Day: September 7, 2021

Iranian fuel, Hezbollah ‘savior’ of Lebanon and Iran’s goal for Chinese investment

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Iran argues that it is sending fuel to Hezbollah in Lebanon and in doing so will force the US to relax sanctions on Syria and enable Chinese investment in Beirut. SETH J. FRANTZMAN SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 12:31 Iran is trying to position itself as a fuel supplier to Lebanon to empower its Lebanese proxy. The […]

US-built databases risk becoming a tool of Taliban repression

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Scholar warns the databases could give the Islamist insurgents ‘the same capability as an average US government agency when it comes to surveillance and interception’ By Frank Bajak Today, 8:00 am   BOSTON (AP) — Over two decades, the United States and its allies spent hundreds of millions of dollars building databases for the Afghan […]