Missile attack on Syria is based on a lie
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…
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U.S. boycotts U.N. talks on nuclear ban while spending trillions to modernise nuclear arsenal
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…
Assange says CIA created ISIS
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…
Video: Trump expands U.S. military role in Saudi war on Yemen’s Houthi
From Democracy Now 30 March 2017 The U.S. is rapidly expanding military operations in Yemen, backing Saudi Arabia’s offensive against Houthi rebels that are accused…
Australia Is quietly supporting genocidal war in Yemen
This article by Michael Brull and published in New Matilda (19 March 2017), raises Australia’s involvement in the war going on in Yemen
Video: Israel is imposing an Apartheid Regime on the Palestinian People
From Democracy Now For the first time, a United Nations agency has commissioned a report that directly accuses Israel of imposing an “apartheid regime”
Hezbollah and Israel brace for all-out conflict
The following is by Nicholas Blanford for The Arab Weekly (10 March 2017). Nicholas is an author with expertise in Hezbollah –Israerli conflict. He lives…
UK government is creating a blackout around its role in torture in Iraq and Afghanistan
This article by Sophia Akram and published by The Canary (9 March 2017) provides an account of the unfolding British scandal over involvement in the…
The United states sends troops to northern Syria
Contributed by Jim Hayes As fresh US forces move into northern Syria, ostensibly to take on ISIS, the real immediate objective is the control of…
Video: Doing a Hollywood makeover on the White Helmets
The information here, is a compilation of several contributions made to The Pen by concerned readers.
