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North Korea is boasting of a successful weekend launch of a new type of long-range ballistic missile that can carry a heavy nuclear warhead. Outsiders also saw a significant technological jump for them with the rocket flying higher and longer than any other previous missile. The missile, launched at a steep angle, reached an altitude of 1,242 miles appearing to … Read More

The Syrian government constructed and is using a crematorium at its notorious Sednaya military prison near Damascus to clandestinely dispose of the bodies of prisoners it continues to execute inside the facility, the U.S. State Department has said. Thousands of executed detainees have been dumped in mass graves in recent years, said acting assistant secretary of state Stuart Jones. “What … Read More

Assad’s Syrian government continues to strike deals to transport rebels and their families from areas besieged by government forces relocating them to opposition held areas. These deals amount to illicit forced population transfers and deliberate demographic changes forced upon the population. They also serve to group opposition forces into limited areas which in turn can become kill zones for Assad’s … Read More

German military officials are finding Nazi material displayed at army barracks after launching an investigation into a German soldier who planned a terrorist attack to bolster his far-right cause. Investigators found Nazi memorabilia of the German army in Hitler’s era openly displayed in a barracks common room, and at other barracks found Nazi-era helmets arranged in a display cabinet and pictures of … Read More

Hitler’s Nazi manifesto has reached number one in Der Spiegel’s non-fiction charts and cited as evidence that Adolf Hitler’s propaganda is making a comeback in Germany. It sets out racist ideas that the Nazis put into practice later, including the denigration and oppression of Jews. The decision to republish the inflammatory book was criticized by Jewish groups. Mein Kampf was originally … Read More

New Transportation Security Administration report warns that truck owners and truck rental agencies in the U.S. must be “vigilant” about the increasing frequency of “ramming attacks” by terrorists using vehicles as killing machines. The unclassified report entitled “Vehicle ramming attacks: Threat landscape, indicators and counter measures” warns owners, operators and rental agencies to protect their vehicles from theft. The report … Read More

The mystery of Antarctica’s Blood Falls has long baffled researchers and spooked the general public with its gruesome red flows that ooze upon the stark tundra of Taylor Glacier. First discovered by Australian geologist Griffith Taylor in 1911, the fall’s fiery hue was initially believed to be the work of red algae.  Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and … Read More

The United Nations cultural body UNESCO has voted to adopt a resolution denying Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem. The resolution states that “all legislative and administrative measures and actions taken by Israel, the occupying Power, which have altered or purport to alter the character and status of the Holy City of Jerusalem, and in particular the ‘basic law’ on Jerusalem, are … Read More

Israeli defense officials have now said that Syrian President Bashar Assad still has up to three tons of chemical weapons. Assad agreed in 2013 to declare and dispose of all his chemical weapons but the disarmament which was carried out amid a chaotic conflict has always been doubted. And now the United States and many other nations have said Assad’s … Read More

North Korea has now threatened Israel also with “punishment a thousand-fold.” This came after Israel’s Defense Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, said “Kim Jong-un is an ally of Assad. From North Korea, through Iran, to Syria and Hezbollah”. Lieberman said North Korea’s intent was to “undermine global stability. He referred to the leader, Kim Jong-un, as “the madman from North Korea.”  In response, … Read More