The US spy chief has admitted Al-Qaeda might be behind recent suicide bombings in Syria. While rebels threaten they will have to make an alliance with jihadists if they don’t see more help from the West. The Director of National… Read More ›
Imperialism
Foreigners flood into Syria to join battle to overthrow Assad
by Richard Hall Rebels in Syria are becoming increasingly radicalised as more and more foreign fighters join the battle to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, United Nations human rights investigators have warned. The UN team, expressing concern at the “increasing… Read More ›
Mitt Romney: ‘Palestinians Have No Interest Whatsoever In Establishing Peace’
by Sam Stein Mitt Romney argued that the Palestinian people ultimately don’t want a peaceful settlement with Israelis and that pursuit of such a peace process would ultimately be feckless during a private fundraiser last May. The video of his… Read More ›
Obama Sends More Drones, Marines to Libya, But Did They Ever Leave?
by John Glaser The Obama administration has ordered military reinforcements to Libya following the attack on the US consulate building this week, but the truth is drones had never left Libya’s skies and US Marines have been carrying out missions… Read More ›
Mayor goes to court to end Chicago teachers strike
By Jason Meisner and Hal Dardick Tribune reporters Chicago Public Schools students will miss a seventh day of classes Tuesday as Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s attempt to get the courts to quickly end the teachers strike did not produce immediate results…. Read More ›
Obama Notifies Congress of Troops Deployed to Libya and Yemen
President Obama has taken the formal step of notifying Congress that he has deployed troops “equipped for combat” to Libya and Yemen to defend U.S. citizens and property, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution. “Although these security forces are equipped… Read More ›
The Massacre at Sabra and Shatila, Thirty Years Later
A Never-Ending Horror Story by SONJA KARKAR It happened thirty years ago – 16 September 1982. A massacre so awful that people who know about it cannot forget it. The photos are gruesome reminders – charred, decapitated, indecently violated corpses,… Read More ›
Judge strikes down Wis. law that effectively ended collective bargaining for public workers
MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge on Friday struck down nearly all of the state law championed by Gov. Scott Walker that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers. Walker’s administration immediately vowed to appeal, while unions, which… Read More ›
What’s Driving the Chicago Teachers Strike
Targeting Teacher Evaluations by BINOY KAMPMARK “This was a strike of choice, a bad choice for our children and not necessary,” decried an irritated Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. 350,000 students and 26,000 teachers have stayed out of classes now for… Read More ›
Chinese ships breach Japan’s naval border
Six Chinese ships have entered Japanese waters near a group of disputed islets claimed by both Beijing and Tokyo, refusing to follow the Japanese coast guard’s orders to vacate its territorial waters. Currently, six Chinese ships are stationed in the… Read More ›
Aliyaar, Indian Laborer, Gets His Hand Chopped Off by his Boss After Asking For $3 in Wages to Feed his Family
A manual labourer has allegedly had one hand chopped off by his employers after asking bosses for his salary. The incident happened on Sunday when the proprietors of an illegal alcohol making unit in India punished the man – identified… Read More ›
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