Category Archives: War & Terror

Al-Qaeda Leader in Syria Speaks to Al Jazeera

The leader of al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, one of the most powerful groups in the war-torn country, has told Al Jazeera that that the conflict is nearing an end and that his fighters hold the upper hand. In his first-ever … Continue reading

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Al-Jaafari: Terrorists Supported by Saudi, Qatari Intelligence Committed Massacres in Adra

Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UN Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari called for pressuring the governing regimes of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey to cease funding, supporting and providing facilitations to the terrorist groups which are committing barbaric massacres against civilians in … Continue reading

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Patrick Cockburn: U.S. Turns Blind Eye as Saudis Fund Jihadists in Syrian Conflict

To discuss the role of foreign powers fueling the ongoing conflict in Syria, we are joined by Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondent for The Independent. “It is clearly a proxy war. This might have started off as a popular uprising … Continue reading

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‘Anti-Semitic, It’s a Trick, We Always Use It’

Former Israeli Minister of Education, Communications, Science and Culture, Shulamit Aloni, with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now!, August 14, 2002: “Anti-Semitic, it’s a trick, we always use it.” Related: Surprise, Surprise: Roger Waters Deemed an anti-Semite by the ADL | … Continue reading

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The Resources Israel Blockades from Gaza Will Shock You

Abby Martin speaks with Phyllis Bennis from the Institute for Policy Studies, about the flooding of Gaza, and the effects of the ongoing blockade that has come to characterize the Israeli occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. Related: Israel … Continue reading

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Israel Opens Dam, Flooding Gaza Strip with Rainwater

Two people have died and over 5,000 people have been evacuated from flood-damaged homes in northern Gaza in what the United Nations has called “a disaster area”. According to Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, the rainfall led to a lot of … Continue reading

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‘Slaughtered Like Sheep’: Eyewitnesses Recount Massacre in Adra, Syria

New details of atrocities carried out by Islamist rebel fighters in the town of Adra, 20 kilometers north of Damascus, continue to pour in from survivors of the massacre there, in which reportedly at least 80 people lost their lives. … Continue reading

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Should Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize be Revoked?

A “deeply humbled” Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” The five-member Nobel Peace Prize committee – political appointees from Norway’s top parties – spent seven … Continue reading

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Emir Kusturica: Why Does NATO Still Exist? To Fight Terrorism? It’s Laughable!

As Brussels goes into a renewed push to bring more countries into its fold, the divisions between nations in fact go deeper. The call for European integration rings on Kiev squares – and some fear it will turn into western … Continue reading

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Al-Qaeda, Saudi Arabia and the Collapsing Free Syrian Army

Omar Dahi tells Paul Jay that there is widespread belief among many Syrians that Geneva II is going to be a way to preserve the Syrian state and create a front for fighting al-Qaeda. Syria: A Future as Foreign as … Continue reading

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