
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Former President Nicolas Sarkozy accused the government of bad policies that he says failed to prevent three major attacks in the past 18 months.
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"Everything that should have been done over the past 18 months was not done."
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"We are in war, a total war.  Our enemies don't have no taboos, no borders, no principles.  So I will use strong words: It will be us or them."
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He called for electronic bracelets for anyone suspected of potential radicalization, and for expelling anyone suspected of possible terrorism links, direct or indirect.
      ISIS says 'soldier' responsible for Nice, France terror attack  (Fox 07/16/2016)
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The veracity of the group's claim couldn't immediately be determined, but what is known so far about Bouhlel thus far suggests a troubled, angry man with little interest in the group's ultra-puritanical brand of Islam.
      Terror fiend tricked police to get death truck onto busy Nice promenade, kill 84  (Fox 07/15/2016)
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... the terrorist who plowed a 19-ton truck into a mile-long crowd of revelers - killing at least 84 - reportedly got past police by telling them he had ice cream to hand out.
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Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, a 31-year-old divorced loner, petty criminal and Tunisian national began his route of carnage by slowly moving onto the packed, seaside walkway around 10:40 p.m.  local time.
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Then, say witnesses, he gunned the engine and weaved through the horrified crowd for nearly a mile, leaving a wake of dead and broken bodies.
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Police killed him in a shootout minutes later.
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... more than 10 children were among the dead.
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"A fraction of a second later, an enormous white truck came along at a crazy speed, turning the wheel to mow down the maximum number of people."
      French lawmakers told Bataclan terrorists tortured, disemboweled victims  (Fox 07/15/2016)
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... the killers in the Bataclan tortured their victims on the second floor of the club.
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The chief police witness in Parliament said that an investigating officer, tears streaming down his face, rushed out of the Bataclan and vomited in front of him just after seeing the disfigured bodies.
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Wahhabist killers apparently gouged out eyes, castrated victims, and shoved their testicles in their mouths.
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They may also have disemboweled some poor souls.
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Women were stabbed in the genitals – and the torture was, victims told police, filmed for Daesh or Islamic State propaganda.
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For that reason, medics did not release the bodies of torture victims to the families, investigators said.
      Terrorist behind Nice attack a creepy loner; not overtly religious, say neighbors  (Fox 07/15/2016)
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... he rented the 19-ton Renault that he turned into a killing machine on the seaside promenade where French citizens and tourists had just watched a fireworks show.
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Scores more were injured by what authorities called an act of terror that only ended when police shot and killed Bouhlel.
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While the promenade is typically closed to traffic, Bouhlel reportedly told police he was delivering ice cream to the festive crowd, then gunned the motor once past a checkpoint, zig-zagging through the terrified crowd as he weaved a path of carnage.
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Witnesses said he shouted "Alahu Akhbar" when he jumped out and sprayed bullets at fleeing victims.
      'Jews are infidels, and you're allowed to kill infidels'  (INN 07/14/2016)
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"I think Islam should control Syria and the world in general so I did my part for God and my religion.  I wanted to die a martyr's death, the highest form of death."
      Islamic State readies for fall of 'caliphate'  (JWR 07/13/2016)
      Terrorist who slaughtered American hiker lauded on Palestinian TV  (Fox 07/07/2016)
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A woman who was stabbed and left for dead by Palestinian terrorists who butchered her American friend in 2010 said Wednesday she was enraged by a government TV report that labeled one of the killers a "heroic prisoner."
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Kay Wilson, 52, was hiking near Jerusalem with Kristine Luken when Kifah Ghneimat attacked them with a machete.
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Luken, who was 44, was killed in the brutal attack, and Wilson, a British-Israeli national, was stabbed 13 times.
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"I think I'm numb...I'm stunned, absolutely stunned...it's so rage invoking."
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In the stomach-turning video, Ghneimat's mother cheerfully discusses her son's favorite Ramadan dishes and laments his imprisonment.
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The Palestinian TV host referred to Ghneimat as a hero, and his mother described him as "kind and calm," adding his favorite meals were "meat with tahini" and "chicken with rice."
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The softball feature treatment of a vicious killer was a slap in the face to Wilson, who suffered more than 30 crushed bones at the hands of Ghneimat.
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"As far as [the mother] is speaking, her son did nothing wrong... I think she is so far gone into her own delusion and deception."
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Ghneimat confessed to investigators that his only motive for the attack was to kill Jews.
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Wilson played dead with her eyes open, watching as her assailants fatally hacked Luken, who prayed to Jesus as she died.
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Wilson almost bled to death while trekking barefoot and gagged for more than a mile in search of help.
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Ghneimat is serving two life sentences and another 60 years of imprisonment.
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His mother pleaded for his release in the video, in part so he can educate his son who "does not have respect for his mother."
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"When children see all this honor being bestowed on terrorists, they want to be honored too."
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"The worst incitement to terror is the glorification."
      ISIS tightens grip on Yazidi captives held as sex slaves  (Fox 07/06/2016)
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"Daesh is proud of what it's done to the Yazidis.  They are being used as human shields.  They are not allowed to escape or flee.  Probably they will be assassinated.  Where is the world in all this?  Where is humanity?"
      Facebook is a 'monster' that obstructs terror investigations, says Israel's Interior Minister  (Fox 07/05/2016)
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Facebook's approach to extremist content is once again in the spotlight following a damning interview by Israel's Public Minister for Security Gilad Erdan.
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... claimed that the social network was "sabotaging" the work of the Israeli police force.
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He also accused Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg of not doing enough to prevent incitement against Israel on his platform.
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"Facebook today, which brought an amazing, positive revolution to the world, sadly, we see this since the rise of ISIS and the wave of terror, it has simply become a monster."
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"Facebook today sabotages ... the work of the Israeli police, because when the Israeli police approach them, and it is regarding a resident of Judea and Samaria, Facebook does not cooperate."
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"It also sets a very high bar for removing inciteful content and posts."
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... urged viewers to lobby Facebook (and Zuckerberg) for change, calling on "the citizens of Israel to flood him in every possible place with the demand to monitor the platform he established and from which he earns billions."
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Israel has issued similar statements in the past, targeting the likes of Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter as outlets used to encourage attacks on its citizens.
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Following a spate of fatal street attacks on Israelis by perpetrators identified as Palestinians, often teenagers, the country has stepped up its scrutiny of social media.
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Israel claims it is drafting legislation that will permit it to issue takedown notices to social media platforms regarding content deemed as inciting hate or terrorism.
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"We work regularly with safety organizations and policymakers around the world, including Israel, to ensure that people know how to make safe use of Facebook.  There is no room for content that promotes violence, direct threats, terrorist or hate speeches on our platform."
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"We have a set of community standards designed to help people understand what's allowed on Facebook, and we call on people to use our report if they find content they believe violates these rules, so that we can examine each case and take quick action."
      French terror cell linked to Paris attacks jailed for up to 16 years  (Fox 07/05/2016)
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In total, 16 people were convicted for being members or leaders of "a terrorist group." Some were also found guilty of planning attacks in January 2015.  Nine of the defendants are still at large.
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... reported finding three Kalashnikov-style assault rifles, four handguns, chemicals to make explosives and 23 items of police uniforms...
      Saudi Arabia names Pakistani man as suicide bomber near US Consulate  (Fox 07/05/2016)
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... the bomber detonated his explosives after two security guards approached him, killing himself and lightly wounding the two guards.
      Suicide attack carried out near US diplomatic site in Saudi Arabia  (Fox 07/04/2016)
      More than 100 killed, scores wounded in bombings across Baghdad  (Fox 07/03/2016)
      Islamist militants kill 20 hostages in Bangladesh restaurant attack, 13 more rescued by commando raid  (Fox 07/02/2016)
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Early Saturday, a Bangladeshi commando raid supported by armored vehicles resulted in the deaths of at least six attackers and the capture of a seventh.
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Thirteen hostages were rescued.  Two police officers were killed in an earlier gun battle with the militants.
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... most of the victims had been killed with sharp weapons on Friday night.
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... all the victims were foreigners.
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... the attackers chanted "Allahu Akbar" (God is Great) as they assaulted...
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... the attackers did not harm any hostage who could recite verses from the Islamic holy book, Koran.
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... the attackers "did not hit people who could recite verses from the Koran.  The others were tortured."
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... "The gunmen asked everyone inside to recite from the Koran.  Those who recited were spared.  The gunmen even gave them meals last night."
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... two officers died at a hospital after being wounded in the initial gunfight with the attackers, who also hurled bombs.
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en of 26 people who were wounded when the militants opened fire were in critical condition, and six were on life support.
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Most attacks have been by machete-wielding men singling out individual activists, foreigners and religious minorities.
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The spree of recent attacks in Bangladesh have raised fears that religious extremists are gaining a foothold in the country, despite its traditions of secularism and tolerance.
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About two dozen atheist writers, publishers, members of religious minorities, social activists and foreign aid workers have been slain since 2013.
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Hindu temple worker was hacked to death by at least three assailants in southwest Bangladesh.
      Palestinian kills Israeli, wounds family in West Bank attack  (Fox 07/01/2016)
      ISIS claims responsiblity after attackers seize hostages in attack on Bangladesh restaurant  (Fox 07/01/2016)
      Coalition forces kill two senior ISIS military commanders in Iraq  (Fox 07/01/2016)
      Jewish girl, 13, stabbed to death in West Bank bedroom was U.S.  citizen  (Fox 06/30/2016)
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A 13-year-old Jewish girl who was stabbed to death in her bed by a Palestinian attacker on Thursday was an American citizen.
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Hallel Yaffa Ariel was asleep in her home in a West Bank settlement when a 17-year-old assailant broke in to the house and killed her before he was shot by security guards.
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"The horrifying murder of a young girl in her bed underscores the bloodlust and inhumanity of the incitement-driven terrorists that we are facing."
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"The entire nation deeply identifies with the family's pain and declares to the murderers: you will not break us."
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Since last September, Palestinians have carried out dozens of stabbing, shooting and vehicular ramming attacks that have killed 33 Israelis and two American tourists.
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The assaults were once near-daily occurrences, but have become less frequent in recent months though they have not stopped altogether.
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On June 8, a pair of Palestinian gunmen killed four Israeli civilians in a popular Tel Aviv tourist district.
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Israeli security forces have had a difficult time stopping the attackers, in large part because they have tended to be young "lone wolf" assailants, often in their teens or early 20s, acting on their own and not sent by organized militant groups.
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Thursday's attacker seemed to fit that profile.
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... private Israeli security guards at the settlement had fired at Tarayreh as he tried to flee the attack scene.
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One guard was stabbed before the assailant was killed.
      One-armed ISIS commander eyed as mastermind of Istanbul massacre  (Fox 06/30/2016)
      Twin suicide attack on Afghan police cadets kills at least 37  (Fox 06/30/2016)
      Turkish police reportedly detain 13 people in connection to deadly Istanbul airport attack  (Fox 06/30/2016)
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Turkish police on Thursday linked the suicide bombers who killed 43 in an airport terror attack in Istanbul to Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, as they rounded up 13 more suspects in what appears to have been an ISIS operation.
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Authorities say all information suggests the shooting and suicide bombing attack by three assailants late Tuesday on one of the world's busiest airports was the work of ISIS.
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Days before the Istanbul attack, on June 25, security forces killed two suspected Islamic State militants who were trying to cross the border illegally and ignored orders from security forces to stop.
      Airports on high alert following attack in Istanbul as death toll climbs to 41  (Fox 06/29/2016)
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... three suicide bombers opened fire with AK-47s before blowing themselves up as police engaged them.
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"The findings of our security forces point at the Daesh organization as the perpetrators of this terror attack."
      At least 36 dead, 147 injured in terror attack at Istanbul airport  (Fox 06/28/2016)
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... initial indications suggested the Islamic State terror group (ISIS) were behind the attack.
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... the bombers blew themselves up after police shot at them.  Security video showed one of the bombers running through the terminal with a weapon.  The attacker fell down, possibly after being shot, then detonated his suicide vest. 
      Al Qaeda urges lone wolves to target whites, to avoid 'hate crime' label  (Fox 06/27/2016)
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"Al Qaeda is talking condescendingly toward ISIS while remaining supportive, like a guru of jihad mentoring a reckless amateur."
      At least 14 reported dead after al-Shabab gunmen storm Somali hotel  (Fox 06/25/2016)
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... the attackers randomly shot at guests.  "They were shooting at everyone they could see."
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"They came shouting `Allahu Akbar' and fired bullets on every side."
      US Africa commander nominee: No 'grand strategy' to confront ISIS in Libya  (Fox 06/21/2016)
      Palestinian shot dead following rock attack on Route 443  (INN 06/21/2016)
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... soldiers opened fire at the three as they hurled rocks at traffic on a nearby Israeli highway.
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Several vehicles were damaged and two drivers were lightly injured by glass from shattered windscreens as Palestinians threw bottles and rocks at traffic on the busy highway.
      Report: ISIS cross-dressers busted trying to escape Fallujah  (Fox 06/20/2016)
      More than 20 killed in separate Afghanistan bombings  (Fox 06/20/2016)
      Six detained in Belgium over foiled attack on express train  (Fox 06/20/2016)
      ISIS committing genocide against Yazidis, UN panel finds  (Fox 06/16/2016)
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The 41-page report, based on 45 interviews with survivors, religious leaders, activists, medical staffers and others, seeks to put allegations of rape, sexual slavery and other crimes in a wider context of crimes against humanity and genocide by alleging that such practices are part of a IS strategy to wipe out the Yazidis, whom the radicals see as infidels.
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"ISIS' abuse of Yazidi men, women and children amounts to genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes."
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IS statements and conduct show the group "intended to destroy the Yazidis of Sinjar in whole or in part," he said, and "the genocide is ongoing."
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While countries like the United States, at a political level, have alleged IS genocide against Yazidis, the report seeks to bolster a possible legal case against those responsible and encourage the U.N.  Security Council to hand the matter to the International Criminal Court or a separate ad hoc tribunal.
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It also cited slave markets in Syria where Yazidi women and girls are sold exclusively to IS fighters and says that within the last year, IS has begun holding online slave auctions with an encrypted application to circulate photos of captured Yazidi women and girls.
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The report mentions cases of boys over 7 years of old captured, taken from their families and indoctrinated, pointing to one instance of a boy being brainwashed by an ISIS commander and ordered to kill his own father.
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It described IS fighters treating women as chattel, with some women being bought and sold a dozen times.
      ISIS looks to exterminate Yazidi minority  (INN 06/16/2016)
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... men and boys over 12 were separated from their families, and those who refused to convert to Islam were killed, while thousands of women and girls, some as young as nine, were sold in slave markets.
      British lawmaker critically wounded in shooting and stabbing  (Fox 06/16/2016)
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"He was stabbing her with a footlong knife multiple times while shouting Britain First, Britain First, Britain First."
      In tense France, man detained suspected of attack plots  (Fox 06/16/2016)
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A psychologically troubled man with links to radical Islam has been detained in southern France suspected of plotting possible attacks on American and Russian tourists and police.
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The man has been under surveillance for radicalism after bragging online about wanting to kill people
      ISIS terrorists may be headed to France, Belgium, security official says  (Fox 06/15/2016)
      Frenchman who killed police captain and companion allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS  (Fox 06/15/2016)
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The killings are the latest to stoke fears that Islamic State, using a flood of internet propaganda, has become more effective at provoking attacks by people in Europe and the U.S.  who have only tenuous links to the group's command center in Syria.
      US military officials 'skeptical' of reports ISIS leader al-Baghdadi killed  (Fox 06/14/2016)
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"We have seen these types of reports before, here in Iraq and in other operations, and until we have confirmation, we are going to practice healthy skepticism."
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ISIS-linked news agency al-Amaq reported the airstrike killed al-Baghdadi in Raqqa on Sunday.
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He had declared himself the leader of the terror group in June 2014.
      Muslim terrorist kills French cop, wife while livestreaming on Facebook  (Fox 06/14/2016)
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A Muslim radical who was being investigated for terror ties stabbed a French police chief to death outside his home, then tortured the man's wife in front of their toddler son - all while livestreaming his rampage on Facebook.
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The shocking attack in Magnanville, 35 miles north of Paris, ended after a three-hour standoff, when French commandoes stormed the home, rescuing the boy and killing Larossi Abballa, 25.
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Before the raid, Abballa, a French national with a prior terrorism conviction and ties to jihadists based in Pakistan, made a horrific appeal to his Facebook followers, writing, "I don't know what I'm going to do with the boy."
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Abbala, who lived in the western Paris suburb of Mantes-la-Jolie and was of Moroccan origin, was sentenced in 2013 to three years in prison, including six months suspended, for trying to recruit jihadists to fight in Pakistan.
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But Abbala had also been the subject of a more recent terror investigation and was allegedly on a government list of individuals seen as a danger to the state.
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Abbala pledged allegiance to ISIS during the attack and the Islamic State's Amaq news agency later cited an unnamed "source" as saying an ISIS fighter carried out the attack, but the jihadist group has not officially claimed responsibility.
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... citing unnamed neighbors, reported that the attacker was heard shouting "Allahu Akbar" — Arabic for "God is Great" — during the attack.
      Bodies of 42 fishermen kidnapped by Boko Haram found in lake  (Fox 06/14/2016)
      Al Qaeda leader appears to pledge allegiance to Taliban in Afghanistan  (Fox 06/12/2016)
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"As leader of the Al Qaeda organization for jihad, I extend my pledge of allegiance once again, the approach of Osama to invite the Muslim nation to support the Islamic Emirate."
      Police official says Palestinians 'celebrating' terrorist attack that left 4 dead in Tel Aviv  (Fox 06/09/2016)
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"Unfortunately, within the West Bank area we have seen Palestinians celebrating this attack."
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"Meanwhile here in Israel ... we will be mourning for a week over the people that were lost — and we are talking about four innocent people that were shot to death, literally shot and killed at close range for no reason whatsoever."
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The two attackers were ... Palestinian cousins from Yata in the Hebron area of the West Bank who were known to Israeli authorities.  The gunmen disguised themselves as Orthodox Jews.
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Hamas, the Islamic militant group that rules Gaza, welcomed the attack and claimed the shooters as members of the organization.
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Hamas official ... called the shootings a "heroic operation" and the group later issued an official statement promising the "Zionists" more "surprises" during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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... Fatah, Hamas' rival, issued a statement on Twitter saying Israel was "reaping the repercussions of choosing violence against the Palestinian people."
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... one of the suspects was shot by police and the other was captured by authorities.  He said the suspect wounded by police is in moderate condition at a nearby hospital.
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A member of Israel's Arab minority went on a shooting rampage on New Year's Day, killing three people.
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And in March a Palestinian went on stabbing spree, killing an American and wounding 7 other people before he was shot and killed.
      Israel freezes Ramadan permits for Palestinians after Tel Aviv attack  (Fox 06/09/2016)
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Israel on Thursday imposed a series of sweeping restrictions on Palestinian movement and deployed hundreds of additional troops to the West Bank in response to a Tel Aviv attack that killed four Israelis.
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The shooting, carried out by two West Bank Palestinians, targeted a crowded tourist and restaurant district in the heart of Tel Aviv and was among the deadliest and most brazen attacks in a nine-month wave of violence.
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Israel considers the Ramadan permits a goodwill gesture toward Palestinians.
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In addition, the military said it had frozen Israeli work permits for 204 of the attackers' relatives, and was preventing Palestinians from leaving and entering the West Bank village of Yatta, the attackers' home village. 
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The military was also making preparations to demolish the family home of one of the attackers.
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... the two gunmen in their twenties were members of the same family from the Palestinian village of Yatta.
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... the attackers did not have special Ramadan permits allowing them to enter Israel, but that they had sneaked into Israel illegally to carry out the assault.
      Desperate ISIS stealing blood, laying traps as liberating forces move on Fallujah  (Fox 06/09/2016)
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ISIS fighters are accosting people on the street and in their homes, forcing them to give blood for wounded fighters and leaving some drained and dying in the streets.
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Iraqi forces are trying to retake the city without destroying it or worsening a burgeoning humanitarian crisis.
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"They have booby-trapped a lot of homes and they are moving civilians around to use them as human shields."
      At least 4 dead in shooting at Tel Aviv market  (Fox 06/08/2016)
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At least four people were killed in a shooting in central Tel Aviv Wednesday that police are describing as aimed against Israelis.
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... five others who were wounded are in severe condition.
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The two attackers were ... cousins from Yata in the Hebron area of the West Bank who were known to Israeli authorities.
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The two attackers were both dressed as Orthodox Jews.
      'We were told we were jihadists': Yazidi teen details daring escape from ISIS training camp  (Fox 06/08/2016)
      Taliban kill 12 captives in front of hundreds of people, official says  (Fox 06/08/2016)
      Car bomb targeting Turkish police kills at least 11, injures 36  (Fox 06/07/2016)
      ISIS defectors asking Western governments for help returning home  (Fox 06/07/2016)
      19 Yazidi girls burned alive for refusing to have sex with their ISIS captors  (Fox 06/06/2016)
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... were placed in iron cages and burned alive in front of a crowd of hundreds in Mosul on Thursday.
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"The 19 girls were burned to death, while hundreds of people were watching.  Nobody could do anything to save them from the brutal punishment."
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"The longer they are held by ISIS, the more horrific life becomes for Yazidi women, bought and sold, brutally raped, their children torn from them."
      Aid group says ISIS shooting Fallujah residents attempting to flee fighting  (Fox 06/06/2016)
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"Our biggest fears are now tragically confirmed with civilians being directly targeted while trying to flee to safety."
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"This is the worst that we feared would happen to innocent men, women and children who ha
      ISIS kills dozens of its own in hunt for spies  (Fox 06/06/2016)
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In March, a senior commander with the Islamic State group was driving through northern Syria on orders to lead militants in the fighting there when a drone blasted his vehicle to oblivion.
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The killing ... sparked a panicked hunt within the group's ranks for spies who could have tipped off the U.S-led coalition about his closely guarded movements.  By the time it was over, the group would kill 38 of its own members on suspicion of acting as informants.
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They were among dozens of ISIS members killed by their own leadership in recent months in a vicious purge after a string of airstrikes killed prominent figures.
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Others have disappeared into prisons and still more have fled, fearing they could be next as the jihadi group turns on itself in the hunt for moles.
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The fear of informants has fueled paranoia among the militants' ranks.  A mobile phone or internet connection can raise suspicions.
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As a warning to others, ISIS has displayed the bodies of some suspected spies in public — or used particularly gruesome methods, including reportedly dropping some into a vat of acid.
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ISIS "commanders don't dare come from Iraq to Syria because they are being liquidated" by airstrikes.
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Over the past months ... the U.S.  has killed a string of top commanders from the group...
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The purge comes at a time when ISIS has lost ground in both Syria and Iraq.
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... some ISIS fighters began feeding information to the coalition about targets and movements of the group's officials because they needed money after the extremist group sharply reduced salaries in the wake of coalition and Russian airstrikes on ISIS-held oil facilities earlier this year.
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The damage and the loss of important ISIS-held supply routes into Turkey have reportedly hurt the group's financing.
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"They have executed dozens of fighters on charges of giving information to the coalition or putting (GPS) chips in order for the aircraft to strike at a specific area."
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... they have fed false information to a suspect member about the movements of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and if an airstrike follows on the alleged location, they know the suspect is a spy.
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They stop fighters in the street and inspect their mobile phones, sometimes making the fighter call any unusual numbers in front of them to see who they are.
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"Daesh is now concentrating on how to find informers because they have lost commanders that are hard to replace."
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"Now any ISIS commander has the right to kill a person whom they suspect is an informer for the coalition."
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Mosul also saw one of the most brutal killings of suspected informants last month, when about a dozen fighters and civilians were drowned in a vat filled with acid.
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Some of the suspects were shot dead in front of other ISIS fighters as a lesson.
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... there is panic in ISIS-held areas where the extremists have killed people simply for having telecommunications devices in their homes.
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"There is chaos.  Some members and commanders are trying to flee."
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The U.S.  -led coalition has sought to use its successes in targeting ISIS leaders to intimidate others.
      Syrian troops capture more ground in push on ISIS stronghold  (Fox 06/06/2016)
      Rare militant attack on Jordan security compound kills 5  (Fox 06/06/2016)
      Ukraine arrests Frenchman accused of plotting Euro 2016 attacks  (Fox 06/06/2016)
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... had followed the man since December and allowed him to purchase five machine guns, two rocket propelled grenades and other weapons before he was arrested on the border between Ukraine and Poland last month.
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... he wanted to protest against his government's migration policies and the spread of Islam.  It said he planned attacks on bridges, railways and other pieces of infrastructure for Euro 2016 that will be held in France.
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Islamic State extremists have threatened France during the tournament, but authorities have not confirmed specific dangers.
      Gunmen kill Afghan prosecutor, 7 others in courthouse attack  (Fox 06/05/2016)
      USS Harry Truman launches airstrikes against ISIS from Mediterranean Sea  (Fox 06/04/2016)
      Abedini: If Christians Don't Reach Muslims With Love, Muslims Will With Jihad  (Fox 05/31/2016)
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"If we don't reach Muslims with the love of Jesus Christ, they will reach us with the love of Allah, which is jihad," Abedini wrote on his Facebook page on Sunday.
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Abedini, who converted from Islam and spent three years and a half in prison in Iran for his Christian faith, has slammed the teachings of Islam in several statements, arguing that it's a "lie" to believe that Islam is a peaceful religion.
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"If Muslims say: we are peaceful, 'it's a lie.'
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The Qur'an teaches that Muslims must fight and kill (Jihad) unbelievers.  'Wherever you overtake them' until 'religion is Allah's,' i.e.  Islamic law rules all societies (2.Sura Al Baqarah(Cow) 2:190-193).
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Regarding to the Qur'an's verse, Christians and Jews are included to make them Muslim or kill them in entire the world."
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The mass suicide blast in Lahore killed at least 72 people, and Islamic terrorists said it was specifically aimed at Christians.
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      ISIS reportedly uses hundreds of families as human shields to protect Fallujah  (Fox 05/31/2016)
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"Several hundred" innocent families were trapped in the center of the bloody battle for the Islamic State's Iraqi hub of Fallujah, used as human shields for the terror group.
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"They are making people freak out over the (arrival of) Iraqi forces by telling them, 'The army and militia are coming to kill you all.'"
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One Iraqi general was quoted as saying 80% of the Iraqi military's success there was due to U.S.  airstrikes.
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ISIS militants used tunnels, deployed snipers and sent six explosives-laden cars to hit troops but they were destroyed before reaching their targets.
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Fallujah has been under Islamic State control for over two years and is the last major city in western Iraq still under control of the Sunni extremist group.
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The militants still control patches of territory in the country's north and east as well as the country's second largest city, Mosul.
      French jihadi network that groomed Bataclan killer on trial  (Fox 05/30/2016)
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The men insist they went to Syria for humanitarian reasons and were forced to join Islamic State as one thing after another went wrong with their journey.
      Arab youths arrested for brutal attack on elderly Jewish women  (INN 05/30/2016)
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Three Arab terrorists who stabbed a group of elderly women in Jerusalem earlier this month have been arrested.
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It began when a group of five elderly women on a morning walk noticed two Arab teens sitting on a bench.  As the group passed the terrorists pounced on them, viciously stabbing the defenseless pensioners repeatedly, before leaving two victims for dead and fleeing the scene.
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The terrorists, aged 16-17, hail from the Arab neighborhood of Jabel Mukabar, a hotbed of Islamist and Arab extremism.  They confessed under interrogation to having planned to go out and kill Jews, and even discussed their plans during school time over social media.
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It was further revealed that the mother of one of the suspects was arrested a week ago by Judea and Samaria police, after attempting to carry out a stabbing attack herself.
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They also confessed to deciding to carry out a second similar attack - which they again planned over the Facebook and Whatsapp instant messengers - following the "success" of their first one. 
      US airstrike kills ISIS commander in Fallujah  (Fox 05/27/2016)
      'Martyr': Palestinian media praise killer of US tourist in Israel  (Fox 05/25/2016)
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The Palestinian attacker who unleashed a stabbing spree in Israel nearly three months ago, killing an American tourist and wounding 11 others before police killed him, was a "martyr" in the eyes of Palestinian media.
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The Palestinian Authority's official TV network reported Saturday the attacker, Bashar Masalha, received a burial described as "a large national wedding befitting of martyrs" — a reference to the Islamic teaching that a martyr would marry 72 virgins in the afterlife.
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Just one day after the attack, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party labeled Masalha a "heroic martyr."
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After Israel gave up the killer's body, Masalha was buried in the West Bank village of Hajja, in a "cemetery for martyrs."
      Iran pledges $70 million to Palestinian Islamic Jihad  (INN 05/26/2016)
      Final member of ISIS 'Beatles' identified  (INN 05/25/2016)
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... having moved to Britain at age 5 after fleeing the Sudanese civil war with his parents.
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He later studied mechanical engineering, became a fairground mechanic and supported local soccer team...
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... said her once "perfect" son went to Syria in 2012 when he was radicalized after hearing hardline sermons at west London mosques.
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... the four ISIS jailers beheaded seven American, British and Japanese hostages, as well as 18 members of the Syrian army.
      Belgium charges 4 suspected ISIS recruiters who may have plotted attacks  (Fox 05/25/2016)
      Human remains suggest explosion brought down EgyptAir plane, forensics official says  (Fox 05/24/2016)
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... at least one part of an arm had signs of burns — an indication it might have "belonged to a passenger sitting next to the explosion."
      Afghanistan intelligence agency confirms death of Taliban leader Mansour  (Fox 05/22/2016)
      Afghan Taliban leader 'likely' killed in US airstrike, official says  (Fox 05/21/2016)
      Inside the government's secret NSA program to target terrorists  (Fox 05/17/2016)
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Some of the most useful information came from captured operatives – information known in the intel world as "pocket litter." Harms said this included "pattern of life" details including "when do they go to sleep, where do they go to sleep, where do they work and those types of things."
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"[Battlefield commanders] would actually feed us information ... so that we could give them a roadmap to the next site."
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... the program harnessed big data, in a way that it could be used immediately on the battlefield.
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"It might connect something like a phone number to a location, to an activity and display that to an analyst who could then, via radio, contact a convoy and say, ‘Hey looks like there's an ambush waiting for you at this point — go left or go right or take an alternate route,'"
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... the program "gave a tool to brigade commanders, who were spread out all over the battlefield, something that they never had before."
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"Since 2001, we've deployed 5,000 NSA people to Iraq and 8,000 to Afghanistan — and in total, 18,000 to hostile areas around the world."
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"When the operational community embraces you that way and says ‘I want you on my team and I want you there with me' ... that's a pretty significant statement of value."
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... one of the commanding generals in Iraq during the surge credited the NSA with helping take over 4,000 insurgents off the battlefield.
      Europe's top cop: 'Almost certain' terrorists will try to strike again  (Fox 05/17/2016)
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"We have 5,000 Europeans who have been radicalized by [ISIS] and have traveled to Syria and Iraq and engaged in conflict experience."
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"We suspect that about one-third of them have come back: That is our best guess."
      At least 69 killed in Baghdad bombings; ISIS claims responsibility for some  (Fox 05/17/2016)
      Escape from ISIS: Former prisoners tell of life in terror army's dungeons  (Fox 05/17/2016)
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By day, they faced torture and the constant threat of execution at the hands of their ISIS captors.
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At night, they used a stolen piece of jagged metal to scrape the crumbling wall of their prison until last week, when they had fashioned a hole big enough to squeeze through.
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"They torture the children – mostly flogging, beating on the hands and feet.  And psychological torture."
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"I was administered with electric shocks, my bones were broken.  I was hung by my feet from the ceiling and beaten with my hands tied behind my back."
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"They swore on a Koran that I would be cut into pieces."
      Turkey nabs ISIS executioner  (INN 05/16/2016)
      Senior Hezbollah leader eliminated in Syria  (INN 05/13/2016)
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He was identified by the UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon as the key suspect in the 2005 murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister...
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Kuntar murdered two members of the Haran family and a policeman in the northern Israeli city of Nahariya in 1979, crushing the four-year-old's head with the butt of his rifle after murdering her father in front of her.
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Her two-year-old sister died when the mother, hiding in a crawl space, accidentally smothered her while trying to prevent her cries from being heard.
      ISIS-claimed car bomb targets Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad, killing 63  (Fox 05/11/2016)
      One dead, 3 hurt after stabbing spree at Germany train station  (Fox 05/10/2016)
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... witnesses had reported that the attacker had shouted "Allahu Akbar!", the Arabic phrase meaning "God is Great!" during the assault.  ... the suspect had yelled, "You infidels!", among other statements. 
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Despite reports of the man's shouts, German authorities reportedly said they did not have any evidence linking the man to ISIS.  The man is believed to have mental health and drug problems.
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... the assailant, who was arrested at the scene, "expressed political motivations" during the attack but didn't give details.
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... the suspect had no prior criminal history.
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"The idea that people enter [the station] on a beautiful morning ... and then become victims of a maniac is terrible."
      Terrorist stabs two elderly women in Jerusalem  (INN 05/10/2016)
      Teen Hamas terrorist gives up wealth of information  (INN 05/10/2016)
      Al Qaeda chief calls ISIS 'extremists' in new recording  (Fox 05/09/2016)
      US airstrike kills ISIS 'Emir of Anbar Province' in Iraq  (Fox 05/09/2016)
      ISIS claims female Russian spy infiltrated terror network  (Fox 05/09/2016)
      ISIS reportedly executes 7-year-old boy for cursing while playing with friends  (Fox 05/09/2016)
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Islamic State militants reportedly shot and killed a 7-year-old Syrian boy reportedly in front of his sobbing parents, all because he let a few curse words slip out of his mouth.
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... the boy was arrested "after they heard him ‘cursing divinity' while playing in the street with his friends."
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... quoted an ISIS member of Islamic court as saying "the act was considered an insult to the Caliphate, regardless of the age of the boy."
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The ISIS-led Shariah Court sentenced the boy to death, and he was killed in a public square in front of a crowd of hundreds, including his parents, who collapsed after authorities shot him.
      Bin Laden's son urges jihad against Jews, US interests  (Fox 05/09/2016)
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One of Usama bin Laden's sons urged Muslims to attack Jewish and Western interests and suggested creating a mega-army to attack Jerusalem.
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"We must remember that the road to liberating Palestine today is much closer than the one that existed before the blessed Syrian revolution.  Thus, the Muslim Ummah must focus its attention on the jihad in Syria."
      Gunmen kill 8 police officers in Egypt  (Fox 05/08/2016)
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There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Sunday's attack, which carried the hallmarks of Islamic militants.
      UN envoy says more than 50 mass graves found in parts of Iraq re-taken from ISIS  (Fox 05/07/2016)
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... ISIS "remains a formidable and determined enemy that constantly adjusts its tactics and attack patterns."
      US airstrike in Iraq kills 'most dangerous' Australian Islamic State operative  (Fox 05/05/2016)
      USS Cole commander blasts transfer of Al Qaeda Gitmo detainees to Saudi Arabia  (Fox 05/03/2016)
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The man at the helm of the USS Cole when it was attacked by an Al Qaeda cell in 2000 said last month's release of a Guantanamo Bay detainee linked to the bombers denies justice to the 17 people killed aboard the ship.
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"I would have liked to have seen him receive a military commission where he was tried, convicted and sentenced and then his suitability for release determined under the laws of armed conflict."
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"From the perspective of the American people and my crew, he's never been held accountable."
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... In addition to those killed, 39 service members were wounded...
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... September 2008 report by the Department of Defense assessed al Sabri as "high risk" and "likely to pose a threat to the U.S., its interests and allies."
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"Detainee was a member of an Yememi Al Qaeda cell which was directly involved with the USS COLE attack.  Detainee attended advanced training in Afghanistan after recruitment by a known Al Qaeda facilitator."
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... "little confidence in the Saudi authorities' ability to monitor the movements of Yemeni GTMO detainees placed in their custody."
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"If history is a guide, we can expect to see some number of them back in the fight soon."
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"As a group, the Yemenis held at GTMO represented the most committed and violent of the Islamic extremist in US custody."
      Married American jihadis reportedly killed in Syria airstrike  (Fox 05/02/2016)
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Analysts say the wife was especially eager to make the terror group seem appealing to women.
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One post appeared to show her holding a suicide belt, claiming she hoped she could use it herself to kill "infidels."
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More than 150 Americans have traveled, or have tried to travel, to Syria to join terror cells.
      Five years after Usama bin Laden's death, new info — and a new nemesis  (Fox 05/01/2016)
      At least 21 killed in Baghdad car bomb targeting Shiite pilgrims  (Fox 04/30/2016)
      Paris attack suspect's lawyers call him a 'little jerk' who's ready to talk  (Fox 04/27/2016)
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Salah Abdeslam, the Paris massacre suspect who went on the run in Europe for months, is a "little jerk" who's "falling apart" and ready to cooperate, his lawyers said as he was officially transferred from Belgium to France Wednesday.
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"He has the intelligence of an empty ashtray."
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... wants to talk, "he has things to say, that he wants to explain his route to radicalization" as well as his role in the attacks — but not take responsibility for others.
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"That means be judged for facts and acts that he committed but not for what he did not commit simply because he is the only survivor of the attacks."
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Prosecutors said he was instrumental in coordinating logistics for the Nov.  13 attacks that killed 130 people at Paris night clubs, a noted music hall and the sports stadium outside the city.
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The Islamic State terror group claimed responsibility for the carnage.
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Brussels, and in particular the Molenbeek neighborhood with a large Muslim population, was home to many of the attackers who struck Paris.
      Video of Paris attacker blowing himself up in cafe airs on French TV  (Fox 04/26/2016)
      Terror suspect whose flight certificate was linked to Saudis one of Gitmo's most dangerous  (Fox 04/25/2016)
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One of Guantanamo Bay's most dangerous and longest-held terror suspects is a Saudi national who knows how to fly planes and build sophisticated bombs, speaks fluent English and remains committed to killing Americans.
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... trained with several of the 9/11 hijackers at an Arizona flight school, did not take part in the attacks, he is seen as one of the most lethal and committed terrorists held at the military base.
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"He is extremely intelligent, well educated, and committed to a violent Islamic ideology."
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Born in Saudi Arabia, the 41-year-old terrorist is particularly dangerous, military officials and government documents said, because he speaks fluent English, has a degree in electrical engineering from an American university, took flying lessons with the 9/11 terrorists who crashed a plane into the Pentagon and is a proficient bomb maker.
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"He is extraordinarily committed to his religion, and to using violence to combat capitalism in the Western world."
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Al Sharbi has never hidden his terrorist intentions.
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"I am your enemy, I will fight the United States.  Period."
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"He was extremely important to his terrorist network because he was well-trained and could make things work."
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Al Sharbi lived in Arizona from 1998 to 2000 while studying electrical engineering at Mesa Community College and then at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Ariz., in the months preceding 9/11.
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One of the founding members and president of the Islamic Student Society at Embry Riddle.
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... Al Sharbi assaulted a guard and numerous cases in which he led fellow detainees in creating disturbances.
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"It has been determined that the detainee poses a high risk, as he is likely to pose a threat to the U.S., its interests and allies."
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"I fought the United States; I'm going to make it short and easy for you guys: I'm proud of what I did."
      Did anti-Israel bias keep France from getting terror tech before Paris attacks?  (Fox 04/25/2016)
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Shortly after the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris, and nearly a year before terrorists killed 130 in coordinated strikes that rocked the City of Light, French security officials rejected an Israeli company's offer of terrorist-tracking software that could have helped them flag the deadly terror cell.
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"French authorities liked it, but the official came back and said there was a higher-level instruction not to buy Israeli technology."
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... it scans databases from multiple agencies and Interpol and pinpoints "high-risk" people.
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"In Paris or Brussels or San Bernardino or Tel Aviv or Jerusalem, terror must be condemned equally and it must be fought equally."
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"The European Union has blamed Israel for everything that is happening in the Middle East and stopped cooperation in regards to military, law enforcement and intelligence training and banning university cooperation which [generates] much of the technology to fight terrorism."
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"Israel has been facing terror threats since its inception in 1948."
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"In the 1970s, it was Israel's national airline that pioneered the concept of an undercover security officer on every commercial flight long before it was adopted by other countries after September 11, almost 40 years later."
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"The goods are boycotted in European supermarkets.  But when they are in trouble they run to Israel for help."
      Brussels bomber was a prison guard for ISIS  (INN 04/22/2016)
      ISIS suspect reveals plans to open up route from Syria to U.S.  through Mexico  (Fox 04/22/2016)
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Guled Ali Omar told the ISIS members about the route so that it could be used to send members to America to carry out terrorist attacks.
      US Army officer helps foil terror plot to blow up Jewish school in Denmark  (Fox 04/22/2016)
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... led to the arrest of a 15-year-old girl in January.
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She has been charged with acquiring chemicals and attempting to produce explosives for attacks on schools...
      Death toll from Taliban attack in Kabul rises to 64  (Fox 04/20/2016)
      Netanyahu reveals 'global breakthrough' in locating tunnels  (INN 04/18/2016)
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The newly found tunnel was a particularly large and complex one; its route stretched along the eastern sector of Gaza all the way to southern Gaza, and crossed onto the Israeli side.  At some points it reached as much as 30 meters in depth.
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Hamas responded to the find, saying that it was merely a "drop in the ocean."
      Jerusalem bus bombing wounds more than 20; police call it terror  (Fox 04/18/2016)
      US to send 200 more troops, Apache helicopters, to Iraq  (Fox 04/18/2016)
      ISIS revenue down 30 percent as its territory shrinks, report claims  (Fox 04/18/2016)
      Top general: 50,000-troop coalition needed in order to crush ISIS  (Fox 04/13/2016)
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... U.S.  government needs to consider whether Iraq has already been divided into three sectors by the sectarian violence — Shia, Sunni and Kurd.
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"Today, I think it's becoming harder and harder to have a unified Iraq."
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"And the reason is I believe the influence of Iran inside of Iraq is so great, they will never allow the Sunnis to participate in a meaningful way in the government.  If that doesn't happen, you cannot have a unified Iraq."
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"We had captured him a couple of times, released him.  He then fled to, I think, Syria.  And then he shows (up) - and all of a sudden, I see him on TV making a pronouncement that he's the head of ISIS."
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"You have these individuals who've grown up now fighting the U.S.  or whatever - an insurgency - and that becomes their life.  And so they continue to grow and grow and grow and some of them become leaders of a movement, which is what he did."
      Two more charged in connection with Brussels bombings  (Fox 04/12/2016)
      At least 5 killed in bomb blast at Somalia restaurant  (Fox 04/11/2016)
      Terror group responsible for Brussels bombings originally planned to attack Paris  (Fox 04/10/2016)
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... the terrorists were "surprised by the speed of the progress in the ongoing investigation" and decided to rush an attack on Brussels instead.
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The prosecutor's statement confirmed what many suspected: the series of raids and arrests in the week leading up to the Brussels attacks – including the capture of key Paris attacks fugitive Salah Abdeslam – pushed the terrorists to action.
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"He explained having thrown away his (explosive) vest in a garbage bin and having sold his hat afterward."
      Belgian prosecutors say 'man in the hat' is terror suspect Mohamed Abrini  (Fox 04/09/2016)
      Belgium warns of more terror cells as police arrest sixth suspect in Brussels bombing  (Fox 04/09/2016)
      Al Qaeda-linked group claims responsibility for murder of Bangladesh blogger  (Fox 04/09/2016)
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"This operation was conducted to teach a lesson to the blasphemers of this land whose poisonous tongues are constantly abusing Allah, the religion of Islam and the Messenger under the pretext of so-called freedom of speech."
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"One of the reasons we think why the violent radicals continue to succeed in their nefarious plan is the impunity they seem to enjoy."
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Three motorcycle-riding assailants hacked and shot to death Samad when he was walking with a friend after finishing his law class at a state-run university...
      Suspect believed to be 'Man in the Hat' among several arrested in Belgium terror sweep  (Fox 04/08/2016)
      Hamas' army of tunnel diggers keeps Gaza terrorism alive  (INN 04/07/2016)
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While Hamas claims the Gaza Strip suffers from unbearable levels of poverty, the terror organization spends hundreds of thousands of dollars every month to build and maintain its massive terror tunnel network.
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With operations along the Israeli and Egyptian borders, the Hamas tunnel system employs a veritable army of over 1,000 regular diggers.
      ISIS cell with weapons cache busted in Copenhagen  (INN 04/07/2016)
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"The arrests took place as part of the effort against people letting themselves be recruited to terror groups in the war-torn areas in Syria and northern Iraq."
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Around 4,000 Europeans have travelled to Syria and Iraq to join extremist Islamist groups as foreign fighters.
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A Danish-Palestinian terrorist - seemingly inspired by the deadly assault on French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo - murdered a filmmaker and a Jewish security guard in twin attacks last year.
      Suspect claims he killed Muslim shopkeeper for disrespecting Islam with Easter message  (Fox 04/07/2016)
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"This all happened for one reason and no other issues and no other intentions."
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"Asad Shah (the victim) disrespected the messenger of Islam the prophet Muhammad peace be upon him.  Mr Shah claim to be a prophet."
      Terrorists behind Pakistan Easter bombing vow more attacks on Christians  (Fox 04/05/2016)
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A Taliban faction who claimed responsibility for a deadly Easter bombing in Pakistan reportedly is vowing to continue targeting Christians and other religious minorities.
      Trees for terror: Palestinian charity holds planting ceremony to honor 'martyrs'  (Fox 04/05/2016)
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A UN-funded Palestinian charity planted more than 200 olive trees in the West Bank over the weekend, each to honor a terrorist who killed or attacked Israeli citizens in the ongoing "knife intifada."
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"Through this event, we want to convey the message that we will hold on to the land, and that we will not forget the martyrs who sacrificed [their lives]."
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The Palestinian government has honored terrorists in the past, and has named streets in the West Bank for the so-called martyrs of the current uprising.
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"Their funding of the UAWC implicates all these institutions and organizations in the act of honoring murderers of Israelis."
      ISIS 'rocket expert' responsible for death of US Marine is killed in airstrike  (Fox 04/03/2016)
      US will 'hunt' ISIS chief, 'he will taste justice,' colonel vows  (Fox 04/01/2016)
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"I hope that al-Baghdadi watches these press conferences because I want him to know that we are hunting him and we will find him just like we found his mentor Zarqawi and killed him.  Just like we found the grand master of terrorism Usama bin Laden, we killed him."
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"We are going to find Baghdadi, and he will taste justice.  I don't know if that justice will look like a hellfire missile or if it will look like a dark prison cell somewhere but he will find justice one day."
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"This is a terrorist that should not sleep well ever."
      US strike 'most likely' killed al-Shabab leader responsible for American deaths, official says  (Fox 04/01/2016)
      ISIS reportedly hijacks university's chem lab for explosive experiments  (Fox 04/01/2016)
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"Hundreds, maybe thousands of jihadis are ready to strike," outspoken Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders warned. 
      Belgium approves extraditing Paris massacre suspect to France  (Fox 03/31/2016)
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... the man "wants to cooperate" on his way to becoming a potential police informant.
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... the terror suspect was already "cooperating" with Belgian authorities and could turn out to be a "gold mine" to unmask terror operations in Europe.
      Bible charity vows to continue translation work after murders of four employees  (Fox 03/30/2016)
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The four unidentified translators, who worked secretly for Wycliffe Associates, a Florida non-profit dedicated to bringing the gospel to hundreds of obscure languages, were killed by suspected Islamist militants at an undisclosed location.
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"They shot and destroyed all the equipment in the office.  The invaders burned all the books and other translation materials in the office."
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... the attackers shot two workers to death and beat two more to death with emptied guns as they used their bodies to shield a senior translator who survived.
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The attack highlights the recent wave of genocide against Christians in places like the Middle East and Europe.
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"Translators know the language and are usually familiar with the territory and population.  Yet, even they are at high risk of death simply for being Christian.  There is no how-to guide for survival that a Christian can follow."
      Seven police officers reported dead in southeastern Turkey car bombing  (Fox 03/31/2016)
      French suspect charged in imminent terror plot  (Fox 03/30/2016)
      Bloody tide: Terror deaths increased 8-fold since 2010, says study  (Fox 03/28/2016)
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"[The numbers] are striking when you take into account where the numbers were at the beginning period."
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"There has never been a U.S.  or allied strategy to go after radical Islam."
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"There have been, however, strategies to go after specific groups like Al Qaeda or AQAP or ISIS.  But these are all subsets of radical Islam."
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"With ISIS losing large swaths of territory as well as key commanders, its center of operational gravity definitely appears to be shifting to Europe, where it can recruit among the more than 30 million Muslims who live in Europe."
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"Add to this mix the fact that thousands of mosques in Europe are controlled by Salfists, Wahabists and the Muslim Brotherhood – which indoctrinate their followers, and you have a future recipe for a massive increase in Islamist terrorist violence."
      Manhunt back on for Belgium airport bombing accomplice after suspect released  (Fox 03/28/2016)
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... after officials freed a man previously thought to have been their suspect.
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Prosecutors said they lacked evidence to keep Faycal Cheffou in custody.  They had charged him with terrorist murder on Saturday.
      Pope Francis condemns Pakistan Easter bombing as death toll reaches 70  (Fox 03/28/2016)
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The suicide bomb had been a crude device loaded with ball bearings, designed to rip through the bodies of its victims to cause maximum damage.
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He identified the suicide bomber as Mohammed Yusuf, saying he was known as a militant recruiter.
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... the suicide bomber deliberately targeted Christians celebrating Easter in the park.
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The mostly-Muslim country has a small Christian community, accounting for less than two percent of Pakistan's total population.
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As the country began observing a three-day mourning period on Monday, riots erupted for a second day in the capital of Islamabad when extremists who have been staging a protest since Sunday surged toward the Parliament and other key buildings in the city center.
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The demonstrators set cars on fire, demanding that the authorities impose Islamic law or Sharia.  The army was again deployed to subdue the rioters.
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Extremists had marched into the city on Sunday in protest of the hanging of policeman Mumtaz Qadri in February.
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Qadri was convicted for the 2011 murder of Governor Salman Taseer, who was defending a Christian woman jailed on blasphemy charges.  Taseer had criticized Pakistan's harsh blasphemy laws and campaigned against them.
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On Monday, they rallied anew, demanding that the Christian woman also be hanged.  The woman, Aasia Bibi, is still in jail facing blasphemy charges.
      Prosecutors say 3 more men charged with terror offenses in Brussels attacks  (Fox 03/27/2016)
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Officials confirmed that 24 of the 31 people killed in the attacks Tuesday had been identified, and a doctor who had served in Afghanistan said he and his colleagues have been shocked by the extreme burns suffered by some of the 270 wounded.
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Dr.  Serge Jennes said he had treated similar injuries during his service in Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan, but said he and his colleagues were shocked to see such injuries on women and children.
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"I've never seen this before in my 20 years at the center for burns," Jennes said.  "Injuries linked to the blowback from the blast, which can mutilate."
      Authorities arrest new suspect in Belgian terror attack  (Fox 03/26/2016)
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... Cheffou has been identified as the man suspected of fleeing Brussels airport after two alleged accomplices blew themselves...
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Cheffou is being charged with participation in a terrorist attack, terrorist murder and attempting terrorist murder.
      Boko Haram reportedly using kidnapped Chibok girls as suicide bombers  (Fox 03/26/2016)
      Minister Akunis: Better a dead terrorist than a dead soldier  (INN 03/25/2016)
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He maintains that he shot the terrorist who was still moving over fears the attacker was about to detonate a bomb belt.
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... it was thought the terrorist had explosives hidden under his coat which he wore despite the warm weather.
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"One must follow the open-fire orders."
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"Better a dead terrorist than a dead soldier."
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... "this needs to be checked in the most thorough way, without convicting him in the press.  You don't convict on Twitter and not in the papers.  There is a very serious phenomenon, the conversation on the social networks has become a courtroom."
      Watch: Video confirms claims by soldier who killed terrorist  (INN 03/25/2016)
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After an onslaught of condemnation from across the political spectrum against the soldier who killed a wounded terrorist, a witness present at the scene of Thursday's stabbing attack in Hevron has corroborated a key element of his defense.
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The soldier, who is now under investigation, claims that he feared the terrorist was carrying a suicide bomb vest, noting that the terrorist was wearing a thick coat despite the heat, possibly to conceal an explosive device.
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A civilian paramedic, who responded to the stabbing attack on Thursday in which two Arabs wounded a soldier, has stated that those present at the scene feared that one of the neutralized terrorists was armed with a suicide bomb vest, and was attempting to activate it when the soldier opened fire.
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A second video released on Friday corroborates the central claims of the soldier's argument.  Taken on site with audio, at least one person at the location can be clearly heard warning others to steer clear of the wounded terrorist, due to a possible suicide bomb vest.
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While a team of paramedics transported the wounded soldier to an ambulance, they noticed that the wounded terrorist was alive and moving.
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"The terrorist is still alive!", one man shouted.  "Don't let him attack us!"
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A second individual, presumably a soldier, responded, warning others to take note that the terrorist was alive and appeared to be armed with an explosive device.
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"He looks like he has an explosive pack, watch out.  Until the bomb squad comes, don't touch him."
      Backstory: Behind the terror takedown  (Fox 03/25/2016)
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When a U.S.  special operations team suddenly surrounded the car carrying the Islamic State's second in command, he was given the split-second option of surrendering.
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Instead, he began firing.
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"He made a bad choice."
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... died in a hail of bullets early Thursday morning on an isolated road in eastern Syria, a location described by U.S.  military officials as being "in the middle of nowhere."
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... U.S.  assault force arriving in helicopters as drones flew overhead, tracking him.
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When al-Afri refused to surrender, he and all those with him were killed.
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If he had been captured, he would have been interrogated and then handed over to Iraqi authorities.
      Belgian police shoot man possibly carrying explosive-laden suitcase  (Fox 03/25/2016)
      ISIS No.  2 killed in US special ops raid, officials say  (Fox 03/25/2016)
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A U.S.  special operations team killed the Islamic State's second-in-command in a pre-dawn raid early Thursday morning inside Syria.
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"We are systematically eliminating ISIL's cabinet."
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Carter referred to the target by another nickname, Haji Imam, describing him as the ISIS finance minister.
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But the terror leader also was considered the man most likely to take over for ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, if he were captured or killed.
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"The removal of this ISIL leader will hamper the organization's ability to conduct operations both inside and outside of Iraq and Syria."
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... this was the second senior leader successfully targeted this month, in addition to the group's "minister of war" Omar al-Shishani, or "Omar the Chechen," killed in a recent U.S.  airstrike.
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Al-Afri is a former physics professor from Iraq who originally joined Al Qaeda in 2004.
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After spending time in an Iraqi prison, he was released in 2012 and traveled to Syria to join up with what is now ISIS. 
      US announces ISIS paymaster killed as France, Belgium dismantle terror cell  (Fox 03/25/2016)
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The West struck back hard against ISIS in the wake of the Brussels terror attacks, with the U.S.  announcing it took out the Islamist group's paymaster in a raid in Syria even as authorities in Belgium and France continued to roll up the cell behind this week's carnage as well as the deadly November attacks in Paris.
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In all, seven people have been arrested in Belgium in connection with the attacks. 
      Suicide blast kills 29 at Iraq football stadium; ISIS claims responsibility  (Fox 03/25/2016)
      Brussels bombers planned nuclear explosion  (INN 03/24/2016)
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... apparently planned to bomb a Belgian nuclear plant and cause a nuclear explosion.
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... had filmed the chief of the Belgian nuclear program with cameras hidden in bushes outside of his house in Flanders.  The nuclear chief had been tracked and followed by the terrorists for a long time.
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Police back in December seized the footage during a raid shortly after the Islamic State (ISIS) Paris attacks in which 130 people were murdered.
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The ten hours or so of video was found in the apartment of Mohammed Bakkali, another suspect in the same ISIS terror cell. 
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Apparently the terrorists planned to kidnap the nuclear chief and use him to gain entrance to the country's nuclear power plants, where they likely intended to detonate the reactors and cause a nuclear explosion.
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... "if they drag on, they may finish next to him in a cell," possibly a reference to terrorist Salah Abdeslam who was captured in Brussels' Molenbeek neighborhood
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... it would appear the ISIS cell intended to strike the nuclear plants, but decided to forego those plans due to Abdeslam's capture.
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Belgium operates seven nuclear reactors, which generate roughly half of its electricity.
      Malaysia detains 15 more suspected ISIS members  (Fox 03/24/2016)
      Frenchman arrested in 'advanced stages' of terror plot after twin raids in France and Belgium  (Fox 03/24/2016)
      Paris attack suspect Abdeslam denies knowledge of Brussels attacks, won't fight extradition to France  (Fox 03/24/2016)
      Belgian police hunting 2 mystery bombers believed to have survived Brussels attacks  (Fox 03/24/2016)
      Turkey says Belgium ignored warning about jihadi bomber  (Fox 03/23/2016)
      ISIS has sent 400 fighters to attack Europe, officials say  (Fox 03/23/2016)
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"Not only did he drop out of sight, but he did so to organize another attack, with accomplices everywhere.  With suicide belts.  Two attacks organized just like in Paris.  And his arrest, since they knew he was going to talk, it was a response: 'So what if he was arrested?  We'll show you that it doesn't change a thing,'"
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"To pull off an attack of this sophistication, you need training, planning, materials and a landscape."
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Attackers used an explosive known as Triacetone Triperoxide, or TATP, made from common household chemicals.
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Fifteen kilos of TATP were found in an apartment linked to the Brussels attackers, along with other explosive material.
      Brussels terrorists ID'd as police hunt Belgian bomb maker; 1 arrested in overnight raid  (Fox 03/23/2016)
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The third suspect in the surveillance photo "left a bag and his bag contained the most important explosive charge."
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"His bag exploded right after the arrival of federal police.  Fortunately no one was hurt."
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"This third unidentified person has been on the run for awhile now."
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The unnamed suspect was arrested in Brussels' Anderlecht district, adjacent to the Molenbeek district that has become synonymous with homegrown jihadism in Belgium.
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The twin attacks, for which ISIS has claimed credit, shook the European Union capital and left at least 34 people and at least 250 injured.
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The brothers were well-known to police.  In a raid Tuesday at Ibrahim's address, a Belgian prosecutor said "there was a paper where he described that he is insecure, that he is lost and he does not know what to do and he might end up in jail."
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Both Ibrahim and his brother were Belgian citizens and born in Brussels.
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... Khalid El-Bakraoui, 27, rented an apartment in the Forest section of the city that was raided by authorities March 15.  In that raid, a police sniper killed a man identified as Mohamed Belkaid, 35, an Algerian with links to ISIS.
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The March 15 raid led to Friday's arrest of Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam after one of his fingerprints was discovered in the apartment.
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... one of the El-Bakraoui brothers had rented a safe house in Charleroi, Belgium, that was used by Paris attackers Abdelhamid Abaaoud and Bilal Hadfi as a rendezvous point prior to the assaults that killed 130 people in the French capital.
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... one of the brothers had provided weapons and ammunition to the terrorists who attacked the Bataclan concert hall on that deadly night.
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... in October 2010, Ibrahim El-Bakraoui, 30, was convicted of shooting at police with a Kalashnikov during an attempted robbery.  He was sentenced to nine years in prison.
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... Khalid El-Bakraoui was sentenced to five years' probation in connection with a string of carjackings.
      Dozens of Al-Qaeda terrorists killed in air strike in Yemen  (INN 03/23/2016)
      More explosive devices reportedly found as Belgian police stage nationwide raids  (Fox 03/22/2016)
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... the source emphasized that the bombers appeared to target the highest concentration of passengers checking in — rather than a specific airline — to cause maximum carnage.
      ISIS claims credit for Brussels attacks, as death toll reaches 31  (Fox 03/22/2016)
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"Islamic State fighters carried out a series of bombings with explosive belts and devices on Tuesday, targeting an airport and a central Metro station in the center of the Belgian capital Brussels, a country participating in the international coalition against the Islamic State."
      At least 26 killed in terror attacks at Brussels airport, Metro station  (Fox 03/22/2016)
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At least 26 people were killed and more than 100 injured as coordinated terrorist attacks rocked the Brussels airport and subway system during rush hour Tuesday morning in the Belgian capital.
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Bombings at Zaventem Airport and the metro station in the heavily Muslim section of Maelbeek were almost immediately confirmed as terror attacks.
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The attack at the airport was reportedly accompanied by shouts in Arabic and gunfire, and an unexploded suicide belt was reportedly found in the aftermath.
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"What we feared has happened, we were hit by blind attacks."
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"We are at war.  We have been subjected for the last few months in Europe to acts of war."
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The attacks came four days after the main suspect in the November Paris attacks was arrested in Brussels, and even as Brussels was braced for new attacks.
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The bombings in the European Union capital are certain to add new fire to the raging debate over refugees from Muslim nations where terrorist groups are active.
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Europe has taken in more than a million refugees, and terror groups including ISIS have said they are infiltrating the wave of migrants.
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Belgium's interior minister announced that the terror threat was being raised to its maximum level.  All flights were canceled and arriving planes and trains were diverted.
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Authorities told people in Brussels to stay where they were, bringing the city to a standstill.  Airport security was also tightened in Paris, London and other European cities.
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... "terrorists struck Brussels but it was Europe that was targeted — and all the world that is concerned."
      Paris terrorist's lawyer to fight his extradition  (INN 03/21/2016)
      US court ruling suggests Iranian ties to 9-11 attacks  (INN 03/20/2016)
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A federal judge in New York ruled last week that the Iranian regime is liable for damages in the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001.
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Judge of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, ordered Iran to pay almost $11 billion in compensation to families of victims killed on 9/11 and to insurance companies who covered those suffering damages in the attack.
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Iran helped to facilitate the 9/11 attacks, giving Al Qaeda agents "critical training and support".
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The evidence presented in the case also suggests that Hezbollah, a known proxy of the Iranian regime, also aided and abetted Al Qaeda members involved in the 9/11 attacks.
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... documents recovered in the 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan revealed Al Qaeda and Iran may in fact have had a working relationship.
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One memo to bin Laden revealed Al Qaeda's use of Iran as a safe haven and terror training area.
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"His plan is: stay around three months in Iran to train the brothers there then start moving them and distributing them in the world for their missions and specialties," a memo recovered in the raid read.
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The US found more than a million documents in bin Laden's compound, but has only released a handful to the public.
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Iran derided last week's ruling, and has made no indication it plans to cooperate with the ruling.
      Death penalty for terrorists?  (INN 03/20/2016)
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If passed, the legislation would enable military courts to sentence terrorists convicted of attacks "intended to kill citizens for political, national, religious, or ideological purposes."
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The law would also require only a majority, rather than a unanimous decision, to sentence terrorists to death.  It would also prohibit reducing the sentence once it has been finalized.
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The Israel Democracy Institute blasted the proposal, calling upon the Committee to reject it on Sunday.  In a five page statement the IDI argued that permitting the death penalty would put Israel in company with some of the world's most undemocratic regimes and biggest human rights offenders like China, North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.
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Israeli law currently includes the death penalty, but judicial barriers have prevented its use since the execution of Adolf Eichmann in 1962.
      DNA confirms identity of ISIS-linked Istanbul bomber  (INN 03/20/2016)
      Turkey deports British academic accused of terror propaganda  (Fox 03/16/2016)
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... he was detained Tuesday at a courthouse where he had gone to support three scholars charged with making terrorism propaganda.
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... there was "no offense, no trial, just an administrative decision to deport me after 25 years of residency in Turkey."
      Abdeslam abandoned plans to be Paris suicide bomber, prosecutor says  (Fox 03/19/2016)
      2 Americans among 5 dead in Istanbul suicide bomb attack, WH says  (Fox 03/19/2016)
      Algerian gunman killed in Brussels terror raid wanted to die as suicide bomber  (Fox 03/19/2016)
      Fugitive Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam captured in anti-terror raid  (Fox 03/18/2016)
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Salah Abdeslam, the main fugitive from Islamic extremist attacks in Paris in November, was arrested in Belgium's capital Friday ending a manhunt that stretched on for four months.
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He was shot in the leg and arrested in a major police operation in the Brussels neighborhood of Molenbeek.
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... four people have been detained along with Paris attacks fugitive Salah Abdeslam, including three members of a family that sheltered him.
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The raid and investigation show more people were involved in the Paris attacks than anti-terror officials initially thought.
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The Nov.  13 gun and bomb attacks killed 130 people at a theatre, the national stadium and cafes.
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Most of the Paris attackers died the night of the massacre, including Abdeslam's brother Brahim, who blew himself up.
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The Islamic State terror group claimed responsibility for the attacks, in which Belgian nationals played key roles.
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Belgian authorities say they found Abdeslam's fingerprints in an apartment raided on Tuesday in another Brussels neighborhood.
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Police who raided the apartment Tuesday found an ISIS banner as well as 11 Kalashnikov loaders and a large quantity of ammunition, the prosecutor said.
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A man was shot dead by a police sniper there as he prepared to open fire on police from a window.  Police identified him as Mohamed Belkaid, 35, an Algerian national living illegally in Belgium.
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A Kalashnikov assault rifle was found by his body, as well as a book on Salafism, an ultraconservative strain of Islam.
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Four officers, including a French policewoman, were slightly wounded when they were shot at as they opened the door.
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Abdeslam slipped through a police dragnet to return to Brussels after the Paris attacks, and though he is the target of an international manhunt, has not been seen since.
      Captured American ISIS fighter says, 'I was not thinking straight'  (Fox 03/18/2016)
      France re-enacts deadly Paris attacks to understand operation  (Fox 03/17/2016)
      French police foil 'imminent' terror attack on Paris  (INN 03/16/2016)
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French authorities have detained four people suspected of planning an "imminent" terror attack in Paris.
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The group includes three men and one woman, who were arrested early this morning (Wednesday).  All four are believed to have connections with radical Islam.
      2 Kosovo men arrested on ISIS-funding charges  (Fox 03/16/2016)
      Police: Man charged in Toronto stabbing cites Allah  (Fox 03/15/2016)
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A 27-year-old Canadian man said, "Allah told me to come here and kill people" at a double stabbing at a military recruitment center in Toronto.
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The police chief urged the public against any anti-Islam sentiment in the wake of the attack.
      Profile: Who was ISIS's 'Defense Minister'?  (INN 03/15/2016)
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"IS chooses which faces to make known in the media — while it conceals the real leaders."
      ISIS 'minister of war' killed in US airstrike in Syria, defense official says  (Fox 03/15/2016)
      Belgian police hunting for at least one suspect in anti-terror raid, shootout  (Fox 03/15/2016)
      Hamas begs Egypt to stop destroying its tunnels  (INN 03/14/2016)
      ISIS member, an American citizen, surrenders in Iraq  (Fox 03/14/2016)
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A Palestinian-American member of the Islamic State terror group has surrendered to an Iraqi Kurdish military unit in northern Iraq.
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... had been "lurking near the peshmerga lines" since late Sunday night, and his troops first tried to shoot him, assuming he was a would-be suicide bomber. 
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"Then in the morning, he walked across and gave himself up."
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... Amin had entered Syria from Turkey two months ago and traveled to Mosul in Iraq.
      Ivory Coast gunmen who killed 16 had sights set on Obama official, source says  (Fox 03/13/2016)
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A jihadist group called Ansar Dine, or "defenders of the faith," which is linked to Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, was suspected of the attack.
      Man arrested after making bomb threat at U.S.  Embassy in Berlin  (Fox 03/11/2016)
      Attacks in Jerusalem and West Bank wound 2, soldiers reportedly targeted  (Fox 03/09/2016)
      US special forces captured ISIS chemical weapons chief in Iraq, official reveals  (Fox 03/09/2016)
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The Iraq raid marks one of the first known major success of Washington's more aggressive policy of pursuing jihadis on the ground.
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Iraqi officials said al-Afari worked for Saddam Hussein's now-dissolved Military Industrialization Authority where he specialized in chemical and biological weapons.
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They said al-Afari, who is about 50 years old, heads the Islamic State group's recently established branch for the research and development of chemical weapons.
      ISIS 'minister of war' likely killed in US airstrike in Syria, defense official says  (Fox 03/09/2016)
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A senior Islamic State commander with a $5 million bounty on his head was targeted and "likely killed" in an airstrike in northeastern Syria last week.
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Batirashvili, is one of hundreds of Chechens who have been among the toughest jihadi fighters in Syria.
      Danish girl, 16, charged with planning to bomb Jewish school  (Fox 03/09/2016)
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A 16-year-old Danish girl who reportedly recently converted to Islam was charged Tuesday for allegedly planning a bombing attack against a Jewish school in Copenhagen and another school in Denmark.
      'I knew I had to fight back'  (INN 03/09/2016)
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The victim, aged in his 40s, pulled the knife from his own neck after being stabbed and then stabbed the terrorist to death.
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"But when it happened to me, I thought I would die.  I thought that was it.  I think it took me a little time but I got a hold of myself.  When I realized it was a terrorist I said to myself that I have to fight him.  So he doesn't kill me or others."
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The man recalled saying to himself the famous adage of the Jewish sages: "if I am not for myself, who will be for me?  And when I am only for myself, what am I?  That is, even if I act on my own behalf, if God did not want me to be here, I wouldn't be here..."
      Jew stabs Arab terrorist to death with his own knife  (INN 03/08/2016)
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A Jewish man was stabbed by an Arab terrorist in Petah Tikvah on Tuesday afternoon, but succeeded in fighting back and killing his attacker.
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According to eye witnesses, the Arab terrorist attacked the Jewish man, stabbing him repeatedly.
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But his victim fought back, pulling the knife from his own neck, and stabbing the attacker to death with his own weapon.
      American tourist reportedly killed in 1 of 3 terror attacks in Israel during Biden visit  (Fox 03/08/2016)
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An American tourist was stabbed to death in one of three bloody terror attacks that rocked Israel Tuesday.
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Palestinian attackers shot and stabbed a dozen policemen and civilians in separate assaults around Israel.
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Two Israeli police officers and 10 civilians were wounded in the attacks and three Palestinian attackers were shot and killed.
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Biden will meet with Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday to discuss military aid, a session that comes on the heels of the prime minister canceling a trip to Washington.
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As if to underscore the continuing problem of Palestinian violence, which has surged since the so-called "knife intifada" began in Jerusalem last fall, a Palestinian opened fire at police near Jerusalem's Old City an hour before his plane touched down.
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One police officer was reportedly shot in the head in the attack, and another hurt as the assailant was chased down and kileld.
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Then, after Biden arrived in Tel Aviv, 10 Israelis were stabbed in the city's Jaffa port section, Reuters reported.  A BBC reporter tweeted that Biden was a few hundred meters from the attack. 
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The American tourist died in the attack and was described as a 29-year-old man.  His wife was one of five seriously injured.
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It was the latest in a wave of Palestinian attacks that have killed 28 Israelis, mostly in shootings, stabbings and assaults with cars.
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At least 174 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire during that time.  Most were attackers and the rest were killed in clashes, Israel says.
      US drone, air strike kills more than 150 al-Shabaab fighters, Pentagon reveals  (Fox 03/07/2016)
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More than 150 al-Shabaab fighters were killed as they stood in formation at a graduation ceremony.
      Turkey detains IS suspects; seizes explosives, suicide vest  (Fox 03/07/2016)
      At least 47 killed in Baghdad terror attack  (Fox 03/06/2016)
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An ISIS terrorist on Sunday detonated an explosive-laden fuel truck in bumper-to-bumper traffic at a security checkpoint south of Baghdad, killing at least 47 people.
      Hamas said to have fully restocked its missile arsenal  (INN 03/04/2016)
      Hezbollah vows to invade Israel in the next war  (INN 03/04/2016)
      US sending nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to ISIS fight  (Fox 03/04/2016)
      ISIS makes millions playing foreign markets with stolen cash, analysts say  (Fox 03/03/2016)
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The Islamic State terror group is raking in up to $20 million a month by playing foreign currency markets under the noses of unsuspecting officials – all with cash that was looted from banks.
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In 2014, U.S.  officials estimated ISIS raked in $1 million each day from oil smuggling alone, and another $20 million that year from kidnappings and ransom payments.
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During a 2014 takeover of Mosul, ISIS looted around $429 million from the city's central bank.
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"The cash that Isil has looted, along with siphoned off pension payments, is routed into Jordanian banks and brought back into the system via Baghdad."
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The money gets into the terror group's hands through informal "Hawala" transfers, an unregulated system where cash payments are made between agents in one country after an equal amount is presented as collateral in another.
      Spanish authorities seize 20,000 military uniforms bound for ISIS, Nusra Front  (Fox 03/04/2016)
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The ministry said in a statement that police arrested seven people on suspicion of providing logistical and financial support to ISIS and the Nusra Front.
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The police operation "neutralized a very active and efficient business network whose primary purpose was to supply, maintain and strengthen" the Islamic State.
      ISIS making ground — in the Philippines  (INN 03/03/2016)
      Video suggests Russian nanny beheaded girl to protest Syria strikes  (Fox 03/03/2016)
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A nanny accused of decapitating a 4-year old girl and brandishing her head outside a Moscow subway station said during an apparent interrogation captured on video that the killing was an act of revenge against President Vladimir Putin for Russian airstrikes in Syria.
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In the video, she says the killing of the child was revenge.  Asked who it was revenge against, she says "the one who has spilled the blood." Asked who that was, she replies: "Who spilled it?  Putin has been dropping bombs."
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"The motive for a crime committed by a person who was diagnosed with schizophrenia often does not coincide with the explanations that they give later."
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Russian prosecutors told a court Wednesday that Bobokulova was not acting alone and that others they did not name had incited her to kill the girl.
      Russia hit with accusations of trying to block coverage of child’s decapitation  (Fox 03/02/2016)
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... prosecutors told the court Wednesday they believe there are individuals who "incited" her to carry out the slaying and they are still at large.
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The nanny's religion was not known but she wore a head covering and some witnesses said she shouted "Allahu akbar!" while waving the bloody head.  In videos posted on Russian news websites, she was heard shouting "I am a terrorist!" in Russian. 
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When asked by a reporter outside the courtroom Wednesday why she killed the child, Bobokulova, who did not wear headscarf this time, replied "Allah ordered" as she walked by.
      Ex-Gitmo detainee nabbed in Spain latest on growing list of terrorists returning to battle  (Fox 03/01/2016)
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A terror suspect nabbed last week in North Africa is the latest in a mounting and alarming list of former Guantanamo Bay detainees to return to the battlefield.
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He reportedly led a jihadist effort aimed at recruiting teens to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and was prepared to commit terrorist acts on Spanish soil.
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"The prisoners in Gitmo now should not be released.  These are dangerous members of Al Qaeda and allied jihadist groups.  It is suicidal in my opinion to release members of a group you are at war with while you continue to be at war with them."
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In the case of Ahmed, a 2004 Joint Task Force Guantanamo report said he should not be released because he "poses a high threat to the U.S., its interests and its allies"... and "remains dedicated to the cause of jihad against the U.S.," but the U.S.  transferred him into the hands of the Spanish government, which released him after the Spanish Supreme Court overturned his conviction on terrorism related activities.
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"We are closing Guantanamo for all the wrong reasons.  For reasons that continue to be repeated and are flat out wrong."
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"There is pretty strong evidence, even from the Obama administration, that the majority of the folks we released and sent back have eventually made their way to the country we sent them to, back into the fight somehow.  Who does that in the middle of a war?"
      In his last will and testament, bin Laden wanted fortune used 'on jihad'  (Fox 03/01/2016)
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In his last will and testament, Al Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden claimed he had about $29 million in personal wealth — the bulk of which he wanted to be used "on jihad, for the sake of Allah."
      ISIS executes 8 Dutch jihadists for alleged desertion, Syria activists say  (Fox 03/01/2016)
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attempted desertions stemmed from a dispute between approximately 75 Dutch militants and some of the terror group's Iraqi intelligence operatives.  It claimed that ISIS leaders in Raqqa had sent an intermediary to resolve the conflict, but the intermediary was killed. 
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In response, ISIS leaders in Iraq reportedly ordered the arrest of all the members of the Dutch cell. 
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The Dutch security services estimate that approximately 200 people from the Netherlands, including 50 women, have joined ISIS.  Some of them are believed to have previously immigrated to Holland from Morocco
      ISIS double bombing of Baghdad market kills at least 73  (Fox 02/29/2016)
      Palestinian who attacked Israeli troops held U.S.  citizenship  (Fox 02/28/2016)
      Terror attack at Somali hotel leaves at least 14 dead, including 9 civilians  (Fox 02/26/2016)
      Israel blasts Iran's new cash-for-terrorists scheme aimed at rewarding families of 'martyrs'  (Fox 02/25/2016)
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Iran's new cash-incentive plan for "martyrs" who strike in Jerusalem is proof the Islamic Republic intends to spend billions reaped in the recent nuclear deal on terrorism.
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Already identified as the world's top state sponsor of terrorism, Iran will now pay the equivalent of $7,000 "to every family of a martyr of the intifada in Jerusalem."
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Tehran will pay $30,000 to the family of any terrorist whose home gets bulldozed by Israel.
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"This demonstrates again Iran's role in encouraging terror.  Following the nuclear agreement, Iran continues being a major player in international terror."
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Attacks by Palestinians on Israeli civilians and military personnel continue to take place on a near-daily basis.
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... attackers are routinely referred to as "martyrs" in Palestinian state media, and many have had streets and public buildings named in their honor.
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Paying stipends to the families of terrorists killed attacking Israelis was pioneered by Saddam Hussein.
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The former Iraqi dictator told a TV audience in March 2002 he would pay $25,000 to the families of deceased Palestinian suicide bombers.  Less than a week later, a Hamas suicide bomber blew himself up in Jerusalem's Moment Cafe, killing 11 Israelis and seriously wounding 16 more. 
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Just three months later, the mother of the suicide bomber received a check from Hussein, as promised, for $25,000.
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"Iran continues to sow terror throughout the world and is fueling the flames of Palestinian terror and incitement."
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"If the UN is really interested in bringing calm to our region, they must cut off the flow of Iranian financial support of terrorism."
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"The Iranian regime, through the Iranian Revolutionary Guard corps, is building a complex terror infrastructure, including [sleeper] cells that are stockpiling arms, intelligence and operatives, and are ready to act on order, including in Europe and America."
      For the first time, Egypt calls Sinai jet crash an act of 'terrorism'  (Fox 02/25/2016)
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"Whoever downed that plane, what did he want?  Just to hit tourism?  No.  To hit relations.  To hit relations with Russia."
      Three stabbing attacks thwarted Sunday morning  (INN 02/21/2016)
      US airstrikes target ISIS camp in Libya, terrorist behind Tunisia attacks  (Fox 02/19/2016)
      'Innocents take precedent over terrorists'  (INN 02/18/2016)
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"Currently we can treat everyone.  ... But when we reach the 'day of judgement' in which we won't be able to treat everyone, I think — and I say this with full caution — that if it is impossible to treat everyone, I think there is no avoiding the moral statement that we need to give the innocents different rights than the person who harmed them intentionally."
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The IMA's ethics committee raised a fury last December, when it called to treat the most wounded person first at the scene of an attack - even if that person is the terrorist.
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ZAKA head Yehuda Meshi Zahav also took part in the medical ethics conference this week, and condemned those opining that terrorists should be treated first if they are more seriously wounded.
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"If we treat the murderer and the victim continues bleeding — effectively we're doing what the murderer wanted.  Maybe you are taking part in murder because you didn't treat the victim."
      UK MP says government 'funding Palestinian terror'  (INN 02/18/2016)
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"I do not believe that, for so long as it incites violence against Israel's citizens, the PA is helping to further Britain's policy of a two-state solution.  Indeed, its actions are making such an outcome far less likely."
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... noting how Mahmoud Abbas's administration has "named at least 25 schools as a well as dozens of sporting events and summer camps after terrorists."
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"...  "I do not believe that, for so long as it incites violence against Israel's citizens, the PA is helping to further Britain's policy of a two-state solution.  Indeed, its actions are making such an outcome far less likely," she wrote, noting how Mahmoud Abbas's administration has "named at least 25 schools as a well as dozens of sporting events and summer camps after terrorists."
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"If they get to Britain, they might decide to start killing people on the streets of Britain."
      Air strikes destroy hundreds of millions of ISIS' dollars  (INN 02/18/2016)
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"Obviously it is impossible to burn up every single bill.  So presumably they were able to collect a little bit of it back.  But we believe it was a significant series of strikes that have put a real dent in their wallet."
      Two wounded in attack on Binyamin shopping center  (INN 02/18/2016)
      Man with ties to Syrian Kurds behind deadly Ankara car bomb attack  (Fox 02/18/2016)
      SAS used Israeli-made rifle to decapitate ISIS beheader  (INN 02/17/2016)
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Last week a British soldier from the elite Special Air Service unit used an Israeli made rifle to decapitate an ISIS instructor who was showing new recruits how to behead prisoners.
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"One minute he was standing there and the next his head had exploded."
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The British sniper decapitated the ISIS executioner with a single bullet from a long range rifle, reportedly from a distance of 1,200 meters.
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The SAS snipers were on a reconnaissance mission inside ISIS held territory in Syrian, when they received intelligence that a decapitation instructor was demonstrating to new recruits the techniques used in killing prisoners with knives, axes, and swords.
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One sniper targeted the instructor and took his head off.
      Surviving ISIS sex slave speaks out  (Fox 02/16/2016)
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A former Islamic State sex slave who said she saw her family slaughtered in front of her is calling on humanity to "be united in facing ISIS."
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"When they took me to Mosul and raped me, I forgot my mother and brothers.  Because what they were doing to the women was more difficult than death."
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Murad said she was among the more than 5,000 Yazidi women taken captive when ISIS swept through the region, many of which were sold into the sex trade.
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"They were committing all kinds; murder, rape and displacing people by force in the name of Islam.
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"What we are asking for is humanity to be united in facing ISIS.  It is a threat to all the communities in the region."
      Terror attack in Turkish capital targets military personnel  (Fox 02/17/2016)
      ISIS terror cell uncovered in Belgium  (INN 02/16/2016)
      Lebanese MP: Hezbollah worse than Nazism  (INN 02/16/2016)
      Al Shabaab claims responsibility for plane explosion killing bomber  (Fox 02/14/2016)
      Terror battalion foiled trying to free Daniel Pearl's beheader  (INN 02/12/2016)
      ISIS relying on child soldiers, drugged fighters as grip on Mosul slips  (Fox 02/11/2016)
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... near daily skirmishes with Kurds and Iraqi national forces, as well as coalition air attacks, have taken a heavy toll on the battle-hardened former military officers who formed the terrorist army's backbone.
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The attacks, as well as the 20-month isolation of Mosul, also have left ISIS weaponry destroyed or degraded.
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"In the beginning they had powerful weapons they stole from the Iraqi Army, but over time the coalition strikes have destroyed such weapons."
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"At the beginning, the Da'esh was all former Iraq military and Baath party leaders.  They had experience, top bomb tech specialists and most were very skilled."
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"The new ones who have contacted them online and come to join have much less experience."
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"They were waiting for us face-to-face and they didn't think of that option, something so simple.  ISIS is really stupid.  If they weren't stupid they wouldn't join ISIS."
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ISIS has compensated for the loss of seasoned soldiers by drugging those it radicalizes or forces into service.
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"ISIS is using special tablets, the fighters take the drug and they don't know where they are or what they are doing.  They are just shooting and fighting."
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"They lose their minds.  Some can be shot 20 times before they go down."
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... the drug is referred to as the "Super Soldier Pill" because it can last up to 48 hours and causes users to be full of energy, impervious to pain, and "in a sense removes any barriers they would have to fighting and getting killed."
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"There is no second-guessing, they just go in and kill."
      British man bored by ISIS role in Syria gets 7 years in prison  (Fox 02/11/2016)
      IDF warns Hamas is focusing on one major terror tunnel  (INN 02/10/2016)
      Top intel official confirms ISIS made, used chemical weapons  (Fox 02/09/2016)
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... this marks the first time an extremist group has produced and used a "chemical warfare agent in an attack since Aum Shinrikyo used sarin in Japan in 1995."
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Then, perpetrators hailing from the cult Aum Shinrikyo launched five coordinated Sarin gas attacks on the Toyko subway, killing 12, severely injuring 50 and leaving some 1,000 people with temporary vision impairment.
      Former ISIS sex slaves now army of ‘Sun Ladies’ ready to defeat terror group  (Fox 02/08/2016)
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They witnessed the slaughter of their families on Mount Sinjar, and then were forced by ISIS into sexual slavery.
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Now the "Sun Ladies" are ready to fight — for veangeance as well as survival.
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"Whenever a war wages, our women end up as the victims."
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Some managed to escape when coalition forces pounded ISIS from the air and broke its siege of Mount Sinjar.
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But thousands starved to death or died of heatstroke, and ISIS later systematically killed men, as well as women, deemed too old or too young to be sold into sexual slavery. 
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Boys who could be brainwashed and conscripted as child soldiers were kidnapped.
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Women taken as captives were ordered to convert to Islam, subjected to forced marriages and repeatedly raped.
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Several escaped after being sold off to low-level fighters, while others were ransomed back to their families.
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"We want to thank all the other countries who help us in this difficult time, we want everyone to take up weapons and know how to protect themselves from the evil."
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ISIS has taken girls as young as 8 and traded them at the market for a few dollars.
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One mother who gave birth while an ISIS slave ... was not permitted by her captor to feed her newborn son.  When the baby cried, the Muslim militant beheaded him.
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But one prospect frightens the Yazidi women as they prepare to fight ISIS.
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Yazidi boys kidnapped from Mount Sinjar have been drugged and brainwashed, and could now be fighting their mothers and sisters under the black flag of ISIS.
      Another member of ISIS execution squad reportedly identified  (Fox 02/08/2016)
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Another member of a brutal gang of Islamic State executioners known by their captives as "The Beatles" reportedly has been identified.
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Alexanda Kotey, a 32-year-old convert to Islam who grew up in London, helped the notorious "Jihadi John" and two other militants behead up to 27 hostages, including several Americans.
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Former ISIS captives have described their British guards as being especially brutal to them, using methods of torture such as beatings and electric shocks.  Hostages were also repeatedly subjected to mock executions.
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... identified a third member of "The Beatles" as Aine Lesley Davis, also from London.  Davis was arrested by Turkish police last November, hours before a series of coordinated ISIS attacks killed 130 people.
      Investigators find video of possible Somalia bomb handoff  (Fox 02/07/2016)
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Surveillance video appears to have captured the handoff of an explosive-laden laptop from airport workers to a Somali jet passenger who later blew a hole in the side of the craft before he was sucked out the side to his death.
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The bomber was the lone person killed during Tuesday's blast.  The other 74 passengers on the plane were saved after the pilot was able to safely return to the airport.
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The explosion occurred 15 minutes after the plane took off, while it was still ascending.
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Had the blast occurred at a higher altitude, it could have led to explosive decompression on the plane, which might have caused more severe structural damage, and would have forced a more rapid descent because of limited supplies of oxygen to the passengers.
      Spanish police arrest 7 on suspicion of links to ISIS  (Fox 02/07/2016)
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... the cell was well-organized and coordinated by a ringleader who ran a business that enabled him to ship containers with technological supplies, weapons and military equipment from Spanish ports to armed groups in operating in Syria and Iraq.
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The cell is suspected of also supplying funds for IS and Jabhat al-Nusra and of money laundering.
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The ringleader was also contacted on several occasion by IS urging him to supply women for combatants in Syria and Iraq to marry, "following guidelines set down by the Islamic State group's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi."
      German security chief warns of Islamic State militants posing as refugees  (Fox 02/06/2016)
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"We have seen repeatedly that terrorists are being smuggled in disguised or camouflaged as refugees."
      Germany arrests three ISIS suspects  (INN 02/05/2016)
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... four Algerians "from the jihadist scene are under investigation over suspicions that they are planning a serious act threatening the security of the state".
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One of the two men captured is wanted by Algerian authorities for his alleged links to ISIS, police said, adding that "investigations show that he has been trained militarily in Syria."
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The suspect and his wife, who was also detained and sought by Algiers over alleged connections with ISIS, lived in a refugee shelter...
      Woman claims Paris attacks mastermind came into Europe with dozens of ISIS militants  (Fox 02/05/2016)
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The presumed leader of the Islamic State operatives who attacked Paris in November boasted that he slipped into Europe among refugees from Syria as part of a team of dozens of militants, according to a key witness.
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Authorities fear that Islamic State smuggled many of its fighters into Europe among the hundreds of thousands of refugees who have fled Syria and Iraq in recent years.
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At least two people involved in the Paris attacks had registered as refugees on a Greek island in the months before they surfaced in Paris.
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... Abaaoud told them that he arrived in Europe without documents, among the refugees, along with 90 other operatives, including French, British, German, Iraqi and Syrian citizens...
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The operatives traveled from Syria through Turkey to reach the EU borders, and then spread to various countries including France, Germany, Spain and the U.K..
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... the next attack he was planning: assaults on a commercial center, a police station and a nursery school in La Defense, the business district outside Paris.
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Abaaoud was killed during a raid on an apartment hideout in the Paris suburb of St.  Denis, shortly after the woman tipped off the police. 
      African terror group Al Shabaab finds American recruits to aid jihad missions  (Fox 02/04/2016)
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There are at least 40 Americans – far more than previously believed – actively serving in the Islamist terror group Al Shabaab, including dozens of radicalized killers from Minnesota's prominent Somali-American community.
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"Americans in Al-Shabaab fill a variety of different positions, whether it's recruiting, leadership, commandos, suicide bombers."
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"Although American recruits principally come from Minnesota, there's also a small band of recruits constantly coming from Maryland, and other states."
      Berlin police arrest two on suspicion of planning terror attack, having ISIS ties  (Fox 02/04/2016)
      Tribal officials: Drone strike kills Yemeni al-Qaida leader  (Fox 02/04/2016)
      Afghan boy hailed as hero for fighting Taliban killed on his way to school  (Fox 02/03/2016)
      Palestinians kill Israeli officer in Jerusalem before being shot dead  (Fox 02/03/2016)
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Three Palestinians armed with automatic weapons, explosive devices and knives killed an Israeli security officer and seriously wounded another in Jerusalem on Wednesday before police shot and killed the attackers.
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"The weapons indicate that a combined attack was prevented by officers who protected city residents with their own bodies."
      US airstrikes destroy ISIS' 'Voice of the Caliphate' radio station in Afghanistan  (Fox 02/02/2016)
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Radio is a powerful medium in Afghanistan, where most people do not have televisions and only 10 percent of the population has access to the Internet.  Nearly everyone has access to radio, with around 175 stations operating across the country.
      At least 86 killed in Boko Haram attack, including children burned alive  (Fox 02/01/2016)
      Airplane mechanic reportedly suspected of planting bomb that brought down Russian plane  (Fox 01/30/2016)
      Mechanic suspected of planting bomb in Russian passenger jet for ISIS  (Fox 01/29/2016)
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... "after learning that one of its members had a relative that worked at the airport, Islamic State delivered a bomb in a handbag to that person."
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"He was told to not ask any questions and get the bomb on the plane."
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... "two policemen are suspected of playing a role by turning a blind eye to the operation at a security checkpoint.  But there is a possibility that they were just not doing their jobs properly."
      Hamas claims it tests rockets, builds tunnels to attack Israel 'every day'  (Fox 01/29/2016)
      Deputy Minister demands collective punishment for terror  (INN 01/28/2016)
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"In the Middle East there are no concessions.  When you make concessions they get motivation.  They don't want peace, rather they want to eliminate the state of Israel.  They don't want us here."
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"we are fighting against cruel, ideological and religious terror that is unique in the world, we need to destroy it from the root in an all out war."
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"I want collective harm in every town that a terrorist emerges from, and in the next stage to harm his family."
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"So that the next time that someone dares to do an attack, they'll know that the lives of their family are also in danger of being distanced to Jordan, Gaza or Syria.  In a democratic state there is no place for these people."
      Two arrested at Disneyland Paris after guns, ammo, Koran found in suitcase  (Fox 01/28/2016)
      IS group claims responsibility for ambush on Egypt army  (Fox 01/28/2016)
      ISIS claims responsibility for car bomb blast outside Yemeni presidential palace  (Fox 01/28/2016)
      16 dead, many critically wounded in Nigeria suicide bombings  (Fox 01/28/2016)
      Beit Horon terror victim dies of her wounds  (INN 01/26/2016)
      See PA textbook incitement for yourself — funded by the US taxpayer  (INN 01/26/2016)
      Watch: Knife-wielding terrorists defeated by a shopping cart  (INN 01/25/2016)
      'Flee': Message to ISIS oil tanker drivers released by Pentagon  (Fox 01/25/2016)
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"Warning.  Airstrikes are coming, oil trucks will be destroyed.  Get away from your oil trucks immediately.  Do not risk your life."
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"Oil trucks are being destroyed because buying this oil is the lifeblood of Da'ish.  Leave the trucks and flee."
      Interior Minister revokes residency permits of 4 Arab terrorists  (INN 01/21/2016)
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"While committing these terror acts, these attackers took advantage of their freedom of movement in Israel, which stems from their being licensed permanent residency status in Israel, with Israeli identity cards."
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"Residency status requires a commitment and basic loyalty."
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"Residents, and particularly permanent residents, are not simply granted right without obligations, and as such, the status encompasses the duties and responsibilities of a person wants to hold it and keep it."
      New issue of ISIS magazine Dabiq calls for war on ...Muslims  (Fox 01/21/2016)
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... devotes a majority of the 56 pages in the latest issue to justifying the killing of Shia Muslims.
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In numerous articles, the magazine goes to great lengths to give a theological basis for killing members of the minority Muslim sect that controls Iran and Iraq and has been at odds with Sunni Muslims for over a millennia.
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ISIS' literary arm charges that Shia Muslims, or Shiites, qualify as apostates to the Sunni majority and therefore deserve to be killed.
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The radical terror group's target audience seems to be fellow Sunnis who consider Shiites to be Muslims, or at the very least, not deserving of being murdered.
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"ISIL's focus on justifying killing Shiites is because it is being pressed by Shiite forces in Iraq and Syria."
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"ISIL is hoping to enlist Sunnis by framing its jihad as part of a prophetic battle where the Shiites and Jews eventually unite behind the Antichrist."
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Fanning the flames of the Sunni-Shia split, which dates to shortly after the death of Mohammad, benefits ISIS by helping it recruit Sunnis.
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Worldwide, Sunnis make up about 85 percent of the world's 1.6 billion Muslims.  Sunnis, who believe the true lineage of Mohammad lies with those who most closely followed his teachings, control powerful Muslim nations including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey and Pakistan.  In addition, most Muslims in Africa are Sunnis.
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Shia Muslims are a relatively small minority of Muslims, concentrated in Iran and Iraq.  They believe bloodlines, not devotion, dictate the prophet's line of successors.
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Throughout history, Shia Muslims have rejected the authority of Muslim leaders elected by the people, instead following a line of clerics they consider to have been appointed by Mohammad or Allah.
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The divide goes back to the period following Mohammad's death in 632, when his close confidante Abu Bakr became the first Caliph of the Islamic nation.  Shias believed the rightful heir was Mohammad's cousin and son-in-law, Ali bin Abu Talib.
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Both sects have spawned more than their share of terrorists, though the terror organizations operate differently.
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Al Qaeda, ISIS, Al-Shebab and Boko Haram are Sunni organizations, while Iranian-sponsored terrorist groups, including Hezbollah, are Shia.
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... the terror group praises the Dec.  2 terror attack in San Bernadino, Calif., calling it a demonstration of Muslims' willingness to make sacrifice for the sake of "fulfilling their duty to Allah."
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But what is most clear throughout the issue is a concerted effort to wipe out the Shia population of the Middle East.
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"It is still important for ISIL to attack the U.S.  and Europe for branding purposes.  It helps them make their case that they are looked favorably upon by Allah and that they are growing stronger, regardless of whatever territorial losses they suffer on the ground."
      Pentagon: ISIS destruction of Christian monastery is savagery vs.  decency  (Fox 01/20/2016)
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For 1,400 years the compound survived assaults by nature and man, standing as a place of worship recently for U.S.  troops.  In earlier centuries, generations of monks tucked candles in the niches and prayed in the cool chapel.  The Greek letters chi and rho, representing the first two letters of Christ's name, were carved near the entrance.
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"This enemy has proven time and again its ruthlessness, its barbarity, its willingness to destroy everything from human life to civilian supporting infrastructure, to, you know, cultural artifacts, with absolute disregard for history, for humanity, or for anything that approaches decency."
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The Islamic State group, which broke from al-Qaida and now controls large parts of Iraq and Syria, has killed thousands of civilians and forced out hundreds of thousands of Christians, threatening a religion that has endured in the region for 2,000 years.
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Along the way, its fighters have destroyed buildings and ruined historical and culturally significant structures they consider contrary to their interpretation of Islam.
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... the sectarian bloodshed that followed the U.S.  invasion in 2003.  Iraq's Christian population has dropped from 1.3 million then to 300,000 now.
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"I let that moment sink in, the candlelight, the first rays of sunshine.  We were worshipping in a place where people had been worshipping God for 1,400 years."
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"I would imagine that many people are feeling like, `What were the last 10 years for if these guys can go in and destroy everything?"'
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"Bulldozers, heavy equipment, sledgehammers, possibly explosives turned those stone walls into this field of gray-white dust.  They destroyed it completely."
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The monastery, called Dair Mar Elia, is named for the Assyrian Christian monk — St.  Elijah — who built it between 582 and 590 A.C.  It was a holy site for Iraqi Christians for centuries.
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In 1743, tragedy struck when as many as 150 monks who refused to convert to Islam were massacred under orders of a Persian general, and the monastery was damaged.
      Netanyahu vows: We will destroy Otniel terrorist's home  (INN 01/19/2016)
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"You have humanity and a desire for coexistence on one side, and unbridled hatred that knows no borders on the other.  This hatred has a source.  It is due to the incitement by the Palestinian Authority and other bodies such as the Islamic Movement and Hamas, and it is time that the international community stops their hypocrisy and calls the child by his name."
      Terrorist who murdered Dafna Meir apprehended  (INN 01/19/2016)
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... the terrorist who perpetrated the attack is a minor and lives in one of the Palestinian villages nearby.  ... he has been identified as 16-year-old Murad Bader Abdullah Adais.
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Dafna left behind six children, two of them foster children, and her husband Natan.  She was initially critically wounded in the attack after attempting to fight off her attacker and protect her children.  She succumbed to her wounds shortly after.
      US airstrike destroys second site of ISIS cash reserves  (Fox 01/19/2016)
      ISIS holding 3,500 Iraqis as slaves, UN report says  (Fox 01/19/2016)
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"Even the obscene casualty figures fail to accurately reflect exactly how terribly civilians are suffering in Iraq."
      Pregnant woman stabbed by Arab terrorist in Gush Etzion  (INN 01/18/2016)
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The pregnant woman was stabbed after a terrorist broke into a clothing store where she was working...
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An armed civilian shot the 17-year-old Arab terrorist at the scene...
      ISIS pay cuts: Terror group reportedly slashes fighters' salaries  (Fox 01/18/2016)
      Arab terrorist murders Otniel woman in her home  (INN 01/17/2016)
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The Arab terrorist who carried out the attack succeeded in breaking into the town, entering the woman's home and murdering her before fleeing the scene.
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The woman, who works as a nurse, fought with the terrorist at the entrance to her home as her children were nearby.
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Witnesses of the attack have said the terrorist worked in the town and used his familiarity with the community to carry out the attack.
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"The struggle against incitement needs to be escalated.  The Palestinian incitement at the side of the Israeli (incitement) managed by leftist organizations B'Tselem and Breaking the Silence is responsible for another despicable murder.  God will avenge her blood."
      At least 300 killed in Islamic State 'massacre' in Syrian city, state media says  (Fox 01/17/2016)
      Malaysia man arrested hours before planning to commit terror atrocity  (Fox 01/17/2016)
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... the man confessed he planned to blow himself up in an attack after receiving orders from members of the Islamic State group in Syria.  ... the man is an insurance salesman...
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... he was detained just hours before his planned suicide attack at an entertainment outlet, either a karaoke bar or a pub. 
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... the motive was to destabilize popular tourist countries and create fear.
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Malaysian authorities have detained more than 150 suspects linked to the Islamic State group over the past two years, including some who were allegedly plotting attacks in strategic areas in Kuala Lumpur.
      At least 28 dead after Al Qaeda-linked militants attack upscale Burkina Faso hotel  (Fox 01/16/2016)
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Burkina Faso is largely a Muslim country and has for years been spared from the violence carried out by Islamic extremist groups who were abducting foreigners for ransom in Mali and Niger.
      Video shows US airstrikes obliterating Islamic State cash stockpile in Mosul  (Fox 01/16/2016)
      Up to 20 reportedly dead after suspected Islamic extremists storm hotel in Burkina Faso capital, police say  (Fox 01/15/2016)
      10 Yemeni detainees sent from Gitmo to Oman, in 'troubling' transfer  (Fox 01/14/2016)
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... the transfer ... a "thinly veiled attempt to undercut the will of Congress and would further endanger the American people."
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The administration is banned by law from transferring Guantanamo detainees to Yemen, given the risk in that country.
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Yemen is not only racked by civil war, but is the home of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
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At least three previously released Guantanamo detainees have gone on to become leaders with AQAP in Yemen after leaving the camp.
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Given that Oman neighbors Yemen, Ayotte described the move as a potential attempt to "circumvent" the congressional ban on sending prisoners to Yemen.
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"This potential transfer is all the more troubling in light of the fact that Ibrahim al Qosi, who was released from Gitmo by the Obama administration in 2012, is now reportedly a leader and spokesman for AQAP."
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"The administration has not been forthright with the American people about the terrorist affiliations and activities of these detainees, or provided sufficient assurances that they will not return to the battlefield, particularly given their possible proximity to Yemen."
      Turkey: Nearly 200 ISIS militants killed in retaliation for Istanbul bombing  (Fox 01/14/2016)
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It was unclear how Turkey verified the number of dead or their membership in the extremist group.
      Paris-style terror attack in Jakarta leaves 5 attackers, 2 others dead  (Fox 01/14/2016)
      Arab watched terrorist bodies returned on TV, went out to stab  (INN 01/13/2016)
      Istanbul suicide bomber registered at refugee agency a week before attack  (Fox 01/13/2016)
      Belgians report progress in tracing Paris attackers  (Fox 01/13/2016)
      Israel targets Palestinian militants in rare Gaza airstrike  (Fox 01/13/2016)
      15 dead in suicide attack outside Pakistan polio vaccination center  (Fox 01/13/2016)
      2 female suicide bombers attack Cameroon mosque, killing 10  (Fox 01/13/2016)
      Report: Hamas terror tunnel network almost rebuilt  (INN 01/12/2016)
      Officials: ISIS may be testing chemical weapons as terror group rapidly expands  (Fox 01/12/2016)
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... the number of foreign fighters has hit a new high — more than 36,000 from 120 countries since the conflict began in 2011, including at least 6,600 from Western countries.
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... the extremist ideology now drawing followers from 60 percent of the world's nations.
      Ten detainees leaving Gitmo in bulk transfer Thursday, defense officials say  (Fox 01/12/2016)
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"All these guys are the ‘hardcore' type; if not, they would have been transferred earlier."
      Syrian suicide bomber kills at least 10, many foreigners, in Istanbul  (Fox 01/12/2016)
      ISIS burns fighters alive for letting Ramadi fall  (Fox 01/12/2016)
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ISIS fighters who fled to the terror group's Iraqi stronghold of Mosul after being defeated in Ramadi were burned alive in the town square.
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"They were grouped together and made to stand in a circle," a former resident of northern Iraq now living in the U.S.  but in touch with family back home told FoxNews.com.  "And set on fire to die."
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"There is no surprise on executing ISIS fighters from Ramadi.  They did the same to fighters after Tikrit."
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"They come to the house and take the children and accuse them of being spies.  If the mom cries and gets upset at them, they accuse of her being a spy too and take her to the jail and later kill her."
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"They are using women and children executions to intimidate – the harsher the tactic the more desperate the leadership is."
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"They continue to lose territory, we've seen a growing number of defections and a rise in the number of alleged internal spies – many of whom they have killed mercilessly without demonstrating significant evidence of internal espionage."
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"The residents have little electricity or water, there is no salary for people working, there are no medicines to cure illnesses.  Civilians are in a state of despair.
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"Everyone just lives their lives in complete fear.  They don't know who will be next – man, woman or child."
      Ex-CIA boss: ISIS gaining affiliates 'faster than Al Qaeda ever did'  (Fox 01/12/2016)
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... the number of militant groups now swearing allegiance to ISIS has grown to cover nearly 20 countries, from practically "nothing" a year ago.
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"ISIS has gained affiliates faster than Al Qaeda ever did."
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The group's affiliate network is growing as it continues to attract fighters from around the world to the belly of the beast — in Syria.
      ISIS claims responsibility for Baghdad mall siege that left 18 dead  (Fox 01/11/2016)
      US airstrike in Mosul blows up 'millions' in ISIS cash  (Fox 01/11/2016)
      Poor, poor Putin: Russia is a new front for militant Islam  (JWR 01/11/2016)
      Teen accused of stabbing Jewish teacher in France with machete invoked ISIS  (Fox 01/11/2016)
      Gunmen storm Iraqi mall, killing at least 18 and wounding 50, Iraqi officials say  (Fox 01/11/2016)
      Gunman in Tel Aviv shooting spree killed by Israeli police  (Fox 01/08/2016)
      Knife-wielding attacker killed outside Paris police station on Charlie Hebdo attack anniversary  (Fox 01/07/2016)
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Police shot the unidentified man, who a police union official said was shouting "Allahu Akbar" as he tried to enter a police station in the northern portion of the city.
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Another police official said the man was carrying a butcher's knife.
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On Jan.  7, 2015, two French-born brothers killed 11 people inside the building where the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo operated, as well as a Muslim policeman outside.
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Over the next two days, an accomplice shot a policewoman to death and then stormed a kosher supermarket, killing four hostages.  All three gunmen died.
      Terror cell plotting abduction and murder of Jews nabbed  (INN 01/07/2016)
      Libya truck bomb kills at least 60 policemen, wounds 200  (Fox 01/07/2016)
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Smugglers are known in Libya for responding with violence to any effort to disrupt their operations.
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In recent years, thousands of migrants seeking a better life in Europe sailed from Libya on rickety, overcrowded boats.  Hundreds have drowned in those crossings.
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Libya slid into chaos following the 2011 toppling and killing of longtime dictator Muammar Qaddafi.
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The oil-rich country is torn between an Islamist government in the capital, Tripoli, and a rival internationally recognized government in the east; meanwhile a U.N.-supported unity government sits in neighboring Tunisia.
      Footage of ISIS weapons lab shows construction of heat-seeking missiles, car bombs  (Fox 01/06/2016)
      ISIS has 50 British children under its control, report finds  (Fox 01/05/2016)
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The child appears near the end of the terror group's new 11-minute video, vowing to "go kill" non-believers. 
      Wanted British terrorist reportedly sold bounce houses, then joined ISIS  (Fox 01/05/2016)
      Source: 'Al Qaeda followers' among 17 being transferred from Gitmo  (Fox 01/04/2016)
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... it includes "multiple bad guys ... not taxi drivers and cooks."
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Despite entering a "re-integration program," the one-time cook for Usama bin Laden has now fled to Yemen, where he is among the leadership of Al Qaeda in Yemen.
      UK's Cameron says ISIS' video showing execution of 'spies' is 'desperate stuff'  (Fox 01/04/2016)
      Dozens accused of trying to set up ISIS sleeper cells arrested in Pakistan  (Fox 01/04/2016)
      Charlie Hebdo condemns 'fanatics' in attack anniversary issue  (Fox 01/04/2016)
      Hezbollah attacks Israeli troops with roadside bomb on Lebanon border  (Fox 01/04/2016)
      Mystery: Why did armed man refuse to shoot Tel Aviv terrorist?  (INN 01/03/2016)
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While it is certainly possible that the man with the handgun was in a state of shock, another possibility being floated by many on social media is that he was afraid of being prosecuted if he fired at the terrorist.
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Since the start of the current terror wave, media personalities and politicians from the radical Left have been campaigning to try and keep security forces and civilians from firing at terrorists.
      Video shows ISIS fighters executing 5 'spies'  (Fox 01/03/2016)
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Before the shooting, a masked man with a British accent mocks British Prime Minister David Cameron, calls the men "spies," and says ISIS will one day invade Britain and impose their version of Islamic law.
      Paris to commemorate victims of Charlie Hebdo, supermarket attacks on anniversary  (Fox 01/02/2016)
      2 dead, several injured after gunman attacks Israel bar, suspect at large  (Fox 01/02/2016)
      Egyptian Air Force jets enter Gaza airspace in bombing raids  (INN 12/31/2015)
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Recently Egypt has been flooding the smuggling tunnels that Hamas has set up connecting the strip to Sinai, causing the tunnels to collapse while killing the Hamas operatives inside.
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Last week a high ranking Hamas operative, Abed al Rahman Salah al Mubashar, who was one of the kidnappers of Gilad Schalit, was killed in a tunnel collapse due to flooding.
      German police clear two train stations due to 'imminent threat' of terror attack  (Fox 12/31/2015)
      ISIS restaurant bombings kill 16 in Syria  (Fox 12/31/2015)
      2 arrested, accused of plotting New Year's Eve attack in Turkey  (Fox 12/30/2015)
      Brussels cancels New Year's Eve fireworks due to threat  (Fox 12/30/2015)
      Two arrested on suspicion of planning holiday attacks in Belgium  (Fox 12/29/2015)
      First of 17 detainees to be released from Gitmo next week  (Fox 12/29/2015)
      ISIS leaders linked to Paris attacks killed in airstrikes, US official says  (Fox 12/29/2015)
      At least 26 dead in suicide bombing outside Pakistan government building  (Fox 12/29/2015)
      ISIS terrorists reveal: We only fear Israel  (INN 12/27/2015)
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"The only country ISIS fears is Israel.  They told me they know the Israeli army is too strong for them."
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"They are not scared of the British and the Americans, they are scared of the Israelis and told me the Israeli army is the real danger.  'We can't defeat them with our current strategy,' [they said].  'These people [the IDF] can fight a guerrilla war."
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"In Mosul there are 10,000 fighters living among 1.5 million people in 2,000 apartments, not in one place – so it would be difficult [for western soldiers] to fight them.  ISIS fighters are ready to die in a war against western soldiers."
      ISIS issues fatwa on organ harvesting, rape of slaves  (INN 12/25/2015)
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Newly released documents seized from Islamic State (ISIS) backed in May in eastern Syria by US forces include fatwa Islamic religious rulings by the group on a host of issues — including organ harvesting and rape.
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"Fatwa Number 64" dated from January 29, 2015, gives guidelines regarding rape, ordaining when ISIS terrorists can and cannot rape female slaves.
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Another fatwa, listed as "Fatwa Number 68" from January 31, gives permission to harvest the organs of a living captive to save the life of a Muslim, even if the captive dies in the process.
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"The apostate's life and organs don't have to be respected and may be taken with impunity."
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"Organs that end the captive's life if removed: The removal of that type is also not prohibited."
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The ruling justifies the organ harvesting by citing cannibalism it says earlier Islamic scholars allowed, saying, "A group of Islamic scholars have permitted, if necessary, one to kill the apostate in order to eat his flesh, which is part of benefiting from his body."
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... Islamic texts and laws that support "the notion that transplanting healthy organs into a Muslim person's body in order to save the latter's life or replace a damaged organ with it is permissible."
      Special Forces reportedly recover ISIS fatwa supporting organ harvesting  (Fox 12/25/2015)
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U.S.  special forces reportedly captured a document from the ISIS terror group earlier this year that supports the harvesting of human organs from so-called "apostates" to save the lives of Muslims.
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"The apostate's life and organs don't have to be respected and may be taken with impunity."
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"Organs that end the captive's life if removed: The removal of that type is also not prohibited."
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The document does not define "apostates", though ISIS has been known to kill or capture anyone who does not follow its strict interpretation of Sunni doctrine, including fellow Muslims.
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Mohamed Ali Alhakim claimed in February that 12 doctors in the ISIS-held city of Mosul were killed for refusing to remove patient's organs.
      Unlearning the Oslo rules of appeasement  (INN 12/25/2015)
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... since the signing of the Oslo agreement, presented to the world as a "peace agreement" between the Palestinian Arabs and the State of Israel, the Israel Defense Forces have had to alter their military doctrine strategically as well as tactically, responding to Palestinian terror and conventional guerrilla warfare without even employing a fraction of the IDF's immense firepower.
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This self-imposed restriction preventing soldiers from responding to deadly terror, as soldiers should, with deadly force, has come to an end during the current wave of terror. 
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Rocks that crush skulls, Molotov cocktails that maim young children forever, butcher knives that stab innocents, cars used to ram pedestrians, will no longer be perceived and treated as acts of civil disobedience, but rather for what they are, deadly terror to be responded to with deadly military force.
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... the IDF and police officers would be "allowed to open fire when faced with a threat to the life of any individual."
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... the IDF and police officers were given a green light to change the rules of engagement and shoot, if necessary, minors who throw stones or Molotov cocktails.
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Not only was it discovered that the non-lethal methods did nothing to quell Palestinian Arab violence, but actually quite the opposite, it encouraged a steep rise in Palestinian Arab acts of terrorism.
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Allowing soldiers and police to shoot violent rioters even if they don't pose a direct threat to military or police forces but are endangering the lives of others and without having to verify the age of the attacker, has made all the difference in the ability of military and police forces to deal with the ongoing terror wave.
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"Palestinians regard victory differently from Israelis or those in the West.  They measure success not by achieving positive results for their people, but rather by the amount of suffering inflicted on their enemies".
      UK condemns Muslim Brotherhood in break from Obama administration  (Fox 12/24/2015)
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"I think the report is a damning indictment of the Muslim Brotherhood, and it's a very realistic assessment of the nature of the Brotherhood itself."
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"The British government has taken a far more serious approach compared to the Obama administration's."
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"they are prepared to countenance violence – including, from time to time, terrorism – where gradualism is ineffective."
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"Aspects of Muslim Brotherhood ideology and tactics, in this country and overseas, are contrary to our values and have been contrary to our national interests and our national security."
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... "they are well organized and there are strains of their ideology that are anti-U.S."
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"We have not seen credible evidence that the Muslim Brotherhood has renounced its decades-long commitment to non-violence."
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"Undoubtedly this report will embarrass the Obama administration because the White House has gone out of its way to try to appease the Muslim Brotherhood, and so this report I think dramatically undercuts the Obama presidency's weak-kneed approach on this matter."
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"The Muslim Brotherhood plays word games, they know how to pretend to be moderate."
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"If the Obama administration is saying the Muslim Brotherhood is non-violent and democratic then they do not understand the Muslim Brotherhood and do not understand the overall threat of radical Islam."
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"We've already been seeing this wedge between Europe and the U.S.  where our politically correct approach — where we describe the threat as generically violent extremism — is very different from what Europe has been talking about, about striking at the ideology."
      Christmas Eve danger: Troops attacked as tourists flock to Bethlehem  (Fox 12/24/2015)
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The Israeli military said it entered the camp to carry out an arrest when troops encountered a "violent mob" that opened fire at the Israeli forces and threw firebombs at them.  The military said troops responded by firing at the gunmen.
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Near-daily Palestinian attacks have killed 20 Israelis and an American student.  Israeli fire has killed 124 Palestinians, 85 of them said by Israel to be attackers while the rest were killed in clashes with Israeli forces.
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On Wednesday, two Palestinian attackers were shot dead after they stabbed and killed an Israeli man.
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Another Israeli man died after he was apparently shot by Israeli police trying to subdue the attackers.
      Two Jerusalem stabbing victims succumb to wounds  (INN 12/23/2015)
      Three wounded in Jerusalem Old City stabbing attack  (INN 12/23/2015)
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One of the victims is in critical condition, according to medical sources.  The second victim is seriously injured and the third moderately.
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The attack was carried out by two Arab terrorists.  Border Policewomen stationed in the area opened fire on both of them, killing one and wounding the other, who was then promptly taken into custody. 
      France says suspect behind factory beheading has committed suicide  (Fox 12/23/2015)
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... Salhi lured his boss into a van, knocked him unconscious and beheaded him.
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Salhi allegedly carried a long-bladed knife, a gun and two brand-new flags emblazoned with the Muslim declaration of faith.
      Samir Kuntar killed in Syria airstrike  (INN 12/20/2015)
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... an Israeli strike believed to have killed Kuntar, who murdered two members of the Haran family and a policeman in the northern Israeli city of Nahariya in 1979, crushing the four-year old's head with the butt of his rifle after murdering her father in front of her.
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Her two-year old sister died when the mother, hiding in a crawl space, accidentally smothered her while trying to prevent her cries from being heard.  He was released in 2008 as part of a prisoner swap with Hezbollah.
      Pentagon reportedly considering stepping up cyberattacks against ISIS  (Fox 12/20/2015)
      Belgium missed chance to nab Paris attacks suspect due to law limiting raids, official says  (Fox 12/17/2015)
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... authorities were forbidden to carry out a raid to capture the terrorist dubbed "Europe's most wanted man" due to an obscure law that prohibits police from entering private homes between the hours of 9 p.m.  and 5 a.m.  The only exceptions to the law, which dates to 1969, are if a crime is in progress or if the home is on fire.
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The botched raid would constitute the second time Abdeslam was able to escape apprehension by authorities.
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A car he was traveling in was stopped at the border between France and Belgium hours after the Paris attacks, but was allowed to pass because authorities at the checkpoint had not received an alert that Abdeslam was wanted.
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... Abdeslam would have been apprehended if he had arrived at the checkpoint 15 minutes later.
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French investigators believe that Abdeslam was assigned to carry out a suicide bombing in the 18th district of Paris on the night of Nov.  13.  Instead, Abdeslam dropped his explosive vest in a garbage heap and called two of his friends in Brussels to come pick him up.
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... at least 85 current Molenbeek residents are suspected of engaging in extremist activities.
      Does ISIS pose a WMD threat?  (INN 12/16/2015)
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It is highly likely that ISIS seeks chemical, biological, and radiological materials for both military and civilian targets, such as subways, food, and water supplies.
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ISIS is an even more brutal and radical group than al-Qaeda, which has also pursued WMD.
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Given the technological limitations that ISIS faces, their procuring of a nuclear device is highly unlikely.  However, the probability that the group will acquire further chemical agents, and seek to obtain biological and radiological agents for the first time – not necessarily weaponized – is high.
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An attack could occur anywhere across the globe.  ISIS does not display any degree of morality whatsoever and does not fear the consequences of its deeds.
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ISIS is apparently incapable of safely handling highly dangerous toxicants, pathogens, and radioisotopes, but this should not constitute a bottleneck within a radical organization like ISIS.
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In terms of potential aerial delivery systems, ISIS could capture and use agricultural spraying airplanes or unmanned aerial vehicles.
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ISIS could also infect individuals with pathogens found in civilian facilities, and let them roam freely among the public and across borders as rudimentary dispersal devices. 
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In short, the current chaotic circumstances in the region are conducive to its efforts.  Only an incapacitating blow against the group will remove this threat.
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The risk of chemical, biological, and radiological warfare and terrorism are tangible threats that must be dealt with now.
      2,225 rock attacks in the last three months  (INN 12/16/2015)
      Toddler terror victim still in serious condition  (INN 12/15/2015)
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The condition of the 18-month-old baby whose leg was almost cut off during Monday night's car attack in Jerusalem continues to be serious.
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On Monday night, an Arab terrorist ... wounded 14 people after he rammed his car into a bus stop...
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Two others, including a 65-year-old woman, were moderately wounded and the rest were lightly wounded.
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The terrorist was shot dead after exiting the car armed with an ax.
      Pentagon warns ISIS offshoot growing in Afghanistan, 'operationally active'  (Fox 12/15/2015)
      Turkey arrests ISIS militant suspected of planning attack on US Consulate  (Fox 12/15/2015)
      Terror taxes: ISIS turns to religious tithes, confiscation to keep its economy going  (Fox 12/15/2015)
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... the fundamental tax in ISIS-held territory is zakat, an obligatory form of charity that requires Muslims who can afford it to give 2.5 percent of their capital.
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ISIS justifies the collection by citing a Koranic clause that says the zakat proceeds can be given to those fighting for a holy cause.
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Among the key sources of income early in ISIS' reign of terror was the taxes levied on Iarqi government employee salaries.  Despite ISIS fighters overrunning Iraq's second city of Mosul in the summer of 2014, ... the Baghdad government continued to pay its employees for almost a year afterward.
      British sniper killed 5 ISIS terrorists with 3 shots, report claims  (Fox 12/14/2015)
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... Special Air Service sniper foiled a potential terror attack two weeks ago, shooting three jihadis wearing suicide vests at a bomb factory outside the ISIS-occupied city of Mosul.  The other two killed were said to be ISIS guards.
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The first shot detonated one attacker's explosive device, killing the jihadi and both guards.
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The second shot struck an attacker in the head, and the third hit the remaining jihadi's vest.
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The sniper was positioned nearly half a mile from the attackers.
      US says airstrikes killed 350 ISIS terrorists in Ramadi  (Fox 12/11/2015)
      5 face charges of plotting terror attack in Australia  (Fox 12/10/2015)
      SoCal terror probe points to Pakistan, raises trust issue in terror war  (Fox 12/07/2015)
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"The U.S.-Pakistan relationship has been a tale of mistrust and facades for a long time."
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Radical Islamist groups operate almost as autonomous mini-governments in Pakistan.
      London Underground terror suspect had ISIS material on phone, prosecutors say  (Fox 12/07/2015)
      Pentagon: US airstrikes kill ISIS head in Libya, al Qaeda senior official in Somalia  (Fox 12/07/2015)
      Intelligence report commissioned by White House says ISIS not contained  (Fox 12/07/2015)
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"This intel report didn't tell us anything we didn't already know."
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"It was lots of great charts showing countries highlighted across the globe, with some groups having pledged allegiance to ISIS and others leaning towards it."
      London police treating stabbing attack as 'terror incident'  (Fox 12/06/2015)
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"I could hear people pleading for help...and all of a sudden people started running out of the station."
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Another witness described the man ... as "tall and black, wearing a black jacket and a headscarf."
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"It looked like he was attacking people at random."
      ISIS-affiliate claims responsibility for explosion that killed Yemeni governor, 6 others  (Fox 12/06/2015)
      One person seriously injured in stabbing attack in London subway station  (Fox 12/05/2015)
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A man was arrested Saturday after allegedly stabbing and seriously injuring a commuter while being heard shouting "this is for Syria" inside a London tube station.
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The victim, who has yet to be identified, was slashed in the throat area by a machete.
      ISIS takes flight: Terror group training pilots at airbase in Libya  (Fox 12/05/2015)
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ISIS is training pilots at an airbase in Libya, using small plane left over from the Qaddafi regime and at least one flight simulator in an effort experts fear could lead to aerial attacks targeting Europe.
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Given that Sirte is just a short flight from mainland Europe – Italy is closest of all - the development could mean ISIS is closing in on a bid to take its terrorism to a frightening new level with a multitude of high-profile potential targets within range.
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"We know that the jihadists are trying every means to hurt the West, and if they can blow themselves up in cars they can certainly do the same with airplanes; this wouldn't be a great novelty and is in line with their thinking and purpose to do as much harm as possible."
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"We're talking about very basic, rudimentary pilots who can take off in a light plane and crash themselves into the Vatican, for instance.  It takes only an hour and a half to cross [the Mediterranean Sea] from Libya to Rome."
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"Everybody is thinking about [ISIS] as a terrorist organization, but in fact this is a terrorist state.  They have all the organs of a state."
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"In Mosul [in Iraq] alone they took about 2,500 armored personnel carriers from the Iraqi army, all brand new American equipment."
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"During the civil war in Syria, ISIS and other jihadists have been manipulating and producing chemical weapons and reports have shown they have attacked Syrian forces with chemical means at a time when people thought it was only the regime that was doing so.  So, this terrorist state has the means to train people."
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"If the international community doesn't intervene militarily, either through an Arab military force or an international force, I fear the outcome in Libya might be very grim."
      Terror network in Paris attacks said to have UK links  (Fox 12/05/2015)
      10 injured in bomb blasts at Hindu temple in Bangladesh  (Fox 12/05/2015)
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In recent months, Bangladesh has experienced a series of attacks on secular bloggers, foreigners and minority groups amid concerns that religious extremism is on the rise in the Muslim-majority country.
      Nigeria arrests 9 alleged Boko Haram extremists in Abuja  (Fox 12/05/2015)
      German lawmakers approve anti-ISIS mission  (Fox 12/04/2015)
      Russia warns Thailand of possible ISIS attack  (Fox 12/04/2015)
      A strategy for Israel: Operation French Example  (INN 12/03/2015)
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The French authorities this week shut down four mosques that they suspected of nurturing Islamic radicalism.
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Minister of the Interior ... said that the mosques were run by "preachers of hatred."
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That accurately describes a significant number of mosques in Israel, too.
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... the same time they were shutting down the mosques, the French police raided the homes of the mosques' leaders.
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How many guns, jihad documents, and encrypted hard drives might one find in the homes of radical Israeli Arab imams?
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These were the latest moves in a series of anti-terror actions by the French authorities in recent days that have included more than 2,200 raids on businesses and private homes, the detention of 232 suspects, and the discovery of more than 300 weapons.
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Israel should raid whichever homes and businesses it needs to raid, arrest whomever it needs to arrest, and shut down whichever mosques need to be shut down.
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The Israeli authorities have become more and more nervous about taking actions that are necessary for security but likely to provoke international criticism.
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So here's one modest suggestion for Israel: Just echo the French.
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Launch "Operation French Example," and with each step, announce that Israel is simply learning from the French example.
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Shut down the four Israeli Arab mosques that are the worst of the inciters.  And explain the shutdown by quoting the words of France's Interior Minister: "We will be totally firm against all those who preach hate."
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Raid the homes of the Israeli Arab Imams of Hatred.  And announce that the raids were inspired by France.
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Restrict the movements of Israeli Arab inciters and agitators.  And issue a statement explaining that France has shown Israel the way.
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Then cap it all off by having Israel's ambassador the United Nations introduce a resolution praising France for its anti-terror actions.  Let's see who votes for it, and who votes against it.
      Belgium arrests 2 more suspects in Paris terror attacks  (Fox 12/03/2015)
      ISIS takes aim at Putin, with videos showing Russian 'spy' beheading, threats to Moscow  (Fox 12/02/2015)
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"Here today, on this blessed land, the battle [against Russia] begins."
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"We shall kill your children for every child you've killed here."
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"And we will destroy your homes for each home you destroyed here."
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"Praise be to Allah who allow martyrdom-seeking lions to storm the capital of France."
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"France was the beginning.  Tomorrow it will be Washington, it will be New York and it will be Moscow."
      ISIS starts building an air force in Libya  (INN 12/02/2015)
      Pakistan hangs 4 suspected Taliban members over school massacre  (Fox 12/02/2015)
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authorities have hanged four militants who were sentenced to death over a Taliban attack on an army-run school last year that killed more than 150 people, mostly children.
      Afghan Taliban leader Mansour wounded in gunfight  (Fox 12/02/2015)
      Cameroon Army kills 100 from Boko Haram, frees 900 hostages  (Fox 12/02/2015)
      New arrest in deadly Paris attacks linked to apartment raid  (Fox 12/02/2015)
      Widows reveal gruesome Munich massacre details hidden by Germany  (INN 12/01/2015)
      Car bomb found in main Bulgarian airport  (INN 12/01/2015)
      Terrorism trial begins in Paris as authorities hunt attack suspects  (Fox 12/01/2015)
      Pipe bomb blast injures at least 5 near Istanbul subway station, mayor says  (Fox 12/01/2015)
      Palestinian shot and killed after stabbing Israeli police officer in Jerusalem  (Fox 11/29/2015)
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Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said the 38-year-old Palestinian walked past two officers near a gate into the Old City and then yelled "God is greatest" before stabbing one of them in the neck, moderately wounding him.  Other officers opened fire at the attacker and shot him dead.  Another knife was later found on his body.
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Hours later, a Palestinian stabbed an Israeli woman in the back as she was waiting at a Jerusalem bus stop before escaping.
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The military said it shut down the "Dream" radio station overnight, marking the third time Israel has closed a Hebron station it accuses of inciting violence.
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The military said the station "repeatedly broadcast content that promotes and encourages terror and acts of violence" against Israelis.
      ISIS affiliate claims responsibility for killing 4 Egyptian police officers  (Fox 11/29/2015)
      Russia: 3 Islamic State-allied militants killed in Dagestan, including 1 back from Syria  (Fox 11/29/2015)
      Why ISIS survives: Airstrike sirens, tunnels  (INN 11/27/2015)
      Egypt finds Gaza's first iron attack tunnel  (INN 11/27/2015)
      Germany arrests man reportedly suspected of selling guns to Paris attackers  (Fox 11/27/2015)
      Mali arrests 2 in connection with deadly hotel attack  (Fox 11/27/2015)
      ISIS affiliate claims responsibility for deadly Bangladesh mosque attack  (Fox 11/27/2015)
      ISIS parks its cash in Bitcoin, experts say  (Fox 11/25/2015)
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... bitcoin – an unregulated and virtually untraceable form of online currency that circumvents the traditional banking system – is on the government's radar, since it could serve as an ideal placeholder for terrorist assets and provide a way for terrorists to exchange money.
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"Sending bitcoins across borders is as easy as sending them across the street.  There are no banks to make you wait three business days, no extra fees for making an international transfer, and no special limitations on the minimum or maximum amount you can send."
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The terror group's primary sources of revenue are robbery, extortion, oil sales, ransom payments and overseas donations.
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But it doesn't take a fortune to pull off a terror attack.  Even large-scale attacks can be relatively inexpensive.
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The 9/11 Commission determined that it cost between $400,000 and $500,000 to plan and carry out the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington.
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"Terrorists need anonymity.  Countries have gotten very good at tracking terror financing in the years since 9/11.  Networks have looked for new ways to do it, and it appears they've found it in bitcoin."
      ISIS underground: Network of tunnels built beneath Iraqi city  (Fox 11/25/2015)
      ISIS claims responsibility for deadly attack on bus carrying Tunisia’s presidential guards  (Fox 11/25/2015)
      Hungary police detain six after 'bomb lab', car full of weapons found  (Fox 11/25/2015)
      Austrian ISIS 'poster girl' reportedly beaten to death after trying to escape Syria  (Fox 11/25/2015)
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At the time of their disappearance, they left a note for their families saying "Don't look for us.  We will serve Allah and we will die for him."
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Both girls' families settled in Vienna after fleeing Bosnia-Herzegovina to escape that country's war during the 1990s.
      Officials investigate whether Paris terror fugitive abandoned mission  (Fox 11/24/2015)
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The discovery of a suicide vest in a Paris suburb Monday has heightened the possibility that Europe's most wanted man, Salah Abdeslam, abandoned his murderous mission to cause terror in the French capital before fleeing across the border into Belgium.
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The vest was found by a street cleaner in a pile of rubble in Chatillon-Montrouge, on the southern edge of Paris and a considerable distance from the sites of the attacks on the Right Bank of the Seine to the north.
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... the vest contained bolts and the same type of explosives — TATP — as those used by the ISIS attackers.
      'Severe blow': Al Qaeda suicide bomber takes out leadership of key ISIS brigade  (Fox 11/24/2015)
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A recent suicide bombing in southern Syria shows the rivalry between Al Qaeda and ISIS is more than just a contest to see who can kill the most infidels — the groups are using classic terror techniques on each other.
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The Nov.  15 bombing came at a top-level meeting of the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade, a key ISIS militia known for its bloody and vicious hold over parts of the Golan Heights.
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Six of the group's top men were killed, including Muhammad "Abu Ali" al-Baridi, the shadowy head of the group who went by the nickname "The Uncle."
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Al Nusra Front, Al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, quickly took credit, gloating on Twitter about the "heroic" attack.
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"The Islamic State [ISIS], that controls the closest area to the Israel border in the Syrian Golan Heights, suffered a severe blow and lost its entire top command in the area in one fell swoop."
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It is in that part of the hugely complex Syrian conflict where the bitter infighting between the Sunni Muslim terrorist groups is most deadly and direct.
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ISIS has largely captured the international spotlight from Al Qaeda, the group from which it sprang, with mass executions, gruesome beheadings and even the apparent use of chemical weapons.
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But while the black-clad killers have sown fear across the globe, the organization behind the infamous 9/11, 7/7, and countless other major atrocities, is not surrendering its longtime perch atop the terror heap.
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Regional experts suggest the successful suicide mission against such a significant affiliate shows a degree of on-the-ground vulnerability on the part of ISIS.
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They say it could be interpreted as justification for those who argue that only ‘boots on the ground' can truly deal a crushing blow to ISIS, whose reported underground hiding places ensure that while they will suffer casualties from airstrikes carried out by the U.S., France and others, such tactics is unlikely to deal them a mortal blow.
      'Complete failure': French intelligence grapples with fallout of Paris attacks  (Fox 11/23/2015)
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French intelligence officials were not aware until days after this month's deadly terror attack on Paris that the suspected mastermind of the carnage had a female cousin living just north of the capital.
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... information provided by Moroccan intelligence tied Hasna Houlahcen to Abdelhamid Abaaoud, enabling authorities to launch the raid that killed the two relatives...
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"No need to fool ourselves," a French government official told the newspaper.  "What we have in front of us is a complete failure."
      Israeli woman stabbed to death, 3 attackers killed  (Fox 11/22/2015)
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The 21-year-old Israeli woman was seriously wounded when a Palestinian attacked her with a knife in the West Bank Sunday afternoon before being shot and killed by soldiers nearby.
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... "the young woman was stabbed numerous times in the head, chest and the area of the heart." He said despite attempts by medics to save her, she succumbed to her wounds.
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In an earlier attack, the military said a woman pulled out a knife at the entrance to a military base and began approaching civilians.  A local West Bank settler leader, Gershon Mesika, said he veered off the road and struck the woman with his vehicle.  A soldier then fired at her and killed her.
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"She talked about stabbing to her brother the day before but no one took her seriously.  If she tried to stab she did what she wanted."
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Elsewhere in the West Bank, a Palestinian driving a taxi cab tried to run over Israelis east of Jerusalem, police said.  After crashing his car, he emerged with a knife and tried to stab people, but was shot dead by a bystander before he could harm anyone.
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Israeli politicians have encouraged licensed gun owners to carry their weapons during the latest wave of unrest.
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"I must say that we are showing such awareness, with considerable resourcefulness and courage, and this is deserving of all praise.  We are still fighting and will continue to do so."
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On Saturday night, a Palestinian attacker stabbed four people in the southern Israeli town of Kiryat Gat.  Following an hourslong manhunt, police found the 18-year-old hiding in the yard of a nearby home.
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Israel says the current spate of violence is due to a Palestinian campaign of lies and incitement surrounding the holy site...
      Belgian authorities arrest 16 in anti-terror raids  (Fox 11/22/2015)
      US embassy warns Americans to stay home as Belgium raises terror alert to highest level  (Fox 11/21/2015)
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... the decision to raise the alert level was taken "based on quite precise information about the risk of an attack like the one that happened in Paris...where several individuals with arms and explosives launch actions, perhaps even in several places at the same time."
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... Belgium has filed charges of "participation in terrorist attacks and participation in the activities of a terrorist organization" against three suspects relating to the Paris attacks.
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In Turkey, authorities detained three suspected Islamic State militants, including a 26-year-old Belgian of Moroccan descent.
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... two of the seven attackers who died in the bloodshed Nov.  13 had entered Europe through Greece, an entry point for many of the hundreds of thousands of migrants seeking asylum in Europe.
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The five other attackers who died had links to France and Belgium.
      Dozens feared dead as hostage situation in Mali hotel apparently ends  (Fox 11/20/2015)
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...  at least one guest reported the attackers instructed him to recite verses from the Koran before he was allowed to leave the hotel.
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... Malian special forces entered the hotel and freed hostages "floor by floor."
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10 gunmen stormed the hotel Friday morning shouting "Allahu Akbar," or "God is great," in Arabic before firing on the guards.
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A handful of jihadi groups, some linked to Al Qaeda, seized the northern half of Mali — a former French colony — in 2012 and were ousted from cities and towns by a French military intervention.
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... the assailants had initially "locked in" 140 guests and 30 employees.
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... the northern part of the country remains insecure and militant attacks have extended farther south this year, including the capital.  In March, masked gunmen shot up a restaurant in Bamako that is popular with foreigners, killing five people.
      Paris massacre ringleader used migrant crisis to get into France, PM says  (Fox 11/20/2015)
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The suspected mastermind of last week's Paris massacre, and some of the other attackers, had exploited the Syrian refugee crisis to slip into France unnoticed.
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... some of the Paris attackers had taken advantage of the massive influx of migrants into Europe escaping war in the Middle East.
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"These individuals took advantage of the refugee crisis...  of the chaos, perhaps, for some of them to slip in" to France.
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"Others were in Belgium already.  And others, I must remind you, were in France."
      ISIS vows to blow up the White House in new video  (Fox 11/19/2015)
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"We will fry you with [suicide] belts and explosives."
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"You not prosper and you will not last long.  We have started by you and we will end at the so-called White House which we will turn into black with our fires."
      Islamic State terrorists determined to build chemical weapons, officials say  (Fox 11/19/2015)
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"Terrorism hit France not because of what it is doing in Iraq and Syria ... but for what it is."
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"They now have complete freedom to select locations for their labs and production sites and have a wide range of experts, both civilians and military, to aid them."
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the group has managed to attract chemical experts from abroad as well as Iraqi experts, including ones who once worked for Saddam Hussein's now-dissolved Military Industrialization Authority.  The foreigners include experts from Chechnya and southeast Asia.
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"Daesh is working very seriously to reach production of chemical weapons, particularly nerve gas.  That would threaten not just Iraq but the whole world."
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... al-Qaida tried for two decades to develop chemical weapons and didn't succeed, showing the technical and scientific difficulties. 
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U.S.  intelligence agencies have consistently underestimated the Islamic State group, which has shown itself to be more capable and innovative than al-Qaida and has greater financial resources.
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"Even a few competent scientists and engineers, given the right motivation and a few material resources, can produce hazardous industrial and weapons-specific chemicals in limited quantities."
      At least 5 dead, including American tourist, in West Bank and Tel Aviv terrorist attacks  (Fox 11/19/2015)
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An 18-year-old American man from the Boston area was among those shot and killed by a Palestinian terrorist Thursday in the West Bank.
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The shooting and a separate, earlier knife attack in Tel Aviv Thursday left at least five people dead, and two suspects – both identified as Palestinians — were in custody.
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The attacks took place a day after the one-year anniversary of the brutal killings of five worshippers — including three Americans — inside a Jerusalem synagogue by two Palestinians armed with meat cleavers and a gun.
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In the West Bank, at least three people were killed and three others were wounded after a Palestinian terrorist opened fire from his vehicle on cars stuck in a traffic jam...
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"Whoever condemned the attacks in France needs to condemn the attacks in Israel.  It's the same terror.  Whoever does not do this is a hypocrite and blind."
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Earlier in the day, a Palestinian man was arrested after stabbing and killing two Israelis and wounding another who were engaged in mid-day prayers.
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The attacker was arrested after being partially subdued by a civilian.  Authorities identified him as Raed Khalil bin Mahmoud, a 36-year-old father of five from the West Bank city of Dura.
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The attacker then went to a lower floor and continued his spree until a civilian hit him with a metal pipe.
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... the Hamas militant group, on Twitter, praised the attack.
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... three Palestinian women tried to infiltrate an Israeli military post in the West Bank, but were stopped and found with three knives in their possession.
      Suspected mastermind of Paris massacre killed in terror raid  (Fox 11/19/2015)
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... his death marks a major advance for the investigation, but add they are operating on the premise that more senior suspects connected to the plot are still out there.
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They describe Abaaoud as the "Mohammed Atta" of the Paris attacks, the "tactical guy" who identified and pulled together the operatives, in the same way the lead hijacker kept the 9/11 teams on course.
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They emphasize that based on his skill set and experience, Abaaoud was not the strategic planner, in the same way Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was for the 9/11 attacks.
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The Paris massacre involved a plot or plots with multiple layers and upwards of 20 players
      ISIS supporters stab teacher at Jewish school in France, prosecutors say  (Fox 11/18/2015)
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The suspects approached the teacher while they rode on scooters, prosecutor Brice Robin told Reuters.  He said one suspect wore an Islamic State t-shirt, and another showed a picture on his mobile telephone of Mohamed Merah, an Islamic militant who killed seven people in southern France three years ago.
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"The three people insulted, threatened and then stabbed their victim in the arm and leg.  They were interrupted by the arrival of a car and fled."
      2 terror suspects killed, 7 arrested in raid targeting Paris attack mastermind  (Fox 11/18/2015)
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Seven terror suspects were arrested Wednesday morning and two others were killed, including a woman wearing a suicide vest who blew herself up, after police stormed a suburban Paris apartment targeting the alleged mastermind of last Friday's massacre in the French capital.
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... scores of police stormed the building and were met with unexpectedly violent resistance.  Molins said five people were arrested in the apartment, while two others were arrested nearby.
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Abaaoud was believed to be in Syria after a January police raid in Belgium, but bragged in ISIS propaganda of his ability to move back and forth between Europe and Syria undetected.
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French police confirmed that five officers suffered minor injuries in the raid.  A police dog was also killed when the female suicide bomber blew herself up.
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On Tuesday, officials said they now believe at least one other attacker was involved and they were working to identify and track down that suspect.
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there have been gaps in officials' public statements, which have never fully disclosed how many attackers took part in the deadly rampage.
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The brief clip shows two black-clad gunmen with automatic weapons calmly firing on the bar then returning toward a waiting car, whose driver was maneuvering behind them.
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Police have identified one subject of their manhunt as Salah Abdeslam, whom French police accidentally permitted to cross into Belgium on Saturday.  One of his brothers, Brahim, blew himself up in Paris.
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President Francois Hollande said "we are at war" with ISIS.  He called for a "large coalition" working together against Islamic State militants to destroy a group that threatens the whole world and "commits massacres" in the Mideast.
      ISIS mag boasts of Paris, airliner attacks as rep warns of US plots  (Fox 11/18/2015)
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... publishing in its online magazine an image of the attack — under the headline, "JUST TERROR" — along with images of the purported bomb the group claims it used to down a Russian airliner over Egypt.
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... leading lawmaker on Capitol Hill revealed that America already is deep in the throes of a war at home with the terror organization.
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... there have been 18 ISIS plots directed at the U.S.  this year — along with 1,000 ISIS investigations and 60 related arrests.
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"A bomb was smuggled onto the airplane, leading to the deaths of 219 Russians and 5 other crusaders only a month after Russia's thoughtless decision."
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Russia's FSB security service confirmed Tuesday that a bomb brought down the plane.
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... it had killed a Chinese and a Norwegian captive, showing what appeared to be pictures of the dead men with a banner reading "executed." In its previous issue, it had said the two captives were "for sale."
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The magazine also suggested the Paris plot began as much as a year ago, saying of the attackers, "The eight knights brought Paris down on its knees, after years of French conceit in the face of Islam."
      ISIS militants dig in, anticipating assault on Syria's Raqqa  (Fox 11/18/2015)
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To avoid being hit in their bases, the fighters have moved into residential neighborhoods...
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"There is major fear in the city, especially with Daesh preventing civilians from leaving the city."
      32 dead, 80 injured in Nigeria bomb blast, Boko Haram blamed  (Fox 11/18/2015)
      Terrorists: A Dangerous and Costly Economic Threat  (Fox 11/17/2015)
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It's impossible to put a price on human life after 129 were killed and hundreds injured in the terrorist attacks in Paris last week.  This follows the 224 souls who perished earlier this month after a bomb likely downed a Russian charter jet over Sinai Egypt and more than 40 others killed in Beirut last week when bombs exploded in a crowded neighborhood.
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Along with the human and emotional toll, France and other countries as well as multinational corporations, are facing, with almost certainty, rising costs to combat and prevent future attacks.
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Last year, the cost of "containing terrorism" was $117 billion...
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... the cost of preventing terrorism is far more than the cost of terrorism itself, which jumped 61% to a record $53 billion.
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Two terror groups, ISIL also known as ISIS, and Boko Haram, were responsible for 51% of terrorist deaths.
      Egypt rounds up airport workers after Russia confirms bomb brought down passenger jet  (Fox 11/17/2015)
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... closed circuit television showed a baggage handler carrying a suitcase from an airport building to another man, who was loading luggage onto the plane.
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... a homemade explosive device blew up on the plane shortly after takeoff.
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... the device was "equivalent to 1 kilogram of TNT ... which caused the plane to break up in the air, which explains why the fuselage was scattered over such a large territory."
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ISIS has claimed responsibility for bringing the Russian plane down in written statements, as well as video and audio messages posted on the Internet following the crash.
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... the 9/11 World Trade Center terrorist attacks, the deadliest on U.S.  soil since Pearl Harbor in 1941, is often cited as a review.
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The attacks claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 and injured over 6,000 and in the years following the economic costs tied to the terrorist act rose to a reported $3 trillion
      Siege unfolds in Belgian extremist hub as suspected 'mastermind' of Paris attacks identified  (Fox 11/16/2015)
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Explosions rang out during a massive police operation in the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek as investigators searched for a suspect in the Paris massacre...
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... investigators identified a Belgian jihadist believed to be fighting alongside ISIS in Syria as the suspected mastermind behind Friday's attacks that killed at least 129 people.
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... Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a 27-year-old from Molenbeek, was also believed to have ties to to the thwarted attack on a Paris-bound high-speed train this past August, as well as a failed plot to attack a Paris-area church.
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He is reportedly the child of Moroccan immigrants to Belgium.
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Another suspect, 26-year-old Salah Abdeslam, had been stopped at the French border with Belgium early Saturday, hours after the attacks...
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... border officers let Abdeslam go after checking his ID.  By then, hours had passed since authorities identified Abdeslam as the renter of a Volkswagen Polo that carried hostage takers to the Bataclan, where 89 concert-goers were murdered by terrorists.
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Three Kalashnikovs were found inside another car, a Belgian-registered Seat Leon known to have been used in the attacks...
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... Three Kalashnikovs were found inside another car, a Belgian-registered Seat Leon known to have been used in the attacks...
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"We will keep living for a long time with the terrorist threat."
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... 104 people have been placed under house arrest in the past 48 hours and that 31 weapons had been seized, including a rocket launcher, a flak jacket, and 15 handguns.
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"It's just a start, these operations are going to continue, the response of the Republic will be huge, will be total.  The one who targets the Republic, the Republic will catch him, will be implacable."
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Hours earlier, twelve French aircraft, including ten fighter jets, dropped 20 bombs on a command and control center, a jihadi recruitment center, munitions depot and ISIS training camp in the Syrian city of Raqqa...
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... "these were French strikes but they were conducted within the coalition.  We helped with [the] target list."
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One of the suicide bombers who blew himself up in the Bataclan concert hall after helping to murder 89 concert-goers was identified as 28-year-old Samy Amimour, a French national who had been charged with terrorism offenses in 2012 and was the subject of an international arrest warrant.
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a suicide bomber who blew himself up outside the national soccer stadium was found with a Syrian passport with the name Ahmad Al Mohammad, a 25-year-old born in Idlib.
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... fingerprints from the attacker match those of someone who passed through Greece in October.
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... U.S.  security services had alerted the Paris government in September that French jihadists in Syria were planning some kind of attack.
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... Turkish authorities had foiled a plot to stage an attack in Instanbul on the same day as the assault on Paris. 
      Dozens of ISIS-linked fighters killed in Sinai Peninsula, report claims  (Fox 11/16/2015)
      Russia reveals thwarted 'hand cream' bombing before Sochi Olympics  (Fox 11/16/2015)
      72 hours before Paris attacks, ISIS-linked social media account reveals 'God bless you in your mission'  (Fox 11/15/2015)
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... four credible, ISIS-linked social media accounts began sharing messages 72 hours before the Paris attack, including images of weapons, the Eiffel tower, as well as blessings for the attackers' mission.  A military intelligence source says the social media traffic is now seen as evidence the three teams had gone operational.
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The translations include "God bless you in your mission" and "Support the deployment," as well as a reference to our "sister," suggesting an operative, or member of the support team was a woman.
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In August, a French national who was arrested, returning from Syria, mentioned instructions to attack a concert hall.
      French citizen Ismael Omar Mostefai ID'd as suicide bomber in Paris massacre  (Fox 11/15/2015)
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"In 2010, he was blacklisted by the police due to extreme behaviors, but never been classified into any illegal extremist groups."
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ISIS has claimed responsibility for the apparent meticulously planned attacks and has warned that France would remain at the "top of the list of targets" over its airstrike on the militant group in Syria and Iraq.
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Serbian police said Sunday the owner of a passport found near a suicide bomber in Paris entered the country on Oct.  7 from Macedonia as part of the wave of asylum-seeking refugees crossing the Balkans toward Western Europe.
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Police said in a statement that the man, identified only as A.A., formally requested asylum in Serbia.  It's the same passport holder registered as entering Greece on Oct.  3.
      Belgium makes three arrests linked to Paris attacks  (Fox 11/14/2015)
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Police in Belgium made three arrests Saturday in connection with Friday's bloody terror assaults in Paris that killed at least 129 people...
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... the arrests came after a car with Belgian license plates was seen Friday night close to the Bataclan concert hall, scene of the deadliest assault where at least 89 people were massacred by attackers armed with AK-47s and explosives.
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"We can say at this stage of the investigation there was probably three coordinated teams of terrorists behind this barbaric act."
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The terrorists teams carried out their coordinated attacks Friday night at six sites around the capital...
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... one of the suicide bombers was identified as a young Frenchman flagged in the past for links with Islamic extremist activity.  ... he had a criminal record with eight arrests.
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A Greek official said that terrorist crossed into the European Union through the Greek island of Leros in October, a transit point for Syrian refugees fleeing their war-torn country.
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"On the case of the Syrian passport found at the scene of the terrorist attack, we announce that the passport holder had passed from Leros on Oct.  3 where he was identified based on EU rules."
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"We do not know if the passport was checked by other countries through which the holder likely passed."
      No Mercy: France's Hollande responds to Paris attacks that leave at least 127 dead  (Fox 11/14/2015)
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Eight ISIS terrorists wielding AK-47s and wearing suicide belts carried out coordinated attacks at six sites around Paris Friday night, killing at least 127 people and wounding at least 180 others, prompting French President Francois Hollande to condemn the attack as an "act of war" and vow that France "will be merciless toward the barbarians of Islamic State group."
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Hollande said ISIS was "a terrorist army ... a jihadist army, against France, against the values that we defend everywhere in the world, against what we are: A free country that means something to the whole planet."
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ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks and a Syrian passport was found on the body of suicide bomber at the Paris stadium.
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ISIS, in an online statement, described Paris as "the carrier of the banner of the Cross in Europe" and described the attackers as "eight brothers wrapped in explosive belts and armed with machine rifles."
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"Let France and those who walk in its path know that they will remain on the top of the list of targets of the IS," the statement also read, in part, "and that the smell of death will never leave their noses as long as they lead the convoy of the Crusader campaign."
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... the coordinated attacks likely required "months of planning," based on their sheer number, the locations including a site where the president was present and the variety of weapons used.
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The violence raises questions about security for the millions of tourists who come to Paris — and for world events the French capital routinely hosts.
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Terror struck in Paris near the same neighborhood earlier this year, when two Islamic radical gunmen stormed the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 and wounding 11.
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... an associate of the pair, attacked a Jewish grocery store in Paris, taking more than a dozen hostage and killing four.  Coulibaly had killed a policewoman the day before.
      ISIS leader in Libya likely killed in US airstrike, official says  (Fox 11/14/2015)
      French police storm Paris music hall, kill 2 terrorists; at least 40 dead in terror attacks  (Fox 11/13/2015)
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Terrorists wielding AK-47s and hurling explosives executed at least 100 people at a Paris concert hall late Friday night, after at least 40 people were killed elsewhere in coordinated attacks that rocked the French capital...
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... the killers shouted "This is for Syria!" and "Alahu Akhbar!" as they cut down patrons from a balcony before the band took the stage.
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"It lasted between 10 and 15 minutes.  It was extremely violent and there was panic.  The attackers had enough time to reload at least three times.  They were very young."
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As many as six other attacks were believed to have involved shootings and at least two suicide bombers...
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One man was reportedly arrested, and Twitter accounts linked to ISIS celebrated the attacks, but no terror organizations immediately claimed credit.
      US airstrike targets notorious ISIS militant 'Jihadi John'  (Fox 11/13/2015)
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According to a senior military source, the drone had been tracking Emwazi for most of the day Thursday while he met with other people.  The source said the strike took place shortly after Emwazi came out of a building in Raqqa, when he was "ID'd and engaged."
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Emwazi, believed to be in his mid-20s, has been described by a former hostage as a bloodthirsty psychopath who enjoyed threatening Western hostages.
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In the videos, a tall masked figure clad in black and speaking in a British accent typically began one of the gruesome videos with a political rant and a kneeling hostage before him, then ended it holding an oversize knife in his hand with the headless victim lying before him in the sand.
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... Emwazi had become the "Typhoid Mary" of the terror group, noting that his presence had prompted airstrikes on meetings, buildings, and other commanders.
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... British Prime Minister David Cameron said that officials are not yet certain whether Emwazi was dead, but said the action was "a strike at the heart" of ISIS, as well as "an act of self-defense" and the right thing to do.
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Cameron said Britain has been "working, with the United States, literally around the clock to track him down."
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He attended state schools in London, then studied computer science at the University of Westminster before leaving for Syria in 2013.
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He had been known to the nation's intelligence services since at least 2009, when he was connected with investigations into terrorism in Somalia.
      Christians facing 'Indonesian jihad' as churches burned on imams’ orders: report  (Fox 11/12/2015)
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At the urging from Islamic leaders, hundreds of Muslims took to the streets with machetes and torched area churches.
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"We will not stop hunting Christians and burning churches.  Christians are Allah's enemies," one Islamic leader said...
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"The group of Muslim hard-liners had apparently had enough of their Christian neighbor's open display of faith."
      Jewish man stabbed in Milan  (INN 11/13/2015)
      ISIS coming for the Kremlin, new video warns  (Fox 11/12/2015)
      Watch: Israeli agents pose as Arab family in daring operation  (INN 11/12/2015)
      IDF arrests Hamas terrorist in Hevron hospital  (INN 11/12/2015)
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"The security establishment will not permit the existence of any hiding place for terrorists, and we will reach and arrest all terrorists no matter where they are."
      Israeli troops reportedly launched undercover raid on West Bank hospital, killed Palestinian  (Fox 11/12/2015)
      Blade of jihad: Extremists embrace the knife as tool of terror  (Fox 11/09/2015)
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The knife has replaced suicide bombings, car attacks and random shootings as the new tool of choice for waging jihad on Israel, with leaders blatantly calling for Palestinians young and old to take up the kitchen implement and kill.
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While cars careening into crowds was the trend in terror last year — with hit songs in Gaza and the West Bank praising "martyrs" behind the wheel — this year Hamas and Palestinian Authority leaders, clerics and newspaper editors are openly encouraging stabbings that have so far killed a dozen and wounded 167 since Oct.  1.
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Through sermons, social media, online blogs, editorial cartoons and TV and radio reports, the message seems to be that anyone can pick up a knife and advance the cause.
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"Restrain the victim while others attack him with axes and butcher knives," influential Sheikh Muhammad Salakh recently preached as he brandished a knife in a sermon that was widely viewed within the territories.  "Do not fear what will be said about you.
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Oh men of the West Bank, next time, attack in a group of three, four, or five.  Attack them in groups.  Cut them into body parts."
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The attackers are hailed as brave heroes, with a youth soccer tournament named for Muhannad Halabi, who murdered two Israelis, wounding the wife and two-year-old son of one in a stabbing in Jerusalem in early October.
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Some terrorists, killed by Israeli security forces and police either during or in the immediate aftermath of their attacks, are revered as shahids (martyrs) and have had streets and squares named in their honor.
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Particularly chilling is the fact that the call to regular citizens to use readily available weapons appears to be creating a new wave of terrorists.
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"Generally speaking, the terrorists have not been operatives of any established terrorist organization."
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"The current wave of terrorism has not been directed by any organization, but rather is directly inspired by the intensive incitement accompanying it."
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The troubling trend was underscored last week, when a baby born in Gaza was given the name "Knife of Jerusalem" by his proud parents in honor of the wave of fatal stabbings carried out by Palestinians on Israeli Jews.
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"Allah has given me a new baby and I've named him 'Knife of Jerusalem,' after the Intifada of the Knives," the baby's father proudly declared in a television interview...
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"We gave him the name...  in solidarity with our people in the West Bank," the baby's mother added.
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A friend explained that he was watching a video called "Lovers of Stabbing" with the expectant father, and suggested the macabre name, an idea the father was delighted to adopt.
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ISIS began releasing a series of online video messages, the first of which was titled, "Project Behead the Jews." The videos praised Palestinians for the wave of terror and reportedly feature footage of the Temple Mount, punctuated by calls for Muslims to "liberate Al Aqsa" and "wage jihad against the Jews."
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"This incitement comes from the Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamic Movement in Israel, Hamas, and – to our chagrin – also with the active participation of the Palestinian Authority."
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On Wednesday, a terrorist identified as Ibrahim al-Acri, 38, was killed by Israeli security forces in Jerusalem after slamming his car into 15 pedestrians, killing one and injuring 14 more.  An official Hamas statement praised al-Acri as a "heroic martyr".
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"Mahmoud Abbas is trying to delegitimize Israel, but he does not want an intifada to happen.  He thinks he can control the flames [of the uprising].  He's playing a dangerous game.  An intifada is a bigger risk to his regime than it is to Israel."
      'Sensitive' intel suggests ISIS may be responsible for downing Russian jet, UK official says  (Fox 11/09/2015)
      Taliban factions battling each other over choice of new leader, Afghan officials say  (Fox 11/09/2015)
      California campus begins to heal as questions swirl after stabbing attack  (Fox 11/09/2015)
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... a manifesto he carried included numerous reminders to pray to Allah and a pledge to behead one victim. 
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... the body of the freshman, who was killed by campus police, remained unclaimed, no one from his family has spoken publicly and the role his Muslim faith may have played in the attack remains murky.
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A backpack carried by Mohammad, who was shot and killed by campus police on a nearby bridge, contained zip-tie handcuffs and duct tape.
      Report: Russian airliner downed by British jihadis  (INN 11/08/2015)
      Watch: Cold-blooded terrorist stabs security guard  (INN 11/08/2015)
      PLO doesn't like Senator Cruz's hearing on Palestinian terrorism  (INN 11/06/2015)
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Cruz oversaw the hearing entitled, "Justice Forsaken: How the Federal Government Fails the American Victims of Iranian and Palestinian Terrorism," in which several public witnesses described acts of violence and complained about the Obama administration, arguing that its Justice Department has failed to prosecute terrorists who have killed and injured Americans.
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Cruz opened the hearing with a vivid description of a Palestinian suicide bomber attack on a Jerusalem street several years ago that killed and injured men, women and children.
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Cruz spoke of "Americans who have suffered greatly because of the horrific actions of Iranian and Palestinian terrorists" and the recent surge of Palestinian terrorist attacks in Israel.
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"As bad as Palestinian terrorism has been, the Iranian government has more American blood on its hands."
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"It is not surprising a terrorist organization like the PLO is upset with the truths that were told at our hearing yesterday."
      One wounded in stabbing attack north of Jerusalem  (INN 11/06/2015)
      ISIS hands out candy to celebrate Russian jet crash in new video  (INN 11/05/2015)
      ISIS Inc.: Goods trickling out of caliphate prove difficult to trace  (Fox 11/05/2015)
      Israel adopts stiff penalties for Palestinian rock-throwers  (Fox 11/04/2015)
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The law places a minimum sentence of three years on offenders and strips rock-throwers of their social security benefits, a punishment that applies to Palestinians in east Jerusalem.
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The parents of minors convicted of rock-throwing could also have their social security benefits annulled during the period of the offender's sentence.
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"A minimum punishment is necessary to create a deterrent and uproot the assumption that `it's just a stone.  ... throwing a rock is an attempt to murder and there should at least be a minimum punishment."
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The first fatality in the current round of violence was a 64-year-old Israeli who died after his car was pelted with rocks in Jerusalem as he drove home during the Jewish New Year.
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Israeli leaders have accused Palestinian political and religious leaders of inciting the violence.  The Palestinians say it is the result of frustration after nearly 50 years of Israeli occupation.
      Stronghold for terror: Russian plane crash puts spotlight on lawless Sinai  (Fox 11/03/2015)
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"The Soldiers of the Khilafah were able to down a Russian plane over Wilayat Sayna," the terror group said in a statement.
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"The Sinai has become a key operating area for terrorists because it has become an "ungoverned space" where the authority of the Egyptian government has been undermined by rebellious Bedouin tribes who have controlled smuggling routes into and out of Gaza, Israel and Egypt."
      Palestinians stab 80-year-old woman, others in latest attacks  (Fox 11/02/2015)
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A Palestinian stabbed and wounded a 70-year-old man, seriously wounding him as he walked down the street in the northern city of Netanya...
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... a Palestinian stabbed an 80-year-old woman in the back on a street in Rishon Lezion near Tel Aviv Monday afternoon and then stabbed a man in the chest before continuing to run down the street and carrying out another attack.  ... The Palestinian then went into a cosmetics store and stabbed another man.  Bystanders managed to tackle and apprehend the attacker.
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... 80-year-old woman was stabbed in the back and waist and sustained damage to blood vessels and fractured her hip.  A 40-year-old man was stabbed multiple times in the chest.
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Video later emerged of a Palestinian smashing a female tour guide over the head with a bottle and then running away outside Jerusalem's Old City.
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In the West Bank city of Ramallah on Monday, Palestinian security forces held a military salute at a funeral ceremony for two Palestinians killed by Israeli fire.  One had tried to grab a soldier's rifle in Jerusalem, and the other had tried to stab a soldier at a West Bank checkpoint...
      Two injured in Jerusalem light rail stabbing attack  (INN 10/30/2015)
      Beautiful 'Mona Lisa' terrorist could be plotting attack in Turkey  (Fox 10/28/2015)
      Islamic State on recruitment spree in Russia's North Caucasus - raising fears of instability  (Fox 10/28/2015)
      New video purportedly shows US-Kurdish raid against ISIS  (Fox 10/25/2015)
      Israeli woman and children wounded in firebomb attack after footage released of Israeli soldiers beating Palestinian  (Fox 10/23/2015)
      Pentagon: 'Saddened' by first US death in Iraq anti-ISIS ground fight  (Fox 10/22/2015)
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The U.S.  Army Special Operator was killed in a rescue mission that freed as many as 70 ISIS hostages...
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The Arab hostages were freed from an ISIS prison in northern Iraq near Hawijah.  "People were chained to walls."
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"A mass atrocity was averted." ... rescuers "deliberately planned" the operation, and moved in when it was apparent that ISIS hostage takers were planning to kill the hostages.
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... U.S.  carried out airstrikes before and after the operation, destroying the prison afterwards.
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... dozens of Kurdish Special Operations forces known as Peshmerga led the operation alongside dozens of U.S.  Special Operations forces and five U.S.  Special Operations helicopters.  Four Peshmerga soldiers were reported wounded.
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... many hostages were from the Iraqi Army, and some were police.
      ISIS graduates its first class of junior jihadists in shocking photos  (Fox 10/22/2015)
      Terrorists Told to Poison Their Knives  (INN 10/21/2015)
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Describing the advantages of conducting a stabbing attack, he said it is a lone activity that is difficult to thwart, and that it is a more painful way of being murdered than by gunfire.
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Significantly, Abu Sarhan suggesting rubbing poison on the blade of the knife before conducting an attack, in a chilling recommendation for future terrorists.
      Violent attacks continue in Israel as tensions increase  (Fox 10/17/2015)
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Palestinian assailants carried out five stabbing attacks in Jerusalem and the West Bank on Saturday...
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... a 16-year-old Palestinian drew a knife on officers early Saturday when they asked for identification after a bystander said he was behaving suspiciously.  ... the officers shot and killed the teenager after he tried to stab them.
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... another assailant stabbed a policeman on the outskirts of Jerusalem, lightly wounding a member of the paramilitary border police.  The assailant was shot and killed.
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... an Israeli pedestrian shot and killed a Palestinian who tried to stab him.
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... a Palestinian woman stabbed a female officer at a border police base in Hebron and lightly injured her before the officer shot her dead.
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... At night, the army said a soldier was stabbed and moderately wounded before the attacker was shot.
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Most of the attacks on Israelis have been carried out by Palestinians with no known ties to militant groups.
      Palestinians torch Joseph's Tomb in West Bank as unrest continues  (Fox 10/16/2015)
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Hundreds of Palestinian rioters set fire to the site revered by some Jews as the tomb of the Biblical patriarch Joseph in the West Bank city of Nablus...
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"This arson shows that the Palestinian Authority's occupation is no different than that of [ISIS]".
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... the rioters had been incited by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, first to kill Israelis with machetes and knives, "and now burning holy and historical sites, just like [ISIS] is doing in Iraq and Syria."
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Meantime, a Palestinian posing as a journalist stabbed and wounded an Israeli soldier in the West Bank city of Hebron.  ... The assailant was described as wearing a T-shirt with the word "press" written on it in large letters.
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... Abbas ignited an uproar in Israel after falsely claiming in a televised speech that Israelis had "summarily executed" Ahmed Manasra, when the 13-year-old actually was recovering at an Israeli hospital after he stabbed two Israelis, including a boy his own age.
      New suspects in Lockerbie bombing include ex-Qaddafi spy chief  (Fox 10/15/2015)
      Kidnapped 'Chibok girl' reportedly flees Boko Haram, says others alive  (Fox 10/15/2015)
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"All of us were forced to become Muslims but kept in camps far from each other.  You can only see and recognize those in your camp as any of us who refused being Islamized was either beheaded or shot at point blank range."
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Although the group had committed previous mass atrocities, including an attack a month before the mass kidnapping in which 29 boys at a boarding school were locked in the building and burned alive, the Chibok incident drew unprecedented international condemnation.
      Twin bombing near mosque kills 26 in northeastern Nigeria  (Fox 10/15/2015)
      Two new Libyan suspects identified in Lockerbie bombing, 27 years later  (Fox 10/15/2015)
      Pentagon to reportedly setup drone base in Cameroon to help track Boko Haram militants  (Fox 10/15/2015)
      US sends initial wave of 90 service members to Cameroon  (Fox 10/14/2015)
      Abbas Accuses Israel of 'Executing' Child Terrorist  (INN 10/14/2015)
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Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has accused Israel of "executing" a 13-year-old Palestinian teenager - one of two teenage Arab terrorists who carried out a brutal stabbing spree in Jerusalem on Monday.
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Ahmed Mansara carried out the attack in Pisgat Ze'ev along with his 15-year-old cousin Mahmoud, which left a 25-year-old man seriously injured and a 13-year-old Jewish Israeli boy fighting for his life in critical condition.
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Israel "executed the child Ahmed Mansara in cold blood, just like they do to other children in Jerusalem and other Palestinian territories," Abbas said.
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But apart from the lack of context, there is one small problem with Abbas's claim: Ahmed Mansara was not killed.  He was hit by a car as he and his cousin ran along a busy street holding large knives and evacuated in serious condition - but still alive - to Israel's Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital, where he is still being treated.
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His 15-year-old accomplice was indeed shot dead after charging at police with his knife.
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"Abu Mazen's words this evening are words of lies and incitement."
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... "the youth he was talking about is alive and being treated at (Israel's) Hadassah (hospital), after he stabbed an Israeli child who was riding on a bicycle."
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"While Israel guards the status-quo on the Temple Mount, Abu Mazen with his words of incitement cynically uses religion and in so doing encourages acts of terror."
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"Abu Mazen and his men continue with their lies and incitement," she said.  "His accusations legitimize murderers and terrorists - at times children - to go out and attack.
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"The blood of our injured and the murdered citizens are on his hands."
      Stabbing Attack at Jerusalem Central Bus Station  (INN 10/14/2015)
      Another intifada brewing?  Israel calls in troops to try to stop escalating violence  (Fox 10/14/2015)
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... the current conflict had less to do with political differences and more with anti-Semitic incitement to create a religious war.
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... Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' recent statement where he blessed "every drop of blood spilled for Allah" and that Jews desecrated a Jerusalem holy site with their "filthy feet."
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"This is not new.  It is just a new wave of terrorism and violence and this time it's totally clear that the main approach here is a religious approach.  Defending Islam from the enemy of the mosque, the enemy of Islam — against the Jews."
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"It's all about horrible, anti-Jewish, racist incitement."
      Israel sending troops into cities after latest attacks  (Fox 10/14/2015)
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Many of the recent attackers have come from Arab areas of Jerusalem, prompting calls to seal off those neighborhoods to contain potential attackers.
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The cabinet also decided to strip residency rights and demolish homes of some attackers and draft hundreds more security guards to secure public transport.
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The measures came after a particularly bloody day in which a pair of Palestinian stabbing and shooting attacks in Jerusalem killed three Israelis and another two attacks took place in the normally quiet Israeli city of Raanana.  Three Palestinians, including two attackers, were also killed.
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The government has thus far been unable to stop the violence, carried out mostly by young Palestinians unaffiliated with known militant groups and apparently acting on their own.
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Israeli security officials, however, said Tuesday's seemingly coordinated attacks indicated that the outburst of violence was starting to take on a more organized fashion, from groups behind the planning and those carrying out attacks.
      Taliban targeted activists, journalists after capturing Afghanistan city  (Fox 10/14/2015)
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... the Taliban's brief foray into the city offered a chilling reminder of its violent Islamic rule in the late 1990s, and of what could await the country if it returns to power.
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... the insurgents immediately went on a rampage, looting shops and killing those who stood in their way.
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... residents helped point out the homes of activists, judges, women's welfare investigators and others.  "They had a list of people's names, and local supporters of the Taliban — and there are a lot — helped them, telling them house by house who lived where."
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The Taliban also targeted the media in Kunduz, ransacking offices and stealing or destroying equipment...
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"Concepts of freedom of expression and freedom of speech go against their ideology."
      Al Qaeda hubs dismantled in one of the largest US-Afghan raids ever, officials say  (Fox 10/13/2015)
      Netanyahu, under public pressure, vows to take 'aggressive steps' to combat Palestinian attacks  (Fox 10/13/2015)
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"We will use and not hesitate to use all means at our disposal to restore calm.  I'm sure the steps we will take will let the other side know that terror doesn't pay."
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... Tuesday, at least three Israelis were killed and 20 others were wounded in Jerusalem.
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... two attackers stabbed and shot people on a bus before one of the attackers was killed and the other was captured.
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Almost simultaneously, another attack at a bus stop in another part of the city killed at least one person before the attacker was shot and killed by police.
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At the scene of one of the attacks, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat called on the government to seal off the West Bank and certain Arab neighborhoods of east Jerusalem to quell the wave of attacks that have struck the city.
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The attackers, many of them teenagers, have had no affiliation with militant groups, and the seemingly random nature of the stabbings has made it difficult to predict or prevent them.
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The use of vehicles and firearms in Jerusalem on Tuesday, however, marked a more serious level of violence and bring back memories of the deadly attacks that plagued Israeli cities during last decade's second Palestinian uprising.
      Gunmen kill American missionary in Haiti capital  (Fox 10/13/2015)
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In May 2014, another U.S.  missionary was stabbed to death in Haiti's capital.
      Former ISIS hostage says 'Jihadi John' beat him, forced him to dance Tango  (Fox 10/12/2015)
      US believes ISIS leader al-Baghdadi still alive, despite Iraqi airstrike claim  (Fox 10/12/2015)
      Report: ISIS Chief Al-Baghdadi 'Not Dead' in Airstrike  (INN 10/11/2015)
      Sniper Fire Effective against Rioters, Says Police Chief  (INN 10/11/2015)
      Turkish police scuffle with mourners after deadly blasts kill nearly 100  (Fox 10/11/2015)
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"The state which gets information about the bird that flies and every flap of its wing, was not able to prevent a massacre in the heart of Ankara."
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Hours after Saturday's bombings, the Kurdish rebels announced a temporary cease-fire to allow the Nov.  1 elections to proceed in a secure environment.
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Turkey's government has however rejected the declaration, saying the rebels must lay down arms for good and leave Turkey.
      ISIS taking advantage of Russian airstrikes, analysts say  (Fox 10/09/2015)
      New Video Lays Bare Palestinian Incitement Behind Wave of Terror  (INN 10/09/2015)
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"The recent series of attacks against Israelis is the direct result of incitement by radical Islamist and terrorist elements."
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This incitement calls on "Palestinian youth to murder Jews.  Inflammatory statements by Palestinian leaders amount to official incitement to violence."
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"The culture of hate in the Palestinian media, schools and social networks, together with the statements of Palestinian leaders, has reached new and gruesome heights."
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"The PA, including its chairman Mahmoud Abbas, is using inflammatory Islamic rhetoric to spread false and malicious claims against Israel, and treat those who engage in the murder of Israelis as heroes.  These statements amount to official incitement to violence, and can only serve to exacerbate the situation."
      A Brother's Eulogy: Do not call them “terror victims”  (INN 10/07/2015)
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These are all methods.  Not enemies.  Terror is a tool.  The one who uses terror is the enemy.  Terror is the enemy's tactic, knives and bullets – its weapons at hand.
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Do not fight terror, fight those who dictate it.  I don't mean, God forbid, to call for acts of vengeance against innocent Arabs.  I'm also not implying that we should give up on war ethics and laws of war.
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My intention is that we should not pretend that there is no hostility, hatred, ideology, or agencies who manage terror.  Nor should we pretend that there is no widespread support for terror.  We should not forget that there is a religious and national conflict that has laid and continues to lay the foundation for terrorism.
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We ourselves say, rightly, "We should not be like them." Then why do we lie to ourselves and say that there are no "them," that there is no enemy but only an abstract and faceless "terror"?  If we are fighting "terror," then who are those "them"?
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Do not promise that our hands will reach the murderers.  Behind those murderers there is a society who supports this kind of warfare.  A society which supports targeting civilians, a society which supports finishing off a young couple.
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The murderers are the hangmen.  But those who preach that ‘here is a Jew and therefore he deserves death,' — they will not be imprisoned.  And those who today will give candies to children in order to celebrate the murder in cold blood of two more Jews, will pay no price.
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They were Arab murderers, backed by a too-large segment of Arab society, with far too little principled opposition to murder.
      Terror Timeline: A Bloody Week, Day after Day  (INN 10/08/2015)
      Source: FBI seized potentially harmful illegal chemical material in international sting operation  (Fox 10/07/2015)
      Eastern European smugglers shopping nuclear material to ISIS, other terror groups  (Fox 10/07/2015)
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In the backwaters of Eastern Europe, authorities working with the FBI have interrupted four attempts in the past five years by gangs with suspected Russian connections that sought to sell radioactive material to Middle Eastern extremists...
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The latest known case came in February this year, when a smuggler offered a huge cache of deadly cesium — enough to contaminate several city blocks — and specifically sought a buyer from the Islamic State group (ISIS).
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Criminal organizations, some with ties to the Russian KGB's successor agency, are driving a thriving black market in nuclear materials in the tiny and impoverished Eastern European country of Moldova...
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Kingpins got away, and those arrested evaded long prison sentences, sometimes quickly returning to nuclear smuggling...
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"We can expect more of these cases.  As long as the smugglers think they can make big money without getting caught, they will keep doing it."
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"In the age of the Islamic State, it's especially terrifying to have real smugglers of nuclear bomb material apparently making connections with real buyers."
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"He said to the informant on a wire: 'I really want an Islamic buyer because they will bomb the Americans.'"
      Finally: Security Forces Demolish Homes of Two Terrorists  (INN 10/06/2015)
      ISIS touts baby boom as key to caliphate's future  (Fox 10/05/2015)
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The terrorist group has combined its signature medieval brutality with a sophisticated push for pregnancies within the territory it controls in Syria and Iraq.
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"ISIS believes the more people they can create in their image the better, and those born into violent ideology are usually the most committed to the course of their life."
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... the "most important" role a female can play within the caliphate is to indoctrinate her offspring as early as possible.
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"ISIS is not only a terrorist group, but in the business of state building.  One of the central tenets of ISIS recruitment is their promise to build a utopian state where citizens will be able to live by Islamic ideals."
      Palestinian Authority Slams 'Killing' of Two Terrorists  (INN 10/04/2015)
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After blasting the temporary ban imposed on Palestinians from entering the Old City of Jerusalem, the Palestinian Authority (PA) released another statement on Sunday slamming the deaths of two terrorists in the capital.
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The PA, however, neglected to mention anything about the fatal stabbing attacks perpetrated by those same terrorists. 
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"The Authority condemns Israeli escalation in Jerusalem and the West Bank, including the killing of two young men in occupied Jerusalem and demands international protection for Palestinians."
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The "two young men," the PA refers to appear to be two Islamist terrorists each responsible for a separate attack in the Old City over the weekend.  Both terrorists were neutralized by police after stabbing Israelis. 
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In the first attack on Saturday night, the terrorist killed two Israeli men and wounded a woman and a toddler in a knife and gun attack.
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In a separate incident early Sunday, the other terrorist stabbed and wounded a 15-year-old boy in Jerusalem near Damascus Gate. 
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A PA spokesman further claimed that "Israel wants to destroy the solution of 'two states for two peoples,' thereby leading the region into a new cycle of violence."
      Palestinian man kills 2 Israelis, injures toddler in Jerusalem stabbing  (Fox 10/04/2015)
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... the Palestinian "stabbed an Israeli man, his wife and the toddler" multiple times in an alleyway before stabbing another man.
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Both Israeli men succumbed to their wounds, he said, adding that the mother and the toddler are in serious condition.
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The Palestinian attacker was then shot and killed by an Israeli police officer who rushed to the scene.  Police later identified him as Muhannad Halabi, a 19-year-old...
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Hamas, the Islamic militant group that rules Gaza, issued a statement praising the attack which it called, "heroic."
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It was the latest in a series of deadly Palestinian attacks against Israeli civilians.
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On Thursday, suspected Palestinian gunmen killed an Israeli couple in front of their children as they drove in the West Bank.
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Hamas welcomed that attack as well, but no Palestinian group immediately claimed responsibility for it.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has not commented on the latest attacks.
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Abbas has said that Israelis desecrate the Jerusalem holy site with their "dirty feet."
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... the "ruthless and cruel terrorism aimed at innocent civilians that attempts to disrupt our lives and hurt us is a direct result of incitement by the Palestinian Authority and routine incitement in mosques."
      ISIS claims responsibility for killing of Japanese man in Bangladesh  (Fox 10/04/2015)
      10 arrested in Spain, Morocco for allegedly recruiting ISIS fighters  (Fox 10/04/2015)
      15 killed in multiple bomb blasts in Nigerian capital, officials say  (Fox 10/03/2015)
      15-year-old sentenced to life in prison for terrorism plot  (Fox 10/02/2015)
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A 15-year-old British boy who came within days of successfully plotting an Anzac Day parade "massacre" in Melbourne after being radicalized by ISIS has been sentenced to life in jail.
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"I have given this matter very careful thought because of the consequence so passing a sentence of detention for life on someone of (boys) age but I have a duty to protect the public."
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"I have concluded all the evidence that I have that the only proper sentence is one of detention for life."
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He said that such an act by a boy of 14 who became so radicalized as an extremist he was driven to killing was "chilling".
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He described the boy's role in the plot as a "vital part", and said that his beliefs had become so deeply rooted one radicalizing expert had never seen such entrenched radical views in a suspect.
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That plot included decapitating a police officer, driving into a crowd with a car with an ISIS flag on the bonnet, shooting other police that would arrive on the scene and practicing decapitating a loner in the days leading up to the event.
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On social media however he was a "hero" to thousands of followers for his praise of jihad and love of ISIS and death.
      Israeli intel thwarts first known ISIS plot inside Jewish state  (Fox 10/01/2015)
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Seven Israeli Arabs, including one already serving time in prison, were charged in Nazareth for the alleged roles in the plot...
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"The prior discovery of the terror preparations and the prevention of the murderous attacks that were planned by the group, points to the potential rising risk of the exit of such individuals to jihadi war zones around the world."
      Film highlights Iran's alleged role in Argentinian bombings, murder  (Fox 09/30/2015)
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... details the apparent murder of Argentinian special prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who was gunned down in his home in January, the night before he was to reveal to congress bombshell evidence implicating Tehran in two deadly 1990s bombings targeting Jews — and his own government in a subsequent coverup.
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Nisman, who had for years been marked for death with an Islamist fatwa as a result of his persistent investigation, planned to show that the current government led by Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, including the president herself, was complicit in covering up Iran's role in the attacks.
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"Los Abandonados is a story of international intrigue – it links a nexus among Iranian terrorists, regional dynamics, corruption at the highest levels of Argentine government, and asks: Will justice ever be served for those responsible?"
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Nisman was poised to highlight the government's plot to cover up Iran's role in the bombings in return for the illegal financing of Kirchner's 2011 presidential campaign and for much-needed oil for Argentina provided by Iran in contravention of the international embargo.
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Nisman had spent 10 years investigating the background to the 1994 terrorist bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires, concluding that the attack, which killed 85, had been ordered by Tehran.
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That bombing came just two years after the similar 1992 bombing of Israel's embassy in the same capital city that claimed the lives of 29 people.
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"[On] more than one occasion he was threatened by Iran's delegation.  [Nisman] was not only a meticulous, serious man, but also a very brave one."
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Nisman had years before been given official permission to place wire taps on all suspects and had compiled damning evidence that would incriminate both the president and the State of Iran — evidence he was about to reveal.
      US failing to stop most people trying to join ISIS, report finds  (Fox 09/29/2015)
      France launches first airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria  (Fox 09/27/2015)
      France Launches First Anti-ISIS Airstrikes in Syria  (INN 09/27/2015)
      German Reporter Reveals ISIS Plans 'Nuclear Tsunami'  (INN 09/25/2015)
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A veteran German journalist who became the first to gain access as an embedded reporter with Islamic State (ISIS) revealed the jihadist terror group plans to bring nuclear annihilation across the globe.
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He was overseen during his visit by "Jihadi John," the ISIS terrorist from the UK named Mohammed Emwazi who gained fame in gruesome beheading videos.
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According to the journalist, the West is unprepared for ISIS.  He writes that "the terrorists plan on killing several hundred million people.  The west is drastically underestimating the power of ISIS."
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ISIS intends to get its hands on nuclear weapons ... a "nuclear tsunami preparing the largest religious cleansing in history."
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Those warnings are made all the more stark by the possibility of a nuclear arms race in the Middle East sparked by the Iran nuclear deal ... and a higher chance that nuclear weapons could fall into ISIS hands.
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... detailed the intense negotiations with "the leadership of the Caliphate, via Skype, over several months, hammering out the security details."
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"Of course I'd seen the terrible, brutal beheading videos and it was of course after seeing this in the last few months that caused me the greatest concern in my negotiations to ensure how I can avoid this.  Anyway, I made my will before I left."
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... "they now control land greater in size than the United Kingdom and are supported by an almost ecstatic enthusiasm the like of which I've never encountered before in a war zone.  Every day hundreds of willing fighters from all over the world come."
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"They are the most brutal and most dangerous enemy I have ever seen in my life.  I don't see anyone who has a real chance to stop them.  Only Arabs can stop IS.  I came back very pessimistic."
      US, Australia embassies warn of Malaysia terror threat  (Fox 09/25/2015)
      Sinai: Egypt Claims it Killed 500 Terrorists in 16 Days  (INN 09/24/2015)
      Hevron Stabber Told Friends 'She Was Planning Attack'  (INN 09/24/2015)
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An investigation into the incident ... that al-Hashlamon was known to the Israel Security Agency and had long expressed a desire to commit a terrorist act.
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Israeli authorities are investigating the suspicion that al-Hashlamon may have coordinated the attack, and its documentation, in advance, having arrived on scene at the same time as the Palestinian photographer.
      Israeli forces shoot Palestinian woman who tried to stab soldier  (Fox 09/22/2015)
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Israeli forces shot a female Palestinian attacker after she attempted to stab a soldier at a West Bank checkpoint on Tuesday...
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The woman was identified as 18-year-old university student...
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Earlier Tuesday, the military said a Palestinian was found dead in a village near Hebron allegedly after an explosive device he was handling went off.
      Gunmen abduct 4, including Norwegian and 2 Canadians, from Philippines resort  (Fox 09/22/2015)
      Jihadist couriers?  Suspects nabbed at Johannesburg airport with $6M were ISIS-bound, say cops  (Fox 09/21/2015)
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... the men were released after authorities seized the money and took their identities down.
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... the men were stopped by customs officials who used "risk profiling."
      Egypt Floods Hamas Terror Tunnels  (INN 09/20/2015)
      Taliban kill 29 in attack on Pakistan air force base's mosque  (Fox 09/18/2015)
      Cold War weaponry and modern military hardware: Inside the ISIS arsenal  (Fox 09/14/2015)
      CIA Releases Declassified Documents But 9/11 Cover Up Remains  (INN 09/13/2015)
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Remember, the US government allowed members of Bin Laden's family – and other suspicious Saudis – to hop on airplanes and leave the country right after 9/11 without even interviewing them, even though air traffic was grounded for everyone else.
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... the Joint Congressional Inquiry into 9/11 found that the Saudi government supported the 9/11 attacks, but the Bush administration classified the 28 pages of the report which discussed the Saudis.
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Unless the Obama regime prevent the influx of Islamist refugees from Europe and Middle Eastern countries, an unimpeded invasion of criminal aliens and terrorists on America's borders likewise would define the next 9/11 as a tragedy of epic proportions that could end America as we know it.
      Al Qaeda leader blasts ISIS in new message, but offers to work together against US  (Fox 09/11/2015)
      Exclusive photos appear to show grisly effect of ISIS’ mustard gas attacks on Kurds  (Fox 09/09/2015)
      Thai police lead key suspect to Bangkok bombing site for re-enactment of his role in blast  (Fox 09/08/2015)
      British drone strike in Syria kills 3 ISIS fighters, including 2 Britons  (Fox 09/08/2015)
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"British nationals based in Syria who were involved in actively recruiting Isil (ISIS) sympathizers and seeking to orchestrate specific and barbaric attacks against the West, including directing a number of planned terrorist attacks right here in Britain, such as plots to attack high profile public commemorations, including those taking place this summer."
      Revenge: Iraqi Sex Slave Kills ISIS Commander Who Abused Her  (INN 09/07/2015)
      Suspect in deadly Bangkok bombing tells police he's 'guilty'  (Fox 09/07/2015)
      Thai prime minister says main suspect in Bangkok bombing arrested  (Fox 09/01/2015)
      ISIS detains dozens in Iraqi town after rare street protest  (Fox 08/30/2015)
      Thai police arrest foreigner in deadly Bangkok shrine bombing  (Fox 08/29/2015)
      Saudi Suspect in anti-US Bombing Arrested in Beirut  (INN 08/27/2015)
      US drone strike in Syria reportedly kills top ISIS online recruiter  (Fox 08/27/2015)
      Saudi arrested in 1996 Khobar Towers truck bombing that killed 19 US servicemen  (Fox 08/26/2015)
      Accused train gunman watched jihadi video before attack, prosecutor says  (Fox 08/25/2015)
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The Moroccan man who French police officials say brandished and fired an AK-47 on a high-speed train headed to France from Amsterdam before he was restrained by three Americans had watched a jihadi video onboard the train just before the alleged attack...
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... the content of the video was of "Islamic preaching" and urged violent acts.
      14 arrested in Spain, Morocco over alleged ISIS links  (Fox 08/25/2015)
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"The detainees formed part of a network to recruit and send foreign fighters to join the ranks of the terrorist organization Daesh (Islamic State), in the Syrian-Iraqi region under its control."
      Gunman tackled on Paris-bound train on authorities' radar in 3 countries  (Fox 08/23/2015)
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The man who boarded a high speed Paris-bound train armed with a Kalishnikov before being subdued by passengers was on the radar of authorities in at least three countries, had ties to radical Islam and may have traveled to Syria.
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... El-Khazzani had the Kalishnikov strapped across his shoulder when a French citizen trying to use the toilet encountered him and tried to subdue him.  As bullets started to fly, two American servicemen, with help from a Briton, tackled and disarmed him.
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"I knew we had to do something or he was just going to kill people.  I mean he wasn't shooting at the time so I figured it was a good time to do it."
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"As he was cocking it to shoot it, Alek just yells, 'Spencer, go!' And Spencer runs down the aisle.  Spencer makes first contact, he tackles the guy, Alek wrestles the gun away from him, and the gunman pulls out a box cutter and slices Spencer a few times.  And the three of us beat him until he was unconscious."
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Norman said he was the fourth to jump into the fray, grabbing the gunman's right arm and tying it with his tie.
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French authorities are on heightened alert after Islamic extremist attacks in January left 20 people dead, including the three gunmen.  In June, a lone attacker claiming allegiance to Islamic radicals beheaded his employer and set off an explosion at an American-owned factory in France, raising concerns about other scattered, hard-to-predict attacks.
      UAE military says it has freed British hostage held in Yemen  (Fox 08/23/2015)
      Suicide car bombing targeting NATO convoy in Afghanistan kills 3 American contractors  (Fox 08/22/2015)
      3 wounded as off-duty US servicemen subdue gunman on Paris-bound train  (Fox 08/21/2015)
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The man was armed with an automatic rifle and a knife...
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The suspect is a 26-year-old Moroccan...
      2 Filipino coast guard men threatened with beheading escape from extremists amid army assault  (Fox 08/20/2015)
      The Israeli Government Should Learn from Margaret Thatcher  (INN 08/19/2015)
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At the end of the ordeal, 10 Irish prisoners died as a result of the hunger strike, and the message Thatcher passed on to the underground was crystal clear: We stand firmly against terrorism.
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The Israeli government wants to show the Israeli public that it is fighting terrorism at all costs, but it also wants to avoid causing an uproar in the Palestinian public, which is what will happen if one of the prisoners dies as a result of a hunger strike.
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There's nothing we can do about the fact that the State of Israel, the Jewish state, is not the Red Cross, and is not the United Nations.  It must clearly and absolutely prefer the uncompromising struggle against terrorism and terrorist leaders.
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Why should Israel force feed a terrorist who wanted to or didn't succeed in killing innocent Israelis?  If a terrorist wants to take his own life, then the state should not force upon him a life that he himself is not interested in.  The responsibility of the State of Israel is first and foremost to its own citizens and to their personal safety.
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... terrorists who decide to start a hunger strike should not be force fed, and under no circumstances whatsoever should they be released from prison.  Thatcher proved this in the past, there is no reason that the same shouldn't work this time, too.
      ISIS beheads 82-year-old archaeologist in Palmyra, Syrian official says  (Fox 08/19/2015)
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"Just imagine that such a scholar who gave such memorable services to the place and to history would be beheaded ... and his corpse still hanging from one of the ancient columns in the center of a square in Palmyra."
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"The continued presence of these criminals in this city is a curse and bad omen on (Palmyra) and every column and every archaeological piece in it."
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In early July, ISIS released a video showing the killing of some 20 captured government soldiers in Palmyra's amphitheater.  They were shot dead by young IS members, armed with pistols.  Hundreds of people were seen watching the killings.
      Erdogan Vows Payback for 'Every Bullet' Following ISIS Threat  (INN 08/19/2015)
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Previously Turkey was shown to be cooperating with ISIS, but recently it started a crackdown on the group following a lethal suicide attack, and likewise has launched a much harsher crackdown on Kurdish militants.
      Bangladesh police to interrogate 3 suspects, including British citizen, in bloggers' murders  (Fox 08/19/2015)
      ISIS Beheads Antiquities Scholar in Palmyra  (INN 08/19/2015)
      'He is the bomber': Thai authorities release surveillance image of suspect in Bangkok bombing  (Fox 08/18/2015)
      'We Couldn't Bear to See Their Faces'  (INN 08/17/2015)
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"We can't bear to see their faces.  We didn't want to give them the satisfaction of smiling at us or making the 'V" sign..."
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"We would like the death penalty, even though there is a debate about whether it's good or not good, and the prosecution thinks it's not good and won't deter them and will only make them martyrs."
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... "someone who has a death sentence won't be able to kill any more.  But someone who doesn't, the chances he will return to murder are very high."
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"A second reason is so there won't be [terrorists] released in all sorts of questionable transactions, because they didn't receive the punishment they deserved."
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"I also think it's a deterrent if the terrorist knows for sure he'll receive the death penalty.  We won't need to feed them or worry about newspapers and family visits."
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"An Arab mother when her son is sentenced to death is very worried and will think twice about how to raise and educate her children.  There are those who say it's wrong, but I think to anyone with feeling and sensitivity, if they see they will be sentenced to death, they will think twice."
      'Minor' Stabbings, Major Threats  (INN 08/17/2015)
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... a Palestinian Arab terrorist named Nasim Gomhur asked an Israeli soldier for some water.  When the soldier turned around to get some, the Arab stabbed him in the back.  The attacker was shot and wounded.
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If the soldier had refused to give him the water, and a journalist happened to be in the vicinity, one can imagine the next day's headline: "Despite Sweltering Summer Heat, Israeli Soldier Refuses to Give Water to Parched Palestinian."
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The real headline, of course, should be "Israeli Soldier's Humanitarian Gesture Rewarded with a Knife to the Back." But there won't be any headline outside of Israel, none of the major news media will even report the story.
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By the way, the stabber, Nasim Gomhur is now in an Israeli hospital, receiving life-saving medical treatment free of charge, courtesy of the Israeli taxpayer.
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I am not sure what Jewish or Israeli principle requires giving free medical treatment to Palestinian terrorists.  Perhaps it's just fear of headlines like "Israeli Hospital Refuses to Treat Palestinian Wounded in Clash."
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There's a pretty good chance that he will not even serve that much, because before his sentence is complete, the Obama administration will be demanding that Israel set free more imprisoned terrorists as a "gesture" to restart negotiations with the Palestinian Authority.
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Why the supposedly "anti-terrorist" PA would want terrorists to be set free is one of those little contradictions that is never explained.
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Meanwhile, at another checkpoint that same day, a Palestinian terrorist named Rafiq Kamel Rafiq stabbed and wounded an Israeli soldier.  Other soldiers then shot Rafiq dead.
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Israel's "Palestinian peace partner," PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas, responded swiftly.
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The shooting of Rafiq, he said, was "a crime" and a "grave escalation." Not a word about the stabbing.  Just this: "The crime was a continuation of the daily killing which no one can be silent at."
      Terrorist, torturer, turncoat make short list to succeed Palestinian chief Abbas  (Fox 08/17/2015)
      At least 18 dead in Bangkok bomb blast  (Fox 08/17/2015)
      Pentagon officials believe ISIS used chemical weapons against Kurds in Iraq  (Fox 08/14/2015)
      ISIS claims responsibility for Baghdad bomb blast that killed 67  (Fox 08/13/2015)
      Captive Spills Beans on Hamas's Secret Attack Plans  (INN 08/11/2015)
      ISIS reportedly planning attack on V-J Day celebrations in London  (Fox 08/11/2015)
      Islamic State group's command is dominated by ex-officers from Saddam's military, spy agency  (Fox 08/08/2015)
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Under its leader, Iraqi jihadi Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State group's top command is dominated by former officers from Saddam's military and intelligence agencies, according to senior Iraqi officers on the front lines of the fight against the group, as well as top intelligence officials, including the chief of a key counterterrorism intelligence unit.
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Saddam-era veterans also serve as "governors" for seven of the 12 "provinces" set up by the Islamic State group in the territory it holds in Iraq.
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"Most of the army and intelligence officers serving with IS are those who showed clear signs of religious militancy during Saddam days."
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After the collapse of the Saddam regime, hundreds of Iraqi army officers, infuriated by the U.S.  decision to disband the Iraqi army, found their calling in the Sunni insurgency.
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"It's clear that some of these (Saddam-era officers) must have been inside the core of the jihadist movement in the Sunni triangle from the beginning."
      Jury convicts former Russian commander of terror-related charges  (Fox 08/08/2015)
      Secular blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh in 4th attack this year by suspected militants  (Fox 08/08/2015)
      4 hostages freed from Mali hotel after standoff leaves 12 dead  (Fox 08/08/2015)
      ISIS Executed 2,000 in Mosul Since Takeover  (INN 08/07/2015)
      7 dead after Islamic extremists attack hotel in Mali  (Fox 08/07/2015)
      7 dead, 400 wounded after truck bomb explodes in Afghan capital  (Fox 08/07/2015)
      Islamic State group seizes central Syrian town following clashes with government forces  (Fox 08/06/2015)
      Bedouins on Jordan Border Swear Loyalty to ISIS  (INN 08/05/2015)
      Radical preacher Anjem Choudary charged with inviting support for ISIS  (Fox 08/05/2015)
      'Stalemate': Size of ISIS forces unchanged despite year-long air campaign  (Fox 08/04/2015)
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A year-long U.S.-led air campaign against the Islamic State has failed to reduce the size of the terror army, and its fighters remain in control of key cities...
      Nigerian troops rescue 178 people from Boko Haram camps  (Fox 08/03/2015)
      US long suspected Pakistan of sheltering late Taliban leader Mullah Omar, report says  (Fox 07/31/2015)
      Afghan Taliban names new leader to replace Mullah Omar  (Fox 07/30/2015)
      India hangs man convicted of funding 1993 Mumbai bombing  (Fox 07/30/2015)
      Iran sanctions relief could lead to uptick in terror activities, experts say  (Fox 07/29/2015)
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"We should expect some of this money to go toward terrorism ... there is no indication the Iranians will change their ways.  In fact, the deal states that Iran does not have to – the relief of sanctions is not contingent upon the Iranians changing their ways."
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"This deal has basically kicked off what is going to be an arms race in the region because they are going to have to arm themselves, at least conventionally against what is going to be a much more militarily superior Iranian regime."
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"Iran is going to do some things that are contrary to this agreement, undermine the commitments it has made.  ... the West will be divided and because of this agreement will not be able to make a firm and tough response."
      Afghan intelligence officials confirm death of Taliban leader Mullah Omar  (Fox 07/29/2015)
      'Jihadi John' Reportedly Flees ISIS  (INN 07/25/2015)
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... "it is possible he will end up suffering the same fate as his victims."
      Australian Islamic State nurse arrested on return home  (Fox 07/25/2015)
      ISIS netted up to $1B in cash after taking over Mosul, US official says  (Fox 07/23/2015)
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"And this line about they're the ones that have to do it themselves...General, they can't do it themselves.  We know that.  The Iraqis cannot do it themselves.  That's why they've lost their second largest city."
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"And for you to say we're doing what we need to do, then maybe you can tell me what we're doing that will win against ISIS."
      British charge Muslim man in plot against U.S.  military, trying to join ISIS  (Fox 07/21/2015)
      When Islamists strike, never blame society  (NY Post, 07/19/2015)
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Blaming a lack of integration for terrorist attacks is an insult to all of the Muslims (and other minorities) who suffer racism and who have to struggle harder to get a job, but don't kill anyone and do perfectly well in life.
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And while you're maybe more likely to embrace these ideologies if life is not going great for you, the world is full of people with serious problems — from unemployment to loneliness — who would never dream of harming a soul.
      Explosion kills 28, injures nearly 100 in Turkish city near Syrian border  (Fox 07/20/2015)
      ISIS movement in Russia raises US concern  (Fox 07/14/2015)
      Saudi Arabia says it stopped Islamic State attacks; 400 held  (Fox 07/18/2015)
      United Arab Emirates executes woman found guilty of killing American teacher  (Fox 07/13/2015)
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The United Arab Emirates on Monday put to death a woman with links to Islamic extremists who was convicted of murdering an American teacher with a butcher knife in an upscale Abu Dhabi mall.
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The Federal Supreme Court convicted Alaa Bader Abdullah al-Hashemi, a 30-year-old Emirati mother of six, of deliberately murdering 47-year-old schoolteacher Ibolya Ryan in a mall restroom stall on the capital's upscale Reem Island.
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Authorities say the killer, shrouded in a traditional black garment and veil, later planted a homemade bomb outside the home of another American.  It failed to explode.
      Fanatical shock troops fighting to the death a key weapon in Islamic State group's arsenal  (Fox 07/08/2015)
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They are the Islamic State group's elite shock troops.  Fanatical and disciplined, they infiltrate cities of Iraq and Syria, unleash mayhem and fight to the death, wearing explosives belts to blow themselves up among their opponents if they face defeat.
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"They cause chaos and then their main ground offensive begins."
      At least 1 dead in blast at Italian Consulate in Cairo  (Fox 07/11/2015)
      Top ISIS leader in Afghanistan and Pakistan reportedly killed in US drone strike  (Fox 07/11/2015)
      ISIS' latest executions show risk faced by caliphate's secret resistance  (Fox 07/09/2015)
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The two men killed in the latest execution video from ISIS likely were among a handful of activists who remain within the terrorist army's caliphate, working secretly under the noses of the black-clad jihadists to offer the world a glimpse from inside the belly of the beast.
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"There are no lengthy trials.  ISIS is quick on the trigger.  The risks these people take to speak out are enormous."
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"No one is allowed to take photos, and if they catch you they will capture and execute you.  But we have some tricks to take pictures and videos to document all the crimes by ISIS."
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... ISIS has meted out death sentences from mosques, calling for all followers to kill anyone caught spying within the caliphate.
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Mosul Eye is well known to ISIS, which has countered by borrowing a page from Saddam Hussein and recruiting civil servants, cab drivers, salesmen and shop owners to rat out the dissidents.
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"There has not been one moment I pass through an ISIS checkpoint without feeling terrified or thinking, ‘This moment might be my last,' especially when I see them carrying lists of names for those considered heretics or outlaws."
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"Their families, too, are in a lot of danger, and that's how they make the journalists obey their orders.  The risks have been going up."
      Iraqis recount ISIS burning to death mothers with their sons for resisting caliphate  (Fox 07/08/2015)
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... the terrorist group burned five women along with their sons in the Anbar Province, because they refused to hand over their children to the caliphate.
      Extremist violence against Muslims, Christians sweeps Nigeria, 60 dead  (Fox 07/06/2015)
      Video purportedly shows ISIS militants executing troops at Syria archaeological site  (Fox 07/05/2015)
      16 US airstrikes destroy key sites in ISIS Syrian stronghold of Raqqa  (Fox 07/05/2015)
      Lost boys: Moms of radicalized Western jihadists form support group  (Fox 07/03/2015)
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"There are things that only a mother will notice.  Maybe your child will disconnect and separate from their social group, or start saving money, whereas they never did before."
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"It is only getting harder, as ISIS is encouraging recruits to hide their religion, so it is really important to pick up on other changes."
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... Damien – who was raised Christian but chose to convert to Islam several years ago – seemed to find a sense of peace and purpose in his new religion.
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"At the end of the day we can't sit around and wait for the authorities to do the right thing, because they won't."
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"Parents are alone in this.  They are forced to talk to ISIS members and other foreign fighters just to get information."
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"My son wasn't recruited online.  I know who his recruiter is, and we are aware that he is still in touch with ISIS and trafficking money."
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"Why the hell is he still walking the streets?"
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"Violent radicalization can happen to any family and it has nothing to do with background, education or faith."
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She advocates working with authorities to open the avenue for foreign fighters to see their errors and return, to use them as intelligence resources and to confine them to some form of de-radicalization program, not a high-security prison. 
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But Rachel Ehrenfeld, founder and CEO of the American Center for Democracy and the Economic Warfare Institute, says de-radicalization programs for returning jihadis are a waste of money.
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"Returning jihadists should be jailed in isolation so they don't spread the disease," Ehrenfeld said, though she agrees that Western governments should be more proactive in preventing radicalization.
      UK authorities arrest 15-year-old girl on suspicion of joining ISIS  (Fox 07/02/2015)
      74 children executed by ISIS for 'crimes' that include refusal to fast, report says  (Fox 07/01/2015)
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Just this week, two children whose ages were not known were crucified in the Mayadin, Deir Ezzor province in eastern Syria after ISIS accused them of not properly fasting during Ramadan.
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"The Islamic State uses executions to intimidate and dominate the local population, for diplomatic communiques to world leaders, for recruitment purposes and to demonstrate the organization is in complete control."
      ISIS Beheads 'Sorceresses' For the First Time  (INN 06/30/2015)
      French Beheader Had ISIS Link  (INN 06/30/2015)
      Global support for ISIS includes up to 42M Muslims, group claims  (Fox 06/30/2015)
      Terrorists are not Barbarians, They are Enemies at War with the West  (INN 06/28/2015)
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The war they have declared is not logical, but theological.  ... "Most of them want to die as soon as possible and go to Heaven."
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"Are these terrorists engaged in a war to destroy Western culture or are they merely a band of criminals who were lucky on September 11?".  You know the answer.
      France: Terrorist Confesses to Beheading His Boss  (INN 06/28/2015)
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"We cannot lose this war because it's fundamentally a war of civilization.  It's our society, our civilization that we are defending."
      French terror suspect took selfie with beheaded victim  (Fox 06/28/2015)
      Beach massacre gunman reportedly told Tunisians to flee during shooting  (Fox 06/27/2015)
      At Least 5 Britons Killed in Tunisia Attack  (INN 06/27/2015)
      ISIS Massacres 120 Civilians in Kobane in a Day  (INN 06/26/2015)
      Muslim Terrorist Beheads Man in France Attack  (INN 06/26/2015)
      Day of terror: Islamist attacks around world follow ISIS' Ramadan message  (Fox 06/26/2015)
      ISIS marks anniversary of caliphate amid Ramadan calls for violence  (Fox 06/26/2015)
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"The ISIS' Ramadan message specifically preaches that jihad is 10 times more obligatory during Ramadan and that those who die in jihad will be rewarded by Allah ten times as much as during the rest of the year."
      American Airstrike Kills 'Person of Interest' in Benghazi Attack  (INN 06/23/2015)
      New ISIS Low: Caged Drowning, Decapitation Necklaces  (INN 06/23/2015)
      Barbarism by the book: New ISIS video aims to show religious purity  (Fox 06/23/2015)
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"While ISIS likes the shock factor, these executions are chosen to show their compliance with sharia law.  ISIS is acting upon doctrines that say spies and apostates, those who leave Islam, are to be executed."
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"ISIS will argue that these specific methods are justifiable according to Islam as they see it, and that they are not being barbaric just for the sake of it.  Even its executions are an attempt to portray ISIS as the most legitimate followers of Islam."
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"What is shocking is the style of each execution — it is no longer enough to behead, or to behead 21 men simultaneously, to burn them alive, or shoot them in mass firing squads.  They must offer a triptych of executions, each more savage than the last."
      New low: ISIS reportedly gives away sex slaves as 'prizes' in Koran contest  (Fox 06/22/2015)
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"By showcasing its slavery, ISIS is boasting that it practices Islam in its most literal interpretation, doesn't capitulate to public opinion and rejects modern interpretations.  It is also showing it has a functional Islamic educational system and therefore is a real caliphate."
      30 dead after 2 girls blow selves up near northeast Nigeria mosque  (Fox 06/22/2015)
      Kurds find ISIS tunnel near Turkish border  (Fox 06/22/2015)
      Terror Attacks Rose 35% in 2014; 81% More Deaths  (INN 06/20/2015)
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Terror attacks worldwide soared by 35% in 2014 — with 81% more fatalities.
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Overall, in 2014, there were 13,463 terror attacks resulting in 32,700 deaths.
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"More than 60% of all attacks took place in five countries: Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, and Nigeria, and 78% of all fatalities due to terrorist attacks also took place in five countries: Iraq, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Syria."
      Al Qaeda points finger at ISIS after US drone strikes take out key operatives  (Fox 06/19/2015)
      Terror Report: Attacks soared in 2014 as ISIS, Boko Haram unleashed violence  (Fox 06/19/2015)
      US says airstrike 'likely' killed Al Qaeda leader in Libya  (Fox 06/15/2015)
      Obama transfers six more Gitmo detainees, including alleged bin Laden bodyguards  (Fox 06/13/2015)
      Sources: ISIS terrorists using chaotic Libya as new ‘route to the West’  (Fox 06/12/2015)
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"This administration continues to deny reality and fails to adequately convey to the American people the severity of the security situation throughout the Middle East and the resulting threats America faces."
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The deterioration of Libya has been swift since Muammar Qaddafi was killed in 2011.  Two of his sons also are currently being held in the country and could face the death penalty.  Much of the country is lawless, there are no border controls of substance in place, airspace is not monitored and the country has become the crime hub in the region.
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"Everyone is now going to Libya ... terrorists are coming from all over because they can move freely and the U.S.  really has nobody on the ground there.  The Americans and West needs to open their eyes.  Libya is a mess and much worse than Iraq.  ISIS has [a] very good command-and-control building in Libya."
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"When and where will this stop?  When will western powers open their minds and see that this is happening on the ground.  The West is underestimating ISIS and its military tactics.  These guys are much more trained and much more dangerous than Al Qaeda ever was, and nobody is paying attention to Libya."
      Al Qaeda leaders say group near collapse amid rise of ISIS, report claims  (Fox 06/11/2015)
      Egyptian president moves to boost security after attack on ancient temple  (Fox 06/10/2015)
      ISIS captures 88 Eritrean Christians in Libya, US official confirms  (Fox 06/09/2015)
      US raid uncovers trove of intelligence on how ISIS operates  (Fox 06/08/2015)
      French 'Anti-Islamophobia' Group on Trial for Terrorism  (INN 06/08/2015)
      Hamas Tells Israel 'ISIS Fired Rockets to Make us Fight'  (INN 06/05/2015)
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... "even if those firing on Israeli territory are gangs of rebels from global jihad organizations interested in challenging Hamas by firing at us, we view Hamas as responsible for the goings-on in the (Gaza) Strip, and we won't tolerate attempts to harm our citizens."
      Death Plunge: ISIS throws gay men off buildings under guise of Sharia law  (Fox 06/05/2015)
      Jury convicts Canadian couple of plotting 2013 pressure cooker bomb attack  (Fox 06/03/2015)
      Iraq makes plea for more intel from allies against Islamic State  (Fox 06/02/2015)
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"They have brought hundreds of new fighters, foreign fighters, well trained, well-armed.  This is a transnational organization.  We need all the support of the world, the intelligence of the world, and we are not getting it."
      ISIS' frightening arsenal: Remote-controlled sniper rifles, steel plated suicide trucks  (Fox 06/02/2015)
      Two ISIS Propaganda Filmmakers Killed in Iraq Airstrike  (INN 06/01/2015)
      Defection of Tajik commander PR coup for ISIS, say experts  (Fox 06/01/2015)
      41 killed in ISIS suicide attacks at police base in western Iraq  (Fox 06/01/2015)
      Qatar extends travel ban on ex-Gitmo inmates  (Fox 05/31/2015)
      Suicide bombing in Libya claimed by ISIS kills 5  (Fox 05/31/2015)
      Blast injures 4 in Nigerian city, day after attacks kill 30  (Fox 05/31/2015)
      Anatomy of the Suicide Car Bomb  (INN 05/29/2015)
      Twin car bombings at Baghdad hotels kill at least 15  (Fox 05/29/2015)
      ISIS claims suicide bomb at Shiite mosque in Saudi Arabia, 4 dead  (Fox 05/29/2015)
      Officials: Gunmen hijack buses in Pakistan, kill 19  (Fox 05/29/2015)
      Unlike male jihadis, Western girls who travel to Syria head to place of no return  (Fox 05/28/2015)
      Kidnapped Nigerian girls likely being used by Boko Haram as suicide bombers, experts fear  (Fox 05/28/2015)
      IAF Strikes Terrorist Infrastructures in Gaza  (INN 05/27/2015)
      Taliban 5 could be free to travel in days, lawmakers raise alarm  (Fox 05/27/2015)
      Australia to Strip Terrorists' Citizenship  (INN 05/26/2015)
      Official: At least 3 members of 'Taliban 5' tried to reconnect with terror networks  (Fox 03/25/2015)
      Saudi king vows to punish those behind ISIS-claimed mosque attack  (Fox 05/24/2015)
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"Every participant, planner, supporter, collaborator or sympathizer with this heinous crime will be held accountable, tried and punished.  Our efforts will never stop ... fighting the deviant thought, confronting the terrorists and wiping out their hotbeds."
      Islamic State group radio claims Saudi mosque suicide attack; promise more 'black days' for Shiites  (Fox 05/23/2015)
      Trove of Bin Laden documents released  (Fox 05/20/2015)
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... a letter shows him celebrating the Arab Spring revolutions which had toppled Tunisia's leader at that point and were mounting in several other countries.
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This is followed by the question about whom to contact in case the applicant becomes a "martyr."
      Man arrested in Tunisia museum attack came to Italy on migrant boat  (Fox 05/20/2015)
      Has the Pentagon Found a Solution to 'Terror Tunnels'?  (INN 05/19/2015)
      US interrogation team in Iraq to grill wife of ISIS leader  (Fox 05/19/2015)
      British 'White Widow' rises in Al-Shabaab, reportedly had role in 400 murders  (Fox 05/18/2015)
      Nigerian military claims destruction of 10 Boko Haram camps  (Fox 05/18/2015)
      Military intel predicted rise of ISIS in 2012, detailed arms shipments...  (Fox 05/18/2015)
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Seventeen months before President Obama dismissed the Islamic State as a "JV team," a Defense Intelligence Agency report predicted the rise of the terror group and likely establishment of a caliphate if its momentum was not reversed.
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The report warned the continued deterioration of security conditions would have "dire consequences on the Iraqi situation," and huge benefits for ISIS — which grew out of Al Qaeda in Iraq. 
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"This creates the ideal atmosphere for AQI (Al Qaeda in Iraq) to return to its old pockets in Mosul and Ramadi, ISI (Islamic State of Iraq) could also declare an Islamic state through its union with other terrorist organizations in Iraq and Syria, which will create grave danger in regards to unifying Iraq and the protection of its territory."
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"The attack was planned ten or more days prior to approximately 01 September 2012.  The intention was to attack the consulate and to kill as many Americans as possible to seek revenge for the US killing of Aboyahiye (Alaliby) in Pakistan and in memorial of the 11 September 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center buildings."
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"The Obama administration says it was a coincidence that it occurred on 9/11.  In fact, their intelligence said it wasn't a coincidence and in fact specifically the attack occurred because it was 9/11."
      Sinai Terrorists Kill Four, Including Two Judges  (INN 05/17/2015)
      3 dead after Taliban suicide attack at Kabul airport  (Fox 05/17/2015)
      US military maintains strategy is working against ISIS in Iraq  (Fox 05/16/2015)
      Army's elite Delta Force kills top ISIS official, Abu Sayyaf, in daring Syria raid  (Fox 05/16/2015)
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... while no Americans were injured or killed in the operation, some of the fighting was hand-to-hand and ... Sayyaf used women and children as human shields.
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"It was a real firefight — a no kidding old school firefight."
      American among 14 killed in Taliban attack in Kabul  (Fox 05/14/2015)
      4 Yemen Al Qaeda leaders killed in suspected US drone strike  (Fox 05/12/2015)
      Bombings kill at least 8 outside Baghdad  (Fox 05/10/2015)
      Australian police say they disrupted Melbourne bomb plot  (Fox 05/09/2015)
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"The best thing that you can do right now is to live your life normally because the whole point of terrorism is to scare us out of being ourselves."
      Dutch lawmaker aims to exhibit 'Muhammad' contest cartoons in parliament  (Fox 05/07/2015)
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The Dutch lawmaker who served as keynote speaker at the terrorist-targeted "Draw the Prophet" event in Texas – and was a likely target himself – plans to ask his country's parliament to publicly exhibit the controversial drawings.
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"I intend to formally request the board of the Dutch Parliament to allow an exhibition of the Muhammad cartoons from Garland."
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"The terror attack shows that we should never give in or be intimidated by violence, and the best way to show that violence is not effective is to show the Muhammad cartoons in as many places as possible – including at the Dutch Parliament."
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A Garland traffic cop cut short the terror attack by shooting dead the heavily armed suspects – named as Elton Simpson and his roommate Nadir Soofi – with his service pistol before SWAT teams moved in to further secure the area.
      Al Qaeda leader behind Charlie Hebdo claim killed by drone strike  (Fox 05/07/2015)
      New offensive frees captives from Boko Haram; exposes group's bloodlust  (Fox 05/04/2015)
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As many as 10 girls were stoned to death last week as rescuers closed in on the terrorist group's stronghold in the Sambisa forest in the northern Borno state.
      Former CIA deputy director says US misjudged Al Qaeda's resurgence after bin Laden's death  (Fox 05/04/2015)
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"We thought and told policy-makers that this outburst of popular revolt would damage Al Qaeda by undermining the group's narrative."
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"Arab Spring was a boon to Islamic extremists across both the Middle East and North Africa."
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"We were lax in creating our own windows into what was happening, and the leadership we were relying on was isolated and unaware of the tidal wave that was about to hit."
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But he also wrote that the White House embellished some of the talking points provided by the CIA about the attack and blocked him from sending an internal study of the agency's conclusions to Congress.  The New York Times reports that Morell also criticizes the State Department for not increasing security in Libya for its diplomats as the country's violence spiraled out of control.
      With rescue near, Boko Haram fighters stoned Nigerian girls to death  (Fox 05/03/2015)
      ISIS killed 25 captive Yazidis, lawmaker says  (Fox 05/03/2015)
      US reportedly in talks on keeping restrictions on ‘Taliban Five’ as deal set to lapse  (Fox 05/01/2015)
      German prosecutor: bomb, rifle found in anti-terrorism raid  (Fox 04/30/2015)
      More women and children freed in Nigeria from extremists  (Fox 04/30/2015)
      Photos show purported ISIS training camp in Afghanistan  (Fox 04/30/2015)
      Nigerian Army Rescues 200 Girls from Boko Haram  (INN 04/29/2015)
      Saudi Arabia arrest 93 terror suspects, foils car bomb plot on US Embassy  (Fox 04/28/2015)
      Hundreds of bodies found in town held by Boko Haram, witnesses say  (Fox 04/28/2015)
      Gunman storms Bosnia police station shouting 'Allahu akbar,' kills 1  (Fox 04/27/2015)
      ISIS and Al Qaeda battling for influence amid Yemen chaos  (Fox 04/27/2015)
      Iraqi officials: Car bomb kills at least 7 civilians in busy Baghdad commercial area  (Fox 04/27/2015)
      Obama reportedly exempted Pakistan missions from tougher drone strike rule in 2013  (Fox 04/27/2015)
      Family of US hostage gave Al Qaeda $250G before deadly drone strike, report says  (Fox 04/26/2015)
      Italian police round up terror suspects in failed Vatican plot, deadly Pakistan attack  (Fox 04/24/2015)
      France arrests terror suspect after he apparently shot himself by accident  (Fox 04/22/2015)
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A suspect Islamic terrorist's plans to mount attacks on French churches were thwarted when he accidentally shot himself and called an ambulance, leading to the discovery of loaded guns, bulletproof vests and chilling notes about his intended targets...
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The suspect, who was not named, is a computer science student who was flagged as a risk by security officials last year...  He is also accused in the death of a young mother.
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"Detailed documents that were also found established beyond doubt that the individual was planning an imminent attack, probably on one or two churches."
      Al Shabaab claims responsibility for deadly car bombing in Somali capital  (Fox 04/21/2015)
      Islamic State is Morphing Into a Global Gehenna  (INN 04/20/2015)
      ISIS video purports to show killing of Ethiopian Christians in Libya  (Fox 04/19/2015)
      ISIS group claims suicide attack in Afghanistan that kills at least 35  (Fox 04/18/2015)
      5 Australian teens arrested on charges of plotting ANZAC Day attack  (Fox 04/18/2015)
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"We believe that the potential attack was inspired by the Daesh death cult in the Middle East."
      ISIS continues deadly assault on western Iraq as thousands flee  (Fox 04/17/2015)
      How ISIS created a terrorist art market  (Fox 04/17/2015)
      Nothing sacred: ISIS destroys Christian grave sites in Mosul  (Fox 04/16/2015)
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The "hadith," or Islamic teaching, stated that any grave higher than ground level must be shattered.  Any images on such graves must be erased as well, according to the twisted edict.
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The hadith claims Prophet Mohammad told followers not to "leave an elevated grave without leveling it, nor an image without erasing it."
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"By doing this, ISIS is not only showcasing what it is doing, but is also mocking the West by demonstrating that it is doing so freely, with no one trying to stop it."
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"ISIS and other Islamists argue that elevated graves suggest the dead person is closer to Allah than the living, so they must be destroyed."
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"They believe that grave sites, even ones that aren't elevated, need to be destroyed if they become a place of idolatry in the form of grave worship."
      Yemen's Al Qaeda branch announces death of top cleric  (Fox 04/14/2015)
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... was released from Guantanamo Bay in 2006, after which he joined Al Qaeda in Yemen.
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"I ask God that efforts are united to target the enemies of the religion."
      20 dead as gunmen attack workers in Pakistan  (Fox 04/11/2015)
      Former Gitmo detainee held in Uganda over killing of prosecutor  (Fox 04/08/2015)
      Police in Spain arrest 10 people for suspected ties to ISIS  (Fox 04/08/2015)
      ISIS releases more than 200 Yazidi prisoners in Iraq  (Fox 04/08/2015)
      Iraqi teams start exhuming mass grave of soldiers in Tikrit  (Fox 04/07/2015)
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Islamic State group posted graphic images online that appeared to show its gunmen massacring scores of the soldiers after loading the captives onto flatbed trucks and then forcing them to lay face-down in a shallow ditch, their arms tied behind their backs.
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Other videos showed masked gunmen bringing the soldiers to a bloodstained concrete river waterfront inside the presidential palaces complex in Tikrit, shooting them in the head and throwing them into the Tigris River.
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During their blitz last year, the IS extremists also carried out other mass killings in other areas.  One of those massacres was outside the country's second-largest city of Mosul where they forced some 600 Shiite inmates captured from Badoosh prison to kneel along the edge of a nearby ravine and shot them with automatic weapons.
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And in Anbar province, the militants shot dead dozens of pro-government Sunni tribal fighters in public areas after capturing their towns.
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The militants have also targeted Iraq's indigenous religious minorities, including Christians and followers of the ancient Yazidi faith, forcing tens of thousands from their homes.
      French special forces rescue hostage in Mali detained since 2011  (Fox 04/06/2015)
      Source: Al Qaeda in Yemen expanding footprint amid chaos, giving guidance to al-Shabaab  (Fox 04/06/2015)
      Turkey nabs 10 Westerners, 4 Russians trying to cross into Syria to join ISIS  (Fox 04/02/2015)
      Nearly 150 dead in Al-Shabaab school attack, Kenyan officials say  (Fox 04/02/2015)
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... when the gunmen arrived at his dormitory he could hear them opening doors and asking if the people who had hidden inside whether they were Muslims or Christians.
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"If you were a Christian you were shot on the spot."
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"All I could hear were footsteps and gunshots nobody was screaming because they thought this would lead the gunmen to know where they are," he said.  "The gunmen were saying sisi ni al-Shabab (Swaihi for we are al-Shabaab)."
      Boko Haram murdered captive women, UN official says  (Fox 04/01/2015)
      Muslim groups attack Egyptian Copts over church honoring Christians killed by ISIS  (Fox 03/31/2015)
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Relatives of the Coptic Christians beheaded last month by jihadists in Libya – their deaths immortalized in a gory video set against the backdrop of a Mediterranean beach – are facing new extremist-Muslim violence as they seek to build a church to honor their murdered loved ones.
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"This is a classic issue in Egypt.  Even after you struggle to get permission from the president to build a church, you still have to face the mob, which rejects the idea of having a church built in their neighborhood."
      Leading suspect in Tunisia museum attack killed  (Fox 03/29/2015)
      Developer of Hamas Qassam Rocket Convicted  (INN 03/29/2015)
      Afghan court hands down 20-year sentence to AP reporter's killer  (Fox 03/29/2015)
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The final sentence for former Afghan police unit commander Naqibullah was reduced from the death penalty recommended by a primary court last year.
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Naqibullah, who uses only one name, opened fire on Niedringhaus and Gannon without warning on April 4 as the two were covering the first round of the country's presidential election outside the city of Khost in southeastern Afghanistan.
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Gannon and Niedringhaus were seated in the back seat of a car parked in a crowd of police and election officials at a police station when Naqibullah walked up to the vehicle, shouted "Allahu Akbar," and fired on them with a Kalashnikov assault rifle.  He surrendered immediately.
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Naqibullah, believed to be 26, was convicted of murder and treason.
      Al-Shabab siege at Somali hotel ends, at least 24 dead  (Fox 03/28/2015)
      Bomb explodes in front of Egypt's largest and most prominent university, injuring 8 people  (Fox 03/28/2015)
      Somali special forces storm Mogadishu hotel where Al-Shabaab mounted deadly attack  (Fox 03/27/2015)
      Denmark Arrests Islamists Planning to Kill Defense Minister  (INN 03/26/2015)
      US drops graphic leaflet to possible Islamic State recruits  (Fox 03/26/2015)
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"The message of this leaflet is, if you allow yourself to be recruited by Daesh, you will find yourself in a meat grinder.  And it's not beneficial to your health."
      Tunisia: 23 arrested in connection to deadly Tunis museum attack, 3 foreigners still sought  (Fox 03/26/2015)
      Official: At least 3 members of 'Taliban 5' tried to reconnect with terror networks  (Fox 03/25/2015)
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At least three of the five Taliban leaders traded last year for Sgt.  Bowe Bergdahl have tried to plug back into their old terror networks.
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"I've seen nothing that causes me to believe these folks are reformed or [have] changed their ways or intend to re-integrate to society in ways to give me any confidence that they will not return in trying to do harm to America."
      Italian, Albanian police say they have cracked an ISIS recruitment ring  (Fox 03/25/2015)
      Israeli group's documentary accuses Hamas of training child soldiers  (Fox 03/24/2015)
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... senior Hamas figures in Gaza unabashedly discussing the training of child soldiers and glorifying suicide bombers at military-style youth camps...
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"You are the generation that is being trained to fight – although you are young.  You are being trained for jihad."
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"We are strengthening their religious awareness and inducing solidarity with their country.  This solidifies their jihad, and their commitment to being a warrior, a curse to Israel."
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According to its own 2014 figures, UNRWA received a budget of $1.32 billion from international donors, of which $409 million was donated by the U.S.  alone.
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"Hamas' relationship with UNRWA is good, very good.  The Hamas charter is part of the program we teach – insurrection, faith and education.  We're preparing to liberate Palestine."
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"We train children to use all types of weapons; machine guns, anti-aircraft [guns], tunnel training, in guerilla warfare, to fight the enemy with Allah's help."
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"We are being trained to be mujahideen to fight the evil Israeli presence.  They conquered our land and defiled our holy sites.  We'll liberate it all with Allah's mighty help."
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"This generation is prepared to liberate the land.  It will be victorious; it will fulfil the right of return, our independence.  Beware!  Beware!  Jews beware!"
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"This generation is not afraid to confront you in your centers.  This is the generation of the stones.  This is the generation of the missiles!  This is the generation of the tunnels!  This is the generation of the suicide bombers!"
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"The principles of Hamas have not changed since its inception.  The principles of militancy remain as a way to end the Israeli conquest... We enforce a militant culture in Palestinian society."
      Terror triumvirate: ISIS, Al Qaeda, Boko Haram training together in Mauritania: analyst  (Fox 03/24/2015)
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"This is not a travel destination.  The only reason to be there from a Western country is to train for terrorism."
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"The fear of returning foreign fighters from Syria and Iraq is high, but Mauritania-trained fighters are not even on anyone's radar."
      US counterterror strategy in Yemen collapses as country's violence spins out of control  (Fox 03/24/2015)
      Gunmen kill at least 13 in Afghanistan highway attack  (Fox 03/24/2015)
      Fifth Man Arrested in Connection with Copenhagen Attacks  (INN 03/21/2015)
      Libyan Army Chief Warns ISIS Will Invade Europe  (INN 03/20/2015)
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ISIS will "spread in even the European countries if (the West) does not offer real help to the Libyan people, especially the Libyan army."
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... ISIS terrorists "will head with the illegal migrants to Europe, where corruption and destruction will spread just like Libya.  But there it will be hard to confront them.
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In combating them, he said "we want weapons and ammunition only.  We have the men.  The army is increasing in number every day."
      ISIS Beheads Kurds in Front of Children in Iraq  (INN 03/20/2015)
      Extremist gunmen in Tunisia museum attack apparently targeted Westerners  (Fox 03/20/2015)
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The extremist gunmen in Wednesday's deadly attack at a Tunisian museum were apparently targeting Westerners, shouting at local Tunisians in Arabic to lower their heads while firing their guns.
      ISIS claims credit for twin suicide attacks in Yemen that reportedly killed more than 100  (Fox 03/20/2015)
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"The heads, legs and arms of the dead people were scattered on the floor of the mosque, blood is running like a river."
      Scores of bodies found near Nigerian town freed from Boko Haram  (Fox 03/20/2015)
      Heroine from hell: Palestinians honor mass killer with monument  (Fox 03/19/2015)
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A female terrorist who died in an infamous attack that killed 38 Israelis, including 13 children, was memorialized last week at a public square in Ramallah in what Jewish leaders say is just the latest twisted example of Palestinians glorifying extremist murderers.
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"What makes this so inflammatory is this is a terrorist responsible for one of the deadliest attacks against Israel."
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The terrorists, who hoped to attack the Knesset, hijacked a taxi, killed its occupants and then seized two buses.  Israeli forces stopped the bus and engaged the terrorists in a gunfight during which Mughrabi raised the Palestinian flag and then blew up the bus with a grenade.
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"This rededication does not exist in a vacuum – celebration of terrorists and their actions happens frequently...  "
      2 gunmen captured following deadly Tunisian museum attack; 1 may still be at large  (Fox 03/18/2015)
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Tunisia has struggled with violence by Islamic extremists in recent years, including some linked to the Islamic State group.
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A disproportionately large number of Tunisian recruits — some 3,000, according to government estimates — have joined Islamic State fighters in Syria and Iraq.
      ISIS' dark agenda: Terror group's tweets show more destruction of sacred Christian sites  (Fox 03/16/2015)
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"They don't care what it's called; they are just following their ideology and that means getting rid of churches and minorities."
      Suicide bombers kill 15 people outside Pakistani churches  (Fox 03/15/2015)
      Ex-ISIS hostage says 'Jihadi John' played lead role in mock executions  (Fox 03/15/2015)
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"Feel it?  Cold, isn't it?  Can you imagine the pain you'll feel when it cuts?  Unimaginable pain."
      CIA chief says ISIS has 'snowballed'  (Fox 03/13/2015)
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"Left unchecked, the group would pose a serious danger not only to Syria and Iraq, but to the wider region and beyond, including the threat of attacks in the homelands of the United States and our partners."
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"This will be a long-term struggle.  If there is one thing we have learned over the years, it is that success against terrorism requires patience and determination."
      ISIS accepts Boko Haram's allegiance pledge  (Fox 03/13/2015)
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"We announce our allegiance to the Caliph of the Muslims ... and will hear and obey in times of difficulty and prosperity, in hardship and ease, and to endure being discriminated against, and not to dispute about rule with those in power, except in case of evident infidelity regarding that which there is a proof from Allah."
      Senator warns ISIS could pose cybersecurity risk, ‘the intent is there’  (Fox 03/13/2015)
      Guns, books and smiles: Photos from inside Usama's pre-9/11 Tora Bora  (Fox ut/0/2015)
      Official: Man, executioner in new ISIS video are French citizens  (Fox 03/11/2015)
      Grim new ISIS video appears to show child executing alleged Mossad spy  (Fox 03/11/2015)
      Report: Half of British ISIS Terrorists Already Home  (INN 03/10/2015)
      Boko Haram gains new power by aligning with ISIS, say experts  (Fox 03/10/2015)
      Who is 'Britain's White Jihadi'?  (INN 03/09/2015)
      4 people, including policewoman, in custody over links to Paris attacks  (Fox 03/09/2015)
      ISIS on the run increases security risk for wider Middle East, experts say  (Fox 03/09/2015)
      Libyan official: ISIS beheaded 8 oil field guards  (Fox 03/09/2015)
      Saudi man faces death for ripping up Koran, renouncing Islam  (Fox 03/09/2015)
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"lt's as brutal an act to have your head chopped by a public executioner as it is by a member of the so called Islamic State.
      Sources: bin Laden docs conflict with Obama's talk of Al Qaeda demise  (Fox 03/07/2015)
      Terror Attack Proves Israel Needs an 'Iron Hand'  (INN 03/06/2015)
      7 injured, including 6 female soldiers, in Jerusalem car-ramming attack, police say  (Fox 03/06/2015)
      Top Al Nusra Military Commander Said Killed in Syria Airstrike  (INN 03/05/2015)
      Teacher sentenced to 6 years for attempt to join Islamic State  (Fox 03/05/2015)
      Suspicions of Turkey, Hamas alliance stoke fears in Israel  (Fox 03/04/2015)
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"Turkey has become a Hamas hotbed, and members of the organization's military wing are undergoing military training on Turkish soil, with the knowledge, support, and assistance of the local authorities."
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"The U.S.  administration has appealed in recent months to the Turkish government to prevent Hamas military activity in its territory, arguing that Turkey is a member of NATO and that Hamas is viewed by most NATO members as a terrorist organization.  The appeals have gone unanswered."
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Speaking from Turkey last August, Al-Arouri appeared to admit that it was on his instructions that the three Israeli teenagers, whose kidnapping and murder ignited the summer war between Hamas and Israel, were snatched and murdered.
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Reports suggest that no less than 20 of the key Hamas terrorists released in return for captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in October 2011 are now working alongside Al-Arouri in Istanbul and are active in recruiting and training West Bank residents to return to commit terrorist acts.
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"According to Israeli security sources, Turkish intelligence is helping the military wing of Hamas in Turkey."
      Father of 'Jihadi John' reportedly told son he hoped he would die for joining extremists  (Fox 03/03/2015)
      Boko Haram beheading video shows ties to ISIS, say experts  (Fox 03/02/2015)
      Court papers show extent of Mohammed Emwazi's links to terror before joining ISIS  (Fox 03/02/2015)
      Series of bombings kill 19 in Iraq  (Fox 02/28/2015)
      Holder says US 'working on' how to capture or kill 'Jihadi John'  (Fox 02/27/2015)
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Emwazi was born in Kuwait and studied computer programming at the University of Westminster.
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Emwazi's background was similar to that of other British jihadis, and disproved the idea "that these guys are all impoverished, that they're coming from deprived backgrounds."
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"They are by and large upwardly mobile people, well educated."
      American blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh  (Fox 02/27/2015)
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... he was a prominent voice against religious fanatics and had received threats in the past.
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"Several attackers took part in the attack and at least two assailants hit them directly."
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... two blood-stained cleavers were found after the attack.
      Saudi man convicted of conspiracy in 1998 bombings of US embassies in Africa  (Fox 02/26/2015)
      Airstrike reportedly kills 17 ISIS militants in Iraq town where leader seen hours before  (Fox 02/26/2015)
      Number of Christians kidnapped in ISIS offensive up to 220, Syria monitoring groups say  (Fox 02/26/2015)
      Identity of ISIS terrorist known as 'Jihadi John' reportedly revealed  (Fox 02/26/2015)
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Man's real name is Mohammed Emwazi, a west London man who had been detained by counterterror officials in Britain at least once, in 2010.
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Emwazi was born in Kuwait, is from a well-to-do family, graduated from college with a degree in computer programming and is thought to have traveled to Syria sometime in or around 2012.
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The terrorist was given the nickname "Jihadi John" after interviews with former ISIS hostages revealed him to be part of a group of British jihadists who guarded the hostages and were dubbed "The Beatles."
      Who kidnapped American Austin Tice?  Two years later, still no answers  (Fox 02/26/2015)
      The armed men who abducted an American missionary in Nigeria demand ransom, police say  (Fox 02/25/2015)
      American missionary kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria  (Fox 02/24/2015)
      Activists report dozens of Assyrian Christians kidnapped by ISIS  (Fox 02/24/2015)
      12 killed by suicide bomber in Nigeria  (Fox 02/24/2015)
      Terror trainees: New ISIS video shows indoctrination of kids as young as 5  (Fox 02/23/2015)
      Young girl suicide bomber kills 4, injures 46 at northeastern Nigeria market  (Fox 02/23/2015)
      Would-be ISIS fighters slipping through Europe's dragnet, presenting security challenge  (Fox 02/23/2015)
      Australia to tighten immigration laws, crack down on radical groups  (Fox 02/23/2015)
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"We cannot allow bad people to use our good nature against us."
      New ISIS Video Shows Kurdish Fighters Paraded in Cages  (INN 02/22/2015)
      Al Shabaab calls for attack on Mall of America in new video  (Fox 02/22/2015)
      French minister asks social media giants to remove terrorist propoganda  (Fox 02/21/2015)
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"We emphasized that when an investigation is underway we don't want to go through the usual government to government channels, which can take so long, ... It's important to have full cooperation and quick reaction"
      ISIS' army of 7-footers?  Experts say video of Copt beheadings manipulated  (Fox 02/20/2015)
      Is Italy The Next Breeding Ground For ISIS?  ()
      Watch: Copenhagen Imam Urges 'War' on Infidels on Eve of Attacks  (INN 02/19/2015)
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Just one day before El-Hussein began is murderous campaign, which left two people dead and several others wounded, Copenhagen Imam Hajj Saeed delivered an aggressive sermon at his weekly Friday service, urging Muslims to reject dialogue or friendship with non-Muslim "infidels" and emulate the ways of Mohammed who "waged war on the Jews."
      Tel Aviv Bus Terrorist Committed Attack for 'Al-Aqsa'  (INN 02/19/2015)
      The Cause of Terror?  It's Not Poverty  (INN 02/19/2015)
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"None of [the bombers] were uneducated, desperately poor, simple-minded, or depressed.  Many were middle class and, unless they were fugitives, held paying jobs... Two were the sons of millionaires."
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"They were adults with education and skill, not hopeless young zealots.  At least one left behind a wife and young children...They were not reckless young men facing dire economic conditions and dim prospects, but men as old as 41 enjoying middle class lives."
      Figure in ISIS mass beheading video could have US ties, linguistic expert says  (Fox 02/19/2015)
      Kurds Defeat ISIS in Iraqi Kurdistan's Capital  (INN 02/18/2015)
      I Know Exactly Who is to Blame for Adele Biton's Death  (INN 02/18/2015)
      ISIS reportedly plans to send fighters to southern Europe disguised as migrants  (Fox 02/18/2015)
      France tracking 400 believed to be in terror sleeper cells  (Fox 02/18/2015)
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"Four hundred targets have been identified by our intelligence services that are more or less sleeper cells, affiliated or in relation with Al Qaeda-type organizations, that can strike like the Kouachi brothers"
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"Ninety percent of those who commit terrorist acts fall into it after regularly consulting websites or blogs that call for or provoke terrorism."
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"We won't be able to deal with this subject by always brushing the dust under the rug," Cazeneuve said.  "At some point the dust gets thicker than the rug."
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"When you have terrorists who keep a low profile for years and then suddenly decide to act — either to obey an order from large terrorist organization such as Al Qaeda or of their own volition — then you need to be able to monitor them on a long term."
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"Everyone agrees now that legislation that prevents the diffusion of child pornography is protecting citizens from crime.  It is the same for terrorism."
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"Calling for anti-Semitism, calling for crimes, calling for murder, calling for the killing of Jews or journalists — that's not about freedom of expression.  That is a criminal act."
      Islamic charity chief resigns amid accusations group supports extremism, anti-Semitism  (Fox 02/18/2015)
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"You go to Turkey and jump over the border and when I say jump over the border I mean literally.  You'll probably have Al Qaeda on the other side to help you, so it is very easy to go in."
      ISIS might be harvesting organs, Iraqi ambassador tells UN, amid reports of more hostages being burned alive  (Fox 02/18/2015)
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The shocking new claim was presented by the Iraqi ambassador to the United Nations, who said bodies have turned up in mass graves bearing surgical incisions and missing organs such as kidneys.
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... dozen doctors have been executed in Mosul for refusing to participate in organ harvesting.
      Danish Police Confirm Identity of Gunman in Copenhagen Attacks  (INN 02/18/2015)
      ISIS militants reportedly burn to death 45 people in western Iraqi town  (Fox 02/17/2015)
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Islamic State militants reportedly have burned to death 45 people in the western Iraqi town of al-Baghdadi on Tuesday, just five miles away from an air base staffed by hundreds of U.S.  Marines.
      Libyan ambassador: International pullout after fall of Qaddafi allowed ISIS to 'get strong'  (Fox 02/17/2015)
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"We have to disarm and prevent arms from falling into the hands of extremists."
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"We have abandoned the Libyan people as prisoners of the militias ... The militias have to give up their arms and must work in a civil context."
      Suicide bombing kills 5 at Pakistan police complex  (Fox 02/17/2015)
      Egyptian beheadings show ISIS taking ‘global jihad’ to rest of Arab world  (Fox 02/16/2015)
      Carnival parade in Germany canceled because of terror threat  (Fox 02/15/2015)
      ISIS has momentum to keep expanding, General Garner warns  (Fox 02/16/2015)
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"Expel Americans from Iraq, we did that for them, we left Iraq ... second, establish an emirate then expand that to caliphate, third is to attack surrounding countries and pull them into the caliphate, and their fourth priority they have is to eliminate, destroy Israel."
      FBI had spy in bedroom of German rapper turned ISIS poster boy, says report  (Fox 02/16/2015)
      Egyptian planes pound ISIS in Libya in revenge for mass beheadings of Christians  (Fox 02/16/2015)
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In Washington, the White House released a statement calling the beheadings "despicable" and "cowardly", but made no mention of the victims' religion, referring to them only as "Egyptian citizens" or "innocents."
      Video purports to show ISIS militants beheading Christian hostages  (Fox 02/16/2015)
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"All crusaders: safety for you will be only wishes, especially if you are fighting us all together.  Therefore we will fight you all together.  The sea you have hidden Sheikh Usama Bin Laden's body in, we swear to Allah we will mix it with your blood."
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The White House statement did not refer to the hostages as Christians, but only as "Egyptian citizens" and "innocents."
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"These cowardly actions will not undermine our determination.  Egypt and the whole world are in a fierce battle with extremist groups carrying extremist ideology and sharing the same goals."
      ISIS Empire: Smuggling, shakedowns, donations feed swelling terror budget  (Fox 02/16/2015)
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"They get a lot of donations.  They also have a significant black market program."
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Reportedly, ISIS released a $2 billion budget for 2015 including a $250 million surplus, though those numbers are disputed.
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U.S.  Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said payments and donations to ISIS "perpetuate a cycle of horrific brutality, giving these groups resources to carry out more murderous acts and incentivizing them to take more people captive."
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"Most charities [supporting radical Islam] in the Gulf are aligned with Al Qaeda, not ISIS."
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Iraqi government continues to pay its civil servants in Mosul, despite being controlled by ISIS.
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"Baghdad provides about $130 million every month to pay all its workers in Mosul."
      ISIS closing in?  Terror group seizes Iraqi town 5 miles from Marine base  (Fox 02/15/2015)
      1 dead after shooting near Copenhagen synagogue, hours after deadly cafe attack  (Fox 02/14/2015)
      Police in Canada foil Valentine's Day massacre plot  (Fox 02/14/2015)
      Boko Haram launches first attack on Chadian village  (Fox 02/13/2015)
      ISIS on the doorstep?  Fighters reportedly seize Iraqi town near base holding US Marines  (Fox 02/12/2015)
      Al Qaeda militants seize Yemeni military base  (Fox 02/12/2015)
      UN cracks down on ISIS financing by banning oil purchases  (Fox 02/12/2015)
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"Terrorism is the most important aspect, that includes recruiting and other things.  If you remove financing, you remove the heart and soul of terrorism."
      US pullout from Yemen eases pressure on Al Qaeda, lawmakers warn  (Fox 02/12/2015)
      Woman wanted in French terror attack is with Islamic State, ISIS mag claims  (Fox 02/12/2015)
      Gitmo detainee's turn to ISIS hampers effort to close prison  (Fox 02/11/2015)
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During six years behind bars at Guantanamo Bay, Abdul Rauf insisted he was a lowly Taliban foot soldier who delivered bread and tea to combatants, even though he was really a corps commander.  He was released in 2007 and sent home to Afghanistan.  Until this week, he was working as the top recruiter in Afghanistan for Islamic State militants.
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Obama has vowed since he was a presidential candidate to close the detention center, but members of Congress have thwarted that ambition, saying the detainees would return to the fight.
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Besides Rauf, one or more of the five Taliban detainees swapped for Sgt.  Bowe Bergdahl may have already been in touch with members of the al-Qaida-linked Haqqani network.
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"The fact that Abdul Rauf, a former Guantanamo detainee, was acting as a recruiter for IS in Afghanistan underscores the danger of releasing detainees without sufficient assurances that they won't re-engage in terrorism."
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"Despite his claims of being a low-level Taliban foot soldier and food supplier, detainee managed to become closely associated with several senior-level Taliban commanders and leaders.  After serving three tours with the Taliban, it does not seem plausible that the detainee was not promoted and given a more important duty than a mere bread deliverer."
      Australia Arrests Two Men, Foils 'Imminent' Terror Attack  (INN 02/11/2015)
      The butcher/rapper of ISIS: German jihadist became terrorists' poster  (Fox oy/0/2015)
      ‘What are you waiting for?’: Slick new ISIS campaign puts new face on homegrown terror  (Fox 02/09/2015)
      Top ISIS Afghanistan recruiter killed in drone strike, officials say  (Fox 02/09/2015)
      Egyptian Airstrikes Kill Dozens of Terrorists in Sinai  (INN 02/08/2015)
      France detains 6 suspected in jihadi network, a month after deadly attacks by Islamic radicals  (Fox 02/08/2015)
      Boko Haram stages assault on Niger border town  (Fox 02/08/2015)
      32 extremists arrested in Tunisia  (Fox 02/08/2015)
      2 hostages say they plotted to stab gunman in Sydney siege  (Fox 02/08/2015)
      Man Who Attacked French Soldiers Charged with Terrorism  (INN 02/08/2015)
      New ISIS Trend: Yazidi Mass Graves  (INN 02/07/2015)
      Jordan vows to completely ‘wipe out’ ISIS  (Fox 02/07/2015)
      109 Boko Haram fighters killed in Niger, defense minister says  (Fox 02/07/2015)
      ISIS killing, torturing children in Iraq, UN report says  (Fox 02/05/2015)
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"Several cases of mass executions of boys, as well as reports of beheadings, crucifixions of children and burying children alive."
      Jordanian fighter jets strike hard at ISIS, pay tribute to murdered pilot  (Fox 02/05/2015)
      Mysterious woman from Canada’s rapid rise in ISIS puzzles intel analysts  (Fox 02/04/2015)
      Al Qaeda in Yemen says top cleric believed to be behind Paris attacks among 4 killed in US drone strike  (Fox 02/05/2015)
      Jordan Executes Jihadist Prisoners in Response to ISIS  (INN 02/04/2015)
      Iranian Commander: We Helped 'Palestine' Produce Missiles  (INN 02/04/2015)
      France: Jewish Center Stabbing Raises Security Questions  (INN 02/04/2015)
      ISIS-Related Terror Network Dismantled in Canada  (INN 02/04/2015)
      Moussaoui Calls Saudi Princes Patrons of Al Qaeda  (NY Times, 02/03/2015)
      New ISIS video shows Jordanian pilot being burned alive  (Fox 02/03/2015)
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Several media outlets reported that Jordan moved swiftly following the video's surfacing, transferring imprisoned jihadists, including al-Rishawi and Ziad Al-Karbuli, a former aide to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Jordanian Al Qaeda operative who was killed in 2006, in preparation for execution, perhaps within hours.  Lebanon-based news channel Al Mayadeen reported that Jordan intends to execute Al-Rishawi at dawn on Wednesday.
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Àl-Kaseasbeh, clad in an orange jumpsuit, speaks under clear duress.  A narrator speaking in Arabic blasts Arab nations, including Jordan, for taking part in U.S.-led airstrikes against Islamic State.  The final five minutes of the video show the caged pilot, his clothing apparently doused in gasoline as the fuel is lit.  His screams are audible as he collapses to his knees.  After being killed, the burned man and the cage are buried by a bulldozer.  The video ends with ISIS offering "100 golden Dinars" for any Muslims in Jordan who kill other Jordanian pilots, whose names, pictures and hometowns are shown.
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On Saturday, an online video surfaced that appeared to show Islamic State executing Japanese journalist Kenji Goto.  And one week earlier, a video posted on the Internet showed the Islamist terror group delivering the same fate to another Japanese hostage, Haruna Yukawa.
      Canadian police make arrest in relation to Ottawa ISIS recruiting cell  (Fox 02/03/2015)
      French soldiers attacked by man with knife in city of Nice  (Fox 02/03/2015)
      Bomb kills 1 in Egypt, 2 other bombs defused at Cairo airport  (Fox 02/03/2015)
      Terrorists' 'soft-target' strategy puts anyone — and everyone — in danger  (Fox 02/02/2015)
      Terrorist groups fuel rise in violent elephant poaching in central Africa  (Fox 02/03/2015)
      Indictment: Nazareth Man Fought Five Battles with ISIS  (INN 02/01/2015)
      Boko Haram attacks Nigerian city from four fronts  (Fox 02/01/2015)
      New video purportedly shows beheading of Japanese journalist by ISIS  (Fox 01/31/2015)
      ISIS chemical weapons expert killed in airstrike, US officials say  (Fox 01/30/2015)
      CIA-Mossad operation reportedly killed senior Hezbollah figure in 2008 car bombing  (Fox 01/31/2015)
      Taliban says agent infiltrated Afghan's security forces for attack that killed 3 Americans  (Fox 01/30/2015)
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Just days after an Obama administration official went to great pains to explain that the Taliban is not considered a terrorist group, the Afghan-based organization on Friday to credit for an attack that killed three American contractors and said it was carried out by a fighter who had infiltrated Afghanistan's security forces.
      Egyptian group with ties to ISIS claims responsibility for deadly Sinai attacks  (Fox 01/30/2015)
      Churches destroyed in Muslim mob attack but Bible survives  (Fox 01/29/2015)
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It was Jan.  16 and by the week's end Muslims had set fire to at least 45 churches and looted the homes of a number of Christian ministers.  Ten people were killed.  Followers of Christ fled for the lives.
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The protests were over the cartoons lampooning the Prophet Muhammad that were published by the French magazine Charlie Hebdo.
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The New York Times published a dispatch from Reuters that appeared sympathetic to the mob.  The story included quotes from a Muslim explaining why they were angry — but there were no quotes from the Christian victims.
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Likewise, USA Today's coverage lacked any commentary from pastors or priests.  But they did find an imam who reminded the newspaper's readers that the Islamic faith is peaceful.
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"Don't forget that Islam is against violence," he told USA Today as the ruins of 45 Christian churches smoldered across the nation.
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"It was still smoking and warm with ashes.  As we were looking through the rubble my wife came across the Bible."
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The Bible was charred but not destroyed, and it caused a stirring in the hearts of the Christian couple.
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"Can you imagine the international outcry if this were the Koran?"
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Could you imagine the international outcry if Christians had burned 45 mosques?
      New purported ISIS ultimatum to Jordan: Release Iraqi woman by sundown or pilot dies  (Fox 01/29/2015)
      Hostage in Sydney cafe siege killed by police bullet, inquest hears  (Fox 01/29/2015)
      Unwanted: Bodies of foreign ISIS fighters pile up in Iraqi hospitals  (Fox 01/29/2015)
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"Burn them or drown them, we don't want them.  We took away their citizenship."
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"These nations wanted to send a message first to Iraq; a message of support against terrorism and radicalism, and second to tell the people who want to fight with ISIS that they mean nothing to their countries and people."
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"The Bureau of Consular Affairs will locate and inform the next-of-kin of the U.S.  citizen's death and provides information on how to make arrangements for local burial or return of the remains to the United States."
      Iran calls for assassination of Netanyahu's children  (Fox 01/29/2015)
      Libyan ISIS group claims responsibility for Tripoli hotel attack  (Fox 01/28/2015)
      Jordan agrees to prisoner swap with ISIS in deal that could free pilot, Japanese journalist  (Fox 01/28/2015)
      ISIS threatens Obama, Japanese and Jordanian hostages in new online messages  (Fox 01/27/2015)
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"Know, oh Obama, that will reach America.  Know also that we will cut off your head in the White House, and transform America into a Muslim Province."
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"And this is my message to France and to its sister, Belgium," he said.  "We advise you that we will come to you with car bombs and explosive charges, and will cut off your heads."
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"Know that we are men who fear no one.  We will institute the laws of Allah, may He be exalted and praised."
      Jordan agrees to prisoner swap with ISIS in deal that could free pilot, Japanese journalist  (Fox 01/28/2015)
      Scores of Foreign Fighters Among ISIS Dead in Kobane Defeat  (INN 01/27/2015)
      Is ISIS Deliberately Torpedoing US's International Relations?  (INN 01/27/2015)
      The "Calm" That Never Was  (INN 01/27/2015)
      Gunmen kill at least 8, take hostages at Tripoli hotel, Libyan official says  (Fox 01/27/2015)
      Kurds 'Expel ISIS' from Strategic Kobane  (INN 01/26/2015)
      Islamic State group pushed out of Syria's Kobani  (Fox 01/26/2015)
      US drone kills 3 in first strike since Yemen leader resigned  (Fox 01/26/2015)
      Dozens killed in Boko Haram attack on Nigerian city  (Fox 01/25/2015)
      Japan PM left 'speechless' after video claims hostage dead  (Fox 01/25/2015)
      New ISIS video claims 1 Japanese hostage killed  (Fox 01/24/2015)
      Explosion in Philippines kills 2, leaves 54 wounded  (Fox 01/24/2015)
      Spanish police arrest 4 suspected members of a jihadi cell  (Fox 01/24/2015)
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"These are two pairs of very radicalized brothers who are highly trained militarily, physically and mentally and are prepared to carry out an attack, and ready, according to the police, to blow themselves up in the act."
      Experts say ISIS ransom clip faked as deadline for Japanese hostages passe  (Fox 01/23/2015)
      Iran: We Will Continue Arming Terrorists in Judea and Samaria  (INN 01/22/2015)
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"The arming policy of the West Bank is one of the policies of Iran and we will use all our capabilities in this way."
      Sources Reveal Jihad Mughniyeh 'Was Nasrallah's Bodyguard'  (INN 01/21/2015)
      12 Wounded, 3 Seriously, in Tel Aviv Terror Stabbing Spree  (INN 01/21/2015)
      Palestinian stabs 11 people on Tel Aviv bus, officials say  (Fox 01/21/2015)
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"The terrorist attack in Tel Aviv is the direct result of the poisonous incitement being disseminated by the Palestinian Authority against the Jews and their state.  This same terrorism is trying to attack us in Paris, Brussels and everywhere."
      $200M ransom demand a sign of ISIS' financial desperation, say experts  (Fox 01/20/2015)
      Japan PM vows to save ISIS hostages threatened with beheading in new video  (Fox 01/20/2015)
      5 Chechens arrested in France, including 1 with explosives  (Fox 01/20/2015)
      French prosecutor says 4 will face charges in connection with Paris kosher market attack  (Fox 01/20/2015)
      Islamic State backers emerge in Afghanistan, ex-Guantanamo inmate reportedly recruiting  (Fox 01/19/2015)
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"The administration seems to be embarked on a strategy to empty Guantanamo while disregarding the security concerns many have raised about releasing detainees, including recent transfers to Yemen."
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"It is not fair to our military service members to once again confront terrorists on the battlefield they had already captured."
      EU Ministers Call for Anti-Terrorism Alliance with Muslim States  (INN 01/19/2015)
      Iranian General Among Dead in IAF Golan Strike  (INN 01/19/2015)
      Security officials say suspected US drone strike kills 4 militants in northwest Pakistan  (Fox 01/19/2015)
      Israeli strikes kill Hezbollah fighters in Syria, official says  (Fox 01/18/2015)
      ISIS Cell Busted in Israel  (INN 01/18/2015)
      Police release 3 suspects arrested in French terror probe  (Fox 01/18/2015)
      Italy has expelled 9 suspected jihadis since December  (Fox 01/18/2015)
      Anti-Islam rally in German city Dresden canceled over threat  (Fox 01/18/2015)
      Greek police reportedly detain 4 terror suspects as Belgium deploys troops to cities  (Fox 01/17/2015)
      Belgium terror suspects had police uniforms, report says  (Fox 01/17/2015)
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"As technology develops, as the world moves on, we should try to avoid the safe havens that could otherwise be created for terrorists to talk to each other."
      Gunmen abduct chief of staff to Yemen president, officials say  (Fox 01/17/2015)
      ISIS Shows its Most Popular Execution Style is Crucifixion  (INN 01/15/2015)
      Freed British ISIS Terrorist: Turkish Police Fed Us Pizza  (INN 01/16/2015)
      Obama vs.  Cameron: British PM takes hard line on ‘Islamist’ extremists, Obama avoids I-word  (Fox 01/16/2015)
      Police in Belgium, France, and Germany make arrests in latest anti-terror raids  (Fox 01/16/2015)
      Busted Belgium Terror Cell 'Received Instructions from ISIS'  (INN 01/16/2015)
      More counterterrorism raids reportedly underway in Belgium after police thwart 'Belgian Charlie Hebdo' attack  (Fox 01/15/2015)
      ISIS leader orders failed fighters executed, says report  (Fox 01/15/2015)
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Some 56 members of ISIS learned their so-called "caliph" doesn't tolerate losing in battle, according to reports which said Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had them executed after they survived a rout by Kurdish fighters.
      ISIS control of Syria reportedly expands since start of US-led airstrikes  (Fox 01/15/2015)
      Group says satellite images show destruction of Nigeria villages by Boko Haram  (Fox 01/15/2015)
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"They came in their hundreds driving several Hilux patrol vehicles, trucks and some were on motorcycles and immediately began to throw explosives and bombs."
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Initial reports citing the testimony of eyewitnesses suggested that as many as 2,000 civilians may have died.
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This week, hundreds of Boko Haram fighters attacked a Cameroonian military camp near the border, but, according to Cameroonian officials, they bit off more than they could chew.  Cameroon's government said Tuesday that its military killed 143 militants with only one Cameroonian soldier killed.
      Surveillance footage shows harrowing scene inside Paris kosher grocery  (Fox 01/15/2015)
      Netanyahu: 'Hypocritical' War on Terror Will Fail  (INN 01/14/2015)
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"I believe his shameful remarks must be repudiated by the international community, because the war against terror will only succeed if it's guided by moral clarity.  That means that the terrorists and their supporters must be condemned, and those fighting terror, like Israel and the United States, must be supported.  It's as simple as that."
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"French citizens carry out such a massacre, and Muslims pay the price," Erdogan said.  "The West's hypocrisy is obvious.  As Muslims, we've never taken part in terrorist massacres."
      France arrests 54 in crackdown on people defending terror  (Fox 01/14/2015)
      Al Qaeda in Yemen commander claims responsibility for Charlie Hebdo attack  (Fox 01/14/2015)
      Frenchman Linked to Kouachi Brothers Nabbed in Bulgaria  (INN 01/13/2015)
      Kouachi Bros.  Sighted with Rocket Launcher Shortly After Attack  (INN 01/13/2015)
      Kerry praises Pakistan pursuit of North Waziristan militants  (Fox 01/13/2015)
      Will Egypt show America how to win the war on radical Islamic jihadism?  (JWR 01/12/2015)
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Like it or not, America and allies who cherish freedom and modernity are already at war.
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For years, informed analysts have warned of dangers posed to freedom-loving secular nations by rigid and intolerant humans who claim they are only following instructions set from on high.
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Apologists for the latest set of outrages carried out by these ignorant and ignoble thugs abound — and their arguments run the predictable gamut, including blaming cartoonists for inciting their own murders, alleging income and material inequality are structural causes of violence, or accusing those who are outraged now of succumbing to Islamophobia.
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Clearly, no freedom loving nation can allow mini-states to emerge within and then advocate hate and destruction of their host.
      French PM: Paris Attacker 'Undoubtedly' Had Accomplice  (INN 01/12/2015)
      Paris attacks prompt fears France's Muslim 'no-go' zones incubating jihad  (Fox 01/12/2015)
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"These ‘no-go' zones are essentially breeding grounds for radicalism, and it's a very big problem.  These are areas where essentially the French government has lost control."
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An estimated 5 million people live the zones, and most of the residents are part of France's 10 percent Muslim population.  In some zones, Islamic law actually supersedes the French legal system on civil matters such as property disputes, adultery and divorce.
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"These kids...  have no relationship to Morocco or Algeria at all, but they're not integrated into French society at all.  In a way, they're stateless.  They get drawn to radical Islam as a way to give them meaning in their life."
      Security footage shows Paris gunman's alleged accomplice at Istanbul airport  (Fox 01/12/2015)
      Police: Up to 6 Paris terror suspects may still be at large  (Fox 01/12/2015)
      Boko Haram's 'deadliest massacre' reportedly kills 2,000 in Nigeria  (Fox 01/12/2015)
      France mobilizes 10,000 security forces to protect sensitive sites  (Fox 01/12/2015)
      Charlie Hebdo massacre gunman reportedly knew underwear bomber  (Fox 01/12/2015)
      The American who inspires terror from Paris to the U.S.  (CNN 01/11/2015)
      ISIS Communications Claim Paris Attacks 'Just the Beginning'  (INN 01/11/2015)
      Paris Terrorist Coulibaly also Linked to Shooting of Jogger  (INN 01/11/2015)
      Two of Three Paris Terrorists were Radicalized in French Prisons  (INN 01/11/2015)
      Jewish Victim Fought Attacker before Being Gunned Down  (INN 01/10/2015)
      Resourceful Muslim Worker Saved Many Paris Hostages  (INN 01/10/2015)
      Wife-Accomplice of Paris Kosher Store Attacker Could be in Syria  (INN 01/10/2015)
      France's most wanted woman may have traveled to Syria, reports say  (Fox 01/10/2015)
      Bloody Rivals: Paris attack helps Al Qaeda outshine ISIS  (Fox 01/10/2015)
      Al Qaeda rep says group directed Paris magazine attack; US issues travel warning  (Fox 01/10/2015)
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The State Department's warning says attacks against Americans are becoming increasingly prevalent.  It also cites an increased risk of reprisals against U.S.  and Western targets for the U.S.-led intervention against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, and comes in the aftermath of terrorist attacks in Australia and Canada, as well as the Paris massacre.
      Al Qaeda plotting massive deadly attacks on West, Britain’s MI5 chief says  (Fox 01/09/2015)
      Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula member claims group behind Paris terror attack  (Fox 01/09/2015)
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Soon after the Al Qaeda member claimed responsibility for the Paris attack on Friday, The Associated Press reported that the branch's senior cleric Sheikh Harith al-Nadhari issued a recording on the group's Twitter feed commenting on the "blessed raid on Paris." He denounced the "filthy" French and called them "the heads of infidelity who insult the prophets." He praised the "hero mujahedeen" who he said "taught them a lesson and the limits of freedom of speech."
      Al Qaeda turncoat who helped US nail Al-Awlaki warns of more sleeper cells  (Fox 01/09/2015)
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"Deception is their warfare.  One of the things that these groups believe in is that you are allowed to trick someone into believing that you stand for something else when you really have other agendas.  They will act as normal members of western society."
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"Al-Awlaki had an extra hatred toward everything not Islamic.  He believed it was his calling to bring the banners of Islam back to victory.  He believed he was part of the Prophet Muhammad's belief that armies would rise.  He was angry towards America for preventing this."
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"They were extremely organized.  Many of those trained were given the chance to join fighters in battle and kill government officers and Shia Muslims."
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"What they are really doing is waiting for the right moment.  Then these sleeping cells eventually wake up and attack their targets."
      French police kill Paris massacre suspects, hostage-taking ally in separate raids  (Fox 01/09/2015)
      Police surround Paris attack suspects, at least one hostage reported taken  (Fox 01/09/2015)
      Hundreds of Hamas Terrorists in Israel Switching to ISIS  (INN 01/08/2015)
      French police swarm forest 'larger than Paris' in hunt for Charlie Hebdo jihadist assassins  (Fox 01/08/2015)
      'Ideal target': Brothers suspected in Paris massacre radicalized in France, known to authorities  (Fox 01/08/2015)
      French police officer killed in shooting on edge of Paris  (Fox 01/08/2015)
      French police identify gunmen in attack on Paris magazine that killed 12  (Fox 01/07/2015)
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"It was evident immediately that this was a carefully planned, sophisticated operation by well-trained, well-armed veterans of jihad.  This was not a pick-up team.  These butchers were methodical and efficient.  They weren't just terrorists: They were terrorist commandos."
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"And they didn't just go nuts and shoot wildly, as amateur jihadis do.  They set out to kill specific people and never list focus.  [They] even stayed cool during the getaway phase.  These men had killed before."
      At least 12 dead in shooting at office of satirical French magazine  (Fox 01/07/2015)
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"We've avenged the honor of the prophet!" the killers shouted, according to witnesses who spoke to Sky News.  The gunmen spoke French without any accent, according to Le Monde.
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"Three policemen arrived by push bike, but they left naturally as the attackers were armed."
      Officials: Suicide bomber kills 30 in Yemen capital  (Fox 01/07/2015)
      Three Arabs Planned Terror Attack Disguised as Hareidim  (INN 01/06/2015)
      Terror Mastermind behind Teens' Murders Given 3 Life Sentences  (INN 01/06/2015)
      Gunmen kill 2 Egyptian policemen guarding Coptic church  (Fox, 01/06/2015)
      8 sailors missing off Scotland; crew plucked from listing car carrier  (CNN 01/03/2015)
      U.S.  embassy bombings suspect Abu Anas al Libi dies in U.S.  hospital  (CNN 01/03/2015)
      Terrorist Who Stabbed Officers in Jerusalem Arrested in Ramallah  (INN 01/02/2015)
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"Ask yourselves what stopped the Border Patrol soldiers from shooting with their personal weapons against the terrorist, and who educated them not to shoot when they try to murder them?"
      Video purportedly of Italian captives in Syria: 'We could be killed'  (CNN 01/01/2015)
      Rock Throwing Terrorist Eliminated by IDF Fire  (INN 12/29/2014 )
      Police Bust Arab Brothers Planning Terror Attack in Jerusalem  (INN 12/29/2014 )
      U.S.  strike in Somalia targets Al-Shabaab  (CNN 12/29/2014)
      Firebomb Hurled at Residential Home in Jerusalem  (INN 12/28/2014 )
      Shots Fired at Jewish Owned Print Shop in Paris  (INN 12/28/2014 )
      Somalia: Al-Shabaab commander captured  (CNN 12/27/2014)
      'Treating Firebombers as Criminals is Fundamentally Flawed'  (INN 12/26/2014 )
      Girl, 13: Boko Haram tried to force me to become a suicide bomber  (CNN 12/26/2014)
      U.S.  hopes to transfer dozens from Gitmo in 6 months, official says  (CNN 12/26/2014)
      Suspected U.S.  drone strikes hit militants in Pakistan  (CNN 12/26/2014)
      Indian army leads stepped-up response to militant attacks in Assam state  (CNN 12/26/2014)
      Al-Shabaab: Attack on base was revenge for U.S.  airstrike  (CNN 12/26/2014)
      Israeli child severely burned in Molotov cocktail attack  (CNN 12/25/2014)
      ISIS governor of Mosul killed in coalition airstrikes  (CNN 12/25/2014)
      Almagor Demands Ban On Burying Terrorists  (INN 12/25/2014 )
      Christian and Jewish Babies Face the Same Enemy  (INN 12/24/2014 )
      Hamas Continues Rocket Test Prep for Next War  (INN 12/24/2014 )
      Tribal militant attacks kill at least 63 in northeast India, police say  (CNN 12/24/2014)
      France boosts security after string of attacks  (CNN 12/23/2014)
      Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula confirms links to underwear bomber  (CNN 12/23/2014)
      How to fight the lone wolf  (JWR 12/22/2014)
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The first line of defense against lone wolves is, of course, protective measures: identification, tracking and preemption.  But given the sheer number of the disturbed, unstable and potentially impressionable among us, and given the strictures that civil liberties have placed on prior restraint, that defensive posture can take us only so far.
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The Islamic State has discovered that the projection of terror does not depend, al-Qaeda-style, on sending expeditionary cells to kill infidels abroad.  It can do so long distance by inspiration, by wire, as it were.  Which is why the ultimate line of defense against lone wolves is to turn the fortunes of the warrior tribes themselves, the script writers of jihad.
      At Least Ten Injured in Rampage Attack in Nantes  (INN 12/22/2014 )
      Author's journey inside ISIS: They're 'more dangerous than people realize'  (CNN 12/22/2014)
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"It is not a question of if we will conquer Europe, just a matter of when that will happen.  But it is certain...  For us, there is no such thing as borders.  There are only front lines.
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"Our expansion will be perpetual ... And the Europeans need to know that when we come, it will not be in a nice way.  It will be with our weapons.  And those who do not convert to Islam or pay the Islamic tax will be killed."
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"150 million, 200 million or 500 million, it does not matter to us.  We will kill them all."
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"I would say that slavery is a great help to us and we will continue to have slavery and beheadings, it is part of our religion."
      Senior Hamas Leader: Arafat Gave Us Weapons for Attacks  (INN 12/21/2014 )
      Pakistan: Several Taliban killed following school massacre  (CNN 12/20/2014)
      Hamas Rebuilding Terror Tunnels into Israel with Aid Materials  (INN 12/19/2014 )
      Pakistani army targets militants after Taliban school massacre  (CNN 12/19/2014)
      Hack attack identifies, locates ISIS' opponents, study says  (CNN 12/19/2014)
      The rules of war need updating  (JWR 12/18/2014)
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In Britain, the Army has issued new guidelines for interrogating suspected terrorists.  They include no shouting, no banging of fists on tables and no "insulting words." If Britain had employed those techniques during World War II, Hitler's face might be on the British pound note, instead of the Queen's.
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Every time we witness these attacks, the apologists here and abroad are quick to issue the familiar excuses.  This doesn't represent true Islam, which they say is a religion of peace.
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Why aren't the world's estimated 1.1 billion Muslims forming an army of their own to take out those they claim misrepresent their religion?  Why must America face most of the financial and human burden?  These killers claim to be acting in the name of Islam, so how about members of the "peaceful religion" doing themselves and the world a favor by taking the lead and neutralizing the threat of Islamic radicalism?
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Apparently, those senators have forgotten that the one hijacked plane American heroes forced down in Pennsylvania might have been headed for the Capitol Building.
      U.S.  airstrikes kill 3 top ISIS leaders  (CNN 12/18/2014)
      Officials: Boko Haram kidnaps 185 women and children, kills 32 people  (CNN 12/18/2014)
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Gunmen in pickup trucks attacked the village of Gumsuri, just north of Chibok, on Sunday, shooting down men before herding women and children together.
"They gathered the women and children and took them away in trucks after burning most of the village with petrol bombs."
      Who are the Pakistani Taliban?  (CNN 12/17/2014)
      Pakistan militants: Children's massacre was to avenge army strikes  (CNN 12/17/2014)
      In Pakistan school attack, Taliban terrorists kill 145, mostly children  (CNN 12/16/2014)
      Bomb meant for militants kills 20 children in Yemen, officials say  (CNN 12/16/2014)
      Sony hackers threaten moviegoers with terrorist acts  (CNN 12/16/2014)
      Sydney cafe siege: What we know, what we don't know  (CNN 12/16/2014)
      More Motions Filed to Cancel Terrorists' Citizenship  (INN 12/16/2014 )
      Sydney Hostage Drama: A Jihadist Propaganda Win?  (INN 12/15/2014 )
      Sydney hostage-taker called himself a cleric — and had a criminal record  (CNN 12/15/2014)
      Jerusalem: Police Arrest Arabs Behind Online Incitement Campaign  (INN 12/15/2014 )
      Cross-Dressing Terrorists Nabbed  (JWR 12/15/2014 )
      Gunman, Two Others Dead, Four Injured in Sydney Siege  (INN 12/15/2014 )
      Gunman, two others dead in Sydney siege, police say  (CNN 12/15/2014)
      Source: Hostage-taker in Australia identified  (CNN 12/15/2014)
      Al-Shabaab blamed for five beheadings  (CNN 12/15/2014)
      Terrorist Throws Acid at Jewish Family Near Jerusalem  (INN 12/12/2014 )
      Young girls in car attacked with acid by Palestinian, Israel says  (CNN 12/12/2014)
      Report: ISIS Selling James Foley's Body for $1 Million  (INN 12/11/2014 )
      Five Arrested for Threats to Destroy French Synagogue  (INN 12/10/2014 )
      Did torture help lead to bin Laden?  (CNN 12/10/2014)
      US Christian Man Indicted for Plotting to Attack Muslim Sites  (INN 12/09/2014 )
      Suicide attacks on military base kill 7 in Yemen  (CNN 12/09/2014)
      Official: Woman who killed American in UAE committed 'personal terrorist act'  (CNN 12/08/2014)
      Key al Qaeda figure possibly killed in Pakistan  (CNN 12/07/2014)
      Al Qaeda kills hostages during SEALs raid on Yemen, Hagel says  (CNN 12/06/2014)
      Swiss hostage escapes from Islamist extremists in the Philippines  (CNN 12/06/2014)
      Pakistan's army kills al Qaeda commander who grew up in U.S.  (CNN 12/06/2014)
      Hackers threaten Sony employees' families  (CNN 12/05/2014)
      Al Qaeda in Yemen Threatens to Execute American Hostage  (INN 12/04/2014 )
      Two Injured in Mishor Adumim Stabbing Attack  (INN 12/03/2014 )
      Al-Shabaab strikes again, killing 4 in attack on U.N.  convoy in Somalia  (CNN 12/03/2014)
      Students Urge Gov't: Recognize Abbas's Role in Munich Massacre  (INN 12/02/2014 )
      Al-Shabaab separates non-Muslims from Muslims, kills 36 in quarry attack  (CNN 12/02/2014)
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Al-Shabaab militants raided a quarry in Kenya, separating non-Muslim workers from their Muslim counterparts and executing them.
Last month, the Islamist militants ambushed a bus in Kenya and sprayed bullets on those who failed to recite Quran verses, killing at least 28 people.
      Britain on High Alert for Al Qaeda Christmas Bombings  (INN 12/01/2014 )
      Gush Etzion Stabbing Victim: 'It Was a Miracle'  (INN 12/01/2014 )
      Police: Knife-wielding Palestinian girl attacks Israeli man, officers shoot her  (CNN 12/01/2014)
      Major Hamas Plot to Attack Jerusalem's Teddy Stadium Thwarted  (INN 11/27/2014 )
      Raid frees eight hostages from al Qaeda stronghold, U.S.  and Yemen say  (CNN 11/27/2014)
      Israel says it broke up Hamas terror plot  (CNN 11/27/2014)
      Suicide attack kills 5 in Afghan capital, including UK Embassy workers  (CNN 11/27/2014)
      MK Levin Proposes 8-Step Plan to Prevent Terrorism  (INN 11/26/2014 )
      Wife of Synagogue Massacre Terrorist Expelled  (INN 11/26/2014 )
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The families of the two celebrated the attack by passing out candies, with one relative calling the attack "a normal thing that can be expected from every man who has courage and a feeling of belonging to his people and to Islam."
      India Marks Six Years Since Mumbai Attacks  (INN 11/26/2014 )
      Son of Hamas Leader Urges Israel to Wage War Against Gaza — Now  (INN 11/25/2014 )
      Report: Online threat could have been key to thwarting UK soldier's murder  (CNN 11/25/2014)
      Suicide bomber kills 45 at Afghanistan volleyball game  (CNN 11/23/2014)
      ISIS Terrorist Arrested in Judea and Samaria  (INN 11/23/2014 )
      Police: Islamist militants hijack bus in Kenya at dawn, killing dozens  (CNN 11/22/2014)
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Militants demanded those onboard recite Quran verses.  As others watched, they opened fire on passengers who failed to do so.
      Large-Scale Hamas Terror Cell Busted  (INN 11/21/2014 )
      Al Qaeda in Yemen rebukes ISIS  (CNN 11/21/2014)
      PA Will Stand Trial in New York for Terrorism  (INN 11/20/2014 )
      French authorities back off claim against man in ISIS beheadings video  (CNN 11/20/2014)
      France Identifies Second Citizen Who Took Part in ISIS Beheading  (INN 11/20/2014 )
      The Jerusalem murders didn't happen in a vacuum  (JWR 11/19/2014 )
      IDF Didn't Demolish Terrorist's Home — Just His Room  (INN 11/19/2014 )
      Who else remains captive by ISIS?  (CNN 11/19/2014)
      Jew Attacked by Arabs with Iron Bars in Jerusalem  (INN 11/18/2014 )
      Report: Har Nof Terrorist Worked Next to Synagogue  (INN 11/18/2014 )
      Terror in Har Nof: Pure Evil  (INN 11/18/2014 )
      Four Killed in Terror Attack at Jerusalem Synagogue  (INN 11/18/2014 )
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The terrorists, shouting "Allahu Akhbar", began attacking worshippers, stabbing them, before opening fire.
      'Grief and outrage' at Jerusalem synagogue slayings  (CNN 11/18/2014)
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"Terrorist attack ... represents a barbaric new low in the sad and outrageous history of such attacks.  Murdering worshippers at prayer in a synagogue is an act if pure, unadulterated evil."
      Israel: 'We will respond with a heavy hand' after 4 killed in synagogue attack  (CNN 11/18/2014)
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"People who had come to worship God in the sanctuary of a synagogue were hatched and hacked and murdered in that holy place in an act of pure terror and senseless brutality and murder."
"This is the direct result of incitement being led by Hamas & Abu Mazen, incitement which the international community is irresponsibly ignoring."
"If the world doesn't unite against terrorism and give zero excuses for terrorism, this will haunt he world.  This will happen everywhere in the world."
      More barbaric ISIS videos expected after Kassig's death, analyst says  (CNN 11/17/2014)
      ISIS Beheads Hostage Peter Kassig  (INN 11/16/2014 )
      Truck Attack Foiled in Samaria  (INN 11/16/2014 )
      Sinai Jihadists Claim Attack Which Killed 30 Soldiers  (INN 11/16/2014 )
      Video claims ISIS militants have beheaded American hostage Peter Kassig  (CNN 11/16/2014)
      Boko Haram takes Nigerian town where girls were kidnapped, residents say  (CNN 11/14/2014)
      Cameron Announces New Measures Against Radicalized Britons  (INN 11/14/2014 )
      Terror Victim's Advocate Takes Security Cabinet to Task  (INN 11/14/2014 )
      Has ISIS peaked?  Terror group suffers setbacks in Iraq  (CNN 11/14/2014)
      Two Stabbing Attacks Thwarted Wednesday Night  (INN 11/13/2014 )
      U.S.  strikes al Qaeda cell in Syria  (CNN 11/13/2014)
      Regev: Don't Let in Palestinian Workers if Terror Continues  (INN 11/12/2014 )
      Space probe scores a 310-million-mile bull's-eye with comet landing  (CNN 11/12/2014)
      Netanyahu Outlines Crackdown on Terror Throughout Israel  (INN 11/11/2014 )
      Hamas Second-Richest Terror Group Worldwide  (INN 11/11/2014 )
      Egyptian terrorists are linked to ISIS, YouTube message says  (CNN 11/11/2014)
      ISIS after al-Baghdadi: What happens if the terror leader is killed?  (CNN 11/11/2014)
      Jewish Driver 'Lucky to be Alive' After Attempted Arab Lynch  (INN 11/10/2014 )
      Stabbing Attack at Tel Aviv Train Station  (INN 11/10/2014 )
      2 killed, 2 wounded in stabbing attacks on Israelis  (CNN 11/10/2014)
      After airstrikes, questions abound over fate of ISIS leader  (CNN 11/10/2014)
      Firebomb on Kosher Eatery in Paris  (INN 11/09/2014 )
      Police Raise Nationwide Terror Alert  (INN 11/09/2014 )
      Video Shows Police Shooting Crazed Arab Attacker  (INN 11/08/2014 )
      Ron Prosor: 'The Security Council Remains Silent'  (INN 11/06/2014 )
      Terror  (De)central: How to stop the jihadis before they win (JWR 11/07/2014)
      Bennett Blames His Own Government's Laxness for Terror  (INN 11/06/2014 )
      Teen Wounded in Hamas Car Attack Dies  (INN 11/07/2014 )
      U.S.  strike in Syria reportedly kills key bomb-maker  (CNN 11/06/2014)
      Bennett Blames His Own Government's Laxness for Terror  (INN 11/06/2014 )
      Report: Airstrikes target another Islamist group in Syria  (CNN 11/06/2014)
      Dozens arrested in slaying of Pakistani couple accused of desecrating Quran  (CNN 11/05/2014)
      Man tied to al Qaeda released from Guantanamo after 12 years  (CNN 11/05/2014)
      One Dead in Jerusalem Car Terror Attack  (INN 11/05/2014 )
      Israeli police officer killed, 13 hurt in driver's rampage in Jerusalem  (CNN 11/05/2014)
      Bill Would Cut Child Stipend to Rock-Throwers and Their Siblings  (INN 11/04/2014 )
      Egyptian Jihadist Group Swears Allegiance to ISIS  (INN 11/04/2014 )
      Report: Children say ISIS captured, beat them on way home from exams  (CNN 11/04/2014)
      Bennett: 'From Now On, Terrorists Will Die in Prison'  (INN 11/03/2014 )
      Former PA PM Called for Attack Against Glick's Conference  (INN 11/03/2014 )
      Police: Suicide bomber kills dozens at Pakistan border parade  (CNN 11/02/2014)
      Israeli Arab Who Joined ISIS Returns to Israel  (INN 11/02/2014 )
      Cabinet Toughens Sentences for Rock-Throwers  (INN 11/02/2014 )
      'I Can't Breathe'; Chilling Last Words of Murdered Shelly Dadon  (INN 11/02/2014 )
      Shiite militia, Iraqi security forces behind Sunni mosque massacre, report finds  (CNN 11/02/2014)
      100 ISIS Fighters Killed in Three Days as Kobane Battle Rages  (INN 11/01/2014 )
      Public executions and mass graves: ISIS targets Sunni tribe in Iraq  (CNN 11/01/2014)
      Boko Haram leader denies ceasefire deal, says 200 abducted girls married off  (CNN 11/01/2014)
      Peru Foils Hezbollah Terror Attack on Israelis  (INN 10/30/2014 )
      UN Report: 15,000 Foreign Jihadists Have Joined ISIS  (INN 10/31/2014 )
      Prime Suspect in Glick Shooting Eliminated  (INN 10/30/2014 )
      Egypt Says Hamas Provided Weapons for Lethal Sinai Attack  (INN 10/29/2014 )
      'They would torture you': ISIS prisoners reveal life inside terror group  (CNN 10/28/2014)
      How empowered clueless' befuddlement over 'terrorism' meaning is destroying our free society  (JWR 10/27/2014 )
      Rock-Throwing to Be Punishable by 20 Years  (INN 10/27/2014 )
      Boko Haram kidnaps 30 in northeast Nigeria  (CNN 10/27/2014)
      Police: Ottawa gunman made video of himself prior to attack  (CNN 10/26/2014)
      New York Times: ISIS hostages were tortured before beheadings  (CNN 10/26/2014)
      Gunman in Ottawa Attack Planned to Leave for Syria  (INN 10/24/2014 )
      Legal Forum Calls to Revoke Licenses of Convicted Terrorists  (INN 10/23/2014 )
      'Next Time We Won't Treat Haniyeh's Daughter'  (INN 10/23/2014 )
      After Infant's Murder, Arabs Attack Jerusalem Kindergarten  (INN 10/23/2014 )
      Canadian Prime Minister calls 'brutal and violent' Parliament attack terrorism  (Fox, 10/23/2014)
      Sources: Ottawa shooting suspect had ties to jihadists  (CNN 10/23/2014)
      Canadian shooting: What we know — and don't know — a day later  (CNN 10/23/2014)
      Explosion kills 5 people near bus station in Nigeria  (CNN 10/23/2014)
      ISIS reveals its strategy  (CNN 10/20/2014)
      Man plows car into crowd at Jerusalem rail stop, killing baby  (CNN 10/22/2014)
      Canadian parliamentarian sergeant-at-arms hailed as 'hero'  (CNN 10/22/2014)
      Canadian shooting victim remembered for big smile, big heart  (CNN 10/22/2014)
      Who is Canadian Parliament shooter Michael Zehaf-Bibeau?  (CNN 10/22/2014)
      Arab Rock-Throwers Try New Methods for Murder  (INN 10/22/2014 )
      Suspected shooter identified in Canada attack  (CNN 10/22/2014)
      Jerusalem Rock Attacks Continue as Police Announce Task Force  (INN 10/22/2014 )
      Canadian Soldier Killed After Being Run Over by Islamist  (INN 10/21/2014 )
      Canada: Man possibly 'radicalized' before killing soldier, injuring another  (CNN 10/21/2014)
      From Jewish football to jihad: German ISIS suspect faces jail  (CNN 10/21/2014)
      World Ignores as Hamas Boasts of Continued Tunnel-Digging  (INN 10/20/2014 )
      What we learn from ISIS' online magazine  (CNN 10/20/2014)
      Despite ceasefire announcement, new Boko Haram attacks reported  (CNN 10/18/2014)
      Arab Terrorists Try to Burn Jews Alive in Jerusalem  (INN 10/17/2014 )
      Nigeria, Boko Haram reach ceasefire deal, kidnapped girls to go free, official says  (CNN 10/17/2014)
      Will ISIS 'weaponize' foreign fighters?  (CNN 10/16/2014)
      Thirty Israeli Arabs Found to Have Joined ISIS  (INN 10/14/2014 )
      Jihadist Rocket Factory Discovered in Sinai Peninsula  (INN 10/14/2014 )
      Five Taliban Leaders Declare Loyalty to ISIS  (INN 10/14/2014 )
      UK terror investigation: Three more arrested  (CNN 10/13/2014)
      Jerusalem: 40% of Light Rail Trains Damaged  (INN 10/12/2014 )
      Kassig's mother plea to ISIS leader: 'I am an old woman, and  (he) is my only child' (CNN 10/08/2014)
      UK police arrest 4 men suspected of terror plot  (CNN 10/07/2014)
      Self-funded and deep-rooted: How ISIS makes its millions  (CNN 10/06/2014)
      How she went from a school teacher to an ISIS member  (CNN 10/06/2014)
      Bombing kills 5 police officers in Chechnya  (CNN 10/05/2014)
      Australia police arrest man accused of funding U.S.  fighter in Syria  (CNN 09/30/2014)
      ISIS video claims to show beheading of Alan Henning; American threatened  (CNN 10/03/2014)
      Palestinian Terror in the City of Peace  (INN 09/30/2014 )
      ISIS Executes Human Rights Activist in Mosul Over Facebook Post  (INN 09/28/2014 )
      Mavi Marmara 'Peace Activist' Killed in US Airstrike  (INN 09/28/2014 )
      FBI Identifies Executioner in ISIS Beheadings  (INN 09/27/2014 )
      War with ISIS: What does victory look like?  (CNN 09/25/2014)
      How far does ISIS' global reach extend?  (CNN 09/25/2014)
      UK police arrest 9 men suspected of terror offenses in London  (CNN 09/25/2014)
      Nigeria: Troops killed man acting as Boko Haram leader  (CNN 09/25/2014)
      Two Bestial Murderers: Justice on Earth — and in Heaven  (INN 09/24/2014 )
      'One Mistake': All Investigators Needed to Nab Teens' Killers  (INN 09/24/2014 )
      Norway: ISIS Terrorists 'Planned to Behead Entire Family'  (INN 09/24/2014 )
      EU Chief Reveals A Tenth of ISIS's Terrorists are European  (INN 09/24/2014 )
      Filipino ISIS Group Holding Two Germans Hostage  (INN 09/24/2014 )
      Lone wolf?  Australian police shoot dead teen 'terror suspect'  (CNN 09/24/2014)
      8 killed in suspected U.S.  drone strike in Pakistan, sources say  (CNN 09/24/2014)
      How ISIS already threatens America  (JWR 09/23/2014)
      Expert: ISIS Changing the Entire Middle East  (INN 09/23/2014 )
      Murderers of the Three Teens Eliminated  (INN 09/23/2014 )
      Arab Terrorists Throw Rocks at School Bus in Jerusalem  (INN 09/21/2014 )
      'A peaceful, selfless man': Wife of captive Alan Henning begs ISIS to let him go  (CNN 09/21/2014)
      Watch: UK Pro-Israel Activists Demand Qatar Stop Funding Terror  (INN 09/20/2014 )
      Canadian Terrorist Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison  (INN 09/19/2014 )
      Will ISIS try Australian-style plot in America?  (CNN 09/19/2014)
      New al Qaeda branch in South Asia launches first assault  (CNN 09/18/2014)
      Australian ISIS Terror Cell Planned Public Beheading in Sydney  (INN 09/18/2014 )
      Australian police move against pending terror attack  (CNN 09/17/2014)
      Analysts Warn ISIS Terrorists May Attack Russia  (INN 09/17/2014 )
      Kurdish Forces Kill Senior Islamic State Commander in Iraq  (INN 09/17/2014 )
      The Woman ISIS Wanted to Trade for Foley, Then Sotloff  (JWR 09/16/2014)
      Agent Storm: Inside al Qaeda for the CIA  (CNN 09/16/2014)
      Egypt Kills 7 Jihadists in Sinai  (INN 09/15/2014 )
      How many more Western captives is ISIS holding?  (CNN 09/15/2014)
      The British connection to ISIS beheadings  (CNN 09/14/2014)
      U.S.  warns citizens in Uganda to stay home following alleged attack plot  (CNN 09/13/2014)
      ISIS executes British aid worker David Haines; Cameron vows justice  (CNN 09/13/2014)
      Wrong Turn in Jerusalem Leads Family to Arab Ambush  (INN 09/12/2014 )
      Pakistan: Arrests made in 2012 attack on Malala  (CNN 09/12/2014)
      Australia raises terror alert level to 'high'  (CNN 09/12/2014)
      How foreign fighters are swelling ISIS ranks in startling numbers  (CNN 09/12/2014)
      ISIS can ''muster'' between 20,000 and 31,500 fighters, CIA says  (CNN 09/11/2014)
      Australia Warns of Danger from Homegrown Islamists  (INN 09/10/2014 )
      Canadians have joined ISIS to fight — and die — in Syria  (CNN 09/10/2014)
      Al Qaeda battles ISIS for global jihadist leadership  (CNN 09/10/2014)
      U.S.  may have identified masked man in James Foley execution video  (CNN 09/08/2014)
      Germany: Two Arrested for Synagogue Firebombing  (INN 09/09/2014 )
      Targeting terrorists with bombs and bullets  (CNN 09/09/2014 )
      Islamic State Executes Female Doctors and Politicians  (INN 09/07/2014 )
      ISIS' Complaint  (INN 09/07/2014 )
      Belgium Jewish Museum Shooter was 'ISIS Torturer' in Syria  (INN 09/06/2014 )
      Was Belgium shooting suspect Western hostages' captor?  (CNN 09/06/2014)
      Somalia on high alert after U.S.  confirms it killed Al-Shabaab leader  (CNN 09/06/2014)
      Where in the World Is Jihad Pilot Adnan Shukrijumah?  (JWR 09/05/2014)
      Countering 'extremism' will never defeat jihad  (JWR 09/05/2014)
      Senior Leaders of Islamic State Eliminated in Airstrikes  (INN 09/05/2014 )
      Al Qaeda Rebels to Try UN Peacekeepers Under 'Divine Law'  (INN 09/05/2014 )
      Top Somali militant killed in U.S.  operation, Pentagon says  (CNN 09/05/2014)
      New York Times: A survivor's retelling of an ISIS massacre  (CNN 09/04/2014)
      Showing off its crimes: How ISIS flaunts its brutality as propaganda  (CNN 09/04/2014)
      Inside the mind of an ISIS fighter  (CNN 09/04/2014)
      Al Qaeda says it's opening new branch in India  (CNN 09/04/2014)
      Chechen leader, Putin pal vows to crush ISIS after threat against Russia  (Fox 09/03/2014)
      Canadian Report Reveals Jihadists are Returning  (INN 09/02/2014 )
      ISIS video shows beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff  (CNN 09/02/2014)
      Saudi terror network busted, government says  (CNN 09/02/2014)
      Al-Shabaab leader's fate unclear after suspected U.S.  drone strike  (CNN 09/02/2014)
      Cameron lays out plans to counter UK jihadi threat  (CNN 09/02/2014)
      Four arrested over alleged Manila airport bomb plot, state-run media report  (CNN 09/01/2014)
      An American's gateway to jihad  (CNN 08/29/2014)
      UK raises terror threat level, citing Syria, Iraq risk  (CNN 08/29/2014)
      Raid on ISIS suspect in the French Riviera  (CNN 08/28/2014)
      Rush hour car bombing in Baghdad kills 10  (CNN 08/26/2014)
      Did a second ISIS militant kill James Foley?  (CNN 08/25/2014)
      No Reply from America?  (JWR 08/25/2014)
      Now ISIS has drones?  (CNN 08/25/2014)
      China executes Tiananmen Square attack 'masterminds'  (CNN 08/24/2014)
      Five People Wounded in Mortar Shell Strike  (INN 08/24/2014)
      B'Tselem Condemns Hamas Execution of 'Collaborators'  (INN 08/24/2014)
      IS-Linked Suspects Identified in James Foley Beheading  (INN 08/24/2014)
      Voice, words may provide key clues about James Foley's killer  (CNN 08/24/2014)
      4-Year-Old Killed by Mortar in Southern Israel  (INN 08/22/2014)
      Rocket Scores Direct Hit on Ashdod Synagogue  (INN 08/22/2014)
      Islamic State Executioner of James Foley: 'John' from London  (CNN 08/21/2014)
      Foley execution heightens fears for Western hostages  (CNN 08/21/2014)
      Hunt is on for suspected British jihadi in James Foley execution video  (CNN 08/21/2014)
      Report: James Foley's captors originally asked for huge ransom  (CNN 08/21/2014)
      Britain’s beheaders – how we came to export jihad  (Spectator, 08/21/2014)
      Hamas Threatens Ben-Gurion Airport, Warns Airlines to Stay Away  (INN 08/20/2014)
      ISIS beheading: What should U.S.  do?  (CNN 08/20/2014)
      Beheading of American journalist James Foley recalls past horrors  (CNN 08/20/2014)
      Intelligence: Islamic State Planning Terror Attack in US, Europe  (INN 08/17/2014)
      Watch: Hamas Showcases Terror Tunnels, Rockets on Lebanese TV  (INN 08/16/2014)
      Chadian troops rescue 85 Nigerian hostages from Boko Haram  (CNN 08/16/2014)
      Let's play connect the freakin' dots  (JWR 08/15/2014)
      U.S.  official: ISIS 'credible alternative to al Qaeda'  (CNN 08/14/2014)
      Report: Hamas Executes Dozens of 'Terror Tunnel' Diggers  (INN 08/11/2014)
      IS Actively Joining Gaza Terror War on Israel  (INN 08/11/2014)
      IDF: We've Found no Hezbollah Terror Tunnels Yet  (INN 08/11/2014)
      IS Forces Kill 500 Yazidis, Some of Whom Were Buried Alive  (INN 08/10/2014)
      Prof Suggests Automatic Counter-Missile for Every Hamas Rocket  (INN 08/09/2014)
      Mastermind Behind Kidnapping of Three Israeli Teens Arrested  (INN 08/06/2014)
      Israeli spokesman: Man held in teens' killing is a 'senior member of Hamas'  (CNN 08/06/2014)
      Rare Footage: How Hamas Fires Rockets From Civilian Areas  (INN 08/05/2014)
      Why do women turn into suicide bombers?  (CNN 08/05/2014)
      Expert Says Terror Tunnels a Threat in the Galilee  (CNN 08/04/2014)
      Tractor Terror Attack in Jerusalem Kills 1  (CNN 08/04/2014)
      The all-American al Qaeda suicide bomber  (CNN 07/31/2014)
      Brussels: Suspect in Jewish Museum Shooting Charged With Murder  (INN 07/30/2014)
      Five Soldiers Killed During Attempted Terrorist Infiltration  (INN 07/28/2014)
      Senior Officer: 'We Have All of the Attack Tunnels'  (INN 07/28/2014)
      CNN's Wolf Blitzer goes into a Hamas tunnel  (CNN 07/28/2014)
      Militants in Syria put victims' heads on poles; hundreds killed daily  (CNN 07/28/2014)
      Egyptian Army Destroys 13 Hamas Terror Tunnels  (INN 07/27/2014)
      Source: At least 5 killed in Nigeria suicide blast  (CNN 07/25/2014)
      ISA, IDF Eliminate Hamas Weapons Expert  (INN 07/27/2014)
      Fatah Declares 'Open War' on Israel  (INN 07/27/2014)
      Senior Hamas, Islamic Jihad Terrorists Eliminated  (CNN 07/25/2014)
      Officials: ISIS blows up Jonah's tomb in Iraq  (CNN 07/24/2014)
      Egyptian Forces Thwart Two Terror Attacks Against Israel  (INN 07/24/2014)
      Officials: ISIS blows up Jonah's tomb in Iraq  (CNN 07/24/2014)
      Norway expects Islamist terrorism attempt within 'a few days'  (CNN 07/24/2014)
      IDF Returns Fire After Terrorists Attack From Gaza Hospital  (INN 07/23/2014)
      Are the pro-Russian rebels terrorists?  (CNN 07/22/2014)
      Soldier: Terrorists Charged with Babies in Hand  (INN 07/22/2014)
      General: IDF Taking Down Hamas’ Underground City  (INN 07/20/2014)
      ISIS threatens Iraqi Christians in Mosul: Convert, pay taxes or die  (CNN 07/18/2014)
      Car bomb kills more than 40 people in Afghanistan  (CNN 07/11/2014)
      Inside militants' secret tunnels in Pakistan  (CNN 07/11/2014)
      Is This the Last Stand for Hamas?  (JWR 07/09/2014)
      IDF Exposes Hamas's Use of Human Shields  (INN 07/09/2014)
      Abbas's Fatah Declares it Shares 'One Goal' With Hamas  (INN 07/09/2014)
      Terrorists Fire 40 Rockets Towards Southern Israel  (INN 07/09/2014)
      63 abducted women, girls escape from Boko Haram  (CNN 07/07/2014)
      Muslim Brotherhood Leader Given Life Sentence  (INN 07/06/2014)
      Gunmen kill 22 during raids at Kenyan police station, trading center  (CNN 07/06/2014)
      Israel's Netanyahu says of slain teens: 'May God avenge their blood'  (CNN 07/01/2014)
      How ISIS is overshadowing al Qaeda  (CNN 06/30/2014)
      The Israeli teens killed: Promising lives, grieving families  (CNN 06/30/2014)
      Israeli kidnapped teens: A guitar player, cake baker and 'big personality'  (INN 06/30/2014)
      How One Woman's War Against Iran Could Make Legal History  (INN 06/29/2014)
      Stop ISIS terrorists now, before it's too late  (CNN 06/27/2014)
      Two Kidnapping Terrorist Suspects Identified  (INN 06/26/2014)
      Lebanon: Suicide Bomber Blows Himself Up at Beirut Hotel  (INN 06/26/2014)
      Operation Brother's Keeper to Continue at Full Force  (INN 06/25/2014)
      Security Checkposts Save Lives  (INN 06/24/2014)
      Boko Haram abduct 60 females, kill 30 men in northeast Nigeria  (CNN 06/24/2014)
      Terrorists Blackout Yemen  (INN 06/22/2014)
      Security Officials: There's Progress, but It'll Take Time  (INN 06/20/2014)
      Europe faces 'greatest terror threat ever' from jihadists in Iraq and Syria  (CNN 06/19/2014)
      IDF Reveals Hamas in Turkey Likely Behind Kidnapping  (INN 06/19/2014)
      Hamas Attacks 'Harmful' Abbas for Condemning Kidnappings  (INN 06/18/2014)
      Hamas and Fatah Threaten Israel With 'Force'  (INN 06/17/2014)
      IDF Official: Hamas Made a Strategic Error and Will Pay  (INN 06/17/2014)
      IDF 'cleaning out Hamas in Shechem'  (INN 06/17/2014)
      Hiding in plain sight: Captured Benghazi suspect an enigma  (CNN 06/17/2014)
      Pentagon: U.S.  captures key Benghazi suspect in raid  (CNN 06/17/2014)
      Israel to 'Overthrow Hamas Infrastructure' in Judea and Samaria  (INN 06/16/2014)
      China executes 13 convicted of terrorism  (CNN 06/16/2014)
      Gunmen open fire in Kenyan coastal town, set fire to hotels  (CNN 06/16/2014)
      Israeli PM Netanyahu says Hamas abducted 3 teenagers  (CNN 06/15/2014)
      Terrifying images appear to be ISIS carrying out executions in Iraq  (CNN 06/15/2014)
      Shooting Attack at Paris Synagogue Thwarted at Last Moment  (INN 06/15/2014)
      Expert: Time Lapse No Indication About the Boys' Welfare  (INN 06/15/2014)
      Netanyahu: Hamas Kidnapped Missing Boys  (INN 06/15/2014)
      Mom speaks out on 3 abducted teens as Israeli PM blames Hamas  (CNN 06/15/2014)
      Belgium: 46 Suspected Islamists to Stand Trial  (INN 06/14/2014)
      France to Rule on Extradition of Brussels Suspect on June 26  (INN 06/12/2014)
      Second drone strike in hours hits Pakistani militant hideout  (CNN 06/12/2014)
      ISIS: The first terror group to build an Islamic State?  (CNN 06/12/2014)
      More violence erupts near Pakistan's busiest airport; Taliban vows 'full-out war'  (CNN 06/10/2014)
      Where are Nigeria's missing girls?  On the hunt for Boko Haram  (CNN 06/10/2014)
      Jewish Teens Escape Axe Attack in Paris  (CNN 06/09/2014)
      Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for Karachi airport attack; 28 dead  (CNN 06/09/2014)
      Afghan candidate's convoy attacked  (CNN 06/06/2014)
      Syrian Terrorists, Product of Europe's Multiculturalism  (INN 06/06/2014)
      Reports: Boko Haram village raids kill hundreds in Nigeria  (CNN 06/05/2014)
      How big a terror risk are former Guantanamo prisoners?  (CNN 06/05/2014)
      Guantanamo Bay: What happens when detainees held for years get out?  (CNN 06/04/2014)
      4 Nigerian villages reeling after Boko Haram attack: 'We lost many people'  (CNN 06/04/2014)
      Syrian jihadists using Twitter to recruit foreign fighters  (CNN 06/03/2014)
      Americans dying for al Qaeda  (CNN 06/01/2014)
      Suspect in Jewish Museum Shooting Isn't Talking  (INN 06/01/2014)
      Jerusalem Terror Attack, Police/Media Coverup Suspected  (INN 06/01/2014)
      Suspected 19-Year-Old Terrorist Arrested in London  (INN 06/01/2014)
      Police arrest suspect in Belgian Jewish Museum shooting  (CNN 06/01/2014)
      Suicide Bombing Prevented in Samaria  (INN 05/28/2014)
      Navy official: Pings not thought to be from Flight 370's black boxes  (CNN 05/28/2014)
      Islamic militants claim American carried out suicide attack in Syria  (CNN 05/28/2014)
      Media Speculates: Was Belgium Shooting a 'Targeted Attack'?  (CNN 05/27/2014)
      Nigerian military official claims he knows whereabouts of kidnapped girls  (CNN 05/25/2014)
      Video shows Jewish Museum killer  (CNN 05/26/2014)
      China launches terrorism crackdown after Xinjiang region attack  (CNN 05/25/2014)
      Smoke rises from Somalia's parliament building after attack  (CNN 05/24/2014)
      Stream of al Qaeda threats has U.S.  intelligence concerned  (CNN 05/20/2014)
      Blasts kill 118 in central Nigeria  (CNN 05/20/2014)
      Firebombs on Bat Mitzva Girls' Bus, Only Arutz Sheva Reports It  (INN 05/15/2014)
      Nigerian villagers fight off attacks by Boko Haram  (CNN 05/15/2014)
      Rockets, gunfire herald start of Taliban's spring offensive in Afghanistan  (CNN 05/12/2014)
      What gives Boko Haram its strength  (CNN 05/11/2014)
      Ministers Pass 'Life Without Parole' Bill  (INN 05/11/2014)
      Bennett: Yes, We Have to Tie our Own Hands  (INN 05/11/2014)
      Egypt Charges 200 Members of Jihadist Group  (INN 05/11/2014)
      Source: Al Qaeda tries, fails to kidnap 2 U.S.  Embassy staff in Yemen  (CNN 05/10/2014)
      Exclusive: Terror threat shuts down U.S.  embassy  (CNN 05/09/2014)
      Father: Nigerian 'soldiers were not there' after Boko Haram raid at girls school  (CNN 05/09/2014)
      Playing dead allowed Houston man to survive Boko Haram massacre in Nigeria  (CNN 05/09/2014)
      Boko Haram strikes again, attacks Nigerian village  (CNN 05/07/2014)
      Hevron Commander — It's OK to Cock Weapon  (INN 05/06/2014)
      Boko Haram: The essence of terror  (CNN 05/06/2014)
      Villagers: More girls kidnapped in Nigeria  (CNN 05/06/2014)
      Nigeria abductions: 6 reasons why the world should demand action  (CNN 05/06/2014)
      6 injured in southern China railway station attack  (CNN 05/06/2014)
      Report: Pakistan Planned Terror on Israeli Consulate in India  (INN 05/05/2015)
      'I will sell them,' Boko Haram leader says of kidnapped Nigerian girls  (CNN 05/05/2014)
      Hamas Insists on Retaining Military Control in Unity Government  (INN 05/04/2015)
      Death and desecration in Syria: Jihadist group 'crucifies' bodies to send message  (CNN 05/02/2015)
      2,495 Israelis Killed in Terrorist Attacks Since 1948  (INN 05/01/2014)
      Islamic Jihad Seeks to Join Hamas-Fatah Pact  (INN 05/01/2014)
      Israel Returns Body of Sbarro Terrorist to PA  (INN 04/28/2014)
      Jewish Mayor in Ukraine Shot, Critically Wounded  (INN 04/28/2014)
      Morsi Supporters Receive Sentences of 5 to 88 Years  (INN 04/27/2014)
      Al-Zawahiri: Followers should 'capture Westerners...  as much as they can'  (CNN 04/25/2014)
      Boko Haram: Why terror group kidnaps schoolgirls, and what happens next  (CNN 04/24/2014)
      3 American workers shot, killed in Afghan hospital  (CNN 04/24/2014)
      Hamas, Fatah announce talks to form Palestinian unity government  (CNN 04/23/2014)
      Did Yemen, U.S.  kill al Qaeda's chief bomb maker?  (CNN 04/23/2014)
      U.N.: South Sudan rebels separate residents by ethnicity, kill hundreds  (CNN 04/22/2014)
      Official: Extensive U.S.  involvement in anti-terror operation in Yemen  (CNN 04/22/2014)
      Source: 'Massive' attack targets al Qaeda in Yemen  (CNN 04/21/2014)
      Nigeria: Why the abduction of 100 school girls isn't shocking  (CNN 04/21/2014)
      Drone strike in Yemen kills suspected al Qaeda militants  (CNN 04/19/2014)
      Thailand: Terror Suspects Admit Plans To Attack Israelis  (CNN 04/18/2014)
      Why the U.S.  government is 'trolling' jihadists on social media  (CNN 04/18/2014)
      Nigerian military retracts claim that nearly all abducted students were released  (CNN 04/17/2014)
      Boko Haram: A bloody insurgency, a growing challenge  (CNN 04/17/2014)
      Nigerian military: Over 100 girls abducted from school are freed, 8 still missing  (CNN 04/16/2014)
      As many as 200 girls abducted by Boko Haram, Nigerian officials say  (CNN 04/15/2014)
      Unsettling video shows large al Qaeda meeting in Yemen  (CNN 04/15/2013)
      As Boston marks bombing anniversary, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev awaits trial  (CNN 04/15/2013)
      'Terrorist Release Deal Hurts Israeli Arabs More Than Anyone'  (INN 04/13/2013)
      Car Bombs Kill 16 in Baghdad  (INN 04/09/2013)
      Al-Qaeda Head's Former Deputy Arrested in Egypt  (INN 04/08/2013)
      Al-Qaeda Head's Brother to Face Trial in Egypt  (INN 04/07/2013)
      Second Ring of Terror-Aiding Lawyers Busted by Security Forces  (INN 04/07/2013)
      British Soldier Kills Six Terrorists With One Shot  (INN 04/01/2013)
      Obama and Nuclear Terrorism  (JWR 03/28/2013)
      Mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 surfaces pain of 1977 tragedy  (CNN 03/27/2013)
      Osama bin Laden's son-in-law found guilty at New York terror trial  (CNN 03/26/2013)
      Pope Francis Threatens Hell — Hooray!  (JWR 03/24/2014)
      Shin Bet Busts Two Samaria Terror Cells  (INN 03/24/2014)
      Hamas Lawmaker: Koran Says We Must Massacre Jews  (INN 03/23/2014)
      Slaughter House of Human Meat  (INN 03/23/2014)
      Jerusalem Terrorist Indicted for Gas Line Sabotage  (INN 03/23/2014)
      Netanyahu Vows No Let Up in Counterterrorism Operations  (INN 03/23/2014)
      Pakistan sheltered Bin Laden?  Prove it  (CNN 03/21/2014)
      Official: 9 civilians die in attack on Kabul luxury hotel  (CNN 03/20/2014)
      PA Praises Arch-Terrorist — 'Allah Give Us Martyrdom'  (INN 03/20/2014)
      In Talks with Obama, Abbas Demanded Release of Top Murderers  (INN 03/20/2014)
      Khalidi at Ramaz: The Fundamental Issue at Stake  (INN 03/20/2014)
      Crime pays — for Palestinian terrorists  (Jerusalem Post, 03/18/2014)
      Somalian Islamists Publicly Execute Christian Women  (INN 03/18/2014)
      Report: Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov is dead  (CNN 03/18/2014)
      Terrorist Released in Shalit Deal Caught with Knife  (INN 03/17/2014)
      Did terrorists take control of Flight 370?  (CNN 03/17/2014)
      Report: Missing Flight Result of '9/11' Style Attack  (INN 03/16/2014)
      Navy Seals Pumped 'Hundreds' of Bullets into Bin Laden's Body  (INN 03/15/2014)
      Growing Calls for Israel to Retake Gaza  (CNN 03/13/2014)
      Two Rockets Hit South of Ashkelon; No One Hurt  (CNN 03/13/2014)
      Israel fires on 29 'terror sites' after rockets from Gaza hit populated areas  (CNN 03/12/2014)
      Al Qaeda Revelations at Bin Laden Son-In-Law's Trial  (INN 03/12/2014)
      Islamic Jihad: Attack Us and We'll Up the Ante  (INN 03/12/2014)
      Syria: Jihadists Execute 22 People in Aleppo  (INN 03/12/2014)
      Iranian Arms Ship Carried 40 Rockets, 181 Mortar Shells  (INN 03/09/2014)
      Abbas Staying in Negotiations for the Sake of Terrorist Releases  (INN 03/09/2014)
      Suicide bomber kills 34 at Iraq police checkpoint  (CNN 03/09/2014)
      Reports: 13 nuns freed by kidnappers in Syria  (CNN 03/09/2014)
      Osama bin Laden son-in-law's trial opens  (CNN 03/05/2014)
      Defense Min.: Ship Proves Gaza is an Arm of Iran  (INN 03/05/2014)
      Israel intercepts ship with weapons headed to Gaza  (CNN 03/05/2014)
      Egypt court bans all activities by Hamas  (CNN 03/04/2014)
      Knife-wielding 'terrorists' kill 29, injure 130 at China train station  (CNN 03/01/2014)
      Pakistani military airstrikes targeting militants kill 15  (CNN 02/19/2014)
      Will the U.S.  negotiate with terrorists?  (CNN 02/19/2014)
      Sources: Airlines warned to beware of possible shoe bombs  (CNN 02/19/2014)
      Christian Family Murdered in Alexandria  (INN 02/18/2014)
      And the Biggest Idiot in Iraq Is...  (JWR 02/17/2014)
      Minister: British Nationals Who Trained in Syria a 'Concern'  (INN 02/17/2014)
      Tourist bus explosion in Egypt kills 4, wounds 14  (CNN 02/16/2014)
      Is the US powerless to stop the spread of al-Qaida?  (JWR 02/12/2014)
      Target an American with drones?  (CNN 02/11/2014)
      Taken in 30 seconds: Video shows U.S.  capture of terror suspect Anas al-Libi  (CNN 02/10/2014)
      Egypt Gives Death Sentences to Terrorists  (INN 02/11/2014)
      Failed Ukrainian Hijacker Charged in Turkey  (INN 02/10/2014)
      IDF Wounds Senior Gaza Terrorist  (INN 02/09/2014)
      Elephants slaughtered for trinkets and terrorism  (CNN 02/08/2014)
      Officials: 'Air pirate' claims bomb on board, tries to have plane go to Sochi  (CNN 02/07/2014)
      Beslan school siege: 'Time doesn't heal at all'  (CNN 02/05/2014)
      A terror group too brutal for al Qaeda?  (CNN 02/05/2014)
      Airlines warned about possible toothpaste tube bombs ahead of Olympics  (CNN 02/05/2014)
      Al Qaeda Severs Ties with Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant  (INN 02/03/2014)
      Egyptian Army Kills Senior Member of Al-Qaeda Inspired Group  (INN 01/30/2014)
      Report: Russia IDs 2 in connection with Volgograd bombing  (CNN 01/30/2014)
      Islamic Jihad Threatens Suicide Bombings, Escalation  (INN 01/25/2014)
      Egypt: Big explosion hits Cairo police headquarters, killing at least 4  (CNN 01/24/2014)
      Israeli President Shimon Peres: Hezbollah is 'main killer' in Syria  (CNN 01/24/2014)
      The Threat of the "Salafi Crescent"  (INN 01/25/2014)
      Russian forces hunt Dagestan militants, 'black widows'  (CNN 01/21/2014)
      Police warn Sochi hotels of terror suspect as Olympics near  (CNN 01/20/2013)
      Video threat emerges amid security concerns over Sochi Winter Olympics  (CNN 01/19/2013)
      Officials: Gaza Ceasefire Is Dead  (INN 01/17/2013)
      IDF Spokesman to Hamas: We Won't Hesitate to Up the Ante  (INN 01/17/2013)
      Senators: Benghazi attack 'likely preventable'  (CNN 01/15/2013)
      'Mavi Marmara' Flotilla Group Raided Over Al Qaeda Links  (INN 01/14/2014)
      Inside Iraq: Two years after U.S.  withdrawal, are things worse than ever?  (CNN 01/13/2014)
      Terrorist Stabbing Near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem  (INN 01/11/2014)
      Teen dies stopping suicide bomber at school in Pakistan  (CNN 01/09/2014)
      Former Guantanamo Detainee May Have Organized Benghazi Attack  (CNN 01/09/2014)
      Al Qaeda controls more territory than ever in Middle East  (CNN 01/07/2014)
      New terror weapon: Little girls?  (CNN 01/07/2014)
      Al Qaeda is down.  Al Qaedism isn't  (CNN 01/06/2014)
      Obama's Afghanistan Mess  (JWR 01/03/2014)
      Netanyahu: Time for Abbas to Stop Celebrating with Terrorists  (INN 01/03/2014)
      Report: Hamas Planned Church Bombings on Christmas  (INN 01/02/2014)
      Attacks show Sochi Olympics under grave threat  (CNN 12/31/2013)
      Bombings in Russia's Volgograd: What might be behind the attacks?  (CNN 12/30/2013)
      Second deadly blast hits Russian city of Volgograd ahead of 2014 Sochi Olympics  (CNN 12/04/2013)
      Netanyahu: Lebanon Rocket Fire a 'Double War Crime'  (INN 12/29/2013)
      Official: Suicide bomber kills 16 at Russian train station  (CNN 12/29/2013)
      Still out there and growing — al Qaeda on the rebound, experts say  (CNN 12/28/2013)
      Report: Hezbollah Terrorists Roam the World on Foreign Passports  (INN 12/26/2013)
      Liberman: 'Be Like the British - Let Terrorists Hunger Strike'  (INN 12/25/2013)
      IDF Prepares for Gaza Escalation  (INN 12/25/2013)
      Peres to Gazans: You're Playing with Fire  (INN 12/25/2013)
      Egypt's interim Cabinet officially labels Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group  (CNN 12/25/2013)
      Christmas Day attacks show security challenges in Iraq and Afghanistan  (CNN 12/25/2013)
      Details of 2000 Ramallah Lynch of IDF Soldiers Revealed  (INN 12/24/2013)
      Turkey 'has Replaced Iran as Hamas's Sponsor'  (INN 12/23/2013)
      Peres Thanks Bus Driver and Passenger for their Alertness  (INN 12/23/2013)
      Al Qaeda: We're sorry about Yemen hospital attack  (CNN 12/22/2013)
      Former Jihadi Warns of Syrian Rebels with '9/11 Ideology'  (CNN 12/10/2013)
      American teacher slain in Libya  (CNN 12/06/2013)
      Algeria Kills High-Ranking Al Qaeda Leader  (INN 12/06/2013)
      Favorite Course of Terrorists in Israeli Jails - Genocide  (INN 12/06/2013)
      Al Qaeda advancing in Syria, one town at a time  (CNN 11/24/2013)
      Blasts near Iranian Embassy kill 23 in Beirut; Sunni group claims responsibility  (CNN 11/19/2013)
      Jordan Valley Murder ‘a Gift to the Palestinian People’  (INN 11/14/2013)
      Murdered Soldier: Pvt.  Eden Atias, 19  (INN 11/13/2013)
      Jerusalem Bomber Gets Life + 60 Years  (INN 11/13/2013)
      Firebomb Victim: I Saw My Wife Burning  (INN 11/10/2013)
      Hamas Official: We'll Expel or Kill All the Zionists  (INN 11/09/2013)
      Why Pakistanis are angry about Taliban leader's death  (CNN 11/06/2013)
      Al Qaeda-linked group strengthens hold in northern Syria  (CNN 11/05/2013)
      Kenya mall attack: Four accused of having role in bloody siege  (CNN 11/04/2013)
      Al Qaeda-linked group gains strength on NATO's border  (CNN 11/04/2013)
      Taliban Meets to Choose New Leader  (INN 11/03/2013)
      Sources: Pakistani Taliban leader killed in drone strike  (CNN 11/01/2013)
      China links Islamic terrorist group to Tiananmen Square crash  (CNN 11/01/2013)
      UN Ambassador Complains About Abbas's Incitement  (INN 10/30/2013)
      Murderers Freed, Palestinians Celebrating  (INN 10/30/2013)
      Yemen Arrests 'Dangerous' Al-Qaeda Terrorist  (INN 10/30/2013)
      Five arrested in Tiananmen Square incident, deemed a terrorist attack  (CNN 10/30/2013)
      A List of Monsters  (INN 10/27/2013)
      9/11 victims suffered 'torture,' not Guantanamo detainees: families  (JWR 10/28/2013)
      Terrorist attacks and deaths hit record high, report shows  (CNN 10/28/2013)
      Iraqi Army Takes Out Notorious ‘Test’ Terrorist  (INN 10/27/2013)
      Mt.  Hevron Rock Ambush Injures 8  (INN 10/26/2013)
      Did Obama keep his drone promises?  (CNN 10/25/2013)
      Hamas Claims Responsibility for 2012 Tel Aviv Attack  (INN 10/22/2013)
      Russian Suicide Bus Bombing Sparks Terrorism Fears for Sochi Olympics  (Time, 10/22/2013)
      Kenya mall attackers prayed, talked on cell phone between shootings  (CNN 10/17/2013)
      Experts Warn of Al Qaeda Biological Weapons Threat  (INN 10/16/2013)
      Four Suspected Terrorists Arrested in London  (INN 10/14/2013)
      Hamas: Israel Trying to 'Justify the Blockade'  (INN 10/14/2013)
      Israel says it's found tunnel from Gaza  (CNN 10/14/2013)
      Israel freezes Gaza supplies after 'terror tunnel'  (JWR 10/13/2013)
      Jordan Valley Terror Attack: 5 Suspects Arrested  (INN 10/11/2013)
      Syrian war's brutality isn't going away  (CNN 10/11/2013)
      Abbas: Paymaster of 1972 Munich Massacre Terrorists  (INN 10/04/2013)
      Islamists Massacre 50 Students at Nigerian School  (INN 09/29/2013)
      Al-Shabaab backed by money from U.S.  (CNN 09/29/2013)
      Who are the world's 10 most dangerous terrorists?  (CNN 09/08/2013)
      Libya questions U.S.  ambassador over al Libi capture; Marines head to nearby Italy  (CNN 10/08/2013)
      'Jihad tourism' is surging  (JWR 10/07/2013)
      Official: Navy SEAL team pulled out when it couldn't capture suspect alive  (CNN 10/07/2013)
      U.S.  terror raids: 2 operations.  2 outcomes.  5 questions  (CNN 10/07/2013)
      'Al Qaeda Fingerprints' on Bombing of Children in Iraq  (INN 10/06/2013)
      U.S.  forces strike in Libya, Somalia, capture al Qaeda operative  (CNN 10/06/2013)
      U.S.  official: Raid's target was Al-Shabaab foreign fighter commander  (CNN 10/06/2013)
      Kenya identifies mall attackers, including American  (CNN 10/06/2013)
      CCTV Video Shows Only 4 Kenya Attackers  (INN 10/05/2013)
      U.S.  forces take part in 2 Africa raids targeting alleged terrorists  (CNN 10/05/2013)
      Israel Warned Kenya Before Nairobi Attack  (INN 09/30/2013)
      Abbas is a War Criminal: The Evidence  (INN 09/27/2013)
      Evidence suggests that Al-Shabaab is shifting focus to 'soft' targets  (CNN 09/26/2013)
      Al-Shabaab: 'Lord of the Flies' with guns  (CNN 09/26/2013)
      Collective Punishment  (INN 09/25/2013)
      Questions linger after Kenya mall attack  (CNN 09/25/2013)
      'White Widow' Samantha Lewthwaite: Is she involved in the Kenya mall attack?  (CNN 09/24/2013)
      Muslims Need to Confront Muslim Evil  (JWR 09/24/2013)
      Part I: Terrorism, "Palestine" and Religious Sacrifice  (INN 09/23/2013)
      Ramallah: Murders 'No Reason to Renounce Demands'  (INN 09/23/2013)
      Fatah Wing: We're Behind Kidnap, Murder of IDF Soldier  (INN 09/23/2013)
      Al-Shabaab's American allies  (CNN 09/23/2013)
      Al Qaeda-linked group in Syria denounces pro-democracy rebels  (CNN 09/23/2013)
      Kenya mall attack: Military says most hostages freed, death toll at 68  (CNN 09/22/2013)
      Lapid: Israel Dealing with 'Beastly People'  (INN 09/22/2013)
      Report: Israeli Forces Join Efforts to End Kenya Siege  (INN 09/22/2013)
      How Al-Shabaab picks its targets  (CNN 09/22/2013)
      Suicide bombers kill 77 at Pakistan church  (CNN 09/22/2013)
      Thailand Jails Hezbollah Bomb Suspect  (INN 09/18/2013)
      Arabs Try to Burn Jerusalem Family Alive  (INN 09/16/2013)
      Egypt Finds Evidence of Hamas Involvement in Sinai Terror  (INN 09/16/2013)
      U.S.  consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, attacked, 3 dead  (CNN 09/13/2013)
      Islamic Terrorists Behind Twin Car Bombs in Sinai  (CNN 09/11/2013)
      Afghan militants target, kill female author, police say  (CNN 09/05/2013)
      Iraq: Sixteen Family Members Killed in Brutal Sectarian Attack  (INN 09/04/2013)
      Jerusalem Terrorist Attack Foiled  (INN 09/01/2013)
      Egypt: Terror Attack in Suez Canal Fails  (INN 09/01/2013)
      Lebanon Arrests 2 Suspects in Rocket Attack on Israel  (INN 09/01/2013)
      Sources: Drone strikes in Yemen kill 6, including senior AQAP leaders  (CNN 08/30/2013)
      New Video Evidence of Iraqi Jihad Terrorists  (INN 08/23/2013)
      Al Qaeda Plotting Attack in European Trains  (INN 08/19/2013)
      Israel's Sweden Ambassador Compares Arab Terrorists to Breivik  (INN 08/15/2013)
      U.S.  source: Code words in al Qaeda intercepts raised 'great concern'  (CNN 08/13/2013)
      Abbas to Freed Terrorists: You're Just the Beginning  (INN 08/12/2013)
      Terrorists Who Murdered Seniors with Axes to be Released  (INN 08/12/2013)
      Bombings, bloodshed at end of Ramadan in Iraq  (CNN 08/11/2013)
      New Evidence: Jihadists Holding Training Camps in Libya  (INN 08/10/2013)
      U.S.  response to still murky terror threat scrutinized  (CNN 08/08/2013)
      Drone kills suspected al Qaeda militants in Yemen  (CNN 08/08/2013)
      14 die when bomb explodes at cemetery in Afghanistan  (CNN 08/08/2013)
      Have the terrorists already won?  (JWR 08/07/2013)
      Yemen foiled plot to attack ports, oil and gas facilities, official says  (CNN 08/07/2013)
      Drone strikes kill militants in Yemen; Americans urged to leave  (CNN 08/05/2013)
      U.S.  extends embassy closures after intercepted al Qaeda message  (CNN 08/05/2013)
      I Don't Dress My Sons With Suicide Belts  (INN 08/04/2013)
      What's behind timing of terror threat  (CNN 08/02/2013)
      U.S.  issues global travel alert, to close embassies due to al Qaeda threat  (CNN 08/02/2013)
      The jihadi in the gray flannel suit  (JWR 08/01/2013)
      Jihadists focus on prison breaks  (CNN 07/31/2013)
      Al Qaeda's kinder, gentler image makeover  (CNN 07/31/2013)
      Netanyahu Said: Freeing Terrorists Strengthens Terror  (INN 07/29/2013)
      ‘Why Hunt Down German Nazis, but Release Muslim Nazis?’  (INN 07/28/2013)
      On the Release List: Terrorists who Murdered Children  (INN 07/28/2013)
      Police: 6 killed in attack on Turkish embassy in Somalia  (CNN 07/27/2013)
      Militant group claims responsibility for Iraq prison attacks  (CNN 07/23/2013)
      Prisons, army, mosque targeted in Iraq; nearly 50 dead  (CNN 07/22/2013)
      Purported letter from Taliban to Malala Yousafzai: Why we shot you  (CNN 07/17/2013)
      Al Qaeda acknowledges U.S.  drone kills its No.  2 man in Yemen  (CNN 07/17/2013)
      From Benghazi to Boston: The state of the jihad  (CNN 07/16/2013)
      Suicide bomber kills 33 as Iraqis play Ramadan game in Kirkuk cafe  (CNN 07/12/2013)
      Report: Osama bin Laden — doting grandpa, paranoid terrorist  (CNN 07/09/2013)
      Bin Laden's life on the run  (CNN 07/09/2013)
      Egyptian Army Announces Sinai Operation  (INN 07/07/2013)
      Britain Deports Abu Qatada, Ending Decade-Long Legal Battle  (INN 07/07/2013)
      2 hurt in blasts at one of Buddhism's holiest sites in India  (CNN 07/07/2013)
      Gunmen kill 20 students, teacher in Nigerian school shooting  (CNN 07/07/2013)
      A Bereaved Father Writes to US Sec.of State John Kerry  (INN 07/06/2013)
      Arabs Burn Jewish Babies and Israel Releases Them?  (INN 07/05/2013)
      Syrian Jihadists Publicly Behead Catholic Priest  (INN 07/02/2013)
      Catholic group posts video of what it says is monk's beheading in Syria  (CNN 07/02/2013)
      Ironclad: Egypt Involved in Benghazi Attacks  (06/30/2013)
      Top Somali militant, wanted by U.S., killed in infighting  (CNN 06/30/2013)
      Release of Benghazi Terror Suspect Raises Questions  (INN 06/28/2013)
      France Arrests Six Members of Terrorist Cell  (INN 06/25/2013)
      IDF Strikes Terror Targets in Gaza  (INN 06/24/2013)
      Seven Rockets Fired Towards Southern Israel  (INN 06/24/2013)
      Police: Gunmen storm hotel in Pakistan, kill 9 foreigners  (CNN 06/23/2013)
      Abbas and the 120 "Old Men"  (INN 06/20/2013)
      A debt of honor to U.S.  forces' translators in Afghanistan  (JWR 06/18/2013)
      Analyst: Al Qaeda affiliate in Syria now best-equipped of the group  (CNN 06/17/2013)
      Police: Pakistan militants target women on bus, go after survivors at hospital  (CNN 06/16/2013)
      I Understand Why France Glorifies Arab Terrorists  (INN 06/14/2013)
      Al Qaeda's boss asserts himself  (CNN 06/11/2013)
      Terrorists target the military  (CNN 06/06/2013)
      What works in fighting terrorism  (CNN 06/05/2013)
      Second suspect charged with murder in UK soldier's slaying  (CNN 06/01/2013)
      Two prime ministers  (JWR 05/28/2013)
      10 arrested so far in British soldier's killing as Muslims fear backlash  (CNN 05/27/2013)
      UK police: 3 more suspects arrested in Woolwich soldier killing  (CNN 05/25/2013)
      Obama's Bloody Recipe for More Benghazis  (JWR 05/24/2013)
      Obama: U.S.  will keep deploying drones — when they are only option  (CNN 05/23/2013)
      'Armies of one': Are lone wolf attacks the future of terrorism?  (CNN 05/23/2013)
      Britain attack: Latest developments  (CNN 05/23/2013)
      London attack: Terrorists targeting soldiers at home again?  (CNN 05/23/2013)
      Cameron condemns brutal hacking death, says Britain stands firm  (CNN 05/23/2013)
      Ex-Security Chief: Don’t Rush to Take Our Guns  (INN 05/22/2013)
      Needed: A Better Stone  (INN 05/22/2013)
      Brutal, fatal cleaver assault in London called a terrorist attack  (CNN 05/22/2013)
      Security Chief: IDF Taking Off the Silk Gloves  (INN 05/19/2013)
      Canada Deports El-Al Attacker After 26 Years  (INN 05/16/2013)
      U.S.  options to 'capture or kill' Benghazi suspects  (CNN 05/16/2013)
      6 Americans among those killed in Kabul bombing  (CNN 05/16/2013)
      Canada Deports Arab Terrorist to Lebanon  (CNN 05/14/2013)
      Source: Russia withheld details about Tsarnaev  (CNN 05/11/2013)
      13 dead in explosions on Turkey's border with Syria  (CNN 05/11/2013)
      Third Suspect Arrested in Connection to Canada Terror Plot  (INN 05/10/2013)
      Assad: Syria Will 'Give Hizbullah Everything'  (INN 05/09/2013)
      PA Official: 'If We Had Nuke, We'd Have Used It This Morning'  (INN 05/08/2013)
      Al Qaeda's track record with chemical weapons  (CNN 05/06/2013)
      Exclusive: Dagestani Relative of Tamerlan Tsarnaev Is a Prominent Islamist  (Time, 05/08/2013)
      Suicide bomber targets Qatari delegation in Somalia, 8 dead  (CNN 05/05/2013)
      Sources: 3 al Qaeda operatives took part in Benghazi attack  (CNN 05/02/2013)
      UK: Bombing Failed Because Terrorists Were Late  (INN 05/01/2013)
      Dagestan violence kills at least 5  (CNN 05/01/2013)
      Bin Laden's death: How the story unfolded  (CNN 05/01/2013)
      Tsarnaev lawyer keeps hated criminals off death row  (CNN 04/30/2013)
      Israeli Father of Five Killed in Shomron Terror Attack  (INN 04/30/2013)
      Russian Plane Targeted by Missiles Over Syria  (INN 04/30/2013)
      From bin Laden to Boston  (CNN 04/30/2013)
      25 dead, dozens wounded in Iraq car bombs  (CNN 04/29/2013)
      Agencies often miss warning signs of attacks  (CNN 04/27/2013)
      Official: Russia heard Boston suspect's mother 'discussing jihad'  (CNN 04/27/2013)
      Report: 140 detained in Russian raid targeting suspected extremists  (CNN 04/27/2013)
      Defense in the Age of Jihadist Terrorism  (JWR 04/26/2013)
      Canada Tried to Deport Suspected Terrorist  (INN 04/26/2013)
      Russia asked U.S.  twice to investigate Tamerlan Tsarnaev, official says  (CNN 04/24/2013)
      Suspected Iran link in Canadian rail plot puzzles terror experts  (CNN 04/23/2013)
      The appeal of Islamic radicalism  (CNN 04/24/2013)
      Hearing planned for 2nd suspect in Canadian terror plot  (CNN 04/24/2013)
      Al Qaeda, Iran...  and Canada plot?  (CNN 04/23/2013)
      Spain arrests 2 men suspected of al Qaeda group links  (CNN 04/23/2013)
      Car bomb explodes outside French embassy in Tripoli; 2 guards, girl injured  (CNN 04/23/2013)
      Boston bombing suspects: The Dagestan connection  (CNN 04/23/2013)
      Older Boston Suspect Made Two Trips to Dagestan, Visited Radical Mosque, Officials Say  (Time, 04/22/2013)
      What was Tamerlan Tsarnaev doing in Russia?  (CNN 04/22/2013)
      Official: Thwarted terror plot targeted train from Canada to U.S.  (CNN 04/22/2013)
      Taliban storm Afghan police checkpoint; kill 6  (CNN 04/21/2013)
      Blast in popular Baghdad coffee shop kills at least 27  (CNN 04/18/2013)
      Radical Egyptian Cleric: Boston Bombing Meant to Send a Message  (INN 04/18/2013)
      Arab Gang Planned to Shoot Up Jewish Visitors on Temple Mount  (INN 04/18/2013)
      Iraq bombings kill at least 25, wound more than 170  (CNN 04/15/2013)
      Chief Marmara Activist: 'We Asked For It'  (INN 04/14/2013)
      Detainees, U.S.  guards clash at Guantanamo Bay  (CNN 04/13/2013)
      Turkish Police Foil Al-Qaeda Plot to Bomb US Embassy, Synagogue  (INN 04/12/2013)
      Head of Syria's Al-Nusra Pledges Allegiance to Al-Qaeda  (INN 04/10/2013)
      Syria rebel group's dangerous tie to al Qaeda  (CNN 04/10/2013)
      Al-Qaeda Chief Wants Islamic State in Syria  (INN 04/08/2013)
      Americans, Afghan civilians killed in weekend violence  (CNN 04/07/2013)
      Israel Nabs Temple Mount Terrorists  (INN 04/07/2013)
      Mavi Marmara 'Victim' to Donate Compensation to Jihadists  (INN 04/04/2013)
      New Hamas Leaders: Shalit Deal Terrorists  (INN 04/04/2013)
      More rockets from Gaza irk Israel  (CNN 04/03/2013)
      One Million Dead From Afghan Heroin  (04/2013)
      Samaria Region Head Says 'Shoot to Hit' Rock Attackers  (INN 03/31/2013)
      Young Woman Sustains Head Wound in Samaria Rock Attack  (INN 03/31/2013)
      Eve of Holiday, Muslims Hurl Rocks at Jews on Temple Mount  (INN 03/31/2013)
      Blast Kills 10 Near US Consulate in Pakistan  (INN 03/31/2013)
      Bahrain Labels Hizbullah a Terrorist Entity  (INN 03/28/2013)
      U.S.  ex-soldier charged with using RPG for al Qaeda group  (CNN 03/28/2013)
      Israel Law Ctr: Erdogan Should Be Tried for Mavi Marmara Deaths  (INN 03/27/2013)
      French Soldier Arrested as Possible Toulouse Terror Accomplice  (INN 03/27/2013)
      'Prototype al-Qaeda Operative' Charged in New York  (INN 03/22/2013)
      Flight of fancy  (JWR 03/21/2013)
      Pakistani Taliban threaten to assassinate ex-President Pervez Musharraf  (CNN 03/23/2013)
      Israeli prime minister apologizes to Turkish leader over flotilla raid  (CNN 03/22/2013)
      Car bomb in Pakistan kills 12, injures 32  (CNN 03/21/2013)
      Pakistan arrests man in Daniel Pearl's slaying  (CNN 03/19/2013)
      Lieberman: Time to Change the Rules of Engagement  (INN 03/15/2013)
      FBI able to interview Benghazi suspect held in Libya  (CNN 03/15/2013)
      Sources: Benghazi suspect detained in Libya  (CNN 03/14/2013)
      2 Americans among those killed in Afghan attack  (CNN 03/11/2013)
      Italy, UK, Greece confirm Nigeria hostage deaths  (CNN 03/10/2013)
      Strange bedfellows — Iran and al Qaeda  (CNN 03/10/2013)
      Afghan police officer embraces suicide bomber to save others  (CNN 03/09/2013)
      Bin Laden's son-in-law to be in New York courtroom  (CNN 03/08/2013)
      Europe's Hezbollah cowardice  (CNN 03/04/2013)
      Veteran jihadist Moktar Belmoktar is killed in Mali, Chadian forces say  (CNN 03/03/2013)
      Militant tipsheet: How to avoid drone strikes  (CNN 02/22/2013)
      India probes twin blasts that killed 16  (CNN 02/22/2013)
      UK trial reveals new al Qaeda strategy to hit West  (CNN 02/21/2013)
      Hizbullah Terror Group Scanning EU for Israeli, Jewish Targets  (INN 12/21/2013)
      Nigeria Arrests 3 Members of Iran-linked Terror Cell  (INN 12/21/2013)
      Cyprus: Man on Trial Admits to Being Hizbullah Member  (INN 12/21/2013)
      How Islamists are gaining ground in Syria  (CNN 12/21/2013)
      Car bomb targets Syria's ruling party headquarters, killing dozens  (CNN 12/21/2013)
      Western Journalism Awards Palestinian Arab Terrorists  (INN 02/17/2013)
      Drone Strike Kills Top Al Qaeda Cleric in Yemen  (INN 01/13/2013)
      Interview With the Danish Cartoonist  (INN 01/10/2013)
      Another attempt to silence critics of Islam  (JWR 02/08/2013)
      A new type of terrorist  (Dispatch International, 02/07/2013)
      Netanyahu: Iran, Hizbullah Waging Global Terror Campaign  (INN 02/07/2013)
      Canada Confirms that Canadian is Linked to Burgas Attack  (INN 02/06/2013)
      A Lebanese Writes on the "Hizbullah Ego-Trip Cancer"  (INN 02/04/2013)
      Should we still fear al Qaeda?  (CNN 02/03/2013)
      Home, bloody, home  (JWR 02/01/2013)
      Suicide bomber kills one outside U.S.  Embassy in Turkey  (CNN 02/01/2013)
      Report: Hizbullah Already Has Syrian Chemical Weapons  (INN 01/31/2013)
      Two Arrested in Connection with Toulouse Terror Attack  (INN 01/30/2013)
      Putin: West is fomenting jihadi 'blowback'  (JWR 01/28/2013)
      More signs al Qaeda in Mali orchestrated Algeria attack  (CNN 01/25/2013)
      35 killed in Iraq suicide bombing, police say  (CNN 01/24/2013)
      Israel at UN: Mali Threatens France?  Gaza's in our Living Room  (INN 01/23/2013)
      Algeria attack changes terror landscape in North Africa  (CNN 01/23/2013)
      Algeria hostage crisis shows jihadists on rise  (CNN 01/22/2013)
      United States, Italy lend support for French in Mali  (CNN 01/22/2013)
      Algeria hostage crisis may be future of terrorism  (CNN 01/21/2013)
      Count of hostage deaths in Algeria standoff rises to 37, prime minister says  (CNN 01/21/2013)
      UK, Norway say Algeria hostage crisis is over  (CNN 01/19/2013)
      Report: 650 hostages freed by Algerian special forces  (CNN 01/18/2013)
      France continues Mali airstrikes; residents frantic  (CNN 01/17/2013)
      Algerian army frees some hostages, fate of others unclear  (CNN 01/17/2013)
      Once again, an al-Qaida threat from a faraway place  (JWR 01/16/2013)
      Malian rebels vow to 'open gates of hell' as U.S.  weighs policy options  (CNN 01/16/2013)
      2 French soldiers likely killed in failed hostage rescue, defense minister says  (CNN 01/14/2013)
      Islamist rebels gaining ground in Mali, French defense minister says  (CNN 01/14/2013)
      France determined to 'eradicate' terrorism in Mali, official says  (CNN 01/13/2013)
      France taking on Islamist gangs in Mali  (CNN 01/11/2013)
      Pakistani province in mourning after blasts kill scores  (CNN 01/11/2013)
      Soldiers Nab Terrorists who Nearly Murdered Woman  (INN 01/09/2013)
      Wife of Hamas MP: Woman's Role Is to Instill Love of Jihad  (INN 01/09/2013)
      Analysis: Study shows rise of al Qaeda affiliate in Syria  (CNN 01/08/2013)
      The top terror takedowns of 2012  (CNN 12/31/2012)
      Nigeria's Boko Haram accused of 'slaying 15 Christians'  (JWR 12/30/20120)
      Miracle Saves Baby from Rock-Throwing Terrorist  (INN 12/30/20120)
      Video: Suha Arafat Admits 2000 War of Terror was Premeditated  (INN 12/27/20120)
      The Most Persecuted Religion  (JWR 12/26/20120)
      Shooter in Afghanistan insider attack is an Iranian national, official says  (CNN 12/26/20120)
      12 killed in attacks on two churches in Nigeria  (CNN 12/25/2012)
      Hamas Responds to HRW: We Didn't Mean to Hurt Civilians  (INN 12/25/2012)
      Human Rights Watch: Gaza Commits War Crimes  (INN 12/24/2012)
      Afghan police officer kills American contractor  (CNN 12/24/2012)
      Benghazi suspects still on the loose  (CNN 12/19/2012)
      Six polio workers shot dead in Pakistan  (JWR 12/19/2012)
      Indictment: Terror Suspect 'Bombed Bus, Then Went to Work'  (INN 12/19/2012)
      Benghazi siege: The ambassador's last minutes  (CNN 12/19/2012)
      American jihadi booted out of Somali branch of al Qaeda  (CNN 12/17/2012)
      5 militants wanted in fatal airport attack killed in Pakistan police raid  (CNN 12/16/2012)
      IDF Soldiers Foil Firebomb Attack in Hevron  (INN 12/14/2012)
      Soldier who Shot Terrorist Faces Death Threats  (INN 12/14/2012)
      U.S.  blacklists al-Nusra Front fighters in Syria  (CNN 12/11/2012)
      Why targeted killings are justifiable in today's wars  (JWR 12/10/2012)
      U.S.  Navy SEAL killed in operation to rescue American doctor in Afghanistan  (CNN 12/10/2012)
      Benghazi Attack Suspect Arrested, Masterminding New Terror Group  (INN 12/09/2012)
      Italy Stops Weapons Shipment to Gaza  (INN 12/09/2012)
      ISAF: Abducted American doctor rescued in Afghanistan  (CNN 12/09/2012)
      Next Step for Hamas-PA Unity: Terror  (INN 12/04/2012)
      Nigeria Islamists slaughter 10 Christians in north  (JWR 12/02/2012)
      Police: Suicide bombings target U.S.-Afghan base, kill 5  (CNN 12/02/2012)
      Pakistan police: 3 boys arrested on way to suicide bomb training  (CNN 11/29/2012)
      Taliban claim responsibility for bomb plot against Pakistan TV anchor  (CNN 11/27/2012)
      IDF Kills Suspected Gaza Terrorist after Stabbing  (INN 11/26/2012)
      Iran Loads Ship with More Missiles for Hamas  (INN 11/25/2012)
      Jerusalem Arab Bus Driver Arrested for Spying for Hizbullah  (INN 11/25/2012)
      Two Reasons Hamas Truce May Blow Up: Jihad and Salafists  (INN 11/25/2012)
      As worshippers gather, Pakistani city endures second deadly blast in two days  (CNN 11/25/2012)
      Bomb kills 7, targets Shiite religious procession in Pakistan  (CNN 11/24/2012)
      Arrest announced in Tel Aviv bus bombing  (CNN 11/22/2012)
      Pakistani Taliban threaten to target India after execution of Mumbai attacker  (CNN 11/22/2012)
      Cease-fire hopes flicker amid tension over Tel Aviv bus bombing  (CNN 11/21/2012)
      India executes last gunman from Mumbai attacks  (CNN 11/21/2012)
      Suicide bombing kills 3 near U.S.  embassy in Afghan capital  (CNN 11/21/2012)
      Netanyahu to Ban: We Avoid Hitting Innocents, They Don't  (INN 11/21/2012)
      IDF Hero: Turn Gaza Operation into Gaza War  (INN 11/21/2012)
      Top Pundit: Cut Off Power to Gaza  (INN 11/21/2012)
      The Israel/Hamas Endgame: An 'Acceptable' Number of Missile  (JWR 11/20/2012)
      Smuggling weapons to Gaza – the long way  (CNN 11/19/2012)
      Israel and Hamas: How the conflict reignited  (CNN 11/19/2012)
      Pakistan releases nine Taliban for peace process in Afghanistan  (CNN 11/17/2012)
      Israel facing 'millions' of cyber-attacks over Gaza  (JWR 11/19/2012)
      SURPRISE, SURPRISE!  'Mainstream' Muslim groups back Hamas in latest Mideast mayhem  (JWR 11/19/2012)
      Grad Katyushas Hit Residential Areas in Be'er Sheva  (INN 11/18/2012)
      Video: Precise Bombing of Missile Site in Mosque Yard  (INN 11/18/2012)
      Video: Sophisticated Hamas Underground Missile Launchers  (INN 11/18/2012)
      Video: Air Force Blows Up Hamas Commander’s Home  (INN 11/18/2012)
      100 Gaza Rockets Fell in Gaza Itself  (INN 11/18/2012)
      Netanyahu: IDF Prepared to Enter Gaza  (INN 11/18/2012)
      Netanyahu: Israel 'prepared for a significant expansion' of Gaza operations  (CNN 11/18/2012)
      Legal Forum: Don't Make Israelis Pay Gaza’s Electric Bill  (INN 11/16/2012)
      Iraq releases prisoner accused of killing U.S.  soldiers  (CNN 11/16/2012)
      Planned cease-fire fails as Egypt's prime minister visit Gaza  (CNN 11/16/2012)
      Israeli: 'How would you feel if your children were constantly scared?'  (CNN 11/15/2012)
      Obama to PM: Green Light, But Watch Out for Civilians  (INN 11/15/2012)
      More than 100 Rockets Fired at Southern Israel  (INN 11/15/2012)
      Rockets pound Israel, Gaza as Netanyahu alleges 'double war crime'  (CNN 11/15/2012)
      IDF Kills Hamas's 'Chief of Staff', Launches Major Operation  (INN 11/14/2012)
      'Real-time' video shows Benghazi drama, but questions remain  (CNN 11/14/2012)
      Rockets, airstrikes reignite Mideast conflict  (CNN 11/14/2012)
      Radical cleric Abu Qatada released from UK jail  (CNN 11/13/2012)
      Toulouse Terrorist's Sister Being Investigated  (INN 11/13/2012)
      IAF Strikes More Terror Targets in Gaza  (INN 11/11/2012)
      Pentagon releases official timeline of Benghazi attack  (CNN 11/10/2012)
      Jewish Family Attacked in Marseille, France  (INN 11/05/2012)
      Pakistani Taliban target female students with acid attack  (CNN 11/03/2012)
      Former Neo-Nazi: Joining Taliban was a 'Terrible Mistake'  (INN 11/04/2012)
      FBI to question suspect in Benghazi attack  (CNN 11/03/2012)
      Al Qaeda leader calls for kidnapping of Westerners  (CNN 10/27/2012)
      Arrests made in shooting of Pakistani schoolgirl Malala  (CNN 10/24/2012)
      Jordan foils major terror plot, officials say  (CNN 10/21/2012)
      Rebel Bomb Kills 10 in Heart of Damascus' Christian Quarter  (INN 10/21/2012)
      Brother of Al-Qaeda Leader Calls for Jihad Against Jews  (INN 10/21/2012)
      Analysis: Five weeks on, confusion and contradictions on Benghazi suspects  (CNN 10/19/2012)
      Anti-Syrian official killed when car bomb rocks Beirut  (CNN 10/19/2012)
      Analysis: The lure of the jihad and the danger to Europe  (CNN 10/18/2012)
      Toulouse Terrorist's Al Qaeda Mentor Killed in Pakistan  (CNN 10/17/2012)
      Taking tea with a terrorist  (CNN 10/17/2012)
      The Danish agent, the Croatian blonde and the CIA plot to get al-Awlaki  (CNN 10/15/2012)
      Attack on Pakistani schoolgirl galvanizes anti-Taliban feeling  (CNN 10/16/2012)
      Israeli Air Strikes Targeted Salafi Leadership in Gaza  (INN 10/14/2012)
      France: Seven Suspected Terrorists Formally Charged  (INN 10/12/2012)
      Hezbollah claims it sent drone over Israel, but expert calls it 'rinky-dink'  (CNN 10/11/2012)
      Security official for U.S.  Embassy in Yemen killed  (CNN 10/11/2012)
      Pakistani teen blogger in 'critical' condition after Taliban attack  (CNN 10/11/2012)
      State Department officials: Benghazi attack 'unprecedented'  (CNN 10/09/2012)
      US embassy in Libya sought extension of “essential” security team  (CNN 10/08/2012)
      Mexico confirms death of feared Zetas cartel leader  (CNN 10/09/2012)
      The Danish biker and the trail that led to al Qaeda's most wanted  (CNN 10/09/2012)
      Iraqi authorities execute 11 inmates after terrorism convictions  (CNN 10/07/2012)
      French Police Kill Man Involved in Attack on Jewish Supermarket  (INN 10/07/2012)
      Radical Islamist Abu Hamza al-Masri extradited to U.S.  (CNN 10/05/2012)
      Video: Syrian rebels say they will kill Iranian hostages  (CNN 10/05/2012)
      FBI visits site of attack in Libya  (CNN 10/04/2012)
      Al Qaeda threat in northern Africa "spreading"  (CNN 10/03/2012)
      Second Bounty Offer on Anti-Islam Filmmaker  (INN 10/02/2012)
      U.S.  gathers information about possible targets in Libya  (CNN 10/02/2012)
      UK High Court to rule on radical Muslim cleric's extradition to U.S.  (CNN 10/02/2012)
      Iran Slams U.S.  for Taking Opposition Group off Terror List  (INN 09/30/2012)
      Guantanamo detainee back in Canada to serve out sentence  (CNN 09/29/2012)
      Sources: 15 days after Benghazi attack, FBI still investigating from afar  (CNN 09/27/2012)
      Intel quickly saw signs of al Qaeda links in consulate attack  (CNN 09/26/2012)
      Libyan Leader: Embassy Attack Unrelated to Islam Video  (INN 09/26/2012)
      Iran, Argentina to Discuss 1994 Terror Attack  (INN 09/26/2012)
      Court clears way for cleric Abu Hamza's extradition to U.S.  on terror charges  (CNN 09/25/2012)
      Intelligence chairman doubts Libya attack linked to video  (CNN 09/23/2012)
      Pakistani minister personally offers reward for anti-Islam filmmaker's death  (CNN 09/23/2012)
      Video of Stevens Murder: What Really Happened  (INN 09/21/2012)
      Italy upholds convictions of Americans in CIA kidnap case  (CNN 09/19/2012)
      Al Qaeda calls death of U.S.  ambassador a 'gift'  (CNN 09/18/2012)
      Suicide attacks kill 13 in Afghanistan  (CNN 09/18/2012)
      Arabs Try To Burn Books of Psalms on Mount of Olives  (INN 09/16/2012)
      Terrorists Storm International Peacekeeping Base in Sinai  (INN 09/14/2012)
      7 Years, 9,393 Rockets Since Disengagement from Gaza  (INN 09/13/2012)
      4 hours of fire and chaos: How the Benghazi attack unfolded  (CNN 09/12/2012)
      U.S.  vows to hunt down perpetrators of Benghazi attack  (CNN 09/12/2012)
      Pro-al Qaeda group seen behind deadly Benghazi attack  (CNN 09/12/2012)
      Attack may have been Al Qaeda revenge plot, London think tank says  (CNN 09/12/2012)
      I didn't recognize bin Laden, SEAL who wrote 'No Easy Day' says  (CNN 09/11/2012)
      Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's second in command killed, Yemen says  (CNN 09/11/2012)
      Yemeni defense minister survives apparent assassination attempt  (CNN 09/11/2012)
      Exclusive: Al Qaeda leader's brother offers peace plan  (CNN 09/10/2012)
      Attacks targeting Iraqi police, army leave dozens dead  (CNN 09/09/2012)
      Pentagon double checked actions of SEALs during bin Laden raid  (CNN 09/08/2012)
      Officials: Clinton to label Pakistan-based group terrorists  (CNN 09/07/2012)
      The Munich massacre: A survivor's story  (CNN 09/05/2012)
      Suicide attack targets U.S.  Consulate vehicle in Pakistan; no staffers killed  (CNN 09/02/2012)
      ISAF: US temporarily halts training of Afghan police over attacks  (CNN 09/02/2012)
      Excerpts from SEAL's book about Osama bin Laden killing  (CNN 08/31/2012)
      Egypt Kills 11 Sinai Terrorists  (INN 08/29/2012)
      Indian Supreme Court upholds death sentence for Mumbai gunman  (CNN 08/29/2012)
      Taliban Beheads 17 for Partaking in Music Celebration  (INN 08/27/2012)
      Egyptian Officials Say Released Terrorists Behind Sinai Attack  (INN 08/26/2012)
      Video: Hamas MP: 'Annihilate Jews and Americans'  (INN 08/26/2012)
      Norway killer Anders Breivik ruled sane, given 21-year prison term  (CNN 08/24/2012)
      All coalition troops at Afghan bases now armed around the clock  (CNN 08/17/2012)
      PA Responds to Israeli 'Good Will' by Honoring Terrorists  (INN 08/15/2012)
      New Details Exposed About Sinai Terror Attack  (INN 08/14/2012)
      Shootings by Afghan forces take growing toll on NATO troops  (CNN 08/14/2012)
      U.N.  Agency Embraces Iranian Terror Group  (INN 08/12/2012)
      Report: 3 Egyptian Police Officers Killed in Sinai Chase  (INN 08/12/2012)
      Egypt Army Captures 6 Terrorists in Sinai  (INN 08/10/2012)
      Israel gives Egypt 'go-ahead' for Sinai helicopters  (JWR 08/10/2012)
      Sinai carnage pressures Israel, Egypt — and Hamas  (JWR 08/08/2012)
      Egypt Admits: We Received Intelligence About the Attack  (INN 08/07/2012)
      19 killed in attack on Nigerian church  (CNN 08/08/2012)
      Livnat in London: We Can't be Silent in the Face of Terror  (JWR 08/06/2012)
      Egypt army vows to avenge deadly Sinai attack  (JWR 08/06/2012)
      IDF Releases Video of Elimination of Terrorists  (INN 08/06/2012)
      Egypt's president condemns attack in Sinai that kills at least 15 soldiers  (CNN 08/06/2012)
      Officials: Dozens killed in suicide attack at Yemen wake  (CNN 08/05/2012)
      Acid attacks, poison: What Afghan girls risk by going to school  (CNN 08/03/2012)
      Three al Qaeda suspects held in Spain, authorities say  (CNN 08/02/2012)
      Is this al Qaeda's 'last chance' for a country?  (CNN 07/26/2012)
      Pakistan spy agency chief to tell CIA: End drone strikes; ID targets for us to attack  (CNN 07/24/2012)
      EXCLUSIVE: Iran in "open war" with Israel  (CNN 07/23/2012)
      Source: Afghan policeman kills 3 Americans  (CNN 07/23/2012)
      Attacks in Iraq kill at least 44 people, officials say  (CNN 07/23/2012)
      Bulgaria: Iran-Financed Hizbullah Behind Terror Attack  (INN 07/22/2012)
      How Bulgaria became a terrorist target  (CNN 07/20/2012)
      Bulgaria shows images of bomber behind attack on Israelis  (JWR 07/19/2012)
      Why are we still tolerating terrorists?  (JWR 07/19/2012)
      Bulgarian bus bombing the work of suicide bomber, minister says  (CNN 07/19/2012)
      Official: Three dead in Bulgaria bus blast  (CNN 07/18/2012)
      PA Gov't Names Summer Camp for Terrorist  (INN 07/17/2012)
      Suicide bomber detonates at Afghan wedding, kills at least 17  (CNN 07/14/2012)
      Israel is on its own in war against terrorism  (JWR 07/13/2012)
      Hevron Hills Residents say ‘Enough!’ to Road Terror  (INN 07/13/2012)
      Suicide Blast Kills at Least 20 in Yemen  (INN 07/11/2012)
      Kenya Police: Iranians Shipped 100kg of Explosives  (INN 07/11/2012)
      Nigerian Christian urges US action on Islamic group  (JWR 07/11/2012)
      Enemy to U.S.  troops but not on the terror list  (CNN 07/11/2012)
      6 American troops killed in Afghanistan IED attack  (CNN 07/08/2012)
      London Police Nab Female Terrorist Suspect  (INN 07/08/2012)
      British police arrest 6 jihadist suspects in London  (JWR 07/06/2012)
      Police: 7 men arrested in UK anti-terror operation  (CNN 07/06/2012)
      Mumbai Planner Admits Ordering Chabad House Slayings  (INN 07/05/2012)
      Drones decimating Taliban in Pakistan  (CNN 07/03/2012)
      Bomb blasts kill 37 in Iraq, officials say  (CNN 07/03/2012)
      Red Cross: Kenya church attacks kill 17 near Somali border  (CNN 07/01/2012)
      ‘Ceasefire War’ Continues with Rocket Attack on Kibbutz  (INN 06/26/2012)
      Gaza truce gets off to a shaky start  (CNN 06/23/2012)
      Deadly standoff ends at Afghan hotel; hostages freed after several hours  (CNN 06/22/2012)
      Breivik's lawyer says the Norway mass killer is sane  (CNN 06/22/2012)
      Norway prosecutors want mental institution for Breivik  (CNN 06/21/2012)
      Declassified documents shed light on scramble to 'hit' bin Laden before 9/11  (CNN 06/21/2012)
      Gaza Continues Rocket Barrage on Southern Israel  (INN 06/20/2012)
      Hamas announces cease-fire with Israel  (CNN 06/20/2012)
      Police: Man holds hostages at bank in Toulouse, France  (CNN 06/20/2012)
      Investigations shed new light on Toulouse terrorist shootings  (CNN 06/13/2012)
      Islamics blow up two more Nigerian churches while parishoners pray  (JWR 06/11/2012)
      Obama ramps up covert war in Yemen  (CNN 06/11/2012)
      US Ousts Israel From Counterterrorism Forum
      5 killed in Nigerian church blast  (CNN 06/10/2012)
      Somali Islamists offer 10 camels as bounty for Obama  (CNN 06/09/2012)
      And now, only one senior al Qaeda leader left  (CNN 06/05/2012)
      Al-Libi death a major blow for al Qaeda  (CNN 06/05/2012)
      U.S.  official: Al Qaeda leader target of drone strike in Pakistan  (CNN 06/05/2012)
      IDF Retaliates After Deadly Kidnapping Attempt, Mortar Fire  (INN 05/21/2012)
      Mexican troops capture a top suspect in slayings of 49  (CNN 05/21/2012)
      Lockerbie bomber dies more than two years after release  (CNN 05/21/2012)
      Huge suicide blast kills more than 100 troops in Yemen  (CNN 05/21/2012)
      Terrorist Wounded in Failed Attack on Bicyclists  (INN 05/20/2012)
      Terrorist Kidnapping Cell Arrested  (INN 05/20/2012)
      Italy school attack not tied to mafia, prosecutor says  (CNN 05/20/2012)
      Lockerbie bomber dies more than two years after release  (CNN 05/19/2012)
      Blast outside school in Italy kills at least 1, several wounded  (CNN 05/19/2012)
      IDF: Mainstream Media Ignoring Terrorist Attacks  (INN 05/13/2012)
      Science journal could give recipe for deadly avian flu virus  (CNN 05/13/2012)
      8 NATO forces dead in 3 days as Afghanistan extends authority  (CNN 05/13/2012)
      Drone strikes kill suspected al Qaeda militants in Yemen  (CNN 05/12/2012)
      Finding bin Laden — more Agatha Christie than '24'  (CNN 05/11/2012)
      Al Qaeda's bomb-makers evolve, adapt and continue to plot  (CNN 05/08/2012)
      Al-Qaeda Calls for PA-Style Arson in America  (INN 05/03/2012)
      Bin Laden documents: Media strategist and critic  (CNN 05/03/2012)
      Bin Laden documents: The plotting continued  (CNN 05/03/2012)
      Bin Laden worried he wasn't in control, documents show  (CNN 05/03/2012)
      A visit to Osama bin Laden's lair  (CNN 05/03/2012)
      Public will get to read seized Bin Laden documents  (CNN 05/02/2012)
      A year after bin Laden raid, Pakistan still harbors US' biggest enemies  (JWR 05/01/2012)
      At least 16 Nigerian Christians at prayer butchered after Islamists make good on threats  (JWR 05/01/2012)
      Bin Laden: Seized documents show delusional leader and micromanager  (CNN 05/01/2012)
      Documents give new details on al Qaeda's London bombings  (CNN 04/30/2012)
      Document shows origins of 2006 plot for liquid bombs on planes  (CNN 04/30/2012)
      Documents reveal al Qaeda's plans for seizing cruise ships, carnage in Europe  (CNN 04/30/2012)
      Bin Laden's death brought 9/11 'closure'  (CNN 04/28/2012)
      Is the core of al Qaeda on its last legs?  (CNN 04/27/2012)
      Border Police Thwart Terror Attack  (INN 04/20/2012)
      Norway's Breivik says he learned from al Qaeda  (CNN 04/20/2012)
      Intel influx leads to increased U.S.  strikes in Yemen  (CNN 04/19/2012)
      Explosions rock Baghdad, killing dozens  (CNN 04/19/2012)
      Admitted Norway killer Breivik says he trained on video games  (CNN 04/19/2012)
      Judge: Terrorists, Not IDF, Responsible for Gaza Damage  (INN 04/18/2012)
      Afghan police question school workers over poisoning  (CNN 04/18/2012)
      What will happen to Norway mass killer Breivik?  (CNN 04/18/2012)
      UK moves to deport alleged terror fund-raiser Abu Qatada  (CNN 04/17/2012)
      Admitted Norway killer claims 'spectacular political attack'  (CNN 04/17/2012)
      Insurgent says Haqqani was behind Afghanistan attacks  (CNN 04/16/2012)
      Norway mass-murder suspect admits killings, claims self-defense  (CNN 04/16/2012)
      Sinai Terrorism Heats Up, Kills 2 Egyptian Soldiers  (INN 04/15/2012)
      384 prisoners escape after Taliban raid on Pakistan prison  (CNN 04/15/2012)
      Taliban launch coordinated Afghanistan assaults  (CNN 04/15/2012)
      Report: Hostages held by Shining Path freed after clashes in Peru  (CNN 04/14/2012)
      Peru deploys 1,500 forces in search for kidnapped workers  (CNN 04/13/2012)
      European court ends era of safe harbor for Jihadist cleric  (JWR 04/11/2012)
      U.S., Afghanistan sign key 'night raids' deal  (CNN 04/08/2012)
      The eternal liberation movement  (JWR 04/06/2012)
      Lone-wolf terrorists are a growing threat.  Moderate Muslims are among those in the crosshairs  (JWR 04/05/2012)
      Al Qaeda rocked by apparent cyberattack.  But who did it?  (JWR 04/04/2012)
      Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, 4 others charged in 9/11 attack  (CNN 04/04/2012)
      U.S., Afghanistan may be close to 'night raids' deal  (CNN 04/04/2012)
      France arrests 10 suspected Islamists in fresh raids  (CNN 04/04/2012)
      NATO service members, Afghans killed in blast  (CNN 04/04/2012)
      Online Warning of Al Qaeda Return to New York  (INN 04/03/2012)
      Time to 'Go Medieval' on the Terrorists, Says MK  (INN 04/02/2012)
      Arab Axe Attack on Jew in Old City  (INN 04/02/2012)
      Iranian Terror Cell to Attack Jewish, Western Targets in Turkey  (INN 04/01/2012)
      Widow tells how bin Laden lived on the run  (CNN 03/30/2012)
      19 arrested in French police raids, Sarkozy says  (CNN 03/30/2012)
      Afghan police officer kills 9 comrades  (CNN 03/30/2012)
      U.S., Pakistan talking about changes in drone ops, official says  (CNN 03/30/2012)
      Pakistan fires doctor who helped CIA to hunt bin Laden  (CNN 03/29/2012)
      Father of Toulouse Terrorist Sues French Police  (INN 03/29/2012)
      Afghan army, police pose growing risk to U.S., NATO troops  (CNN 03/29/2012)
      U.S.  sanctions shipping, engineering firms with Iran ties  (CNN 03/29/2012)
      Saudi diplomat kidnapped in Yemen  (CNN 03/28/2012)
      CIA drone war in Pakistan in sharp decline  (CNN 03/27/2012)
      Network won't show France killings video, it says  (CNN 03/27/2012)
      How nations risk nuclear terrorism  (CNN 03/26/2012)
      Siege gunman's brother 'outraged' at charges, lawyer says  (CNN 03/26/2012)
      France charges siege gunman's brother as an accomplice  (CNN 03/25/2012)
      Toulouse Killer’s Brother Suspected as Accomplice  (CNN 03/24/2012)
      France asks: Were warnings missed on Toulouse killer?  (CNN 03/23/2012)
      French prime minister defends police handling of gunman Merah  (CNN 03/23/2012)
      French attacks could inspire next generation of terrorists: Expert  (CNN 03/22/2012)
      French terrorist: I was planning more attacks, with outside funds  (JWR 03/22/2012)
      Woman: Toulouse Terrorist Terrorized Me in 2010  (INN 03/22/2012)
      French killings suspect dies shooting at police, authorities say  (CNN 03/22/2012)
      Who was French gunman Mohammed Merah?  (CNN 03/21/2012)
      Mother saw her daughter, seven, being shot in head  (03/21/2012)
      France killings suspect holds out against police siege  (CNN 03/21/2012)
      Dozens killed in widespread attacks on Iraq invasion anniversary  (CNN 03/20/2012)
      Prosecutor: France school gunman could strike again  (CNN 03/20/2012)
      Fear, sadness and incomprehension on streets of Toulouse after deadly shooting  (CNN 03/20/2012)
      Gaza Terrorists Resume Rocket Attacks  (INN 03/19/2012)
      4 killed in shooting at French Jewish school  (CNN 03/19/2012)
      Toulouse: Rabbi Yonatan Sandler and his Children among the Dead  (INN 03/19/2012)
      Hamas Terrorist to Address UN Human Rights Council  (INN 03/18/2012)
      Al Qaeda claims it killed American in Yemen  (CNN 03/18/2012)
      Bin Laden's final days — big plans, deep fears  (CNN 03/17/2012)
      2 French soldiers killed in shooting  (CNN 03/15/2012)
      Journalist Calls for Jewish Self-Defense in Face of Anarchy  (INN 03/13/2012)
      Limited violence along Israel-Gaza border after cease-fire  (CNN 03/13/2012)
      Netanyahu Vows 'We'll Hit Them'  (INN 03/12/2012)
      Be’er Sheva Anglo Fed Up, Writes Netanyahu  (INN 03/12/2012)
      IAF Strikes Terror Targets in Gaza  (INN 03/12/2012)
      IDF Ground Invasion Option ‘On the Table’  (INN 03/12/2012)
      10 Rockets in 1 Hour; No Ceasefire  (INN 03/12/2012)
      Violence surges in Gaza, Israel  (CNN 03/12/2012)
      Reports: Italian hostage shot four times during failed rescue  (CNN 03/11/2012)
      Suicide attack at funeral kills at least 14 in Pakistan  (CNN 03/11/2012)
      2 civilians killed in Gaza airstrike, Palestinians say  (CNN 03/11/2012)
      Death toll from bus station attack in Kenya rises to 6  (CNN 03/11/2012)
      Officials: Yemen forces target militant hideouts, killing 36  (CNN 03/10/2012)
      Success for Iron Dome: Scored 90% Accuracy  (CNN 03/10/2012)
      Israel airstrikes target Gaza, killing at least 15  (CNN 03/10/2012)
      100+ Rockets Strike Israel on Weekend; 15 Gaza Arabs Said Dead  (CNN 03/10/2012)
      Italy questions Britain after failed raid leaves 2 hostages dead in Nigeria  (CNN 03/09/2012)
      Joseph Kony: Brutal warlord who shocked world  (CNN 03/09/2012)
      Australian businessman pleads guilty in bomb scare case  (CNN 03/08/2012)
      Norway mass murder suspect charged  (CNN 03/07/2012)
      Indian police arrest journalist with ties to Iran in bombing of Israeli vehicle  (CNN 03/07/2012)
      Is narcotic khat funding terrorism?  (CNN 03/07/2012)
      The man in Cairo who wasn't al Qaeda's No.  3  (CNN 02/29/2012)
      Report: Egypt arrests al Qaeda leader  (CNN 02/29/2012)
      Afghan president condemns fatal bombing at military airfield  (CNN 02/27/2012)
      Russian TV claims Putin assassination plot foiled  (CNN 02/27/2012)
      Three killed in Nepal blast  (CNN 02/27/2012)
      Rising concern about killing of NATO troops by Afghan military  (CNN 02/26/2012)
      New Intifada Gains Upper Hand on IDF Restraint  (INN 02/26/2012)
      U.S.  service members wounded in protest over burned Qurans  (CNN 02/26/2012)
      Latest attack on Nigerian church kills 4  (CNN 02/26/2012)
      Pakistan tears down bin Laden compound  (CNN 02/24/2012)
      2 American officers killed in Afghan ministry  (CNN 02/24/2012)
      Dozens killed in wave of attacks across Iraq  (CNN 02/23/2012)
      More child soldiers in Somalia fighting  (CNN 02/22/2012)
      Afghan police intercept suspected suicide bomb children  (CNN 02/21/2012)
      15 killed in suicide blast targeting Baghdad police academy  (CNN 02/19/2012)
      Nasrallah Threatens Senior Israeli Officials  (INN 02/17/2012)
      Thailand Manhunt for Iranian 'Bomb Expert'  (INN 02/17/2012)
      Al Qaeda's biggest threat  (CNN 02/16/2012)
      Report: DM Barak Was Targeted for Terror Attack in Singapore  (INN 02/16/2012)
      Bangkok bombers targeted Israeli diplomats, Thai police official says  (CNN 02/16/2012)
      Thai Officials Say Botched Bombs Intended for Israelis  (INN 02/15/2012)
      Israel blames Iran for Thai bombings  (CNN 02/14/2012)
      Can Al Qaeda tap into Syria rage?  (CNN 02/14/2012)
      Fingerpointing in attack on Israeli Embassy van  (CNN 02/13/2012)
      Two hurt in bombing of Israeli Embassy car in India  (CNN 02/13/2012)
      Trial of Bali bombing suspect begins in Indonesia  (CNN 02/13/2012)
      Iraqi ministry official, local leader killed in separate attacks  (CNN 02/11/2012)
      Al Qaeda merger raises new concerns  (CNN 02/10/2012)
      Saying he deserves a medal, Norway mass shooting suspect stays jailed  (CNN 02/07/2012)
      Iranian Parliament's Website: Attack Israel this Year  (INN 02/05/2012)
      The Taliban who may leave Gitmo  (CNN 02/03/2012)
      Muslim Terrorists Admit Targeting Two London Rabbis  (INN 02/01/2012)
      Secret NATO Taliban report revives Pakistan fears  (CNN 02/01/2012)
      Intel report cites strides, threats  (CNN 01/31/2012)
      9 killed in suspected drone strikes in Yemen  (CNN 01/31/2012)
      Opinion: The Era of the Itamar Pogromists  (INN 01/30/2012)
      Al Qaeda benefits from Yemen turmoil  (CNN 01/30/2012)
      Panetta concerned about doctor who helped in bin Laden raid  (CNN 01/28/2012)
      Rockets fired at Pakistani military school  (CNN 01/27/2012)
      Nigeria on edge as Islamist group extends campaign of violence  (CNN 01/27/2012)
      Officials: Car bomb targets funeral in Baghdad, killing dozens  (CNN 01/27/2012)
      Nigerians arrest Islamist militant suspects, sources say  (CNN 01/24/2012)
      Drone strike kills 4 in Pakistan, officials say  (CNN 01/23/2012)
      Nigeria's president visits city where bombings killed at least 157  (CNN 01/22/2012)
      State media: Suicide bomber kills more than 50 in Iraq  (CNN 01/14/2012)
      US inches closer to peace talks with Taliban  (CNN 01/13/2012)
      Terrorist Attack Foiled; 12 Pipe Bombs Found at Checkpoint  (INN 01/08/2011)
      Guantanamo detainees' bleak future  (CNN 01/08/2012)
      Witnesses: Blasts strike Iraq's Army Day parade in Baghdad  (CNN 01/06/2012)
      25 dead in Syrian 'terrorist' blast, state media says  (CNN 01/06/2012)
      60 slain in Iraq bombings  (CNN 01/05/2011)
      Hamas’ New Logic: Lack of Jews in Gaza Forces It into Violence  (INN 01/04/2012)
      Islamist terror group giving Christians living in north Nigeria days to flee  (JWR 01/04/2012)
      Pakistan forces kill six alleged Taliban militants  (CNN 01/04/2012)
      Release several Taliban leaders from Guantanamo Bay...  (JWR 01/03/2012)
      Libyan Rebel Commander Was Flotilla Terrorist  (INN 01/03/2012)
      Report: Al Qaeda Operating in Jerusalem  (INN 01/03/2012)
      Q&A: Islamic group spreading terror in Nigeria  (CNN 01/02/2012)
      4 killed as violence persists in Pakistan  (CNN 01/01/2012)
      Report: US Pushing Israel to Free Barghouti  (INN 12/29/2011)
      Source: Al Qaeda leader sends veteran jihadists to establish presence in Libya  (CNN 12/29/2011)
      Second IAF Strike in Gaza Targets Terror Cell  (INN 12/28/2011)
      Haniyeh: Our Objective is to Eliminate All of Israel  (INN 12/28/2011)
      Israel targets suspected militants in Gaza  (CNN 12/28/2011)
      'Hanukkah Miracle' Nixes Likely Terror Attack  (INN 12/27/2011)
      Al Qaeda in Iraq claims responsibility for recent attacks  (CNN 12/27/2011)
      Suicide bomber strikes fortified Iraqi compound  (CNN 12/26/2011)
      Reward: $10 Million for Iranian-Based Al Qaeda Terrorist  (INN 12/25/2011)
      Suicide bomber targets Afghan funeral procession  (CNN 12/25/2011)
      Two Nigeria churches bombed on Christmas Day  (CNN 12/25/2011)
      Taliban claim suicide bombing that killed 6 in Pakistan  (CNN 12/23/2011)
      U.S.  considering buying up loose Libyan weapons  (CNN 12/23/2011)
      Iran and Al-Qaeda  (JWR 12/22/2011)
      Wave of attacks kills dozens amid Iraq's upheaval  (CNN 12/22/2011)
      Mystery man in new Al Qaeda video  (CNN 12/20/2011)
      Lebanon’s Curious Solution: Israel Attacked Itself  (INN 12/20/2011)
      Police officer in Juarez burned alive  (CNN 12/20/2011)
      Lori Berenson arrives in U.S.  after 16 years  (CNN 12/20/2011)
      Hamas Encouraged by Shalit Deal, Promises More Kidnappings  (INN 12/19/2011)
      Arrest warrant issued for Iraqi vice president  (CNN 12/19/2011)
      Israel to release another 550 Palestinian prisoners  (CNN 12/18/2011)
      Yemenis capture six al Qaeda operatives  (CNN 12/13/2011)
      Bomb sent to German bank was real, authorities say  (CNN 12/08/2011)
      PA Female Terrorist Foiled in Attack on IDF Soldier  (INN 12/07/2011)
      Afghanistan to consult Pakistan over claim for Kabul massacre  (CNN 12/07/2011)
      Rare Kabul attack: Who did it and why?  (CNN 12/07/2011)
      Norway mass murder suspect insane, police say  (CNN 11/29/2011)
      Muslim Brotherhood Holds ‘Kill the Jews’ Rally on Election Eve  (INN 11/27/2011)
      Colombian rebels kill 4 hostages, defense minister says  (CNN 11/26/2011)
      Congressmen Want PA Probed for Terror Ties  (INN 11/23/2011)
      Court rules against extradition for U.S.  fugitive in Portugal  (CNN 11/18/2011)
      Al Qaeda-linked group finds fertile territory in Nigeria as killings escalate  (CNN 11/18/2011)
      German neo-Nazi terror cell linked to 10 murders  (CNN 11/14/2011)
      Judge: Norway terror suspect is not insane  (CNN 11/14/2011)
      Governor: Turkish security forces kill ferry hijacker  (CNN 11/12/2011)
      Israel Slams UN Security Council on PA Rocket Attacks  (INN 11/10/2011)
      After years of secrecy, Pentagon seeks order to let public view Guantanamo terrorism trial  (JWR 11/07/2011)
      'Carlos the Jackal' on trial for 1980s bombings in France  (CNN 11/07/2011)
      Soldiers' Campaign: 'Don’t Ransom Me Like Shalit'  (INN 11/06/2011)
      2 Swedish journalists face terrorism charges in Ethiopia  (CNN 11/04/2011)
      Report: IDF Given Green Light in Gaza  (INN 11/01/2011)
      Whither the IDF?  (JWR 10/28/2011)
      How ‘Made in USA’ parts turned up in 16 insurgent bombs in Iraq  (JWR 10/26/2011)
      Elite IDF Unit Officer: Shalit Deal is Frustrating for Us  (INN 10/24/2011)
      IDF Commander Punished over PA Riot  (INN 10/24/2011)
      Reservists' Group: 'Don't Swap Terrorists For Us!'  (INN 10/23/2011)
      Abbas Uses More Foreign Aid to Pay Freed Terrorists  (INN 10/23/2011)
      Police Foil Stabbing Attack at Patriarchs’ Cave  (INN 10/23/2011)
      Arab Israelis Call to Kidnap Soldiers  (INN 10/21/2011)
      Basque group ETA announces end to campaign of violence  (CNN 10/21/2011)
      2 men accused of plotting to kill Saudi ambassador indicted  (CNN 10/20/2011)
      Justice for Libya, and Pan Am victims  (CNN 10/20/2011)
      Israeli Terror Victim: I Feel Betrayed Today  (INN 10/18/2011)
      Arabs Riot as Terrorists Are Freed  (INN 10/18/2011)
      Who are Palestinian prisoners freed in swap deal?  (CNN 10/18/2011)
      Gilad Shalit: Israeli captive freed at last  (CNN 10/18/2011)
      Hamas frees Israel's Gilad Shalit in prisoner swap  (CNN 10/18/2011)
      Both Palestinians and Israelis celebrate prisoner swap  (CNN 10/18/2011)
      Why Israelis believe one soldier is worth 1,000 Palestinian prisoners  (CNN 10/18/2011)
      Rabbi: Next Time, Just Shoot to Kill  (INN 10/17/2011)
      Israel terror victims fight Shalit deal in court  (CNN 10/17/2011)
      Kenya vows to hit Al-Shabaab across Somali border  (CNN 10/16/2011)
      Video: Ramallah Lynch Butcher to be Freed  (INN 10/16/2011)
      Names of Prisoners to be Released Made Public  (INN 10/16/2011)
      U.S.  official: 'Multiple' sources strengthen case against Iran  (CNN 10/14/2011)
      Hamas: Israel Promised No Revenge, We Promised More Kidnappings  (INN 10/14/2011)
      Counter-Terror Soldiers Protest Shalit Deal  (INN 10/14/2011)
      On Release List: Kidnappers, Killers of IDF Soldiers  (INN 10/14/2011)
      U.S.  had 'direct contact' with Iran over plot  (CNN 10/13/2011)
      Cartel leader accused in deadly casino attack arrested  (CNN 10/13/2011)
      Security Official: Shalit Deal will Spill Soldiers' Blood  (INN 10/12/2011)
      UAVs May Help Prevent Terrorists’ ‘Kidnap Deals’  (INN 10/12/2011)
      Iran slams plot allegations  (CNN 10/13/2011)
      Arson attacks disrupt German rail traffic  (CNN 10/12/2011)
      Israel, Hamas sign deal for soldier's release  (CNN 10/12/2011)
      'Underwear bomber' pleads guilty to all charges  (CNN 10/12/2011)
      Senior Hamas Leader: Shalit Deal Proves Kidnapping Works  (INN 10/12/2011)
      Hamas Leader: Freed Terrorists Will Return to the Struggle  (INN 10/12/2011)
      Mother of Sbarro Victim: This Ongoing War is Killing Us  (INN 10/12/2011)
      Israeli Cabinet Approves Shalit Deal  (INN 10/12/2011)
      Israel, Hamas sign deal for soldier's release  (CNN 10/12/2011)
      'Underwear bomber' pleads guilty to all charges  (CNN 10/12/2011)
      Rogue's Gallery: Some 'Prisoners' That May be Freed for Shalit  (INN 10/11/2011)
      Israel, Hamas sign deal for soldier's release  (CNN 10/11/2011)
      Timeline: Alleged plot to kill Saudi ambassador  (CNN 10/11/2011)
      $10 million bounty on al Qaeda in Iraq leader  (CNN 10/08/2011)
      Remember the doctor who helped track bin Laden?..  (JWR 10/07/2011)
      Al-Shabaab – A Looming Threat  (CNN 10/05/2011)
      Prosecution Won’t Seek Death Sentence for Fogel Murderer  (INN 10/05/2011)
      More than 30 dead in Somalia bombing  (CNN 10/04/2011)
      Anwar al-Awlaki: What we learned from his killing  (CNN 10/04/2011)
      Haqqani network senior commander captured  (CNN 10/01/2011)
      U.S.  officials warn of possible retaliation over al-Awlaki killing  (CNN 10/01/2011)
      Drone strike kills U.S.-born al Qaeda cleric al-Awlaki, U.S.  officials say  (CNN 09/30/2011)
      Anwar al-Awlaki: al Qaeda's rock star no more  (CNN 09/30/2011)
      Dead, captured and wanted  (CNN 09/30/2011)
      American-born radical cleric understood the West  (CNN 09/30/2011)
      Al-Awlaki: Who was he?  (CNN 09/30/2011)
      Severed heads found near Mexican primary school  (CNN 09/28/2011)
      Libyan minister closes Lockerbie bomber case  (CNN 09/27/2011)
      2 die in U.S.  Embassy shooting incident in Kabul  (CNN 09/26/2011)
      Police find decapitated body of Mexico newspaper editor  (CNN 09/25/2011)
      Israel Police Chief: 'Car Accident' Was Terror Attack  (INN 09/25/2011)
      US targeting Haqqani network in Pakistan  (CNN 09/21/2011)
      Police may have clues about 35 bodies found in Mexican roadway  (CNN 09/21/2011)
      Turban bomb kills key Afghan political leader  (CNN 09/20/2011)
      The Palestinian State of 1978  (INN 09/16/2011)
      The Haqqani Network, a family and a terror group  (CNN 09/15/2011)
      New al Qaeda leader releases message to mark 9/11  (CNN 09/13/2011)
      Taliban launch intense attack in heart of Kabul  (CNN 09/13/2011)
      Al Qaeda 2.0: What the next 10 years will bring  (CNN 09/12/2011)
      Authorities investigate Afghan blast that injured 77 U.S.  troops  (CNN 09/12/2011)
      MCC welcomes Prime Minister Harper identifying "Islamism" as a major threat to Canada's security  (09/11/2011)
      4 terror suspects arrested in Sweden  (CNN 09/11/2011)
      Taliban targets coalition base on eve of 9/11 anniversary  (CNN 09/10/2011)
      Dead, captured and wanted  (CNN 09/10/2011)
      Harper Wants to Reinstate Anti-terror Legislation  (CNN 09/09/2011)
      Police arrest 2 over possible bomb plot in Germany  (CNN 09/08/2011)
      Air cargo bomb threat Achilles heel of international aviation security  (CNN 09/08/2011)
      GSS Cracks Hamas Network  (INN 09/07/2011)
      Security tight as terrorist trial begins in Northern Ireland  (09/07/2011)
      The 'lone wolf' — The unknowable terror  (09/07/2011)
      Blast outside Delhi High Court kills at least 11, injures 61  (CNN 09/07/2011)
      Al Qaeda suffers another blow with arrest of senior operational figure  (CNN 09/06/2011)
      Pakistan army says top al Qaeda figure arrested  (CNN 09/05/2011)
      Taliban admits abducting 30 boys in Pakistan  (CNN 09/05/2011)
      Netanyahu Says UN’s Palmer Report Exposes IHH Motives  (INN 09/04/2011)
      Study: Suicide bomb attacks kill more than 12,000 Iraqis  (CNN 09/04/2011)
      49th officer killed in less than a year in Juarez  (CNN 09/01/2011)
      35 killed in series of attacks across Iraq, officials say  (CNN 08/28/2011)
      Lockerbie bomber comatose, near death, family says  (CNN 08/28/2011)
      U.S.  official: Al Qaeda's No.  2 has been killed  (CNN 08/27/2011)
      Deadly bomb blast rocks U.N.  building in Nigerian capital  (CNN 08/26/2011)
      Islamic militants among prisoners freed from Libyan jail  (CNN 08/26/2011)
      Israel says it killed Islamic Jihad militant in airstrike  (CNN 08/24/2011)
      Twin suicide attacks kill 12 tribesmen in Yemen  (CNN 08/21/2011)
      Barrage of rockets from Gaza strike Israel; sites in Gaza targeted  (CNN 08/21/2011)
      Blood in the Streets  (JWR 08/19/2011)
      Hamas military wing calls off truce as strikes target Gaza  (CNN 08/19/2011)
      Explosions rock British Council in Afghan capital  (CNN 08/19/2011)
      Bombings and rocket attacks reported in Gaza and Israel  (CNN 08/19/2011)
      Israeli airstrike targets Gaza after 7 killed in southern Israel  (CNN 08/18/2011)
      2 Children Among 33 Hurt in Multiple Terror Attack; 6 Dead  (INN 08/18/2011)
      6 dead in string of attacks in southern Israel  (CNN 08/18/2011)
      Egypt cracks down on terror cells in Sinai; bin Laden's doctor spotted  (CNN 08/16/2011)
      PA Teaches 5-Year-Olds to Die for Allah  (INN 08/18/2011)
      Apologize to Turkey?  Netanyahu Tells Clinton, ‘No Thanks’  (INN 08/17/2011)
      Report: Bin Laden Physician in Sinai  (INN 08/16/2011)
      Uribe: Why Colombia is winning war on drugs  (CNN 08/15/2011)
      U.S.  military: Wave of attacks in Iraq 'eerily similar' to last year  (CNN 08/15/2011)
      Bomb flattens hotel on Pakistan's independence day  (CNN 08/14/2011)
      Militants launch deadly attack on Afghan governor's compound  (CNN 08/14/2011)
      Bodies of Afghan police, spy agents recovered after kidnapping  (CNN 08/14/2011)
      U.S.  denies report alleging drone strikes kill 160 kids in Pakistan  (CNN 08/12/2011)
      Ex-Afghan spy chief details hunt for bin Laden, 10-year war  (CNN 08/02/2011)
      Mexican police: Drug gang leader says he ordered 1,500 killings  (CNN 07/31/2011)
      Officials: 7 killed in attack on Egyptian town  (CNN 07/30/2011)
      Norway suspect claims he planned attacks on other targets, police say  (CNN 07/30/2011)
      U.S.  accuses Iran of sheltering al Qaeda network  (CNN 07/29/2011)
      U.S.  Pays Salaries to Palestinian Terrorists  (JWR 07/27/2011)
      Norway terror suspect claims to have worked with 2 other cells  (CNN 07/25/2011)
      Militants hang 8-year-old boy in southern Afghanistan  (CNN 07/24/2011)
      An Interview with a Madman: Breivik Asks and Answers His Own Questions  (Time, 07/24/2011)
      Peace-Leading Norway Learns Terrorism the Hard Way  (INN 07/24/2011)
      Norway wakes changed after nightmare  (CNN 07/24/2011)
      Key points from the Norway shooting suspect's purported manifesto  (CNN 07/24/2011)
      Purported manifesto from Norway terror suspect details war plan  (CNN 07/24/2011)
      Authorities: Man accused in Norway terror attacks confesses  (CNN 07/24/2011)
      Who is the suspect in Norway's attacks?  (CNN 07/23/2011)
      Giant blast hits government buildings in Oslo, Norway  (CNN 07/22/2011)
      Taliban video shows execution of Pakistani men  (CNN 07/18/2011)
      Terror strikes Mumbai again with series of blasts  (CNN 07/13/2011)
      Pakistan jails doctor who secretly collected DNA for bin Laden raid  (JWR 07/12/2011)
      Report: CIA organized vaccination drive for DNA from bin Laden home  (CNN 07/12/2011)
      Beware of Dr.  Jihad  (JWR 07/08/2011)
      Security officials see renewed interest in implanted explosives  (CNN 07/06/2011)
      The growing threat of al Qaeda in Yemen  (CNN 07/02/2011)
      8 militants, 10 others dead after attack on Kabul hotel  (CNN 06/29/2011)
      Is the Taliban using young girls in suicide bombings?  (JWR 06/28/2011)
      Bombers attack luxury hotel in Kabul  (CNN 06/28/2011)
      Pakistani Taliban: Married suicide bombers helped kill 10 policemen  (CNN 06/27/2011)
      Suicide truck bomber targets Afghan hospital, kills 35  (CNN 06/25/2011)
      Source: Yemeni troops fight Islamists for control of province  (CNN 06/19/2011)
      Suicide bomber targets NATO convoy, kills 3 civilians in Afghanistan  (CNN 06/19/2011)
      Sources: Pakistan knew about increased U.S.  activity ahead of raid  (CNN 06/18/2011)
      Al-Zawahiri has a long history with Osama bin Laden, terror  (CNN 06/16/2011)
      Jihadist websites: Al-Zawahiri appointed al Qaeda's new leader  (CNN 06/16/2011)
      Source: CIA safe house owner in bin Laden raid arrested  (CNN 06/15/2011)
      Top al Qaeda operative killed in Somalia, officials say  (CNN 06/08/2011)
      Time for urgent debate on Afghanistan  (CNN 06/08/2011)
      Key al Qaeda operative praises bin Laden in new video  (CNN 06/08/2011)
      Top jihadist leader killed, followers say  (CNN 06/04/2011)
      Hamas Moving HQ from Syria to Egypt, Warns Netanyahu  (INN 05/30/2011)
      IDF: Joseph's Tomb Shooting was Intentional  (INN 05/29/2011)
      7 dead, top general wounded in suicide attack in northern Afghanistan  (CNN 05/28/2011)
      Gates: Hizbullah Arsenal Bigger Than a Nation  (INN 05/25/2011)
      10 Pakistani troops killed in gun battle at naval base  (CNN 05/23/2011)
      Taliban and Pakistan reject speculation Mullah Omar is dead  (CNN 05/23/2011)
      Obama: U.S.  would go after other high-profile targets in Pakistan  (CNN 05/22/2011)
      IDF Mulls Death Penalty for Fogel Murderers  (INN 05/22/2011)
      String of bombings rock Baghdad; 13 killed and dozens wounded  (CNN 05/22/2011)
      New alleged al Qaeda tape slams NATO actions  (CNN 05/21/2011)
      Afghan hospital assaulted amid fears of 'high-profile attacks'  (CNN 05/21/2011)
      U.S.: Al Qaeda has interest in strikes on energy infrastructure  (CNN 05/20/2011)
      Taliban claims responsibilty for attack on U.S.  vehicles in Pakistan  (CNN 05/20/2011)
      36 slain in Taliban attack on work crew  (CNN 05/19/2011)
      Websites air audio purportedly recorded by Osama bin Laden  (CNN 05/19/2011)
      Bin Laden raid was humiliating to Pakistanis, Gates and Mullen say  (CNN 05/18/2011)
      The Taliban's plan is to undo the Americans' recent gains with the fiercest spring offensive ever  (JWR 05/18/2011)
      92-Year-Old Arab Wants Massacre  (INN 05/17/2011)
      U.S.  drone strikes pick up after Osama bin Laden's death  (CNN 05/17/2011)
      Egyptian Saif al-Adel appointed acting leader of al Qaeda  (CNN 05/17/2011)
      'Game back on' for U.S.  drone hits after OBL death, says analyst  (CNN 05/13/2011)
      Bin Laden's other victims: Stories from decades of terror  (CNN 05/13/2011)
      Unreleased bin Laden audio message called 'puzzling'  (CNN 05/13/2011)
      Source: SEALs wore helmet-mounted cameras in bin Laden raid  (CNN 05/13/2011)
      Police arrest man suspected of making death threats against Obama  (CNN 05/13/2011)
      Suicide attacks in Pakistan kill 80; Taliban claim bin Laden revenge  (CNN 05/13/2011)
      U.S.  interviews 'hostile' bin Laden widows, with Pakistan officials  (CNN 05/13/2011)
      Now that bin Laden's dead, who are al Qaeda's most wanted leaders?  (CNN 05/12/2011)
      Officials: Bin Laden 'complacent' in Pakistan, no sign of escape plan  (CNN 05/12/2011)
      Eulogies and fury: Jihadists eager to avenge bin Laden's death  (CNN 05/12/2011)
      Yemeni source: Drone strike misses al-Awlaki, hits two supporters  (CNN 05/07/2011)
      U.S.  officials unveil videos of bin Laden  (CNN 05/07/2011)
      Taliban: Bin Laden's death reinvigorates war against U.S.  (CNN 05/07/2011)
      Phone call tipped off U.S.  to bin Laden compound, source says  (CNN 05/07/2011)
      Al-Awlaki targeted by U.S.  military drone in Yemen  (CNN 05/06/2011)
      Inside al Qaeda succession: Who is likely to step up  (CNN 05/06/2011)
      3 suspects with al Qaeda ties arrested in Morocco cafe bombing  (CNN 05/06/2011)
      Al Qaeda threats, terror plans surface  (CNN 05/06/2011)
      First suspected drone strike in Pakistan since bin Laden raid; 12 dead  (CNN 05/06/2011)
      Obama to meet SEALs team that killed bin Laden as terror plot revealed  (CNN 05/06/2011)
      Al Qaeda, in Web message, confirms bin Laden's death  (CNN 05/06/2011)
      Former CIA officer Bruce Riedel on bin Laden death, Pakistan-U.S.  ties and the Afghan war  (CNN 05/04/2011)
      Sources give new details on bin Laden's death; photo won't be released  (CNN 05/04/2011)
      Raid sparks question: Is Pakistan doing enough?  (CNN 05/04/2011)
      Source: Bin Laden's daughter says she watched killing  (CNN 05/04/2011)
      U.S.  revises story on bin Laden's raid, offers more details  (CNN 05/04/2011)
      CIA says release of Osama bin Laden's photo likely  (CNN 05/03/2011)
      Details of raid on bin Laden compound unfold  (CNN 05/03/2011)
      Investigators probe seized computers to thwart al Qaeda plots  (CNN 05/03/2011)
      Will bin Laden death image silence doubters or fan flames?  (CNN 05/03/2011)
      How U.S.  forces killed Osama bin Laden  (CNN 05/03/2011)
      No obvious replacement to succeed bin Laden as al Qaeda's leader  (CNN 05/03/2011)
      Threat of revenge emerges after bin Laden killed  (CNN 05/03/2011)
      Courier who led U.S.  to Osama bin Laden's hideout identified  (CNN 05/03/2011)
      Death of bin Laden brings healing to old wounds  (CNN 05/02/2011)
      Trail leading to bin Laden began with his trusted courier  (CNN 05/02/2011)
      Analysis: Death may be turning point in U.S.-Pakistan relations  (CNN 05/02/2011)
      U.S.  anticipates al Qaeda 'threats of retaliation'  (CNN 05/02/2011)
      Opinion: Bin Laden may be dead, but his ideology lives on  (CNN 05/02/2011)
      What's next for al Qaeda?  (CNN 05/02/2011)
      A deathblow to al Qaeda?  (CNN 05/02/2011)
      Abbottabad — The military town where bin Laden hid in plain sight  (CNN 05/02/2011)
      Timeline: Osama bin Laden, over the years  (CNN 05/02/2011)
      Timeline: Osama bin Laden operation  (CNN 05/02/2011)
      How U.S.  forces killed Osama bin Laden  (CNN 05/02/2011)
      Operation was designed to kill bin Laden, source says  (CNN 05/02/2011)
      Osama bin Laden, the face of terror, killed in Pakistan  (CNN 05/02/2011)
      Six killed in Afghanistan attacks on first day of Taliban offensive  (CNN 05/01/2011)
      Germany: al Qaeda militant, 3 suspects planned attacks  (CNN 04/30/2011)
      Taliban announces spring offensive as NATO readies for greater fight  (CNN 04/30/2011)
      Death toll now at 16 in Moroccan cafe 'terrorist' blast  (CNN 04/29/2011)
      Osama bin Laden's escape: A tale of subterfuge and hard cash  (CNN 04/28/2011)
      Yemen remains al Qaeda's ultimate breeding ground  (CNN 04/27/2011)
      Afghan official: Man opens fire on Americans in Kabul; 9 dead  (CNN 04/27/2011)
      A top insurgent in Afghanistan killed, coalition confirms  (CNN 04/26/2011)
      Military documents reveal details about Guantanamo detainees, al Qaeda  (CNN 04/25/2011)
      New indictment names four more suspects in Mumbai attack  (CNN 04/25/2011)
      Indonesian police foil plan to detonate bombs over Easter  (CNN 04/22/2011)
      Top al Qaeda militant dies in Chechnya  (CNN 04/21/2011)
      Mexican mass grave yields 26 bodies  (CNN 04/21/2011)
      PA Demands Release of Terrorist Killers  (INN 04/18/2011)
      Death Penalty Unlikely for Itamar Massacre Terrorists  (INN 04/18/2011)
      The faces of evil  (JWR 04/18/2011)
      ‘Anti-Missile Trees Are Latest IDF ‘Weapon’  (INN 04/18/2011)
      IDF Commander Warns Itamar Murders May not Be the Last  (INN 04/18/2011)
      Death Penalty Unlikely for Itamar Massacre Terrorists  (INN 04/18/2011)
      Attacks kill 9 security forces in Afghanistan  (CNN 04/18/2011)
      Nazareth 'Death to Zionism' Terror Cell Nabbed  (INN 04/17/2011)
      Teen Victim Of Bus Attack Dies  (INN 04/17/2011)
      Murderer Was Allowed into Itamar for Olive Harvest  (INN 04/17/2011)
      Two Arab Terrorists Confess to Fogel Massacre - without Regret  (INN 04/17/2011)
      Arrests made in slaying of Israeli family in West Bank  (CNN 04/16/2011)
      Uniformed suicide bomber kills 9 at Afghan military base  (CNN 04/16/2011)
      Almagor Letter: Stop Calling for Release of Terrorists  (INN 04/15/2011)
      Spanish police claim record haul of ETA explosives, components  (CNN 04/15/2011)
      Mexican drug cartels considered terrorists?  (CNN 04/15/2011)
      16 police officers arrested in connection with Mexico mass graves  (CNN 04/14/2011)
      Two suspects arrested in Belarus bomb probe  (CNN 04/13/2011)
      CIA knows where one of world's most dangerous terrorism suspects is, but refuses to take action  (JWR 04/12/2011)
      39 killed in Ciudad Juarez in four days, prosecutor's office says  (CNN 04/12/2011)
      Pakistan temporarily halts intel cooperation with U.S.  (CNN 04/12/2011)
      Blast hits subway station in Belarus, killing 11  (CNN 04/11/2011)
      Israel to Palestinians: We'll stop shooting if you do  (CNN 04/10/2011)
      Arab League meeting urged over Gaza  (CNN 04/09/2011)
      IAF Retaliates: Attacks Terror Targets in Gaza  (INN 04/07/2011)
      Hundreds killed as battle for Ivory Coast turns streets into war zones  (CNN 04/02/2011)
      Attack on NATO base in Afghanistan fails  (CNN 04/02/2011)
      12 killed in Afghanistan after protests over reported Quran burning  (CNN 04/01/2011)
      Al Qaeda responds to CNN  (CNN 03/31/2011)
      Yemen battles al Qaeda as president clings to power  (CNN 03/27/2011)
      Jerusalem blast leaves 1 dead, dozens injured  (CNN 03/23/2011)
      Israel's seizure of arms shipment highlights rising unease about Iran  (JWR 03/16/2011)
      Colombian military kills FARC leader  (CNN 03/15/2011)
      IDF Navy Seizes Ship Filled With Arms on way from Syria to Egypt  (INN 03/15/2011)
      Israel: Vessel laden with Gaza-bound weapons intercepted  (CNN 03/15/2011)
      Israel vows to expand settlements after family is murdered  (JWR 03/14/2011)
      Israel approves settlement increase after family killed  (CNN 03/13/2011)
      Pakistan acknowledges U.S.  drone strikes targeting militants  (CNN 03/10/2011)
      21 oil workers rescued in Colombia  (CNN 03/08/2011)
      Pakistan's only Christian cabinet member assassinated: Can Pakistan check Islamic extremism?  (CNN 03/03/2011)
      Two U.S.  troops killed in Germany airport shooting, police say  (CNN 03/02/2011)
      Taliban: Pakistani minister killed over stance on blasphemy law  (CNN 03/02/2011)
      In Guantanamo Bay, war criminals get Bush's memoir, watch TV  (JWR 03/02/2011)
      676 arrested, tons of drugs seized in U.S.  bust of Mexican cartels  (CNN 02/25/2011)
      CNN exclusive: Plotter of foiled 'hit' was allowed to return to Iran  (CNN 02/22/2011)
      31 found guilty in deadly 2002 train arson in India  (CNN 02/22/2011)
      Hamas thrilled at opportunity in change in Egypt  (CNN 02/21/2011)
      Indian court upholds death sentence for Mumbai gunman  (CNN 02/21/2011)
      Gitmo detainee sentenced to at least 34 months' confinement  (CNN 02/18/2011)
      3 killed in Gaza  (CNN 02/17/2011)
      Terror camp trainer pleads guilty to conspiring with al-Qaida at Guantanamo  (JWR 02/18/2011)
      Officials: Suicide bomber attacks Pakistani military training center  (CNN 02/10/2011)
      Official: Man who killed 3 defending his home is gunned down in Mexico  (CNN 02/10/2011)
      Nine years in prison for attack on Danish cartoonist  (CNN 02/05/2011)
      4 accused as U.S.  spies, killed in Pakistan  (CNN 02/05/2011)
      Russian police identify airport bomber  (CNN 01/29/2011)
      Guantanamo detainee sentenced to life for Africa bombings  (CNN 01/25/2011)
      13 dead in Lahore blast, 3 dead in Karachi  (CNN 01/25/2011)
      Suspected underwear bomber to appear in court  (CNN 01/25/2011)
      Russian president criticizes airport security after blast  (CNN 01/25/2011)
      Russian authorities: Terrorist bombing at Moscow airport kills 35  (CNN 01/24/2011)
      Palestinian group responsible for New Year's Day church bombing, Egypt says  (JWR 01/25/2011)
      Pakistanis protest drones as 6 die in strikes  (CNN 01/23/2011)
      Pakistani Taliban leader targeted by U.S.  has long, ruthless record  (CNN 01/22/2011)
      Bin Laden message warns France to pull out of Afghanistan  (CNN 01/21/2011)
      Report: Senior al Qaeda leader personally beheaded Daniel Pearl  (CNN 01/20/2011)
      Hezbollah stages coup drills in Beirut as indictments loom, newspapers say  (CNN 01/19/2011)
      At least 60 die in attack at recruitment center in northern Iraq  (CNN 01/18/2011)
      Irish police arrest 5 suspected IRA dissidents, release 1  (CNN 01/14/2011)
      6 killed in Guatemalan bus bombing  (CNN 01/04/2011)
      Israeli air strikes hit Gaza  (CNN 01/04/2011)
      Women fighters willing to die for Gaza  (CNN 01/04/2011)
      Two Staff Members at UK Consulate in Jerusalem Arrested  (INN 01/04/2011)
      Governor of Pakistan's Punjab province assassinated  (CNN 01/04/2011)
      Turkish IHH Continues to Lead Incitement Drive  (INN 01/03/2011)
      Security tightened after deadly church blast in Egypt  (CNN 01/01/2011)
      2 dead in strikes on Christian homes in Iraq  (CNN 12/30/2010)
      Suspicious packages found at 3 embassies in Rome  (CNN 12/25/2010)
      43 killed outside World Food Programme distribution area in Pakistan  (CNN 12/25/2010)
      Dutch arrest 12 on suspicion of terrorism  (CNN 12/25/2010)
      Official: Christmas Eve bombings in Nigeria leave dead, injured  (CNN 12/24/2010)
      Son of notorious insurgent leader is arrested  (CNN 12/24/2010)
      Rome mail bombs came from Greece, minister says  (CNN 12/23/2010)
      Indian police issue terror alert in Mumbai  (CNN 12/23/2010)
      Three convicted of Australian terror plot  (CNN 12/23/2010)
      British police nab terror suspects in early-morning raids  (CNN 12/20/2010)
      Air Force Foils Rocket Attacks on Israel; 5 Terrorists Killed  (INN 12/19/2010)
      Arabs Murder American Woman; Manhunt for Killers  (INN 12/19/2010)
      Police: American tourist's body found in Israel  (CNN 12/19/2010)
      U.S.  official: Al Qaeda in Yemen bigger threat than in Pakistan  (CNN 12/17/2010)
      Pakistan drone strike kills 7 suspected militants  (CNN 12/16/2010)
      Swedish report assesses terrorist threat  (CNN 12/16/2010)
      Official: Insurgents say al Qaeda planning U.S., Europe attacks  (CNN 12/16/2010)
      Sweden bomb went off early, authorities say  (CNN 12/13/2010)
      Swedish security police: Violence was 'an act of terrorism'  (CNN 12/12/2010)
      Taliban claim responsibility for Pakistan blasts that killed 50  (CNN 12/06/2010)
      Iraq: Gunmen kill elderly Christian couple inside their Baghdad home  (CNN 12/05/2010)
      Pakistani cleric puts price on condemned Christian's head  (CNN 12/05/2010)
      Land that belonged to 'Unabomber' for sale  (CNN 12/05/2010)
      In Saudi Arabia, scores of arrests  (CNN 11/26/2010)
      Pakistan denies U.S.  request to expand drone access, officials say  (CNN 11/22/2010)
      Magazine details al Qaeda cargo plane plots  (CNN 11/21/2010)
      US sending tanks to Afghanistan for the first time  (CNN 11/19/2010)
      Nigerian military frees 19 hostages  (CNN 11/18/2010)
      Radical cleric arrested in Lebanon after shootout, government says  (CNN 11/11/2010)
      Blast rips police facility in Karachi; 15 dead, police say  (CNN 11/11/2010)
      Sources: Al Qaeda eyes more Mumbai-style attacks  (CNN 11/10/2010)
      Scotland Yard: Cartridge bomb might have exploded over Eastern U.S.  (CNN 11/10/2010)
      GOP senator: Consider neutering Iran's 'ability to wage war'  (CNN 11/06/2010)
      Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for mosque strike  (CNN 11/05/2010)
      All Christians 'targets,' Iraqi militant group says  (CNN 11/03/2010)
      Blasts in Baghdad kill at least 50  (CNN 11/02/2010)
      Yemen charges al-Awlaki with incitement to kill foreigners  (CNN 11/02/2010)
      4 parcel bombs found in Greece; 1 wounded  (CNN 11/01/2010)
      Death toll rises to 58 in Iraq church standoff  (CNN 11/01/2010)
      Iraqi forces storm church to end standoff; 37 killed  (CNN 10/31/2010)
      Swedish police arrest 2 on terror charges  (CNN 10/31/2010)
      Bomb flew on passenger planes, airline says  (CNN 10/31/2010)
      32 injured in apparent suicide bombing in Turkey  (CNN 10/31/2010)
      Yemeni forces arrest woman believed linked to explosive packages  (CNN 10/30/2010)
      U.S.  says al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula behind cargo terror plot  (CNN 10/29/2010)
      Bin Laden tape is real, French say  (CNN 10/28/2010)
      France threatened in alleged Bin Laden tape  (CNN 10/24/2010)
      Yemen launches anti-al Qaeda operation  (CNN 10/24/2010)
      Suicide bombers launch deadly attack on Chechen parliament  (CNN 10/19/2010)
      Al Qaeda militant sentenced to death in Yemen  (CNN 10/18/2010)
      NATO official: Bin Laden, deputy hiding in northwest Pakistan  (CNN 10/18/2010)
      Al Qaeda 'most wanted' sentenced to death  (CNN 10/18/2010)
      IDF Bombs Rocket Launchers, Foils Attacks on Western Negev  (INN 10/17/2010)
      Last Ramallah Lynch-Mobster Acquitted  (INN 10/17/2010)
      Israel resumes contact with Shalit mediator  (CNN 10/17/2010)
      Ahmadinejad, near Israel's border, slams the Jewish state  (CNN 10/15/2010)
      Ahmadinejad to visit border area near Israel amid threat  (CNN 10/14/2010)
      Mexican investigator in Falcon Lake case beheaded, officials say  (CNN 10/13/2010)
      New issue of magazine offers jihadists terror tips  (CNN 10/12/2010)
      British hostage in Afghanistan killed during rescue attempt  (CNN 10/09/2010)
      Blast at mosque kills provincial governor in northern Afghanistan  (CNN 10/08/2010)
      France warns citizens about UK travel  (CNN 10/06/2010)
      Afghans find tons of explosive devices transferred from Iran  (CNN 10/06/2010)
      Sources: Senior al Qaeda leader directed Europe plot  (CNN 10/06/2010)
      Bomb explodes on tanker carrying fuel for NATO  (CNN 10/05/2010)
      8 suspected German militants reported killed in Pakistan  (CNN 10/04/2010)
      Hamburg cell at heart of terrorist plot against Europe  (CNN 10/04/2010)
      Official: Terror plot included possible attacks in 5 European countries  (CNN 09/29/2010)
      Top al Qaeda commander killed in drone strike  (CNN 09/28/2010)
      U.S.  official: CIA steps up missile strikes in Pakistan  (CNN 09/28/2010)
      Pakistani foreign minister 'disappointed' over scientist's sentence  (CNN 09/24/2010)
      Obama: Ahmadinejad's speech 'offensive' and 'hateful'  (CNN 09/24/2010)
      Official: CIA-trained force targeting militants in Pakistan  (CNN 09/22/2010)
      Islamist militants raid 2 independent radio stations in Mogadishu  (CNN 09/19/2010)
      Jewish Blood as Portrayed in the Western Media  (INN 09/03/2010)
      NY Demo: 'Peace, Peace, but There Is No Peace'  (INN 09/03/2010)
      4 Israelis shot dead in West Bank  (CNN 08/31/2010)
      Men held in Netherlands suspected of plotting terror, Dutch say  (CNN 08/31/2010)
      Coalition: Attacks in Afghanistan leave more than 30 insurgents dead  (CNN 08/29/2010)
      Defense attorney for Gitmo's youngest detainee hospitalized  (CNN 08/12/2010)
      Germany Shuts Down Mosque Once Used by 9/11 Terrorists  (CNN 08/09/2010)
      6 Americans among 10 on medical team killed in Afghanistan  (CNN 08/07/2010)
      Al Qaeda's rising star: Who is Adnan Shukrijumah?  (CNN 08/06/2010)
      Islamist group claims tanker attack  (CNN 08/04/2010)
      One killed after rockets hit Israel and Jordan  (CNN 08/02/2010)
      Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza  (CNN 07/31/2010)
      Cameron: We won't tolerate 'export of terror' by Pakistan  (CNN 07/28/2010)
      Alleged al Qaeda message mourns comrade, mentions flotilla raid  (CNN 07/28/2010)
      Group claims in video that it has executed French hostage  (CNN 07/25/2010)
      Six Afghan police officers beheaded during raid, officials say  (CNN 07/21/2010)
      Israel plans to have anti-missile system operational in 4 months  (CNN 07/20/2010)
      William Hague denies Lockerbie bomber was freed to help BP in Libya  (Guardian, 07/18/2010)
      Uganda releases photos of Kampala bombers  (CNN 07/18/2010)
      43 killed in Baghdad attack  (CNN 07/18/2010)
      After Kampala attack, Somali militants promise more operations  (CNN 07/15/2010)
      Al Arabiya network airs tape of confessed Times Square bomber  (CNN 07/14/2010)
      FBI warns Seattle cartoonist about threats from radical cleric  (CNN 07/14/2010)
      Somali militants ready to terrorize world?  (CNN 07/13/2010)
      Defense Ministry: Afghan soldier fired on British troops, killing 3  (CNN 07/13/2010)
      Senators question if BP played role in Pan Am bomber's release  (CNN 07/13/2010)
      German Bans IHH Terrorist Group; European Jews Urge EU to Follow  (INN 07/12/2010)
      Somali militants claim responsibility for Uganda bombings  (CNN 07/12/2010)
      Israeli army review: Force against flotilla activists justified  (CNN 07/12/2010)
      Former top anti-terror cop: London should fear more terror attacks  (INN 07/07/2010)
      Two Arrested in Muslim Terror Attack on Cochi Professor  (INN 07/06/2010)
      Pakistan military: Wanted Pakistan Taliban commander killed  (CNN 07/06/2010)
      Suspected Munich massacre mastermind dead  (CNN 07/03/2010)
      Explosions at shrine in Pakistan kill dozens  (CNN 07/02/2010)
      4 killed in Taliban attack on U.S.  aid agency compound in Afghanistan  (CNN 07/02/2010)
      Israel hits weapons facility in northern Gaza  (CNN 07/01/2010)
      Insurgents killed, Taliban district chief captured in firefight  (CNN 07/01/2010)
      Jewish Dancers Attacked in Germany  (INN 06/25/2010)
      Israel bombs targets in Gaza  (CNN 06/25/2010)
      Gaza Terrorists Bombard Israelis in Northern Negev  (INN 06/24/2010)
      'D.C.  Five' jailed in Pakistan on terror charges  (CNN 06/24/2010)
      American-born al Qaeda spokesman appears in new video  (CNN 06/20/2010)
      Terrorist States Iran and Turkey Join Forces to 'Fight Terror'
      German Public TV Exposes ‘Peace’ Flotilla as Mask for Radicals  (INN 06/20/2010)
      Hamas Urges Rocket Attacks from Judea and Samaria  (INN 06/20/2010)
      Iran executes militant group leader  (CNN 06/20/2010)
      Successive blasts rock Baghdad, killing 29  (CNN 06/20/2010)
      New IHH incitement Video: 'We Will Throw Them into the Sea'  (INN 06/18/2010)
      American arrested searching for Osama bin Laden  (CNN 06/15/2010)
      Children taught to be suicide bombers  (CNN 06/15/2010)
      Israel names head of commission for flotilla inquiry  (CNN 06/13/2010)
      Iran's Ahmadinejad slams 'devilish' Israel  (INN 06/08/2010)
      Iran Offers Military Escort to Ships Breaking Gaza Blockade  (INN 06/06/2010)
      Netanyahu: The Truth is Slowly Spreading Around the World  (INN 06/06/2010)
      Irish Free Gaza ship heading toward Gaza coast  (CNN 06/04/2010)
      New aid ship heads for Gaza, days after flotilla raid  (CNN 06/02/2010)
      A brutal ambush at sea  (05/31/2010)
      Video: Israel Navy troops storming Gaza flotilla  (05/31/2010)
      Israel Navy commandos: Gaza flotilla activists tried to lynch us  (05/31/2010)
      Israeli military gives version of flotilla incident  (CNN 05/31/2010)
      Navy Prepared to Face Anarchists, Met Terrorists Instead  (INN 05/31/2010)
      10 dead as Israeli forces storm Gaza aid convoy  (CNN 02/31/2010)
      Participants say Gaza flotilla approached by Israeli ships  (CNN 05/30/2010)
      Death toll rises to 98 in Pakistan attacks  (CNN 05/29/2010)
      Convoy of ships heads to Gaza in attempt to break blockade  (CNN 05/27/2010)
      Red Cross defends helping Taliban treat casualties  (CNN 05/27/2010)
      Fugitive cleric al-Awlaki warns of future attacks  (CNN 05/19/2010)
      Nearly a dozen militants dead after Bagram attack  (CNN 05/19/2010)
      At least 25 killed in Iraq bombing  (CNN 05/10/2010)
      Dozens dead, scores wounded in Iraqi violence  (CNN 05/10/2010)
      Mumbai gunman: 'We were sure to die'  (CNN 05/10/2010)
      Afghan police kill 7 suicide bombers  (CNN 05/05/2010)
      Violent extremists calling fighters to Somalia  (CNN 04/27/2010)
      American-born cleric appears in al Qaeda video  (CNN 04/27/2010)
      At least 61 dead in Iraq bombings  (CNN 04/23/2010)
      Officials: Al Qaeda in Iraq leaders killed  (CNN 04/19/2010)
      Market blast kills 22 in Pakistan  (CNN 04/19/2010)
      Official: Al Qaeda hasn't gotten far in getting nuclear weapons  (CNN 04/13/2010)
      Explosions near U.S.  Consulate in Peshawar kill at least 8  (CNN 04/02/2010)
      Israel launches air strikes on Gaza  (CNN 04/02/2010)
      U.S.  to implement new airport security measures  (CNN 04/02/2010)
      Chechen rebel leader claims he ordered attack on Moscow subway  (CNN 03/31/2010)
      Russian police release subway bomb suspects' photos  (CNN 03/30/2010)
      Female suicide bombers blamed in Moscow subway attacks  (CNN 03/29/2010)
      Purported Bin Laden message hints at retaliation  (CNN 03/25/2010)
      Locals pelt, slash Afghan suicide bomber to death  (CNN 03/25/2010)
      Saudis arrest more than 100 alleged terrorists  (CNN 03/24/2010)
      Alleged al Qaeda operative believed dead  (CNN 03/18/2010)
      Taliban claims deadly suicide attack in Pakistan  (CNN 03/13/2010)
      At least 39 killed in Pakistan bombings  (CNN 03/12/2010)
      New Jersey man suspect in Yemen rampage  (CNN 03/11/2010)
      Bali bombing mastermind 'killed' in shootout  (CNN 03/09/2010)
      Attack on Nigerian town kills hundreds  (CNN 03/08/2010)
      Attack on Nigerian town kills more than 100  (CNN 03/07/2010)
      Taliban leader in Swat Valley killed in airstrike  (CNN 03/06/2010)
      Official: Top Taliban leader arrested in Pakistan  (CNN 03/05/2010)
      Terror threat issued for tankers in Strait of Malacca  (CNN 03/04/2010)
      4 convicted over foiled German terror plot  (CNN 03/04/2010)
      2 Sikhs beheaded in Pakistan's northwest  (CNN 02/24/2010)
      Al Qaeda video rails against Turkey  (CNN 02/23/2010)
      Pakistan captures another Taliban leader  (CNN 02/22/2010)
      Another Taliban leader captured in Pakistan  (CNN 02/16/2010)
      Taliban commander's capture called biggest since 9/11  (CNN 02/16/2010)
      Sources: Pakistani Taliban leader is dead  (CNN 02/09/2010)
      Ripples of Dubai killing spread across region  (CNN 02/08/2010)
      Female suicide bomber kills dozens in Baghdad  (CNN 02/01/2010)
      Israel to release report into Gaza offensive  (CNN 01/29/2010)
      Car bomb kills 18, injures dozens in Baghdad  (CNN 01/26/2010)
      CIA suicide attacker's wife 'shocked' but proud  (CNN 01/08/2010)
      Jordanian doctor called double agent behind CIA attack  (CNN 01/05/2010)
      Report: U.S.  missiles kill militants in Pakistan  (CNN 12/27/2009)
      Why did security checks fail to spot explosives?  (CNN 12/27/2009)
      Israeli troops kill 6 Palestinians  (CNN 12/26/2009)
      Al Qaeda militants killed in Yemeni airstrikes  (CNN 12/24/2009)
      The powder at the center of Xmas Day terror alert  (CNN 12/22/2009)
      Official: Dad warned U.S.  of son but 'no suggestion' of terrorist act  (CNN 12/22/2009)
      Al Qaeda link investigated as clues emerge in foiled terror attack  (CNN 12/22/2009)
      Official: Thais detain plane with weapons from North Korea  (CNN 12/13/2009)
      Americans thought 'jihad must be waged,' Pakistani report says  (CNN 12/11/2009)
      U.S.: Senior al Qaeda planner likely killed  (CNN 12/11/2009)
      U.S.  citizen charged in Mumbai attacks  (CNN 12/07/2009)
      Israel could release 980 Palestinians to free soldier, prosecutors say  (CNN 10/29/2009)
      7 suspects charged over Mumbai attacks  (CNN 10/25/2009)
      Anti-Taliban government leader killed in Pakistan  (CNN 11/15/2009)
      Suicide car bomb in Pakistan kills 11  (CNN 11/12/2009)
      5 British Soldiers Shot Dead in Afghanistan  (CNN 11/04/2009)
      Israel Detains Ship Loaded with Weapons  (CNN 11/04/2009)
      Taliban Claim 'Tactical Retreat' in Pakistan  (CNN 11/04/2009)
      U.S.  Is Losing Afghan War on Two Fronts  (CNN 10/26/2009)
      Seven Dead in Latest Pakistan Violence  (CNN 10/23/2009)
      Suicide Blasts at Islamabad University Kill at Least Two  (CNN 10/20/2009)
      41 Dead in Pakistan Swat Valley Blast  (CNN 10/12/2009)
      Suspect in 1968 Hijacking At Jfk Is Captured  (CNN 10/12/2009)
      Hostages at Pakistani Army HQ Released  (CNN 10/11/2009)
      Police Out in Force Day After Riots at Jerusalem Holy Site  (10/05/2009)
      Online Chats Led to Texas Terror Suspect's Arrest  (CNN 09/25/2009)
      Suspect in Terror Probe Admits Ties to Al Qaeda, Official Says  (09/18/2009)
      Sources: NY Transportation Hub Likely Target of Terror Plot  (CNN 09/18/2009)
      Key Al Qaeda Operative Killed in U.S.  Strike, Somalia Says  (CNN 09/15/2009)
      Airliner bomb plotters get life sentences  (CNN 09/14/2009)
      'We're Pinned Down:' 4 U.S.  Marines Die in Afghan Ambush  (09/08/2009)
      Uk Minister: Oil Deal Considered in Lockerbie Release  (CNN 09/05/2009)
      Scottish Minister Defends Lockerbie Bomber Release  (CNN 08/24/2009)
      Letter from FBI Director Robert S.  Mueller to Scottish Minister Kenny MacAskill  (08/21/2009)
      FBI Chief: Bomber's Release 'A Mockery'  (CNN 08/22/2009)
      Papers: Bomber's Release 'A Betrayal of Justice'  (CNN 08/22/2009)
      Blair Denies Libyan Claims of Lockerbie Deal  (CNN 08/22/2009)
      Convicted Lockerbie Bomber Released: The Original Guilty Verdict  (08/20/2009)
      Transcript: Scotland Official Talks 0f Lockerbie Release  (CNN 08/20/2009)
      Terminally Ill Lockerbie Bomber Released  (CNN 08/20/2009)
      Lockerbie: The Aftermath Remembered  (CNN 08/18/2009)
      Georgia man convicted on terror-related charges  (CNN 08/11/2009)
      Wanted terror suspect Top killed  (CNN 08/08/2009)
      Pakistani Taliban leader may be dead after U.S.  drone attack  (CNN 08/07/2009)
      Kids TV praises Gaza mom's suicide bombing  (CNN 07/16/2009)
      Terrorist Phone Transcripts Evoke Horror of Mumbai Attacks  (INN 07/01/2009)
      Pakistan secures key Swat Valley city  (CNN 05/29/2009)
      Inside Iraq: Living with the enemy  (CNN 05/28/2009)
      Judge rules U.S.  can hold some suspected terrorists indefinitely  (CNN 05/20/2009)
      Sri Lanka: Tamil leader has been killed  (CNN 05/18/2009)
      Horrified Worshippers Found Joseph’s Tomb Defaced Again  (CNN 04/23/2009)
      Yemen arrests al Qaeda member once held at Gitmo  (CNN 02/18/2009)
      Amnesty accuses Hamas militants of "deadly campaign" against Palestinians  (CNN 02/10/2009)
      Teenage terrorist or confused kid - Gitmo's youngest prisoner  (CNN 02/09/2009)
      Detainee went from Gitmo to al Qaeda, official says  (CNN 01/24/2009)
      Pentagon: Ex-Gitmo detainees resume terror acts  (CNN 01/14/2009)
      Olmert slams international calls for restraint in Gaza war  (Arutz Sheva, 01/11/2009)
      IAF footage of Hamas firing rockets from Gaza schoolyard  (01/08/2009)
      Son of Hamas leader gives glimpse into terror organization  (Fox News, 01/02/2009)
      Teen trained to be suicide bomber feels tricked  (CNN 01/02/2009)
      Pentagon: 9/11 conspirators want to confess  (CNN 12/08/2008)
      A child killer's homecoming  (Mona Charen, 07/18/2008)
      Three steps to deal with terror  (CNN 06/11/2005)
      Arafat the monster  (Jeff Jacoby, 11/11/2004)
      The "godfather of terror" is dead  (11/11/2004)
      Remember our enemies  (Joseph Farah, 03/2003)
      Bad neighbors, good fence  (Alan Keyes, 06/2002)
      Jenin: Military defense vs.  terrorist aggression  (Alan Keyes, 05/2002)
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      US Navy responds to distress call after Israeli-owned tanker seized off coast of Yemen  (Fox 11/26/2023)
      Tanker hijacking in Oman thwarted when crew shut down engines: report  (Fox 08/05/2021)
      Pirates fire at tanker off Yemen, shipping company says  (Fox 05/17/2020)
      Pirates hijack supertanker off Nigeria, kidnap 19 crew members, report says  (Fox 12/04/2019)
      Two hurt when pirates attack Italian ship in Gulf of Mexico, officials say  (Fox 11/12/2019)
      Pirates take 10 Turkish sailors hostage off coast of Nigeria  (Fox 07/16/2019)
      Pirates lose control of Indian oil tanker as crew regains command  (Fox 02/06/2018)
      Somali pirate gets life in prison for attack on US Navy ship  (Fox 04/26/2017)
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... 31-year-old Mohamed Farah was among seven pirates who tried to commandeer the USS Ashland in 2010.
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The men had mistaken the Ashland for a cargo vessel in the Gulf of Aden.  After the pirates opened fire, U.S.  sailors destroyed their skiff and killed one pirate.
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The sailors rescued the surviving pirates.
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The mandatory sentence for piracy has been life in prison since 1909.  Before that, the mandatory punishment was death.
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      Somali pirates who seized oil tanker release it without conditions  (Fox 03/16/2017)
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... the release occurred after negotiations by local elders and local officials with the pirates, who seized the tanker on Monday and held eight Sri Lankan crew members hostage.
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The pirates told authorities that the only reason they seized the ship was in protest of the illegal fishing in the area that has threatened livelihoods, not for ransom.
      Officials say pirates hijack freighter in latest test for Trump  (Fox 03/14/2017)
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Pirates have hijacked an oil tanker off the coast of Somalia, Somali officials and piracy experts said Tuesday, in the first hijacking of a large commercial vessel there since 2012.
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The area where the hijacking occured is overseen by the U.S.  Navy's 5th Fleet, which is based in Bahrain.
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... reported being approached by two skiffs ... over two dozen men boarded the ship off Somalia's northern coast.
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... the ship was being moved toward the coast.
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"The vessel's captain reported to the company they were approached by two skiffs and that one of them they could see armed personnel on board."
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"The ship changed course quite soon after that report and is now anchored."
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Piracy off Somalia's coast was once a serious threat to the global shipping industry.
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It has lessened in recent years after an international effort to patrol near the country, whose weak central government has been trying to assert itself after a quarter-century of conflict.
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... frustrations have been rising among local fishermen, including former pirates, at what they say are foreign fishermen illegally fishing in local waters.
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... an elder in Alula ... told the AP by telephone that young fishermen including former pirates have hijacked the ship.
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"They have been sailing through the ocean in search for a foreign ship to hijack since yesterday morning and found this ship and boarded it."
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"Foreign fishermen destroyed their livelihoods and deprived them of proper fishing."
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Somali pirates usually hijack ships and crew for ransom.  They don't normally kill hostages unless they come under attack, including during rescue attempts.
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This would be the first commercial pirate attack off Somalia since 2012.
      Scare at sea: Attack on gas supertanker reignites debate about maritime self-defense  (Fox 10/28/2016)
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The rocket-propelled grenade fired from a small boat Tuesday at a liquefied natural gas tanker landed harmlessly on the massive vessel's deck, but still reignited a fierce debate about the right of sailors to defend themselves at sea.
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"...  the vessel had no armed security team on board, and that the vessel sustained small arms fire as well as the RPG."
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None of the assailants was able to board the ship, with all of the crew escaping the incident unharmed.
      Pirates Attempt to Hijack Israeli Cargo Ship At Sea  (INN 11/13/2014)
      Missing Vietnamese oil tanker found raided by pirates  (CNN 10/09/2014)
      American journalist freed from Somali pirates  (CNN 09/23/2014)
      Navy SEALs take back control of hijacked tanker  (CNN 03/17/2014)
      2 seized in pirate attack off Nigeria, U.S.  official says  (CNN 10/24/2013)
      Notorious Somali pirate quits: Now is shipping safe?  (CNN 01/11/2013)
      Report: Sea piracy drops to lowest level in four years  (CNN 10/23/2012)
      Iranian sailors chase off pirates attacking U.S.  ship  (CNN 05/24/2012)
      Pirate hostages vow to continue life at sea  (CNN 05/03/2012)
      Somali pirates release British hostage  (CNN 03/21/2012)
      Danish navy frees pirates' hostages off Somali coast; 2 hostages dead  (CNN 02/28/2012)
      Freed aid workers arrive at U.S.  military base in Italy  (CNN 01/26/2012)
      Piracy and kidnapping in Somalia  (CNN 01/25/2012)
      U.S.  special forces rescue Somalia aid workers  (CNN 01/25/2012)
      Pirate loot aids Somali economy, report finds  (CNN 01/12/2012)
      U.S.  Navy rescues Iranian sailors  (CNN 01/06/2012)
      Italian tanker hijacked off Oman coast  (CNN 12/27/2011)
      Special forces rescue ship from pirates, Italy says  (CNN 10/11/2011)
      Warships free hostage taken from yacht off Yemen  (CNN 09/10/2011)
      Pirates seize tanker off Somali coast  (CNN 03/18/2011)
      Pirates release chemical tanker after 4 months  (CNN 03/17/2011)
      India captures 61 suspected Somali pirates  (CNN 03/15/2011)
      U.S.  Navy frees ship from suspected Indian Ocean pirates  (CNN 03/06/2011)
      Pirates seize Danish family, children  (CNN 03/01/2011)
      Source: U.S.  officials detained pirate negotiators before hostage executions  (CNN 02/27/2011)
      Shoot pirates on sight?  (CNN 02/26/2011)
      Americans slain by captors on hijacked yacht; pirates killed, arrested  (CNN 02/22/2011)
      Somali pirates seize yacht with four Americans onboard, military says  (CNN 02/19/2011)
      Somali pirate sentenced to almost 34 years in prison  (CNN 02/16/2011)
      3 teenage boys among 7 Somalis facing death in Malaysia piracy case  (CNN 02/11/2011)
      Greek-flagged tanker hijacked  (CNN 02/09/2011)
      U.S.  Navy disrupts pirate attack  (CNN 02/04/2011)
      South Koreans pull off daring rescue of pirated ship  (CNN 01/21/2011)
      Local leaders: Somali pirates free British couple after a year  (CNN 11/14/2010)
      Pirates use hijacked vessel to attack Spanish warship  (CNN 11/09/2010)
      Report: Somali pirates hijack South Korean vessel  (CNN 10/17/2010)
      As Patrols Increase, Somali Pirates Widen Their Reach  (CNN 04/27/2010)
      11 alleged pirates arrive in U.S.  for prosecution  (CNN 04/23/2010)
      Suspected pirates take shots at U.S.  ship  (CNN 04/10/2010)
      Pirates seize South Korean tanker  (CNN 04/05/2010)
      Suspected pirates nabbed after skirmish with U.S.  Navy ship  (CNN 04/01/2010)
      Pirate killed in failed hijacking off Somalia  (CNN 03/24/2010)
      French warship team destroys pirate boats  (CNN 03/05/2010)
      NATO forces recapture vessel seized by pirates  (CNN 02/30/2010)
      Somali pirates seize two ships  (CNN 12/22/2009)
      U.S.-bound oil tanker hijacked off Somalia  (CNN 11/30/2009)
      Pirates foiled in their second attack on Maersk Alabama cargo ship  (CNN 11/18/2009)
      Spanish PM: Somali pirates free fishermen  (CNN 11/17/2009)
      China Vows to Rescue 25 Crew Aboard Hijacked Merchant Ship  (CNN 08/20/2009)
      Piracy fears as cargo ship vanishes off England  (CNN 08/12/2009)
      Pentagon looks to move battle against pirates ashore  (CNN 04/14/2009)
      3 'phenomenal shots' ended pirate hostage crisis  (CNN 04/13/2009)
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      The new 'Burger King'?  Prince Harry offered fast-food job after stepping back from royal duties  (Fox 01/14/2020)
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Burger King Argentina kicked things off last week with an ad campaign imploring both of the part-time royals to become part-time Burger King team members, too.
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"Dear Dukes, you can look for your first job without giving up the crown," reads the Spanish-language version.
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Another tells the couple that, "If you're looking for a job, we have a new crown for you."
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"We found out that the prince and the duchess decided to give up their roles in the royal family and will work to become financially independent."
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"So, we have a proposition for you: Do as thousands of people and take your first steps in the world of work with us.  You know that the crown will suit you perfectly.
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"Also, after so many years of living as dukes, it is time for you to start eating like kings."
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Burger King (U.S.) followed up a few days later on Twitter, reminding Harry that "this royal family offers part-time positions."
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Burger King in Canada, meanwhile, has yet to formally extend Harry or Meghan a position at its Canadian Burger Kingdom, despite that being the most convenient option.
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      Lil' Kim — Like Father, like Son, Young Uns Can Get in Trouble  (JWR 04/10/2013)
      Of Monkeys, Pigs and Space Travel  (INN 02/06/2013)
      McCain Compares Ahmadinejad to Monkey, Sparking Outrage  (INN 02/05/2013)
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      Atlantic Ocean could be swallowed up in ‘Ring of Fire,’ scientists warn  (NYP 03/20/2024)
      Jellyfish are not the 'simple creatures' once thought: New study may change an understanding of our own brains  (Fox 09/24/2023)
      300 million habitable planets exist, NASA says  (Fox 11/09/2020)
      Ultra-black fish discovered in depths of ocean, new study says  (Fox 07/17/2020)
      Andean condors can fly more than 100 miles without flapping their wings once, researchers reveal  (Fox 07/16/2020)
      Stunning NASA time-lapse video shows 10 years in life of sun  (Fox 07/01/2020)
      Whale sharks have eyes that are covered in teeth, researchers find  (Fox 07/01/2020)
      Evidence suggests sun entering ‘solar minimum’ stage  (Fox 05/18/2020)
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It's been 100 days since the last recorded sunspot, which one expert says is evidence that we are entering a phase called solar minimum.
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"So far this year, the Sun has been blank 76 percent of the time, a rate surpassed only once before in the Space Age."
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"Last year, 2019, the Sun was blank 77 percent of the time.  Two consecutive years of record-setting spotlessness adds up to a very deep solar minimum, indeed."
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"This is called a solar minimum.  And it's a regular part of the sunspot cycle."
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"Sunspot counts suggest it is one of the deepest of the past century.  The sun's magnetic field has become weak, allowing extra cosmic rays into the solar system."
      This primeval worm may be the ancestor of all animals  (Fox 03/27/2020)
      Diamonds buried 400 miles below surface could explain mysterious earthquakes  (Fox 12/17/2019)
      Earth's mantle and crust are in a fiery battle to the death … of supercontinents  (Fox 11/08/2019)
      Photographer captures moment 'curious' squirrel stops to smell a flower  (Fox 09/05/2019)
      Mass extinction event 2 billion years ago killed 99 percent of life on Earth, study says  (Fox 09/03/2019)
      No signs of alien life in closest 1,300 stars, study says: 'We are left with zero candidates'  (Fox 06/19/2019)
      Storm Hannah uncovers mysterious sunken forest buried under peat and sand for 4,500 years  (Fox 05/28/2019)
      Did a mysterious extinction event precede Adam and Eve?  (Fox 11/24/2018)
      The Earth is eating its own oceans  (Fox 11/16/2018)
      Alien' wasps lay eggs inside caterpillars that burst through them  (Fox 07/05/2018)
      These may be the only non-human war medics on earth  (Fox 02/15/2018)
      Newfound spider species masquerades as a dried-up leaf Newfound spider species masquerades as...  (Fox 11/18/2016)
      Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle  (Fox 10/21/2016)
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Strange clouds forming above the Bermuda Triangle could explain why dozens of ships and planes have mysteriously vanished in the notorious patch of sea.
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"These types of hexagonal shapes over the ocean are in essence air bombs," he added.  "They're formed by what are called microbursts and they're blasts of air that come down out of the bottom of the cloud and then hit the ocean."
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They blasts of air are so powerful they can reach 170mph – a hurricane-like force easily capable of sinking ships and downing planes.
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For centuries the notorious Bermuda Triangle has been linked with a high number of unexplained disappearances of aircraft and ships in its waters.
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      Does this picture show the Loch Ness Monster?  (Fox 09/16/2016)
      NASA spacecraft beams back incredible images of Jupiter  (Fox 09/03/2016)
      New pterosaur species with intact skull uncovered in Patagonia  (Fox 09/01/2016)
      A newfound asteroid just buzzed harmlessly by Earth  (Fox 08/31/2016)
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The newfound asteroid 2016 QA2 zoomed within 50,000 miles or so of the planet Sunday.
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For perspective, the moon orbits Earth at an average distance of 239,000 miles.
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Astronomers think 2016 QA2 is between 80 and 180 feet wide.
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That means the space rock is slightly bigger than the object that exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk in February 2013, injuring more than 1,200 people.
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The Chelyabinsk asteroid was probably 65 feet or so in diameter when it hit Earth's atmosphere, scientists have said.
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(The Chelyabinsk object exploded high above the ground, generating a powerful shock wave that shattered thousands of windows.  The injuries — none of which were fatal — were cuts caused by flying glass.)
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The newfound asteroid completes one lap around the sun every 350 days, researchers said.
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Asteroids in 2016 QA2's size range could conceivably do serious damage on a local scale if they hit Earth.
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In 1908, for example, an object thought to be about 130 feet wide exploded over Siberia, flattening trees over an 825-square-mile area.
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(It may seem like asteroids really have it in for Russia, but the nation's higher incidence of strikes is just a result of its huge size.)
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But an asteroid has to be really big — probably at least 0.6 miles wide — to potentially wipe out human civilization or cause some other global catastrophe.
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Scientists think they've spotted about 95 percent of the potentially hazardous, mountain-size space rocks out there, and none of those objects pose a threat for the foreseeable future.
      Lightning strike kills 323 wild reindeer in Norway  (Fox 08/29/2016)
      15 animals who survived extinction and got rediscovered  (08/07/2016)
      The most mysterious places around the world  (Fox 08/02/2016)
      24 Deadly Sea Creatures You Would Rather Not Swim With  (06/29/2016)
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After reading about these 24 different sea creatures you may think twice about swimming in the ocean!
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Think having a fear of the sea is irrational?
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Take a look through this gallery of terrifying and very dangerous sea creatures and prepare to change your mind! 
      Shocking!  Electric eels can leap out of water to attack  (Fox 06/15/2016)
      School-bus-size giant squid may be lurking deep in the sea  (Fox 05/27/2016)
      Hubble takes stunning Mars close-up pic  (Fox 05/20/2016)
      These birds use a linguistic rule thought to be unique to humans  (JWR 03/21/2016)
      10 of the most deadly snakes in the world  (03/02/2016)
      'Boiling river' found in Peru has temperatures so hot you can cook a chicken  (Fox 02/25/2016)
      Scientists discover prehistoric 'Jurassic butterfly'  (Fox 02/05/2016)
      Fossil of massive crocodile found on edge of Sahara desert  (Fox 01/11/2016)
      183-year-old giant tortoise gets new lease on life thanks to healthier diet  (Fox 01/08/2016)
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Vet Joe Hollins put Jonathan on a high-calorie, healthy diet that included bananas, guava, apples and carrots.
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Jonathan, the world's oldest living land animal, has gained weight and become more active thanks to the new diet, according to news reports.
      A giant 'sea monster' emerges from the deep  (Fox 12/29/2015)
      10 strangest animal discoveries of 2015  (Fox 12/28/2015)
      Tiny shark that glows discovered in the deep ocean  (Fox 12/28/2015)
      Scientists finally know why snakes lost their legs  (Fox 12/01/2015)
      New study finds Antarctic ice growing, countering earlier studies  (Fox 11/03/2015)
      NASA says Antarctic ice may be growing after all  (11/02/2015)
      Tourist captures image of mysterious sea monster off Grecian coastline  (Fox 10/28/2015)
      Comet Lovejoy appears to be a well-stocked bar in space  (Fox 10/26/2015)
      Goliath encounter: Puppy-sized spider surprises scientist in rainforest  (Fox 10/20/2014)
      Fright night flyby: Skyscraper-sized asteroid will pass Earth on Halloween  (Fox 10/20/2015)
      Giant 'hole' in Sun is 50 Earths wide  (Fox 10/16/2015)
      Giant prehistoric lizards co-existed with humans  (Fox 10/01/2015)
      NASA releases stunning image of a supernova's remnants  (Fox 09/25/2015)
      Ants are safer, more effective than pesticides, study says  (Fox 09/10/2015)
      Hummingbirds use hawks for home security  (Fox 09/09/2015)
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It's typical for all birds that 60 percent to 70 percent don't make it out of the nest alive.
      India's Mars orbiter captures beautiful 3D images of the red planet  (Fox 08/19/2015)
      Mysterious woman-shaped figure spotted on Mars is driving the Internet crazy  (08/06/2015)
      The astonishing 390-year old bonsai tree that survived the Hiroshima atomic blast  (Fox 08/04/2015)
      Climate change brings needed rain to Africa  (Fox 06/05/2015)
      8 stunning natural bridges around the world  (Fox 05/26/2015)
      Researchers discover world's first warm-blooded fish  (Fox 05/15/2015)
      NASA's Curiosity rover captures stunning Mars sunset  (Fox 05/11/2015)
      Giant whales' mouths have unique nerves: They stretch  (Fox 05/11/2015)
      Bizarre cousin of T.  Rex was a vegetarian  (Fox 04/28/2015)
      Dwarf 'dragons' discovered in Ecuadorian and Peruvian cloud forests  (Fox 04/08/2015)
      Ancient 4-eyed predator wielded wicked toothy claws  (Fox 03/30/2015)
      Shape-shifting frog can change its skin texture  (Fox 03/25/2015)
      Car-size salamander with toilet-seat head ruled ancient rivers  (Fox 03/23/2015)
      Ancient croc with 'shovel mouth' likely enjoyed clam dinners  (Fox 02/25/2015)
      Earth's deepest point thrives with bizarre bacteria  (Fox 02/25/2015)
      Video captures octopus grabbing crab in surprise land attack  (Fox 02/25/2015)
      Rarest big cat on Earth starting to make a comeback  (Fox 02/25/2015)
      Nearly complete fossil of Cretaceous marine reptile found in Colombia  (Fox 02/18/2015)
      Rat-sized snails invade Cuba, threatening to wipe out indigenous snail population  (Fox 02/17/2015)
      Amazing slow-motion video reveals secrets of undersea world  (Fox 01/22/2015)
      What We Did on Our Holiday  (Fox 01/21/2015)
      Why do zebras have stripes?  It's not for camouflage  (Fox 01/15/2015)
      Just like a dream: Surreal places you won't believe actually exist  (Fox 01/02/2015)
      7 Explorers Name The Most Beautiful Place They've Ever Seen  (01/31/2015)
      Study Shows Greenhouse Emissions Helping Tropical Forests  (INN 12/31/2014)
      Slovenia ice storm creates amazing sculptures  (CNN 12/21/2014)
      The victims of the illegal wildlife trade  (CNN 12/02/2014)
      Extreme shrimp might hold clues to alien life, NASA says  (CNN 11/23/2014)
      The elusive Black Seadevil is finally ready for its closeup  (CNN 11/23/2014)
      Can we pull elephants back from the brink?  (CNN 11/20/2014)
      The 21 Most Deadly Animals On Earth  (11/05/2014)
      Tiny gaping mouth wins top Nikon Small World photo honors  (CNN 10/30/2014)
      Partial eclipse is a dream for space photographers  (CNN 10/24/2014)
      The sun will set looking like a fingernail during partial eclipse  (CNN 10/22/2014)
      This NASA picture of a Jack-o'-Lantern sun is no Halloween trick  (CNN 10/15/2014)
      One reason Flight 370 is still missing  (CNN 10/07/2014)
      WWF: World has lost more than half its wildlife in 40 years  (CNN 09/30/2014)
      15 amazing spots to find natural bridges  (CNN 08/22/2014)
      Electrifying photos of lightning  (CNN 08/19/2014)
      Can Mexico save the endangered vaquitas?  (CNN 08/19/2014)
      The original miracle of flight: Glorious birds in action  (CNN 08/14/2014)
      Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' is the size of Connecticut  (CNN 08/05/2014)
      9 of the world's most extreme lakes  (07/29/2014)
      World's largest aquatic insect specimen found in China  (CNN 07/22/2014)
      U.N.  report: Our oceans are trashed with plastic  (CNN 06/24/2014)
      The life aquatic: Amazing underwater photos from around the world  (CNN 06/19/2014)
      Solar storms!  Full moon!  Must be Friday the 13th  (CNN 06/13/2014)
      What devoured this great white shark?  (CNN 06/04/2014)
      One month under the sea with a Cousteau  (CNN 06/04/2014)
      53 spectacular wildlife photos around the world  (CNN 05/30/2014)
      We need the birds, and the birds need us  (CNN 05/30/2014)
      Comet to pass by Earth closely after meteor shower  (CNN 05/24/2014)
      Meteor shower approaches in time for holiday weekend  (CNN 05/22/2014)
      How you can travel back in time  (CNN 04/22/2014)
      15 of nature's most spectacular shows  (CNN 04/22/2014)
      Iceberg is twice the size of Atlanta  (CNN 04/22/2014)
      'Blood moon' will be a sight to behold during total lunar eclipse  (CNN 04/11/2014)
      Mount Kinabalu: Spiritual peak of Borneo  (CNN 02/07/2014)
      Giant new species of jellyfish hits beach  (CNN 02/07/2014)
      Study: Solar system full of 'rogue' asteroids  (CNN 01/30/2014)
      Scaly, see-through thing surprises fisherman  (CNN 01/22/2014)
      Blood Falls and other natural oddities  (CNN 01/11/2014)
      Ship of fools in the Antarctic got trapped in search of a mirage  (JWR 01/13/2014)
      Wonders of the universe  (CNN 01/10/2014)
      From blue to green, red or orange: Fish put on new light  (CNN 01/09/2014)
      Tiny Beauties: Life’s Smallest Wonders As Seen Through a Microscope  (Time, 12/16/2013)
      Crocs hunt with sticks, researchers say  (CNN 12/05/2013)
      Are we really different from animals?  (CNN 11/21/2013)
      City-size iceberg drifting away from Antarctica  (CNN 11/14/2013)
      Rare 'Asian unicorn' caught on camera  (CNN 11/13/203)
      Ain't no tree high enough: Climbing South Africa's leafy summits  (CNN 11/07/2013)
      Jellyfish taking over oceans, experts warn  (CNN 11/04/2013)
      Rare hybrid eclipse graces the sky  (CNN 11/03/2013)
      Scientists discover lizard, frog species in untrod Australian rainforest  (CNN 10/28/2013)
      Lionfish infestation in Atlantic Ocean a growing epidemic  (CNN 10/19/2013)
      Has the mystery of the Yeti finally been solved?  (CNN 10/17/2013)
      Seal gives shark the slip in great white photo  (CNN 10/09/2013)
      It's humans, not hornets, who are invading  (CNN 10/05/2013)
      Killer hornets sting at least 19 people to death in China, nearly 600 stung  (CNN 09/27/2013)
      Blobfish declared world's ugliest animal  (CNN 09/12/2013)
      British wildlife captured at its best  (CNN 09/01/2013)
      World's Tiniest Animals  (04/29/2013)
      20 of the world's most beautiful World Heritage Sites  (CNN 04/28/2013)
      Don't feed the  (polar) bears (CNN 02/20/2013)
      Deaths of pygmy elephants sparks concern in Malaysia  (CNN 02/01/2013)
      World's 7 most dangerous and remote islands  (CNN 01/30/2013)
      Urban sparrows find new use for cigarette butts  (JWR 12/05/2012)
      Why do elephants have hair on their heads?  Scientists solve head-scratcher  (CNN 10/18/2012)
      How a supervolcano can threaten Earth  (CNN 08/30/2012)
      Natural causes killed penguins along Brazilian coast, scientists say  (CNN 07/18/2012)
      Mystery surrounds deaths of 877 dolphins washed ashore in Peru  (CNN 04/22/2012)
      Study: Glaciers in western Himalayas bucking global melting trend  (CNN 04/17/2012)
      Great White sharks to be tagged in deadly waters off Australia  (CNN 04/04/2012)
      African elephant slaughter highest in more than two decades, experts say  (CNN 03/15/2012)
      Concerned Scientists Reply on Global Warming  (WSJ, 02/21/2012)
      No Need to Panic About Global Warming  (WSJ, 01/27/2012)
      Belugas trapped in icy Arctic waters at risk of death  (CNN 12/14/2011)
      Floods, landslides, fire and drought: Extreme weather the norm in 2011  (CNN 12/07/2011)
      Dramatic rescue of mother and baby elephant  (CNN 11/10/2011)
      Elusive snow leopards discovered in remote corner of Afghanistan  (CNN 07/17/2011)
      Nature's 10 best animal dads  (CNN 06/19/2011)
      12 most beautiful lakes in the world  (CNN 06/05/2011)
      Amazing Photos of the Sun  (Time, 2011)
      Plight of the Albatrosses: Choking on Plastic Waste  (CNN 11/04/2009)
      Canadian Folk Singer Killed by Coyotes, Park Official Says  (CNN 10/30/2009)
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      Experts warn luxury Arctic cruises of Titanic-style disaster  (Fox 10/11/2016)
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... and serious environmental damage unless controls are brought in for cruise ships in the Arctic Ocean.
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"The Northwest Passage is thousands and thousands of nautical miles with absolutely nothing."
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      Eiffel Tower gets dizzying glass floor  (CNN 10/07/2014)
      Superkilen: Welcome to Europe's strangest public park  (CNN 10/06/2014)
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      11 of the world's most amazing train stations  (CNN 10/01/2014)
      20 reasons it's great to be a tourist  (CNN 11/25/2013)
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      Traveler's Choice: World's best museums  (CNN 09/16/2014)
      5 overlooked world treasures  (CNN 09/15/2014)
      Dine with sharks, drink wine in an ancient tree: 6 of Africa's most unusual eateries  (CNN 08/28/2014)
      Best of the South Pacific: An island for every travel taste  (CNN 08/19/2014)
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      Kyoto's Sagano Bamboo Forest: One of the most beautiful groves on Earth  (CNN 08/12/2014)
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      What it is like to be a Christian activist jailed with ISIS operatives in Sudan  (Fox 05/26/2020)
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It was the kind of calling that Petr Jasek simply could not turn away from.
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For more than 28 years, the Czech Republic native and global ambassador for international nonprofit The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) had traveled the world in support of persecuted Christians.
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And then what was supposed to be a four-day trip to aid a badly beaten, young Christian convert in the Islam-dominant nation of Sudan in December 2015 turned into 445 days of torment and torture – and Jasek learned first hand what it felt like to be hunted and oppressed for his faith.
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While preparing to board a flight home from the country's capital Khartoum, the Christian leader was detained on charges of espionage and purporting to "wage war against the country of Sudan."
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He was informed he was facing the death penalty and thrown into a filthy cell.
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Although it was seemingly designed for just one person, Jasek was caged with six other cellmates – who he quickly learned were members of ISIS.
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"They asked me to tell them some news from the outside world, and a few weeks earlier was the series of coordinated terrorist attacks across Paris," Jasek, who has documented a haunting chronology of his experiences in a new book.
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The men, Jasek went on, were all young and "highly intelligent" – doctors, pharmacists and computer engineers – and were from an array of different countries, including Sudan, Pakistan, Egypt and Somalia.
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One fighter, in particular, was held in higher regard than the others.  He was a Libyan national who had purportedly served as a personal bodyguard to Usama bin Laden in the barren hills of Tora Bora in the early days of the U.S.  invasion in Afghanistan.
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After being injured in a U.S.  bomb blast and imprisoned after returning home to Libya ... the jihadist was released by then ruler Muammar Gaddafi and went on to pledge allegiance to the notorious ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi before severing the heads of 21 Coptic Christians on the Libyan shores in February 2015.
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The fellow inmates lauded the Libyan as "the man of the sword," whose hands were still figuratively saturated in the blood of the nonbelievers.
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"They started to treat me as an infidel, calling me a filthy rat and a filthy pig.  I was not allowed to move on my own; they forced me to answer their questions."
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"Then started the physical attacks – fists to my face, kicking my legs with their shoes still on.  They used a wooden stick to beat me and experimented with other modes of torture."
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At one point, Jasek's body was forced into such arduous positions for extended periods that he was not even able to walk for days on end.  The sound of laughter from the guards echoed through the iron bars and constantly swirled in his mind.
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"The guards were allowing them (the ISIS members) to have more freedom in prison than any of the others because they were afraid of them.  It makes you question who the real prisoners are."
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As the men prayed loudly around him at least five times per day and read from their Korans, the Czech native – who was not permitted so much as a Bible – turned his Christian prayers inward and did whatever he could to hold on to the remaining threads of his sanity.
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"I was concerned I would lose my sane mind.  Worse than the living conditions, the infectious diseases, and the worry of losing my life, I was trying to occupy my mind to something that made sense."
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On one especially grim day, after months of merciless treatment at the hands of ISIS, as his body broke down and he suffered from malnutrition, the ISIS operatives decided Jasek should be waterboarded and demanded relocation to the only cell with a running tap.
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Just before the process was about to begin, the Christian leader was whisked away by a guard and into the dearth of solitary confinement.
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"You would think these people would be punished, but actually, I was the one punished."
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In the solitary cell, where there were no cracks of light, Jasek was left to endure another torture method dubbed "the freezer," whereby freezing air was haphazardously blown in to bite his feeble frame.
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He had little more than scraps of moldy bread to eat and dozens fought over the meager rations to temporarily ease their hunger pains.
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His case was finally brought before Sudan's Court of Law in early February 2016.  "In one sense, it was a tragic comedy.  I was sentenced to life imprisonment."
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"Once, sometimes twice a week, I would preach to the hopeless, the desperate, and the forgotten prisoners.  I knew we were being monitored, but I had nothing left to lose.  I had already been sentenced to life imprisonment so there could be no more penalty on me."
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Suddenly, one morning in the spring of 2017, 445 days after he was cuffed and dragged from Khartoum's airport, the heavy prison cell door was wrenched open and the guards told him he was to be released.
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"Persecution was to be expected because that is what Jesus had been preparing his followers for all along, so having this mindset helped me to overcome throughout this time."
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"I prayed a lot, and I knew that my life was not in my own hands.  This strength came not from myself, but the strength came from Lord Jesus."
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      Einstein's famous 'God' letter sells at auction for record-breaking amount  (Fox 12/05/2018)
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In the letter, Einstein says that for him, the word God is "nothing but the expression and product of human weakness, the Bible a collection of venerable but still primitive legends."
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"No interpretation, no matter how subtle, can (for me) change anything about this.  These refined interpretations are naturally very diverse, and have virtually nothing to do with the original text.  For me the unadulterated Jewish religion is, like all other religions, an incarnation of primitive superstition.  And the Jewish people to whom I gladly belong, and in whose mentality I feel profoundly anchored, still for me does not have any different kind of dignity from all other peoples.  As far as my experience goes, they are in fact no better than other human groups, even if they are protected from the worst excesses by a lack of power.  Otherwise I cannot perceive anything 'chosen' about them."
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The letter is dated January 3, 1954, approximately a year before Einstein passed away at age 76.
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It is addressed to German philosopher Eric Gutkind and is written in his native German.
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... a Bible inscribed by Einstein in 1932 ... with: "This book is an inexhaustible source of living wisdom and consolation."
      Einstein's diaries contain shocking details of his racism  (Fox 06/13/2018)
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Newly translated into English, Albert Einstein's private travel diaries from the 1920s reveal that he was racist in his early life, especially toward Chinese people.
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This is a stark contrast to his stance later in life, when he said that racism was a "disease of white people."
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"It would be a pity if these Chinese supplant all other races.  For the likes of us the mere thought is unspeakably dreary."
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In Ceylon, he wrote, the locals "live in great filth and considerable stench at ground level," before adding they "do little, and need little.  The simple economic cycle of life."
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Einstein also gave his thoughts on Japanese people, whom he viewed in a more positive light, calling them "unostentatious, decent, altogether very appealing."
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However, he also wrote the "intellectual needs of this nation seem to be weaker than their artistic ones — natural disposition?"
      Einstein's theory of happiness sells for $1.56M at auction  (Fox 10/25/2017)
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The Nobel-winning scientist wrote the note while he was in Tokyo, just after he was told he would be awarded a Nobel Prize in physics...
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A bellboy arrived at his room to deliver an item and Einstein didn't have cash to tip him.
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Instead, the scientist handed him a piece of paper with a message.
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"A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness."
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A second note was handed to the same bellboy, which reads, "Where there's a will there's a way."
      Man, 50, Savaged by Komodo Dragon While Taking Photographs  (05/04/2017)
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... had been watching several Komodo dragons devouring pigs and goats which belonged to villagers when he decided to venture closer to them in order to take some pictures.
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"He must have been too close.  A Komodo doesn't like to be disturbed when eating."
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Komodo dragons can grow up to a maximum of 10 ft in length and can weigh as much as 150lb.  They have a keen sense of smell and are immensely strong.
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The carnivores live on several Indonesian islands, where they hunt and ambush prey including birds and, when the opportunity presents itself, mammals.
      Shark mauls trained shark-spotter bodyboarding off French island  (Fox 04/29/2017)
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A bodyboarder was mauled to death by a shark just two months after one of his best friends was killed in almost identical circumstances.
      Woman's headphones reportedly explode during flight after falling asleep  (Fox 03/15/2017)
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She was wearing battery-operated headphones and she was startled by an explosion.
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Flight attendants responded by pouring a bucket of water on the headphones.  The battery and cover were melted and stuck to the floor.
      Kayakers complete first journey around Antarctic archipelago, an 11-day odyssey  (Fox 02/23/2017)
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A three-man team has completed the first journey by kayak around the South Shetland Islands, an archipelago off Antarctica, traveling more than 100 miles by sea without any kind of external aid.
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The group had to deal with winds of more than 20 knots and waves over 16.5 feet in one of the most inhospitable and desolate parts of the planet.
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Each man carried two flares, two satellite telephones, a life jacket with radio, a knife, a whistle and all the items they would need during their expedition, including a tent, a small cooker and bags.
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"We had to have all the necessary resources within the limited room in the kayaks.  Nevertheless, you can never be 100 percent sure, so it's important to be very flexible and have lots of imagination to improvise solutions with limited means."
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Hypothermia posed the greatest risk on the expedition and the men were equipped with waterproof suits, thermal shelters, thermoses with hot water and survival blankets in case any of them fell into the frigid ocean.
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Despite the fact that the air temperatures didn't get below freezing, the heavy windgusts created a windchill factor of 5 degrees F and it was the wind, not the cold, that was the main navigational problem.
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After sailing for between five and six hours each day, the men looked for a place to land, erect their tent and melt ice to make water.  The rest of the day they spent exploring the area around their camp and looking at the local wildlife.
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"In Antarctica, the fauna evolved without the presence of humans and so they're not afraid (of us).  This doesn't happen anywhere else in the world.  It's like being on another planet."
      Long-hidden Winston Churchill essay on aliens surfaces  (Fox 02/15/2017)
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"I, for one, am not so immensely impressed by the success we are making of our civilization here that I am prepared to think we are the only spot in this immense universe which contains living, thinking creatures, or that we are the highest type of mental and physical development which has ever appeared in the vast compass of space and time."
      Race to save whales after 400 stranded, 275 die on New Zealand beach  (Fox 02/10/2017)
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Getting the large animals back out to sea proved to be a major challenge.  As many as half of the 100 refloated whales managed to strand themselves again.
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The volunteers then formed a human chain in the water to try to stop the creatures from swimming back and stranding themselves again.
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... the volunteers were continuing to keep the stranded survivors damp and cool by placing blankets over them and dousing them with buckets of water.
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There are different theories as to why whales strand themselves, from them chasing prey too far inshore to them trying to protect a sick member of the group.
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... whale strandings occur most years at Farewell Spit, but the scale of this event came as a shock.
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Sometimes described as a whale trap, the spit's long coastline and gently sloping beaches seem to make it difficult for whales to navigate away from once they get close.
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The beach is remote.  Getting there from the nearest provincial airport in Nelson takes a three-hour drive followed by a 15-minute hike.
      Doctors find cockroach living on woman's skull  (Fox 02/06/2017)
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doctors in India pulled a live cockroach out of a woman's nose this week after it was discovered hanging out on her skull.
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It wasn't until the third hospital the woman visited Wednesday that doctors used a nasal endoscopy to find the source of the woman's discomfort: a large and very much alive cockroach resting on her skull in between her eyes.
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Doctors initially tried to suction the cockroach out, but as one doctor put it: "It didn't seem to want to come out."
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Shockingly, the cockroach, which had been inside the woman for nearly 12 hours, was still kicking after doctors removed it.
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Doctors say the roach could have put holes in the woman's brain had it traveled any further or caused a serious infection if it died. 
      Fifth tourist in 3 months dies while snorkeling at Great Barrier Reef  (Fox 02/03/2017)
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The incidents have heightened suspicions of attacks by Irukandji jellyfish in the area, one of the world's most venomous creatures.
      Chimp leader killed, eaten by his former subjects  (Fox 02/02/2017)
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... he was killed by a group of younger males.  The violence didn't stop there.  The community spent nearly four hours brutalizing Foudouko's body.
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They broke his bones, beat him with rocks, ripped at his body, and ate parts of him.
      Japanese arcade pioneer and 'Father of Pac-Man' has died  (Fox 01/30/2017)
      Elephant herd attacks Nepal village, killing 1 and injuring 2  (Fox 12/28/2016)
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... when there was not much light and poor visibility due to winter fog.
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... the villagers did not see the elephants coming and did not have a chance to run.
      Saddam Hussein whined about scrapes and bruises during capture, CIA interrogator says  (Fox 12/12/2016)
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Hundreds of men, women and children were found buried in mass graves in Iraq under the control of Saddam Hussein — but for the captured dictator, a handful of scrapes and bruises was enough for him.
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... complained about the way he was treated during his capture, says a former CIA analyst who first interrogated Hussein.
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... Hussein was "clueless about what was happening inside Iraq," during his final years in charge.
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... the dictator had already handed over the reins of the Iraqi government so that he could write novels — and was totally out of touch with his own country.
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      Eye for an eye?  Iranian thug blinded for throwing acid in 4-year-old girl's face  (Fox 11/08/2016)
      Girl found wrapped in dead parents' arms in China collapse  (Fox 10/11/2016)
      2 Van Gogh paintings recovered by Italian anti-Mafia police  (Fox 09/30/2016)
      Bishop says oldest sister's embrace allowed younger to survive Italy quake  (Fox 08/27/2016)
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... the position of the older girl's body apparently created a pocket of air that allowed Giorgia to survive.
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"Maybe they hugged each other in their sleep or in fear, and the body of Giulia saved Giorgia."
      Nation-builder: Self-styled 'president' of Liberland fights for his so-called country  (Fox 08/23/2016)
      Did Rembrandt use mirrors and optical tricks to create his paintings?  (Fox 08/04/2016)
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"The evidence suggests he used lenses and projections."
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"The similarity of his images to projections, in their lighting and soft focus, along with the use of lens technology by his peers and fellow artists, and the contemporary literature on the subject, all support this."
      Modern-day 'caveman' has lived in cavern for 40 years  (Fox 07/31/2016)
      Top Spanish bullfighter fatally gored on live TV  (Fox 07/09/2016)
      Colorado mother fights off mountain lion that attacked 5-year-old son  (Fox 06/18/2016)
      Monkey triggered nationwide blackout in Kenya, officials say  (Fox 06/08/2016)
      Crowdfunded beer pipeline to protect medieval city of Bruges  (Fox 06/04/2016)
      Couple shares home with 7-foot bear  (Fox 05/31/2016)
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"When we adopted him, he was only three-months-old and had been found by hunters in the forest having lost his mother."
      Woman fails to save friend in attack by crocodile on Australian beach  (Fox 05/30/2016)
      China to replace treacherous 2,625-foot ladder to school with stairs  (Fox 05/27/2016)
      16 divers died searching this shipwreck; now, a different approach  (Fox 05/20/2016)
      Everest victim was out to prove 'vegans can do anything'  (Fox 05/23/2016)
      Cop saves baby kangaroo from eagle's clutches  (Fox 05/05/2016)
      Freediver takes record-breaking 400-foot dip  (Fox 05/03/2016)
      Dutch dreamer hopes to bring Noah's Ark replica to Americas  (Fox 04/28/2016)
      Irate beaver 'takes man hostage'  (Fox 04/25/2016)
      Bed bugs are getting tougher 'skin,' scientists warn  (Fox 04/15/2016)
      Drone looking for Loch Ness Monster makes weird find  (Fox 04/14/2016)
      Politician proposes unleashing 500,000 cats to combat Roman rat invasion  (Fox 04/14/2016)
      Professional surfer mauled by shark off eastern Australia  (Fox 03/31/2016)
      'Cecil Effect' dangerous for lions, guides  (Fox 02/25/2016)
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And there's another face of the so-called effect – one that's far more dangerous for humans.
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Less than two months after Cecil's death, an experienced guide was leading a tour group in Hwange when he was confronted by an aggressive lion named Nxaha and was mauled to death.
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"We were all talking about it: If you shoot a lion, your career's over."
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... believes Swales may have been reluctant to shoot the beast for fear of public reprisal.
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"This guy was a really successful guide, and he died by a lion.  And I think that's the Cecil Effect.  Guides in Zimbabwe are petrified of having the world turn on them."
      'Angel' on train pays soldier's 1,950 shekel debt  (INN 02/17/2016)
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... the soldier was crying hysterically into her phone while arguing with the IEC not to cut off the power to her mother's home when another passenger took her phone and paid the debt for her. 
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The soldier, who lives solely on the meager military stipend, is the only daughter of her single and disabled mother.
      Lion kills wildlife park employee in South Africa  (Fox 02/17/2016)
      Replica of Titanic will now set sail in 2018  (Fox 02/11/2016)
      Elephant rampages in east Indian town, smashing homes  (Fox 02/10/2016)
      Watch: Would Israelis take advantage of a blind man?  (INN 02/08/2016)
      Cruel travel mistakes you don’t realize you’re making  (Fox 02/05/2016)
      Dog survives being impaled with arrow  (Fox 02/03/2016)
      Elephant gores tourist to death on Thai resort island  (Fox 02/02/2016)
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... the animal threw Gareth Crowe and Eilidh Hughes to the ground during a trek on Monday.  The elephant then gored Crowe with his tusk and stomped on him.
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Thai news reports said the elephant became enraged after its trainer, known as a mahout, climbed off to take a picture of the tourists.
      Photographer captures eerie remains of the Costa Concordia  (Fox 01/29/2016)
      Brazilian claims title of world's oldest human at 131 years young  (Fox 01/15/2016)
      Japan axes use of a swastika map symbol so it will stop confusing tourists  (Fox 01/22/2016)
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The swastika is an ancient Sanskrit symbol meaning "good fortune" or "well-being" and as been used by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains for millennia.
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But in the 1930s as the Nazis rose to power in Germany, they usurped it to represent power of the Aryan race.
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The swastika has long been used in Japan to represent a temple.
      Kenyans honor 'hero' Muslim who shielded Christians in attack  (Fox 01/22/2016)
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When they were ordered to separate according to religion, he was among the Muslims who refused, to protect the Christians.  He was shot in the hip.
      Vatican offers a place to stay to homeless woman who gave birth near St.  Peter's  (Fox 01/21/2016)
      World's oldest man dies in Japan at age 112  (Fox 01/19/2016)
      Crocodile bites off woman's arm in 'death roll'  (Fox 01/14/2016)
      Google Translate 'technical error' labels Russia as evil kingdom of 'Mordor'  (Fox 01/06/2016)
      Sunni vs.  Shia: A rivalry as old as Islam  (Fox 01/04/2016)
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Worldwide, Sunnis make up about 85 percent of the world's 1.6 billion Muslims.  Sunnis, who believe the true lineage of Prophet Mohammad lies with those who most closely followed his teachings, control powerful Muslim nations including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey and Pakistan.  In addition, most Muslims in Africa are Sunnis.
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Shias are a relatively small minority of Muslims, concentrated in Iran and Iraq.  They believe bloodlines, not devotion, dictate the prophet's line of successors.  Throughout history, Shias have rejected the authority of Muslim leaders elected by the people, instead following a line of clerics they consider to have been appointed by Mohammad or Allah.
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The divide goes back to the period following Mohammad's death in 632, when his close confidante Abu Bakr became the first Caliph of the Islamic nation.  Shias believed the rightful heir was Mohammad's cousin and son-in-law, Ali bin Abu Talib.
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The Sunni vision prevailed, but the bad blood was only beginning.  Years later, the Caliphate's Sunni troops killed the son of Ali bin Abu Talib, in an event commemorated annually by the Shia to this day.
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Both sects have spawned more than their share of terrorists, though the terror organizations operate differently.  Al Qaeda, ISIS, Al-Shebab and Boko Haram are Sunni organizations, while Iranian-sponsored terrorist groups, including Hezbollah, are Shia.
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Sunni terrorists "tend to operate in a continuous, mid-to-high-intensity manner, seeing war against infidels and apostates as a perennial condition."
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Shia terror is typically carried out by groups or agents close to the Iranian government, and features "discrete terror campaigns tethered to state and organizational objectives."
      Shark kills man during Coast Guard rescue near Aruba  (Fox 12/21/2015)
      U.S.  salvage firm, Colombia and Spain battle over rights to 'holy grail' of shipwrecks  (Fox 12/09/2015)
      Dad attacks and kills massive cobra in viral revenge video  (Fox 12/08/2015)
      Colombia announces discovery of what may be world's largest sunken treasure  (Fox 12/05/2015)
      Pablo Escobar's hungry, hungry hippos have left Colombian town in state of fear  (Fox 12/01/2015)
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Parents are warning their children to stay away from these plus-sized plant-eaters, because while they may be portrayed as gentle giants, hippos kill more people annually in Africa – where they are indigenous- than any other wild animal.
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The Bill Gates Foundation credits hippos with killing up to 500 people a year.
      Mining company claims to have found second largest diamond in history  (Fox 11/19/2015)
      French police dog killed by attackers in raid, hailed as hero  (Fox 11/18/2015)
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French police on Twitter said "Diesel", a 7-year-old Belgian Shepard, "was killed by terrorists in the ongoing operation."
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... "assault and explosives search dogs are indispensable in the missions of the operators of the raid."
      Indonesia considers prison guarded by crocodiles — because they can't be bribed  (Fox 11/10/2015)
      Sailors rescue Labrador retriever dog-paddling off Italian coast  (Fox 11/05/2015)
      Stunning video shows 'jetmen' flying in formation with Emirates A380  (Fox 11/05/2015)
      Dogs injured after being spiked by porcupine  (Fox 11/04/2015)
      Hiker taking a rest finds a 1,200-year-old Viking sword in great condition  (Fox 10/23/2015)
      Water level drops and 400-year-old church emerges  (Fox 10/19/2015)
      When Dad Is the Devil  (JWR 10/02/2015)
      China opens terrifying glass-bottom walkway dubbed ‘Brave Men’s Bridge’  (Fox 09/29/2015)
      World’s first sandcastle hotels now open in the Netherlands  (Fox 09/25/2015)
      Enormous moon hangs over medieval castle in epic photo  (Fox 09/14/2015)
      Lost Australian sheep yields 30 sweaters worth of fleece  (Fox 09/03/2015)
      British tourist lost in Australia saves himself with beach S.O.S.  (Fox 08/23/2015)
      Fortune hunters say they've found legendary Nazi treasure train in Poland  (Fox 08/20/2015)
      Uzbekistan Airways plans to weigh passengers along with hand luggage  (Fox 08/12/2015)
      Chinese woman trapped in escalator dies, but saves toddler son  (Fox 07/27/2015)
      Man killed by shark while diving off Australian coast  (Fox 07/26/2015)
      Try to visit this island and you may not leave alive  (Fox 07/22/2015)
      Ancient Roman Sling Stones Returned by Repentant Robber  (INN 07/13/2015)
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"These are two Roman ballista balls from Gamla, from a residential quarter at the foot of the summit.  I stole them in July 1995 and since then they have brought me nothing but trouble.  Please, do not steal antiquities!"
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"The Romans shot these stones at the defenders of the city in order to keep them away from the wall, and in that way they could approach the wall and break it with a battering ram.  The stones were manually chiseled on site by soldiers or prisoners."
      Found in a 78-year-old's cellar: a WWII tank  (Fox 07/06/2015)
      Serbian town honors dachshund Leo who died defending 10-year-old girl from another dog  (Fox 07/04/2015)
      World preps for Tuesday’s rare ‘leap second’  (Fox 06/30/2015)
      Cha-Ching: Why Beards Are in  (Fox 06/25/2015)
      Women on banknotes around the world  (Fox 06/18/2015)
      Michigan woman deemed world's oldest person dies at 116  (Fox 06/19/2015)
      Mathematicians mourn the end of this special Japanese chalk  (Fox 06/17/2015)
      Where are you most likely to be attacked by a shark?  (Fox 06/18/2015)
      A postman collected pebbles every day for 33 years and what he created is astounding  (06/12/2015)
      Tbilisi Zoo official tells residents not to kill animals roaming streets after flood  (Fox 06/15/2015)
      'Bit his whole arm off': NC beachgoers describe grisly scene after twin shark attacks  (Fox 06/15/2015)
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Both victims were in waist-deep water, about 20 yards from shore when they were attacked.
      At least 12 dead after animals escape Georgia zoo amid heavy flooding  (Fox 06/14/2015)
      World Celebrates International Falafel Day  (INN 06/12/2015)
      Study: Humans aren't the only ones who like to booze  (Fox 06/13/2015)
      Liberland president arrested by Croatia for trespassing in 'no man's land'  (Fox 05/10/2015)
      Give me Liberland: Micro-nation officially declares independence on May Day  (Fox 05/01/2015)
      Birth of a nation?  Czech pol claims to have established new country in no-man’s land  (Fox 04/21/2015)
      170-year-old champagne recovered from the bottom of the sea  (Fox 04/21/2015)
      Why the world will see more shark attacks  (Fox 04/14/2015)
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If you'd rather avoid a shark encounter, don't swim at dusk, dawn, nighttime, or near where someone is fishing.
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And leave flashy jewelry on the beach; sharks may confuse shiny pieces with fish scales.
      6 interesting facts about the Eiffel Tower  (Fox 01/29/2015)
      Germans use clever way to deter drunk people from peeing on buildings  (Fox 03/12/2015)
      1,000 year-old mummified monk reveals more of his secrets  (Fox 02/23/2015)
      Wild boar breaks through perimeter fence at Madrid's Barajas airport, causes flight delays  (Fox 02/14/2015)
      Surfer in hospital after shark mauling off Australian coast  (Fox 02/08/2015)
      19th-century painting sold for $5,000 fetches $5.2M just over a year later  (Fox 01/31/2015)
      Monk's 200-year-old corpse found in lotus position  (Fox 01/30/2015)
      A new word for the overworked: 'al desko'  (CNN 01/02/2015)
      Cash grab in Hong Kong as millions in banknotes spill from security van  (CNN 12/25/2014)
      Putin's killer tiger in cross-border raid  (CNN 11/25/2014)
      Eyes to the sky: Where the tallest skyscrapers of 2015 will be found  (CNN 11/24/2014)
      How did this human face appear in a gemstone?  (CNN 11/19/2014)
      This may be the oldest surviving photo of a human  (CNN 11/06/2014)
      The last kings of Africa  (CNN 10/27/2014)
      Two record-breaking freefalls  (CNN 10/26/2014)
      Saving space in Israel with cemeteries in the sky  (CNN 10/22/2014)
      Want a top notch college degree but can't afford it?  Head to Germany  (CNN 10/22/2014)
      Study finds evidence of some form of life after death  (10/09/2014)
      U.S.  tourist gets trapped in London bookstore  (CNN 10/17/2014)
      'Sci-fi food hall' opens in Netherlands  (CNN 10/13/2014)
      18 most annoying things people do in airports  (CNN 10/06/2014)
      Rise and rise of the beard: A short history of the world's most powerful facial hair  (CNN 10/08/2014)
      City of Cars: Is this the world's best auto museum?  (CNN 10/07/2014)
      Dog rescued after being stuck in hot tar  (CNN 10/01/2014)
      Dare to dive into the world's deepest pool?  (CNN 09/25/2014)
      Loo taboo: The past, present and future of toilet architecture  (CNN 09/19/2014)
      Chinese city tests out sidewalk lanes for cellphone users  (CNN 09/15/2014)
      Golan Heights: Making wine in the shadow of war  (CNN 09/14/2014)
      Donations top $900,000 after UK dogs' home fire  (CNN 09/12/2014)
      Astonishing sculptures made from nothing but plain paper  (CNN 08/29/2014)
      Indian woman, 54, fights off leopard attack, limps one kilometer for help  (CNN 08/27/2014)
      World's most liveable city 2014 is...  (CNN 08/19/2014)
      Rare pale-headed crocodile kills man in Australia  (CNN 08/19/2014)
      Trash palaces: The spectacular houses built from scrap  (CNN 08/18/2014)
      12 of the world's most beautiful clocks  (CNN 08/11/2014)
      Chinese Fishermen Unintentionally Catch Massive 2-Ton Whale Shark  (CNN 08/05/2014)
      The Pope's 10 tips for happiness  (CNN 08/04/2014)
      Incredible photos of secret abandoned palaces  (CNN 07/27/2014)
      Why the Jesuits  (including Pope Francis) are on the frontlines of faith (CNN 07/26/2014)
      Senegal's 'Dead Sea': Salt harvesting in the strawberry-pink lake  (CNN 06/27/2014)
      World's tallest water slide to open soon  (CNN 06/26/2014)
      World's next tallest tower: Super green, very pink  (CNN 06/24/2014)
      Wurlitzer wizards bring the music back to Amsterdam's art deco marvel  (CNN 06/11/2014)
      Human remains found in crocodile after fatal attack in Australia  (CNN 06/09/2014)
      Dust Up  (JWR 05/30/2014)
      Astonishing origami exhibit displays dance of art and science  (CNN 05/30/2014)
      An empty Everest: But should you climb?  (CNN 05/26/2014)
      The 'world's craziest, beautiful cars'  (CNN 05/23/2014)
      Leicester will be final burial place of King Richard III, found under a parking lot  (CNN 05/22/2014)
      Meet the monkeys keeping Chinese troops safe  (CNN 05/09/2014)
      Australia: More than 170 sharks caught under controversial cull program  (CNN 05/09/2014)
      China's aggressive museum growth brings architectural wonders  (CNN 04/29/2014)
      Libraries are dying?  Think again  (CNN 04/14/2014)
      Saudi Arabia to build world's tallest tower, reaching 1 kilometer into the sky  (CNN 04/17/2014)
      Europe to Florida in a kayak: Another bucket list check  (CNN 04/15/2014)
      10 of the world's longest bridges  (CNN 04/15/2014)
      World's best pizza not in Italy  (CNN 04/15/2014)
      Cruise ship passengers sickened on luxury liners  (CNN 04/12/2014)
      Amritsar and beyond: 6 ways to experience India's Punjab region  (CNN 04/10/2014)
      10 of Scotland's spectacular castles  (CNN 04/04/2014)
      Woman 'taken' by large shark in Australia  (CNN 04/03/2014)
      Stolen Gauguin and Bonnard art recovered after hanging on a kitchen wall  (CNN 04/02/2014)
      Life inside the densest place on earth: Remembering Kowloon Walled City  (CNN 03/31/2014)
      New train ticket offers 53-day rail trip around the world  (CNN 03/31/2014)
      Report: Ukraine military dolphins to switch nationalities, join Russian navy  (CNN 03/27/2014)
      Wang, Africa's last polar bear, heartbroken over death of companion  (CNN 03/20/2014)
      Get happy in the world's happiest countries  (CNN 03/20/2014)
      Sometimes you never find the crash site  (CNN 03/13/2014)
      11 intriguing things owned by wealthy Russians  (CNN 03/11/2014)
      10 things France does better than anywhere else  (CNN 02/27/2014)
      12 elevators you need to see to believe  (CNN 03/10/2014)
      36 world-changing travel moments  (CNN 03/07/2014)
      The African savannah is even more beautiful from a bird's-eye view  (CNN 03/06/2014)
      Ukraine towns: Apricot trees and vanished graves  (CNN 03/05/2014)
      What's with those mysterious masks?  The dark drama of Venice Carnival  (CNN 03/04/2014)
      World's most expensive city is...  (CNN 03/04/2014)
      We've all read his work — 'Godfather' of Helvetica font dies at 84  (CNN 02/28/2014)
      Dead or alive, hunt for man-eating tiger won't end well for conservationist  (CNN 02/26/2014)
      'I'm not afraid to die,' says man who will jump off Mount Everest in his wing-suit  (CNN 02/26/2014)
      World's most scenic airport approaches?  (CNN 02/25/2014)
      Marking its territory?  Leopard stalks Indian city, injuring 7  (CNN 02/25/2014)
      The topic Israelis are talking about  (CNN 02/24/2014)
      Maria von Trapp, last of famous singing siblings, dies at 99  (CNN 02/23/2014)
      9 great cameras for travelers  (CNN 02/20/2014)
      Rise of the big spenders: Are Russians the world's best hotel guests?  (CNN 02/14/2014)
      No elevators in Burj Khalifa?  Residents face threats over fees dispute  (CNN 02/11/2014)
      Wildly detailed drawings that combine math and butterflies  (CNN 02/10/2013)
      Where do flip-flops go when they break?  They turn into eye-popping artwork, of course  (CNN 02/05/2014)
      Jewish and Chinese Calendars  (CNN 01/30/2014)
      11 things to know about Lunar New Year  (CNN 01/28/2014)
      Angry birds!  Pope's peace doves attacked  (CNN 01/27/2014)
      Crocodile attack in Australia: Boy, 12, feared dead  (CNN 01/27/2014)
      Shark culling begins in Western Australia, angering conservationists  (CNN 01/27/2014)
      Apparently This Matters: A ghost ship with cannibal rats  (CNN 01/27/2014)
      The world's ugliest monuments  (CNN 01/24/2014)
      Waves of up to 50 feet pound Hawaii's North Shore  (CNN 01/23/2014)
      Why the French president needs Michelle Obama  (CNN 01/21/2014)
      Cruise control: Saving on journeys at sea  (CNN 01/21/2014)
      Israeli Start-Up Solves Cut Fruit Going Bad  (INN 01/17/2014)
      And the world's safest airline is...  (CNN 01/09/2014)
      Don't call Canadians 'American' or smile at the French, British hoteliers told  (CNN 01/07/2014)
      Gringo Trails: Is tourism destroying the world?  (CNN 01/02/2014)
      Kiteboarders evade sharks to conquer Atlantic  (CNN 01/02/2014)
      Things We Know That Just Ain't So  (JWR 12/31/2013)
      Global Warming Researcher Gets Stuck in Ice  (JWR 12/31/2013)
      The risks in free speech  (JWR 12/16/2013)
      Bali's spectacular bamboo village sets new heights for barefoot luxury  (CNN 12/16/2013)
      10 things Canada does better than anywhere else  (CNN 12/15/2013)
      11 places to go in 2014  (CNN 12/05/2013)
      The year in pictures  (CNN 12/05/2013)
      Opinion: The costs of Shanghai's education success story  (CNN 12/04/2013)
      Opinion: What Asian schools can teach the rest of the world  (CNN 12/03/2013)
      Where is the world's most corrupt nation?  (CNN 12/03/2013)
      The unwinnable game  (BBC, 11/23/2013)
      Why aren't you taking your vacation?  (CNN 11/18/2013)
      Sleeping with the fish: Underwater hotel room opens on remote African island  (CNN 11/17/2013)
      Meet the family who operate the bridges of St.  Petersburg  (CNN 11/08/2013)
      After Chernobyl, they refused to leave  (CNN 11/07/2013)
      The surprisingly badass birds of the Bible  (CNN 11/03/2013)
      5 wines to hoard in case of a shortage  (CNN 11/01/2013)
      Stranded camper saved from starvation  (CNN 11/01/2013)
      Tokyo travel: 11 things to know before you go  (CNN 10/31/2013)
      10 of the world's most scenic cemeteries  (CNN 10/30/2013)
      Lonely Planet's top destinations for 2014  (CNN 10/29/2013)
      Shaped by sharks: Five designs inspired by ocean predators  (CNN 10/25/2013)
      10 things to know before visiting South Africa  (CNN 10/18/2013)
      World's 15 best rivers for travelers  (CNN 10/16/2013)
      The world's best city is...  (CNN 10/16/2013)
      10 things to know before visiting Sicily  (CNN 10/10/2013)
      World's most dramatic runways  (CNN 10/10/2013)
      Brett McBride: Shark wrangler who sleeps with the fishes  (CNN 10/10/2013)
      Passenger lands plane after pilot falls ill  (CNN 10/09/2013)
      9 great European tree house stays  (CNN 10/08/2013)
      Mysterious cache of jewels turns up atop French glacier  (CNN 09/25/2013)
      Poachers in Zimbabwe poison 87 elephants for ivory, official says  (CNN 09/25/2013)
      Wallet drop: World's least honest cities  (CNN 09/24/2013)
      Crazy, gaudy, clever airplane paint jobs  (CNN 09/24/2013)
      Meet the world's best new skyscraper  (CNN 09/18/2013)
      World's 10 weirdest medical museums  (CNN 05/16/2013)
      Climate change ice-capped  (JWR 09/19/2013)
      Luxury cars for big wheels  (JWR 09/16/2013)
      Van Gogh and the art of living forever  (CNN 09/15/2013)
      Costa Concordia underwater: What's inside of wrecked cruise ship?  (CNN 09/15/2013)
      World's oldest man dies: Salustiano Sanchez was 112  (CNN 09/15/2013)
      10 things to know before visiting Israel, the West Bank and Gaza  (CNN 09/11/2013)
      World's happiest nations are...  (CNN 09/09/2013)
      Discover the world's most visited museums  (CNN 09/05/2013)
      Most creative ways to recycle a plane  (CNN 09/04/2013)
      13 scary-but-awesome viewing platforms  (CNN 09/02/2013)
      Do Christians, Muslims and Jews worship the same God?  (CNN 09/01/2013)
      Spanning the globe for scary high bridges  (CNN 08/31/2013)
      Beneath Greenland's ice, a grand canyon  (CNN 08/29/2013)
      German tourist, Jana Lutteropp, dies after losing her arm in Hawaii shark attack  (CNN 08/21/2013)
      German tourist loses her arm in Hawaii shark attack  (CNN 08/15/2013)
      Cute mammal species is rare discovery  (CNN 08/15/2013)
      More than 100,000 want to go to Mars and not return, project says  (CNN 08/09/2013)
      Travel Photo of the Day  (CNN 08/08/2013)
      Snake kills two boys during sleepover, say Canada police  (CNN 08/06/2013)
      This solar-powered jet-ski/surfboard combo could save your life  (CNN 08/06/2013)
      10 things Italy does better than anywhere else  (CNN 08/05/2013)
      Alone atop rock pillar  (CNN 08/03/2013)
      How to build your home from scratch for $35,000  (CNN 08/01/2013)
      Wiki wars: The 10 most controversial Wikipedia pages  (CNN 07/24/2013)
      Shark attack claims Brazilian teen's life  (CNN 07/23/2013)
      A better story than J.K.  Rowling's  (CNN 07/21/2013)
      Jewish 'Hermit' from Herzliya Speaks  (INN 07/07/2013)
      8 buildings shaped like animals  (CNN 07/04/2013)
      How supersized portions cost the earth  (CNN 07/04/2013)
      31 beautiful sights on this incredible planet  (CNN 07/03/2013)
      Dad's confession: I almost left my disabled daughter  (CNN 06/27/2013)
      10 best boltholes: where on Earth could Snowden go next?  (CNN 06/26/2013)
      10 weirdest zoo animal escapes  (CNN 06/26/2013)
      Museum mystery: Spinning statue turns heads  (CNN 06/25/2013)
      Would you want to live to 150?  (CNN 06/23/2013)
      China's ancient 'donut-like' homes: Where to see the tulou  (CNN 06/19/2013)
      Breathtaking photos of Hong Kong airport glory days  (CNN 06/11/2013)
      Sanctuary at front line of fight against 'inhumane' dog trade  (CNN 06/06/2013)
      Urban surfing: From Munich to China, daredevils ride inner-city rivers  (CNN 06/06/2013)
      Coming to Europe this summer — jellyfish  (CNN 06/05/2013)
      Shakedown 'justice' in Mexico  (CNN 05/31/2013)
      10 things to know before visiting Peru  (CNN 05/29/2013)
      World's 100 best beaches  (CNN 05/28/2013)
      Skateboarder repels cougar attack  (CNN 05/27/2013)
      The seamstress in the rubble  (CNN 05/15/2013)
      Why some travelers seek out the world's most dangerous locales  (CNN 05/12/2013)
      What's new on Mars: 78,000 apply to go  (CNN 05/10/2013)
      5 train stations worth a stop  (CNN 05/07/2013)
      Travel Photo of the Day  (CNN 05/03/2013)
      No, you can't call your baby Lucifer: New Zealand releases list of banned names  (CNN 05/01/2013)
      Family that stays together...  is here  (JWR 04/29/2013)
      A one-way ticket to Mars, apply now  (CNN 04/22/2013)
      Conflict in Buddhism: 'Violence for the sake of peace?'  (CNN 04/22/2013)
      What we know about Chechnya  (CNN 04/20/2013)
      Maybe they should go back to flying carpets  (JWR 04/15/2013)
      Rembrandt's 'Night Watch' explained  (CNN 04/11/2013)
      Five fish stow away on tsunami-tossed boat  (CNN 04/05/2013)
      Hero dog helps pull girl from icy river  (CNN 04/02/2013)
      Rare TV appearance for Turin Shroud, Christianity's famous relic  (CNN 03/30/2013)
      Bought for $3 at yard sale, bowl sells for $2.2 million  (CNN 03/18/2013)
      Mystery masterpiece revealed as Rembrandt self-portrait  (CNN 03/18/2013)
      In digital age, recall beauty of paper  (CNN 03/17/2013)
      Two enemies discover a 'higher call' in battle  (CNN 03/09/2013)
      Russian solider 'missing' since 1980 found in Afghanistan  (CNN 03/06/2013)
      501 days in space with your spouse: Could you handle it?  (CNN 03/04/2013)
      Titanic II: If at first you don't succeed...  (JWR 03/01/2013)
      Benedict a pope aware of his flaws  (CNN 02/26/2013)
      Diamond heists are forever  (CNN 12/20/2013)
      Wrestling may be cut from Olympic Games  (CNN 02/12/2013)
      Etch A Sketch creator Andre Cassagnes dies  (CNN 02/02/2013)
      Drone ranger: Unmanned plane to spy on rhino poachers  (CNN 01/30/2013)
      Be ready for emergency at a crowded public gathering  (CNN 01/27/2013)
      Getaway Donkey Foils Thieves In Colombia  (CNN 01/23/2013)
      Experts Aren't Deities  (JWR 01/23/2013)
      Tu B'Shevat Celebrations Planned Across Israel  (INN 01/23/2013)
      Morality: It's not just for humans  (CNN 01/19/2013)
      Gold nugget worth $300,000 discovered in Australia  (CNN 01/18/2013)
      Horsemeat found in hamburgers in Britain and Ireland  (CNN 01/16/2013)
      Bad guys' lawyers  (JWR 01/14/2013)
      Jerusalem of White: Residents Awake to 10 CM of Snow: Photos  (INN 01/10/2013)
      Happy Holidays, Saudi Arabia  (JWR 01/07/2013)
      Jailbreak!  Cat caught with saws, drills and phone in Brazil prison  (CNN 01/06/2013)
      Italian cat brings gifts to his late master's tomb  (JWR 01/04/2013)
      The era of the Superstorm  (CNN 01/04/2013)
      Man restrained after becoming unruly on Iceland to New York flight  (CNN 01/04/2013)
      The secret bureaucrat  (JWR 12/28/2012)
      Moolah from heaven?  Cheques found at Western Wall  (CNN 12/24/2012)
      The Christmas message of the real St.  Nicholas  (CNN 12/23/2012)
      Seeking the truth about Jesus  (CNN 12/23/2012)
      How Santa got his reindeer  (CNN 12/22/2012)
      Food waste: From farm to fork and landfill  (CNN 12/21/2012)
      A New Leash on Infections: Dog That Sniffs Out a Deadly Superbug  (Time, 12/17/2012)
      Let's hope these changes stop  (JWR 12/14/2012)
      U.S.  to face 2030 as 'first among equals,' report projects  (CNN 12/11/2012)
      Two happy campers in a sewer in Colombia  (JWR 12/07/2012)
      UK spies unable to crack coded message from WWII carrier pigeon  (CNN 11/24/2012)
      After nearly 200 years, Mexico may make the name official  (CNN 11/22/2012)
      Pope's book on Jesus challenges Christmas traditions  (CNN 11/22/2012)
      Gaza’s New Enemy: An Escaped Crocodile  (INN 11/05/2012)
      Leopard suspected of eating 15 people in Nepal  (CNN 11/03/2012)
      Postcard: Why Berlin, America are kindred spirits  (CNN 10/19/2012)
      Autumn color around the world  (CNN 10/18/2012)
      Air Canada flight finds stranded Australian yacht  (CNN 10/18/2012)
      5 ways Japan will surprise you  (CNN 10/17/2012)
      'Mushroom garden' offers tunnel vision for a greener London  (CNN 10/17/2012)
      First woman to cross Antarctic solo: I've never felt so alone  (CNN 10/05/2012)
      Flame Towers light up Baku's historic skyline  (CNN 09/26/2012)
      Girls beat up Iran cleric over dress code  (CNN 09/20/2012)
      Mysterious tourist deaths prompt poison probe  (CNN 09/13/2012)
      How Cirque du Soleil scouts clowns, trapeze artists and gymnasts  (CNN 09/12/2012)
      The Mother Teresa you don’t know  (CNN 09/10/2012)
      Brains, not brawn, for knockout karate punch: science  (JWR 08/21/2012)
      Meow, Madonna; State Department and White House Have It All Wrong...  (JWR 08/21/2012)
      Ben-Gurion Passengers Get New 'Bill of Rights'  (INN 08/17/2012)
      Largest-ever tobacco study finds 'urgent need' for policy change  (CNN 08/17/2012)
      'Weirdest thing' floats in South Pacific  (CNN 08/12/2012)
      Why Olympians bite their medals  (CNN 08/09/2012)
      Older Olympians bring experience to the Games  (CNN 08/07/2012)
      5 warning signs of gaming addiction  (CNN 08/05/2012)
      Loving life in Paris' Empire of the Dead  (CNN 08/02/2012)
      Feiglin: Gays, Kindly Return to Your Closets  (INN 08/02/2012)
      Dutchman builds replica Noah's Ark after flood dream  (CNN 07/30/2012)
      Cheating is as old as the Olympics  (CNN 07/29/2012)
      Why polio hasn't gone away yet  (CNN 07/29/2012)
      Kazakhstan's eagle hunters soar as other raptors fall prey to black market  (CNN 07/24/2012)
      Venomous drugs: The pressure-drop viper  (JWR 07/17/2012)
      Olympics, mark dark day in Munich  (CNN 07/17/2012)
      Surfer killed in shark attack off Australian coast  (CNN 07/15/2012)
      Think it's hot?  Imagine living here  (CNN 07/12/2012)
      'Hidden' airline charges: Dirty tricks or customer choice?  (CNN 07/11/2012)
      U.S.  student has surgery after savage attack by chimps  (CNN 07/03/2012)
      27 must-sees on this incredible planet  (CNN 07/03/2012)
      The enduring allure of tall ships  (CNN 06/26/2012)
      Lonesome George, last of the Pinta Island tortoises, dies  (CNN 04/13/2012)
      No laughing matter - Indian yoga gigglers banned  (JWR 06/21/2012)
      Police: 'Forest Boy' story is a hoax  (CNN 06/15/2012)
      Little of charity's money going to help animals  (CNN 06/15/2012)
      Bumming a smoke from the queen: When the security bubble bursts  (CNN 06/03/2012)
      Japan's fugitive penguin captured  (CNN 05/25/2012)
      Welcome to the world's nicest prison  (CNN 05/24/2012)
      Four die on Mount Everest  (05/21/2012)
      Mongolia tries to stop sale of rare dinosaur fossil  (CNN 05/21/2012)
      Was Columbus secretly a Jew?  (CNN 05/20/2012)
      Vacation?  No thanks, boss  (CNN 05/18/2012)
      New French PM's name causes Arab giggles  (CNN 05/18/2012)
      After years in captivity, dolphins released  (CNN 05/13/2012)
      Australian billionaire to build Titanic replica  (CNN 04/30/2012)
      Dalai Lama: World belongs to 'humanity,' not leaders  (CNN 04/26/2012)
      Brazilian actor dies after accidental hanging in 'The Passion of the Christ' play  (CNN 04/23/2012)
      To prepare for disasters, have a Plan B  (CNN 04/20/2012)
      Great white shark kills championship bodyboarder  (CNN 04/20/2012)
      Norway mass-shooting trial reopens debate on violent video games  (CNN 04/19/2012)
      Italian museum burns art to protest austerity cuts  (CNN 04/19/2012)
      Pilot sends plane into dive after mistaking Venus for oncoming plane  (CNN 04/17/2012)
      'Flytilla' Activists Receive 'Welcome' Letter from Israel  (INN 04/14/2012)
      Let's learn to go without qat, say Yemenis  (CNN 04/12/2012)
      Freed Colombian hostages carry pets tamed in the jungle  (CNN 04/04/2012)
      Futuristic farm shop grows food in synthetic veg patch  (CNN 03/30/2012)
      Museum discovers 'new' Van Gogh painting  (CNN 03/22/2012)
      The loneliest cowboy in the world  (CNN 03/21/2012)
      Introverts run the world — quietly  (CNN 03/18/2012)
      Slave master becomes an abolitionist  (CNN 03/17/2012)
      Behind the buzz on resveratrol  (JWR 03/16/2012)
      Da Vinci's lost masterpiece may be found  (CNN 03/13/2012)
      ‘Swift’ Birds to be Welcomed Back to Western Wall  (CNN 03/11/2012)
      'The Rose': Living after Japan's disaster  (CNN 03/10/2012)
      Pakistan starts legal proceedings against bin Laden widows  (CNN 03/08/2012)
      Heroin horror stalks India's most remote villages  (CNN 03/08/2012)
      Savior of Hundreds of Jews Dies at the Age of 91  (INN 03/06/2012)
      Video and Photos: Snowy Morning in Israel  (INN 03/02/2012)
      Website lets world admire 'Ghent Altarpiece' in 100 billion pixels  (CNN 03/02/2012)
      Opinion: America, quit whining about gas  (CNN 02/28/2011)
      Australia unearths country's largest pink diamond  (CNN 02/22/2012)
      Nearly 300 elephants slain in Cameroon for ivory, government minister confirms  (CNN 02/21/2012)
      Naked rowers break Atlantic record  (CNN 02/16/2012)
      Hope for Vietnam's children of the dump  (CNN 02/13/2012)
      Love letters reveal tyrants' hearts bleed, too  (CNN 02/14/2012)
      Rats being put to work in Colombia, training to detect explosives  (CNN 02/14/2012)
      Japan's older generation turns gamers  (CNN 02/08/2012)
      Mixing porn and politics?  (CNN 02/08/2012)
      Last WWI veteran, a woman, dies at 110  (CNN 02/08/2012)
      Queen Elizabeth celebrates 60 years on throne  (CNN 02/06/2012)
      Saving Van Gogh's home from dereliction  (CNN 02/02/2012)
      In Mauritania, sunny with a chance of locusts  (CNN 02/01/2012)
      Museum discovers earliest copy of 'Mona Lisa'  (CNN 02/01/2012)
      U.S.  court backs Spain over $500M sea treasure  (CNN 02/01/2012)
      Chinese city bans schools' palm-reading test  (CNN 01/31/2012)
      Should you feel guilty for buying your iPhone?  (CNN 01/31/2012)
      Green walls create new urban jungles  (CNN 01/30/2012)
      Shipwreck hunters stumble across mysterious find  (CNN 01/28/2012)
      U.S troops killed in action have a last ally  (CNN 01/27/2012)
      Fukushima's animals abandoned and left to die  (CNN 01/26/2012)
      International campaign finance: How do countries compare?  (CNN 01/25/2012)
      Concrete balls to bash Indonesian freeloaders  (CNN 01/24/2012)
      Child slavery and chocolate: All too easy to find  (CNN 01/20/2012)
      Fun with ice: Festivals, fishing and more  (CNN 01/14/2012)
      Panoramic views of the ancient world — in modern-day Germany  (CNN 01/13/2012)
      Duchess of York faces charges over Turkey children's home film  (CNN 01/13/2012)
      Deadly mushrooms served as part of meal that kills 2, officials say  (CNN 01/06/2012)
      China sees culture as a crucial battleground  (CNN 01/05/2011)
      Wasabi - get a healthy boost from the fiery root  (CNN 01/03/2011)
      Israeli Innovation in Natural Agro Pest Control  (INN 12/28/2011)
      Report: North Korea world's least democratic nation  (CNN 12/19/2011)
      Audio: Jordanian Journalist Mudar Zahran Says Jordan is Palestine  (INN 12/19/2011)
      Shakespeare can teach doctors about mind-body link  (CNN 11/25/2011)
      Out of power, Berlusconi finds 'True Love'  (CNN 11/22/2011)
      Decoding Western art's buried messages  (CNN 11/17/2011)
      Rhino horn trade triggers extinction threat  (CNN 11/15/2011)
      How to eliminate Afghan drug production  (CNN 11/15/2011)
      Facebook tries to make Salman Rushdie change his name to Ahmed  (CNN 11/15/2011)
      Israeli Technology Keeps the Bugs Off Supermarket Shelves  (INN 11/14/2011)
      New seven wonders of nature  (CNN 11/11/2011)
      My Take: 10 dos and don'ts for religion and democracy  (CNN 11/11/2011)
      11/11/11: 'Ones' in a lifetime  (CNN 11/11/2011)
      Blind man uses his ears to see  (CNN 11/09/2011)
      Police find mummified corpses in historian's apartment  (CNN 11/09/2011)
      Decoding da Vinci: How a lost Leonardo was found  (CNN 11/07/2011)
      Key people in WikiLeaks saga are divided on Assange extradition  (CNN 11/03/2011)
      Gadhafi had a "pen pal" in Brooklyn  (CNN 11/01/2011)
      Italian lawmakers brawl over pension reform  (CNN 10/27/2011)
      Putting Australia's shark attacks in perspective  (CNN 10/27/2011)
      Australian shark attack victim identified  (CNN 10/23/2011)
      Animal rights group rescues 800 dogs from China meat trade  (CNN 10/20/2011)
      With 7 billion on earth, a huge task before us  (CNN 10/17/2011)
      Centenarian completes marathon, sets record  (CNN 10/17/2011)
      Where are cell phones most popular?  (CNN 10/07/2011)
      The 10 Most Air-Polluted Cities in the World  (Time, 09/27/2011)
      Spain's Catalonia region bans centuries-old bullfighting  (CNN 09/26/2011)
      Do loved ones bid farewell from beyond the grave?  (CNN 09/23/2011)
      Dangerous synthetic drugs available online; users play chemical roulette  (JWR 09/21/2011)
      Global energy use to jump 53%  (CNN 09/19/2011)
      The human cost of chocolate  (CNN 09/19/2011)
      21-foot monster crocodile caught  (CNN 09/06/2011)
      Gadhafi's Ukrainian nurse talks about life with 'Daddy'  (CNN 09/04/2011)
      Report: Meteoroids, space junk pose increasing dangers to spacecraft, satellites  (CNN 09/02/2011)
      What's the quickest way to board a plane?  (CNN 09/01/2011)
      Russian company offers ultimate capitalist vacation: Stay at luxury hotel in orbit  (JWR 08/24/2011)
      Why we continuously re-energize painful experiences  (JWR 08/23/2011)
      Still the Only Solution to the World's Problems  (JWR 08/16/2011)
      Conflicting visions: Religion v.  ‘reality’  (JWR 08/05/2011)
      Internet Explorer IQ report appears to be a hoax  (CNN 08/03/2011)
      Cocaine: The evolution of the once 'wonder' drug  (CNN 07/22/2011)
      Sigmund Freud's cocaine problem  (CNN 07/22/2011)
      Simple lifestyle changes could help prevent Alzheimer's, study says  (JWR 07/20/2011)
      Leopard killed after mauling six in India  (CNN 07/20/2011)
      Gates Foundation: 'We need to reinvent the toilet'  (CNN 07/19/2011)
      'Bravest woman in Mexico' seeks asylum in United States  (CNN 05/23/2011)
      It's NOT the end of the world as we know it  (CNN 05/21/2011)
      Rights group urges Iran not to blind woman's attacker with acid  (CNN 05/14/2011)
      'Deathers' take over where 'birthers' left off  (CNN 05/06/2011)
      Single pine tree a sign of hope amid devastation in Japanese city  (CNN 04/14/2011)
      Inside drug-running submarines Inside seized drug-smuggling submarines  (Time, 03/2011)
      Missing boy sparks huge hunt in Denmark  (CNN 03/28/2011)
      Effect of radiation on humans still harbors mysteries  (CNN 03/21/2011)
      What the "average Joe or Jane" really looks like  (CNN 03/17/2011)
      Amid disaster, Japan's societal mores remain strong  (CNN 03/16/2011)
      The Other Tsunami  (JWR 03/15/2011)
      Why is there no looting in Japan?  (CNN 03/15/2011)
      Taste: It's in your nose and memories  (CNN 03/04/2011)
      Woman rescues husband in tiger attack  (CNN 02/14/2011)
      Sunken ship of skipper who inspired 'Moby-Dick' found  (CNN 02/12/2011)
      An act of faith, desperation or protest: Self-immolations through time  (CNN 01/19/2011)
      After Brazil flooding, loyalty to the dead  (CNN 01/17/2011)
      Excess gaming linked to depression, bad grades  (CNN 01/17/2011)
      Spain requests warrant for alleged Nazi war criminal  (CNN 01/15/2011)
      9 Reasons Pope John Paul II mattered  (CNN 01/14/2011)
      Chill in the White House briefing room  (CNN 01/14/2011)
      Chernobyl: Environmental dead zone or eco-haven?  (CNN 01/14/2011)
      Coffee spill diverts United Airlines flight, Transport Canada says  (CNN 01/05/2011)
      From a tree, a 'miracle' called aspirin  (CNN 12/22/2010)
      Turkish town cashes in on Saint Nick legacy  (CNN 12/22/2010)
      Helen Thomas Leads 2010 List of ‘Top 10 Anti-Semitic Slurs’  (CNN 12/18/2010)
      Pythagoras, a math genius?  Not by Babylonian standards  (CNN 12/17/2010)
      Holiday in Chernobyl: Ukraine to lift restrictions on disaster site  (CNN 12/14/2010)
      Privacy and the Web's 'signal-to-noise ratio'  (CNN 12/14/2010)
      5 geniuses who renounced their work  (CNN 12/04/2010)
      Nations band together to save tigers, eye comeback by 2022  (CNN 11/28/2010)
      Pope urges Spain to shun secularism  (CNN 11/07/2010)
      Man saves Australian woman during shark attack  (CNN 11/02/2010)
      German multiculturalism has 'failed,' Merkel says  (CNN 10/17/2010)
      How the ancient world dealt with cancer  (CNN 10/14/2010)
      World's 'oldest beer' found in shipwreck  (CNN 09/03/2010)
      Online database reveals estates of Marx, Darwin  (CNN 08/11/2010)
      The rise and fall of Noriega, Central America's strongman  (CNN 07/07/2010)
      Oh no, you can't name your baby THAT!  (CNN 07/03/2010)
      Lebanon claims latest title in 'Hummus War'  (CNN 05/09/2010)
      Inside the cat and dog meat market in China  (CNN 03/09/2010)
      World's biggest earthquakes since 1900  (CNN 02/27/2010)
      Hindu sacrifice of 250,000 animals begins  (Guardian, 10/24/2009)
      Dog Back after a Year MIA in Afghanistan  (CNN 11/12/2009)
      Worked to Death: When Going to Work Kills  (CNN 10/06/2009)
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  olitics/us-embassie Westerners (CNN 10/27/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/27/world/asia/al-qaeda-kidnap-threat/index.html Arrests made in shooting of Pakistani schoolgirl Malala (CNN 10/24/2012) | http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/24/arrests-made-in-shooting-of-pakistani-schoolgirl/ Jordan foils major terror plot, officials say (CNN 10/21/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/21/world/meast/jordan-terror-plot-foiled/index.html Rebel Bomb Kills 10 in Heart of Damascus' Christian Quarter (INN 10/21/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/161151 Brother of Al-Qaeda Leader Calls for Jihad Against Jews (INN 10/21/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/161138 Analysis: Five weeks on, confusion and contradictions on Benghazi suspects (CNN 10/19/2012) | http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/19/confusion-and-contradictions-on-benghazi-suspects/ Anti-Syrian official killed when car bomb rocks Beirut (CNN 10/19/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/19/world/meast/lebanon-beirut-blast/index.html Analysis: The lure of the jihad and the danger to Europe (CNN 10/18/2012) | http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/18/analysis-the-lure-of-the-jihad-and-the-danger-to-europe/ Toulouse Terrorist's Al Qaeda Mentor Killed in Pakistan (CNN 10/17/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/161017 Taking tea with a terrorist (CNN 10/17/2012) | http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/17/taking-tea-with-a-terrorist/ The Danish agent, the Croatian blonde and the CIA plot to get al-Awlaki (CNN 10/15/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/15/world/al-qaeda-cia-marriage-plot/index.html Attack on Pakistani schoolgirl galvanizes anti-Taliban feeling (CNN 10/16/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/16/world/asia/pakistan-activist-reaction/index.html Israeli Air Strikes Targeted Salafi Leadership in Gaza (INN 10/14/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/160860 France: Seven Suspected Terrorists Formally Charged (INN 10/12/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/160797 Hezbollah claims it sent drone over Israel, but expert calls it 'rinky-dink' (CNN 10/11/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/11/world/meast/israel-hezbollah-drone/ Security official for U.S. Embassy in Yemen killed (CNN 10/11/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/11/world/meast/yemen-us-embassy-shooting/index.html Pakistani teen blogger in 'critical' condition after Taliban attack (CNN 10/11/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/11/world/asia/pakistan-teen-activist-attack/index.html State Department officials: Benghazi attack 'unprecedented' (CNN 10/09/2012) | http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/09/state-department-officials-benghazi-attack-unprecedented/ US embassy in Libya sought extension of “essential” security team (CNN 10/08/2012) | http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/08/us-embassy-in-libya-sought-extension-of-essential-security-team Mexico confirms death of feared Zetas cartel leader (CNN 10/09/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/09/world/americas/mexico-zetas-cartel-boss/index.html The Danish biker and the trail that led to al Qaeda's most wanted (CNN 10/09/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/09/world/europe/denmark-al-qaeda-trail/index.html Iraqi authorities execute 11 inmates after terrorism convictions (CNN 10/07/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/07/world/meast/iraq-executions/index.html French Police Kill Man Involved in Attack on Jewish Supermarket (INN 10/07/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/160594 Radical Islamist Abu Hamza al-Masri extradited to U.S. (CNN 10/05/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/05/world/europe/uk-abu-hamza-extradition/index.html Video: Syrian rebels say they will kill Iranian hostages (CNN 10/05/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/05/world/meast/syria-civil-war/index.html FBI visits site of attack in Libya (CNN 10/04/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/04/world/africa/libya-fbi-benghazi/index.html Al Qaeda threat in northern Africa "spreading" (CNN 10/03/2012) | http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/03/al-qaeda-threat-in-northern-africa-spreading/ Second Bounty Offer on Anti-Islam Filmmaker (INN 10/02/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/160451 U.S. gathers information about possible targets in Libya (CNN 10/02/2012) | http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/02/us-gathers-information-about-possible-targets-in-libya/ UK High Court to rule on radical Muslim cleric's extradition to U.S. (CNN 10/02/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/02/world/abu-hamza-extradition/index.html Iran Slams U.S. for Taking Opposition Group off Terror List (INN 09/30/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/160405 Guantanamo detainee back in Canada to serve out sentence (CNN 09/29/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/29/world/americas/canada-guantanamo-release/index.html Sources: 15 days after Benghazi attack, FBI still investigating from afar (CNN 09/27/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/26/world/africa/libya-investigation/index.html Intel quickly saw signs of al Qaeda links in consulate attack (CNN 09/26/2012) | http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/27/intel-quickly-saw-signs-of-al-qaeda-links-in-consulate-attack/ Libyan Leader: Embassy Attack Unrelated to Islam Video (INN 09/26/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/160313 Iran, Argentina to Discuss 1994 Terror Attack (INN 09/26/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/160315 Court clears way for cleric Abu Hamza's extradition to U.S. on terror charges (CNN 09/25/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/24/world/europe/uk-abu-hamza/index.html Intelligence chairman doubts Libya attack linked to video (CNN 09/23/2012) | http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/23/intelligence-chairman-doubts-libya-attack-linked-to-video/ Pakistani minister personally offers reward for anti-Islam filmmaker's death (CNN 09/23/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/23/world/meast/pakistan-film-bounty/index.html Video of Stevens Murder: What Really Happened (INN 09/21/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/160160 Italy upholds convictions of Americans in CIA kidnap case (CNN 09/19/2012) | http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/19/italy-upholds-convictions-of-americans-in-cia-kidnap-case/ Al Qaeda calls death of U.S. ambassador a 'gift' (CNN 09/18/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/18/world/film-protests/index.html Suicide attacks kill 13 in Afghanistan (CNN 09/18/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/18/world/asia/afghanistan-attack/index.html Arabs Try To Burn Books of Psalms on Mount of Olives (INN 09/16/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/160030 Terrorists Storm International Peacekeeping Base in Sinai (INN 09/14/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/160000 7 Years, 9,393 Rockets Since Disengagement from Gaza (INN 09/13/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/159946 4 hours of fire and chaos: How the Benghazi attack unfolded (CNN 09/12/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/12/world/africa/libya-consulate-attack-scene/index.html U.S. vows to hunt down perpetrators of Benghazi attack (CNN 09/12/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/12/world/africa/libya-us-ambassador-killed/index.html Pro-al Qaeda group seen behind deadly Benghazi attack (CNN 09/12/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/12/world/africa/libya-attack-jihadists/index.html Attack may have been Al Qaeda revenge plot, London think tank says (CNN 09/12/2012) | http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/12/u-s-ambassador-to-libya-3-others-killed-in-rocket-attack-witness-says/ I didn't recognize bin Laden, SEAL who wrote 'No Easy Day' says (CNN 09/11/2012) | http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/10/i-didnt-recognize-bin-laden-seal-who-wrote-no-easy-day-says/ Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's second in command killed, Yemen says (CNN 09/11/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/10/world/meast/yemen-al-qaeda/index.html Yemeni defense minister survives apparent assassination attempt (CNN 09/11/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/11/world/meast/yemen-violence/index.html Exclusive: Al Qaeda leader's brother offers peace plan (CNN 09/10/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/10/world/meast/zawahiri-peace-plan/index.html Attacks targeting Iraqi police, army leave dozens dead (CNN 09/09/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/09/world/meast/iraq-violence/index.html Pentagon double checked actions of SEALs during bin Laden raid (CNN 09/08/2012) | http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/07/16018/ Officials: Clinton to label Pakistan-based group terrorists (CNN 09/07/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/07/world/asia/pakistan-us-haqqani/index.html The Munich massacre: A survivor's story (CNN 09/05/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/27/sport/olympics-2012-munich-shaul-ladany-survivor/index.html Suicide attack targets U.S. Consulate vehicle in Pakistan; no staffers killed (CNN 09/02/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/03/world/asia/pakistan-peshawar/index.html ISAF: US temporarily halts training of Afghan police over attacks (CNN 09/02/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/02/world/asia/afghanistan-training-halted/index.html Excerpts from SEAL's book about Osama bin Laden killing (CNN 08/31/2012) | http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/30/excerpts-from-seals-book-about-osama-bin-laden-killing/ Egypt Kills 11 Sinai Terrorists (INN 08/29/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/159406 Indian Supreme Court upholds death sentence for Mumbai gunman (CNN 08/29/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/29/world/asia/india-mumbai-terror-verdict/index.html Taliban Beheads 17 for Partaking in Music Celebration (INN 08/27/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/159323 Egyptian Officials Say Released Terrorists Behind Sinai Attack (INN 08/26/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/159268 Video: Hamas MP: 'Annihilate Jews and Americans' (INN 08/26/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/159280 Norway killer Anders Breivik ruled sane, given 21-year prison term (CNN 08/24/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/24/world/europe/norway-breivik-trial/index.html All coalition troops at Afghan bases now armed around the clock (CNN 08/17/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/17/world/asia/afghanistan-taliban/index.html PA Responds to Israeli 'Good Will' by Honoring Terrorists (INN 08/15/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/158926 New Details Exposed About Sinai Terror Attack (INN 08/14/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/158877 Shootings by Afghan forces take growing toll on NATO troops (CNN 08/14/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/13/opinion/bergen-green-on-blue/index.html U.N. Agency Embraces Iranian Terror Group (INN 08/12/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/158814 Report: 3 Egyptian Police Officers Killed in Sinai Chase (INN 08/12/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/158815 Egypt Army Captures 6 Terrorists in Sinai (INN 08/10/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/158793 Israel gives Egypt 'go-ahead' for Sinai helicopters (JWR 08/10/2012) | http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0812/israel_egypt_carnage2.php3 Sinai carnage pressures Israel, Egypt -- and Hamas (JWR 08/08/2012) | http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0812/israel_egypt_carnage.php3 Egypt Admits: We Received Intelligence About the Attack (INN 08/07/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/158690 19 killed in attack on Nigerian church (CNN 08/08/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/07/world/africa/nigeria-church-attack/index.html Livnat in London: We Can't be Silent in the Face of Terror (JWR 08/06/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/158656 Egypt army vows to avenge deadly Sinai attack (JWR 08/06/2012) | http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0812/egypt_attacked.php3 IDF Releases Video of Elimination of Terrorists (INN 08/06/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/158637 Egypt's president condemns attack in Sinai that kills at least 15 soldiers (CNN 08/06/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/06/world/africa/egypt-violence/index.html Officials: Dozens killed in suicide attack at Yemen wake (CNN 08/05/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/05/world/meast/yemen-attack/index.html Acid attacks, poison: What Afghan girls risk by going to school (CNN 08/03/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/02/world/meast/cnnheroes-jan-afghan-school/index.html Three al Qaeda suspects held in Spain, authorities say (CNN 08/02/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/02/world/europe/spain-terror-arrests/index.html Is this al Qaeda's 'last chance' for a country? (CNN 07/26/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/26/world/africa/mali-burnett-al-qaeda/index.html Pakistan spy agency chief to tell CIA: End drone strikes; ID targets for us to attack (CNN 07/24/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/24/world/asia/pakistan-isi-cia-meeting/index.html EXCLUSIVE: Iran in "open war" with Israel (CNN 07/23/2012) | http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/23/exclusive-israel-in-open-war-with-iran/ Source: Afghan policeman kills 3 Americans (CNN 07/23/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/22/world/asia/afghanistan-shooting/index.html Attacks in Iraq kill at least 44 people, officials say (CNN 07/23/2012) | http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/23/world/meast/iraq-unrest/index.html Bulgaria: Iran-Financed Hizbullah Behind Terror Attack (INN 07/22/2012) | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/158113 How Bulgaria became a terrorist target (CNN 07/20/2012) | http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/1 have to worry about will be the Honduran flag mocking our lost sovereignty.       The Electoral College Debate  (JWR 10/17/2018)
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... lamenting the fact that Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito, nominated by George W.  Bush, and Justices Neil Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, nominated by Donald Trump, were court appointments made by presidents who lost the popular vote but won the Electoral College vote.
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Hillary Clinton has long been a critic of the Electoral College.  ... "You won't be surprised to hear that I passionately believe it's time to abolish the Electoral College."
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Subjecting presidential elections to the popular vote sounds eminently fair to Americans who have been miseducated by public schools and universities.
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Worse yet, the call to eliminate the Electoral College reflects an underlying contempt for our Constitution and its protections for personal liberty. 
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Regarding miseducation, the founder of the Russian Communist Party, Vladimir Lenin, said, "Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted."
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His immediate successor, Josef Stalin, added, "Education is a weapon whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed."
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A large part of Americans' miseducation is the often heard claim that we are a democracy.
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The word "democracy" appears nowhere in the two most fundamental documents of our nation — the Declaration of Independence and the U.S.  Constitution.
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In fact, our Constitution — in Article 4, Section 4 — guarantees "to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government."
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The Founding Fathers had utter contempt for democracy.
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James Madison, in Federalist Paper No.  10, said that in a pure democracy, "there is nothing to check the inducements to sacrifice the weaker party or an obnoxious individual."
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At the 1787 Constitutional Convention, Virginia Gov.  Edmund Randolph said that "in tracing these evils to their origin, every man had found it in the turbulence and follies of democracy."
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John Adams wrote: "Remember Democracy never lasts long.  It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself.  There never was a Democracy Yet, that did not commit suicide."
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At the Constitutional Convention, Alexander Hamilton said: "We are now forming a republican government.  Real liberty" is found not in "the extremes of democracy but in moderate governments.  ... If we incline too much to democracy, we shall soon shoot into a monarchy."
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The Founders saw our nation as being composed of sovereign states that voluntarily sought to join a union under the condition that each state admitted would be coequal with every other state.
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The Electoral College method of choosing the president and vice president guarantees that each state, whether large or small in area or population, has some voice in selecting the nation's leaders
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Were we to choose the president and vice president under a popular vote, the outcome of presidential races would always be decided by a few highly populated states. 
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Presidential candidates could safely ignore the interests of the citizens of Wyoming, Alaska, Vermont, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Delaware.
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Why?  They have only 5.58 million Americans, or 1.7 percent of the U.S.  population.
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We would no longer be a government "of the people"; instead, our government would be put in power by and accountable to the leaders and citizens of a few highly populated states.
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Political satirist H.L.  Mencken said, "The kind of man who wants the government to adopt and enforce his ideas is always the kind of man whose ideas are idiotic."
      Lessons from the Kavanaugh chaos — What my father, Justice Antonin Scalia, would have...  (Fox 10/12/2018)
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Although I don't think my father (or anyone) could have predicted the twists and turns of the past several weeks, I don't think he would have been shocked by the no-holds-barred fight over a Supreme Court vacancy, either.
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He long ago warned Americans about the excessive intrusion of politics into the judicial appointment process.
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And he explain