Is Britain guilty of systemic torture in Iraq?
by Ed Vulliamy, 19 January 2013 | The Observer High court to hear shocking testimonies alleging sexual abuse and torture of Iraqi prisoners and their families by British armed forces...
View ArticlePalestinians say may have no choice but to take Israel to Hague court
* Israel announced new settlements after Palestinian UN move * US says calling Palestine a state doesn’t make it one By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, Jan 23 (Reuters) – The...
View ArticleUN panel concludes Israeli settlement policy violates Palestinian rights,...
By Associated Press, Published: January 31 GENEVA — The United Nations’ first report on Israel’s overall settlement policy describes it as a “creeping annexation” of territory that clearly violates the...
View ArticleHow Israel Legitimises Torturing Palestinians to Death
Israel’s policy of torture has left many dead and completely lacks accountability. By Charlotte Silver, February 27, 2013 “Information Clearing House“ – (Al-Jazeera) – Six days after Arafat Jaradat was...
View ArticleWar on Terror is the West’s New Religion
But all the crusading and invading simply plays into al-Qa’ida’s hands – just ask the French By Robert Fisk February 25, 2013 “Information Clearing House” – (The Independent) – Mohamed...
View ArticleA Sea of Tears in Caracas
In a raw emotional outpouring, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans walk along side the coffin of President Hugo Chavez Bio Oscar León is an experienced international press correspondent and...
View ArticleUS Drone Strikes In Pakistan Violate Country’s Sovereignty, UN Says
ISLAMABAD — The head of a U.N. team investigating casualties from U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan declared after a secret research trip to the country that the attacks violate Pakistan’s...
View ArticleTeach the Children War
The National Museum of American History, and a billionaire who has funded a new exhibit there, would like you to know that we’re going to need more wars if we...
View ArticleAmerica’s dual roles in Israel
The Up with Chris Hayes panelists look at how the United States juggles its roles as a teammate of Israel and also the referee in the dispute between Israelis and...
View ArticleTurkey and Israel Reconcile Amid PKK Peace Promise
What will a Turkish-Israeli reconciliation mean for Syria? As Israel concedes wrongdoing on the Mavi Marmara, does this signal further alignment on Syria aims? Throw PKK head Abdullah Öcalan’s recent...
View ArticleWhat Was Wrong With Obama’s Speech In Jerusalem
It was master-crafted as an ingratiating speech by the world’s most important leader and the government that has most consistently championed Israel’s cause over the decades. Enthusiastically received...
View Article‘Assad must go’: Western-Gulf intransigence bulwarks peace in Syria
For anyone who has been critical of the Western narrative on Syria, the ongoing diplomatic circus begs a very basic question: How can the countries that have bankrolled and armed...
View ArticleBan Weaponized Drones from the World
Meticulous researchers have documented that U.S. drones are killing many innocent civilians in Pakistan, Yemen and elsewhere. Drones are making the world less stable and creating new enemies. Their...
View ArticleOn the Road to Damascus: An Eyewitness Report
I participated, May 1-11, 2013 in the Mussalaha International Peace Delegation to Lebanon-Syria alongside fellow TRANSCEND member Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire, from Ireland, and 15 others from...
View ArticleTwo-child limit on Myanmar Rohingya draws criticism
Malaysia is home to at least 30 thousand Rohingya refugees who have fled persecution in Myanmar. Some have been here for decades. Others have arrived recently in the wake of...
View ArticleSupport A Process Of Dialogue And Reconciliation In Syria
Report and Appeal to the International community to support a process of dialogue and reconciliation in Syria between its people and Syrian government and reject outside intervention and war. After...
View ArticleBush Administration Convicted of War Crimes – Dr. Francis Boyle
Published on May 29, 2013 Former U.S. President George W. Bush recently dedicated his Presidential Library in Dallas. The ceremony included speeches by President Obama, ex-President Bush, and every...
View ArticleHillary Clinton: “We Created Al Qaeda”. The Protagonists of the “Global War...
The following video features Hillary Clinton candidly acknowledging that America created and funded Al Qaeda as a terrorist organization in the heyday of the Soviet-Afghan war. What she does not...
View ArticleA Built-In Cure for War
Erin Niemela’s recent proposal that we amend the Constitution to ban war is provocative and persuasive. Count me in. But I have a related idea that I think should be...
View ArticleThe World Must Stand Together
Matt Damon, Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, Naomi Watts and Christoph Waltz think this matters to people everywhere: http://goo.gl/oYfrk On June 17-18 , Presidents Obama and Putin will...
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