The New York Times hailed Israel’s ingenuity in addressing its water needs, but played down how Israel exploits its military domination to divert water away from Palestinians and to Israelis, as ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar explains.
Playing with the Fire of Terrorism
Holes in the Neocons’ Syrian Story
Exclusive: The Islamic State and Al-Qaeda’s Nusra Front continue to make gains in Syria while Official Washington plays the blame game, pushing a dubious narrative that the crisis wouldn’t have happened if President Obama had just backed “regime change” earlier, Robert Parry reports.
Egypt’s Descent into Despotism
Is War on ISIS America’s Fight?
A Reckless ‘Stand-upper’ on MH-17
Resurgence of the ‘Surge’ Myth
GOP War-Mongering Back in Style
Neocons: The Men of Dementia
Israel’s Looming War on Lebanon
Persecution of CIA’s Jeffrey Sterling
More Video Fakery on MH-17
Exclusive: Australia’s “60 Minutes” program refuses to admit the obvious: that it messed up in determining the location where the “getaway” video was taken after last July’s Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shoot-down. Instead, the show presented an update with more deceptive…
Blocking a Nuclear-Free Mideast
Saudis Eye Human Rights Chair
How to Honor Memorial Day
Exclusive: Of all the world’s holidays commemorating wars, Memorial Day should be one of sober reflection on war’s horrible costs, surely not a moment to glorify warfare or lust for more wars. But many pols and pundits can’t resist the opportunity,…
One More Casualty of US Wars
Obama Winks at Terrorist Gains
Why Islamic State Is Winning
Israel Seeks International Law Rewrite
Drone Warfare’s Costs and Benefits
Lethal drones are President Obama’s weapon of choice in striking at suspected Al-Qaeda terrorists in remote areas, but as with any weapon of war there must be a cost-benefit analysis, including whether drone strikes create more enemies than they kill, as ex-CIA…