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** Trump can't 'clean out' Gaza without destabilizing entire region ([link removed])
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By Annelle Sheline on Jan 27, 2025 02:24 pm
Featured Image President Trump told reporters on Air Force One this weekend that he wants ([link removed]) Egypt, Jordan, and other Arab countries to take refugees from Gaza in order to “just clean out that whole thing.” Any forced repatriation of Palestinians would constitute the war crime of ethnic cleansing, although international law has not historically governed Israel or the United States’ treatment of Palestinians.
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** Trump signals he may defy hardliners and talk to Iran ([link removed])
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By Eldar Mamedov on Jan 27, 2025 12:05 am
Featured Image Defying speculations about a re-instated “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, the U.S. President Donald Trump has messaged ([link removed]) his preference for a diplomatic solution to the tensions with Tehran.
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** Hegseth confirmed: This is where we find out his true mettle ([link removed])
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By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos on Jan 24, 2025 09:50 pm
Featured Image After weeks of acrimony and consternation over his personal indiscretions, Pete Hegseth was confirmed tonight ([link removed]) as secretary of defense. Republicans Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowsi, and Susan Collins voted against him, leaving a 50-50 tie which was broken by Vice President J.D. Vance in Hegseth's favor.
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** Spending 5% of GDP on military now would be absolutely nuts ([link removed])
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By Marcus Stanley on Jan 24, 2025 09:15 am
Featured Image As a brand new Congress and administration settles in, the groundwork is being laid for a historic increase in military spending that could lead to catastrophic implications for the federal budget.
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** Russia races for Ukranian mineral wealth before a potential ceasefire ([link removed])
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By Ian Proud on Jan 24, 2025 12:00 am
Featured Image Russia has spent the past five months swallowing up ever bigger tracts of Ukrainian coal, lithium, and uranium in the Donbass. Yet Western politicians still cling to the belief that they will be able to tap these resources to repay Ukraine’s ever mounting pile of debt. This is economic madness.
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** American guns are going to Gaza ([link removed])
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By Aaron Sobczak on Jan 23, 2025 02:30 pm
Featured Image The ceasefire in Gaza is not yet a week old, and Washington is already sending private U.S. security contractors to help operate checkpoints, a decision that one former military officer told RS is a “bad, bad idea.”
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