I wrote this in January 2006. This is an excerpt. Iranian President Mahmoud “the-Holocaust-is-a-myth” Ahmadinejad does not deny his intentions. He stated that Israel should be “wiped off the map.” And “G-d willing, with the force of G-d behind it, we shall soon experience a world without...
A car bomb attack in Pakistan has killed at least 13 soldiers and injured civilians. Pakistani officials said a suicide bomber drove a vehicle packed with explosives into a military convoy in the north-western tribal region of North Waziristan, near the border with Afghanistan, on Saturday. Pakistan alleged that the militants behind the attack were...
Iran has the capacity to start enriching uranium again – for a possible bomb – in “a matter of months”, the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog has said. Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said the US strikes on three Iranian sites last weekend had caused severe but “not total”...
One expert has warned that attacks on nuclear facilities “should never take place” because of the radioactive fallout. Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! The Pentagon has reportedly assessed that the only weapon that could destroy a nuclear facility in Iran deemed by war hawks to be...
Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. On June 13, Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran. Airstrikes hit buildings across the capital, Tehran, striking residential neighborhoods as well as military sites. In just...
NurPhoto via Getty Images Iran insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful and that it enriches uranium to produce fuel for power plants like Bushehr Israel has struck dozens of targets across Iran, damaging the uranium enrichment plant at Natanz and assassinating top military commanders and nuclear scientists in Tehran. After the first wave of...
Two divers who dealt with a huge World War Two bomb unearthed in a Plymouth garden have been honoured with bravery awards by King Charles III. Petty Officer (PO) Craig Maddock and PO Paul Cartwright from Plymouth-based Bravo Diving Unit One neutralised a 500kg (1,100 lbs) bomb found at a property on St Michael Avenue...
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Residents have been evacuated in part of north Devon after a suspected bomb was found. Devon and Cornwall Police said it was called to Bidna Yard, in Appledore, shortly after 10:10 BST on Wednesday. The force said a cordon was put in place and a small number of residents were evacuated, but are now allowed...
Reuters Police officers walk towards the flat of the 21-year-old’s suspect Abandoned plans for a bomb attack have been found at the home of the suspected gunman in a school shooting in Austria, police have said. Police in the city of Graz also found a non-functional pipe bomb, and a “farewell” letter and video during...
A suspected World War Two bomb has been found at a Plymouth recycling centre, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police were called to Chelson Meadow Waste Reception Centre at about 14:30 BST on Friday after the item was discovered. Officers said said the Royal Navy ordnance disposal team had been called to assess the...
A former college principal in the eastern Indian state of Odisha has been sentenced to life in prison for sending a parcel bomb that killed a newlywed man and his great aunt in 2018. A court found Punjilal Meher, 56, guilty of murder, attempted murder, and use of explosives in what became known as the...
Blue cities sure love their taxes, and they collect them like Daffy Duck clambering up the side of the pile of gold in Aladdin’s Cave, screaming ‘MINE, MINE, MINE!‘ What’s yours is theirs, theirs, theirs. And they tax it all – everything they can – even if you’re only there for an outing. God...
Getty Images Brazilian police said they thwarted a bomb attack planned for Lady Gaga’s concert on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro state, in co-ordination with the justice ministry, said suspects had recruited participants to carry out attacks using improvised explosives and the plan was aimed...
Russian security forces say they have detained a Ukrainian spy accused of killing a senior Russian general in a car bomb attack in Moscow’s suburbs on Friday. The FSB secret service said they had apprehended “Ukrainian special services agent Ignat Kuzi” who had “planted explosives in a Volkswagen Golf” to kill Gen Yaroslav Moskalik. Gen...