Berto Jongman: Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed Special Report Fixing Intelligence on Syria?

Special report: fixing intelligence on Syria? If there is anything to learn from the Syrian conflict, it is that in the fog of war, truth really is the first casualty. Narratives and counter-narratives of the conflict have plagued media accounts and the blogosphere ever since it erupted in the form of angry street protests over …

Berto Jongman: Open Secure Internet Moves Forward — Estonia Leads the Way

How the Tech-Savvy Estonian President Led His Country to the Cutting Edge of Internet Politics On Monday, September 23, the President of Estonia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, gave the key note address at the United Nations panel discussion entitled “A Secure and Free Internet.” That day he was also hailed in a thorough profile on Buzzfeed …

4th Media: Saudi Intelligence Behind Chemical Attacks in Syria

Saudi Intelligence Behind Chemical Attacks in Syria But Unfortunately Nobody Will Dare Say That A senior United Nations official who deals directly with Syrian affairs has told Al-Akhbar that the Syrian government had no involvement in the alleged Ghouta chemical weapons attack: “Of course not, he (President Bashar al-Assad) would be committing suicide.” When asked who he …

Marcus Aurelius: Islamic Seat on UN Security Council

A frightening prospect if there ever was one… 3. Islamic Bloc Wants Permanent Seat on Security Council The Islamic world should be granted permanent member status on the United Nations Security Council, according to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s secretary-general. At a recent speech in Moscow, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu asserted that the 57-member OIC, the largest …

4th Media: Syria: Both The New York Times and Huma Rights Watch Wrong To Claim Chemical Attack Origin

Syria: Both The New York Times and Huma Rights Watch Wrong To Claim Chemical Attack Origin Human Rights Watch and the New York Times are trying to implicate the Syrian Arab Army in a chemical incident that happened on August 21 in Ghouta near Damascus. Using the report of an United Nations commission which investigated various sites …

David Swanson: Harvey Wasserman on Fukushima’s Coming Mega Meltdown

The Crisis at Fukushima 4 Demands a Global Take-Over By Harvey Wasserman, WarIsACrime.org We are now within two months of what may be humankind’s most dangerous moment since the Cuban Missile Crisis. There is no excuse for not acting. All the resources our species can muster must be focussed on the fuel pool at Fukushima …