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Archives for February 2015

The “ISIS Spring” In North Africa

Libya is unique as it remains the largest haven for terrorist groups affiliated with ISIS, after being the main reservoir and source for all kinds of groups fighting in Syria.

Al Akhbar
By Al Akhbar

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (aka the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant [ISIL]) is expanding beyond the Levant. Establishing Wilyat Sinai (the Province of Sinai) was just the start, and now the group is determined to expand into all of North Africa. What happened in Sirte yesterday is just one episode in a series geared toward

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Turkey Continues To Turn Blind Eye To ISIS Fighters Entering Syria

Analysis: Despite efforts by Turkish authorities to crack down on wannabe jihadists crossing into Syria, the number of foreign fighters continues to grow.

Richard Hall
By Richard Hall
An armed man walks in ISIS controlled Tal Abyad across the Turkish Akcakale border gate, Turkey.

An armed man walks in ISIS controlled Tal Abyad across the Turkish Akcakale border gate, Turkey, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015. BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Islamic State is currently bearing the brunt of a military campaign involving some 62 countries from around the world. The US Air Force, together with regional partners, is bombing it from the air.

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IAEA: Iran Halts New Sensitive Nuclear Centrifuge Tests

“The disconnection reflects Iran addressing concerns about its enrichment (of uranium),” said the Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), which closely tracks Iran’s nuclear program.

Al Akhbar
By Al Akhbar

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani adjusts a translation headphone during a news conference in New York on Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. Iran has refrained from expanding tests of more efficient models of a centrifuge used to refine uranium under a nuclear agreement with six world powers, a UN report showed, allaying concerns it might be violating

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Widespread Cultural Boycott Of Israel Begins With Aim To Fight Israeli Apartheid

“Along with more than 600 other fellow artists, we are announcing today that we will not engage in business-as-usual cultural relations with Israel.”

Justin King
By Justin King

A man holds a sticker calling for a boycott against Israeli goods to protest against Israel's 2014 offensive in Gaza in Pamplona, Northern Spain. (ANTIMEDIA) London, UK – An ever-growing list of musicians, broadcasters, performance artists, movie makers, thespians, writers, and visual artists have pledged to engage in a cultural boycott of

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New York Moves To Ban Butcher Knives And Machetes

Anyone with a knife longer than 4 inches – even a simple kitchen knife – would be in violation of an administrative code, and would face up to 15 days in jail and a $300 fine.

M. David for Counter Current News
By M. David for Counter Current News

New York State has long been notorious for heavily restricting and banning weapons. Critics have suggested that the bans that started with firearms could end up banning anything and everything the State decided citizens should not be trusted with. Meanwhile, New York has seen some of the most militaristically-armed police forces in the

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Harvard Embattled As Students, Faculty, & Alumni Join Forces For Divestment

‘Unless and until institutions like Harvard act to stigmatize the root causes of global warming, we will remain addicted to a system of energy production and economic injustice that guarantees catastrophe.’

Jon Queally
By Jon Queally
Harvard

The suit charges that the Harvard Corporation is breaching its duties under its charter by investing in fossil fuel companies.  Photo: Harvard Climate Justice Coalition The administration of one of the world's most elite higher education institutions has called the intensified tactics of its students a form of "coercive" protest and lawyers

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