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The John Birch Society (JBS) is an American right-wing political advocacy group. [1] Founded in 1958, it is anti-communist, [2] [3] supports social conservatism, [2] [3] and is associated with ultraconservative, radical right, far-right, right-wing populist, and right-wing libertarian ideas. [12]
Snowpiercer is an American post-apocalyptic dystopian thriller television series that premiered on May 17, 2020, on TNT.It is based on both the 2013 film of the same name, directed by Bong Joon-ho, and the 1982 French graphic novel Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette, from which the film was adapted.
Hezbollah's operations outside of Lebanon, including its participation in bombings of Israeli and Jewish targets in Argentina during the 1990s and more recent training and liaison activities with Shiite insurgents in Iraq, have cemented the organization's reputation among U.S. policy makers as a capable and deadly adversary with potential ...
On January 20, Iraqi Shia militia Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, with training provided in Iran by Quds Force General Abdolreza Shahlaei and Hezbollah sniper network leader Ali Musa Daqduq, launches a successful commando operation against the U.S. Army's Karbala Joint Coordination headquarters, infiltrating it and killing five American soldiers. [169]
Hugh O'Neill was born c. 1550 [b] in the barony of Oneilland, Tír Eoghain (modern-day northern County Armagh)—possibly in a crannog such as Marlacoo. [16] The O'Neill dynasty were Tír Eoghain's ruling Gaelic Irish noble family, [17] and claim descent from Niall Ruadh of the Cenél nEógain, himself a descendant of legendary high king Niall of the Nine Hostages.
IBM, for example, purchased 12 islands within Second Life for virtual training and simulations of key business processes, but has since moved on to other platforms due to maintenance costs. [ 53 ] [ 54 ] Others, like musicians, podcasters, and news organizations (including CNET , Reuters , NPR 's The Infinite Mind , and the BBC ), have all had ...
— Gorbachev's letter requesting membership of the Communist Party, 1950 In June 1950, Gorbachev became a candidate member of the Communist Party. He also applied to study at the law school of Moscow State University (MSU), then the most prestigious university in the country. They accepted him without asking for an exam, likely because of his worker-peasant origins and his possession of the ...