Syria: We Can Learn a Lot From the “Small Stuff”
Really interesting material on Syria flies by, largely unnoticed and unremarked upon. Here’s a grab bag of potentially consequential items from the past couple of months.
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The Terrorist ID Oddity, Meet the New Saud & Jeb the Pot-Smoking Bully: Feb. 2, 2015
NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy The Lost and “Found ID” Oddity in Terror Cases—Stupid or Sinister? by Russ Baker Committing an assassination? Carrying out a terrorist attack? Tradecraft usually dictates leaving your ID back at the hideout. So how come so many suspects keep dropping them at the scene of the crime? How Secrecy May Uncover […]
Editors’ Picks for Oct 5
Saudi halts UN inquiry on Saudi(!) actions in Yemen, new angle on BenghaziGate, and Wyoming now sued for making it illegal to take a photo of a polluted stream.
Why Distrust the FBI? Let Us Count the Ways
In a recent WhoWhatWhy podcast, journalist Sarah Kendzior noted that one of the issues this election has revealed is the growing distrust of institutions, such as the FBI. For new readers, here is a small sampling of our stories on the FBI. They show there is much to be distrustful about.
If Russia Didn’t Exist, Would We Have to Invent It?
Why and how has Russia become our enemy, even while we do business with so many governments worse than Russia and despots worse than Putin? These are questions posed by this week’s podcast guest.
Super Human Predicted Super Human Race
Yemen on Verge of ‘World’s Worst Famine in 100 Years’ ; Assange Regains Internet Access …and More Picks 10/15
North Korea’s Real Threat — Cheating at Online Poker
Gorbachev: A New Nuclear Arms Race Has Begun ; The Midterms Are Already Hacked …and More Picks 10/26
Who Thinks About Nuclear War in a Time of Plague?
Even if the plague takes up all our head space now, the possibility of nuclear Armageddon was with us before the virus arrived and will remain with us after.
Scientists Unveil Bionic Robo-Fish to Remove Microplastics From Seas
PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are important, surprising, troubling, enlightening, inspiring, or amusing. They appear on our site and in our daily newsletter. Please send suggested articles, videos, podcasts, etc. to picks@whowhatwhy.org. Scientists Unveil Bionic Robo-Fish to Remove Microplastics From Seas (Maria) […]
A Firsthand View of Syria, Turkey, and the Middle East
A conversation with longtime Middle East correspondent Charles Glass.
Dark Shadows: Iran-Contra, Secret Wars & Covert Operations, Part 3
From Watergate to Iran-Contra to the present, official lies have justified public crimes. When exposed, crimes unpunished to protect deeper secrets create an alternate reality in which the propaganda of power secures impunity for the powerful.
With Climate Change, Smaller Storms Are Growing More Fearsome, More Often
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