NYTIMES (Benoit Denizet-Lewis) - Want to Change? Maybe Stop Trying So Hard.
The self-transformation industry sells control. Real change is messier.
NYTIMES (Eric Schmitt, Helene Cooper, Greg Jaffe and Julian E. Barnes) - U.S. Rescues Downed Air Force Officer Deep Inside Iran, Trump Says
An Air Force officer of a F-15E Strike Eagle shot down on Friday by Iran spent a day in hostile territory with little more than a pistol for protection.
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REDSTATE (Andrew Malcolm) - Malcolm's Memories: Explaining the Easter Bunny to People Who Never Heard of Him or Easter
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REDSTATE (Rusty Weiss) - President Trump Unloads With Expletive-Filled Threat to Iran on Easter Sunday
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JUSTTHENEWS (John Solomon) - Trump drops f-bomb as he warns Iran he will destroy power plants Tuesday if Strait isn’t opened
“Open the F**kin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell,” he wrote.
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NEWSNATIONNOW (Natasha Zouves) - Search for retired Air Force general could end grimly: Ex-FBI agent
Jennifer Coffindaffer dismisses speculation McCasland may have been targeted because of his past involvement with secret government programs.
NYTIMES (Erika Solomon) - Iran Downing of Plane and Daring U.S. Rescue Leave Both Sides Emboldened
Iran’s downing of a U.S. plane and the complex two-day American rescue operation to extract a stranded airman has emboldened both sides, a potential recipe for escalation.
WASHINGTONPOST (Anthony Faiola) - On Easter, Pope Leo delivers commanding message of peace to a world at war
“Let those who have weapons lay them down!” the first American pope declared. The White House’s war in Iran and nativist agenda at home is testing the Vatican.
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AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - "Open the Fu***In' Strait": Trump threatens to start bombing civilian infrastructure Tuesday
President Trump threatened to bomb Iran's power plants and bridges starting Tuesday if the regime doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz. Why it matters: Trump's 10-day deadline to Iran is expected to expire Monday. He previously threatened to bomb the country's energy, water and oil infrastructure if no deal was reached to open the strait. - Tehran has accused Trump of planning to commit war crimes and threatened to retaliate with similar attacks against infrastructure in Israel and in other Gulf states. - Over the last ten days, the U.S. and Iran have held indirect negotiations through Pakistan , Egypt and Turkey to try to reach a ceasefire deal in return for opening the strait of Hormuz. No significant progress has been achieved so far.…
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - AIRMAN RESCUED: Trump confirms second serviceman extracted | Wake Up America Weekend
President Trump has confirmed that the second United States serviceman shot down over Iran Friday has been rescued. The president called it one of the most daring search-and-rescue operations in U.S. history. NEWSMAX Middle East Correspondent Jodie Cohen has more.