Why police aren't calling Austin bombing suspect Mark Anthony Conditt a terrorist

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A crime is classified as terrorism only if it is politically motivated. Authorities don't yet know why Austin bomber Mark Anthony Conditt planted explosive devices around the city, sending ripples of terror through Texas' capital. That means they cannot determine whether he was, in fact, a...

Another day of pins and needles as yet another White House shakeup looms

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WASHINGTON — It’s Friday. The president hasn’t tweeted yet. But there are three people in Washington who are going to be particularly interested in what he has to say today: John Kelly, H.R. McMaster and Jeff Sessions.All day, Washington will once again be on pink slip watch, waiting to see if...

The National Security Strategy Is Not a Strategy -- Trump’s Incoherence Is a Reminder of Why a New Approach Is Needed

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I enlarged the part of the article regarding President Trump, in order to make it easier to locate and read...  I would have changed the colour of the text, but I just could not decide what colour to choose!  [sigh]...

Putin's Plan for Syria ................... How Russia Wants to End the War

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There has been recent conversation regarding Turkey and Erdogan ... I think this article offers a glimpse at things that are taking place in Syria between Russia, Turkey, Iran regarding power in Syria and Assad.... ............... After nearly seven years, the Syrian civil war is finally...

America’s Original Sin Slavery and the Legacy of White Supremacy

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I would really like to have a discussion about this article .. a very interesting read.  I do not know that I agree with all of it - yet it is food for thought.  I found a connection between the issues of the 1800's and now - politics seems to be a racially dividing factor that is still being...

Al Franken resigns, blasts Republican hypocrisy on sexual misconduct

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Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., the former “Saturday Night Live” comic who made an improbable journey to become a leading liberal voice in the Senate, announced on Thursday that he will leave office in the coming weeks, after a string of allegations of sexual misconduct and mounting pressure from...

The ugly election between white and black candidates for Atlanta mayor

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Amid the DC drama, there is local drama.  My buddy that lives 'bout an hour out of Atlanta has mentioned this election a couple of time - I thought he was joking, I never bothered to investigate ............. and TA DA it is for real!  Sad state of affairs .. I am naive when it comes to skin...