Op-Ed Articles
Iran Warned Houthis Against Yemen Takeover
By Ali Watkins, Ryan Grim and Akbar Shahid Ahmed
"It is wrong to think of the Houthis as a proxy force for Iran," U.S. intelligence official.
What Is The Purpose Of This U.S. Fleet Concentration Next To Iran?
By Moon Of Alabama
If the White House would really want to stop the Saudis it could simply stop supporting them.
Noam Chomsky: Attack On Yemen Is An Act Of Extraordinary Global Terrorism
By Noam Chomsky
With the 'extraordinary demonisation' of Russia over the Ukraine crisis, there's a very real risk of 'a conflict that could be terminal.'
Assad Blasts France for Supporting 'Terrorists'
By Ben McPartland
President Assad, told France 2 TV channel that Paris was supporting "terrorists" in his country and scolded President François Hollande for his policy towards the crisis in Syria.
A Fact-Resistant 'Group Think' on Syria
By Robert Parry
Pelley has built a highly successful CBS career by always parroting the official line of the U.S. government no matter how obviously false it is.
Real World vs "TV Reality" - Is A War With Russia Inevitable?
By The Saker
My biggest fear that that Russia might have to smack down yet another "great leader of western civilization"
War is God's Way of Teaching Geography
By Dana Visalli
What is the cause of this pathology of pandemic American brutality?
Blood On Their Hands
Libya's Boat Refugees and "Humanitarian" Imperialism
By Johannes Stern and Bill Van Auken
What is unfolding in the Mediterranean is not a tragedy; it is a war crime.
Sex, Drugs, and Dead Soldiers
By Nick Turse
What U.S. Africa Command Doesn't Want You to Know.
How the Pentagon is Hiding the Dead
By Nafeez Ahmed
The secret campaign to undercount the 'war on terror' death toll in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Latin America.
Israel Directly Targeted Palestinian Children During the War on Gaza: Report:
By Patrick Strickland
"Israeli forces directly targeted and unlawfully killed children with drone-fired missiles,"
Mexico Police - Trained to Kill
By Peter Koenig
Only a puppet 'authority' can tolerate these murderous acts against unarmed people.
Battlefield America
The War on the American People
By John W. Whitehead
If you haven't managed to read the writing on the wall yet, the war has begun.
Police Officers, City Officials Resign After New Black Female Mayor Elected
By Kelly Chen
Most of the police force and several officials resigned after the small town of Parma, Missouri elected its first African American woman as mayor.
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Hard News
Two air strikes in Yemen kill at least 40 people, mostly civilians:
Two air strikes in Yemen on Tuesday killed at least 40 people, most of them civilians and wounded dozens of others, medical sources said.
Saudi king orders troops to join attack on Yemen:
Saudi Arabia's King Salman has ordered the country's National Guard -- considered the Kingdom's best trained and equipped military force -- to join the military campaign against Shiite rebels in neighboring Yemen.
Saudi-led coalition begins new phase in attack on Yemen:
The Saudi-led coalition bombing Yemen says operation "Decisive Storm" is over and they will start a new operation called "Restoration of Hope" in the fight against Houthi fighters that have seized large swathes of territory.
Sources: US aircraft carrier, fighter jets shadowing Iranian convoy near Yemen:
The USS Theodore Roosevelt is not only tracking the convoy, but also launching F/A-18 Hornets to conduct "manned reconnaissance" of the estimated nine ships in the Iranian convoy.
Arrival of more US warships off Yemen tightens 'siege'-Houthis;
"The goal of the movement of American ships is to strengthen the siege imposed on Yemen and put the Yemeni people under collective punishment," Houthi politburo member Mohammed al-Bukhaiti told Reuters.
Assad: There are no Iranian troops in Syria:
Assad said that French security officials had been in contact with the Syrian government regarding the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) armed group.
We cannot liberate Palestine with colonized minds:
Israel must be clearly told that the single demand of Palestinians is for a true, multi-party democracy throughout historic Palestine based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Netanyahu spurn meeting with Jimmy Carter in Israel:
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected invitations to meet with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. The invitations reportedly were declined after consulting with the Foreign Ministry and the National Security Council, Haaretz reported Monday.
Who are the Republican candidates' Jewish donors?:
Here's a rundown of the views of three declared Republican candidates - and two likely candidates - on issues of Jewish interest, and their connections to the community.
Canada plans new 'prestigious' embassy in Israel:
Canada is planning to build a new embassy in Tel Aviv, even as the Conservatives continue to sell off diplomatic properties.
Australia and Iran will share intelligence to fight IS:
Australia and Iran have agreed to share intelligence about Australians fighting with militant groups in Iraq.She said Australia would have access to information gathered by Iranian operatives in Iraq. Ms Bishop spoke after her meeting with President Hassan Rouhani, during her first visit to Iran.
Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian 'faces Iran spy trial':
The paper's Tehran correspondent, Jason Rezaian, is accused of "collaborating with hostile governments" and spreading "propaganda", his lawyer said. Mr Rezaian was arrested in July and charged in December but the accusations against him were not known until now.
Lavrov: Russia interested in soonest lifting of anti-Iranian sanctions:
Further degradation of the situation in the region, according to the Russian minister, might have "serious adverse effect on international stability, infringe upon the interests of many countries, including Russia, with its southern regions located in the exact proximity" to that region.
Bomb blasts in northern, southern Afghanistan kill 4, wound 22:
A bomb blast near a police station in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday killed three people and wounded 17, while a separate bomb killed one person and wounded five in the north, officials said.
11 killed as a Somali car bomb explodes outside Mogadishu restaurant:
11 people have been confirmed dead in the explosion and others have been seriously injured. "A vehicle loaded with explosives was parked outside the restaurant," police officer Ahmed Warhere told the AFP news agency.
Two Egyptian policemen killed by unidentified gunmen in Cairo:
"Two unidentified gunmen opened fire on a car carrying Colonel Wael Tahoon in the district of Ain Shams in Cairo while he was on his way to work, resulting in his death and a recruit who was driving the car," Hany Abdel Latif said.
Egypt's ousted President Morsi jailed for 20 years:
Morsi and 14 other Brotherhood figures escaped a more serious charge of inciting the killing of protesters, which could have carried the death sentence.
South Africa army to tackle xenophobic attacks:
South Africa's army will be deployed to volatile areas to prevent attacks on foreigners, Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has said.
Ukraine's spate of suspicious deaths must be followed by credible investigations:
This week's deaths are not alone. Since the end of January, several allies of Ukraine's deposed former President Viktor Yanukovych have been found dead - many of them in suspicious circumstances.
Ukrainian PM in Delirious Rant Claims Russia Wants to Destabilize Planet:"
In a frantic interview for Italian daily newspaper la Repubblica, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk demonstrated that he appears to be losing his grip on reality, stating that Russia is an aggressive state seeking to invade Europe and 'destabilize the planet', and simultaneously a weak country with a slew of unsolvable problems.
EU gives Kiev $270m in aid loans for economic reforms:
"Europe stands together with Ukraine during these difficult times, both politically and financially," said Valdis Dombrovskis, the EU Commissioner for the Euro and Social Dialogue.
EU Taxpayers Will Prop up Kiev Regime. But Where's the Aid for Donbass?:
As EU taxpayers, we have the right to know what we are subsidising in Ukraine. And it's not a pretty picture.
The Ukraine obsession of the Canadian government:
Where will the obsession with Ukraine of the Harper government end? Now it is sending 200 soldiers to "advise" Kiev in his "little war" with Russia, even as the fragile truce that would put an end to hostilities seems compromised.
Russian economy shrinks 2% as sanctions bite - Medvedev:
He attributed the shrinkage to the pressure of sanctions and the weak oil price. But, addressing MPs, he said the economic situation was not as bad as in 2009 and was stabilising.
Greece hopes to reach deal on Russian gas pipeline soon:
Greece's energy minister said Athens held "constructive" talks with the head of Russian gas giant Gazprom on Tuesday, adding he hoped the two sides would soon reach a deal on a pipeline that will bring Russian gas to Europa via its territory.
'Global pandemic': False, substandard medicines flagged as risk to world health:
" Fake and low-quality medicinal drugs are threatening progress made in fighting HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, according to a collection of 17 scientific studies published at once to highlight the issue.
Argentine prosecutor dismisses claims against president:
Prosecutor rejects accusations that President Kirchner helped shield Iranian officials allegedly behind a 1994 bombing.
Gun battle kills three in Mexican border city of Reynosa:
Gun battles have left at least three people dead on the streets of Reynosa, a Mexican city on the border with the US that has been plagued by drug cartel violence.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo visits Cuba:
Mr Cuomo led a delegation of business executives from New York state to the island where he held talks with the Cuban minister for external trade.
US judge grants 'human rights' to a pair of laboratory chimpanzees:
A New York judge has granted the legal right of habeas corpus to two chimpanzees being held at a biomedical research facility, a decision that animal rights activists have hailed as the first time chimps have been afforded the status of legal "persons".
Feds charge six Minnesotans with trying to join ISIS:
The six, arrested in multiple operations in Minneapolis and San Diego on Sunday, had been targeted as part of a months-long surveillance operation by the FBI. Their main focus was to go to Syria to join ISIS, he added. "We have a problem of terror recruiting in Minnesota," Luger said Monday.
National Guard Troops Patrol California City, Conduct New Jersey "Homeland Response Drill":
Late last week, when we covered the various signs that "something big" may be coming, we discussed the one "exercise that people have really been buzzing about" - operation "Jade Helm", an "unconventional warfare exercise" during which the states Texas and Utah will be designated as hostile territory.
Police Attack Cop Watcher. Destroys Cellphone. : Video -
South Gate California. South Gate/Montebello police attack Cop Watcher destroying her cell phone
Schlumberger slashes 11,000 jobs in latest round of cuts:
Schlumberger, the world's largest oilfield service provider, said it plans to cut its global workforce by another 11,000 jobs over coming months. Schlumberger has slashed its worldwide workforce by 15 percent total.
Baker Hughes Cuts 17% Of Workforce As Oil Slump Ripples Through Economy:
In the latest sign that depressed crude prices are likely to ripple through the economy for some time to come and in the process make the government's unemployment figures look like even more of a farce than they already do
Halliburton Announces 9,000 Layoffs:
Halliburton said they were laying off 6,500 but they ended up laying off 9,000 instead. In a move that once again isn't exactly shocking, Halliburton Co. has been engaging in much more serious layoffs than they initially planned on back in February.
In New York, 88,000 people have applied for 55 affordable apartments in a single building:
The units we're talking about in a prime location in Manhattan would go to households making between $30,240 and $50,340
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