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  • Under What Theory Should Iran Be Immune From Lethal Response To Its Actions?

    03/04/2026 5:50:13 AM PST · by MtnClimber · 22 replies
    Manhattan Contrarian ^ | 3 Mar, 2026 | Francis Menton
    In today’s world, there are 193 countries in the UN. The large majority of those countries will vote consistently against the United States on measures that come before the General Assembly. Then again, the international system that counts is not the UN, but rather the U.S.-led commercial and legal order of alliances and trade. Almost all of the 193 UN member countries participate willingly in that system, to their great benefit. They may oppose the U.S. on many issues, and they may have disputes with their immediate neighbors, but they don’t make themselves constant troublemakers threatening to disrupt world peace...
  • Jordan cancels summit between Biden, King Abdulla, President Sisi and president Abbas

    10/17/2023 2:35:09 PM PDT · by janetjanet998 · 40 replies
    BREAKING: Jordan cancels summit between Biden, King Abdulla, President Sisi and president Abbas planned for tomorrow in Amman, Jordanian foreign minister says
  • 13-year-old girl sentenced to 7 years for 2023 beating death of DC man

    12/09/2024 11:02:29 PM PST · by Morgana · 34 replies
    FOX 5 ^ | December 4, 2024 | Bob Barnard
    WASHINGTON - A young teenager will spend the next seven years behind bars for her role in the beating death of a frail D.C. man on a street in Northwest last year. The 13-year-old was sentenced Wednesday. In court, she apologized before she was ordered held until her 21st birthday. All five girls involved in the beating death of 64-year-old Reggie Brown, a D.C. man who family says suffered from multiple disabilities and was battling to beat cancer, were between the ages of 12 and 15 when they committed the crime in October 2023. Despite their age, the girls are...
  • U.S. hits Iran-linked facility amid ongoing attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq, Syria

    11/08/2023 5:06:14 PM PST · by McGruff · 31 replies
    CBS News ^ | Nov 8, 2023 | Eleanor Watson
    The U.S. conducted its second set of strikes within a month on Iran-linked facilities in retaliation for continuing to attack U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement that the strikes were conducted at the direction of President Biden. The strikes targeted a weapons storage facility in eastern Syria used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups. Two U.S. F-15s conducted the strikes. "The United States is fully prepared to take further necessary measures to protect our people and our facilities," Austin said. "We urge against any escalation." .... There have...
  • US military carried out airstrikes on Iranian proxy forces in Syria

    10/26/2023 7:01:50 PM PDT · by janetjanet998 · 131 replies
    US military carried out airstrikes on Iranian proxy forces in Syria moments ago in response to recent attacks on U.S. bases since Oct 17: sources tell Fox News