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Israeli Forces Raise Flag Over Syrian Town In Latest Raid: 'Provocative Act' Authored by Jason Ditz via AntiWar.com, Israeli military vehicles rolled into the town of Hadr in Syria’s Quneitra Governorate days ago and raised the Israeli flag over the town's entrance. Locals say they also closed all but one road leading into or out of the town, and established a checkpoint on that road as well. Though Israel routinely raids Quneitra's towns and villages of late, raising the Israeli government's flag over a town is more provocative than what usually happens in...

Saylor's Strategy Scoops Up Another $2B Bitcoin, Holdings Reach 843,738 BTC Authored by Helen Partz via CoinTelegraph.com, Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public Bitcoin holder, made another massive BTC acquisition last week as the crypto asset hovered around $80,000. Strategy acquired 24,869 Bitcoin (BTC) for $2.01 billion between May 11 and 17, according Monday's 8-K filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Source: SEC The purchases were made at an average price of $80,985 per BTC, raising Strategy’s cost basis to $75,700. The company now holds 843,738 BTC, acquired for about $63.87 billion. At the...

CCP Bans Sale Of Retired Military Equipment, Citing Security Risks Authored by Alex Wu via The Epoch Times, The Chinese regime's military and public security authorities have jointly issued an order banning the sale, assembly, and marketing of retired military equipment, citing "security risks to military secrets." Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers take part in military training at Pamir Mountains in Kashgar, northwestern China's Xinjiang region, on Jan. 4, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images The Notice on Prohibiting Sales Activities Involving Retired or Scrapped Military Equipment was issued on July 28 by...