Archives for مارس 2019

The Thoughts and Prayers from War-Mongers and Islamophobes Ring Hollow

Any calls for accountability for the Christchurch massacre should start with the powerful politicians who have created so much chaos in the Muslim world and beyond.

بواسطة Whitney Webb
New Zealand | Mosque Shooting

WASHINGTON -- Following the horrific shooting at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, statements of solidarity and sympathy have poured in from around the world, condemning the act and remembering the lives of the 50 people, including several children, who lost their lives. Yet, not everyone expressing sympathy has been deemed sincere by

From Tarrant to Breivik to ISIS: The Emerging Crisis of Civilisationalism

Blunt and crude language employed by leaders, politicians, some media and some people of the cloth helps shape an environment in which concepts of civility and mutual respect are lost.

This week’s attack on two mosques in New Zealand reflects a paradigm shift: the erosion of liberal values and the rise of civilisationalism at the expense of the nation-state. So do broader phenomena like widespread Islamophobia with the crackdown on Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang as its extreme, and growing ant-Semitism These phenomena are fuelled by

The Christchurch Shooting and the Normalization of Anti-Muslim Terrorism

The real forces responsible for the destruction of many Muslim-majority countries and the current chaos present in many Western countries are not generated by civilian populations or religions but instead by the global oligarchy that engineers and profits from this chaos.

بواسطة Whitney Webb
New Zealand | Mosque Shooting

CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND -- What is without question the worst mass shooting in New Zealand’s history took place on Friday when shooters, 28-year-old Australian Brenton Tarrant among them, opened fire at two Christchurch mosques. Four, including Tarrant, have been arrested for the heinous act, which claimed at least 49 innocent lives. Tarrant was

Clashes Erupt in Eastern Yemen as Local Tribes Block Saudi Influx of Military Equipment

The latest incident came amidst a precipitous rise in tensions in eastern Yemen, where local residents have been grappling with an increasingly brazen military buildup by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

AL-MAHRAH, YEMEN -- Fierce clashes have erupted between local tribes and Saudi forces supported by local mercenary groups in the Haat district of Yemen’s eastern Mahrah province. The clashes were sparked when local tribal members prevented Saudi shipping containers containing military equipment and household appliances from entering the country via

Rubio’s Gloating Betrays US Sabotage in Venezuela Power Blitz

American gangsterism towards Venezuela is being exposed for the naked aggression that it is.

بواسطة Finian Cunningham
Marco Rubio | Venezuela

US imperialists are so desperate in their regime-change predations over Venezuela, they seem to have a problem controlling their drooling mouths. The latest orgy of American gloating was triggered by the massive power outages to have hit Venezuela. No sooner had the South American country been blacked out from its power grid collapsing, senior

The State Dept Allegedly Tried to Coax An Iranian Expat into Sabotaging Iran’s Power Grid

An Iranian-American engineer was allegedly was approached by the State Department with an offer of cash for sabotage of Iran’s power grid.

Iran Tehran | Skyline | Power Grid

It took a country-wide power outage in Venezuela, whispers of a cyberattack, and smug tweets from US officials to make me suddenly recall the cloak-and-dagger story of a close Iranian-American friend nine years ago. My friend, an engineer — who I will not name for obvious reasons and who I will call ‘Kourosh’ for the purpose of this article —