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ukraine@war

Day 1045

Flawed and impractical

Jan 03, 2025
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Screen grab from amateur video made on January 1, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada

A new cover for a book that does not as yet exist.

Matthew Livelsberger, a highly decorated active duty US Army Green Beret, shot himself in the head seconds before self-immolation. The 37-year old soldier was home on leave from Stuttgart, Germany.

The New Year’s Day explosion outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas was reported about 8:40 a.m. local time, police said.

"We were told that a 2024 Cybertruck pulled up to the front of the hotel, and, in fact, I can tell you it pulled right up to the glass entrance doors of the hotel. We saw smoke start showing from the vehicle, and then an explosion from the truck occurs."

The screen grab reminded me instantly of the picture snapped just after the assassination eight years ago of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey at an art exhibit in Ankara, Turkey.

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