Year: 2022

Russia launches Iran's Khayyam environmental satellite

A Russian rocket on Tuesday successfully launched an Iranian satellite into orbit. The Soyuz rocket lifted off as scheduled at 8:52 a.m. Moscow time (0552 GMT) Tuesday from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan. About nine minutes after the launch, it placed the Iranian satellite called Khayyam into orbit. It's named after Omar Khayyam, […]

Pelosi provocative East Asia tour part of strategy to create new enemies for US

By Philip Giraldi A good friend of mine, learning of the impending visit of Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, recalled Homer’s description of Helen of Troy, “The face that launched a thousand ships and burnt the towers of Ilium.” Well, Nancy ain’t no Helen of Troy, but she might nevertheless […]

US Israel lobby switches tactics, joins election race

By Eli Clifton The American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s announcement late last year that it would launch a super PAC, the United Democracy Project, and endorse candidates sent shockwaves through foreign policy and advocacy communities. AIPAC had long refrained from engaging in electoral politics, preferring instead to lobby members of Congress to support maintaining Israel’s […]

Aslı Bâli talks new philosophy of restraint for US humanitarian interventions

By Khody Akhavi and Tevah Gevelber With the war in Ukraine, tensions over Taiwan, and the emergence of new alliances in the Middle East, this summer has been challenging for U.S. foreign policy. Washington has struggled with how to respond, and the issue of human rights and its role in these various hot spots is never far from the […]

New book says Trump was at war with Pentagon, called soldiers suckers and losers and wanted Nazi credentials

Former President Donald Trump had wanted his military generals to be more like the commanders in Nazi Germany during World War II, according to an excerpt released on Monday from a forthcoming book. The excerpt from The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021 was published by The New Yorker. The book is scheduled for release in September. […]

Fourth Muslim gunned down in cold blood in Albuquerque in spate of race violence

When Muhammad Imtiaz Hussain looked outside his home, he used to see a safe, idyllic neighborhood. Now he's haunted by the spot where his brother was ambushed and killed. "I see from the window, this is the place where my brother died," said Hussain, who lived in the same Albuquerque apartment complex as his brother […]

Israel not concerned with Lebanon border dispute till after elections

Israel is leaning toward delaying the border demarcation agreement with Lebanon until after the legislative elections in Israel, al-Akhbar said. The daily reported Monday that a Kuwaiti official has conveyed a message from the U.S. to Lebanon that Israel will give Lebanon what it is asking for in the demarcation file after the Knesset elections. […]

Are Canadian troops operating in Ukraine war?

Canada's top soldier is declining to confirm media reports that Canadian military members are on the ground in Ukraine to train locals in fighting invading Russian forces. Gen. Wayne Eyre, Canada's chief of the defence staff, appeared on Power & Politics on Monday following reports from Global News and the New York Times that Canadian Forces special operations members are training […]

Russians bomb Syrian extremists working in US zone

The Russian defense ministry announced on 5 August that its air force destroyed the base of the Liwa Shuhada al-Karyatein extremist group, also known as the Martyrs of Islam Brigade, inside the US-occupied Al-Tanf base in Syria. “On August 4, 2022, while on a patrol mission, Russian pilots spotted and eliminated a group of militants […]

Polls prove Americans don't want war with Iran

On the eve of a new round of negotiations between the world’s powers and Iran to restore the 2015 nuclear deal, the vast majority of voters believe that the United States should use diplomacy — and not military force — to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, according to a recent poll from Data For Progress. […]

Anti-liberal backlash as Christian nationalism sweeps USA

By Liz Theoharis In the 1989 Webster v. Reproductive Health Services case, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Missouri law restricting the use of state funds and facilities for abortion, an early attempt to eat away at Roe v. Wade. Since then, the agenda of right-wing U.S. leaders, of which abortion is only a part, has become clear: […]

Al-Rahi says easier dealing with Israel than fellow government

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al- Rahi on Sunday voiced pain and anger over the latest "ugly" exchanges between PM-designate Najib Mikati and the Free Patriotic Movement. "It is shameful that authorities are exerting efforts to agree with Israel over the sea border while refraining from forming a government," al-Rahi lamented in his Sunday Mass sermon. "Has […]

Ceasefire brokered between Gaza and Israel

A cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants took effect late Sunday in a bid to end nearly three days of violence that killed dozens of Palestinians and disrupted the lives of hundreds of thousands of Israelis. The flare-up was the worst fighting between Israel and Gaza militant groups since Israel and Hamas fought an 11-day […]

USAID partly to blame for Tunis democratic backlash

By Courtney Doggart and Phesheya Nxumalo With the apathetic passing last month of a constitutional referendum solidifying President Kais Saied’s unchecked powers, Tunisia has confirmed its ignominious status as the biggest disappointment of the Arab Spring, having gone from a democratic success story to dictatorship in just over a decade. As analysts and commentators lament the loss of Tunisia’s […]

How to make the Right Job Decision

It is in one’s nature to feel doubtful when we are offered a new job. Who likes to feel regret after signing a new job offer? I have learned through my corporate experiences several tips to take during the job search and decision process to avoid feeling that you’ve made a career misstep. By Emile […]

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