Middle East & North Africa

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, today’s de facto ruler of Damascus, has an eloquent history: he began his jihadist militancy in al-Qaeda’s ranks as an associate of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the “caliph” who founded ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and

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: “The Occupation is the disease” By Sarah Meyer, May 03, 2006
Launching of Iran’s Oil Stock Exchange in May By Global Research, April 30, 2006
The Security Council deadline myth By Gordon Prather, April 30, 2006
Hamas’ Impossible Mission By Ramzy Baroud, April 30, 2006
Intelligence indications and warnings abound as Bush administration finalizes military attack on Iran. By Wayne Madsen, April 28, 2006
“Diplomacy”, the Smokescreen for Savagery By Ghali Hassan, April 27, 2006
The “Great Kurdistan” threat By Gilles Munier, April 22, 2006
Strike Iran, Watch Pakistan and Turkey Fall By John Stanton, April 22, 2006
Nuking Iran By Jorge Hirsch and Foaad Khosmood, April 22, 2006
A Case for the Palestinian Government By Ramzy Baroud, April 22, 2006
Baghdad Airport, The Green Zone and Occupation Garrisons 2003 By Sarah Meyer, April 22, 2006
The Billion-Dollar Baghdad Embassy By Leigh Saavedra, April 20, 2006
Analysis of rhetoric in media on its way to war against Iran – commenting on the alleged statements of Iran’s president By Anneliese Fikentscher and Andreas Neumann, April 19, 2006
US plots ‘new liberation of Baghdad’ By Sarah Baxter, April 18, 2006
The US, Iran and the End of the International Order By Jussi Sinnemaa, April 18, 2006
Iran Issues Warning to US By Global Research, April 18, 2006
USCENTCOM’s “Theater Iran Near Term”(TIRANNT): Britain joins the United States in mock Iran invasion By Global Research, April 17, 2006
Dead Cities By Chris Floyd, April 17, 2006
Depleted Uranium for Dummies By Irving Wesley Hall, April 17, 2006
Iraqis’ Resistance to Civil War By Ghali Hassan, April 13, 2006
Iraq’s US/UK Permanent Bases : Intentional Obfuscation By Sarah Meyer, April 11, 2006
Memo paints grim picture of life in Iraq as killings worsen By Eric Schmitt and Edward Wong, April 11, 2006
U.S. invasion responsible deaths of over 250,000 civilians in Iraq By John Stokes, April 11, 2006
Selling the War against Iran By Ghali Hassan, April 10, 2006
Palestinian Health Care Conditions Under Occupation By Sonia Nettnin, April 10, 2006
USA squanders 300 million dollars on war propaganda in Iraq By Global Research, April 10, 2006
Top UK Brass Plan For US Strike On Iran By Michael Carmichael, April 10, 2006
Beastly Behavior By Chris Floyd, April 10, 2006
Against the odds, America is said to be planning a military strike on Iran. By Sarah Baxter, April 10, 2006
Iran has No Nuclear Weapons Program By Javad Zarif, April 10, 2006
Iran accuses US of “psychological war” By Global Research, April 10, 2006
The Iran Plans: Would President Bush go to war to stop Tehran from getting the bomb? By Seymour M. Hersh, April 10, 2006
US Attitude to Hamas: The Disturbing Parallel With Nicaragua By Ramzy Baroud, April 06, 2006
Rachel’s Words Live On: Each Palestinian has a special place in their heart for Rachel Corrie. By Remi Kanazi, March 31, 2006
Israeli Elections: What Happened? By Uri Avnery, March 29, 2006
It’s the Media, Stupid By Ramzy Baroud, March 28, 2006
Energy Trading Platform launched in Qatar By Global Research, March 27, 2006
The massacre of Iraqi Civilians: Death Mask By Chris Floyd, March 26, 2006
Israeli Elections: Whom To Vote For? By Uri Avnery, March 26, 2006
Women and War: A First-Hand Perspective By Sonia Nettnin, March 26, 2006
Neocons Commence World War Three By Kurt Nimmo, March 26, 2006
IAEA finds no evidence of Iranian nuclear-weapons plan By Global Research, March 25, 2006
The Game Plan on Iran is becoming clearer By Siddharth Varadarajan, March 25, 2006
Iraq unbreakable By Hana Al-Bayaty, March 24, 2006
Requests to Build Big U.S. Bases in Iraq Raise Concern By Peter Spiegel, March 24, 2006
Iran denies reports it will open euro oil exchange By Global Research, March 22, 2006
The Jericho Prison Raid By Ramzy Baroud, March 22, 2006
Operation Swarm Of Lies By Dahr Jamail, March 22, 2006
Why Journalists Are Being Murdered In Iraq By Finian Cunningham, March 21, 2006
Deja Vu All Over Iran By Robert Dreyfuss, March 19, 2006
Amid Mounting Sectarian Violence, Political Stalemate continues in Iraq By Peter Symonds, March 19, 2006
Saudi Arabia: the sands run out By Michael T. Klare, March 19, 2006
Civil War: What is the U.S. role in Iraq’s dirty war? By Nicolas J. S. Davies, March 18, 2006
Canada in Afghanistan: Top Ten Under-reported Facts By Media Alliance for New Activism, March 18, 2006
Violence against women in Iraq under US Occupation By Global Research, March 17, 2006
VIDEO: 100,000 Iraqi Kids Killed By Global Research, March 16, 2006
IRAQ: Thousands killed by government death squads By Doug Lorimer, March 16, 2006
US illegality in Iraq: Where is the limit? By BRussells Tribunal, March 14, 2006
Eurasia, the “World Island”: Geopolitics, and Policymaking in the 21st Century By Christopher J. Fettweis, March 14, 2006
Prisons and torture in Iraq By Sarah Meyer, March 14, 2006
The European Union Dilemma: Israel, Palestine and the Geneva Initiative By Am Johal, March 12, 2006
Death Squads in Iraq By Robert Dreyfuss, March 11, 2006
Lying and Deception as Government Policy By Ramzy Baroud, March 10, 2006
The Tehran Oil Bourse: What the Iran ‘nuclear issue’ is really about By Chris Cook, March 10, 2006
Fighting for Their Lies: The Deadly Delusions of America’s Troops By Chris Floyd, March 10, 2006
No, the Iran Oil Bourse is not a casus belli… By F. William Engdahl, March 10, 2006
Nato may help US airstrikes on Iran By Sarah Baxter and Uzi Mahnaimi, March 06, 2006
U.S. endorsed Iranian plans to build massive nuclear energy industry By Ed Haas, March 06, 2006
Energy Wars: Beneath Iraq and a hard place By Ian Fraser, March 02, 2006
IAEA says no evidence of Iranian Nuclear Weapons plan By Atul Aneja, March 02, 2006
Iraq occupation makes possible record profits for British private military contractor By Harvey Thompson, March 02, 2006
7,000 Sunnis killed by Death Squads? By Truth About Iraqis, March 02, 2006
The bombings of the Golden Mosque in Samarra: Who Benefits? By Dahr Jamail, March 02, 2006
Middle East Democracy and the Hamas Factor By Ramzy Baroud, March 02, 2006
Destruction of Al-Askari Mosque is a “war crime”; Statement on events in Samarra and across Iraq: By BRussells Tribunal, February 24, 2006
Iraq: Occupation and Sectarianism By Ghali Hassan, February 23, 2006
Death-squad “democracy” in Iraq By Eric Ruder, February 22, 2006
Revealed: the brutality of the US reign of terror in Iraq By Global Research, February 22, 2006
Cartoon Awakening: Toward a Positive Media Strategy By Ramzy Baroud, February 21, 2006
America and Iran: At the Brink of the Abyss By Jorge Hirsch, February 21, 2006