On April 24, 1863, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issued “General Orders No. 100: Instructions for the Government of the Armies of the…
Andersonville – The First Concentration Camp
Commonly known as Andersonville, the military prison facility was officially named Camp Sumter, in honor of the county in which…
“The North’s Andersonville”
Camp Douglas, in Chicago, Illinois, sometimes described as “The North’s Andersonville,” was one of the largest Union Army prisoner-of-war camps for Confederate soldiers taken prisoner during the American Civil…
Iran’s top nuclear scientist assassinated
Iran’s top nuclear scientist was killed Friday in an alleged assassination that the country’s foreign minister linked to Israel.Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, considered…
Afghanistan, home to the heroin trade
Underneath a busy bridge in Kabul, among piles of discarded rubbish and a stream of filthy water, lives a drug-ravaged…
Chinese spacecraft sets off on Moon sample quest
China has launched a mission to try to retrieve rock samples from the Moon. Its robotic Chang’e-5 spacecraft departed the…
Egypt Arrest Of Human Rights Activists
The Egyptian government is facing an international backlash over the arrests of members of a leading Egyptian human rights organization…
Israel’s Netanyahu visits Saudi Arabia
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Saudi Arabia over the weekend, a senior cabinet minister told local news media, signaling a…
Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis
A former guerrilla fighter who used to jam the communication network of Ethiopian troops, Debretsion Gebremichael is now leading the…
The only US president who didn’t wage war
“This group can speak freely and boldly, working both publicly and behind the scenes. Together they will support courage where…
Fast Radio Burst 121102
Our old friend FRB 121102 is back, and right on time. Earlier this year, astronomers identified a distinct 157-day cycle…
Jerry Rawlings: Why he divided opinion in Ghana
Jerry Rawlings twice seized power in Ghana but returned the country to democratic control. After his first coup attempt he…
Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: ‘Civilians massacred’
“Scores and probably hundreds” of civilians have been massacred in the growing conflict in Tigray in northern Ethiopia, Amnesty International…
Trump may accept results, never concede he lost
There is a growing expectation among Trump’s advisers that he will never concede that he lost re-election, even after votes are certified in…
Biden not getting intelligence reports
The Trump administration’s unwillingness to acknowledge that former Vice President Joe Biden won the election has led to an unusual restriction on…
Israel Destroys Palestinian Homes
Israeli authorities demolished a rural Palestinian hamlet in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, residents and rights advocates said. More than…
2020 Electoral College outlook
Perhaps one of the most unexpected developments in the 2020 presidential campaign is how remarkably stable the state of the race has…
Unit 8200
Unit 8200 is an Israeli Intelligence Corps unit of the Israel Defense Forces responsible for collecting signal intelligence (SIGINT) and code decryption. Military publications include references to…
Why Christians Should Dump Trump
It’s well known that conservative Christians are among Donald Trump’s strongest supporters. If all you knew about me was where…
Trump Is a National Disgrace
This assault on our democracy must stop. The current president is ignorant, incompetent, inhumane and a prodigious liar, passing 20,000…
