Op-Ed Articles
Get Vlad!
How Putin Blocked the U.S. Pivot to Asia
By Mike Whitney
Putin: "Today we are witnessing an almost uncontained hyper use of force that is plunging the world into an abyss of permanent conflicts...The United States, has overstepped its national borders in every way.
Western Officials Have No Desire to Combat Terrorism
By President al-Assad
Syrians are determined to continue fighting terrorism, defending their country, and defying hegemony.
The "Cataclysmic Conflict" Yet to Come
And what we can do to stop it.
By Tony Cartalucci
The question of whether or not one will eventually be affected by this conflict is not a matter of if, but a matter of when.
Financial Collapse Leads To War
By Dmitry Orlov
What US military involvement in recent memory hasn't resulted in a fiasco? Maybe failure is not just an option, but more of a requirement?
The Long History of Israel Gaming the 'Iranian Threat'
By Gareth Porter
Netanyahu bears personal responsibility for having created a conflict with Iran that had never existed before. But it is not the conflict that he has been alleging all these years.
The Nuclear Agreement is Doomed
On Four (Plus One) Issues which Block the Negotiations With Iran
By Meir Stieglitz
the Israel-Neocon axis are on the verge of preventing an agreement and enshrining their status as masters of the universe.
Benjamin Netanyahu's Ideologically Dictated Worldview
By Lawrence Davidson
Prime Minister Netanyahu is the most publicly unpleasant Israeli leader since Menachem Begin and Yitzhak Shamir, both of whom were unrepentant terrorists.
Netanyahu Choreographs a Humiliated Congress
Video
This video should go viral. It is from the Israeli media.
Gen. Petraeus: Too Big to Jail
By Ray McGovern
The virtual immunity enjoyed by the well connected - even when they lie to the FBI or tell whoppers in sworn testimony to Congress (as Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has done) - feeds the propensity to prioritize one's own personal ambition and to delegate a back seat to legitimate national security concerns.
Tariq Ali: The Time Is Right for a Palace Revolution
By Chris Hedges
No civil rights movement has sprung up uniting the citizens against mass surveillance. Neoliberalism has effectively destroyed solidarity and empathy, helped by new technology. It is a culture of narcissism."
Don't Believe Media Coverage of Venezuela
By Sonali Kolhatkar
The U.S. has long been involved in attempts to destabilize Venezuela's socialist government.
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Hard News
Nigeria: 60 killed in fresh attack on Borno village:
In spite of the current successes recorded by the military in the anti-terror war, Boko Haram insurgents sneaked into a Borno State village, killing 60 residents.
Gunmen attack Libyan oilfield, kill eight guards:
Unidentified gunman have attacked Al Ghani oilfield in Libya, where petroleum installations increasingly are becoming a target as various factions vie for control of the country. Eight guards were killed in the attack, a spokesman for the national oil company said on Friday.
Libya's rival governments a step closer to peace deal:
Representatives from Tobruk and Tripoli find some agreement on security issues and the prospect of a unity government.
U.S. Syria strategy falters with collapse of rebel group:
The Hazzm movement was once central to a covert CIA operation to arm Syrian rebels, but the group's collapse last week underlines the failure of efforts to unify Arab and Western support for mainstream insurgents fighting the Syrian military.
IS eager to confront US ground forces in Iraq:
IS appears to be planning, or hoping, to challenge the United States in a ground fight in the vast areas of Iraq and Syria. IS believes that no matter how strong and numerous US regular forces are, they will not be able to win against its trained irregular fighters who have been confronting Iraqi forces in northwestern Iraq.
War authorization in trouble on Hill:
Key Democrats are hardening their opposition to President Barack Obama's proposal for attacking Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria, raising fresh doubts the White House can win congressional approval of the plan as concerns grow over its handling of crises around the globe.
ISIL fighters bulldoze ancient Assyrian palace in Iraq:
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters have used a bulldozer to start destroying a 3,000-year-old Assyrian city near Mosul in Iraq, archaeologists and other sources have told Al Jazeera.
Iran buries 7 Afghan fighters killed in Syria:
The bodies of seven Afghan fighters killed in Syria fighting the ISIL were buried in Iran's Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan province, media reports on Friday.
Iran hints might be open to 10-year partial freeze of nuclear work:
U.S. President Barack Obama told Reuters on Monday that Iran must commit to a verifiable freeze of at least 10 years on sensitive nuclear activity for a landmark atomic deal to be reached between Tehran and six world powers.
Ex Israeli Spy Director says Netanyahu Creating Apartheid State:
In an interview with Israeli TV, former Mossad head Meir Dagan claimed the policies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were leading to an "apartheid state."
Israel: No changes in ties with Palestinian Authority:
Officials say defense, civil coordination continue, day after PLO calls to end security cooperation following freeze of tax funds
Afghanistan's U.S.-Funded Torturers and Murderers: Op-Ed:
The United States continues to fund and support a network of abusive Afghan strongmen in the name of security. It's time to stop.
China cuts growth forecast, warning of "deep-seated" economic problems:
"The downward pressure on China's economy is intensifying. Deep-seated problems in the country's economic development are becoming more obvious. The difficulties we are facing this year could be bigger than last year. The next year is a crucial year for deepening all-round reforms." Chinese Premier Li Kequiang said.
Beijing Strikes Back in US-China Tech Wars:
Foreign tech firms will either have to comply with intrusive surveillance requirements or risk being substituted by Chinese alternatives.
Russia, Germany urge OSCE to increase Ukraine observers to 1,000: Moscow:
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his German counterpart Franck-Walter Steinmeier "called on the OSCE to make a quick decision on extending the mandate of its special monitoring mission and ramping up its size to 1,000 observers," the foreign ministry in Moscow said.
Two Russian banks's assets frozen in US ammount to around $640 million- media:
The United States has frozen assets of two Russian banks worth some $637 million, US media reported Thursday. "Banks controlled by three billionaire friends of Russian President Vladimir Putin have seen about $640 million of assets frozen in the US" over the situation in Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Ukraine's international reserves drop to $5.6 bln as of March 1 - National Bank of Ukraine:
The international reserves of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) dropped in February 2015 by 12.4% to $5.6 billion, the regulator reported Thursday. "According to preliminary data, as of March 1, 2015 international reserves in Ukraine totaled $5.625 billion," the report said.
Putin slashes 10% off his own salary - Kremlin:
The president has also slashed the salaries of the prime minister, prosecutor general, head of Investigative Committee, Cabinet members and Kremlin officials
U.S. aircraft carrier and part of its escort "sunk" by French submarine during drills off Florida:
If you thought aircraft carriers were invincible you were wrong.
Ex-French minister in custody over Gaddafi funds:
Former Interior Minister Claude Gueant questioned over allegations ex-Libyan leader helped fund Sarkozy's 2007 campaign.
Almost 100 families evicted daily in Spain - statistics:
At least 95 families were evicted every day in Spain in 2014, fresh statistics say as Spaniards struggle to meet mortgage payments. Home foreclosures have become a stark symbol of the 7-year economic crisis, with 2014 seeing a further rise in numbers.
Greece outlines radical immigration reforms:
Greece's new left-wing government wants to abolish detention centres for migrants who entered illegally.
Mexico: Troops kill 4 in gunbattle near border with Texas:
Security officials in the northeast Mexico state of Tamaulipas say they have killed four gunmen in a town near the U.S. border. The Tamaulipas Coordination Group says in a statement Thursday that a military patrol in Ciudad Mier came under attack early Tuesday from a four-vehicle convoy.
Edward Snowden's Warning to Canada:
World famous whistleblower talks Bill C-51 and 'weak' oversight of our intelligence agencies.
Canadian risks prison for not giving up phone's passcode:
A Canadian charged for refusing to give border agents his smartphone passcode was expected Thursday to become the first to test whether border inspections can include information stored on devices.
US Drone Pilots Are Quitting In Record Numbers:
A combination of lower-class status in the military, overwork, and psychological trauma appears to be taking a mental toll on drone pilots.
Child Protective Services Kids Found in Human Trafficking : Video -
National Safe Child founder Tammi Stefano takes a look at the problem and reveals cases of CPS children who ended up working in the growing human sex trafficking trade
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