The Armed Gangs Controversy
NOVANEWS By Joshua Landis I have taken up the “armed gangs controversy” in my last two posts. In the comment section, Syrians have debated whether the opposition has produced militant elements that are killing Syrian […]
Day: 17 August 2011
Lebanon Intercepts Covert Arms Shipments bound for Syria
NOVANEWS By Sahand Avedis Lebanese army intelligence has intercepted a covert shipment of 1,000 assault rifles, reportedly destined for the city of Baniyas in Syria. Army investigators say they have uncovered ties between the smugglers […]
An Iranian Cult and Its American Friends
NOVANEWS NYT A FEW weeks ago I received an e-mail from an acquaintance with the subject line: Have you seen the video everyone is talking about? I clicked play, and there was Howard […]
A. Loewenstein Online Newsletter
NOVANEWS British banks love the smell of cluster bombs in the morning Chomsky: “Pro-Israel Christian Right most anti-Semitic people in the world” Yet another Western firm complicit with Chinese repression Of course Glenn Beck is […]
Mondoweiss Online Newsletter
NOVANEWS From London to Jenin: Paying for the sins of their sons Insider (Jewish) baseball Israel adds 227 homes to Ariel settlement and the US is ‘deeply troubled’ (which translates as ‘go right ahead’) Glenn […]