Op-Ed Articles
Lies, Damned Lies, And War Propaganda
War With Iran is Probably Our Best Option
By Joshua Muravchik
What if force is the only way to block Iran from gaining nuclear weapons? That, in fact, is probably the reality.
Nato War Propaganda: A Danger to Russia And World Peace
By Christopher Black
Since wars of aggression are criminal acts, incitements to engage in them are also criminal acts.
By Pepe Escobar The power that is actually corralling and subduing the fake Caliphate on the ground in Iraq is not the hyper-power, but Iran, which is offering tactical, strategic and air support to Baghdad. http://www.
The Best Congress Money Can Buy
By Eric Margolis
Not since a groveling Roman Senate voted to approve Emperor Caligula's favorite horse, Incitatus, as imperial consul has there been such a embarrassing spectacle.
Dysfunction in Nigeria
By Craig Murray
The media now have a new cartoon figure of hate in the bearded, bobble-hatted leader of Boko Haram. But armed rebellions of thousands of people do not just happen.
Glenn Greenwald vs Former GCHQ Director David Omand on ISC Surveillance Report
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The Intelligence and Security Committee of the UK Parliament (ISC) issued a lengthy report on the surveillance practices of GCHQ. Invoking the now-standard Orwellian tactic of claiming that "bulk collection" is not "mass surveillance,"
America - The Beacon For Freedom' Where You Can Torture With No Fear Of Prosecution
By Leyla Gimalieva
Despite admitting that the US has been a serial practitioner of torture, Obama has declared that not one perptrator will face prosecution.
Look Out America: The Venezuelans Are Coming
By Matt Carr
The US colluded with some of the worst regimes in the western hemisphere in an attempt to turn back a revolutionary tide.
US vs Venezuela: Regime Change & Resilience
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Abby Martin spoke with Latin America expert Mark Weisbrot about the hidden agenda behind Obama's absurd declaration that Venezuela is an "extraordinary threat" to national security. Continue
How 'Free Markets' Defame 'Democracy'
By Robert Parry
It doesn't matter what most voters want; they must accept the "magic of the market" to be deemed a "democracy."
Noam Chomsky - State Power Trumps Actual Security Again and Again
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Noam Chomsky speaks about the long history of U.S. policymakers risking everything in order to increase the power of the U.S. government over some part of the world. Again and again the actual safety of American people was risked.
Is the U.S. Against Children's Rights?
By César Chelala
U.S. would be the only country in the world that hasn't yet ratified the US Convention on the Rights of the Child. Some parents have expressed concern that the Convention will eliminate parents' rights to discipline their children.
"Margin Call from Hell"
Why a Stronger Dollar will Lead to Deflation, Recession and Crisis
By Mike Whitney
If that isn't an argument for "ending the Fed", then I don't know what is.
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Hard News
Syrian Army Repels Terrorists' Attack on Strategic Town in Hasaka:
The Syrian troops killed tens of terrorists and injured dozens more in fierce clashes over control of Bab Al-Khayer town. They also destroyed terrorists' vehicles equipped with machine guns.
Assad relative assassinated in Syria: activists:
"Mohammad Assad, the son of one of the Syrian president's cousins, was killed by five bullets to the head in the village of Qardaha," Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP.
Iraqi forces killed ISIL attackers in Ramadi, Tikrit - source:
The Iraqi army Saturday thwarted a series of suicide attacks by ISIL militants in cities of Ramadi and Tikrit, and killed the attackers, a source at the Anbar Operations Command said.
Despite boobytraps, human shields ISIL near 'collapse' in Tikrit? :
Islamic State fighters killed the prominent leader of a Shiite militia in the battle of Tikrit Saturday, but Iraqi officers said the dwindling band of extremists were in "total collapse." Iraqi government leaders predicted ISIL fighters in the city will be defeated in two or three days.
Iraqi troops pause, await back-up in battle for Tikrit against militants:
Iraqi forces and mainly Shi'ite militiamen battling to wrest full control of the city of Tikrit from Islamic State militants paused their offensive for a second day on Saturday as they awaited reinforcements, a military source said.
Kurdish oil deal with Baghdad unravels as tensions rise:
A four-month-old oil deal between Iraq and the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region is close to unraveling after payments from Baghdad dried up, prompting Arbil to threaten to sue buyers and ramp up independent oil exports.
Report: Israel treating al-Qaida fighters wounded in Syria civil war:
Israel has opened its borders with Syria in order to provide medical treatment to Nusra Front and al-Qaida fighters wounded in the ongoing civil war, according to The Wall Street Journal.
United States to Provide $70 Million in Aid to Syrian Opposition:
The proposed funds would include $30 million to bolster the Syrian opposition and local governance structures in their efforts to provide basic services in the war-torn country, according to Anadolu.
'I will always support Israel' - Jim Murphy :
Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy has pledged his lifelong support for Israel during his first address to Glasgow's Jewish community as leader of the Labour party in Scotland.
Germany Blasts Republicans in U.S. on Iran Nuclear Talks:
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's foreign minister criticized U.S. Republican lawmakers for questioning nuclear talks with Iran, saying in Washington that they're undermining efforts to forge an agreement.
Nigeria acknowledges presence of foreign mercenaries:
Mercenaries from South Africa and other countries are actually playing a decisive fighting role on the frontlines.
Powerful Libyan militia alliance in rare clash with IS: -
Rare clashes between jihadists from the Islamic State group and fighters from the Fajr Libya militia coalition erupted Saturday in the central city of Sirte, security and militia officials said.
Investors pledge billions to Egyptian junta at Sharm el-Sheikh conference:
The conference amounted to a political endorsement by finance capital of the Sisi junta's bloody repression of the working class, whose demands for bread and equality drove a revolutionary upsurge that toppled US-backed Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
48 "militants" killed in air strikes in Tirah Valley:
Forty-eight militants were killed and several others sustained injuries when Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter aircraft blitzed their hideouts in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency on Friday, official sources said.
Afghanistan: : 21 insurgents killed in raids:
At least 21 armed militants were killed and eight others wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours, Ministry of Interior claimed.
US kills six people in Pak-Afghan border area:
The sources said that unmanned aircraft targeted a militant hideout in Reena area on the Afghan side of the border, killing six people including two "key militant commanders".
The occupation continues:
Officials: US to Keep Higher Level of Troops in Afghanistan:
The Obama administration is abandoning plans to cut the number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan to 5,500 by year's end, bowing to military leaders who want to keep more troops, including many into the 2016 fighting season, U.S. officials say.
Myanmar 'border raid' angers China:
China sends fighter jets and lodges a protest after a Myanmar warplane reportedly dropped a bomb on its territory, killing four civilians.
Poroshenko: 11 EU states struck deal with Ukraine to deliver weapons, including lethal:
Ukraine has concluded deals with eleven countries of the EU on delivery of weapons, including lethal, President Petro Poroshenko told the country's TV. He, however, didn't mention which countries will provide 'defensive aid' to Kiev.
Nemtsov Ukraine report 'due soon':
A report on Russia's role in the Ukraine conflict - compiled by murdered opposition politician Boris Nemtsov - will be released in April, his ally tells the BBC.
Ex-governor of Ukraine's Zaporizhia region found dead in his home:
"There are grounds to believe that he had been driven to suicide," Gerashchenko said in an interview aired by a Ukrainian television channel. Peklushenko's body - with a bullet in the neck - was found in the Solnechnyi village on Thursday. Law enforcers are working at the scene.
Cleaning the Field? Seven High Profile Suicides in Ukraine in One Month:
Former members of Party of Regions are becoming an endangered species in Ukraine. They all got suicidal tendencies in the same month
Russia rejects U.S. concerns over Vietnam base role in bomber flights:
"It is strange to hear such statements from representatives of the state whose armed forces are permanently stationed in a number of Asia-Pacific countries and which continues to increase its level of military activity in the region," Russia's Defense Ministry said.
'UK detention center is a prison' - hunger striker's relative:
Nabi has alleged that some of the hunger strikers are being beaten up, and cases of deaths in detention are simply being ignored.
CIA Director Describes How the U.S. Outsources Terror Interrogations:
Brennan's remarks confirm what journalists have long reported: that the Obama administration sometimes helps other countries do the dirty work of snatching and interrogating terror suspects-keeping the U.S. at arm's length from operations that are ethically and legally dubious.
An 'Obvious and Conspicuous' Injustice, says Assange on Asylum:
In an exclusive interview with teleSUR, Julian Assange talks about why he chose Ecuador for asylum and the ongoing U.S. investigation into WikiLeaks.
Why is the U.S. really sanctioning Venezuela?:
While the administration claims Venezuela poses a dire threat to our security, the facts show a different reality
Venezuela Conducts 10 Days of Military Exercises:
The Venezuelan military says it's ready to defend the country from any possible U.S. invasion.
Venezuelan Social Movements Take to the Streets to Oppose U.S. Aggression:
This latest move by the U.S. administration has been roundly condemend by a host of nations and regional bodies, including Cuba, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, UNASUR, CELAC, and most recently China and Russia.
Mexico Agrees to Regional Gas Pipeline:
"To push forward development in Guatemala and Central America, there needs to be the identification, definition and advancement in making concrete a project that would mean transporting gas from Mexico for the whole region," said president Peña Nieto during the ceremony.
Ernesto Zedillo: 'Decriminalise drug consumption':
Mexico's former president discusses the 'war on drugs' and his controversial proposal to rid his country of violence.
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