Text in red covering the image: “Operation Pillar of Cloud” (“Mivtza Amud Anan” עמוד ענן) | Hebrew bottom text:“At 1:29PM the air raid siren system was turn on in Tel Aviv following the firing of a rocket…” | Cover…
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al-Jabari Assassination Opens Israel’s Gate of Hell lmost one day after the assassination by Israel in Gaza of Ahmed Said Khalil al-Jabari, commander of Hamas’ militant wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, it seems that…
A new generation of leaders took to the stage on Thursday with Communist Party of China chief Xi Jinping acknowledging the challenges ahead, including improving people’s livelihoods and tackling corruption, and confidently pledging to overcome them. Xi was sworn in on Thursday as general secretary of the Central Committee of the CPC, leading the seven-member Standing Committee of the Political Bureau. He also took over as chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission from his predecessor Hu Jintao. The other six members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau are Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan and Zhang Gaoli. They were elected at the first plenum of the 18th CPC Central Committee following the Party’s 18th National Congress. Wang was also elected secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CPC.
A new law expanding Russia’s definition of treason took effect yesterday. Under the new law, anyone possessing information deemed secret – whether a politician, a journalist, an environmentalist or a union leader –…
When Chris Floyd is at his best, as he is below, he puts things in perspective for readers that they otherwise never confront. Obama has won reelection, and his supporters think that somehow things are…
As expected, the escalation out of Gaza has been fast and furious with Al Arabiya reporting that the Hamas response to the operation that Israel has code named “Operation Pillar Of Cloud”, which an IDF…
September 11, 2001: The Crimes of War Committed “in the Name of 9/11″ Initiating a Legal Procedure against the Perpetrators of 9/11 Prof. Michel Chossudovsky * * * International Conference on “9/11 Revisited – Seeking…
Italy’s Prime Minister is under fire on many fronts on the anniversary of his appointment. His mandate to rule with a technocratic government and impose unpopular austerity measures has lost support. But the calvary…
Amateur video obtained from social media purports to show the aftermath of air raids over the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain Link to this video New National Coalition claims its ‘accountability and unity’ has assuaged…
A record 188 countries voted on Tuesday for an annual UN General Assembly resolution condemning the five-decade old US embargo against Cuba. The vote in favor rose from 186 for the 20th anniversary resolution…