Op-Ed Articles
What Does Putin Want?
By Rostislav Ishchenko
That which cannot be held, and will be taken by the enemy, must be damaged as much as possible so that the enemy's victory is more costly than defeat.
How the U.S. Contributed to Yemen's Crisis
By Stephen Zunes
Washington's support for Yemen's former dictatorship - and of Saudi efforts to sideline the country's nonviolent pro-democracy movement - helped create the current crisis.
EU's Israel-Palestine Policy Is Out Of Touch With Reality
By Alan Hart
The prime cause of the rising, global tide of anti-Israelism and the creeping transformation of it into anti-Semitism is the Zionist state's policies and actions.
Video of Islamic State Capabilities Impresses Military Experts
By McClatchy News
This video isn't from a multi-million-dollar American drone. It's from a drone operated by the Islamic State that likely cost a few thousand dollars.
War and Religion
By Philip Giraldi
Perhaps those jokes about the GOP disbanding and declaring Netanyahu as their leader are not so funny after all.
Lindsey Graham's "All-Jewish Cabinet"
By Eli Clifton and Jim Lobe
If I put together a finance team that will make me financially competitive enough to stay in this thing... I may have the first all-Jewish cabinet in America because of the pro-Israel funding. [Chuckles.]
War--The Birth And Health Of The State
By Dan Sanchez
War causes a country to regress from a diverse civilization to a uniform herd locked in fight-or-flight mode, and easily driven by the government.
The Secret Country Again Wages War On Its Own People
By John Pilger
Genocide is a word Australians hate to hear. Genocide happens in other countries, not the "lucky" society that per capita is the second richest on earth.
Truth Is Washington's Enemy
Paul Craig Roberts
Not many Americans,educated or not, understand that Washington with the cooperation of its presstitute media has defined truth as a threat.
GOP, Not Laughing
By Steven Jonas
Ted Cruz: another insignificant man clawing his way up the corrupt pyramid of American power.
Welcome To The USA
Police Officer Throws Grandfather to the Ground, Paralyzing Him - Video
By Rev. Jeff Hood
The dirty secret about the attack on Sureshbhai Patel is that a homeowner called in and reported him as, "...a skinny black guy, he's got a toboggan on, he's really skinny."
Capitalism and the Global Police State
Crisis of Humanity and the Specter of 21st Century Fascism
By Prof William I. Robinson
Global capitalism now couples human and natural history in such a way as to threaten to bring about what would be the sixth mass extinction in the known history of life on earth.
Dear Future Generations: Sorry
Must Watch - By Prince Ea
I think I speak for the rest of us when I say,
sorry, sorry we left you our mess of a planet.
Sorry that we were too caught up in our own doings to do something.
Sorry we listened to people who made excuses,
to do nothing.
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Hard News
At least 42 dead in rebel-ISIS clashes near Damascus: activists:
"At least 30 Islamist rebels and 12 fighters from IS were killed in fighting since Tuesday" in the hilly region of Qalamun, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
10 killed in two bomb blasts in Iraq:
At least 10 people were killed and 35 wounded in two bomb blasts in central Iraq on Wednesday, a police source said.
Fighting and fresh air strikes mark new phase in Yemen:
The Saudi-led coalition reportedly conducted fresh air strikes on Yemen on Wednesday, hours after it said it had ended a four-week air campaign against Houthi fighters.
A Saudi Prince Just Promised Bentleys To Every Pilot Bombing Yemen:
I congratulate your success of Operation Decisive Storm and the start of Operation Restore Hope. In appreciation of the 100 Saudi pilots which carried this out I will be gifting them 100 Bentley cars.
Israel Deported Them. Then ISIS Cut Off Their Heads:
Three of the Ethiopian Christians beheaded by ISIS were living in Israel-until the government got them to leave.
'NYT' addresses pro-Israel donors' influence over Congress:
The New York Times has finally done it: an honest piece about the Israel lobby's financial influence over Congress. The Republican side of the aisle, anyway. Reporter Eric Lipton explains that the Republican orthodoxy on Israel is a reflection of big money:
A lesson from the New York Times on how to mislead with numbers:
This New York Times article reminds us that design is just as much an editorial tool as it is a tool of aesthetics, usability and user experience. Use your power as a designer wisely.
Pakistan: 22 militants killed in fresh aerial strikes in North Waziristan:
Pakistan's Air Attacks22 insurgents were after Pakistani fighter jets targeted their hideouts ahead of Datta Khil area in North Waziristan last night, a statement issued Wednesday by Pakistani military's Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) states.
Afghanistan: 12 militants killed in military operations:
Twelve militants have been killed during military operations across the country in past 24 hours, a statement issued Tuesday morning by the Ministry of Interior states.
Afghanistan: Two people killed, two injured in Nangarhar explosions:
Two people were killed and two others wounded in separate explosions in eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday.
Police officer, conscript killed in Cairo:
"Two unidentified gunmen opened fire on the car of Colonel Wael Tahoon while he was on his way to work. Tahoon and a conscript who was driving the car died after the shooting,"
Anti-ISIL rally turns violent in Ethiopia:
"We are tired of speeches and propaganda! We want action! Revenge for our brothers!" shouted a group of youths, referring to Ethiopians seen apparently being beheaded or shot in a video released on Sunday by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Libya.
Over 50% Europeans do not trust mainstream media coverage of Ukraine crisis - poll:
The majority of Europeans - UK, French, German and Greek residents among them - distrust mainstream media coverage of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, a recent poll targeting over 4,000 people, reveals.
'Where's our money?' Thousands of coal miners blockade Ukrainian govt:
Thousands of coal miners from eastern Ukraine have taken to the streets in capital Kiev, protesting the closure of coal mines and demanding salary debts repaired. The protesters also wanted to talk to the PM, but Arseny Yatsenyuk ignored the call.
UK trader accused of US market crash granted $7.5m bail:
The 36-year-old allegedly earned $40m within five years by manipulating market prices with lightning-fast software.
Finally: List of 80 People With as Much Money as 1/2 of Humanity;
A 2013 Oxfam report found that 80 people had as much wealth as 1/2 of humanity. Many of us asked who exactly these people are, and now the list has been released.
The School Of The Americas Is Still Exporting Death Squads:
South American militaries have been sending soldiers to the U.S. for "ethics" and "human rights" training for years, but history shows that many of these alumni go on to become notorious torturers and murderers, not defenders of peace.
New York Governor Agrees to Import Cuban Cancer Vaccine :
The Cuban Immunology Center and the Roswell Park Cancer Institute of New York signed an agreement Tuesday for the U.S. to import a therapeutic vaccine against lung cancer developed by Cuba.
New drug '100 percent successful' in treating previously incurable hepatitis B:
Australian scientists have used an experimental cancer drug to completely cure hundreds of mice suffering from chronic hepatitis B. The treatment is now being trialed on humans, and could be used to cure diseases like HIV and drug-resistant tuberculosis.
Freddie Gray, Black Suspect DIES after Baltimore cops break SPINE in BRUTAL police beating :
FULL VIDEO
200-mile 'march2Justice': Protesters rally against police brutality in US : Video -
Activits campaigning against policy brutality and racial profiling have reached Washington DC, having marched more than 200 miles from New York City on foot.
The Mysterious Death of Freddie Gray:
When the Baltimore man was arrested, he was alive and well. By the time he reached a police station, he couldn't breathe or talk. What happened?
Texas trooper jumpkicks motorcyclist after shooting him in high-speed chase (VIDEO):
Apparently shooting a Texas motorcyclist in the thigh during a high-speed chase wasn't enough for one state trooper, who ended up performing a leaping kick into the man's lower body after eventually pulling him over.
Woman Successfully Defends Herself from Armed Attacker Only to Be Shot When Police Arrive:
It's not the first time a woman has been treated like a criminal for defending herself against an abusive former spouse.
Amnesty International condemns U.S. failure to act on torture report:
Amnesty International on Tuesday accused President Barack Obama's administration of granting "de facto amnesty" to people involved in a CIA program that detained and tortured militants captured after the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States.
House Armed Services rejects new round of base closures:
Members of the House Armed Services Committee once again trashed a proposal by President Obama for a new round of military base closures.
Rand Paul: Lindsey Graham, John McCain are 'lapdogs' for President Obama's foreign policy:
Paul characterized himself as a "Reagan Republican" when asked about whether he was an interventionist or an isolationist.
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