The Syrian Guns of August

NOVANEWS A Reckless Disregard for Truth and Sanity by FRANKLIN C. SPINNEY Remember the thumping of Obama’s war drums for a US attack on Syria last August and September, including his spokesmen’s absurd invocations of […]

Madiba in Palestine

NOVANEWS Apartheid Died on the Sharp Edge of Principles by ROBIN D.G. KELLEY AND ERICA LORRAINE WILLIAMS Nelson Mandela’s death has produced both an outpouring of international solidarity, remembrance, and celebration commemorating Madiba’s leadership in […]

Whose sarin?

NOVANEWS lrb.co.uk Barack Obama did not tell the whole story this autumn when he tried to make the case that Bashar al-Assad was responsible for the chemical weapons attack near Damascus on 21 August. In […]