Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians, mostly young people, are in the streets to demand the reduction of the absurd buses fares and a free pass. Public transport in our country is of poor quality, though it is one of the… Read More ›
Imperialist War
On the Day of American Independence
Today is the 4th of July, a holiday celebrated all over the nation as the date of American Independence from the British crown. I was considering burning an American flag to protest US foreign policy, imperial aggression, indigenous holocaust, sponsorship… Read More ›
Francois Murad, Catholic Priest ‘Beheaded By Jihadist Fighters In Syria’
By Sara C Nelson A Catholic priest has been killed in Syria, it has been confirmed by the official Vatican news agency. Franciscan Father Francois Murad died after fighters linked to the jihadist group Jabhat al-Nusra attacked the monastery he was staying… Read More ›
Editorial: The Wonderful American World of Informers and Agents Provocateurs
by Todd Gitlin and Tom Engelhardt Back in the early 1970s, I worked for Pacific News Service (PNS), a small antiwar media outfit that operated out of the Bay Area Institute (BAI), a progressive think tank in San Francisco. The… Read More ›
In Suicide Note, Iraq War Veteran Says He Was Forced to Participate In War Crimes
by Rania Khalek On June 10, 2013, 30-year-old Iraq War veteran Daniel Somers killed himself after writing a powerful letter to his family explaining his reasons for doing so. “My mind is a wasteland filled with visions of incredible horror,… Read More ›
U.S. right to arm Syrian rebels, says Israeli president
By Crispian Balmer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli President Shimon Peres has thrown his weight behind U.S. plans to arm Syrian rebels, shrugging off fears the weapons could be turned on Israel and exacerbate the conflict. In a wide-ranging interview with… Read More ›
Iraq, 2013: The Horrors Remain the Same — Rape, Executions and Torture Abound
[Trigger Warning: Graphic Discussion of Sexual Violence and Torture] In today’s Iraq, it is unfortunately all too easy to find Iraqis who have had loved ones who have been detained and tortured, and the trend is increasing. Baghdad – Heba al-Shamary… Read More ›
Morsi says Egypt cuts all ties with Damascus, calls for Syria no-fly zone
Egypt has decided to cut all ties with Syria, close the embassy in Cairo and withdraw the Egyptian envoy from Damascus, said Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. He also urged the international powers to impose a no-fly zone over Syria. “We… Read More ›
100-Year-Old General: We Razed Arab Villages, So What?
Brig. Gen. (res.) Yitzhak Pundak: If we hadn’t done it, there would be a million more Arabs and there would be no Israel. By Gil Ronen Brig. Gen. (res.) Yitzhak Pundak is celebrating his hundredth birthday. Pundak was the commander… Read More ›
US to give military support to Syrian rebels as ‘red line’ crossed
After concluding that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons against the country’s insurgency, thus crossing a ‘red line,’ the Obama administration has decided to start sending arms to anti-Assad rebels for the first time, officials say. The Obama administration… Read More ›
Let’s Be Clear: Establishing a ‘No-Fly Zone’ Is an Act of War
The term is a euphemism that obscures the gravity of what its advocates are suggesting — a U.S. air attack on Syria. by CONOR FRIEDERSDORF Kudos to Josh Rogin for breaking the news that “the White House has asked the Pentagon to draw… Read More ›
Taliban Surge: Afghan Violence Continues to Grow
Military Insists 100 Daily Attacks ‘Not a Major Threat’ to Govt by Jason Ditz A suicide bombing in front of the Supreme Court, just one day after a major attack on the airport in the capital city. Afghanistan is going through… Read More ›
Syrian Rebels Execute “Atheist” 15-Year-Old Boy for Blasphemy
A 15-year-old atheist boy was reportedly shot in the face in a brutal execution by Syrian rebels, in a crime revealed by an anti-government monitoring group concerned about the actions of some Islamist fighters. Coffee seller Mohammad Qataa was allegedly… Read More ›
McCain Excuses Syrian Rebel War Crimes, Suggests He’d Tolerate Extremist Takeover of Syria
By Ben Armbruster Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Monday downplayed atrocities being committed by Syrian rebel forces and suggested that he would be willing to tolerate extremists taking over Syria because they would most likely not be allied with Iran. McCain… Read More ›
The Red Phoenix 