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Microsoft is messing with the internet.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Biden to Attend Return of US Service Members Killed in Kabul Airport AttackThey include 11 Marines, a Navy medic and a member of the Army. read more
ISIS has not made peace.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago
98 Countries Pledge to Accept Afghans After US Military DepartsA joint statement from the United States and other countries said that they
had “received assurances from the Taliban” that people with travel
documents showing they were clear to enter any of those countries could
safely depart. read more
"The Taliban’s chief negotiator, Sher Mohammed Abas Stanekzai,
had announced on Friday that the group would not stop people from
departing, no matter their nationality or whether they had worked for
the United States during the 20-year war."
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago
98 Countries Pledge to Accept Afghans After U.S. Military DepartsA joint statement from the United States and other countries said that they
had “received assurances from the Taliban” that people with travel
documents showing they were clear to enter any of those countries could
safely depart. read more
"The countries also pledged to “continue issuing travel documentation to
designated Afghans” and cited a “clear expectation of and commitment
from the Taliban” of their safe passage."
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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago
Biden to Attend Return of Service Members Killed in Kabul BombingThey include 11 Marines, a Navy medic and a member of the Army. read more
These were perhaps the last U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics20 hours ago
All in or All Out? Biden Saw No Middle Ground in AfghanistanPresident Biden’s reductionist formula has prompted a debate over whether
the mayhem in Kabul was inevitable or the result of a failure to consider
other options. read more
Trump left no middle ground.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/29/world/asia/us-taliban-deal.html
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Afghanistan Collapse and Strikes in Somalia Raise Snags for Drone Warfare RulesBut the Biden administration is close to finishing a new playbook for
counterterrorism strikes outside conventional war zones. read more
"The Great Game" continues.
Intelligence must be real and rapid to continue drone warfare.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
While U.S. Troops Searched Afghans in Kabul, a Bomber Moved InOfficials are still piecing together the chain of events in the attack that
killed scores of people, including 13 U.S. service members, outside the
Kabul airport. read more
This bomb was not anticipated.
One hundred seventy dead is more than a twenty five pound vest should be able to kill.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Texas House Passes Voting Bill as G.O.P. Nears a Hard-Fought VictoryThe Republican bill, which would overhaul elections in Texas and introduce
a range of new voting rules, must be approved by the State Senate before it
can head to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. read more
Texas is crazy.
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
Open Thread[image: Story 471619103]
Use the comments to discuss topics unrelated to recent posts. In
particular, avoid Covid and Afghanistan please.
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Live negotiations must come first.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
Preparing for Bad Times Thread[image: Story 471616309]
This is a thread for comments on how to prepare for bad times. All
off-topic comments will be deleted. The thread will be re-upped every
Saturday so that resources can build over time.
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So far I am modestly prepared with a useful income and a bit of rural property.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
U.S. Blew Up a C.I.A. Post Used to Evacuate At-Risk AfghansWith an explosion heard across Kabul, Americans destroyed the base so its
contents would not fall to the Taliban. read more
The C.I.A. Was not surprised.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
After Two Decades of Fighting Taliban, U.S. Is Uneasy Partners With ThemAmericans have described a necessary, if distasteful, working arrangement
as they race to evacuate Afghanistan by Aug. 31. read more
Aircraft will continue to fly to Kabul.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Supreme Court’s Decision Opens Door to Millions of EvictionsThe ruling late Thursday ending a new moratorium leaves the White House
with few options to help renters at risk of losing their homes. read more
The Republicans have run out the clock on evictions.
They will pay a price.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Biden Vows ‘Unshakable Partnership’ With Israel in Meeting With BennettOn Iran, a subject on which the two sharply disagree, President Biden said
the United States was planning to put “diplomacy first” but “ready to turn
to other options” if that fails. read more
Israel is not abandoned.
Biden will not make war on Iran.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Amid Afghan Chaos, a C.I.A. Mission That Will Persist for YearsThe spy agency had plans to de-emphasize counterterrorism operations to
focus on rising global powers. History got in the way. read more
The C.I.A. has not left Afghanistan.
There has been a change in management.
I await developments.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Intelligence Review Yields No Firm Conclusion on Origins of CoronavirusDeclassified portions of a report presented to President Biden revealed
divisions among federal agencies over whether the virus came from a lab
leak or emerged more naturally. read more
How Covid-19 started is not important.
Concerns with its start are a distraction from dealing with it now.
Do the biological science and do public health.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Powell Signals Fed Could Start Removing Economic SupportThe Fed chair warned that the Delta variant remained a risk and suggested
that a rate increase was not on the table for some time. read more
Most of the U.S. economy is not yet operating.
Trying to open the economy prematurely is a Republican assault on Democratic governance.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Intelligence Review Yields No Firm Conclusion on Origins of VirusDeclassified portions of a report presented to President Biden revealed
divisions among federal agencies over whether the virus came from a lab
leak or natural processes. read more
How Covid-19 started is not important.
Concerns with its start are a distraction from dealing with it now.
Do the biological science and do public health.
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Ian Welsh2 days ago
The Taliban, ISIS & The Kabul Airport Attack[image: Story 471220122]
So, a group called ISIS-K attacked near the Kabul airport and killed
people, including US troops.
The media is in a full hand-wringing “blame Biden” mode, which is fair in a
sense (the buck stops at the top) and ridiculous in that it is still a war
zone, and people die and evacuating traitors and collaborators after the
country has fallen was always going to be a difficult job.
The Taliban was responsible for security outside the airport and failed,
but given the mob scene, the only way they could have succeeded was to
clear all the people clustered around... read more
Ian Welsh is a Socialist puritan.
He dos not think liberal politics.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
Capitol Officer Defends Shooting Ashli Babbitt and Reveals His Identity“I know that day I saved countless lives,” Lt. Michael Byrd said in an
interview with NBC. He said shooting Ashli Babbitt, who smashed through a
door near lawmakers, was a “last resort.” read more
Give Lt. Michael Byrd of the Capitol police his medal and a step in rank.
He deserves presidential and congressional recognition.
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