The image posted by cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy on Twitter captured the volcanic ejection cutting the most north-westerly island of the Canary Islands in half and shining brighter than the illumination of the nearby settlement. The eruption of Cumbre Vieja started on September 19, prompting a massive evacuation on the island …
Read More »La Palma declared ‘disaster zone’ as Spanish govt pledges €10mn & island awaits potential toxic cloud from volcanic lava (VIDEOS)
The government’s disaster zone declaration on Tuesday means that millions in state resources can be freed to support emergency measures on La Palma, and those impacted by the eruption. Spokesperson Isabel Rodriguez told reporters the government had allocated a preliminary package of €10.5 million ($12.30 million). The fund includes €5 …
Read More »Restaurant that banned Biden supporters after Afghanistan disaster gets so popular it has to shut down due to demand
Following the recent death of 13 US service members in Afghanistan in a suicide bombing attack, DeBary Diner owner Angie Ugarte placed a sign outside her central Florida establishment announcing that she preferred not to serve those who continue to support the current administration. “If you voted for and continue …
Read More »Trump will ‘definitely’ run in 2024 after Afghanistan disaster, according to close Republican allies
While Trump himself has given no indication one way or another whether he will be gunning for the White House once again in 2024, those close to him have had plenty to say. Conversation around Trump’s political future was renewed this week, thanks in part to Miller and Jordan, who …
Read More »America’s catastrophic miscalculation: 20 years of disaster in Afghanistan, by the numbers (PHOTOS)
The last three US military transport departed the Hamid Karzai Airport late on Monday, just ahead of the August 31 deadline set for full withdrawal. For years, Washington and media outlets described the conflict in Afghanistan as a stalemate that had provided enough security to kindle social progress, security and …
Read More »US reputation is in tatters, it’s time to bring those responsible for Afghanistan disaster to account
A video of active duty Marine Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Scheller demanding accountability for the humanitarian disaster that had come to define the US-led evacuation from Kabul, Afghanistan, quickly went viral. Scheller, who commanded the advanced infantry training battalion at the Marine Corps School of Infantry, at the time the video …
Read More »‘Disaster… bigger than Saigon’: US Afghan war veteran who lost both legs slams Biden’s ‘horrendous’ exit strategy in RT interview
The way the American troops withdrew from Afghanistan was “a blunder on a worldwide scale” that made many Afghan war veterans feel “let down” and “angry,” Gabriel E. Martinez, a veteran who served in the United States Marine Corps and lost both of his legs to a mine blast in …
Read More »‘Political disaster for Biden’: Fauci’s prediction that Covid won’t be beaten until ‘Spring 2022’ met with horror, even at CNN
Biden was elected with a mandate to end the pandemic – that much is clear from any media coverage of the election. But as Dr. Fauci informed CNN on Monday, the president’s mission might not be as accomplished as he would like – indeed, the epidemic might drag on until …
Read More »UK government owes British people an explanation after Afghanistan disaster, Jeremy Corbyn tells RT
The protesters who joined a rally organized by ‘Stop The War’ coalition demanded the government recognize the war in Afghanistan as a catastrophe that should not be repeated. “Britain, after all, was responsible for the training of the Afghan army; Britain set up an officers training corps of the Afghan …
Read More »As the Taliban closes in and the troops rush to avert disaster, the US is offering its citizens LOANS to flee Afghanistan
That’s right, those decapitation-phobics who don’t want to fall into Taliban hands can get a “repatriation” loan from the US State Department. The usual terms and conditions surely apply. The US Embassy in Kabul dangled the offer last week, when it advised all American citizens in Afghanistan to leave immediately …
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