(ANTIWAR) Struggling with growing evidence of “significant fraud” within the program, USAID has frozen $239 million in contracts involved in the humanitarian aid program in Syria. This follows recent reports of overt bribery in getting contracts, along with overt fraud in delivered aid.
(ANTIWAR) The US-backed offensive in and around Manbij has been going on for two months, with only a part of the city and surrounding area ever captured. The failing offensive on the ground is being overshadowed however, by the US air campaign.
(ANTIWAR) Speaking at an international conference aimed at fundraising for the humanitarian costs of the war, Secretary of State John Kerry once again talked up how great the ISIS war is going, claiming “momentum has shifted” and presenting victory as virtually inevitable, but only a “short-term success.”
(ANTIWAR) US and coalition airstrikes against the northern Syrian villages of Tokhar and Hoshariyeh have killed at least 56 civilians, including 11 children, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Other groups claimed the civilian toll was as high as 90.
(ANTIMEDIA) The front pages of most major U.S. news outlets are currently dominated by one topic: Melania Trump’s recent speech during the opening night of the Republican National Convention.
(ANTIMEDIA) — Despite the fact there are a number of competing theories surrounding the underlying causes of the recent coup attempt in Turkey, the fact still remains that President Obama initially pledged his support for Turkey, requesting that all parties support the “democratically-elected” government of President Re
(MEE) At least 56 civilians, including 11 children, have been killed by US-led coalition air strikes outside a Syrian village held by the Islamic State (IS) group, a monitoring group said.
Dozens more civilians were injured in the strikes, including some who were in serious condition, the British based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said.
(ANTIMEDIA) The recent coup attempt in Turkey over the weekend comes at an interesting time. Had it been successful, it could have presented Turkey with a unique opportunity to pursue a wholly different agenda in the region—though such an agenda is unclear given the many conspiracies surrounding the coup.
(ANTIMEDIA) Following a string of recent, brutal terrorist attacks claimed to have been perpetrated by ISIS, the focus of corporate media will undoubtedly turn once again to the role radical Islam plays in terror — and ultimately, how the West should respond to such threats.
