Isis has sent a heartfelt letter of encouragement to the west. We give you the best extracts The Guardian September 24, 2014 • Hear First Dog talk through the cartoon • Having trouble viewing this cartoon? Click here. Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for More
Isis has sent a heartfelt letter of encouragement to the west. We give you the best extracts The Guardian September 24, 2014 • Hear First Dog talk through the cartoon • Having trouble viewing this cartoon? Click here. Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for More
Tomgram: Peter Van Buren, Back to the Future in Iraq Read Tom Engelhardt's Introduction here. Rise Up Times Editorial Note: Tom Engelhardt, editor of Tom Dispatch, writes excellent commentary on the original articles TomDispatch.com publishes. Apocalypse Now, Iraq Edition: Fighting in Iraq Until Hell Freezes Over By Peter Van Buren TomDispatch.com September 23, 2014 I wanted to More
Too much of the world is a battlefield. Cover of Jeremy Scahill's book, Dirty Wars BOMBS AWAY IN SYRIA Huffington Post U.S. and Allies Strike ISIS Targets in Syria New York Times Bombs From Air and Sea Target Militants' Stronghold By HELENE COOPER and ERIC SCHMITT9:56 PM ET Airstrikes against the Islamic State unleashed a More
Degrade and destroy? The west should try to disrupt the canny militants into self-destruction, because bombs will only backfire Chelsea E Manning in Fort Leavenworth The Guardian 16 September 2014 If properly contained, Isis will not be able to sustain itself on rapid growth alone, and will begin to fracture internally. Photograph: via AP The More
Talking heads like former General Jack Keane are all over the news media fanning fears of ISIS. Shouldn’t the public know about their links to Pentagon contractors? Lee Fang TheNation.com September 12, 2014 Retired General Anthony Zinni, retired General Jack Keane and former Bush administration official Fran Townsend If you read enough news and watch More
"Rudderless and without a compass, the American ship of state continues to drift, guns blazing." —Andrew J. Bacevich BY DAN FROOMKIN The Intercept September 11, 2014 President Obama’s plan to “degrade and destroy” the Islamic State counts on pretty much everything going right in a region of the world where pretty much More
"Rudderless and without a compass, the American ship of state continues to drift, guns blazing." —Andrew J. Bacevich BY DAN FROOMKIN The Intercept September 11, 2014 President Obama’s plan to “degrade and destroy” the Islamic State counts on pretty much everything going right in a region of the world where pretty much More
Omar Dahi says the forces likely to be armed by the US are as destructive as IS; Obama is wrong that the Assad regime has no legitimacy, most Syrians want an end to war, the creation of a broad-front government, and a national army to confront warlords and extremism [youtube=http://youtu.be/QB-suyKQyqc?list=UUrmm_7RDZJeQzq2-wvmjueg] Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise More
Vijay Prashad says the Saudis and Iran must be part of a regional solution that includes ending support for jihadists in Syria; the solution will not come from the US military [youtube=http://youtu.be/fiLoTDQehXg] Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for posts from this blog and more! More
Andrew Levine says the Islamist forces have learned that a ground war is to their advantage; US policy will to lead to more chaos [youtube=http://youtu.be/Dn6f5InhcfQ] Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for posts from this blog and more! “Like” our page today. Rise Up Times More
