Russia Announces No-Fly Zone in Syria
Late on Monday the 19th, was reported by Russia’s Sputnik: "In areas where Russian aviation is conducting combat missions in the Syrian skies, any flying...
Nuclear Weapons Ban? What Needs to be Banned Is U.S. Arrogance
by Diana Johnstone, from Global Research In a context of almost total indifference, marked by outright hostility, representatives of over a hundred of the world’s least powerful countries are...
Two Cheers for the Nation State
by Frank Lee The capitalist/imperialist system has dominated the world for at least two and half centuries, and perhaps even longer. This much is known and this much is...
"The regime will be there" – U.S. Concedes Raqqa…and the Syrian East?
from Moon of Alabama A new Wall Street Journal piece, primarily about the ISIS held city of Raqqa on the Euphrates, casts doubt on long term U.S. plans for...
American Democracy: A Dead Man Walking
by Paul Craig Roberts Trump’s “sell-out,” as it is called, coming on top of Obama’s eight-year “sell-out,” is instructive. We have now had a Democratic president who sold out...
The US Aggression on Syria and the Principles of a “Just War”
by Prof. Vladislav Sotirovic The US military forces committed a classical example of the aggression on one sovereign and independent state on April 6th, 2017 by bombing the territory...
Middle Eastern Surgeon Speaks About the "Ecology of War"
Text and Photos: Andre Vltchek Dr. Gus Abu-Sitta is the head of the Plastic Surgery Department at the AUB Medical Center in Lebanon. He specializes in: reconstructive surgery. What...
Endgame: Comparing results and intentions in the terrorism narrative
Generally speaking, ideas are like plants and animals. Over time, they evolve, things change - we keep what works and throw away what doesn't. Humans don't have tails. Dolphins...
The Rogue State that is the United States of America
from New Antarctica As one more US aircraft carrier steams off to confront the North Koreans and threaten nuclear war once again , it is timely to recall that...
Donald Trump Has Been Played Like a Violin
by David William Pear, via OpEd News The Central Intelligence Agency, the Democrats, neocons in the Republican Party and the Main Stream Media (MSM) have gotten under Donald Trump’s...
Big Bangs Can Not End The War On Afghanistan – Admitting Defeat Will
from Moon of Alabama 5667 days after the beginning of the war between the mightiest military of the world and local Afghan farmers, Pentagon reporters were excited to report:...
Five Top Papers Run 18 Opinion Pieces Praising Syria Strikes–Zero Are Critical
by Adam Johnson, FAIR Five major US newspapers—the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and New York Daily News—offered no opinion space to anyone opposed...
Questions following the US attack on Syria
Last night, and much to chagrin of people who thought Trump would not escalate matters in Syria, the US military launched 59 Tomahawk missiles into Syria, allegedly attempting to...
Why did the American Military take precautions to prevent "fanciful" impossibilities?
by Kit Late last night, The Pentagon stated that their attack on the Syrian Government air-base near Homs was not targeting the regime’s supposed chemical weapon stocks. Despite “all...
Why Vault 7 Tools Used by Private Contractors Shows US Intel Needs a Ground-Up Rebuild Part 1
The Vault 7 exposé by WikiLeaks neglected to mention the most important part of the disclosure. Sure, the CIA has all these tools available. Yes, they are used on...
Negotiations in Astana are a timid ray of hope to stop the Syrian conflict
by John Leslie A new format of negotiations to be held in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana on January 23 is set to take into account the interests of all actors...
CIA, FBI and NSA produce joint report, jointly prove nothing
by Ricardo Vaz, originally published at Invesig’Action The recent hysteria surrounding Russia’s alleged interference with the November presidential elections saw another episode after an intelligence report, jointly elaborated by...
A GEOPOLITICAL CONVERGENCE BETWEEN THE US AND RUSSIA
The end of the Cold War era in 1989 brought during the first coming years a kind of international optimism that the idea of the "end of history" really...
Globalization: The Endgame
by Frank The Federal Reserve Board’s decision to implement a rise in interest rates this month is widely expected. However, this is only the second time in 8 years...
Elite U.S. Special Forces Fight For Mosul
by Ahmad Salah The fierce battle for the city of Mosul keeps on shocking Iraq and the whole Middle East and there are no significant results. The leading role...
