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When You Hear About Massacres, Reach For Your Truth Detector
Danny Schechter – PressTV
June 4th, 2012 ( Comments Off on When You Hear About Massacres, Reach For Your Truth Detector)
Egypt: Is Democracy Still Possible?
Abdallah Hendawy – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 4th, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
The Houla Massacre: Opposition Terrorists “Killed Families Loyal to the Government”
Marat Musin – Global Research
June 4th, 2012 ( Comments Off on The Houla Massacre: Opposition Terrorists “Killed Families Loyal to the Government”)
Algerian MPs Boycott Parliament Session
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 28th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Algerian MPs Boycott Parliament Session)
Algeria’s Election Was a Fraud
Jeremy Keenan – Al Jazeera
May 21st, 2012 ( Comments Off on Algeria’s Election Was a Fraud)
Long Live ‘Our’ Gulf Bastards
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
May 21st, 2012 ( Comments Off on Long Live ‘Our’ Gulf Bastards)
Libya: US Corporate Predators Arrive in Tripoli
Alexandra Valiente – Global Research
April 30th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Libya: US Corporate Predators Arrive in Tripoli)
Bahraini Villagers Fear Effects of Tear Gas
Gregg Carlstrom – Al Jazeera
April 9th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Bahraini Villagers Fear Effects of Tear Gas)
Understanding the Sanusi of Cyrenaica: How to Avoid a Civil War in Libya
Akbar Ahmed and Frankie Martin – Al Jazeera
April 2nd, 2012 ( Comments Off on Understanding the Sanusi of Cyrenaica: How to Avoid a Civil War in Libya)
The Bloody Road to Damascus: The Triple Alliance’s War on a Sovereign State
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 19th, 2012 ( Comments Off on The Bloody Road to Damascus: The Triple Alliance’s War on a Sovereign State)
Gauging Arab Public Opinion
Marwan Bishara – Al Jazeera
March 12th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Gauging Arab Public Opinion)
Libya ‘Close to Disintegration’ – PM
The Voice of Russia – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 5th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Libya ‘Close to Disintegration’ – PM)
Bahrain Delays UN Investigator Visit
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 5th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Bahrain Delays UN Investigator Visit)
A U.S. Double-Standard for Bahrain?
John Bentley – CBS News
February 27th, 2012 ( Comments Off on A U.S. Double-Standard for Bahrain?)
Who is Threatening Whom? 45 US Bases Surround Iran
Information Clearing House – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Who is Threatening Whom? 45 US Bases Surround Iran)
“Human Rights” Warriors for Empire
Glen Ford – Black Agenda Report
February 20th, 2012 ( Comments Off on “Human Rights” Warriors for Empire)
Nir Rosen on Syria’s Protest Movement
Al Jazeera staff – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
Bahrain and the Arab Spring
Socialist Worker – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 6th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Bahrain and the Arab Spring)
“Responsibility to Kill” (R2K): Washington Gives Green Light to Toxic Terror in Bahrain
Finian Cunningham – Global Research
February 6th, 2012 ( Comments Off on “Responsibility to Kill” (R2K): Washington Gives Green Light to Toxic Terror in Bahrain)
Exposed: The Arab Agenda in Syria
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
February 6th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Exposed: The Arab Agenda in Syria)
When Is A Terrorist Not A Terrorist? & War with Iran or Not?
Alan Hart – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 23rd, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
Is Israel Suicidal?
MJ Rosenberg – Political Correction
January 16th, 2012 ( 2 Comments »)
Fallujah Babies: Under A New Kind of Siege
Dahr Jamail – Al Jazeera
January 9th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Fallujah Babies: Under A New Kind of Siege)
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Plans To Put Treaty with Israel to a Referendum
Jack Khoury – Haaretz
January 9th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Plans To Put Treaty with Israel to a Referendum)
A Man in Tunisia, a Movement on Wall Street, and the Soldier Who Ignited the Fuse
Michael Moore – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2011 ( Comments Off on A Man in Tunisia, a Movement on Wall Street, and the Soldier Who Ignited the Fuse)
On Freedom and Imperialism: Arab Spring and the Intellectual Divide
Ramzy Baroud – Toward Freedom
December 5th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
The Kurdish Vicious Circle of Former Ottoman Empire
Vadim Trukhachev - Pravda
December 5th, 2011 ( Comments Off on The Kurdish Vicious Circle of Former Ottoman Empire)
Sanctions Are Only a Small Part of the History That Makes Iranians Hate the UK
Robert Fisk – The Independent
December 5th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Sanctions Are Only a Small Part of the History That Makes Iranians Hate the UK)
America’s Middle East War and the “Right to Protect”: The All-Out Hypocrisy of the Arab League & the US-NATO Alliance
Kourosh Ziabari – Global Research
November 28th, 2011 ( Comments Off on America’s Middle East War and the “Right to Protect”: The All-Out Hypocrisy of the Arab League & the US-NATO Alliance)
The UNESCO Mess
MJ Rosenberg – Political Correction
November 7th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
Palestine’s Time
Michel Rocard – Project Syndicate
November 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Palestine’s Time)
UNESCO Membership and Palestinian Self-Determination
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on UNESCO Membership and Palestinian Self-Determination)
Palestine Approved for Full UNESCO Membership
Brian Walker – Nation of Change
November 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Palestine Approved for Full UNESCO Membership)
Letter to a Dead Man about the Occupation of Hope
Rebecca Solnit - TomDispatch
October 24th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Letter to a Dead Man about the Occupation of Hope)
How the West Won Libya
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
October 24th, 2011 ( Comments Off on How the West Won Libya)
Libya’s Revolution: Tribe, Nation, Politics
Open Democracy – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 17th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Libya’s Revolution: Tribe, Nation, Politics)
US Hypocrisy on Arab Spring Clear With Arms Sale to Bahrain
Eric Stoner – Waging Nonviolence
October 10th, 2011 ( Comments Off on US Hypocrisy on Arab Spring Clear With Arms Sale to Bahrain)
Algeria: A View from the Forest
Muriam Haleh Davis – Al Jazeera
October 3rd, 2011 ( Comments Off on Algeria: A View from the Forest)
Libya and the Big Lie: Using Human Rights Organizations to Launch Wars
Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya – Global Rerearch
October 3rd, 2011 ( Comments Off on Libya and the Big Lie: Using Human Rights Organizations to Launch Wars)
Hail to the True Victors of Rupert’s Revolution
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 12th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Hail to the True Victors of Rupert’s Revolution)
Egypt’s Military Ruler Tantawi and the American Siege of Gaza
Ali Abunimah – Pambazuka News
September 12th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Egypt’s Military Ruler Tantawi and the American Siege of Gaza)
Intricacies of Bahrain’s Shia-Sunni Divide
Shirin Sadeghi – Al Jazeera
September 5th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Intricacies of Bahrain’s Shia-Sunni Divide)
Libya’s Next Fight: Overcoming Western Designs
Ramzy Baroud – Toward Freedom
September 5th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Libya’s Next Fight: Overcoming Western Designs)
The Race Is On For Libya’s Oil, With Britain and France Both Staking A Claim
Julian Borger and Terry Macalister – The Guardian
September 5th, 2011 ( Comments Off on The Race Is On For Libya’s Oil, With Britain and France Both Staking A Claim)
Chavez: Libya’s Tragedy Begins With Gadhafi’s Fall
The Associated Press-AP – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 29th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Chavez: Libya’s Tragedy Begins With Gadhafi’s Fall)
NATO Nations Set To Reap Spoils of Libya War
Rachel Shabi - Al Jazeera
August 29th, 2011 ( Comments Off on NATO Nations Set To Reap Spoils of Libya War)
An Initial Libyan Scorecard
Mark LeVine – Al Jazeera
August 29th, 2011 ( Comments Off on An Initial Libyan Scorecard)
Three Questions on Libya
Marwan Bishara – Al Jazeera
August 29th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Three Questions on Libya)
From the Arab Spring to Liverpool?
Yasmine Ryan – Al Jazeera
August 15th, 2011 ( Comments Off on From the Arab Spring to Liverpool?)
Why Egypt Ditched the IMF
Mark Engler – Yes! Magazine
July 18th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Why Egypt Ditched the IMF)
Egypt Declines World Bank Loan as Incompatible with National Interest
Al-Masry Al-Youm – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 4th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Egypt Declines World Bank Loan as Incompatible with National Interest)
Egypt: Ban Proposed on Export Restrictions that Undermine Food Security
Isolda Agazzi – Inter Press Service Africa
July 4th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Egypt: Ban Proposed on Export Restrictions that Undermine Food Security)
Imperial War behind a Humanitarian Charade
Socialist Worker, Editorial – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 20th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Imperial War behind a Humanitarian Charade)
Bahrain’s Dictatorship and the Pentagon
Jacob G. Hornberger – Future of Freedom Foundation
June 20th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Bahrain’s Dictatorship and the Pentagon)
Economic Attacks against Arab Democracy
Rosa Luxemburg Foundation in Palestine – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 13th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Economic Attacks against Arab Democracy)
Arab Spring Wary of Economic Lifelines
Cam McGrath – TerraViva Europe
June 6th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Arab Spring Wary of Economic Lifelines)
Welcome To the Violent World of Mr. Hopey Changey
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 30th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Welcome To the Violent World of Mr. Hopey Changey)
The Secret Wars of the Saudi-Israeli Alliance
Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya – Global Research
May 30th, 2011 ( Comments Off on The Secret Wars of the Saudi-Israeli Alliance)
Why No Outcry over These Torturing Tyrants?
Robert Fisk – The Independent
May 23rd, 2011 ( Comments Off on Why No Outcry over These Torturing Tyrants?)
If Arab Spring Threatens Israel, Why Does Saban Support It?
Maidhc Ó Cathail – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 23rd, 2011 ( Comments Off on If Arab Spring Threatens Israel, Why Does Saban Support It?)
The Brutal Face of Bahrain’s Monarchy
Tithi Bhattacharya and Bill Mullen – Socialist Worker
May 16th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
Sunni Monarchies Close Ranks
Barbara Slavin – Inter Press Service-IPS
May 16th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Sunni Monarchies Close Ranks)
Bin Laden Out, Gaddafi Next
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
May 16th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Bin Laden Out, Gaddafi Next)
Who Will Reshape the Arab World: Its People, or the US?
Tariq Ali – The Guardian
May 9th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Who Will Reshape the Arab World: Its People, or the US?)
Libya and the Imperial Re-Division of Africa
Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya – Global Research
May 2nd, 2011 ( Comments Off on Libya and the Imperial Re-Division of Africa)
MidEast Democracy: Israel’s Diamond in the Rough
Maidhc Ó Cathail – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2011 ( Comments Off on MidEast Democracy: Israel’s Diamond in the Rough)
Rights Groups Slam Bahraini Crackdown
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Rights Groups Slam Bahraini Crackdown)
Unrest in Algeria: The Window is Closing Fast
Lakhdar Ghettas – London School of Economics
April 25th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Unrest in Algeria: The Window is Closing Fast)
Towards the Conquest of Africa: The Pentagon’s AFRICOM and the War against Libya
Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya – Global Research
April 18th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Towards the Conquest of Africa: The Pentagon’s AFRICOM and the War against Libya)
U.S.-Backed Bloodshed Stains Bahrain’s Arab Spring
Amy Goodman – Truthdig
April 18th, 2011 ( Comments Off on U.S.-Backed Bloodshed Stains Bahrain’s Arab Spring)
A Genuine Tragedy Unfolds: Bahrain and Saudi Arabia’s Rulers Goose-Step to the Brink of the Abyss
Peter Lee - Counterpunch
April 11th, 2011 ( Comments Off on A Genuine Tragedy Unfolds: Bahrain and Saudi Arabia’s Rulers Goose-Step to the Brink of the Abyss)
The Hypocrisy of the West’s ‘Humanitarian Interventions’
Peter Lavelle – The Moscow News
April 4th, 2011 ( Comments Off on The Hypocrisy of the West’s ‘Humanitarian Interventions’)
Libya is another Case of Selective Vigilantism by the West
Tariq Ali – The Guardian
April 4th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Libya is another Case of Selective Vigilantism by the West)
African Union at a Loss over Libya
Thandi Winston – Inter Press Service-IPS
March 28th, 2011 ( Comments Off on African Union at a Loss over Libya)
Where Is the Voice of the African Union?
Wangari Maathai – Deccan Herald
March 28th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Where Is the Voice of the African Union?)
People Power vs. Washington
Juan Cole – Truthdig
March 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on People Power vs. Washington)
How Will the Arab Spring Reshape the Middle East?
Patrick Martin – The Globe and Mail
March 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on How Will the Arab Spring Reshape the Middle East?)
Iran ‘Using Child Soldiers’ to Suppress Tehran Protests
Robert Tait – The Observer
March 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on Iran ‘Using Child Soldiers’ to Suppress Tehran Protests)
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa
Der Spiegel – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa)
A Middle East without Borders?
Mohammed Khan - Al Jazeera
March 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on A Middle East without Borders?)
History’s Shifting Sands
Mark LeVine – Al Jazeera
March 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on History’s Shifting Sands)
Brazil’s ‘Lessons’ For Arab Rebels
Chris Arsenault – Al Jazeera
March 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Brazil’s ‘Lessons’ For Arab Rebels)
Lessons Learned from Nepal’s People’s Victory 2006
Bishnu Pathak, PhD – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 7th, 2011 ( 3 Comments »)
Democracy Is No Panacea
Lev Grinberg – Al Jazeera
March 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Democracy Is No Panacea)
An Open Letter to the Peoples of Middle East and North Africa
S. P. Udayakumar, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on An Open Letter to the Peoples of Middle East and North Africa)
Egypt/Turkey-Israel: ‘A clean break’
Eric Walberg – Middle East Online
February 28th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Egypt/Turkey-Israel: ‘A clean break’)
The Project for a New Arab Century
Mohammed Khan – Al Jazeera
February 28th, 2011 ( Comments Off on The Project for a New Arab Century)
Behind the Arab Revolt is a Word We Dare Not Speak
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 28th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Behind the Arab Revolt is a Word We Dare Not Speak)
This Is an Arab 1848. But US Hegemony Is Only Dented
Tariq Ali – The Guardian
February 28th, 2011 ( Comments Off on This Is an Arab 1848. But US Hegemony Is Only Dented)
Mohamed Heikal: ‘I was sure my country would explode. But the young are wiser than us’
Robert Fisk – The Independent
February 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on Mohamed Heikal: ‘I was sure my country would explode. But the young are wiser than us’)
Fear Not the Muslim Brotherhood Boogeyman
Juan Cole – Truthdig
February 21st, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
It’s Not Radical Islam That Worries the US – It’s Independence
Noam Chomsky – Information Clearing House
February 14th, 2011 ( Comments Off on It’s Not Radical Islam That Worries the US – It’s Independence)
Egypt’s Joy as Mubarak Quits
Tariq Ali – The Guardian
February 14th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
Egypt Crisis: The Young Revolutionaries Who Sparked the Protests
Jon Swaine – The Telegraph
February 14th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Egypt Crisis: The Young Revolutionaries Who Sparked the Protests)
The West and the Revolution
Vera Macht – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 14th, 2011 ( Comments Off on The West and the Revolution)
FAQ: The Palestine Papers
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on FAQ: The Palestine Papers)
Obama’s Israel Policy: Speak Softly and Carry a Very Big Carrot
Maidhc Ó Cathail – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 13th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Obama’s Israel Policy: Speak Softly and Carry a Very Big Carrot)
Israel Starts Building Barrier on Egypt Border
BBC News – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 6th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Israel Starts Building Barrier on Egypt Border)
Now We Know. America Really Doesn’t Care About Injustice in the Middle East
Robert Fisk – The Independent
December 6th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Now We Know. America Really Doesn’t Care About Injustice in the Middle East)
Axis of Evil Redux
Teymoor Nabili – Al Jazeera
November 29th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Axis of Evil Redux)
And the real enemy is …
Lamis Andoni - Aljazeera
November 1st, 2010 ( Comments Off on And the real enemy is …)
The Biggest Document Leak in History Exposes Real War
Bureau of Investigative Journalism – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 25th, 2010 ( Comments Off on The Biggest Document Leak in History Exposes Real War)
Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights in Syria
Robert Fisk – The Independent
September 20th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights in Syria)
Is Israel a Liability for the US?
Marwan Bishara – Al Jazeera
August 2nd, 2010 ( Comments Off on Is Israel a Liability for the US?)
BP in the Persian Gulf: How an Oil Company Helped Destroy Democracy in Iran
Stephen Kinzer – TomDispatch
July 26th, 2010 ( Comments Off on BP in the Persian Gulf: How an Oil Company Helped Destroy Democracy in Iran)
The National Interest Has Gone Missing
Lawrence Davidson – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 19th, 2010 ( Comments Off on The National Interest Has Gone Missing)
Crimes by Israel, Sanctions for Iran
Kourosh Ziabari – Pravda
June 21st, 2010 ( Comments Off on Crimes by Israel, Sanctions for Iran)
Israeli Murders, NATO and Afghanistan
Craig Murray – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 7th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Israeli Murders, NATO and Afghanistan)
Egypt’s Blockade on Gaza
Ahmad Shokr – ZNet
June 7th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Egypt’s Blockade on Gaza)
Former CIA Officer on Iran: Brazil and Turkey Are Vital Checks and Balances
Graham E. Fuller – The Christian Science Monitor
May 31st, 2010 ( Comments Off on Former CIA Officer on Iran: Brazil and Turkey Are Vital Checks and Balances)
WHY THERE ARE NO ‘ISRAELIS’ IN THE JEWISH STATE
Jonathan Cook in Nazareth – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 12th, 2010 ( Comments Off on WHY THERE ARE NO ‘ISRAELIS’ IN THE JEWISH STATE)
“HOLD ME BACK!”
Uri Avnery – Gush Shalom
April 12th, 2010 ( Comments Off on “HOLD ME BACK!”)
NOT QUITE ISLAMIC EXECUTIONS
Sanjay Suri – TerraViva Europe
April 5th, 2010 ( Comments Off on NOT QUITE ISLAMIC EXECUTIONS)
DEPLETED URANIUM WEAPONS: DEAD BABIES IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN ARE NO JOKE
Dave Lindorff
October 28th, 2009 ( 1 Comment »)
COUNTERTERRORISM AND COUNTERINSURGENCY ARE DEAD ENDS, EXIT STRATEGY IS THE REAL ALTERNATIVE IN AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AND IRAQ
Tom Hayden
October 28th, 2009 ( Comments Off on COUNTERTERRORISM AND COUNTERINSURGENCY ARE DEAD ENDS, EXIT STRATEGY IS THE REAL ALTERNATIVE IN AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AND IRAQ)
OBAMA HAS 250,000 ‘CONTRACTORS’ DEPLOYED IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN AND IS INCREASING THE USE OF MERCENARIES
Jeremy Scahill
June 2nd, 2009 ( Comments Off on OBAMA HAS 250,000 ‘CONTRACTORS’ DEPLOYED IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN AND IS INCREASING THE USE OF MERCENARIES)
POETIC ENGAGEMENT WITH AFGHANISTAN, CAUCASUS AND IRAN – AN UNEXPLORED STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY?
Anthony Judge
March 7th, 2009 ( Comments Off on POETIC ENGAGEMENT WITH AFGHANISTAN, CAUCASUS AND IRAN – AN UNEXPLORED STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY?)
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