Is Putin planning to sell-out Assad?

by Mike Whitney at Counterpunch Moscow’s geostrategic objectives in Syria are the polar opposite of Washington’s. Grasping this simple fact is the easiest way to get a fix on...

Meet the ‘Moderates’ the U.S. Is Supporting in Syria: They’re al-Qaeda

byEric Zuesse, as originally published by Strategic-Culture.org Increasing evidence is coming in that the groups the U.S. is trying to install into power in Syria are actually contending groups...

ISIS in Afghanistan: Proxy War Against Iran and China

The nature of the war in Afghanistan has shifted dramatically in recent months. While the US and NATO continue to be actively involved in the country – their strategic...

Russian FM talks about MH17, Ukraine and Syria

Below is a transcript of this interview supplied to the Saker, by Singing Sam – Question: Mr. Lavrov, welcome to Conversation With. So, what do you have to say...

Noam Chomsky: “What exactly is the threat of Iran?”

The renowned US Foreign Policy critic says there was no need for a deal with Iran. He discusses this with Antonio Mora.

It’s up to Europe, really

by Vaska For the past two years, the European Leadership Network (ELN) has been issuing a steady stream of extremely biased, NATO-propaganda papers by credentialed academics willing to make...

Why Syria is Winning: Advancing Towards a Strategic Victory that will Transform the Middle East?

by Professor Tim Anderson See numbered References at end of article for source notes Syria is winning. Despite ongoing bloodshed and serious economic pressure, Syria is advancing steadily towards...

“Illegal and immoral act of aggression”

by Vaska In its latest retrospective piece on Iraq and the US policy in the Arab world, Truthout cites Ray McGovern, a former CIA analyst with 27 years in...

Putin Giving Up on Assad, Says Erdogan

by Eric Zuesse Turkey’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was asked by an interviewer last week: On the question of Syria, have you seen changes in the attitude of Russian...

The MH17 Pilot’s Corpse: More on the Cover-Up. Even His Family Was Blocked from It. Here’s Why.

It might be the decisive piece of evidence proving who and what and how and why the MH17 Malaysian airliner over the conflict zone in Ukraine on 17 July...

Syria: most dishonest of all dishonest imperial wars?

The evidence trail showing ISIS to be – at least in part – a cynical creation of western intelligence agencies is clear and undeniable. The official story of its...

The Guardian has morphed into The Daily Mail (so elect Corbyn and ignore them)

from Sodium Haze The Guardian has become a liberal frosted version of The Daily Mail. You think not? Read on… Like the BBC – The Guardian is not independent,...

They Live, We Sleep: A Dictatorship Disguised as a Democracy

by John W. Whitehead “You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this fall. You think they’re people just like...

The fake war on ISIS: US & Turkey escalate in Syria

by Eric Draitser It is late July 2015, and the media is abuzz with the news that Turkey will allow US jets to use its bases to bomb Islamic...

British SAS Special Forces “Dressed Up as ISIS Rebels” Fighting Assad in Syria

by Stephen Lendman via Information Clearing House On August 2, Britain’s Sunday Express newspaper headlined “SAS dress as ISIS fighters in undercover war on jihadis,” saying: “More than 120...

Washington’s Fifth Columns Inside Russia and China

by Paul Craig Roberts It took two decades for Russia and China to understand that “pro-democracy” and “human rights” organizations operating within their countries were subversive organizations funded by...

Assange: the untold story of an epic struggle for justice

The siege of Knightsbridge is both an emblem of gross injustice and a gruelling farce. For three years, a police cordon around the Ecuadorean embassy in London has served...

Why Americans believe bombing Hiroshima was necessary

by Gary G. Kohls MD August 6, 2015, is the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, a civilian city that had minimal military value, despite the claims...

​MH17: A year without truth

From RT. A year ago, Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was brought down over the territory of conflict-torn Ukraine. This tragedy shocked the world and affected families in many countries....

Obama’s “Safe Zone” in Syria intended to turn it into new Libya

by Shamus Cooke The road to war is paved with a thousand lies. A fresh fib was tossed on the lie-cluttered warpath to Syria, when it was announced that...