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It is unlikely that the Lebanese Army would remain intact if they were ordered to attack Hezbollah, as a large component of its fighters are speculated to sympathise with the Party that is resisting Israeli aggression. Although there is no census allowed, it is speculated that the Lebanese Army itself could be composed of between 25% to 50% Shia Muslims, the same sect as Hezbollah.

The post Failing To Destroy Hezbollah, Israel Seeks To Spark A Lebanese Civil War appeared first on MintPress News.

“My kids’ kids, and probably their kids, are going to be paying for this,” said one official briefed on the U.S war on Iran.

The post Trump’s War on Iran Could Cost Trillions appeared first on The Intercept.

Since his first inauguration, Trump has been throwing charges at protesters and seeing what sticks. He always failed — until now.

The post Why We Have to Fight Back Against ICE Protesters’ Terror Convictions appeared first on The Intercept.

Research is uncovering the way music can calm the brain and there are techniques to help you amplify its emotional power

- by Stefan Koelsch

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Since living requires choosing, we will always feel regret about the paths not taken. But what matters is the future we forge

- by Tasha Kleeman

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Despite his high-profile controversies, Platner is still popular with Mainers. But leadership isn’t budging from its centrist pick.

The post Senate Dem Leaders Are Trying to Sink Graham Platner. Voters Aren’t Convinced. appeared first on The Intercept.

Britain may not formally be at war with Iran. But decisions taken in recent weeks mean the country is edging ever closer to involvement in a spiralling conflict that Parliament has never authorised. The government insists the UK is not supporting the military campaign launched by the United States and Israel. Ministers have instead relied […]

Lately, in work conversations, I find myself fighting a lifelong tendency to provide way more context than is absolutely required. If you ask me to okay your work, for example, I may respond with an essay on what delighted me about it. The teaching gene, plus the exuberance of writing and thinking clearly, compel me […]

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How did the most influential friendship in the history of psychoanalysis fall apart? The historic break-up of Freud and Jung

- Video by Aeon

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How do we develop our sense of space? Henri Bergson questioned the very fabric of our reality in his revolutionary work

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When I was six, I met my sister: her quiet question sparked a bond that took us from foster agency to home

- by Leslie Vooris

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In the early 20th century, Emmy Noether’s mathematics transcended the physical world. She longed to do the same herself

- by Julia Ravanis

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