Is the US Encouraging Israel to Attack Syria?

Despite Israel's repeated insistence that it does not want an armed conflict with Syria, could the United States be encouraging the Israelis to attack Syria, or to goad the Syrians into attacking Israel first? According to Sunday's Jerusalem Post, IDF officials have...

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Oil Spill Hits Lebanon, No Cleanup in Sight

Byblos, Lebanon – Israeli air strikes on an electricity plant have released oil that has now spread over much of Lebanon's coastline. More than 15,000 barrels of oil have hit the coast after the bombing of five of six storage tanks at the plant in the coastal...

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Remember Iraq?

"Trust that Iraq will be the graveyard for terrorism and terrorists for the good of all humanity," said Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in an address to a joint session of Congress that went reasonably well despite some grumbling in advance. "Iraq...

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Backtalk July 29, 2006

The Human Shields of Nazareth Dear fellow activists, … Jonathan Cook's article clearly demonstrates that yet another journalist (Matthew Price) within the BBC has been "reporting" fallacies and hinting at a pro-Israeli stance. This must be combated by truthful...

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Indo-US Nuclear Deal Sows Resentment, Rivalry

NEW DELHI - Just as the nuclear cooperation agreement between the United States and India receives a major boost in Washington with the House of Representatives strongly voting for it, the deal continues to face flak in India's own Parliament. On Thursday, the House...

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