Tag: Refugees
The Trials of Africa and the Real Dr. King They Wa...
Posted by Ramzy Baroud | Jan 25, 2018 | Politics, US, Viewpoints | 1 |
Historic Government Crisis in Germany
Posted by Jakob Reimann | Dec 1, 2017 | Europe, News & Analysis | 0 |
Why the US Moving Its Israel Embassy to Jerusalem ...
Posted by Jeremy R. Hammond | Jun 23, 2017 | Featured, News & Analysis, Palestine, Politics, US | 7 |
Who Killed Oscar and Valeria: The Inconvenient History of the Refugee Crisis
by Ramzy Baroud | Jul 20, 2019 | Africa, Americas, Politics, US, Viewpoints
The supposedly random ‘violence’ and drug wars in El Salvador must be seen within the political context of misguided American interventionism.
From Central America to Syria: The Conspiracy against Refugees
by Ramzy Baroud | Dec 6, 2018 | Americas, Middle East, Politics, US, Viewpoints
Refugees escaping to the US or Europe are perceived as the invaders, rather than the US and its allies who’ve helped cause the reasons for their flight.
Lest We Forget, One of Washington’s Greatest Crimes: the NATO Intervention in Libya
by William Blum | Sep 29, 2018 | Europe, Middle East, Politics, US, Viewpoints
Muammar Gaddafi warned the US and its NATO partners that overthrowing him would result in a flood of refugees and emigrants into Europe. They didn’t listen.
Europe’s Iron Curtain: The Refugee Crisis is about to Worsen
by Ramzy Baroud | Jul 10, 2018 | Africa, Europe, Politics, Viewpoints
As long as Europe continues to approach the refugee crisis without addressing its root causes, the crisis will continue to grow.
End the Wars to Halt the Refugee Crisis
by Ramzy Baroud | Jun 19, 2018 | Africa, Europe, Middle East, Politics, Viewpoints
If European politicians continue to ignore the root causes of the problem, the refugee crisis is going to persist unabated.
South Sudan: A ‘Fragile’ Country Ravaged by Famine and War
by Sufyan bin Uzayr | Mar 21, 2018 | Africa, News & Analysis, Politics
The world’s hopes for South Sudan have been dashed as the young country has been devastated by human rights violations. The question now is how to act to put an end to the violence.
The Trials of Africa and the Real Dr. King They Want Us to Forget
by Ramzy Baroud | Jan 25, 2018 | Politics, US, Viewpoints
The legacy of Dr. King, as presented in mainstream media, has become about the whitewashing of a racist, militaristic and materialistic system, although King himself championed the exact opposite.
Historic Government Crisis in Germany
by Jakob Reimann | Dec 1, 2017 | Europe, News & Analysis
Merkel’s future is in peril while the far-right anti-immigrant AfD benefits from the recent breakdown of coalition talks.
European Subservience to Washington: What Can Be Done?
by Paul Craig Roberts | Sep 28, 2017 | Europe, Politics, Viewpoints
Western Europe is captive by Washington and will go to its destruction rather than dissociate from Washington’s foreign policy.
Why the US Moving Its Israel Embassy to Jerusalem Would Be Illegal
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Jun 23, 2017 | Featured, News & Analysis, Palestine, Politics, US
The mainstream media serve Israel’s occupation regime by failing to inform that for the US to relocate its Israel embassy to Jerusalem would be illegal.
Trump’s Travel Ban Is an Affront to Civilized Values
by Dr. Adnan Al-Daini | Feb 1, 2017 | Politics, US, Viewpoints
How could an individual or a country that constantly lectures the world on human rights take such crass and inhuman action?
The Profound Disappointment of Angela Merkel
by John Chuckman | Dec 9, 2016 | Europe, Politics, Viewpoints
Obama and his political associate, Hillary Clinton, are total failures as figures of principle and as leaders, and Merkel very much resembles them.
10 Zionist Arguments You’ve Encountered, But Didn’t Have Answers To
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Nov 28, 2016 | Editorial, Featured, Palestine, Politics
Here are ten popular arguments Zionists use to defend Israel’s crimes against the Palestinians and how to answer them effectively.
Benny Morris’s Untenable Denial of the Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Nov 14, 2016 | Essays, Featured, Palestine, Politics
Israeli historian Benny Morris denies the ethnic cleansing of Palestine, but his own research shows that this was indeed how Israel came into being.
Honoring Aylan Kurdi by Ending the War in Syria
by Ramzy Baroud | Sep 23, 2016 | Middle East, Politics, Viewpoints
The future of Syria’s children cannot be determined according to the whims of American and Russian politicians but the Syrian people themselves.
‘Activism’ and Its Consequences: Syrian Refugees Are Not Subjects for a Social Media Gallery
by Ramzy Baroud | Sep 2, 2016 | Middle East, Politics, Viewpoints
Humanitarianism is not a photo op. A true humanitarian activist is one who is able to make a tangible difference in the lives of others.
Farewell to Yarmouk: A Palestinian Refugee’s Journey from Izmir to Greece
by Ramzy Baroud | Jul 29, 2016 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics
This article is based on interviews with Palestinian refugees from Syria.
The European Migrants Crisis: The West Has Lost the Moral High Ground
by Amanda Clarkson | Jul 8, 2016 | Europe, Viewpoints
Migrants wait as the self-important leaders of Europe decide whether political expediency has a higher value than that of human life.
Boat Migrants, Americans, and the Repeat of History?
by Jade Wu | Jul 1, 2016 | Europe, US, Viewpoints
We should remember that many of us would not have the life we lead now were it not for our courageous ancestors who made similar voyages.
Use of armed force against refugees deemed justifiable by 29 percent of Germans
by Jakob Reimann | Mar 4, 2016 | Europe, Viewpoints
An alarming number of Germans favor using violence against human beings who are desperately fleeing their countries from war and misery.