In June 2014 the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) was on the rise across Syria and Iraq. Fresh from their victory in Mosul, which saw the jihadist organization utterly rout a much larger Iraqi Security Force (ISF) army, Daesh began gobbling up territory in rural Kirkuk province. By this point in the war, […]
Earlier today the University of Hawaii sent out an email to all students with instructions regarding the possibility of a nuclear war with North Korea. We have enclosed screenshots of the emails, as well as a link to the referenced PDF, below: HI-EMA-Nuclear-Preparedness-Powerpoint
The Boeing E-4 Nightwatch, also known as the Advanced Airborne Command Post or the National Emergency Airborne Command Post (NEACP) is a modified Boeing 747-200B equipped, to be crude, to destroy the world. But the purpose of the aircraft, as destructive and apocalyptic as it may be, is actually defensive in nature. The E-4, known […]
Below we will post major events as pertain to the 2017 Kurdish referendum in Iraq as they occur. This page will automatically update periodically.
A non-binding referendum is being held in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq on September 25. The referendum will decide if the semi-autonomous region will start a process leading to eventual Kurdish independence in what is now northern Iraq. Many are anticipating the outcome around the world, particularly Western supporters of the Kurdish project in […]
Recently the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic released a brand-new report detailing recent developments with regards to the human rights situation in Syria. While the details of the document come as no surprise to those who follow the conflict closely, some of the statements made may surprise the outside […]
Reports are just coming in now of a 6.3 magnitude earthquake in North Korea at a depth of 0.0 km, which can only be a nuclear test. North Korea’s leadership had earlier announced the miniaturization of a thermonuclear warhead but the test was expected to take place in a few days. Information will be posted […]
49 years ago today, on August 21st, 1968, in one of the most blatant examples of Soviet imperialism and aggression in the Cold War, Soviet troops, along with their Warsaw Pact allies, invaded Czechoslovakia to put an end to reforms which had been initiated by First Secretary Alexander Dubček. The subsequent crackdown resulted in Czechoslovakia […]
On Friday night, hundreds of tiki-torch-wielding members of the neo-Nazi/white supremacist ‘Unite the Right’ group assembled and marched around the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville, VA. Mirroring demonstrations earlier this year, those attending chanted slogans such as “You will not replace us” and “Blood and soil” protesting against the dismantling of a statue of […]
