About a third of the Jewish public – and 70 percent of the orthodox community – would support barring Israeli Arabs from voting by John Glaser Most Israeli Jews support the establishment of an apartheid regime in Israel if it… Read More ›
Colonialism
Israel Seizes Gaza-Bound Aid Ship
This was just the latest attempt by activists to bring attention to Israel’s strict blockade on Gaza Israeli navy commandos on Saturday seized a ship headed to the Gaza Strip carrying about 30 pro-Palestinian activists as it attempted to break Israel’s harsh blockade of… Read More ›
Syrian Terrorists Involved in Illegal Human Organ Trade
By Global Research News Global Research Editor’s note Originally reported in the Turkish Newspaper Yurt, sofar unconfirmed by Western media sources. ANKARA. The so-called Free Syrian Army is trafficking the body organs of Syrian civilians and army soldiers after kidnapping… Read More ›
US Begins Talks to Extend Troop Presence in Afghanistan Beyond 2014
Reports say Washington is vying for an agreement with Kabul that would keep tens of thousands of troops there until 2024 by John Glaser The US has begun negotiations with the Kabul government over the extension of troop presence past… Read More ›
Haiti: 7,565 cholera deaths as of October 4
MSPP has posted cholera statistics for October 1-4 on its Documentation page. In those four days, 749 new daily cases were reported, but the total-cases number rose by 765, to 598,742. Nine deaths were reported, but the total-deaths number rose… Read More ›
‘Send this to Assad’: New shock video shows rebels mocking Gaddafi body
A shocking video showing deposed Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi shortly after his death has appeared on YouTube. A Syrian activist tweeted the video, recommending that embattled President Assad watch it. The new video shows the bloodstained shirtless body of the… Read More ›
Agent Orange on Okinawa: The Smoking Gun
Since 1945, the small Japanese island of Okinawa has been unwilling host to a massive U.S. military presence and a storehouse for a witches’ brew of dangerous munitions and chemicals, including nerve gas, mustard gas, and nuclear missiles. However, there is one… Read More ›
October surprise: US and Israel prepare to strike Iran
The United States and Israel are already involved in discussions over how they could soon conduct a joint surgical strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, a source close to the talks tells Foreign Policy magazine. After months of urging from Israeli… Read More ›
Video: ‘Gaddafi regime beacon of light compared to current govt’
The siege of Bani Walid, Libya’s ongoing political instability, and the alleged torture of Gaddafi loyalists has left the country a far cry from the vision that western powers had when they supported last year’s NATO bombing. Geopolitical analyst Patrick… Read More ›
‘No food, no drugs’: Libyan troops siege ex-Gaddafi stronghold
Armed Libyan forces continue to surround the city of Bani Walid, Libya. As tension between government troops and opposition supporters continues to mount, residents have been left without food and other supplies – and are calling on the UN for… Read More ›
Reconsider Colombus Day 2012
Happy Genocidal Maniac Day! Five hundred and eighteen years ago, today 12 October, a momentous event happened. The supposed “discovery” by one Cristóbal Colón—also known as Christopher Columbus, landed on the Bahamian island of San Salvador and subsequently was labeled… Read More ›
US Authorizes Financial Support For the Free Syrian Army
A US group that supports the Free Syrian Army has received a waiver from the US Treasury Department authorizing it to provide logistical and financial support to the armed Syrian resistance. The waiver was received from the Treasury Department Office… Read More ›
Thousands protest in Turkey over Syria mandate
Protesters take to the streets in Ankara and Istanbul after Turkey’s parliament approved military operations against targets in Syria following the deaths of five Turkish citizens from Syrian shelling. Around 5,000 people took to the streets of Istanbul on Thursday… Read More ›
US Envoy: Preparations Made for Attacking Iran
Insists US ‘Totally in Sync’ With Israel by Jason Ditz In an interview today with the Times of Israel, US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro denied any disagreements between the US and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the prospect… Read More ›
US Official: Military Action Needed in Mali
The apparent haven of radical Islamists in Mali is a consequence of US interventionism and now justifying further intervention A top US official told the Associated Press that military action will be needed to eliminate radical Islamists from the haven… Read More ›
The Red Phoenix 