The Case of the ‘Fatwa’ to Rig Iran’s Election (Jeremy R. Hammond)

Jeremy R. Hammond -- World News Trust July 21, 2009 -- The propaganda campaign to paint the victory of the incumbent candidate in Iran’s June presidential election as having been a stolen one began e ...

Clinton Outlines Continuation of Bush Policies Under Obama at CFR (Jeremy R. Hammond)

Obama’s foreign policy parallels Bush’s. The train may have switched tracks, but it’s still headed in the same direction

Tamil Death Doll 'Is 1,400 A Week' At Manik Farm Camp In Sri Lanka (Rhys Blakely)

July 10, 2009 -- Mumbai (The Times) -- About 1,400 people are dying every week at the giant Manik Farm internment camp set up in Sri Lanka to detain Tamil refugees from the nation’s bloody civil war, ...

What Obama Isnâ€™t Going to Change About Military Commissions (Jeremy R. Hammond)

Obama’s proposed revisions to the military commissions pretty much exemplify his administration’s rather limited conception of what “change” means for the foreign policy of the United States.

Western Media Propagandize Iranâ€™s Missile Test (Jeremy R. Hammond)

Iran announced Wednesday that it had successfully tested its Sejil 2 surface-to-surface missile, and Western media sources took the opportunity to portray the Middle Eastern nation as a threat to wor ...

After Pressuring Pakistan to Act, U.S. Offers Aid for Resulting Displaced (Jeremy R. Hammond)

The United States has announced $110 million in aid to Pakistan as the number of refugees fleeing the fighting in the country’s Swat district is quickly approaching 1.5 million. Jeremy R. Hammond -- ...

Pakistan: Half a Million Refugees as Fighting Continues in Swat (Jeremy Hammond)

Pakistani military officials have said that the number of civilians who have fled fighting in Pakistan has reached 1.3 million. A figure of more than half a million who have been registered has been ...

An interview with Andy Worthington, author of 'The Guanta¡namo File' | Elizabeth Ferrari

"There really are no half-measures. With Obama’s promise, America has emerged from an extraordinarily bleak period in which the fear of terror -- however legitimate -- combined with the leadership of ...

The PLO: Why an Alternative and Why the Panic? (Ramzy Baroud)

Feb. 13, 2009 -- When Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal declared before a cheering crowd in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 28, the need for a new leadership, his words generated panic amongst leaders of the West Bank-b ...

Biden Vows to Continue Bush Policy Towards Iran (Jeremy R. Hammond)

So far, the Obama administration has offered little in the way of evidence that it represents a significant “change” from the previous administration.

Change The Lobby (Ramzy Baroud)

Feb. 6, 2009 (World News Trust) -- One cannot emphasize enough the stranglehold Israel’s lobbying infrastructure has on U.S. foreign policy. The events of recent weeks undoubtedly attest to this.