Northern Mali was captured by Islamist militants nine months ago; the international community has been debating since then over what action should be taken. The conflict escalated last week when France launched its air assault to “maintain stability in the region.” Eric Margolis, an award-winning columnist who’s extensively covered conflicts in Africa, believes president Hollande […]
Mali Mayhem: ‘French post-colonial ambition to spark African anger’
January 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
An Inconvenient Truth? Al Gore Sells Out to Big Oil
January 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The television network Current TV was recently purchased by the international news outlet Al Jazeera. The transaction will leave $125 million in former vice-president Al Gore’s pocket. Gore, who is a green living advocate, ironically sold the company to a news outlet owned by Qatar – an oil rich country.
Assad Still Confident That He Can Control Syria
January 14, 2013 By 16 Comments
Washington Post Liz Sly BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad remains confident that he can ride out the maelstrom engulfing his country, casting into doubt prospects that intensified efforts to negotiate an end to the bloodshed can succeed, according to Syrians familiar with the thinking of the regime. Although Assad isn’t winning the fight against the rebels, he isn’t […]
Henningsen on RT: ‘Syria is a gangster’s paradise right now’
January 9, 2013 By 29 Comments
21st Century Wire and UK Column’s analyst Patrick Henningsen discusses with RT about how NATO’s recent deployment of missile defense batteries in neighboring Turkey is nothing more than a chess move to prepare for western/NATO airstrikes at some point further down the timeline, and also how Syria’s so-called ‘opposition’ are using the chaos in the […]
Saving Private Face: Manning ‘awarded’ 112 days off potential life sentence
January 9, 2013 By 26 Comments
Private Bradley Manning, accused of sharing classified US army files with the whistleblowing website Wikileaks, will get a 112 days cut from his eventual sentence. The victory for his defense team comes after a judge ruled that Manning’s 9 months in prison amounted to pre-trial punishment and was excessively harsh. Retired colonel Morris Davis told […]
Ms Hillary Clinton Hospitalized With Blood Clot
December 31, 2012 By 2 Comments
By Karen DeYoung Washington PostDec 31, 2012 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was hospitalized in New York on Sunday after doctors monitoring her recovery from a concussion discovered a blood clot, according to a statement from her office. The statement said that “in the course of a follow-up exam, Secretary Clinton’s doctors discovered […]
Settlements Snarl: ‘Israel gambles on US protection from intl law’
December 18, 2012 By 15 Comments
Israel says it will go ahead with plans to build 1500 new settler homes in East Jerusalem – the part of the city that’s considered Palestinian land. The project was given an intermediate green light by Israeli officials on Monday. This comes less then a month after the UN granted Palestine non-member observer status. Palestinians […]
New nuclear talks with Iran may be possible in coming weeks, U.S. says
December 17, 2012 By 8 Comments
Washington Post Joby Warrick The United States and five other world powers are hastily preparing for possible new talks with Iran amid signs that the country’s leaders might be willing to meet as early as next week to discuss scaling back nuclear activities in return for future sanctions relief. The six powers have agreed on […]
Seismic Fears: UK Govt Allows Super-Polluting Fracking Technology
December 15, 2012 By 26 Comments
21WIRE | Fracking could devastate the environment and affect health in Britain.
Not So Noble, Or Peaceful: EU Nobel Peace Prize Disappointment
December 10, 2012 By 743 Comments
The European Union’s three presidents are in Oslo to receive this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, on behalf of the group. It’s being given to commend the EU for fostering peace. But not everyone agrees – hundreds marched through the Norwegian capital in protest. RT’s Peter Oliver looks at why many believe the EU doesn’t deserve […]
Young Israelis Fight for Social Justice
December 10, 2012 By 1 Comment
VICE MAG IN PALESTINE… “In the lead up to the one-year anniversary of the biggest protest in Israel’s history, we get tear-gassed by the IDF in the West Bank, and then we have drinks with a spokesperson for the Israeli protest movement…”
Hamas Leader Khaled Meshal Says Group Will Never Recognize Israel
December 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Washington Post Joel Greenburg JERUSALEM — In a fiery speech Saturday before a mammoth rally in Gaza City marking the 25th anniversary of the founding of Hamas, Khaled Meshal, the political leader of the militant Islamist group, pledged that it would never recognize Israel and called for an Islamic Palestinian state on the territory of […]
Morsi Backs Down: Revokes Power Grab,Referendum On Constitution Still Up
December 10, 2012 By 16 Comments
Egypt’s President has scrapped the decree that gave him sweeping new powers and effectively put him above the law of the land. But the opposition says that’s not enough
Pre-Empty: US Ramps Up WMD Rhetoric Against Syria
December 10, 2012 By 10 Comments
The chemical scare around Syria is receiving a skeptical response not only from Assad’s government, but now the very people seeking to bring him down. A senior rebel official has dismissed Washington’s reports that Assad was arming chemical warheads, saying it was all part of a media game.
Everyone In US Under Virtual Surveillance, All Info Stored, No Matter The Post
December 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Whistleblower and former NSA crypto-mathematician who served in the agency for decades – virtual privacy in US, Petraeus affair and whistleblowers’ odds in fight against the authorities are among key topics of this exclusive interview… ….
NATO Says Anti-Missile Defense For Turkey Does Not Open Door To Syria Intervention
December 5, 2012 By 104 Comments
The Washington Post Anne Gearan BRUSSELS — NATO agreed Tuesday to send new American-made air defenses to Turkey’s volatile southern border with Syria, a boost to an alliance member on the front lines of Syria’s civil war and a potential backstop for wider U.S. or NATO air operations if the situation deteriorates further. The alliance’s […]
Nuclear Israel: The secret that is not
December 5, 2012 By 21 Comments
The United Nations General Assembly is pressing Israel to reveal its nuclear arsenal. Israel has lashed out against the overwhelming approval of the resolution, which calls for international inspectors to be allowed to examine its atomic programme. Its foreign minister said the vote was meaningless. The country also rejected a UN-backed conference on a nuke-free […]
‘Criminals, Terrorists And Pedophiles’: Spy Bill Author Slams Big Bro Critics
December 5, 2012 By 13 Comments
Britain’s so-called “snooper’s charter” bill is heating up debates among MPs as parliamentary reports on it are being prepared. The bill’s initiator has just released an emotional verbal offensive against the opponents, equaling them to criminals.
BREAKING: Russia ‘Printing Money for Syria’ Claims Latest Report
November 29, 2012 By 18 Comments
By Alex Spillius Russia is printing bank notes and sending them by the plane load to Syria to help the besieged regime pay its soldiers and civil servants, a new report suggests. Flight records obtained by the investigative website ProPublica showed that at least 120 and up to 240 tons of bank notes were delivered […]
What Killed Arafat?
November 29, 2012 By 2 Comments
A nine-month investigation by Al Jazeera discovered rare, radioactive polonium on the ex-Palestinian leader’s final belongings. The finding suggests that Arafat was poisoned with polonium, a rare, highly radioactive element. The polonium was found in blood, sweat, urine and saliva stains on his personal effects, and the levels recorded by forensic pathologists in Switzerland – […]
