Selected Articles: How America backed the ISIS Takeover and Destruction of Palmyra
How America backed the ISIS Takeover and Destruction of Palmyra
By Prof. Tim Anderson, April 15 2016
As explosions from detonated mines continued in the background a Syrian general confirmed in some detail an ugly truth: Washington and its close allies Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Israel backed the ISIS takeover and destruction of Palmyra.
My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide
By Jim Miles, April 15 2016
Reading a work that would obviously be very pro-Israel sets up an anticipatory set of expectations and Michael Oren’s account of his term as Israeli ambassador to the U.S., Ally – My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide, certainly met those…
Blood and Money: US Tycoons, Charities and Israel’s Settlements
By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, April 15 2016
Last month, Bassem al-Tamimi and 35 other Palestinians and Palestinian Americans sought legal services to take a range of charities, firms and tycoons in the US to court in what will be a $34.5bn law suit. Their argument is personal,…
US Corporate Tax Cheats Hiding $1.4 Trillion in Profits in Offshore Accounts
By Patrick Martin, April 15 2016
A report issued Thursday by the British charity Oxfam found that the 50 largest US corporations are hiding $1.4 trillion in profits in overseas accounts to avoid US income taxes, much of it in tax havens like Bermuda and the…
Syrian Elections Prove Again That Washington And Its Presstitutes Lie Through Their Teeth
By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, April 14 2016
Today (April 14) Syria held parliamentary elections at 7,000 polling stations, keeping the voting open an extra five hours to accommodate the massive turnout. All were allowed to vote, even displaced Syrians from the two provinces still terrorized by Washington…