Terrorism/Media

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Some of this is a bit naff and clunky, particularly the DeLillo readings, and it's very 90s, but some good tunes and some affecting footage - the child exiting the hijacked plane to applause, the woman shrieking for "my baby" on the airport floor.




There are other films and bits and pieces on the guy's site too. His latest's on American jazz and the coup against Lumumba.

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024)

Jazz and decolonization are intertwined in a powerful narrative that recounts one of the tensest episodes of the Cold War. In 1960, the UN became the stage for a political earthquake as the struggle for independence in the Congo put the world on high alert. The newly independent nation faced its...

letterboxd.com

 

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New 9/11 Evidence Points to Deep Saudi Complicity

Two decades of U.S. policy appear to be rooted in a mistaken understanding of what happened that day.

www.theatlantic.com

 

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New 9/11 Evidence Points to Deep Saudi Complicity

Two decades of U.S. policy appear to be rooted in a mistaken understanding of what happened that day.

www.theatlantic.com

I thought you thought Bush and Sharon cooked it up?

 

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I thought you thought Bush and Sharon cooked it up?

I take on board new information, Sharon Osbourne is in the clear.

 

[0bleak]

yeah, but how about barbara?

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www.iheart.com

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"Barbara Bush Loved Ozzy Osbourne"​

coincidence? pfft!

 

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[0bleak]

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she would be the one coming for us at this point since she has been dead for 6 years

 

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This guy tried to blow up Brazil's Supreme Court dressed as some kind of clown and posted a ridiculous vid on TikTok beforehand.

 

[Mr. Tea]

He sounds like a bit of a wally but at least he enjoys (or enjoyed) a nice glass of vino. Clearly a man after @craner's heart.

 

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SRINAGAR, India, April 23 (Reuters) - India announced a raft of measures to downgrade its ties with Pakistan on Wednesday, a day after suspected militants killed 26 men at a tourist destination in Kashmir in the worst attack on civilians in the country in nearly two decades.

 

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SRINAGAR, India, April 23 (Reuters) - India announced a raft of measures to downgrade its ties with Pakistan on Wednesday, a day after suspected militants killed 26 men at a tourist destination in Kashmir in the worst attack on civilians in the country in nearly two decades.

This is getting really serious.

India and Pakistan near strategic standoff after Pahalgam attack in Kashmir

Tensions have escalated between the two nuclear powers following Tuesday’s attack on tourists in Indian Kashmir.

www.aljazeera.com

 

[Mr. Tea]

This is getting really serious.

India and Pakistan near strategic standoff after Pahalgam attack in Kashmir

Tensions have escalated between the two nuclear powers following Tuesday’s attack on tourists in Indian Kashmir.

www.aljazeera.com

Just when the rest of the world was starting to look a bit boring.