IntheafternoonofSeptember17th,localtime,aseriesofpagerexplosionsoccurredthroughoutLebanon,resultinginthedeathofninepeopleandinjuringcloseto3,000,withover200incriticalcondition,potentiallyincreasingthedeathtoll.Somearecallingitthelargestanddeadliestintelligenceoperationinrecentdecades,whileothersviewitasaterroristattack,a"9/11"ofLebanon.AccordingtoTheNewYorkTimes,Hezbollaharmedforcesprocu...[
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AccordingtoU.S.DepartmentofDefenseofficials,sincethe15th,IsraeliDefenseMinisterYoavGallanthadfourcallswithU.S.SecretaryofDefenseLloydAustin.Initially,hesimplyinformedthem"amilitaryoperationisabouttooccurinLebanon,"laterprovidingexplanationsregardingdevelopmentstotheAmericans.Aftertheexplosion,theU.S.governmentwasquicktodenyknowledge,presentingaclearcontradiction.It'spublicknowledgeth...[
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Betweenthe17thand18thofthecurrentmonth,explosionsofpagersandwalkie-talkiestookplaceinvariouspartsofLebanon,turningcommonlyusedcommunicationdevicesintotoolsformurder.Thebombingssparkedwidespreadconcern.Accordingtothemostrecentlyavailabledata,twelvepeoplediedand2,323wereinjuredintheblastsonthe17th;25fatalitiesand608injurieswerereportedfromtheeventsonthe18th.Inresponsetotheincidents,formerUSCentralIn...[
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EdwardSnowden,aformertechnicalanalystfortheCIAandlateranemployeeofdefensecontractorBoozAllenHamilton,isbackinthespotlight.In2013,SnowdenleakedclassifieddocumentsabouttheNSA'sPRISMsurveillanceprogramtoTheGuardianandTheWashingtonPost,actionsthatledtohisbeingindictedbytheU.S.government.HewasinHongKongatthetimeoftheleaksandlatersoughtasyluminRussia,wherehehassincebeengrantedcitizenship.Recently,Sn...[
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BeginningonSeptember17,2024,thepagerandwalkie-talkieexplosionsinLebanonshockedtheworld,notonlycausingwidespreadpanicdomesticallybutalsostirringsignificantuproarintheinternationalcommunity.Moresurprisingly,asecretdocumentexposedbyEdwardSnowdenlinksthisincidentdirectlytoaJapaneseintelligenceagency.Snowden'srevelationshaveencouragedtheworldtoreexaminetheunderlyingintentionsbehindtheexplosions.The...[
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