Today is Veterans Day, on which we Americans honor all who have served in our armed forces. If you like being able to say pretty much what you want on the Internet, thank a veteran. According to a certain poem, it is the soldier who gives us freedom of religion, press, speech, etc., not the priest, reporter or poet. Of course, the airman, the sailor and the marine deserve credit, too. Other countries have similar observances, such as Remembrance Day in Canada.
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Today is also Polish Independence Day, which coincides with the end of World War I. On this day in 1918, that war ended and Poland was reestablished as an independent country, after over a century of being divided between the empires of Austria-Hungary, Germany and Russia. My own ancestors, mainly Slovaks and Poles, emigrated from the first of those three. To the people of Poland, I say Wesołego Dnia Niezależności.
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As Americans observe Veterans Day and Poles celebrate their independence, here are some things going on:
From National Review, "America's veterans, then and now".
From FrontpageMag, an open letter to Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg.
From Townhall, President Trump warns ISIS that the U.S. military has its eyes on their number 3 leader.
From the Washington Examiner, how a shoe salesman created Veterans Day.
From The Federalist, why Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-South Bend, IN) is the most destructive presidential candidate for Christianity.
From American Thinker, how should the U.S. respond to the protests in Lebanon?
From CNS News, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) points out the double standard behind the effort to impeach Trump.
From LifeZette, former Ambassador to the U.N. and Governor (R-DC) Nikki Haley goes after the anti-Trumpers.
From NewsBusters, CBS warns Democrats that impeachment could fail due to "limited" evidence.
From Canada Free Press, the name of the "Obama mole" known as the "whistleblower" should be shouted from the rooftops.
From CBC News, Canadians observe Remembrance Day.
From Global News, an 11-year-old girl organizes the "No Stone Left Alone" ceremony at a cemetery in Calgary, Alberta.
From CTV News, Canadians gather to honor those who fought for their country.
From TeleSUR, recently ousted Bolivian President Evo Morales slams coup plotters for allegedly staying violent.
From Free West Media, Spain wakes up to find itself more fragmented.
From El País, in Spain, the Socialists win, but Vox makes big gains.
From Euractiv, more on the Spanish election results.
From The Portugal News, a 3.7-magnitude earthquake hits Faial Island in the Azores.
From France24, a 5.5-magnitude earthquakes strikes in southeastern France.
From RFI, parcels containing cocaine keep washing up on France's Atlantic beaches.
From EuroNews, France observes the 101st anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I.
From SwissInfo, five strange Swiss traditions.
From ANSA, an Italian woman is sentenced to jail for supporting and acting as a courier for ISIS.
From the Malta Independent, seawater floods roads in two Maltese towns.
From Total Croatia News, there aren't many golden arches in Croatia.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, a member of ISIS is spotted at the border between Greece and Turkey - and he's an American citizen.
From Ekathimerini, Greece and China agree to push ahead with Cosco's investment in the port of Piraeus.
From the Greek Reporter, the world can't get enough of Greece's pomegranate oil.
From Novinite, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov proposes that Bulgaria and Greece use their ports jointly.
From The Sofia Globe, a building whose remnants lie near the archaeological site of Trapezitsa Fortress might have been a synagogue rather than a church as previously thought.
From Radio Bulgaria, some developments in the Balkans.
From Romania-Insider, who are the winners and losers in the first round of Romania's elections?
From Russia Today, Russian President Putin is outraged by the embezzlement going on during the construction of the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
From Sputnik International, Russian lawmakers react to an idea from China that NATO could take the enclave of Kaliningrad in 48 hours.
From The Moscow Times, Russia wants a four-way summit on Ukraine this year.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban meets European Council president-elect Charles Michel.
From Hungary Today, Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto warns of increasing migration pressure.
From About Hungary, according to an official, Hungary could be "losing a lot" because of Brexit.
From The Slovak Spectator, over a third of Slovaks live in overcrowded households.
From Radio Prague, the group A Million Moments for Democracy issues an ultimatum to Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.
From Polskie Radio, Poland celebrates its Independence Day.
From the CPH Post, a roundup of news in Denmark, including the return of a suspected terrorist.
From Deutsche Welle, Germany has to deal with returning ISIS fighters and their families.
From the NL Times, six people are arrested in the Netherlands and Belgium for allegedly running an operation to donate money to ISIS.
From Dutch News, a Dutch court rules that the Netherlands should bring ISIS children home, but not their mothers.
From VRT NWS, despite rainy weather, Armistice Day is celebrated at the Menin Gate in Ieper, Belgium. (The gate is a memorial to 55,000 U.K. soldiers who died in the area during World War I.)
From the Express, a Brexit Party candidate runs for the House of Commons seat once held by former Prime Minister Tony Blair.
From the Evening Standard, a convicted rapist, after being released from prison, very quickly returns to his ways.
From the Independent, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage sparks a backlash for not running candidates for Conservative-held seats.
From the Irish Examiner, two Irish citizens are reportedly among the ISIS terrorist who will soon be deported by Turkey.
From The Conservative Woman, go have fun bashing the Labour Party, Nigel.
From The Stream, we don't judge veterans according to the "just war" criteria.
From NumbersUSA, most of the illegal aliens caught in raids by ICE in Mississippi stole the identities of American citizens.
From Fox News, what to expect from the Democrats' pre-trial impeachment show. (I have the feeling that there will probably be more than a few dogs and ponies involved.)
From Variety, why the movie Harriet does not mention the $20 bill.
From TechRepublic, the gender pay gap in the data sciences is shrinking - just a bit.
From the New York Post, the U.S. may be facing a lot of dam problems.
And from The Babylon Bee, fans of the Star Wars movies start impeachment proceedings against J.J. Abrams.
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