NOVANEWS by DAVID SWANSON When Barack Obama became president, there were 32,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan. He escalated to over 100,000 troops, plus contractors. Now there are 47,000 troops these five years later. Measured in […]
NOVANEWS By Adam Higginbotham Photograph by Karim Kadim/AP Photo On Dec. 9, 2009, Major General Jihad al-Jabiri, head of the Iraqi Ministry of the Interior’s bomb squad, held a press conference at the ministry officer’s club […]
NOVANEWS One year ago today, pro-Mubarak thugs on horses and camels attacked protesters arrayed in Tahrir Square. But it was a battle they lost, turning the tide of public opinion irreversibly against the Mubarak regime. […]
NOVANEWS by Laura Rozen Egypt’s military chief announced Wednesday that it was stepping in to transfer power from Egypt’s Islamist President Mohammad Morsi to a technocratic government ahead of early parliamentary and presidential polls. “President Mohammad […]
NOVANEWS Young Iranian women attend a ceremony to mark World HIV/AIDS Day at a cultural center in Tehran, Dec. 1, 2005. (photo by REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl). Joint Plan of Action Preamble The goal for these negotiations […]
NOVANEWS Secretary of State John Kerry, left, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, second from right, and EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, right, attend a meeting of the P5+1 September 26. By Merle David Kellerhals […]
NOVANEWS Secret Efforts Planted Seeds for Obama Call With Rouhani By; JAY SOLOMON and CAROL E. LEE WASHINGTON—The White House heralded President Barack Obama‘s phone call with Iranian counterpart Hasan Rouhani earlier this fall as a foreign-policy milestone […]
NOVANEWS by Laura Rozen Geneva, Switzerland __ Deputy Secretary of State William Burns has led a secret U.S. back channel to Iran going back to before the June election of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, U.S. officials […]
NOVANEWS Avigdor Lieberman says Palestinian prosperity, Israeli security must be ensured before peace deal is finalized French President Francois Hollande said in an interview aired Wednesday that the Palestinian demand that Israel recognize the right […]
Mask of Zion Report Nov 29, 2013 by crescentandcross Jam-packed two-hour edition of the Mask of the Zion Report! The indefatigable, fiery Jonathan Azaziah debuts “Solidarity (Global South Anthem)”, the latest single off of his debut album […]