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Archives for August 2015

Climate Change
World already halfway to Climate Point of No Return

World already halfway to Climate Point of No Return

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The Tree | – – The world may already have warmed more than halfway to the limit governments have agreed to contain warming to, according to a new analysis commissioned by the New Scientist. This new research finds that four out of five major surface temperature measurements are set to pass the halfway to danger […]

Iran
Can the Iran Deal be defeated by Rhetoric likening it to the Holocaust?

Can the Iran Deal be defeated by Rhetoric likening it to the Holocaust?

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by SHALOM GOLDMAN for ISLAMiCommentary Opinion polls and election results indicate that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s rhetoric — which compares the Islamic republic of Iran to the Nazi regime and the recently-signed accords with Iran (the P5+ 1 agreement ) to the Munich pact of 1938 — has played well within Israel. Netanyahu’s characterization of […]

Climate Change
Does Climate Change spell the end of glass-box Skyscrapers?

Does Climate Change spell the end of glass-box Skyscrapers?

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By David Coley | (The Conversation) | – – How do we go about designing buildings today for tomorrow’s weather? As the world warms and extreme weather becomes more common, sustainable architecture is likely to mean one major casualty: glass. For decades glass has been everywhere, even in so-called “modern” or “sustainable” architecture such as […]

Israel
Thousands mourn as Israeli attacks in Palestinian West Bank mount

Thousands mourn as Israeli attacks in Palestinian West Bank mount

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By Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Thousands of Palestinians on Saturday attended the funeral of Laith al-Khaldi, 17, who was killed by Israeli forces during clashes near the Atara military checkpoint in northern Ramallah the previous night. Al-Khalidi was at least the 20th Palestinian to be killed by Israeli forces since […]

Energy
Thousands Protest in Baghdad against Lack of Electricity, Services & demand end of Corruption

Thousands Protest in Baghdad against Lack of Electricity, Services & demand end of Corruption

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By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – It seems extraordinary, but in a country where Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) has advanced to within an hour’s drive of the capital, Baghdad, civil politics there has not been paralyzed. Big demonstrations broke out on Friday. #Iraq|is protesting en masse today in Tahrir Square(#Baghdad) calling for better […]

Campaign Finance
Jimmy Carter: US "Now is just an Oligarchy . . . Subversion of our System"

Jimmy Carter: US “Now is just an Oligarchy . . . Subversion of our System”

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Thom Hartmann | (Video Interview) | – – “Thom Hartmann talks with President Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States (1977 to 1981) / Humanitarian / Awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.” Thom Hartmann: “President Jimmy Carter: The United States is an Oligarchy…”

Barack Obama
Ted Cruz:  "Obama Is Funding Terrorists via Iran Deal!" (Forgets Reagan, Cheney)

Ted Cruz: “Obama Is Funding Terrorists via Iran Deal!” (Forgets Reagan, Cheney)

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Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola, and Jimmy Dore | (The Young Turks) | – – “Mitt Romney may be the only major Republican not running for President right now, but that’s not going to stop him from getting involved. He recently started a catfight with Ted Cruz, attacking him for his claims that President Obama is […]

Iraq
After ISIL?  Shiite Militias begin Entering Iraqi Politics

After ISIL? Shiite Militias begin Entering Iraqi Politics

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By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – Once they were focused on fighting extremists. Now Iraq’s controversial volunteer Shiite militias seem to be preparing the ground for their political debut. It’s been extremely hot in Iraq over the past few weeks – summer temperatures have gone as high as 51 degrees Celsius […]

Israel
Autopsy confirms Palestinian infant was 'burned alive' by Israeli Squatters

Autopsy confirms Palestinian infant was ‘burned alive’ by Israeli Squatters

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Ma`an News Agency | – – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The Palestinian Justice Ministry autopsy confirmed that the 18-month-old Palestinian who was killed in an arson attack on Friday was burned alive. Minister of Justice Salim al-Saqqa said there was soot inside of the baby’s body, which indicates he was alive when his body caught fire. […]

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