A Remarkable Story When U.S. And German Soldiers Joined Forces Near The End Of The Second World War To Battle Against An SS Division

‘The Last Battle: When U.S. and German Soldiers Joined Forces in the Waning Hours of World War II in Europe’ By Stephen Harding. 256 pages....

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Picture Of The Day

Other than in China, the Chinese New Year is also celebrated in countries with significant Chinese populations like Indonesia, Malaysia, Th...

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European Council President Donald Tusk: 'President Trump Is A Threat To Europe'

DW : EC President Tusk lists US administration as one of EU's 'external threats' The Trump administration has joined Russia,...

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Is Russian Intelligence Funding The Anti-Fracking Movment In The U.S.?

People walk away from a protest against fracking and neighborhood oil drilling in Los Angeles, California, May 14. Lucy Nicholson/Reuters ...

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Is Israel The Most Technologically Advanced Military On The Planet?

Israel is one of the world's top weapons exporters with $6.5 billion in annual arms sales. IDF Yaakov Katz, New York Post : Why Israe...

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Is President Trump's Attempt To Develop A Detente With Russia Upsetting The Balance Of Power?

Kambiz Foroohar, Bloomberg : UN Braces as Trump’s Detente With Russia Upsets Balance of Power * Historic alliance between U.S., U.K. and...

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U.S. President Donald Trump Has Nominated Neil Gorsuch To The Supreme Court

Reuters : Trump picks conservative judge Gorsuch for U.S. Supreme Court President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated Neil Gorsuch for a l...

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Trump announces Presidential travel ban to Milwaukee

He's  canceled  this week's visit in the face of unvetted Facebook registrations to a demonstration page.

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Editor's Note

Have to attend to a small family emergency. Blogging will return later this evening.

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As Anti-ISIS Forces Close In On Raqqa The U.S. Sends Them Armoured Vehicles

Euronews : Syria: Anti-ISIL forces close in on Raqqa The US-backed campaign against ISIL is closing in on Raqqa, the Syrian capital of t...

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More Details Emerge On Sunday's U.S. Special Forces Raid Against An Al Qaeda Base In Yemen

BBC : US raid on al-Qaeda in Yemen: What we know so far US special forces operatives carried out a raid in central Yemen on Sunday, targ...

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Two Video Documentaries Reporting On The War Against The Taliban

Al Jazeera : This is Taliban Country In 2014 we reported from a Taliban stronghold, where armed fighters were patrolling the streets. Wh...

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Violence Escalating In Eastern Ukraine

DW: Deadly violence erupts in eastern Ukraine amid 'worsening humanitarian situation' Ukrainian soldiers, rebels and civilians ...

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Trident Missile Nose Cap Washes Up On The Beach In The Bahamas.

Trident II (D5) ballistic missile fired by HMS Vigilant during a test launch in the Atlantic Ocean, the week of 22 October 2012 BBC : Trid...

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Advocates explain why WI wolf hunt remains bad idea

I want to call attention to some recent publications showing why Wisconsin should not be granted permission by Congress to set its wolf hunt...

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Walker praises apprentice President's Muslim ban

I noted the other day somewhat tongue-in-cheek that right-wing WI Gov. Scott Walker had gotten it right in an early Presidential debate whe...

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Why You Need A Real Estate Agent! – Hallmark Abstract LLC [del.icio.us]

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Editor's Note

Today is my annual physical/blood test/etc.. Blogging will return when I come back.

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China Tests A New Missile That Can Carry 10 Nuclear Warheads

DF-5B ICBM Washington Free Beacon: China Tests Missile With 10 Warheads Multi-warhead weapon tested amid growing tensions with the Uni...

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The FBI's Power To Spy On Journalists Is Raising Concerns

The Intercept: Secret Rules Make It Pretty Easy For The FBI To Spy On Journalists Rules governing the use of national security letters a...

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Yemen's Houthi Rebels Attack A Saudi Frigate Killing Two Crew Members

Reuters: Yemen's Houthis attack Saudi ship, launch ballistic missile The armed Houthi movement attacked a Saudi warship off the wes...

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Iran Carries Out Missile Test

New York Times : Iran Launches a Missile, Testing Trump’s Vows of Strict Enforcement WASHINGTON — Iran conducted its first missile test ...

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Political coincidences and my bedside reading

These are pure coincidences.  I don't actually choose my own books, most of the time.  My wife puts books on my night stand, and wheneve...

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Tuesday music: If you only love American music, you just suck

I tried to do this a while back, and couldn't remember to maintain it.  Maybe it will stick this time. The Tuareg are a Berber group t...

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'The best country in the world' and Australian patriotism: Contrasted with some other countries A typically Leftist scorn for pa...

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Catamaran capsize survivor tells of hanging on to friend's body

Chinese tourist Fan Li Xia and other passengers held on to the body of a dead friend for as long as they could as they trod water after a c...

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Petrol dealers claimed fuel price hike rumours unverified

Rumours of a supposed increase in fuel prices in February are unverified, said the Petrol Dealers Association of Malaysia (PDAM). Its pre...

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Tourist catamaran operator used unsanctioned jetty

Tanjung Aru jetty meant for villagers of the water village KOTA KINABALU - Early investigations into the tourist boat that sank in...

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Former Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs Wants To Combat President Trump By “Unleashing Drug Cartels”

WNU Editor : This is just one more reason why the border will need to be secured. Hat tip to SHTFplan.com for this story.

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Tweet For Today

People gather to remember the victims of a shooting at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada #QuebecCityMosqueShooting http://pic.twitter.com/8T...

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Does The Kremlin Think They Are Already At War?

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (C) attends a conference at the main operation centre of the Russian armed forces, with Defence Minis...

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Picture Of The Day

The warship can carry up to seven metric tons of armaments on 10 stations and can reach a speed of Mach 2.25 (over 2,700 kmph). A new multi...

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Does China Want A Nuclear Arms Race?

China's road-mobile ICBMs. Chinese Defense Melissa Hanham, Foreign Policy : China’s Happy to Sit Out the Nuclear Arms Race While P...

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Is The U.S. On The Precipice Of Widespread Civil Unrest?

Demonstrators marching on Market Street in San Francisco on Wednesday after the election of Donald Trump as US president.REUTERS/Stephen La...

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Trump grabs starring role in new Nixon drama

Trump has fired the Acting Attorney General. Cue the Saturday Night Massacre comparisons.

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In A Show Of Defiance, Acting Attorney General And Obama Nominee Declares Justice Department Will Not Defend Trump’s Immigration Order

Washington Post : Acting Attorney General declares Justice Department won’t defend Trump’s immigration order Acting Attorney General Sal...

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Terror Attack In Quebec City -- News Roundup

CBC News: Quebec City mosque attack suspect Alexandre Bissonnette charged with 6 counts of 1st-degree murder Facebook group described B...

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 30, 2017

© REUTERS/ Rick Wilking Paul Mulshine, NJ.com : Drilling down on a crazy government: Trump can't be any nuttier than Bush and Obama ...

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World News Briefs -- January 30, 2017

New York Times: Suspect In Quebec Mosque Shooting Charged With 6 Counts of Murder QUEBEC — Alexandre Bissonnette, the alleged gunman wh...

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