TeleSur | – – The video uses the Republican presidential front-runner as a recruiting tool. Segments of an interview that Donald Trump gave to the “Today Show” have been used in a video released by a pro-[ISIL] media group that praises the recent Brussels attacks in which 31 were killed and 270 injured. The nine-minute […]
Mosul: Are Civilian Deaths in Coalition Airstrikes Reinforcing ISIL’s Hold?
Special Correspondent | Niqash.org | – – An increase in air strikes on Mosul is causing more civilian casualties. Ordinary people live in fear, the Islamic State uses deaths for propaganda and Iraqi authorities say nothing. A still from video released by the extremist IS group, showing the aftermath of coalition air strikes. A still […]
The Way American Media covers Attacks
Sana Saeed | (AJ+ Video report) | – – “Why is American media so biased in the way it covers attacks in Europe compared to how it covers the rest of the world?” AJ+: ” The Way American Media Covers Attacks”
ISIL’s target wasn’t Brussels, it was the whole idea of European Union
By Joaquín Roy | (Inter Press Service) | – – In this column Joaquín Roy, Joaquin Roy, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Director of the European Union Centre at the University of Miami, says the recent terrorist attacks in Belgium indicate the need to strengthen, not weaken, European unity. MIAMI, Mar 24 2016 […]
Day of the Demagogue: Trumpian Deportation Fantasies and American Realities
By Tanya Golash-Boza | Tomdispatch.com In 2006, when I first began researching deportations, George W. Bush was president and quietly building a deportation machine in the Department of Homeland Security. Outside of small activist circles, few Americans knew that deportations had been rising since 1996 due to legislation signed by President Bill Clinton. Nor could […]
UN to Vote on Database of All Businesses dealing with illegal Israeli Squatter Settlements
TeleSur | – – The U.N. resolution, which angered EU countries, says certain companies and enterprises are helping the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements. The United Nations Human Rights Council will vote Thursday on adopting a resolution that would establish a database for businesses and enterprises with financial dealings and involvement in illegal Israeli settlements […]
In wake of Brussels attacks, Europe demands negotiated Settlement of Syrian Civil War, Now
By EurActiv with AFP The EU’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini met with Syria’s regime and opposition… (23 March) to underscore the urgency of a political solution in the country, especially in the wake of the Brussels attacks. Staffan de Mistura and Federica Mogherini in Geneva on 23 March[European Commission] Mogherini came to Geneva, where […]
Europe: Improve your Police Work instead of reducing your Peoples’ Rights
By Fiona de Londras | (The Conversation) | – – The attacks of March 22 in Brussels were shocking, but not surprising. They reinforced what many have known for years: Belgium has a serious problem with terrorism. For a long time, security analysts have expressed anxiety about the depth and extent of radicalisation and fundamentalism […]
Bernie Sanders: We must defeat ISIL w/out letting Trump destroy our Constitution
Sen. Bernie Sanders | (Jimmy Kimmel Live Video Interview) | – – “Senator Sanders shares his thoughts on the recent terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium.” Jimmy Kimmel Live: “Senator Bernie Sanders Responds to the Brussels Terror Attack”