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Qassem Soleimani Is Dead: What You Need To Know And What Happens Next (National Interest)
Qassem Soleimani was responsible for the deaths of more Americans than any terrorist leader since Osama Bin Laden. No one should mourn his death. In Iran, however, and certainly without moral equivalence, he was a revered figure like former U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis, a man who advocated for the troops and was not afraid to mix with them. Inside Iran, he pulled as the most popular or second most popular figure over the course of years. As successive U.S. administrations repeatedly dropped the ball on any informational strategy to accompany the U.S. diplomatic, economic, and military approach, he filled a vacuum which capitalized on Iranian nationalism. [Read More]
5 Things to Know About Top Iranian General Killed by US Airstrike (The Daily Signal)
President Donald Trump ordered an airstrike in Iraq on Thursday that killed Gen. Qassim Suleimani, one of the most senior members of the Iranian government.
Suleimani, with the rank of major general, headed the Quds Force, the terrorist arm of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
“Soleimani made the death of innocent people his sick passion, contributing to terrorist plots as far away as New Delhi and London,” Trump said Friday, using an alternate spelling of the general’s name. “Today, we remember and honor the victims of Soleimani’s many atrocities, and we take comfort in knowing that his reign of terror is over.” [Read More]
Workaholic Epidemic: 4 In 10 Adults ‘Can’t Stop’ Working No Matter Where They Are (Study Finds)
Life is all about balance, and one of the most important balancing acts of any adult’s day-to day existence is separating work life and home life. Unfortunately, many modern workers just don’t know when to take a break — even if they’re home and the workday, for all intents and purposes, is over. That’s the main finding from a new survey of 2,000 British employees that found a staggering 40% just cannot stop working. [Read More]
Vegans are a ‘protected’ class at work, UK labor court rules (FOX News)
Disparaging vegans could now land you behind bars for discrimination, a UK labor court ruled.
On Friday, a tribunal in Norwich, England, determined that ethical veganism is a “religion or belief,” and one of the nine “protected characteristics” under the 2010 Equality Act. [Read More]
Patricia Arquette utterly ignored the admonition at the top of the Golden Globes ceremony by host Ricky Gervais, who urged nominees to avoid political speeches were they to win.
Accepting her statuette for Best Supporting Actress — Series, Miniseries or Television Film for her performance in Hulu’s The Act, Arquette spent the bulk of her time onstage despairing about the current political atmosphere. In particular, she spotlighted the decision by the White House to assassinate Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, and subsequent statements about it by President Donald Trump. While she didn’t name Trump, Arquette also urged everyone watching to vote later this year. [Read More]
Iranian Analytics (National Review Online)
For all the current furor over the death of Qasem Soleimani, it is Iran, not the U.S. and the Trump administration, that is in a dilemma. Given the death and destruction wrought by Soleimani, and his agendas to come, he will not be missed.
Tehran has misjudged the U.S. administration’s doctrine of strategic realism rather than vice versa. The theocracy apparently calculated that prior U.S. patience and restraint in the face of its aggression was proof of an unwillingness or inability to respond. More likely, the administration was earlier prepping for a possible more dramatic, deadly, and politically justifiable response when and if Iran soon overreached. [Read More]
