The German government can’t locate over 160 German “Islamic State” sympathizers who left home to fight with the terrorist organization and may have returned to Germany, according to Welt am Sonntag.  <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> The Federal Ministry of the Interior speculates that most of them were likely killed in combat, but that they could have “succeeded… Read More

Authored by Kit Knightly via Off-Guardian.org, Whatever you think of BoJo, we mustn’t normalise smear tactics and tabloid nonsense… <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Three days ago the police were called round to the flat shared by perspective Tory leader, and likely future Prime Minister, Boris Johnson and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds. There had apparently… Read More

China, having claimed most of the South China Sea for itself, has published a new report that suggests helicopter drones could soon be deployed to its militarized islands. The AV500W vertical take-off and landing unmanned helicopter manufactured by Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has completed its first-night operation under challenging conditions, showing that the… Read More

Authored by Patrick Cockburn via The Unz Review, President Trump’s last-minute change of mind over launching US airstrikes against Iran shows that a military conflict of some description in the Gulf is becoming highly probable. His hesitation was most likely less connected with an Iranian surface-to-air missile shooting down a US surveillance drone than with his instinct… Read More

Less than 48 hours after columnist (and soon to be book author) E. Jean Carroll accused (in a New York Magazine article) Donald Trump of raping her in a dressing room in high-end department store, Bergdorf Goodman, in the 1990’s, CNN had gleefully invited the accuser on to discuss the details of this horrific act… Read More

In an exclusive, ChannelNews reveals Apple is facing hundreds of millions of dollars in penalty payments to Samsung because iPhone demand has fallen. Apple “demanded” that Samsung construct one of the world’s biggest OLED manufacturing facilities exclusively for iPhone screens. <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Overconfidence of Tim Cook, not adjusting forecasts for trade wars… Read More

Via EIA.gov, The Strait of Hormuz, located between Oman and Iran, connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. The Strait of Hormuz is the world’s most important oil chokepoint because of the large volumes of oil that flow through the strait. In 2018, its daily oil flow averaged 21… Read More

Proctor & Gamble has come under fire in Pakistan after running a commercial for their Ariel soap brand which encourages women to break free of conservative norms and pursue careers, according to Gulf News.  <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> In the ad, several women representing different professions – including a journalist and doctor – are seen pushing… Read More

Authored by Paul Craig Roberts, According to news reports, the validity of which cannot be ascertained by the general public, a crazed US government came within 10 minutes of igniting a general conflagration in the Middle East, the consequences of which could have been catastrophic for all.  <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> The moronic warmongers… Read More

While it may not yet be the sequel to the GAM Absolute Return Fund or the more recent Neil Woodford investment fiasco, which saw the “investing legend” gate his clients from redeeming money following a serious of terrible investments, the grotesquely named Natixis H20 funds, which we profiled last week as the latest example of… Read More

Authored by Tom Luongo, It is clear that Iran is sending the U.S. a stern message. And that message is we can hurt you asymmetrically as much as you hurt us. <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Over the weekend Iran’s leadership made it clear there was no mistake in their actions last week. They purposefully… Read More

One Month after the US Department of Homeland Security warned that Chinese-made drones may be sending sensitive flight data to their manufacturers in China, DJI – which makes 80% of the drones used in the US and Canada, plans to build them in the United States according to Reuters.   <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> DJI said it will assemble… Read More