Stop Fundamentalism – A gas capsule explosion in a residential house in Shiraz killed 5 residents and injured at least six today, Iranian state-run television reported.
Space Colonization Just a Generation Away
SF News – While Australians do not have a space agency, they are mining experts and are willing to invest to find new ways of scavenging materials; even if that would mean finding their ways into space. Owning some of the world’s major mining companies, Australians are now looking into Moon and other space bodies for resources.
Germany Links 75% of World Illegal Arms Trade to Iran
Stop Fundamentalism – The German Bureau of Customs says that Iran is linked to over 75 percent of the illegal weapons trade in the world. Al-Sharq Al-Awsat Arabic language newspaper reported Sunday from the German agency that Iranian regime is quite aggressive in its efforts to acquire materials and techniques for its weapons business.
Two-headed Bull Shark Fetus Found by Fishermen
SF News – Fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico found a two-headed fetus in the uterus of a female adult shark. The specimen that died after it was found was transferred to Michigan State University for examination by biologists.
Mankind To Blame for Bird Species Extinction
SF News – A study of regions on our planet that have just recently been inhibited by mankind revealed that human advancement has helped the extinction of over one thousand bird species, says ecologist Richard Duncan of University of Canberra, Australia.
Iraqi FM – Kurd Ministers Ready to Resign if Barzani Orders
Stop Fundamentalism – Iraqi Foreign Minister, Hoshyar Zebari told Al-Sharqia News Monday that all Kurdish ministers in Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s government are ready to pullout as soon as the Kurdish region president, Massoud Barzani would call on them to do so.
Life on the Red Planet Observed by Curiosity Rover
SF News – NASA’s rover Curiosity sent back some amazing data from the red planet following a drilling done on a rock. The data shows that the planet could have supported life at some point in past. That is about three billion years ago.
Iranian Opposition Warns About another Attack on Camp Liberty in Iraq
Stop Fundamentalism – The Iranian opposition, in a statement today, warned about possibility of another attack on a dissident camp in Iraq, which is occupied by 3100 of its members. A rocket attack on the camp last month killed 7 and injured about one hundred residents.
US Commander in Middle East: Iran is Buying Time
Stop Fundamentalism – In a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today, General James Mattis, the US’s head of Central Command in the Middle East said that the current efforts by the west to stop Iran from building a nuclear bomb are not working.
Iran Executes 82 Prisoners in Two Weeks
Stop Fundamentalism – Iranian regime, in another round of mass-execution spree, hanged 82 prisoners during the past two weeks, says the Iranian opposition.
