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…
Muslims across the globe marked the religious festival of Ashura with parades, marches and some Shia worshipers participating in self-flagellation in remembrance of the Prophet Mohammed’s ﷺ grandson Imam Hussein at the battle of Karbala in 680 AD. https://www.instagram.com/p/BLbtkdEhSfv/ Devotees mourned Imam Hussein for the festival, which falls on the 10th of Muharram, the first month…
Following a drive-by shooting in East Jerusalem that left two Israelis dead, the deputy mayor of Jerusalem vowed to punish those responsible and to stop the alleged “animal behavior” of Palestinians through severe repercussions. On Sunday, a Palestinian killed an Israeli pedestrian and a police officer in a drive-by shooting near the national police headquarters…
The official representative of Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova speaks about the Western anti-Russian campaign in connection with the Syrian crisis, Moscow, Russia, October 6, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVmiiRKVMl4 Source: veteranstoday.com
