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The other color of slavery
You see, Iceland abolished slavery as early as the 12th century. Ironically, thousands of Icelanders became part of the huge wave of Europeans who were enslaved by Muslim pirates in the centuries that followed.
The Arabs of the Middle Ages were a main force in the early use of slaves from Africa, long before the European imperialists ever thought ( Read more... ) -
After Mosul
"Impressive results", that's how Maj. Gen. Naeem al Jabouri of the Iraqi military described the first day of the Battle for Mosul, the largest city under ISIL control. The first towns and villages in the outskirts of Mosul are already under government control, and 2/3 of the land-mines around town have been disabled. Speakers for the Iraqi military ( Read more... ) -
Who actually rules US foreign policy?
Here's a handful of crackpot conspiracy theories for breakfast. Let's see if something sticks, and helps your digestion. See, for the last few weeks US secretary of state Kerry has toured nearly half the world, doing his best not to lag behind his Russian counterpart Lavrov, pushing hard for a ceasefire in Earth's current hottest spot, Syria. ( Read more... ) -
Truce, schmruce
Whoever really believed the armistice that Lavrov and Kerry achieved for Syria a few days ago, was going to last, must have not paid any attention at all.
Not only was that cease-fire not respected by either Assad's forces or the so called "moderate rebels" (not to mention Daesh), but it was being actively violated in the very first hours after the ( Read more... ) -
As Turkey finally decided to invade Syria, it's worth noting some context here:
Four or so years ago, Assad started shelling Turkish villages and Ankara wanted a major NATO intervention in the Syrian Civil War.
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While we bicker about Trump's tiny hands over here...
Hey, folks! Want some geopolitical blitz-style case-in-point, eh? All right then, since you insisted, here it is:
Russia-Iran cooperation in Syria send message to US
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Cue the 9-11 truthers
The Saudi question! The missing 28 pages! Who did it? It's 9-11 all over again!
That's right. The long-awaited classified files comprising of 28 pages telling us nothing new, have been declassified at long last. And, expectedly, they don't tell us, well anything new. Saudi Arabia the government "probably" wasn't involved in 9-11. But some Saudi ( Read more... )
