Ukraine: Russian Strikes Killed Scores of Civilians in Chernihiv
Russian forces killed and wounded numerous civilians in eight attacks in Chernihiv city in northeastern Ukraine in early March 2022, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Iran’s 1988 Mass Executions
In 1988, Iranian authorities, acting on the orders of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini, summarily and extrajudicially executed thousands of political prisoners across the country.
Why is Everything Broken?
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“Begin then with a fracture, a cesura, a rent; opening a crack in this fallen world, a shaft of light.”
Norman O. Brown, Love’s Body
Being sick for the past few weeks has had its advantages. It has forced me to take a
Gamer Leaks Classified Chinese Tank Schematics to Win Online Argument
A fan of the popular military video game War Thunder reportedly leaked classified Chinese tank schematics in an effort to win an online argument.
Execution-Style Killings Emblematic of Impunity by South Sudan Army
On May 25, 16-year-old Justin Lisok Lomuresuk, a primary school student from Kiri boma of Kajokeji in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria state, was cutting wood when he found the decomposing body of a soldier tied to a tree. He told his siblings, who then reported it to local authorities.
LISTEN: Kit Knightly on the Misty Winston Show
OffG editor Kit Knightly joins Misty Winston for the first hour of her Friday show. They discuss US foreign policy, the purpose of unending war, Covid as an extension of the “war on terror”, internet censorship, the “next pandemic” and more.
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Orban to Tax Banks, Multinationals Profiting from War to Cut Citizens' Bills
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will impose a temporary windfall tax on banks and multinationals which he says are profiting from the Ukraine war, to protect Hungarians from energy bill increases and enhance the domestic military. “The war is dragging on, the sanctions policy from Brussels is not
UK Backs Plan to Escort Grain Ships Past Russia's Ukraine Blockade
The United Kingdom supports a proposal by Lithuania to recruit an international fleet of naval warships to break the Russian blockade of Ukraine which is preventing the export of huge amounts of grain to the rest of the world. Millions of tons of grain are stuck inside Ukraine and without
Myanmar: Japan-Trained Officer Among Abusive Forces
(Tokyo) – A Myanmar air force lieutenant colonel who received military training in Japan is deployed with forces that have been implicated in serious abuses in Myanmar’s central Magway Region, Human Rights Watch and Justice For Myanmar said today.
The Japanese government should immediately halt its training program and investigate
Somalia: US Redeployment Should Stress Civilian Protection
(Nairobi) – The reported United States decision to redeploy several hundred US troops in Somalia, as part of a joint operation with the Somali government and African Union forces, should make civilian protection a priority. Previous US military operations in Somalia resulted in the loss of life and property to Somali
As Sri Lanka’s Tamils Remember War Dead, Justice Remains Elusive
Every year on May 18, Sri Lankan Tamils mark Mullaivaikkal Memorial Day commemorating those who died in the civil war that ended in 2009.
The Subtleties of Anti-Russia Leftist Rhetoric
While the so-called liberal and conservative corporate mainstream media – all stenographers for the intelligence agencies – pour forth the most blatant propaganda about Russia and Ukraine that is so conspicuous that it is comedic if it weren’t so dangerous, the self-depicted cognoscenti also ingest subtler messages, often from the alternative
The Rise of the New Normal Reich
I told you this part wasn’t going to be pretty.
Kickbacks, Corruption & Scandal: The History of the CDC
Can the CDC be trusted? To ask the question is to answer it and the answer is not pretty.
Algeria Threatens to Suspend Gas Exports to Spain Over Diplomatic Spat
MADRID (AP) – Algeria has threatened to suspend its gas exports to Spain, the latest twist in a complex triangle of diplomatic tensions between the gas supplier, the gas importer and their shared neighbor Morocco – all against the background of skyrocketing prices driven by Russia’s war in Ukraine. Spain has
