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The Duran: Episode 961
France's Marine Le Pen Acquitted in Case Over Violating Hate Speech Laws
https://sputniknews.com/europe/202105041082797685-frances-marine-le-pen-acquitted-in-case-over-violating-hate-speech-laws/

There is a great deal to discuss today, with reports of an accelerating pace of the Russian offensive, and of growing internal arguments about the MoU in Iran.

Today is however the 11th anniversary of my civil wedding to Catherine. We treat our main wedding anniversary as 1st August, which is the anniversary of our Church wedding. Nonetheless we do also commemorate the anniversary of our civil wedding. Notwithstanding this Catherine told me to hold the Live Stream today (she knows how important it is to me) but we agreed that I would hold it to exactly 2 hours.

Looking forward to speaking with you all today.

Scott Ritter

Iran PUNCHES BACK at Trump – Putin UNLEASHES on US-NATO Drone War

Interview by Danny Haiphong

A fable from 2008:

A Political Fable.

The old bear had kicked the bucket. The bear cub left as master of the forest was still too young, and so many of the animals felt a taste of liberty. The boar, the goat, and the sprats splashing about in the river were picking apart the deceased’s bones at full volume, not forgetting to mention the heir in the process. From the neighboring forest, a striped tiger squinted thoughtfully—unlike the others, he remembered the old ruckus with the wolf pack all too well, when he’d had the luck to end up on the bear’s side and see the clubfoot in action. And he understood that it was no accident the current wolf was trying not to sour relations with the bear. On the other hand, the cub was still a bit too small, and his forest was vast—oh, so very vast.

So, just in case, he amiably promised the goat, the boar, and the sprats his protection, in exchange for them giving the cub a hard time—let him sit in his den and keep his head down. They, interpreting this in their ...