An advertisement agency is in trouble for using a gory image of Malala Yousafzai in an advertisement. It depicts Yousafzai being shot, recovering, and then "bouncing back" to international prominence and receiving an award. People are naturally offended,...
Militarized Humanitarianism in Africa
As the world remains transfixed by the kidnapping of almost 300 Nigerian girls, there have been increasing calls for international intervention in the effort to rescue them. But what many people don’t know is that the U.S. military has been active in the region for...
Scattered Attacks Leave 38 Killed, 39 Wounded Across Iraq
Greenwald Against the Establishment
Glenn Greenwald’s new book, No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State, is many things: an account of his relationship with Snowden, an indictment of political leaders who have used the pretext of "terrorism" to mask their...
How NATO Jabs Russia on Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov used Wednesday’s interview with Bloomberg News to address the overriding issue regarding the future of Ukraine, at least from Moscow’s perspective. Speaking in fluent English, he said Russia would be “categorically against”...
How ‘Benghazi’ Birthed the New Normal in Africa
Originally posted at TomDispatch. Amid the horrific headlines about the fanatical Islamist sect Boko Haram that should make Nigerians cringe, here’s a line from a recent Guardian article that should make Americans do the same, as the U.S. military continues its...
The FBI, the NSA, and the Daunting Task of True Reform
Last summer, after the in-FBI-custody shooting of Ibragim Todashev, a friend of the elder Boston bomber, the Bureau told the same story they have been telling since 1993 – this was justified. Furthermore, documents acquired by The New York Times last June showed that...
US ‘Political’ Breakout Demand Could Derail Iran Nuclear Talks
As diplomats began drafting a comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear program and Western sanctions in Vienna Tuesday, US officials were poised to demand a drastic cut in Iran’s enrichment capabilities that is widely expected to deadlock the negotiations. Iran...
Iraq Army Kill Scores, Bombers Wound Dozens; 210 Killed, 120 Wounded
40 Killed, 47 Wounded in Ongoing Iraq Violence
In Anbar: Shelling killed seven civilians and wounded nine more in Falluja. A suicide bomber in Hit killed one policeman and wounded four more. In Abu Ghraib, police found a dumped body. A roadside bomb wounded four people. Seven militants were killed during a clash...