They Are At it Again
Syria, the Latest Crusade
By Andre Vltchek
The Kafkaesque destruction of the region by Western lunatics continues.
Obama's Deals With The Saudis And Al-Nusra
By Moon Of Alabama
Exposing the backdoor dealings that the US conducted with Saudi Arabia.
Bombing Syria
Exporting Jihadism
By Shamus Cooke
Obama himself finally admitted in his U.N. speech that targeting the Syrian government was at least half of his intention by funding the Syrian rebels:
Will American Ground Troops Be Sent to Fight ISIS?
By Sheldon Richman
Obama tips his hand about who will bear the burden when he rhapsodizes about American exceptionalism.
Cameron Plays Tony Blair
UK Prepares For Another War In Iraq
By Patrick Cockburn
What Cameron is in practice proposing is a recipe for a continuing war and it is this that will make it impossible to defeat the jihadi militants, for Isis is the child of war.
Hey Look: We're At War Against Evil Again
By Matt Carr
Western governments have attempted to transform war into a pervasive but acceptable media spectacle, humming pleasantly in the background of our lives like a fishtank in an office.
George Galloway's Statement in UK Parliament on Isis airstrikes
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George Galloway gave a speeche in today's parliamentary debate considering the whether the UK should take action against the Islamic State in Iraq, as MPs tried to shout down the Respect MP.
ISIS and Islam: The Ugly Truth
By Dr. Ashraf Ezzat
ISIS has created not only due to militarization by US army nor recruitment by CIA but primarily because of misinterpreted scripture and bad dogma.
Will Russia and China Hold Their Fire Until War Is the Only Alternative?
By Paul Craig Roberts
It is possible that Russia, China, and the rest of the world will be saved by American economic collapse. The US economy is a house of cards.
Housing, Fair Wages, Water, Food, Schools - Ya' Gotta Bomb them First!
By Paul Kirk
Looking at the hardware and software of the killers, Murder Inc., really sets out what we are up against.
The Zombie Culture
By Butler Shaffer
Our culture has become dominated by reptilian-brained humanoids who worship death.
Abbas: Vows to Pursue Israeli Leaders For War Crimes
Video and Transcript.
"We will not forget and we will not forgive, and we will not allow war criminals to escape punishment,"
Is There a Plan to Force Palestinians Into Sinai?
By Jonathan Cook
Abbas denies mounting claims that Egypt has offered territory for a Palestinian state. Should we believe him?
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Hard News
Over 100 people killed as Taleban storm Afghan district?:
Hundreds of Taleban fighters have stormed a strategic district in an Afghan province not far from the capital, killing dozens of people in five days of fighting and the insurgents could capture the area, officials said on Friday
Taliban behead 15 civilians including women, children in Ghazni:
Provincial governor spokesman, Shafiq Nang said the victims were family members of the Afghan National Police (ANP) and Afghan Local Police (ALP) forces. In the meantime, provincial security chief, Asadullah Insafi said Taliban militants have torched over 60 houses following the attack in Ajristan district.
Taliban seize strategic Afghan district in Ghazni province:
Fighting is continuing as security forces try to regain the district but officials fear surrounding districts are now vulnerable to attack.
Syrian troops kill 24 Al Qaeda militants;
The Syrian troops had thwarted a wide-scale offensive by the Nusra Front militants in the towns of Jubbeh and Esal al-Wared in the al-Qalamoun region in the northern countryside of the capital Damascus, Xinhua reported
IS battles for Syrian border town:
Islamic State militants advance on the Syrian border town of Kobane, where they are battling Kurdish fighters, as the US-led air campaign continues.
Obama-armed Syrian rebels say: Airstrikes on Islamic State 'attack on the revolution':
A Syrian rebel group that received U.S. missiles and training issued a statement Tuesday denouncing the Obama administration's airstrikes on the Islamic State group.
Turkey's Erdogan Calls for No-Fly Zone in Syria:
Turkey is eager to re-focus the world's attention on removing Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime from power as well as fighting the Islamic State militants who are battling Kurdish forces just over the border in Syria, triggering a refugee influx into Turkey.
Ground force needed, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says:
A ground force is needed, he said, but it doesn't have to be an American ground force. The chairman emphasized that Iraqi, Kurdish and Syrian forces are best to take on ISIL on the ground.
US military chief: 15,000 ground troops need to destroy ISIS:
As the massive US-led air campaign plows ahead, the nation's top military chief says it will take 15,000 ground troops to wipe out ISIS in Syria.
British MPs support UK air strikes against IS in Iraq:
The UK Parliament has backed British participation in air strikes against Islamic State extremists in Iraq. After a seven-hour debate, MPs voted for military action by 524 votes to 43.
How your MP voted on Iraq strikes:
The motion was opposed by six Conservatives, one Liberal Democrat, and 23 Labour MPs, with Rushanara Ali abstaining by voting for and against. She resigned from the opposition front bench in order to abstain.
12 civilians killed and wounded due to random bombardment on Fallujah.
12 civilians killed and wounded today due to random bombardment targeted residential neighborhoods in Fallujah city.
Iraq: US Kills "Four" Civilians in Central Mosul:
A source in the forensic medicine told the National Iraqi News Agency / Nina / that the forensic medicine center received four bodies belonging to civilians martyred by an American aerial bombardment targeted the IS sites in Alcor area in central Mosul
U.S.-led strikes in Iraq, Syria compound humanitarian plight: ICRC:
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Friday that U.S.-led air strikes on Islamist insurgents in Iraq and Syria had worsened a dire humanitarian crisis on the ground.
Iraqi army retreats from Tikrit after assault stalls:
Video report
Iraqi soldiers plead for relief:
The Iraqi unit, bunkered in a village in Anbar province, had held the militants at bay for four days. But running perilously low on ammunition, food and water, the soldiers finally took matters into their own hands.
Israel criticised over blocking UNHRC mission:
Israel denies the UN Rapporteur on human rights access to West Bank amid reports that abuses have 'sharply increased'.
Text of Fatah-Hamas agreement:
Rival parties have reached agreement to allow the Palestinian Authority to operate in the Gaza Strip.
Burson-Marsteller Rejects Israel as a Client;
Accepts Muslim Brotherhood: PR Giant Signs Tunisia Branch of Muslim Brotherhood But Thumbs Nose at Israel's Shekels
Yemeni Houthis celebrate 'Friday of victory':
Thousands of supporters of Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen have taken to the streets to celebrate their first Friday since taking control of much of the capital, Sanaa.
Egypt Slams Turkey's Erdogan as 'Terrorism Supporter' After Critical UN Speech:
Egypt has accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of supporting terrorists and seeking to provoke mayhem in the Middle East after he questioned the legitimacy of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in a speech at the U.N. General Assembly.
'Killed' Boko Haram leader continues to threaten Nigeria:
Nigeria's Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, or a man claiming to be him, has been killed at least three times so far, according to the military, yet each time he apparently returns in the group's numerous jihadist videos.
Ebola deaths in West Africa 'pass 3,000' - WHO:
The latest figures indicate that more than 6,500 people are believed to have been infected in the region. Liberia is the worst affected country, having recorded around 1,830 deaths linked to the latest outbreak.
Cuba sends 300 more doctors to fight Ebola:
The Cubans will work in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia, Regla Angulo, head of the Cuban medical relief agency, said in a statement on Friday. The announcement means that up to 461 Cuban medical personnel would have been sent to help address the epidemic spreading across West Africa.
Second detachment of American troops 'arrived in Liberia:
The Pentagon has so far spent $30million as part of the United States' effort to train and support health workers. President Obama said that troops would not provide direct care to patients.
Hungary suspends gas supplies to Ukraine:
Hungary's gas pipeline operator, FGSZ, says it has suspended delivery of gas to neighbouring Ukraine "indefinitely". Ukraine has been receiving gas from Hungary, Poland and Slovakia since Russia cut off supplies to Ukraine in June in a dispute over unpaid bills.
EU hopeful of gas deal between Ukraine and Russia:
Guenther Oettinger outlined a plan which would see Russia supply Ukraine over the winter and into the spring. Ukraine would pay Russia $2bn (£1.2bn) of its gas debt by the end of October and another $1.1bn by the year's end.
Rally at Paris mosque against Herve Gourdel killers:
Hundreds of people have taken part in a protest led by France's leading Muslim cleric against the beheading of a French hostage by jihadists in Algeria.
How the CIA Watched Over the Destruction of Gary Webb: Analysis -
Eighteen years after it was published, "Dark Alliance," the San Jose Mercury News's bombshell investigation into links between the cocaine trade, Nicaragua's Contra rebels, and African American neighborhoods in California, remains one of the most explosive and controversial exposés in American journalism.
They Are Coming For You: ASIO, Surveillance and Australia's New Security Laws:
Such laws are not merely dangerous but poisonous for states. That particularly effective hemlock has already been taken by Australian politicians
UN Human Rights Council backs Argentina on US debt row:
The United Nations Human Rights Council has passed a resolution in Geneva condemning a group of American hedge funds that took Argentina to court.
Illegal, but fit to serve: Pentagon to recruit undocumented immigrants:
The Pentagon is to start recruiting undocumented immigrants who came into the US as minors and possess valuable skills like speaking Persian and Chinese. The program offering the opportunity is capped at 1,500 recruits per year.
Police: Woman beheaded at Oklahoma workplace:
A man fired from an Oklahoma food processing plant beheaded a woman with a knife and was attacking another worker when he was shot and wounded by a company official, police said Friday.
Feds Says Cannabis Is Not Medicine While Holding The Patent on Cannabis as Medicine : Video -
Right now there is an awakening to the benefits of cannabis for medicinal purposes, specifically something called CBD oil. But is the new CBD craze being manipulated by media and politicians?
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