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War
Quiet Armageddon: Pentagon’s Hush-Hush new B-21 Stealth Bomber can Carry Nukes
If history is any judge, however, a boon for Northrop Grumman is likely to prove a bust for the American taxpayer
Even though we keep Bombing Weddings, Americans can’t See the extremist in the Mirror
They are the extremists. If you need proof, look no further than the Afghan capital, Kabul, where the latest wave of suicide bombings has proven devastating. Recently, for instance, a fanatic set off his explosives among a group of citizens lining up outside a government office to register to vote in upcoming elections. At least […]
Lost in the debate on Iran: Israel’s Nukes and the Vanunu Case
The Israeli nuclear weapons program, in all likelihood the second most substantial and sophisticated in the world
The Imperial Presidency was always a Peril but now Volatile *Trump* can take us to War
Congress can’t just abdicate its Constitutional Prerogative of Declaring War
‘Fake news’: the mainstreaming of Syria conspiracy theories
Even mainstream journalists and academics have been seduced by dubious Syria narratives.
If the world doesn’t stop Chemical Massacres at Syria, who is Next?
By Michelle Bentley | (The Conversation) | – – Seven years into its catastrophic conflict, Syria has witnessed yet another major chemical strike. This time the target was the rebel-held city of Douma in Eastern Ghouta, just outside Damascus. The death toll currently stands at around 70 – making the attack as deadly as the […]
From Dead Spies to Dead Syrian Villagers, Russian Denialism on Chemical Attacks
By Brian Whitaker | ( Al-Bab.com) | – – Russia’s RT links the Skripal poisoning to British jealousy over hosting of the World Cup There’s something uncannily familiar about Russia’s propaganda antics over the poisoning of double agent Sergei Skripal in Britain. We’ve seen them before in Syria where Russia has steadfastly defended the Assad […]
Yes, Newsweek & RT, Syria’s Regime uses Chemical Weapons
By Brian Whitaker | ( al-Bab.com) | – – False claims in the UN security council: Syria’s Bashar Ja’afari At a meeting [last month] of the UN security council Syria claimed the US and France now doubt that the Assad regime has ever used chemical weapons. The claim was false but it provides an interesting […]