TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
One can call Saudi Arabia – the world leader in weapons imports and decapitations per capita – many things, but a bastion of “democracy and moderation” is not one of them. One could, for example, call the Saudi Kingdom the biggest financial sponsor of terrorism – not only al-Qaeda (recall who funded and organized the Read More…
Generally speaking, conspiracy theories form where there is a vacuum of verifiable facts associated with a controversial, usually tragic event. The concept has evolved over the years and is a part of our popular culture. There are legions of conspiracy theorists and “truthers” who have devoted their lives to certain theories, and there are legions Read More…
Considering Iran has one of the lowest military expenditures in the Middle East — especially compared to arch rivals Saudi Arabia and Israel (both of whom may or may not be armed with nuclear weapons) — much of the public may be wondering why the Trump administration is so infatuated with highlighting the threat of the Iranian government. Read More…
Russia said it’s ready to send peacekeepers to Syria after Turkey and Iran agreed on Thursday to Russia’s proposal for “de-escalation zones” in Syria. The move, welcomed by the United Nations, has been met with skepticism from the United States as the so-called safe-zones will be closed for warplanes of the United States and those Read More…
If the public were to rely solely on the U.S. government and its respective mouthpieces for its source of news, one might assume Iran is to blame for the current crisis engulfing Yemen, the Arab world’s poorest country. From Reuters: “At least 10,000 people have been killed and more than 3 million displaced in the Read More…
(RT) Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke harshly of North Korea and Iran this week, drawing on a dark legacy of US vilification of so-called “backlash states” that resist the pressure to give in to global free markets and US cultural hegemony. RT America’s Anya Parampil has the details on what the US has long Read More…