New bin Laden Audio Tape Equates Standing Up for the Palestinians in Gaza with “Terrorists”

by Scott Creighton
How convenient of him. At a time when much of the world is focusing on the deplorable conditions in Gaza and scores of human rights violations taking place in the occupied territories, bin Laden, right on cue, steps up and claims that the terrorists cells should focus their messages on the plight of the [...]

The Road to al-Nakba

“Away from the cameras, a fifth of the Israeli population – more than one million Palestinian citizens – remembered al-Nakba, the Catastrophe of 1948 that befell the Palestinian people as the Jewish state was built on the ruins of their society….But in a sign of how far Israel still is from coming to terms with [...]

60 Years of Denial

by Ramzy Baroud from The Free Press, here.
Don’t ask for what you never had,’ is the underlying message made by supporters of Israel when they claim Palestine was never a state to begin with.
The contention is, of course, easily refutable. Following the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th Century, colonial powers plotted [...]

The View From The Crusader’s Castle

By ALEXANDER COCKBURN
Thirty years ago, when the state of Israel had traveled only half its present journey through time since 1948 I interviewed General Matti Peled in New York. As an army general Peled had been a notably tough administrator of the Occupied Territories, but in retirement had become a dove, publicly urging his [...]

Tehran Times: Iran Busts CIA Terror Network

TEHRAN – The Intelligence Ministry on Saturday released details of the detection and dismantling of a terrorist network affiliated to the United States.

In a coordinated operation on May 7, Iranian intelligence agents arrested the terrorist network’s members, who were identified in Fars, Khuzestan, Gilan, West Azerbaijan, and Tehran provinces, the Intelligence Ministry announcement said.
The [...]

Mass Killings In South Korea In 1950 Kept Hidden From History

from HuffPo here.
SEOUL, South Korea – One journalist’s bid to report mass murder in South Korea in 1950 was blocked by his British publisher. Another correspondent was denounced as a possibly treasonous fabricator when he did report it. In South Korea, down the generations, fear silenced those who knew.
Fifty-eight years ago, at the outbreak of [...]

Senate Moves Forward on Orwellian “Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act”

(In as earlier article, I wrote about Lieberman and Collins’ new report and their attempts to further the Homegrown Terrorist bill. Well, the Senate is now taking up their cause to advance the so-call “Thought-Crime” bill. Welcome to 1984.)
by Tom Burghardt from Global Research, here.
In the wake of Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and Susan Collins’ [...]

Rigged Election 2000: where are they now?

Greg Palast did a documentary about the rigging of the elections of 2000 that started this entire ball rolling on it’s course to Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran and beyond.

With the 2008 elections right around the corner, I thought I would take a look at some of the key players from the Florida [...]

Whistle-Blower Points to Target List in U.S. Attack on Hotel

(The real definition of Shock and Awe is becoming painfully obvious.)
By Amy Goodman of Democracy Now, from TruthDig report, here.
More than five years have passed since the invasion of Iraq, since President Bush stood under the “Mission Accomplished” banner on that aircraft carrier. While these fifth anniversaries got some notice, another did not: the shelling of [...]

October Surprise

by Scott Creighton
Now, why won’t President Bush meet with the Iranians to discuss this situaton? His daddy did (In fact Bush Sr. met with them while they were holding Americans hostage, to discuss selling them Weapons of Mass Destruction).
The story of the “October Surprise” conspiracy is one that is still shrouded in mystery and secrets [...]