At least 11 Iraqis were killed and 31 more were wounded in newly reported violence. Only one of a small number of attacks was significant, and it was the cause of most of today’s casualties.
read moreA Crazy Prophet
“Why don't the masses stream to the square here, too, and throw Bibi out?” my taxi driver exclaimed when we were passing Rabin Square. The wide expanse was almost empty, with only a few mothers and their children enjoying the mild winter sun. The masses will not...
Palestine Papers Cause More Heartburn in Washington
The exposure by al-Jazeera and London's Guardian newspaper of a huge cache of documents detailing Palestinian accounts of a decade of peace negotiations with Israel could deal a lethal blow to U.S. efforts to get a credible process back on track, according to experts....
Mr. Al-Jazeera Goes to Washington
The director of the Arab satellite television network al-Jazeera, Wadah Khanfar, is in Washington this week for the first time, part of a brief tour of the U.S. that will also take him to New York. The visit comes just weeks after a deal between al-Jazeera and U.S....
Iran Freed Saberi; When
Will US Free Jassam?
Hilite title: Iran Freed Roxana Saberi
subhead: When will US free Ibrahim Jassam? asks Jeremy Scahill
read moreNeocon Group Calls for Military Strikes on Media
In the era of embedded media, independent journalists have become the eyes and ears of the world. Without those un-embedded journalists willing to risk their lives to place themselves on the other side of the barrel of the tank or the gun or under the air strikes,...
