Let Me Make This as Unclear as Possible

Foreign Policy BY MICAH ZENKO Why the Obama administration’s authorization for the use of military force against the Islamic State … More

Global Threat? US Policymakers Admit Iran is Defending Itself

New Eastern Outlook by Tony Cartalucci US policymakers admit that Iran’s strategy is “largely defensive,” and both aggressive and defensive … More

Unasked Questions and the New “Doublespeak”

New Eastern Outlook by Gordon Duff “Doublespeak,” by definition, and there are endless definitions, refers essentially to the debasement of … More

Anatomy of ISIS and Possible Scenarios of its Evolution

New Eastern Outlook by Stanislav Ivanov Recently, the international media has been paying considerable attention to the coverage of the … More

Tragedy of Iraq (II)

Strategic Culture by Anton VESELOV Part I Haider Al-Abadi was appointed the head of government in August 2014. He was … More

Tragedy of Iraq (I)

Strategic Culture by Anton VESELOV Iraq has gone through real hardships in recent years. There were times when the country … More

The ISIS-US Empire – Their Unholy Alliance Fully Exposed

Global Research By Joachim Hagopian Let’s be perfectly clear. The United States is not actually at war with ISIS. As … More

There Is No Global Jihadist ‘Movement’

Defense One BY MARTHA CRENSHAW ISIS fighters participate in a military parade in the northeastern Syrian city of Raqqa, on … More

Bibi Bombs by “Mouthboarding” Congress

New Eastern Outlook by Jim Dean The dust is beginning to settle and the fire extinguishers being refilled after “Bibi … More

The Relationship between Washington and ISIS: The Evidence

Global Research By Prof. Tim Anderson Reports that US and British aircraft carrying arms to ISIS have been shot down … More

Does Iran Really Want a Bomb?

Buchanan.org by Patrick J. Buchanan America, we have a problem. In the blood-soaked chaotic Middle East, with few exceptions like … More

The Iran-US Nuclear Deal: Latent Realities

New Eastern Outlook by Salman Rafi Sheikh One of the most remarkable and defining characteristics of the international state system … More

Iran’s Role in Iraq Worries U.S., Saudi Officials

The New American by Jack Kenny As Iranian-sponsored Shiite militias take an increasing role in the fight against the Islamic … More

The Origin Of The Islamic State

MARCO LUIGI CIMMINELLA by Marco Luigi Cimminella It’s more than a jihadist group. Cruel in war, ruthless with its hostages, … More

Why Americans Are as Divided About ISIS as They Are About Everything

Defense One BY RONALD BROWNSTEIN Demonstrators stand outside the White House to protest air strikes on targets in Iraq and … More

5 Reasons Israel Won’t Attack Iran

National Interest by Zachary Keck Image: Wikicommons This article first appeared in November 2013. Although not a member of the … More

Iran to ‘Wipe Israel off the map’? Read the 600 words for yourself to confirm US/Israel CRIMINAL war lies

Washington’s Blog by Carl Herman The origin of claims that Iranian President Ahmadinejad threatened to “wipe Israel off the map” … More

The Future of the Middle East

VoltaireNet by Thierry Meyssan For several months, Barack Obama has been trying to change US policy in the Middle East … More

The Roots of ISIS

Activist Post by Brandon Turbeville As the United States and NATO gear up for the second attempt at drumming up … More

Why Can’t the Islamic State Be Eradicated?

Strategic Culture by Pavel URINTSEV Recent events involving terrorist attacks in various countries carried out in the name of jihadists … More