Tag: Middle East

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Pentagon’s secret civilian casualty files exposed

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Jesse Ventura and Brigida Santos discuss the Pentagon’s newly exposed Secret Civilian Casualty Files, an archive of hidden drone strikes that reveal systemic failure and widespread lack of accountability in civilian killings in the Middle East. They also discuss the fentanyl crisis and the role of boomers in the labor shortage. Dr. Richard Williams talks about fixing food and nutrition in the US. … Read More >Pentagon’s secret civilian casualty files exposed

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Ukraine crisis: Cold War 2 between Russia and US MORE dangerous than Cold War 1! (Prof. Richard Sakwa)

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Richard Sakwa, professor of Russian and European politics at the University of Kent. He discusses the summit between Putin and Biden over the Ukraine crisis, the unresolved issues at the end of ‘Cold War 1’ that led to ‘Cold War 2’ between the US and Russia, NATO expansion towards Russia’s border … Read More >Ukraine crisis: Cold War 2 between Russia and US MORE dangerous than Cold War 1! (Prof. Richard Sakwa)

Categories World

Apple threatened to pull Facebook & Instagram from app store over abuse of maids in Mideast, leaked papers reveal

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A few years ago, Apple warned that it would remove Facebook and Instagram from its app store if something wasn’t done about the use of those platforms to trade and sell maids in the Middle East, according to leaked documents. … Read More >Apple threatened to pull Facebook & Instagram from app store over abuse of maids in Mideast, leaked papers reveal

Categories Asia & Pacific

US uses humanitarian aid for ‘sinister political purposes,’ says analysis published by North Korean Foreign Ministry

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An article featured on the website of North Korea’s Foreign Ministry has accused Washington of weaponizing foreign aid in order to exert pressure and control over countries desperate for humanitarian assistance. … Read More >US uses humanitarian aid for ‘sinister political purposes,’ says analysis published by North Korean Foreign Ministry

Categories Middle East

Beirut port blast investigator denied request to question Lebanon security chief over devastating explosion

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A request by the lead investigator into the explosion in the Port of Beirut last year to interrogate Lebanon’s security chief over the disaster has been turned down by a minister, a spokesperson and local reports have said. … Read More >Beirut port blast investigator denied request to question Lebanon security chief over devastating explosion