The images of Heads of State marching at the front of the protests in Paris are enough to trigger one’s gag reflex. Arm in sanctimonious arm, these world "leaders" are seeking to veer the sentiments expressed in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo slaughter...
Terror in Europe
The January 7 massacre at the offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine and the subsequent hostage standoff at a kosher supermarket – resulting in the death of 15 civilians, two police, and three terrorists – were much smaller in scope than the September 11, 2001 attacks in...
Bombers Strike Baghdad, 85 Killed Across Iraq
The Uses of Charlie Hebdo
Six months ago, 20-year-old Christopher Lee Cornell, an American convert to Islam living with his parents in Green Township, Ohio, attracted the attention of the FBI. We don't know the reason for their initial interest, although it's likely Cornell's vocal adherence...
The Sterling Trial: Merlin Meets Curveball
On June 26, 2003, CIA posted nuclear blueprints written in English on its website, claiming they were Iraqi.[/caption]“Very often you get a curveball thrown at you.”When Bob S, a longtime CIA operations manager working on Weapons of Mass Destruction...
The Military-Industrial Complex in Iraq
Originally posted at TomDispatch. Call it what you will Iraq War 3.0, the war against ISIS, the new Syrian War it was regularly headline-making news in this country in the second half of last year: the stunning advances of the Islamic State (IS)...
134 Killed Across Iraq
What Freedom of Speech?
The photos of 40 of the world’s government leaders marching arm-in-arm along a Paris boulevard on Sunday with the president of the United States not among them was a provocative image that has fomented much debate. The march was, of course, in direct response to the...
Victims of War and Terrorism Lose Their Individuality
Considering what Charlie Hebdo staffers suffered during the attack on their offices, followed by the nauseating sight of so many world leaders marching for the freedom of speech they support with heavy caveats at best, the lingering irreverence of the publication is...
Doubling Down on Dictatorship in the Middle East
For a moment, four years ago, it seemed that dictators in the Middle East would soon be a thing of the past. Back then, it looked like the United States would have to make good on its declared support for democracy, as millions of Tunisians, Egyptians, Bahrainis,...


