By Chloé Benoist As Israeli forces began their assault on the Gaza Strip, Israel’s leaders and media ramped up a rhetoric offensive, using dehumanizing discourse to garner support for deadly military action in the besieged Palestinian territory. Operation “Protective Edge” – Israel’s latest military offensive to be given a name with nurturing undertones after “My […]
Saudi ARAMCO Nat’l Gas Plans undercut US Fracking, Point to big Water Problems Ahead
By Tina Casey via Cleantechnica File this one under E for ewps, at least as far as the export market for US fracked natural gas goes. The US natural gas industry has been leaning thishard on the Obama Administration to approve more overseas sales, but international fossil fuel giant Saudi Aramco has just announced big […]
The Return of Jim Crow in North Carolina
By Lauren McCauley Rights Groups Call for Halt to 'Worst Since Jim Crow' Voting Law Hundreds of people were turned away outside of a packed courtroom in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Monday where inside voting rights activists demanded a halt to what they said was the most restrictive voter suppression legislation since the Jim Crow […]
Oil and Terrorist Groups: Iraq’s ISIS, others Seeking Black Gold
By Michael T. Klare via Tomdispatch Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, South Sudan, Ukraine, the East and South China Seas: wherever you look, the world is aflame with new or intensifying conflicts. At first glance, these upheavals appear to be independent events, driven by their own unique and idiosyncratic circumstances. But look more closely and they share […]
Mother Of Murdered Israeli Teen Condemns anti-Palestinian Violence
“With the Israeli army saying it is commencing a new military operation against Gaza, and Hamas vowing revenge, the words of a mother of a murdered Israeli teen need to be heard.” AJ+ Labs “Mother Of Dead Israeli Teen Speaks Amid Rising Tensions”
German who spied on Parliament for NSA recruited by CIA
By Nadia Prupis The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) took part in a spying operation against Germany that led to the arrest of a double agent and has jeopardized its alliance with the U.S., Reuters reports. German authorities last week arrested an alleged "double agent" who confessed that he was paid by U.S. agents to spy […]
Iraq: Al-Baghadi Criticizes Wealthy Gulf Leaders, as Russia, Iran, Gun for Him
By: Sami Kleib There was no mention of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s speech. However, he did make a statement that Gulf leaders should not take lightly. He said: “I do not promise you prosperity and security the way kings and leaders promise their followers and subjects…” This criticism of kings […]
Exiled Governor of Mosul: We Need Local Troops to Take it Back
niqash | Special Correspondent | Erbil | Prominent Sunni Muslim politician, Atheel al-Nujaifi, who is also the governor of Ninawa province in-exile, talks about why he fled the city when Sunni Muslim extremists attacked. He also explains why the solution for the current Iraqi crisis must come from within the Sunni Muslim population, and why […]
Palestinians attack Jerusalem Rail to Protest Annexation of Arab East
By Hanna Baumann The destruction of tram stations during the protests in East Jerusalem is much more than vandalism, it shows that Palestinians are not quietly acquiescing to the ‘unification’ of the city, which they understand as the annexation of occupied land. Decolonising space. The Shuafat tram stop. Photo courtesy of Tarek Bakri The clashes […]
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