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Beijing demands Washington stops ‘provocations’, scolds US for South China Sea sail by Beijing has demanded the US to cease “provocative actions” that undermine Chinese security and sovereignty. The ire was drawn by a US guided missile destroyer sailing close to the disputed islands in the South China Sea. USS Chancellorsville conducted a “freedom of navigation operation” near the South China Sea’s Paracel islands on Monday, the US Navy confirmed. The stated aim was “to challenge excessive maritime claims.” Yet, Beijing had a bone to pick with Washington on that, having scrambled warships and demanding the Ticonderoga-class cruiser immediately leave the zone. On Friday Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang called on Washington to “immediately stop such provocative actions that violate China's sovereignty and threaten [its] security.”  The US should also “strengthen the management of its vessels” in order to prevent “unexpected events,” a People's Liberation Army...

Los Angeles, California Production of a film by Professor Mahmoud Mohamed Taha Name of the film: Taha: Gan Taha: Gandhi of Islam report I traveled last month to Hollywood, Los Angeles at the invitation of A. David Hinckley is an Irish-American, human rights activist who worked with Amnesty International in the 1980s. He and his colleagues worked to press the Nimeiri government to release prisoners of conscience who had been detained for political or intellectual reasons without long trials. At that time, Mr. Mahmoud and more than 40 Republican brothers and four Republican sisters were among the political detainees. David and the organization demanded the release of the detainees. Indeed, we were released and according to David's testimony, they rejoiced at the release and thought that they had accomplished a worthy achievement. But quickly the professor drew his criticism of the laws of September in this publication or the flood and the events fell to trial and then the judg...

?Putin high-fives MBS at G20, but did he shake Trump's hand   Russian President Vladimir Putin was seen giving a high-five to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, but the moment of a possible handshake with US President Donald Trump was cut out of the live feed Those watching the live broadcast from the ongoing G20 summit in Argentina were left guessing whether Trump and Putin, whose official meeting got canceled earlier, even said hello to each other. As the leaders were lining up for a traditional ‘family photo’, Trump was seen walking towards Putin – but at the last possible moment, the feed was cut to a closer shot of a different group. The wide shot was back a few moments later, when Trump was already in his spot further down the line Watchers were left without this crucial morsel of body language right after Trump announced he would not meet Putin officially, as he had planned to, citing the recent Russia-Ukraine navy scuffle off the Crimean shores. The...

Day 4: The Bible: A Word For All Ages 30 Day Guide for New Believers by John Beckett ?What is the best foundation for my spiritual growth I didn’t always view the Bible as the kind of friend it has now become. Before I committed my life to Jesus I found it confusing, even mysterious, partly because I tried to read it from page 1, like any other book. Soon I got bogged down and put it aside. After I became a believer, the Bible began to come alive. My entry point was reading about Jesus in the New Testament. Often, to my amazement, what I read in the morning would apply directly to events happening that very day. Learning from the Bible is the best way to build a “rock-solid” spiritual foundation. From the Bible’s inspired pages you can focus on who God is, how He wants you to live and how He will guide you. Think of spending time with God’s Word as laying the foundation of a building. Though hidden from view, it is indispensable and no place to cut corners. The soundness and sta...

2 and 4 Maccabees: Evolving  Responses to Hellenism 2 Maccabees (ca. 1st cent. B.C.E) presents Judaism as the antithesis to Hellenism. A century or so later, however, 4 Maccabees uses Hellenistic ideas to encourage Jews to hold fast to their ancestral faith.   Dr. Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz F our books of Maccabees, written at different times, have survived from antiquity. In this piece, we will take a closer look at books 2 and 4, which throw light on the different responses of Hellenistic Jews to the challenge of contemporaneous ideas and influences. [1] 2 Maccabees The second book of Maccabees looks more like religious propaganda than history, though it probably contains historical information. Originally written in Greek, it is 15 chapters long, and claims to be an abridgement of a longer work in five volumes, written by a certain Jason of Cyrene (North Africa), of whom we know nothing else. The date of 2 Maccabees is not clear: Jason might have been a ...

Planet War: Still Trapped in a Greater Middle Eastern Quagmire, US Military Prepares for Global Combat "The US stands alone in history as the only country to militarize the whole globe (with space thrown in) in preparation for taking on just about anyone." Danny Sjursen Fast forward eight years — during which this author fruitlessly toiled away in Afghanistan and taught at West Point — and the U.S. military ground presence has significantly decreased in the Greater Middle East, even if its wars there remain “ infinite .” The U.S. was still bombing, raiding, and “advising” away in  several  of those old haunts as I entered the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Nonetheless, when I first became involved in the primary staff officer training course for mid-level careerists there in 2016, it soon became apparent to me that something was indeed changing. Our training scenarios were no longer limited to counterinsurgency operations...