by MAX RIVLIN-NADLER Chiquita Brands International, giver of bananas and well-known supporter of Colombian death squads, is trying to get a federal appeals court to block a lawsuit brought against it by the families victimized by their paid mercenaries. And they might just… Read More ›
International
Translations, Party Statements, and News from Around the World.
‘Sexual jihad’: Tunisian women go to Syria to ‘relieve’ holy warriors, return pregnant
Tunisian women have traveled to Syria to wage ‘sexual jihad’, performing intercourse with dozens of Islamist fighters and returning home pregnant, Tunisia’s Interior Minister Lotfi ben Jeddou told MPs. The Tunisian girls “are [sexually] swapped between 20, 30, and 100 rebels… Read More ›
Look at “liberated” Libya and despair
Welcome to the new Libya, a country “liberated” by NATO which now finds itself without the oil revenues which could make it rich, with no security, no stability and assassinations and corruption at unprecendented levels, writes Abdelbari Atwan. Last Friday, the Economist… Read More ›
Half of Syria Rebels Jihadists, Linked to Al-Qaeda
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 16 (UPI) — Nearly half the rebels fighting to topple the Iranian-backed Syrian regime of President Bashar Assad are either diehard al-Qaida jihadists or hardline Islamists primarily focused on setting up a strict Islamic state, a report by… Read More ›
Cuba creates four anti-cancer vaccines, media ignores it
By Jo MacLean That Cuba has already developed four vaccines or inoculations against different types of cancer is without doubt important news for humanity. The World Health Organisation says each year about 8 million people die from this illness. However, the international mainstream media have… Read More ›
Every Class David
Earlier this year, it was announced publicly that ex CIA director and commander of US forces in Iraq, General David Petraeus would be teaching at CUNY. He was given a one year contract as a visiting professor, to teach a… Read More ›
US and Russia Reach Agreement on Plan to Rid Syria of Chemical Weapons
The United States and Russia announced an ambitious plan to transfer Syria’s massive chemical weapons stockpile to international control by the middle of next year, at which point they would be destroyed. Under the agreement, Syria only has one week to declare the size and location… Read More ›
Abu Ghraib Torture Victims Ordered To Pay U.S. Contractor’s Legal Fees
By Christina Wilkie A federal judge on Wednesday ordered four Iraqis who were imprisoned at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison to pay nearly $14,000 in legal fees to defense contractor CACI, an Arlington, Va.-based company that supplied interrogators to the… Read More ›
West vows to boost Syria rebels, Russia says they should be ‘compelled’ to join peace talks
The US, UK and France have agreed to bolster Syrian rebels by providing more help, press Syria into delivering on its promise to hand over chemical weapons and seek an end to the conflict, which would involve ousting of President… Read More ›
Greeks protest against Golden Dawn attack on Communists
Thousands demonstrate in Athens after supporters of neo-Nazi party leave nine seriously injured amid fears of civil war Helena Smith in Athens Thousands of Greeks took to the streets of Athens on Friday to protest against a violent attack on Communist party members… Read More ›
Golden Dawn linked to attack on KKE members
A brutal assault by suspected supporters of Golden Dawn on members of the Communist Party (KKE) late on Thursday in Perama, near Piraeus, was led by three known members of the ultra-right party who have been detained by police in… Read More ›
‘China is taking a leap forward to control world currency’
It is obvious that China is up to something hoarding gold like a dragon. In fact, it is taking a leap forward to control the world currency and to replace it with the yuan, Dr. Thorsten Pattberg, China expert at… Read More ›
Video: General David Petraeus reviled as War Criminal
The former four-star General David Petraeus, commander of U.S. armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and ISAF Commander in Afghanistan, as well as the Director of the CIA after his exit from the U.S. Army, has been affronted viciously by… Read More ›
Germany is the first European country to recognize a third gender
by George Dvorsky Starting this November, German parents will be able to select male, female, or “indeterminate” when filling out their newborn’s birth certificate. This means that parents won’t have to label their baby’s gender, thereby allowing those born with intersex… Read More ›
Reformism: the Gateway to Fascism
Communist Party of Chile (Proletarian Action) Eduardo Artes August, 1998 Some factors to explain the defeat of September 11, 1973 and to advance towards victory. On the eve of the 25th anniversary of the fascist military coup of September 11, every… Read More ›