The Empire Files: ‘This Ship is Sinking’ Says Former Bush Official

ALEPPO, Syria, Aug. 28 (UPI) — Two barrel bombs were dropped on a funeral wake for children in Aleppo, Syria, killing at least 16 people. The wake was taking place in the rebel-controlled neighborhood of Bab al-Nayrab, the same place where some 15 people were […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is taking diplomatic action against countries that co-sponsored the U.N. Security Council resolution against the buildup of Jewish settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, which Palestinians want as a capitol for a future state. Netanyahu on Saturday ordered […]

The majority of these Peshmerga soldiers are already battlefield tested – the history of the Kurds is of a constant battle to protect their people and their land. BNASLAWA, Iraq – There’s barely a sound, but all of a sudden, a fluorescent-red smoke plume rises. […]