Photos such as this underline the importance both of history and good allies for the future.

The bane of the PLA and the Russian Navy.

Within the expanding cordons, IDF ground units will be able to conduct methodical sweeps to detain or kill Hamas fighters. Receiving new intelligence, Israeli special forces will also be able to launch rapid hostage rescue operations and capture-kill raids washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/298679…

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Rafah’s grid/block system of roads and arterial junctions offers the IDF means of cordoning off the town’s various neighborhoods. washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/298679…

The IDF’s Merkava tanks and Trophy anti-missile protection systems have excelled thus far in Gaza. They can spearhead offensive operations to create new cordon zones and target Hamas building strongholds that are too well-protected for raids. washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/298679…

if Trump wins I hope he does a weekly game show & grants massive payments to people who voted for him in swing states. Huge, obscene sums. Literally just pick folks out & give them money for whatever. “This week, plumbers from Georgia will be here to collect their $900 million!”

100 year old Jack Milton had a decorated military career, a pilot in WWII, Korea & Vietnam.

For all the honors, one evaded him: Graduate.

He was called to serve & never formally received his diploma from UMGC.

Until yesterday, in a surprise ceremony.

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Second, these incidents are likely only the tip of the iceberg. We should expect further arrests by Western security services of would-be Russian saboteurs in the coming weeks. The risk of successful attacks is also significant. washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/298525…

First, the similarity in time and intent between the plots in the U.K. and Germany suggests a new and concerted Russian effort to conduct sabotage attacks on Ukraine-aligned targets in Europe. washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/298525…

With Xi so blatantly shredding that same stability, China’s water cannon antics pose a problem that Macron and other Western leaders cannot easily ignore. washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltwa…

Chinese militia vessels again fired water cannons at a Philippine Coast Guard vessel on Tuesday. The incident occurred at Scarborough Shoal. Fortunately, the Philippines recorded the incident and published a video of it. That’s a problem for Xi. washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltwa…

Why I'm resigning from The Intercept
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菲律宾海岸警卫队4月30日指责中国海警当天在南中国海争议海域骚扰并损坏菲律宾海警船。菲律宾方面表示，菲方两艘船只在斯卡伯勒浅滩（中国称黄岩岛）附近巡逻时受到中国海警船水炮攻击而受损。北京则称已将两艘菲律宾船只从浅滩驱离。详细：shorturl.at/jqR78

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Yesterday, the Philippine Coast Guard vessel, BRP BAGACAY (MRRV-4410), and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources vessel, BRP BANKAW (MMOV-3004), were assigned to carry out a legitimate maritime patrol in the waters near Bajo De Masinloc. The primary objective of this…

Our hearts are heavy tonight for the lives shattered by today's horrific shooting in Charlotte, NC. We mourn the loss of our Deputy and two Task Force Officers. We are grateful for all the support, and we keep the families and colleagues of all officers involved, in our thoughts.

Most enemy aircraft carriers destroyed in 10 minutes.

All time record of “3”.

Understand that after a state dinner in Paris on May 6, Macron plans to take Xi to the Pyrenees on May 7, in particular Pic du Midi.

One of the reasons being this was where Macron spent childhoods with his grandmother.

The best part? The Šapošnikov also bought this villa in Greece, which Unit 29155 has used as a safe house in Europe. Up until 2020, you, too, could rent it on Booking.com or Tripadvisor. No shit.