#Iraq

*THREAD*The Origin of the Baharna. Disclaimer: This thread lightly touches on some of the debates regarding the origin of the Baharna. I am no expert, I am just a Bahrani
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We're two films into our special-curated-I-can't-stop-thinking-about-the-order rewatching of all the Marvel films. First up was Captain America. It is still so brilliant. Full of heart and proper heroism. All the
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THREAD I was excited to see the NYT editorial board take on the colonial undercurrents in foreign aid. Then I read the piece, and wound up even more frustrated than
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1)Benghazi. It was the summer of 2012. The British abandoned Benghazi. They determined the city was too dangerous. On June 11 th, 2012, the British Ambassador’s motorcade was attacked by
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I've gotten into some Twitter Debates™ over George W Bush's legacy and I'm getting tired of repeating myself, so here's a quick thread on why Bush Jr's administration had some
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The Intelligence Mafia: How the US has been compromised for years if not decades. #OpDeathEaters #Dyncorp #Blackwater #XE #Cerberus http://georgiebc.wordpress.com/2010/11/27/the  Private contractors "are allowed to make huge donat
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"I muted / unfollowed you on Twitter.""I lurk on your Twitter sometimes."Same people. FTR, I don't blame you. Addendum: It *does* suck to find out that people I have
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19 years ago, America lost nearly 3,000 lives in the deadliest terrorist attack in our history. The global war we launched in response has brought its own staggering costs, as
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Looks like it's again time for my regular threat "what US military installations are located in Germany?", and "Why is the US in Germany?".#Truppenabzug [Thread][1] US President Trump has said
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THREAD: The corrupt Iranian regime does not care about Iran's people, Iran's culture or Iran's prosperity. They view Iranians as mere ants that build their wealth & power. They view
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This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020. This part is called: Keeping Faith with Our Veterans and Military FamiliesOnly one party believes that our force is stronger when we treat
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Adam Schiff was a CA Senator from 1996 to 2000. In those 4 years, he was an architect of mass incarceration. He had a particular affinity for caging children.He voted
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“After Capitol riot, a call to protect veterans from disinformation - Roll Call” - lots to unpack here, in sum, influence of current & former military via information confluence of
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Trying to imagine explaining what happens next to a politician from thirty years ago. "Oh, the current cabinet? Major's still around. Bit of an elder statesman. We found out about
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Pure falklands Toryism: Militarism to mask internal party divides, mobilise nationalism, while diverting money from social welfare.Military spending and upgrading nuclear weapons does nothing to deal with greatest security threat
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Throw open the doors and it won't be a crisis, it's only a crisis if you don't want them here.https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/1358057204075626503 We do not have "an orderly process controlled in the
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