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Iran May be Planning More Attacks on US Interests: Secretary of Defense

Militias backed off Wednesday at the behest of the Iraqi government but celebrated what they saw as an accomplishment. “After achieving the intended aim, we pulled out from this place triumphantly,” said Fadhil al-Gezzi, a militia supporter. “We rubbed America’s nose in the dirt.” One hundred Marines were deployed from Kuwait and 750 paratroopers from the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division were deployed in reaction to the rallies. More troops would be deployed “over the next several days,” Esper said Tuesday. Thursday, he told reporters that “we’ll take it day by day.” Speaking alongside Esper, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the U.S. has sufficient forces at the Baghdad Embassy to defend it. “We are very confident that the integrity of that…

Mulled ‘Wine’

I’m not convinced, as I’ve already mentioned, about alcohol-free wine—if you’re a wine drinker, it really doesn’t cut the mustard, but it does make a decent mulled wine, so much so that I found myself thinking when I first made this that I shouldn’t really have a glass before I went out to dinner, before I remembered it was alcohol-free. The key is to add elderberry juice to give the drink body, but it is quite bitter, so you do need to add sugar 
(I like brown sugar) to taste.

Serves 6 to 8

  • 8 cloves
  • 2 unwaxed oranges
  • 1 (25.4-ounce) bottle alcohol-free red wine (I used Rawson’s Retreat Cabernet Sauvignon)
  • 11 ounces elderberry juice (Biona is a good brand)
  • 2/3 cup (4 1/2 ounces) soft brown sugar
  • Cinnamon stick
  • Orange oil or orange bitters (optional)

Stick the cloves into the rind of one orange. Pour the alcohol-free wine and elderberry juice into a small to medium saucepan (you want the liquid to cover the orange); add sugar, the cinnamon stick, and 2–3 drops of orange oil or a shake of orange bitters; and bring slowly up to simmering point over a low heat without letting it boil. Take off the heat and leave for 30 minutes to infuse.

To serve, reheat the mulled “wine.” Slice the remaining orange and place a slice into six to eight small cups or heatproof glasses. Pour over the hot mulled “wine” and serve.

Recipe reprinted with permission from “How to Drink Without Drinking: Celebratory Alcohol-Free Drinks for Any Time of the Day” by Fiona Beckett. Published by Kyle Books.

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Mexico Says a Total of 7 Detained in Killing of 9 Americans

MEXICO CITY—Prosecutors in Mexico said a total of seven suspects have now been detained in connection with the Nov. 4 slaughter of nine U.S. dual-national women and children. Federal prosecutors said three men were arrested in recent days and charged with organized crime for drug offenses, though none apparently yet faces homicide charges. They said four other suspects are being held under a form of house arrest. The name of one suspect announced by federal prosecutors Dec. 30 partially matches the police chief of the town of Janos, Chihuahua, near where the killings occurred. Local media reported the police chief had been arrested in the killings of members of the extended LeBaron family. They reported the police chief had been in the pay of the La Linea drug gang. However,…

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