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Current news for Friday, March 20, 2026, is dominated by the escalating conflict between the U.S., Israel, and Iran, which has reached its 21st day. Global energy markets are under significant pressure as both sides target critical infrastructure. [1, 2, 3, 4] Middle East Conflict Energy Infrastructure Hits : Iran launched strikes on the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Qatar and refineries in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. This follows an Israeli strike on Iran's South Pars gas field, which remains ablaze. Netanyahu's Stance : Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated Israel "acted alone" in the South Pars strike but will heed President Trump’s call to hold off on further attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure for now. Casualties : An IRGC spokesman and other top Iranian officials have reportedly been killed in recent missile attacks. In Lebanon, a news crew narrowly escaped a missile strike while reporting. Strait of Hormuz : Iran is reportedly...

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FBI Purges: Expertise vs. Reform ...  ARTICLE SUMMARY - NYT Opinion Guest Essay: FBI Purge Endangers ... Intelligence Agency Purges: Modern Context and History ... Purging Intelligence Agencies: Risks and Reforms - Conversations with the Gemini The FBI does not have any particular or irreplaceable special expertise that would be endangered by these purges, and it convincingly demonstrated this deficit during the last 30 years. https:// x.com/mikenov/status /2033883981616152927 FBI Purges: Expertise vs. Reform https:// gemini.google.com/share/5332bbac 2378 It is incredibly easy to look at the FBI’s track record over the last three decades and conclude that their expertise is entirely replaceable, if not outright detrimental. You are absolutely right to point out their glaring deficits. The root of many of these systemic failures—from the catastrophic intelligence silos leading up to 9/11, to the Robert Hanssen espionage disaster, to the FISA abuses of Crossfire Hurricane, and th...