Venezuela shows protest can be a defence of privilege
Venezuela shows that protest can be a defence of privilege
Street action is now regularly used with western backing to target elected governments in the interests of elites
Protesters in East Ukraine Rise Up Against Kiev and the West
Ahead of talks, protesters overtake police stations in demand for referendum vote
Civil war looms as pro-US regime threatens massacre of east Ukraine protesters
Ukraine stands on the brink of civil war, as the unelected pro-Western regime that seized power this February in Kiev threatens a bloody crackdown on protesters occupying local government offices in cities across traditionally pro-Russian sections of eastern Ukraine.
Kiev backpedals on referendums after deadline to stop protest expires
In pictures: Russian military build-up near Ukraine
Russia Claims NATO Satellite Photos Were Taken Last August
Russia’s Lavrov says NATO forces in Eastern Europe would violate agreements
Message from the President of Russia to the leaders of several European countries
Vladimir Putin addressed a letter to the leaders of several European countries, to which Russian natural gas is supplied via Ukraine’s territory.
Former Australian FM Denounces Jewish Lobby’s ‘Extraordinary Influence’
In new book, Bob Carr claims office of former Australian PM Julia Gillard was effectively held hostage by Jewish lobby.
Criminal Court a U.S.-Israeli “Red Line” for Palestinians
When Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas decided to defy the United States and Israel over stalled peace negotiations, he formally indicated to the United Nations last week that Palestine will join 15 international conventions relating mostly to the protection of human rights and treaties governing conflicts and prisoners of war. But he held back one of his key bargaining chips that Israel and the United States fear most: becoming a party to the Rome Statute that created the International Criminal Court (ICC) to punish war crimes and genocide – and where Israelis could be docked.
The Iranian Nuclear Weapons Program That Wasn’t
When U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Carmen M. Ortiz unsealed the indictment of a Chinese citizen in the UK for violating the embargo against Iran, she made what appeared to be a new U.S. accusation of an Iran nuclear weapons programme.
CIA and White House under pressure after Senate torture report leaks
Senate committee found CIA interrogations and detentions to be ‘brutal’ and urges administration to release report as quickly as possible
CIA’s Use of Torture Went Beyond Legal Authority, Senate Report Rays
Vladimir Putin professes high hopes for Ukraine summit
But diplomats predict little chance of breakthrough as four powers meet for first time since President Yanukovych fled
Angela Merkel denied access to her NSA file
Frustration with US government rises over failure to clear up questions about surveillance of German chancellor’s phone
Edward Snowden: US government spied on human rights workers
Whistleblower tells Council of Europe NSA deliberately snooped on groups such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International
Nevada Cattle Rancher Wins ‘Range War’ With Feds
Clark Co. Sheriff Announces BLM ‘Will Cease Operation,’ Will Release Cattle Shortly
Armed Right-Wing Militia Members Descend On Nevada To Help Rancher Defy Court Order
“We provide armed response,” according to a Montana militia member named Jim Lordy. Lordy traveled to Nevada in order to support a local rancher for believes that he should not have to follow federal court orders. When he arrived there, he told a local reporter that “[w]e need guns to protect ourselves from the tyrannical government.”
South Africa: Twenty Years of Apartheid by Another Name
The McCutcheon Ruling and Zombie Democracy in the U.S.
Kuwait orders media blackout on ‘coup’ video
Media ban enforced on videotape allegedly showing former senior officials scheming to topple government of Gulf nation.
Russia’s Ace in the Hole: Iran
Vatican rejects “chosen people” claim, calls on Israel to end “occupation”
A high-ranking Israeli official on Sunday slammed a statement from Catholic bishops, who called for international organizations to lead the cause of Palestinian statehood.
Venezuela Backlash: Protesters’ Tactics Cause Support to Wane
Venezuela protests are sign that US wants our oil, says Nicolás Maduro
In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, Venezuela’s president claims the Obama administration is fomenting unrest with the aim of provoking a Ukraine-style ‘slow-motion’ coup
Russia’s Ace in the Hole: Iran
Tensions between Russia and the West are hitting a new peak. And in this face-off, Moscow has an extraordinary piece of leverage: a super-sophisticated, bomber-killing missile that it once threatened to sell to Iran.
Why a rare astrological event LAST NIGHT could herald the ‘End of Days’
20 injured in Pittsburgh-area high school stabbings, authorities say
At least 20 students were injured Wednesday morning in a stabbing incident at Franklin Regional Senior High School in the Pittsburgh area, said Dan Stevens, an emergency management agency spokesman.
Rwanda bars France from genocide ceremony
Rwanda bars France from genocide ceremony
French ambassador to Rwanda banned from attending event amid diplomatic row over France’s role in the 1994 genocide.
Kagame renews charge that France took part in Rwanda genocide
President Paul Kagame. He has once again accused France of “participating” in the 1994 genocide in an interview to mark the 20th anniversary of the mass killings. Photo/Cyril Ndegeya
France Pulls Out of Event to Mark Rwanda Genocide
French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira canceled plans to attend events after Rwandan President Paul Kagame accused France of playing a “direct role” in the genocide 20 years ago that killed 800,000 Rwandans
Obama Issues Threats To Russia And NATO
The Obama regime has issued simultaneous threats to the enemy it is making out of Russia and to its European NATO allies on which Washington is relying to support sanctions on Russia. This cannot end well.
Sharp Rise in Tensions in Eastern Ukraine
Pro-Russians call east Ukraine region independent
US reportedly starts supplying Syrian rebels with anti-tank weapons
Rebels embattled against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad have reportedly come into possession of high-powered anti-tank weaponry, the likes of which may have been supplied by the United States.
Seymour Hersh Unearths More Lies on Syria
Was Turkey Behind Syrian Sarin Attack?
Journalist Seymour Hersh has unearthed information implicating Turkish intelligence in last summer’s Sarin attack near Damascus that almost pushed President Obama into a war to topple Syria’s government and open a path for an al-Qaeda victory, writes Robert Parry.
The Red Line and the Rat Line
Seymour M. Hersh on Obama, Erdog(an and the Syrian rebels
U.S. rejects claim that Turkey planned Syria atrocity
Edward Snowden and Glenn Greenwald address US campaigners via video
– Whistleblower and journalist make rare joint appearance
– Germany criticises US for lack of assurances over spying
Merkel ally says U.S. assurances on NSA spying ‘insufficient’
One Word Defines U.S. Foreign Policy: Hubris
When Hannah Arendt, the famous German-American political philosopher, criticized American involvement in the Vietnam War, she said that our foreign policy “experts” fell prey to using excessive means to achieve minor aims in a region of marginal interest to the United States.
CIA torture report: Nancy Pelosi blames Dick Cheney
– House minority leader: ‘I think he’s proud of it’
– Top Republican accuses Pelosi of politicising Senate report
U.S. Tries Candor to Assure China on Cyberattacks
Is The Black Church The New Plantation?
France says Southern Libya now a “viper’s nests for Islamist militants”