Month: December 2019

Categories USA

US State Department ‘firmly opposes’ ICC probe into Israeli war crimes allegations, insisting court lacks jurisdiction

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has voiced “firm” opposition to a bid in the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged war crimes committed by Israel in the occupied Palestinian territories. … Read More >US State Department ‘firmly opposes’ ICC probe into Israeli war crimes allegations, insisting court lacks jurisdiction

Categories USA

The Afghanistan Fiasco and the Decline and Fall of the American Military

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A devastating investigative report was published in the Washington Post on December 9th. Dubbed the “Afghanistan Papers” in a nod to the Vietnam War’s famous “Pentagon Papers,” the report relied on thousands of documents to similarly expose how the US government at the presidential level … Read More >The Afghanistan Fiasco and the Decline and Fall of the American Military

Categories Middle East

US Slaps New Sanctions on Iran Targeting Tehran Revolutionary Court Judges

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Earlier Thursday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani revealed that a sanctions-happy Washington had slapped his country with over 90 sets of restrictions against the Iranian state, Iranian companies and Iranian nationals in the past year-and-a-half alone. … Read More >US Slaps New Sanctions on Iran Targeting Tehran Revolutionary Court Judges

Categories Middle East

IDF Says Attacked Hamas ‘Underground Infrastructure, Naval Target, Military Compound’ in Gaza Strip

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Earlier, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) tweeted that “for the second time today, a rocket was fired from Gaza at Israeli civilians”, adding that warning sirens had sounded in southern Israel before the attack. … Read More >IDF Says Attacked Hamas ‘Underground Infrastructure, Naval Target, Military Compound’ in Gaza Strip

Categories Middle East

Int’l Criminal Court Has No Jurisdiction to Investigate in Palestinian Territories – Netanyahu

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The prime minister’s statement came shortly after the International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said she would open a full investigation into “the situation in Palestine” as it had been determined that war crimes had been committed there. … Read More >Int’l Criminal Court Has No Jurisdiction to Investigate in Palestinian Territories – Netanyahu

Categories Asia & Pacific

Four Arrested, $9 Million Frozen by Hong Kong Police in Protest Fund Laundering Probe

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At least four individuals have been arrested and approximately $9 million (HK$70 million) was recently frozen after a Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) probe busted a money laundering syndicate which obtained donations under the guise of supporting demonstrators arrested during anti-government protests. … Read More >Four Arrested, $9 Million Frozen by Hong Kong Police in Protest Fund Laundering Probe