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The Lockerbie Bomber: Scotland’s Compassionate Release Racket Exposed

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Blair and the Lockerbie Bomber release

Scotland claims its “compassionate release” system is about mercy. But Lockerbie proved it was about oil, money, and political bargaining. New data now shows Scotland is still freeing “terminal” prisoners who inconveniently keep living. iPINIONS revisits the Lockerbie bomber scandal to expose a pattern of corruption dressed up as compassion, and the powerful figures who… Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: corruption, iPINIONS, Justice, Lockerbie, Middle East, oil politics, Scotland, Tony Blair

Trump Seizes Putin’s Oil Tanker as Puppet Strings Go Haywire

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Trump Putin Machado Venezuelan oil tanker

Trump has finally defied Vladimir Putin; not to save Ukrainian lives, but to commandeer Venezuelan oil and indulge his obsession with power, spectacle, and humiliation. The seizure of a Russian-flagged tanker marks a shift from theatrical cruelty to real economic disruption, but it exposes something darker than strategy. iPINIONS contends that, in chasing oil, prestige,… Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: Authoritarianism, iPINIONS, Nobel Peace Prize, oil politics, Putin, Russia, Trump, U.S. Foreign Policy, Ukraine, Venezuela

President Hugo Chavez: Bush Is Trying to Kill Me!

Thursday, February 24, 2005 at 12:16 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

On February 20, 2005, President Hugo Chavez dropped a bombshell that sent shockwaves through diplomatic circles. According to Reuters, the Venezuelan leader informed his nation that President Bush had ordered a hit against him. But as evidence, he merely cited recent declarations by US officials branding him a “negative force” and “source of instability” in… Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: assassination, CIA, foreign policy, George Bush, Hugo Chavez, Latin America, oil politics, Political Commentary, Venezuela, William Blum

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