Op-Ed Articles
Rebuilding the Obama-Putin Trust
By Ray McGovern
Barack Obama must decide whether he will let the neocons keep pulling his strings or finally break loose and pursue a realistic foreign policy seeking practical solutions to world problems.
A Conservative Analysis
Examining the Hatred of Vladimir Putin and Russia
By Boyd D. Cathey
In the halls of Congress and in the mainstream press-almost every night on Fox News-serious charges are proffered against Russia's president and his latest outrages.
I Love Israel - And I Apologize
By Gideon Levy
We should apologize for the innumerable dead killed for no reason, for the endless lies and deception. For tyranny in the territories and for apartheid.
Were NATO Dogs Used to Rape Afghan Prisoners at Bagram Air Base?
By Emran Feroz
Afghan prisoners were tied face down on small chairs, Jack said. Then fighting dogs entered the torture chamber.
The Torture Debate in the USA
By Bill Fletcher Jr.
For the U.S. public, to recognize the futility of torture is to call into question their own silence during the 2000s.
Who Are The Real Human Traffickers?
By Finian Cunningham
Why have the numbers of desperate refugees willing to risk their lives trying to reach Europe suddenly exploded?
Humanity at the Crossroads
The Crisis in Spiritual Consciousness
By Sage Evans
We are one humanity, one consciousness, connected to a higher principle, and as such, the pain of another is the pain of me. We are the world and the world is us.
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Hard News
Islamist group seizes Damascus suburb from rivals: monitor:
Islamist fighters seized a suburb east of Damascus on Sunday after driving out a smaller rival insurgent group in deadly clashes, a monitoring group said, the latest example of rebel infighting in Syria's nearly four-year conflict.
US rescue mission for Jordanian pilot twice failed:
The Turkish news agency Anatolia reported that witnesses said "a number of American soldiers were killed in an exchange of gunfire with ISIS gunmen." Thus far there has been no official confirmation of this claim.
ISIS hostage John Cantlie appears in new video:
The Islamic State has released a new propaganda video featuring British hostage John Cantlie, in which he gives a tour inside the city of Mosul in Iraq.
Over 1,000 ISIS fighters hide in Lebanese mountains on Syrian border - security chief:
Islamic State militants are attempting to infiltrate Lebanon from Syria, Beirut's security chief has warned. Forces have been put on high alert to prevent the civil war in Syria spilling across the border.
First Palestinian ICC case to focus on Gaza war:
Top official and legal experts confirm Palestinians plan to try and take Israel to International Criminal Court over summer's Operation Protective Edge.
Netanyahu: Israel 'won't let its soldiers be dragged' to ICC:
"The Palestinian Authority has chosen to take a path of confrontation with Israel, and we will not sit idly by," Netanyahu said. "IDF soldiers will continue to defend Israel with determination and strength - and as they defend us, we will defend them, with the same determination and the same strength."
Netanyahu, Ya'alon agree to divert $18m from defense budget to expand illegal, Beit El settlement:
The deal included the transfer of government funds to expand the population of Beit El, which included the creation of temporary housing for the settlement's evacuees and the Defense Ministry's construction - which is taking place now - of 90 homes for settlers connected to Yeshivat Beit El.
Increasing number of Israelis renouncing their citizenship:
Percentage of citizens giving up their passports rose by 65 percent in past year; most live in Germany, US, Austria; reasons include desire to hold other citizenship, work in security-sensitive job
Israel to Punish Palestinians by Suspending Tax Transfer:
The move, which is being called illegal by Palestinian leaders is in retaliation for the Palestine's application to become part of the International Criminal Court.
Iran says no deal with U.S. to ship enriched uranium to Russia:
Iran denied on Saturday that it had reached an agreement with the United States to ship its surplus enriched uranium to Russia under new concessions aimed at clinching a comprehensive nuclear deal with six world powers.
Iran's president proposes direct referendums as a way to bypass rivals:
Iran's president said Sunday that he might invoke a powerful but neglected tool in his fight with hard-liners, suggesting the possibility of organizing direct referendums that would bypass the institutions the conservatives control and give more of a voice to Iranian voters.
Al-Shabab claims Mogadishu suicide bombing:
A large explosion has rocked the Waaberi district in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, killing five people including the bomber and with the armed group al-Shabab quickly claiming responsibility.
Boko Haram seizes army base in Nigeria town of Baga:
Residents of Baga, who fled by boat to neighbouring Chad, said many people had been killed and the town set ablaze.
Six North Caucasus Insurgency Commanders Transfer Allegiance To Islamic State:
Over the past six weeks, at least three Chechen and three Daghestani commanders have retracted their oath of obedience (bayat) to Umarov's successor as Caucasus Emirate leader, the Avar theologian Sheikh Ali Abu-Muhammad (Aliaskhab Kebekov), and pledged loyalty to Islamic State leader Abu-Bakr al-Baghdadi.
The Euro Crisis Is Entering A New, Highly Dangerous Phase:
It is hard to believe that a Greek crisis will not unleash fresh ructions elsewhere in the euro zone--not least because some of Mrs Merkel's medicine is patently doing more harm than good.
2015 Might Be a Big Peak Year for Climate Change:
Here are five big things to watch in 2015:
Bernie Sanders Flexes His Muscles By Introducing Bill To Create 13 Million New Jobs:
Sen. Bernie Sanders is using his new position as the top Democratic caucus member on the Senate Budget Committee to push a new bill that he will introduce to the new Congress that will create 13 million jobs by rebuilding the nation's bridges and roads.
US Home Prices Slide for 11th Consecutive Month:
US home prices grew at a slower rate in October as real estate sales slowed down and affordability has increasing become a challenge for potential buyers.
WATCH: Man holds up hands and lies down - and cops still kick him in the face and Taser him:
In the video, the first detective to arrive immediately kicked Whittle in the face, while the second - identified as Chinn - handcuffed him. The first detective held a Taser to Whittle's back and used it to subdue him. When Whittle lifted his face, blood can be seen streaming down it from a gash above his eyes.
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