Op-Ed Articles
Foreign Troops in Ukraine? You Bet!
By Daniel McAdams
US military on the ground in Ukraine is a significant escalation, far beyond the previous deployment of additional US and NATO troops in neighboring Poland and the Baltics.
War Is Going Badly for Kiev. Which Makes It All the More Dangerous
By The Saker
The worse the Junta's military defeats, the higher the risk of a major false flag.
The Reality And Horror Of War
Ukrainian POW's Face NAF Commander Givi and the Fury of Donetsk Residents
Graphic Video
Ukraine's Armed Forces try to storm Donetsk Int. Airport and get annihilated by Novorossiya Armed Forces headed by Givi, Motorola, and others. Full, uncensored version [not for the faint of heart].
"MUST WATCH: Nov 2013 (pre-Maidan!):
Ukraine Deputy has proof of USA staging civil war in Ukraine".
Video and Transcript
The project is currently overseen and under the responsibility...of the US ambassador to Ukraine.
Startling Revelations:
IS Operative Confesses To Getting Funds Via US
By Naveed Miraj
Yousaf al Salafi - allegedly the Pakistan commander of Islamic State (IS) or Daish - has confessed during investigations that he has been receiving funds through the United States.
Obama Cuts Off Syrian Rebels' Cash
By Jamie Dettmer
Even the favored secular militias groomed to fight ISIS have seen their funding cut in half.
The Time Machine in Australia
By Gary Flomenhoft
Just tell us which of your illegal, immoral wars to join, and we'll be there pronto!
Lebanon, Syria: The Resistance Strikes Back
By Moon Of Alabama
Today's attack on the Israeli convoy is the (deserved) response for the various Israeli peace violations.
American Sniper and US Doom
By Finian Cunningham
Every day, some 20 US military veterans commit suicide, most of them wracked by mental breakdown.
The Troops Are Destroying Our Country
By Jacob G. Hornberger
The truth is that the troops, through what they're doing over there, are indirectly destroying our country, our rights and freedoms, our safety and security, and our economic well-being.
The Future of Freedom:
Interview with NSA Whistleblower William Binney
By Tragedy and Hope
"No other country in the world could have done to us, what we have done to ourselves"
Democracy For Sale
Koch Brothers Plan to Spend $900M on Campaign
By Nicholas Confessore
The goal, announced Monday at the Kochs' annual winter donor retreat in Palm Springs, Calif., would effectively allow the Kochs' political organization to operate at the same financial scale as the Democratic and Republican parties.
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Hard News
36 killed in clashes with IS in Iraq:
A total of 36 people were killed in attacks and clashes with the Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala Wednesday, security sources said.
Survivors say Iraqi forces watched as Shi'ite militias executed 72 Sunnis:
Survivors tell the same story: they were taken from their homes by men in uniform; heads down and linked together, then led in small groups to a field, made to kneel, and selected to be shot one by one.
ISIS & Japan agree on hostage swap, Japanese journalist to be freed 'within hours':
Japan and ISIS have agreed on an exchange of journalist Kenji Goto, held hostage by the Islamist militants, for Sajida al-Rishawi, the Iraqi woman who killed 60 people in a 2005 Jordan bombing, a senior Japanese diplomat said.
IS hostages: Jordan in pilot exchange offer after Goto video:
Jordan says it is willing to hand over an Iraqi woman on death row in exchange for a Jordanian pilot being held by Islamic State (IS) militants.
Too soon to say 'mission accomplished' in Kobani, U.S. official says:
"About 90 percent of the town has been retaken and ISIL, whether on order or the fact that they are just breaking ranks, are withdrawing from the town," the official told reporters, adding that the number of Islamic State fighters killed in the fighting in Kobani "is in the four figures."
Syria Kurds return to 'destroyed' Kobane:
Kobane officials say at least half of the town is in ruins as many Kurds return after ISIL was pushed out on Monday.
Syria approves U.N. $2.9 billion humanitarian aid plan for 2015:
Syria said on Wednesday it has approved a United Nations plan to deliver humanitarian aid to millions of people in the war-torn country this year, but warned the only way to the end the crisis was to help Damascus fight terrorism.
Covert CIA Mission to Arm Syrian Rebels Goes Awry:
Plagued By Red Tape and Skimpy Supplies, U.S. Shifts Program's Focus
Map: How the flow of foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria has surged since October:
The number of foreign fighters traveling to Iraq and Syria, mostly to fight alongside the Islamic State, has grown to 20,000 - up more than 5,000 from previous estimates made in October, according to the International Center for the Study of Radicalization and Political Violence (ICSR).
2 IDF soldiers, UN peacekeeper killed: Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire:
Israel responded to the attack on the IDF vehicle by firing 25 artillery shells into Lebanon, according to Lebanese security officials cited by Naharnet.
Two soldiers killed, 7 hurt in attack on Lebanon border:
Hezbollah claims revenge strike on Israeli patrol; IDF bombards targets in Lebanon in response, reportedly killing a UN peacekeeper
Officials react to Hezbollah attack on Israeli convoy with mix of praise, denunciation:
A Foreign Ministry statement said Lebanon remained commited to U.N. Resolution 1701, arguing that Hezbollah's attack did not amount to a violation of the 2006 deal since it targeted an Israeli military convoy inside the Shebaa Farms, which is occupied Lebanese territory.
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Gaza war 'unlawful': Israeli rights group blames IDF for deliberately targeting residential areas:
An Israeli human rights group has accused the IDF of war crimes during last year's Gaza invasion by launching airstrikes that intentionally targeted residential areas, killing women and children, while claiming that Hamas was hiding behind civilians.
B'Tselem accuses IDF of violating laws of war in Gaza:
Israeli rights group says military illegally targeted homes of Hamas leaders who hid behind civilians, and distorted facts
Shimon Peres, apologize for Israel's enablement of the Rwandan and Serbian genocides:
It is still not too late to admit theses crimes, that will be remembered forever, were committed in the name of the citizens of Israel.
"When the going gets tough, the Jews start packing":
I'm thinking of quitting Britain over 'very, very depressing' recent rise in anti-Semitic attacks, says Jewish actress Maureen Lipman
US kills 12 year old student in Yemen:
A Yemeni rights group said on Tuesday a sixth grade student aged about 12 was killed in a U.S. drone strike east of the capital Sanaa, an assertion that could raise fresh concern over Washington's campaign against suspected militants.
U.S. Ally Yemen in Danger of Splitting into Two - Again: News Analysis -
"This double game was well known to the Americans. They went along with it. It is what allowed AQAP to take Jar and other regions of Yemen and hold them with some ease." -- Vijay Prashad
Senate Dems oppose Iran sanctions vote before March 24:
Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee made clear Tuesday they oppose passing a new Iran sanctions bill, at least until a March 24 deadline for a framework agreement in the ongoing negotiations.
Bahrain's most senior opposition leader goes on trial:
Bahrain's top opposition leader went on trial on Wednesday on charges of promoting the violent overthrow of the political system, a case that has riled his followers and inflamed unrest in the Sunni-ruled Gulf Arab state.
Foreign intervention '100 times more likely' in oil-rich states - study:
Cutting-edge research from British universities has confirmed a belief long held by conspiracy theorists, realists and hawkish neoconservatives alike: oil drives foreign intervention and war.
23 killed in Ukraine fighting;
Ukrainian troops and independence-seeking forces were locked in fierce fighting in eastern regions, killing at least 23 people, authorities said
3 Ukrainian soldiers killed in east:
Military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said the situation remains tense and pro-Russian rebels are attacking the army on all fronts.
Ukraine rebels say government forces pushed back near Donetsk:
Pro-federation forces said on Tuesday they had pushed Ukrainian government troops out of two districts on the outskirts of their main stronghold Donetsk, and their aim was to expand their control to the entire region.
English Speaking Mercenary in Mariupol ID'd as Brit Leon Swampy From London, England: Report:
An English speaking mercenary seen in a video following the assault on Mariupol early Saturday has been identified through social media as British-born Leon Swampy.
U.S. to Give $2 Billion to Ukraine as Fears Grow of Full-On War:
The United States has agreed to give the Ukrainian government $2 billion in loan guarantees as fighting increases between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed rebels.
"No Money For War"--IMF to Ukraine:
The International Monetary Fund will assist Ukraine only after the situation inside the country is stabilized. The IMF Executive Director Christine Lagarde made this announcement in a Monday interview with Le Monde.
US warns of more sanctions on Russia:
US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has said sanctions against Russia could be extended because of the escalation of violence in east Ukraine.
New Greek govt furious over EU 'unequivocal' anti-Russia statement:
The new Greek government has spoken out against the EU partners over the statement that lays the blame for Saturday's fatal attack on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Russia. Hungary, Slovakia, and Austria voiced similar objections earlier.
Greece will not default - PM Tsipras:
The Athens Stock Exchange fell by 8% in response to Mr Tsipras's remarks, and as it emerged that his government was putting on hold major privatisation projects, including the port of Piraeus and the main power company, the Public Power Corporation of Greece.
12 killed as Mali's MNLA Tuareg rebels hit by suicide bombers:
Suicide bombers and armed attackers have killed about a dozen people in an assault on rebel positions in northern Mali, security sources have said. This is the first suicide bombing blamed on the pro-government Gatia militia fighting Tuareg rebels.
Libya: Former US marine died in gun battle with Tripoli hotel attackers:
The gunmen sprayed the lobby with gunfire before moving upstairs, killing victims reported to include a French citizen and two Filipinos.Berry died in a gun battle on one of the upper floors.
Amnesty calls for U.N. sanctions, war crimes probe in Libya:
The battle over Benghazi is part of a wider conflict involving two major factions and their competing governments struggling for control of the North African state and its oil resources four years after civil war ousted Muammar Gaddafi.
Tears, chants as rebel child soldiers are freed in South Sudan:
More than 2,000 boys are expected to be released in the next few weeks - the largest handover in the short history of the world's youngest nation - and reunited with their families.
AU, China agree big infrastructure deal:
African Union chief Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma praised the proposal at "the most substantive project the AU has ever signed with a partner", although the ambitious project that includes highways and high speed railways is at present just a commitment to develop the infrastructure, and contains few details.
Five suspected Taliban militants killed in Pakistan:
Five suspected Taliban militants were killed in a clash with security forces in the southern port city of Karachi on Wednesday, police said. The clash occurred in a suburban neighborhood of the eastern district after police raided a militant hideout.
European commission plans to request 42 items of personal information about air passengers:
A new European commission counter-terror plan will require the blanket collection and storage for up to five years of personal data records of all passengers flying in and out of Europe, the Guardian can reveal.
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Canada Casts Global Surveillance Dragnet Over File Downloads:
Canada's leading surveillance agency is monitoring millions of Internet users' file downloads in a dragnet search to identify extremists, according to top-secret documents.
Experts Unmask 'Regin' Trojan as NSA Tool:
The new analysis provides clear proof that Regin is in fact the cyber-attack platform belonging to the Five Eyes alliance, which includes the US, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Spies Among Us:
How Community Outreach Programs to Muslims Blur Lines between Outreach and Intelligence
VIDEO: Faith Leaders Unite Against Bigotry In The Name Of Religion After Dallas Muslims Were Targeted By Hate Groups:
Leaders and members of many beliefs talked about how what was shouted and scrawled on to posters was wrong and how much it hurt Muslims who are family, neighbors and friends.
Apple posts the biggest quarterly profit in history:
Apple reported a net profit of $18bn (£11.8bn) in its fiscal first quarter, which tops the $15.9bn made by ExxonMobil in the second quarter of 2012, according to Standard and Poor's.
US May Be behind Drug Accusations against Venezuelan Politician:
Cabello's former chief of security Leamsy Salazar left Venezuela in December, and this week surfaced in the United States to accuse Cabello of supposedly having "links" to illegal activities.
Mexican President Tells Nation to 'Move On' from 43 Students:
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto asked the nation not to get "caught up" in the enforced disappearances of the 43 Ayotzinapa students from the southern Mexican state of Guerrero - Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam, insisted the investigation into the matter is closed.
Georgia: Mentally handicapped Warren Hill executed :
The 54-year-old, who has the mental age of a child, had three last-minute stays of executions before he was finally killed by the state of Georgia.
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