Joachim Hagopian 14,532 Palestinians have died in Gaza since the Hamas attack in Israel on October 7th. In less than 50 days more people are being killed at a faster clip in Gaza than any other war this century. The November 25th New York Times headline – “Gaza Civilians, Under Israeli Barrage, Are Being Killed at Historic Pace,” follows with the opening sentence: In less than two months, more than twice as many women and children have been reported killed in Gaza than in Ukraine after two years of war. The NYT article goes on…
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Simplicius, Portmortem Analysis on Kakhovka Dam Breach
SIMPLICIUS THE THINKER Now that almost a day has passed and the event has settled in, we can draw some conclusions or at least ask some informed questions about the whos and whys, the cui bonos. The biggest question on everyone’s mind is who was responsible for the Kakhovka dam, and as a corollary, who does it benefit more? So, to get that out of the way, allow me to list the best points of evidence for each side’s potential involvement, and what they stand to gain: Ukraine Firstly, we…