Putin defends position on Ukraine
South America Rejects US Sanctions on Venezuela
South American governments have rejected an effort by U.S. lawmakers to apply sanctions on Venezuela over human rights concerns.
Boko Haram kill 24 in Nigeria village raid
Nigeria girl abduction ‘contrary to Islam principles’: AU chief
Around 50 soldiers killed in recent fighting in Mali’s north
MAP: The U.S. military currently has troops in these African countries
President Obama’s announcement that United States has deployed 80 troops to Chad came as a surprise to many. But as my colleague Craig Whitlock points out, the United States already has boots on the ground in a surprising number of African countries.
Petro Poroshenko claims Ukraine presidency
Ukrainian confectionery tycoon Petro Poroshenko has claimed outright victory in the country’s presidential election.
Putin defends position on Ukraine
The Chocolate King Who Would Be President
Ukraine just had a revolution to oust sleazy oligarchs. Why is it about to elect one as its leader?
Russia ready to speak with new Ukrainian president
The State Department’s Ukraine Fiasco
The State Department’s handling of the Ukraine crisis may go down as a textbook diplomatic fiasco, doing nothing to advance genuine U.S. interests while disrupting cooperation with Moscow and pushing Russia and China back together, reports Robert Parry.
Russia’s Rise To Global Power
Western propaganda about events in Ukraine has two main purposes. One is to cover up, or to distract from, Washington’s role in overthrowing the elected democratic government of Ukraine. The other is to demonize Russia.
Ukip wins European elections with ease to set off political earthquake
For the first time in modern history, neither Labour nor Conservatives have won a British national election
Farage: UKIP has ‘momentum’ and is targeting more victories
National Front’s Le Pen urges dissolution of French parliament
France’s far-right ‘earthquake’ rocks EU camp
National Front storms European Parliament polls; UKIP’s Nigel Farage hails victory in Britain; Greece’s neo-Nazi Golden Dawn delivers strong showing
White House mistakenly identifies CIA chief in Afghanistan
The CIA’s top officer in Kabul was exposed Saturday by the White House when his name was inadvertently included on a list provided to news organizations of senior U.S. officials participating in President Obama’s surprise visit with U.S. troops.
Religious Observance Ends in Iraq But Not Attacks: 84 Killed, 67 Wounded
Pope prays at Israel’s West Bank separation barrier
Pope Francis says ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict ‘increasingly unacceptable’
Vatican leader arrives in Bethlehem calls on both sides to make sacrificies needed for two-state solution.
Why Jesus Would Have Hated Most Modern Day Religion
Jesus would not be a “Bible believer,” as we use that term in the post Billy Graham era of American fundamentalist religiosity.
World protests Monsanto grip on food supply chain
Hundreds of thousands people have united across the world to voice concern over the spread of GMO foods and crops and to raise awareness over the biotech giant Monsanto’s growing grip on the global food supply chain.
The Truth About Race In America: It’s Getting Worse, Not Better
Schools are resegregating, it’s getting harder to vote, too many are incarcerated—America is becoming more separate and less equal.
Pope, Netanyahu spar over Jesus’ native language
Pope weaves through Mideast obstacle course as visit ends
China to scrap millions of cars in anti-pollution push
Greenwald’s Finale: Naming Victims of Surveillance
The man who helped bring about the most significant leak in American intelligence history is to reveal names of US citizens targeted by their own government in what he promises will be the “biggest” revelation from nearly 2m classified files.
Unlawful Killing of Two Palestinian Teens
Russia and China veto UN move to refer Syria to international criminal court
Washington condemns Moscow and Beijing for sinking draft resolution backed by 65 countries and rest of security council
Nigeria car bombing death toll at least 118
LAGOS: At least 118 people were killed in a car bomb attack in the central Nigerian city of Jos, the country´s relief agency said on Tuesday, warning that the death toll could rise further.
U.S. Indictment of Chinese Hackers Could Be Awkward for the NSA
It’s no secret that the Chinese military represents a real threat to online security here in the U.S. Over the last several years, state-sponsored Chinese hackers have broken into hundreds of American targets–both inside the U.S. government and across the private sector. But when the Department of Justice announced criminal charges against five hackers working for China’s military this morning, it came at an awkward time. After a year of revelations from ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden, it’s clearer than ever before that America’s own government hackers have been running rampant through the world’s networks.
Restrictions placed on NSA’s data store after intense talks over surveillance bill
USA Freedom Act heads to the House with government required to ‘promptly’ purge phone records that do not contain ‘foreign intelligence information’
NSA data-gathering may run into California roadblock
WikiLeaks ignores ‘deaths’ warning, threatens to name NSA-targeted country
Despite warnings that doing so “could lead to increased violence” and potentially deaths, anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks says it plans to publish the name of a country targeted by a massive United States surveillance operation.
Gunfire rattles east Ukraine ahead of 2nd round of European-brokered talks to resolve crisis
Sustained gunfire has been heard near the eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk, the stronghold of pro-Russia fighters, ahead of a second round of European-brokered talks aimed at resolving the crisis.
Ukraine and International Law: The Double Standard at the New York Times Editorial Page
“Given its current enthusiasm for international law, one should expect the Times‘ editorial page to soon call for a referral to the ICJ concerning the legality of the Obama administration’s extrajudicial killing of individuals overseas with missiles fired remotely by aerial drones.”
Kiev offers to repay Gazprom gas debts ‘in 10 days’ if discount price granted
Russia signs 30-year deal worth $400bn to deliver gas to China
Experts warn that deal is likely to increase cost of gas in Europe and add to pressure to find alternative sources of fuel
US Sees No Coup in Military Takeovers in Thailand, Libya
State Dept Defends ‘Constitutional’ Thai Declaration of Martial Law
The Libyan ‘Coincidence’
CIA-backed general launches Libyan coup
Who is Libya’s rogue general battling Benghazi Islamists?
Libya’s renegade general gains new allies
Clashes erupt in Libyan capital after air chief backs rogue general
State Dept: US Not Supporting General’s Libya Takeover
Officials Could Decide to Evacuate Embassy at Any Minute
Top Iran Terrorist Under CIA Protection in U.S., Book Says
New video shows Palestinian youths killed by Israeli army on Nakba Day posed no threat to soldiers
Unlawful Killing of Two Palestinian Teens
West Funds Insurgencies
US ‘losing patience’ with Venezuela – John Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said that impatience with the Venezuelan government is growing across the region over its failure to address the country’s serious political crisis.
No Apology, But CIA Vows to Stop Using Health Workers as Spies
Following widespread outrage and damage following fake vaccination campaign, agency has “promised” to cease such activities
West Funds Insurgencies
Thursday, May 15 marked Nakba Day, Yawm an-Nakba, “Day of Catastrophe”, the onset of the displacement of up to 800,000 Palestinians, at the time 67% of the population, followed by the destruction of over 500 villages since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, under the commitment agreed to by the then British Foreign Secretary, Lord Arthur Balfour, in November 1917.
The origins of Nigeria’s Boko Haram
Armed group that kidnapped more than 270 school girls has been in conflict with government for 12 years.
Nigerians, not Washington, Must End Terrorism in Nigeria
The kidnapping of over 200 Nigerian school girls has captured international attention. Yet few outside of Nigeria paid attention as the terrorist group responsible, Boko Haram, killed thousands of people in previous attacks.
Ballots or barricades for Ukraine voters?
Roughly 36 million Ukrainians will be called on to vote on May 25, and the polls says that 80 percent of them plan to. But observers on the ground fear that many in the east will never reach the ballot box.
Kremlin says Putin has ordered troops from border with Ukraine
Is US Behind ‘Rogue’ General’s Libya Coup?
Gen. Hifter Lived in Metro DC for Decades
U.S. moves more forces closer to Libya as unrest grows
…US Marines deploy to Italy due to Libya threat
No Place to Hide : Glenn Greenwald and Noam Chomsky
Everyone should know just how much the U.S. government lied to defend the NSA
A web of deception has finally been untangled: the Justice Department got the US supreme court to dismiss a case that could have curtailed the NSA’s dragnet. Why?
NSA Is Recording Every Cell Phone Call in the Bahamas
The National Security Agency is secretly intercepting, recording, and archiving the audio of virtually every cell phone conversation on the island nation of the Bahamas.
Spying on Consumers: In Ten Years, We Will Have Zero Privacy
U.S. Charges Five Chinese Military Hackers With Online Spying
The Justice Department today announced the indictment of five Chinese military hackers for online spying against U.S. steel, nuclear power, and solar companies, marking the first charges of this kind by the U.S. against another state.
With Spy Charges, U.S. Draws a Line That Few Others Recognize
Russian Manipulation of Reactor Fuel Belies US Iran Argument
Syrian Islamists’ call for a free state likely directed at West
‘Russia Puts GMO Genie Back In The Bottle’
Russia has some of the most precious uncontaminated top soil on the planet and if it is rigorously controlled to stay GMO-free and free from chemicals its productivity would increase as Europe declines, geopolitical analyst William Engdahl told RT.
Venezuela to bring complaint against US at UN
Venezuela vowed Sunday to accuse the United States of meddling in its political crisis at the United Nations and other international organizations.