New Zealand’s first refugee MP, Golriz Ghahraman, has come under scrutiny for her role in the in trials of war criminals following the Rwandan genocide. On the Green Party website, Ms Ghahraman is described as having put on trial world leaders for abusing their power, and restoring communities after […]
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A newly seated government stalling on election promises? Hardly news really, is it? The butt of political jokes for decades. But it’s not so funny when lost lives and family closure and justice are involved, as is the case with the Pike River tragedy. A promise of re-entry to the […]
President Robert Mugabe is under intense pressure to resign. But nothing has been heard from the 93-year-old since he appeared at a university graduation on Friday. “We want to tell President Mugabe, it is time to rest,” Chipo tells us as she continues celebrating with her friends near Freedom Square. […]
He’s 93. She’s 52. And they’ve both been put under house arrest by Zimbabwe’s army. At the centre of the crisis currently gripping Zimbabwe is President Robert Mugabe’s wife Grace. Her rise from political obscurity to become the front-runner to succeed her ageing husband appears to have prompted the country’s […]
WHAT WE NEED IS A CREDIBLE PROSECUTOR. Republicans, whether in the White House or on Capitol Hill, do not seem to appreciate how much they may be undermining what they say they want — a serious investigation of the Clinton Foundation and such related matters as the Uranium One transaction, […]
From Superpower to Incompetence Paul Craig Roberts Having grown up during the second half of the 20th century, I don’t recognize my country today. I experienced life in a competent country, and now I experience life in an incompetent country. Everything is incompetent. The police are incompetent. They shoot children, […]
https://youtu.be/9hofQ3iwZ1E President Donald Trump delivers an unforgettable speech in South Korea, extending what may be the final olive branch to Kim Jung Un’s North Korea regime 🇺🇸🇰🇷 National Assembly, Seoul, South Korea Article from Washington Post: The U.S. president directly addressed his 33-year-old nemesis in a speech to South Korea’s […]
Saudi Arabia has arrested dozens of princes and former government ministers, including a well-known billionaire with extensive holdings in Western companies, as part of a sweeping anti-corruption probe, further cementing King Salman and his crown prince son’s control of the kingdom. A high-level employee at Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s Kingdom […]
https://www.informationclearinghouse.info/48117.htm In Shocking Interview, Qatar Confesses Secrets Behind Syrian War October 30, 2017 “Information Clearing House” – A television interview of a top Qatari official confessing the truth behind the origins of the war in Syria is going viral across Arabic social media during the same week a leaked top […]
The Turnbull Government has lost its one-seat majority after the High Court ruled Barnaby Joyce’s election invalid because of his New Zealand citizenship. Mr Joyce will now face a by-election. The court also found former Greens senators Scott Ludlam and Larissa Waters were not validly elected, along with One Nation’s […]