Note to Washington: Hands Off the ‘New’ Arab Spring
truthdig American meddling has a way of making things worse, everywhere and all the time. So, as Algeria and Sudan now undergo coups and government transitions, here’s a thought for the U.S. empire: Leave well enough alone! It’s only been a couple weeks, but optimistic liberal interventionists have already dubbed the instability in Algeria and Sudan […]
Venezuela: It’s Only a Coup if the US Government Says So
FAIR It’s Groundhog Day again in Venezuela, as the local conservative opposition has launched another attempt to oust President Nicolás Maduro from power. Surrounded by a few hardcore supporters, Washington-backed self-appointed president Juan Guaidó on April 30 called on the military to rise up and overthrow the democratically elected Maduro. Guaidó, a man who has never even […]
AFTER A BLACK COP WAS CONVICTED OF KILLING A WHITE WOMAN, MINNESOTA ACTIVISTS SAY FOCUS SHOULD BE POLICE REFORM
The Intercept ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, outside the Hennepin County government building in downtown Minneapolis, a few dozen community activists gathered in the cold to process the rare and polarizing conviction of Mohamed Noor, a Somali American and former police officer. A day earlier, a Hennepin County jury found 33-year-old Noor guilty of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in […]
Protesters pour into Sudan’s capital as army resists civilian handover
The Middle East Eye Convoys from around Sudan have arrived in the capital Khartoum on Thursday to join an ongoing sit-in protesting against military rule after three-decade ruler Omar al-Bashir was ousted last month. The military council that removed Bashir from power has hinted that it is tiring of an almost month-long sit-in outside the military headquarters, […]
Did the CIA Orchestrate an Attack on the North Korean Embassy in Spain?
The Nation On Monday night, the Department of Justice issued a “wanted” poster for the leader of Free Joseon, a shadowy group of Korean exiles suspected of leading a violent assault on the North Korean embassy in Madrid on February 22. A suspect, Adrian Hong Chang, “is considered to be armed and dangerous,” says the […]