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** He took Qatar’s money, now Kash Patel handling their FBI files? ([link removed])
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By Nick Cleveland-Stout on Jun 03, 2025 05:59 am
Featured Image FBI Director Kash Patel promised that he wouldn’t touch any work related to the country of Qatar — until very recently, a lucrative client of his. Now, only a few months into the job, he’s had a change of heart and is already handling official FBI business related to the Gulf country.
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** Fresh Ukraine, Russia demands show no interest for actual peace ([link removed])
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By Anatol Lieven on Jun 03, 2025 12:05 am
Featured Image The memos presented by Ukraine and Russia at their direct talks in Istanbul on Monday make it absolutely clear that, absent a strong U.S. intervention based on a detailed U.S. peace plan, there will be no peace settlement in Ukraine.
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** Coup and impeachment boost liberal in South Korea election ([link removed])
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By James Park on Jun 02, 2025 01:03 pm
Featured Image South Koreans will be heading to voting stations on Tuesday to elect their next president in the wake of Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment and removal from office in April.
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** Cutting commands is just the start for broken military system ([link removed])
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By Donald Vandergriff on Jun 02, 2025 12:05 am
Featured Image On April 30, new Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Stuart Scheller, a former Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel, announced his intent to push for military reform, echoing the frustrations that led to his 2021 court-martial ([link removed]) for publicly criticizing the Afghanistan withdrawal.
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** Hegseth: The US will remain an Indo-Pacific power ([link removed])
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By Sarang Shidore on Jun 02, 2025 12:05 am
Featured Image U.S. Secretary of defense Pete Hegseth's speech ([link removed]) at this year’s Shangri La Dialogue, the biggest defense meeting in Asia, demonstrated major continuities in U.S. security policy in the Indo-Pacific, but also some significant shifts.
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** Why Trump must not walk away from Ukraine War talks ([link removed])
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By George Beebe on May 30, 2025 12:05 am
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