Op-Ed Articles
Washington Choreographing All-Out War with Russia?
By Finian Cunningham
American leaders are putting in place incendiary elements that heighten the risk of all-out war with Russia.
When Did We All Become Murderers?
By Raúl Ilargi Meijer
There's a disease, an epidemic, that spreads through out the western world. We are all turning into accomplices to murder.
The Origins of ISIS.
Created by "Direct" Action of the United States Government
By Ben Swann
Swann takes on the central issue of whether or not ISIS was created by "inaction" by the United States government or by "direct" action.
The Curse Of Col. Gadhafi
By Ilana Mercer
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton cackled barbarically when she learned of the demise of Col. Gadhafi, but the colonel is having the last laugh.
Yemen Crisis: This Exotic War Will Soon Become Europe's Problem
By Patrick Cockburn
The main outcome of the Saudi air campaign will be terrorism and boatloads of desperate migrants.
How to Turn a Nightmare into a Fairy Tale
By Christian Appy
40 Years Later, Will the End Games in Iraq and Afghanistan Follow the Vietnam Playbook?
Raising the Flag of False Flags
By Philip A Farruggio
When this writer uses Nazi Germany as an example of an ' empire on steroids ' and compares it to our own, the critics go wild.
The Americanization of Emily - "War Is Not moral"
3 Minute Video
It's always the widows who lead the Memorial Day parades . . . the rest of us who make heroes of our dead and shrines of our battlefields.
How the Rich Get Richer in the USA
By Dr. Jack Rasmus
Since the official end of the last recession in June 2009, the wealthiest 1% households in the USA have captured 91% of all the net income gains. How has this extreme inequality come about?
Why So Many Americans Feel So Powerless
By Robert Reich
As I travel around America, I'm struck by how utterly powerless most people feel.
Rising Police Aggression A Telling Indicator Of Our Societal Decline
By Chris Martenson
A historially common marker of failing civilizations.
Wages of Rebellion
By Chris Hedges
Popular uprisings in the United States and around the world are inevitable in the face of environmental destruction and wealth polarization.
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Hard News
Syria militants kill 60 soldiers in Idlib: Report:
At least 60 Syrian army forces have been killed in an attack by al-Qaeda-linked militant groups on a town in the Arab country's northwestern province of Idlib, a pro-opposition monitoring group says.
34 killed as Syrian jets pound insurgent-held town: monitor:
Syrian jets killed at least 34 people in air strikes on the town of Jisr al-Shughour in northwestern Syria on Sunday, a group monitoring the war said, one day after it was seized by Islamist fighters closing in on government-held territory by the coast.
Israel reportedly hits Hezbollah, Assad targets in Syria:
According to a report in the Saudi-owned al-Arabiya, a first Israeli Air Force strike took place Wednesday, allegedly targeting two sites believed to have been Syrian army missile depots.
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Car bombs, suicide attack kill at least 22 in Iraq:
At least 22 people were killed in explosions across Iraq on Sunday, including a suicide car bomb attack on a military post in western Anbar province, police and medical sources said.
ISIL fighters make gains in Iraq's Anbar province:
Fighters took partial control of a dam and base guarding it, as group's advance on Ramadi forces civilians to flee city.:
Street battles kill at least 15 civilians in Yemen's Taiz: -
At least 15 civilians were killed and more than 25 others wounded when gunfire and tank shells hit several houses in Yemen's third largest city of Taiz on Sunday morning, a government official told Xinhua.
Many killed as Saudi Arab Resume Airstrikes In Yemen:
On Sunday morning, Saudi contender planes struck the presidential mixes in al-Nahdain and Jabal al-Naqam neighborhoods of the capital, Sanaa. There were no prompt reports of conceivable setbacks and the degree of harm the strikes delivered.
Yemeni foreign minister rejects peace talks call from ex-president:
"These calls are unacceptable after all the destruction Ali Abdullah Saleh has caused. There can be no place for Saleh in any future political talks," Yaseen told a London news conference.
Israel thwarts attack on northern border, kills four:
IDF spokesperson reports jets struck men attempting to lay mine inside Israel along Syria frontier
Nepal's hospitals swamped as death toll passes 2,400, thousands injured:
Overwhelmed doctors moved hundreds of patients onto the streets of Nepal's capital on Sunday when aftershocks rattled hospitals and buildings already damaged by an earthquake that killed more than 2,400 people and devastated Kathmandu valley.
Nepal earthquake: How to help:
Here is a list of five relief organizations with extensive experience in Nepal and a proven track record of providing aid following disasters.
Afghanistan: 45 militants, 8 security personnel killed in Kunduz: :
At least 45 armed militants and eight security forces have been killed in firefight in different districts in northern Kunduz province, officials said on Sunday.
Afghan province sees second police chief killed in six weeks:
The acting police chief of southern Afghan province was shot and killed by a fellow officer, about a month after his predecessor was also assassinated, authorities said Sunday.
4 killed in Balochistan blast in Pakistan:
Anwar Khetran the district police officer said that the bomb was planted on a motorcycle parked on the Chakar Khan road, a commercial area of Sibi town. Chakar road has many shops and office buildings located within its vicinity and the blast was so powerful that it shattered the doors and windows of nearby shops and buildings, Khetran said.
Somalia's al Shabaab kills three officials, former lawmaker in Mogadishu:
Gunmen shot dead the former lawmaker and two city council officials on Saturday, and a senior prison officer was killed near the Bakara market in Mogadishu on Sunday, Major Nur Afrah, a police officer, told Reuters.
2 killed in Burundi over the president's third term bid:
Riot police in Burundi have used water canon, tear gas, and live bullets to disperse crowds protesting against the president's decision to seek a third term.
Un-Pax Americana: Where One Can Find US Special Ops Around The Globe:
These days, the sun never sets on America's special-operations forces. Over the past year, they have landed in 81 countries, most of them training local commandos to fight so American troops don't have to.
Putin accuses US of backing North Caucasus militants:
In a new documentary focusing on Vladimir Putin's 15 years in power, the Russian president says communications intercepted in the early 2000s show direct contacts between North Caucasus separatists and the US secret services.
Russian Jews face 'grave dangers' if Putin is ousted, warns senior rabbi:
Boroda mentioned that Putin's government provides more guaranteed support for the Jews than those in Europe and the US, adding that Russian religious institutions are better protected against anti-Semitism, while other countries don't provide enough security.
"Russian" hackers read Obama's unclassified emails last year:
The New York Times said on Saturday the breach had been "far more intrusive and worrisome than has been publicly acknowledged."
NSA Failure - THIS Hacking Of The White House Was Not Really Severe:
There are some hints in the reporting that the "Russian" angle is not that clear at all:
NSA spied on EU politicians and companies with help from German intelligence:
Germany's intelligence service, the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), has been helping the NSA spy on European politicians and companies for years, according to the German news magazine Der Spiegel.
France to pay over one billion Euros to Russia - quel gâchis!:
Unreal. But true. It appears that France will really not deliver the Mistrals to Russia and will pay 1.1 billion Euros in refunds and fines..
EU's Anti-Trust Charges Against Gazprom Are Really About Greece:
EU Commission rushed out an anti-trust action against Gazprom to prevent Greece from joining Russia's pipeline to Turkey.
Britain's richest double their wealth in 10 years:
Crisis? What crisis? The 1,000 wealthiest people in the UK are now worth £547bn, not counting what's in their bank accounts, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List
UK: We follow George Orwell's Road To Wigan Pier where poverty is now worse than the 1930s:
Nearly 80 years from Orwell's book on the effects of Great Depression, we find soul-destroying hardship - unemployment, hunger, hypothermia and child poverty
'It Was the Feds':
How Mexico's Federal Police Slaughtered At Least 16 Civilians in Michoacan
DEA Prostitute Scandal Isn't Agency's Only Trick:
The current scandal over Colombian narco-traffickers paying prostitutes to provide sex services to DEA agents has an even deeper footprint in the agency than the current head of the DEA has conceded, court records stemming from past DEA operations reveal.
Fact or fiction?
TSA Warns of Possible ISIS Attack on U.S. Soil:
The Transportation Security Administration has issued a classified warning about a potential attack by the Islamic State over the weekend against a target in the United States.
Arrested for sagging pants, Ervin Edwards tasered to death in custody; police lie in report:
On November 26, 2013, 38-year-old Ervin Edwards, partially deaf and mentally ill, was arrested by police for sagging his pants and taken to the West Baton Rouge Parish jail in Louisiana. He only lived for a few more minutes inside of the cell.
Baltimore Freddie Gray protests turn violent as police and crowds clash:
At least a dozen protesters were arrested in Baltimore on Saturday evening after peaceful demonstrations over the death of Freddie Gray were followed by clashes with police in riot gear and scattered vandalism.
Nine Months After He Filmed Eric Garner's Killing, the Cops Are Trying to Put Ramsey Orta Behind Bars:
"At first I didn't think it would blow up this big," Ramsey Orta told me. He was describing the video he took of his friend Eric Garner being killed by the NYPD. His voice was nearly too soft to hear.
Police Abuse, ID refusal on foot ends in unlawful arrest. Flex Your Rights Breckenridge Hills, Mo :
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Texas Sends Poor Teens To Adult Jail For Skipping School:
More than a thousand Texas teenagers have been ordered to lockup on charges that stem from missing school, often because they have unpaid court fines. The costs to their education are high. Some, like Serena Vela, never go back.
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