Two Chinese teachers based in Pakistan’s southwest province of Baluchistan were reportedly abducted and murdered by militants from the self-proclaimed “Islamic State” (ISIS). CNN, in
Day: July 2, 2017
Hong Kong’s Role for Next 20 Years? Silk Road ‘Super-Connector’
It was 20 years ago today. Oh, those were heady, exciting days, informally regulated by a clock in Beijing’s Tiananmen counting even the seconds left
Iran Cracks Down on Salafists In Wake of Tehran Attacks
Iranian authorities have rounded up at least 150 people in Tehran and in the Kurdish areas in the west of the country following the June
Mosul Raped and Destroyed, Not Liberated
History correctly told will equate America’s rape and destruction of Mosul to its gratuitous Hiroshima/Nagasaki nuking, along with its ruthless fire-bombing of Dresden and Toyko
The Economic Motive for America’s Current Wars
Russia has long been the chief seller of energy — mainly gas and oil — in the world’s largest energy-market: the EU, or Europe. This
How Accidental are America’s Accidental Civilian Killings Across the Middle East?
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis has said “civilian casualties are a fact of life in this sort of situation,” referring to America’s war against
Syria – These Maps Show a Year of Progress
Three maps of Syria show the immense progress the Syrian government forces and their allies have made over the last few month. During the last
USS George H.W. Bush Docks Off Israel’s Shore in First Such Visit in 17 Years
The USS George H.W. Bush, a Nimitz-class warship, has docked outside an Israeli port, local media report, saying it is the first such visit in
