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In this Thursday, April 6, 2017 photo made in Israeli controlled Golan Heights, Israeli military medics assist wounded Syrians. Seven wounded Syrians crossed into Israeli controlled Heights Thursday night have received immediate treatment and were hospitalized later on. They are the latest group of Syrian fighters receiving free medical care through an Israeli military program operating since 2013. (AP/Dusan Vranic)

Report Confirms Israel Has Been Secretly Funding Syrian Rebels For Years

Archives for June 2017

Muslim Teen Leaving Virginia Mosque Murdered

The attack occurred as a man in London plowed his van into a group Muslim worshipers outside a mosque, killing at least one person.

Andrea Germanos
By Andrea Germanos
17 year-old Nabra Hassanen. (Photo: Facebook)

Police in Fairfax County, Va, say they believe the remains of a female found in a pond Sunday afternoon are those of a 17-year-old girl who was assaulted and disappeared hours earlier while walking with a group of friends. Multiple news outlets report that the group was walking to a mosque, while others report that they were leaving a

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South Korea To Phase Out All Coal & Nuclear Power

The step marks the first major new international commitment away from coal since Trump announced his decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement to limit global emissions.

Damian Kahya
By Damian Kahya
A man watches the Seoul skyline covered with a thick haze at Seoul Tower's observation deck in Seoul, South Korea. ( AP/Ahn Young-joon)

The new President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in has committed his country to phasing out all coal and nuclear power stations suggesting a major change in energy policy for the Asian state. The step marks the first major new international commitment away from coal since Trump announced his decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement to

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Texas Passes Landmark Law Requiring Treatment Instead Of Jail For Mentally Ill

The Sandra Bland Act mandates county jails divert people with mental health and substance abuse issues toward treatment and requires that independent law enforcement agencies investigate jail deaths.

Johnathan Silver
By Johnathan Silver
Jeanette Williams places a bouquet of roses at a memorial for Sandra Bland near A&M University, in Prairie View, Texas. (AP/Pat Sullivan)

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday signed into law a measure that seeks to address the circumstances that led to the death of Sandra Bland, a black woman found dead in a county jail days after being arrested during a routine traffic stop. The Sandra Bland Act mandates county jails divert people with mental health and substance abuse issues

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US Coalition Shoots Down Syrian Jet Targeting ISIS Covoy

The aircraft was brought down in the southern Raqqa countryside while it was engaging a fleeing ISIS convoy.

ZeroHedge.com
By ZeroHedge.com
The fin and rear fuselage of a Syrian Airfore Su-22M, The same type of aircraft shot down by US forces while engaging ISIS targets fleeing Raqqa , Syria. (Photo: A.V.)

The US-led, so-called anti-terrorist coalition has reportedly shot down a Syrian government forces aircraft. Reuters reports the Syrian Arab Army announced that the aircraft was brought down in the southern Raqqa countryside, while it was engaging a fleeing ISIS convoy. The pilot remains

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How The Government Gained The Upper Hand Against Leakers

We may be entering a post-Pentagon Papers era that shifts the power back to political elites, who seem more emboldened to go after leakers.

Margot Susca | The Conversation
By Margot Susca | The Conversation
In this Saturday, June 1, 2013 file photo, Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower responsible for releasing the Pentagon Papers, speaks during a rally in support of Army Pfc. Chelsea Manning, formerly Bradley Manning, outside the gates of Fort Meade, Md. On Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

In October 1969, a national security official named Daniel Ellsberg began secretly photocopying 7,000 classified Vietnam War documents. He had become increasingly frustrated with the systematic deception of top U.S. leaders who sought to publicly escalate a war that, privately, they knew was unwinnable. In March 1971 he leaked the documents –

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Chelsea Manning Remains Steadfast In Face Of Mainstream Media Criticism

In her first interview since being released, ABC News pits Chelsea Manning against a former NSA deputy director.

Kevin Gosztola
By Kevin Gosztola
A still image from the ABC News interview with Chelsea Manning, her first since being released from prison.

Whether in an imperfect or hostile setting, Chelsea Manning’s persevering spirit and humanity never fails to shine. That was certainly the case in her exclusive interview for “Nightline” on ABC. The United States Army whistleblower describes her military prison life at Fort Leavenworth as a daily fight for survival. She shares how it was

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