Last month, former CIA agent Robert Baer said he is “almost certain that such an attack has been scheduled for September ahead of a UN vote on recognizing a Palestinian state” SEOUL, Korea: Russia’s envoy…
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The school year has started for the largest U.S. Army War College class to date. The Class of 2012 boasts 368 students, including 67 International Fellows, who are senior military officers from countries friendly to…
Iran has recently conducted military drills with the use of ballistic missiles to demonstrate its power. The range of the missiles was not larger than 2,000 kilometers. Iranian defense officials and politicians said that Teheran…
With apologies to Jonathan Swift… The social crisis of late capitalism is sweeping across the US and Europe like a hybrid between hurricane and wrecking ball. The economic system that deifies the making of money…
Americans are deeply pessimistic about the future as economic concerns rise and White House talks on raising the U.S. debt limit sputter, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday. The number of Americans who…
Libya’s prosecutor says more than 1,100 Libyans have been killed and 4,500 wounded since NATO’s campaign of airstrikes began on March 19. Mohammed Zikri al-Mahjoubi said Wednesday that he will charge NATO’s chief in a…
By Kathy Kelly: Last week, newly-arrived in Athens as part of the U.S. Boat to Gaza project, our team of activists gathered for nonviolence training. We are here to sail to Gaza, in defiance of…
By John Pilger: One of the most original and provocative books of the past decade is Disciplined Minds by Jeff Schmidt (Rowman & Littlefield). “A critical look at salaried professionals,” says the cover, “and the…
TEHRAN – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said the West is fearful of the establishment of a government with Islamic persuasions in Libya. “The West is very afraid of…
No one expects the Fed to announce a rate-hike at the end of the today’s FOMC meeting, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be a few surprises. The problem is that the recovery has stalled…