Nations outside the US signal their scepticism about White House plans for an international naval operation to re-open the Strait of Hormuz
Main Content
Masdar – The First Green City (Video)
A tour of Masdar, in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates — the world’s first city powered entirely by green energy. Video by Robert Llewellyn, […]
Some blame Syria’s al-Assad for Bombing in Christian Beirut that Kills Top Lebanese Security Official
A powerful bomb exploded in Ashrafieh, a largely Christian neighborhood in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, on Friday, killing Wissam al-Hassan, an intelligence expert in […]
Walsh (Republican): No Pregnancy Ever threatens a Mother’s Life (Young Turks Video)
Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill, a conservative Republican, now argues that there is never an instance when an abortion is necessary to save the life of […]
Air Massacre in Maaret al-Numan, Syria as Fighting Intensifies
On October 9, the revolutionaries in Syria took the town of Maaret al-Numan in northern Idlib province for a second time, and began besieging the […]
Campaign Humor from the Candidates: Obama and Romney do Stand-Up
Barack Obama tells jokes at the Al Smith dinner, three weeks before the election. Obama observes that he was much more awake in the second […]
The US & Pakistan: The Mr & Mrs Smith of Foreign Policy (Hiro)
Dilip Hiro writes at Tomdispatch.com: The Alliance from Hell How the U.S. and Pakistan Became the Dysfunctional Nuclear Family of International Relations The United States […]
A Letter from Benghazi on Crappy Republican Talking Points
A common friend sent me this message from a resident of Benghazi, Libya: === I’m so fed up with all the nonsense that’s repeated over […]
Creepy Israeli Planning for Palestinian Food Insecurity in Gaza Revealed
An Israeli human rights organization, Gisha, sued in Israeli courts to force the release of a planning document for ‘putting the Palestinians on a diet’ […]
Two Canadians Discover the US has become a Police State
From YouTube: “If you’re told to do something, do it without asking the reason.”
© 2026 All Rights Reserved