Does Netanyahu Really Qualify as a Criminal? It’s Complicated
Israel’s attack in Gaza has killed more than 36,000 Palestinians in response to Hamas killing 1,250 Israelis on October 7. Can self-defense turn into a war crime?
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Does Assassination of Hamas Negotiator in Iran Also Kill Ceasefire Deal?
The death of Hamas’s top negotiator during Iran’s inauguration of its new president may have ended prospects for an early ceasefire.
Jane Goodall Thinks It’s Not Too Late to Save the World
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Trump’s Election, Assad’s Fall Bode Well for China’s Bid to Take Over the World
With the two traditional superpowers either unwilling or unable to exert their influence across the globe, there is an opening for China.
In IT and Need Cash? Cybersecurity Whistleblowers Are Earning Big Bucks
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WikiLeaks—Where’s the Oil?
By Charlotte Dennett Ever since the first WikiLeaks “dump” of classified documents began during the summer of this year, I’ve been looking for official documents that confirm what many serious — but often censored — journalists have known for a long time: that the war on terror is really just the latest stage in the […]
The CIA’s Man in Libya?
The complicated back story to the “spontaneous uprising” in Libya deserves our attention
What’s Up With Obama, Torture, and Secrecy?
On torture and secrecy, Obama is carefully treading a path laid by his predecessor. What gives?
Libya: Connect the Dots-You Get a Giant Dollar Sign
Finally, if you look hard enough, you can start seeing the back story to the urgency to remove Qaddafi. It’s an ugly story—and all the ugliness is not on Qaddafi’s side, not by a long shot.
Libya Update…Featuring Media and Congress As Daffy Duck
The stories we’re hearing that supposedly “justify” the Libyan bombing are getting even more convoluted. Even Congress can’t figure it out. And the media keep on “disinforming” us.
The Libya Secret: How West Cooked Up “People’s Uprising”
Forget the “humanitarian crisis” that justified the NATO bombing that helped destroy Qaddafi’s regime. It was always about oil and other strategic issues. And the rebels were a wholly owned subsidiary of West, Inc. Here’s the evidence.
Obama and Interventionism (Everywhere)
What’s up with Obama and sending troops everywhere? Check out the latest in so-called “humanitarian intervention.” And consider what’s really at stake—and who really gains.