Is Israel Deliberately Derailing Negotiations?
August 26, 2013
One of the favored tactics of Israeli politicians over the years has been to promote the fact that they are willing to negotiate with the Palestinians “without preconditions.” This tactic is a beneficial public relations stunt because it is juxtaposed by the Palestinian side, which has opposed negotiations unless Israel first freezes its illegal settlement […]
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Waging War in Syria ‘to Make a Point’?
August 26, 2013
Aaron David Miller thinks the Obama administration will bomb Syria, aiming not to topple the Assad regime but to “make a point.” Noting the Obama administration’s reluctance to go to war in Syria, Miller expects a “middle-ground response” like “targeted attacks against Syrian military units associated with chemical-weapons capacity and infrastructure,” which would “split the difference […]
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US Supported Iraq’s Use of Chemical Weapons, Even As It Inches to War With Syria on Lesser Allegations
August 26, 2013
The calls for U.S. military intervention in Syria’s civil war are growing louder and louder amidst allegations that the Assad regime has used chemical weapons, killing hundreds of people. The use of chemical weapons is beyond the pale, we’re told, and must be met with force to show Assad and the world that it is […]
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Syria: Sticking to The Plan?
August 24, 2013
In an interview with Amy Goodman on March 2, 2007, U.S. General Wesley Clark (Ret.), explained that the Bush Administration planned to take out 7 countries in 7 years: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Iran. So, with the pending illegal action against Syria, is the Obama Administration following Bush’s mid-east plan?
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US Sending Saudi Arabia Thousands of Cluster Bombs, Despite International Ban
August 23, 2013
Even as they condemn the Syrian regime’s use of cluster munitions, the U.S. is selling Saudi Arabia $640 million worth of American-made cluster bombs. Cluster munitions have been banned in 83 countries on account of their indiscriminate nature and their record of killing children. John Reed at Foreign Policy: These weapons are loathed because in addition […]
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Syrian Rebels Pay Back American Captive for Guantanamo Bay
August 23, 2013
Matthew Schrier, a photojournalist covering the war in Syria, was captured by al-Qaeda-linked rebels and held for seven months. He finally escaped and has now told his story to various media outlets. Once, when he was caught trying to escape, his captors tortured him as punishment. They “forced a car tire over his knees” and […]
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The US Is ‘Encircling China With Military Bases’
August 22, 2013
John Reed at Foreign Policy describes “how the U.S. is encircling China with military bases.” The U.S. military is encircling China with a chain of air bases and military ports. The latest link: a small airstrip on the tiny Pacific island of Saipan. The U.S. Air Force is planning to lease 33 acres of land […]
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‘You Failed to Break the Spirit of Bradley Manning’: An Open Letter to President Obama
August 22, 2013
As commander in chief, you’ve been responsible for the treatment of the most high-profile whistleblower in the history of the U.S. armed forces. Under your command, the United States military tried – and failed – to crush the spirit of Bradley Manning. Your failure became evident after the sentencing on Wednesday, when a statement from […]
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Obama Finally Declassifies 2011 FISA Ruling on Unconstitutional NSA Surveillance
August 21, 2013
In compliance with a Freedom of Information Act request, the Obama administration finally declassified a 2011 ruling by the FISA court which found the NSA broke the law and the constitution in its collection of Americans’ communications. The 86-page declassified document reveals that the NSA acted unlawfully in gathering up to 56,000 “wholly domestic” communications […]
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What happens when NSA has kids with The Singularity?
August 21, 2013
JACOB APPELBAUM: [TOR developer & journalist] … it’s not merely a matter of whether or not we have something to hide, because it is not us that will decide whether we have something to hide. It is an analyst somewhere. It is a machine learning algorithm somewhere. … And this is the thing that is […]
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