Insurgents Taking Charge in Kunduz | Gul Rahim Niazmand

Once one of the most stable provinces, parts of Kunduz are falling under Taleban control Oct. 12, 2009 (Institute For War And Peace Reporting) -- The vehicle is marked Kunduz provincial police headqu ...

Obama’s Test: Democracy or Chaos in Latin America (Ramzy Baroud)

Ramzy Baroud Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 8, 2009 -- Latin America stands at the threshold of a new era: one that promises a return to political uncertainty, violence and chaos, or one of po ...

Iran’s Nuclear Theater Meant to Divert Attention (Ramzy Baroud)

Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 1, 2009 -- World events have taken an interesting turn recently, with the Goldstone report, which wreaked havoc in the beginning of the week being nearly complete ...

What is the CIA Still Hiding about Interrogations? (Nat Hentoff)

Sept. 4, 2009 (Billings Gazette) -- A fierce debate will long continue to swirl around former CIA Inspector General John Helgerson's long-delayed 2004 report (sprung by an American Civil Liberties Un ...

Ex-ISI Chief Says Purpose of New Afghan Intelligence Agency RAMA Is 'to destabilize Pakistan' (Jeremy R. Hammond)

In an exclusive interview with Foreign Policy Journal, retired Lt. Gen. Hamid Gul responds to charges that he supports terrorism, discusses 9/11 and ulterior motives for the war on Afghanistan, claim ...

The Case of the ‘Fatwa’ to Rig Iran’s Election (Jeremy R. Hammond)

Jeremy R. Hammond -- World News Trust July 21, 2009 -- The propaganda campaign to paint the victory of the incumbent candidate in Iran’s June presidential election as having been a stolen one began e ...

Clinton Outlines Continuation of Bush Policies Under Obama at CFR (Jeremy R. Hammond)

Obama’s foreign policy parallels Bush’s. The train may have switched tracks, but it’s still headed in the same direction

Has the U.S. Played a Role in Fomenting Unrest During Iranâ€™s Election? (Jeremy R. Hammond)

There is ample reason to believe that the United States likely had a hand in fomenting the chaos that has plagued Iran since its June election, which many commentators have compared to the 1979 revol ...

What Obama Isnâ€™t Going to Change About Military Commissions (Jeremy R. Hammond)

Obama’s proposed revisions to the military commissions pretty much exemplify his administration’s rather limited conception of what “change” means for the foreign policy of the United States.

Western Media Propagandize Iranâ€™s Missile Test (Jeremy R. Hammond)

Iran announced Wednesday that it had successfully tested its Sejil 2 surface-to-surface missile, and Western media sources took the opportunity to portray the Middle Eastern nation as a threat to wor ...

After Pressuring Pakistan to Act, U.S. Offers Aid for Resulting Displaced (Jeremy R. Hammond)

The United States has announced $110 million in aid to Pakistan as the number of refugees fleeing the fighting in the country’s Swat district is quickly approaching 1.5 million. Jeremy R. Hammond -- ...