Weasels, Liars & Idiots: Global Edition

Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action. - Ian Fleming, Goldfinger, 1959

By Thomas Cory

Thomas Cory
Israel’s Netanyahu faces calls to quit but is defiant in crisis
The Washington Post - Reuters
The 70-year-old conservative Likud party leader denies all wrongdoing and denounced the indictment — the first against a sitting Israeli prime minister — as an “attempted coup.” But his ability to lead
Nov 22, 2019
Thomas Cory
Aung San Suu Kyi has a reality problem
The Washington Post - Azeem Ibrahim
This is a baffling but welcome state of affairs. Why would Suu Kyi and the government of Myanmar acknowledge the jurisdiction of the ICJ — thereby implicitly granting the court standing to pass judgment
Nov 22, 2019
Thomas Cory
The charges against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, explained
The Washington Post - Miriam Berger
Netanyahu has denied all allegations. He is under no legal obligation to resign now that he has been indicted. He would only have to step down if convicted, a process that could take many more years. today’s
Nov 21, 2019
Thomas Cory
Serbia accuses Russia of spy plot after video leak
bbc.co.uk - BBC News
The Serbian president has said his country's security services have uncovered spying by Russian agents.
Nov 22, 2019
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How Russia weaponized social media, got caught and escaped consequences
The Washington Post - Meg Kelly
At this point, it’s old news that Russia tried to influence the 2016 presidential election. Not long after the election, the Obama administration imposed sanctions on Russia, including the expulsion of
Nov 18, 2019
Thomas Cory
Maps show 500 suspected camps, prisons China uses to detain Uighurs - Business Insider
Business Insider - Alexandra Ma
Activists have released a map showing the suspected locations of nearly 500 prisons and camps that China is using to lock up the Uighurs, a mostly-Muslim ethnic minority in the country's western Xinjiang
Nov 25, 2019
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North Korea calls Joe Biden ‘rabid dog’ that ‘must be beaten to death’, while misspelling his name as ‘Baiden’
South China Morning Post - Agence France-Presse
North Korea launched a visceral diatribe against US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, calling the former vice-president a “rabid dog” – …
Nov 15, 2019
Thomas Cory
Kookaburra killer cops maximum fine
nzherald.co.nz - NZ Herald
A man who ripped the head off a kookaburra at a Perth pub in front of horrified children has been fined the maximum penalty of $2500. The man, named …
Nov 15, 2019
Thomas Cory
Feminism, homosexuality and atheism are forms of extremism, according to Saudi Arabia
The Washington Post - Miriam Berger
The classification came in stark contrast to the American ally’s aims to rebrand itself as reforming some of its policies and welcoming western tourism and business. By Tuesday, the oil-rich kingdom was
Nov 12, 2019
Thomas Cory
Russia Was Linked to 14 Deaths in the U.K. But Britain Looked Away. A New Book Explores Why
TIME - Madeline Roache
It began with an anonymous phone call. A woman called the British investigative journalist Heidi Blake in March 2015, gave her an address, and told her she had a story. Blake turned up at an address in
Nov 12, 2019
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Russian professor found with woman's arms admits murder
The Guardian - Guardian staff and agencies
Napoleonic expert Oleg Sokolov fell in river trying to dispose of body parts in St Petersburg A prominent Russian history professor has confessed to murdering his young lover and former student and dismembering
Nov 10, 2019
Thomas Cory
Mysterious hacker dumps database of infamous IronMarch neo-nazi forum
ZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu
Now-defunct IronMarch forum spawned two of today's most extremist far-right neo-nazi groups -- the Atomwaffen Division and SIEGE Culture. This ebook, …
Nov 7, 2019
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Israel Supreme Court allows expulsion of human rights activist
The Washington Post - Steve Hendrix
Others have been denied entry visas under the laws, including two U.S. congresswomen in August, but Shakir, who first had his work permit revoked in May 2018, would be the first to be expelled. He has
Nov 5, 2019
Thomas Cory
Chinese hacking group targeted governments in six countries
Engadget - Georgina Torbet
A Chinese hacking group has caused chaos for government organizations in numerous different countries for the last three years, a new report reveals. As uncovered by enterprise security company Positive
Nov 4, 2019
Thomas Cory
Obituary: Anwar Congo, the mass killer who re-enacted his crimes
bbc.co.uk - Gareth Evans
You may find some of the details in this article distressing As a friend watched on, the mass murderer Anwar Congo danced the cha-cha-cha. Just moments earlier, on a roof terrace in Indonesia, he had his
Nov 3, 2019
Thomas Cory
Anti-Vaxxer Claims She Gave Trick-or-Treaters Lollipops Infected With Chicken Pox
ScienceAlert - JULIA NAFTULIN
An Australian anti-vaxxer mum has reportedly said she was giving trick-or-treaters chicken pox-tainted lollipops for Halloween, claiming the candies …
Nov 1, 2019
Thomas Cory
Russian agent Maria Butina released from US prison but will be deported
Guardian US - Reuters in Washington
• Butina, 31, freed early from 18-month sentence for good behavior • Russian conspired with conservatives to infiltrate gun lobby The convicted Russian agent Maria Butina was released from a Florida on
Oct 25, 2019
Thomas Cory
Grandfather of Chinese baby found buried alive hands himself in to police
South China Morning Post - Mandy Zuo
The grandfather of a baby boy who was found buried alive on a remote hillside in August has been detained by police in east China.The case caught the …
Oct 25, 2019
Thomas Cory
Vladimir Putin flaunts Russia’s increasing influence in Africa
The Economist
The art of darknessVladimir Putin flaunts Russia’s increasing influence in Africa But the country is not as important as its spin suggests IN OCTOBER …
Oct 26, 2019
Thomas Cory
Syrian regime inflicts 72 forms of torture on prisoners, report finds
The Guardian - Michael Safi in Amman
More than 14,000 people thought to have been tortured to death by regime during war Warning: graphic information in this report may upset some readers The Syrian regime inflicts at least 72 kinds of torture
Oct 23, 2019
Thomas Cory
To suppress news of Xinjiang’s gulag, China threatens Uighurs abroad
The Economist
Cutting the lineTo suppress news of Xinjiang’s gulag, China threatens Uighurs abroad A government-funded radio station in America has played a vital …
Oct 23, 2019
Thomas Cory
Shop owner jailed after insurance claim attempt causes 'colossal' blast
The Guardian - PA Media
Explosion at Pascal Blasio’s furniture shop in New Ferry, Wirral, injured 81 people A furniture shop owner has been jailed for 20 years for causing a “colossal” explosion that injured 81 people in an to
Oct 23, 2019
Thomas Cory
The Cybersecurity 202: Russia's false flags in Winter Olympics cyberattack herald a more complicated future
The Washington Post - By Joseph Marks
Oct 21, 2019
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-50120723
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Oct 21, 2019
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https://www.zdnet.com/article/chinese-national-sentenced-for-trying-to-smuggle-military-tech-from-us-to-china/#ftag=RSSbaffb68
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Oct 21, 2019
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Chinese Hacking: The Plane Made from Stolen Tech?—Cyber Saturday
Fortune - Robert Hackett
This is the web version of Cyber Saturday, the weekend edition of Fortune’s daily Data Sheet newsletter on the top tech news. To get it delivered …
Oct 19, 2019
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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3033471/china-subsidising-xinjiang-companies-use-forced-labour-us
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Oct 18, 2019
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Mother who kept baby daughter in maggot-infested car boot for two years jailed in France
South China Morning Post
Girl, now seven, was permanently traumatised and has mental capacity of two-to-three-year-old, doctors say.
Oct 16, 2019
Thomas Cory
Panama Papers law firm Mossack Fonseca sues Netflix over The Laundromat
The Guardian - Ben Butler
Partners Jurgen Mossack and Ramon Fonseca want US court to stop the film being released on Friday The partners of the offshore law firm whose confidential files were exposed in the Panama Papers leak,
Oct 16, 2019