At least 15 people were killed, and more than three dozen hospitalized, in a shooting at Australia’s famous Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday in what authorities are calling a terrorist attack at a Jewish holiday celebration.  One gunman has been killed and a second suspect, his 24-year-old son, is in custody and in critical […]
The Trump administration is committing illegal strike after illegal strike. Don’t look away, and don’t lose track.
Jan Shah Safi worked inside a CIA-built intelligence network at the heart of Afghanistan’s shadow war. His arrest now raises urgent questions about the fate of America’s former Afghan partners.
“We were there before al-Shabaab and we want to remain there after al-Shabaab. We don’t know why we are being targeted.”
The president’s latest National Security Strategy memorandum treats the freedom to coerce others as the essence of US sovereignty. It is an ominous document that will—if allowed to stand—come back to haunt the United States.
By Michael Fox for Truthout On Wednesday, December 10, Donald Trump announced that the United States had seized a tanker in the Caribbean carrying more than 1.6 million barrels of Venezuelan crude oil. “Large tanker, very large, largest one ever, actually, and other things are happening,” Trump told the press. The seizure is only the latest move […]
Tigris River, Baghdad, Iraq By Nancy Mancias shared by Codepink I arrived at the Taj Hotel in Baghdad’s Jadriyah neighborhood at 6 a.m., worn thin by the long flight from Los Angeles. After sleeping until mid-afternoon, I stepped out into the 90-degree heat on a simple mission: find falafel, fries, and a place to exchange […]