Juan, you seem to be accepting these dark stories as fact.
"given that they were seeing Russian hacking of campaign accounts at the same time." This is NOT a "true fact" at all.
All of these examples point to Russia being an evil enemy, while all the recent wars have been against other countries, and Russia has certainly not been the main foreign influence on US policy. What about Israel? Saudi Arabia? Their effect on US policy is not hidden and is not beneficial.
China's role in the future is determined by its responsible behavior and its concentration on improvements to the global situation rather than constant wars and invasions that the USA favors. Green energy and jobs, cooperation, action on global warming. What's not to like?
To claim that Obama did anything at all positive at the Paris Conference (as in Copenhagen) is fanciful. He even pretended that the USA's emissions were not serious because it only had 300 million people! You make him sound heroic while the TPP and TTIP are strongly fought against by environmental and labor activists, among others.
These "trade deals" benefit only the corporations, not people or countries.
The usual Russophobia with few facts is sad. Why keep on with an "enemy", denigrating it with spiteful decriptions, when Russia has had to fight for recognition and respect after the devastating selling off of its assets in the 1990s under IMF/Clinton support of Yeltsin, and the creeping encircling of Russia by NATO which should have been abolished in 1991 like the Warsaw Pact.
btw I do not see the lessening of the domination by the USA as a bad thing, as you may have guessed!
Thanks Juan, BUT why "in reaction to Russian hacking activities during the election." as if you just assume these unfounded allegations, just as so many now assume that Russia would of course blackmail Flynn.
2010 was another important milestone, of course, allowing unlimited funding via Citizens' United vs FEC. Steven Bannon was a key figure in this case.
The Democrats have not tried to counter the successful Republican efforts at voter suppression carefully detailed for years by Greg Palast, instead concentrating on infighting, fundraising and the Russians. Wisconsin was one State easy to spot, but the Republicans helped by Koch Bros have been able to increase their voting numbers stealthily and unhampered in many key States. What is the point of millions of excess Dem votes in California?
Perhaps the money spent on keeping the Homeland safe could include teaching parents of toddlers how to avoid killing themselves or other children, teaching children (up to 70 years old if we see the POTUS tweets) that global warming is a real threat and that nuclear weapons are fatal if used, and that people in other countries are actually human and deserve to be treated as such even if they are not US evangelical Christians.
"Donald Trump gained power by vociferously disregarding established institutions" Yet now he is embracing them all-the FBI, the military, the banksters, the "christians" to his bosom.
Trump has managed to live 70 years without apparently learning anything about human relations, fairness, kindness, compassion, history, geography,science, logic, consequences. Does this show why so many business people seem interested only in profit for themselves and have no care for the rest of us or even the environment we all rely on?
Remember dear Obama refusing to say one word of condemnation from the Israeli killing of 6 Palestinians which broke the truce with Gaza on his Election Day, to the whole massacre and its end when he was inaugurated.
Just the start of Obama's "cool" terms as POTUS.
"The Russians and their allies, in part through WikiLeaks, parceled out the juiciest tidbits from the stolen material over the course of the summer and fall, and the news media ate it up." No evidence for the Russian part, then deBuys extended this story in ludicrous ways also devoid of evidence. This spoils his good points about voter suppression (which the Dems have not bothered to examine over the last decade).
Republican “moderate” an oxymoron; Sen McCain a vicious moron.
I wonder if the pardon is not a trick to ensure Assange is captured and incarcerated for ever in a US hellhole.( i hope he is not stupid enough to fall for it).
What a sensible and clear comment to cover all those important points. I live in France, and apart from the "newspapers" writing of Paris and Berlin fears of Russian cyber interference in elections (!!) most people seem less frantic. Many are against the EU and it inequalities, and NATO which has way outlived its usefulness.
Obama kept him in power, as he did so many other "bad characters", but is it really feasible that his revelations made a difference,considering the TRUE leaked (not hacked) DNC emails, the hawkish and anti-worker policies of Hillary, the voter suppression (for at least 15 years) by the GOP, as detailed by Greg Palast, and Trump's effective lies to the public (par for the course)?
It is interesting to see the widespread lies about Russia's interference while the same people welcome the never-changing interference of Israel in US elections. Lindsey Graham admits (boasts) that all the Senate is against the recent UNSC criticism of Israel's illegal acts, which is true. This is the "US Senate" involved in the "US " national interest? The treatment of Russia as an enemy, which you remind us is the attitude of most of the US population, is obviously caused by the "leaders" and the media, not by the facts an honest observer could find out if he or she wished.
Perhaps Crybaby Netanyahu will stop the generous donation of $8million(yes!) a year to support the dastardly UN which hates Israel for no reason, though it is a normal nation.
Barack Obama is the only POTUS who has vetoed every single UNSC motion critical of Israel up to now, but that is not enough.
" This is no way to treat a friend."
What a very sensible and farseeing idea. I hope it gets taken up-it will be one of the only good acts the Dems have achieved recently, and would avoid terrible consequences for the future if other Justices similar to the "conservatives" on the SCOTUS were to be chosen and confirmed.
NO! Assange and others have denied this. However, the point surely is that the emails were genuine and Clinton's dishonesty was exposed. of course she is frantic.
To assume Russia needs to interfere in the USA's "democratic elections" is to ignore the obvious faults in the whole system (check electoral college, money in campaigns, media bias.......).
Marvellous, Juan (I am not an American,hence the spelling!)
Too far left is better than no country left,which seems to be the desire of the present mob. i have known for years that the "two Parties" were to the right of most Parties in other democracies, and the reason for the low turnout in US elections could be that there is not a real Party to represent working people eg a Labor Party. The Dems have sped right and pushed the Repubs off the spectrum.
A small point: Murdoch renounced his Australian citizenship decades ago when the USA would allow ONLY AN AMERICAN to have such power over US media. He is American even if he is a monster and ruins the UK and Australian media too.
Muslims are just the latest in the series of indispensable enemies the USA seems to need in order to blame someone else. The wrongdoing of the US leaders and authorities could never be the cause of tragedies or chaos.
The ignorance and prejudice of this person, and the probably even worse actions to come from his VP and other appointments, say a lot about the astounding lack of understanding in "the exceptional country" of the basic principles of democracy, international affairs, history, science (climate change, evolution, abortion/miscarriage), even religion. 220 million people and this and the Queen of Chaos were the only choices provided!
Unfortunately these rational words and explanations are not what the perpetrators of these atrocities want to hear, or will bother to read or even care about.
“The ironclad bond between the United States and Israel is rooted in shared values, buttressed by shared interests and driven by a shared destiny,” Netanyahu added. “I am confident that President-elect Trump and I will continue to strengthen the unique alliance between our two countries and bring it to ever greater heights.”
Do you accept his unfounded belief that Russia is the criminal, despite Assange's express reply that it is NOT, that Wikileaks has provided the emails, not Russia? Nobody outside the USA is needed to interfere with US elections, but the USA assumes that because it constantly interferes with others, Russia must as well.
"The new regime requires stricter rules against unilateral interventions, a stronger mandate for the UN, and a more effective human rights regime that is not hollowed out by regional/cultural exceptionalism."
Unfortunately, these conditions are very unlikely to be followed or demanded by the new POTUS.
No surprises there. Obama continues the Condi Rice "unhelpful" comments while encouraging further takeovers. Why would Israel ever follow international law or any humanitarian or fair behavior while they get away with anything they do, blaming the victims?
Notice Israel is the ONLY country to benefit from the destruction of Syria.
The sad thing about Hillary's "approval" of the message is that she was a big part of the cause of the American troops being sent and killed in Iraq, for spurious reasons known even then to be false.
Hardly a surprise; in several States the theory of evolution, the basis of biology, is not even taught, so that the students probably feel it is "only a theory" ie take it or leave it.
This article show the obsession with sex shown by Americans, who seem to care NOT AT ALL about the HUUUGE number of murders of people all over the globe by the greatest military might the world has ever known.
“This is horrific,” said Clinton. “We cannot allow this man to become president.”
"something the government of Shiite hard liner Nouri al-Maliki [PM 2006-2014] never realized)." and nobody noticed for eight years??????? and now they interfere?
Every time they interfere, the americans make things worse.
"The U.S. justifies its sanctions largely on the basis of Sudanese government’s human rights and war crimes violations " LOL
It seems the article justifies any misdeeds by the USA but finds the reasonable responses of Russia to its encirclement, sanctions and vilification by "Western media" to be dangerous.
Thanks Juan. I live in France and am amused by the "secular" State with Holy Day holidays all over the place (Ascension, Assomption etc), feast days of Christian saints EVERY DAY on all the calendars. I know people in this country area who probably have never met a Muslim socially yet claim fear!
With PM Valls a diehard Zionist and all of the Parliament rather pro-Israel, there is plenty of room for Islamophobia, but this instance shows how ridiculous has been this response, and it is great to see the Court agree.
Looking at the photos, why are Juan and DW trying to pretend there are NOT hundreds of thousands of protesters?
It is interesting that the "rebels" are so defined as if the Government is really legitimate and I suppose the Saudi-US "good guys" are justified in their murderous attacks.
Muslims are just the latest designated enemy and hate target, like Native Americans, African Americans Chinese, Japanese Americans during WW2, Communists... An enemy is needed , to blame for all our troubles. Poor Russia has remained demonized, despite the Communist Menace disappearing. "Terrorist"s are another enemy we must have, it seems.
Excellent. Too late for fairness to Bernie, but at least she has been shown as a monster equal to her "friend". Who will be impressed by HRC hiring her? What sort of Democrats will she help elect all over the land? Bernie's movement is to get progressive decent candidates. Wasserman Schultz would not even know anyone like that.
Of course-if he is not a Muslim he must be mentally unstable, especially is he is a Christian. We might remember the "American terrorist" Catholic Tim McVeigh from the last century.
We already knew of the delicate mental state of President Erdogan, but the numbers arrested, including the deans of every university in the country, reinforce fear of this man's likely future acts.
Thank you, Juan. I live in France and am not impressed by Hollande's "we are at war" attitude. This time, the killer seems to have personal reasons for his horrific behavior, rather than the "no doubt an Islamic radical" immediate comment from Zionist PM Valls and former Pres. Nicolas Sarkozy. I cannot see how this sort of act (except maybe the truck entering the Promenade "to deliver ice cream" excuse) could have been foreseen or prevented except in a real police state, which is what the radicals probably want to force on us all.
"Western sanctions have been all but removed. " I think you have overlooked the continuing interference of the USA and its stopping European banks from dealing with Iran.
I am retired, have lived in several countries (NOT the USA) and have practically never in my life even seen a gun, except for a few farmers and hunters who keep their weapons responsibly and do not wander the streets ready to shoot anyone they disagree with.
It seems that Hillary, like Trump, does not want to appeal to electors. The USA already has the lowest voting turnout of developed countries, but here, what choice is there between the "big two"? Let alone the future of us all on planet earth!!
"Israel’s security with recognized borders" would be a miracle, since the "borders" keep expanding.
" Palestinians with independence, sovereignty, and dignity." would also be a miracle, with hugely armed and unwilling -to -compromise Israel right next door and all around the "Palestinian State".
Palestinians have no real rights, and when, as recently, some become violent, the whole "civilized world" comes down on them (see NYT!)
BDS is non-violent, voluntary, and against illegal Israeli settlements. What's not to like???
The USA seems to need to have an enemy, and Muslims are the latest target. Native Americans, Black people, Chinese immigrants, different groups from Europe have all been "hated", and of course those of Japanese origin in WW2. Many Americans living now must still remember the extreme anti-Communist actions and words of Joe McCarthy,which took a long time to be stopped.
How pleasing for the USA as the leaders of the free world to have enabled such a happy outcome from their sanctions, invasion, occupation, democratization and pulling out after such success in Iraq.
Why would Israel want peace? it does just fine with all its powers, weapons, US support, European support, selling of weapons and "security products" all over the globe so other regimes can also oppress their peoples. What's not to like with the present situation??
Read Jeff Halper's revealing new book "War Against the People" to find facts and figures. No changes likely.
Why bother? Netanyahu, now with his new "defense minister" has not the slightest wish or need to even attempt "peace". Why would he, when Israel is in control, nobody supports the Palestinians' reasonable and legal demands, and Israel takes over more and more land and houses, demolishes more houses, farms, olive trees and ensures it is always "defending itself".
Who can be sorry for the poor Sisi et al when the Egyptians are "forced" to help Israel in its illegal cruelty to the Palestinians, including flooding all the remaining tunnels which were a lifeline to Gaza?
Israel's fanatacism is unparalleled, even by its copycat "security partner" the USA.
"Badreddiin was allegedly involved in the bombing that killed Marines in Beirut in 1982 and in bombing attempts on the US embassy in Kuwait in 1983. " WHAT?
All the murderous behavior of the Israeli "allies" in 1982 is not mentioned, but this is dragged up??
Please stop this ranting. French people, Catholics in name for the most part, but Muslims as well, are NOT religiously pious at all. The secular State is popular, and of course politicians, ("Socialist" as well as "Republicans" and national Front), try to beat up terrorism. Sending troops all over the place, and supporting US-led NATO, are the most dangerous actions taken.
"where he will meet with U.S.-backed activists and attend a baseball game." Pathetic!!!!!!
Why not at least try to understand why a country wants independence, decent health care and education, freedom of movement and fair treatment by its neighbour.
28% support for Trump by Catholics is a worry.
Jews may say they suffer religious discrimination, but it is probably political eg criticism of Gaza attacks and the rest.
As for the "democracy", Israel is now acting in the Knesset to ensure that the few rights now enjoyed by the "Israeli Arabs" (not the Occupied millions) are lost, by squeezing out the few reps the minority Palestinians have.
Thanks Belen! I always remember your hilarious, serious book "Coffee With Hezbollah".
Mr Netanyahu thinks that BDS is the greatest threat to poor Israel. He has even convinced the UK Government to criminalise using boycotts as discriminatory.
Poor Israel, constantly worried about its safety, while never considering that its behaviour might be the factor which is causing the tension! The Golan Heights were STOLEN from Syrian and Israel is worried they may be in danger!
Hezbollah was formed and acts to protect Lebanon from the constant raids by Israel! Iran is a sovereign country which attacks nobody!
"the threat of Iran and Hizbullah." does not exist. if Israel took notice of the rest of the region and banned nukes, plus even followed international law, there would be no strife!!!!
Security threats, needing billions of US dollars, against an indigenous population deprived of any real rights, land liberty, military protection, nukes(!) yet the USA wants to continue with increased "military aid" set for the next twenty years, and pretends to be alight to the world.
No mention of course of the disgraceful invasions and attacks on so many majority-Muslim countries under his watch as POTUS, or the many similar instances of treatment of specific groups eg Japanese -American citizens during WW2. Muslims are just the latest victims.
A disservice? He is supported by the mobs in the settlements, he thinks Israel can do nothing wrong, he terrorises the USA into submission. What's not to like?
Nobody dares mention the extremism of Western invasions/killings/destruction, the Israeli exception to the non-nuclear region wanted by Iran and ALL its other neighbours, the huge incarceration rate of people in the USA for non-violent and political "crimes". The USA is the one to deserve to be sanctioned.
However, criticism of any of the 1.6 billion Muslims in the world would be rewarded.
Not much publicity about the poisoning of acres of Gazan land, such as it is, by the IDF for "security reasons" this week.
"Israel attacked the accord as premature and counterproductive to efforts to get the Palestinians to resume direct negotiations with the Jewish ..."
LOL what a surprise.
I wonder among his speeches and travels if George W Bush ever feels guilt for the wholly unjustified invasion and takeover of Iraq after his two predecessors had managed to destroy its infrastructure and millions of its people. Saddam Hussein was supported for decades by the USA, then suddenly he was a "bad guy" and all the education, health care, jobs, society, mixing of religious groups were cast aside in vengeance for his alleged misdeeds. Nothing good has followed for Iraq, though blame is being placed on the remaining government there. What hope have they now?
It really becomes ridiculous when overindulged, overfed Mercans want to invade and occupy the whole world, yet are terrified of a tiny bit of education for their children to understand a small portion of history or geography which is not already in the tiny warped minds of the parents.
A very balanced and careful article. So many Americans who claim to be Christians ( even Catholics like Biden and some of the SCOTUS members) seem to have very odd ideas which they have the gall to push on others.
Many Jews are fair and support freedom for others as well, and understand that Palestinians need peace and security and land. If Mark is true to his word he would (unlike Hillary Clinton and all the GOP POTUS candidates) also support the BDS campaign against Israel's illegal occupation of Palestine, a non-violent protest NOT against Jews or Israel, but against its illegal and cruel occupation.
NATO is one of the most serious causes of instability in the world, and NATO's belligerence against Russia has no benefits to any of us except the NATO officials and "defence" contractors.
Of course this killing with Muslim-sounding names will remove all talk of the "Dear" white man of the "body parts" killing who could not be a terrorist as he is a troubled white man.
Juan, you seem to be accepting these dark stories as fact.
"given that they were seeing Russian hacking of campaign accounts at the same time." This is NOT a "true fact" at all.
All of these examples point to Russia being an evil enemy, while all the recent wars have been against other countries, and Russia has certainly not been the main foreign influence on US policy. What about Israel? Saudi Arabia? Their effect on US policy is not hidden and is not beneficial.
He also said that Republican lawmakers say that Trump “lies a lot” and “says things that aren’t true.” LOL Who does not?
China's role in the future is determined by its responsible behavior and its concentration on improvements to the global situation rather than constant wars and invasions that the USA favors. Green energy and jobs, cooperation, action on global warming. What's not to like?
To claim that Obama did anything at all positive at the Paris Conference (as in Copenhagen) is fanciful. He even pretended that the USA's emissions were not serious because it only had 300 million people! You make him sound heroic while the TPP and TTIP are strongly fought against by environmental and labor activists, among others.
These "trade deals" benefit only the corporations, not people or countries.
The usual Russophobia with few facts is sad. Why keep on with an "enemy", denigrating it with spiteful decriptions, when Russia has had to fight for recognition and respect after the devastating selling off of its assets in the 1990s under IMF/Clinton support of Yeltsin, and the creeping encircling of Russia by NATO which should have been abolished in 1991 like the Warsaw Pact.
btw I do not see the lessening of the domination by the USA as a bad thing, as you may have guessed!
Thanks Juan, BUT why "in reaction to Russian hacking activities during the election." as if you just assume these unfounded allegations, just as so many now assume that Russia would of course blackmail Flynn.
2010 was another important milestone, of course, allowing unlimited funding via Citizens' United vs FEC. Steven Bannon was a key figure in this case.
The Democrats have not tried to counter the successful Republican efforts at voter suppression carefully detailed for years by Greg Palast, instead concentrating on infighting, fundraising and the Russians. Wisconsin was one State easy to spot, but the Republicans helped by Koch Bros have been able to increase their voting numbers stealthily and unhampered in many key States. What is the point of millions of excess Dem votes in California?
A good reason not to interfere, but Mr T does not agree.
Perhaps the money spent on keeping the Homeland safe could include teaching parents of toddlers how to avoid killing themselves or other children, teaching children (up to 70 years old if we see the POTUS tweets) that global warming is a real threat and that nuclear weapons are fatal if used, and that people in other countries are actually human and deserve to be treated as such even if they are not US evangelical Christians.
"Donald Trump gained power by vociferously disregarding established institutions" Yet now he is embracing them all-the FBI, the military, the banksters, the "christians" to his bosom.
Trump may not know that EOs are really recommendations and have to be legal, and there are courts that will act.
Trump has managed to live 70 years without apparently learning anything about human relations, fairness, kindness, compassion, history, geography,science, logic, consequences. Does this show why so many business people seem interested only in profit for themselves and have no care for the rest of us or even the environment we all rely on?
Remember dear Obama refusing to say one word of condemnation from the Israeli killing of 6 Palestinians which broke the truce with Gaza on his Election Day, to the whole massacre and its end when he was inaugurated.
Just the start of Obama's "cool" terms as POTUS.
"The Russians and their allies, in part through WikiLeaks, parceled out the juiciest tidbits from the stolen material over the course of the summer and fall, and the news media ate it up." No evidence for the Russian part, then deBuys extended this story in ludicrous ways also devoid of evidence. This spoils his good points about voter suppression (which the Dems have not bothered to examine over the last decade).
Republican “moderate” an oxymoron; Sen McCain a vicious moron.
I wonder if the pardon is not a trick to ensure Assange is captured and incarcerated for ever in a US hellhole.( i hope he is not stupid enough to fall for it).
What a sensible and clear comment to cover all those important points. I live in France, and apart from the "newspapers" writing of Paris and Berlin fears of Russian cyber interference in elections (!!) most people seem less frantic. Many are against the EU and it inequalities, and NATO which has way outlived its usefulness.
One tiny issue which seems never to have been even considered is the chance for WORLD PEACE. Unamerican, I suppose.
Obama kept him in power, as he did so many other "bad characters", but is it really feasible that his revelations made a difference,considering the TRUE leaked (not hacked) DNC emails, the hawkish and anti-worker policies of Hillary, the voter suppression (for at least 15 years) by the GOP, as detailed by Greg Palast, and Trump's effective lies to the public (par for the course)?
Except, of course, if Israel does it, which happens all the time and has the support of both Parties.
Again, no proof. Have you not bothered to read the article or look into any of the debunking by people who have some idea of what goes on?
It is interesting to see the widespread lies about Russia's interference while the same people welcome the never-changing interference of Israel in US elections. Lindsey Graham admits (boasts) that all the Senate is against the recent UNSC criticism of Israel's illegal acts, which is true. This is the "US Senate" involved in the "US " national interest? The treatment of Russia as an enemy, which you remind us is the attitude of most of the US population, is obviously caused by the "leaders" and the media, not by the facts an honest observer could find out if he or she wished.
Perhaps Crybaby Netanyahu will stop the generous donation of $8million(yes!) a year to support the dastardly UN which hates Israel for no reason, though it is a normal nation.
Barack Obama is the only POTUS who has vetoed every single UNSC motion critical of Israel up to now, but that is not enough.
" This is no way to treat a friend."
What a very sensible and farseeing idea. I hope it gets taken up-it will be one of the only good acts the Dems have achieved recently, and would avoid terrible consequences for the future if other Justices similar to the "conservatives" on the SCOTUS were to be chosen and confirmed.
This is one of the most interesting and informative articles I have read. Thanks to Ronald Stockton and to Juan.
You believe the EU reports???
NO! Assange and others have denied this. However, the point surely is that the emails were genuine and Clinton's dishonesty was exposed. of course she is frantic.
To assume Russia needs to interfere in the USA's "democratic elections" is to ignore the obvious faults in the whole system (check electoral college, money in campaigns, media bias.......).
Marvellous, Juan (I am not an American,hence the spelling!)
Too far left is better than no country left,which seems to be the desire of the present mob. i have known for years that the "two Parties" were to the right of most Parties in other democracies, and the reason for the low turnout in US elections could be that there is not a real Party to represent working people eg a Labor Party. The Dems have sped right and pushed the Repubs off the spectrum.
I fully agree with spyguy's thoughtful comment, above.
"For decades, the world’s media have portrayed China as a bully and trade cheat abroad and a repressive power at home." Fake news, anyone???
A small point: Murdoch renounced his Australian citizenship decades ago when the USA would allow ONLY AN AMERICAN to have such power over US media. He is American even if he is a monster and ruins the UK and Australian media too.
Muslims are just the latest in the series of indispensable enemies the USA seems to need in order to blame someone else. The wrongdoing of the US leaders and authorities could never be the cause of tragedies or chaos.
Thanks for an unusual post on an important but little-explained issue.
The ignorance and prejudice of this person, and the probably even worse actions to come from his VP and other appointments, say a lot about the astounding lack of understanding in "the exceptional country" of the basic principles of democracy, international affairs, history, science (climate change, evolution, abortion/miscarriage), even religion. 220 million people and this and the Queen of Chaos were the only choices provided!
Unfortunately these rational words and explanations are not what the perpetrators of these atrocities want to hear, or will bother to read or even care about.
I notice it is always "the al-Assad regime" but the "Obama Administration".
“The ironclad bond between the United States and Israel is rooted in shared values, buttressed by shared interests and driven by a shared destiny,” Netanyahu added. “I am confident that President-elect Trump and I will continue to strengthen the unique alliance between our two countries and bring it to ever greater heights.”
No surprises there.
Do you accept his unfounded belief that Russia is the criminal, despite Assange's express reply that it is NOT, that Wikileaks has provided the emails, not Russia? Nobody outside the USA is needed to interfere with US elections, but the USA assumes that because it constantly interferes with others, Russia must as well.
"The new regime requires stricter rules against unilateral interventions, a stronger mandate for the UN, and a more effective human rights regime that is not hollowed out by regional/cultural exceptionalism."
Unfortunately, these conditions are very unlikely to be followed or demanded by the new POTUS.
The fact that the opinions of this being are solicited or listened to by anyone shows the lack of interest in truth in so many media eg NYT.
No surprises there. Obama continues the Condi Rice "unhelpful" comments while encouraging further takeovers. Why would Israel ever follow international law or any humanitarian or fair behavior while they get away with anything they do, blaming the victims?
Notice Israel is the ONLY country to benefit from the destruction of Syria.
The sad thing about Hillary's "approval" of the message is that she was a big part of the cause of the American troops being sent and killed in Iraq, for spurious reasons known even then to be false.
Hardly a surprise; in several States the theory of evolution, the basis of biology, is not even taught, so that the students probably feel it is "only a theory" ie take it or leave it.
This article show the obsession with sex shown by Americans, who seem to care NOT AT ALL about the HUUUGE number of murders of people all over the globe by the greatest military might the world has ever known.
“This is horrific,” said Clinton. “We cannot allow this man to become president.”
Thanks for the link. I really would believe Uri, who knew Peres so well and has often written about him.
"something the government of Shiite hard liner Nouri al-Maliki [PM 2006-2014] never realized)." and nobody noticed for eight years??????? and now they interfere?
Every time they interfere, the americans make things worse.
"The U.S. justifies its sanctions largely on the basis of Sudanese government’s human rights and war crimes violations " LOL
It seems the article justifies any misdeeds by the USA but finds the reasonable responses of Russia to its encirclement, sanctions and vilification by "Western media" to be dangerous.
Thanks Juan. I live in France and am amused by the "secular" State with Holy Day holidays all over the place (Ascension, Assomption etc), feast days of Christian saints EVERY DAY on all the calendars. I know people in this country area who probably have never met a Muslim socially yet claim fear!
With PM Valls a diehard Zionist and all of the Parliament rather pro-Israel, there is plenty of room for Islamophobia, but this instance shows how ridiculous has been this response, and it is great to see the Court agree.
Looking at the photos, why are Juan and DW trying to pretend there are NOT hundreds of thousands of protesters?
It is interesting that the "rebels" are so defined as if the Government is really legitimate and I suppose the Saudi-US "good guys" are justified in their murderous attacks.
Thanks Juan for this summary and reminder.
Muslims are just the latest designated enemy and hate target, like Native Americans, African Americans Chinese, Japanese Americans during WW2, Communists... An enemy is needed , to blame for all our troubles. Poor Russia has remained demonized, despite the Communist Menace disappearing. "Terrorist"s are another enemy we must have, it seems.
Excellent. Too late for fairness to Bernie, but at least she has been shown as a monster equal to her "friend". Who will be impressed by HRC hiring her? What sort of Democrats will she help elect all over the land? Bernie's movement is to get progressive decent candidates. Wasserman Schultz would not even know anyone like that.
Of course-if he is not a Muslim he must be mentally unstable, especially is he is a Christian. We might remember the "American terrorist" Catholic Tim McVeigh from the last century.
Black men are shot dead for a broken taillight, but a US 3Rep" is possibly "investigated" for death threats to a POTUS candidate.
We already knew of the delicate mental state of President Erdogan, but the numbers arrested, including the deans of every university in the country, reinforce fear of this man's likely future acts.
Thank you, Juan. I live in France and am not impressed by Hollande's "we are at war" attitude. This time, the killer seems to have personal reasons for his horrific behavior, rather than the "no doubt an Islamic radical" immediate comment from Zionist PM Valls and former Pres. Nicolas Sarkozy. I cannot see how this sort of act (except maybe the truck entering the Promenade "to deliver ice cream" excuse) could have been foreseen or prevented except in a real police state, which is what the radicals probably want to force on us all.
"Western sanctions have been all but removed. " I think you have overlooked the continuing interference of the USA and its stopping European banks from dealing with Iran.
Israel has such a powerful hold on US political life that using the words "democratic", "republican", "free" has become a mockery.
Is Obama attempting to ensure that he goes on record as the worst US President ever to be elected?
I am retired, have lived in several countries (NOT the USA) and have practically never in my life even seen a gun, except for a few farmers and hunters who keep their weapons responsibly and do not wander the streets ready to shoot anyone they disagree with.
To expect decency from HRC would be a miracle.
It seems that Hillary, like Trump, does not want to appeal to electors. The USA already has the lowest voting turnout of developed countries, but here, what choice is there between the "big two"? Let alone the future of us all on planet earth!!
"Israel’s security with recognized borders" would be a miracle, since the "borders" keep expanding.
" Palestinians with independence, sovereignty, and dignity." would also be a miracle, with hugely armed and unwilling -to -compromise Israel right next door and all around the "Palestinian State".
Palestinians have no real rights, and when, as recently, some become violent, the whole "civilized world" comes down on them (see NYT!)
BDS is non-violent, voluntary, and against illegal Israeli settlements. What's not to like???
The USA seems to need to have an enemy, and Muslims are the latest target. Native Americans, Black people, Chinese immigrants, different groups from Europe have all been "hated", and of course those of Japanese origin in WW2. Many Americans living now must still remember the extreme anti-Communist actions and words of Joe McCarthy,which took a long time to be stopped.
How pleasing for the USA as the leaders of the free world to have enabled such a happy outcome from their sanctions, invasion, occupation, democratization and pulling out after such success in Iraq.
Thanks for a balanced and sensible report. "Terrorism" is becoming as overused as "antisemitic".
Wonderful to see the objective and fair comments from the Financial Times.
Why would Israel want peace? it does just fine with all its powers, weapons, US support, European support, selling of weapons and "security products" all over the globe so other regimes can also oppress their peoples. What's not to like with the present situation??
Read Jeff Halper's revealing new book "War Against the People" to find facts and figures. No changes likely.
Is this a joke? Obama has consistently, like WBush, overstepped his constitutional authority as president. That is the new normal.
Great to see an article by Belen here. She is always on the point.
Why bother? Netanyahu, now with his new "defense minister" has not the slightest wish or need to even attempt "peace". Why would he, when Israel is in control, nobody supports the Palestinians' reasonable and legal demands, and Israel takes over more and more land and houses, demolishes more houses, farms, olive trees and ensures it is always "defending itself".
"The party’s chairwoman, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, will name the committee’s final four members." LOL
Push her out before the meeting!!!!
Who can be sorry for the poor Sisi et al when the Egyptians are "forced" to help Israel in its illegal cruelty to the Palestinians, including flooding all the remaining tunnels which were a lifeline to Gaza?
Like the USA, Israel pretends such people have something to do with defence. We all know better.
Israel's fanatacism is unparalleled, even by its copycat "security partner" the USA.
"Badreddiin was allegedly involved in the bombing that killed Marines in Beirut in 1982 and in bombing attempts on the US embassy in Kuwait in 1983. " WHAT?
All the murderous behavior of the Israeli "allies" in 1982 is not mentioned, but this is dragged up??
"He has become Europe’s most powerful Muslim politician."
I wonder will he tell the police to let Assange travel freely to his exile in Ecuador?
But he managed to do a lot of damage to Iraq before the invasion by W.
“In light of Israel’s dramatically rising defense challenges,"
This really is a sick joke.
We all need to read Jeff Halper's new book "War against the People" to see the real truth on Israel's "security needs" and effect on world peace.
Thanks for this article. As an Australian now living in Europe I had no real idea of her work and importance.
How sad. I hope this can be countered effectively very soon.
"American civilization." lol As Ghandi said, it would be a good thing!!!!!!
However, the response of the USA and Euyrope is playing into the hands of terrorists, as Osama bin Laden once said very clearly.
Please stop this ranting. French people, Catholics in name for the most part, but Muslims as well, are NOT religiously pious at all. The secular State is popular, and of course politicians, ("Socialist" as well as "Republicans" and national Front), try to beat up terrorism. Sending troops all over the place, and supporting US-led NATO, are the most dangerous actions taken.
"where he will meet with U.S.-backed activists and attend a baseball game." Pathetic!!!!!!
Why not at least try to understand why a country wants independence, decent health care and education, freedom of movement and fair treatment by its neighbour.
28% support for Trump by Catholics is a worry.
Jews may say they suffer religious discrimination, but it is probably political eg criticism of Gaza attacks and the rest.
A rare piece of good news for the USA and the rest of us.
Why does the USA practice it so seldom?
As for the "democracy", Israel is now acting in the Knesset to ensure that the few rights now enjoyed by the "Israeli Arabs" (not the Occupied millions) are lost, by squeezing out the few reps the minority Palestinians have.
Thanks Belen! I always remember your hilarious, serious book "Coffee With Hezbollah".
Mr Netanyahu thinks that BDS is the greatest threat to poor Israel. He has even convinced the UK Government to criminalise using boycotts as discriminatory.
Poor Israel, constantly worried about its safety, while never considering that its behaviour might be the factor which is causing the tension! The Golan Heights were STOLEN from Syrian and Israel is worried they may be in danger!
Hezbollah was formed and acts to protect Lebanon from the constant raids by Israel! Iran is a sovereign country which attacks nobody!
"the threat of Iran and Hizbullah." does not exist. if Israel took notice of the rest of the region and banned nukes, plus even followed international law, there would be no strife!!!!
Security threats, needing billions of US dollars, against an indigenous population deprived of any real rights, land liberty, military protection, nukes(!) yet the USA wants to continue with increased "military aid" set for the next twenty years, and pretends to be alight to the world.
No mention of course of the disgraceful invasions and attacks on so many majority-Muslim countries under his watch as POTUS, or the many similar instances of treatment of specific groups eg Japanese -American citizens during WW2. Muslims are just the latest victims.
Thanks for this. I live in France and am delighted to see this tiny step from the very pro-Zionist government here.
ps "including among Gaullists." (if there are any!)
De Gaulle tried to be fair and was even critical of Israel, unlike most "Gaullists" today.
A disservice? He is supported by the mobs in the settlements, he thinks Israel can do nothing wrong, he terrorises the USA into submission. What's not to like?
Nobody dares mention the extremism of Western invasions/killings/destruction, the Israeli exception to the non-nuclear region wanted by Iran and ALL its other neighbours, the huge incarceration rate of people in the USA for non-violent and political "crimes". The USA is the one to deserve to be sanctioned.
Snyder should be imprisoned. Thousands if not millions of Americans are incarcerated for less.
However, criticism of any of the 1.6 billion Muslims in the world would be rewarded.
Not much publicity about the poisoning of acres of Gazan land, such as it is, by the IDF for "security reasons" this week.
"Israel attacked the accord as premature and counterproductive to efforts to get the Palestinians to resume direct negotiations with the Jewish ..."
LOL what a surprise.
I wonder among his speeches and travels if George W Bush ever feels guilt for the wholly unjustified invasion and takeover of Iraq after his two predecessors had managed to destroy its infrastructure and millions of its people. Saddam Hussein was supported for decades by the USA, then suddenly he was a "bad guy" and all the education, health care, jobs, society, mixing of religious groups were cast aside in vengeance for his alleged misdeeds. Nothing good has followed for Iraq, though blame is being placed on the remaining government there. What hope have they now?
It really becomes ridiculous when overindulged, overfed Mercans want to invade and occupy the whole world, yet are terrified of a tiny bit of education for their children to understand a small portion of history or geography which is not already in the tiny warped minds of the parents.
A very balanced and careful article. So many Americans who claim to be Christians ( even Catholics like Biden and some of the SCOTUS members) seem to have very odd ideas which they have the gall to push on others.
Many Jews are fair and support freedom for others as well, and understand that Palestinians need peace and security and land. If Mark is true to his word he would (unlike Hillary Clinton and all the GOP POTUS candidates) also support the BDS campaign against Israel's illegal occupation of Palestine, a non-violent protest NOT against Jews or Israel, but against its illegal and cruel occupation.
Notice, as always, that negotiation is in last place.
NATO is one of the most serious causes of instability in the world, and NATO's belligerence against Russia has no benefits to any of us except the NATO officials and "defence" contractors.
Of course this killing with Muslim-sounding names will remove all talk of the "Dear" white man of the "body parts" killing who could not be a terrorist as he is a troubled white man.