The first to suffer was Syria and since then the gruesome effects have been spreading in the region and beyond, to Africans and Europeans, writes Mark Curtis.
How the West’s War in Libya Spurred Terrorism in 14 Countries
Category: Foreign Policy
THE ANGRY ARAB: Iran’s Military Options
As’ad AbuKhalil weighs Iran’s position at a dangerous point in U.S. relations, but says the prospects of war are not as high as Gulf regimes and Israel want them to be.
The Struggle Is the Meaning
Craig Murray mulls the depressing series of events over the past few weeks involving Iran, Venezuela, Ecuador and the U.S.
Leaked Document Pokes More Holes in Establishment Syria Narrative
Caitlin Johnstone looks at the latest revelation about a chemical attack in Douma last April that was pinned on Damascus.
Target Iran!
Francis Boyle positions sabre-rattling at Iran squarely inside the catastrophic saga of U.S. imperialism.
Venezuela Embassy Protection Collective Defies ‘No Trespass’ Order
Medea Benjamin and Ann Wright describe the collective’s encounter Tuesday with D.C. police, who refrained from evacuating the embassy.
Pretexts for an Attack on Iran
Ray McGovern probes the step-up in U.S. belligerence towards a country posing the same non-existent strategic threat as Iraq.
US State Dept Deletes Sadistic Hit List Boasting of Venezuela’s Ruin
Grayzone has obtained a list of “key outcomes” that include wrecking the nation’s economy, destabilizing its military and puppeteering its political opposition, reports Anya Parampil.
Ending Abdullah Öcalan’s Isolation
Giorgio Cafiero explores Ankara’s various reasons for granting the imprisoned leader of the PKK access to his lawyers for the first time since 2011.
Activists at Venezuelan Embassy Offer State Department a Peaceful Resolution to Standoff
Activists protecting the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington have written to the State Department offering a way to peacefully end the standoff between themselves and an argy mob of Guaidó supporters.