Epstein Secrets

e zones in Syria and Iraq, and it has increasingly drawn on Afghan recruits in addition to Arabs. Iran's regional rivals, chiefly Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have responded with more direct foreign interventions of their own, most notably in Yemen. The recent embrace of more overtly repressive policies

thods of Modern Authoritarians Beijing has revived the practice of coerced pub- lic "confessions" and escalated its surveillance of the Tibetan and Uighur minorities to totalitar- ian levels; and Azerbaijan has made the Aliyev family's monopoly on political power painfully obvious with the appointment

he gained this wealth by defrauding banks, law firms, and other businesses out of millions of dollars. He was arrested last month by authorities in the United Arab Emirates, where he had been living." According to Ars Technica, "The FBI's criminal complaint details how the government obtained a wealth of information ty

usly tolerated." Uighurs Urge ICC To Take Action Against Chinese Communist Party. The New York Times (7/6, Simons, 18.61M) reports that on Monday, "Uighur exiles urged the International Criminal Court...to investigate Beijing for genocide and crimes against humanity, the first-ever attempt to use inte

cked" Off UAE Now In Iran. The AP (7/19, Gambrell) reports a UN agency "acknowledged Sunday that a US-sought oil tanker 'hijacked' off the coast of the United Arab Emirates after allegedly smuggling Iranian crude oil is back in Iranian waters." The International Labor Organization said the MT Gulf Sky was hijacked July

f June 30, that number was 51." After reviewing "state media reports and public records," the Times found that "at least 17 of those companies" use Uighur forced labor. UN Agency: US-Sought Tanker "Hijacked" Off UAE Now In Iran. The AP (7/19, Gambrell) reports a UN agency "acknowledged Sunday that a U