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White Kansas Man Spewing Racial Slurs Shoots Indians He Thought Were 'Middle Eastern'

Posted on: Feb 23, 2017, Source: AlterNet

Witnesses say the military veteran screamed, "Get out of my country!" at the victims.

Libyan Women Banned from Travel in Area Ruled by CIA-Linked Warlord

Posted on: Feb 22, 2017, Source: AlterNet

The edict comes six years after NATO's "humanitarian" regime change.

WATCH: Jewish Activists Disrupt Confirmation Hearing of Trump's Far-Right Israel Ambassador, David Friedman

Posted on: Feb 16, 2017, Source: AlterNet

Protesters were arrested after blowing a shofar and condemning Trump's nominee.

U.S.-Backed Saudi Coalition Bombs Another Funeral in Yemen, Killing 8 Women, Child

Posted on: Feb 16, 2017, Source: AlterNet

All the victims were civilians, and there were no other buildings in the area.

Students Protest University Talk by Far-Right Israeli Ambassador Known For Inciting Against African Refugees

Posted on: Feb 15, 2017, Source: AlterNet

"Danny Danon is Donald Trump on steroids," activists said of Israel's far-right UN ambassador, who was invited to speak at Columbia University.

Benjamin Netanyahu Is in Bed with the Trump Administration—Almost Literally

Posted on: Feb 14, 2017, Source: AlterNet

Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has a long history of staunchly supporting Israel's right-wing elements.

Al-Qaeda Is Already Exploiting Trump's Hawkish Foreign Policy to Help Recruit

Posted on: Feb 10, 2017, Source: AlterNet

Extremists are using the Trump administration's bloody raid in Yemen for propaganda purposes.

'Trump Will Destroy Iran!' Saudis Cheer on Anti-Muslim President

Posted on: Feb 8, 2017, Source: AlterNet

Gulf monarchies, which have long seen Iran as their greatest enemy, are rejoicing.

Democratic Leader in Congress Introduces Bill to Help Trump Wage War on Iran

Posted on: Feb 8, 2017, Source: AlterNet

The U.S. is hurtling toward military conflict—with staunch bipartisan support.

Trump Admin. Covers up U.S.-Backed Saudi War Crimes in Yemen, Exaggerates Iran's Role

Posted on: Feb 4, 2017, Source: The Real News Network

AlterNet's Ben Norton joins The Real News to discuss the catastrophic war in Yemen, and how the Trump admin. is misleadingly blaming Iran

Trump Admin Ramping up Tension, Hurtling Toward War with Iran

Posted on: Feb 3, 2017, Source: The Real News Network

AlterNet's Ben Norton joins The Real News to discuss how President Trump appears to be reviving a neoconservative dream: war with Iran.

U.S.-Armed 'Moderate' Syrian Rebels Join Al-Qaeda's 'Bin Laden Front' in New Coalition

Posted on: Feb 1, 2017, Source: AlterNet

The fighters were vetted by the CIA and enjoyed the backing of neoconservatives in Washington.

Friendly Canada Has a Vicious Islamophobia Problem, and It's Only Getting Worse

Posted on: Feb 1, 2017, Source: AlterNet

The Quebec massacre is just the latest in a long string of attacks against Muslims.

Trump's First Military Raid Was a Massacre of Civilians, Including an 8-Year-Old Girl

Posted on: Jan 31, 2017, Source: AlterNet

The victim was the third member of her Yemeni-American family to be killed by the U.S.

Suspected Quebec Mosque Shooter Loved Trump and Had 'Very Right-Wing and Ultra-Nationalist White Supremacist' Views, Classmates Say

Posted on: Jan 30, 2017, Source: AlterNet

The suspected gunman who massacred Muslims praying in Canada is a far-right internet troll who likes Donald Trump, Marine Le Pen, and Israel.

Trump and Saudi King Agree to More Military Intervention, Collaboration, Aggression Against Iran

Posted on: Jan 30, 2017, Source: AlterNet

Trump and King Salman planned to create "safe zones" in Syria and Yemen and to address Iran's supposed "destabilizing regional activities."

Trump's Right-Hand Man Steve Bannon Called for Christian Holy War: Now He's on the National Security Council

Posted on: Jan 29, 2017, Source: AlterNet

"We're at the very beginning stages of a very brutal and bloody conflict," President Trump's chief strategist told a Christian conference in 2014.

Trump Fan Who Shot Anti-Fascist Protester Set Free While Journalists Face 10 Years in Prison for Doing Their Jobs

Posted on: Jan 27, 2017, Source: AlterNet

The far right is already moving to violently suppress demonstrators—with police complicity.

Trump's Refugee Ban Echoes One of the Darkest Chapters in American History

Posted on: Jan 27, 2017, Source: AlterNet

A new social media project gives historical perspective to Trump's executive order.

Man Sports Swastika on University of Florida Campus, Is Promptly Jumped, Beaten Up and Robbed of His Clothes

Posted on: Jan 27, 2017, Source: AlterNet

Richard Spencer wasn't the only white supremacist to be roughed up this week.

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