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18 Jun. 2024
The Russians Are Coming
The Russians are coming. Again. In a dramatic reminder that the Russians are seeking to intimidate the White House and launch a second chapter of the Cold War, a Russian nuclear-powered submarine, along with an accompanying flotilla of warships,
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10 Oct. 2019
Turkey Launches Ground And Air Assault Against Kurdish Fighters, Killing At Least Seven
‘The United States does not endorse this attack’
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8 Oct. 2019
It’s Not Just The NBA — These Other American Companies Are Groveling At China’s Feet To Turn A Buck
The list…
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2 Mar. 2018
Police say 10 Maoist rebels killed in raid in eastern India
PATNA, India (AP) — Police say they have killed at least 10 Maoist rebels in a raid on one of their strongholds in eastern India.Senior police officer D.M. Awasthy says the police acting on intelligence raided the forested hideout in Bijapur dis
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9 Oct. 2019
Turkey Launches Military Offensive In Northern Syria As US Troops Leave The Region
Turkey Launches Military Offensive In Northern Syria As US Troops Leave The Region
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17 Jun. 2024
Responding to Hezbollah's Strategic Offensive
Last Wednesday, Hezbollah launched more than 200 projectiles at Israel. On Thursday, more than 100 more continued and expanded the fires, destruction and mayhem. Hezbollah’s ultimate goal is that of its Iranian overlord: Israel’s annihilation. But it has
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7 Oct. 2019
‘The Trick Is Not To Expect It But To Delight In It When It Comes’ – Did Charles Dickens Say This Quote About Happiness?
‘It doesn’t even sound like him’
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10 Jun. 2024
Talisman of Great Expurgation
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Hamas has been so degraded that it won’t be able to repeat the October massacre against Israel. Maybe. The Biden plan is part of a pattern of the US behaving as a terzo incomodo [third wheel] in vaudeville, a
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21 Feb. 2017
Why Professors Object to Being Recorded
After the election of Donald Trump as president, a professor at Orange Coast College in California, Olga Perez Stable Cox, went into an extended hate-rant against the president-elect. Among other things, she described the Trump election as an “act of terrorism,” labelled him a “white supremacist” and called Vice-President-El...
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2 Mar. 2018
Britain to protect Hungarians’ rights in UK after Brexit-formin
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Britain will remain committed to the security and defense of Central Europe after Brexit, and will protect the rights of Hungarians working in the United Kingdom, Foreign Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday. After meeti
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13 Jun. 2024
Iran's Attempts to Attack Israel Must Be Confronted
Netanyahu’s resolve in the face of so many challenges, from splits in his own war cabinet over the conduct of the war in Gaza to incessant pressure from Washington to agree to a ceasefire, has prompted comparisons with British wartime leader Sir Winston
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1 Mar. 2018
Explosion heard in Afghan capital Kabul: Reuters witness
KABUL (Reuters) – A police official said a suicide bomber had struck in the Afghan capital, Kabul, after a loud explosion was heard in an area close to foreign embassies on Friday. Police sirens could be heard in the area but there was no imm
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