NATO state threatens to close Baltic Sea to Russian ships

Latvia’s president has proposed a blockade in response to the Balticonnector pipeline leak If Moscow was behind the damage to the Finland-Estonia gas pipeline, NATO should seriously consider closing the Baltic Sea to Russian shipping, Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics has said.

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Scott Ritter: Both Hamas and Israel could have reasons to hide the truth about the Al-Ahli hospital blast

A former UN weapons expert attempts to use evidence to dispel the fog of war and provide insight into the deadly attack The fog of war is an ever-present reality, defined by factual uncertainty brought on by the imperfect recollections of people subjected to stresses that are unthinkable in everyday life.

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US Justice Dept recommends police hire former criminals

The agency has urged a “modernization” of hiring standards, citing difficulty recruiting and keeping employees The US Department of Justice has urged police forces to consider hiring people with criminal records, histories of drug use, and other previously disqualifying factors in a set of recruitment recommendations released on Tuesday. The document was compiled by the…

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