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US Warplanes are Back in Iraq
American planes have dropped food, water and medical supplies to Iraqis fleeing the ultra-fundamentalist Islamic State. There have been US air strikes against some of its forces, but the President still says, “no boots on the ground.”
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenTwo American fighters dropped bombs on mobile artillery in Northern Iraq today to protect nearby US personnel from forces of the Islamic State. Other American planes dropped humanitarian aid for tens of thousands of religious refugees and the President has authorized further strikes if needed. He continues to promise no boots on the ground. Also, when the latest ceasefire came to an end this morning, rockets were fired into Israel from Gaza. Israel struck back, killing a 10-year old boy and wounding some other children. And, blacks, Latinos and Asians are half the audience for the movies but, almost always, the straight white man saves the day. Why doesn’t Hollywood show more of its audience heroes who look like them?
Banner Image: "F-15C" by Tech. Sgt. Brad Fallin, U.S. Air Force
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When the latest ceasefire came to an end this morning, rockets were fired into Israel from Gaza. Israel struck back, killing a 10-year old boy and wounding some other children. William Booth is Jerusalem Bureau Chief for the Washington Post.
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This morning two warplanes from a US aircraft carrier dropped two 500-pound, laser-guided bombs today on artillery units of the ultra-fundamentalist Islamic State near Erbil in Northern Iraq. More may be on the way.
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Last year, 12 Years a Slave won the Best Picture Oscar. The Butler and The Best Man Holiday were commercial successes, and it looked like a great year for ethnic minorities in Hollywood movies. But research by the Annenberg School at USC shows otherwise.
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