10 Myths About Obama’s Latest War
For the first time, Russia has more deployed nuclear warheads than U.S.
For the first time, Russia, which is in the midst of a major strategic nuclear modernization, has more deployed nuclear warheads than the United States, according to the latest numbers released by the State Department.
Putin shrugs off damage from Western sanctions
Cristina Fernandez Says ‘Look North’ If Anything Happens to Her
The Argentine president slammed the United States saying they are sending “financial and speculative attacks” and wanting a “return to the past, when Argentina was on its knees,” in her address to the nation Tuesday evening.
10 Myths About Obama’s Latest War
New Afghanistan pact means America’s longest war will last until at least 2024
Bilateral security deal ensures that President Obama will pass off the Afghanistan war and his new war in Iraq and Syria to his successor
Iran Nuclear Talks: Ironies, Observations and a Bottom Line
Baghdad Bombed As Forces Retake More Towns; 175 Killed Across Iraq
81 killed in fighting with IS in Iraq, 5 villages freed
Iraq PM Warns Arab States Not to Join US Airstrikes
Also Says No Foreign Ground Troops Are Welcome
Obama the American Salesman of War
In his speech to the United Nations General Assembly last week, Obama sounded less statesman and more salesman, with the usual pitch that American leadership is all benevolent and virtuous. America is pursuing, America is committed, America is prepared… and so on and on went the tiresome egocentric rhetoric.
Shiite Militias Pose Threat to Kurds, Sunnis
Security and military officials in Kirkuk say Shiite militias are acting with impunity as they fight the Islamic State (IS), carrying out brutal campaigns against Sunni Arabs who are asking for protection from Kurdish forces.
Why stop at Isis when we could bomb the whole Muslim world?
Humanitarian arguments, if consistently applied, could be used to flatten the entire Middle East
Airstrikes launched amid intelligence gaps
Obama says US ‘underestimated’ rise of ISIS, admits ‘contradictory’ Syria policy
Battle rages for Syria town as bombs kill 41 children
At least 10 killed in shelling of school and mini-van in Ukraine
New NATO leader offers olive branch to Russia
Russia Halts Student Exchange Program With US
Palestinians ask UN: Set 2016 as deadline for ending Israeli occupation
Draft resolution calls for intensified efforts to reach ‘just resolution’ of Jerusalem’s status as the capital of two states, and of the Palestinian refugee problem.
Obama warns Israel Mid-East ‘status quo’ must change
Israel approves 2,600 settler homes in E.Jerusalem: NGO
Moazzam Begg to be freed as prosecutors drop terror charges
Case against former Guantánamo Bay detainee collapsed after secret intelligence material was handed to prosecutors
The Guardian wins an Emmy for coverage of NSA revelations
Interactive NSA Decoded explained implications of the Edward Snowden leaks on mass surveillance by intelligence agencies
Failure Is Success: How American Intelligence Works in the Twenty-First Century
China is Hong Kong’s future – not its enemy
Protesters cry democracy but most are driven by dislocation and resentment at mainlanders’ success.
Ebola deaths in West Africa ‘pass 3,000’ – WHO
Ebola deaths in West Africa ‘pass 3,000’ – WHO
Cuba sends 300 more doctors to fight Ebola
Cuban government’s pledge comes as European health experts urge their governments to ramp up relief efforts in region.
Squaring the Circle of ISIS
The US-Saudi axis is key to understanding the rise of ISIS. Despite its public reticence, Riyadh supported the war in Iraq in 2003. Saddam’s invasion of Kuwait was still fresh in Saudi memory, so letting Bush finish his dad’s job was fine by the House of Saud. They had another reason to be appreciative. A recent Wikileaks document reveals how cuddly King Abdullah feels about Iran: “[The US should] cut off the head of the snake.” The invasion, it was hoped, would lock Iraq into the Saudi orbit and build a firewall to keep the heretic Shias at bay. Alas, the neocon dream turned into a Saudi nightmare, as Bush’s fiasco pushed Iraq right into the arms of Iran and raised the specter of a Tehran-Baghdad-Damascus axis. The Saudis freaked out and launched Operation “Down with the Shias.”
Russian suspicions of U.S. motives in Syria make cooperation unlikely
ISIS threat ‘a more immediate concern’ than Assad, Obama says
The Fake Terror Threat Used To Justify Bombing Syria
As the Obama Administration prepared to bomb Syria without congressional or U.N. authorization, it faced two problems. The first was the difficulty of sustaining public support for a new years-long war against ISIS, a group that clearly posed no imminent threat to the “homeland.” A second was the lack of legal justification for launching a new bombing campaign with no viable claim of self-defense or U.N. approval.
They’re Making Up Stuff
“Khorasan” – the nonexistent “new enemy”
Legal Basis for U.S. War in Iraq and Syria Is Thin
By mistake? US-led jets bomb grain silos in Syria, ‘civilians killed’
US-led air strikes target oil refineries in Syria
Syrian Minister: Iran, Russia Could Join US-led Coalition
Obama adviser: Trained Syrian rebels could fight Assad
Barack Obama says Syria is ‘ground zero for jihadists around the world’
President: US underestimated Isis, overestimated Iraqi army. Remarks may be seized upon by Republican critics
Isis reconciles with al-Qaida group as Syria air strikes continue
Jabhat al-Nusra denounces US-led attacks as ‘war on Islam’, and leaders of group holding meetings with Islamic State
Syrian rebels angry that strikes hit al Qaida ally but not Assad
CIA-vetted Syrian rebels battling Islamic State say airstrikes haven’t helped
REYHANLI, Turkey In the skies over Syria, U.S. and Arab combat aircraft have bombed Islamic State targets 20 times since Tuesday. But on the ground, commanders for rebel groups that are part of a CIA-run program say they’ve pleaded in vain for arms, ammunition and even field rations so they can fight the same extremists.
Pentagon expects ISIS to ‘change and adapt’
Why Don’t We Negotiate With Isis
Why don’t we do it and save some lives?
Australian cabinet to sign off on military action in Iraq within days, Julie Bishop says
Foreign minister also says Australia would be prepared to consider a separate request for military engagement in Syria
How John McCain Wound Up Canoodling With Terrorists
Rand Paul was righter than he realized when he accused McCain of consorting with anti-American radical Islamists
The Threat of War and the Russian Response
U.S. actions in Ukraine should be classified not only as hostile with regard to Russia, but also as targeting global destabilization. The U.S. is essentially provoking an international conflict to salvage its geopolitical, financial, and economic authority.
Hungary suspends gas supplies to Ukraine
Hungary’s gas pipeline operator, FGSZ, says it has suspended delivery of gas to neighbouring Ukraine “indefinitely”.
US official talks up potential for cooperation with Iran
As P5+1 discussions wrap up, White House adviser indicates Washington could improve relations with Tehran, but needs deal that ‘cuts off all the possible paths’ to nuke
88 Senators Urge Kerry to Shield Israel from Any Accountability at the UN
US condemns Abbas’s UN speech as ‘provocative’
The United States on Friday condemned Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s speech at the United Nations, in which he accused Israel of planning another “Nakba” and committing acts of genocide in Gaza during Israel’s Operation Protective Edge.
Fatah-Hamas agreement gives unity government control over Gaza
Airstrikes, Battles, and Bombings Leave 294 Dead Across Iraq
As ‘Advisers’ Role Expands, US ‘Boots on the Ground’ Already in Iraq
Poll: 72% of Americans Don’t Believe Obama’s Promise of No Ground War
Poll: 70% of troops say no more boots on the ground in Iraq
As the tide of war rises again in the Middle East, the military’s rank and file are mostly opposed to expanding the new mission in Iraq and Syria to include sending a large number of U.S. ground troops into combat, according to a Military Times survey of active-duty members.
Militants kill 20 in two separate Yemen attacks – sources
Pittsburgh cops Tased man while he was praying for his dead son in ER: lawsuit
Air Strikes Will Not Beat Isis
Pentagon: ISIS campaign could last years
Air Strikes Will Not Beat Isis
On the ground it’s hard to tell friend from foe
Syrian rebels angry that strikes hit al Qaida ally but not Assad
Islamist fighters advance in Syria despite U.S. strikes
America’s new war in Syria is a total disaster
If we want to help people, how about we start by feeding some refugees?
Isis publicly execute leading lawyer and human rights activist in Iraq
US Airstrikes Target ISIS-Held Oil Refineries in Syria
Saudi, UAE Planes Also Participated in Infrastructure Attacks
What Arab partners will get in return for strikes on Syria
US bombing Syria to wrest control of oil: Kucinich
Iraqi PM says Islamic State plans attacks on Paris, U.S. subways
Iraqi Report of ISIS Subway Threat Knocked Down
Is the Khorasan Group Real? Experts Cast Doubts
The Khorasans: As Fake As the Kardashians
New Boogeyman Has Already Been Debunked
Obama is now – after the fact – scrambling to justify bombing the sovereign nation of Syria without the permission of either the Syrian government or even the United States Congress by saying that we were going after the super-evil Khorasans, who were about to attack us.
Rouhani blames rise in extremism on West’s ‘blunders’
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani: Certain states helped create extremism
Rouhani: Western Intervention ‘Put Blades in the Hands’ of ISIS Extremists
Iran’s president tells UN General Assembly that US invasions and ‘certain intelligence agencies’ gave rise to militants that ‘now spare no one’ in Iraq and Syria
Civilian Deaths Mount as US Bombing of Syria Expands
‘We will pay with our blood,’ says Abu Ibrahim, who fled his city of Raqqa ahead of US bombing. ‘In big wars, the civilian will pay.’
How Imminent Is an ‘Imminent’ Attack Threat?
Abu Qatada cleared of terror charges by Jordan court
Home Office says there is no question of radical Muslim cleric returning to UK following his acquittal
How “Khorasan” Went From Nowhere To The Biggest Threat To The U.S.
The Islamist group targeted in airstrikes in Syria was almost unknown to the American public until recently. Now the Obama administration says they present a direct threat to the U.S.
Ignoring Pleas for Diplomacy, US and ‘Friends’ Bomb Syria
In attacking ISIS, critics say that Obama now waging boundless, endless war
Pentagon Expects Islamic State to Rebound after Syria Airstrikes
‘3,000 European jihadis’ now in Syria, Iraq
The number of Europeans joining Islamist fighters in Syria and Iraq has jumped by a third to around 3,000 in a few months, the EU counter terrorism chief said Tuesday.
ISIS’ Harsh Brand of Islam Is Rooted in Austere Saudi Creed
ANSWER speaks out against U.S. bombing of Syria
Statement by Brian Becker, National Coordinator of the ANSWER Coalition
Attorney General Eric Holder to step down
Ukraine to shut border with Russia, seek EU membership
President Petro Poroshenko yesterday ordered a temporary closure of Ukraine’s porous border with Russia and voiced plans to apply for EU membership in 2020 as part of his ex-Soviet country’s Westward shift.
Obama Denounces Russian ‘Aggression’ in Europe
Russia tops ISIS threat, Ebola worst of all? Lavrov puzzled by Obama’s UN speech
Gazans Slaughtered. EU Has No Comments
21 killed in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria’s Borno
US to pay largest Native American nation $554m in landmark settlement
The Obama administration will pay the Navajo Nation a record $554 million to settle claims by the most populous Native American tribe that funds and natural resources on its reservation were mismanaged by the US government for decades.