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Taxi driver freed from Guantanamo Bay after 17 years of brutal torture with no charges

Ahmed Rabbani’s release was announced on Friday by Reprieve, a human rights NGO. Rabbani had been unanimously cleared for release…

3 years ago

US hits second largest deficit ever at $2.77 trillion after 2 years of pandemic spending

The fiscal year’s $2.77 trillion deficit may be the second largest on record, but the Treasury Department claimed the decline…

3 years ago

The killing of Gaddafi 10 years ago has resulted in the death of the nation of Libya and the destruction of its people

There was never really an ‘Arab Spring’ in Libya the way there was in Egypt or Tunisia. Protests were much…

3 years ago

After 19 years of beatings & losing an eye, America’s innocent ‘forever prisoner’ may be about to spill the secrets of CIA torture

In a landmark move, the Biden administration has advised the US Supreme Court that Abu Zubaydah, a Palestinian man who…

3 years ago

Cost of food in the world rising at fastest pace in 40 years – study

“This is one of the most dynamic price increases since the 70s. Then the price level was about the same,…

3 years ago

The dead hand of America: Iraq vote won’t solve the failures of West’s nation-building 18 years after Saddam’s removal

Two years ago, thousands of Iraqis took to the streets to demand an end to corruption, misgovernance and a sectarian…

3 years ago

Russia will run out of gold in 20 years if new deposits not found, biggest gold miner warns

According to Grachev, Russia’s gold deposits currently total about 8,000 tons, while annual production amounts to 330 tons.“If the trend…

3 years ago

Fat Britannia: If you think obesity is a problem in the UK now, just wait another 20 years

In 2019, the UK’s Tory government described childhood obesity as “one of the biggest health challenges this country faces.” Months…

3 years ago

50 years on, ‘A Clockwork Orange’ is more relevant than ever… It perfectly captures 2021’s dystopian depravity

Fifty years ago, the Beethoven-loving Alex DeLarge (Malcolm McDowell) donned his droog uniform of all white, false eyelashes (on one…

3 years ago

Nut roast on Christmas Day? Get stuffed! But unlike previous years, this British nightmare before Christmas is all our own making

Time was when we used to look forward to Christmas but in the last few years it’s been one turkey…

3 years ago