Syria: Russian Intervention Exposes Coalition Lies. “The Terrorists R US”
By Felicity Arbuthnot [Photo: Cameron and Obama at 2013 G8 Summit (Pete Souza – White House)] “Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive.” (Walter Scott, 1771-1832, “Marmion.”)...
View ArticleTerrorist International Takes Shape
By Boris Volhonsky [Photo: Russian fighter jet Sukhoi Su-34 by Oleg Belyakov.] On October 1, Turkey and six other countries of the US-led coalition published a joint declaration expressing concern over...
View ArticleAfghanistan Redux? Turkey To Play Role of Pakistan In Deranged U.S.-Saudi...
By Saman Mohammadi An excerpt from, “‘Shut out’: Turkey finds itself ‘in a very difficult position’ with the Russian moves in Syria” by Natasha Bertrand, Business Insider, October 2, 2015: Turkey’s...
View ArticleAfter Ankara: Why Erdogan and NATO’s Strategy is in Ruins
Tariq Ali interview by Onur Erem [Photo: Tayyip Erdogan via wikimedia.] Onur Erem: Last weekend we experienced the biggest bomb attack on civilians in the recent history of Turkey. Around 100 people...
View ArticleAre you confused by the Middle East? Here are some things you should know....
By William Blum, Contributing Editor [Photo: Petra, Jordan – public domain.] The US, France, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, and the Gulf monarchies have all in the recent past supported al Qaeda and/or...
View ArticleGlobal Peace and Security: Arab Time Capsule is Destined to Burst
By Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD. [Photo courtesy Human Rights Watch.] “Muslims are numerous but powerless. Divisions among Muslims, especially between Sunni and Shiites, have consigned the Muslim Middle...
View ArticleRemaking the Middle East: How the US Grew Tired and Less Irrelevant
By Ramzy Baroud US Secretary of State, John Kerry, is often perceived as one of the ‘good ones’ – the less hawkish of top American officials, who does not simply promote and defend his country’s...
View ArticleWhen The Cathedrals Were White
By Gaither Stewart, Sr. Editor, The actor leaps and prances and undulates across the white stage of the cathedral steps, his high black rubber boots glistening in water and light. Laughing diabolically...
View ArticleForget ISIS: Humanity is at Stake
By Ramzy Baroud Photo: We either live in dignity together or continue to perish alone, warring tribes and grief-stricken nations. (Zoriah.net). I still remember that smug look on his face, followed...
View ArticleWeek Nine of the Russian Intervention in Syria: The Empire Strikes Back
By The Saker Considering the remarkable success of the Russian intervention in Syria, at least so far, it should not have come as a surprise that the AngloZionist Empire would strike back. The only...
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