Reuters International SEP 17, 2016 – Syrian army soldiers stand at the entrance of the besieged Damascus suburb of Daraya, before the start of evacuation of residents and insurgents of Daraya, Syria August 26, 2016. The Arabic on the wall reads, “Assad’s men passed from here”. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (reuters_tickers) […]
Just as the Great War led to the Second, so the world war against al-Qaeda led, via Iraq, to the war against the apocalyptic Isis Robert Fisk @indyvoices 9/11 terror attack in New York Getty Sometimes, I suspect, the ability of human beings to fool themselves with their own words over the Middle East […]
Sep 11,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Jeffrey D. Sachs Syria’s civil war is the most dangerous and destructive crisis on the planet. Since early 2011, hundreds of thousands have died; around 10 million Syrians have been displaced; Europe has been convulsed with Daesh terror and the political fallout of refugees; and […]
Tue Sep 13, 2016 US President Barack Obama (R) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval office of the White House in Washington on November 9, 2015. (Reuters photo) The United States and Israel have agreed on a record new package of at least $38 billion in […]
Sep 10,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – BENNETT RAMBERG The recent failed military coup in Turkey has produced instability, paranoia and a crackdown on the regime’s perceived opponents, including many journalists. Luckily, it did not end with rebel forces seizing some of the dozens of US nuclear weapons stored at Turkey’s […]
August 30, 2016 Ediotr’s Note; We found this analysis of why Western powers got involved in the Syrian war in EcoWatch. We then asked Tikkun contributing editor Stephen Zunes for his response. Both are printed below. One thing stands out for us: though Obama assured me when he met with me […]
By Steven Sahiounie Global Research, August 19, 2016 The day before September 11, 2001 was like any normal day in New York City. September 10, 2001 was unaware of the earthshaking events which would happen the next day. Similarly, one might think the day before the violence broke out […]
By Garikai Chengu Global Research, August 27, 2016 Incisive article originally published by GR in September 2014. Terror attacks or mass shootings allegedly perpetrated by the ISIS, the question that should be asked: who are the State sponsors of Al Qaeda and the ISIS? (M.Ch. GR Editor). Much like […]
By Grant F. Smith Global Research, August 30, 2016 IRmep 30 August 2016 Israel and its U.S. lobby are pressing President Barack Obama to sign an executive agreement pledging $45-$50 billion in military and other support to Israel over a ten-year period. The secret negotiations have hit so many administration […]
Source: Asia Times. If US Vice President Joe Biden hoped for a trade-off with Turkish President Recep Erdogan – US assurances over Euphrates River ‘red line’ for Kurdish militia in lieu of Turkey’s acquiescence with Islamist preacher Fetullah Gulen remaining in Pennsylvania – that was not to be. ‘Euphrates Shield’ pre-empted Biden’s bidding. […]
08/21/2016 Michael Rosenblum Founder of Current TV, Past President NY Times TV CARLO ALLEGRI / REUTERS Donald Trump is going to be elected president. The American people voted for him a long time ago. They voted for him when The History Channel went from showing documentaries about the Second World […]
By DANIEL DALEWashington Bureau Wed., Aug. 24, 2016 WASHINGTON—Noise, traffic, parking, the usual. When residents of Atlanta-area Newton County found out that imam Mohammad Islam was planning to build a mosque and cemetery on vacant land near a rural highway, they cited the standard list of benign objections. Then Monday’s public […]
ORDER FROM CHAOS How we all reinforce a narrative of Islam versus the West Madiha Afzal Thursday, August 4, 2016 “Our way of life is under threat by Radical Islam and Hillary Clinton cannot even bring herself to say the words,” tweeted Donald Trump after Clinton’s speech at the Democratic National […]
The two friends were escorted off the plane after one of them questioned why they had not been given water for hours on the tarmac, and were greeted by armed police officers Rachael Revesz New York @RachaelRevesz Two American Muslim women were asked to leave an American Airlines plane […]
Donald Trump invites ridicule for eating KFC with a knife and fork Twitter users mocked Trump’s attempt to appeal to the masses in photo of himself preparing to eat By Avneet Dhillon, CBC News Posted: Aug 02, 2016 12:18 PM ET Last Updated: Aug 02, 2016 4:07 PM ET Washington, Aug 3: Politicians […]
BY MICHAEL LIPKA4 COMMENTS Many Americans are wary of the prospect of implanting a computer chip in their brains to improve their mental abilities or adding synthetic blood to their veins to make them stronger and faster, according to a major new Pew Research Center survey gauging the public’s views […]
28.05.2015 Deutschland, Islam, Terrorism/War, WorldJulia DR. JUERGEN TODENHOEFER: Dear friends, according to the US secret service, DIA, the Obama administration has known as early as August 2012 that Al Qaeda /AQI, IS, ISIS) and other extremists were heading the Syrian rebellion. As a result, the “possibility that a Salafist principality […]
Blair Imani meeting Bill Clinton. Courtesy of Blair Imani On April 13, 2016, barely a month after I started observing hijab, I attended an event called “Conversations with Bill.” It was a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton, one of the first I had attended, and I was so excited to hear […]
By Christoph Schult and Klaus Wiegrefe http://www.spiegel.de AFP Former NATO Supreme Allied Comander Europe Philip Breedlove at a press conference in 2015 Working with dubious sourcing, a group close to NATO’s chief military commander Philip Breedlove sought to secure weapons deliveries for Ukraine, a trove of newly released emails […]
Our travel correspondent outlines the key issues on alcohol and air rage Simon Calder @SimonCalder For many people, having a drink before they fly is part of the travel experience. Getting to and through an airport is one of the most stressful activities in everyday life. A beer, glass of […]