British high-street banks, including two institutions that were bailed out by taxpayers, are investing hundreds of millions of dollars in companies that manufacture cluster bombs – despite a growing global ban outlawing the production and trade of the inherently...
Sen. Leahy Seeks to Pull Military Aid from Israeli Special Forces | Elite forces seen responsible for human rights violations
The decade since 9/11 saw a massive expansion of the Pentagon's capacities and the defense industry's profits. In the past, such wartime expansions subsequently shrank for peacetime, and the military industrial complex is preparing for cutbacks. But another thing 9/11...
Syria Rounds Up Civilians in Latakia as Crackdown Continues | Palestinians flee refugee camp in latest attack city
After Months of Pushing for ‘Request’ White House Will ‘Consider’ Staying in Iraq | As attacks continue to grow, US waits for ‘request’
Houthi Rebels Blame US for Car Bombing Attack in North Yemen | Sees attack as effort to prop up Saleh regime
Israel Announces Yet More Settlement Expansions | PA warns move destroyed ‘what is left’ of peace process
South Sudan Joins AU, Offers to Invade Somalia | War-torn nation sees another war as ticket to foreign funding
The Kaibiles, the ruthless U.S.-trained Guatemalan state militia infamous for their role in killing civilians during Guatemala's civil war, are being recruited in large numbers to violent Mexican drug gangs. Mexico's Zetas drug cartel is paying large sums to a...
U.S. Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said Wednesday that financial challenges "will not have any adverse effect on America's determination to meet its promise to Israel." The blunt statement by the second-highest ranked Democrat in the House of Representatives...
