June 25, 2007Vladimir Putin is trying to whitewash Soviet History in a way reminiscent of the old Soviet propaganda newspaper, Pravda, which used clever language and bold-faced lies to advance the Bolshevik’s totalitarian agenda. As an historian, this kind of thing really bugs me and is often a harbinger of reactionary and revisionist politics, which Putin is steeped in [...]
Read the full article → June 24, 2007Ali Hassan al-Majid, also known as the notorious “Chemical Ali” was sentenced to death by hanging in Iraq’s highest court today for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Using mustard gas and nerve agents on the Kurds were his specialty, which earned him that morbid nickname. Nearly 180,000 Kurds were killed in Saddam’s security [...]
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