News/Politics

 By Dr Ismail Salami
 
A five-minute audio message by al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri went viral on the internet in which he enjoins the rebels in Syria to end their infighting and focus their energies on battling against President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.

 
James Petras       Intifada Palestine
 
Introduction

The peace efforts of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, have been dismissed by Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, right, as not being worth the paper they are printed on.. AP Photo // EPA/ABIR SULTAN
 
By JAMAL KANJ
Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon articulated publicly what Israeli leaders say privately: Give us your tax money, weapons and your veto power but “leave us alone.”

Nora Barrows-Friedman         Electronic Intifada
 

“If you commit war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide you will not be able to rest easily in your bed: the reach of international justice is long and patient…. There is no expiry date for these crimes….” (William Hague, British foreign secretary)
 
 by Stuart Littlewood
 

 
 
President Bashar al-Assad’s interview with Agence France Presse (AFP) ~January 20, 2014
 
AFP: Mr. President, what do you expect from the Geneva conference?

(RT) – European security officials are working together with the Syrian government to deal with the threat of European jihadists currently honing their battle skills in Syria. Damascus says there is a schism between politicians and security people in the West.

by Finian Cunningham
A rare public spat between Washington and Israeli in recent days has revealed much about the essential political relationship between the two.
The row began when Israeli minister for military affairs Moshe Ya’alon spoke to local media with vitriolic contempt about America’s top diplomat, John Kerry…