Workers at Fukushima Reactor 4 Forced to Leave due to Radiation Risk
As the four troubled nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex continue to deteriorate, the news is breaking this evening that workers at Reactor #4 are being forced to abandon...
View ArticleUN Security Council Votes to Support Strikes Against Qadhafi
The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously today —with five abstentions— to support the imposition of a no-fly zone over Libya, authorizing military action against Muammar Qadhafi, to halt...
View ArticleYemeni Security Forces Crack Down, Leave over 80 Killed
Yesterday, there were reports of snipers taking up positions around peaceful, unarmed pro-democracy demonstrators, then firing into the crowd, inflicting fatal headshots and hitting other victims in...
View ArticleRadiation at Fukushima Plant 100,000 Times Normal
Reports from Tokyo today have authorities telling residents water is now safe for infant consumption, even as reports from Fukushima show radiation levels may have surged to 10 million times the...
View ArticleUN Action in Libya is Bid to Rescue Democracy Movement
Today, Juan Cole published an open letter to the political left, asking them to understand the humanitarian urgency of the situation in Libya, and to balance their desire for an end to war and foreign...
View ArticleQadhafi Regime Abuse of al-Obeidi Crime Against Humanity
Iman al-Obeidi, the Libyan woman who was abducted by Qadhafi agents while telling foreign journalists that she had been held captive and gang raped by Qadhafi’s military, says after several days in...
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Japan Upgrades Nuclear Crisis at Fukushima to Level 7 — Worst Possible
After what now looks like significant foot-dragging, for fully one month, Japanese authorities have finally admitted the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is undergoing a level 7 nuclear emergency, the...
View ArticleBahrain Prosecutes Human Rights Lawyer for Criticizing Abuses
The al-Khalifa regime in Bahrain has seen its international reputation deteriorate from apparent friend of western nations and western values to violent police state using foreign mercenaries to kill...
View ArticleSyrian Military Pushes into Deraa
For days now, pro-democracy protesters have been calling Deraa “liberated territory”, and today, after two days of government forces massacring civilians in public demonstrations, the al-Assad regime...
View ArticleUS Now Recognizes Transitional Council as Legitimate Libyan Government
The Libya Contact Group held its most recent diplomatic summit today in Istanbul, to discuss how best to deal with the exigencies of the security crisis there, and possible political solutions. Sec....
View ArticleLibyan Rebels Advance on Tripoli, Take Key Cities
After six months of fighting, the Libyan rebel forces, representing the pro-demcoracy movement that came under military attack by 42-year dictator Muammar Qadhafi, are reportedly advancing on the...
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Qadhafi Under Siege as Rebels Move into Tripoli – updates
After 42 years in power, ruling throughout with authoritarian force, the regime of Muammar Qadhafi now appears to be falling. Abandoned by the international community, his top commanders defecting,...
View ArticleLibyan Rebels Capture Qadhafi Son, Enter Tripoli (video) – updates
UPDATE: Rebel forces have taken much of Tripoli, celebrate with civilians in Green Square and control the Tripoli airport Reports from Tripoli, the capital of Libya, suggest rebel forces have taken...
View ArticleMustafa Abdel Jalil calls on all Libyans to Coexist in Peace
The morning after Tripoli fell to rebel forces, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, leader of the Transitional National Council, has called on all Libyans to coexist peacefully, and to respect the rule of law, as...
View ArticleGaza Crisis Deepens, Diplomats Scramble
Now going on two weeks of full blown cross-border missile attacks, the Gaza crisis is deepening. While Hamas appears to be legitimizing its standing as the lead diplomatic representation of the people...
View ArticleCeasefire in Gaza
Israel and Hamas have agreed to cease fire, literally, but to little more. As of this hour, Hamas has agreed to halt rocket attacks on Israel, and Israel has agreed to halt missile attacks on Hamas,...
View ArticleThe Syria Conundrum
The puzzle of Syria may define the geopolitical matrix for a generation. Why? Because the crisis in Syria has in fact gone beyond a definitive “red line”: the use of chemical agents against thousands...
View ArticleObama Navigating Syria Trap
The current situation in Syria may be best described as a dangerous series of historical traps, from which it may be difficult for any political interest to extricate itself. There is a foundational...
View Article100,000 are Dead, and Assad Gassed Civilians
President Barack Obama has built his entire political career on upholding the rule of law and opposing illegitimate wars. His military priority has been the extrication of US forces from Afghanistan...
View ArticleUN Inspectors Say Regime Used Chemical Weapons in Syria
Less than one month after the massacre of August 21, on the outskirts of Damascus, United Nations weapons inspectors have issued a report finding high levels of Sarin gas in the tissue of victims,...
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