Forces from up to 16 countries are present on the ground in Iraq, according to a new survey by The New Arab. Some are actively engaged in counter-insurgency operations while others are serving in an advisory role. USA American military personnel are mainly deployed in seven military bases across Iraq: Ain al-Assad and Habbania in western Iraq;…
The great investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, in two previous articles in the London Review of Books («Whose Sarin?» and «The Red Line and the Rat Line») has reported that the Obama Administration falsely blamed the government of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad for the sarin gas attack that Obama was trying to use as an excuse to invade Syria; and Hersh…
In the 19th century, castor oil was a common remedy in American homes (see old advertisement, right), but its use has fallen out of favor, perhaps in part because people have become aware of the notorious killer, ricin (which comes from castor seeds but is not present in the pressed oil). The FDA has categorized the oil…
US officials said a US Navy destroyer was again targeted in a failed missile attack from Yemen. The alleged attack is said to come from a Houthi-controlled area of the country. It is the second such incident in less than a week. The destroyer, USS Mason, which was reported by Reuters as the target of…
