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As I post this, it is the evening before the 233rd anniversary of the first ever SOTU, American time. Nobody now knows definitively how to fight terrorism. Being ruled by fear of them can drag us down to where they are. I recall reading a Douglas MacArthur quote somewhere along the lines of "I cannot fight the enemy, if I cannot see him." Understanding the enemy is a part of this process. In approaching such problems, which modern leader comes closest to emulating George Washington?

Father of one of the victims of the downed Ukrainian plane called the commander of the Revolutionary Guards air force and Mohammad Javad Zarif a "criminal." He made the remarks on the eve of the anniversary of the downing of the Ukrainian plane and at a protest gathering of families of victims. Mourning for the victims of downed Ukrainian plane According to reports, several families of the victims of downed Ukrainian plane gathered in Tehran Military Court on Monday, December 14, and strongly protested lack of punishment of perpetrators of this incident. On January 8, 2020 A passenger plane of...

Human error, a misaligned missile guidance system and a decision to fire without authorization contributed to Iran's downing of a civilian passenger plane in January, according to a new report from Iran's Civil Aviation Organization. Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down shortly after takeoff from the Iranian capital, Tehran, killing all 176 people on board. For several days, no one took responsibility, but signs pointed toward it being struck by a missile. Eventually, Iran admitted it had targeted the plane after mistakenly believing it was a U.S. missile. "PS 752 was identified by one of the air defense...

One of the passengers on the Ukrainian jet downed by Iranian missiles earlier this month was a businesswoman who was the boss of two companies cited in a UN report for links to the shadowy arms trade supplying the protracted civil war in Libya. Olena Malakhova, 38, had been allocated a place in the second row of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 from Tehran to Kiev, according to a seating plan of the aircraft seen by CNN. She was one of only two Ukrainian passengers on the plane, which crashed shortly after takeoff from the Iranian capital on January 8,...

Iran admits IRGC shot down Flight 752, ending regime's Soleimani PR bonanza It was a short-lived honeymoon for the Islamic Republic regime — a rare wave of popular support, drowned out by a bigger tide of government neglect and recklessness. Much as Iran's authorities may hate admitting the destruction of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 to other governments, they are almost certainly more concerned about the reaction from their own people. The regime's hopes of turning the assassination of Gen. Qassem Soleimani into a moment of renewal for its flagging fortunes were destroyed along with Flight PS752. From the point...