Israeli Media Blames Putin for Syria’s Decision to Defend Itself Against Israeli Airstrikes

Israeli Media Blames Putin for Syria’s Decision to Defend Itself Against Israeli Airstrikes

“The serious exchange of missile fire between Israel and Syria early Friday morning reflects the Assad regime’s attempts to change the unofficial rules of the game.” So begins a column published in Israel’s Haaretz. The newspaper is of course referring to the Israeli jets that “breached Syrian air space early in the morning and attacked a…

Pentagon Denies Bombing Syrian Mosque, But Its Own Photo May Prove That It Did

Pentagon Denies Bombing Syrian Mosque, But Its Own Photo May Prove That It Did

The Pentagon spokesperson insisted that the U.S. airstrike in the rebel-held village of Al-Jina in northern Syria on Thursday night did not hit a mosque. “The area was extensively surveilled prior to the strike in order to minimize civilian casualties,” Navy Captain Jeff Davis wrote in an email. “We deliberately did not target the mosque.” He…

Pentagon Used Bribes, Games and Beer to Mine Data in the Middle East

Pentagon Used Bribes, Games and Beer to Mine Data in the Middle East

A new book tells the story of how the Pentagon used creative methods involving technologically-savvy humanitarians to collect data on Afghanistan. “The Imagineers of War: The Untold Story of DARPA, the Pentagon Agency That Changed the World,” tells the story of how the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) collaborated with a loosely associated group of “humanitarians,…

US Kicks UN in the Guts

US Kicks UN in the Guts

George Washington, the first President of the United States, said that the country should «steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world». 221 years after America is on the way to get back to this precept. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the United States will not continue participating in the Human Rights Council unless the…