Iraq Mosque Mayhem Pushes Toll to 57 Killed, 106 Wounded
Can the Guantanamo Hunger Strike Be Broken?
With arms tied down and feet shackled, Yasiin Bey writhes in anguish as a feeding tube is shoved into his right nostril. Groaning in extreme discomfort as his handlers push the tube deeper, Bey – better known as Mos Def – breaks into sobs as he begs for the...
Israel: EU Moves Against Illegal Settlements Threaten U.S.-Led ‘Peace Process’
The European Union has proposed new guidelines for how it will do business with the state of Israel that will require any Israeli entity seeking funding or cooperation from the E.U. to submit a declaration that it has no links to any of the occupied territories. Any...
Is America a Free Country?
Jimmy Carter is making waves: "America does not have a functioning democracy at this point in time," he told a meeting of the American Bridge, held in Atlanta, when asked about Edward Snowden's exposure of Washington's secret global surveillance system. Looks...
Five Killed in Fresh Iraq Attacks
NSA Spying Leaves Washington Lonelier Than Ever
As President Barack Obama arrived in Berlin last month to deliver a speech at the Brandenburg gate, many Germans were already expressing concern about revelations of NSA spying. Little did they know that they were viewing the tip of the iceberg and that tensions in...
The Mystery of TWA 800
It is sometimes easy to forget that the principal function of government, like any other organism, is to protect itself. In a perfect world a regime that has erred egregiously would admit to its mistake, apologize to the public, and make corrections to prevent any...
US Government-Funded News Comes Home
Following the amendment of a long-standing US law, people in this country will now be exposed to news which is produced by the US government. On Jul. 2, a change to the US Information and Educational Exchange Act, also known as the Smith-Mundt Act, came into effect,...
WHO’s Iraq Birth Defect Study Omits Causation
A long-awaited study on congenital birth defects by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Iraq is expected to be very extensive in nature. According to WHO, 10,800 households were selected as a sample size for the study, which was...