UN Human Rights Experts Urge US to close Guantánamo and End Impunity for Abuses
By United Nations, January 12 2016
Human rights experts from the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) today called on the United States Government to promptly close the Guantánamo Bay detention facility and end impunity for abuses in the so-called ‘global war on terror’ such as ‘enhanced interrogation techniques’ and extraordinary rendition.
More Evidence of Turkey’s Support of the Islamic State (ISIS), in Liaison with US and NATO
By Stephen Lendman, January 12 2016
Evidence keeps mounting on how Turkey directly aids ISIS, complicit with Washington, other NATO countries and regional partners.
U.S. Dropped 23,144 Bombs on Muslim Countries in 2015
By Adam Johnson, January 12 2016
Council of Foreign Relations resident skeptic Micah Zenko recently tallied up how many bombs the United States has dropped on other countries and the results are as depressing as one would think.
Madaya: West Engineer Another ‘Humanitarian’ Media Hoax in Syria
By 21st Century Wire and RT, January 12 2016
This last month has seen a tidal wave of western propaganda regarding the “Siege of Madaya” in Syria. Some of the mainstream media efforts have centered around the use of old or fake photo images of starving children and residents…
Behind Netanyahu’s Ban on the “Islamic Movement” in Israel
By Jonathan Cook, January 12 2016
The decision to outlaw the northern wing of the Islamic Movement in Israel was announced by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on November 17, 2015, days after attacks claimed by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, left 130 dead in Paris.
