NOVANEWS by Jim Naureckas The New York Times has an article today (9/5/13) about a Human Rights Watch reportcharging Syria’s government with the use of cluster bombs, a “widely prohibited weapon.” Cluster bombs are munitions that release hundreds of […]
NOVANEWS by George Lakoff President Obama has reframed his position on Syria, adjusting the Red Line metaphor: It wasn’t his Red Line, not his responsibility for drawing it. It was the Red Line drawn by the world, by the international […]
NOVANEWS by Sarah van Gelder (Image: Oxfam International / Flickr)The Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s approval of military force in Syria makes military strikes against that country more likely. But key questions remain unanswered. Will military strikes […]
NOVWNEWS by Dennis Kucinich Secretary of State John Kerry made the case to Congress this week, but the questions not asked and the answers not given speak volumes.In the lead-up to the Iraq War, I researched, […]
NOVANEWS Ibrahim Mothana (1988-2013); ‘As surely as he will be missed, his work and his example will continue to inspire his colleagues, friends, and compatriots’ – Jon Queally Friends and colleagues of Yemen social justice […]
NOVANEWS President presses for Syria strikes despite overwhelming global opposition, denounces UN legal channels as ‘hocus pocus’ – Sarah Lazare President Barack Obama (Photo: AP)Update: After a vigorous lobbying effort, Obama walked away from the […]
NOVANEWS Reporting suggests Pentagon is looking for more “targets” as some in Congress push for a deeper commitment to war – Jon Queally No longer just a volley of cruise missiles or a limited strike, according the New […]
NOVANEWS Pamela Hardyment I have asked Syrian friends to ask people there to describe their life under Assad to share with the US. Here are some excerpts of one – they all have similar stories […]
NOVANEWS Reports say Obama has now armed the rebels, whom according to evidence conducted the sarin gas attacks against Syrian citizens in the first place. WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 10: House Armed Services Committee Chairman […]
NOVANEWS 4 Palestinian civilians were wounded in the West Bank. Israeli forces have continued to use excessive force against peaceful protesters in the West Bank. – 3 protestors, including a photojournalist, were wounded. […]