Month: December 2019

Categories Russia

Non-lethal, but dead-on: WATCH Russian cops use massive BIRCH LOG to disarm knife-wielding man

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Known as the Russian national tree, birch also works well as a Taser, apparently – at least this is how these local policemen tackled a violent knifeman, whom they didn’t want to shoot because they “pitied” the erratic man. … Read More >Non-lethal, but dead-on: WATCH Russian cops use massive BIRCH LOG to disarm knife-wielding man

Categories Middle East

‘A surprise for the enemy’: Iran’s new submarine-launched cruise missile enters mass production

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Iran has launched mass production of its new submarine-launched Jask cruise missile, the country’s Navy chief has said, adding that work on upgraded versions of the weapon is already in progress. … Read More >‘A surprise for the enemy’: Iran’s new submarine-launched cruise missile enters mass production

Categories Middle East

Fruit of ‘US-backed colonization’: Israel to DOUBLE Jewish population in West Bank’s Hebron

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Two weeks after the US announced that it did not consider illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories to be in breach of international law, Israel announced a plan to double the Jewish population of Hebron. … Read More >Fruit of ‘US-backed colonization’: Israel to DOUBLE Jewish population in West Bank’s Hebron

Categories World

US abuses justice systems to target its enemies, like it did with Huawei – Assange’s father

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The incarceration and extradition trial of Julian Assange is one of many examples of the US abusing the legal systems of other countries to target its political enemies, said John Shipton, the father of WikiLeaks’ founder. … Read More >US abuses justice systems to target its enemies, like it did with Huawei – Assange’s father

Categories Op-ed

Kyoto failed. Paris failed. Will the Greta-starring Madrid UN climate conference be any different?

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The ill-fated COP25 has found a host location at the third time of asking but, just like its predecessors, the high-powered international summit looks to be big on gestures and small on reversing the direction of humankind. … Read More >Kyoto failed. Paris failed. Will the Greta-starring Madrid UN climate conference be any different?