Libya: NATO strikes have killed 1,100 since March

Libya’s prosecutor says more than 1,100 Libyans have been killed and 4,500 wounded since NATO’s campaign of airstrikes began on March 19. Mohammed Zikri al-Mahjoubi said Wednesday that he will charge NATO’s chief in a…

Staying Human: Preparing to sail to Gaza

By Kathy Kelly: Last week, newly-arrived in Athens as part of the U.S. Boat to Gaza project, our team of activists gathered for nonviolence training. We are here to sail to Gaza, in defiance of…

Brainwashing the Corporate Way

By John Pilger: One of the most original and provocative books of the past decade is Disciplined Minds by Jeff Schmidt (Rowman & Littlefield). “A critical look at salaried professionals,” says the cover, “and the…

Syria calls EU sanctions a declaration of war

DAMASCUS – Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem on Wednesday criticized the West’s approach to the recent unrest in Syria, saying Damascus considers extended EU sanctions as a declaration of war against the country. Muallem said…

Pro-Assad demos held in Syria

DAMASCUS (AFP) – Tens of thousands of Syrians rallied on Tuesday in central Damascus in support of President Bashar al-Assad, a day after he offered a national dialogue to end Syria’s political crisis, an AFP…

How China Opposes American Hegemony

Masdar F Masíudi uttered an interesting opinion during the discussion “Dismantling the Root of Terrorism” in Jakarta earlier this week. According to the PBNU official, China opposes the hegemony of the United States not with…

Germany to exit nuclear power by 2022

BERLIN, May 30 (Xinhua) — The German government announced early Monday a plan to shut down all its 17 nuclear power plants by 2022 after a twelve-hour discussion within the ruling coalition. Environment Minister Norbert…