Op-Ed Articles
Is Israel In Cahoots With Saudi Arabia?
By Ben Caspit
Israel is in the midst of a somewhat secret diplomatic world war against the United States. And in this war, Israel is acting as if it is a world power.
Canada's Plan to Make Boycotting Israel a 'Hate Crime' is Stupid and Counterproductive
By Robert Fisk
In Canada - the totally pro-Israeli Conservative government of Stephen Harper intends to list the boycotting of Israel as a "hate crime".
Is America About to Make a Fatal Mistake in the South China Sea?
Ted Galen Carpenter
Instead of becoming more deeply entangled in the South China Sea quarrel, the United States needs to take a step back.
Fake Evidence Blaming Russia for MH-17?
By Robert Parry
An Australian news show claims to have found the spot where the Russian BUK missile battery made its getaway, but the images don't match, raising questions of journalistic fakery.
No, You Can't Go Back to the USSR!
By Dmitry Orlov
The USSR is gone as a political entity, but as a civilizational entity it appears to be holding its own.
Behind the Media's Assault on Seymour Hersh
By Shamus Cooke
Obama's lies make previous presidential scandals - such as Watergate and Iran-Contra - look incredibly tame, while making the U.S. media look like accomplices instead of news reporters.
US Officials Leak Information That's More Sensitive Than Anything Snowden Leaked
By Trevor Timm
A prime example of the government's hypocrisy when it comes to disclosures of secret information.
GCHQ's Rainbow Lights
Exploiting Social Issues for Militarism and Imperialism
By Glenn Greenwald
This is all a stark illustration of what has become a deeply cynical but highly effective tactic.
Militarization Is More Than Tanks and Rifles:
It's a Cultural Disease, Acclimating the Citizenry to Life in a Police State
By John W. Whitehead
This is the sad reality of life in the American police state.
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US-led strikes in Syria kill 170 IS jihadists in 48 hours: monitor:
"The jihadists were killed in the past 48 hours in the province of Hasakeh, nearly all of them in very intense air strikes by the international coalition which is helping Kurdish forces in the area," said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
5 killed as ISIS attacks Syria Druze village, battles for Palmyra: activists:
"ISIS killed five fighters from the National Defense Forces and one woman in their attack on the Druze village of Al-Haqef in Swaida province," said Syrian Observatory for Human Rights director Rami Abdel Rahman.
Syria: ISIS takes gas fields near Palmyra:
Fighters from ISIS seized two gas fields Monday northeast of Palmyra in Syria, a day after firing rockets into the city and killing five people, activists said.
Rebels take largest remaining army base in Syria's Idlib: monitor:
A rebel coalition including Al-Qaeda's local affiliate seized the Syrian regime's largest remaining military base in northwest Idlib province on Tuesday, after an explosion and heavy clashes, a monitor said.
Doubt cast over seniority of Isis leader killed by US special forces in Syria raid:
The name Abu Sayyaf has not been on lists of top-line Isis leaders and he is not known to have had a price put on his head for his death or capture - unlike at least 10 other men who form the nucleus of the group's leadership.
Iran extends new credit line to Syria:
Syria's official news agency says Iran is extending a credit line to make up for market needs and reports that the two countries have signed several agreements in the fields of electricity, industry, oil and investment.
Iraqi Troops Repel ISIS Attack on Anbar Town:
Iraqi forces and allied Sunni tribesmen repelled an Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) attack overnight on a town between two militant-held cities in the western Anbar province, a tribal leader said Tuesday.
Pentagon to accept help from Shia militias in Iraq:
Warren said the Pentagon would accept help from Shia militia fighters - even though many are believed to be backed by Iran - to retake the city. "The militias have a part to play in this. As long as they are controlled by the central Iraqi government, then they will participate," Warren said.
Isis seizes Ramadi: After Iraq's worst defeat in the war with the Islamic militants: News Analysis -
US generals have been downplaying the extent of the calamity, but the US policy of rebuilding the Iraqi army and aiding it with US air power is in ruins
Experts: US claims Ramadi is a mere setback are 'delusional' :
"Delusional, really, is the better word," Ali Khedery, a former U.S. official who served as an adviser to five U.S. ambassadors to Iraq and three heads of U.S. Central Command, said of the administration's statement. "It's unbelievable, frankly. I now know what it's like to have lived through Vietnam, I guess."
Push to write new war powers for Obama stalls:
A move to write new war powers to authorize the Obama administration's 9-month-old battle against Islamic State militants has stalled in Congress. It might even be dead.
Saudi Airstrikes pummel Yemen capital; hundreds flee:
The roar of bombardment mingled with the wail of sirens in Yemen's capital, Sana, on Tuesday as the first Saudi-led airstrikes since the end of a five-day cease-fire hit the city.
Canada Urged To Warn Saudi Arabia Against Yemen Bombing:
Canada has an obligation to publicly warn Saudi Arabia, its military partner in an ongoing bombing campaign in Syria, to refrain from using banned cluster bombs, say advocates who campaigned against the weapon.
Iran warships "linked up" with Yemen-bound cargo ship: Pentagon:
The Pentagon said on Tuesday that two Iranian warships had linked up with a cargo ship that Iran says is carrying humanitarian aid to Yemen, adding it was monitoring the ships "every step of the way."
Iran aid vessel not escorted by Iranian warships: Activists: -
A Yemen-bound Iranian aid ship, the Iran Shahed, is not being escorted by Iranian warships and is due to arrive in the port of Hodaida on Thursday, two foreign activists onboard the vessel told Reuters on Tuesday.
HRW denounces Israel expulsion of Bedouins, Palestinians:
A rights group on Tuesday condemned Israeli court decisions paving the way for the eviction of Bedouins and Palestinians from their villages, calling on the state to let them stay put.
Ethiopian Jews take to the streets again in Israel to protest discrimination:
Footage showing two police officers beating a uniformed Israeli soldier of Ethiopian origin sparked violent clashes two weeks ago
Softball interviews with Israeli ministers breach impartiality code, BBC admits:
A BBC investigation has found that one of its senior presenters, Sarah Montague, breached the organization's editorial standards on impartiality in a radio interview she conducted with Israeli defense minister Moshe Yaalon in March.
Algerian forces kill 22 militants in northern region: ministry:
Algerian security forces killed at least 22 militants in a major operation in a northern region east of the capital, the defence ministry said on Tuesday.
At least 9 killed in NE Nigeria suicide bomb attack: -
At least nine people were killed Tuesday following a suicide bomb attack in Nigeria's northeastern state of Adamawa, one of the three most-hit states by the insurgency of Boko Haram, witnesses told Xinhua.
Boko Haram kills 3, abducts 7 in NE Nigeria:
Boko Haram gunmen have killed three people and abducted seven women in a raid on a northeast Nigerian district previously declared safe by the military, a local official said on Tuesday.
Eight Egyptian policeman killed by gunmen:
Gunmen on a motorbike shot dead an Egyptian policeman while two suspects in a failed bomb attack targeting a judge were killed in a shoot-out with police, officials said on Monday.
Two soldiers killed in clashes with Islamists in Libya's Benghazi city:
Two Libyan soldiers were killed and 15 were injured as heavy fighting erupted again between army forces and Islamist groups in the eastern city of Benghazi on Monday, medical staff and military officials said.
One killed in Libya suicide bombing claimed by Islamic State: official:
One person was killed and seven were wounded on Tuesday in a suicide bombing claimed by Islamic State militants in the eastern Libyan town of Qubbah, a security official said.
South Sudan rebels say capture oil refinery, tell firms to leave:
SPLA-in-Opposition spokesman, James Gatdet Dak, said that the rebels were still fighting government troops in the area that is home to South Sudan's biggest oilfield - Paloch.
Burundi police fire tear gas, beat anti-president protesters:
Burundi police fired tear gas and beat protesters who were demanding President Pierre Nkurunziza end his bid for a third term, in a resurgence of unrest that has stoked fears of ethnic conflict in Africa's Great Lakes.
Egypt uses sexual violence as a tool of repression: Report:
Despite promises to combat sexual harrasment in Egypt, a report claims unprecedented levels of state-sanctioned sexual violence
Suicide car bomb in Afghan capital kills at least 6 people:
A large suicide car bombing struck downtown Kabul on Tuesday afternoon, apparently targeting justice ministry employees and killing at least six people, an Afghan official said.
Indonesia has 'given more than it should' to help stranded migrants:
Foreign Minister: Marsudi said Indonesia has sheltered 1,346 Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants who washed onto Aceh and North Sumatra provinces last week. The first batch came on May 10 with 558 people on a boat, and the second with 807 on three boats landed on Friday.
Battle erupts in eastern Ukraine, four Ukrainian soldiers killed: regional chief:
Fighting erupted between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday and four Ukrainian servicemen were killed, the regional administration chief said.
U.S. hones Ukrainian fighting skills:
Dotted around the vast, wooded Yavoriv military training area in western Ukraine, soldiers of the U.S. 173rd Airborne Brigade are instructing Ukrainian national guardsmen in techniques designed to help them in the simmering war against pro-Russian separatists hundreds of miles to the east.
Kiev shows off captured 'Russian soldiers' to media:
Kiev on Tuesday showed off two purported Russian soldiers it captured during a gun battle in the separatist east that Ukraine's pro-Western leadership says proves the Kremlin's direct involvement in the war.
Ukraine govt submits bill allowing moratorium on foreign debt payments:
Ukraine's government has submitted to parliament a bill allowing the introduction of a moratorium on foreign debt payments. This is to protect state assets in case of an "attack" from dishonest lenders, and to help the ailing economy out of crisis.
U.S. And Moscow Ramp Up Pressure On Greece Over Gas Pipelines:
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Europe's only realistic choice for importing gas is through Moscow's planned Turkish Stream pipeline, not a rival conduit, also through Turkey, that's being promoted by the West.
Prince Charles meets Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams:
Prince Charles became the first British royal to meet with Northern Irish republican leader Gerry Adams on an historic visit Tuesday aimed at promoting peace and reconciliation.
US lobby backed by arms industry could influence foreign policy:
New group aiming to lobby presidential candidates on 'national security' issues comes as US pledges to step up arms sales to Gulf states
Hillary Clinton was paid millions by tech industry for speeches:
In one of her last gigs on the paid lecture circuit, Hillary Rodham Clinton addressed an eBay summit aimed at promoting women in the workplace, delivering a 20-minute talk that garnered her a $315,000 payday from the company.
What the 1% Don't Want You to Know :
Economist Paul Krugman explains how the United States is becoming an oligarchy - the very system our founders revolted against.
79 Members Of Congress Have Been In Office For At Least 20 Years:
79 members of Congress have been there since Bill Clinton's first term in the White House. This list includes names such as Reid, Feinstein, McConnell, McCain, Pelosi, Boehner, Rangel and Boxer. A complete list of the members of Congress that have been "serving" us for at least 20 years.
Police Brutality - Slams citizen down Knocking him out: Video -
Police brutality slamming a drunk citizen down knocking him unconscious to prove a point. Just because he yells don't handle me like that, the officer slams him down to prove a point.
Obama's new rules for police actually ban just one new piece of equipment - the bayonet:
An investigation by The Washington Examiner found that only one of the items on Obama's ban list (the bayonet) is actually affected by the rule change - the rest were already banned, some for more than two decades.
61 Years After Brown v. Board Of Education, Many Schools Remain Separate And Unequal:
In many states, there continues to be stark disparities in resources provided to black students and white students. In Nevada, for example, high-minority school districts receive significantly less state and local funding per pupil than low-minority districts.
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