Month: January 2013

So who’s the fool? The outfit that turned its business of peddling useless propaganda to U.S. occupied countries onto America itself – by smearing journalists that dared criticize it – or the government that hired them for hundreds of millions in the first place? Let’s say the government. At least Leonie Industries gets to keep … Continue reading “War Profiteers Still Finishing First”

Protests flared in Mosul, where agitated demonstrations tried to take over several army vehicles. Mosul was also the focus of violence that left 10 dead and 15 wounded across the country. In Mosul, shots were fired after protestors climbed on top of army Humvees; four protestors were wounded when they were struck by one of … Continue reading “Ten Killed in Iraq; Shots Fired at Anti-government Protest”

A screaming mob of whites gathers in a public square, their placards proclaiming their hatred of blacks, their shouts of "N—-r!" reverberating and bouncing off the walls of nearby shops and homes like the ominous thunder of a coming storm. They loot shops that cater to blacks, and a prominent elected official is at the … Continue reading “Israel’s Anti-Black Pogrom”

Former vice president under Saddam Hussein, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, issued a statement supporting the Sunni protestors and disparaging the Iranian influence on the Maliki administration. Meanwhile, at least 12 Iraqis were killed and 53 more were wounded.

President Obama’s selection of John Kerry as the next secretary of state sends the wrong signal to America’s allies and adversaries alike. Kerry’s record in the United States Senate, where he currently chairs the Foreign Relations Committee, has included spurious attacks on the International Court of Justice, unqualified defense of Israeli occupation policies and human … Continue reading “The Case Against Kerry”

WASHINGTON, Jan 5 2013 (IPS) – With President Barack Obama reportedly primed to nominate former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel to head the Pentagon early next week, the powerful Israel lobby, led by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), faces a major dilemma. If it mounts a vigorous campaign to fight Hagel’s confirmation by the … Continue reading “Major Test for Israel Lobby As Obama Leans to Hagel for Pentagon”

David Ignatius, writing about the furor around the rumored nomination of Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense, remarks that the first enlisted man to be considered for the job "has taken so much flak he deserves another Purple Heart." That about sums up the tenor of the debate Hagel’s presumed nomination has provoked. A veritable … Continue reading “It’s Not All About Israel”