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Archives for March 2016

Far Right
Meet the Conspiracy Theory Hatemonger behind Ted Cruz

Meet the Conspiracy Theory Hatemonger behind Ted Cruz

contributors

Dena Takruri | (AJ+ Video Report) | – – “Ted Cruz is the Republican establishment’s last hope against Donald Trump. But if you’re hoping for a bit of sanity from him, well… check out his new advisor: Frank Gaffney.” AJ+: “The Hatemonger Behind Ted Cruz”

Displaced and Refugees
Will Western powers Respond to HRW's demand for arms embargo on Saudi Arabia?

Will Western powers Respond to HRW’s demand for arms embargo on Saudi Arabia?

contributors

By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – As hundreds of civilians continue to be killed in the ongoing conflict in Yemen, one of the leading human rights organization is calling for an arms embargo – specifically against Saudi Arabia which is leading a coalition of eight countries battling […]

Counter-Terrorism
30 Americans die worldwide from Terrorism annually, while 130,000 die by accident

30 Americans die worldwide from Terrorism annually, while 130,000 die by accident

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The right wing is carping that President Obama is “downplaying” the dangers of Daesh (ISIL, ISIS) in the wake of the Paris and Brussels attacks on soft targets. But whipping up hysteria about the threat of terrorism is a racket that mainly benefits security firms and […]

Israel/ Palestine
UN: Israel Soldier's execution of wounded Palestinian on ground gruesome, unjust

UN: Israel Soldier’s execution of wounded Palestinian on ground gruesome, unjust

contributors

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A UN official on Friday condemned in the strongest terms the brutal “extrajudicial execution” of a wounded Palestinian by an Israeli soldier that was captured on camera in Hebron the day before. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov said he strongly condemned […]

Republican Party
Donald Trump Featured in ISIL Propaganda Video

Donald Trump Featured in ISIL Propaganda Video

contributors

TeleSur | – – The video uses the Republican presidential front-runner as a recruiting tool. Segments of an interview that Donald Trump gave to the “Today Show” have been used in a video released by a pro-[ISIL] media group that praises the recent Brussels attacks in which 31 were killed and 270 injured. The nine-minute […]

Iraq
Mosul: Are Civilian Deaths in Coalition Airstrikes Reinforcing ISIL's Hold?

Mosul: Are Civilian Deaths in Coalition Airstrikes Reinforcing ISIL’s Hold?

contributors

Special Correspondent | Niqash.org | – – An increase in air strikes on Mosul is causing more civilian casualties. Ordinary people live in fear, the Islamic State uses deaths for propaganda and Iraqi authorities say nothing. A still from video released by the extremist IS group, showing the aftermath of coalition air strikes. A still […]

Featured
Trump's and ISIL's Gray Zones:  Radicals' Terrorism sign of Syria, Iraq Defeat

Trump’s and ISIL’s Gray Zones: Radicals’ Terrorism sign of Syria, Iraq Defeat

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – It is no accident that Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) is using Donald Trump in its new recruitment video. Although Trump hasn’t killed anyone to our knowledge and can’t be compared to Daesh in most ways, his political strategy actually mirrors that of the phony caliphate in some […]

journalism
The Way American Media covers Attacks

The Way American Media covers Attacks

contributors

Sana Saeed | (AJ+ Video report) | – – “Why is American media so biased in the way it covers attacks in Europe compared to how it covers the rest of the world?” AJ+: ” The Way American Media Covers Attacks”

Belgium
ISIL's target wasn't Brussels, it was the whole idea of European Union

ISIL’s target wasn’t Brussels, it was the whole idea of European Union

contributors

By Joaquín Roy | (Inter Press Service) | – – In this column Joaquín Roy, Joaquin Roy, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Director of the European Union Centre at the University of Miami, says the recent terrorist attacks in Belgium indicate the need to strengthen, not weaken, European unity. MIAMI, Mar 24 2016 […]

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