A Washington foreign-policy apparatchik who oversaw the bipartisan Syria Study Group has outlined a sadistic strategy for preventing reconstruction of the “rubble,” Ben Norton reports.
Category: International
Hezbollah’s Sticky Situation Amid Lebanese Protests
Lebanon Uprising Unites People Across Faiths, Defying Deep Sectarian Divides
In repudiation of the idea that religious allegiance comes before national unity, protesters are demanding fair elections, a stronger judiciary and more government accountability, writes Mira Assaf Kafantaris.
The Incredible Disappearing Nigel Farage & Other UK Electoral Oddities
The media is dropping the Brexit Party leader just when he deserves coverage as a critical factor, writes Craig Murray.
This Election is Not About Brexit, It’s About Common Human Decency
John Wight says grim British living standards ensure that the general election next month is the most important in a generation.
‘The Test of a Country Is Not the Number of its Millionaires’
With an eye on the protesters in Baghdad and Santiago and the voters in Argentina and Bolivia, Vijay Prashad contemplates Gandhi’s simple standard for civilization.
Europe Can Do More Than Watch the Crisis in Kurdistan
Short of military intervention, the EU has ways to help stabilize the region, writes Attilio Moro.