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
If you’ve never heard of Smedley Butler, it wouldn’t be your fault. But we all should have heard of him. Let’s rewind 80 years or so and remember the case of the Retired Marine General Smedley Butler: what he did, what it meant and what the implications are. Butler uncovered a
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I recently posted at great length about the origins of Wahhabism (and Zionism) and its influence on today’s bleak and bloody Middle Eastern crisis; and about the Hashemite Arabs that were sidelined from Arabia after the First World War in favour of the Wahhabist Saudis. As a brief add-on to
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Queen Nefertiti has remained one of the most fascinating, elusive figures from the permanently enchanting world of Ancient Egypt. Her final resting place has also eluded Egyptologists over the years, but it’s discovery would amount to one of the most important finds in history, probably even more so than Howard Carter‘s
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The latest apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump seems to
It was really sad hearing the news that legendary filmmaker
It gets tedious after enough time to keep going on
A couple of days ago, media outlets in the UK
Amid all the recent provocation and manuevering concerning Russia, Ukraine
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Kylo Ren – or Ben Solo – the primary antagonist
‘Yes’… is the short answer. I wouldn’t have bothered writing
Riddle me this: what is 75 years of age but
So, this is about two very different, though technically similar,
Modern cinema sometimes feels like a revolving door, with films
Comics
Music
Tonight, twenty years after Kurt Cobain chose to burn out
Hated by many, maligned by many more, mocked and frequently
The ‘turning down Amy Winehouse’ bit is admittedly a slightly
The ongoing infantilisation of American politics and discourse is something
It has been 100 years since the birth of the