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1. Beyond Awards and Accolades: Why Gaza Journalists are the Best in the World

   By granting its 2024 World Press Freedom Prize to Palestinian journalists covering the Israeli war on Gaza, UNESCO has acknowledged a historic truth. Even if the decision to name Gaza’s journalists as laureates of its prestigious award was partly motivated by the courage of these journalists, the truth is that no one in the world … Continue reading "Beyond Awards and Accolades: Why Gaza Journalists are the Best in the World"

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2. FBI Documents Allege Japan Used Germ Warfare in Attack on US and Canada

   Two FBI reports, one of them newly declassified, suggest the use of biological agents, in particular bubonic plague and anthrax, as part of a large-scale balloon barrage – code name “Fu-Go” – carried out by Japan over the United States and Canada in late 1944 and the first four months of 1945. One report, dated … Continue reading "FBI Documents Allege Japan Used Germ Warfare in Attack on US and Canada"

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3. The Dignity Deficit of Rocking Out in Kiev

   The first thought that came to mind while watching, albeit very reluctantly, a video of Secretary of State Antony Blinken “rocking out” on his guitar in a bar in Kiev was: What is wrong with these people? A friend and fellow journalist who I forwarded the video to responded with a one word email: “Gross.” … Continue reading "The Dignity Deficit of Rocking Out in Kiev"

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4. The US Will Not Defend Japan, But Tokyo Doesn’t Tell the Truth to the Public

   Washington and Tokyo strongly opposed China’s attempts to unilaterally change the status quo by force or coercion in the East China Sea. Still, the U.S. doesn’t promise anything special about defending Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held a Summit Meeting with U.S. President Joseph Biden during his official visit to Washington D.C., On April … Continue reading "The US Will Not Defend Japan, But Tokyo Doesn’t Tell the Truth to the Public"

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5. The Recent Risk of Escalation in Ukraine

   When a solution to a problem has not worked, throwing more of the same solution at the problem is folly. That’s what the U.S. seems to have done with the recent signing into law of another $61 billion in aid for Ukraine. Sometimes that folly is inflated. A series of recent hints and revelations suggests … Continue reading "The Recent Risk of Escalation in Ukraine"

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