Archives for agosto 2019

Arabia Saudita y Emiratos Árabes Unidos chocan en el sur de Yemen, mientras los Emiratos Árabes Unidos trazan la partición

Al menos 2.400 ciudadanos han sido expulsados por la fuerza de Adén, mientras que más de 1.600 tiendas han sido quemadas y dañadas, más de 1.700 tiendas cerradas y 76 automóviles confiscados.

ADEN, YEMEN -- Following the recent announcement by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that it would begin withdrawing its forces from many areas of Yemen, the oil-rich Gulf monarchy is now positioning itself to play a role in post-war Yemen. The UAE government in Abu Dhabi announced it would form a new southern state in Yemen, clearly to serve its own

The War on Innocence: Palestinian Children in Israeli Military Court

Since the start of the Second Intifada, the popular uprising of 2000, some 12,000 Palestinian children have been detained and interrogated by the Israeli army. 

Palestin Children feature photo

On July 29, 4-year-old Muhammad Rabi’ Elayyan was reportedly summoned for interrogation by the Israeli police in occupied Jerusalem.  The news, originally reported by the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA), was later denied by the Israeli police, likely to lessen the impact of the PR disaster that followed.  The Israelis are not denying the story

¿Bill Barr llamó su tiro? Preguntas sin respuesta sobre el conocimiento previo del FBI sobre el tiroteo en El Paso

La advertencia de William Barr de que podría ocurrir un "incidente importante" "en cualquier momento" y "galvanizar la opinión pública" en torno a la política de cifrado impopular que buscaba parece haberse hecho realidad en las semanas transcurridas desde que el fiscal general hizo esas declaraciones.

William Barr El Paso shooting feature photo

As a series of recent mass shootings have brought renewed demands for the U.S. government to do something to address the spike in “lone wolf” violence, the Trump administration’s decision to blame internet privacy, controversial websites like 8chan, and social media for the shootings has raised eyebrows from across the political spectrum,

Nominado en desgracia El relleno de currículum de Ratcliffe recuerda la profunda desgracia de la Fundación Cinco Procesamiento

La estupidez e imprudencia con la que el gobierno de EE. UU. Respondió a los ataques del 11 de septiembre se intensifica cuando lo comparamos con la calma y la confianza mostradas por los oficiales del HLF, que en ese momento era la mayor organización de ayuda musulmana en los EE. UU.

Holy Land Foundation Five feature photo

The nomination of John Ratcliffe to the post of U.S. Director of National Intelligence, though ultimately withdrawn, has brought new light to the Holy Land Foundation case, a case in which Ratcliffe claims to have had a hand. It was disturbing to hear Ratcliffe brag about his role in the case, a case that saw five innocent men charged with and

Mega Group, Maxwells and Mossad: The Spy Story at the Heart of the Jeffrey Epstein Scandal

The picture painted by the evidence is not a direct Epstein tie to a single intelligence agency but a web linking key members of the Mega Group, politicians, and officials in both the U.S. and Israel, and an organized-crime network with deep business and intelligence ties in both nations.

Mega Group Epstein Wexler Feature photo

As billionaire pedophile and alleged sex-trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein sits in prison, reports have continued to surface about his reported links to intelligence, his financial ties to several companies and “charitable” foundations, and his friendships with the rich and powerful as well as top politicians.  While Part I and Part II of this series,

Este veterinario de guerra de Irán tiene algunos consejos para Trump: no juegues damas con los grandes maestros del ajedrez

La guerra no es asunto nuestro, pero las negociaciones y la diplomacia sí lo son. La guerra no es nuestro propósito. La paz es nuestra misión. La paz es nuestra filosofía en la vida, y tienes razón, la diplomacia es nuestro arte.

Mohammad Javad Zarif

Dear President Trump, In a recent Tweet, you claimed that “Iranians never won a war, but never lost a negotiation.” As a world citizen and a veteran of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, I have firsthand experience with the bitterness of war, and I have a few suggestions and responses for you. First, I would advise you against using the words win