By Bill Van Auken on December 23, 2017
The Pentagon admitted for the first time this week that it has “conducted multiple ground operations” in Yemen, the impoverished and war-ravaged country on the Arabian Peninsula, while conducting more than 120 air strikes there this year, triple the number in 2016. (more…)
By Ibrahim Husseini & Liam O’Hare on December 28, 2017
Aida refugee camp, occupied West Bank – A Palestinian refugee camp in the occupied West Bank may be the most exposed place to tear gas in the world, according to the author of a new study. (more…)
Bassem Tamimi Dec 29, 2017
This night too, like all the nights since dozens of soldiers raided our home in the middle of the night, my wife Nariman, my 16-year-old daughter Ahed and Ahed’s cousin Nur will spend behind bars. (more…)
By Vijay Prashad on December 27, 2017
Photo: Bill Hackwell
War is defined by noise. It is earthshattering. The sounds of exploding bombs and gunfire, of screams and pain: these are the aural coordinates of battlefields. The modern battlefield is not defined by remoteness. (more…)
December 2018
Dear Compañeros
Photo: Bill Hackwell
2017 has been an extremely difficult year for our peoples fighting for a better world. We have seen how social protest has been criminalized, with many imprisoned and murdered. (more…)
From Syria Solidarity Movement Statement on December 24, 2017
Both great powers, Russia and the USA, recently claimed victory over the Islamic State (aka Daesh, ISIS, ISIL) in Syria, but only one did the right thing in response. (more…)
By Tony Cartalucci on December 18, 2017
The US is attempting to sell to the public the next phase of its continued occupation and military operations across the Middle East. (more…)
By Ali Abunimah on December 21, 2017
Ahed, Nariman and Nour Tamimi are in high spirits and are sending greetings to supporters around the world from their cells in HaSharon prison where Israel is detaining them. (more…)