Palestine is not a minefield. Palestine is not complicated. Palestine is not a morass. Palestine is not tricky. Palestine is not a quagmire. Palestine is not almost impossible to navigate. Israel systematically abuses millions of Palestinians simply because they’re not what the state defines as Jewish. Israel came into existence through a massive program of […]
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Quagmire of American Imperialism in Afghanistan and Beyond
Handover ceremony at Camp Anthonic, from US Army to Afghan Special Forces, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 2, 2021. Many commentators from different ideological orientations provide a false equivalence of American withdrawal from Afghanistan with the fall of Saigon. It is false because American imperialism was thoroughly defeated by the revolutionary programmes and fighting spirit of […]
In the the Middle East quagmire that Biden is inheriting, Iran is top priority
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Amid Afghanistan Quagmire, U.S. Spending Billions on “Dysfunctional” Reconstruction Efforts
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — The ongoing Afghan quagmire appears to be a vast funnel sucking away billions of dollars of reconstruction funds and U.S. taxpayer money with nearly no oversight or accountability, a new report by a U.S. government watchdog has warned. The audit, by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), casts a grim […]
As US Empire Fails, Trump Enters a Quagmire
FILE – In this Nov. 19, 2014 file photo, Afghan security forces inspect the site of a suicide attack by Taliban militants, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Afghan government is set to open a dialogue with Taliban insurgents it has been fighting for more than a decade, officials, diplomats and experts said. Speaking at a […]
Austin police gun down naked black teen for ‘disobeying’ — and then refuse to say if he was armed
Police in Austin, Texas have declined to say whether a naked black teen who was fatally shot by officers on Monday had been armed at the time. The Austin Police Department confirmed on Monday that an 18-year-old man who was not wearing clothes was shot by officers, and then later died in a local […]
‘Silk Road’ train departs China for Iran
China has flagged off its first direct freight train to Iran from the trading hub of Yiwu in what is seen as the groundbreaking initiative to get Beijing’s ambitious New Silk Road connectivity project off the ground. The train that set off on Thursday is the first regular container train linking China to the Middle […]
Riyadh prime suspect of raising terrorism: Dy FM
Tehran, Jan 2, IRNA – Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Saturday that Riyah is the prime suspect of raising terrorism and it cannot acquit itself from its own wrong policies including execution of Shia leader Sheikh al-Nimr. He said that Sheikh al-Nimr was a religious leader of the […]
Israel Bans Novel Featuring Palestinian-Jewish Romance, Threatens ‘Jewish Identity’
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Putin Blasts Interventionist US Foreign Policy, Calls Forcible Regime Change "Intolerable"
“Let’s remember why we became part of a coalition to stop [Libyan dictator Muammar] Gaddafi from committing atrocities against his people.” That’s from Hillary Clinton who defended here foreign policy credentials in Saturday night’s third Democratic presidential debate. Hitting back at Bernie Sanders, who accused her of being “too much into regime change […]
Scientists invent Nanotechnology that Connects your Brain to your Computer
A new science fiction technology has just been invented that will allow you to wirelessly interface with your computer straight from your brain. “In the Culture novels by Iain M. Banks, futuristic post-humans install devices on their brains called a “neural lace.” A mesh that grows with your brain, it’s essentially a wireless brain-computer interface. But […]
Was The U.S. Involved In The Turkish Attack Against The Russian Jet?
by Moon of Alabama Erdogan criticized Syria harshly on Tuesday for shooting down the Turkish fighter jet, saying: “Even if the plane was in their airspace for a few seconds, that is no excuse to attack.””It was clear that this plane was not an aggressive plane. Still it was shot down,” he said.Turkey hardens […]
US Military Chief Pledges Increased Support as Israel Steps Up Attacks on Palestinians
General Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, flew to Tel Aviv Sunday to discuss a 10-year military aid package worth some $3.7 billion a year. The pledge of increased American military support came in the midst of an increasingly brutal Israeli crackdown on Palestinians within both the occupied territories and […]
MH-17 Final Report: Who Shot Down The Plane?
MH-17 Final Report: Who Shot Down The Plane? – Freedoms Phoenix Wednesday, Oct 14, 2015 Freedom’s Phoenix Newspaper Contribute Bitcoin to Freedom’s Phoenix […]