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The government of Russia dismissed the potential on Tuesday of a shipment of dozens of American tanks, promised by left-wing President Joe Biden, to change the momentum of its invasion of Ukraine, suggesting they would “burn just like all the others.” Top Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday, following Biden’s announcement, that the plan to equip Ukraine with tanks in anticipation of the ground in the country thawing in spring was “disastrous.” “I am certain that many experts understand the absurdity of this idea. The plan is disastrous in terms of technology,” Peskov said during his daily press...

Samudra was inspired by the internet to wage a holy war.IMAM Samudra yesterday became the second Bali bomber to be sentenced to death by firing squad for his role in the October 12 atrocity. He greeted the sentence with euphoric chants of "Allahu Akbar" - God is great. Earlier, during the four-and-a-half-hour sentencing, he had dramatically blocked his ears when Christian Judge Liston Sirait read to him a passage from Pope John Paul, which warned that the Government was the servant of God and had the right to punish wrongdoers for their actions. After his antics, aimed at illustrating his...