Trump threatens war and punitive tariffs to recapture Iranian resources – just as in 1953, when the CIA overthrew Mossadegh and US corporations immediately seized 40% of the oil, says SEVIM DAGDELEN
Frosty’s Christmas Quiz
Have you been paying attention? PETER FROST has a few tricky questions from his recent Ramblings
1. Is a cross between a grizzly bear and a polar bear called a grolar bear, pizzly bear or grizzlar?
2. Do carnivorous plants grow wild in the British countryside?
3. Is the Orca or killer whale really a whale?
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