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Well, its hardly surprising. Historically, the US military and
Well, its hardly surprising. Historically, the US military and security-apparatus has a track-record of training right-wing death-squads. Honduras, Gu...

The question is, given the inevitable rivalry between Turkey and
The question is, given the inevitable rivalry between Turkey and Iran in the central Asian theatre of geo-politics, can Russia balance both relationsh...

So far, at least 5,000 civilians have been killed in the conflict
So far, at least 5,000 civilians have been killed in the conflict in Donbass, the vast majority by Ukrainian artllery, mortars and grad-rockets. Be wa...

Thanks to Jason Mashak for this link. For the moment, there are 2
Thanks to Jason Mashak for this link. For the moment, there are 2 contradictory interpretations which I can think of in relation to this news: 1.Germa...

This was a far more interesting fight than I expected. Lots of
This was a far more interesting fight than I expected. Lots of sub-plots. Pulev has looked badly coordinated in previous fights, but here he was a ver...

I believe that Reza Aslan may be one of the worlds most important
I believe that Reza Aslan may be one of the worlds most important public intellectuals at the moment. Kuroš, you might dig this guy. Hes Iranian-Amer...

In most English-speaking countries, we are taught categorically
In most English-speaking countries, we are taught categorically nothing about the historical development of the scientific method in secondary school....

A commodity appears, at first sight, a very trivial thing, and
A commodity appears, at first sight, a very trivial thing, and easily understood. Its analysis shows that it is, in reality, a very queer thing, aboun...