Section: The Huffington Post (USA)
“Give Peace a Chance”: A Naïve But Heartfelt Playlist
“War is hell,” said General Sherman. My late great father Stanley Wild — a Naval officer and World War II vet — put it a little differently to me growing up. “David, you should stay the hell away from war,” Dad told me. “You would NOT do well in it.” Dad knew what he was talking about. In truth, my...
Russian Sanctions Spark AK-47 Buying Frenzy In U.S.
In an effort to keep arms away from Russian-backed rebels in Ukraine, the United States may have kicked off something of an arms race back home. The Obama administration last week announced a new round of sanctions against Russia that it says are intended to discourage Russia from continuing to support rebel groups in eastern Ukraine. Companies...
Russia Fired On Ukraine, U.S. Says
WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) – The United States said on Thursday that Russia was firing artillery across the border into Ukraine to target Ukrainian military positions in the conflict against pro-Russian separatists. “We have new evidence that the Russians intend to deliver heavier and more powerful multiple rocket launchers to the...
Air Algerie Crash? French Foreign Ministry Says Missing Plane Has ‘Probably Crashed’
France’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that an Air Algerie plane that went missing over northern Mali has probably crashed. French military jets are searching the area for the wreckage. “Despite intensive search efforts no trace of the aircraft has yet been found,” French Foreign Minster Laurent Fabius told journalists in...
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk Resigns
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced his resignation Thursday, opening the way for new elections that would reflect the country’s starkly changed political scene after the ouster of pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych in February. Yatsenyuk made the announcement from the dais of Parliament...
CNN Freelancer Abducted By Pro-Russian Separatists In Ukraine
A CNN freelance journalist has been detained in eastern Ukraine since Tuesday after he was abducted by pro-Russian separatists, the network reported Thursday. Anton Skiba was taken from outside his hotel in Donetsk after a day of covering the MH17 crash site for the network. CNN said Thursday that it chose not to report the incident when it first...
Your Definitive Guide To Reading Monochrome Paintings
This summer the Tate Modern is showing the UK’s first ever retrospective of radical Russian artist Kazimir Malevich. If you know the name, you’re most likely familiar with the influential, arguably even revolutionary work that is the “Black Square.” And even though, in the back of your mind you realize the radical...
Planes Bring More Bodies Of MH17 Victims To The Netherlands
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two military aircraft carrying remains of victims from the Malaysian plane disaster departed for the Netherlands Thursday, while Australian and Dutch diplomats joined to promote a plan for a U.N. team to secure the crash scene which has been controlled by pro-Russian rebels. All 298 people aboard Malaysia Airlines...
MH17: Cold War Replay?
The most bizarre conspiracy theory surrounding the recent downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine comes from a leading pro-Russian separatist, Igor Girkin. Relying on second-hand information, Girkin asserted that many of the passengers from the crash had already been dead before the plane had even taken off. His underlings had reported to...
How Putin Is Shaping The Next U.S. Free Trade Deal
WASHINGTON — Three dozen environmental groups sent a letter to the Obama administration on Thursday asking it to reject part of a proposed trade deal with the European Union that would give a major boost to fracking in the U.S. Multiple sets of documents leaked recently show the EU requesting shipments of U.S. oil and natural gas in...
