From The Health Forum NZ If you thought the news on Friday about the lifting of mandates for NZDF and Police was amazing, we now have some more exciting news! United We Stand, the group of Defence and Police staff that successfully challenged the government on the legality of their vaccine mandates, are now challenging […]
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Russia-initiated safe zones in Syria a real chance for reconciliation – Assad
The “foremost” aim of the de-escalation or safe zones is to protect peaceful civilians, but Assad said they also provide armed militants with an opening “to enter into a truce with the government.” “This is a chance for a person with weapons in hand to pause to think. In other words, if they lay down […]
Obama-initiated campaign of Russophobia still lingers in US – Lavrov
“Sadly, the campaign of Russophobia started by Barack Obama’s administration still lingers in the US,” Lavrov said, speaking at a joint press conference with his Finnish counterpart Timo Soini in Porvoo on Thursday. “It’s clear that it’s still there today, first of all, in order to try and use that Russophobic card in the domestic […]
Must-read: When USA & Daesh teamed up
US officials say Washington is considering to greatly increase the number of its special operations forces deployed to Syria, the Reuters news agency reports. The US, they say, looks to “accelerate recent gains” against Daesh but Hillary Clinton’s leaked emails last month revealed that the United States plotted to topple the Syrian government even before […]
Mapping the Sunni-Shiite divide & its role in geopolitics
Earlier today, in “Mid-East Melee: Sectarian Showdown Looms As Bahrain Cuts Ties With Iran, UAE Recalls Ambassador,” we brought you the latest from the war-torn Mid-East where a worsening spat between Saudi Arabia and Iran threatens to plunge the region into chaos. Make no mistake, things were already out of control. The conflict in […]
Beijing Issues Second Red Alert Over Air Pollution
Beijing has issued its second red alert for smog this month in an effort to protect its citizens against poisonous gases and pollutant particles. The high levels of air pollution in the Chinese capital prompted schools to close and authorities to enforce vehicle restrictions on Friday. Earlier in December the highest possible state of alert […]
If You’re Not Paranoid, You’re Crazy
If You’re Not Paranoid, You’re Crazy October 13th, 2015 Via: The Atlantic: …we, the sensible majority, owe plenty of so-called crackpots a few apologies. We dismissed them, shrugging off as delusions or urban legends various warnings and anecdotes that now stand revealed, in all […]
Lew Rockwell: Nixon ‘Unleashed’ the Fed, Initiated Death of the Dollar
RT August 18, 2011 40 years ago today former President Nixon was fighting inflation and overwhelming war costs and with that he ended the last remnants of the gold standard. At that time Nixon claimed he was defending the dollar but his critics said it was one of the most damaging decisions in modern […]