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UN Seeks “First Responder” Status and “Governance” in Syria Resolution
When the United Nations Security Council agreed to enforce a chemical arms ban in Syria, it was a significant step toward establishing the...
Salon Acknowledges “Elites’ Strange Plot to Take Over the World”
Salon’s Matt Stoller apparently feels that the 20th-century drive to create world government — obvious in hindsight — is now far enough in...
Read moreThe “Merkel Miracle”: Third Term for Germany’s Machiavellian “Mum”
Angela Merkel’s double-speaking and flip-flopping on EU bailouts, EU control from Brussels, support for U.S.-backed foreign wars — and much more — should...
Read moreScores of Christians Killed in Suicide Attack on Historic Pakistan Church
A pair of suicide bombers struck a historic church in Pakistan September 22, killing at least 85 Christian worshippers and injuring over 140...
Read moreTeenager Is China’s First Victim of New Internet “Anti-gossip” Law
As China continues to ramp up its censorship of Internet usage by its estimated 600 million users, the arrest of a 16-year-old boy...
Read moreSwiss Expected to Reject Elimination of Military Draft
Voters in Switzerland will head to the polls on Sunday to decide whether the Alpine nation should continue with its military draft or...
Read moreU.S. Military Document: Syrian Rebels Had Chemical Weapons
Western officials and the Obama administration continue to insist, albeit without offering any proof thus far, that a chemical weapons attack near Damascus...
Read moreSyria Tells Russia that Rebels Used Chemicals
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Syria’s government has provided Russia with new materials pointing to rebels’ involvement in a chemical...
Read moreWhat is the Obama-backed Free Syrian Army?
As weapons and supplies funded by U.S. taxpayers pour into Syria in a bid to help Western-backed Islamist rebels take down the Assad...
Read moreSouth Korean Workers Again Head North to Kaesong
Hundreds of South Korean supervisory workers once again crossed the border between the two Koreas on September 16, to resume work at the...
Read moreSyria Applies to UN Chemical Weapons Convention
On September 12, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem sent a letter to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) — which...
Read moreUN Report Accuses Both Sides in Syria of War Crimes
A four-person United Nations rights panel has released a report citing evidence of war crimes by both sides in Syria. The report comes...
Read moreAs Syria War Plan Loses Steam, Bid to Empower UN Court Grows
As a tsunami of public and congressional opposition puts a damper on the Obama administration’s warmongering against Syria, at least for now, the...
Read moreThe 40th Anniversary of Pinochet’s Rise to Power in Chile
Chileans observe their own anniversary on September 11, as today marks the 40th anniversary of the military coup that removed the revolutionary Marxist...
Read morePolish Government Seizes Private Pension Assets
Authorities in Poland last week announced the confiscation of bonds held in private pension funds without compensation, implausibly claiming that the move did...
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