German Spymaster Ousted for Suggesting Real Video of Far-Right Rampage Was Fake
Germany's chief spy was removed from office for claiming that a viral video of nationalists hounding dark-skinned foreigners was fake. It was very real.
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Trump Administration Plans U.N. Meeting to Ramp Up the International Drug War
Donald Trump plans to open the U.N. General Assembly with a meeting to rally likeminded countries to crack down on drugs.
ISIS Has Not Vanished. It Is Fighting a Guerrilla War Against the Iraqi State.
Iraqi security forces lack the training, local knowledge, and community trust to defeat the militants.
How Small Bands of Rescuers Risk Prison to Save Migrants from Drowning in the Mediterranean
Sea rescues are being criminalized by the Greek government, which charged a group including Spanish firefighters with facilitating human trafficking.
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Google China Prototype Links Searches to Phone Numbers
Google’s plan for a censored search engine in China also blacklists terms like “Nobel Prize” and “human rights.”
Russians Wanted for Nerve Agent Attack in U.K. Say They Were Tourists, Not Hit Men
Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov told state TV that they had traveled to the English provincial city of Salisbury in March merely to visit its cathedral.
How the Oslo Accords Betrayed the Palestinian Women Behind the First Intifada
“Naila and the Uprising” tells the story of the First Intifada, the women at its helm, and the disappointment wrought by the Oslo Accords.
No One Will Be Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Oslo Accords
Israel’s occupation has only become more entrenched — thanks in part to the cooperation of the Palestinian leadership installed by the Oslo Accords.
Making a Killing
Here's Mike Pompeo's Memo Justifying U.S. Assistance to Saudi Arabia and the UAE's War in Yemen
A law passed by Congress requires the U.S. to certify that the Gulf coalition is working to minimize civilian casualties in Yemen.
The U.S. Goes to War Against the ICC to Cover Up Alleged War Crimes in Afghanistan
John Bolton is on a jihad against the ICC, seeking to ensure that the U.S. is free of international norms on human rights.