By Gareth Porter, Truthout Editors Note: “The New America Foundation (NAF) pages showing purported numbers for civilian drone casualties that are linked to and discussed in this article were previously public (see cached version). As of August 22, a few… Read More ›
The Afghan government is going to re-examine the files of 350,000 policemen and soldiers in an effort to prevent attacks on international troops, after the Taliban claimed to have moles in the country’s security forces. The announcement comes after President… Read More ›
By Hadeel Al Shalchi ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) – Syrian rebels fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad need the protection of no-fly zones and safe havens patrolled by foreign forces near the borders with Jordan and Turkey, a Syrian opposition leader… Read More ›
Inequality Inside the Green Line by PATRICK O. STRICKLAND Tel Aviv. On May 15, the New York Times ran an editorial authored by Aaron David Miller under the title of “Preserving Israel’s Uncertain Status Quo.” Miller argues that the Israeli… Read More ›
Under the UN Charter, neither Israel nor the US would have a legal right to preemptively launch a military attack on Iran. Do we want a world in which leaders are free to launch military attacks on other countries simply… Read More ›
by JOAN ROELOFS Saturday, August 11, The New York Times printed a front page article about the nun, Sister Megan Rice, age 82, who committed civil disobedience at the Oak Ridge Tennessee nuclear reservation in a protest against nuclear weapons…. Read More ›
Deadly July Gives Way to an Ugly August July was the deadliest month in Iraq in over two years, with 325 people killed by the reckoning of the Iraqi Health Ministry. August looks like it might surpass it pretty handily… Read More ›
It could be a tactic to stave off an Israeli attack before the November elections, but such talk is incredibly dangerous According to Israel’s Channel 10 news, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will soon meet so… Read More ›
Former PM Olmert: No Reason to Attack Now Amid a growing flurry of speculation that an Israeli attack on Iran is imminent, a new poll from the Dialogue Institute shows a solid majority of the nation is opposed to the… Read More ›
“All I know is that D’Aubuisson is a free enterprise man and deeply religious.” – Jesse Helms “[T[ake care of this archbishop, these Jesuits, these other priests and especially these foreigners who are ruining the minds of our children. And… Read More ›
When she was running for president in 2008, Hillary Rodham Clinton threatened to “obliterate” Iran if it attacked Israel. Her opponent, Barack Obama, responded that Clinton’s threat was “too much like Bush.” Four years later Iran has not attacked Israel… Read More ›
Occasionally individuals complain that I fail to address one subject or another. One Berkeley denizen got in my face and announced: “You leftists ought to become aware of the ecological crisis.” In fact, I had written a number of things… Read More ›
Administration Considering Options to Aid Tyrannical Junta In comments today Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations Michael Sheehan confirmed that the Pentagon is considering various ways to aid the Malian junta in reclaim the country from secessionists, including launching… Read More ›
Islamabad’s high commissioner believes the US should hand over control of the attacks to his government One of Islamabad’s most senior diplomats is warning that CIA drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas are weakening democracy and risk pushing people towards… Read More ›
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing U.S. support for rebels seeking to depose Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his government, sources familiar with the matter said. Obama’s order, approved earlier this year and known… Read More ›
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