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Syrian defector and former military photographer code-named 'Caesar' set to testify before the Senate today. Listen to the story of why his secret trip to the US Capitol matters now:

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The Syrian civil war turns nine years old this spring -- over 400,000 Syrians, mostly civilians have died

Some of the most vivid evidence of the death and torture carried out by the Assad regime is from the defector codenamed 'Caesar'

npr.org/2020/03/11/814…
He was a military photog for the Syrian govt, and over 2.5 yrs took 55,000 photos of men, women, children tortured to death. He snuck out of Syria in 2013... with his photos.

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My absolute favorite bar in DC, @allsoulsbar, announces that they are closing until the Coronavirus situation calms down.

"The very thing we do is bring people together and right now that seems like a bad idea, especially with booze involved. Please be careful out there."
"Please be safe, be kind, and do your part to end this nonsense."
It's an act of leadership and courage to voluntarily close for Coronavirus concerns, considering the financial implications for @allsoulsbar.

And on St Patrick's Day weekend too.

Better believe I will be among their first visitors when they open up again
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The Army is ALWAYS looking for dentists.

Might be a long-shot but as a longtime dentist Rep. Paul Gosar might find an age waiver if he was inclined to join.

Actually this reminds me of a story about the only military dentist to get the Medal of Honor...
Ben Salomon was an infantryman and later a dentist.

As a 29 year old (this would have been 1944) he had been commissioned and then sent to the Marianas Islands to fill in for a wounded surgeon.

A losing Japanese commander ordered waves of suicide attacks...
While treating a patient, Saloman began to observe Japanese soldiers approaching his casualty collection point

He grabbed a rifle and shot an attacker before resuming care. He then clubbed two Japanese soldiers, bayoneted one more, and shot a fourth one.
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Tim Mak
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How is Russia trying to boost Sen. Sanders' campaign?

Over the past six weeks, Russian public messaging has shifted to mirror pro-Sanders talking points first used in the last presidential campaign.

I take a deeper look here: npr.org/2020/03/05/812…
"What's really come on strong just in the last 30 to 45 days are very similar narratives that we saw in 2016 about Sanders," said Clint Watts of the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

Coverage on Sputnik and RT was more neutral in the fall

npr.org/2020/03/05/812…
Of course, Sanders has condemned any help from Russia:

"Hey, Mr. Putin, if I'm president of the United States, trust me, you're not going to interfere in any more American elections."

His campaign points out Russia just wants to create chaos.

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