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America’s history of intervention in Cuban internal affairs goes back to 1899 and the Spanish-American War. President William McKinley insisted on going to war in […] Source
AMERICANGREATNESS (Frank-Christian Hansel) - The Unequal Democracy of Germany
Americans often imagine Germany as the model liberal democracy: institutional, consensus-oriented, post-national, and morally disciplined by the catastrophes of the twentieth century. Yet Germany also […] Source
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Cpl. Pedro Angel Ruiz was acquitted of all charges at a court-martial for involvement in a sexual assault of a then-ROTC student in barracks.
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Luke Morrison may be the youngest person keeping alive an age-old tradition: to process war through the memories and mementos of those who experienced it.
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If I cannot get an upgrade — and I cannot, as I have no status, in any aspect of my life — I would like us to suffer more equally when we travel.
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NEWSNATIONNOW (Reuters) - US-Iran plan extends ceasefire 60 days, reopens strait, settles nuke issue: Report
The Strait of Hormuz would reopen, and Iran would agree to clear the mines it deployed, Axios reports.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Ted Snider) - Trump Preps Another War, This Time in Cuba
Several signs suggest the president was serious when he warned that the island nation was “next.” The post Trump Preps Another War, This Time in Cuba appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Trump Preps Another War, This Time in Cuba Several signs suggest the president was serious when he warned that the island nation was “next.” (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) The Trump administration appears to be calling the same play against Cuba as it called against Venezuela to provide the platform for a military operation. That platform floats to Cuba in the form of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, which entered the southern Caribbean Sea where it will remain “as part of the Trump administration’s campaign to pressure the Cuban government,” according to U.S. Southern Command. On and around the Nimitz are F/A-18E Super Hornets, EA-18G Growlers, a destroyer, and more. The move is reminiscent of the White…Open