The War Drums of the New York Times

“Israel Vs Iran” reads Sunday’s cover of the New York  Times Magazine– the words written ominously in ashes from which smoke and flame still rise. Inside the magazine, Ronen Bergman a military analyst for the…

The Iran Crisis and Israeli Nukes

Yesterday upon the stair I met a man who wasn’t there He wasn’t there again today Oh, how I wish he’d go away – William Hughes Mearns, 1899 One of the most uncommented on ironies today…

VIDEO: Tortured Freedom: Libya’s New Rulers Resort To Old Tactics

[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com/files/news/libya-torture-death-detainees-817/icf8880948c67ab48d2cc72e9e259c244_libya-finoshina-0800.flv] Despite the changes sweeping Libya, violence and bloodshed have not stopped. In shocking revelations, military and security forces stand accused of torturing detainees to death. Rights groups say Libya’s new rulers have not addressed…

VIDEO: Russia Rejects UN Resolution on Syria

[anyplayer:url=http://217.218.67.244:8181/video/20120201/09-22-00-ftp-hank-new york.flv] There was considerable optimism on Tuesday among Western states like the US — France — and the UK — which the stated Russian opposition to an anti-Assad resolution was softening. British Foreign Secretary…