Direct Democracy
The Kobani Riddle
By Pepe Escobar
Kobani - an agricultural region - happens to be at the epicenter of this non-violent experiment in democracy.
War Without End
12 Years of US DroneStrikes in Yemen
By Iona Craig
The "Yemen model" is one of perpetual violence. The limits of what can be done in the name of "counterterrorist" action often appear boundless.
The True History of Blowback in One Sentence
By William Rivers Pitt
You're probably wondering why the Canadian Parliament was shot up and your friendly neighborhood police officer is driving a tank.
Western Sponsors Liable for Kiev Basket Case
By Finian Cunningham
Russia is holding Europe and Ukraine to ransom, threatening everyone with hypothermia?
Putin Lashes Out At US, West For Destabilizing World
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The Russian President delivered a fierce broadside aimed at the United States in a speech for the Valdai Club in Sochi, which is an informal group of scholars.
Citizenfour's Escape to Freedom in Russia
By Ray McGovern
"I won't call him a hero, but he's sure as hell no traitor."
Stand Tall America, We're #1!
By Tom Engelhardt
(When It Comes to Our Military Budget, Knocking Off Wedding Parties, Military Bases, etc.)
Israeli President's Diagnosis - 'Israel is a Sick Society'
By Philip Weiss
Did you hear that the president of Israel said Israel is a "sick society"? The declaration hasn't gotten much attention stateside.
Canadian Government Seizes on Ottawa Shooting to Promote Militarist, Anti-democratic Agenda
By Roger Jordan and Keith Jones
The immediate goal is to rally support for Canada's participation in the new Mideast war and to rush through legislation giving further repressive powers to the national-security apparatus.
Schemers Who Trade our Blood for Sacks of Gold
By Michael Parenti
See how sleek and self-satisfied they look, riding our backs, distracting our minds, filling us with fright about wicked foes.
The Rape of Democracy
By Eric Zuesse
Corruption wins; truth loses. That's the problem. When there is great inequality of wealth, the truth gets drowned-out by lies.
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Hard News
Kenyan soldiers kill over 80 militants in Somalia:
Kenya's military confirmed Friday its soldiers who are part of the AMISOM and Somalia National Army (SNA) killed more than 80 Al Shabaab insurgents near the port city of Kismayu in the southern part of the Horn of Africa nation.
Attacks in Egypt's Sinai kill at least 28 security personnel:
Two attacks in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula killed at least 28 security personnel on Friday, security sources said, in some of the worst anti-state violence since Islamist President Mohamed Mursi was overthrown last year.
Tunisian forces kill six after standoff with "militants" outside Tunis:
A number of militants had been holed up in a house since Thursday after clashes in which a police officer was killed when troops surrounded the building, according to security officials.
ISIS chlorine attack on security forces confirmed - Iraq officials:
Eleven Iraqi police officers were taken to hospital after an ISIS chemical weapons attack, with the Defense Ministry and doctors recently confirming the gas as chlorine. This marks the first officially documented militant attack with the chemical.
France says 70 bombs dropped on ISIS arsenal:
"Tonight we undertook a big operation in Iraq in which we destroyed buildings in which Daesh (ISIS) was producing traps, bombs, arms to attack the Iraqi forces," France's Chief of the Defence Staff Pierre de Villiers told Europe 1 radio.
Syrian army liberates town:
The Syrian army has regained control of a town on the highway linking Hama and Aleppo cities in western Syria after months of battles with insurgents, state television and a monitoring group said on Friday.
U.S.: mercenary army in Syria to be built from scratch:
Building an mercenary army, opposition force in Syria capable of mounting offensive operations against Islamic State militants will take at least a year and require sustained U.S. support once the force is deployed, U.S. defense officials say.
Lebanon army clashes with gunmen, kills two in Tripoli: sources:
Lebanon's army clashed with Sunni Islamist gunmen in the northern city of Tripoli on Friday, killing at least two of the militants, security sources said.
Cross-Canada Anti-War Demonstrations This Weekend:
Together, let's take to the streets to demand: The immediate end of Canadian participation in this new aggression coalition which has been set up for the strategic interests of the US empire and its allies;
Canadian Parliament killer has Libya link:
Most of the news accounts of the Muslim gunman who stormed the Canadian Parliament failed to mention his father fought alongside the Libyan rebels who overthrew Moammar Gadhafi's regime in 2011.
Israeli forces shoot, kill Palestinian teenager near occupied, Ramallah:
Orwa Abd al-Wahhab Hammad, 14, was shot multiple times with live bullets. He was taken to Palestine Medical Complex where he was pronounced dead.
Israel to seal or demolish Jerusalem suspect's home:
The Israeli Minister of Internal Security Yitzhak Aharonovich said that sanctions would be imposed on the light rail attack suspect's family in Silwan in East Jerusalem.
10 Militants Killed in Afghan Army's Operations in Badakhshan Province:
At least ten anti-government armed militants were killed following army's operations in Northeastern Badakhshan province.
5 killed as gunmen open fire on car in Afghanistan:
Police in Afghanistan said that five people were killed and two injured when gunmen opened fire on a car in the eastern province of Nangahar on Friday.
Pakistan, Iran Trade Fire On Border:
Pakistani and Iranian troops on Friday exchanged fire along the border in the latest flare-up between the two sides days after a clash killed a Pakistani soldier and injured three others.
Putin Warns Of Risk Of Major Conflict, Says Dollar Losing Reserve Currency Status:
Adding that the risk of major conflicts involving major countries is growing, as well as the risk of arms control treaties being violated, Putin exclaimed that the US-led unipolar world is like a dictatorship over other countries and that "US leadership brings no good for others," and calls for a new global consensus.
Putin accuses United States of damaging world order:
"We did not start this," Putin told an informal group of experts on Russia that includes many Western specialists critical of him, warning that Washington was trying to "remake the whole world" based on its own interests.
China Won't Join Sanctions against Russia :
"The Asian countries have their own view on the Ukrainian problem," Hua indicated, stating that "China is sure that sanctions are useless." Hua said.
NY officials urge calm after doctor's Ebola diagnosis:
Officials tried to tamp down New Yorkers' fears Friday after a doctor was diagnosed with Ebola in a city where millions of people squeeze into crowded subways, buses and elevators every day.
New York, New Jersey Set Up Mandatory Quarantine Requirement Amid Ebola Threat:
"We believe it's appropriate to increase the current screening procedures from people coming from affected countries from the current (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention screening procedures)," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday afternoon.
'Google grown big and bad': Assange reveals company and its founder's links to US govt:
One of the world's largest internet companies, Google 'should be a serious concern' internationally, WikiLeaks co-founder and Editor-in-chief Julian Assange says, revealing its connections and donations to the White House.
Two killed in High School Shooting Near Seattle:
A student with a "blank stare" opened fire in the cafeteria of a high school north of Seattle on Friday, killing one person and wounding at least three others before fatally shooting himself, police and witnesses said.
25 European banks set to fail health checks: sources:
A group of 25 banks have failed European health checks, while up to 10 of those continue to have a capital shortfall, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday, providing a snapshot of the health of the region's lenders.
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