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Libya War: Lies and Dueling Psy-Ops

Media coverage of the NATO war in Libya has been marked by so much disinformation, lies, and deception that it is becoming hard...

Alex Newman August 24, 2011

NATO, Rebels Accused of War Crimes in Libya

Alex Newman August 18, 2011

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is being heavily criticized for civilian casualties and a series of bombings apparently targeting essential non-military infrastructure...

Public Health Maternity Horrors in South Africa

Bruce Walker August 9, 2011

Suppose a nation was so blessed with natural resources that it almost could not be poor. Suppose that this nation led the world...

U.S. Begins Drone Strikes in Somalia

Michael Tennant July 14, 2011

On June 23 the United States conducted an unmanned aerial drone attack in Somalia, killing at least one person and wounding others. The...

Troubled South Sudan Officially Independent

Alex Newman July 12, 2011

South Sudan formally declared independence from its former oppressor North Sudan over the weekend after decades of bloody conflicts, but the problems plaguing...

Egyptian Muslims Burn 8 Homes

James Heiser June 28, 2011

The ongoing assault on the Christian churches of Egypt in the aftermath of that nation’s "democratic" revolution continues to demonstrate that the rising...

NATO Still Threatened by Libya

Bruce Walker June 3, 2011

NATO has decided to extend its mission in Libya for another 90 days. NATO Secretary-General Anders Rasmussen explains why: “This decision sends a...

Egyptian Nazi Party Formed

Bruce Walker June 1, 2011

Al-Badeel, an Egyptian news service, has reported that an Egyptian Nazi Party will contend in the upcoming elections. Emad Abdel Sattar, a founding...

Muslim Mob Besieges Egyptian Church

James Heiser May 27, 2011

In the latest display of the intolerance of Islam, Muslims in Egypt are trying to block the reopening of a Coptic church until...

Former Egyptian President to Stand Trial

Raven Clabough May 25, 2011

Egypt’s deposed president, Hosni Mubarak (left), will be facing trial on charges of corruption and murder. The news is just one more plaguing...

Egyptian Socialists Form Common Front

James Heiser May 25, 2011

Recent developments in Egyptian politics are revealing that not only Islamic militants are gaining power in the new regime: Communists are also preparing...

Media Whitewashes Islamic Attacks on Egyptian Christians

James Heiser May 19, 2011

Islamic atrocities continue to be perpetrated against the Egyptian Christians, but the Western media often misreport such crimes as if they were the...

UN Sentences Rwandan General to 30 Years

Alex Newman May 18, 2011

Following a decade-long trial, an international court sentenced Rwandan Maj. Gen. Augustin Bizimungu (left) to 30 years in prison for his alleged role...