The Pentagon doesn’t know what happened to more than $100 million in cash held at Saddam Hussein’s palace in Baghdad during the Iraq war, according to a new report by the Special Inspector General for…
Category: Syria & Iran Crisis
Like Iraq, sanctions are likely to intensify the crisis, impoverish ordinary Iranians and psychologically prepare the ground for war because of the demonisation of Iran. ********************************* The way in which the growing confrontation with Iran…
Obama claims “a world once divided [on Iran]. . .now stands as one” and that Iran is “isolated”. Is it Iran or the US & Israel who are “isolated”? ******************** Press TV: US president Barack Obama…
DAMASCUS 12.19pm: The Syrian Electronic Army, a group of web activists loyal to the Assad regime, hacked into al Jazeera’s Syria live blog and replaced coverage of protests with pro-government pictures, ars technica reports: The relationship of…
[T]here is a big game happening in the region, with the U.S., India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and other players that have been drawn in. The cost of winning in this game is the further strengthening of…
• ‘At least 37 killed’ as violence continues • Russia tries to set up peace talks in Moscow • Read a summary of today’s key events • Read more: Army digs in after retaking Damascus…
In this article Boris Dolgov, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Oriental Studies in Moscow, reports on his recent trip to Syria. His field investigation is particularly valuable since…
With the drums of war beating ever louder against Iran, the U.S. military has quickly moved to reestablish a war footing in the Persian Gulf. The preparations for a looming military confrontation thus continue apace. …
The year is 2045 and the world is celebrated the 100th anniversary of the United Nations. Of course, some things have changed with the passage of time. The decline of the United States and the…
Remember the real reason why Moammar Gadhafi is dead. He dared to propose and started creating an alternative currency to the world reserve U.S. Dollar. The lesson learned in Libya is now ready for teaching in Iran….