Two years ago, thousands of Iraqis took to the streets to demand an end to corruption, misgovernance and a sectarian political system, imposed by the United States after the fall of Saddam Hussein, that allows for the systematic plundering of the state and its national resources. The system, known as …
Read More »Afghan president blames ‘abrupt’ departure of US-led troops for failures in war with Talban
“The reason for our current situation is that the decision [to withdraw international troops] was taken abruptly,” Ashraf Ghani told the country’s parliament on Monday. Presenting his security plan, Ghani expressed hope that the situation on the ground will be “under control within six months.” The president also cited corruption …
Read More »CIA commemorates 60-year anniversary of one of its most infamous failures in history – Bay of Pigs invasion – with ‘victory’ coin
“This silver coin commemorating an anticipated (but never realized) Bay of Pigs victory features an outline of Cuba with a rebel invader advancing past a fallen member of Castro’s military in the foreground,” the agency tweeted on Tuesday, with a photo of the artifact. The jokes practically wrote themselves, with …
Read More »Another excuse to stay? Report on failures of US ‘gender programs’ in Afghanistan says they should continue anyway
“Support for gender equality: Lessons from the US experience in Afghanistan” was among the flurry of reports produced for the new administration and presented at the end of February by John Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). The 242-page volume goes over the entire history of US …
Read More »Risking American’s life abroad ‘won’t divert attention from catastrophic failures at home’: Iran blasts Trump’s threats
Iran’s top diplomat took to Trump’s social media of choice, Twitter, to take a jab at his hostile rhetoric on Thursday. “Putting your own citizens at risk abroad won’t divert attention from catastrophic failures at home,” Zarif wrote, accompanying the message with a collage of Trump’s own tweets. The tweets, …
Read More »Spies exchanged for Skripal, about the failures of Russian intelligence and the basis of the GRU in Moscow
“Any organization can have periods of recession” Today in the Ekaterinburg Park “Russia — my story” arrived ex-employees of the foreign intelligence Service (SVR), Andrey Bezrukov and Elena Vavilova, who in 2010 were disclosed in the United States and transferred to Russia in exchange for the former intelligence officer Sergei …
Read More »Users say about failures in Google
The greatest problem with search engine, Google email client Gmail, and YouTube was in the USA, Japan, Australia. The Google search engines, Google, mail Gmail and YouTube, there was a failure around the world 4:00 Kyiv time. It is reported by the service Downdetector, which monitors the work of popular …
Read More »It happens: Failures that will make any hostess smile
Even professional chefs sometimes there are failures and setbacks. Therefore, well imagine how difficult it is to prepare those people who are doing it for the first time. Now let’s look at an unsuccessful attempt unsuccessful chefs and their culinary masterpieces.
Read More »Cooking failures that cheer every hostess
Failures happen. Even professional chefs sometimes there are failures and setbacks. Judging by myself, the taste will spoil some spice, the appearance of their unappetizing meals. Therefore, well imagine how difficult it is to prepare those people who are doing it for the first time. Now let’s look at an …
Read More »Box office of China (30 November – 3 December 2017): the Successes and failures of Russian cinema
How much grossed new Russian epic “the Legend of Kolowrat”? Pretty well collected! In the asset of the movie more than 280 million rubles, the budget of about 350 million, in General, gives good chances to return – a lot here will depend on the dynamics of falling fees in …
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