Op-Ed Articles
Why the Rise of Fascism is Again the Issue
By John Pilger
If we remain silent, victory over us is assured, and a holocaust beckons.
The Neoconservative Threat To International Relations
By Paul Craig Roberts
Why is this threat to all of humanity supported by the majority of the US Congress, by the entirety of the presstitute media, and by academics and think-tank inhabitants in the US?
NATO Finds Arab Backdoor to Arm Kiev
By Finian Cunningham
The tiny UAE with its $13 billion military budget is a NATO arsenal par excellence.
GOP Platform: War Without End
By Patrick J. Buchanan
"Nearly three-quarters of Republicans now favor sending ground troops into combat against the Islamic State," says a CBS News poll.
Washington's Destruction of Trust Between Nuclear Powers is the Crime of the Century
By Paul Craig Roberts
Washington's propaganda is driving the situation toward war.
American Sniper vs. Baghdad Sniper
By Pepe Escobar
"Juba" was the nickname given by the invading/occupying US forces to an Iraqi pop phenomenon; a sniper who became legendary for his kills in southern Baghdad.
Israel is Galloping to the Next War in Gaza
By Gideon Levy
The next war will break out in the summer. Israel will give it another childish name and it will take place in Gaza. There's already a plan to evacuate the communities along the Gaza Strip border.
Shut Down AIPAC!
By CodePink
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee and affiliated organizations have long been bending politicians' ears and filling their pockets, supporting the brutal occupation of Palestine and trying to push the US into war with Iran.
If Terrorism and ISIS Are Such Grave Threats?
Why Does the FBI Have to Manufacture its Own Plots
By Glenn Greenwald
The FBI's terrorism strategy - keep fear alive - and it drives everything they do.
The National-Security State's ISIS Racket
By Jacob G. Hornberger
What a racket. It's amazing that so many Americans continue to fall for it.
Postcard from the End of America: Center City, Philadelphia
By Linh Dinh
Totalitarianism makes the stupid even more imbecilic, the wise cynical and the brave dead. The next chapter of our history has already been written by our masters.
Is the U.S. Mainstream Media's Climate Coverage Criminal?
By David Ray Griffin
Besides being guilty of betraying the public trust, the U.S. mainstream media's climate coverage is guilty of facilitating the move toward the ultimate crime, terracide.
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Hard News
Syria's Kurds kill 175 IS militants:
The Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) killed 175 IS militants and captured a contested Syrian town in the al-Hasaka province after week-long battles with the Islamic State terrorists, a monitoring group reported Friday.
Car bomb kills 11 outside Damascus: activists:
Eleven people were killed on Friday in a car bomb blast in a rebel-held area outside the Syrian capital, while seven people died in regime air raids, an activist group monitoring the war said.
Human Rights Watch Accuses Syria Of "Barrel Bomb" Damage Created By U.S. Attacks:"
It is interesting, and non-credible, that Human Rights Watch feels the need to use a picture of "good" U.S. created destruction to demonstrate destruction created by the "bad" Syrian army in its fight against U.S. supported Jihadis.
Nusra Front, FSA group at war again in Idlib province;
The Nusra Front has declared all-out war against an American-backed Syrian rebel group in the north of the country, accusing it of kidnapping and killing several of its fighters.
Turkey, US to begin training Syria "rebels" Sunday:
The United States and Turkey will begin training and equipping thousands of moderate Syrian rebel forces on Sunday as part of a deal the two NATO allies signed last week, an official said.
Iraq: 20 civilians killed by U.S.-led airstrikes:
Reuters reports at least 17 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed along with nine civilians when aircraft from an unspecified coalition nation-more than 80 percent of airstrikes are carried out by US warplanes-bombed al-Qaim, a town on the Euphrates River on the Syrian border some 330 km (200 miles) northwest of Baghdad.
20 killed as ISIL seizes strategic bridge in Iraq's Anbar:
Reports say fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group have seized a strategic bridge between the cities of Baghdadi and Haditha in the western Anbar province, killing more than 20 Iraqi soldiers.
Bombings, mortar fire kill 10 people in Baghdad and near Iraqi capital, officials say:
A series of bombings and mortar strikes in and near the Iraqi capital killed 10 people on Friday as Baghdad police discovered six bodies with gunshot wounds, officials said. In the capital's southern district of Dora, mortar shells killed two people inside their homes early in the morning, and wounded four others.
ISIS Kidnapped 100 Tribesmen:
ISIS fighters have abducted 100 Sunni Muslim tribesmen near the city of Tikrit, local tribal leaders said on Wednesday, apparently to neutralize suspected opponents before a widely expected army offensive.
Mission to retake Mosul from Islamic State doomed, general says:
Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Barbero said Mosul is booby-trapped with explosives and controlled by thousands of suicidal fighters. Evicting them will take a coordinated ground and air campaign with precise intelligence on enemy locations
ISIS killer Jihadi John 'radicalized by UK govt,' claims charity:
"Like Michael Adebolajo, suffocating domestic policies aimed at turning a person into an informant but which prevent a person from fulfilling their basic life needs would have left a lasting impression on Emwazi. He desperately wanted to use the system to change his situation, but the system ultimately rejected him."
Iraqi Kurdistan's Texas oil tanker unloads in Israel:
An oil tanker from Iraqi Kurdistan that was blocked for months from unloading in Texas by a Baghdad legal challenge has sailed back to the Mediterranean and delivered its cargo to Israel, according to trading sources and ship-tracking data.
Why Iran Believes ISIS is a U.S. Creation:
First to engage Muslims against each other, to waste their energy and in this way Israel's security would be guaranteed or at least enhanced," says Ganji. "Secondly, an ugly, violent and homicidal face of Islam is presented to the world. And third, to create an inconvenience for Iran."
Gunmen kill 4 soldiers in southern Yemen:
Gunmen ambushed a military truck during a night-time attack in a southern province, officials said, killing all four soldiers in the vehicle in a raid claimed by Yemen's Al Qaeda branch.
Netanyahu pledges to do 'everything' to prevent nuclear deal:
PM says planned speech before Congress next week 'the final brake' before an agreement
Former Mossad chief slams Netanyahu on Iran:
Ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu's contentious speech to Congress, Meir Dagan says "the person who has caused the greatest strategic damage to Israel on the Iranian issue is the prime minister."
AIPAC Mobilizing Members To Pressure Democrats To Attend Netanyahu Speech:
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is asking its members to urge members of Congress to attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial speech in Washington next week.
Rebuilding Gaza could take a century if Israel keeps blockade - Oxfam:
The rebuilding of homes, schools and hospitals in Gaza could take more than a century to complete unless an Israeli blockade restricting imports of construction materials into the Gaza Strip is lifted, aid agency Oxfam said on Thursday.
At least 32 killed in Nigeria bomb attacks amid Boko Haram violence;
A suicide bomber killed at least 17 people at a bus station in Biu, witnesses say, while a second bomber was caught by a crowd and reportedly beaten to death. In Jos, three bombs thrown from a car killed 15 people at a bus station and the university.
Policeman killed in drive-by shooting in Egypt's Fayoum:
A policeman was killed and two police conscripts injured during five separate attacks on police targets in the governorate of Fayoum early on Friday, state news agency MENA reported.
Russian participation in Libya's naval blockade is welcome: Egypt FM:
Cairo welcomes a possible participation of Russian warships in a potential naval blockade of Libya to prevent arm supplies for terrorists, Russian News Agency TASS quoted Foreign Minister Sameh Shokry Friday.
All-Out War in Libya Predicted without Further Peace Talks: Analysis -
"The most likely medium-term prospect is not one side's triumph, but that rival local warlords and radical groups will proliferate, what remains of state institutions will collapse... and hardship for ordinary Libyans will increase exponentially," the ICG said in a report, 'Libya: Getting Gevena Right.'
Report: General known as 'Libya's Sisi' set to meet Israeli officials in Amman :
Former Libyan army general Khalifa Haftar, who has set himself up as a warrior against Islamist terrorism and who some see as their savior, has plans to meet with Israeli officials on a visit in Amman, an Arab newspaper reported.
2 Taliban insurgents killed :
At least two Taliban insurgents were killed in a failed rocket attack on Afghan national security forces in eastern Paktika province. The provincial governor spokesan Nabiullah Pir Khel said the incident took place in Bermal district late on Thursday night.
US-Bangladesh blogger Avijit Roy hacked to death:
Attackers in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka have hacked to death a US-Bangladeshi blogger whose writings on religion angered Islamist hardliners
Fresh soldier deaths rattle Ukraine truce:
Ukraine said on Friday three soldiers had been killed, the first fatalities in several days in the war-torn east, as a shaky truce with pro-Russian rebels appeared to gain some traction with an apparent weapons pull-back.
Ukraine military has begun heavy weapons withdrawal - military spokesman:
The movement of artillery pieces is already underway and should take about a day, a Ukrainian military spokesperson said. The hardware will be pulled back 25km from the disengagement line.
U.S. military vehicles paraded 300 yards from the Russian border:
U.S. military combat vehicles paraded Wednesday through an Estonian city that juts into Russia, a symbolic act that highlighted the stakes for both sides amid the worst tensions between the West and Russia since the Cold War.
Top U.S. intelligence official backs arming Ukraine forces against Russia:
The administration is under growing pressure from some lawmakers to provide lethal weaponry to Ukraine. President Obama has said he is considering doing so, and some members of his Cabinet are said to favor sending arms.
West unwilling to facilitate peace in Ukraine: Russian FM:
"Behind these calls [for sanctions] lies the unwillingness of these figures, these relevant countries, the United States, the European Union, to seek the implementation of what was agreed in Minsk on February 12," Lavrov said on Thursday in reference to a peace deal reached earlier in the Belarusian capital.
Anti-government protest in downtown Kiev escalates:
An anti-government demonstration in downtown Kiev escalated in scuffles on Wednesday afternoon, with 1,000 people already taking part in the event, TASS reported.
Police beating people protesting currency collapse in Kiev:
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Guardian Corrects Anti-Russian Story Based on 'Research' of Own Reporter:
The Guardian was forced to correct an article by Eliot Higgins, a self-styled "citizen journalist", who claimed Russian military units fired on the Ukrainian Army from inside the Russian border on the basis of his jointly authored research with the Guardian's Diplomatic Editor.
West's offer to rebuild Ukraine faces reality check:
Donors say the former Soviet republic, crippled by war and corruption, is unable or unwilling even to identify how many roads, power plants and schools its 45 million people need, let alone meet new European standards for farms and factories.
In Midst of War, Ukraine Becomes Gateway for Jihad:
In Ukraine, you can buy a passport and a new identity. For $15,000, a fighter receives a new name and a legal document attesting to Ukrainian citizenship. Ukraine doesn't belong to the European Union, but it's an easy pathway for immigration to the West.
New US Sanctions Against Russia May Meet Painful Response - Deputy FM:
Another round of US sanctions against Russia, if imposed, may provoke "painful countermeasures" in return, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Friday.
Chinese diplomat tells West to consider Russia's security concerns over Ukraine: -
Western powers should take into consideration Russia's legitimate security concerns over Ukraine, a top Chinese diplomat has said in an unusually frank and open display of support for Moscow's position in the crisis.
Russia may accept Chinese control of oil and gas fields:
Russia has overcome a "psychological barrier" and is ready to deepen its economic ties with China, Deputy Prime MinisterArkady Dvorkovich said
German MPs back Greek bailout extension.:
Dozens of activists hurled petrol bombs and stones at police and set cars alight after a march involving hundreds of protesters. Some carried banners calling for Greece to leave the EU and for its debt to be cancelled.
Greek debt crisis: Violence in Athens:
Police and protesters have clashed in Athens after the first anti-government demonstration since Greece's leftist Syriza party took power last month. Dozens of activists hurled petrol bombs and stones at police and set cars alight after the march.
China outpaces America in sub numbers - US admiral:
"They may not be the same quality, but their submarine forces are growing at a tremendous rate. They now have more diesel and nuclear attack submarines than we have," the admiral told the lawmakers. "They are producing some fairly amazing submarines and they are actually deploying them."
FBI investigating ISIS suspects in all 50 states:
FBI Director James Comey revealed Wednesday that his agency is investigating suspected supporters of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in every state across the U.S.
Confidential Informant Played Key Role in FBI Foiling Its Own Terror Plot;
Left unmentioned in the FBI statement, however, is the integral role a paid informant appears to have played in generating the charges against the men, and helping turn a fantastical "plot" into something even remotely tangible. It appears that none of the three men was in any condition to travel or support the Islamic State, without help from the FBI informant.
Did the FBI tamper with a witness in OKC bombing evidence case?:
A federal judge has indicated he wants more investigation into allegations the FBI tampered with a witness in a trial over evidence and the Oklahoma City bombing.
Feds raid Texas political meeting; fingerprint and photograph all attendees, seize phones:
Federal and local police forces raided a political meeting, taking unusual measures to document every attendee by taking fingerprints and photographs, and seizing every cell phone and all recording equipment in the meeting hall.
'Gestapo' tactics at US police 'black site' ring alarm from Chicago to Washington:
The US Department of Justice and embattled mayor Rahm Emanuel are under mounting pressure to investigate allegations of what one politician called "CIA or Gestapo tactics" at a secretive Chicago police facility exposed by the Guardian.
Man shot dead by police in Washington State after throwing rocks (VIDEO):
Video shows the victim, fleeing on foot from three Pasco police officers across a busy intersection with arms akimbo. The man then turns and faces the cops with his arms in front of him when a barrage of gunfire - as many as 13 shots, according to some accounts - is fired from their guns, fatally wounding him.
Morgan Stanley strikes $2.6bn deal to settle mortgage bubble case:
The investment bank said late on Wednesday the $2.6bn will go to "resolve certain claims" the Justice Department intended to bring against Morgan Stanley. The settlement was disclosed in regulatory filing.
Scott Walker Says He Can Take On ISIS Because He Took On Labor Unions:
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) on Thursday said his experience undermining labor unions in Wisconsin has prepared him to take on the threat of the Islamic State in the Middle East.
Shameful American Democracy Ranks 45th In The World In Electoral Integrity :
A new report places America's "electoral integrity" on par with Colombia and Bulgaria at 45th among the world's democracies. Those nations are arguably not shining examples of democratic Utopias, so America's being in their company is not a very encouraging statistic to anyone except Koch-Republicans.
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