Faking the Terrorist Threat
October 20, 2015 at 05:29 PM
A short-lived story appeared in the mainstream media two weeks ago describing how the United States government is working hard to keep everyone safe. The Associated Press (AP) original coverage was headlined “Smugglers busted trying to sell nuclear material to ISIS.” The Boston Herald’s version of the AP story reported it as “Nuclear Material Sellers Target U.S.: Nuclear Material Shopped to ISIS.” The article was also picked up worldwide including by the CNN and the BBC and was replayed in Israel as “ISIS Looking to Build Nuclear Weapons, Turning to Moldovan Gangs for Materials.” Read More »
Israeli bus station attack: IDF soldier killed, police mistakenly shoot dead foreigner
October 20, 2015 at 02:40 PM
It was initially reported that the attacker had an accomplice, who was wounded and detained by the police. It later turned out that the Israeli security forces had shot dead a foreign national after mistaking him for the assailant. Read More »
‘Scum must be isolated’: Israeli kindergarten parent demands Arab girl’s expulsion in racist rant
October 20, 2015 at 02:35 PM
A father from a Beer Sheva kindergarten in southern Israel went on a hate-filled racist rant in a WhatsApp group for parents. He called for an Arab Bedouin girl to be expelled, saying “scum must be isolated.” Read More »
Blair's 'deal in blood' with George Bush over the 2002 Iraqi war
October 20, 2015 at 01:13 PM
A memo 'from the White House was revealed for the first time about the "bloody agreement" forged between Tony Blair and George Bush about the Iraq war. Read More »
Week One of the Russian Military Intervention in Syria
October 20, 2015 at 10:55 AM
The speed at which the Russian military operation in Syria was conducted what a big surprise for the US intelligence community (which I can hardly blame as I was just as surprised myself). Make no mistake here, the Russian force in Syria is a small one, at least for the time being, and it does not even remotely resemble what the rumors had predicted, but it is especially the manner in which it is being used which is very original: as a type of “force multiplier” for the Syrian military and a likely cover for the Iranian one. This is a very elegant solution in which a small force achieves a disproportionately big result. This is also a rather dangerous strategy, because it leaves the force very vulnerable, but one which, at least so far, Putin very successfully explained to the Russian people. Read More »
Child or militant? 6th-grader killed in US drone strike in Yemen
October 16, 2015 at 06:37 PM
Relatives describe Mohammed as a joyful 12 year old, enjoying school. When he was killed in the latest drone strike in Yemen, authorities listed him as a 'militant'. The family previously lost Mohammed's father and brother in a similar attack. Read More »
Leaked: 'New Snowden' releases Obama's drone program papers
October 16, 2015 at 05:00 PM
A cache of classified documents has revealed the inner workings of US drone operations in Somalia, Yemen and Afghanistan, including the mechanism of targeting suspects slated for assassination. Read More »
US forces in Afghanistan knew Kunduz site was hospital
October 16, 2015 at 02:58 PM
New information suggests the US deliberately targeted the Kunduz hospital, killing 22 patients and staff, despite knowing it was a protected medical site. Read More »
The MH-17 ‘Report’
October 15, 2015 at 06:44 PM
When I read that the report on the downing of the Malaysian airliner over Ukraine was being put in the hands of the Dutch, I knew that there would be no investigation and no attention to the facts. Read More »
Israeli forces fire tear gas at Palestinian protesters as stabbing attacks continue
October 15, 2015 at 04:16 PM
Israeli authorities have fired tear gas at Palestinian protesters in Bethlehem, with a young boy being injured in the clashes. The unrest comes as thousands gather in the city for the funeral of Mutaz Zawahreh, who was killed by Israeli forces on Tuesday. Read More »
