Middle East & North Africa

A complex network of Al Qaeda affiliated terrorist organizations overseen by US and allied intelligence agencies has unfolded, extending across the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, Western China, South and South East Asia.
Libya is among the World's largest oil economies with approximately 3.5% of global oil reserves, more than twice those of the US.
The Iraqi parliament suspended the corrupt 2014 agreement with the Obama administration which invited the US to lead a fake counterterrorism operation directed against the Islamic State (ISIS-Daesh), made up of mercenaries who are funded, trained and recruited by US-NATO, with the support of Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Iraq is in the eye of the storm. Washington's "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran and Tehran's response put heavy pressure on the Iraqi government, a partner for both. The US expects Baghdad to resist Iran, and Iran expects Baghdad to resist the US. An almost impossible position.
Pentagon Demands $100 Million More For War With Iran By Global Research, February 27, 2012
Obama, “Friends of Syria” Press for Military Intervention Against Damascus By Alex Lantier, February 26, 2012
France Increases Military Ties With New Libyan Regime By Global Research, February 26, 2012
NATO Air Raid Kills, Injures Seven Afghan Civilians By Ghanizada, February 26, 2012
Memo To POTUS—Eyes Only: From The Department of Pre-War Planning And Threat Exaggeration By Danny Schechter, February 26, 2012
Syria: Rogue Elements Rampant By Felicity Arbuthnot, February 26, 2012
Pakistani Families of Slaughtered Children to Sue the CIA Over Drone Deaths By Global Research, February 25, 2012
Russian Secret Services: U.S., NATO, GCC Arm Syrian Rebels Through Iraq, Lebanon And Turkey By Global Research, February 25, 2012
In Search of Syria’s True Friends By Polina Chernitsa, February 25, 2012
Spoiling for War on Syria By Stephen Lendman, February 25, 2012
War Plan Against Iran: A Dangerous Resolution By Paul R. Pillar, February 25, 2012
Arab League As An Anti-Arab Weapon By Elena Pustovoitova, February 24, 2012
CIA-NATO Front Group Drafts “Humanitarian Aid” for Syria By Kurt Nimmo, February 24, 2012
Iran Will Never Seek Nuclear Weapons: Leader By Global Research, February 24, 2012
Afghans Besiege US Bases in Koran Protests By Bill Van Auken, February 24, 2012
Reports: U.S., NATO Allies Preparing For Ground Assault In Syria By Global Research, February 24, 2012
Russia: Attack On Iran Would Be Catastrophic By Global Research, February 23, 2012
Russia, China Warn Against Foreign Intervention In Syria By Global Research, February 23, 2012
VIDEO: Don’t Get Fooled Again on Iran By Global Research, February 23, 2012
Veteran US Diplomat Questions Syria Storyline – Focus on Syria Derived From Iran Fixation By Sharmine Narwani, February 23, 2012
Syria: Seeking a Convenient Casus Belli By Tony Cartalucci, February 23, 2012
Irresponsible Anti-Iranian Fear-Mongering By Stephen Lendman, February 23, 2012
BREAKING NEWS: Israel backing down from Iran threats By Michael Carmichael, February 22, 2012
Look at the Facts: Who Is The REAL Nuclear Threat in the Middle East? By Larry Everest, February 22, 2012
Made in Jordan: Thousands of Gunmen Preparing to Enter Syria? By Global Research, February 22, 2012
Turkish Secret Agents Trained by the Mossad Captured in Syria By Global Research News, February 22, 2012
CIA and Mossad Rebuilding Spy Ring in Tunisia By Global Research News, February 22, 2012
VIDEO: Stand By Me: In Solidarity with Palestinian Prisoners By Global Research, February 22, 2012
SYRIA: “Human Rights” Warriors for Empire By Glen Ford, February 21, 2012
Lebanon, Russia Boycott ‘Friends of Syria’ Meet By Global Research, February 21, 2012
U.S. Rejects Karzai’s Demand to End Raids By Gareth Porter and Shah Nouri, February 21, 2012
Iraq Violence Drops as al-Qaeda Heads to Syria By Jason Ditz, February 21, 2012
The 10 Most Excellent Reasons to Attack Iran By David Swanson, February 21, 2012
Unjust Incarceration of Ethiopians: Protest at the Saudi Arabia Embassy in Washington Feb. 21, at 10 Am By Ethiopian Review, February 20, 2012
‘SWIFT Boating’ Iran: Economic War a Prelude to Military Attack By Tom Burghardt, February 20, 2012
VIDEO: US-NATO Support Al Qaeda-Affiliated Rebels in Syria By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, February 20, 2012
Israel ‘Will Make Own Decision’ on Attacking Iran By Jason Ditz, February 20, 2012
U.S. Violates Syrian Air Space: Drones Over Syria as Fighting Spreads By Alex Lantier, February 20, 2012
Witnessing Human Rights Violations in Bahrain By Brian Terrell, February 20, 2012
More than 14 million Syrians participate in constitutional referendum By Global Research, February 20, 2012
UN Vote Seen as Stepping Stone Toward Military Intervention in Syria By Chris Marsden, February 19, 2012
Wrongheaded UN Vote on Syria: US-NATO “Arm Twisting” at the General Assembly By Stephen Lendman, February 18, 2012
Syria and the media: “Activists say…” By William Bowles, February 18, 2012
SYRIA: Ban Ki-moon and Churchill’s Shadow: UN Secretary General endorses US-NATO War Propaganda By Dmitriy Sedov, February 18, 2012
The Assassination of Iranian Scientists: In What Way is Iran a Threat to Israel? By Prof. Ismael Hossein-Zadeh, February 17, 2012
Amnesty International Details Torture and Murder in Libya By Patrick Martin, February 17, 2012
Syria: Feeding Off the Carcase By William Bowles, February 17, 2012
US BACKED BAHRAIN REGIME: Canadian Man Freed From Jail Nightmare, while Hundreds of others Continue to Languish in Prison By Finian Cunningham, February 17, 2012
Netizen Journalism, Libya and the UN By Ronda Hauben, February 17, 2012
New Weasel Word on Iran Nukes By Robert Parry, February 16, 2012
Who Carried Out the Terrorist Car Bombings in India, Thailand and Georgia? Iran … Or Someone Else? By Washington's Blog, February 16, 2012
VIDEO: Open Seeds: Biopiracy and the Patenting of Life By James Corbett and Dr. Vandana Shiva, February 15, 2012
Taliban Liaison Office in Qatar, A Close Ally of America: “Established with Washington’s US Permission” By Syed M Tariq Pirzada, February 15, 2012
Syria to Hold Referendum and Enact a New Constitution in Less than Two Weeks … Will U.S. and Its Allies Attack Anyway? By Washington's Blog, February 15, 2012
War on Iran? NATO Holds High Level Consultations With Four Gulf Countries By Global Research, February 15, 2012
Final Solution: First Syria, Then Iran By Larry Chin, February 14, 2012
Syria: the Middle East’s tipping point By Nassar Ibrahim, February 14, 2012
BAHRAIN: US-Backed Regime Replays State of Emergency to Crush Pro-Democracy Movement By Finian Cunningham, February 14, 2012
VIDEO: The Hijacking of Libya (Trailer) By Global Research, February 14, 2012
VIDEO: Foreign Powers Behind Syria Unrest By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, February 14, 2012
GEOPOLITICAL DESTABILIZATION AND REGIONAL WAR: The Road To Tehran Goes Through Damascus By Nile Bowie, February 14, 2012
Egypt: US-funded Agitators on Trial: US “Democracy Promotion” = Foreign-funded Sedition. By Tony Cartalucci, February 13, 2012
The Road To Damascus…And On To Armageddon? By Diana Johnstone, February 13, 2012
VIDEO: US Restarts Deadly Drone Strikes in Pakistan By Chris Woods, February 13, 2012
Fears Of Kosovo Or Iraq Fate For Syria By Global Research, February 13, 2012
Syria gives Tunisia, Libya 72 hours to close their embassies By Global Research, February 12, 2012
US Invading Syria by Proxy: US “Prepares Military Options” to back Terrorists in Syria. By Tony Cartalucci, February 12, 2012
The Crisis in Syria: Selection of News Reports and Analysis By Willliam Bowles, February 12, 2012
Crimes in Syria committed by terrorists backed by Western and Arab countries By Global Research, February 12, 2012
IRAN ESCALATION: All the Elements for War Are Coming Together By Tom Burghardt, February 12, 2012
Defending the UN Charter by Use of the Veto: The Security Council Resolution on Syria By Ronda Hauben, February 12, 2012
Ongoing atrocities by NATO-installed Libyan regime By Will Morrow, February 12, 2012
NATO’s “Secret War” on Syria: Replicating the Libya Model By Stephen Lendman, February 11, 2012
ACTIVE WAR PLANS: Pentagon plans US-backed War against Syria By Chris Marsden, February 10, 2012
SYRIA: PREVENTING WAR: NATO’s Objective is to turn Syria into Another Iraq, a Quagmire of Ethnic and Sectarian Violence By Prof. Igor Panarin, February 10, 2012
UNSTABLE GEOPOLITICAL CHESSBOARD: India Joins NATO, Gulf Cooperation Council Against Syria By M D Nalapat, February 10, 2012
New Military Coalitions directed against Syria and Iran: Leading U.S. Officials Flock To Bulgaria Amid Mideast War Threats By Global Research News, February 09, 2012
Thwarting the Pentagon’s Military Roadmap: The Strategic Alliance between Russia and China By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, February 09, 2012
Syria Regime Change PR in High Gear: More ‘Newborn Baby Slaughter’ Propaganda By Patrick Henningsen, February 09, 2012
Israel’s Mossad Teams up with Terror Group to Kill Iran’s Nuclear Scientists By Richard Engel and Robert Windrem, February 09, 2012