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Hopes Wane For Syrian Peace Talks As Rebels Signal Cold Feet

A large number of preemptive statements by rebel factions indicate they want preconditions on their participation.

Jason Ditz
بواسطة Jason Ditz

While US officials had previously indicated they preferred a brief delay on next week’s Syrian peace talks in Geneva, Russian diplomats say the plan is to continue the talks even if none of the rebel factions agree to attend. That seems almost certain to be the case, as there were no indications anyone’s been formally invited, and the UN has put

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One Week Since Our Last Confession: US Admits To Bombing More Civilians

A total of 10,000 airstrikes have been conducted in Syria and Iraq since the war on Daesh, also known as Islamic State, began 532 days ago. During the aerial campaign by the US and its coalition of thirteen allies – civilians have also lost their lives – and the Pentagon suddenly admits it.

Sputnik News
بواسطة Sputnik News
Thick smoke from an airstrike by the US-led coalition rise in Kobani, Syria

According to Airwars, an organization that monitors international airstrikes against Daesh, the following civilian deaths have been reported after US-led coalition airstrikes took place in Syria and Iraq this month alone. Links to all alleged civilian fatality incidents from Coalition strikes in Iraq & Syria for 2014, 2015 and 2016 here

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Evo Morales: ‘Peace Only Achieved Through Social Justice’

In 10 years of indigenous president Evo Morales, the government and movements have made significant social progress.

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Bolivia's President Evo, cnter, attends a ritual ceremony honoring Pachamama, Mother Earth, at the government palace in La Paz, Bolivia. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Bolivian President Evo Morales gave the annual address Friday as he also marked the 10th anniversary of his administration and six years since the foundation of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. Morales recalled that under the “neoliberal governments” in 2002, he was expelled from parliament and accused of being a terrorist and drug

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Analysis: Israel’s Right-Wing Comes Out, Slurs Flying, Against US Ambassador Shapiro

After the U.S. ambassador to Israel questioned the country’s apartheid legal system, Netanyahu shot back: “Israel applies the law to Israelis and Palestinians.” It’s true that Israel does apply “the law” to Israelis and Palestinians, but it’s not the same law.

Richard Silverstein
بواسطة Richard Silverstein
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry confers with U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro, right, in Tel Aviv, Israel Tuesday April 1, 2014, (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

SEATTLE --- While addressing Israel’s leading national security think tank on Monday, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro offered a harsh, relatively unprecedented assessment of the country’s apartheid legal system. Shapiro told an audience of Israeli generals, intelligence chiefs and security analysts gathered at the Institute for National

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Israel Prepares For Military Actions In Syria And Lebanon

Israel suggests long-term multi-front war on the horizon.

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Israeli tanks, one in position, the other getting into a firing position in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights overlooking the Syrian village of Bariqa, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

The Israeli military has finished training exercises in preparation for a potential “long-term, multi-front” conflict with Syria and Lebanon, according to a statement released by the army. Major General Aviv Kochavi said, in the statement, that the training prepared military forces to “implement operational plans in all arenas, while facing

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Michigan Gov. Know About Flint’s Toxic Water For Over A Year

As far back as February 2015, the governor’s administration was informed of issues with Flint’s water.

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Only seven emails sent by Gov. Rick Snyder related to the city's water system were included in Wednesday's release. (Photo: AP)

Redacted emails released Wednesday by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder show that his administration was informed of problems with Flint's water almost a year ago, many months before the embattled governor or his staff begrudgingly admitted to bearing any responsibility for poisoning a city—or for fixing the problem. A background memo sent to the

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