Op-Ed Articles
US Climbing into Bed with Al-Qaeda
By Daniel Lazare
The Obama administration has finally come clean about its goals in Syria. In the battle to overthrow Bashar al-Assad, it is siding with Al Qaeda.
A Terrific Day For U.S. Target Intelligence In Syria And Yemen
By Moon Of Alabama
What will those Yemenis who's relatives were killed in the hospital strike yesterday think about such U.S. targeting support?
The Saudi 9/11 Cover-Up
By Roger Stone
The Saudis are playing a dangerous double game.
Scandals, Scandals, & More Scandals
By Martin Armstrong
Putin threatens to release evidence that 9/11 was in part an attack against its own people by the U.S. government to create a new enemy.
Why NATO is Terrified of Russia
By Pepe Escobar
Western Ukraine is doomed; leave it to the austerity-ravaged EU - which, by the way, doesn't want it.
Techno-Financial Capital and Genocide of the Poorest of the Poor
By James Petras
Today, the 'poorest of the poor' are superfluous to empire and thus the policy of genocide.
If You're Black in America, the Rules are Different
By Mike Whitney
Would Freddie Gray be Dead If He was White?
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Hard News
Bush, Blair Legacy Continues As -
ISIS militants execute 600 Yezidis northern Iraq: Report:
Erbil, Kurdistan Region - On Friday the so-called Sharia Court of the Islamic State group (IS/ISIS) reportedly executed 600 hostages from the Yezidi community of Shingal (Sinjar) in the Talafar district in northern Iraq.
43 killed in suicide bomb, battles between IS, security forces in Iraq: -
A total of 43 people were killed on Saturday in a suicide car bombing and heavy clashes between the Iraqi security forces and Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq's western province of Anbar, provincial security sources said.
Security forces kill 37 Daesh militants in western Iraq:
Iraqi security forces have killed 37 Daesh militants Saturday in clashes that took place in the city of al-Karma in the western province of Anbar, an army source said. Major General Mohamed al-Delimi told The Anadolu Agency that the Iraqi forces were advancing toward central al-Karma to capture it from Daesh.
US-led airstrikes kill 52 Syrian civilians:
"Airstrikes by the coalition early on Friday on the village of Birmahle in Aleppo province killed 52 civilians," Seven of the victims were children. A further 13 were buried under the rubble, he added.
Rebel shelling kills 12 in Aleppo: Syria state TV
Syrian rebels shelled government-held districts in the northern city of Aleppo on Saturday, killing at least 12 civilians, including three children, state media reported.
Rebels Backed by CIA Join al-Qaeda in Fight Against Assad in Syria:
With the United States struggling to find capable "moderate" rebel forces that it can support in Syria, Washington has secretly started backing brigades that fight alongside al-Qaeda groups against President Bashar al-Assad's forces.
Turkey, US to start train-and-equip plan for Syria mercenaries May 9:
The program to train and arm a force that is expected to eventually total more than 15,000 troops has been mired in delays as many details of the plan, such as whether or how Washington would come to their aid on the battlefield, remain unclear.
Yemeni Houthis call on U.N. to end Saudi strikes- statement:
Yemeni Houthi rebels called on the United Nations on Saturday to seek an end to Saudi Arabian air strikes against them that they described as blatant aggression against the country.
UN fails to back Russian appeal for ceasefire in Yemen:
The UN Security Council was unable on Friday to agree on a Russian-drafted statement demanding an immediate ceasefire or at least humanitarian pauses in the fighting in Yemen.
Russian U.N. envoy: West, Arab states pay 'lip service' on Yemen aid: -
Russia criticized Western and Arab members of the U.N. Security Council on Friday for paying "lip service" to humanitarian needs in Yemen after the council was unable to agree on a Russian-drafted statement calling for pauses in fighting to allow delivery of aid.
US commander: Loss of military toehold in Yemen is worrisome:
The top commander of U.S. special operations forces is expressing "very great concern" about losing a presence on the ground in Yemen, where his forces had been working with Yemeni forces against al-Qaida's affiliate there.
Iran vows to protect security interests in Yemen:
"Others will not be allowed to put our shared security at risk with military adventures," Tasnim quoted Abdollahian as saying in reference to a month-long military campaign in Yemen by Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries.
Food scarcity is fanning flames of 'war on terror':
The peer-reviewed study, published last month in the journal Sustainability, builds on growing evidence that a lack of "access to critical resources, including food, energy and water, can, in certain circumstances, lead to violent demonstrations".
Hamas: Unity government must include all Palestinian factions:
A senior Hamas official has called on Palestinians to resolve the suffering of Gazans by forming a national unity government comprising all Palestinian factions.
David Cameron defends Israel's right to commit mass murder of Palestinian civilians:
When Israel killed 2,200 Palestinians, including 577 children, in its 2014 war on Gaza, Cameron says it was just 'defending itself'.
Pakistani airstrikes kill 44 militants: military:
Pakistani airstrikes on Saturday killed at least 44 militants in the country's lawless tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, the military said, part of a massive operation against the Taliban.
Pakistanis
Obama of double standards on civilians killed by drones:
Drone-strike survivors and family members of innocent Pakistani victims, lawyers and government officials in Pakistan asked why those victims don't also warrant an apology and compensation from the United States. They wonder why it takes the deaths of Westerners to bring the controversial drone program back to the public debate in the United States.
Poll: Americans approve of drone strikes on US citizens:
More than 75 percent of those polled support the use of drones to target US citizens who join foreign 'terrorist' groups
25 rebels killed, 21 injured in Khost firefight:
The pre-dawn clashes that broke out in Alisher and Terazai districts also left two border policemen dead and five others injured, the governor's spokesman, Abdul Wahid Pathan, told Pajhwok Afghan News.
ISIS-Linked Fighters Tighten Grip in Afghanistan:
Foreign militants fighting under the black flag of ISIS are conquering territory in northern Afghanistan, terrorizing residents and outmatching the Taliban's brutality, villagers and local officials told NBC News.
Afghan delegation heads to Qatar for talks with the Taliban:
An Afghan government delegation is heading to Qatar for "open discussions" with representatives of the Taliban aimed at ending Afghanistan's long war, officials have said.
Rocket attack kills three at Benghazi medical centre in Libya:
A rocket hit a medical centre in Libya's eastern Benghazi on Friday, killing three people, medics said.
Migrants 'being held in cages at Tripoli zoo by Libyan armed groups':
Men, women and children waiting to be smuggled across the Mediterranean crammed into school classrooms and zoo enclosures in Libya, human rights organisation claims
Two cops, one civilian killed in Burundi protests:
Police say two policemen and a civilian have been killed and several others wounded in a grenade attack in the Burundian capital Bujumbura.
Egypt army says killed 29 'terrorists' in Sinai:
"Twenty nine terrorists were killed in shootouts with army and police troops in northern Sinai between April 20 and 30," army spokesman Mohamed Samir said on Facebook.
Three migrants killed after boat sinks off the coast of Egypt's Beheira:
Border police arrested 31 of the survivors, including 13 Syrians, 15 Sudanese, two Eritreans and one Egyptian.
More than 1,400 migrants rescued from smugglers' boats: -
Ships from Italy and France rescued more than 1,400 migrants on Saturday after smugglers' boats ran into trouble in the Mediterranean Sea near Libya.
Ukraine Attacks Donetsk People's Republic With Tanks, Grenade Launchers:
Is Kiev Violating Ceasefire Deal?
Psychologists met in secret with Bush officials to help justify torture - report:
Newly disclosed emails reveal American Psychological Association coordinated with officials in CIA and White House to help ethically justify detainee program
In 50-49 vote, US Senate says climate change not caused by humans:
The Senate rejected the scientific consensus that humans are causing climate change, days after NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared 2014 the hottest year ever recorded on Earth.
Six Baltimore police officers charged in Freddie Gray's death:
Widespread outrage over the death of Freddie Gray gave way to impromptu celebrations Friday after Baltimore's chief prosecutor filed criminal charges against the six police officers who arrested him, drove him to a police station and ignored his pleas for medical help.
Seattle 'riot': Police deploy flashbangs, tear gas against May Day marchers (VIDEOS):
Protesters at a May Day march in Seattle, Washington clashed with police during what law enforcement called "a riot" on Friday. Officers deployed flashbangs and pepper spray to try and get the crowd under control.
A Residence With Locking Doors And A Working Toilet Is All That's Needed To Justify A No-Knock Warrant:
What's detailed here should raise concerns in every citizen.
Marc Faber: Stocks Will Drop '30 to 40 Percent at Minimum' as Bubble Bursts:
With the S&P 500 index hovering less than 2 percent below its record high, many market participants are calling for a correction of about 10 percent. Marc Faber, editor of The Gloom, Boom & Doom Report, is calling for a little more than that.
Major U.S. Retailers Are Closing More Than 6,000 Stores:
If the U.S. economy really is improving, then why are big U.S. retailers permanently shutting down thousands of stores?
One in five millennial parents is impoverished, study finds:
Millennial incomes have decreased about 10% in the past 10 years, while workers over 35 saw a 4% drop in wages.
1 in 4 US renters must use half their pay for housing costs:
That's the finding of an analysis of Census data by Enterprise Community Partners, a nonprofit that helps finance affordable housing. The number of such households has jumped 26 percent to 11.25 million since 2007.
IRS Seizes $107,000 From Innocent Small Business, Despite Recent Policy Changes:
Lyndon McLellan has spent more than a decade running L&M Convenience Mart, a gas station, restaurant, and convenience store in rural Fairmont, North Carolina. Then, one year ago, without any warning, agents from the IRS seized his entire bank account, totalling more than $107,000.
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