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Was Alexander the Great undefeated in every battle?
I have heard people refer to Alexander the Great as one of the greatest military commanders of all time because he was "undefeated in battle" during his lifetime. Is this true? I can imagine him winning every war that he fought but to win every battle seems like an incredible feat. Do we know of any individual battles that he outright lost?
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He lost one battle when his troops entered India and saw elephants for the first time. They then learned that the elephants can be easily frightened, and in the following battle the elephants handed them an easy victory as they trampled over their opponents. – axsvl77 Aug 10 '16 at 2:16
Hypapses if memory serves - which in this instance it may very well not. – Anaryl Aug 10 '16 at 8:58
Hydaspes seems to be a victory for Alexander. – Mark C. Wallace♦ Aug 10 '16 at 12:07
@axsvl77 and Anaryl I think you might both be slightly wrong. Firstly because Alexander won at Hydaspes River, gaining control of Punjab. Secondly because he already fought a (small) elephant corps at Gaugamela, where he (famously) won. – Ludi Aug 10 '16 at 13:28
For a quick review of Alexander's career see ancient.eu/article/660; he won every battle. The revolt of his troops lead to the evacuation of his most eastern conquests. He died at Babylon, probably of pneumonia, aggravated by his injuries. – Peter Diehr Aug 10 '16 at 13:36
If Alexander the Great is labelled as "one of the greatest military commanders of all time" is not because he wasn't defeated, but because his conquests.
Having said that, yes, it's true: there's no single defeat recorded for Alexander.
It can be argued the primary sources about his life were not impartial, but the Battle of Hydaspes river is recorded as a decisive victory for the Macedonians, not even a "Pyrrhic" victory.
Alexander's troops mutinied at the Hyphasis river because exhaustion at the prospects of campaigning for eight years more, as Alexander (at first) had no intentions of turning back.
But even if Alexander lost a battle anywhere, that wouldn't make of him a less better commander. Most commanders wearing the "undefeated" badge could choose to fight or not to fight (Davout and Suvorov come to mind). Others simply could not afford that luxury.
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The only defeat of Alexander was not in a battle but in a siege. He failed to conquer Termessos. – Midas Aug 18 '16 at 18:40
It's hyperbole.
By what rubric are we measuring greatest? Let's make no mistake, ALexander achieved some amazing victories - but were they the astoundingest ? Did he overcome the greatest tactical or strategic disadvantages? Where's the measurements? Territory conquered?
At any rate, the one to me that was always the most portentous, (and some might dispute this rather oblique, sleep deprived, wine fueled answer.)
The Gordian Knot.
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I like what you say, but it seems off topic. – Ludi Aug 10 '16 at 9:26
-2 my poor ego! Downvotes might make more sense were there other answers. – Anaryl Aug 10 '16 at 10:23
There are no other answers because the question is asking for disproof of an accepted fact. Every source I consulted agreed that Alexander was undefeated (except for a suspicious H:SE answer and a metaphorical article on another site.) This answer does not respond to the question asked. – Mark C. Wallace♦ Aug 10 '16 at 12:12
@MarkC.Wallace Not sure how your conclusion follows from your premise. Whether or not it is an proven historical fact doesn't alter the story of the Knot. As we don't have any normal 'defeats' this is about as good as it gets. Of course it is an offbeat answer which some might not agree with - but it clearly responds to the question. Alexander did more with more, but the question implies were there commanders who did more with less. No doubt he was an able conquerer but were there others who did more with less? – Anaryl Aug 11 '16 at 1:09
I'd argue Napoleon was a superior commander, even if he did record defeats, because he was able to continually overcome greater odds to achieve victory. He also came from poorer origins. Alexander was raised to be a conqueror. But that's just a trivia. I'm sure arguments can could be made for anyone's pet conqueror. – Anaryl Aug 11 '16 at 1:11
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The hurricane-type candle holders are at least 6 years old, and shoved into the bookshelves in the library/office.
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By Christie R. House
January 2020 | ATLANTA
The Revs. Irina Mitina and Charles Harrell first met in 2006, and even though they live on different continents with an ocean between them, they and the conferences they represent have maintained their connection for more than a dozen years. Their faith, their mutual participation in God's mission in Eurasia and their connection with Global Ministries' In Mission Together program have made their long-term relationship possible. For them, the global church can be expressed and experienced in local and even in personal ways.
The In Mission Together program is a global partnership network that equips conferences, districts or churches for transformational engagement in mission in the United States and around the world. Partners commit to one another through an agreement to participate equally as the body of Christ, using the skills and resources of each community.
Mitina serves with The United Methodist Church in Eurasia as the superintendent of the South District, formerly known as the Northern Caucasus. She pastored one of the larger congregations of the Black Soil District, Resurrection UMC in Voronezh. Currently, in addition to her role as district superintendent, she pastors the Stavropol UMC in the South District. The contexts in which she works present many challenges and obstacles to mission outreach. Since the beginning of the UMC Russia Initiative in 1995, Protestant organizations have navigated uneasy and sometimes difficult spaces alongside the majority Russian Orthodox Church.
Harrell is a retired elder of the Baltimore-Washington Conference who first participated in church-to-church partnerships with emerging Russian congregations. He has been a key leader in the conference for the coordination of work teams traveling to Eurasia. Before the formal conference relationship, Baltimore-Washington local churches were active in mission initiative projects in St. Petersburg and Moscow. At the suggestion of the Rev. Bruce Weaver, a founder of the Russia Initiative, the conference teams started working farther South.
In 2006, the conference explored the possibility of forming a conference-to-conference partnership with the Eurasian church. That was the year Harrell took the first team to assist churches in the Voronezh area to construct a retreat and training camp called Camp Kristall (or Crystal).
The next year, the Baltimore-Washington Conference and the Eurasian Episcopal Area formalized their conference-to-conference partnership. Since then, United Methodist Volunteer in Mission teams from Baltimore-Washington have returned year after year to Camp Kristall, joining Eurasian members as they finish projects at the camp and design new ones. Today, the partnership includes both the South and Black Soil districts of the Eurasian UMC.
A relationship based in mission
The Eurasia UMC uses Camp Kristall for retreats and seminars, United Methodist Women's conferences, seasonal camps for youth and children and other church functions. Mitina says that when work teams come, they bring funds to buy tools and supplies for renovations. "The camp covers a wide territory," she said, "so we have a lot of different tasks to be done. We have improved the buildings, erected brick structures, completed a new roof – this is all very helpful."
At Camp Kristall in the Voronezh region, a member of a Baltimore-Washington VIM team works with a Russian team member and with international students. PHOTO: CHARLES HARRELL
But these physical activities are secondary for the Russians. "We also build relationships with each other, we become friends," Mitina explains. "Russian people are more relationship-oriented, U.S. people, more project-oriented."
Harrell confirmed her assessment, but, he said, "we have a good combination. Both parts are important. When people have their hearts deep in this ministry, lives are changed." He said the main goal, besides the work, is to make good connections with the Russians and with international students at the camp.
The Eurasian church hosts youth mission conferences in which Methodist youth and young adults from across European Russia and Ukraine gather to take on a few mission projects, sometimes joining U.S. teams at Camp Kristall.
Along with the U.S. and Eurasian teams, students from many nations, especially from Africa, also volunteer. African students typically stay in Russia throughout the duration of their studies without returning home. The first year they spend gaining undergraduate competence in the Russian language. In the second year, they begin study in their academic fields.
The UMC in Russia extends a strong welcome to these students, some of whom come from Methodist congregations. United Methodist churches offer them a second home and family environment. In summertime and on other term breaks, the students come to help at the camp, where they are embraced by U.S. and Eurasian teams.
"The depth of their faith is amazing. They are smart, warm-hearted and hard-working volunteers," said Harrell.
The miracle of changed hearts
Harrell noted that when he prepares new team members for a trip to Russia, he sometimes encounters Americans who have old ideas about those they will meet.
"When I took my first team from my congregation in Southern Maryland, I asked for their impression of Russians. They gave a cold-war stereotype. But once they spent time with the people of faith in the Eurasian UMC, they admitted they were wrong. They were welcomed by warm and gentle people who are deep in their faith."
He gave one example of the West meets East scenario that affected everyone involved. "On one of our teams, we had a now-retired pastor who had been a fighter pilot for NATO during the Cold War. He had been trained essentially to demonize or dehumanize targets as "the enemy." But by the end of the trip, he shared his testimony among our Eurasian hosts at the UMC in Voronezh – how he had felt and how his time in Russia had changed him.
"It so happens that a man in the Voronezh congregation who had flown MiGs (Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG, previously Mikoyan) in the Soviet air force was there that day. These two men may well have fought each other on the battlefield. But here in the church, they were together as brothers in Christ. There were hugs and tears – and an amazing witness for all to see what God can do."
The Baltimore-Washington Conference has some volunteers who return to Voronezh every year. "It's the depth of the relationships that keeps people coming back," said Harrell.
Team members, whether they travel to Russian once or many times experience change in their attitudes about Russians, and they stay in touch with their Eurasian friends. People of all ages, but especially young adults, find their eyes opened to the breadth of God's work in the world.
Presence, gifts, service and witness
For Mitina's part, the In Mission Together program – based on a theology of mutual give and take in the mission partnership rather than one partner controlling the other – resounds with her. "Mutual ministry means we all have an important part in the mission. For us, it is important to see members of the global church with us, represented by these teams. It reminds us we are not alone."
Charles Harrell (left) of the Baltimore-Washington Conference speaks with Mel Munchinsky, In Mission Together Coordinator for Eurasia, at a Eurasia consultation meeting. PHOTO: ÜLLAS TANKLER
Like many Russian Methodists, she has experienced discrimination and criticism. Methodism is sometimes labeled a sect or cult by more traditional Orthodox communities. As a Protestant and a pastor, she has been told that she has betrayed her country. "It is sometimes very difficult to share the good news," she admitted. "But, through this relationship with U.S. Methodists, we see support in their presence, their praise and their financial help."
The financial help is most appreciated as the Eurasian church seeks to express its faith through mission service with other communities in need. In recent years, members of the South District have developed new ministries with the Roma people. The Roma, erroneously called "Gypsies" in many parts of the world, live at the margins of Russian society. They are a vulnerable population with no access to basic resources, such as education and health care.
"The church comes alongside the Roma," Mitina explained. "The children lack education and most of their parents are illiterate. As a former educator, that broke my heart. It pushed me to serve Roma children."
The South District is also engaged in a second powerful ministry initiative in North Ossetia, southeast of Stavropol. Young adults have formed teams to reach children with developmental and emotional challenges. They use drama and other art forms to help draw the children out, offer new skills and demonstrate the love of Christ.
The mutual ministry with the U.S. church provides support for these new ministries. "We can buy books for the children, and clothes, and now, create an inclusive theatre," Mitina said. Though few in the Russian UMC have funds to contribute, they are ready to sacrifice their time and give their talents in mission. All partners play a role.
The personal relationships among team members on both sides of the partnership have grown and matured. Mitina and Harrell were born in the same year. "I call him my twin brother," Mitina remarked. "We've known each other 12 years. I think this personal relationship is very important – a tangible sign of the global church. It gives us hope – hope for the future despite the global situation. This global UMC is in our prayers."
Christie R. House is a consulting writer and editor with Global Ministries.
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A student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has viral meningitis, making the school the third state university to report a case in recent months.The university said in a statement that the student, who lives off campus, was diagnosed Thursday and is receiving treatment.School health staffers are notifying others who may have been in contact with the student, but say it appears to be an isolated case that doesn't pose a major risk to the rest of the campus.Four students were diagnosed with meningitis last month at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where a freshman lacrosse player had both feet amputated.And UC Riverside announced this week that a staffer has the disease.
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A student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has viral meningitis, making the school the third state university to report a case in recent months.
The university said in a statement that the student, who lives off campus, was diagnosed Thursday and is receiving treatment.
School health staffers are notifying others who may have been in contact with the student, but say it appears to be an isolated case that doesn't pose a major risk to the rest of the campus.
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Australian Open: Tennis stars react to Novak Djokovic saga
While players have been putting together their final preparations ahead of the Australian Open, all the questions have been about the 20-time grand slam champion.
"I think we all want to move on, whatever it is, move on and focus on the cool aspect of starting a slam," two-time grand slam champion Garbine Muguruza said during a media day.
"I think all this could have been avoided, like we've all done, by getting vaccinated, doing all the things we had to do to come here in Australia.
"Everybody knew very clearly the rules. You just have to follow them and that's it. I don't think it's that difficult."
Muguruza, who reached the final of the Australian Open in 2020, is concerned the ongoing controversy will have a negative impact on the sport's reputation.
Djokovic is currently being detained by Australian authorities ahead of a court hearing Sunday on his case to stay in the country.
Australia's immigration minister Alex Hawke revoked the unvaccinated tennis champion's visa for a second time on Friday, saying his presence in Australia could lead to an "increase in anti-vaccination sentiment" and even incite "civil unrest."
"I don't think that this would help the tennis world or the players because at the end it's a little bit of conflict all the time," Muguruza added.
"It's already difficult enough to make the tournaments work and to make the WTA and ATP circuit happen going country by country to be creating all of this news, quite a lot."
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'An unfortunate situation'
If Djokovic does manage to compete at this year's tournament, he will have the opportunity to win a record-breaking 21st men's grand slam title.
He currently shares the record with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, but the latter says the tournament will still be a success even if the Serb cannot play.
"I tell you one thing, it's very clear that Novak Djokovic is one of the best players of the history, without a doubt," Nadal told reporters. "But there is no one player in history that's more important than an event, no?
"The Australian Open is much more important than any player. If he's playing finally, OK. If he's not playing, the Australian Open will be a great Australian Open with or without him. That's my point of view."
Djokovic has thanked those who have continued to support him throughout the ordeal but there are some who question whether this situation will tarnish his legacy.
Defending Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka says she has been left saddened by what she has seen. "I think it's an unfortunate situation," she told reporters.
"He's such a great player and it's kind of sad that some people might remember him in this way.
"But I also think it's up to not tennis players, it's up to the government how Australia is deciding to handle it."
'It's their rules'
Daniil Medvedev, ranked 2nd in the world, spoiled Djokovic's quest of achieving a calendar grand slam — winning all four majors in the same calendar year — in 2021 when the Russian won the US Open final against the Serb.
The pair could meet again in this year's Australian Open final should both progress that far but Medvedev says the rules of the country must be obeyed.
"I want to say about Novak's situation that we're in Australia, it's their rules," he told reporters.
"But from what I know, again, if he has a valid exemption to be in this country and to do what he wants, then he should play.
"If the exemption is not valid or something else is not valid, well, any country can deny your entry."
The Australian Open is set to begin on Monday but whether Djokovic is in the draw remains to be decided by a court.
CNN's Jill Martin contributed reporting.


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package uk.recurse.bitwrapper.decoder;

import com.google.common.primitives.Bytes;
import org.junit.Test;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import java.util.Collections;

import static java.nio.ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN;
import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;

public class DoubleDecoderTest {

    private final DoubleDecoder decoder = new DoubleDecoder();

    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
    public void apply_bufferSize7_throwsException() {
        decoder.apply(ByteBuffer.allocate(7));
    }

    @Test
    public void apply_bufferSize8_returnsBytes() {
        ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(8);
        buffer.putDouble(0, Math.PI);
        Double f = decoder.apply(buffer);
        assertThat(f, is(Math.PI));
    }

    @Test
    public void apply_littleEndianBuffer_returnsBytesInCorrectOrder() {
        ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(8);
        buffer.putDouble(0, Math.PI);
        Collections.reverse(Bytes.asList(buffer.array()));
        Double f = decoder.apply(buffer.order(LITTLE_ENDIAN));
        assertThat(f, is(Math.PI));
    }

    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
    public void apply_bufferSize9_throwsException() {
        decoder.apply(ByteBuffer.allocate(9));
    }
}

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The question that kept entering my mind as I was reading Blue Lily, Lily Blue is "What is the purpose of the quest to find Glendower and do I really care about this storyline anymore?"
My response at the conclusion of this book is not really. Why? The plot lacks focus.
The allure of the quest is masked by inconsequential subplots that meander about but offer nothing to the story. We're no closer to understanding the mystery of the quest and why these characters are destined to partake in it (or why they're even motivated to continue their search for Glendower given the horrific things that have already happened). The villains, Greenmantle and Piper, appear sporadically and have awkward interactions with the main characters. There's never any sense of urgency that Greenmantle poses any kind of threat. He's a killer and responsible for the fallout of the previous book, but the reactions to his presence are so nonchalant. It's like the Raven boys say, "Look at the killer in our Latin class. Oh well, we'll come up with a plan to beat him."
There are also random appearances by the Gray Man and Mallory. I won't elaborate but their roles are equally ludicrous and unbelievable.
The things that previously annoyed me continue to do so in this book. I can't stand Adam the self-righteous "magician," who is actually the main character even though Blue is the title character. He stays firm in his belief that he is a victim of circumstance and no one understands what it's like to be in his shoes.....blah blah blah. Blue remains a whiny little girl who thinks she's a witty feminist but has no sense of agency whatsoever and needs constant saving. Noah and Ronan are the most complex characters but take a back seat to Adam's scheming and Blue's childish tantrums. Honestly, the only thing I liked about this book was Gansey. His character goes through a few events that make him have doubts about himself and what he wants in life. He's no longer the "Golden Boy" that everyone fawns over and his flaws become more transparent. His character development was the only interesting aspect of the book, but it's not enough to redeem it.
For all the build-up in The Dream Thieves and the fact that this is the third book in a series, I expected a lot more than what we're given. Frankly, the story was a bland and disorganized mess. I may read the next book, but it definitely won't be a priority.


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Q: Восcтановить данные из потока ввода Пользователь вводит информацию в терминале, в это время с другого процесса программы приходит сообщение и затирает данные, которые пользователь уже ввёл, но не отправил.
Как после этого восстановить затертые данные и поместить их на следующую строку за пришедшим сообщением?
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

#include <unistd.h>

#define MAX_LEN 25

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    char message[MAX_LEN];
    char answer[MAX_LEN] = "test\n";
    pid_t pid;

    pid = fork();

    if (pid < 0) {
        perror("fork()");
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }

    if (pid == 0) {
        read(STDIN_FILENO, message, MAX_LEN);
    }

    if (pid > 0) {
        while (1) {
            sleep(2);
            write(STDOUT_FILENO, "\r", 1);
            write(STDOUT_FILENO, answer, strlen(answer));
        }
    }

    return 0;
}

A: Пример где это реализовано: наберите в командной строке sleep 2 и нажмите Enter, теперь пока команда sleep выполняется наберите что-то, но enter не нажимайте. Когда bash проснётся, он выводит приглашение а потом ваш ввод.
Более простой интерпретатор dash так не умеет. Секрет состоит в отключении режима терминала ECHO, который повторяет вводимые символы, включении режима посимвольного ввода и реализации отображения вводимых символов своими силами либо с помощью библиотеки, например GNU Readline.
В режиме посимвольного ввода read() будет возвращать результат, когда была нажата хотя бы одна клавиша (правда ещё зависит от размера буфера и параметров VMIN и VTIME, но в любом случае ожидается хотя бы один байт).
Смотрите документацию в man tcsetattr.
#include <termios.h>
#include <poll.h>

...

struct termios t;
tcgetattr(2, &t);
tcflag_t oldtcflags = t.c_lflag;
t.c_lflag &= ~( ECHO | ICANON );
tcsetattr(2, TCSANOW, &t);

// буфер ввода и позиция "курсора" в нём, первый символ - возврат в начало строки
char input[80]="\r", i=1;
// структура для poll, который используем перед read чтобы ждать ввода не более 1 секунды
struct pollfd pollev= {fd:0, events:POLLIN};

// самый тупой редактор тупо заполняет буфер и повторяет его на вывод
while(i<79) {
    char b;
    if(poll(&pollev, 1, 1000)) {
        if(read(0, &b, 1)!=1) break;
        input[i++]= b;
    } // если ничего не введено за одну секунду, всё равно обновим строку, вдруг сообщение испортило экран
    write(2, input, i);
    if(b=='\n') break;
}
input[i]=0;
// Восстановление старого режима терминала
t.c_lflag = oldtcflags;
tcsetattr(2, TCSANOW, &t);
// Далее в буфере input первый символ следует игнорировать

...

Данная программа обновляет вводимую строку на экране раз в секунду и каждый раз после ввода очередного символа.
Редактор рассчитан на то что stderr (он же дескриптор 2) связан с тем же терминалом, что и stdin (он же дескриптор 0). Если это не так (пользователь решил перенаправить вывод stderr), он вероятнее всего не увидит наши символы при вводе (если только он не использовал трубу в tee или что-то подобное). Т.е. в случае перенаправления stderr мы можем потерять эмуляцию эха. Поэтому я использовал тот же дескриптор для tcgetattr/tcsetattr: в случае перенаравления в файл или трубу эти функции не сработают и останется обычный построчный режим с эхом.
В обычной командной строке все три дескриптора на самом деле доступны и на чтение и на запись (возможно в каких-то системах это не так). Полная эмуляция будет, если использовать дескриптор 0 для всех операций в редакторе (read, write, poll, tcgetattr, tcsetattr), это позволит пользователю перенаправлять вывод как угодно, если же он перенаправит ввод, write и управление терминалом не сработают. Вроде бы то, что нужно, но как мне кажется основано на недокументированных возможностях.

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Washington rushes to hide its 'octopus' NED funding in Ukraine
Source: Al Mayadeen Net
Many sections of the corporate media and a legion of propaganda agencies are openly and secretly funded by the US.
As Russia finally invaded Ukraine – on a rationale similar to that of the US invasion of Iraq, but with greater substance – Washington rushed to delete funding details of Ukraine groups through its Congress-funded 'National Endowment for Democracy' (NED).
As US Professor John Mearsheimer said, Washington created the crisis in Ukraine, hoping to surround and fragment Russia, using NATO expansion and its Neo-Nazi allies. Instead, it seems that Russia will dismantle Ukraine. In the meantime, the U.S. in decline uses financial assets and networks to subvert most of the world.
Despite the attempt to hide this sponsorship, an 80-page document showing US government NED funding for hundreds of Ukraine groups has been leaked. Now posted on several sites this document allows us a window into some of the internal U.S. influence since the CIA orchestrated Kiev coup of 2014. Many of the allocations have to do with anti-Russian propaganda, usually in the name of 'transparency', human rights, 'independent journalism', monitoring and so on.
For example, the list shows us that a Ukraine group 'InformNapalm', set up "to debunk myths and expose secrets of the Russian hybrid war" and which claims to be "a purely volunteer endeavor which does not have any financial support from any government or donor", is actually US Government funded. The group publishes anti-Russian propaganda on its website in 31 languages.
Other sources show us that the U.S. Government funds Ukraine's Neo-Nazi linked Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (the KVPU), through its NED funded partner the AFL-CIO's 'Solidarity Center'. There are few sectors which the NED has not penetrated.
In Ukraine, this has meant that, especially since 2014, the anti-Russian feeling already embedded in Ukraine nationalism and ultra-nationalism, has been inflamed, setting the country on a collision source with its Russian-speaking minority and with its big eastern neighbor. The NED has culturally reinforced NATO's drive to war.
NED & USAID openly finance propaganda operations
As the New York Times pointed out in 1997, the NED was set up under the Reagan administration in the 1980s "to do in the open what the Central Intelligence Agency has done surreptitiously for decades". Since WW2 Washington, "usually acting covertly through the CIA, has installed or toppled leaders on every continent, secretly supported political parties of close allies like Japan, fomented coups, spread false rumors, bribed political figures and spent countless billions of dollars to sway public opinion."
While the CIA and the US military continue the covert subversion of 'enemies' and control of 'allies', the NED and USAID openly finance political and propaganda operations.
Marjorie Cohn recently reminded us that William Blum wrote: "the idea was that the NED would do somewhat overtly what the CIA had been doing covertly for decades, and thus, hopefully, eliminate the stigma associated with CIA covert activities". NED co-founder Allen Weinstein affirmed: "a lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA."
Washington often complains about 'state media' propaganda in its targeted countries, but its own agencies including the NED have funded corporate media in friends and enemies alike – e.g. by pouring millions into 'independent' British media groups - and by funding individual journalists, as well as auxiliary 'independent' propaganda outfits like Index on Censorship, Article 19, Finance Uncovered and Bellingcat.
The annual report of Thomson Reuters acknowledges NED funding; Open Democracy acknowledges that it receives funds from the NED; and Bellingcat, used to run US war propaganda about Syria, Iraq and Ukraine, also acknowledges NED funding.
A history of subversion
The obvious subversion through this foreign funding has led several independent states to ban NED operations. For example, NED grantees have been arrested and charged with criminal offenses in Cuba and Venezuela.
In 2000 President George W. Bush quadrupled NED funding to opposition groups in Venezuela, including to a right wing union group (the Confederación de Trabajadores Venezolanos: CTV), an educational group (the Asamblea de Educación), the political party Primero Justicia, the Chamber of Commerce Fedecámaras, Súmate and some others.
Venezuelan prosecutors laid treason charges against Súmate leaders, saying that NED funds were used to finance an anti-government political campaign, rather than for the claimed 'educational' purposes.
A few years later the NED was said to have "channeled multi-million dollar funding to .. [the] political parties Primero Justicia and Voluntad Popular" as well as to Súmate. The NED also funded Venezuela's opposition coalition, the Democratic Unity Table (MUD), via the US International Republican Institute (IRI).
Washington has used several agencies, including the NED, to subvert its small neighbor Cuba, against which the U.S. government has mounted an economic blockade for the past six decades. The U.S. has spent many millions in failed attempts at pseudo 'democracy' promotion in Cuba.
Other U.S. agencies are involved. In 2010 it was revealed that the directors of U.S. state media Radio and Television Marti had made secret payments to at last nine Miami journalists to ensure (if that were needed) that the trial of five Cuban anti-terrorist agents was seriously prejudiced.
The Cuban government sent these men to Miami in the 1990s to collect information on U.S.-backed groups which were making terrorist attacks on Cuba; the US government, in turn arrested and charged them with 'espionage'. Some of the paid journalists were themselves members of para-military, anti-Cuban groups.
In recent times some NED funding, like that of the CIA, has moved off the public record. In 2021 it was reported that the NED had "failed to disclose 21% of Cuba grants".
In 2013, Bolivian President Evo Morales expelled USAID from the country, for similar activity to the NED. Several years later US agencies were found to be complicit in the 2019 coup against President Morales.
In 2015 the British Guardian reported that the NED "was the first 'undesirable' NGO banned in Russia". This was half-true. The NED funds NGOs but is not itself an NGO.
In 2021 a report in China's Global Times called the NED an "obnoxious pest" and certainly not an NGO, nor anything to do with promoting 'democracy'. Tens of millions had been provided to anti-China separatist groups the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) and several 'independence' preachers in Hong Kong.
In Ukraine, the Russia invasion provoked a strong US reaction to the exposure of their clients. For much the same reason, the NED hides the identities of most of its funded agencies inside Iran, Cuba and Venezuela. The NED was a key sponsor of Iran's failed 'Green Revolution' of 2009. These paid propaganda channels, in the name of 'liberty', facilitate the desired cultural context for economic wars and direct interventions.
Washington's NED 'octopus' reminds us that U.S. 'state media' is not just Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, Radio Free Asia and so on. Many sections of the corporate media and a legion of propaganda agencies are openly and secretly funded by the US.
The opinions mentioned in this article do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Al mayadeen, but rather express the opinion of its writer exclusively.
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How am I? Why do you want to know?
It could be that I am too literal. But as long as I have a website for ranting in, let me rant.
As I say, it could be that I am too literal. A touch of Asperger's maybe? Who knows? But in my distorted mind, a question demands an answer, and if possible a truthful answer that responds to the question. And this demand should not be gratuitous or impertinent.
So I have a hard time when people ask me: How are you? I know they don't really want to know how I am (even the slightly more realistic How are you? is just as likely not to be a real question). And I know I am expected to answer with the equally empty formality: Fine, thanks, how are you? It is assumed I do not care to have my question actually answered, either.
There's that pesky literalism, or whatever it is, but these formalities are always a struggle for me. I know the question is like a handshake, a ritual for showing no weapon in the hand. But still it is very hard for me not to answer truthfully. If I had an actual arrow in my back I would answer: Not so good, as you can see I have this arrow in my back. But the arrows in my back are poetic, not literal, and the inquirer doesn't want to hear about them because s/he is not really an inquirer but is only mouthing an empty formula. And anyway I don't usually want to get into all that about the arrows.
Usually I can manage the required response: Fine, thanks, how are you? But it is difficult every time, and every time I have to stifle one of two rude responses. One is an actual answer: Not that great today, thanks for asking, I have some gout in my foot and the translator on my latest project just flaked out on me, plus I don't even want to be at this pointless reception and can't wait to get out of here, do you know where the bar is? That's rude because no one wants to hear it; this name-tagged person I've just met does not care how I am, and I have flubbed my line. The second rude response is to challenge the questioner by asking, even with a smile: Why do you want to know? I allow myself to do that when the question is really out of line (from an unknown person in an elevator) or intrusive (beyond how are you: where do you live, what do you do for work, are you married? from, for example, a taxi driver). But usually not. If I cannot manage Fine, thanks, how are you?, I will sometimes say: Too early to tell.
I know this hiccup is a foolish one. I should just get with the program and return a meaningless pleasantry with its scripted response. But I have a lot of trouble with meaningless expressions, and with scripted responses, and even with pleasantries I find unpleasant. Could this be why people have stopped asking me to parties, or is it that I have stopped going to them anyway?
I have the same kind of problem even with people who do care how I am. I call a close friend on the phone. How are you?, she asks. Not so good, I answer, I have an arrow in my back. Oh, she says, I am so sorry! This drives me to my familiar perch up the wall. Her being sorry may be heartfelt but is completely useless. It doesn't do a thing for my back. Indeed, it is not even about me, it is about her, and says that although I am in pain from an arrow, she is a compassionate person, right at that moment indeed in a paroxysm of compassion, doesn't that help? It doesn't, actually. If she were to say: I'll be right over with a pair of pliers and some codeine, that would help. But stating her sorrow at my pain implies that I must now express my sorrow at her sorrow, and so on without end. I don't want to start that, even though I know it isn't really in the script; anyway the main problem is the beside-the-point uselessness of her response. Most people don't find I'm-so-sorry exchanges annoying, and may even find them comforting, but only in some way I cannot understand.
The only real solution to this would be to take the ritual greeting out of the interrogative and put it into the vocative: Hail, citizen! (or, if you want to get all technical: Hail, citizen or alien!). I would have no problem with that at all, or even with Hi! Alternatively, I could stop being such a pill and speak my lines. Which do you suppose will happen first? Don't answer that, it isn't a real question! Do you know where the bar is?