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Good Monday Afternoon 14 June

 

The world news did not show up until late so I added a few other bits

 

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Tam  and Dr. Rich

 

Flag Day 2021: What Is Flag Day? | Celebrate the American Flag | The Old Farmer's Almanac

 

https://www.almanac.com/content/flag-day-celebration-american-flag

 

 

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This is like the definition of Hero. That word has no meaning any more either,

 

Thanks to CAP"

 

This is like the definition of Hero. That word has no meaning any more either,,

 

BEN SHAPIRO / JUN. 9, 2021

 

The Definition of Courage Has Shifted Since Normandy

 

Our old definition of courage used to comport with the Aristotelian notion of virtue.  Not anymore.

 

 

Last Sunday marked the 77th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy. On that day, Operation Overlord began, launching the Allied invasion of Europe that would spell the beginning of the end of the Nazi regime. At least 4,400 Allied troops died in the Normandy landings, and another 10,000 were wounded. As the invasion started, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt took to the radio airwaves to ask Americans to join him in prayer: "Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity … let our hearts be stout, to wait out the long travail, to bear sorrows that may come, to impart our courage unto our sons wheresoever they may be."

 

Nearly eight decades later, President Joe Biden had nothing to say or tweet about the D-Day anniversary. Breaking with bipartisan precedent, Biden remained silent on that topic. The next day, however, Biden did tweet something noteworthy about bravery: "To transgender Americans across the country — especially the young people who are so brave — I want you to know your President has your back."

 

Bravery circa 1944: young men charging from the choppy seas of the English Channel onto the corpse-strewn beaches of Normandy, hellfire raining down upon them, to liberate a continent.

 

Bravery circa 2021: young men identifying as women, and vice versa.

 

Our definitions of bravery have shifted rather dramatically.

 

Our old definition of courage used to comport with the Aristotelian notion of virtue. The virtue of courage — andreia, or manliness, in Greek — lay in recognition of serious risk in pursuit of a heroic telos, a final end. "The courageous man withstands and fears those things which it is necessary (to fear and withstand), and on account of the right reason," Aristotle explains in "Nichomachean Ethics." Courage is calculated and calm risk-taking for the sake of the noble and the good.

Not anymore.

 

Now, courage lies in authenticity. Authenticity has not been, until recently, conflated with courage. In fact, authenticity very often cut directly against the virtue of courage: After all, wallowing in the solipsistic generally involves ignoring the demands of a higher noble goal. But now, our higher virtue isn't in upholding and defending some standard for civilization at risk to ourselves. Higher virtue lies in finding our personal truths, and then demanding applause from the rest of the world. Heroism lies in forcing the world to bow before our subjective ideas of truth and decency.

 

Or perhaps there's another possibility. Perhaps the new definition of bravery does serve some higher goal: the goal of tearing down the old definition of the good. True courage lies in personally rejecting old systems of thought and objective truth and in joining with others to demand that all systems of power be brought low. In this fight, the personal is political: Subjectivism isn't the enemy of courage but a new form of courage, since the final good to be sought is the destruction of truth itself.

 

It remains to be seen whether a civilization obsessed with tearing down its most powerful institutions can long remain civilized, or whether a civilization that discards old-fashioned courage in favor of the newfangled "bravery" of authenticity can long hold. The early evidence is unpromising. When called upon to face true enemies of freedom, civilization requires men willing to charge beaches on behalf of higher truths, not men focused finding their "inner truths," many of which bear no resemblance to reality. To use the same terminology to describe both phenomena is a betrayal of true courage.

 

 

 

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thanks to Carl

 

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210613181129.htm

 

New super-resolution technique allows for more detailed brain imaging

 

 

 

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Thanks to DR and Rich

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Subject: Change of Watch

 

Hi to all - 

 

Israel

 

After 12 years leading his nation, Benjamin Netanyhu has been voted out.  His replacement is Naftali Bennett.  For the last several years, Netanyahu has been at odds with other political parties in his nation, and faced a lot of similar attacks to those on Trump.  He was a strong leader, during a difficult time.

 

His brother led the Raid on Entebbee, to rescue hostages , and was the only casualty among the Israeli soldiers.  Benjamin himself was a much decorated Special Forces soldier, who led many actions that are still classified.  Sure would like to know the details.

 

Israel has a population less than many major American cities, but at least 27 political parties.  When I visited there, years ago, everyone gathered in wonderful little sidewalk cafes in the evening, and the discussions and debates were lively, and went on into the late evening.  Everyone had an opinion, and wanted to share it.

 

Arizona

 

The democrats are terrified of the audit of the election there.  Odd, if this was really 'the safest and most secure election in history'.  But, after the hundred or so lawyers who tried to stop this, the attempted break-ins of the storage areas, and all the propaganda about how this would 'disenfranchise' voters, the audit continues.   America's new Attorney General, a loyal democrat named Merrick Garland, suggested that the feds take over this effort (so the audit and evidence could disappear), as well as his other priorities.  Like doubling the number of Civil Rights lawyers on his staff, getting rid of those pesky 'voter integrity' laws, and combating  'election disinformation', like having anyone suggest that there was fraud when Biden got 25-50 million more votes than registered voters.  Why, we must 'follow the science', don't you know?

 

Well, Arizona congresswoman Wendy Rogers (R) announced that if Merrick or friends attempted to interfere with Arizona, and it's audit, they would go to jail in Arizona.

 

Arkanicide

 

Looks like Billary may have struck again.  Christopher Signs, the reporter who uncovered and reported on the tarmac meeting between Bill Clinton and Loretta Lynch (where they discussed nothing except their grandkids...right), was found dead in his apartment.  He was 45, had a family, and is being treated - you guessed it - as a 'suicide'.  You know, Like Jeffrey Epstein, and the assassin who tried to murder the judge assigned to investigate this incident, and the 50 or so other folks who complained or revealed unpleasant things about the Clinton's.  Heaven protect us from politicians !!!! 

 

Pulse Nightclub

 

We are at the five year anniversary of this tragic event.  A number of top democrats are 'remembering'  this, and trying to tell everyone that it was an anti-gay attack.  It was not.  Go back to the stories of the event at the time.  The shooter was not a rabid anti-gay person, but yet another Muslim terrorist, who tried, and failed, to attack two other venues (who had armed security, so he passed by them, and went for the unprotected one).  He didn't care who he killed, so long as he killed a lot of infidels.

 

G-7

 

While Europe gushes over Biden, and his return to their Good Old Boys Club, the rest of the world is laughing at Bumbling Biden.  Australia news laughed out loud at his clumsy presentation.  It could have been worse - Kamala could have attended, and presented her home made Kamala Cookies (in her own image) to everyone.

 

Rich

 

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LtG Mark Robinson, PACKS a punch to the left...then issues a call to arms to save the nation

 

Received this today.  Robinson is SPOT ON ! You might consider it for the List.

 

Rattler

 

 

I encourage you all to take a minute to listen to this fiery speech by Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina Mark Robinson.

It's worth every second. https://t.co/oJ6ubGyoFJ
(https://twitter.com/CalebJHull/status/1402285407413452803?s=03)

 

 

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World News for 14 June thanks to Military Periscope

 

  USA—Navy Takes Delivery Of 1st TH-73 Training Helicopter Leonardo | 06/14/2021 Leonardo has delivered the first of a new fleet of training helicopters for the U.S. Navy. On June 10, the TH-73A helicopter was delivered during a ceremony at the Philadelphia factory where it was built, said a Leonardo release, The helicopter, based on the instrument flight rules (IFR)-certified variant of the commercial AW119Kx single-engine light helicopter, will replace aging TH-57B/C Sea Rangers. The TH-73A fleet will be used for undergraduate advanced helicopter training for U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and NATO ally pilots, reported Flight Global. The TH-73A fleet will be based at Naval Air Station Whiting Field, Fla. The Navy has a requirement for 130 aircraft to replace the Sea Ranger Fleet. The Dept. of Defense awarded an initial fixed-price $177 million contract for 32 aircraft in January 2020 and exercised a $171 million contract option for an additional 36 helicopters in November 2020. 

 

USA—Houthi Financial Network Based In Iran Hit With Sanctions U.S. Treasury Dept. | 06/14/2021 The Dept. of the Treasury has implemented sanctions on a smuggling network that helps fund the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF) in Iran and Houthi rebels in Yemen. On June 10, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated members of the smuggling network led by Iran-based Houthi financier Sa'id al-Jamal, the department said in a release. The network generates tens of millions of dollars in revenue from the sale of fuel, petroleum products and other commodities. Much of the profits are then directed to the Houthis in Yemen through a complex network of intermediaries and exchange houses in several countries. The funding has helped Houthi forces attack civilian and critical infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and Yemen, lengthening the conflict and contributing to the starvation of millions of civilians in Yemen, said Andrea Gacki, the director of the OFAC. A ship associated with al-Jamal, the Triple Success, was also sanctioned. Other members of the network affected by the measures include Abdi Nasir Ali Mahamud in Turkey, who used his position with the United Arab Emirates-based Adoon General Trading to facilitate the transfer of millions of dollars. The company was sanctioned along with Adoon General Trading LLC and Adoon General Trading Gida Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi, for being owned, controlled or directed by Mahamud. Manoj Sabharwal, an Indian national in the U.A.E., was sanctioned for managing shipping operations and advising on smuggling oil products, while Hani Abd-al-Majid Muhammad As'ad, a Yemeni national in Turkey, managed al-Jamal's finances and facilitated the transfer of millions of dollars. Somali businessman Jami Ali Muhammad was sanctioned for assisting efforts to procure vessels, facilitate shipments of Iranian fuel and transferring funds on behalf of the Houthis. Syrian nationals Talib Ali Husayn Al-Ahmad al-Rawi in Turkey and Abdul Jalil Mallah in Greece were also hit with sanctions for facilitating the transfer of millions of dollars to IRGC-QF officials in Yemen through the Swaid and Sons Yemen-based exchange. 

 

USA—Defense Dept. Establishes New Arctic Regional Center Dept. Of Defense | 06/14/2021 The Pentagon has announced the creation of a new regional center focused on Arctic issues. On June 9, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced the establishment of the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies. The center is the sixth such regional center established by the department. The organizations are designed as international academic venues for bilateral and multilateral research, communication and training to build strong, sustainable and international networks of security leaders, said a Pentagon release. The Ted Stevens Center will provide a venue for the U.S. government to collaborate with allies and partners to advance shared interests for a peaceful and prosperous Arctic, Austin said. It will also address the need for U.S. engagement and international cooperation to strengthen the rules-based order in the region and tackle shared challenges such as climate change. The location for the Arctic center has not been determined. 

 

NATO—Alliance Seeks U.S. Approval To Prohibit Deployment Of Ground-Based Nukes In Europe Defense News | 06/14/2021 NATO allies will formally oppose deploying ground-based nuclear missiles in Europe, reports Defense News. Heads of state from the alliance are expected to present their stance in a draft communique during a meeting with President Biden on Monday, said a U.S. Senate aide and European official. The position is in line with previous public statements by Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. Allies see it as a potential way to ease tensions with Russia ahead of talks between Russia and the U.S. in Geneva on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Russia is expected to again propose a moratorium on land-based intermediate- and shorter-range missiles, according to Russian state media. The moratorium is not a serious offer so long as Russia retains the SSC-8 missile, which it has already deployed, said a NATO spokeswoman. Biden must approve the communique before it can become NATO's official position. 

 

Latvia—Lawmaker Arrested On Allegations Of Spying For Russia Latvian News Agency | 06/14/2021 A Latvian court has ordered the arrest of a lawmaker after the Parliament stripped him of his legal immunity, reports the Latvian News Agency (LETA). On Friday, the Riga City Vidzeme District Court ordered the arrest of Janis Adamsons, a member of the opposition Harmony party, on charges of spying for Russia. The decision may be appealed to the Riga Regional Court. Following the hearing, Adamsons was led out by members of Latvia's State Security Service, reported Russia's Tass news agency. The Parliament on Thursday voted to strip Adamsons' immunity following a request from the Prosecutor General's office to search, detain and take him into custody, reported the Baltic Times. Adamson denied the charges, saying that he only found out about the investigation from journalists, reported Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. He is a member of the parliamentary committee for defense, interior affairs and the prevention of corruption, although he reportedly did not have access to classified information in that role. Adamson served in the Soviet border service prior to Latvian independence in 1991, which has made him a target for political opponents. The investigation was initiated on June 9. He is suspected of involvement in over 40 instances of espionage. 

 

Ukraine—Military Eyes Turkish Air Defense System Yeni Safak | 06/14/2021 Ukraine is considering purchasing Turkish air defense systems, reports the Yeni Safak (Istanbul) newspaper. Turkish defense firm Aselsan is scheduled to showcase the Korkut self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) during this week's Arms and Security exhibition in Kyiv. The Ukrainian military is expected to discuss an order for the system during the exposition, according to local media. A complete Korkut system consists of a command-and-control vehicle with a 3D search radar that develops a local air picture, evaluates threats and assigns targets to the three weapon system vehicles, each of which is armed with two 35-mm cannons and has a fire-control radar. The vehicles are based on the ACV-30 armored vehicle. 

 

Azerbaijan—Armenian Prisoners Released In Exchange For Land Mine Map Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty | 06/14/2021 Azerbaijan says it has released 15 Armenian prisoners of war in exchange for a map showing the location of land mines in the Agdam district, which borders the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, reports Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry announced the exchange on Saturday. The ministry said that the maps showed the location of nearly 100,000 mines in the Agdam district. Armenian acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan confirmed the release of 15 Armenian prisoners, reported the Tass news agency (Moscow). An estimated 249 Armenian soldiers are still held in Azerbaijani custody following last year's conflict in Nagorno-Karabkah. Azerbaijan considers some of the detainees to be captives, restricting their access to some rights that would otherwise be available to prisoners of war. 

 

South Korea—Annual Drill Around Disputed Dokdo Islands Set To Begin Yonhap | 06/14/2021 South Korea is gearing up for an annual exercise around the Dokdo Islands in the Sea of Japan, reports the Yonhap news agency (Seoul). The East Sea Territory Protection Exercise is scheduled for Tuesday, with air force, coast guard and navy units set to take part. There will be no landing exercise with the marines this year as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), officials said. Japan, which also claims the islands, called off a planned meeting between Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and South Korean President Moon Jae In in protest of the exercise. The islands, which lie between South Korea and Japan, have been under South Korean control since the end of Japanese colonial rule in 1945. 

 

South Korea—Bird Strike Brought Down KF-16, Air Force Finds Yonhap | 06/14/2021 The South Korean air force has returned most of its aircraft to flight status after determining the cause of a fighter jet crash last week, reports the Yonhap news agency (Seoul). On June 8, the pilot of a KF-16 fighter ejected after seeing flames and smoke coming from the engine. The air force subsequently grounded all its aircraft for inspections. The pilot was not injured, thought the aircraft was damaged. On Friday, the air force said that a bird had been sucked into the air intake. Flight operations of most aircraft types resumed the previous day. The F-16 fleet was slated to be cleared for flight on Monday following a refresher for pilots on emergency procedures and the completion of preventative inspections. 

 

Australia—Expanded U.S. Military Presence Eyed Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 06/14/2021 Senior Australian and American officials are discussing the possibility of expanding military cooperation, including an increased U.S. military presence, reports the Australian Broadcasting Corp. On June 10, Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton gave his first major policy speech since assuming the post. During the speech at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute conference, he declared that Australia's security depended on closer ties with the U.S. Potential measures include expanding the size of the U.S. Marine Rotational Force-Darwin above its pre-novel coronavirus (COVID-19) level of 2,500 and to station U.S. Navy warships at HMAS Stirling near Perth in Western Australia, Dutton said. Officials have also discussed a proposal to form a new joint training brigade in Darwin comprising U.S. Marines and Australian Defense Force personnel. Command would likely rotate between the two nations. The joint brigade would be the first of its kind to be established in Australia. 

 

Burma—Regime Accuses Ethnic Armed Group Of Killing 25 People In East Reuters | 06/14/2021 The military junta in Burma has accused an ethnic armed group of massacring 25 construction workers in the eastern part of the country, reports Reuters. On Monday, the Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper and Myawaddy Television said that the Karen National Defense Organization (KNDO) had killed the men after abducting them on May 31. The workers were working on the Uhu Creek Bridge in the Myawaddy district, near the Thai border at the time State media showed 25 bodies, said to be the slain workers, at an undisclosed forest location. Their bodies were reportedly found on Friday and Saturday. The KNDO did not immediately comment on the accusations. 

 

Afghanistan—7 Killed In West Kabul Blasts TOLONews | 06/14/2021 At least seven people have been killed in a pair of explosions targeting buses in western Kabul, reports the Tolo News (Kabul). On Saturday, an explosion struck a passenger bus in Dasht-e-Barchi, said the interior ministry. Thirty minutes later, another bus in Mahtab Qala was hit by a blast. At least seven people were killed and seven wounded in both blasts, with potential for the toll to rise, said the ministry. Both areas of Kabul have a high population of Hazara, a mostly Shi'ite minority that has long been targeted by the Taliban and ISIS, reported Reuters. There were no immediate claims of responsibility. 

 

Syria—21 Killed In Attack On Afrin Hospital Syrian Observatory for Human Rights | 06/14/2021 At least 21 people have been killed in an attack on a hospital in Aleppo province in northern Syria, reports the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. On Saturday, Al Shefaa hospital in Afrin was attacked, killing 17 civilians and four members of local security forces. The area around Afrin is under the control of Turkish forces and loyal militias as part of Turkey's Operation Olive Branch, noted the observatory. Turkey accused the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) of conducting the attack, reported Turkey's Anadolu Agency. The observatory said that Syrian government forces in Al Ziyyarah and Ibbin in northwestern Aleppo province were behind the strikes.. The YPG denied responsibility, reported Reuters. On Sunday, Turkey launched retaliatory attacks on suspected terrorist targets in Tel Rifat, killing 14 people. 

 

Israel—Hamas Appoints New Leader In Gaza Jerusalem Post | 06/14/2021 Hamas has appointed a new executive in the Gaza Strip, reports the Jerusalem Post. On Sunday, the armed group that has ruled the densely populated area since 2007 announced that Issam Al Da'alis had succeeded Mohammed Awad as prime minister. Awad resigned after two years in the position. The reason behind his departure was not immediately clear. The announcement came shortly after Egypt canceled a meeting with Palestinian groups to discuss a possible unity government. Hamas said that the decision was sanctioned by the Palestinian Legislative Council, though that body has not functioned as a unified entity since 2007. Da'alis previously worked in the Hamas political bureau and served as the bureau's information chief, reported i24 News (Israel). 

 

Kenya—In Goodwill Step, Government Reopens Airspace For Air Travel To Somalia The Standard (Nairobi) | 06/14/2021 In an effort to restore ties with the Somali government, the Kenyan government is reopening its airspace for flights entering or leaving Somalia, reports the Standard (Nairobi). On June 10, the Kenyan Foreign Ministry announced that it had lifted its ban on direct flights to and from Somalia, first implemented in May and which was slated to run through Aug. 9. In a diplomatic note to Mogadishu, the ministry said the decision was part of an effort to restore relations, which have been tense since December 2020, and lead to the full normalization of ties. The Somali government acknowledged the gesture and said it was a starting point for negotiations to fully restore relations and proposed the creation of joint committee to establish the means to re-establish diplomatic ties. 

 

Nicaragua—5 Arrested In Escalating Crackdown On Opposition Reuters | 06/14/2021 Five more prominent opposition figures have been arrested in Nicaragua, reports Reuters. On Saturday, police arrested leaders of the leftist opposition Unamos party, including President Suyen Barahona and retired Gen. Hugo Torres. Police accused the suspects of undermining Nicaragua's sovereignty and inciting foreign interference. The arrests are the latest in a series of steps against opponents of President Daniel Ortega as he seeks to extend his 14-year rule in elections in November. At least a dozen opposition figures, including four presidential candidates, have been arrested to date, reported BBC News.