Contributed from Victoria A few days ago, Russia and China dispatched intelligence-gathering vessels to follow the U.S.S. Carl Vinson in waters off the Korean Peninsula,

Contributed by Jim Hayes More than two thousand Palestinians in Israeli jails have begun a mass hunger strike against detention conditions.

Contributed by Jim Hayes China has warned that tensions on the Korean Peninsula could spin out of control. What China says is important, because it…

This is worthwhile background reading that contributes to the understanding of the real purpose behind the United States missile attack on Syria last week.  Written…

Interview with former ambassador to Syria Peter Ford, who talks about the lack of evidence and the consequences of the unjustified attack. Video from RT…

The following was written by Ian Bremmer  (The Intercept 7 Apr 2017) and argues that the American bombing of Syria was made possible with the…

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Contributed by Joe Montero The American on Syria’s Shayrat Air Base with 59 cruise missiles, is a crime that can only make the region and…

From Democracy Now Full interview with Princeton’s Zia Mian about the proposed U.N. nuclear ban treaty, the U.S. boycott and the U.S. trillion-dollar plan to…

Following was The Pen by a reader. It is about a statement released by WikiLeaks on 24 March 2017, relating to captured cables that show…