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Trial Begins for Blackwater Guards Over Baghdad Massacre Article originally published on Common Dreams by Andrea Germanos Jury selection began Wednesday for the trial of four former Blackwater guards charged for their role in the infamous Nisour Square massacre that left 14 Iraqi civilians dead and wounded at least 18 others. The defense argues that... Continue Reading →
[More genocide by the Israelis against the Palestinians. Yet another genocide bankrolled by the USA. --NP] Israel 'unblocks plans for 1,800 settler homes' Jerusalem (AFP) - The Israeli government on Thursday ordered officials to move forward with plans for another 1,800 settler homes, just hours after issuing tenders for 1,500 housing units, an official said.... Continue Reading →
Bowe Bergdahl Wrote Before Capture: ‘I Am Ashamed to Be an American’ (www.mediaite.com) U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, recently released from years of Taliban captivity following the negotiation of a deal to swap him for the release of five Guantanamo Bay detainees, allegedly deserted his fellow soldiers just prior to being captured by Taliban fighters.... Continue Reading →
Activists: Morocco back to pre-Arab Spring abuses RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Ouafa Charaf was heading home from a solidarity sit-in with a group of laid off workers in the northern port city of Tangiers, she says, when a small white van pulled up and two men forced her into the back and blindfolded her. "They... Continue Reading →
[Israel is a racist society that has waged a genocide against the Palestine people for over half a century. As a proxy state of US imperialism, Israel has waged nonstop war against its neighbors since it was founded. The genocide of the Palestinians is bought for and paid by Uncle Sam. --NP] Israel Arabs rekindle... Continue Reading →
[Israel's genocide against the Palestinians continues. As usual, little or no action from the international community to oppose the genocide of the Palestinian people. It is a genocide bankrolled by the USA and other Western powers. -- NP] Group: Israel moving forward with settlement homes JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is pushing forward with plans to... Continue Reading →
[The Zionist genocide of Palestine continues. Israel continues to solidify and expand its presence on Palestinian land. As Palestine is carved up, its population killed and displaced, the so-called "Western democracies" and the UN do nothing. In fact, the so-called "democratic" West has been bankrolling and supporting the genocide. Once again we see that the... Continue Reading →
[More hypocrisy. The Western imperialists and their allies are directly and indirectly intervening in Syria. They have spread chaos across Syria, displacing and killing hundreds of thousands. Turkey has become a de facto base area for those seeking to spread chaos in Syria. -- NP] Syria condemns Turkey 'aggression' after jet downed Damascus (AFP) -... Continue Reading →
[The imperialists aim to weaken Syria whether the regime there institutes reforms or not. Despite their rhetoric, the imperialists are not concerned with democracy. They are concerned with protecting their interests. They aim to extend their own influence by extending the influence of the Gulf states and Israel against Iran. The imperialists seek power and... Continue Reading →
[The US wages a secret, illegal war against the peoples of Yemen. As in Pakistan, the US attacks the people using drones. The US always claims it kills Al Qaeda members, but the reality is that these drones often land on civilians. It is rare that the US and the media verify who they have... Continue Reading →
[Israel is a racist apartheid state. Israel has been waging a genocide against the Palestinians since its beginning. Israel has also waged non-stop war against its other neighbors. All of this aggression is financed by the USA and other imperialist powers. Israel is an imperial puppet with little interest in peace. --NP] Israel bombs Hezbollah... Continue Reading →
[The situation for poor migrant workers in the wealthy Gulf states is terrible. --NP] Rights groups criticise Saudi-Indonesia maid agreement (AFP) Jakarta - Rights groups Thursday criticised an agreement between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia aimed at giving Indonesian maids more protection in the kingdom, with one saying "justice is still far away" for them. Saudi... Continue Reading →
