Canadian military intelligence knew that NATO’s March 2011 intervention in Libya would aid militant theocratic Islamists aligned with al-Qaeda and could create long-term chaos in the country, according to David Pugliese, a reporter with The Ottawa Citizen, who obtained Canadian intelligence documents. At the time, NATO military leader, U.S. Admiral James Stavridis, denied that opposition
Read more: Canada knew NATO would be aiding extremists in Libya
Russian military exercises this week range from the Arctic to the Pacific Ocean and involve tens of thousands of troops, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. The Kremlin has voiced concern about U.S. plans to beef up its military presence near Russia’s borders. Later this month, U.S. troops are holding joint exercises with forces from
Read more: Russia stages massive military exercises in response to NATO provocation
The Free State province in South Africa aims to hold China Week in April with the intention of strengthening business relations and to draw more investment opportunities into the province. Spokesperson Makalo Mohale says China is well advanced in terms of technology and business growth and by having strong associations with them can lead to
A heated debate turned into a violent racial altercation when black staff and management at the Centurion licensing centre apparently assaulted a white women filming an assault. “I went with my father to the Centurion licensing offices. One of the managers was verbally and physically assaulting a woman waiting in line,” said the white woman,
Read more: White woman assaulted for filming an assault by blacks
Since 1638, tea has had a rich and varied history in Russia and the samovar has become a symbol of hospitality and comfort. One of Russia’s most celebrated writers, Alexander Pushkin even highlights the role of tea in establishing romantic relations in his famous work Eugene Onegin: Of single boredom, right away They speak–but in
China has surpassed Germany to become the world’s third largest arms exporter, a Stockholm-based think tank said in a report on Monday. China’s military spending has seen double-digit growth for decades, and Beijing has poured funds into modernizing its armed forces as it takes a more assertive stance on territorial disputes in the region. Exports
A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of sending a racist tweet aimed at black Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck. The post was made after Welbeck netted the winning goal during an FA Cup quarter-final clash against his former club Manchester United on 9 March. The slur was one of a number of messages posted in
You’ve spent twenty plus years loyally working in Information Technology (IT) for Southern California Edison, and eighteen months ago your boss tells you that they are going to study outsourcing but not to worry, “your position is safe.” On the one hand you are worried because you know many stories of American IT workers losing
Critics say the ginned-up fears of terrorism is a nearly non-existent threat. Americans are not about to be overwhelmed by Islam in the U.S.. Islam is used to distract whites from an enormous existential threat to their country, they say. Immigration, legal and illegal, from Latin America must be stopped, or whites will be wiped
A German company that allegedly bribed middlemen to get contracts to supply the South African government with warships denied the claims on Monday, the SABC reported. Klaus Wiercimok, senior house attorney at ThyssenKrupp maritime systems, told the Seriti Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria it was untrue that the price of the frigates was inflated to
It is important to understand that US interests are fundamentally different from those of Europeans, Lena Lio, a former Swiss politician and diplomat, expert on Russian studies, told the newspaper 24 Heures. The instability in Eastern Europe is beneficial for Washington, as the ongoing conflict in Ukraine will lead to a weak Europe, implying also
Read more: Swiss diplomat dissects diverging US, EU interests
President Vladimir Putin commented on reports on the state of his health as various media had speculated during more than a week on the reasons why the Russian leader “had disappeared.” “It’d be boring if there weren’t rumors,” Putin said. Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev on Monday killed all rumors about the Russian president’s health, saying
South African doctors announced Friday that they had performed the world’s first successful penis transplant, three months after the ground-breaking operation. South Africa has long been a pioneer of transplant surgery. In 1967, Chris Barnard performed the world’s first heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. The 21-year-old black patient had his penis
An Israeli newspaper, Israel National News, published an opinion piece on Tuesday in which it called for Israel to attack Germany and Iran with nuclear bombs. The article claims that only through the nuclear annihilation of Germany and Iran, with 20 or 30 nuclear bombs, can Israelis prevent destruction of the state. „If Israel does
