Alliance?

The Director General of MI5, Andrew Parker, has said that he does not believe that it will affect the intelligence sharing alliance with the United States if the UK includes some elements of Huawei technology in British communications systems. A decision on the issue is expected later this month following …

Madness

President Trump has threatened to destroy Iranian cultural sites with missiles if Iran retaliates for the recent assassination of spy chief Qasem Soleimani. Destruction of cultural sites is classed as a war crime under both the Hague and Geneva conventions. Take a moment to consider the import of that: an …

Drones

Someone is flying drone swarms over Colorado. Local residents have reported swarms of up to seventeen drones flying organised patterns over grids that appear to be up to twenty-five kilometres square. The drones are of considerable size, five or six feet across, suggesting considerable financial investment in the project. This …

Open Season

Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, 62, was assassinated by the United States in a drone strike at Baghdad airport in the early hours of this morning. At least seven other personnel were also killed. Soleimani was widely regarded as the second most powerful figure in Iran. The White House said that …