The idea is controversial, to say the very least. For many in the rank-and-file military, it seems absurd, a bewildering cultural change that threatens to upend many assumptions about military life and traditional career paths. But while it’s not universally embraced, there is interest in Congress and among some of the military’s uniformed leaders — […]
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Russian foreign ministry official to visit Iran
Moscow, Feb 27, IRNA – Russian Foreign Ministry Deputy Gregory Karasin is to visit Iran this week. He is visiting Tehran to discuss issues pertaining to the Caspian Sea, Central Asia and Caucasia with Iranian officials. During his two-day visit to Iran which is to start on March 2, he will also hold talks with […]
D’uh! MI5 recruits new Muslim converts to be ‘informant’ terrorist patsies
British security services often target recent Muslim converts for recruitment as informants, according to a new study released by Cambridge University. Researchers from the Centre of Islamic Studies spoke with 50 British men of all ages, ethnicities and backgrounds who had converted to Islam. Some of the study’s participants said MI5 agents had personally […]
The Downing of Russia’s SU-24 Jet: 17 Seconds That Changed The World. Leaked Letter Exposes Turkey’s Hair-Trigger Reality
Needless to say, Moscow and Ankara are at odds over precisely what happened on Tuesday when a Russian Su-24 was shot down near the Syrian border. The two pilots ejected and attempted to parachute to safety but Turkmen FSA-allied Alwiya al-Ashar militiamen shot at them as they fell before posting a video purporting to show […]
Devastating landslide near jade mine in Myanmar kills at least 90 people
At least 90 people have been killed in a huge landslide while searching for precious jade in a remote mining area of northern Myanmar, officials say. “We found 79 dead bodies on November 21 (and) 11 today so the total so far is 90,” said Nilar Myint, an official from the local administrative authorities […]
Snowden’s best offer from the U.S.: "They’ve said they won’t torture me…"
Just in case anyone still foolishly believes that there’s a shred of decency left in the ‘justice’ system in the Land of the Free, I would humbly present exhibit A: Edward Snowden. In a recent interview with the BBC, Edward Snowden disclosed that he has offered numerous times to the US government to return […]
Luxury ‘doomsday bunker’ will allow 34 super rich families to survive the apocalypse
When the end of the world comes, even wealthy people will not be spared. Unless, of course, they’ve managed to buy themselves a spot in a massive underground apocalypse bunker. Whilst is handy, because the super rich have been invited to buy up a place in a five star shelter in […]
Hillary Clinton expresses alarm for Israeli Jews, and not one word about Palestinian victims
The first presidential debate for the Democratic party is taking place in Las Vegas tonight. Hillary Clinton will be center stage. And Hillary Clinton is alarmed by attacks against Israelis: There is not a word in that statement about Palestinians, dozens of whom have been killed in recent days. There is not even a signal […]
‘I’m telling you that this massacre will happen again’: Lessons from the 2014 Russell Tribunal for the new intifada
We are putting the world on notice, with very heavy hearts, that we believe that something [terrible] will happen. – Abdaf Soueif Every time the operations are getting worse, the massacres are getting worse – I’m telling you that this massacre will happen again. – Eran Efrati There is no reason that [we] can say […]