U.S. Quits UN Human Rights Council Because It’s Not Pro-Israel Enough
"Many of its current members -- they include China, Saudi Arabia and Egypt -- have poor human rights records themselves."
US Officially Resumes Funding For Rebel-Aligned White Helmets In Syria
"US, Dutch, British, Danish and German governments have been funding the White Helmets, a non-governmental organization, through proxies for around five years."
Ron Paul: Why Is Washington Backing Saudi Starvation Policy In Yemen?
"As the Saudis attack the Yemeni port town of Hodeidah, the stated goal is to starve the residents into opposing the Houthi forces controlling the city. The US is actively participating in what is clearly a war crime against civilians. Why?"
U.S.-Backed Coalition Begins Siege Of Port Supplying 70% Of Yemen’s Food
"The three-year-long, U.S.-supported war on Yemen has already been devastating to Yemen’s 28 million residents. Today, it has entered a new phase—one that is described by the United Nations and U.S. lawmakers as 'catastrophic.'"
Baghdad ballot warehouse mysteriously catches fire a week after re-count ordered
"The cause of the blaze was not immediately known."
Turkish Fighter Jets Repeatedly Violate Greek Airspace As Lira Free-Falls
"While Turkish President Erdogan was busy talking up his currency and begging his people not to sell Lira for dollars, his air force was once again running interference with Greece."
The U.S. Military Says It Killed About 500 Civilians Last Year; Outside Counts Far Higher
"It is unsettling that so many innocent people are being killed by U.S. forces, especially in wars that are not authorized by Congress and have an increasingly tenuous connection to American security."
Britain Apologizes for Role in Libyan Dissident’s C.I.A. Nightmare
"A C.I.A. abduction in 2004 landed them in Libya, where the man was tortured by Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s security forces and imprisoned for six years."
Trump and the Deep State: Is Everyone Getting It Wrong?
"One side claims the Deep State is a figment of our imagination. Another thinks of Trump as a fearless crusader against it. Both sides are missing something very important."
America’s ‘War on Terror’ Has Cost Taxpayers $5.6 Trillion
"Never has a great power still in its imperial prime proved quite so incapable of applying its military and political might in a way that would advance its aims."