In Haiti, Baby Doc Is Gone But Political Repression Is Alive and Well

The death of former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier in Port-au-Prince  on October 4 garnered world-wide attention. However, despite the justly deserved focus on the legacy of Duvalier (aka Baby Doc), too much about current Haitian politics was left out of that brief round of media coverage. Duvalier’s father Francois, nicknamed Papa Doc, died in 1971…

UK Mass Surveillance Regime Does Not Breach Human Rights Law, Tribunal Rules

A secret legal regime that governs mass surveillance by the UK intelligence agencies does not breach human rights, a tribunal ruled today. The decision by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), which oversees the intelligence agencies, is part of a legal challenge brought by Amnesty International, Privacy International, Liberty and other groups. The organisations claim, on the basis of revelations by US…

Attack on Israeli Soldiers 'Most Serious Flare-Up in Years'–if Arab Deaths Aren't Taken Seriously

The New York Times‘ Isabel Kershner and Anne Barnard (1/28/15)  described a missile attack in which “two Israeli soldiers were killed and seven wounded” as “the most serious flare-up in the area in years.” “Hezbollah claimed responsibility,” they pointed out. Click Here: pandora Bracelets But it’s not even the most serious flare-up in the area…

Mick Schumacher to stay put in European F3 in 2018

Mick Schumacher will undertake a second season of European F3 in 2018, the 18-year-old remaining with front-running squad Prema. In 2017, the son of F1 legend Michael Schumacher concluded his maiden F3 campaign 12th in the junior championship, and as the third best rookie behind series winner Lando Norris and Jehan Daruvala. Italy’s La Gazzetta…

McLaren’s fate with Renault rests with Toro Rosso

Following Renault’s refusal to extend its engine supply efforts to a fourth team in 2018, McLaren’s hopes are now tied to a hypothetical Toro Rosso-Honda deal. Sunday could prove an all-important day for the Woking-based outfit as talks come to a head between Red Bull and Honda regarding a potential partnership between the Japanese manufacturer…