Watch Human Right Watch – A Tribute to Prof Richard Falk
By Gilad Atzmon This week we learned that Human Rights Watch (HRW) has expelled from its ranks top U.N. official Professor Richard Falk. The juicy details have been kindly supplied by Israeli Hasbara outlet UN Watch blog.“We commend Human Rights Watch… more »
Fiscal Cliff Reality
by Stephen Lendman Political Washington theater continues. Republicans and Democrats agreed years ago to erode America's social contract en route to eliminating it altogether. Crisis conditions create opportunities. Former White House chief of staff,… more »
Some advice to the Egyptian opposition
Khalid Amayreh The Egyptian opposition has acquired an image of being anti-Islam. It must correct this image before taking part in upcoming parliamentary elections. For the sake of maintaining its credibility, or what has remained of it, the Egyptian… more »
Human Rights Get Short Shrift in Israel
by Stephen Lendman The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) assesses human rights in Israel annually. It's 2012 report is "bleak." It's true in virtually every category assessed. Netanyahu and dominant Knesset hardliners spurn human and civil… more »
The People Must Lead the Way to Save the Planet
By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers Dysfunction of government, corruption of U.S. elected officials shows itself on climate change “The American way of life is not up for negotiation. Period.” President George Bush, 1992, first Earth Summit in Rio de… more »
Scrambling for Africa's Resources
by Stephen Lendman It's more than about oil, stupid. It's for vast African riches. Resource/mineral wars define America's agenda. On December 15, 2006, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) was authorized. On February 6, 2007, it was announced. On… more »
Political Grinches Stealing Christmas From Palestinian and Syrian Refugees
Franklin P. Lamb Church of Notre Dame, Damascus. Church officials in Damascus advanced the hour of last night’s traditional Christmas Eve midnight service to 6 pm because few Damascenes’ venture out past sunset these days. The reasons include ubiquitous… more »
Four More Years of War
by Stephen Lendman Expect Obama to prioritize advancing America's imperium. He did aggressive in term one. New wars are planned. Current ones won't end. Proxy ones continue. So does increasing America's global military footprint. Fiscal cliff hype is… more »
The Religious and Social Crises and Political Consequences
James Petras Introduction The opening long decade of the 21st century (2000-2012) has been a period of repeated and profound economic and social crises, of serial and prolonged wars and declining living standards for the vast majority of Americans. How… more »
Drone missiles, guns, and mass murder—American style
By Larry Pinkney “There s no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.”—Howard Zinn The horrific December 14, 2012, massacre of innocent victims in Newtown, Connecticut, now joins a litany of horrible massacres—including the… more »
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