Op-Ed Articles
The Hidden Hand Behind the Islamic State Militants? Saddam Hussein's.
By Liz Sly
The Iraqi officers are in command, and they make the tactics and the battle plans,"
US-Israel Wage War on Iran in Syria
By Tony Cartalucci
One need only look at overt and continuous support for MEK terrorists in a bid to overthrow the government of Iran to uncover the reality of Washington's willingness to sponsor terrorism.
Iran Won Upfront Sanctions Relief, But With Potential Snags
By Gareth Porter
Iran could get the bulk of the sanctions relief in the initial period of implementation - much of it within the first year or so. But that prospect would depend on the good will of the Obama administration and the IAEA.
Will Yemen Become Saudi Arabia's Vietnam?
By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
Saudis are going to try and expand the war and bring in troops from Pakistan or mercenaries from other parts of the world.
Obama's Dirty War on Yemen Murdering Civilians
By Stephen Lendman
US warships shelling Yemeni targets. Air attacks struck residential neighborhoods, hospitals, schools, power stations, a Hodeida dairy plant, and other nonmilitary sites.
Guess Who's Loving Saudi Bombs in Yemen?
By Daniel McAdams
One group in Yemen seems to be making out quite well in the US-backed and Saudi-created chaos: al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Yes, al-Qaeda.
Al Shabaab Benefited from Western Destruction of Libyan State
By Robert Barsocchini
Al Shabaab, the Islamic terrorist group that has just laid siege to a Kenyan university, killing nearly 150 people, benefited from the 2011 Western aggression that backed al Qaeda and affiliated militias to destroy the state of Libya:
NATO is Building Up for War
By Brian Cloughley
Moscow is not going to bow the knee in the face of immature threats by sabre-rattling US generals and their swaggering acolytes.
America's Warfare-State Revolution
By Jacob G. Hornberger
Like the welfare state, modern-day Americans continue to remain convinced that their system of government has never changed in a fundamental way.
Science, Mind, and Politics
By Noam Chomsky & Lawrence Krauss
Science, Mind, and Politics is a candid and unscripted conversation on contemporary issues on the nature of humanity, the power of science and the mind, and global social justice.
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Hard News
Death toll in Yemen's Aden rises to 195:
At least 195 have been killed and more than 1,300 wounded since the beginning of fighting in Yemen's Aden in late March, the port city's health authorities said Sunday.
Saudi Strike Kills at Least Nine in Yemeni Family:
At least nine people from a single family were killed when what appeared to be an airstrike by the Saudi-led military coalition struck a home in a village outside Sana, Yemen's capital, officials said Saturday.
The bodies pile up in Yemen's civil war and Saudi Arabia's bombing campaign:
The potential for more such atrocities to be carried out with impunity is increasing as the Yemeni state collapses and regional powers pile in.
Houthi rebels advance in Aden despite air strikes;
Fierce clashes continue in Yemen's southern port city as conditions worsen for civilians.
Elite Troops Enter Yemen: :
Special forces are involved in the military operation against Houthi rebels in Yemen, a Saudi adviser said yesterday.
Saudi special forces 'involved in Yemen ops':
Army special forces supplied weapons and communications equipment to militia loyal to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi in the main southern city of Aden, the adviser told AFP.
Red Cross requests Yemen ceasefire amid new air strikes:
Saudi-led air strikes against Houthi rebel targets have continued unabated in Yemen, hours after the Red Cross called for a 24-hour ceasefire to give aid workers a chance to address the growing crisis in the country.
Saudi Arabia rejects all-inclusive arms embargo on Yemen proposed by Russia:
Saudi Arabia has rejected Russia's amendments to a Security Council draft resolution which would see an all-inclusive arms embargo on all parties in the Yemeni conflict, as it continues to spiral out of control with civilian death toll climbing up.
Al Qaeda takes over Mukalla army base in Yemen:
The al Qaeda jihadists killed an unspecified number of soldiers and captured a large cache of military hardware,
After Iraqi forces take Tikrit, a wave of looting and lynching:
Near the charred, bullet-scarred government headquarters, two federal policemen flanked a suspected Islamic State fighter. Urged on by a furious mob, the two officers took out knives and repeatedly stabbed the man in the neck and slit his throat. The killing was witnessed by two Reuters correspondents.
Shi'ite fighters leave Tikrit after looting: Iraqi officials:
Almost all Shi'ite paramilitaries had left Tikrit on Saturday after locals complained that some fighters had spent several days looting the Sunni city after helping retake it from Islamic State.
Iraqi PM: Armies have no chance against IS if it keeps recruiting foreigners: -
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi told a German magazine that armies in the region around Iraq had no chance of defeating Islamic State (IS) if the militants continued to recruit ideologically indoctrinated foreign fighters.
IS takes control of 90 percent of Yarmouk, called 'hell hole' by UN official:
The Islamic State group and al-Nusra Front have taken control of the Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus while Ahrar al-Sham announces it has started a push back against the groups
Israel readies lobbying strategy for tougher final deal with Iran:
An official Israeli analysis has drawn up a list of alleged shortcomings of the nuclear framework agreement between Iran and world powers, providing a basis for what is expected to be months of furious lobbying by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reshape or cancel the deal.
Democrats Develop Rift with Jewish Voters:
"Many U.S. Jewish leaders are unnerved both by the new Iran nuclear agreement and the public falling out between President Barack Obama and his Israeli counterpart, developments that are creating a rift in the durable alliance between Jews and the Democratic Party in the run-up to the 2016 elections,
Hezbollah: Iran Nuclear Deal Victory for Resistance Project:
Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General, Sheikh Naim Qassem, hailed as victory the framework accord clinched between Iran and the world powers over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.
Report: Israeli Jet Struck Weapons Depots in Libya;
Arab news sources reported at week's end that an unidentified jet believed to be Israeli destroyed warehouses in southern Libya that held weapons bought by Iran for Hamas.
Libya: Six dead, 20 injured in Misrata suicide bombing:
At least six people have been killed and more than 20 injured in a suicide bombing attack on a security checkpoint in Misrata, a local official news agency reported.
Cairo bomb blast kills policeman:
The explosion, in the upmarket Zamalek district, injured several more people on the May 15 bridge.
Civilian killed in northern Mali attack; -
Militants shelled the largest city in restive northern Mali on Sunday, killing a civilian and wounding three relatives as they slept, said hospital and security sources
Kenya: Extremists vows more attacks;
Somalia's Islamic extremist group al-Shabab warned Saturday of more attacks in Kenya like the assault on Garissa University College that killed 148 people. Kenyan cities will run red with blood," said al-Shabab according to the SITE intelligence monitoring group.
6 Taliban Insurgents Killed, 13 Injured in Northern Afghanistan:
At least six Taliban insurgents were killed and 13 others injured as a result of fierce clashes with the security forces on the highway between northern Jowzjan and Sar-e-Pul provinces, local officials said.
Pakistan: 5 militants killed in military operation :
At least five suspected militants belonging to a pro-Taliban outfit, were killed when Pakistani helicopter gunships pounded their hideouts in the volatile northwest tribal region near the Afghan border.
Ukraine crisis: Six government soldiers killed in east;
Six Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in two separate incidents in the east of the country, government officials say. Four died after their vehicle was reportedly fired on by pro-Russian separatists in Schastye, close to the separatist stronghold of Lugansk.
New Ukrainian Bill Threatens to Intern Russians Citizens Living in Ukraine;
Ukrainian President Poroshenko has submitted a bill to his country's parliament allowing for the internment of Russian citizens living in Ukraine.
Russia to ratify BRICS currency pool deal soon - envoy:
The foreign currency reserve pool of the BRICS group will total $100 billion, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Vadim Lukov
Far-right groups and Islamists clash outside London mosque:
Around 100 members from the two far-right groups gathered outside the London Central Mosque and the Islamic Cultural Center in central London as Muslims entered the building to observe Friday prayers or Jumu-ah.
Former Guantanamo boss faces French court inquiry:
On Thursday, the court granted the complaint, summoning the former American general to France for a hearing.
Former U of M student charged with supporting terrorism:
Muhanad Mahmoud Al Farekh has been charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. He is alleged to have provided personnel to support efforts to kill American citizens and members of the US military abroad.
FBI Defuses Another Of Its Own Terrorist Plots:
Last week, as you may have heard, the Justice Department breathlessly announced that it had uncovered and broken up a terrorist plot against the government, leading to the arrest of a 20 year-old man, Christopher Lee Cornell, in Ohio. According to the FBI, Cornell was planning to go to the US Capitol and kill government officials.
FBI Uncovers Another Of Its Own Plots:
The FBI "uncovered" yet another of its own terrorist plots, the latest in a very long line of "terrorist plots" the FBI has "uncovered" -- in which the details always show that it was an undercover FBI "informant" (often doing this to get off leniently for some other issue), who more or less goads hapless, naive people, into a "plot" that had no real chance of ever happening.
Soaring dollar puts the world on sale for Americans:
The U.S. currency's value has surged over the last nine months, reaching levels against some world currencies last seen more than a decade ago. In Europe, it now costs just $1.09 to buy one euro, down from $1.37 a year ago and almost $1.50 four years ago.
These are the racially charged e-mails that got 3 Ferguson police and court officials fired:
City officials in Ferguson, Mo., on Thursday evening released the full, unredacted content of racially charged and religiously insensitive e-mails sent by the city's former court clerk as well as two former supervisors in the police department.
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