Archives for Январь 2015

ANALYSIS: Who Are The “Moderates” Washington’s Supporting In Syria?

The U.S. is sending hundreds of million of dollars to them, and U.S. allies are rallying in support of them, but who, exactly, are Syria’s so-called “moderates” and how much longer can they avoid being sucked into the radical extremism taking hold of the Middle East?

Free Syrian Army fighters take cover from incoming Syrian Army fire in the Izaa district in Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. (AP/Manu Brabo)

FSA fighters take cover from incoming Syrian Army fire in the Izaa district in Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012.  Photo: Manu Brabo/AP President George W. Bush declared his “war on terror” in shortly after 9/11, using an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people to call on the world to either side with America or

VIDEO: 911 Dispatcher Resigns After Being Stalked By Cops

The black Baltimore dispatcher was targeted over Facebook comments she made expressing concern that police could shoot her son without consequences.

Democrats are calling for the NYPD to destroy its files it acquired from spying in Muslim neighborhoods. (Photo by Scott Davidson)

Baltimore, Maryland (ANTIMEDIA) -- Baltimore resident and 911 dispatcher, Kelli Murray, has resigned from her job of eight years after being intimidated and scorned by the national police community. She feared for her safety. In December, Kelli Murray made several comments on a Facebook thread with other dispatchers about police

17-Year-Old Girl Kristiana Coignard Shot Dead By 3 Cops At Texas Police Station

The 3 officers have been placed on leave as the Texas Rangers investigate her death. Longview officers last fatally shot a teenager in 2014.

On Thursday, 17-year-old Kristiana Coignard was shot dead by three police officers in the lobby of the Longview Police Department. Coignard arrived at the station around 6:30 p.m. and asked to talk to an officer. Police say the girl was “brandishing a weapon” before she was shot four times. The three officers, who have not been identified, have

The Impact Of Smoking Marijuana Regularly On Your Lungs, According To Science

Why is marijuana still classified as a dangerous drug when study after study shows it to be safer than tobacco?

Rachel Schaefer of Denver smokes marijuana on the official opening night of Club 64, a marijuana-specific social club, where a New Year's Eve party was held, in Denver, Monday Dec. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Evolving attitudes about marijuana among the majority of Americans, as well as decriminalization laws starting to sweep the nation, have done little to quell questions about the health effects of longtime use among medical professionals, lawmakers, and people on both sides of an ongoing debate about the plant. Even with a dearth of research, the

As European Left Cheers, Syriza Vows to Move Swiftly To End Greek ‘Nightmare’

Ruling coalition is announced as Alexis Tsipras prepares to be sworn in as new Prime Minister.

Europe's leftist parties and their supporters are cheering Monday. Just hours after claiming victory in national elections, Alexis Tsipras, head of the leftist Syriza party and the new Prime Minister-elect of Greece, has agreed to form a coalition government and repeated his vows to push swiftly ahead with the promised economic reforms that

Domestic Workers in Lebanon Establish Unprecedented Labor Union

Despite serious threats to their safety, over 200 domestic laborers in Lebanon gathered to form the first migrant workers’ trade union in the Arab world.

A historic event in the struggle of male and female workers in Lebanon happened on January 25. The founding conference aimed at establishing a “new” type of union, the domestic workers union, was held. In the past few days, the Ministry of Labor tried to prevent the holding of the conference. It threatened to use the Internal Security Forces to