CIA Tortured Terror Suspects 'To Point Of Death,'
By Peter Foster
"They were holding them under water until the point of death, with a doctor present to make sure they did not go too far. This was real torture."
I Was Almost One Of Them
Why Westerners Are Joining Jihadi Movements Lke ISIS
By Michael Muhammad Knight
My American life had taught me that that's what brave men do.
Obama Commits US to War Against Russia in Defense of Baltic States
By Barry Grey
It is clear that the purpose of the military, political and economic moves against Russia is to compel it to submit to the dictates of US and German imperialism.
Did Putin Just Bring Peace to Ukraine?
By Mike Whitney
The difference between the peacemakers and the warmongers has rarely been as stark as it is today.
Ukrainian Ceasefire Q&A
By The Saker
Q: So what do you think Putin want in this war?
NATO - An Idea Whose Time Has Gone
By Craig Murray
NATO is by far the largest danger to world peace. It should be dissolved as a matter of urgency.
Death of Israeli Child Reveals Netanyahu's Hypocrisy
By B. Michael
Netanyahu recently told two U.S. congressman that Hamas, Hezbollah and other Islamist groups are defying all international norms. So said the man who has just finished killing some 2,100 people.
We Are All Oceanians Now
By Joe Emersberger
What we really need is strong political movements committed to prosecuting western leaders, as well as defeating them electorally.
No Economy For Americans
By Paul Craig Roberts
The US now has four or five times more people on food stamps than in manufacturing jobs.
Modern Slavery
US Fast-food Industry Thriving on Poverty-stricken Workers
By Finian Cunningham
American capitalism and free enterprise is anything but - at least in the fast-food sector.
Driving American Politics Underground
By Chris Hedges
If we engage as citizens, rather than as spectators, if we reclaim politics, we might have a chance.
America's Fortress Of Blood
The death of George Jackson and the birth of the prison-industrial complex
By Dan Berger
As long as the United States continues to police, imprison and kill so many young black men and women, George Jackson will remain a figure whose story needs to be told.
Mind Control: Orwell, Huxley, and Today's Reality
By Richard K. Moore
Orwell's world suppresses the individual; Huxley's world manufactures the individual. In both cases, mind control - control over what people are able to think - is the strategy of the regime, as its means of social control generally.
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Hard News
Syrian air strikes on Islamic State positions kill 60 civilians - activists:
The air strikes have hit a number of Islamic State targets but have also killed many civilians in territory under the group's control.
Hospital bombing kills 18 in Iraq:
EIGHT newborns were among 18 civilians killed when Iraqi warplanes hit a hospital in the northern town of Hawija
Bomber hits Iraq Sunni tribal gathering, kills 16:
In Monday's attack, the bomber drove an explosives-laden Humvee, apparently seized from the Iraqi military, into the gathering of a major Sunni tribe, the Jabour, and security forces in Duluiyah, some 80 kilometers (45 miles) north of Baghdad, a police officer said.
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'Property of US Govt': Islamic State jihadists armed with US military weapons:
Islamic State fighters appear to be using captured US military issue arms and weapons supplied to moderate rebels in Syria by Saudi Arabia, according to a report published on Monday.
U.S. Launches New Airstrikes on ISIS to Protect Dam in Iraq":
The operation represented another expansion of the limited goals that President Obama set out when he announced last month that he had authorized airstrikes in Iraq.
U.S. Military Conducts Airstrikes Against ISIL in Support of Haditha Dam, Mosul Dam Operations:
An attack aircraft conducted one airstrike against ISIL near Mosul Dam on Saturday in support of Iraqi security forces protecting Mosul Dam. The strike damaged an ISIL Humvee. The aircraft exited the strike area safely.
Four Questions Americans Should Ask About Bombing Iraq:
1) Is ISIS a threat to Americans?
In place of 'boots on the ground,' US seeks mercenaries for Iraq:
"The American people and media do not consider a paid contractor to represent them in the same way that they do a soldier."
Destroying ISIS May Take Years, U.S. Officials Say:
The Obama administration is preparing to carry out a campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria that may take three years to complete, requiring a sustained effort that could last until after President Obama has left office, according to senior administration officials.
Family of second beheaded Lebanese soldier call for calm and unity:
The family of the Lebanese soldier who was executed by ISIS Saturday called for unity against takfiri groups, saying citizens need to support the state and the Army, not slip into civil strife.
Houthi protesters killed in Yemen:
Weeks of protests over fuel price rises turned violent in Yemen on Sunday night after riot police used tear gas and water cannon to clear access to Sanaa airport. Protesters claim one person was shot dead and several were hit by bullets.
Israel's Video Justifying Destruction of a Gaza Hospital Was From 2009:
A video distributed by the Israeli military in July suggesting that Palestinian fighters had fired from the Al Wafa Rehabilitation and Geriatric Hospital in Gaza City was not shot during the recent Israeli attack on Gaza, and both audio and video clips were manipulated to cover up the fact that they were from entirely different incidents.
Did Israel Execute Palestinian Resistance Members in Gaza?:
They - were captured, herded into an abandoned bathroom and gunned down in an incident that, if confirmed, would be a war crime.
Police gird for fresh riots as East Jerusalem teen buried:
Police in Jerusalem are gearing up for fresh violence Monday, as an Arab teen shot by police is set to be buried, a day after his death sparked intense riots in the capital.
Abbas warns he may end unity deal with Hamas:
Speaking in Cairo ahead of an Arab League foreign ministers' meeting, Abbas accused Hamas of running a shadow government and said he wanted a single authority and a single system of rule.
Hamas: Abbas trying to 'destroy' unity deal:
Hamas on Monday accused President Mahmoud Abbas of trying to sabotage a fragile reconciliation agreement after he accused them of running "a shadow government" in Gaza.
50 Suspected Boko Haram fighters killed by army:
At least 50 suspected Boko Haram fighters have been killed in a military raid in Borno state, the Nigerian army has said. The army said on Sunday that security forces raided a hideout of suspected Boko Haram members in the Kawuri village, about 37km from the state capital Maiduguri, on Saturday.
Clashes west of Libyan capital Tripoli kill 12:
Around twelve people have been killed and ten wounded in a flare-up of clashes between rival armed groups near the Libyan capital Tripoli, a doctor said Sunday.
12 killed as Al-Shabab claims deadly Somalia bombing:
At least 12 people were killed and 27 others wounded when a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into an African Union convoy southwest of the Somali capital Mogadishu, a local governor said.
Islamist extremists grab towns in northeast Nigeria:
Witnesses say the Islamist extremists of Boko Haram are seizing more towns along Nigeria's northeastern border with Cameroon and adopting a new strategy of encouraging civilians to stay as they carve out an "Islamic caliphate" under their black and white flag.
AU troops accused of raping Somali women:
AMISOM says report claiming soldiers assaulted girls as young as 12 and traded food aid for sex "unbalanced and unfair".
19 Taliban Insurgents Killed in ANSF Operations:"
At least 19 Taliban militants including their leaders were killed in the past 24 hours during a nationwide operation led by the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said in a statement on Sunday.
Two Civilians Killed in Pakistani Shelling in Kunar:
At least two Afghan civilians were killed and six others were injured by a Pakistani military missile attack in eastern Kunar province, local officials said on Monday.
Afghanistan's Abdullah rejects vote result:
Hopes of solution to political crisis fade as Abdullah Abdullah insists he won presidential poll he says was rigged.
Pakistan: Ten militants killed, explosives destroyed:
Pakistan's military said on Monday it had killed 10 militants and destroyed a cache of explosives in fresh air strikes as part of a major offensive against the Taliban in the northwest.
Two militants killed, four arrested in attack on Naval dockyard:
One Navy official was also killed in the attack, while one officer and six sailors were injured in an operation which lasted nearly eight hours.
Ukraine : Rebels 'free 1,200 captives' - Poroshenko:
The ceasefire appears to be holding, although the head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which brokered the deal, described it on Monday as "shaky".
Deadly fighting resumes in eastern Ukraine as ceasefire undermined:
A woman was reportedly killed in the government-held port city of Mariupol as violence between separatists and Ukrainian forces erupted overnight Saturday to Sunday near a government checkpoint on the coastal city's eastern edge.
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Ukraine: Mounting Russian involvement: Amnesty International :
The organisation accused Russia of fuelling separatist crimes as it revealed satellite images indicating a build-up of Russian armour and artillery in eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine to get arms from five NATO allies:
"At the NATO summit agreements were reached on the provision of military advisers and supplies of modern armaments from the United States, France, Italy, Poland and Norway," the aide, Yuri Lytsenko, said.
Four NATO allies deny Ukraine statement on providing arms: -
A senior aide to Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko said on Sunday that Kiev had agreed at the NATO summit in Wales on the provision of weapons and military advisers from five NATO member states, but four of the five swiftly denied any such deal had been reached
EU puts top Russian oil companies on sanctions list - diplomat:
The European Union put Russia's top oil producers and pipeline operators Rosneft, Transneft and Gazprom Neft on its list of Russian state-owned firms that will not be allowed to raise capital or borrow on European markets, an EU diplomat said.
If new EU sanctions hit energy sector, Russia may close airspace - Medvedev:
"If there are sanctions related to the energy sector, or further restrictions on Russia's financial sector, we will have to respond asymmetrically," Medvedev said in an interview with the Vedomosti newspaper, published on Monday.
Dear President Putin and Russian People:
Please accept our apologies for the behavior of our Governments and Media. We reject the greed, hatred and lust for power displayed by our "leaders". We are outraged and horrified by the killing of millions of innocent people in the name of freedom and self defense. We want peace and justice for all people.
Turkey in talks with France over missile purchase:
Turkey resumes talks with France on purchasing a new missile system after negotiations on a controversial deal with a U.S.-blacklisted Chinese company hit a rock, the Turkish president says.
Ex-top US diplomat, in laundering probe:
Zalmay Khalilzad, who served as U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq and the United Nations under President George W. Bush, is being investigated by American authorities for suspected money laundering, Austrian officials said Monday.
Foreign Powers Buy Influence at Think Tanks:
The agreement signed last year by the Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs was explicit: For $5 million, Norway's partner in Washington would push top officials at the White House, at the Treasury Department and in Congress to double spending on a United States foreign aid program
NYT' piece on foreign influence on D.C. thinktanks leaves out Israel:
A front-page piece in the New York Times titled "Foreign Powers Buy Influence at Think Tanks" highlights the influence of Arab governments on programming at Brookings and a dozen other D.C. thinktanks and has not a word to say about Israel.
De-Dollarization Continues:Argentina to receive initial currency swap tranche by end 2014: -
Argentina, which defaulted on its debt in July, will receive the first tranche of a multi-billion dollar currency swap operation with China's central bank before the end of this year, the South American country's La Nacion newspaper reported on Sunday.
Latin America's Anti-drug Policies Feed on the Poor:
Poor young men, slumdwellers and single mothers are hurt the most by anti-drug policies in Latin America, according to representatives of governments, social organisations and multilateral bodies meeting at the Fifth Latin American Conference on Drug Policies.
Private Prison Stocks Soar As Companies Cash In On Incarcerated Immigrants:
Share prices for two of the largest private prison firms have spiked sharply since an influx of unaccompanied migrant children crossing the border was reported this summer
US employment growth smallest in 8 months:
US employers hired the fewest number of workers in eight months in August and more Americans gave up the hunt for jobs, providing a cautious Federal Reserve with more reasons to wait longer before raising interest rates.
America's wealth gap 'unsustainable,' may worsen: Harvard study:
The widening gap between America's wealthiest and its middle and lower classes is "unsustainable", but is unlikely to improve any time soon, according to a Harvard Business School study released on Monday.
The Perils of Standing While Hispanic in the Bronx: Video -
After being searched for no apparent reason, a 23-year-old is beaten by NYPD officers.
The Pentagon gave local cops nearly 12,000 bayonets:
Since 2006, the Pentagon distributed more than 79,000 assault rifles, 205 grenade launchers, nearly 12,000 bayonets, nearly 4,000 combat knives, 50 airplanes, 479 bomb detonator robots, and much more to America's local cops.
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