On Sunday, the U.S. military carried out an airstrike in Somalia against al-Qaeda-linked terror group al-Shabaab, U.S. officials said on Monday, as reported by Reuters. Officials did not specify whether it was a drone strike, and the Pentagon has not disclosed any additional information about the strike. The U.S. has been drone-striking Somalia for some time now, a policy Barack Read More…
Human Rights
The Brutal Truth About the Refugee Crisis Few Are Willing to Discuss
The U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) says more than 440,000 internally displaced Syrians and about 31,000 of those who have fled abroad have now returned to their hometowns, the BBC reports. According to the BBC, “most of them have returned to Aleppo, Hama, Homs and Damascus with the aim of checking on their properties and finding out about Read More…
The Hunger Games: How Modern Imperialism Creates Famine Around the World
Countries like Yemen, Chad and South Sudan have been devastated by famine and starvation in recent years, with millions of people suffering despite a global surplus of food. But the problem is not a lack of resources – they are starving due to the effects of unending Western imperialism. “[Famine] seems to be the last, Read More…
How al-Qaeda Became An American Ally In ‘The War On Terror’
Nearly 16 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the United States is inexplicably finding itself in bed with al-Qaeda, its alleged sworn enemy. The group’s efforts to terrorize the population of Syria have been rewarded with U.S. arms, training and other military aid. Despite ostensibly being the United States’ “Public Enemy No. 1” following the Read More…
Why We Have To Start Talking About Child Sex Trafficking
Child sex trafficking is a disturbingly prevalent issue in our society, and one that is often swept under the rug because it’s so uncomfortable to talk about, and so few of us are willing to admit, to ourselves and to others, that it’s a problem. We simply don’t want to believe that this is something that could Read More…
US Media Sells Disorder In Eastern Syria
The Washington Post in a piece penned by David Ignatius, attempts to showcase US progress in eastern Syria where it admittedly and intentionally created the self-proclaimed “Islamic State” (ISIS) and where it now claims it is fighting and defeating it with proxies on the ground as well as an expanding US air and ground presence. Titled, “As the Read More…






