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Kent Tells Tucker: 'Imminent Threat' Was From Israel, Not Iran; Ordered To Halt Charlie Kirk Investigation

4+ hour, 33+ min ago  (787+ words) Joe Kent, former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center who was President Trump's principal counterterrorism advisor, appeared on Tucker Carlson's show to explain his side of the story after stepping down from the administration. Kent announced his resignation Tuesday, citing…...

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Johnson Hits Back After Counterterrorism Chief Quits; Says Iran Threat To Americans Was 'Imminent"

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (419+ words) Update (1220ET):Shortly after the departure of Joe Kent as director of the National Counterterrorism Center over the Iran war - insisting that Iran posed "no imminent threat to our nation,"House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) insisted therewas. "I'm on the Gang…...

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When Reagan (Wisely) Cut & Run From The Middle East After Marine Barracks Bombing

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (466+ words) Authored by Jim Bovard That bombing was one of President Ronald Reagan's biggest foreign debacles. Lebanon had been wracked by a brutal civil war for seven years when, in June 1982, Israel invaded in order to crush the Palestinian Liberation Organization…...

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"Bruh, You Were Calling For War With Iran A Month Ago"

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (529+ words) Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news, In a stunning display of hypocrisy, neocon warmonger Bill Kristol is now trashing the Trump administration's strikes on Iran'dubbed "Epic Fury'despite agitating for military action against the regime for the past 25 years. Kristol…...

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Trump-Style Conservative Favored Against Communist Candidate As Chile Enters Presidential Run-Off

4+ mon, 1+ day ago  (522+ words) The consensus out of a closely watched presidential race in Chile is that the Right is rising and holds the upper hand, after a Sunday vote produced no clear winner between'Jeannette Jara of the Communist Party, and'Jose" Antonio Kast, an…...

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Libertarian Realism: A Challenge To Empire

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (349+ words) Authored by Joseph Solis-Mullen via The Libertarian Institute, At its core, libertarian realism rests on two pillars: public choice theory and the non-aggression principle (NAP). Together, they provide both a positive account of how foreign policy is made, and a…...

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Who Controls the Public Mind?

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1241+ words) Authored by Jeffrey A. Tucker via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Some of the greatest political literature of the 20th century was written during years of violence, war, and upheaval between 1934 to 1946. During such times, the world of ideas leaves the parlor…...

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Doug Casey Responds To The Toughest Questions Facing Libertarians & Anarcho-Capitalists

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (937+ words) Imagine two tribes. One is cohesive and tightly knit. The other promotes hyper-individualism. Which is likely to win in a conflict? Doug Casey:There's nothing wrong with forming cohesive groups. Humans have always been tribal because it's conducive to survival....

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Zelensky Says He Discussed New 'Large-Scale' Arms Deal With Trump

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (406+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a Wednesday night address'said'Kiev is on the brink of another major arms agreement with the US. He described he presented President Donald Trump with Ukraine's'"main principles"'for future weapons deals, but without specifying whether…...

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Why Greenland Isn't Chasing The Dream Of Becoming A Mining Superpower

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (314+ words) Authored by Felicity Bradstock via OilPrice.com, Greenland, despite possessing vast mineral reserves and past ambitions from the U.S. to acquire it for these resources, is not interested in becoming a major mining superpower. The country's minister for business and mineral…...