(ANTIMEDIA) South Korean media has reported that two top-level officials within the North Korean government were publicly executed earlier this month at a military academy in Pyongyang. They were allegedly killed by their own government because they were a threat to “Dear Respected Comrade” Kim Jong-un.
(ZHE) Over the weekend ZeroHedge posted about how the media’s coverage of Trump and Clinton’s health had become “outright bizarre” (see “American Electorate Loses As Partisan Media Coverage Of Candidate Health Turns Outright Bizarre“).
(ANTIWAR) With America’s own war in Syria vague in both scope and end-game, they’ve been eager to amass allies that seem potentially useful toward some talking point or other. In having done so, however, they’ve picked up a motley crew of “US-backed” groups that have wildly different goals.
(ANTIMEDIA) Whether or not the U.S. has any leverage over what is currently unfolding in Syria has become increasingly unclear in the last couple of weeks.
(ANTIWAR) Hillary Clinton’s recent “alt right” speech marks a new and dangerous low in what has become race to the bottom – and, should she be elected, it has ominous foreign policy implications as well.
(ANTIMEDIA) San Francisco 49er’s quarterback Colin Kaepernick made headlines this week for not standing during the national anthem at a preseason NFL game against the Green Bay Packers. Predictably, outraged Americans have spewed vitriol in Kaepernick’s direction ever since he engaged in his benign protest. Former fans of the 2011 2nd round draft pick have taken their emotional fury to social media to show their disapproval of the quarterback’s action (or lack thereof).
(ANTIMEDIA Op-Ed) I’m worried about Julian Assange. This is not a maternal instinct, but rather, a pragmatic one. The increasingly hostile statements made by top state officials and their surrogates show a widespread condemnation of whistleblowers in the halls of government.
(ANTIMEDIA) The EpiPen is a useful device for individuals who suffer from severe allergies.
(ANTIMEDIA) A 23-year-old Ohio man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after exchanging gunfire with Canton police in January.
