US general shot in last week's Taliban attack
10/21/2018, 10:31:15 PMAn American general was wounded during an insider attack in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province that killed two senior provincial officials and targeted the head of US forces in the country, it emerged on Sunday. ✔ I can confirm that he is recovering from a gunshot wound, Navy Lt Cmdr Grant Neeley told Task and Purpose ✔ They said their primary target was the province’s notoriously hard line police chief, Abdul Raziq ✔ Gen Smiley has served in the Army for more than 30 years and was deployed to Afghanistan in the summer to take over the southern command of the train, advise and assist mission to support local troops
Iran terrorists lurk in embassies
10/21/2018, 10:14:57 PMA report from Iranian dissidents shows how the hard-line Islamic regime places terrorist operatives abroad under the cover of diplomacy. ✔ The coalition includes the activist chapter known as MEK, which operates far-flung spy networks in Iran ✔ The National Council says the embassy has since planned several missions against its members ✔ In March, Albanian authorities arrested two Iranian agents who planned to set off a truck bomb at a Persian celebration, the report says
MIT professor accuses Bellingcat’s Higgins of enabling war criminals to walk free in Syria (VIDEO)
10/21/2018, 11:16:49 PMA debate between Bellingcat’s Eliot Higgins and MIT Professor Theodore Postol on the alleged chemical weapons attack in Khan Sheikhoun, Syria in April 2017 got heated as the two accused each other of covering up war crimes. ✔ It’s being used to deny war crimes, Higgins stated boldly ✔ Yasha Levine (@yashalevine) October 21, 2018 Seconds into the debate Eliot Higgins is avoiding answering simple question Christine Maguire (@_ChrisMaguire) October 20, 2018 Subscribe to RT newsletter to get stories the mainstream media won’t tell you
Saudi Arabia needs to pay for what happened to Jamal Khashoggi
10/21/2018, 11:00:08 PMDonald Trump should stop aiding the Saudi military and/or levy sanctions on any Saudi responsible for killing The Washington Post columnist: Our view ✔ Perhaps U.S. spy agencies see the crown prince as inextricably linked to Khashoggi's suspected murder, what with Salman's henchmen populating the Saudi Consulate in Turkey the day the journalist vanished inside ✔ The Arab kingdom feels threatened by Iran and its growing clout in neighboring Iraq ✔ To balance that threat, Saudi Arabia needs an open weapons pipeline ✔ If you can't see this reader poll, please refresh your page
How the United States Achieved World Leadership
10/21/2018, 10:29:19 PMDerek Leebaert’s “Grand Improvisation” tells a complicated story of post-World War II Europe with Washington often operating in a fog. ✔ · With the American Army heading home after defeating the fascists, the British Army of the Rhine remained the largest military presence in Western Europe ✔ Bears: New England Wins as Trubisky’s Hail Mary Lands One Yard Short Migrant Caravan Continues North, Defying Mexico and U.S.
Trump, the Saudis, and America's disastrous 'enemy of my enemy is my friend' strategy
10/21/2018, 9:04:49 PM"The enemy of my enemy is my friend" strategy has been the source of some of our country's biggest geopolitical blunders, John Avlon writes. ✔ MUST WATCH Trump concerned about Khashoggi's missing body 01:23 John Avlon is a CNN senior political analyst and anchor ✔ There's a now-infamous photo of Donald Rumsfeld -- the once and future defense secretary -- deferentially shaking Hussein's hand as an envoy of then-President Reagan
Jamal Khashoggi’s death haunts any Saudi ties
10/21/2018, 11:24:32 PMWhat people are saying about President Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia, the death of Jamal Khashoggi, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. ✔ Amnesty International warned Djokovi and Nadal that they were being used as pawns by the Saudi rulers, and urged them to at least speak out against the human rights abuses in the country which include a devastating war in Yemen ✔ But tardiness isn’t an excuse not to step up now, and silence certainly isn’t the answer
Trump's stance on caravan could increase illegal immigration
10/21/2018, 8:26:40 PMA Honduran caravan heads north to the United States, but the Trump administration's approach to immigration will only exacerbate the issue, writes Samantha Vinograd. ✔ MUST WATCH Trump to reporter: Don't be a baby 01:30 Samantha Vinograd is a CNN National Security Analyst ✔ Moon signed an intra-Korean railroad deal -- which would have real financial benefits for North Korea -- despite potentially violating US sanctions
Beto O’Rourke says calling Ted Cruz ‘Lyin’ Ted’ ‘was not best phrase to use’ as Texas Senate race heats up
10/21/2018, 8:42:30 PMUpstart Democrat raises millions more for Texas Senate race than Ted Cruz ✔ The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years made landfall on September 4, the country's weather agency said, bringing violent winds and heavy rainfall that prompted evacuation warnings AFP/Getty 49/50 3 September 2018 Myanmar journalist Kyaw Soe Oo is escorted by police after being sentenced by a court to jail in Yangon
What's behind Trump's decision to ditch a decades-old arms control treaty?
10/21/2018, 10:43:54 PMPresident Donald Trump said Saturday that he intends to withdraw the US from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, citing Russia's violations of the treaty and China's missile arsenal as reasons for ditching the accord. ✔ The Chinese are stockpiling missiles because they're not bound by it at all ✔ Iran and North Korea Kirby said the decision to leave the treaty would likely diminish our credibility at the negotiating table with regards to efforts aimed at reducing North Korea and Iran's missile stockpiles
Afghans shut out by polling station chaos return to vote
10/21/2018, 9:42:38 PMAfghans unable to vote in Saturday's parliamentary election because hundreds of polling stations failed to open were given another chance to cast their ballot on Sunday after the authorities extended voting for another day. With the Taliban operating freely across much of the country and heavy pressure from international partners… ✔ Many independent election observers were reluctant to work fearing militant attacks but the threat came from other groups as well as the Taliban ✔ The election in the central province of Ghazni was also postponed due to disagreements over the representation of different ethnic groups
Stan & Ollie review, LFF: Insightful and endlessly touching
10/21/2018, 8:42:33 PMOur critic reviews the Laurel and Hardy biopic, starring Steve Coogan and John C Reilly, as it closes out the London Film Festival ✔ Dir: Jon S Baird; Starring: Steve Coogan, John C Reilly, Nina Arianda, Shirley Henderson, Danny Huston ✔ Marvel Studios / Disney 15/17 Sicilian Ghost Story Sicilian Ghost Story is a genre-bending affair that combines elements of teen romance, gothic psycho-drama and political thriller
Heroes in horror: Mass shootings across America create a celebrity culture around victims
10/21/2018, 9:05:43 PMIn hundreds of active shooter attacks, public interest and an aggressive news cycle have created a complex connection between tragedy and celebrity. ✔ He is a public official now, elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2016 ✔ Earlier in the evening Skarlatos announced his intent to run for the Douglas County Commissioner seat recently vacated by Gary Leif ✔ Especially living in small town all the people here already know who I am
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