Syria detains Damascus-based leader of prominent Palestinian faction
Talal Naji, 79, the leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, or PFLP-GC, was detained Saturday morning shortly after he left his house with a driver and two guards, a Palestinian official told The Associated Press.
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- Ottawa Citizen
Today's letters: There's nothing noble about a MAGA bot
Saihajpreet Singhhas launched multiple AI bots looking to support conservative politicians in the U.S. Photo by JULIE OLIVER / Postmedia THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles from Elizabeth Payne, David Pugliese, Andrew Duffy, Bruce Deachman and others. Plus, food reviews and event listings in the weekly newsletter, Ottawa, Out of Office. Unlimited online access to Ottawa Citizen and 15 news sites with one account. Ottawa Citizen ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles from Elizabeth Payne, David Pugliese, Andrew Duffy, Bruce Deachman and others. Plus, food reviews and event listings in the weekly newsletter, Ottawa, Out of Office. Unlimited online access to Ottawa Citizen and 15 news sites with one account. Ottawa Citizen ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors The Ottawa-based pro-MAGA bot creator says many people hate him. I can see why. He creates a program, which he seeks to whitewash as something noble, as a step towards using AI for public relations. Well, he's succeeded in the vilest way, throwing his support to the likes of Trump, who imagines himself a masterful general but is in reality an authoritarian lunatic who acts out his fantasies with cruel acts of petty vengeance. The creator of this tool could have done something ennobling with the tool rather than proving himself one. Frank A. Pelaschuk, Alexandria Your story on the Pro-MAGA AI bots sets out what is in essence an attack on free speech. Free speech, among other purposes, has a political role. It permits each of us in a democracy to participate in the public life of our country, to express ourselves in service of the common good. The pretence of a multiplicity of expressions of support for President Trump, not a friend of Canada, made possible by AI, is not only dishonest, but it flies in the face of the principle of equality essential to our democracy. AI falsifies the intensity of the expression of views by dishonestly utilizing the appearance of a multiplicity of wills. AI makes it possible for free speech to have not only a 'qualitative' disqualifier, but also a 'quantitative' disqualifier as well. Jean-Jacques Blais, Ottawa Judging by his turban, Saihajpreet Singh, the software engineer who has invented a bot that sends pro-MAGA messages to X 1,000 times a day, is a Sikh. As far as I know, their religion demands they live ethical, honest lives. Hard to see how fooling people 1,000 times a day fits into those aspirations. Finally someone with the gumption to support Trump and the Republican Party. After hearing lots of negativity about Trump from Canadians, it's nice to know there are people like Saihajpreet Singh. Kudos to him for his pro-MAGA and -Trump stance.
Winnipeg Free Press
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Turkey says Israel and Kurdish fighters should stop destabilizing Syria
ANKARA (AP) — Israel and Kurdish fighters should stop threatening the security and stability of Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Wednesday. Speaking at a news conference in Ankara with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani, Fidan accused Israel and the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF, of undermining the country's efforts to reestablish itself after more than a decade of civil war. He said Israel had 'fueled certain difficulties' in Syria and warned that Israeli security 'cannot be achieved through undermining the security of your neighbors.' 'To the contrary, you should make sure your neighboring countries are prosperous and secure. If you try to destabilize these countries, if you take steps to that end, this could trigger other crises in the region.' Since Islamist-led insurgents ousted former President Bashar Assad in a rebel offensive in December, the new interim government in Damascus has struggled to maintain stability and heal the wounds of the nearly 14-year civil war. Most recently, hundreds were killed in clashes in the southern province of Sweida between government forces and local Bedouin tribesmen on one side and fighters from the country's Druze minority on the other. Meanwhile, tensions have also risen between the central government and the U.S.-allied SDF that controls northeastern Syria. Implementation of an agreement reached in March to merge the SDF with the new Syrian army has stalled and there have been scattered outbreaks of violence between the two sides. Fidan accused the SDF of trying to turn instability in Syria into an 'opportunity for themselves.' Ankara views the SDF with hostility as the group is spearheaded by the People's Protection Units, or YPG, affiliated with the Kurdish group that recently entered a peace process with Turkey after more than 40 years of fighting. The SDF has said it is not party to the deal between Ankara and the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK. 'The upper echelons of the YPG need to stop stalling because the chaos they're waiting for (in Syria) will not take place, and even if it does, it will not be to their advantage,' Fidan said. He added: 'They shouldn't take us for fools. We have good intentions, but that doesn't mean we will turn a blind eye to your mischievous or devious ways.' Turkey has been supportive of Syria's new administration, which is formed largely by rebels that Ankara backed during the civil war. 'Every actor in the region is not as constructive as us,' Fidan said. 'There are certain people who have been meddling in the affairs of Syria, chief among whom is the Israeli administration.' Al-Shibani, meanwhile, said Israel's actions 'undermine the security of our citizens,' adding that 'certain countries want Syria to disintegrate based on ideologies, based on ethnicity, and obviously we are against all these efforts.'
Toronto Star
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- Toronto Star
Mortar kills 2 children and their mother in northwest Pakistan where troops are targeting militants
KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — A mortar struck a home and killed two children and their mother in a northwestern Pakistani region where security forces are carrying out a 'targeted operation ' against the Pakistani Taliban, residents and a hospital official said Wednesday. It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the overnight civilian casualties in Mamund, a town in the Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan.
