Monthly Archives: May 2015

Cape Town – As Muslim clerics went to mosques on Friday to deliver a “national unified” sermon warning about Islamic State activities in the country, it emerged that at least 23 South Africans, including families, have travelled to Iraq and … Continue reading →

Crimes Punishable by Death Aggravated Murder. Aggravated murder may be punishable by death as both hadd and qisas. [26] This offense may include (but not be limited to) offenses such as murder during robbery or murder involving seclusion, treachery, or … Continue reading →

BBC Europe Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to make losses of Russian troops in peacetime a secret. The amendment bans information about the deaths of Russian forces “during special operations” in peacetime. The Kremlin has consistently denied … Continue reading →

ADAM TAYLOR The interesting detail in the deployment of an Iranian humanitarian vessel to Yemen is not in its contents, but, rather, in how the ship planned to deliver the cargo – by sailing right in and offloading it. While … Continue reading →

Deccan Herald Guerrillas in Kashmir have carried out three deadly attacks over three days against mobile phone operations after their communication equipment fitted on a mobile tower was seized — leaving them with poor connectivity. Two people were killed and … Continue reading →

UK Whistleblower Says Britain’s Nuclear Deterrent A Disaster Waiting To Happen Sleuth Journal\ By Stephen Lendman Britain’s media are all over the story. Royal Navy whistleblower William McNeilly published an 18-page report called “The Secret Nuclear Threat.” He’s an engineering … Continue reading →

M.E. EYE Qaeda’s Syria franchise strives to reinvent itself as a legitimate opposition force that is acceptable to the West, but it is unlikely to succeed Al-Qaeda’s Syria franchise is striving to reinvent itself as a legitimate opposition force that … Continue reading →

by Brad Hoff On Monday, May 18, the conservative government watchdog group Judicial Watch published a selection of formerly classified documents obtained from the U.S. Department of Defense and State Department through a federal lawsuit. While initial mainstream media reporting … Continue reading →

Global Voices The Federal Security Service is allowed simplified access to data from Russian Internet services. Images mixed by Tetyana Lokot. Given all the discord and conflict between Russia and Ukraine over the past year, one would expect Ukrainian officials … Continue reading →

Global Security by Mike Richman, Cal Perry May 16, 2015 A former top U.S. intelligence official says the crisis in Syria is the hardest policy problem that he has seen in his 33 years in government. Michael Morell, a former … Continue reading →