Op-Ed Articles
US "Grand Strategy" for War Against China Laid Out
By Nick Beams
Entitled "Revising US Grand Strategy Toward China," the report is nothing less than an agenda for war.
Did a Chinese-Russian-Iranian Coalition Opposing NATO Debut in Moscow?
By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
The Moscow Conference on International Security in April was used as a venue to give notice to the US and NATO that other world powers will not let it do as it pleases.
Who is Bombing Whom in the Middle East?
By Robert Fisk
The sectarian and theological nature of this war seems perfectly clear to all who live in the Middle East - albeit not to our American chums.
CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou Calls on Journalists to Tell 'Full Story' of US Torture
By John Casey
"If the next president decides he wants to torture prisoners, all he needs is a stroke of his pen. We need legislation that will permanently and formally outlaw torture,"
The Lasting Pain from Vietnam Silence
By Ray McGovern
The fortieth anniversary of the ugly end of the U.S. adventure in Vietnam is a time to speak.
US Control Over the World Is Rapidly Eroding
By Michael Payne
An increasing number of countries have decided that they have had enough of this intimidation and they no longer will be controlled and dominated by the U.S. government.
No Alternatives to US Empire: Bernie Sanders and the 2016 Elections
By Vincent Emanuele
For Sanders, it's not that the US Empire or Pentagon is inherently unsustainable and destructive, it's that they are simply being mismanaged and misused.
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Hard News
IS group claims Iraq car bomb attack that killed 19:
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Sunday for a late-night car bomb attack in the heart of Baghdad that killed at least 19 people, saying it was targeting a Shiite militia.
Syrian air raid near school kills at least 7:
A Syrian government air raid struck near a school in the northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, killing at least seven people including children, two activist groups said.
Syrian army advances in eastern Damascus:
The Syrian army on Sunday wrested back control over an important town in eastern countryside of capital Damascus, cutting a key rebel supply route, according to the official SANA news agency.
Nusra to use anti-tank weapons in Qalamoun battle:
The Nusra Front announced Sunday that it is training its fighters in the use of anti-tank weapons in Syria's Qalamoun mountain range, ahead of a highly anticipated battle with Hezbollah and the Syrian army.
Heavy clashes in Aden airport,:
"Special forces from the southern fighters have been prepared and trained for an operation to attack Aden airport," said Ali al-Ahmadi, spokesman for the Southern Popular Resistance.
Yemen: Saudi-Led Troops Deployed On The Ground:
At least 20 troops from a Saudi-led coalition have entered the Yemeni city of Aden to fight Houthi rebels, it has been claimed.
Officials: Arab coalition 'reconnaissance' troops in Yemen:
The Yemeni military officials and witnesses reached in Aden said the black-clad and masked coalition troops landed in a central area between Aden's neighborhood of Al-Mansoura and the airport. They said helicopter gunships hovered above the landing area.
Saudi Arabia denies deployment of ground troops in Aden:
Saudi Arabia denied that a ground operation was under way by the anti-Houthi coalition it leads, but declined to comment on Sunday on the presence of special forces - a topic Riyadh has consistently refused to address in the more than one-month-old conflict.
Report: U.S.-supplied cluster bombs in Yemen:
Human Rights Watch has accused Saudi Arabia of dropping U.S.-supplied cluster bombs in the fight against Houthi rebels in Yemen. The small bombs, if unexploded, can lay dormant and then detonate when people stumble upon one by chance, killing or maiming them as a result.
US is responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent people
Over the past 10 years, thousands of innocent Iraqis, Afghans, Pakistanis, Yemenis and other inhabitants of the area generally designated as the Middle East, as well as parts of Africa such as Somalia, have been killed by American drones.
AP Poll: Most Americans Agree With Killing Citizens With Drones:
Most Americans agree with using a drone to kill one of their fellow citizens if they have joined a terrorist association, according to a recent poll.
Israel's Baltimore? Israelis Protest Police Brutality :
Police have threatened to suppress a rally in Tel Aviv, prompted by footage of two police officers beating an Israeli Ethiopian soldier earlier in the week. Thousands of Israelis protested Sunday, amid allegations of police brutality targeting Ethiopians.
At least 10 migrants found dead in sea off Libya:
Italy's Coast Guard and Navy as well as tugs and other commercial vessels joined forces to rescue migrants in at least 16 boats Sunday, saving hundreds of them and recovering 10 bodies off Libya's coast, as smugglers took advantage of calm seas to send packed vessels across the Mediterranean.
5 militants killed in Afghanistan:
At least five militants were killed and seven others injured on Sunday in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province.
Ukraine soldier, civilian killed in clashes:
A Ukrainian soldier and a civilian were killed in the past 24 hours in Ukraine's separatist-held east amid a marked increase in fighting despite a fragile ceasefire, authorities said Sunday.
Greek Aid Talks Gain Urgency as Breakthrough Remains Elusive:
Greece and its international creditors are still far apart on key elements of the country's bailout agenda after four days of intensive negotiations.
Florida Cop Fired After Video Shows him Unload AR-15 on Fleeing Man that He Couldn't Even See:
Officer David Johnston opened fire and squeezed off 23 rounds at a man inside a parking garage. The suspect was on the other side of iron gates, posed no threat whatsoever to Johnston, and was 90 feet away
Baltimore protester wearing 'F**k the police T-shirt' gets face full of pepper spray (VIDEO):
Police officers sprayed pepper at him at a near point-blank range. The man was then pulled to the ground by the hair and dragged away by three law enforcers. The man didn't appear to be resisting the police.
May Day Mayhem: 3 SPD officers hurt as rioters march through Seattle:
Police say black-clad May Day marchers hurled wrenches and rocks at officers and hit police with sticks as a Friday evening march through Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood turned violent, injuring three officers -- two seriously.
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