Some kind of US attack on Iran seems to be imminent. Iran hasn’t been out of the news for weeks, since protests erupted and the resulting crackdown by the regime began. But what exactly has been happening in Iran?
Have you illegally invaded another country and waged war? Do you stand convicted of war crimes? Is there an outstanding warrant for your arrest? Or are you just an entrepreneur looking for development opportunities in a post-genocide landscape?
“Venezuela’s struggle is Israel’s struggle…” Guess who said that? It sounds like something Netanyahu would
The killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis by ICE agents could be a turning
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The protests in Tehran have been somewhat overshadowed by what the US just did in Venezuela. But the situation appears to be
So, no one really needs a recap of what transpired in Caracas on the third day of the new year. Essentially, US
On September 1st 1918, Damascus fell. Or was liberated – depending on your perspective. It fell to the Arab Revolt, carried out
So, a quick follow on from the post on the Bondi beach terror attack. The previous post was more focused on the
So, a few things I’m lumping together here. But all around the theme of Christmastime. In truth it has all become a
“Every person has two homelands,” the French archaeologist Andre Parrot once commented; “His own and Syria”. T.E Lawrence (of Arabia), who spent a great deal of time exploring Syria, wrote specifically of Palmyra; “Nothing in this scorching, desolate land could be so refreshing”. It might also have been Lawrence who
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Every few Christmases, I tend to re-read Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, as the book has always had a hold on me ever since I first read it as a child. When I read it as a child, I had no real social conscience or understanding, of course – I simply
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As a few days ago marked the fifth anniversary of the murder of Muammar Gaddafi, I decided to mark it with a more low-key, fun-ish look back at Libya’s former national figurehead. A more serious piece on the life and character of one of the most controversial world figures of
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Should it be of concern to the general public that
This month will see the delivery of the Pentagon’s much-hyped
Did Trump give Bill Clinton a blowjob? I’m going to
In the immediate aftermath of the death of Pope Francis,
April 30th marked 70 years to the day since Adolf
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Rita Hayworth is still one of the most iconic pop
Well, obviously, I wouldn’t be asking the question if I
One of the biggest complains that some fans had with
Across three seasons of groundbreaking television with Star Trek (and
As monumental a cinematic achievement as Avengers: Endgame was, one
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I can’t believe Debbie Harry turned 70 today. Whatever that
The tradition of musicians writing songs or composing projects centered
With Courtney Love currently rocking out venues in the UK
Malala Yousafzai, the now world-famous (and Nobel Prize winning) Pakistani
A decade on from it’s critically acclaimed UK release, Katastrophy