Herland Report: The US assassination of General Qassem Soleimani has illustrated quite well how little many in the West actually know about the realities on the ground in the various Middle Eastern countries. The killing was instantly politicized domestically by Democrats and Hollywood, as if yet another reason to “remove Trump”. Remarkably ignorant Hollywood stars and the Democrat Left …
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Herland Report: Iran lost more than its ablest commander, “resistance” icon and shadow foreign minister with the demise of Qasem Soleimani. It lost its future. Or at least a vision of the future that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had been carefully preparing for in coordination with the slain general. The Khamenei-Soleimani partnership is not well understood outside Iran. It …
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Herland Report: If a regional war was to erupt, the implications may escalate to a world conflict, due to the volatility of the energy trade. The US assassination of General Qasem Soleimani will not affect Iranian capabilities much, said commentator Daniel Pipes. “The killing of Soleimani is unlikely to achieve the goal of moderating Iran’s international behavior. Rather, just …
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Herland Report: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu gave a speech at the Yom Kippur memorial only days after the US announced its pulling out of Syria. Allegedly, the pullout came without warning to the Israelis. Prime Minister Netanyahu put it this way: “Israel will defend itself, by itself. We do not aspire to be a people alone. But that is …
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Herland Report: Paul Craig Roberts: The FBI has published a document that concludes that “conspiracy theories” can motivate believers to commit crimes. Considering the growing acceptance of pre-emptive arrest, that is, arresting someone before they can commit a crime that they are suspected of planning to commit, challenging official explanations, such as those offered for the assassinations of John …
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Below is Pepe Escobar’s account of the state of play between Russia, China, and the USA on all topics. Pompeo is an embarrassment — out of his league. Bolton is simply a traitor — an agent of a foreign power — and perhaps out of his mind as well, writes Robert D. Steele, CEO of Earth Intelligence Network, founder …
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Herland Report: The United Nations aid chief urged the Saudi-led military coalition that controls Yemen’s ports to expedite imports of food and fuel supplies, warning that a further 10 millions of Yemenis expected to face starvation by year-end, writes Reuters. Yemenis in danger of starving to death may rise from 8.4 million today to 18.4 million by December, 2018. …
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Herland Report: “Setting fire to the ground,” a “major catastrophe,” bringing “new instability” are the headlines that have greeted Donald Trump’s unorthodox decisions over the past year. Withdrawing from UNESCO, moving the US Embassy, leaving the Iran deal and cutting funding to UNRWA and funding for Pakistan were seen as extreme decisions in the Middle East and around the world. Insofar …
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TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – Norwegian physician and human rights activist Trond Ali Linstad says his time around Palestinians as a volunteer doctor at refugee camps helped open his eyes to the other side of the story: the side of the oppressed. The International Islamic Human Rights Award in Iran honored its winners on August 5, 2018 in Teheran. …
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The Islamic Human Rights Prize, Teheran 2018 , has been given to one of the most vocal Norwegian Muslims, Dr. Trond Ali Linstad, for his relentless work for the marinalized in society and those who suffer. He has been the leader of the Palestine movement in Norway. He shares it with Sheikh Ikrama Sabir, Jerusalem/Al Quds. He is one of …
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