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Charlie Wilson’s War Redux? Operation Timber Sycamore and Other Covert Operations in Syria
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Charlie Wilson’s War Redux? Operation Timber Sycamore and Other Covert Operations in Syria

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In this chapter, Kuzmarov and Kovalik examine Operation Timber Sycamore, a CIA covert programme (2013–2017) arming and training Syrian rebels to overthrow Bashar al-Assad’s government. ; 13 $1.30 Add
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Section Four

Section Four

From: Ukrainian Scorpions

This section of the book follows the author’s ongoing struggles against Ukrainian organized crime and corruption, and the apparent inefficacy of the Ukrainian justice system in addressing … 76 $7.60 Add
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Section One

Section One

From: Ukrainian Scorpions

In this section, the author recounts his initial visit to Ukraine and the political and economic climate in the country following the 2014 uprising, as well as his initial business dealings … 38 $3.80 Add
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Section Three

Section Three

From: Ukrainian Scorpions

In this section, the author describes the aftermath of the shady business deal, and having to take matters into his own hands by addressing his dispute the "Ukrainian way". This section … 40 $4.00 Add
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Section Two

Section Two

From: Ukrainian Scorpions

This section of the book examines the author’s experience with a particularly contentious business deal in Ukraine, involving a complex web of negotiations and confrontations with rival … 45 $4.50 Add
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The Executions of Bruno Perzenowski, Heinrich Busch, Walter Wolf, and Willy Müeller December 18, 1946

The Executions of Bruno Perzenowski, Heinrich Busch, Walter Wolf, and Willy Müeller December 18, 1946

From: Hanged in Medicine Hat

In this chapter, Greenfield recounts the December 1946 executions of four German prisoners of war at the Medicine Hat jail, convicted of murdering Dr. Karl Lehmann at POW Camp 132 in 1944. 4 $0.40 Add
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The Lehmann Murder Trials June 24 to July 2, 1946

The Lehmann Murder Trials June 24 to July 2, 1946

From: Hanged in Medicine Hat

In this chapter, Greenfield explains how in the summer of 1946, four German prisoners of war stood trial in Medicine Hat, Alberta, for the hanging murder of Corporal Dr. Karl Lehmann in 1944. … 43 $4.30 Add
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The Murder of August Plaszek July 22, 1943

The Murder of August Plaszek July 22, 1943

From: Hanged in Medicine Hat

In this chapter, Greenfield describes how on the afternoon of July 22, 1943, German POW August Plaszek was hanged by fellow inmates at Camp 132 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, after a prisoner … 11 $1.10 Add
Ukrainian Scorpions

Ukrainian Scorpions

A Tale of Larceny and Greed

Award-winning author Grand Chief Ron Derrickson tells the story of his personal fight against Ukrainian political and economic forces alongside the larger story of the wider struggle for Ukraine … 236 View
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Watching Genocide Unfold in Real Time

Watching Genocide Unfold in Real Time

Gaza through Facebook and Twitter, June 2 — July 23, 2014

From: Conflict Is Not Abuse

This chapter focuses on first three weeks of the Israeli war on Gaza as witnessed from afar through social media in the summer of 2014. The author analyzes it as a production of all the elements … 66 $3.96 Add