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Romney to Back Israel’s “Right to Strike Iran,” Aide Says
In a speech here Sunday evening, Mitt Romney plans to assert that he respects Israelu2019s right to take pre-emptive action to prevent Iran from developing nuclear capabilities that could …
Barack Obama, Changeling
Obama is at heart a calculating pragmatist, especially when it comes to advancing his own ambitions. Many of his broken promises are due to his distaste for defeat.
The Porter Report: Israel, the Bulgaria Bombings and Iran
Gareth Porter: Netanyahu accuses Iran, and Iran accuses Israel, of being behind terrorist attack.
Syrian Helicopters Fire on Aleppo as Army Prepares for Possible Assault
Syrian Army helicopters fired on neighborhoods in Aleppo on Friday morning, activists said, as the army readied assault troops and armored columns for a possible invasion of the city, …
Greg Muttitt Speaks About His Book “Fuel on the Fire: Oil and Politics in Occupied Iraq”
Greg Muttitt Speaks About His Book
Militarization of London Olympics Shows One More Host Country’s Fetish for Displays of Force
As securitization policies become more visible, the corporate militarization of public space appears routine.
Arafat Came Offering Peace, Got Poison
If Yasser Arafat, former co-founder of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), died from a lethal radioactive substance known as polonium, not only was it a clear case of political …
Henry Giroux on Penn State, College Athletics, and Capitalism: Solidarity Is “Impossible When Sports Are Driven by Market Values“
Writing in an op-ed for Truthout on the Penn State scandal and the horrible sex crimes Jerry Sandusky perpetrated against innocent boys, facilitated by Joe Paterno and the Penn …
The Sky as It Falls
For the Afghan Peace Volunteers, living in a working class area of Kabulu2019s u201cKarte Sehu201d district, daily problem-solving requires a triage process.
Will Downing Street Memo Recur on Iran?
A decade after the infamous u201cDowning Street Memou201d and its u201cfixedu201d intelligence for invading Iraq, the pressure is on again to make the case u2013 whatever the facts u2013 …