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War Countries - SERIES 308 {11 articles}

U.S. general wounded in attack in Afghanistan

10/21/2018, 5:50:24 PM
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Smiley was shot in Kandahar province on Oct. 18. ✔ They spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue ✔ Smiley has served in the Army for just over 30 years and became a general in May 2017, according to an official biography ✔ With casting our ballots without fear we honor the sacrifices of the fallen


Images of Crimean War give rare glimpse into military life in 1800s

10/21/2018, 5:49:58 PM
The collection, some dating back a remarkable 160 years, document the infamous Crimean War of the 1850s. They were taken at a Calvary camp in Ukraine by British snapper Roger Fenton. ✔ France's new emperor, Napoleon III, wanted France to re-stamp her authority on the international stage, and saw the gradual weakening of the Ottoman Empire as an opportunity for France to flex her muscles and attempt to intimidate the Ottomans into bowing to French pressure


Opinion | Yes, the U.S. sometimes supports warlords and dictators. So when should we stop?

10/21/2018, 4:20:16 PM
An Afghan warlord and a brutal Saudi prince remind us that the United States often chooses its friends poorly. ✔ The Atlantic had a valuable primer on him in 2011: Reporter Matthieu Aikins interviewed two boys who were tortured by Raziq’s men because they were wrongly suspected of smuggling food to the Taliban; and he presented convincing evidence that Raziq had massacred 16 men in a tribal dispute and then claimed they were Taliban fighters killed in battle


AP Analysis: Saudi prince likely to survive worst crisis yet

10/21/2018, 4:40:42 PM
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul is unlikely to halt Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's rise to power, but could cause irreparable harm to relations with Western governments and businesses, potentially endangering his ambitious reform plans. International outrage over Khashoggi's Oct. 2 slaying at the hands of Saudi officials, under still-disputed circumstances, has marked the greatest crisis in the 33-year-old's rapid rise, already tarnished by a catastrophic war in Yemen and a sweeping roundup of Saudi businessmen and activists.


The Guardian view on taming technology: it’s out of control | Editorial

10/21/2018, 5:28:11 PM
Editorial: Technology’s power to manipulate minds and emotions may be too much for society ✔ The cameras in today’s smartphones are distinguished far more by their software, which use AI techniques to enhance photographs, than by the hardware behind them ✔ The problem here is not only that the company’s recommendation algorithms lead inexorably towards edgier and sometimes extremist material ✔ We must hope that someone comes up with better solutions than he and his party managed


Russian officials warn of 'full chaos' if Trump pulls out of nuclear arms treaty

10/21/2018, 6:00:58 PM
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev said, "Washington’s desire to turn back politics cannot be supported." ✔ On Monday, Bolton meets with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov ✔ Moscow will be free to deploy the 9M729 cruise missile, and an intermediate-range ballistic missile if it wants, without any restraint ✔ In the past, the Obama administration worked to convince Moscow to respect the INF treaty, but made little progress


California's votes on $4bn measure to address America's worse housing crisis

10/21/2018, 6:54:52 PM
Californians are voting on measures that would address several issues ✔ Over 1 million people have been evacuated leading up to the arrival of the category 4 storm Getty 40/50 12 September 2018 Um Majid, left, tries an improvised gas mask on family members in her home in Binnish in Syria's rebel-held northern Idlib province as part of preparations for any upcoming raids


The list of surreal hypocrisies across America is endless

10/21/2018, 7:02:03 PM
Over the past several weeks, our nation’s cultural elites and mainstream media have lurched from one absurdity to another. Following each day’s news causes one to suspect you might be reading badly-written fiction as opposed to journalism that is accurate, real and true. ✔ Stormy Daniels, who has chosen the vice of selling herself for sex (and filming it), is praised as the paragon of virtue because she sued a man with whom she says she was paid to have sex ✔ Everett Piper, president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University, is the author of Not A Day Care: The Devastating Consequences of Abandoning Truth (Regnery 2017)


US fears Russia will help Iran evade oil sanctions

10/21/2018, 6:05:01 PM
undefined ✔ The administration has encouraged big oil producers such as Saudi Arabia and Russia to increase their own exports to help make up for any deficit on the world market to ensure importers have alternatives to Iranian oil and keep prices stable ✔ Follow @KatrinaManson and @OilSheppard on Twitter


There are cyber vulnerabilities in our defense system and they must be fixed

10/21/2018, 7:02:12 PM
In July 2015, Wired magazine published a report of a test in which a team of computer “hackers,” using a wireless connection to the car’s computers, controlled the car’s computers. They turned the air conditioning and radio on, shut off the engine and the brakes. At one point, they cut off operation of the car’s transmission. ✔ At one point, they cut off operation of the car’s transmission ✔ Sophisticated cyber attackers may take years to find how one system enables them to access another and provide the means of controlling any and all of them ✔ Bush administration, is the author of In the Words of Our Enemies


Everton vs Crystal Palace, LIVE updates from Goodison Park

10/21/2018, 4:27:02 PM
Sunday's one and only Premier League fixture features two sides eager for a victory to kick-start their season as Everton meet Crystal Palace. Join ADAM SHERGOLD for all the action live. ✔ Andre Gomes, the man on loan from Barcelona, making his debut for the Toffees today ✔ {id:6299793,channel:/sport,pageUrl:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6299793/Everton-vs-Crystal-Palace-LIVE-updates-Goodison-Park.html,status:running,greenBox:{body:},modifiedOrder:1} 0 0


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