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Discuss: Boris Johnson is the New PM
We've all known it was coming for sometime - and finally, it's here. Boris Johnson is Prime Minister, it...
Discuss: The Coup in Venezuela
There is a coup happening in Venezuela. Not the rather sad, fizzling, slow-motion coup that has been beavering away...
Discuss: Julian Assange Arrested
This morning, officers of the Metropolitan police were invited into the Ecuadorian embassy by President Lenin Moreno. They proceeded...
DISCUSS: Theresa May Promises to Resign
The weird world of post-Brexit vote UK politics swirls around some more. Now, in order to try to force...
Open Thread: US Backs anti-Maduro Coup in Venezuela
In a move that many of us saw coming, the US has backed efforts to force Nicolas Maduro from...
Discuss: Brexit deal vote looms
Tonight, any time now, the UK Parliament will vote on whether or not accept Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit...
Discuss: Kerch Strait and Azov Sea Tensions
The Guardian has a an opinion piece today, titled: The EU’s response to Russia must be bold and unanimous....
DISCUSS: the “Kerch Strait crisis”
Today, Sunday November 25, an incident happened in the Black Sea that threatens to seriously escalate the ongoing tensions...
OPEN THREAD: Brexit – Deal or No Deal?
Theresa May’s proposed “deal” for leaving the European Union has been criticised by MP’s from all across the political...
The US Midterms – discussion thread
The United States of America is going to the polls. Will it be a fair election, or will it...
Open Thread – Russian Plane Brought Down in Syria
Kit Knightly
Last night, a Russian IL-20 military surveillance plane went missing over Syria, presumably shot down. Fifteen Russian personnel are...
Open Thread: Skripal Suspects Interviewed on RT
For those of you who missed it - the Skripal suspects came forward, approaching RT to tell their story....
Open Thread: Trump-Putin Summit and Mounting Hysteria
Kit Knightly
Yesterday, Trump and Putin met for a summit in Helsinki. The resulting hysteria, all throughout the mainstream media and...
Open Thread: The Amesbury Couple and the Reborn Novichok Saga
Kit Knightly
1. Are we supposed to believe that this "novichok" incident is directly related to the alleged poisoning of the...
DISCUSSION THREAD: what does Trump’s ditching of the Iran nuclear agreement mean?
How do we interpret Trump’s decision to junk the nuclear deal with Iran?
UPDATED: The Skripal Case: an open thread
The reality behind the alleged poisoning of Sergey Skripal and his daughter remains murky and apparently contradictory. Six days...
Open Forum
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Now Donald is president: an open discussion
So, contrary to the worst of the doomsayers, Trump was not assassinated before taking office, Obama did not call...
Discussion thread for 9/11 issues
The comments on our John Gross article are becoming massively unwieldy so we are opening this thread for continuation...
