A Saudi teenager who fled to Thailand fearing her family would kill her for renouncing Islam has claimed to have been granted asylum in Australia, saying: ‘I am so happy, I will start a new life.’ But despite reports the 18-year-old was heading to Australia, it appears she may be headed to Canada after the UNHCR withdrew its […]
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Don’t Be Fooled: This Brexit Deal Creates a Triple Lock to Shackle the UK to Brussels Forever…
Just as we thought the orchestrated fog of confusion around the Withdrawal Agreement was about to lift, there were reports that Theresa May might even postpone the meaningful vote again while she seeks “reassurance” from the EU about the Northern Ireland backstop. Whatever fudge is cooked up in Brussels to try to bolster support for […]
May Is Cornered by Parliament as She Fights for Her Brexit Deal…
Prime Minister Theresa May will re-start her stalled bid to win support for her Brexit deal on Wednesday, just a day after her strategy suffered a serious defeat. The premier has five working days to overcome political opposition to the exit agreement she’s negotiated with the European Union before the deal is put to a […]
Summing up the Official Claims in the Salisbury Poisonings: Weighed in the Balances and Found Wanting…
As promised, I want to round off my pieces on the Salisbury case by looking at what I consider to be the major issues and flaws with the case presented to the public by the British Government and the Metropolitan Police, as well as the role played by the mainstream media. I have chosen 10 […]
Chairman of Germany’s Far-Right Party Brutally Beaten Within Inch of His Life in “Assassination Attempt”…
Frank Magnitz, Chairman of Germany’s right-wing AfD party, was beaten within an inch of his life on Monday by three men as he left a New Year’s reception, according to the AfD Bremen Facebook page, which adds that he was knocked unconscious with a wooden board and repeatedly kicked in the head…
France’s Macron Reeling as Tough Stance Against ‘Yellow Vests’ Backfires…
Emmanuel Macron intended to start the new year on the offensive against the ‘yellow vest’ protesters. Instead, the French president is reeling from more violent street demonstrations. What began as a grassroots rebellion against diesel taxes and the high cost of living has morphed into something more perilous for Macron – an assault on his […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping Gives Army Its First Order of 2019: Be Ready for Battle…
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday ordered the People’s Liberation Army to be ready for battle as the country faces unprecedented risks and challenges. Xi’s speech was made at a meeting of top officials from the Central Military Commission (CMC), which he heads, and broadcast later on national television. “All military units must correctly understand […]
In First, Three Iraqi Delegations Said to Visit Israel…
Three delegations from Iraq have reportedly made trips to Israel in recent months, holding meetings with Israeli officials and academics, visiting the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and meeting with experts in the field of Iraqi Jewish heritage. The delegations, comprised of 15 Iraqi leaders including Sunni and Shiite clerics, were from Baghdad and not Iraqi Kurdistan…
Angela Merkel and Hundreds of German Politicians Hacked…
Germany’s digital defense body is “intensively” investigating the apparent data leak that saw data of hundreds of politicians from across the political spectrum being published online, a spokesman for the Federal Office for IT Safety (BSI) said on Friday. “Hacking attack against politicians: The BSI is currently intensively probing the issue in close cooperation with […]
Blast Hits Office of German Far-Right AfD Party…
German police have detained three men suspected of involvement in an explosion that targeted an office of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) far-right party in the eastern state of Saxony. No one was injured in the explosion outside the AfD office in the city of Doebeln late on Thursday. The blast set the office on […]
A WSJ Series: Latin America by Far Has Highest Homicide Tally in the World…
For many years, I believed Africa probably had the world’s highest murder rates. Or maybe the Mideast. But that simply isn’t so (the Mideast is actually remarkably peaceful in terms of criminal violence). The region with by far the highest homicide tally is Latin America. Unfortunately, few people in Latin America are aware of this. […]
Mayor Of Mexican Town Assassinated During His First Day in Office…
Mexico is no stranger to the assassinations of elected officials and candidates for office. And on Tuesday, the latest act of political violence to rock the nation occurred in a town in the southern state of Oaxaca, when the newly sworn in mayor was murdered by a group of gunmen while on his way to […]
Not A Parody – British Army Recruitment Posters Reflect How Far the U.K. Has Fallen…
Former British Prime Minister Winston S Churchill famously said: “It is not enough that we do our best; sometimes we must do what is required.” Perhaps, in an ironic way, that is exactly what the British Army are doing as they reveal an ad campaign to recruit the finest young men and women the U.K. […]
North Korea’s Acting Ambassador to Italy Has Disappeared from Compound in Rome…
North Korea’s acting ambassador to Italy has disappeared from the diplomatic compound in Rome, according to South Korea’s spy agency. NPR’s Seoul Correspondent Anthony Kuhn reports the South Korean National Intelligence Service briefed lawmakers in a closed-door hearing Thursday. Ambassador Jo Song Gil and his wife disappeared from the diplomatic compound in Rome in November…
China’s Chang’e-4 Probe Soft-Lands on Moon’s Far Side…
China’s Chang’e-4 probe touched down on the far side of the moon Thursday, becoming the first spacecraft soft-landing on the moon’s uncharted side never visible from Earth. The probe, comprising a lander and a rover, landed at the preselected landing area at 177.6 degrees east longitude and 45.5 degrees south latitude on the…
Twitter and the Smearing of Corbyn and Assange: A Research Note on the UK’s ‘Integrity Initiative’…
The UK government-financed Integrity Initiative, managed by the Institute for Statecraft, is ostensibly a “counter disinformation” programme to challenge Russian information operations. However, it has been revealed that the Integrity Initiative twitter handle and some individuals associated with this programme have also been tweeting messages attacking Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. [i] This takes on special…
Inside the Temple of Covert Propaganda: The Integrity Initiative and the UK’s Scandalous Information War…
Recent hackeddocuments have revealed an international network of politicians, journalists, academics, researchers and military officers, all engaged in highly deceptive covert propaganda campaigns funded by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), NATO, Facebook and hardline national security institutions…
Angela Merkel: Nation States Must “Give Up Sovereignty” to New World Order…
“Nation states must today be prepared to give up their sovereignty”, according to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who told an audience in Berlin that sovereign nation states must not listen to the will of their citizens when it comes to questions of immigration, borders, or even sovereignty. No this wasn’t something Adolf Hitler said many […]
Syria Sitrep – Syrian Army to Regain Northeastern Territory – Political Isolation Ends…
The fallout from U.S. president Trump’s decision to retreat from Syria develops as expected. Trump had announced a rapid draw down of U.S. troops in Syria. Later he spoke of a controlled process that would allow Turkey to take over the U.S. occupied areas in northeast Syria. That plan, probably initiated by National Security Advisor […]
The $13 Billion Saudi “Purge”: The Numbers Are in from Last Year’s Riyadh Ritz Arrests…
How much did Saudi crown prince MbS line his pockets state coffers with following the so-called “corruption crackdown” which involved scores of top officials and rival princes held prisoners in Riyadh’s Ritz-Carlton Hotel through and after November of last year? The official figures are in: the “purge” was a shakedown to the tune of more […]
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