November 2 marks the centenary of the Balfour Declaration of 1917, which began the still-ongoing colonisation of Palestine and sowed the seeds of an endless
Day: October 30, 2016
The Strange Case of the Scottish Ambulance Found Among the Rubble of Eastern Aleppo
Moonscape. Desert. Blitz. The past 100 years of war have turned all our words into clichés. I rage at every reference to the Second World
Down to the Seas in Confrontation
Over a century ago the English poet John Masefield wrote that «I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the
Clinton Suggested US Should Rig a Foreign Election — But Don’t Expect the Media to Care
Hillary Clinton has spent a disproportionate amount of time lately complaining — without evidence — about “the Russians” interfering with the US election. But it
The De Facto US/Al Qaeda Alliance
A curious aspect of the Syrian conflict – a rebellion sponsored largely by the United States and its Gulf state allies – is the disappearance
Russia Calls Washington’s Bluff, Moves to Finish Syrian War
The Western media storm has suddenly quietened. For several months, there has been a howling campaign orchestrated by Western governments to discredit the anti-terror operations
Tensions Boil: Beijing Accuses Japan of Endangering Chinese Aircraft
On Thursday the Chinese Defense Ministry accused Japan of targeting and endangering the safety of Beijing’s military aircraft. Tokyo and Beijing are in the midst
Why Dietary Recommendations on Fat Need to Change
A recent editorial in the journal Open Heart suggests many of us have it all wrong when it comes to the balance of fats we
