Former Israeli Prime Minister and war criminal Ariel Sharon died on Jan 11th, 2014, after having spent the last eight years in a coma. He was 85 years old. Sharon was directly involved in war crimes and massacres throughout his… Read More ›
Imperialist War
Islam, Terrorism and Hypocrisy: U.S. Imperialism in the Muslim World
by Douglas Hill Ever since 9/11, the U.S. government has launched the “War on Terror,” and enacted a virtual avalanche of legislation aimed at containing the threat of Islamic terrorism. Much of this legislation legitimizes the ethnic profiling of people… Read More ›
US the biggest threat to world peace in 2013 – poll
The US has been voted as the most significant threat to world peace in a survey across 68 different countries. Anti-American sentiment was not only recorded in antagonistic countries, but also in many allied NATO partners like Turkey and Greece…. Read More ›
Poll: Afghanistan war most unpopular in U.S. history
Support for the war in Afghanistan has dipped below 20%, according to a new national poll, making the country’s longest military conflict arguably its most unpopular one as well. The CNN/ORC International survey released Monday also indicates that a majority… Read More ›
‘Whole families murdered’: Syrian rebels execute over 80 civilians outside Damascus
Over 80 civilians in a town northwest of the Syrian capital of Damascus have been executed by Islamist rebels, sources within the Syrian military told RT. Many others were kidnapped to be used as human shields. Government forces are continuing… Read More ›
Libyan Assembly votes in favor of sharia law
Libya’s national assembly has voted in favor of making sharia law the basis of all legislative decisions in the county, meaning the Islamic legal framework will inform all future banking, criminal and financial cases. “Islamic law is the source of… Read More ›
Syria army seizes Israeli-made arms
The Syrian army says it has confiscated Israeli-made weapons in its latest operations against foreign-backed militants. A military source told the Syrian news agency SANA on Sunday that Israeli weaponry — including missiles — were seized in an operation in… Read More ›
Is the US Exploiting Typhoon Suffering to Win Military Bases in the Philippines?
by John Glaser Last week I wrote about the potential for the Obama administration’s Asia-Pivot strategy to inflame anti-colonialist sentiment. I lamented that Washington tries simply to get around this popular opposition to the military surge in East Asia instead of acknowledging that… Read More ›
There is no Palestinian issue for Syrian rebels
The Palestinian issue has been uniting all Muslims for 65 years. Syrian rebels succeeded in their mission – they made the world forget about the Palestinian issue. The militants pulled Palestinians out of refugee camps; they are killing them or… Read More ›
US military doctors participate in torture of detainees, report says
An independent report has charged that medical personnel, working under the direction of the Department of Defense and CIA in military defense facilities, violated medical ethics by participating in the torture of detainees. The services provided by American doctors and… Read More ›
My Lai and the Black Blouse Girl: The Forgotten Story of Sexual Assault Behind the Famous Vietnam War Photo
While the My Lai Massacre is widely recognized as a military atrocity and an act of mass murder committed on civilians and non-combatants, true appreciation of the event as an act of mass rape and sexual abuse has never clearly… Read More ›
BREAKING: Israel bombs Syria
Statement from the ANSWER Coalition condemning Israel’s new strikes Bitterly frustrated that the Obama administration was forced to pull back from its planned aerial war against Syria, the Israeli government has just launched its own bombing of Syria. The Israeli… Read More ›
Rebels conduct new chemical weapons attack in Syria near Turkish border – report
The rebels used chemical weapons in north-eastern Syria near the border with Turkey on Tuesday, a Lebanese TV channel Al-Mayadeen reported. The toxic shell exploded near a Kurdish defense forces’ checkpoint close to the border with Turkey in the city… Read More ›
The Red Phoenix 