Israel

For Israel's Sake The Israel Lobby Must Be Held To Account

04-04-2016 • Paul Craig Roberts

It was ten years ago that the London Review of Books published an article on the Israel Lobby by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt, distinguished scholars at two of America's top universities.

Activism

Two women risked their lives to capture film in a city controlled by ISIS

04-04-2016 • Business Insider

Two Syrian women worked with the Swedish news agency Expressen to secretly film what life is like in Raqqa, the Syrian city ISIS has claimed as its capital

Saudi Arabia

Saudis Retaliate To "Oil Freeze" Fallout: Ban Transport Of Iranian Crude In Territorial Wa

04-04-2016 • zerohedge.com

At first, when it announced the terms of its "oil freeze" agreement with Russia one month ago, Saudi Arabia seemed willing to grant Iran a temporary exemption from the supply freeze, at least until it recovers its pre-embargo production levels.

Foreign Policy

Another Western intervention in Libya looms

04-04-2016 • Washington Post

The shaky debut last week of a new unity government in Libya brings Western nations, including the United States, much closer to a renewed military mission there, and to a host of obstacles that will test their ability to secure a country gripped by

Iran

US seizes thousands of Iranian weapons, including grenade launchers, in Arabian Sea

04-04-2016 • http://www.foxnews.com

The crew of a U.S. Navy ship stopped a massive Iranian arms shipment dead in its tracks, seizing thousands of weapons, AK-47 rifles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers that likely were headed to Yemen, the Pentagon announced Monday

Saudi Arabia

Biggest Ever Saudi Overhaul Targets $100 Billion of Revenue

04-04-2016 • http://www.bloomberg.com

The biggest economic shake-up since the founding of Saudi Arabia would accelerate subsidy cuts and impose more levies, a plan to spread the burden of lower crude prices among a population more accustomed to government largess.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Plans $2 Trillion Megafund for Post-Oil Era: Deputy Crown Prince

04-03-2016 • http://www.bloomberg.com

Saudi Arabia is getting ready for the twilight of the oil age by creating the world's largest sovereign wealth fund for the kingdom's most prized assets.

Russia

BLACK OPS: PUTIN SENT PRIVATE MILITARY FORCES ON SECRET MISSIONS INTO SYRIA AND UKRAINE

04-02-2016 • http://nextnewsnetwork.com

The Express reports, VLADIMIR Putin sent Russian mercenaries to fight in Ukraine and Syria in secret black ops missions he could deny any involvement in, a report has claimed.

Corruption

McCain-Linked Nonprofit Received $1 Million From Saudi Arabia

03-31-2016 • http://www.bloomberg.com, by Bill Allison

A nonprofit with ties to Senator John McCain received a $1 million donation from the government of Saudi Arabia in 2014, according to documents filed with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

World News

France: Exodus of 10,000 millionaires amid rising Muslim tensions

03-31-2016 • http://www.ibtimes.co.uk, By Ananya Roy

Rising tensions in France, especially in Paris following a series of Islamist terrorist attacks in 2015, have spurred an exodus of its super-wealthy citizens, a new report on migration trends of millionaires and high-net worth individuals across the

Iraq

Joint Chiefs Chairman: Obama to Decide on Increasing Troops in Iraq 'Soon'

03-31-2016 • AntiWar.com

Says Decision Needs to Come Within Weeks

Iraq

Joint Chiefs Chairman: Obama to Decide on Increasing Troops in Iraq 'Soon'

03-31-2016 • AntiWar.com

Says Decision Needs to Come Within Weeks

Israel

Selected Articles:

03-31-2016 • globalresearch.ca

The Sad Realities of Israeli Politics

Politics: Democratic Campaigns

Hillary Clinton Turned a Stable, Developed Nation Into an ISIS Safe Haven.

03-31-2016 • huffingtonpost.com

That's the Real Benghazi Scandal

Politics: Democratic Campaigns

Hillary Clinton Turned a Stable, Developed Nation Into an ISIS Safe Haven.

03-31-2016 • huffingtonpost.com

That's the Real Benghazi Scandal

TERRORISM

Breaking: Fast and Furious was Secret Program to Ship Arms to Middle East Terrorists

03-30-2016 • prisonplanet.com

Investigation reveals arms shipments ongoing.

Israel

What a Journalist Learned During 3 Days Undercover at the Israel Lobby's ...

03-30-2016 • http://www.truthdig.com

Biggest Policy Conference . This piece originally ran on AlterNet. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is a cult, and like most cults, its followers would probably object to the characterization.