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More Accusations of Nonexistent Russian Aggression in Ukraine By Stephen Lendman, August 10 2015

Big Lies repeated ad nauseam get most people to believe them. The long ago discredited canard about Russian aggression in Ukraine continues being repeated – on Saturday by neocon Washington Post editors.

They lied claiming “(n)early six months after …

America: “The Leading Terrorist State And Proud Of It” By CJ Werleman, August 10 2015

Our refusal to acknowledge the human cost our violence blinds us to the malevolence of US imperialism

According to the Pentagon, US led airstrikes against ISIS have killed only two civilians: both children – “likely in Syria”.

A new report …

Why Syria is Winning: Advancing towards a Strategic Victory that will transform the Middle East? By Prof. Tim Anderson, August 10 2015

Syria is winning. Despite ongoing bloodshed and serious economic pressure, Syria is advancing steadily towards a military and strategic victory that will transform the Middle East. There is clear evidence that Washington’s plans – whether for ‘regime change’, for rendering

The Corbyn Factor: The Transformation of Labour and British Politics By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, August 10 2015

Whatever happens on 12 September, the cork is out the bottle, the candle is burning bright, the ideas are shining and there is a change in the air. Jeremy Corbyn, The Independent, Aug 9, 2015

Skittled at the last elections, …

Swan Song for the Donald? GOP Party Bosses Plan to “Take Out” Trump By Mike Whitney, August 10 2015

The people who own this country don’t like euthanizing one of their own. But they’ll do it in heartbeat if they think their world of privilege, patronage and power is at risk.  Last Thursday, Donald Trump overstepped his bounds and

Police Murder and Class Rule in America: 16 More Lives Claimed over the Past Week By Andre Damon, August 10 2015

The reign of police violence in the US claimed 16 more victims over the past week.

On Friday, Christian Taylor, an unarmed 19-year-old black man, was killed in Arlington, Texas by a police officer who shot him four times. The …

Conflict within US Political Establishment over Iran Nuclear Accord Intensifies By Patrick Martin, August 10 2015

In a television interview broadcast Sunday, President Barack Obama reiterated his warning that opponents of his nuclear agreement with Iran offer no alternative but a new American war in the Middle East.

Invited by CNN’s Fareed Zakaria to pull back …

Germany: “Bring Back Our Gold Reserves”, Stored in New York at the Fed By Lars Schall, August 10 2015

On behalf of Matterhorn Asset Management AG / GoldSwitzerland, Zurich, Lars Schall spoke with Peter Boehringer, initiator of the German public campaign “Bring Back Our Gold“. They discuss the importance of national gold reserves and the problematic state of the

Ukraine Bans 14 ‘Artists,’ Mainly Russians, as ‘Threat to National Security’ By Eric Zuesse, August 10 2015

On Saturday, August 8th, Ukraine’s Interfax News Service announced that the Security Bureau of Ukraine had just issued, on Friday, a list of 14 ‘artists’ (mainly Russian actors) who ‘pose a threat to Ukraine’s national security.’ The Ukrainian State Film

“Tel Aviv Beach” in Paris Sparks Outrage a Year after Gaza Slaughter By Ali Abunimah, August 10 2015

Palestine solidarity activists in France are expressing outrage that a “Tel Aviv beach” is being created in Paris to promote Israel.

For a few hours on 13 August, a section of river bank in the French capital near the Pont …

A Cold Summer for Europe By Israel Shamir, August 10 2015

Summer reigns all over Europe, from Greece to Sweden. Vacations have emptied the offices, and filled the beaches. Flowers bloom all over, and their fragrance flows like a river. Endless festivals, performances and art compositions embellish the quaint old cities.

Syrian Warplanes Destroy Al Nusra Terrorists’ Positions in Lattakia By Fars News Agency, August 10 2015

The Syrian warplanes pounded the strongholds of Al-Nusra Front terrorist group in the province of Lattakia over the last 24 hours, killing tens of terrorists and injuring dozens more.

The Syrian army destroyed the vehicles and wireless communication station of

ISIL Terrorists Kill 300 People in Iraq’s Mosul: Report By Press TV, August 10 2015

The ISIL Takfiri group has reportedly killed at least 300 members of the national electoral commission in the Iraqi city of Mosul. 

The terror group executed the civilians by firing squad at the al-Ghazlani camp on Friday afternoon, Mahmoud Surchi, …

Calls Rise for Tony Blair to Face War Crimes Trial By Alalam, August 10 2015

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair should face a war crimes trial, according to the left-wing Labour Party leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn. Blair is already facing criticism in published inquiry for the invasion of Iraq.

Blair has come under increasing

The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is Now Officially “Undesirable” in Russia By F. William Engdahl, August 10 2015

Vladimir Putin! Now you’ve really done it. You have had the temerity to declare our National Endowment for Democracy (NED), America’s most important Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) to be “undesirable.” Where will this end? Don’t you respect our right, as a

Chemtrails, Climate Engineering, Weather Warfare and Global Warming By Dane Wigington, August 10 2015

This is one of those videos that is a shock to the system. Hats off to Dane Wigington for the amazing presentation.

Dane Wigington presents hard data which reveals what these catastrophic programs have done to our planet to date

The Origins of ISIS. Created by “Direct” Action of the United States Government By Ben Swann, August 09 2015

In this episode of Truth in Media, Ben Swann explores the origin of ISIS that has already been long forgotten by American media.

Swann takes on the central issue of whether or not ISIS was created by “inaction” by the
Pillage and Class Polarization: The Rise of “Criminal Capitalism” By Prof. James Petras, August 09 2015

About 75% of US employees work 40 hours or longer, the second longest among all OECD countries, exceeded only by Poland and tied with South Korea.  In contrast, only 10% of Danish workers, 15% of Norwegian, 30% of French, 43%

Britain’s Labour Party Leadership: Has Jeremy Corbyn started the Political Conversation that England Needs? By Lesley Docksey, August 09 2015

Ever since the Scottish Independence Referendum campaign I have been envying the Scots for the liveliness and engagement of their political thought and conversation and wondering how the phlegmatic English could be prodded into really thinking about the politics that

Israel Murders Father of Immolated Palestinian Baby By Stephen Lendman, August 09 2015

Saad Dawabsha died early Saturday morning from severe third-degree burns covering 80% of his body – caused by arson committed by racist Israeli settlers.

Authorities let them rampage freely against Palestinian civilians. Official expressions of outrage against the murder belie …

German troops in front of buildings set ablaze in Distomo, during the massacre.
Distomo, Greece: The World War II Nazi German Massacre and Beyond By Peter Koenig, August 09 2015

Image: German troops in front of buildings set ablaze in Distomo, during the massacre.

Voice from Hellas. Distomo is a small town of about 5,000 souls, nestled in the rolling hills of central Greece. Its access road is hardly visible

Soft Power Dictatorships Versus A Soft and Hard Power Failing Imperial Democracy By Edward S. Herman, August 09 2015

The New York Times is a very good newspaper, except where ideology and party line demands intrude. Unfortunately these intrusions occur often and are of great importance.

The Times is the paper of record of an imperial superpower whose leaders

Arm Yourselves with Knowledge! Global Research vs. The New York Times By Global Research and Global Research, August 09 2015

“We are grateful to the Washington Post, The New York Times, Time Magazine and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected their promises of discretion for almost 40 years. It would have been impossible for

US-NATO Military Deployments, Economic Warfare, Goldman Sachs and the Next Financial Meltdown By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, August 08 2015
Modern warfare is not limited to the sphere of military and intelligence operations. Washington not only imposes economic sanctions on countries which do not support its imperial agenda, it also fosters the outright destabilization of national economies.
Spying on Americans: Senate Intelligence Authorization Act, Would Allow Arrest of Journalists, Anti-war Activists, Academics and Students By Stephen Lendman, August 08 2015

Freedom in America is being systematically destroyed: one police state law at a time – with most people ignorant and/or indifferent about what happening.

Washington’s criminal class is bipartisan – in lockstep against government representing everyone equitably and fairly, serving

Obama on Iran: The Specter of World War III By Bill Van Auken, August 08 2015

In an extraordinary speech delivered Wednesday, US President Barack Obama went public with a warning that powerful factions within Congress and the state apparatus are determined to carry out a war against Iran that would have incalculable consequences.

Speaking on …

Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev Fears Nuclear War. “As Long As these Weapons Exist, Sooner or Later They Will Be Used” By Stephen Lendman, August 08 2015

Image: Mikhail Gorbachev, Photo by Michael Schilling (CC-BY-SA-3.0)

Aging and illness months earlier haven’t affected his outspokenness on issues as vital as preventing nuclear war. Interviewed by Spiegel Online, he said as long as these weapons exist, “sooner or

The U.S. Is Destroying Europe By Eric Zuesse, August 08 2015

In Libya, Syria, Ukraine, and other countries at the periphery or edges of Europe, U.S. President Barack Obama has been pursuing a policy of destabilization, and even of bombings and other military assistance, that drives millions of refugees out of

America’s Transition to the “State Terrorist Model of Government” By Prof. Robert Abele, August 08 2015

It has occurred almost without notice. While the U.S. continues to claim its foremost world status as a democracy, since 9/11 it has shifted its model of government to something far more concerning. This shift is instanced perfectly in a

The Rebirth of the Patriarch Of Moscow: Moscow Politics in Harmony with the Russian Orthodox Church? By Dr. Filippo Romeo, August 08 2015

The Orthodox Church and the Christian tradition have always assumed a role of primary importance in Russian history and tradition.

The origins of Christianity in Russia go back to 988 and coincide with the baptism of Prince Vladimir the Great.

US-Russia Confrontation in the Arctic and the Battle for Oil. Russia’s Territorial Claims of the Arctic Shelf By South Front, August 08 2015

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US Congress and President Obama “Officially” Recognize Donbass’: Public Law 86-90 (1959) By George Eliason, August 08 2015

It’s true! President Barack Obama beat Russia’s President Putin to the punch by recognizing the right of Donbass to ascend to the fraternity of nations first. He has unwittingly reaffirmed this every year he has been in office.

The Captive

Donald Trump’s Triumph: Billionaire Blowhard Exposes Fake Political System By Mike Whitney, August 08 2015

Last night’s FOX News GOP Presidential Debate Extravaganza featured the most riveting two minute political exchange ever heard on national television. During a brief colloquy between Republican frontrunner  Donald Trump and Fox moderator Brett Baier, the pugnacious casino magnate revealed

Obama Versus Netanyahu: Fight to the Finish By Patrick J. Buchanan, August 08 2015

In his desperation to sink the Iran nuclear deal, Bibi Netanyahu is taking a hellish gamble.

Israel depends upon the United States for $3 billion a year in military aid and diplomatic cover in forums where she is often treated

Behind Israel’s Hysterical Opposition to the Iran Nuclear Deal By Prof. Ismael Hossein-Zadeh, August 08 2015

In light of the fact that Israel is in possession of at least 200 (surreptitiously-built) nuclear warheads, and considering the reality that, according to both US and Israeli intelligence sources, Iran neither possesses nor pursues nuclear weapons, the relentless hysterical

The US Invasion of Syria: “Divide, Destroy, Invade and Occupy”. The Deep Breath before the Plunge By Tony Cartalucci, August 08 2015

When Foreign Policy magazine recently claimed, “Turkey Goes to War,” in their article of the same title, what they really meant was “the US goes to war.” That is because the lengthy plan they described in their article

Obama Heads for Full-Scale War on Syria By Stephen Lendman, August 08 2015

It’s been coming for a long time – facilitated by repeated Big Lies about Bashar al-Assad, ignoring his overwhelming public support, especially for defending Syria against an imported Islamic State and other takfiri terrorists, enlisted by Washington as foot soldiers

From Palestine to Yemen: Honour and Shame of the Arab World By Sayed Hasan, August 08 2015

While Saudi Arabia is trying its best to supplant Israel in terms of crime, terror and barbarism, pushing a whole country to the edge of the abyss to general indifference, the poorest of the Arab countries gives the world a

The US-Saudi Oil Deal: From “Win-Win” to “Mega-Loose” By F. William Engdahl, August 08 2015

Who would’ve thought it would come to this? Certainly not the Obama Administration, and their brilliant geo-political think-tank neo-conservative strategists.

John Kerry’s brilliant “win-win” proposal of last September during his September 11 Jeddah meeting with ailing Saudi King Abdullah was

Hiroshima-Nagasaki: 70-Year Nuclear Explosions Not Done Yet. “A Thirty-second fit of Insanity…” By David Swanson, August 08 2015

Image: A mushroom cloud billows about one hour after a nuclear bomb was detonated above Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 6, 1945. 

This August 6th and 9th millions of people will mark the 70th anniversary of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima

The US Senate’s “DARK Act” Would Cause America’s Crop Fields to Be Saturated with Cancer-Causing Glyphosate (Monsanto Roundup) By David Gutierrez, August 07 2015

A bill pending before the U.S. Senate would not just deny consumers the right to know whether their food contains genetically modified organisms (GMOs), it could also strip states of their right to limit or regulate the use of dangerous

Which U.S. Senators Want War on Iran By David Swanson, August 07 2015

Let’s do the count:

Senators rallying and whipping their colleagues to support the Iran agreement: 0.

Senators admitting that Iran has had no nuclear weapons program and has never threatened or been a threat to the United States: 0.

Senators …

BlackLivesMatter Activists: Targets of US Surveillance By Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, August 07 2015

The Obama administration’s spy agencies have been keeping track of the movements, communications and activities of the new crop of Black activists. Although not surprising, the recent reports should give rise to “new strategies and tactics to exchange information among …

The Sacking of the German Attorney General and the Assault on Press Freedom By Peter Schwarz, August 07 2015

The events that led to the dismissal of the German Attorney General Harald Range show the true extent of the preparations to erect an authoritarian state in which freedom of speech and basic democratic rights are suppressed.

In May, the …

Hundreds Dead as Refugee Boat Sinks in Mediterranean By Martin Kreickenbaum, August 07 2015

Up to 700 refugees were on board a fishing boat that capsized 15 nautical miles off the Libyan coast on Wednesday. More than 200 are feared drowned. According to the Italian coast guard, around 400 people were rescued, while 26

Police State Brutality in Chicago. African Americans Lawlessly Arrested, Detained, Tortured during Secret Interrogations By Stephen Lendman, August 07 2015

An earlier article discussed London Guardian revelations about Chicago police operating an “off-the-books (Homan Square) interrogation compound” – a “nondescript warehouse” using “CIA black site” practices.

Police brutality victims are lawlessly arrested, detained, denied access to lawyers, and tortured during …

Fukushima’s Radioactive Baby Milk Formula. Japan’s “Contaminated Exports” to China By John LaForge, August 07 2015

The Chinese authorities seized more than 881 pounds of baby milk formula that had been imported from Japan because it had been produced in areas known to be heavily contaminated with radioactive material emitted by three damaged nuclear reactors at

Israel Appoints Former Leader of West Bank Settlers as New Ambassador to Brazil By Taisa Sganzerla, August 07 2015

Image: Daniel Dayan, former chairman of the West Bank settlement council. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Israel has appointed prominent settler-advocate Dani Dayan as new ambassador to Brazil. Dayan publicly opposes the two-state solution and has previously told the press that ‘

Financial Warfare, China and the Gold Market By Bill Holter, August 07 2015

Shock of all shocks, the IMF announced the Chinese yuan will not be admitted into the SDR until at least Sept. 2016.

What exactly does this mean? I can tell you the gold community is so shell shocked and fearful

The Contradictions of US Sponsored Terrorism: Pentagon’s “New” Syrian Rebels to Direct U.S. Airstrikes against ISIS and Assad’s Government Forces By Timothy Alexander Guzman, August 07 2015

And so it begins. The first official airstrike was carried out by a U.S. drone that targeted ISIS strongholds inside Syrian territory. “A US drone today carried out one air strike in Syria near Raqa,” according to the Agence France-Presse

Israel Is NOT a Democracy By Washington's Blog, August 07 2015

Israel’s leaders hold the country out as a democracy … just like the U.S.

Of course, America is officially no longer a democracy … as wealth is so concentrated that it has broken the political system.

The same thing

Twisted Narratives of Hiroshima: “Atomic Warfare Became Noble Even to the Victims” By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, August 07 2015

Hiroshima signalled a breach in war, radical in its annihilating scope, and merciless in its existential fury.  At the time, there was an almost desperate attempt on the part of the military establishment to normalise its use – in truth,

Arab League Calls for Jewish Settlers to Be Prosecuted By Middle East Monitor, August 07 2015

The Arab League’s “Arab Peace Initiative Committee” has called for Jewish settlers and their organisations to be placed on terrorist lists and prosecuted in international courts for their crimes.

According to a report by Anadolu, the committee also called …

70 Years after Hiroshima, Okinawa’s Long Resistance to US Military Occupation By Taisuke Komatsu and Semanur Karaman, August 07 2015

Image: US military bases in Okinawa

Japan is living under the shadow of US militarism, write Taisuke Komatsu & Semanur Karaman – and most of all in Okinawa, the nation’s southernmost archipelago. Against overwhelming local opposition but backed by Japan’s

On Israel’s Little-Known Concentration And Labor Camps (1948-1955) By Yazan al-Saadi, August 07 2015

Much of the grim and murky circumstances of the Zionist ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in the late 1940s have gradually been exposed over time. One aspect – rarely researched or deeply discussed – is the internment of thousands of Palestinian

Financial Meltdown, Protracted Negotiations: Will the Greek Bailout Deal Work? By Kavaljit Singh, August 07 2015

On Monday (3rd August) when the Athens Stock Exchange reopened after a five-week shutdown, the share price index plunged by more than 23 percent in early trading. The banking index covering Greece’s biggest banks witnessed the largest decline, down to

Anti-Russia Propaganda: Pew Global Poll Finds that Obama’s Effort to Isolate Russia Is Succeeding By Eric Zuesse, August 07 2015

The latest Pew international poll finds that whereas U.S. and global sentiments toward Russia were rather moderate, not hostile, until after U.S. President Barack Obama’s re-election in 2012, the sentiments toward Russia both in the U.S. and in most countries

50 Years After US Voting Rights Act, A New Fight for Democracy Demanded By Jon Queally, August 07 2015

President Lyndon B. Johnson met with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the signing of the Voting Rights Act on Aug. 6, 1965. This week a federal appeals court cited the landmark civil rights law in its decision to

The Eurasian Corridor: Pipeline Geopolitics and the New Cold War By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, August 07 2015
The ongoing crisis in the Caucasus is intimately related to the strategic control over energy pipeline & transportation corridors.
US, UK, World Bank Among Aid Donors Complicit in Ethiopia’s War on Indigenous Tribes, Opening the Way to International Agribusiness By Will Hurd, August 06 2015

Young Mursi cattle herders. Photo: Rod Waddington via Flickr (CC BY-SA).

USAID, the UK’s DFID and the World Bank are among those covering up for severe human rights abuses against indigenous peoples in Ethiopia’s Omo Valley, inflicted during forced evictions

Another Post 9/11 Police State Law: The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) Targets Fundamental Civil Liberties By Stephen Lendman, August 06 2015

Post-9/11 repressive legislation made America more of a police state than earlier.

Obama wants more on top of current freedom-destroying laws, executive orders, national security and homeland security presidential directives, military orders when issued, and extrajudicial diktats at his discretion.…

Nuclear Disarmament: If Not Now, When? By Robert C. Koehler, August 06 2015

Oh plaintive cry for justice, for change, for the world we must create, welling up from a tiny island nation in the Pacific Ocean. I can only pray: Let there be an authority large enough to hear it.

My first …

Hiroshima-Nagasaki: “A Hole in American History”, Atomic Devastation Hidden for Decades By Greg Mitchell, August 06 2015

Originally published at WhoWhatWhy.org

Today marks the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima —  followed three days later by the bombing of Nagasaki. While the world is now aware of the horrifying aftermath of these events, this wasn’t

A Dead Lion and a Dead Black Man By Margaret Kimberley, August 06 2015

When word reached the U.S. that Cecil the lion had been shot to death in Zimbabwe, much of white America was reduced to tears. But few of them know or care about Samuel DuBose, a Black man gunned down in

US Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders Talks Militarism But Says Nothing New By David Swanson, August 06 2015

Yes, I think the election season is a disastrously overlong distraction. If people’s interest in it can be used to get them to ask their heroes to lead on important matters — such as asking Bernie Sanders to rally the

The Guardian Whitewashes Biased Coverage of Labour Leadership Candidate Jeremy Corbyn By Media Lens, August 06 2015

In our previous media alert, we described ‘the panic-driven hysterical hate-fest campaign’ being waged against Labour leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn right across the corporate media ‘spectrum’.

This week, Guardian readers’ editor Chris Elliott responded to readers’ complaints:

‘I read or

Does the Greek Bailout Pave the Way for the United States Of Europe? By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, August 06 2015
France has proposed that the 19 EU eurozone members form their own federal government complete with a single budget, one treasury department/ministry, and a unified parliament as a means of tackling the economic crisis in Greece.
Cellphones, Wireless Devices Connected to Cancer – Study By RT, August 06 2015

Radiation emitted from wireless devices can cause a metabolic imbalance in users, which can lead to various health risks including cancer and neurodegenerative disease, according to a new study.

review article — “Oxidative Mechanisms of Biological Activity of Low-intensity

Turkey Invades Syria and Iraq: Erdogan’s ‘Erratic’ Behavior By Andrew Korybko, August 06 2015

Turkey has been acting pretty erratic these past couple of weeks, launching a surprise dual offensive in Syria and Iraq, condemning Russia for alleged ‘oppression’ against the Crimean Tatars, and suspending the Balkan Stream pipeline negotiations. All of this is

Nuclear Anniversary: The Atom Bomb Was Deemed “Essential”. “A Rain of Ruin, the Likes of which has Never been seen Before” By Brian Cloughly, August 06 2015

On 1 September 1939 – the date of the beginning of the Second World War – the President of the United States of America, Franklin D. Roosevelt, wrote to «the Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Poland and His Britannic Majesty»

Scientists Warn “Supercharged” GMOs Could be Used as Bio-weapons By Julie Fidler, August 06 2015

Scientists and environmentalists are concerned that a new technique for generated “supercharged” genetically modified organisms (GMOs) could be misused and trigger a health emergency or natural disaster.

The “gene drive” technology allows GMOs to spread rapidly in the wild. The …

Nashville Theater Shooting: Alleged Gunman with Hatchet, Found Strapped to ‘Hoax Explosive Device’ By Shawn Helton, August 06 2015

Welcome to this week’s installment of the “Daily Shooter,” another episode tailormade for American audiences…

According to authorities, a man armed with a gun, pepper spray and a hatchet, was killed Wednesday afternoon after a fire fight with law enforcement …

Influential German Figures Call for a New European Approach to EU-Russia Relations and the Crisis in Ukraine By Oriental Review, August 06 2015

A couple of weeks ago a group of influential German figures, the members of Willy Brandt Circle, have signed an Open Letter to SPD (German Social-Democrats) Bundestag delegates and cabinet ministers urging them to abandon the confrontational course in relations

America: The Deceit About Being a ‘Republic’ versus a ‘Democracy’ By Eric Zuesse, August 06 2015

One of my recent articles at several sites, “Jimmy Carter Is Correct That the U.S. Is No Longer a Democracy” generated many reader-comments (such as here) saying things like, “The US has always been a republic. There are no

China-Latin American Relations, Santiago De Chile: The Yuan’s Financial Stronghold By Ariel Noyola Rodríguez, August 06 2015

Economic relations between China and Latin America are living increasing tensions. As a result of deflation (fall in prices) on a global scale, the South American region is suffering the consequences of concentrating the bulk of its exports to China

Will the US-Created ISIS Attack Americans on US Soil? By Joachim Hagopian, August 06 2015

Those of us in alternative news media shoulder a growing responsibility of shedding light on the truth where little to none exists anymore either in government and mainstream media. As such, citizens of the world but especially of America need

ISIS Threat Forces Iraq to Digitize National Library By RT, August 06 2015

In an effort to preserve centuries of the written word from possible pillage by Islamic State militants, the Baghdad National Library is rushing to scan ancient works to create digital archives.

The work undertaken by the microfilm department is truly …

Close Confidant’s Emails to Hillary Bash Britain’s Cameron By Stephen Lendman, August 06 2015

Shyness and self-restraint aren’t her attributes, along with a whole lot of other dubious qualities.

Revealed email content she sent and received on official State Department business as its head using her private account increasingly is coming back to haunt …

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Blames West For Biased MH17 Investigation and Anti-Russian Propaganda By Russia Insider, August 06 2015

Image: Source: amrfum

Mahathir bin Mohamad held the post of the Prime Minister for 22 years from 1981 to 2003, making him Malaysia’s longest-serving Prime Minister. As an experienced statesman he knows what he is talking about

This video is

Greek Forces to Train in Israel as Syriza-Led Government Deepens Alliance By Ali Abunimah, August 06 2015

Greek, along with Italian, military forces are soon to train in Israel.

This is the latest indicator of the deepening military alliance being forged between Israel and Greece’s government led by the leftist Syriza party.

Last month, Israeli helicopter pilots …