Op-Ed Articles
The Amherst Cauldron
By Albert Bates
In the Ukraine the nightmare is real, ongoing and will not end well for anyone-not even for the oligarchs who started it.
Ready for Nuclear War over Ukraine?
By Robert Parry
That the Nazis are now being depicted as defenders of Western ideals has to be the ultimate man-bites-dog story.
US Backing for 'Moderate' Syrian Rebels: Long Reported, Continually Forgotten
By Adam Johnson
That the US is arming and training Syrian rebels has been well-documented for over two years, yet Western media have historically suffered from a strange collective amnesia when reporting this fact.
ISIS Is Proof Of The Failed "War On Terror"
By Patrick Cockburn
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Jordan may now be frightened by the Frankenstein's monster they have helped to create, but there is little they can do to restrain it.
Domestic Fear Is the Price of Empire
By Sheldon Richman
We don't have to live this way. The empire is just not worth it.
The Grand Illusion
By John Chuckman
The truth is that the risk of an American being killed by terrorism is close to zero, having been calculated at 1:20,000,000.
Obama's Admission Not Enough: US Spin on Middle East Violence Must Change
By Ramzy Baroud
America's mainstream intellectuals and journalists refuse to accept the most prevalent truth about the roots of the current crisis.
Netanyahu Goes Nuclear... Now Wait For The Fallout
By Jonathan Cook
The contents of a secret report by Israel's Mossad spy agency on Iran's nuclear programme leaked to the media this week are shocking and predictable in equal measure.
Mike Huckabee: There's No Such Thing As The Palestinians
By Luke Brinker
GOP presidential contender makes inflammatory claim -- again.
Year of the Sheep, Century of the Dragon?
By Pepe Escobar
Geopolitically, Russia, India, and China have just sent a powerful message westward.
European Banks vs. Greek Labour
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Michael Hudson says Greece's Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is proposing austerity on the banking class, rather than the working class, to balance the budget.
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Hard News
More Than 130 Islamic State Fighters Killed In Syria Clashes, Airstrikes: Monitor:
The Kurdish YPG forces which drove Islamic State from Kobani last month with the help of U.S.-led air strikes had seized 70 villages in the offensive, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported overnight.
Syrian Kurds cut ISIS supply line near Iraq:
Kurdish militia pressed a big offensive against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in northeast Syria on Wednesday, cutting one of its supply lines from Iraq, as fears mounted for dozens of Christians abducted by the hardline group that recently beheaded 21 Egyptian Copts.
Fears grow for Christians held by IS:
There are fears that more Assyrian Christians were abducted by Islamic State in north-east Syria than at first thought, as fighting in the area rages.
ISIS 'planning to murder 150 Christian hostages if the US does not stop its air strikes' :
Islamic State militants are planning to murder 150 Christian hostages they kidnapped after sweeping through villages in Syria if the U.S. does not stop air strikes, it has been reported.
68 terrorists killed and wounded in Iraqi aerial bombardment targeted their hideouts western Baghdad:
According Operations Command " the Iraqi Air Force and the Army Aviation carried out an operation on dens of the terrorists within Abu Ghraib Sector that killed 50 terrorists and wounded (18), as well as the destruction of (nine) hideouts of terrorists and four vehicles
US arms flow to Iraq ahead of planned Mosul offensive:
Some 10,000 US M-16 rifles and other military supplies worth about $17.9 million arrived in Iraq this week as US troops pushed ahead with training and supplying Iraqi security forces battling Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) fighters, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
10 killed as Yemen Houthis take over US-trained special forces base:
The clashes, which lasted around six hours, started late on Tuesday when Houthis shelled the camp with heavy weapons.
Autopsy Reveals Israeli Forces Shot Palestinian Teen at "Close Range":
The killing was "similar to an execution" because he was shot from a very close range, Aloul said.
Saudis 'would let Israeli jets use their air space to attack Iran':
Kingdom merely wants 'some sign of progress' on Palestinian issue, according to unnamed senior European source in TV report
'Ex-Israeli agents' threatened cyber attack on S Africa:
Leaked secret report describes cyber threat from 'former Mossad spies' demanding an end to Boycott Israel campaign.
31 killed as suicide bombers hit Potiskum, Kano:
Thirty-one persons died yesterday in two separate suicide bomb attacks in Potiskum, Yobe State, and Kano with several others injured.
8 alleged militants killed in Egypt's North Sinai:
At least eight militants were killed and 12 others injured in army raids in Egypt's volatile North Sinai over the past 24 hours, the military said on Wednesday.
In leaked recording, Egyptian minister calls for machine-gunning protesters:
"Do not wait for 100 to swell into 1,000 or 2,000 or 3,000, then we are all helpless before them," he said. He also advised the CSF on how to murder protesters without turning them into martyrs.
Libya: mounting evidence of war crimes in the wake of Egypt's airstrikes:
New eyewitness testimonies gathered by Amnesty International indicate that the Egyptian Air Force failed to take the necessary precautions in carrying out an attack which killed seven civilians in a residential neighbourhood in the Libyan city of Derna last week.
Afghanistan: Three ANA Soldiers Killed in Khost Blast:
At least three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and another soldier wounded in a mine blast Wednesday in eastern Khost province, local officials said.
UN report: Torture in Afghan prisons is 'widespread':
It identified 14 methods of torture and ill-treatment practices, including beatings, a threat of execution and sexual abuse. Some were given electric shocks to extract confessions or obtain information.
Kiev says no troops killed in past day for first time since truce:
There were also no reports of any civilian deaths from around the conflict zone as Kiev said clashes with pro-Russian rebels had dropped off considerably for the second day running.
Ukraine Rebels Show Withdrawal of Weapons; Kiev Doubtful:
Journalists in rebel-held territory watched 10 trucks carrying howitzers roll through Makiivka, near rebel-held Donetsk. Rebels said the guns were on their way from Donetsk towards Amvrosiyvka, a town far from the front and close to the Russian frontier.
Propaganda alert:
Russia's roadmap for annexing eastern Ukraine 'leaked from Vladimir Putin's office':
One of Russia's leading independent newspapers says it has received a bombshell document showing Putin's office put together a 'step-by-step' guide to taking Crimea and other eastern Ukrainian provinces more than a year ago
Putin: Gas supplies to Europe could suffer in 3-4 days if Kiev doesn't pay:
Russia will cut off gas supplies to Ukraine if Kiev fails to pay in "three or four days," President Vladimir Putin said, adding that this "will create a problem" for gas transit to Europe.
No Time for Laughter: Gas Prices in Ukraine to Increase Fourfold on April 1:
Starting April 1, gas prices in Ukraine will increase by four times, according to the country's Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Volodymyr Demchyshyn
Kiev's Gas Cut Off in East Ukraine 'Smacks of Genocide': Russian President Vladimir Putin:
"It's not enough that there's already hunger there, and the OSCE has reported a humanitarian catastrophe, but then to switch off their gas supplies too! What do you call that? That already smacks of genocide," Putin said in televised comments.
Ukraine Enters Hyperinflation: Currency Trading Halted:
Exchange kiosks on the streets in Kiev were selling limited amounts of dollars for 39 hryvnias, around 20 percent worse than the rates advertised in the windows of commercial banks where dollars were not available.
Ukraine Signals It Needs Cash Fast as Capital Controls Tightened:
Conditions are deteriorating so quickly that the International Monetary Fund's $17.5 billion bailout, pledged less than two weeks ago, may no longer be sufficient.
Russia ratifies $100bn BRICS New Development Bank:
The Russian State Duma has ratified the $100 billion BRICS bank that'll serve as a pool of money for infrastructure projects in Russia, Brazil, India, China and South Africa, and challenge the dominance of the Western-led World Bank and the IMF
Greece's Syriza government proposes list of social cuts to European Union:
The Syriza government confirms not only its complete submission to the hated diktat of the EU, it announces social cuts going well beyond those implemented by previous conservative and social-democratic governments.
Paris police arrest al-Jazeera journalists over drone:
Three al-Jazeera journalists have been arrested for the alleged illegal flying of a drone in Paris, prosecutors say.
Assange Launches 'Final' Appeal to Throw Out Arrest Warrant:
It is not currently known when the Supreme Court will reach its decision, but Assange's lawyers have told the Swedish press that even if today's appeal is not successful, they would be prepared to start legal proceedings all over again, by applying to the District Court of Stockholm, or appealing to the European Court of Human Rights.
Venezuelan teenager killed in San Cristobal protest:
Local reports say the student was hit in the head by a rubber bullet during a clash between hooded protesters and the police. Home Affairs Minister Carmen Melendez confirmed the arrest of a policeman, who has been named as 23-year-old Javier Mora Ortiz.
Mexico: Extreme Police Violence in Guerrero State Strikes Again:
Shocking pictures of injured protesters from the state of Guerrero occupying the Acapulco Airport to demand owed pay were published Tuesday night after police violently attacked the demonstration.
CSE monitors millions of Canadian emails to government:
Canada's electronic spy agency collects millions of emails from Canadians and stores them for "days to months" while trying to filter out malware and other attacks on government computer networks, CBC News has learned.
Sheldon Adelson signals he'll bankroll effort to stop Rand Paul:
Hawkish GOP megadonor determined to keep Kentucky senator from securing GOP nomination
Glenn Greenwald blasts Hillary Clinton:
"The ultimate guardian of bipartisan status quo corruption": Journalist says Clinton's glide path to Democratic nomination is "depressing"
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