Stop the Killing
By Kathy Kelly
The war on the Islamic State will distract us from what the U.S. has done and is doing to further create despair, in Iraq, and to enlist new recruits for the Islamic State.
George W. Bush: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
By William Rivers Pitt
The single greatest strength of the American right is their utter and complete lack of shame.
US War on Iran Takes Bizarre Turn
By Tony Cartalucci
It is not merely hyperbole when it is said the US created terrorist organizations like Al Qaeda or the so-called "Islamic State." It is documented fact.
Kobane: The Nightmare Of Reality
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George Galloway Interviews Kurdish Activist Memed Aksoy.
US Bio-warfare Laboratories In Africa Are The Origin Of The Ebola Epidemic
By Aggeliki Dimopoulou
USA have been using West Africa as an offshore to circumvent the Convention on Biological Weapons and do bio-warfare work.
Ebola Manufactured By US DoD?: Scientists Allege
By Dr. Cyril Broderick
The U. S., Canada, France, and the U. K. are all implicated in the detestable and devilish deeds that these Ebola tests are.
Ebola: The Time of Duty
By Fidel Castro
We will gladly cooperate with the US staff in this endeavor, not in the pursuit of peace between the two States which have been adversaries for so many years, but, in any case, for world peace, which is a goal that could and should be pursued.
"We Are Better Off Without US Government" Evo Morales
By Al Jazeera
I have no regrets - in fact, I am pleased to have expelled the US ambassador, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and to have closed the US military base in Bolivia.
What 'Democracy' Really Means in U.S. and New York Times Jargon: Latin America Edition
By Glenn Greenwald
"Democracy" in U.S. discourse means: "serving U.S. interests" and "obeying U.S. dictates.
The American Oligarchy
By Andre Damon
Not only do the politicians do the bidding of the wealthy, they are themselves increasingly numbered among the rich and super-rich.
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Hard News
Syria: '70 militants die' in battle for Kobani:
IS, which controls much of Syria and Iraq, fired 44 mortars at Kurdish parts of the town on Saturday alone. Some shells fell inside nearby Turkey
Fierce fighting rages in Syria's Kobane:
The Syrian border town of Kobane has been hit by the fiercest fighting in days as Kurdish forces repelled advancing fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a group monitoring the violence has said.
Analysis: US Airstrikes Against ISIS Have Hurt Moderate Rebels:
Opponents of the U.S. strikes argue that they have given an indirect boost to Syrian regime forces, helping them focus their attacks on rebel positions outside of ISIS-held territory.
Suicide bomber kills 19, wounds 28 outside Baghdad Shi'ite mosque:
A suicide bomber killed 19 people and wounded 28 others on Sunday outside a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in western Baghdad, where mourners were attending a funeral, a police officer and medical official said.
US Air Strikes Kill Tens of Iraqi Popular Forces;
Tens of Iraqi popular forces, fighting the terrorist groups, were killed in the US air strikes against their positions around Mahmoudiya city, South of Baghdad.
ISIS adapts to the air strikes and can control the Baghdad airport, says John McCain
Deal agreed for Australian forces to deploy in Iraq, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says:
Australia has reached a deal with Baghdad for the deployment of about 200 of its special forces to assist Iraqi troops in their fight against Islamic State (IS) militants, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Sunday.
Iraq Opens Air Passage for Anti-IS Coalition, Excluding UAE: Iraqi Prime Minister:
"The government has allowed overflight of coalition aircraft along the southern border [of Iraq], away from the cities, into Syria. Overflight permission has been denied to UAE military aircraft," Abadi is cited as saying by Iraq's AIN news agency.
75 Killed in Five Days of Fighting in Libya's Benghazi:
Nine people were killed on Sunday in new violence in Benghazi where pro-government forces have launched an offensive against Islamist militias, raising the toll to 75 dead in five days, medics said.
United troops trying to take back Tripoli:
Libya's internationally-recognised prime minister said yesterday that military forces in the strife-torn country had united to try to recapture Tripoli and the second city Benghazi from Islamist militias. Abdullah Al Thani also expressed his frustration over a lack of support from the international community, calling for foreign weapons and assistance in the fight against the Islamists.
A sick joke!:
U.S. and allies threaten sanctions in Libya:
In a joint statement issued late Saturday by the governments of the US, UK, Germany, France and Italy, the group threatened sanctions against violent parties in Libya if a ceasefire and negotiation process is not implemented.
Children 'hacked to death' in DR Congo town:
At least 22 people, most of them women and children, have been hacked and clubbed to death in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, just days after a similar massacre took place, a government official said.
Blast kills 7 in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula:
They were killed by a remotely detonated roadside bomb on Sunday that exploded as a patrol responsible for protecting a natural gas pipeline passed by, the sources said.
Dozens killed in Nigeria 'ceasefire' with Boko Haram militants:
Witnesses say Boko Haram was behind deadly attacks but government and militants blame gangs as officials work on deal to free schoolgirls
55 Taliban killed in clashes, Afghan forces lose five troops:
Afghan forces have killed 51 Taliban and lost five of their own troops in the latest crackdown against insurgents, according to Afghan authorities.
US Kills 3 People In Pakistan:
At least three alledged Taliban militants were killed following a drone strike by NATO-led coalition forces in eastern Kunar province.
DOJ pressuring reporter to reveal sources: Video -
New York Times reporter James Risen discusses the unintended consequences from the open-ended war on terror in the post-9/11 era and if the Department of Justice will decide to subpoena him in a CIA leaks case.
Prepare Your Children for "a Lifetime of Surveillance" :
The NSA has nothing on the monitoring tools that education technologists have developed in to "personalize" and "adapt" learning for students in public school districts across the United States.
Germany's intel agency says MH17 downed by Ukraine militia - report:
Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency says a local militia shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine in July, Der Spiegel reports. The BND is said to possess "ample evidence," though none of it has been made public
Ukraine says winter gas price deal agreed with Russia:
EU-brokered talks with Ukraine and Russia have produced a draft accord under which cash-strapped Kiev would pay $3.1 billion in unpaid bills to Moscow by the end of October, with a new contract to cover subsequent deliveries.
Military preps team for Ebola response in United States:
The U.S. military is forming a 30-person "quick strike team" equipped to provide direct treatment to Ebola patients inside the United States, a Defense Department official told CNN's Barbara Starr on Sunday.
How the microscopic Ebola virus kills thousands: People have to wonder:
How contagious is this virus - really? Is there something different and more pernicious about this particular strain of Ebola?
Why the U.S. Is Building a High-Tech Bubonic Plague Lab in Kazakhstan:
The country's meager opposition has called the lab a risk to the citizens of Almaty; the city sits in an active seismic zone, and the lab lies just outside town, in the midst of a populated suburban neighborhood.
U.S. Accused Of Hiding Chemical Weapons Exposure To Its Own Troops:
The soldiers were quoted by the Times saying they were told to keep their discovery secret. As a result, they were denied proper medical treatment and the Purple Heart which soldiers receive when wounded on the battlefield.
Georgia teen forced to ground at gunpoint for seat-belt violation:
Saying "I could have been another Trayvon Martin case," Montre' Merritt explained to reporters how the traffic stop in front of his home where officer Officer Cory Gay held a gun to his head and ordered him onto the ground still haunts him.
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