5 May, is polling day
NOVANEWS Dear All, Today, Thursday 5 May, is polling day. It’s a once in a generation opportunity to decide whether or not to reform the way our MPs are elected. There are also crucial local […]
Year: 2011
Osama bin Laden’s Useful Death
NOVANEWS by crescentandcross By Paul Craig Roberts In a propaganda piece reeking of US Triumphalism, two alleged journalists, Adam Goldman and Chris Brummitt, of the Associated Press or, rather, of the White House Ministry […]
US, NATO defend air strike that murdered Gaddafi family members
NOVANEWS By Barry Grey Libyans attend the funeral of Saif Al-Arab Gaddafi, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, WSWS, US and NATO officials have brushed aside charges by the Libyan government that the air […]
Russia demands IsraHell group vacate historic Jerusalem building
NOVANEWS by crescentandcross The Russian government is demanding Society for the Protection of Nature in IsraHell vacate its Jerusalem offices, which Russia took possession of in March; the 19th-century building was originally built to house […]
Taliban: Reports of bin Laden’s death greatly exaggerated
NOVANEWS McClatchy KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s Taliban, who sheltered Osama bin Laden when they governed the country prior to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, said Tuesday that it would be “premature” to comment […]
Netanyahu: Hamas-Fatah unity pact is a victory for terrorism
NOVANEWS The prime minister, while on official visit to London, slammed the Fatah-Hamas reconciliation deal signed on Wednesday in Cairo, where Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal said the Palestinians’ only battle is against Israel. Haaretz Prime […]
Hollywood has Osama death in its sights
NOVANEWS LOS ANGELES: Osama bin Laden’s death is blockbuster news for Hollywood, whose attempts to dramatize the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have largely bombed.Instead of churning out little-seen films about death and destruction […]
With bin Laden’s death, U.S. sees a chance to hasten the end of the Afghan war
NOVANEWS Washington Post The Obama administration is seeking to use the killing of Osama bin Laden to accelerate a negotiated settlement with the Taliban and hasten the end of the Afghanistan war, according to U.S. officials […]
US Refusal of 2001 Taliban Offer Gave bin Laden a Free Pass
NOVANEWS by crescentandcross by Gareth Porter When George W. Bush rejected a Taliban offer to have Osama bin Laden tried by a moderate group of Islamic states in mid-October 2001, he gave up the only opportunity […]
Poll: Americans Approve of bin Laden Killing Even if It Brings More Attacks
NOVANEWS USA TODAY The daring military operation that killed Osama bin Laden has boosted Americans’ confidence that the United States can succeed in the war against Islamic terrorism and faith in President Obama […]