Is Rand Paul Right About Benghazi?
Hillary Clinton's last hurrah at the State Department – her appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Benghazi – was outrageous in many respects, although the partisan fury of her Republican interrogators did more to obscure the facts than...
US Goading Japan into Confrontation With China
"………..Their defeat Doth by their own insinuation grow. ‘Tis dangerous when the baser nature comes Between the pass and fell incensèd points Of mighty opposites." ~ Hamlet on the deaths of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. At the height of the 2012...
Why It’s ‘Legal’ When the US Does It
Credit the Arab Spring and what’s followed in the Greater Middle East to many things, but don’t overlook American “unilateralism.” After all, if you want to see destabilization at work, there’s nothing like having a heavily armed crew...
Kirkuk Carnage: 42 Killed, 115 Wounded across Iraq
At least 35 people were killed and as many as 90 more were wounded in a complex attack on an army base in central Kirkuk. Meanwhile, another six people were killed and six more were wounded in other attacks.
read moreHagel Hearings Showcase Pro-Israel Agenda
If former Defence Secretary-designate Sen. Chuck Hagel’s lacklustre performance at his confirmation hearing Thursday heartened neo-conservatives and other hawks opposed to his nomination, those who argued that the Israel lobby has been exerting too great an influence...
Pakistan Tribes Turn Against Army
“We demand an immediate end to the military operation in Khyber Agency because it has not brought any results during the past three years,” says Iqbal Afridi from the Pakistan Tehreek Insaf party. “The military operations are killing the local...
Iraq: Four Killed, including councilman
The Asia Pivot and US Motivations
In 2011, the Obama administration formally introduced an offensive strategy designed to contain China’s rise to power, termed the "Asia-Pivot." In a November 2011 speech to the Australian Parliament, Obama described the Asia-Pacific as a "top...
Two Killed in Iraq Violence
Large anti-Maliki rallies took place in western Iraq, a week after soldiers killed protesters at a similar rally. In response, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki promised to honor “legitimate” demands. Violence was light. Only two Iraqis were killed and four more were wounded in the latest reports.
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