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...CC Pakistan et al....
...As he points out, most of these fish are Republican since Democrats are a party of the self-harmingly verbose (Adlai Stevenson, Michael Dukakis, Al Gore, John Kerry — the list goes on)....
...In a moment of nearly perfect public narrative, the death of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was almost entirely overshadowed by the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan....
...On the two potential buyers — Jim Ratcliffe, founder of the Ineos chemicals empire, and Qatari businessman Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani — he is diplomatic....
...In a high-profile case last year, Princess Haya, the estranged wife of Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, secured more than half a billion pounds in what is thought to be the largest post-divorce...
...Manchester City, owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan, a billionaire member of Abu Dhabi’s ruling family, abstained....
...(FT) How London’s reach will shrink post-Brexit Sir George Bolton was one of the architects of the City of London’s postwar resurgence....
...Though some have collapsed, the court convicted Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi, an Islamist militant, for destroying monuments in the Malian city of Timbuktu in 2012, and Germain Katanga, a warlord, for complicity...
...Last weekend Mr Trump announced on Twitter that he had pulled the plug on bizarre plans to hold a summit with the original hosts of al-Qaeda precisely 18 years after the September 11 attacks....
...On Afghanistan, most recently, he had suggested having a meeting at Camp David with the Taliban, the government which was responsible for housing Al-Qaeda during 9/11, again, against the advice of John Bolton...
...More than a decade later, the same terrorist group that hosted al-Qaeda is poised to regain control. Its pledges are worthless....
...But read on for the anecdotes, clandestine adverts and al fresco cuts. (The Guardian) A Trip to Antarctica Transformed My Life....
...While Mr Bolton was an outspoken Iran hawk, Mr O’Brien’s views are less well known....
...The hawkish Mr Bolton was appalled. But Mr Trump is determined to press ahead....
...“It shows that despite the dismissal of Bolton and president Trump’s flirtation with talks, the risk of a dangerous escalation remains ever present,” Ms Croft said....
...John Bolton, Donald Trump’s erstwhile national security adviser, is tweeting hopefully about the possibility of “regime change” in Iran....
...Mr Trump’s sacking of John Bolton, his notoriously hawkish national security adviser, fuelled speculation of a potential breakthrough. Then the missiles and drone barrage struck....
...US media have reported that some in the White House, including Mr Trump’s hawkish national security adviser John Bolton, were opposed to the fledgling peace deal, arguing that the Taliban could not be trusted...
...“There is no doubt there is a connection between the Islamic Republic of Iran and al-Qaeda. Period, full stop,” Mr Pompeo said....
...The Pentagon said al-Assad base in Iraq’s Anbar province and a facility in Erbil, in the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan region, were targeted. There were no details of casualties....
...Iranian officials say an attempt to steer the US into conflict with Iran is being led by what they describe as the “B-Team” — which includes John Bolton, the US national security adviser, Benjamin Netanyahu...
...Mr Bolton is a warmonger ....
...John Bolton, US national security adviser, said on Thursday that evidence of Iran’s responsibility would be presented to the UN Security Council....
...Critics of Mr Trump have warned that the US withdrawal is likely to strengthen the position of Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, and his allies Russia and Iran....
...Mr Trump’s decision unnerved not only key US allies in the Middle East but many in his own administration, who fear it will strengthen Bashar al-Assad, Syrian president, and his backers Iran and Russia and...
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