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Oliver North, Reagan aide implicated in Iran-Contra, to be new NRA president

The ultimate joke for an organization of jerks who kill – a liar who helped the US fund war with cocaine sold to Amerians.

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North, an ex-US marine and recent Fox News pundit, was convicted on three counts related to the arms scandal that were later overturned

The National Rifle Association has chosen Oliver North, the disgraced marine officer who was one of the most public faces of America’s 1980s Iran-Contra arms scandal, to become its next president.

Related: Donald Trump says London hospital is like ‘war zone’ because of knife crime

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Facebook helped foment anti-Muslim violence in Sri Lanka. What now? | Amalini De Sayrah

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For many Sri Lankans, Facebook is the internet, but while the social media platform has belatedly taken action on hate speech wider society must also take responsibility

“Kill all Muslims, do not spare even an infant, they are dogs,” a Facebook status, white Sinhalese text against a fuchsia background, screamed on 7 March 2018. Six days later – after hundreds of Muslim families had watched their homes ransacked and their businesses set on fire – it was allowed to remain online, despite being reported for violating the company’s community standards.

Facebook’s role in the anti-Muslim violence in Sri Lanka this March cannot be overstated. Posts spreading blatant misinformation about the community, inciting hate and violence, remained online for days after they were reported. This was one reason why the Sri Lankan government banned Facebook in March.

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‘Knives, knives, knives’: Trump fuels fear of London knife crime at NRA event

Why does the clown hate London so much?

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Trump called an unnamed London hospital that allegedly had blood everywhere a ‘war zone’ when defending gun ownership

Donald Trump on Friday fuelled fears of a knife crime epidemic in London by comparing a hospital in the city to “a war zone”, with blood all over the floors.

The US president, addressing the National Rifle Association (NRA) convention in Dallas, made the inflammatory comments two months before he is due to make his first visit to the UK.

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Theresa May’s Conservatives beat expectations in England elections

The “row” has served its purpose for now – to weaken Labour Left and gain Tory unconditional support for the right in Israel?

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An anti-Semitism row plaguing the opposition Labour Party has dented their hopes for widespread gains. Meanwhile, the pro-Brexit UKIP has all but disappeared from local councils across England.