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(“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is
not a fault: it is often careful sourcing.
How these are measured.
5 scored articles;
a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more
about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned.
Their outlet averages -0.37
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🔮 He also brought a remarkable announcement: Britain will share classified technical information that Ukraine needs to eventually assemble the Storm Shadow long-range stealthy cruise missile (called SCALP in the French version). assertive
🔮 Mark explains why Iran and the Houthis appear to have the initiative, why the U.S. is increasingly responding rather than setting the terms of the conflict, and how Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan and NATO could become entangled as the war continues to expand. assertive
🔮 FOR DECADES, THE SECURITY architecture of the Persian Gulf rested on an assumption: When the gravest regional threats emerged, the United States would be the power around which its partners organized. assertive
🔮 They also examine reports that the Pentagon may be undercounting U.S. military deaths in the Middle East, as well as the growing cost of the Iran war. assertive
🔮 Saudi Arabia also has a separate National Guard that itself represents a substantial ground force, also equipped with some of the best military equipment America and Europe would sell them. assertive
🔮 The unequivocalness of the president’s prediction—made months into a war he repeatedly said would last only days—set off alarm bells in my head. assertive
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