STRIPES (Joseph Ditzler) - CENTCOM ordered to guide commercial shipping through Strait of Hormuz | Stars and Stripes
U.S. military forces will guide commercial shipping from “innocent and neutral” countries through the Strait of Hormuz.
ABCNEWS - Iran live updates: UKMTO reports attacks on 2 ships in Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump said he ordered U.S. forces to guide ships and crews from countries that are not involved with the Iran war out of Strait of Hormuz.
NYTIMES (Scott Anderson) - Operation Epic Fury, Meet Operation Colossal Blunder
With the threat of a future closing of the Strait of Hormuz a drone strike away, the Iranians appear to actually hold the cards.
NYTIMES (Li Yuan and Chang W. Lee) - Chizi, Standup Comic Exiled in China, Wants to Be More Than Just ‘a Rebel Comedian’
Having gotten into trouble for making jokes critical of the Chinese government, the standup comic Chizi now lives in self-imposed exile. He’s finding that freedom imposes its own constraints.
NYTIMES (Alex Travelli, Suhasini Raj and Atul Loke) - ‘City of Glass’ Is Under Threat From Iran War
In India, Firozabad has depended on its glassmaking industry for centuries. Fuel prices are starting to shatter businesses already under pressure.
NYTIMES (Dana Goldstein) - School Cellphone Ban Study Finds Mixed Results
Cellphone bans got devices out of students’ hands, according to the first large study. But behavior and academics have not improved, at least so far.
NYTIMES (Nicholas Yong and Lauren DeCicca) - Learning Muay Thai Can Allow Visitors to Stay in Thailand Longer
Visitors can apply for a five-year visa if they take lessons in “soft power” activities like the Thai martial art. Training does not have to be grueling, and sparring is optional.
NYTIMES (Matthew Mpoke Bigg) - Why are Africans Fighting in Russia’s War in Ukraine?
Some see a clear explanation: Russia needs more troops, and young men in Africa desperately need jobs.
NYTIMES (Matthew Mpoke Bigg, John Eligon, Zimasa Matiwane and Ed Ram) - How the Kremlin Lures Africans Into Russia’s War in Ukraine
A growing number of men across the continent say they are being promised jobs in Russia, only to be forced into the war. Some go as mercenaries, but many more are drawn unwittingly.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Peter Van Buren) - Not All Leaks Are Created Equal
Anonymized political hits are a different beast from principled whistleblowing. The post Not All Leaks Are Created Equal appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Not All Leaks Are Created Equal Anonymized political hits are a different beast from principled whistleblowing. (Photo by James Manning/PA Images via Getty Images) I was a Federal government whistleblower, revealing the failure of Iraq’s reconstruction at a time when everyone from President Barack Obama to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was praising it as the solution to America’s nation-building expedition. I made public information that the government wished to keep quiet—though in my case everything was unclassified, albeit hidden away. I gained little from all this, instead being forced into…Open