Colonialism
Dawood National Military Hospital Kabul Scandal Should End War in Afghanistan
by Alex Ellingboe On July 27, the website Buzzfeed.com released graphic photos of the gruesome conditions faced by wounded Afghan soldiers in the U.S. funded Dawood National Military Hospital in Kabul. The condition of soldiers at the nation’s premier military… Read More ›
Damascus Threatens to Arm Kurds with Missiles if Turkey Continues Meddling in Syria
TEHRAN (FNA)- Damascus has warned Ankara to drop support for terrorist groups fighting Bashar al-Assad’s government, threatening that it will arm Turkey’s Kurdish insurgents with missiles if Ankara continues meddling in Syria’s domestic affairs, sources revealed on Saturday. Al Manar… Read More ›
California passes resolution defining criticism of Israel as anti-Semitism
By Tom Carter Last month, the California State Assembly passed a resolution urging state educational institutions to more aggressively crack down on criticism of the State of Israel on campuses, which the resolution defines as “anti-Semitism.” The anti-democratic resolution is… Read More ›
Clinton offers $45 million to Syrian rebels, who want more support
By Hannah Allam NEW YORK — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday announced $45 million in additional aid for Syrian opposition activists, the latest U.S. push for influence in a civil war that’s raged beyond the international community’s control…. Read More ›
Epidemic of kidnappings breaks out in Syria
By Ruth Sherlock, Beirut An epidemic of kidnappings has broken out in Syria, with rebels funding their military operations with ransoms and common criminals taking the opportunity to make money. In al-Bab, a town on the periphery of Aleppo, abductions… Read More ›
Benghazi Attack a ‘Major Blow’ to CIA
CIA Forced to Evacuate Spies After Consulate Sacked by Jason Ditz The attack earlier this month on the Benghazi consulate, which killed four Americans including the US Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens was a blow to a lot of people…. Read More ›
Netanyahu plays cartoonist, goes apocalyptic over ‘Iranian bomb’ at UN
Unable to win US support for a figurative ‘red line’ on Iran’s nuclear program, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu drew a literal one during a speech to the UN General Assembly, and offered an apocalyptic vision of a nuclear bombing of… Read More ›
Fallujah babies: Under a new kind of siege
Doctors and residents blame US weapons for catastrophic levels of birth defects in Fallujah’s newborns. Dahr Jamail Fallujah, Iraq – While the US military has formally withdrawn from Iraq, doctors and residents of Fallujah are blaming weapons like depleted uranium… Read More ›
Obama threatens Iran in UN speech
From New York, US President Barack Obama told the United Nations General Assembly that he advocates a diplomatic resolution to the Iranian nuclear conflict and condemns the anti-Islamic film that has sparked violent protests overseas. Tuesday morning’s speech before the… Read More ›
West to Mali: Hold Elections First, Then We’ll Invade
US Discussing Unspecified Role in Future War by Jason Ditz Which comes first, the dubious election to select a government, or a foreign military invasion to prop that government up? If you’re talking Mali, the Western world is pretty clear… Read More ›
The Times: Largest Shipload of Libyan Weapons Heading to Armed Groups in Syria
LONDON, (SANA)- The British newspaper The Times revealed that a largest shipment of weapons has arrived in Turkey to be delivered to the armed groups in Syria. “A Libyan ship carrying the largest consignment of weapons for Syria…has docked in… Read More ›
Clinton: Libya needs a Wal-Mart
Former President Bill Clinton has an idea of what beleaguered Libya needs: a Wal-Mart. Speaking at his eighth annual Clinton Global Initiative summit on Sunday, he challenged Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke to open a store in the troubled region to… Read More ›
U.N. council to consider Mali force
THE UN Security Council says it is ready for a bloc of West African countries to submit a detailed plan for military intervention to root out Islamists who have seized control of Mali’s northern region. The Security Council called on… Read More ›
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