Op-Ed Articles
The Demonisation Of Russia Risks Paving The Way For War
By Seumas Milne
Politicians and the media are using Vladimir Putin and Ukraine to justify military expansionism. It's dangerous folly.
Putin Predicted Washington Would Employ Assassination Tactic Against Russia
By Paul Craig Roberts
Part of the circumstantial evidence that Nemtsov's murder was a CIA tactic to destabilize Russia is the orchestrated US media.
What The BRICS Plus Germany Are Really Up To?
By Pepe Escobar
German exports are changing their recipient address. Only 40 percent - and going down - now goes to the EU; the real growth is in Asia.
U.S., Qatar Plan To Rebrand AlQaeda Into "Moderate" Rebels
By Moon Of Alabama
"Moderates", Clapper used gestural scare-quotes, is anyone who is not part of the Islamic State. That would, it seems, include Jabhat al-Nusra who three years ago parted from IS and kept their allegiance to AlQaeda.
'Christian US' Overseeing End of Christianity in Mideast
By Finian Cunningham
As ancient Christianity gets wiped off the map in the Middle East - the birthplace of the religion - the ultimate author of its demise is the self-righteous United States.
Benjamin Netanyahu Speech to Congress - March 03, 2015
Video and Transcript
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel warn against what he called a "bad deal" being negotiated with Iran to freeze its nuclear program.
Netanyahu, 'Censored Voices,' and the False Narrative of Self-Defense
By Marjorie Cohn
Netanyahu failed to mention that Israel has an arsenal of 100 or 200 nuclear weapons.
Noam Chomsky: Opposing Iran Nuclear Deal, Israel's Goal Isn't Survival - It's Regional Dominance
Video and Transcript
"They have a common interest in ensuring there is no regional force that can serve as any kind of deterrent to Israeli and U.S. violence, the major violence in the region."
Archbishop Tutu: The West Committed The Holocaust While Palestinians Pay Historic Price"
By IMEMC News
Tutu also denounced Israel's persistence to force the Palestinians to recognize it as a Jewish State.
The "Snowden is Ready to Come Home!" Story: a Case Study in Typical Media Deceit
By Glenn Greenwald
What rational person would ever willingly submit themselves to a penal state that imprisons more of its citizens than any other in the world, run by people with this mentality?
Dissecting the Media -
The Words They Use, The Minds They Sway
By Dennis Bortko
How the mainstream media is used to push specific agendas, to deny any alternative storylines, and to maintain a specific worldview, which is considered acceptable and to demonize any alternative explanations.
Tony Blair's Save the Children Award: An Inadequate Apology
By Felicity Arbuthnot
If State Honours, Knighthoods etc., can be withdrawn from those subsequently deemed unworthy of their bestowal, surely so can Save the Children's woefully misplaced Global Award.
US and Venezuela: Decades of Defeats and Destabilization
By James Petras
Introduction: US policy toward Venezuela is a microcosm of its larger strategy toward Latin America.
India's Daughter
Banned Delhi Nirbhaya Documentary
Video
Powerful film by Leslee Udwin about the rape & murder of Jyoti Singh that set India alight. Banned in India ahead of its planned broadcast.
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Hard News
Iraqi Forces Kill 38 Daesh Militants In Anbar:
Iraqi security forces, backed by the US-led international coalition and tribal fighters, killed 38 Daesh militants Wednesday in Anbar province in western Iraq, security sources said.
Seven people killed in Baghdad explosions:
Seven people lost their lives and 23 others were injured, including two soldiers, on Thursday in multiple explosions that rocked Baghdad, police said.
Thousands flee Iraqi advance on Tikrit:
The operation to retake Tikrit, involving some 30,000 soldiers and Shia militiamen, is now in its fourth day. They are trying to encircle the IS fighters, but their advance has been slow due to the roadside bombs and booby traps planted since the city was overrun last June, says the BBC's Jim Muir in Beirut.
Video shows Iraq soldiers, militia execute child:
A video posted on the internet on Wednesday showed Iraqi soldiers shooting to death at close range a captured child suspected to have fought with militants in the Diyala Province.
From eastern flank, Iran-backed force advances on Tikrit:
Wearing military fatigues and a white turban, the Shi'ite cleric gave an eve-of-battle address to Iran-backed fighters preparing to attack Islamic State militants in Tikrit, praising them for defending their faith and urging them to fight honorably.
Saudi FM urges coalition to face IS challenge 'on the ground':
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal called Thursday on the US-led coalition conducting air strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq to fight the jihadists on the ground.
Syria: Blast at intelligence HQ kills 50 government troops:
"For the past three months, rebel groups have been digging a tunnel under the headquarters in the western district of Jamiat al-Zahra," local activist Abu Firas al-Halebi told The Anadolu Agency. Halebi said that the rebel groups included, among others, the Nusra Front, Muhajireen Army, Levant Front, and the 1st Artillery Regiment.
At least 18 killed by barrel bomb in Syria:
At least 18 civilians have been killed in a single regime barrel bomb attack in Syria's northern city of Aleppo, a pro-rebel, monitoring group says.
Top al Qaeda Commander in Syria Killed in Airstrike: Sources:
A blast targeting senior members of al Qaeda's official Syrian wing, the Nusra Front, killed the group's General Military CommanderAbu Humam al-Shami on Thursday, two insurgent sources told Reuters.
Syria's Nusra Front may cut al-Qaida ties, get regional backing against Islamic State, Assad;
Leaders of Syria's Nusra Front are considering cutting their links with al-Qaida to form a new entity backed by some Persian Gulf states trying to topple President Bashar Assad, sources said.
Palestinian leaders cut security coordination with Israel: PLO;
Leaders of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), led by President Mahmoud Abbas, decided on Thursday to stop all forms of security coordination with Israel, Palestinian officials said.
Netanyahu Speech Flops As Democratic Senators Withdraw Their Support For Iran Bill:
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech to Congress continues to backfire, as key Democratic senators have withdrawn their support for a Senate bill that would have reviewed any nuclear agreement with Iran.
Rouhani: people are too clever to listen to 'war-mongering' Netanyahu:
Politicians in Iran, including the president, express their disgust at the Israeli prime minister's address to the US Congress
Iran has saved Jews three times in its history and threatens nobody:
Iranian foreign minister: Zarif accused Netanyahu of "seeing peace as an existential threat."
Time to boycott Israel?:
Author and activist Norman Finkelstein discusses whether the two-state solution can solve the Israel-Palestine conflict.
http://www.aljazeera.com/
Iranian special forces rescue kidnapped diplomat in Yemen:
An Iranian diplomat held hostage in Yemen for nearly two years was rescued in a military operation and returned to Tehran on Thursday.
'68 killed, kids among them': Boko Haram attacks, burns Nigeria village:
At least 68 people have been killed by Boko Haram militants in north-eastern Nigeria close to Maiduguri, the capital of the Borno state, witnesses said. Many kids are reported to be among those killed, as a village was stormed and then put on fire.
Libya says 11 oil fields shut down after ISIS attacks:
Libya's state-run oil corporation has declared 11 oil fields in the country non-operational after attacks by suspected Islamic State militants, opting for a force majeure clause that exempts the state from contractual obligations.
Morocco hosts Libya peace talks;
UN-backed talks start in Rabat, hours after airplanes bomb airport in Tripoli amid continuing conflict.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/
29 Insurgents Killed in Afghan Military Operations:
At least 29 insurgents were killed and 18 others were wounded during an Afghan security forces clearing operation in past 24 hours around the country, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI) statement.
Two Afghan cops, two militants killed in Balochistan;
The Afghan cops, who belonged to Helmand province of Afghanistan, were en route to Quetta for medical treatment when the attack took place.
Irate Indian mob lynches rape accused;
Man dragged out of prison in Nagaland state before being beaten to death and strung up a tower.
India threatens BBC over rapist interview:
India's home minister has threatened action against the BBC, after it aired a film in the UK featuring an interview with an Indian rapist on death row.
South Korea US envoy Lippert 'well' after knife attack;
A militant Korean nationalist has slashed the face of the US ambassador to South Korea at a breakfast meeting in Seoul, but the envoy narrowly survived serious injury.
Ukraine military says one soldier killed in past 24 hours in east: -
One Ukrainian soldier was killed and another wounded fighting pro-Russian separatists in the east, a military spokesman said
Top U.S. General Says Washington Should Consider Arming Ukraine:
The U.S. military's leading general says Washington should now consider providing Ukrainian forces with lethal aid to help combat the nation's pro-Kremlin insurgency.
NATO is using Ukraine crisis to advance towards Russian borders - Defense Ministry:
"We've noticed that NATO member states are using the situation in southeastern Ukraine as a pretext to discard all diplomatic conventions, tricks and slogans and push forward, closer to the Russian border."
US Army Official: Atlantic Resolve May Expand:
The US military's plans to send troops into Romania and Bulgaria as a deterrence to Russian aggression could expand to include Hungary, the Czech Republic and Russia's southern neighbor, Georgia, according to a US Army official spearheading the effort.
Despite Russian Warnings, US Will Deploy A Battalion To Ukraine By The End Of The Week:
"Before this week is up, we'll be deploying a battalion... to the Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces for the fight that's taking place," stated US 173rd Airborne Brigade Commander Colonel Michael Foster said at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC on Monday
NATO maritime group enters Black Sea as Ukraine crisis continues:
Six ships make up the current group,one of two immediate-reaction forces under the alliance's maritime arm. The group is commanded by U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Brad Williamson, who is embarked with his staff on the guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg.
Syriza Offers Free Food and Electricity in First Legislation:
As the left-wing government seeks to eradicate the "humanitarian crisis," 300,000 of the poorest Greeks will receive food vouchers.
New Zealand spying on Pacific islands, Snowden leaks say:
New Zealand is conducting mass surveillance over its Pacific neighbours, reports citing documents leaked by US whistleblower Edward Snowden say. Calls, emails and social media messages were being collected from Pacific nations, the New Zealand Herald said.
Snowden GCSB revelations / Russel Norman says GCSB 'breaking the law':
GCSB collects phone calls, emails and internet data from NZ's closest and most vulnerable neighbours, secret papers reveal
Air Force Captain Admits Maduro's Resignation Was to Be Demanded:
A Venezuelan Air Force captain implicated in the coup attempt against the government of President Nicolas Maduro admitted Tuesday that the video revealed by Speaker of the National Assembly Diosdado Cabello is authentic.
UK Backs Mexican President on Human Rights:
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron "welcomed [Enrique Peña Nieto's] approach [on human rights] and supported U.K.-Mexico cooperation on policing and justice," stated a joint-communique released by the prime
UK Deputy Prime Minister Slams Mexico During Peña Nieto Visit:
"We should remember the estimated 100,000 people killed in Mexico ... since 2006," Clegg wrote in a joint article with Richard Branson.
Discrimination in Ferguson: full extent of police bias laid bare in damning report:
The full extent of the racial persecution of black residents in Ferguson, Missouri, by the city's overwhelmingly white law enforcement authorities was disclosed on Wednesday in a damning report by the US Department of Justice.
Homeless man shot and killed by Los Angeles police in skid row - video:
A video posted to Facebook appears to show the moment a homeless man is shot dead by Los Angeles police officers. In the video a group of officers can be seen scuffling with two people. One man is held on the floor and repeatedly punched, while apparently being shocked with a stun gun.
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