The New European 'Arc Of Instability'
By Pepe Escobar
Another declaration of (economic) war.
"He who dares not offend cannot be honest." Thomas Paine
War Drums Beat Louder and Faster Between the U.S. and Russia
By Eric Zuesse
Washington isn't out to help the Ukrainian people; it's solely using Ukraine as a launching-pad for WW III against Russia.
Russian State Duma Could Authorize the Use of Russian Troops in Ukraine
By Rusvesna
The Russian Federation cannot calmly watch as the US arms Ukraine with the most modern lethal weapons.
U.S. Has Given Up On The Fee Syrian Army
By Moon Of Alabama
The United States has stopped paying most of the pro-western rebels fighting in northern Syria.
Syrian No-Fly-Zone a Bid to Save Al Qaeda
By Tony Cartalucci
"Israel air strikes wiped out Russian hardware for thwarting US no-fly zone plan over Syria,"
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In Gallup Poll, The Biggest Threat To World Peace Is ... America?
By Eric Brown
A surprising 13 percent of American respondents rated their own nation the biggest threat to world peace as well.
Israel's Jews Are Trapped In Their Public Narrative
By Alan Hart
Israel's Jews have got to make the first major move if there is ever to be peace based on justice for the Palestinians and security for all.
This is NOT Recognition
By Miko Peled
We should demand recognition that Israel is occupied Palestine, that all Israeli towns and cities are illegal settlements, and that it is time to free Palestine and its people from the illegitimate colonialist
regime known as Israel.
Clashing Face-to-Face on Torture
By Ray McGovern
Here was a unique chance to publicly confront a malleable, moral dwarf who had been in a uniquely powerful position to end the torture.
Put Blair and Straw on Trial For Torture
By Craig Murray
We don't need an inquiry into British complicity in torture. We need a trial. And it should be Tony Blair and Jack Straw in the dock.
Guantanamo Bay is the Real Scandal
By Alpha Winston
It's impossible to stand by idly as America's politicians and pundits feign soul-searching in the wake of the report when those same individuals largely ignore the ongoing and severe affront to the rule of law that is Guantanamo Bay.
The Lawless Society
By Joe Firestone
Any semblance of equal justice under the law is now gone from what our leaders claim is the world's leading democracy.
How To Renounce Your US Citizenship And Become Stateless
By Jeff Berwick
"I formally renounced my US Citizenship on June 21, 2013." Glen Roberts.
The Global Bankers' Coup:
Bail-In and the Shadowy Financial Stability Board
By Ellen Brown
Political colonialism is now a thing of the past, but under the new FSB guidelines, nations could still be held in feudalistic subservience to foreign masters.
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Hard News
19 police killed as Islamic State militants capture major town in surprise attack:
Islamic State fighters stormed a town in Iraq's western Anbar province on Saturday, killing at least 19 policemen and trapping others inside their headquarters, in the latest attack in the desert region
where it controls large amounts of territory, officials said.
IS Militants Shoot Down Iraqi Helicopter, Both Pilots Killed:
The EC635 helicopter was shot down on the outskirts of the city of Samarra, about 95 kilometers north of Baghdad.
British troops to return to Iraq next month to fight ISIS:
UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon has announced that hundreds of British troops will be sent to Iraq next month to train local Kurdish and Iraqi forces to fight the Islamic State.
23 killed as Jabhat al-Nusra and Islamic fighters attack Syrian forces:
No less than 15 soldiers in regime forces were killed by an attack by Jabhat al-Nusra and Islamic fighters on their bastions in Wadi al-Deif and al-Hamdia camps, while no less than 8 fighters from the
other side were killed during the clashes in the area. Jabhat al-Nusra devastated a tank for regime forces around Wadi al-Deif camp with an American Tao missile.
Syrian government forces kill 21 fighters in advance on Aleppo:
Aleppo province: 21 fighters from Jabhat al-Nusra and Islamic battalions were killed by an attack by regime forces backed by Hezbollah and Non-Syrian fighters on al-Mallah farmlands, regime forces
gained control in the area
ISIL beheads four men for blasphemy in Syria, monitor says:
The men were beheaded in the countryside east of the city of Homs by the militant group's "Islamic Police", the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Rebels advance on 2 bases in northwestern Syria: -
Rebels and al-Qaida militants took over at least three government checkpoints Sunday around a pair of military bases in northwestern Syria, activists said.
14 people killed in Yemen attack:
Attack by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leave 14 dead, even as Houthi rebels claim taking control of Sanaa district.
Yemeni army kills five al-Qaeda militants disguised as veiled women:
Five suspected members of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group were killed near the Yemeni-Saudi border on Saturday in a gun battle with Yemeni troops.
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Erekat: UN resolution by Monday:
PLO chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said Sunday that a resolution to end the Israeli occupation will be submitted to the UN Security Council "in the coming few hours, or maybe on Monday."
Netanyahu to Tell Kerry that Israel Will Rebuff U.N. Moves Towards Palestinian State:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would tell U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that Israel will rebuff any moves at the United Nations to set a timeframe for a withdrawal from territory
Palestinians seek for state
19 Taliban insurgents killed in counter-terrorism operations:
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) following a statement said the operations were conducted in the past 24 hours in Kunduz, Faryab, Badakhshan, Sar-e-Pul, Ghazni, Herat and Ghor provinces.
Two U.S. occupation force soldiers killed by Taliban attack near Afghan capital: -
A Taliban bomb killed two American soldiers in a NATO convoy late on Friday night near the U.S. Bagram Airfield base north of Kabul, a U.S. defence official said on Saturday.
Exit polls show big win for Japan's Abe:
Ruling coalition keeps two-thirds majority in vote dubbed referendum on prime minister's strategy for reviving economy.
15 killed as militants clash in Somalia:
At least 15 people were killed in clashes Saturday between government forces and members of the Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a (ASW) militia in the city of Dhusamareb in Somalia's central province of
Galguduud, a government official has said.
Four killed as Libya rival forces clash over control of eastern oil ports:
Four people were killed and seven injured in airstrikes by forces loyal to Libya's recognized government on Saturday, targeting near the eastern oil ports of Ras Lanuf and al-Sider to stop an advance by a rival force, officials said.
Libya: Fighting closes largest oil export terminal:
The minister of oil in Libya's Tripoli-based government says the country's largest oil shipping terminal has been shut down due to clashes between rival militias.
Fighting near Libya's main border crossing to Tunisia:
Fighting between armed factions allied to Libya's competing governments broke out on Sunday near the country's main border crossing to Tunisia, Libyan and Tunisian officials said.
Two Egypt policemen killed in Sinai drive-by shooting :
Gunmen killed two Egyptian policemen in a drive-by shooting in the Sinai Peninsula on Sunday, security and medical officials said.
Mali confirms militant-hostage swap:
Mali confirms that four Islamist militants were freed in exchange for the release of French hostage Serge Lazarevic this week.
Russia says will react if U.S. imposes new sanctions:
Russia will take counter measures if Washington imposes new sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Saturday.
Ukraine welcomes prospect of US military aid:
Russia condemns bill due for final approval that would open way for $350m of military hardware to be sent to Ukraine.
Ukraine's Military Budget Will Be Over $3 Billion in 2015:
Ukrainian officials plan to increase the military budget to about $3.2 billion for 2015, a 100 percent increase over this year. - This news comes after Ukraine announced plans for a border wall with Russia costing over half a billion dollars.
Ukrainian troops to be treated in UK:
Five Ukrainian servicemen seriously wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists will be treated in a British hospital, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond announced Sunday.
Russia is running out of money - not...: Russia is not in crisis.
It is going through a very painful adjustment caused by tanking oil prices, but its economic fundamentals remain extremely solid - far better in fact than most of the countries in Western Europe, let alone the rest of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). It is Ukraine that is on the verge of an economic meltdown.
Rove: Bush knew about CIA's harsh tactics:
Former President George W. Bush knew about and authorized the CIA's use of harsh interrogation techniques such as waterboarding, sleep deprivation and other controversial tactics, according to Karl
Rove, Bush's former top political adviser.
'CIA paid me to use airstrip as rendition zone... and to look the other way':
Former airport director reveals secret Polish staging post for U.S. torture programme
Romania agreed to host CIA 'black sites' to be accepted into NATO - ex spy chief:
Romania allowed the CIA to use a number of sites on its territory, a former head of the country's intelligence confessed. He added that Bucharest's bid to join NATO at the time prevented it from asking
the US about the purposes of the sites.
Jack Straw speaks about his complicity in CIA torture and rendition:
Jack Straw's wriggle room seemed to shrink when the Guardian submitted questions to him that would clarify his role in CIA torture.
Diego Garcia guards its secrets even as the truth on CIA torture emerges:
There have long been questions on the role of the British territory in the rendition of US terror suspects. But not even the Senate's damning report on CIA black sites has answered them
Canadian government lies over complicity in CIA torture:
Tuesday's publication of the US Senate report into the CIA's brutal interrogation techniques in the aftermath of 9/11 has shed new light on Otta's complicity in acts of torture.
Congress Quietly Bolsters NSA Spying in Intelligence Bill:
'It grants the executive branch virtually unlimited access to the communications of every American,' warned Rep. Justin Amash.
Haiti prime minister resigns amid protests:
Decision follows demonstrations in several cities in support of new elections and resignations of PM and president.
'Only with a common path can we advance,' President Maduro Stresses at the ALBA Summit:
Heads of state and government representatives from ALBA member states begin discussions to strengthen regional economic and political cooperation.
Uruguay Takes on London Bankers, Marlboro Mad Men and the TPP:
What the hell is happening in tiny Uruguay? South America's second smallest country, with a population of just 3.4 million, has generated international headlines out of proportion to its size over the past year
Senate passes $1.1 trillion spending bill:
The 56-40 vote on the long-term funding bill was the main item left on Congress' year-end agenda. The measure provides money for nearly the entire government through the Sept. 30 end of the current budget year.
Thousands march against US police killings:
Organisers said that Saturday's marches in Washington DC and New York City would rank among the largest in the recent wave of protests against killings that have brought the treatment of minorities by police onto the national agenda.
America is waking up.: Video -
Time Lapse Video Shows Massive Amount of People who Protested Police Brutality
Convicted With No Evidence by an All-White Jury,
Black Community Leader Rev. Edward Pinkney Faces Life in Prison
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