Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to position Israel as the modern day Sparta, and to sell […]
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Now that’s Cold: Sydney Siege selfies provoke outrage at ‘Terror Tourists’
RT | — “While Sydney cafe siege continues, some people have decided to use the opportunity…to take some selfies. Pictures have emerged on social networks, […]
“President Authorized Torture Techniques”: Cheney and Rove throw Bush under the Bus
Cenk Uygur “The Young Turks” | — “”Former President George W. Bush knew about and authorized the CIA’s use of harsh interrogation techniques, such as […]
The Sad Fate of Planet Earth: Lima’s COP20 showed World’s Governments not Serious about fighting Climate Change
By Roberto Savio ROME (IPS) – It is now official: the current inter-governmental system is not able to act in the interest of humankind. The […]
Israeli forces thwart radical ‘suicide bombing’ planned by 5 suspects
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israel’s army and Shin Bet agency on Monday said they had thwarted a suicide bombing planned by five Palestinian suspects from Tulkarem, […]
The Banality of Terrorism: Sydney’s other Hostage Crisis, of 1984
By Juan Cole | — IC doesn’t usually cover hostage-taking, since it is an artificial and manipulative criminal act. Any two-bit thug can grab someone […]
Will Women bear the brunt of Climate Change and its Inequalities?
By Susan McDade | (IPS) — UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – Among all the impacts of climate change, from rising sea levels to landslides and flooding, […]
Why Europe must stop blocking Palestinian membership of the Int’l Criminal Court
Human Rights Watch | — Position paper from Amnesty International, Broederlijk Delen, Christian Aid, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Human Rights Watch, and […]
Palestine to present Resolution on ending Occupation to Security Council “By Monday”
RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — PLO chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said Sunday that a resolution to end the Israeli occupation will be submitted to the UN Security […]
3 Ways the Mainstream Media let the Gov’t off the Hook on Torture
By Rebecca Gordon | (Tomdispatch.com — American Torture — Past, Present, and… Future? Beyond the Senate Torture Report By Rebecca Gordon It’s the political story […]
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