Mar 30, 2015, CHCH As the Harper government plans to pass a motion in Parliament tonight to extend its bombing mission on terrorist targets in Iraq and expand the mission into Syria, a group of demonstrators say the action is illegal. Members of the Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War …

Apr 3-5, 2015, Counter Punch by RICK STERLING With allegations of chlorine gas attacks in Syria on March 16, some humanitarian groups have called for a “No Fly Zone” over part of Syria. I believe this is reckless and dangerous and will explain why. Part 1 of this article was …

Apr 1, 2015, NY Times Six years before the Arab Spring, a group of rural highlanders in Yemen called the Houthis rose up against an autocratic government and its foreign patrons to demand their rights. Fast forward to 2015, and the Houthis are still fighting to redress their domestic grievances, …

Mar 31, 2015, France24 The Saudi TV channel Al Arabiya has come under fire for publishing a fake photo online. On Monday, it posted the following photo to its official Twitter account. The description, in Arabic, reads: “Al Arabiya exclusive: Saudi Arabia’s Operation Decisive Storm destroys a Houthi military convoy …

This aggression is not about Iran’s regional domination, it is about silencing the aspirations of the Yemeni people. Apr 2, 2015, Al Jazeera Western governments, their Middle Eastern allies, and many major media outlets have much in common with Lewis Carroll’s Humpty Dumpty. “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty …

Mar 29, 2015, Al Mayadeen *English begins at 2:50

Mar 31, 2015, Sharmine Narwani, RT.com There is media confusion about what is going on in Yemen and the broader Middle East. Pundits are pointing out that the US is looking schizophrenic with policies that back opposite sides of the fight against al-Qaeda-style extremism in Iraq and in Yemen. But …

Mar 31, 2015, Global Research During a recent ‘On-Air’ news report on Sunday 29 March 2015  from Tikrit, Iraq, Press TV war correspondent Rahshan Saglam was providing a ‘LIVE’ update when an explosion occurred approximately 150 meters from her position. The camera technician was able to capture the plume of …

Mar 31, 2015, RT.com As the war against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) rages on, the US has stepped up its air campaign, combining destructive bombs with anti-ISIS leaflets. But while US propaganda efforts are ostensibly aimed at disrupting ISIS recruitment, overall US involvement has yielded mixed results at best. On …

Mar 31, 2015, Counter Punch -Rick Sterling A massive campaign in support of foreign intervention against Syria is underway. The goal is to prepare the public for a “No Fly Zone” enforced by US and other military powers. This is how the invasion of Iraq began. This is how the …