[Turkey, like the Gulf States and Israel, are allied with the USA against the Syria people. Fascism is on the move.. -- MP] Turkey’s nationalist 'Gray Wolves' enter Syrian fray by Fehim Taştekin is a columnist at the Turkish newspaper Radikal, based in Istanbul. He is the host of a weekly program called "SINIRSIZ" on... Continue Reading →
Palestine’s First Western Embassy Opens in Brazil
Palestine's First Western Embassy Opens in Brazil (http://www.telesurtv.net/) The inauguration comes weeks after Brazil rejected Israel's ambassador, a former leader of West Bank settlers. The Palestinian Authority inaugurated its first embassy in the Western Hemisphere in Brasilia Wednesday amid a diplomatic row between Brazil and Israel. Representatives of Arab countries and Arab Brazilians attended the... Continue Reading →
A Fight for Land and Livelihood
by Ahmad Ibrahim PHOTOS: KAZI TAHSIN AGAZ APURBO (http://www.thedailystar.net/) Mondagini Bakti stands in front of me with her left hand on her hip and her right hand outstretched towards the light, her palm stained with the yellow of ground turmeric. “Usually, I grow tomatoes, sometimes potatoes and also eggplants. But this year, I've also planted... Continue Reading →
Yemeni forces kill Blackwater commander ‘Colonel Nicholas Petros’
AhlulBayt News Agency - The commander of the infamous US security firm, formerly known as Blackwater, in Yemen and dozens of Riyadh’s mercenaries were killed Saturday in a missile attack by Yemeni forces in Lahij Province. The Yemeni military backed by fighters of the Houthi Ansarullah movement launched a Tochka ballistic missile on the al-Anad... Continue Reading →
Iran accuses Saudis of striking its Yemen embassy as tensions grow
[Saudi Arabia is another face of Empire. This criminal act shows how Empire has no regard for international law. - NP] by Greg Botelho and Schams Elwazer, CNN (CNN) Iran's government accused Saudi Arabia of "intentionally" striking its embassy in Yemen, another incident likely to ratchet up tensions between Tehran and Riyadh and imperil efforts... Continue Reading →
Hopes, and Homes, Crumbling on Indian Tea Plantations
by Max Bearak (NYtimes.com) NAHORANI TEA ESTATE, India — For a century and a half, Madhu Munda’s forebears toiled on the same tea plantation that she lives and works on now. Belonging to central Indian tribes brought to what is now the northeastern state of Assam by the British in the mid-19th century, they and... Continue Reading →
8-10 million Iranians died over Great Famine caused by the British in late 1910s, documents reveal
8-10 million Iranians died over Great Famine caused by the British in late 1910s, documents reveal by Sadegh Abbasi* (http://english.khamenei.ir/) One of the little-known chapters of history was the widespread famine in Iran during World War I, caused by the British presence in Iran. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, Britain became the main foreign... Continue Reading →
A People’s History of Churchillian Madness
A People’s History of Churchillian Madness by ELLIOT MURPHY (counterpunch.org) This year marked the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, which is almost universally seen in Britain as purely a war against the Nazis and their UK-bound warplanes. Unlike the First World War or the wars in Indochina and Iraq, the... Continue Reading →
The Islamic State claims it now has a ‘regional leader’ in Bengal, meaning Bangladesh
[With the recent chaos caused by the war criminals who use Islam as a mask, Bangladesh may be the next victim of the Islamic State and its imperialist puppet masters -- NP] The Islamic State claims it now has a 'regional leader' in Bengal, meaning Bangladesh. (http://bdnews24.com/) But it does not name the leader nor... Continue Reading →
Myanmar’s Rohingya Could Be The World’s Next Major Refugee Crisis
[The struggle continues for Myanmar's oppressed Rohingya people. More concerns are raised following the recent electoral victory of Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party, an election in which 1 million Rohingya were not allowed to participate. Earlier this year we re-posted an interesting article on this topic from New Eastern Outlook that demonstrates a... Continue Reading →
Carter says Russia, China potentially threaten global order
[The Defense Secretary of the only country guilty of using atomic weapons on people is pointing the finger at Russia for "nuclear saber-rattling." In fact all of the statements by Carter cited in this article are laughable, especially coming from a spokesman for the world's top imperialist offender. It is almost like an extreme case... Continue Reading →
Publisher of slain blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh
[The madness continues in Bangladesh as attacks against secular and progressive forces are now becoming commonplace. While we condemn these attacks and mourn the death of our friends and allies, let us also remember the words of Chairman Mao: "I hold that it is bad as far as we are concerned if a person, a... Continue Reading →