Pakistan

Political predictions are never a sure factor and realities can change within hours. That being said, here are my predictions for what is to come in 2017.
–Syria Will Be Free

The Battle Cry

In this Dec. 1, 2016 photo, Danish Rajab Jhat, 24, poses for a portrait in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir. “My left eye is completely damaged and with my right eye I can only see some sort of shadows, not clear vision.” (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

 On November 29, 2016 by Decree of the President of Pakistan, Mamnun Hussein, General Qamar Javed Bajwa was appointed to the post of the Army Chief, and succeeded General Rahil Sharif. For the majority of the world, a routine change of commander of the army is an ordinary event, but for Pakistan this is one of extreme importance.

La baie de Guantanamo, occupée depuis le XIXè siècle

Adios Castro, protest plans and a brick in the wall + this day in history w/Dahmer murdered and our song of the day by Ty Segall on your Morning Monarchy for November 28, 2016.

Poor liberals – for years you have toiled in vain for the betterment of humanity. Martyring yourselves for the greater good, you have attained a new level of sophistication and moral superiority, the likes of which we may never see again. It makes me weep such tears of bitterest woe, seeing your saintly queen of benevolence, fail to be anointed Queen Mass Murderer of The Earth.

The wait is finally over, Porkins Great Game is back! We begin by taking a look at the recent Parliamentary elections in Georgia. We break down how the elections turned out and analyze the results and what that may mean for the political future of Georgia. Christoph and I also touch on the most recent scandal in Georgia dealing with yet another leaked audio tape of Saakashvili. In our second segment we discuss the ongoing violence in Afghanistan as well as a ongoing peace negotiations. We begin with the recent peace deal between the government and famed heroin warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.

Reprieve | October 30, 2016 Personnel on military bases in the UK have been involved in choosing targets for a secret US drone campaign which has killed hundreds of civilians in violation of international law, documents obtained by human rights charity Reprieve indicate. Job adverts and CVs identified from publicly-available sources show that the US […]

By Nicolas J S Davies | Consortium news | October 25, 2016 In the past week, Burundi and South Africa have joined Namibia in declaring their intention to withdraw from the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC). They are likely to be followed by a parade of other African countries, jeopardizing the future of an international court […]