The 29 year-old Serena Shim was married and had two young children. Her tragic death was almost certainly an unlawful assassination designed firstly to silence her from reporting further on Turkey’s involvement in the rise of ISIL/Daesh, and secondly to act as a violent warning to other journalists to stay away from trying to expose…
Over 10 million people in Yemen are starving, 1 in 3 children are malnourished and these are the official statistics, the reality is probably far worse than what we are being told. There is only one functioning general hospital able to deal with critical injuries, situated in the capital Sanaa. The Saudi blockade and its…
“Palestinians have been undergoing GENOCIDE and wars of EXTERMINATION, under the watchful eyes of the “civilized” world. Whatever they do to protect their lives is a legitimate act of self-preservation and survival.” ~ Nahida Izzat “Sometimes you have to pick the gun up to put the Gun down.” ~ Malcolm X This was a fascinating FB…
Palestine’s Wound Palestine, a gnawing wound eating away at the exposed soul and flesh of Palestinians living under occupation, is facing, yet, another orchestrated episode of Israeli military and settler’s violence. Where to begin the story in this well-designed Greek tragedy! We have multiple beginnings, detours, reverses, but for sure, no end in sight. Even…
Abdelrahman Obeidallah, or Abed, as most called him, was shot dead by Israeli forces in Bethlehem on Monday just minutes after his school was let out. He was 13 years old. Abed was wearing his school uniform, a light blue collared shirt and black khaki pants, holding his backpack with a group other students when…
“The Russian presence here has changed everything. We feel they have come to save us. It is a huge difference here.” “Everyday we hear about another person who has left for Germany, walking through Europe. Already I have 3 relatives in Germany, and several in Turkey and several in Sweden. These people were never once mistreated,…
We are the children of Yemen. You do not know our names, like Aylan Kurdi, the 3-year-old Syrian boy whose little lifeless body was found washed up on a beach in Turkey, or Ali Saad Dawabsheh, the 18-month-old Palestinian baby who was burnt alive after Jewish settlers set his house on fire in the middle…
By The Marshall Report In a press conference at the Valdai Discussion Club 2014 in answer to a question to a United States Journalist, President Vladimir Putin addressed his concerns regarding the US and their role in the middle east and ISIS. Although the film footage of the press conference has been banned, Live leaks released a…
Refugee “Crisis” Insights. Speaking to the insightful Andrew Korybko today following a skype chat with the equally inspiring Navid Nasr and Eva Bartlett. We discussed the refugee crisis and effects in Europe, particularly on the Balkans. Andrew: To summarize, I think that the US is shepherding the refugees just as it shepherds ISIL, using them…
The Wall Will Fall 