The developers of the Pebble Mine in Alaska pretend it will be 5 square miles, which is merely large, but what they say in private is that it will be enormous.

Amnesty International rebukes the UK for denying it access to monitor Assange's extradition hearing.

If it were not for Craig Murray's coverage, the hearing would be effectively secret. This is what we expect from outright tyrannies such as China, but apparently the UK is approaching the same level of decay.

(satire) *… Xi Jinping jailed Chinese real estate tycoon Ren Zhiqiang Tuesday for failing to use the sandwich method of constructive criticism when condemning him.*

(satire) *Earth reportedly expressed hope Tuesday that a weird burning sensation was nothing serious.*

French journalists unite to back Charlie Hebdo and the freedom to blaspheme.