Airstrike in Yemen Kills Freelance Journalist Working for VOA
At least five journalists were killed in Yemen last year.
Tag: World at War
British Assist Saudis in Killing Yemen Civilians
British said effort is to comply with international humanitarian law and ensure “best practices.”
Ten Detainees Transferred, Leaving Fewer Than 100 Prisoners At Guantánamo
Transfer follows President Obama’s pledge to “keep working to shut down the prison at Guantánamo.”
Iran had missiles locked on US warships, ready to fire
IRGC “exercises Iran’s right of sovereignty powerfully.”
Report: U.S. Apologizes After Iran Seizes Sailors, Now Free
After the boats were seized, the U.S. pursued the IRGC by sea and air before relenting…
N. Korea says its H-bomb ‘capable of wiping out whole US at once’
“The scientists and technicians of the DPRK are in high spirit to detonate H-bombs…”
War Between Saudi Arabia And Iran Could Send Oil Prices To $250
Military confrontation between Saudi Arabia and Iran could well put oil back into triple-digit territory in short order.
5 Quagmires President Obama (Probably) Won’t Address in His Last SOTU
His administration phased out “war on terror” terminology in 2009, but not the policies.
N. Korea Says Test No Threat, Then Threatens to Wipe Out US
Plans for a weapons system capable of obliterating the entire United States…
Putin: Russia supports both Assad troops and rebels in battle against ISIS
“They are telling lies,” Putin said about Western media.
North Korea faked sub-launched missile test footage: analysis
North Korean state television aired footage on Friday.
Gun Control? What About US Arms Sales?
Billions of dollars of armaments went to brutal pro-US dictatorships, such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Qatar.
UK Presses for Larger Military Presence in Asia
Another move to geopolitically isolate Russia?
Powerful US bomber flies over S. Korea as standoff deepens
No immediate reaction from North Korea.
North Korea warns of war over South’s propaganda broadcasts
N. Korea claims S. Korea have pushed the Korean Peninsula “toward the brink of war.”