Obama absurdly declares Venezuela a security threat
Obama absurdly declares Venezuela a security threat
Channeling Reagan, Obama continues US pressure on Latin American leftist governments
Venezuela’s Maduro seeks decree powers to fight U.S. ‘imperialist’ threat
Correa Confirms UNASUR Summit on ‘Gross’ US Threat to Venezuela
US Preparing for Military Aggression on Venezuela
History shows that when the U.S. denounces a country, it is often a pretext for intervention and regime change.
Saint Lucia Speaks out Against US Sanctions Against Venezuela
Saint Lucian nationals are firmly denouncing the escalated US sanctions against Venezuela. From political scientists to social activists, the nationals of the Caribbean island are also urging citizens of other countries to join in the opposition to the US sanctions.
Dookeran: T&T committed to trade with Venezuela
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Dookeran said T&T will maintain its business and economic relations with Venezuela although that country has been deemed “a threat to national security” by United States President Barack Obama.
Venezuela Calls for Defensive Military Exercise
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called on the Venezuelan population to participate in a “defensive military exercise” this weekend in light of the declaration of Venezuela as a “threat to national security” by the United States.
NSA Has Taken Over the Internet Backbone. We’re Suing to Get it Back
CIA Aided Program to Spy on U.S. Cellphones
Marshals Service uses airborne devices that mimic cell towers to scan data on thousands of cellphones
The CIA Campaign to Steal Apple’s Secrets
RESEARCHERS WORKING with the Central Intelligence Agency have conducted a multi-year, sustained effort to break the security of Apple’s iPhones and iPads, according to top-secret documents obtained by The Intercept.
Immediately After Launching Effort to Scuttle Iran Deal, Senator Tom Cotton to Meet with Defense Contractors
In an open letter organized by freshman Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., 47 Senate Republicans today warned the leaders of Iran that any nuclear deal reached with President Barack Obama could expire as soon as he leaves office.
GOP Senators’ Iran Letter Raises Talk of Treason
Is Telling Iran of Planned Duplicity Treasonous?
Hardliner chosen to head council that selects Iran’s supreme leader
Shutting Down AIPAC
Removing Israel from American politics
Official Washington’s Delusions on Delusions
Official Washington operates in its own bubble of self-delusion in which the stars of U.S. politics, policy and media don’t realize how the rest of the world sees their sociopathic behavior. This craziness is now reaching a crisis point on Iran and Russia, reports Robert Parry.
Splitting the Atlantic Alliance: NATO Lies and Provocations
Russia’s Lavrov says EU’s Tusk stoking tension over Ukraine
As part of Russian territory Crimea can host nuclear weapons – Foreign Ministry
Still Think There’s No Anti-Russia Agenda on Western TV? Watch This 5-Minute Video
A devastating compilation of the west’s lockstep anti-Russia hysteria
U.S. leaves door open to strike Assad forces if U.S.-trained rebels attacked
Saudis recall Sweden ambassador amid diplomatic row
Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador after Sweden ended a weapons deal between the countries on Monday.
David Cameron Takes UK Election
In Surprise Lurch to the Right, David Cameron Takes UK Election
Scottish Nationalist Party makes surprising gains
New York state police handcuff and shackle ‘combative’ five-year-old
Nonviolence for Whom?
If violence isn’t the answer, somebody should tell the police.
We’re citizens, not subjects. We have the right to criticize government without fear
When freedom of information and transparency are stifled, then bad decisions are often made and heartbreaking tragedies occur – too often on a breathtaking scale that can leave societies wondering: how did this happen? Think about the recent debates on torture, assassination by unmanned aircraft, secret warrants and detentions, intelligence and surveillance courts, military commissions, immigration detention centers and the conduct of modern warfare. These policies affect millions of people around the world every day and can affect anyone – wives, children, fathers, aunts, boyfriends, cousins, friends, employees, bosses, clergy and even career politicians – at any time. It is time that we bring a health dose of sunlight to them.
Iran to send aid ship to Yemen: State media
The Iranian vessel is expected to leave on Saturday and take about 10 days to reach Yemen.
Syrian army, Hezbollah seize 5 strategic hills in Qalamoun
Turkey confirms pact with Saudi to help anti-Assad rebels
Turkey troops to intervene in Syria crisis soon: Opposition
Gifting Russia ‘Free-Market’ Extremism
Official Washington’s Putin-bashing knows no bounds as the Russian president’s understandable complaints about U.S. triumphalism and NATO expansion, after the Soviet collapse in the 1990s, are dismissed as signs of his “paranoia” and “revisionism,” writes Robert Parry.
Russia: EU Does Not Want Ukraine Truce To Hold
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused “someone in the European Union” of trying to ensure that a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine fails.
Russia is Acting Like a Country Preparing For War
70 Years On: The Real Story Behind the Defeat of the Nazis
The Soviet Union resisted, fought back and eventually won the war, at a gigantic human and material cost with up to 27 million deaths.
Sailing And Sinking The RMS Lusitania
A Century Of Lying America Into War
DOJ to Investigate Pattern of Racist Policing in Baltimore
Though welcomed, rights advocates question whether prosecutions or probes will have meaningful impact on systemic discrimination in Baltimore and other U.S. cities
The Baltimore Show
The “Thugs” and “Savages” Who Didn’t Know How to Loot
White and Black and Blue: In 49 of 50 Cities, Cops Whiter Than The Communities They “Serve”
NSA Phone Surveillance Illegal, Federal Court Rules
‘This decision is a resounding victory for the rule of law.’
Appeals Court: ‘Staggering’ NSA Surveillance Illegal, Can Continue Anyhow
Patriot Act Doesn’t Allow Unchecked Surveillance
“Yemen is the most extraordinary global terrorism campaign”
Noam Chomsky: Yemen is the most extraordinary global terrorism campaign in history
Ahmed Farouq: Leader of al Qaeda’s Indian branch killed by U.S.
Botched US Drone Strike Kills Two al-Qaeda-Held Hostages
Obama Touts His Own Transparency on Killings
Deconstructing Obama’s Yemeni intervention
Yemen Crisis: Saudi Arabia’s Air War Resumes
…Despite having no decisive impact on the opposing Houthi militias
How the U.S. Contributed to Yemen’s Crisis
Washington’s support for Yemen’s former dictatorship – and of Saudi efforts to sideline the country’s nonviolent pro-democracy movement – helped create the current crisis.
White House says ‘job is not done’ in Yemen
Israel Deported Them. Then ISIS Cut Off Their Heads
Three of the Ethiopian Christians beheaded by ISIS were living in Israel–until the government got them to leave.
CIA Files Prove America Helped Saddam as He Gassed Iran
The U.S. knew Hussein was launching some of the worst chemical attacks in history — and still gave him a hand.
NATO role in 2011 Gadhafi ouster may have given rise to Islamic State presence in Libya
Video of Islamic State capabilities impresses military experts
Police Officer Throws Grandfather to the Ground — Paralyzing Him