IS ISRAEL'S OPERATION "PROTECTIVE EDGE" REALLY ABOUT NATURAL GAS?
WEEKEND EDITION COUNTERPUNCH JULY 18 2014 It’s Money, Not Blood Is Israel ’s Operation Protective Edge Really About Natural Gas? by TASCHA SHAHRIARI-PARSA While many articles have debunked the myth that Israel is acting out of “self-defense,” very few have attempted to establish why Israel is contin ...
Yemen's Shia rebels vow to continue protests
Thousands of Yemen's Shia Houthis have promised to demonstrate in the capital on Friday, in a sign of the country's growing sectarian divide. The Houthis, who accuse the government of corruption, are calling for the cabinet to be dissolved and for fuel ...
Yemen: The Shia Showdown Spoils Everything
August 28, 2014: The government has ordered the Shia tribes to get their gunmen out of the capital. Thousands of these gunmen were allowed into the capital over a week ago as the government met with Shia leaders to finally deal with the Shia complaints and ...
