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    The New York Times revealed that a Cerberus-owned security company had trained four Saudis who later participated in the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

    Ever have one of those time-is-a-flat-circle moments?


    The bombing is described as having “involved firing more than 100 munitions at over 70 targets,” which is a significant amount even if it killed no one.


    Whenever royals visit Canada, the government pays millions in security costs, travel, lodging, etc.




    Vijay Prashad:

    Such texts are boring not because of their content but because of how they are written. The style of these texts is almost intended to prevent the reader from getting anything out of them. It’s believed that just by publishing these manuals and reports they meet a certain standard of democracy. But what this kind of writing does is to turn people away from reading. Such writing is, therefore, antidemocratic.


    Why do we need to "practice" in the South China Sea? How would we react if another country sailed their military up to the coast of BC?