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Making the World over in America’s Image By John Kozy, August 05 2016

The paradigms a person uses (or assumes) while thinking about anything determines the conclusions reached. The choice of  an incorrect paradigm usually renders the thought process invalid.

Free trade was practiced long before restricted trade. Restrictions were placed on trade …

August 6: Hiroshima Day. The Dawn of the Nuclear Age By Michael Welch and Prof Michel Chossudovsky, August 05 2016

Originally posted on August 6, 2015 commemorating the 60th anniversary of Hiroshima

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Selected Articles: Syrian Endgame: The Battle for Aleppo and ‘Plan C’ By Global Research News, August 05 2016
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Syrian Endgame: The Battle for Aleppo and ‘Plan C’

By Prof. Tim Anderson, August 04 2016

The battle for Aleppo has forced the al Qaeda groups into their desperate last stand, as the Washington-driven proxy war on Syria moves

“Thinking Through the Unthinkable”: RAND Corporation Lays out Scenarios for US War with China By Peter Symonds, August 05 2016
The study, commissioned by the US Army, provides further evidence that a war with China is being planned and prepared in the upper echelons of the American military-intelligence apparatus.
“Liar in Chief” Obama Supports the Terrorists, Wants War with Russia and China, Still Intends to Overthrow Syrian Government By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, August 05 2016

I just listened to Obama give Washington’s account of the situation with ISIL in Iraq and Syria.

In Obama’s account, Washington is defeating ISIL in Iraq, but Russia and Assad are defeating the Syrian people in Syria.  Obama denounced Russia

Video: “Moderate” Terrorists’ Attempted Counter-Offensive In Aleppo By South Front, August 05 2016

August 4th, 2016 began with successive announcements from the so-called ‘Army of Conquest,’ regarding the advent of a third and fourth stage in their effort to break the government siege of Aleppo. The Army of Conquest, or Jaish al-Fatah, is

Western Media Begins Information War on Thailand Ahead of Referendum Vote By The New Atlas, August 05 2016

Predictably, the tightly connected Western media, whose Southeast Asian correspondents often converge at the swank Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT) in downtown Bangkok to align and coordinate their often politically-motivated narratives, has begun an information war on Thailand ahead

Clinton steps up Right-wing Appeal to Republicans and Billionaires By Tom Eley and Patrick Martin, August 05 2016

The campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has taken a further turn to the right, with open appeals to Republican Party loyalists to break with their nominee Donald Trump on the grounds that he is disrespectful of the military …

U.S. Bombing Mission In Libya, Special Forces Included By Brandon Turbeville, August 05 2016

In an effort to bolster a weak and largely impotent U.N.-backed government in Libya, the United States has launched a bombing campaign against ISIS fighters in the city of Sirte. After having destroyed Libya and rendered what was once the

Why do US “Experts” Who Supported the “Moderate” Al Qaeda Terrorists Suddenly Find Syrian Rebel Sectarianism “Extraordinary”? By Moon of Alabama, August 05 2016

Anti-Assad luminaries in the United States suddenly play surprised that their beloved “moderate” insurgents are a bunch of racist and sectarian head choppers. But this was obvious as even the very first demonstration against the Syrian government in March/April 2011

Hiroshima: the Crime That Keeps on Paying, But Beware the Reckoning By Diana Johnstone, August 05 2016

On his visit to Hiroshima last May, Obama did not, as some had vainly hoped he might, apologize for the August 6, 1945 atomic bombing of the city. Instead he gave a high-sounding speech against war. He did this as

The Enemy Of My Friend Is My Friend: Israel Accepts Billions From The US, But Maintains Ties With Al-Nusra By Richard Silverstein, August 05 2016

Late last month, Jabhat al-Nusra (the Nusra Front), al-Qaida’s Syrian arm, announced that it was severing ties with al-Qaida and renaming itself Jabhat Fatah al-Sham (the Front for the Conquest of Syria).

In a video, the group’s leader, Abu Mohamed …

Clinton’s Hypocrisy: “How Dare Russia Try to Influence our Elections!” US Frequently Intervenes in Foreign Elections By Caleb Maupin, August 05 2016

The US media is nearly foaming at the mouth with unsubstantiated allegations that Russia is attempting to influence US elections. The words of commentators on mainstream US media are, “How dare Russia try to influence our elections!” and “How dare

Syria: CNN “Normalizes” Suicide Bombers and “Embeds Reporters” with ISIS and Al Qaeda “Freedom Fighters” By Vanessa Beeley, August 05 2016

As the battle for Aleppo gathers momentum and the encircled terrorist factions respond violently to the strangulation of their supply lines and diminishment of their territory in eastern Aleppo, CNN  goes to extraordinary lengths to obfuscate US connections to these

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U.S. State Department Refused Entry to Jihadist It Employed for Overthrowing President Al-Assad By Eric Zuesse, August 05 2016

four-minute video that was posted to YouTube on April 29th documents that the US government has been lying about an organization, the White Helmets, the US government hires to assist Syria’s al-Qaeda, called «al-Nusra», to dispose of corpses of

Neocons Promote War on Syria: “Drone and Cruise Missile” Strikes to Take Out Assad By Timothy Alexander Guzman, August 05 2016

 In an opinion piece written by Andrew J. Tabler, a Martin J. Gross fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) along with Dennis B. Ross also a William Davidson Distinguished Fellow at the institute titled ‘The Case

The Afghanistan Quagmire: Time for an Exit Strategy By Prof. Alon Ben-Meir, August 05 2016

Two weeks ago, President Obama announced that the US will draw down its troops in Afghanistan from 9,800 to 8,400, altering his original plan to reduce the number to 5,500. His decision suggests that conditions on the ground are not

John Kerry And Al-Qaeda Join Hands: “Very Different Track” Attack On Aleppo Fails By Moon of Alabama, August 05 2016

Early May U.S. Secretary of State Kerry set a deadline for “voluntary” regime change in Syria:

[He] said “the target date for the transition is 1st of August” in Syria or else the Assad government and its allies “are asking

Ten Facts the Mainstream Media Won’t Tell You About the War in Syria By Darius Shahtahmasebi, August 05 2016

Corporate media regularly attempts to present Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria as solely responsible for the ongoing conflict in the region. The media does report on events that contradict this narrative — albeit sparingly — but taken together, these underreported

What if U.S. Election 2016 Fails to Give Either Presidential Candidate 270 Electoral Votes? The Twelfth Amendment Sets In… By Michael T. Bucci, August 04 2016

What if the results of Election 2016 failed to give either major party presidential candidate 270 Electoral votes? In this event, the Twelfth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution stipulates the President is elected by the House of Representatives, and the

Republican Presidential Campaign in Crisis: Republican National Committee Could Pressure Trump To Withdraw from the Race By Patrick Martin, August 04 2016

The presidential campaign of Republican candidate Donald Trump fell deeper into crisis on Wednesday, with numerous media reports that top Republican officials were considering an “intervention” to redirect the campaign, or even an effort to remove Trump as the Republican …

Syrian Endgame: The Battle for Aleppo and ‘Plan C’ By Prof. Tim Anderson, August 04 2016

The battle for Aleppo has forced the al Qaeda groups into their desperate last stand, as the Washington-driven proxy war on Syria moves into its final stages. The liberation of Aleppo will be the beginning of the end.

The online …

Anthropogenic Climate Disruption (ACD): Alaskans Witness Collapsing Mountains, Shattered Lives By Dahr Jamail, August 04 2016

The impacts of anthropogenic climate disruption (ACD) across Alaska are devastating to witness.

In late June, due to glaciers melting at unprecedented rates, the side of a mountain nearly a mile high in Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park, which had

Selected Articles: Obama’s Second Illegal War on Libya By Global Research News, August 04 2016
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Obama’s Second Illegal War on Libya. Record of US-NATO War Crimes and Destruction

By Stephen Lendman, August 04 2016

In 2011, he and then secretary of state Hillary Clinton bore full responsibility for the rape and destruction of Libya,

America’s Oligarchs Support Hillary Clinton Almost Unanimously By Eric Zuesse, August 04 2016

The results are already in, even before the official campaign-finance final figures will become available after the election.

Though a large percentage of the people funding the campaign advertising will never be made public — due to recent Supreme Court …

Fighting “Voter Suppression”, Accuracy of Voting Machines: California Court Upholds Method to Detect Election Fraud By Bill Simpich, August 04 2016

A recent ruling in a San Diego election integrity lawsuit should set a new trend in fighting voter suppression. Many citizens are concerned about the accuracy of voting machines, but feel powerless to challenge their findings. The court’s ruling

America’s Self-Inflicted Defense Woes. WMD and Global Security By Ulson Gunnar, August 04 2016

The United States poses as a champion against the great threats facing global security and stability, an uphill battle it claims requires equally great sacrifices, especially in terms of defense spending. It must be just a coincidence that the many

U.S. Says New Bombing Campaign Against ISIS in Libya Has No “End Point at this Particular Moment” By Alex Emmons, August 04 2016

The U.S. launched a major new military campaign against ISIS on Monday when U.S. planes bombed targets in Libya, responding to requests from the U.N.-backed Libyan government. Strikes took place in the coastal town of Sirte, which ISIS took in …

Russia says it Warned US before Aleppo Toxic Chemical Weapons Attack by US-Backed “Moderate” Terrorists By Press TV, August 04 2016

Moscow says it had warned Washington about the use of toxic shells by a US-backed “moderate” militant group before the Tuesday attack that killed seven people and injured over 20 more in Syria’s Aleppo.

On Wednesday, Lieutenant-General Sergey Chvarkov, the …

Towards A Dramatic Oil Price Spike? By Nick Cunningham, August 04 2016

Another oil price downturn threatens to deepen the plunging levels of investment in upstream oil and gas production, which could create a more acute price spike in the years ahead.

Oil and gas companies have gutted their capex budgets, necessary …

Obama’s Second Illegal War on Libya. Record of US-NATO War Crimes and Destruction By Stephen Lendman, August 04 2016

In 2011, he and then secretary of state Hillary Clinton bore full responsibility for the rape and destruction of Libya, transforming Africa’s most developed country into a cauldron of endless violence, instability, turmoil and unspeakable human suffering – the aftermath

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Military Escalation: British Airstrikes in Mosul, Iraq, Allegedly Against the ISIS By Robert Stevens, August 04 2016

Royal Air Force (RAF) Tornado warplanes stepped up their bombing operations in Iraq on Monday by striking what the Ministry of Defence (MOD) said was a training centre for the Islamic State (ISIS-Daesh).

The RAF has been taking part in …

Terrorism, Mental Health and the London Knife Attack By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, August 04 2016

“And this is what disturbs me: the fact that people today, despite living with more safety and wealth and access to information than anyone in human history, feel as though the world is going crazy and something drastic must be

Deployment of US THAAD Nuclear Missiles in South Korea Threatens China’s Security By Bingxin Li, August 04 2016

Deploying the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) in South Korea will pose a serious threat to China’s strategic security, and China will by no means compromise such interests, read an editorial published in the People’s Daily on Wednesday.

The …

The Disappearance of Silence By Edward Curtin, August 04 2016

Silence is a word pregnant with multiple meanings: for many a threat; for others a nostalgic evocation of a time rendered obsolete by technology; for others a sentence to boredom; and for some, devotees of the ancient arts of contemplation,

“Military and Nuclear Collaboration” Files linking Britain to Israel’s Nuclear Weapons go Missing from National Archives By RT, August 04 2016
Official documents on Britain’s relationship with Israel, including papers on “military and nuclear collaboration” in the 1970s, have disappeared from the National Archives in the last four years.

More than 400 records have gone missing from the repository in Kew,

Canada Supports Syria’s “Moderate” Terrorists, Endorses Saudi Arabia By Mark Taliano, August 04 2016

As Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dances and sways to the music and jubilation of Vancouver’s gay pride parade, many Canadians swell with pride, secure in the knowledge that we represent freedom, generosity of spirit, and cultural/religious pluralism.  Surely,

Selected Articles: Turkey’s Attempted Coup – Cui Bono? An [Organized] Gift From Allah? By Global Research News, August 03 2016
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Turkey’s Attempted Coup – Cui Bono? An [Organized] Gift From Allah?

By Felicity Arbuthnot, August 02 2016

In under a week 60,000 people had been fired or detained and 2,300 institutions closed on Erdogan’s orders. Latest figures stand at

Italy Considers US Request to Use Sicily Air Base for Bombing Strikes against Libya By RT News, August 03 2016

The Italian foreign ministry says the country’s government would “consider” opening up its Sigonella military air base in Sicily in order to allow US jets to hit Islamic State militants in Libya, should Washington approach the government.

“Should there be

What’s “Emancipation Day” to the Caribbean Working-class?​ By Dr. Ajamu Nangwaya, August 03 2016

On 1 August 1838, enslaved Africans in the British Empire won their emancipation from slavery. Emancipation Day is now commemorated throughout the Anglophone Caribbean as a public holiday or national observance. Emancipation was not a gift from Britain or White

Washington’s Zika Vaccination Ploy By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, August 03 2016

Should you fear receiving the needle from a stranger?  Yes.  Should you fear receiving it from a person you know all too well as a historical abuser?  Even more so.  Empires do it, states do it, and even local agencies

Turkey Says Obama Lies: US Was Behind Failed Coup By Eric Zuesse, August 03 2016

On Friday, July 29th, Reuters quoted Turkey’s Prime Minister as responding to the US government’s admission that key CIA assets in Turkey are now in Turkish prisons and being charged with participating in the coup attempt: Turkish Prime Minister Binali

Madness on the Mekong: How Dams are Killing the Largest Inland Fisheries in the World By Tom Fawthrop, August 03 2016

Investigative reporter, Tom Fawthrop has just returned from the site of the Don Sahong – a hydrodam being constructed in the middle of an eco-paradise of wetlands in Southern Laos where over 200 fish species have been recorded.

The Four …

Monsanto in India: Meet the New Boss – Same as the Old Boss? By Colin Todhunter, August 03 2016

In capitalism, the state’s primary role is to secure the interests of private capital. The institutions of globalised capitalism – from the World Bank, the IMF and the WTO right down to the compliant bureaucracies of national states or supranational

New Chemical Weapons Claims Pose Threat of US Escalation of Syrian War By Tom Eley, August 03 2016

On Tuesday, US and British media published new claims of Syrian government use of chemical weapons in the rebel-held northern city of Saraqeb, in Idlib province. The story, put forward by the antigovernment Idlib Civil Defense or “White Helmets” group,

Iraq: Think Nothing can Shock you Anymore? “576,000 Iraqi Children may have Died..” By True Publica, August 03 2016

November 1995 – New York Times Iraq Sanctions Kill Children, U.N. Reports UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 30—

As many as 576,000 Iraqi children may have died since the end of the Persian Gulf war because of economic sanctions imposed by the

Bombing Libya Again, This Time Because of 9/11 By Edward Curtin, August 03 2016

In a previous article (published on  July 29) I focussed on Hilary Clinton’s involvement in the destruction of Libya in 2011. 

Happy Fifth Anniversary, Hillary Clinton, You’ve Destroyed Libya… We Await Your Next War By Edward Curtin, July 29,

Green Party vs. “Two Unacceptable Options”. Vote Jill Stein in November… By Stephen Lendman, August 03 2016

America’s debauched political system is rigged to assure one of its two neocon-infested duopoly wings wins every time.

The choice each “election” is between the lesser of two abominable evils no sensible person should support.

This year, Hillary is by …

Will Israel allow Palestine’s Olympic Gear to reach Brazil? Confiscates Athletes Equipment and Uniforms By Rayana Khalaf, August 03 2016

According to the Associated Press, Palestine’s National Olympic Committee declared that the Israeli authorities have taken hold of the Palestinian 2016 Olympic team’s uniforms and equipment, forcing the Palestinian team to travel to Brazil without its gear.

The Secretary-General …

ICTY Exonerates Slobodan Milosevic for War Crimes By Inserbia, August 03 2016

This decision comes ten years after Milosevic was assassinated in the ICTY prison. He was poisoned.

The ICTY is complicit  in his death.

The distinguished judges are not only responsible for the death of Slobodan Milosevic, they are responsible for

Can Jill Stein Carry Bernie’s Baton? A Look at the Green Candidate’s Radical Funding Solution By Ellen Brown, August 03 2016

Bernie Sanders supporters are flocking to Jill Stein, the presumptive Green Party presidential candidate, with donations to her campaign exploding nearly 1000% after Bernie endorsed Hillary Clinton. Stein salutes Sanders for the progressive populist movement he began and says it

Hillary Emails Reveal that New York Times’ Military Correspondent met Secretly with State Department in 2010 to Bury Iraq War Logs By E.P. Bannon, August 03 2016

A 2010 correspondence found in the WikiLeaks Hillary Clinton Email Archive reveals that Michael R. Gordon of the New York Times met secretly with US State Department officials prior to the newspaper’s coverage of WikiLeaks’ Iraq War Logs. The correspondence

Five Years Later, US Is Carrying Out More Airstrikes in Libya By Telesur, August 02 2016

Airstrikes in Libya were authorized by U.S. President Barack Obama as part of an open-ended campaign against the Islamic State group.

The United States have launched an open-ended airstrike campaign in Libya against the Islamic State group in what Washington

Turkey’s Attempted Coup – Cui Bono? An [Organized] Gift From Allah? By Felicity Arbuthnot, August 02 2016
In under a week 60,000 people had been fired or detained and 2,300 institutions closed on Erdogan’s orders. Latest figures stand at 70,000 including media, health, education and judiciary purged or interned...
Selected Articles: California Civil Law Suit against George W. Bush Et Al By Global Research News, August 02 2016
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California Civil Law Suit against George W. Bush Et Al: DOJ Blocks Submission of Chilcot Report

By Inder Comar, August 02 2016

The case, Saleh v. Bush, involves claims by an Iraqi mother that George W. Bush, Richard Cheney,

The US Government Tortures Children By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, August 02 2016

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has just released its report,  “Extreme Measures: Abused  Children Detained As National Security Threats.”

From my reading of the report, Israel and the US are the two worst abusers.  Boko Haram is a distant third.

Which …

America’s Election 2016: War, Globalization and “Fake Democracy” By Abayomi Azikiwe, August 02 2016

More talk of war, repression and national oppression amid worsening social conditions in the United States and globally

Now that both the Republican National Convention (RNC) and the Democratic National Convention (DNC) are completed in Cleveland and Philadelphia, the political

California Civil Law Suit against George W. Bush Et Al: DOJ Blocks Submission of Chilcot Report By Inder Comar, August 02 2016
The case, Saleh v. Bush, involves claims by an Iraqi mother that George W. Bush, Richard Cheney, Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleezza Rice, and Paul Wolfowitz — waged a war of aggression against Iraq in 2003,
Discrimination against Russians at Rio Undermines the Olympic Charter By Rick Sterling, August 02 2016

With the Rio Summer Olympics starting on August 5, there is huge controversy about Russian participation.  On the basis of a report by Canadian lawyer Richard Mclaren (the “Mclaren Report”), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has recommended the banning of

Dangers of Military Escalation: Russian Helicopter Shot Down By US-Backed Syrian “Opposition” as Battle Rages over Aleppo By Alex Lantier, August 02 2016

Five Russian servicemen were killed Monday when US-backed Islamist opposition militias shot down a helicopter in northwestern Syria’s Idlib province. The downing of the helicopter took place as fighting raged in Aleppo between US-backed opposition militias and Russian and Syrian

Italian Bank Crisis as Harbinger of Things to Come By Dr. Jack Rasmus, August 02 2016
Growing problems in Europe banks, especially Italy, with $2 trillion and $400 billion in non-performing loans, respectively, is about to worsen as Brexit effects slowly take hold. Europe’s recent phony bank ‘stress tests’, underestimate the problem, but still show not
Barbarians at the Gates By Craig Murray, August 02 2016

A key weapon of the neo-liberal establishment in delegitimising the emergence of popular organisation to the left, is to portray all thinkers outside the Overton window as dangerous; actively violent, misogynist and racist.

WikiLeaks have once again done the world …

Palestinians inside Israel Are under Attack By Jonathan Cook, August 02 2016

Was it meant as an epic parody or an insult to his audience’s intelligence? It was hard to tell.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to social media to apologise for last year’s notorious election-day comment, when he warned that …

Pentagon Bombs Libya Again: Under the Guise of “Fighting Terrorism” By Abayomi Azikiwe, August 02 2016

Even before the ink was dry on the meaningless platform resolutions passed at last week’s Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Philadelphia, the administration of President Barack Obama has bombed the North African state of Libya.

This latest attack continues the …

Paralysis of the Will. The Crisis within the US Democratic Party By Boris Kagarlitsky, August 02 2016

The Convention of the US Democratic Party in Philadelphia ended with a big schism. And this schism divides not only the supporters of Hillary Clinton and her opponents but also Bernie Sanders and the movement that he led and symbolized

ISIS-Daesh Video Threatens to Stage Terrorist Attacks Inside Russia By Alahednews, August 02 2016

A newly-released video attributed Daesh [Arabic acronym for “ISIS” / “ISIL”] urged Takfiri militants to stage attacks in Russia. The threat comes amid Russia’s repeated warnings that Daesh terrorism in Syria and Iraq could soon spread to other parts of

The Larger Context Of The Al Qaeda Attack On Aleppo By Moon of Alabama, August 02 2016

Al-Qaeda in Syria and associated forces are currently driving a large scale attack from the south-west into Aleppo city. Their aim is to create a new corridor between the Idleb/Aleppo rural areas they occupy and the besieged al-Qaeda controlled areas

The Primaries were Manipulated. Americans are told to dislike the Russians. By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, August 02 2016

Bernie Sanders won the presidential nomination, but he was cheated out of it by the Democratic National Committee which is the operating body for the Democratic Party.

They helped Hillary win the nomination by combining vote miscounts and appointing super

The Fight to Protect Indigenous Lands in Brazil’s Amazon: The Tapajós River Hydroelectric Dam Project By Helle Abelvik-Lawson, August 02 2016

On top of a hill overlooking the Tapajós, the fourth-largest tributary of the Amazon in Brazil, lies a village of around 130 Indigenous families, who live between the river and their small fruit and manioc farms.

Walking tracks lead deep …

“Trump Asks Russia”: The Hillary Email Baiting Sets Off Stupidity Storm By William M. Boardman, August 02 2016

… Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press. Let’s see if that happens. That’ll be next– Donald Trump 

The Murder of Slobodan Milosevic By Peter Robert North, August 02 2016

This article was published ten years ago following the assassination of president Milosevic. The ICTY, which has declared his innocence, was complicit in his assassination ordered by US-NATO. 

Based on the evidence provided by the ICTY themselves (some of it …

The Truth behind the Death of Slobodan Milosevic By Tiphaine Dickson, August 02 2016
That the NATO bombing was a violation of international law was acknowledged by Wesley Clark, to the US weekly The New Yorker, but that admission was deemed inadmissible before this Security Council institution, the ICTY.
Selected Articles: America’s “Humanitarian Massacre” of Syrian Civilians By Global Research News, August 01 2016
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America’s “Humanitarian Massacre” of Syrian Civilians. The “Counter-Terrorism” Campaign Is Directed against the Syrian People

By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, July 31 2016

The US counterterrorism bombing campaign under “Operation Inherent Resolve” does not target terrorists.  Quite the opposite. Both

Battle for Aleppo: Jihadist Rebels Attempt Major Counteroffensive. Rebranded Al Qaeda Group Involved By The New Atlas, August 01 2016

Both militant and Syrian government sources have estimated the counteroffensive in southwest Aleppo to involve approximately 5,000 fighters moving in from Idlib province.

The operation seeks to break the now full encirclement of Aleppo by government forces.

Similar operations have

Turkey’s “Democratic Dictatorship”: After Failed Coup, Erdoğan Cracks Down By Tony Iltis, August 01 2016

Faced with an attempt to overthrow his government, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan described the coup as “a gift from God” – and wasted no time in exploiting it to further entrench his authoritarian regime.

Turkish government broadcaster TRT was seized …

What Does the EU Stand for: Globalization or Universalism? By William Hawes, August 01 2016

What is the purpose of the European Union? This question has been on the minds of everyone following the UK vote in favor of Brexit. Yet in the mad scramble to make sense of the United Kingdom’s rejection of the

The New York Times’ Outrage at Donald Trump’s Refusal to Demonize Russia By Matt Peppe, August 01 2016

After baseless allegations from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) that the Russian government was behind a hack of the DNC’s emails, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump sarcastically quipped that he hoped Russia would find and release the deleted emails from

Anti-Russian Hysteria, Rigged Primaries: America’s Longest War Gets Longer By Eric Margolis, August 01 2016

Anti-Russian hysteria in America reached its apogee this week as Democrats tried to divert attention from embarrassing revelations about how the Democratic Party apparatus had rigged the primaries against Bernie Sanders by claiming Vlad Putin and his KGB had hacked

Erdogan Accuses US of Supporting Failed Coup in Turkey. US General Described as “The Man Behind the Coup” By Alex Lantier and Johannes Stern, August 01 2016

Relations between Ankara and Washington are deteriorating rapidly following the July 15 coup attempt in Turkey, which the Turkish government believes was supported by the Obama administration. In a series of stunning statements on Friday, delivered from the bombed-out ruins

Ukraine, Prayer for Peace: Peace March of Orthodox Church Reaches Kiev By South Front, August 01 2016

The Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate has carried out with tens of thousands of participants a peace march from the Donbass up to Kiev. Just outside the city the procession was stopped. The government, which considers the march very