Syria’s ‘Rebel Army? They’re a Gang of Foreigners’ Robert Fisk hears the Syrian forces’ justification for a battle that is tearing apart one of the world’s oldest cities. by Robert Fisk Published on Thursday, August 23, 2012 by the Independent/UK via Common Dreams The Old Quarter of Aleppo is listed by Unesco as a World Heritage site. ALEPPO, Syria More
The bizarre, unhealthy, blinding media contempt for Julian Assange It is possible to protect the rights of the complainants in Sweden and Assange’s rights against political persecution, but a vindictive thirst for vengeance is preventing that. Glenn Greenwald The Guardian guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 22 August 2012 13.10 EDT Julian Assange: the British press’s public enemy No1. More
Fear the Reaper> ‘Humane’ Drones Are the Most Brutal Weapons of All An Essay by Dirk Kurbjuweit 08/09/2012 Der Spiegel The article you are reading originally appeared in German in issue 32/2012 (August 6, 2012) of DER SPIEGEL. USAF The German military is considering the purchase of combat drones. But we should not allow ourselves More
Fear the Reaper> ‘Humane’ Drones Are the Most Brutal Weapons of All An Essay by Dirk Kurbjuweit 08/09/2012 Der Spiegel The article you are reading originally appeared in German in issue 32/2012 (August 6, 2012) of DER SPIEGEL. USAF The German military is considering the purchase of combat drones. But we should not allow ourselves More
Syria: Shameful Performance of Western Media By As'ad AbuKhalil - Mon, 2012-07-30 19:11- Angry Corner Al Akhbar English The performance of the Western media (American, British, French and others) regarding the Syrian conflict has been quite shameful. One does not expect much from American media. Ill-informed foreign editors and correspondents and political cowardice turn American media More
Syria: Shameful Performance of Western Media By As'ad AbuKhalil - Mon, 2012-07-30 19:11- Angry Corner Al Akhbar English The performance of the Western media (American, British, French and others) regarding the Syrian conflict has been quite shameful. One does not expect much from American media. Ill-informed foreign editors and correspondents and political cowardice turn American media More
Syria: Shameful Performance of Western Media By As'ad AbuKhalil - Mon, 2012-07-30 19:11- Angry Corner Al Akhbar English The performance of the Western media (American, British, French and others) regarding the Syrian conflict has been quite shameful. One does not expect much from American media. Ill-informed foreign editors and correspondents and political cowardice turn American media More
Cry Me a River, Max Blumenthal By Sharmine Narwani June 23, 2012 Mideast Shuffle Imagine: Max Blumenthal can write anything he wants at Al Akhbar…so he quits. Editor’s Note: This posting represents one perspective in the international debate and propaganda war taking place in regard to Syria. This post is a response to More
Cry Me a River, Max Blumenthal By Sharmine Narwani June 23, 2012 Mideast Shuffle Imagine: Max Blumenthal can write anything he wants at Al Akhbar…so he quits. Editor’s Note: This posting represents one perspective in the international debate and propaganda war taking place in regard to Syria. This post is a response to More
Cry Me a River, Max Blumenthal By Sharmine Narwani June 23, 2012 Mideast Shuffle Imagine: Max Blumenthal can write anything he wants at Al Akhbar…so he quits. Editor’s Note: This posting represents one perspective in the international debate and propaganda war taking place in regard to Syria. This post is a response to More
BBC Apologizes for 2003 Iraq Photo with Syrian Massacre Coverage By: Sydney Smith May 31, 2012 06:10 PM EST Media Eithics See above a screenshot from the BBC's May 29 apology. (Credit: BBC, screenshot) [Editor's Note: It doesn't mean all photos of this crisis are deceptive, of course, but it does demonstrate that it's More
BBC Apologizes for 2003 Iraq Photo with Syrian Massacre Coverage By: Sydney Smith May 31, 2012 06:10 PM EST Media Eithics See above a screenshot from the BBC's May 29 apology. (Credit: BBC, screenshot) [Editor's Note: It doesn't mean all photos of this crisis are deceptive, of course, but it does demonstrate that it's More
