New York City

WHY WE FIGHT

From Lower Manhattan’s Downtown Express, Jan. 18: Girl killed on Delancey St. A 12-year-old girl on her way home from Castle Middle School on Henry St. was struck and killed by a car around 2:40 p.m. Fri., Jan. 13 at… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT

Iran

Iran: Israeli “false flag” ops behind Jundallah terror?

Foreign Policy magazine cites US intelligence memos to the effect that Mossad agents recruited militants from the Iranian terrorist group Jundallah by passing themselves off as CIA agents in a “false flag” operation. Is this logical?

East Asia

China lunar ambitions another signal of new cold war

The Chinese government’s new white paper outlining its plans for the next five years in space broaches placing a human being on the Moon—as tensions with US allies again mount in contested areas of the South China Sea.

WHY WE FIGHT

From the New York Daily News, Jan. 4: Delaware woman in wheelchair is hit by three cars and left to die A Delaware woman trying to cross a roadway in her wheelchair was killed Tuesday night after three cars struck… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT

Iran

Will Iraq pull-out spark war with Iran?

The US “withdrawal” from Iraq comes as the Pentagon is set to augment its troop presence in the Persian Gulf region, Iran threatens to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, and the price of oil nears $100 a barrel.

North America

Ron Paul and the shame of the “left”

It is a sad day indeed. The “leftist” website CounterPunch gushes enthusiasm for Ron Paul—while it is left to the New York Times to uphold anti-racist principles by calling him out on his hateful outbursts and support from neo-Nazis.

North America

Ron Paul’s xenophobic “anti-war” ad

Despite his lukewarm disavowals of “past” ugly racism, “progressives” continue to plug Ron Paul because of his supposed anti-war creds—oblivious to the fact that he even casts his anti-war message in ugly xenophobic terms.

Afghanistan

Af-Pak between two poles of terrorism

Three-year old Shakira, disfigured by a drone strike on her Pakistani village, has just arrived in Houston for surgery. Yet, unlike the woman whose nose was cut off by the Taliban, she will not be exploited for propaganda, at least.

East Asia

Next: North Korean Spring?

Amid concern about stability on the Korean peninsula after the passing of Kim Jong Il, few recall that the DPRK saw a brief wave of protests over economic conditions back in February—just as the Arab Spring was gaining ground.