[If Iran shot down a US airliner, the response would surely be a US military response against Iran. However, the US is able to murder civilians around the world will impunity. --New Power] Iran mourns 1988 airliner downing by US warship (AP) TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranians marked on Monday the anniversary of the downing... Continue Reading →
Iran warns EU of ‘repercussions’ over new sanctions
[The imperialist powers are attacking Iran on many fronts. They are attacking Syria. They are terrorizing the population of Bahrain. They are funding death squads who assassinate Iranian intellectuals and scientists. They are also waging an economic war against Iran. They are using Iran's alleged nuclear program as a pretext. There is little evidence Iran... Continue Reading →
Turkey, NATO, prepare for conventional war against Syria
Turkey, NATO, prepare for conventional war against Syria (new-power.org) The conflict in Syria between so-called “rebels” and the Assad regime is a proxy war. On the one side stands the United States, Europe, Israel, the Gulf states, and Turkey. On the other side stands the Assad regime in Syria and Iran. In addition, Russia and... Continue Reading →
No army can stop the Bahrain Revolution
No army can stop the Bahrain Revolution (Press TV) The leader of Bahrain's main opposition group al-Wefaq, Sheikh Ali Salman, says that all armies of the hostile countries would not be able to stop Bahrainis revolution. He made the remarks in a gathering in Saar, about 16 kilometers (10 miles) west of the capital Manama,... Continue Reading →
Israel wants airstrikes against Syria
Israel wants airstrikes against Syria (Press TV) The Israeli regime wants to “push the world, to push the international powers to launch airstrikes… against Syria,” said Maya Nasser, a Damascus-based political analyst, in an interview with Press TV on Monday. The analyst made the comments two days after Ayoob Kara, a senior member of the... Continue Reading →
Attack on US base kills 15 in Afghanistan: NATO
[The US is fighting a losing war in Afghanistan. The people of Afghanistan continue to resist imperialist occupation. -- New Power] Attack on US base kills 15 in Afghanistan: NATO (Source: AFP) "One of our mujahideen rammed a vehicle packed with ten tons of explosives into a NATO base in Khost city and detonated the... Continue Reading →
Nasrallah demands release of Lebanese held in Syria
[The imperialists are trying to create sectarian chaos in Syria. - New Power] Nasrallah demands release of Lebanese held in Syria (Source: AP) Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah called for the release of Lebanese Shiite pilgrims held in Syria in a televised speech on Friday. "The pilgrims should be returned to their families," Nasrallah said, during... Continue Reading →
A Global Crime Spree — What’s NATO Ever Done?
A Global Crime Spree What’s NATO Ever Done? by JOHN LaFORGE (Source: Counterpunch) Wondering why anyone would confront NATO’s summit in Chicago this month? A look at some of its more well-known crimes might spark some indignation. Desecration of corpses, indiscriminate attacks, bombing of allied troops, torture of prisoners and unaccountable drone war are a... Continue Reading →
Bahrain protesters clash with police
[There has been almost no coverage of the brutal crackdowns by the dictatorship in Bahrain in the mainstream media, especially in the United States. This is because the monarchy there is an ally of the Gulf States and the United States. The majority of the population there are Shia. They are ruled over by a... Continue Reading →
Syria arms ship impounded, crew held for questioning
[The West toppled the Gaddafi regime over the past year in order to extend their power in Africa and the Middle East, in order to plunder Libya's resources, and restructure Libya's economy along neoliberal lines. The regime in Libya is dependent on the West. It shows its loyalty by exporting pro-Western regime change, especially in... Continue Reading →
CNN manufactures ‘news’ in Syria
Awhile back, CNN was caught with its pants down. CNN's "on the scene source Danny" in Syria was caught staging events. CNN's source and camera operator can be seen ordering gunfire and explosions in an area that is otherwise quiet. They are also heard discussing the script, which is clearly false. The Syrian government has... Continue Reading →
Bahrain petrol bomb inferno: Video of violent clashes after protester
The people of Bahrain are rising against the US-backed and Gulf Arab-backed monarchy there. There is almost no media coverage in the West about the brutal crimes by the dictatorship there because the US supports Bahrain. On the other hand, in Syria, the US and Gulf Arabs are financing a civil war in order to... Continue Reading →
