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    Putin orders nuclear deterrent forces status raised to ‘special combat readiness’

    He likely assumed that President Zelensky would follow the same cowardly path taken by the Afghan President who fled when the Taliban was moving into Kabul and that Ukraine’s military forces would disintegrate as occurred in Afghanistan. He miscalculated badly. He is now faced with united...
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    Russia says Finland, Sweden could face consequences if countries move to join NATO

    President Putin fails to understand that sovereign states are free to make their own choices. His naked aggression in attacking Ukraine has increased the likelihood that countries bordering Russia will seek NATO membership.
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    Taliban entering Kabul 'from all sides'

    Trump is the author. Biden who had the opportunity to change course acquiesced. Responsibility lies with both. Worse, this may give the Republicans a viable road back to a majority in one house of Congress.
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    Taliban entering Kabul 'from all sides'

    The Biden abdication in Afghanistan will have long-lasting and far-reaching consequences. Allies, would-be allies, and rivals of the U.S. will raise legitimate questions about the shelf-life of American commitments. The thinking will be that any endeavor that requires patience or encounters...
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    Senate Republicans Filibuster Jan. 6 Inquiry Bill, Blocking an Investigation

    This was a shameful vote. Those who opposed a bipartisan investigation into the January 6 insurrection will either be remembered as disgraced, cowardly, and unprincipled individuals in history or worse, as minor actors who paved the way for the ultimate destruction of the American constitutional...
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    North Korea says children volunteering on mines and farms

    Moscow was essentially the capital of the communist world into the mid-1950s when USSR-China relations began to deteriorate. By the early 1960s, there was a significant break in USSR-China relations and by the late 1960s there were border skirmishes. This break in ties created an opportunity for...
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    [W:682] Israel is committing the crime of apartheid, rights group says

    No. They have to be members of the armed forces, not eligible to be drafted or former members. Most Israelis are civilians.
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    [W:682] Israel is committing the crime of apartheid, rights group says

    A civilian objective becomes a military one when it is used for purposes that facilitate military operations (intelligence, command-and-control, observation, etc.) or otherwise contribute to military operations.
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    Israeli airstrike on Gaza claims eight young cousins

    Here’s an example of Israel calling off an air strike due to children being in the vicinity of the target. This story doesn’t get told often enough, but Israel takes elaborate measures to try to minimize harm to civilians. In contrast, the Hamas terrorist group engages in indiscriminate...
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    [W:682] Israel is committing the crime of apartheid, rights group says

    The Hamas terrorist organization’s charter declares: The Islamic Resistance Movement believes that the land of Palestine is an Islamic Waqf consecrated for future Moslem generations until Judgement Day. It, or any part of it, should not be squandered: it, or any part of it, should not be given...
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    [W:682] Israel is committing the crime of apartheid, rights group says

    What you ignore is that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat rejected peace in 2001 and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas rejected peace in 2008. Had either man shown minimal courage and foresight to bring an end to the historic dispute, things would be vastly different. Moreover, none of your claims...
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    [W:682] Israel is committing the crime of apartheid, rights group says

    There was a low-level sectarian conflict between Arabs and Jews at the time the British Mandate was coming to a close. The differences between the parties were irreconcilable. That’s why UNSCOP recommended a partition plan for a two-state solution and the UN adopted that recommendation in...
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    [W:682] Israel is committing the crime of apartheid, rights group says

    The Palestinians seek to accomplish through diplomatic terms what they cannot accomplish through force of arms. They seek that Israel accept terms that would bring an end to the Jewish state. Israel will never consent to what would amount to its own national suicide. No rational nation would.
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    [W:682] Israel is committing the crime of apartheid, rights group says

    The Hamas terrorist group cannot destroy Israel. If it could, I don’t think there is any doubt it would do so. What it can do is inflict harm on civilians through indiscriminate rocket attacks (and in the past suicide bomb attacks). It also engages in human shielding by operating in close...
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    [W:682] Israel is committing the crime of apartheid, rights group says

    There is no “siege mentality” even as Israel has had to fight numerous wars and battles against enemy armies and terrorist organizations to secure its existence. Israel is a confident, forward-looking, and prosperous society with ties that span the globe. Its people have achieved a high quality...
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