Mission Impossible: Keeping Track of US Special Ops in Africa

September 7, 2016

Sometimes the real news is in the details -- or even in the discrepancies. Take, for instance, missions by America’s most elite troops in Africa. It was September 2014. The sky was bright and clear an…

Lose Weight or Rank: Indian Army Takes Tough Stance on Obesity Among Troops

September 7, 2016

Military

Too many soldiers are overweight and look “slovenly” in their uniforms, India’s military leadership said, when unleashing a tough war on obesity. From now on, puffy servicemen must lose weight and bec…

Why Does China Want to Produce the AN-225, the Largest Military Cargo Plane in the World?

September 7, 2016

Military

China possesses nuclear weapons and numerous and well-armed ground forces. China has a fleet being fully transformed in a deep offensive spirit capable of operating far away from base. China has suffi…

Moral Idiocy in the Halls of Power

September 7, 2016

North America

The Geneva treaties and protocols (aka accords) It was on 12 August 1949 that the nations of the world, with Nazi atrocities still in mind, updated what are known as the Geneva Accords. This constitut…

The Tragedy That Has Become Syria

September 7, 2016

Middle East

It is reported that the Chinese Communist leader, Mao Tse Tung, once said, “All wars eventually end with negotiated settlements.” While this may be true in most conflicts, five years into NATO’s bruta…

Top 10 Western Lies about Syrian Conflict

September 7, 2016

Middle East

Here are 10 of the worst lies that have been peddled by the West regarding Syria, with the aim of giving people living in Western countries an entirely false view of the conflict that has been raging …

The Kurdistan Projects

September 7, 2016

Middle East

The current Kurdistan project, supported by France and the United States, has no connection with the legitimate project which was recognised by the same countries during the Sèvres Conference of 1920.…

Chinese Inflight Magazine Warns Visitors to Avoid London’s ‘Indian, Pakistani & Black’ Areas

September 7, 2016

Asia

Air China, Asia’s third largest airline, has found itself in the middle of a racism storm since its inflight magazine began advising tourists to avoid London’s ethnic minority neighborhoods. A feature…