Please note the re-posting of this article for information purposes does not constitute endorsement of its politics by the Red Phoenix or its editorial staff. On the 14th anniversary of his rescue from a raft in waters off Fort Lauderdale, Elián… Read More ›
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Poppy fields forever? Record opium output boosts Afghan warlords’ power base
Despite efforts to curb Afghan’s opium culture, cultivation has hit record levels as NATO forces prepare to exit the country. The UN warned warlords may be the biggest benefactor of the situation. The report, the Afghanistan Opium Survey for 2013,… Read More ›
Syrian Kurds carve out zone of control, driving out jihadis and declaring administration
BY BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT — Syria’s Kurds have dramatically strengthened their hold on the far northeast reaches of the country, carving out territory as they drive out Islamic militant fighters allied to the rebellion and declaring their own civil… Read More ›
Drop the Charges against Rasmea Odeh!
To bring down a building, one attacks the pillars – it is the same in a community. Today (Nov. 13), Rasmea Odeh, a pillar of the Palestinian-American community of Chicago will be arraigned in the U.S. District Court, 231 W… Read More ›
Filipino communists step up typhoon relief efforts, condemns Aquino regime’s slow response
Statement by Communist Party of the Philippines Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Nov. 11 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). Carry out all-out mobilization for relief support to disaster victims The Communist Party of… Read More ›
10,000 feared killed in Philippines by super typhoon Haiyan
An estimated 10,000 people might have been killed in the central Philippine province of Leyte alone, which was almost completely destroyed by the powerful typhoon Haiyan, local authorities said. The typhoon has devastated up to 80 percent of the Leyte… 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 ›
Video: Alleged Walkie-Talkie Conversation between Al Qaeda’s ISIL and FSA
Alleged Walkie-Talkie Conversation between Members of al-Qaeda’s ISIL and FSA in Aleppo This recent footage from Aleppo showing an alleged conversation taking place via a walkie-talkie between militants from al-Qaeda’s “Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant” (ISIL) and supposed… Read More ›
Venezuela’s Maduro Goes on the “Offensive” With Package of Economic Reforms
By RYAN MALLETT-OUTTRIM Merida, 7th November 2013 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has announced a slew of policy reforms aimed at combating speculation and hoarding, along with the creation of new government institutions to regulate trade and oversee foreign currency exchange…. Read More ›
South Korea moves to ban pro-North party
A far left-wing South Korean political party could be banned from contesting elections for its pro-North Korean stance in a move critics say smacks of President Park Geun-hye’s father’s suppression of democracy during his long stay in power. The Unified… Read More ›
Renamo crisis hits cross-border traders
ZIMBABWEAN cross-border traders doing business in Mozambique have started counting their losses as they are no longer able to travel to the neighbouring country following the recent political clashes between Renamo insurgents and government troops. JOHN NYASHANU STAFF REPORTER In… Read More ›