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Salafi Arabia's war

jeudi 26 octobre 2017 à 02:00

A Tory minister rebuked criticism of Salafi Arabia's war in Yemen, saying it is “not helpful” for selling more arms there.

Charging 200 protesters

jeudi 26 octobre 2017 à 02:00

The US is charging 200 protesters with “conspiracy” for a protest in which someone broke a few windows.

They could all be imprisoned for the rest of their lives for this.

This sort of repression was seen in the US after the Chicago Haymarket protest.

Protest leaders were convicted and executed for a bomb set off by persons unknown.

Afghan refugees

jeudi 26 octobre 2017 à 02:00

Afghan refugees in Iran face bigotry, to the point that children often are not allowed to go to school.

Many of them have been forced to go to Syria to fight for Assad.

Bully's ties with Russia

jeudi 26 octobre 2017 à 02:00

Steele's report about the bully's ties with Russia was funded indirectly by the Clinton campaign and the Democratic Party.

I don't see anything scandalous about this; it is normal for campaigns to investigate possible scandals of their opponents.

The real issue about Steele's report is that various points can't be directly corroborated.

They may be true, but the report does not prove them.

That was explicitly clear in the report itself.

Greenhouse emissions

jeudi 26 octobre 2017 à 02:00

A study estimates that the greenhouse emissions of making and using an electric car are 1/4 less than a fossil fuel car, even if the electricity is made from coal.