The Young Turks: Shaping the Iran Nuke Narrative
With help from RT’s Alona Minkovski, The Young Turks ask why the mainstream media assumes ‘War’ is normal. Segment begins at 2:50.
Jason Ditz on Syrian Talks on RT
News editor Jason Ditz discusses the failed Syrian talks with Russia Today host Yulia Shapovalova.
Rick Rozoff of Stop NATO on RT
According to RT, Syrian opposition groups operate with complete impunity inside Turkey – which is a NATO member – with a green light from the Turkish government. Without arms and sponsorship from outside Syria, the opposition would never dare to take up arms against the Syrian army, Rozoff concludes.
Newt Gingrich and Dave Weigel Will Bomb Knowledge Back to the Stone Age
SEE UPDATE BELOW. Dave Weigel is a history buff: [Newt Gingrich's] last full-on grapple with Romney came when the former governor attacked him, in a sort of more-in-sorrow-than-anger way, for saying that the Palestinians were an “invented people.” That, said Romney, was complicating things for Israelis. “The Israelis are getting rocketed every day,” snorted Gingrich. [...]
Was it the promise or was it the SOFA?
On Friday, October 21, 2011, Mr. Obama, invoking one of his campaign promises, announced the complete withdrawal of all U.S. Troops from Iraq by "the [Christian] holidays." Over the weekend, he and his media arm further spun the story, claiming the deadline had been negotiated by G.W. Bush. Behind the scenes — later paragraphs — [...]
