They were giving millions of dollars to mass-murdering paramilitaries, who had been emboldened by political protection during the civil war, to help protect their assets from dissidents and their operations from unionists. To begin a civil lawsuit in federal court, the plaintiff files a complaint with the court and “serves” a copy of the complaint on the defendant. When Thanos was first revealed in the very first “Avengers” film, he’s told by one of his advisers, “Humans are not the cowing wretches we were promised. They stand. They are unruly and therefore cannot be ruled. To challenge them is to court Death.” Thanos then turns and smiles slyly, implying that he’s already been given his task by Death herself in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The International Court of Justice (a.k.a. International Journal of Politics. Mark Cancian (Colonel, USMCR, ret.) is a senior adviser with the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.

American troops in Africa and the South Pacific battle malaria: Civilian quinine stocks are prepared in Washington, D.C., for shipment to troops in the Pacific. In 1943 General Douglas MacArthur complained, stating, “This will be a long war if for every division I have facing the enemy, I must count on a second division in the hospital with malaria and a third division convalescing from this debilitating disease.” MacArthur enforced anti-malarial measures, including mosquito netting, repellent, and the unpleasant quinine substitute, Atabrine. The Japanese occupation of South Pacific islands had cut off Allied sources of the anti-malarial drug. December 25: Having reached a stalemate on the Italian front, the Allies agree to a plan to send an amphibious force onto the beaches south of Rome. December 22: One of the last remnants of the Warsaw Ghetto is wiped out when the SS murders more than 60 Jews discovered hiding in a basement in the Polish city. Priority items, such as ammunition, were loaded last so they could be made available more quickly during an assault. General Douglas MacArthur suggested a two-pronged assault on Rabaul from eastern New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, followed by invasion. Located on the northeastern tip of New Britain, Rabaul was a major air, naval, and staging facility for enemy operations in New Guinea and the Solomons.

The timeline below details these and other major events. In the next section, see a timeline of World War II events for the remainder of December 1943, as well as related news headlines and photos. Realizing that the Nazi war machine is short on labor and being undone by its own brutality, Heinrich Himmler orders labor camp commandants to reduce the death rate among their inmates. The following headlines and photos detail the war news of the day. Its proximity to Barcelona, one of Europe’s top destinations, makes it a convenient choice for scenic or wine-related day trips. As an Avengers film, this is one of the best, but as a Captain America film, it falls a little short. Despite the apparent clutter, Navy and Marine Corps logistics personnel transformed combat loading into an exact science. The power companies say as feared, the waterlogged nature of the region overall continues to pose problems with large trees in both the Ngunguru area in the Whangarei District and south of Dargaville falling over on to lines and causing power cuts despite calm conditions yesterday.

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