Bashing Russia’s Forthright Syrian Conflict Resolution Efforts
Stephen Lendman Washington expects negotiated cessation of hostilities in Syria failure - blaming Russia before implementation. On February 23, the Wall Street Journal headlined “Pentagon, CIA Chiefs Don’t Think Russia Will Abide by Syria Cease-Fire” -… more »
Et tu Barack? The End of Turkey’s Little Erdogan
If Turkey cooperates and allows what will happen inevitably to happen quietly, i.e. peace in Syria with a government chosen by Syrians, then the White House and company can take a victory lap with the knowledge than no one will be forced to take a serious look at what they all did to destroy a society. more »
Scalia's Black Beemer
Greg Palast It was one of our team’s weirder investigative discoveries: The recently departed Justice Antonin Scalia – aleha hashalom – in 2011, was ticketed for recklessly driving his black BMW. To his family, I offer condolences. To my readers, I… more »
Europe is following Obama - washing its hands of Palestine and why
Alan Hart My headline is a response to recent comments made by German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a joint press conference in Berlin with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the decision of the Cameron government in the UK to make boycotting… more »
How Turkey supports the jihadists
There is no doubt that the Turkish ranting about a possible military invasion of Syria is simply intended as a diversion. In any event, if war were to break out between Turkey and Russia, this report would deprive Ankara of the support of NATO (article 5 of the United Nations Charter). more »
Epilogue: Argentina The End of Post Neoliberalism and the Rise of the Hard Right
James Petras Introduction The class struggle from above found its most intense , comprehensive and retrograde expression in Argentina, with the election of Mauricio Macri (December 2015). During the first two months in office, through the arbitrary… more »
Americans Mindless About the Grave Dangers They Face
Stephen Lendman Never before in history has the danger of possible humanity destroying nuclear war been greater. Fundamental rights Americans think they have don’t exist. They’re deplorably out-of-touch, the most over-entertained, uninformed people… more »
Hillary v. Bernie: Their Two Opposite Views of the Presidency
Eric Zuesse Whereas Bernie Sanders claims to represent the bottom 99%, Hillary Clinton claims to represent a coalition of groups who are victimized by bigots (racists, sexists, etc.: she aims at women, homosexuals, Blacks, etc.). Whereas Bernie seeks to… more »
Longtime Political Prisoner Albert Woodfox Free at Last
Stephen Lendman Woodfox was one of the so-called “Angola Three,” Robert King freed in 2001. Herman Wallace died two days after spending 41 years in solitary confinement. He and Woodfox were wrongfully charged, prosecuted and convicted for killing white… more »
Syria’s President Assad Amnesties Syria’s Draft-Evaders
Eric Zuesse Syria’s President, Bashar al-Assad, issued on February 17th, a decree "granting a general amnesty for military deserters inside and outside the country and the crimes included in the Military Service Law committed before 17th February 2016.”… more »
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