Archives for مايو 2015

Israel Cancels Plans To Segregate West Bank Buses

Critics derided the plan as racist and said it would harm Israel’s image, which has already been under pressure because of its continued settlement activity in the West Bank.

بواسطة Associated Press
A Palestinian boy takes a photo of graffiti with Hebrew that reads "non-Jews in Israel equals enemies," on a bus in an Arab neighborhood in Jerusalem, Monday, March 24, 2014. Israeli police say vandals have slashed car tires and sprayed a bus with hate graffiti in a predominantly Arab neighborhood in Jerusalem.

A Palestinian boy takes a photo of graffiti with Hebrew that reads "non-Jews in Israel equals enemies," on a bus in an Arab neighborhood in Jerusalem, Monday, March 24, 2014. Israeli police say vandals have slashed car tires and sprayed a bus with hate graffiti in a predominantly Arab neighborhood in Jerusalem. JERUSALEM  — Israeli Prime

America’s Allies Want Their Own NSA Alternatives

Countries that for years have relied heavily on U.S. intelligence are quickly building up their own capabilities.

بواسطة Associated Press

An aerial image of the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire in the United Kingdom. (Photo/UK Ministry of Defense) PARIS  — Fearful of an expanding extremist threat, countries that for years have relied heavily on U.S. intelligence are quickly building up their own capabilities with new technology, new

Why Elites Love Drones

Do elites want to kill people just to make a profit? No. It’s not that simple. Elites want to kill people because they are insane. See ‘The Global Elite is Insane’.

I sometimes read that drone strikes are counterproductive to western security interests because each person killed by a drone results in more new 'terrorists'. See, for example, 'The more civilians US drones kill in the Mideast, the more radicals they create'. 'The more civilians US drones kill in the Mideast, the more radicals they

Trident Whistleblower Turns Himself In After Raising UK Nuclear Safety Alarm

After a year of careful planning, William McNeilly shared documentation of dangerous safety breaches in the British navy with Wikileaks, exposing what he calls a “disaster waiting to happen.”

Seaman William McNeilly’s. Photo from his Facebook page.

Seaman William McNeilly.  Photo from his Facebook page. MINNEAPOLIS --- He called the United Kingdom’s nuclear submarine program a “disaster waiting to happen,” creating a flurry of discussion about a dangerously neglected arm of the military-industrial complex. Now, Able Seaman William McNeilly has turned himself in, ready to face charges

Saudi Arabia’s Imprisoned Princesses Call For Revolution

The plight of four imprisoned daughters of the late King Abdullah highlights how all women in Saudi Arabia lack essential human rights.

Princesses daughters of King Abdullah of Sauda Arabia, taken on March 23, 2014. Sahar is the oldest of the four, she's the one with head cover. Red hat is Princess Jawaher.

Princesses daughters of King Abdullah, taken in March, 2014. Sahar is the oldest of the four, she's the one with head cover. Red hat is Princess Jawaher. RIYADH --- Though they are the daughters of royalty, even princesses cannot escape the plight of women in Saudi Arabia. Despite the United States frequently citing abuses of women’s