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> I thought he was an "emperor" for life. Now his "dictatorship" is wobbly? Be consistent. What's next? You are going to call him a mafia boss? Xi did arrange himself a lifetime po…

The ICC hasn't been given any power by the United States (nor by Russia or China). If US _military_ personnel were brought there, it's obviously going to have a diplomatic/military…

Depends on issue but usually no. Bernie Sanders would not be moderate in Europe, and mainstream Democrats (increasingly) would not be either.

The trend is making fun of Pakistani ultra-nationalism and jingoism.

Well said.

Hard to care about cops being aggressive when "protesters" burn down buildings. If US cops actually got proper riot training like French police then citizens wouldn't need to take …

The Syrian Civil War had started before that. The CIA was picking sides for the US, just like every other geopolitically relevant country. The CIA trying to overthrow Assad is good…

The CIA has a mandate to carry out clandestine operations in foreign nations, which includes arming local militias. Personally I'm pro-regime change, especially in Cold War Latin A…