The militias across the region have turned into factories manufacturing new militias. It is a profession for those without one.
These militias were initially combat or security brigades and evolved to become special operations groups or armed factions with structures similar to those of gangs…
The Chinese call the Tibet region, which is home to Mount Everest, the “roof of the world.” At 9 km above sea level, it is the highest peak in the world. It has been an autonomous region of China since 1955. That is, it gained autonomy before our Kurdish brothers, who had to wait till 1970 to see…
Like a cup reader, Khomeini predicted, during a 1978 interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel, that “in the future, Iranian society will be magical and free of any form of repression, brutality, and force.”
And an “Islamic” revolution against the Shah broke out in 1979. Since then, Iran…