Archives for December 2015
Ward Wilson | May 30, 2013 | Foreign Policy Have 70 years of nuclear policy been based on a lie? Nagasaki (when the A-bomb fell) The U.S. use of nuclear weapons against Japan during World War II has long been a subject of emotional debate. Initially, …
On Stalin’s Team by Sheila Fitzpatrick, book review: Uncle Joe’s henchmen Published: December 31, 2015
Mary Dejevsky | Thursday 22 October 2015 | The Independent Fitzpatrick challenges the one fact about Soviet history that everyone in the Western world and beyond thinks they know Sheila Fitzpatrick’s latest book comes with a central thesis that challen …
What will happen in 2016? Published: December 31, 2015
Alex Hern, John Henley, Dan Roberts in Washington,Tom Phillips in Beijing, Shaun Walker in Moscow, Julian Borger, Ian Sample, Owen Gibson, Helena Smith in Athens and Mark Rice-Oxley | Thursday 31 December 2015 | The Guardian Space explorers, genetic sc …
Higher Gas Prices, Long Lines: What Cheap Oil Means For Saudi Arabia Published: December 31, 2015
Deb Amos | 31 December 2015 | NPR A new era in Saudi Arabia was demonstrated at gas stations across the country on Monday night: Long lines of cars stretched from the pumps as drivers filled up to beat price hikes announced by the government earlier in …
The World Today – THE WAR IN YEMEN Published: December 31, 2015
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ITALIANS PROTEST ERITREAN DISORDER Published: December 31, 2015
The New York Times | 13 Dec 1949 Three Powers Told Natives Intimidate Ex-Colonials – Asmara Under Curfew
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan sign new deal on Nile dam Published: December 31, 2015
30 Dec 2015 | Aljazeera English French firms to study environmental impact of Grand Renaissance Dam as Ethiopia pledges to respect Egypt’s interests. Even before the impact studies have been started, officials say 50 percent of the dam’s construction h …
Watch Barack Obama cry as Aretha Franklin performs ‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman’ live Published: December 31, 2015
Jess Denham | 30 December 2015 | The Independent https://youtu.be/5RIgeu-6Jcs Aretha Franklin – (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman [1967]
Changing America’s Culture of Greed Published: December 31, 2015
John W. Traphagan | 30 December 2015 | The Huffington Post Bernie Sanders has gained quite a bit of momentum in the US presidential election as he candidly points to the sources of many social ills and offers solutions that make sense. A few years ago, …
Veteran Algerian opposition figure Ait-Ahmed dies Published: December 31, 2015
2015-12-24 | FRANCE24 Hocine Ait Ahmed, one of the heroes of Algeria’s war of independence against France and a leading opposition figure, has died in Switzerland at the age of 89, official sources said on Wednesday. One of nine founding members of the …