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Hollywood keeps foretelling same script as history
Donald Trump is not Harry Truman, 2026 is not 1945 and Iran is emphatically not Japan
The world we refuse to see as is
We are doomed: Not by fate or lack of intelligence but because we insist on pretending that we live in a normal world
NASA to publish long-awaited UFO report
There have been more than 800 “events” collected over 27 years, of which two to five percent are thought to be possibly anomalous
Pentagon tracking Chinese spy balloon over US
The balloon’s presence comes amid slowly simmering tensions between the United State and China over Taiwan
Julian Assange: A day in the death of British justice
John Pilger examines the latest arguments presented by the US in its bid to extradite Julian Assange, and the continuing persecution of the whistleblower and his partner Stella…
Pentagon authorizes $1 billion for Trump’s border wall
Move draws condemnation from both the president’s rival Democrats and fellow Republicans, who warned it was an abuse of presidential powers
‘Independent thinker’ – former physicist tipped to be new US defence secretary
Veteran Washington insider, Ashton Carter, is an independent thinker whose opinions have not always aligned fully with those of the president.
Al-Shabab names new leader, vows revenge
Sheikh Ahmad Umar Abu Ubaidah has replaced slain Al-Shabab leader Ahmed Godane, who was killed in a US air strike.
Revealed: High-rank Pentagon officials in charge of torture in Iraq
General David Petraeus and ‘dirty wars’ veteran Colonel James Steele were behind commando units implicated in detainee abuse.
Iran moves ahead with missile testing, faces more sanctions
Iran is testing missiles near the Strait of Hormuz, underlining threats to close the vital oil-transit waterway as the West prepares more sanctions.
China concerns evolve: US to send marines to Darwin
US President Barack Obama will use a visit to Australia next week to announce that America will station marines at a base in Darwin.
Jittery US unites in grief during 9/11 anniversary
A jittery US has come together in grief during the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks which killed almost 3 000 people and plunged it into war.
Terror threat casts shadow over 9/11 ceremonies
President Barack Obama has vowed that the US will never waver in its fight against terrorism as Americans mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11 attacks.
Gates: US missile strikes in Pakistan to continue
President Barack Obama is retaining a powerful but controversial US weapon left over from the Bush administration’s battle against terrorism.
Obama closes Guantánamo, names conflict envoys
Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the closing of Guantánamo prison and named veteran trouble-shooters for the Middle East and Afghanistan.