Obama mulled preemptive attack on North Korea: book
9/12/2018, 12:33:04 AMundefined ✔ In his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech in 2009 he said, 'War promises human tragedy,' and 'War at some level is an expression of human folly,' the book says ✔ Graham replied, Mr. President, I don't think you should ever start this process unless you're ready to go to war
Tech entrepreneurs see Ukraine as future IT leader
9/12/2018, 3:17:32 AMundefined ✔ Advocates of the new economy, enthusiastically peppering their Ukrainian with English tech-speak like co-working hub, believe they will eventually transform Ukraine into Europe’s leading country for IT innovation ✔ The next generation are dedicated, intelligent and, most importantly of all, have a global outlook, he says
How Facebook 'became a beast' in Myanmar
9/12/2018, 12:45:35 AMA perfect storm of factors led the social media giant to be used to spread hate against Muslims. ✔ All of the posts were removed after the investigation, although the BBC has since found similar material still live on the site ✔ Reporting by Anisa Subedar Blog by Mike Wendling More from Trending: An Egyptian man in Saudi Arabia has been arrested after a video of him having breakfast with a woman went viral on Twitter
UN chief calls for prevention of full-scale attack on Syria's Idlib - World
9/12/2018, 1:37:18 AMundefined ✔ A newly displaced Syrian child arrives with his family at a refugee camp in Atimah village, Idlib province, Syria, Sept 11, 2018 ✔ There is an urgent need to make greater progress in the Geneva process, and in particular the creation of a constitutional committee as part of the overall political package, he said
The giant war monument no one is responsible for
9/12/2018, 2:50:12 AMBangkok's Victory Monument is hard to miss, but the government doesn't know who is looking after it. ✔ It stands about 50 metres tall on the intersection of three of the city’s busiest roads, one of which runs 1005 kilometres north to the Myanmar border ✔ The War Veterans Organisation, which organises for flowers to be laid in memory of the fallen every year, says it is not responsible ✔ But it won't end there: the city is not sure who looks after another 14 monuments
Advancing the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula
9/12/2018, 1:42:35 AMIt was one year ago in September 2017 that North Korea conducted its sixth nuclear test of a claimed thermonuclear weapon. This was followed in November with the launch of a Hwasong-15 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, capable of reaching the continental United States. ✔ If Mr. Kim wants sanctions relief and a normal relationship with the United States, then complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of all nuclear weapons and facilities is necessary ✔ The views are the author’s and not of any government department or agency
Dash cam footage shows officer being shot at point-blank range
9/12/2018, 3:07:25 AMVideo released by Los Angeles police Monday shows a suspect shooting an officer from inches away and police returning fire, fatally injuring the man. ✔ The male officer approaches the fallen and bloodied suspect and handcuffs him ✔ A video statement says the investigation will take several months ✔ 17, with some 6,000 people in the profession from more than 50 countries participating ✔ You may also want to view these photo galleries: Replay Last SlideNext Slide
US man who joined Al Qaeda says terrorist life was 'extremely boring'
9/12/2018, 3:26:38 AMBryant Neal Vinas grew up in Long Island but fled to Pakistan and then Afghanistan in 2007 after becoming disillusioned with the West. ✔ Bryant Neal Vinas grew up in Long Island but fled to Pakistan and then Afghanistan in 2007 A homegrown terrorist who fled the US to join Al Qaeda in Afghanistan in 2007 has told for the first time how 'boring' his life as a terrorist was and why it failed to match up to his fantasies about jihad ✔ It was a simple process which involved signing forms and handing over his passport
France backs the International Criminal Court after Trump advisor THREATENS sanctions
9/12/2018, 2:30:00 AMFRANCE has come out in public support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the Trump administration threatened sanctions if the intergovernmental organisation investigates accusations of war crimes against the US or its ally Israel. ✔ He said the administration would consider blocking ICC judges and prosecutors from entering the US, prevent them from launching legal proceedings, sanction funds and prosecute them in US courts if they pursue claims against the US ✔ He said: The misguided and harmful policy will only further isolate the United States from its closest allies and gives solace to war criminals and authoritarian regimes seeking to evade international accountability
Turkey urges global support for cease-fire in Syria's Idlib
9/12/2018, 12:06:45 AMUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Turkey urged the international community on Tuesday "to vocally and actively support" Turkish calls for a cease-fire in Syria's last rebel-held stronghold in ✔ UNITED NATIONS (AP) Turkey urged the international community on Tuesday to vocally and actively support Turkish calls for a cease-fire in Syria's last rebel-held stronghold in neighboring Idlib province where Syria and its allies have intensified attacks ahead of an expected offensive ✔ Turkey's Sinirlioglu, whose country supports the Syrian opposition, countered that only a viable cease-fire would allow the creation of an environment to effectively fight terrorism
Commentary: Insider Trump resisters are not heroes
9/12/2018, 3:46:54 AMThe unnamed insiders who claim to be working clandestinely to resist Donald Trump are not heroes. As a State Department whistleblower who lost his career to tell the truth about the Iraq war, I am burdened by how the interviewees in Bob Woodward’s new book, “Fear,” and the anonymous writer of that New York Times “resistance” Op-Ed are hailed as patriots holding back the U.S. president’s worst impulses through fibs and bureaucratic tricks. Having faced similar choices, I know their approach is neither honorable, nor effective. ✔ Having faced similar choices, I know their approach is neither honorable, nor effective ✔ Woodward reports that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis put a Resistance-like stop to Trump's demand to assassinate Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, though Mattis denies it ✔ Stand up if the threat is real, shut up if it’s not
America’s Anger Paradox
9/12/2018, 1:02:47 AMA Michigan Democrat targets angry Trump voters who say they’re sick of being so angry ✔ By Greg Jaffe Greg Jaffe National security reporter Email Bio Follow September 11 at 8:45 PM ROCHESTER, Mich.– Elissa Slotkin assumed that her campaign for Congress would be built around pocketbook issues such as the rising cost of healthcare, stagnant wages and unaffordable college tuition ✔ She and the woman were about the same age; both were well off financially; both of their husbands were auto industry executives
Hurricane Florence: South Carolina gubernatorial candidate CALLED up for active duty
9/12/2018, 1:12:16 AMSOUTH Carolina’s Democratic Party candidate for governor was deployed on active duty with the SC National Guard unit on Monday as Hurricane Florence approaches, which is threatening to cause extensive damage to the east coast of the United States. ✔ James Smith has been called up on active duty ahead of the tropical storm (Image: Twitter/Getty) Evacuation orders for more than one million people are currently in effect, with the National Hurricane Centre predicting the storm’s winds could reach up to 150-155mph, only 7mph short of a Category 5 hurricane ✔ That’s admirable, no matter your political affiliation
'Unbelievable': Bald eagle lands on firetruck's 9/11 flag display
9/12/2018, 2:44:01 AMA bald eagle landed on the extended ladder of a Minnesota fire truck involved in a flag display in memory of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. ✔ Ghanaians are paying their respects to Annan, who died in August in Switzerland at age 80, ahead of Thursday's state funeral ✔ 17, with some 6,000 people in the profession from more than 50 countries participating ✔ You may also want to view these photo galleries: Replay Last SlideNext Slide
‘Tremendously big’: Trump reaches for superlatives in the face of calamity
9/12/2018, 12:49:51 AMThe president has long attracted criticism for an odd exuberance — and a fondness for exclamation points — amid storms and other deadly disasters. ✔ As in Puerto Rico, Trump seems so self-absorbed so focused on getting credit that the victims seem far removed from his concerns ✔ Trump began the day with morning tweets, roundly described as tone-deaf, in which he excoriated his own Justice Department, praised his personal attorney Rudolph W ✔ Aaron Blake, Josh Dawsey and Anne Gearan contributed to this report
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