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opinion
States Should Stop Buying Security Scanners From China’s Nuctech
Secure Technology Value Solutions is a company with a boring name and a bland website that is staffed by jovial-looking former policemen and corrections officers. It doesn’t exactly scream “Chinese Communist Party threat,” and that’s precisely the point. Secure Technology Value Solutions is actually a front for Nuctech, a Chinese government- and military-owned company, and… -
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Defense Secretary Orders Warships Heading Toward Middle East to Sail Faster as Iran Threats Intensify
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—U.S. military forces are shoring up in the Middle East in anticipation of an Iranian-led attack against Israel, the Pentagon confirmed on Sunday evening. Iran and Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed terror group in Lebanon, have been adamant that they intend to soon launch an attack against Israel, although the timing or nature of the possible… -
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Israeli Youth Ultimate Frisbee Teams Banned From Major European Competition
The Israeli youth Ultimate Frisbee teams have been banned from competing in a major championship in Belgium. “It is heartbreaking,” coach Daniel Ben David told The Daily Signal. The coach arrived in Belgium on Monday with his teenage players in tow. After playing Ultimate together for three years, the coach of the under 17 open… -
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Japan’s ‘Carry Trade’: Tokyo Breaks the World
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Did Japan just break the world? The central bank clowns who make a living torturing Japan’s economy have spent three decades stepping on every banana peel in the zoo. It looks like they just hit a big one…. -
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What I Did With the American Flag After Anti-Israel Protesters Burned It
The air crackled with tension in the nation’s capital as U.S. Park Police officers braced themselves at Columbus Circle for what would become a violent showdown against anti-Israel protesters. From my perch on the seventh floor of The Heritage Foundation’s nearby headquarters, I watched with a mixture of disbelief and dread July 24 as a… -
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Terrorists ‘Emboldened’ by Biden ‘Stalling’ Aid to Israel, GOP Senators Say
President Joe Biden has endangered U.S. troops and “emboldened” terrorists in the Middle East by impeding military aid to Israel, 48 Republican senators said in a letter to the White House on Friday. The lawmakers accused Biden of “accommodating Iran and its terrorist allies” by delaying some shipments of military supplies to the Israeli military… -
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Private Sector Crucial in US-China Race for Military Dominance in AI
In the clear, blue sky 50,000 feet above Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina, two F-16 Fighting Falcons square off in a dogfight. Although it may seem like a common drill to the average observer, what makes this particular test unusual is that only one of the two planes is controlled by a pilot…. -
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A Successful US Immigration Policy Would Send Venezuelans Home to Rebuild: The BorderLine
In July, the Biden-Harris administration extended and “redesignated” something called Temporary Protected Status for Somalis who are present in the U.S. illegally, allowing them to stay here until 2026. Over 700,000 Venezuelan nationals also enjoy this immigration status or are eligible for it under this presidential administration, and more about them later. Somalia got its… -
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‘They Want More Time’: Israel Could Be Walking Into War It Might Not Be Ready For, Experts Say
Israel soon could find itself locked into a multifront war against the terrorist groups Hezbollah and Hamas, a scenario that experts say the Israelis may need additional time to prepare for after a grueling conflict with Hamas that so far has lasted 10 months. Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander Tuesday in an airstrike in Lebanon. Hours… -
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Elizabeth Warren Sits on Panel with Anti-Israel Punk Rocker
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., praised the anti-Israel Private Equity Stakeholder Project as a “great organization” on Wednesday. The Massachusetts Democrat co-hosted the panel on “The Role of Private Equity in Healthcare” hosted by the Center for Economy and Policy Research. Another panelist was Eileen O’Grady, director of programs for the Private Equity Stakeholder Project by day… -
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‘Flux and Confusion’ in White House Could Embolden Iran, Foreign Policy Expert Warns
President Joe Biden is, for all practical purposes, a lame-duck president, and that may embolden terrorists in the Middle East, Victoria Coates says. “Unfortunately, we’re in this unprecedented situation, where it’s almost not clear who the commander in chief of the United States is,” says Coates, vice president of the Institute for National Security and… -
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‘Glory to the Martyr’: Anti-Israel Activists in US Praise Slain Hamas Leader
Anti-Israel activists in the U.S. praised the top political leader of the militant group Hamas online on Wednesday after his assassination. Ismail Haniyeh, 62, died in an airstrike in Iran’s capital, Tehran, that the terrorist organization blamed on Israel. Haniyeh was involved in hostage negotiations with Israel after Hamas invaded the Jewish state, killing about… -
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The Courage of Bibi Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress last week at the invitation of House Speaker Mike Johnson. The prime minister’s job that night was to make clear to Congress, the nation, and the world the “what” and “why” of Israel’s military operations in the Gaza Strip, following the murderous attack by Hamas terrorists Oct. 7… -
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Japan’s Population Implosion Is an Economic Time Bomb
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Japan is running out of people. It will get worse—and we’re next. Last week, Japan’s government announced the country lost 861,000 people last year as the country’s fertility rate—the average number of babies a woman is expected to… -
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Anti-Israel Activist Laments That Overseas Palestinian Groups Are ‘Criminalized’
An organizer for a prominent anti-Israel group complains that some “Palestinian political organizations” that he considers allies have been “criminalized.” His group doesn’t say which ones, though. Mohammed Nabulsi, a member of the Palestinian Youth Movement, appeared to refer to organizations internationally recognized as foreign terrorist groups during an interview with the International Journal of… -
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Beyond Taiwan: Decoding China’s Unprecedented Military Posturing
As Americans focus on the presidential election campaign and domestic political uncertainty, China’s large-scale military exercises loom on the horizon after an unusually provocative summer of such activity. Tensions across the Taiwan Strait simmer and a standoff with the Philippines persists in the South China Sea, and China is becoming more direct with America and… -
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US Ally Paraguay Stands Firmly With Israel, Taiwan
Reconfirming that his country would be relocating its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in a July 17 speech, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña underscored that “Paraguay has always been a great friend of Israel, we always say that it fills us with pride to have been the decisive vote for the creation of… -
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‘Zero Tolerance’: Republican Files Bill to Deport Pro-Hamas Migrants After DC Riot
House Republicans are promoting a bill that would make foreign students who support terrorist organizations ineligible to remain in the U.S., a response to pro-Hamas protesters who brought chaos to Washington, D.C., Wednesday. Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-N.Y., introduced a bill Thursday directing U.S. officials to deport any foreigner on a student visa who “has participated… -
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Canada’s Standard of Living, Economy Is Suffering Downturn. Blame Trudeau.
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Canada’s standard of living is on track for its worst decline in 40 years, according to a new study by Canada’s Fraser Institute. The study compared the three worst periods of decline in Canada in the last 40… -
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What We Saw at a Mostly Peaceful, Slightly Fiery Anti-Netanyahu Protest in DC
What began with a few “man on the street” interviews at a pro-Palestine rally quickly descended into a witness to violence, arson, and unmistakable vitriol against America and Israel. It all unfolded at a rally and march in protest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington on Wednesday to address a joint session…