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They survived a chemical weapons massacre, but Halabja’s victims still suffer its poisonous legacy
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe wards in Halabja’s only hospital overflowed with patients in the days after the attack, so the...
Howard Fineman, political correspondent with analytical eye, dies at 75
Washington Post· 22 hours agoHoward Fineman, a Newsweek political correspondent and television commentator for decades who...
Counter-Terrorism: Industrial Decapitation In Action
Strategy Page· 7 days agoJanuary 22, 2018: To those familiar with Arab military history the discovery of so many ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) weapon and ammunition manufacturing operations in Mosul and ...
The pilgrimage sites of Iraq's timeless and holy cities
BBC News· 2 days agoTravellers to what was once was the spiritual centre of the world can learn about the region's long...
When the C.I.A. Messes Up
The New Yorker· 3 days agoDiem may have been the “miracle man of Vietnam,” as Life called him, but he was a Catholic in a Buddhist country, and the things that helped him in Washington hurt him in Saigon. The C.I.A.’ ...
Sorry, you can't play as Margaret Thatcher in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Eurogamer· 4 days agoThatcher in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Despite promising signs in the initial reveal trailer from...
Iraq: Policing The Blood Lands
Strategy Page· 3 days agoApril 23, 2020: ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) is still the greatest security threat and so far this year has killed 170 civilians and security personnel. A covid19 death can easily be mistaken for pneumonia.
The South Park movie took on Tarzan and signaled the end of the Disney Renaissance
The A.V. Club· 1 day agoThe Simpsons reinvented the sitcom. Throughout the decade, the Walt Disney Company reasserted its...
The Menace of Political Show Trials
Ludwig von Mises Institute· 2 days agoIn recent days, we have had brought home to us what “show trials” are like. Political opponents of Donald Trump charged him with felonies for acts that...
Syria: Game Of Unknowns
Strategy Page· 4 days agoJanuary 9, 2018: In the south (Damascus) Syria claims that Israeli aircraft and missiles hit a missile warehouse outside Damascus. Syria claim they shot down one of the missiles and damaged ...
