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Made in America: Meet Iran's 'Zombie' Cannon

The National Interest 

Caleb Larson

Security, Middle East

Neither tank nor artillery piece.

Key Point: The M110 could fire a massive eight-inch artillery shell nearly 20 miles away. Even though it’s retired with the United States—Iran still uses it.

M110

The M110 is a bit of a zombie—neither tank nor artillery piece, but something of both. The M110 is based on the smaller M115 howitzer, a towed artillery piece that in its ultimate configuration was designed in 1939, but owed its development to a post-World War I heavy howitzer.

Trump says surge of 50,000 new cases a day is 'being handled' as Biden blasts 'bungled response - Daily Mail

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Fact-checking a mask meme shared by Trump Jr. on Facebook

Cnn.com 

President Donald Trump has finally started to encourage people to wear masks, even while not wearing one himself. Meanwhile, his son Donald Trump Jr. is actively spreading doubt about the effectiveness of masks against the coronavirus.



Will Life Ever Be Normal in My Beloved Soweto?

Real Clear World 

Bobby Moroe , Daily Maverick

Writing from my post as a diplomat in Abuja, Nigeria, I think back on my life growing up in Soweto – how physical human contact was the very fabric of our society. And I wonder if life at home, and everywhere, will ever be normal again.

Anti-Annexation Scare Tactics

Real Clear World 

Yisreal Medad & Eli Pollak, Jerusalem Post

Many parts of the Israeli media, we find, are directly and indirectly using scare tactics to try and prevent implementation of the Israel law east of the Green Line.

The West Bank Faces a New Reckoning

Real Clear World 

Alexandra Rojkov & Raniah Salloum, Spiegel

Beginning July 1, the Israeli government, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, could begin the process of annexing parts of the West Bank, despite this being a violation of international law. For many inhabitants of the region, their future is at stake.

Don’t Let Erdogan Erase Turkey’s Christian Past

Real Clear World 

R. Reeves & M. Akyol, FP

The Turkish president wants to turn Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia back into a mosque. Destroying its dual Orthodox-Islamic heritage would be a blow to religious pluralism and tolerance.

Malawi’s Re-Run Election Is Lesson for African Opposition

Real Clear World 

F. Kell, Ch. House

The overturning of the result in the fresh presidential contest sets a bold precedent for the continent, as a process built upon the resilience of democratic institutions and the collective spirit of opposition.

Vladimir Putin Does a Brezhnev

Real Clear World 

Tony Barber, Financial Times

The president has secured his future rule but he is straining his social contract with the Russian people.





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