Op-Ed Articles
The New York Times Does Government's Bidding:
Here's What You're Not Being Told About U.S. Troops In Ukraine
By Patrick L. Smith
Washington must be proud, having backed yet another right-wing, anti-democratic, rights-trampling regime that does what it says.
Obama's Petulant WWII Snub of Russia
By Ray McGovern
It is difficult to see how Obama and his friends could have come up with a pettier and more gratuitous insult to the Russian people.
Victory Day Celebrations in Moscow Mark a Turning Point in Russian History
By The Saker
The AngloZionist Empire and Russia are at war. Of course, the presence of nuclear weapons on both sides makes this a special kind of war.
70 years Since the Great Victory!
By André Vltchek
Without the Soviet Union, without the Russian people, there would be no freedom, no independence for Asian, African and the Middle Eastern countries. There would be no revolutions possible in Latin America.
Vladimir Putin Speech on 70th Anniversary of Victory Day
Video - English Subtitles and Transcript
"The Great Victory will always remain a heroic pinnacle in the history of our country. But we also pay tribute to our allies in the anti-Hitler coalition."
The Inhuman Failure of 'Austerity'
By David William Pear
Neoliberals are dismantling Europe's progressive social programs. We are seeing the rise of fascism again.
The Real Lessons of the Tory Victory
By Jonathan Cook
We cannot imagine a different world, a different economic system, a different media landscape, because our intellectual horizons have been so totally restricted by the media conglomerates that control our newspapers, our TV and radio stations, the films we watch, the video games we play, the music we listen to.
How Big Money and Big Brother won the British Elections
By Nafeez Ahmed
This is not a victory for British democracy. It is a victory for Britain's increasingly draconian corporate-security complex.
Time Bomb in Cameron Government
By Anthony Bellchambers
A Future "Little Britain", separated from Scotland, subservient to America, outside the EU?
News Blackout on London Protest
By Craig Murray
Police attack the popular protest by thousands outside Downing Street.
Martyr's Day
Return to Yarmouk
By Franklin Lamb
"Psychological defeat is the final defeat and we are not worried." - President Bashar Assad.
Palestinian Authority Hypocrisy
By Stephen Lendman
On May 7, Netanyahu announced the most lunatic fringe coalition regime in Israel's history. It includes racist hate-mongers, over-the-top fascists and religious fundamentalist zealots.
Omar Khadr Speaks After Being Released on Bail
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"We left a child, a Canadian child, to suffer torture. We participated in this torture,"
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72 killed in Iraq prison break :
The deaths occurred inside Al-Khalis prison northeast of Baghdad during a riot and on a manhunt for escaped convicts overnight, they said.
Baghdad car bomb targeting pilgrims kills seven: police:
A car bomb blast targeting Shiite pilgrims on an annual march to a Baghdad shrine killed at least seven people Saturday and wounded 20, security and medical sources said.
Some 42 troops, ISIL members killed in Syria clashes:
Syrian opposition fighters managed to blow up a building causing the death of 15 soldiers
Ten Hezbollah militants killed during clashes with Syrian rebels in Qalamoun:
On Saturday, forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad intensified bombardment on positions of the al-Fatih Army (an extended umbrella for Syrian rebels) in Qalamoon area in the northwestern countryside of Damascus, near the Syrian-Lebanese border, military sources reported.
Syrian army, Hezbollah oust rebels from Qalamoun village outskirts: Al-Manar:
The Syrian army and Hezbollah have ousted Islamist militants from areas surrounding a border town that was the site of fierce fighting earlier this week, Al-Manar television reported Saturday.
Syrian troops battle to free trapped forces: monitor:
"Government forces and allied fighters are now two kilometres from the hospital and desperately want to save the 250 people besieged inside," said Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman. Syrian forces inside the hospital have been battling rebels to keep them from entering the building.
Syrian official lashes out over US training of mercenaries:
Syria's deputy foreign minister criticized a new U.S. program to train "moderate." mercenary fighters in Jordan, saying it will only fuel terrorism and further complicate efforts to reach a political solution.
Syria "Rebels" Cast Doubt on US Training Program:
Syrian rebels on Friday voiced deep reservations about a U.S. program to train moderate rebels that American and Jordanian officials say has kicked off in Jordan, dismissing it as a drop in the ocean that would not change realities on the ground.
Human Rights Watch Again Accuses Syria Of "Barrel Bomb" Damage Done By Others:
This is thereby at least the third time HRW is using a wrongly attributed pictures to depict current enemies of U.S. imperialism as having causing the damage the U.S. empire and/or its friends have caused.
More than 100 Saudi-led air strikes hit Yemen: Houthis:
In the southern port city of Aden, clashes continued on Saturday in the central Crater, Khor Maksar and Mualla districts as the Houthis and forces loyal to Saleh shelled local militias trying to oust them from the city.
Saudi strikes in Yemen city break law: UN official:
"The indiscriminate bombing of populated areas, with or without prior warning, is in contravention of international humanitarian law (IHL)," Johannes van der Klaauw said. "Issuing warnings of impeding attacks does not absolve the parties of their IHL obligations to protect civilians from harm."
Gunmen shoot dead Saudi police officer in Riyadh:
Gunmen in a car opened fire at a patrol in the south of the city, killing one of its members, said a spokesman for Riyadh police in a statement carried by the SPA state news agency.
EU joins criticism of illegal, east Jerusalem settlement plan:
"Israel's determination to continue its settlement policy despite the urging of the international community not only threatens the viability of the two state solution but also seriously calls into question its commitment to a negotiated agreement with the Palestinians," the EU said in a statement
3 police, 3 alleged Islamists killed in Egypt clashes: -
At least three policemen and three alleged Islamists were killed on Saturday during armed attacks and confrontations in North Sinai province bordering Israel and the seaside province of Damietta.
Egyptian court sentences Mubarak and sons to three years in jail for corruption:
An Egyptian court sentenced former president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons to three years in jail without parole on Saturday in the retrial of a corruption case, although the trio is unlikely to go to jail again.
Seven bodies found in DR Congo:
At least seven bodies have been found in an eastern region of Democratic Republic of Congo where a series of massacres has left more than 300 people dead in seven months, local authorities and an AFP journalist said on Saturday.
Renewed violence forces 100,000 to flee in South Sudan:
UN says fighting in Unity State has displaced 100,000 people, as two aid agencies withdraw from Leer fearing attack.
Six Taliban Insurgents, Including Commander Killed in Faryab:
At least six insurgents among them their commander were killed in a clash with security forces in northern Faryab province, local officials said on Saturday. Three other insurgents were injured in the clash.
India accuses Maoist rebels of abducting 250 villagers:
The rebels, who say they are inspired by Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong, have been fighting since 1967 for a communist society by toppling what they call India's "semi-colonial, semi-feudal" form of rule.
Australian teenager arrested in Melbourne 'bomb plot':
Police arrest 17-year-old on terrorism charges, saying three homemade bombs were found at his upmarket Melbourne home.
Snowden says Australia watching its citizens 'all the time,':
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden accused Australia of undertaking mass surveillance of its citizens and passing laws on the collection of metadata that he says do not protect society from acts of terrorism. Snowden, criticized Australia's new metadata laws, which allow the government and intelligence agencies to keep a constant watch on citizens.
Putin takes swipe at US in Victory Day speech:
In his speech to the assembled troops and veterans, President Vladimir Putin said that the carnage of the war underlined the importance of international cooperation, but "in the past decades we have seen attempts to create a unipolar world."
How US Corporate Media Reported V Day Celebrations in Russia:
Russia flexes military might for sparse crowd of dignitaries on Victory Day: A Western boycott of Russia's Victory Day parade Saturday did little to chasten the Kremlin as Russian President Vladimir Putin rolled out fearsome new armor and weapons in a thundering message that might makes right.
U.S. Urges Greece to Reject Russian Energy Project:
The United States, wading into the international efforts to shape Greece's economic and geopolitical orientation, is pushing the leftist government in Athens to resist Russia's energy overtures.
ISIS: Potentially 'Thousands' of Online Followers Inside US Homeland, FBI Chief Warns:
"I know there are other Elton Simpsons out there," FBI director James Comey warned today, referring to one of the men who opened fire outside of an event in Texas earlier this week celebrating artists' portrayals of the Prophet Mohammad.
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