IRAQ AND A HARD PLACE: The US is watching years of sacrifice, casualties, and money swirl down the drain, as militant forces continue to destabilize Iraq and capture critical cities outside…
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“They dance, they drum; they go on the warpath… symbolic servants, they serve as mascots and metaphors. We rely on these images to anchor us to the land and verify…
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TALIBAN TAKES FLIGHT: The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack at the country’s largest and busiest airport. This fans the flames of instability in nuclear-armed Pakistan, and again raises the…
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Situational Awareness: ‘Racist’ Bieber, Charley Weaver, Denny’s in Idaho
by Bruce Haringby Bruce HaringCUTTING THE CARBS: The Environmental Protection Agency has set a goal of cutting carbon dioxide emissions by “up to” 30% by 2030. The “up to” is based on 2005 emission…
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One quarter of the globe’s adult population is “deeply infected with Antisemitic attitudes,” according to a new survey published by the New York City-based Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The survey also found…
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The two Koreas are mouthing off about each other again, so it must be a day ending in “y.” As the South investigates the appearance of mysterious crashed drones on…
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Welcome to Situational Awareness, a weekly roundup of news from last week that will likely be causing sleepless nights in the future. #BRINGBACKWHOSEGIRLS? — Africa’s largest economy, the oil-rich Nigeria, this…
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Situational Awareness: Warren Dodges Questions, Sterling Fights Back, Obama Punts on Ukraine
by Bruce Haringby Bruce HaringWelcome to Situational Awareness, a weekly roundup of news from last week that will likely be causing sleepless nights in the future. ALAS, POOR HILLARY: Big Chief Elizabeth Warren, she…
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Clippers owner Donald Sterling shouldn’t be worried that his life is over. Sure, he’s now holed up in the penthouse of a Beverly Hills office building, subsisting on pizza and…
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Minutes ago Adam Silver, commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA), announced that the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, Donald Sterling, is banned for life from all NBA…
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