April 2020. Iran has claimed it has put its first military satellite into orbit, further raising tensions with the US at a time the two countries are already facing off in the Persian Gulf.Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said the satellite “Noor” (Light) was in a 425km (264 miles) high orbit, after a successful launch.… Continue reading Apr 2020. Iran Launches Military Satellite into Space
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Apr 2020. Coronavirus in USA
April 2020. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is advising residents who go out in public to cover their noses and mouths with bandanas, scarves or masks. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti made a similar announcement Wednesday. As of late Thursday night, there were more than 1 million COVID-19 cases worldwide and over 53,000… Continue reading Apr 2020. Coronavirus in USA
Apr 2020. US Attempts to remove Maduro from Venezuela
April 2020. The US has charged Venezuela’s President, Nicolás Maduro, and other senior officials in the country with “narco-terrorism”. It accused them of flooding the US with cocaine and using drugs as a weapon to undermine the health of Americans. The charges were announced by Attorney General William Barr. A $15m (£12.5m) reward is being… Continue reading Apr 2020. US Attempts to remove Maduro from Venezuela
Heather MacDonald – The Diversity Delusion Part 5
Heather MacDonald – “Even if we’ve got jobs moving off off shore, there still are individual choices that people can make that vastly increase their chances of success. Again, do not have children out of wedlock study. Do not get involved in drugs, don’t become a pothead. These are all within individual agency. Obviously, the… Continue reading Heather MacDonald – The Diversity Delusion Part 5
Jan 2020. More Israel Troops move into the West Bank
January 2020. Israel has postponed a move to annex large parts of the West Bank, a government minister said Wednesday, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to quickly act on the Trump administration’s Mideast plan despite fierce Palestinian opposition. Netanyahu had said the Cabinet would vote Sunday on extending Israeli sovereignty to dozens… Continue reading Jan 2020. More Israel Troops move into the West Bank
Jan 2020. Palestinians try Pressure on UN over the Trump Plan
January 2020. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas rejected the Trump administration’s Middle East peace plan shortly after it was unveiled on Tuesday, saying a Palestinian state without Jerusalem was impossible. “We say a thousand times, no, no, no to the deal of the century,” Mr. Abbas said, in a reference to the peace accord President… Continue reading Jan 2020. Palestinians try Pressure on UN over the Trump Plan
Jan 2020. The People of Iraq Protest against their Government
January 2020. Early Sunday morning, Sarkawt Shams, a Kurdish member of the Iraqi parliament, received a text on his phone from the political bureau of the Kataib Hezbollah militia, which had just lost its leader to a U.S. drone strike. The parliament was due to vote on whether to expel U.S. troops from Iraq following… Continue reading Jan 2020. The People of Iraq Protest against their Government
Jan 2020. The Legal Arguments of the Qassem Soleimani Killing
January 2020. When the US government killing of top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani was first announced, officials from the Pentagon up to President Donald Trump were careful to make clear the strike was meant to head off an imminent attack on Americans. That the strike, which took place last week without congressional approval or debate,… Continue reading Jan 2020. The Legal Arguments of the Qassem Soleimani Killing
Jan 2020. Qassem Soleimani Part 1
January 2020. Fifty people have been killed and more than 200 injured in a stampede as Iranians gathered for the burial of a leading commander killed in a US drone strike. The deaths in Qasem Soleimani’s hometown of Kerman led to the ceremony being delayed. The burial is the last in a series of funeral… Continue reading Jan 2020. Qassem Soleimani Part 1
Jan 2020. The Killing of Qassem Soleimar Part 4
January 2020. Iran’s most powerful military commander, Gen Qasem Soleimani, has been killed by a US air strike in Iraq. The 62-year-old spearheaded Iranian military operations in the Middle East as head of Iran’s elite Quds Force. He was killed at Baghdad airport, along with other Iran-backed militia figures, early on Friday in a strike… Continue reading Jan 2020. The Killing of Qassem Soleimar Part 4