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The Rise of ISIS: US Invasion of Iraq, Foreign Backing of Syrian Rebels Helped Fuel Jihadis’ Advance; Glenn Greenwald on Iraq: Is U.S. “Humanitarianism” Only Summoned to Control Oil-rich Areas? Glenn Greenwald: U.S. Intel Agencies Provide “Key Ingredient” in Enabling Israeli Aggression in Gaza; Glenn Greenwald Criticizes NPR For Relying on CIA-Linked Firm in Report … Continued
History Repeating Itself? U.S. Bombing Iraq While Jockeying to Oust Leader It Once Favored; As U.S. Strikes Continue in Iraq, Yazidis Still Need Safe Passage to Flee ISIS “Cleansing” Attacks; The Killing of Michael Brown: Missouri Police Shooting of Unarmed Black Teen Sparks Days of Protests. HeadlinesAugust 12, 2014 U.S. Bombing of Northern Iraq Enters … Continued
Noam Chomsky on Media’s “Shameful Moment” in Gaza & How a U.S. Shift Could End the Occupation; Noam Chomsky on BDS and How the Israeli Occupation is “Much Worse Than Apartheid”; “Sadistic & Grotesque”: Noam Chomsky on How Israel Limits Food & Medicine in Occupied Gaza. HeadlinesAugust 11, 2014 U.S. Launches Iraq Strikes as … Continued
As U.S. Airstrikes in Iraq Begin, Will Military Intervention Escalate Growing Crisis? Uri Avnery on Gaza Crisis, His Time in a Zionist “Terrorist” Group & Becoming a Peace Activist. HeadlinesAugust 8, 2014 U.S. Launches Air Strikes Against Islamic State in Iraq Gaza Fighting Resumes After Truce Ends; 10-Year-Old Palestinian Killed WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak … Continued
Despite Ceasefire, Humanitarian Crisis Continues in Gaza with 500,000 Displaced & 10,000 Injured; “A Hideous Atrocity”: Noam Chomsky on Israel’s Assault on Gaza & U.S. Support for the Occupation. HeadlinesAugust 7, 2014 Ceasefire in Gaza Enters Final 24 Hours U.N. Chief: Gaza Toll Has “Shocked and Shamed the World” Obama: Gaza Blockade Cannot Continue … Continued
As Palestinians Go To ICC, Human Rights Watch Alleges Israeli War Crimes for Shooting Fleeing Gazan; Can Israel Claim Self-Defense Against the Territory It Occupies? Int’l Jurist John Dugard Says No; Killing of U.S. General by Afghan Soldier Underscores Obama’s “Deep Problems” in Winding Down War; “War Makes Everyone Crazy”: Hiroshima Survivor Reflects on 69th … Continued
Gaza Ceasefire: After 1,800+ Dead, What Led Israel to Stop the Assault — and What Comes Next?; Iron Dome Boondoggle: Has Obama Just Signed a $225M Check for a Defective Israeli Missile Shield?; New York Police Killing of Eric Garner Spurs Debate on Chokeholds & Filming Officer Misconduct. HeadlinesAugust 5, 2014 Israel Pulls Forces … Continued
“Everything That Moves in Rafah is a Target”: Israel Continues Shelling of Gaza During Short “Pause”; “Disgraceful,” “Criminal Act”: Israel Condemned as 10 Die in Another Strike on U.N. Shelter in Gaza; Likely Solution for a Lasting Ceasefire Was on the Table Before Israeli Assault & Over 1800 Dead; As Gaza Death Toll Tops 1800, … Continued
As Gaza Ceasefire Collapses, Israel Kills Dozens Following Soldier’s Capture in Rafah; Gazan Human Rights Lawyer Pleads to U.S.: We Deserve To Be Protected, Not Bombed With Your Weapons; Recipe for Lasting Ceasefire? Lifting Israeli Siege & Int’l Accountability Could Break Status Quo; Amnesty International: U.S. Should Stop Arming Israel Amid “Growing Evidence of War … Continued
“Enough Blood Has Been Spilled”: Israel Condemned for Striking U.N. Shelter as Death Toll Tops 1300; U.S. Jewish Leader Henry Siegman to Israel: Stop Killing Palestinians and End the Occupation; Iron Dome or Iron Sieve? Evidence Questions Effectiveness of U.S.-Funded Israeli Missile Shield. HeadlinesJuly 31, 2014 Palestinian Toll Tops 1,370, Including 315 Children Israel: … Continued
