Op-Ed Articles
Obama's Big Lie on Syria
By Daniel Lazare
The real responsibility lies not with Assad, but with the U.S. and allies for fomenting Syria's sectarian warfare in the first place.
Sleepwalking to Another Mideast Disaster
By Robert Parry
Denied crucial information about Syria, the American people are being led toward the precipice of another Middle East war.
Now The Truth Emerges: How The US Fuelled The Rise of Isis In Syria and Iraq
By Seumas Milne
The sectarian terror group won't be defeated by the western states that incubated it in the first place.
A Case Study in Distortion and Bias on Syria
PBS Frontline Fails the Public with "Obama at War"
By Rick Sterling
"Obama at War" presents a biased and distorted view of the reality in Syria.
'Russia Would Attack NATO Only In Mad Person's Dream' - Putin
By RT
Russia's military policy is "not global, offensive, or aggressive," Putin stressed, adding that Russia has "virtually no bases abroad,"
We Are The Propagandists:
How The New York Times And The White House Has Turned Truth In The Ukraine On Its Head
By Patrick L. Smith
Who could want to live in a world this much like Orwell's or Huxley's
Trinity 70 Years On... the Nuclear Horror Still Haunts
By Finian Cunningham
The Pentagon has received a budget of over $350 billion to upgrade the US arsenal of nuclear weapons - this nuclear resurgence under Obama is emblematic of a new Cold War with Russia and other perceived global rivals.
Ukrainians Dispossessed: Americans Are Next
By Paul Craig Roberts
Exploitation of the many for the few is the Hallmark of the West, a decrepit, corrupt, and collapsing entity.
Buffaloes and Flies in the South China Sea
By Linn Dinh
Odds are high, fighting will break out again in the South China Sea.
Congratulation Tony Blair
By Gilad Atzmon
The 21st century's greatest war criminal is called to lead the campaign against 'extremism' which he himself instigated.
"Combat Proven": The Booming Business of War in Israel
By Alex Kane
For an arms industry that relies on marketing "combat proven" products, the next battle can't come soon enough.
Israel A Criminal Offender At Large, UN Listing Or Not
By Eva Bartlett
Israel need not worry that anyone is trying to "besmirch" its reputation. It has proven quite adept at doing that all on its own.
Israel's Clandestine Alliance with Gulf Arab States is Going Public
By Murtaza Hussain
GCC states have finally readied themselves to go public about their warming relationships with Israel.
Canada: Bill C-51 A 'Fascist And Dictatorial Piece Of Legislation'
By Ryan Maloney
Galati said C-51 creates "a modern-day Gestapo," referencing the brutal, secret Nazi police force.
Edward Snowden: The World Says No to Surveillance
By Edward J. Snowden
Spymasters in Australia, Canada and France have exploited recent tragedies to seek intrusive new powers despite evidence such programs would not have prevented attacks.
Free Speech, Facebook and the NSA: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
By John W. Whitehead
The NSA's telephone metadata program seems like child's play compared to what's coming down the pike.
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Syrian Army Kills 99 Terrorists :
"A sum of 99 militants from different terrorist groups were killed across Syria on Friday," the Arabic-language Al-Ahd news website said citing a statement by the observatory.
Syria: Islamic State Closes in on Kurdish City of Hasakah:
The Islamic State group is threatening to take over the Kurdish city of Hasakah in northeast Syria, after having already taken control of a power plant near the city's entrance.
Idlib gains bring Syrian rebels closer to Assad's coastal homeland:
Sunni Islamist groups have overrun Syrian army outposts and villages in the Idlib province, closing on coastal strongholds of President Bashar al Assad's government, rebels and a monitor said on Saturday.
Lebanese Army Kills 16 Syria-Bound Nusra Front Jihadists:
"Sixteen Jabhat al-Nusra militants were killed. The artillery of Lebanese army straddled the [al-Nusra] detachment, which tried to break into the al-Uyun gorge in the south-east of Arsal town [near Syrian border]," the source told RIA Novosti
3 Hezbollah fighters killed as group advances near Arsal's outskirts:
Hezbollah's death toll in the battle against jihadis on Lebanon's eastern borders has risen to at least 29, with three fighters dying Friday as the group advanced further into Arsal's outskirts.
Bush, Blair Legacy Continues As -
Car bomb blast kills 14 people in Iraq:
Police officials say the attack took place Saturday night in the Shiite town of Balad Ruz, killing 14 people and wounding 37 others.
5 Iraqi soldiers killed in US friendly-fire incident:
Five Iraqi soldiers and militia fighters were killed and seven others were injured in a friendly-fire incident after the U.S.-led international coalition air force fired on an army base southeast of Fallujah.
Iraqi forces repel two ISIS attacks in Anbar:
Iraqi officials say government forces and Shiite militiamen repelled two Islamic State attacks in Anbar province. In one attack, they used anti-tank missiles to take out four would-be suicide car bombs
ISIS show off their US-made spoils of war:
Fighters behind the wheel of millions of dollars in American hardware, a month after Iraqi army fled Ramadi
Sunni tribes in Iraq's Anbar province pledge support to ISIL:
A number of Sunni tribal sheikhs and tribes in Iraq's Anbar province have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a defection that comes as a major blow to the Iraqi government as it struggles to roll the Sunni insurgents back.
U.S. quietly starts channeling arms from $1.6 billion fund to Iraq:
The United States has quietly started delivering promised arms for Iraqi soldiers from a $1.6 billion fund approved by Congress last year, officials said, following mounting Iraqi frustration over the pace of coalition assistance.
Fight against IS could take 'generation or more': US envoy:
The Islamic State group is a "global threat" that will take a generation or more to defeat, Washington's envoy for the US-led coalition fighting the jihadists said Wednesday. He added that if IS were not defeated it could "wreak havoc on the progress of humanity."
Former Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz dies in prison at 79:
After turning himself in to the American occupation forces, Aziz was charged and tried in a kangaroo court set up by the Americans and presided over by the Shia religious parties that had previously tried to assassinate him. He was sentenced to death in 2010, but the government did not move to execute him.
Dozens killed in Yemen-Saudi Arabia border raids as peace talks momentum gathers:
Forces loyal to Yemen's former president attacked several locations on the Saudi border in raids that killed four Saudis and dozens of rebels, the Saudi-led coalition said on Saturday
Four Saudi forces killed in attack on border from Yemen:
Saudi-led forces said on Friday four Saudis were killed after an attack was launched on border areas in Jizan and Najran by forces loyal to former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh and Houthi rebels.
http://www.businessinsider.
Yemeni forces fire Scud missile at Saudi Arabia:
In the first use of the long range ballistic Scud in the conflict, the missile was fired early Saturday morning at the city of Khamees Mushait in the kingdom's southwest and was intercepted by two Patriot missiles, a statement by the Saudi military said.
US-Iran nuclear talks as political Kabuki theatre: News Analysis -
The Obama administration made the spurious claim that it had succeeded in getting Iran to agree to the demand for IAEA inspection of any site it found suspicious. In fact, Iran had agreed only that IAEA would have "enhanced access through agreed procedures"
The Bomb Iran Lobby Gears Up for 2016: News Analysis -
A tight-knit group of neocon dead-enders is pushing Iran to the forefront of the GOP's foreign policy agenda.
Israeli Gov't Protests As Israeli Vets Speak About Being Occupiers: .
"We will not ignore an organization whose sole purpose is to shame Israeli soldiers, as it operates in the international arena to inflict severe damage on Israel's image."
https://www.popularresistance.
Afghanistan: US attack on funeral kills 34:
The strike in Khost came a day after Nangarhar Province, also in eastern Afghanistan, was targeted in two similar drone attacks that killed 17 people. The strikes were carried out in the districts of Haska Mina and Chaparhar.
30 civilians killed as Hamid Karzai strongly condemns deadly US attack in Khost:
Karzai quoted in a statement released from his office, said almost 30 civilians have been killed in the airstrike and some others were injured.
The risk of arming local militias in Afghanistan's Kunduz:
The province of Kunduz has been besieged by the Taliban fighters for weeks now. Afghanistan's security forces can only thwart the insurgents with the help of local militias and foreign assistance. But that has a price.
Demonstrator shot dead in Burundi: -
Police in Burundi on Friday shot dead a protester in the capital amid renewed demonstrations against President Pierre Nkurunziza, witnesses and a local official said
ISIS militants seize another town in Libya:
Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants have seized another town in Libya, the group and a military source said on Friday, expanding the territory they control in the strife-torn country.
Navy vessels rescues hundreds of migrants off Libyan coast:
Naval vessels from Italy and Ireland rescued hundreds of migrants from smuggler boats in the Mediterranean, as ships from several countries, including Britain, coped Saturday with waves of people setting sail from Libya in human trafficking operations.
One Ukrainian serviceman killed, ten wounded in past 24 hours: Ukraine military:
One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and ten others have been wounded as a result of fighting in separatist eastern territories in the past 24 hours, Kiev military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said in a briefing on Saturday.
The Saker: Short update about the (very dangerous) Ukrainian situation: News Analysis -
Barring a miracle of some kind, the Ukrainians will simply have to attack as a war or, better (from their point of view) a Russian "invasion" (which would be a liberation, of course) is now the only and last option left to cover up the total collapse not only of the US Ukrainian policy
Russia backs Ukraine peace deal but Kiev is blocking progress, says Putin:
"The problem is that the current Kiev authorities don't even want to sit down to talks with them. And there is nothing we can do about it," he said. "Only our European and American partners can influence this situation."
Stephen Harper visits Ukraine promising more aid as fighting intensifies in Donetsk region:
As the most intense fighting in many months gripped eastern Ukraine around the Russian-held city of Donetsk, Prime Minister Stephen Harper began his 3rd trip to the Ukrainian capital in 14 months on Saturday by announcing more non-lethal aid for this country's beleaguered security forces.
Canada to Train Ukrainian Police as Conflict With Russia Worsens:
Canada will send officers and provide funding to bolster the Ukrainian police force, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said, his country's latest show of support for Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.
Japan will give Ukraine $1.5 bln loan guarantees for country's financial stability - Poroshenko:
"I am grateful to Japan for extending loan guarantees amounting to $1.5 billion, which should enable us to ensure Ukraine's financial stability," Poroshenko said following negotiations with the Japanese prime minister on Saturday.
Greek PM rejects 'absurd' offer from lenders, delays IMF payment:
"The Greek government cannot consent to absurd proposals," Tsipras told parliament. "I want to believe that this proposal was a bad moment for Europe or at the very least a bad negotiating trick and will soon be withdrawn by the masterminds themselves," he said.
EU's Juncker snubs Greek PM after 'absurd' debt deal rebuff:
The European Union's chief executive declined to speak to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday after the leftist leader rejected as "absurd" international creditors' terms for a cash-for-reform deal to keep his country from default.
The economic consequences of austerity: Op-Ed:
The judgements of our financial and political leaders are breathtakingly narrow. Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen considers the alternatives.
Germany sent rocket-propelled grenades to Saudi Arabia to swing 2006 World Cup vote :
German newspaper Die Zeit say the country's Football Association arranged for then Chancellor Gerhard Schroder's administration to supply the arms in order to swing the Saudi vote from Morocco to Germany ahead of the vote in 2000.
G7 summit: 8,000 protesters gather as leaders prepare wide-ranging talks:
Protesters set up a tent camp and police run checks on borders, with Fifa, US trade and climate change high on activists' and world leaders' agendas
UK: Your Facebook, Twitter and blog are about to be monitored for references to the Government:
Ministers announced yesterday that the Government had awarded a contract to five companies who will monitor what people tweet, post to Facebook or blog about the Government and provide updates to Whitehall in real time.
China denies hacking data on four million US government staff:
The US government has admitted hackers accessed the personal data of at least four million current and former federal employees, in a vast cyberattack that is suspected to have originated in China..
Leaked TISA Documents Reveal Privacy Threat:
The contents of TISA make interesting reading, particularly for anybody concerned about privacy. Under the draft agreement, the EU would be barred from requiring the personal data of its citizens to be held within European borders, an idea currently under discussion in Germany.
Red Cross pockets $500mn meant for Haiti homes:
Red Cross promises houses for 130,000 Haitians, 'builds only 6'
US Congress demands release of 9/11 papers:
Former Florida Senator Bob Graham, who co-chaired the first official enquiry into 9/11, said the US public would be shocked if they were to learn of the extent of Saudi involvement in the worst terrorist attack on US soil
FBI infiltrates defense team, causes new delay in 9/11 trial:
FBI attempts to infiltrate one of the defense teams in a Guantánamo Bay trial related to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, has led to the second straight cancellation of pretrial hearings at the controversial island prison, putting the case on pause until at least August of this year
Some Americans think USA Freedom Act gives them freedom: Video -
Anissa Naouai, ask's people whether or not they know about The Patriot Act turning into the USA Freedom Act and what the ramifications might be. Most haven't heard of the acts, but none of them trust the government anyway.
Dillon Taylor was murdered by Officer Bron Cruz:
Warning this Video is very Graphic showing the Killing of Dillon Taylor by Officer Bron Cruz. This is the body cam footage in its entirety.
GOP senator seeks to block restrictions on Pentagon giving weapons to police:
The senator, who faces what could be a challenging reelection race next year, is offering an amendment to an annual defense policy bill that would prohibit any regulation or policy that restricts the federal government from selling or donating its excess material to a state or local agency.
Senate Votes To Block Pentagon Paying Millions To NFL To 'Honor Troops':
Reports of the "Patriotism for Profit" program emerged last month, with the revelations that 14 NFL teams had received $5.4 million in return for timeout displays of thanking troops for their service. This was quickly condemned by several top Congressmen.
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