Two Turkish F-16 fighter-bombers fired at a group of Turkish civilians, who were mistaken for Kurdish rebels, crossing the Iraqi border. Turkey’s president and prime minister expressed their regret and condolences Friday over the airstrike that killed 35 Turkish civilians,… Read More ›
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Embellishing the Iraq War
Moral Victory, and Selective Body Counts by RAMZY BAROUD Someone ought to let mainstream news producers know that the nearly 4,500 US soldiers killed in the Iraq war were not the only victims. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have also… Read More ›
IDF chief: Gaza war against Hamas was an ‘excellent’ operation
Second round of fighting in Gaza is not a matter of choice for Israel; it must be initiated by Israel and must be ‘swift and painful,’ Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz says. By Amos Harel Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff… Read More ›
The real ‘invented’ people
Newt Gingrich’s controversial statement begs the question: Who invented a nationality? The Palestinians or the Israelis? It is hard to believe that anyone who defends Israel’s legitimacy as a state would buy into former Speaker Newt Gingrich’s argument that Palestine… Read More ›
Is Haiti’s church hierarchy failing in its mission? Bishop Louis Kébreau’s immoral advice to Martelly
August 18, 2011 by Wadner Pierre Did Bishop Louis Kébreau, president of the Haitian Episcopal Conference, call on Haitian President Martelly to be ruthless and dictatorial? In an article published on Aug. 11 by the Haitian daily newspaper, Le Nouvelliste,… Read More ›
Michael Parenti: Occupy America
Beginning with Occupy Wall Street in September 2011, a protest movement spread across the United States to 70 major cities and hundreds of other communities. Similar actions emerged in scores of other nations. For the first two weeks, the corporate-owned… Read More ›
An Open Letter from America’s Port Truck Drivers on Occupy the Ports
We are the front-line workers who haul container rigs full of imported and exported goods to and from the docks and warehouses every day. We have been elected by committees of our co-workers at the Ports of Los Angeles, Long… Read More ›
To Cut Deficit, Obama Takes A Scalpel To Health Programs
President Obama’s plan to cut the deficit doesn’t exactly spare Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health programs. But he also doesn’t propose the sweeping sorts of changes envisioned by House Republicans earlier this year. The proposal to reduce the deficit… Read More ›
Rick Perry and race: Haley Barbour’s example
By Jonathan Capehart Gov. Rick Perry (R-Tex.) has a Barbour problem. As with Perry, there was a time when folks were clamoring for Gov. Haley Barbour (R-Miss.) to get into the race for the GOP presidential nomination. He’s a powerhouse… Read More ›
My thoughts on Occupy Oakland after the murder and one-month anniversary
On Thursday, Nov. 10, Occupy Oakland was supposed to celebrate its one-month anniversary in the renamed Oscar Grant Plaza in front of City Hall. Instead the Occupy Movement worldwide was shaken by the cold-blooded murder of a participant less than… Read More ›
Turkey Slams France Over Genocide Bill
by The Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s prime minister on Saturday sharply criticized France for a bill that would make it a crime to deny the World War I-era mass killing of Armenians was genocide. Saying France should… Read More ›
Gaddafi sodomized: Video shows abuse frame by frame (GRAPHIC)
An analysis appears to confirm that a rebel fighter sodomized Gaddafi with a knife. WARNING: IMAGES BELOW ARE PARTICULARLY GRAPHIC AND UPSETTING. SIRTE, Libya — An analysis of video obtained by GlobalPost from a rebel fighter who recorded the moment… Read More ›
Las Vegas police: Officer fired 7 shots with AR-15 in fatal standoff with unarmed Gulf War vet
By Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas police had a plan to end an hour-long standoff with an unarmed Gulf War veteran: One officer would fire a non-lethal beanbag shell at the window of the man’s Cadillac, and another… Read More ›