A simple proposition: is the long-awaited destruction of the Al-Aqsa mosque about to be carried out… by Iran? This has started to seem like a real possibility. Could the Israelis stage an event to look like an Iranian missile
“He’s no Churchill…” President Trump famously said of the British Prime Minister weeks ago. This was of course the US President’s typically childish response to Kier Starmer choosing not to recklessly plunge UK forces into the unprovoked war of aggression
So, it looks like Bibi isn’t dead: but it was a fun diversion for some
As ominous ‘black rain’ was falling over Tehran, the US/Israeli Holy War in Iran entered
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“The President was shocked this morning when he learned of the new Israeli bombardment of west Beirut…” and ”expressed his outrage.” No,
“President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon…” Events unfolding in the Middle
The devastating attacks on both Iraq (2003) and Libya (2011) were launched on symbolically significant dates. So too with this war on
Well, one ambiguity from the recent drop of Epstein files was promptly cleared up. The initially redacted name of the sender of
Hey, have you seen the footage?! Jeffrey Epstein is alive! Here he is, filmed in Israel! Yes, this clearly AI-generated imagery is
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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The plight of blogger Raif Badawi in Saudi Arabia has garnered international attention, particularly in the context of the freedom of expression. Badawi is facing a 10-year jail sentence (and I can hardly believe I’m having to say this in the 21st century, but 1,000 lashes in public) for the
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In 2011, an international crime was committed that was so vast, so immoral, that the mainstream media even now refuses to address it in truthful terms. It was a crime carried out by deception and subterfuge and amid a sea of misinformation, and it involved virtually every major Western government or media
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Do you ever get the feeling that our collective destiny
I don’t usually do these kinds of subjects, for various
Americans alone reportedly dump some 35 billion plastic bottles every
Masked men, showing up without warning. Often with no warrants,
Having reiterated the general case for Princess Diana (and Dodi
Film
This is a belated review of Solo: A Star Wars
One of the biggest complains that some fans had with
Killing Gaza is a film chronicle of the extraordinary suffering
Why on earth has Ben Hur been re-made? If we’re
You may have heard that Suicide Squad is terrible. You
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‘The 20 Greatest Album Covers’ according to The Burning Blogger,
Between 1987 and 2001, Kat Bjelland (vocals, guitar), Lori Barbero
I was astonished to realise recently that 2017 would mark
Alright, so ‘saved my life’ might be a slight overstatement.
It’s been 20 years, unbelievably, since Bjork released her second