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The U.S. almost went to war in Syria based on ANOTHER false intelligence report about chemical weapons
By Seymour M. Hersh In 2011 Barack Obama led an allied military intervention in Libya without consulting the US Congress. Last August, after the sarin attack on the Damascus suburb of Ghouta, […]
The U.S. operates global drone war in Pakistan, Sudan and Yemen from German air base
A testimony by a former U.S. Air Force drone pilot has revealed that the U.S. is using its Ramstein Air Base in Germany to wage highly controversial drone warfare in Africa, Yemen, […]
Election Day in Afghanistan
Anna Coren from CNN reports voters turn out in numbers despite Taliban threats. More than 300,000 observers. 12 million people are eligible to vote. It’s a double election, where voters both have […]
Harry Dean Stanton about dying during an interview
“I’m 87 years old…I only eat so I can smoke and stay alive.. The only fear I have is how long consciousness is gonna hang on after my body goes. I just […]
46 years ago today, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated
By Jarvis DeBerry April 4 is the 46th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, […]
Hungary goes to the polls
Most analysts are predicting another victory for Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a post he also held from 1998 to 2002. Orbán leads Fidesz, a national conservative party; in the 2010 elections, the […]
Status Quo have more in common with krautrockers Neu! and minimalist composer Steve Reich than you think
By Micheal Hann I went back in time on Saturday, to 30 years ago, which was the last time I saw Status Quo play live. I was a kid, and went to […]
Economic outlook bleak for Russia
Economic forecasts of Russia’s economy are bleak as the regional uncertainty and sanctions take a toll. $70bn of investment funds have left Russia since the start of the year, and there’s fear […]
What’s it like to be be hit by a water cannon?
Following the 2011 riots, London mayor Boris Johnson wants the Metropolitan police to have at least three units that could use water cannon. Critics argue water cannon are too brutal and militaristic. […]