“American foreign policy is horrendous ’cause not only will America go to your country and kill all your people,” Scottish comedian Frankie Boyle once quipped, “but they’ll come back 20 years later and make a movie about how killing all your people made their soldiers feel sad.” Boyle was joking …
Read More »Canadian city EVACUATED after flood-induced sewage failure
With floodwaters engulfing two of the city’s bridges across the Coldwater River and preventing access to a third, the city of Merritt announced on Monday that all residents must leave their homes for an indefinite period of time. Some 7,000 residents were notified that the city’s wastewater treatment plant had …
Read More »US hypersonic weapon test derailed by rocket failure – reports
The Pentagon’s attempted test launch of a hypersonic weapon suffered a “setback” when a booster rocket carrying the weapon failed to lift off, according to people with knowledge of the test launch. The test was supposed to “validate aspects of one of the Pentagon’s hypersonic glide vehicles in development,” according …
Read More »US judge holds DC jail officials in contempt of court over alleged failure to medically treat January 6 defendant
In a Wednesday morning ruling, US Judge Royce Lamberth found jail warden Wanda Patten and DC Department of Corrections Director Quincy Booth in contempt of court over their treatment of Worrell and referred the matter to the Department of Justice with orders to conduct a civil rights investigation into how …
Read More »Alex Jones loses two Sandy Hook lawsuits by default over failure to provide documents
Jones has been found guilty by default in both cases, meaning he and the Infowars outlet will be held responsible for all damages, according to rulings by Judge Maya Guerra Gamble which were published on Thursday. A jury will decide how much he owes the plaintiffs, parents Leonard Pozner, Veronique …
Read More »Washington’s scapegoating of Pakistan for US failure in Afghanistan was ‘most painful thing,’ PM Khan tells RT
Speaking to RT, Khan expressed his anger towards American officials who have pointed fingers at Islamabad when apportioning blame for the US failure in Afghanistan. He highlighted the recent Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings as an example of this frustrating rhetoric. “As a Pakistani, I felt deeply hurt by some …
Read More »Empty promises and hot air: The West’s dismal failure to deliver on its pledges of giving vaccines to the developing world
This week in Britain arguments have been raging about booster shots for over-50s and whether children aged between 12-15 should be vaccinated. Medical experts are divided on what the data is telling them about the impact of vaccination of children will have on the country’s Covid-19 situation. It’s a positive …
Read More »‘Journey between hope & fear, resulting in epic failure’: Kabul journalist speaks to RT about 20-year war in Afghanistan
Afghan journalist Bilal Sarwary has dedicated years of his life to being one of the voices telling the world about his country. The job has taken a heavy toll on him, as there was rarely any good news to report amid the never-ending war. “And as I continued telling the …
Read More »‘Russia is NOT the enemy’: After failure in Afghanistan, Czech president calls on NATO to focus on terrorism instead of Moscow
Zeman’s comments, given to Prague-based newspaper Parlamentní listy, echo remarks given by French President Emmanuel Macron in November last year, when he urged NATO leaders to shift focus away from Russia and China, noting that terrorism is a “common enemy” for all nations. The Czech leader also slammed NATO for …
Read More »America’s NARRATIVE failure in Afghanistan is worse than its military one – Now the entire world knows the emperor has no clothes
It has to be an irony above all ironies that the same man who, back in 1992, celebrated the demise of the Soviet “puppet regime” in Kabul ended up leading a US puppet regime there. Except, whereas Dr. Najibullah ruled for three years after the last Soviet soldier crossed the …
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