nations as machines for war by william j. astore
Overwhelmed by the conditions of modern warfare, British and French commanders placed too much faith in machines. ..…
Overwhelmed by the conditions of modern warfare, British and French commanders placed too much faith in machines. ..…
The companies primarily responsible are all in the fossil fuel business: Chevron, ExxonMobil, British Petroleum, Royal Dutch Shell, ConocoPhillips, Peabody Energy, Total, Saudi Aramco, Gazprom, National Iranian Oil Company, Petróleos Mexicanos, Petróleos de Venezuela, Coal India, and Kuwait..…
Both countries inherited colonial-era capital punishment laws from British rule, which impose the death penalty – carried out by hanging – for crimes such as murder, kidnapping, some firearms offenses, and drug trafficking. ..…
Following on from this, the far right have taken it upon themselves to launch a crusade to “protect” women from Asian and Muslim men whom they claim are enemies of “British values”. . . ..…
Tobias Ellwood, the UK’s Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, told parliament in October 2015 that the British government was “concerned by Iranian support to the Houthis, including reports that Iran has transferred weapons to Yemen which would be contrary to a UN Security..…
“The British people gave a clear instruction to leave, and we are delivering on that instruction.” . ... British advocates of remaining in the European Union reveled in the decision. . ..…
The UK results, experts suggest, may point to a “Corbyn factor” connected to the ongoing row over anti-Semitism in the British Labour party. . ... British Jews protest against anti-Semitism in Manchester, September 16, 2018 (screen capture: YouTube) . . ..…
Theresa May postpones parliament vote on Brexit. 88 Views British Parliament's vote on Brexit deal achieved by UK Prime Minister Theresa May was scheduled for Tuesday, Dec 11. ..…
British Jews protest against anti-Semitism in Manchester, September 16, 2018 (screen capture: YouTube) . . The UK results, experts suggest, may point to a “Corbyn factor” connected to the ongoing row over anti-Semitism in the British Labour party. . ..…
Meghan Markle sorprende con un vestido negro en los British Fashion Awards . . . . . . . . ..…
Self-Determination for Falklands and Nowhere Else in the Remaining British Empire By Wayne Madsen, March 19, 2013... ..…
Coleen Rowley of the FBI; Katharine Gun of British Intelligence; Sibel Edmonds of the FBI; Craig Murray, former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan; Sam Provance, former US Army Sgt; Maj. ..…
Prior to the 1940s there were number of documents, such as the British Magna Carta and U.S. ..…
The British government and EU officials opposed the arguments brought by the Scottish lawmakers. . ... Since then, British politics have been dominated by how to carry out its divorce from the EU. . ..…
first wave of allied troops arrived Russia April 1918, when British and Japanese soldiers disembarked Vladivostok. ..…
The subcontinent was divided into Muslim Pakistan and Hindu-majority India at the time of independence from British colonial rule in 1947. . ..…
Unfortunately, British side has not been forthcoming. Furthermore, British side, as we see it, is destroying evidence — pets, other objects. ... According to the chief, from the Russian side, British into the Skripal case currently looks like farce, provocation... ..…
In the past, British rulers tended to hide information from the public but these days transparency is the basic norm everywhere and we need embrace it shedding old archaic views. ..…
They were trying to escape clear statement about the powers held by British parliament, simply because that power happened to entail revocation of Article 50.. ... The fact that British government is trying to undermine its own national rights as part of its Brexit agenda tells you..…