Kitabat reports on 18 December. The chairman of the Iraqi List, Hamid al-Mutlaq, said in a press conference in Baghdad on 18 December:...
The Scramble Begins Mali: West Africa’s Gate to Convenient Chaos, Intervention by RAMZY BAROUD
France is insisting on ‘rapid’ military intervention in Mali. Its unmanned drones have reportedly been scouring the desert of the troubled West African...
Palestinians Live in the Hour Before Dawn The UN Stumbles on Israeli Settlements by VIJAY PRASHAD
On December 19, the US was saved from having to whip out its veto to defend Israel. The UN Security Council (UNSC) debated the...
The Effects of Diplomacy as Subversion by MAXIMILIAN FORTE
Almost immediately after the armed attack in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012, which resulted in the death of U.S....
Stuart Littlewood- a Christmas message
Christmas Message from the Holy Land: ‘Act and Intervene’ Dec 20 2012 / 1:33 am Fr Manuel Musallam (R) with Gaza Prime Minister Ismail...
Boycott Israel.
S. Africa’s ANC, Reaffirms Boycott of Israel Resolution Dec 21 2012 / 12:34 am Share on facebookShare on printShare on twitterShare on emailMore Sharing...
Israel’s colonial strangling of Bethlehem Bethlehem has been “isolated and fragmented” in a way that would devastate any town or community the world over.
Over decades of Israeli military rule, more and more land around Bethlehem has been annexed, expropriated and colonised, with 19 illegal settlements now in...
Russia ‘not concerned’ about fate of Assad President Vladimir Putin distances himself from Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, saying nation is more important than regime.
President Vladimir Putin was speaking at his annual press briefing in Moscow on Thursday Russia’s main concern in Syria is the fate of...
Newtown Kids vs. Yemenis and Pakistanis: What Explains the Disparate Reactions? Numerous commentators have rightly lamented the difference in how these childrens’ deaths are perceived. What explains it? by Glenn Greenwald
Newtown Kids vs. Yemenis and Pakistanis: What Explains the Disparate Reactions? Numerous commentators have rightly lamented the difference in how these childrens’ deaths are...
The carbon cliff
At the Edge of the Carbon Cliff by Stephen Leahy UXBRIDGE, Canada – The most important number in history is now the annual measure of...
Water
Water Is Invaluable by Mary Grant A range of private players in the water arena, including water service companies like American Water, are part of a...
13 Resolutions to Change the Food System in 2013 by Danielle Nierenberg
13 Resolutions to Change the Food System in 2013 by Danielle Nierenberg As we start 2013, many people will be thinking about plans and...
Baseball In the Time of (U.N.-Triggered) Cholera by Abby Zimet
A powerful new documentary about the scandal and tragedy of Haiti’s post-earthquake cholera outbreak, seen through the eyes of a young baseball player. With the...
Driving the Christians from Israel
New Israeli Herods and Palestinian Christians by SR Editor on 12/20/2012 I’M writing from Finland this week, where the omnipresence of snowflakes and festiveChristmas lights heralds another year...
Settlement Builder who wants it all-Netanyahu
Stephen Lendman: Netanyahu’s Rage to Judaize Palestine by Stephen Lendman He’s defiant. He deplores democratic values. He’s a serial lawbreaker. International law is clear and unambiguous....
Tomgram: Ira Chernus, The Mideast Surprise of 2013?
Tomgram: Ira Chernus, The Mideast Surprise of 2013? Posted by Ira Chernus at 9:24am, December 20, 2012. Follow TomDispatch on...
Slavery’s Global Comeback Buying and selling people into forced labor is bigger than ever. What “human trafficking” really means. By J.J. Gould
December 20, 2012 “Information Clearing House” - RANGOON, Burma — Earlier this year, Ko Lin, 21 at the time, left his...
Did General David Petraeus Grant Friends Access to Top Secret Files?
Petraeus was forced out of the CIA in part because his mistress read sensitive documents. Now it is alleged...
Syria: Palestinian Camp Empties Pending Government Counter-Attack By Franklin Lamb
Syria: Palestinian Camp Empties Pending Government Counter-Attack By Franklin Lamb December 20, 2012 “Information Clearing House” - A few thoughts...
Body cavity search at side of the road by US State troopers
wo state troopers in the US pull a female driver up because she threw a cigarette butt out of the car. There was a...
Agenda Driven News By Paul Craig Roberts
December 19, 2012 “Information Clearing House” - I have known for a long time that US news is agenda-driven....
Are US Munitions to Blame for Basra Birth Defects?
Are US Munitions to Blame for Basra Birth Defects? The guns have been silent in Iraq for years, but...
“And Nobody Dies In Your Prisons?” Russian Fury At U.S. Magnitsky Act By Kommersant
“And Nobody Dies In Your Prisons?” Russian Fury At U.S. Magnitsky Act By Kommersant December 19, 2012 “Information Clearing...
How a Country With One of the World’s Largest Economies Is Ditching Fossil Fuels The country is headed for 80 percent renewable energy and has complete buy-in from all political parties. So, where is the sustainability Kool-Aid and how can we get some for the U.S.?
How a Country With One of the World’s Largest Economies Is Ditching Fossil Fuels The country is headed for 80 percent renewable energy and...
A CounterPunch Special Report: Growing Evidence Suggests the U.S. Military Tested Biochemical Agents on Its Own Forces on the Island in the 1960s Were U.S Marines Used as Guinea Pigs on Okinawa? by JON MITCHELL
A CounterPunch Special Report: Growing Evidence Suggests the U.S. Military Tested Biochemical Agents on Its Own Forces on the Island...
The Sort of Country Your Mother Brought You Up to Avoid by Tom Engelhardt
An illustration of CIA “black sites” that were used to interrogate detainees around the world.On New Year’s Eve 2003, Khaled el-Masri, an unemployed car...
Intervention in Syria Risks Blowback and Regional War The west’s bid to ramp up the war in Syria will simply escalate the killing. Only negotiation can stop the conflict spreading by Seumas Milne
Shelled buildings in Saif al Dawle district, Aleppo: ‘Wars to protect civilians do nothing of the kind.’ (Photograph: Maysun/EPA)The signs are unmistakable. Once again,...
Irish abortion law clarified for pregnancies that threaten mothers’ lives following death of pregnant Indian woman Outrage at death of pregnant woman in Galway hospital forces a government rethink DAVID MCKITTRICK
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Clinton’s ‘Sovietization’ comment attracts Kremlin’s ire
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (AFP Photo / Files / John Thys) The Russian President’s press secretary said recent remarks by US Secretary...