News and Views: December 8, 2024

Damascus Now Ruled By 'Al Qaeda In Suits' As Assad Emerges In Moscow  One thing is for sure, a US-designated terrorist has emerged as the current de facto ruler of Damascus and of Syria. At this very moment Washington has a $10 million bounty on his head, given his career as a jihadist began with al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) which was killing American troops in Iraq. Image

Israel Seizes Strategic Peak of Mount Hermon from Syria 

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Daniel Penny and the Attempted Murder of Courage: The Dangerous Precedent of Prosecuting Heroes Penny’s case isn’t over yet, but the debate it has sparked will echo far beyond an eventual jury verdict. And for those of us who believe in self-defense, courage and the right to protect ourselves and others, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Let’s hope the next good Samaritan isn’t afraid to act—because the alternative is a nation that stands by as chaos reigns.

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 Watch: Highlights from Notre Dame’s reopening ceremony in Paris

Trump welcomed by world leaders at Notre Dame reopening ceremony in 'presidential' fashion  Trump's appearance marked his unofficial return to the global stage and a reminder that he is quickly becoming the center of the world's attention.  

   "This is without question a major moment in French history and the fact that Macron wanted to share it with Trump speaks to the significance of what Trump is achieving even before he gets to the Oval Office again, said Brett Bruen, a public affairs and strategic communications veteran, and former U.S. diplomat who served under both Democratic and Republican administrations.

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A Tale of Two Parties 

And while Obama looks increasingly crushed by the results of the last election, even to the point where his usually glib patter is failing him, the world is treating Trump, even before the inauguration, as our head of state. He ended the week in Paris, where he was warmly greeted by French President Emmanuel Macron for the reopening of the rehabbed Notre Dame Cathedral, which had been gutted by a fire of unknown origin. Is this celebration meant to be a tribute to the reinvigoration of Western values? Maybe that’s the intention, but unless Western Europe and the EU do something about their invasion by those who do not share these values, it will just be a tribute to those artisans who did such a fine job of restoration.

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POLITICO: Pete Hegseth Embraces an 'Aggressive Form of Christianity' POLITICO is going back to the Christian nationalist smear, accusing Hegset of embracing "an aggressive form of Christianity" and is on a religious crusade to overhaul the military. Image

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Canada’s ‘Doctor Death’ Has Killed Hundreds Of Patients And Counting   Dr. Ellen Wiebe does not heal her patients. Instead, she kills them.

   The doctor operates an abortion mill in Vancouver, called the Willow Clinic, where she also performs assisted suicides. In Canada, this practice of doctors killing their patients is called “medical assistance in dying,” or MAID.

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