Day: November 29, 2019

Categories World

Tough luck, Aussies! Pentagon won’t compensate Australia for faulty Boeing fighter jet that went AFLAME on takeoff

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The Australian taxpayer will foot the bill for a $85 million (AUS$125 mn) Growler fighter jet that burst into flames on the runway due to an engine fault. The US Navy will not reimburse Australia for the “dud” warplane. … Read More >Tough luck, Aussies! Pentagon won’t compensate Australia for faulty Boeing fighter jet that went AFLAME on takeoff

Categories Op-ed

Just think of the US’ Endless Wars as a constant string of increasingly derivative Hollywood sequels

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The US has reprised its crowd-pleasing anti-Islamic State campaign in Syria, the latest instalment of the blockbuster War on Terror series of wars, which has convinced many Americans to back their country’s overseas adventures. … Read More >Just think of the US’ Endless Wars as a constant string of increasingly derivative Hollywood sequels

Categories Russia

‘We didn’t forget how to negotiate’: US, Russia agree on adding Novichok & NATO-made chemicals to OPCW blacklists

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A Russian envoy rejoiced at a diplomatic breakthrough that allowed the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to make history by drastically expanding its blacklist of the world’s deadliest toxins. … Read More >‘We didn’t forget how to negotiate’: US, Russia agree on adding Novichok & NATO-made chemicals to OPCW blacklists

Categories UK

‘Telling the truth becomes a crime’: UK & international pundits blast Assange imprisonment

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An array of public figures, among them a retired British ambassador and the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, again threw their weight behind Julian Assange, predicting the launch of a massive campaign in his support next year. … Read More >‘Telling the truth becomes a crime’: UK & international pundits blast Assange imprisonment

Categories Shows

CrossTalk on NATO: Obsolete alliance

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The NATO military alliance is a relic from the Cold War. Back then it was relevant, and even necessary. Today, it is an alliance in search of a mission. That search has almost completely entailed eastern expansion towards Russia. But a lingering question remains – is the average American and western European interested in a war over the sovereignty of Estonia or Montenegro? … Read More >CrossTalk on NATO: Obsolete alliance