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Colombia’s Misguided Ban On Veterans Fighting As Mercenaries Abroad

As Colombia considers banning former soldiers from fighting as mercenaries abroad — in places like Sudan — the government should first look into the economic conditions that push them into this ugly line of work.

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This Happened

This Happened — September 10: First Invictus Games Kick Off In London

Updated September 10, 2024 at 10:50 a.m. Ten years ago on this day, the first Invictus Games opened at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, which had been the site of the 2012 Summer Olympics. The Games lasted from September 10 to 14. What are the Invictus Games? The Invictus Games is an international sporting […]

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Russia-Ukraine War

Special Report: Wagner’s Prison Recruits Accused Of 19 Murders Since Returning From War

An investigation by the Russian publication Agents Media finds that a number of Russian criminals who were granted amnesty in exchange for fighting in Ukraine have returned home and have been implicated in violent crimes — including more than a dozen murders.

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Psychedelics For PTSD? Tests In The World’s Latest Wars, From Ukraine To Afghanistan

Psychedelic-assisted MDMA therapy for PTSD has shown some promise in the West, but plans to export it globally may be premature.

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Eyes on the U.S.

Ex-CIA Chief Petraeus Apologizes For Affair In First Public Speech

WASHINGTON POST (U.S.), BBC, SKY NEWS (UK) Worldcrunch LOS ANGELES – In his first speech since resigning in November, former CIA director David Petraeus has apologized to those he says he let down with the extramarital affair that lead to one of the most sudden and dramatic public falls from grace in recent memory. In […]

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