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Obama’s Send Off to Syria ; Trump Effect in Netherlands ; Site Develops ‘Religious Imposition Law’ Tracker …and More Picks
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Did the Feds Indict the Wife of Orlando Shooter for Sins of Her Husband?
The widow of Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen has been charged with “material support” of a terrorist group and faces life in prison if convicted. Is Noor Salman being punished for the sins of her husband? Is she being silenced? Does she know too much about her late husband’s earlier interactions with the FBI?
International Crises Will Test Trump on Day One
With many global hot spots requiring Donald Trump’s immediate attention, the incoming president will have to hit the ground running. And the many ongoing or looming crises he faces won’t be solved with Tweets.
Norman Lear, Archie Bunker’s Creator, Discovers Black Hole in GOP
Norman Lear writes to WhoWhatWhy — and asks a great question, one we had not thought of before.
Leaked Kerry Audio Shows Hidden Syria Backstory
It appears CNN and The New York Times gave the public a sanitized report on US Secretary of State John Kerry’s meeting with Syrian opposition leaders back in September. Unlike those two media giants, Wikileaks released the full, unscrubbed audio of the 35-minute conversation this week. Included was the revelation that the White House knew […]
Classic Who: Will the Radical War on Science Transform America?
With Donald Trump taking office in two weeks and Congress controlled by a GOP majority with a record of dismissing science, this alarming essay from Peter Dale Scott on the War on Science is more important now than ever before.
Brooding Thoughts on Tenth Anniversary of Saddam Hussein’s Hanging
How are you celebrating the tenth anniversary of Saddam Hussein’s death? There are plenty of reasons not to be smug about it. Because this “accomplishment” set a pattern for a continuing series of bloody disasters.
Guardian’s False Assange Story
Guardian’s Fake News About Assange ; Neo Nazis Try to Shut Down Leftist Gathering Places ; US and UN Excluded from Syrian Ceasefire …and More Picks
Trump and the Deep State
Where else but WWW do you hear about the Deep State? It’s a notion known all over the world, but unfamiliar to most Americans. And where will you hear about how the Deep State operates in the Trump era? Only at WhoWhatWhy. Click to learn more.
Spooked: How the CIA Manipulates the Media, Part 2
CIA attempts to deceive the public are being thwarted, thanks to the Internet, the Freedom of Information Act, Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning, and intrepid journalists like Jason Leopold (a “FOIA terrorist”).
Bad Week for Turkey’s Syria Policy Continues
Twitter and other social media were briefly blocked on Friday morning in Turkey as the government in Ankara sought to suppress a gruesome Islamic State (IS) video that appeared to show the extremists burn alive two captured Turkish soldiers. That and the news that at least 16 more Turkish soldiers were killed in a failed, […]
Is This How It Begins?
Echoes of World War I in the Ankara shooting of the Russian Ambassador. This one is deeply worrisome.