By Dafna Linzer, Michael Grabell and Jeff Larson This past summer, as the Syrian economy began to unravel and the military pressed hard against an armed rebellion, a Syrian government plane ferried what flight records describe as more than 200 tons of “bank notes” from Moscow. The records of overflight requests were obtained by ProPublica. […]
By Dafna Linzer, Michael Grabell and Jeff Larson This past summer, as the Syrian economy began to unravel and the military pressed hard against an armed rebellion, a Syrian government plane ferried what flight records describe as more than 200 tons of “bank notes” from Moscow. The records of overflight requests were obtained by ProPublica. […]
(MintPress) – “Revolution is a rare moment in history when millions of ordinary individuals become active, taking back control of their destinies,” said Welsh academic Alan Woods, when speaking about the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela in a recent lecture. Despite capturing 55 percent of the vote in a democratic, transparent presidential election last month, Western media […]
(MintPress) – “Revolution is a rare moment in history when millions of ordinary individuals become active, taking back control of their destinies,” said Welsh academic Alan Woods, when speaking about the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela in a recent lecture. Despite capturing 55 percent of the vote in a democratic, transparent presidential election last month, Western media […]
Bomb attacks in the Pakistani cities of Rawalpindi, Quetta and Karachi have killed at least 17 people, according to news report. According to Reuters, a suicide bomber killed 13 people at Shia Muslim procession late Wednesday night in Rawalpindi, near the capital Islamabad, a day before the city hosts leaders from Egypt, Iran and other […]
Bomb attacks in the Pakistani cities of Rawalpindi, Quetta and Karachi have killed at least 17 people, according to news report. According to Reuters, a suicide bomber killed 13 people at Shia Muslim procession late Wednesday night in Rawalpindi, near the capital Islamabad, a day before the city hosts leaders from Egypt, Iran and other […]
(CHICAGO) — The whole world’s watching. Growing millions know. Israel’s a rogue terror state. It’s amoral, brutish and ruthless. Arabs are murdered for not being Jews. Gazans suffer most of all. Israel’s been terror-bombing them daily. Civilians are maliciously targeted. Growing numbers are killed. Official totals way understate the toll. Many others are injured. Children […]
(CHICAGO) — The whole world’s watching. Growing millions know. Israel’s a rogue terror state. It’s amoral, brutish and ruthless. Arabs are murdered for not being Jews. Gazans suffer most of all. Israel’s been terror-bombing them daily. Civilians are maliciously targeted. Growing numbers are killed. Official totals way understate the toll. Many others are injured. Children […]
Bahrain’s leaders pushed back against criticism by a leading rights group Wednesday that the Gulf state has failed to follow through with promised political and security reforms in the wake of the kingdom’s anti-government uprising. Authorities cited a series of measures taken since an independent report on the crisis came out last November, including giving […]
Bahrain’s leaders pushed back against criticism by a leading rights group Wednesday that the Gulf state has failed to follow through with promised political and security reforms in the wake of the kingdom’s anti-government uprising. Authorities cited a series of measures taken since an independent report on the crisis came out last November, including giving […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress – As the flurry of military and diplomatic activity in the Middle East intensifies, both sides in the Gaza conflict have been embracing social media as one of their tools of warfare. Hamas is active on twitter, while the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have established a presence on several platforms. Third parties are also […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress – As the flurry of military and diplomatic activity in the Middle East intensifies, both sides in the Gaza conflict have been embracing social media as one of their tools of warfare. Hamas is active on twitter, while the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have established a presence on several platforms. Third parties are also […]
(BRUSSELS) — Five leading EU countries met in Paris (France) last week and called for a new European military structure to manage overseas operations. In the joint communiqué they issued, the foreign and defense ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain called for “an ambitious European policy in the field of security and defense.” […]
(BRUSSELS) — Five leading EU countries met in Paris (France) last week and called for a new European military structure to manage overseas operations. In the joint communiqué they issued, the foreign and defense ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain called for “an ambitious European policy in the field of security and defense.” […]
