By Joanna Paraszczuk | ( RFE/RL) ) | – – Two Russian-speaking militant groups, including a battalion within Al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate the Al-Nusra Front, claim they are preparing to fight Syrian government forces in the central province of Hama. The declarations come three weeks after Russia launched air strikes that initially appeared to help Syrian […]
Hillary Clinton finally let Benghazi Committee Have It
Thom Hartmann | (Video Report) – – “Thom Hartmann comments on Hillary Clinton’s appearance before the House Select Committee on Benghazi.” Thom Hartmann: “Hillary hits back at the Benghazi Committee”
What if the U.S. had not invaded Iraq in 2003?
By Peter Van Buren | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – What if the U.S. had not invaded Iraq in 2003? How would things be different in the Middle East today? Was Iraq, in the words of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, the “worst foreign policy blunder” in American history? Let’s take a big-picture tour of the Middle […]
Did Hillary just Win the Presidency because Biden couldn’t Raise $2 bn. this Fall?
Patty Culhane | (Aljazeera English) | – – “United States Vice President Joe Biden has said will not run for president in 2016, ending months of indecision and removing one of Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s biggest potential obstacles to the party’s nomination. Patty Culhane reports.” Aljazeera English: “Biden says he won’t contest 2016 US presidential […]
Armed Israeli Squatters Attack Palestinian Hebron Homes as Fateh calls General Strike
By IMEMC News | – – Armed Israeli settlers — under Israeli military protection — attacked Palestinian homes with stones and empty glass bottles to the east of Hebron city, on Tuesday, according to local and security sources. Sources said, according to WAFA, that Jewish settlers from the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba, built illegally […]
The Real Reason al-Assad Met Putin in Moscow
By Charles Recknagel | ( RFE/ RL ) | – – Three weeks after the start of Russia’s bombing campaign, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a surprise visit to Moscow. Here is what makes the October 20 meeting significant. First The Bombing, Now The Diplomacy Russia has been […]
Could Nuclear Deal hand power to Reformists inside Iran?
By Farhang Jahanpour | (Inter Press Service) | – – OXFORD, Oct 19 2015 (IPS) – As in most countries, in Iran too there are hardliners and moderates. All polls show that a large majority of Iranians support the nuclear deal (or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA) between Iran and the P5+1 (the United […]
Is Hillary Clinton Copying Bernie Sanders – And Why Does It Matter?
AJ+ | (Video report) | – – “Bernie Sanders has rubbed off on Hillary Clinton. Not only has she stopped combing her hair, she’s railing against billionaires and Wall Street. But how tied up with big money is the Democrats’ darling? And what does this mean for the presidential campaign and party as a whole?” […]
The Secret to Winning the Nobel Peace Prize Keep the U.S. Military Out
By Rebecca Gordon | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – Introduction, by Tom Engelhardt To this day, it remains difficult to take in the degree to which the American invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq destabilized the Greater Middle East from the Chinese border to Libya. Certainly, as the recent Republican and Democratic presidential debates suggest, Americans have […]
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