Archives for فبراير 2018

Hundreds of Russian Fighters Killed in US Airstrikes in Syria

Over 200 Russian fighters were reportedly killed in a failed attack on a Syrian base and refinery held by U.S. troops and U.S. allied rebel groups in oil-rich Deir Ezzor, Syria.

بواسطة ZeroHedge.com
Russian soldiers walk outside a hospital in Deir el-Zor, Syria, Sept. 15, 2017. (AP Photo)

Following up to last night's bombshell report that at least two Russian mercenary fighters in Syria had been killed by U.S.-led coalition forces, this morning Bloomberg is out with an exclusive, according to which the body count is far greater than had been disclosed: U.S. forces reportedly killed "scores" of Russian contract soldiers in Syria last

Lifting of US Propaganda Ban Gives New Meaning to Old Song

In the age of legal, weaponized propaganda directed against the American people, false narratives have become so commonplace in the mainstream media that they have essentially become normalized, leading to the era of “fake news” and “alternative facts.”

بواسطة Whitney Webb
"U.S. Official War Pictures", propaganda poster by Louis D. Fancher circa 1917. (Public Domain)

Though its ostensible purpose is to fund the U.S. military over a one year period, the National Defense Authorization Act, better known as the NDAA, has had numerous provisions tucked into it over the years that have targeted American civil liberties. The most well-known of these include allowing the government to wiretap American citizens without

BDS and Israel’s Declining Support Among Diaspora Jews

For Diaspora Jews, the battle against ruthless Israeli hegemony will neither be easy nor painless. At times, it will echo with the determined and peaceful call of BDS.

بواسطة Stanley Cohen
Israel Palestine BDS

Opinion -- Like its predecessor movement decades ago in South Africa, assessing the success of BDS against Israel today necessarily rubs up against the tension between Israeli hasbara (propaganda) and its reality as an effective organizing tool against it throughout the world. Though Israel has repeatedly claimed BDS has proven to be a failed

Kurdish Militias in Northeastern Syria Turn to Kidnapping, Conscription, ISIS-like Tactics

Independent journalist Sarah Abed speaks with Aramean Christians about the systematic discrimination and human rights violations they often face in the Kurdish enclaves of northern Syria.

بواسطة Sarah Abed
Kurdisfighters move to a secured point in the contested zone in Kobani, Syria. (Photo: Jake Simkin/AP)

AL QAMISHLI, SYRIA (War Report) -- Over the past few weeks, multiple independent on-the-ground sources have provided and corroborated information regarding disturbing events taking place in and around the Al Hassakah governorate in northeastern Syria. One of the most startling allegations made is that the People’s Protection Units (YPG) and the

The New Threat Posed by Privatizing America’s Intelligence Agencies

“Private companies have been utilized to carry out torture and the misuse of sensitive information collected by intelligence agencies, and yet almost every intelligence and most field roles are being turned over to private companies.”

بواسطة George Eliason
The Central Intelligence Agency flag is displayed, partially cast in a shadow. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Back in 1991, during the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the general consensus of the intelligence community was that America needed a strong Russia. Russians bore the weight of dismantling the Soviet Union and an internally strong and stable Russia was considered the biggest stable democratic government in the hemisphere. A strong Russia

Terror Attack That Alex Jones Blamed on Muslims, Revealed to Be Inspired by Frequent Guest on His Show

Trial proceedings against the accused Finsbury Park attacker reveal he was motivated by the anti-Muslim commentary of Tommy Robinson, a frequent guest of Alex Jones.

بواسطة Timothy Johnson
Tommy Robinson appears on Alex Jones' Infowars

During the early morning of June 19, 2017, a man drove a 3.5 ton van into a crowd in Finsbury Park, London. The attacker targeted worshippers leaving the nearby Muslim Welfare House mosque after finishing evening prayers. One man was killed and 10 others were injured. The driver of the van reportedly shouted that he wanted to "kill all Muslims"