Van Jones and Democratic Party Operatives: You Do Not Represent the Occupy Movement
By Kevin Zeese - (Occupy Washington, DC) Make Your Own Program Don’t Try to Steal Ours The corporate media is anointing a false leader of the Occupy Movement in Van Jones of Rebuild the Dream. The former Obama administration official, who received a… more »
Heading for War on Syria?
By Stephen Lendman Libya's model is being replicated in Syria. So far, it's short of war. For how long is uncertain. Expect it if current tactics fail. More on that below. At issue is regime change, establishing another client state, and isolating Iran… more »
The all-out hypocrisy of Arab League and the West
By Kourosh Ziabari After the Arab League hypocritically suspended the membership of Syria amid the mounting pressures of NATO and the United States, the resurgence of violence in Egypt and the increasing use of excessive force in Bahrain and Yemen and… more »
Gaza: Good News and Bad
By Stephen Lendman First the good. On November 22, the International Middle East Media Center (IMEMC) said a "Freedom Spring" convoy arrived through Rafah's border terminal, connecting Gaza and Egypt. Arab Spring movement members will meet Hamas… more »
Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians with Impunity
By Stephen Lendman Palestinians are doubly cursed. Israel's military attacks them regularly. During the past week alone, Israeli air strikes killed four Gazans, wounding another 14. Al-Nabi Saleh village residents participating in a peaceful… more »
Will the UN insist on Fair Trials for Ex-Regime Loyalists in Libya?
By FRANKLIN LAMB (in Benghazi, Libya) An affable gentleman, “Mahmoud” ushered this observer into the Benghazi People’s Court (Mahkamat al-Sha’b) and showed me the freshly painted courtroom where on December 19, 2006, the current NTC leader and long term… more »
Supercommittee Strikes Out
By Stephen Lendman On November 20, New York Times writer Eric Lipton headlined, "Lawmakers Trade Blame as Deficit Talks Crumble," saying: Hours away from their self-imposed deadlined, "Congressional leaders conceded Sunday that talks on a sweeping… more »
MF Global Looted Customer Accounts
By Stephen Lendman Wall Street's business model is grand theft. Jon Corzine was MF Global's CEO. Earlier he headed Goldman Sachs, America's premiere racketeering organization. He also was one of legions of corrupt politicians as US senator and New… more »
Occupy Revolution
Joel S. Hirschhorn History tells us that it is nearly impossible to know in real time whether some kind of national, grassroots public protest ends up being the beginning of a true revolution against a ruling government system. This is true for the… more »
Egyptian Military Power Grab
by Stephen Lendman Last February, euphoric celebrations followed Mubarak's ouster. Across the Middle East and North Africa, people rejoiced. Activist Saed Karazon told AFP: "What happened in Egypt is not only for the Egyptian people, it is for all… more »
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