On August 26th, Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) both accepted a ceasefire agreement after a 50-day Israeli assault on Gaza that left 2,100 Palestinians … Ceasefires in Which Violations Never CeaseRead more
Terrorism
Shejaiya massacre
On July 20, at least 90 Palestinians and 13 Israeli soldiers were killed in the Gaza City neighborhood of Shejaiya. Days later, former Israeli soldier … Shejaiya massacreRead more
Who killed James Foley
Haskell Wexler talking: I am angry. I am—I see how the American public is being confused, lied to and given theater, to make us buy … Who killed James FoleyRead more
Why did Israel attack Gaza this summer, in 2014
The Israeli government has quietly acknowledged Hamas leaders had no role in the abduction of three Israeli teens that led to a massive raid in … Why did Israel attack Gaza this summer, in 2014Read more
How the West Created the Islamic State
Part 1: Our Terrorists “This is an organisation that has an apocalyptic, end-of-days strategic vision which will eventually have to be defeated,” Gen. Martin Dempsey, … How the West Created the Islamic StateRead more
This is a NAFTA Treaty Writ Large
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2SPjZn4wtosM3FCU2t0UUZpU2s/edit?pli=1 Excerpts from Prof. Jeffrey Sachs on the TPP and TAFTA (also known as TTIP): TRANSPARENCY: The fact that the public is not engaged means … This is a NAFTA Treaty Writ LargeRead more
An Entity Created and Financed by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia
The most severe crisis in the Middle East to date, the coming to power of the “Islamic State” in Iraq and Syria has entered an … An Entity Created and Financed by the U.S. and Saudi ArabiaRead more
U.S. Militarism Brings Chaos
President Obama has begun to unveil his strategy for an offensive against the Islamic State that could last as long as three years and beyond … U.S. Militarism Brings ChaosRead more
ISIS is America’s New Terror Brand
In the wake of World War I, erstwhile propagandist and political scientist Harold Lasswell famously defined propaganda as “the management of collective attitudes” and the … ISIS is America’s New Terror BrandRead more
The product of the Iraq War
Vijay Prashad talking: United States is thinking of striking inside Syria at this point. The question is, to what end? I mean, now, the Islamic … The product of the Iraq WarRead more