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US intelligence discovered earlier this year that the Russian government planned to assassinate the chief executive of a powerful German arms manufacturer that has been producing artillery shells and military vehicles for Ukraine, according to five US and western officials familiar with the episode. The plot was one of a series of Russian plans to assassinate defense industry executives across Europe who were supporting Ukraine’s war effort, these sources said. The plan to kill Armin Papperger, a white-haired goliath who has led the German manufacturing charge in support of Kyiv, was the most mature. When the Americans learned of the...

(Video at link) EXCERPT 0:20 It is a really open question; How much debt is too much and when should you tighten? We're in the midst of a difficult, delicate, two-speed maneuver. 1:15 If you have a growing economy, you can tolerate a high level of debt. If you have an economy in recession, and too much debt, you get into what's called a debt trap.1:50 This argument is overshadowed by political considerations. In Europe, you have debate of eurozone members and their debt. 2:25 We can issue our own currency in the U.S., and the dollar is quite strong....

1. In many of your writings and speech you describe Israel like a terrorist country. I read once you had lived for a while at kibbutzs in the "A Life Of A Dissent". What was the reason for such a preference? In addition to this how do you evaluate the legitimate (recognition) problem of Israel in terms of world public opinion exclusively Islamic countries? I do not remember actually calling Israel a "terrorist country," though it certainly engages in actions of a kind that we call "terrorism" and "aggression," among other crimes, when perpetrated by official enemies. It is important...

University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill speaks during a public lecture entitled 'Speaking Truth to Power: Academic Freedom in the Age of Terror,' at the University of Hawaii campus in Honolulu, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005. Churchill, criticized for his comments likening some Sept. 11 victims to Nazis, defended his position before an overflow crowd Tuesday night at the University of Hawaii, saying the attack on the World Trade Center was inevitable given U.S. international and economic policies. (AP Photo/Ronen Zilberman)