Arirang News | (Video Short Documentary) | – – “So North Korea claims it′s a hydrogen not an atomic bomb that it′s tested. But what exactly is the difference， and if true what would the implications be？ Kwon Jang－Ho explains. Atomic bombs are also known as fission bombs， as they use nuclear fission reactions to […]
A Letter from Norway on our Epidemic of Mass Shootings
By John L Hanson | (Informed Comment) | – – Why is it easier to buy a gun than to board a Plane? Why doesn’t America change their weapon law? What is your view on the Gunlaw in the USA? I am teaching in Norwegian Upper Secondary schools this academic year as a Fulbright Scholar […]
In Iraq, some Sunni refugees’ bulwark against ISIL is . . . the Gated Community
Kamal al-Ayash | Fallujah | (Niqash.org) | – – Families who fled the [so-called] Islamic State [group] have found new homes in a residential complex south of Fallujah. But even with several families sharing one home, rents are rising as other Iraqis profit from their misery. The district of Amiriyah is about 30 kilometres south […]
Saudi Arabia: Prominent Shia Cleric dead in largest mass execution since 1980
Human Rights Watch | – – (Beirut) – Saudi authorities carried out the largest mass execution in the country since 1980, putting 47 men to death on January 2, 2016. According to the Saudi state news agency, all of the men were convicted on terrorism charges, and most were members of Al Qaeda. The mass […]
Do Drug Gangs in Mexico kill more than ISIL? & other Big Security threats that will Surprise You
By Natasha Ezrow | (The Conversation) | – – This has been a remarkably violent year – and many of the worst threats to human security that have dogged people all over the globe are no less a problem than they were a year ago. Here, in no particular order, are some of the biggest […]
White Oregon Terrorists mocked: YeeHaw-dists, Y’all-Qaeda
AJ+ | (Video Report) | – – “A group of armed men took over a building on federal land in remote western Oregon. They’ve been there for a few days without any police intervention. Meanwhile, Twitter is finding clever ways to call out some double standards in the media.” AJ+: “Oregon Armed Men Mocked As […]
Syrian Peace Groups: This is not a Civil War, it is a Set of Foreign Invasions
By Mairead Maguire | (Inter Press Service) |- – BELFAST (IPS) – In November 2015 I visited Syria together with an International Peace delegation. This was my third visit to Syria in the last three years. As on previous occasions I was moved by the spirit of resilience and courage of the people of Syria. […]
Vatican: Historic Accord with Palestine Takes Effect
By IMEMC | – – The Vatican’s first accord with the Palestinians — an agreement that Israel has attacked as counter-productive to the Middle East peace process — has come into force, the Holy See announced Saturday, according to Al Ray. The accord was signed in June, just over two years after the Roman Catholic […]
Saudi Arabia Executes Top Shia Cleric Nimr Al Nimr Under “Terrorism” Charges
By Amira Al Hussaini | ( GlobalVoices.org) Saudi Arabia announced today it had executed 47 people under “terrorism” charges, including top shia cleric Nimr Al Nimr who was seen as a leader in anti-government protests that took place in the Eastern province of the absolute monarchy at the beginning of the so-called Arab Spring. Saudi […]
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