Did Hamas Do It?
Fadi Elsalameen.
Hamas’ military wing denies any involvement in the kidnapping of the three Israeli settlers in the West Bank city of Hebron. Are they telling the truth? Probably not, and here is why.
Hamas made it [...]
Can England Be a Federation?
Can England Be a Federation?
After the referendum in Scotland and the awareness that the territorial distribution of power across the United Kingdom is not well settled, proposals have emerged to create an English parliament. However, [...]
Now, That’s Chutzpah!
By David Isenberg.
An Iraqi traffic policeman inspecting a car destroyed by a Blackwater security detail in al-Nisoor Square in Baghdad, Iraq.
There are times, when reading about current world affairs, that I wish my Yiddish [...]
Ansar-ut Tawhid and the Transnational Jihadist Threat to India
By Animesh Roul.
Transnational Islamist terrorist groups have recently made sporadic attempts to lure India’s Muslim population towards global jihad, frequently urging them to fight the democratically elected secular government. India-specific [...]
Prepare for a Deluge of Climate Change Hype
By Alan Caruba.
Despite the several thousands who will participate in a Climate March and the world leaders who will do so in a UN Climate Summit this week, is there anyone who seriously believes that humans have any impact or [...]
Why a so dis-United Kingdom
By Josep Colomer.
This week there will be a referendum in Scotland about independence from the United Kingdom. Survey polls predict a tight, uncertain result. One can wonder how the United Kingdom has become so increasingly [...]
Nationalist Illusions
By Lawrence Wittner.
After thousands of years of bloody wars among contending tribes, regions, and nations, is it finally possible to dispense with the chauvinist ideas of the past?
To judge by President Barack Obama’s televised [...]
What “International Community” is Obama Talking About?
By Alan Caruba.
The U.S. and Iran have been adversaries since 1979 when it seized our diplomats and held them for 444 days. In the wake of the Cold War, Russia has assisted Iran develop its nuclear program and has joined [...]
New Face of Global Terror, ISIS, And How We Helped Create Them
By Richard Larsen.
It is not uncommon to find inconsistencies and even contradictions in U.S. foreign policy. Usually a few years of separation are required to reveal our inconsistency, as in the case of Iran. Rarely do we see such [...]
Witnessing a Failed Presidency
By Alan Caruba.
When we elect someone—anyone—to the office of President, it is only natural that we attribute great political skills, intellect, and judgment to that man. We want to believe we have selected someone [...]
What Brand Is Your School?
By Alan Singer.
On the first day of school every September students want to wear the right brand of sneakers, jeans, and accessories. Cigarettes come in brands too. So does soda. Who would have thought that schools come in brands also?
Catherine [...]
Shaking, Quaking, and Freezing
By Alan Caruba.
Have you noticed how much earthquake and volcanic activity has been occurring lately?
There was a major earthquake in Napa, California on Sunday, August 24th as well as considerable volcanic activity from [...]
Rand Paul’s Potential ‘Brian Schweitzer Problem’
By Rich Rubino.
In referring to the reasons for the September 11 hijackings, Republican U.S. Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas) stated in a 2007 South Carolina Republican presidential debate “They attack us because we’ve [...]
Western Leaders Support Israeli Genocide
By Stephen Lendman.
Longstanding US-led Western support lets Israel get away with genocidal mass murder and destruction. More on this below.
Israel’s Operation Protective Edge is the latest example of well planned, premeditated [...]
The Great Israeli Iron Dome Hoax
By Stephen Lendman.
Call it a billion dollar + scam. Add another congressionally funded $225 million tax dollars. Expect millions more on request.
In April 2002, noted MIT physicist Theodore Postol headlined his Technology [...]
Genocide! A Christian Holocaust
By Alan Caruba.
In the last century and now this one, I have lived long enough to have been alive when the Nazis killed six million European Jews and another five million other “enemies of the state” that includes [...]
The Realities of a Community Organizer’s Foreign Policy
By Frank Salvato.
The foreign policy of the United States under President Barack Obama, who came to the White House with the resume of an untested community organizer, no experience in political leadership, nor an iota of insight [...]
Spectacularly Wrong
By Alan Caruba.
“A greeting of peace from Muslim communities in my country: assalaamu alaykum”
The speaker had what one might imagine, given his background, a better insight into Islam, Muslims, and the Middle East [...]
The Cairo Talks: Mediation or End Game in the Gaza War?
By James M. Dorsey.
Joint efforts by Israel and Egypt to prevent Hamas from emerging from the Gaza war with a political victory not only threaten to undermine efforts to achieve a formal Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire but could [...]
It’s about the Money, Not the Climate
By Alan Caruba.
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), the Irish poet and dramatist, wrote “Pray don’t talk to me about the weather. Whenever people talk to me about the weather, I always feel quite certain that they mean something [...]