The UK Independent reports Feb. 14 that over 5,000 neo-Nazis swarmed the official 60th anniversary commemoration of the Allied bombardment of Dresden, effectively "hijacking" the event in the east German city. Bused in from all over Germany, they overwhelmed the… Read moreNeo-Nazis “hijack” Dresden commemoration
The Basque separatist group ETA reportedly claimed responsibility for a car bomb that exploded outside a Madrid convention center Feb. 9, injuring at least 40. The blast went off hours before Spain’s King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia were to… Read moreETA militants arrested after Madrid blast
The Irish Republican Army announced Feb. 2 it is withdrawing from the Northern Ireland peace talks and rescinding its disarmament proposal, accusing both London and Dublin of bad faith by blaming the IRA for a $50 million Belfast bank heist… Read moreIRA quits peace talks; Ulster back to brink?
It has hardly made international headlines, but there has been a wave of bombings at Spanish resorts by ETA in recent months–not claiming any lives, but causing several injuries and wreaking some property damage. Now the Basque regional government is… Read moreDeja Vu in Spain: Basques v. Fascists
Sorry, but this is revisionism (“How Silent Are The ‘humanitarian’ Invaders Of Kosovo?” ZNet, December 2004) no less than that of the propagandists Pilger is critiquing. He seems to want us to forget that 200,000 Kosovar Albanians (out of a… Read morePilger gets it wrong on Kosovo
An interesting and important piece, but a little irksome. We don’t doubt that the CIA and State Department are pulling out all the stops to aid the Yushchenko forces, and this certainly warrants exposure. But the implicit assumption here seems… Read moreIs the US behind Kiev turmoil?
