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'Talks Not Closed': Tehran Times Issues Striking Correction After Trump Warns 'A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight' Summary:  Tehran Times: All communications with US side suspended - THEN ISSUES CORRECTION, REVERSES. This after Trump's Tues. morning threat: "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will." In a call with FOX's Bret Baier, Trump says 8 PM deadline today "could change if negotiations move forward, but sticking to deadline for now." Kharg Island heavily bombed in preparation for potential US Marine/Special Forces...

“War is the health of the state.” That phrase, coined by Randolph Bourne, explains why opposition to war is a priority of many libertarians. War allows governments to increase spending, taxes, and regulations in order to feed the war machine. Wars can justify measures that remain in place long after the wars end. An example […]

Israel has announced that they are sending another division of ground troops into southern Lebanon as part of an invasion that began earlier this month and which earlier this week Defense Minister Israel Katz said would include the occupation of the entire area south of the Litani River. This is the fifth division to be […]