The latest in a series of moves which seems destined to worsen US-Russian relations, the Justice Department has ordered Russia’s RT television news network to register itself as a “foreign agent,” forcing it to make broad disclosures on contacts within the United States. This registration is an idea that had long been pushed by Congressional Democrats who accuse RT Read More…
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US State Department Approves $3.8 Billion In Arms Sales To Bahrain
The US State Department has approved $3.8 billion in weapons sales to the tiny island nation of Bahrain. The Pentagon confirmed the approval and the State Department has notified Congress, who held up a similar sale last year over Bahrain’s many, many human rights problems. The $3.8 billion sale is almost entirely going to Lockheed Read More…
UN Warns US Inflicting ‘Unacceptable’ Civilian Casualties In Syrian Strikes
The US recently spurned a call by the UN to temporarily halt airstrikes on the Syrian city of Raqqa to allow civilians to flee. That call had come after multiple instances of US strikes killing civilians in and around the city. Today, UN officials are warning that the city’s population is paying an “unacceptable price” from the Read More…
US, Somali Troops Execute 10 Civilians, Including Children, In Village Raid
US and Somali troops attacked the farming village of Barire early Friday morning, capturing a group of ten civilians and summarily executing them one at a time. Locals brought the bodies, including three children, to the capital of Mogadishu to protest the incident. Deputy Governor of Lower Shabelle Ali Nur Mohammed blamed the US forces, saying that Read More…
US Airstrikes Kill At Least 100 Syrian Civilians In 48 Hours
Editor’s Note: As always, when all of mainstream media is discussing one topic, we must ask ourselves for what larger event are they providing shade? What are they keeping from pubic view? In this case — and likely only one of the events that went unacknowledged by corporate media — it was US airstrikes that Read More…
Trump Officials Finalize Plan To Expand Guantanamo Use
While President Trump has made clear he intends to not only keep Guantanamo Bay open, but refill it with a new round of detainees, the administration has been struggling with the legal obstacles surrounding a new influx of captives. The goal is to come up with an executive order that not only reverses President Obama’s 2009 Read More…






