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John Kerry tells Colbert that US would be better off "if neither Iran nor Kash Patel are getting bombed
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (353+ words) He's more statesman than standup, but former Massachusetts senator John Kerry nonetheless made an attempt at humor Tuesday during an appearance on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." Kerry, who helped negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran when he served…...
Vance, who wasn't keen on Iran war, now tasked with trying to end it
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1224+ words) Six weeks after President Donald Trump started a war in Iran that has proved difficult to end, he has turned to a new approach in negotiations: Putting front and center his vice president, JD Vance, whose reputation happens to be…...
Why the world never needed a "TACO" Tuesday more than now
3+ week, 1+ day ago (715+ words) Donald Trump set a Tuesday 8 p. m. Eastern deadline and threatened, in effect, the end of Iranian civilization if there was no deal with Iran's leadership. That's not simply big talk. It's the logical endpoint of the language he has been using…...
With threat to destroy Iran's "civilization,' Trump fuels war crime fears
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1009+ words) President Trump spent Monday fending off questions about whether his threat to bomb "every" bridge and power plant in Iran would amount to war crimes. He rejected the premise, arguing that Iran's leaders were "animals" who needed to be stopped....
US likely bombed an Iranian school. Don't expect Trump to admit it.
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (886+ words) On Feb. 28, the day that the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran, a missile strike hit a girls" elementary school in Minab, a town in the southern part of that nation. At least 168 children, most between the…...
Trump is "waging an illegal war, and he has no plan to end it," Senator Markey says
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (598+ words) Massachusetts Senator Edward J. Markey said that President Trump's war on Iran "must end now," calling the offensive illegal and based on bald lies to the American people. "I just left a classified briefing on Iran," said Markey, a Malden Democrat,…...
Here's what the Massachusetts congressional delegation is saying about Trump's military attack on Iran
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (837+ words) As the United States and Israel continue to strike Iran, members of the New England delegation are concerned about Trump's sidestepping of Congress and the potential consequences of this conflict. The attacks began on Saturday, taking place across several Iranian…...
How the AP decided to describe joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran, and Iran's retaliation, as a war
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (279+ words) The Merriam-Webster definition of war is quite broad: "A state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations," or "a state of hostility, conflict, or antagonism." It's important to use the correct language to describe military…...
Nobel Prize casts a spotlight on the struggle for democracy in Venezuela - The Boston Globe
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (253+ words) For as much as Donald Trump hates losing, the president was relatively subdued about not getting the Nobel Peace Prize. That honor went to Mar'a Corina Machado, the leader of Venezuela's pro-democracy opposition and a pretty savvy politician. Machado quickly…...
Student senate scholars get lessons in democracy at Kennedy institute - The Boston Globe
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (811+ words) While a typical week of summer vacation might be spent at the pool or at a summer job, some Boston 10th-graders are acting as US senators, representatives, lawyers, and other professionals who usually work on Capitol Hill. They're the first…...