Let’s talk about… “WWIII” trending again, as war in ME expands
Editor
The year-old Israeli-Hamas war is, we are told, spreading across the region. Following Israel’s bizarre “pager attack” last month the IDF have “shifted focus” to Lebanon. Two days ago...
Turning Technology
Sylvia Shawcross
Now, I could write about the way the leaves on the maples are beginning to fall without that cold snap at night that drapes the forest in colours. I...
Something’s Coming, We Don’t Know What It Is But It Is Going To Be Bad
Edward Curtin
“With a click, with a shock Phone’ll jingle, door’ll knock, open the latch Something’s coming, don’t know when but it’s soon…” “Something’s Coming,” lyrics by S. Sondheim, music by...
Syria’s so-called ‘cradle of the revolution’ has been liberated
Vanessa Beeley After three years of a fragile ceasefire and a campaign of assassinations of Syrian government ‘loyalists’ by embedded fundamentalist armed groups, the Syrian flag has once more...
Quo Vadis, Lebanon?
Andre Vltchek Good bye, Lebanon, metaphorically and truly. Good bye to a country which, many believe, actually has already ceased to exist. For five long years I have been...
Beirut is Burning
Andre Vltchek Tires are burning, smoke is rising towards the sky. It is October, the 18th day of the month, the capital city of Lebanon, in the past known...
Another Unnecessary War?
by Idan Landau, via Defend Democracy Press The writing is already on the wall: Israel will soon launch a military operation in Lebanon. Not a targeted attack on a...
Pepe Escobar: And the winners in the post-Daesh era are… (updated)
Syrians walk past Aleppo’s citadel as life returns to normal after the expulsion of Jihadi terrorist groups by the Syrian army and its allies Russia and Iran. Photo from...
Hezbollah and Syrian Army Finishing Off Terrorists of Al-Nusra
From Lebanon, text and photos: Andre Vltchek It came unexpectedly, rapidly and with great force: on 21 July 2016, Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Syrian army from their side,...
Lebanon – Hedonism and War
Text and Photos: Andre Vltchek, first published on New East Outlook Palestinian refugee camps are up in flames, across the country, a result of the disputes between the rival...
Fake news about Venezuela: a simple recipe
by Ricardo Vaz, from InvestigAction “Journalists” who want to write fake news about Venezuela, or about any other country or group that dares to stand up to US imperialism,...
Lebanon Being Forced to Collapse
by Andre Vltchek Lebanon cannot stand on its feet anymore. It is overwhelmed, frightened and broke. It stands on the frontline, facing ISIS in the east and north, a...
ISIS to rival militants in Syria: Join us to stop Assad’s forces advance
Syrian soldiers in the Aleppo countryside next to a ISIS suicide truck whose driver was killed before he detonated, . FARS News reports: TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic State of...
Western Hegemony Versus Russian Sanity
by Mark Taliano One of the unstated goals of imperial warfare is to make hapless civilians pay a price for having the temerity to be born in a targeted...
The Sauds’ Impunity
by Eric Zuesse No matter how bad the fundamentalist Sunni-Islamic Saud royal family are, America’s government still supports them and condemns the countries that the Sauds hate: those are...
Video: Hezbollah soldier confronts ISIS militants
A Hezbollah soldier lectures ISIS militants during a truce about how their actions are benefiting Israel.
