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Jonathan Cook: 4 Observations on Maduro Kidnap
Tag: Al-Qaeda
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Al-Qaeda Goes to Washington
Al–Sharaa’s White House visit is a reminder of Washington’s longstanding abhorrence of democratic processes and anyone — beyond the perimeter of the West and sometimes within it — who stands for them.
Islam vs the West: 4 Fallacies Exposed
Isn’t Islam inherently violent? What stopped the Islamic world having an Enlightenment? Why are some Muslims so into head-chopping? Jonathan Cook examines some common misperceptions.
Trump’s Insane & Illegal War on Venezuela
The White House’s murderous strikes on small boats at sea constitute unlawful extrajudicial killings, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Hedges Report: Drug Trafficking, Murder & US Special Forces
Shadowy forces sent to do the dirty work of the United States overseas are wreaking havoc at home, says Seth Harp.
Craig Murray: UK’s Rank Hypocrisy on Terrorism
The admission that the U.K. government has provided aid to a proscribed terrorist group, while arresting citizens for the support of an anti-genocide group similarly proscribed is the height of hypocrisy.
9/11 Suit Against Saudi Arabia Can Go to Trial
Information uncovered by plaintiffs undermined F.B.I.’s conclusion that two U.S.-based Saudi officials “unwittingly” helped al-Qaeda hijackers.
Caitlin Johnstone: Making ‘Terrorism’ a Meaningless Word
“Terrorism” is just a label that means whatever the Western empire needs it to mean at a given time and place.
UK Labour’s Defence Review Doomed to Fail
Keir Starmer’s defence plan avoids two fundamental issues, writes Paul Rogers: Britain’s actual recent experience of wars and the real game-changer, global climate breakdown.
Chris Hedges: War Deja Vu
We heard these canards leading up to the 2003 war in Iraq. Twenty-two years later they have been resurrected. Anyone who advocates for negotiations, for diplomacy and peace, is a stooge for terrorists.