Day: January 24, 2020
OPCW: Hiding and politicizing the facts & public defenders in crisis
More accusations come to light in the investigation of OPCW concerning the 2018 chemical attack in Douma. Then, who will defend the defenseless if the US public defender system is experiencing budget cuts? And, firefighters will now have access to facial recognition that can identify people’s emotions. …
Pentagon Says 34 Personnel Diagnosed With Concussions After Iran Strikes on Bases in Iraq
Thirty-four US service members have been diagnosed with concussions and traumatic brain injuries after Iran conducted ballistic missile strikes on two bases in Iraq with half of them still undergoing medical treatment, Department of Defence spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a press briefing on 24 January. …
The United States: a Record-Holder in Political Assassinations
The crowing by Donald Trump that he “terminated” the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force, Major General Qaseem Soleimani, simply because Trump believed, mobster-style, that he had it coming, should remind the world that the United States government stands as the world’s record-holder in either directly carrying out or coordinating with other parties the assassination of political leaders, American and foreign. …