AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “Bernie Sanders promises to fight the “ugly stain” of anti-Islamic sentiment across the U.S.” AJ+: “Bernie Sanders Hugs Muslim Student And Vows To Fight Racism”
Archives for October 2015
Iran’s Attendance at Syria talks in Vienna marks its Emergence as Regional Power
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – On Friday, Iran and Saudi Arabia will both attend an international summit on Syria and speak diplomatically about its future for the first time. It won’t be easy, since Iran has 1500 troops on the ground supporting the government of Bashar al-Assad, while Saudi Arabia is […]
Amnesty: Israeli forces have ‘ripped up the rulebook’
Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Amnesty International on Tuesday demanded that Israel stop unlawful killings in occupied Palestinian territory, stating that Israeli forces appeared to have “ripped up the rulebook.” “There is mounting evidence that, as tensions have risen dramatically, in some cases Israeli forces appear to have ripped up the […]
War is Beautiful: How Newspapers’ War Photography Conceals the Hideous Reality
By David Shields | (Informed Comment) | – – The following is an excerpt from War Is Beautiful by David Shields: For decades, upon opening the New York Times every morning and contemplating the front page, I was entranced by the war photographs. My attraction to the photographs evolved into a mixture of rapture, bafflement, […]
From Canada as Hawk to Canada as Peacemaker in Mideast
By Richard Foltz | (Informed Comment) | – _ As midnight approached on October 19th Canadians staying up to watch the results of the federal election let out a huge collective sigh of relief as the Liberal party under 43- year-old pretty boy Justin Trudeau surged to an unexpected majority victory, putting an end to […]
House ‘Science’ Committee Climate Witch Hunt is Worse than Benghazi!
Michael Mann| (Thom Hartmann Video Interview) | – – “Thom Hartmann talks with Dr. Michael Mann, Distinguished Professor of Meteorology Director, Earth System Science Center-Penn State University / Author-Dire Predictions: Understanding Climate Change (2nd edition) Website: www.michaelmann.net, about how climate denier Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX) uses his Congressional committee to persecute and bully scientists who […]
SC Cop Flips Black Student In Her Desk
Cenk Uygur, Brett Erlich, and Hannah Cranston | (The Young Turks Video) | – – “A cop in South Carolina was called in to deal with an unruly student at a high school. The student was on her phone and not listening to teachers or administrators. The officer tried dealing with the student verbally but […]
Yemen: Coalition Airstrikes Hit Hospital
Human Rights Watch | – – (Sanaa) – The airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition on a hospital in northern Yemen supported by Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontiers, MSF) on October 26, 2015, was in apparent violation of the laws of war. The attack with a half-dozen bombs destroyed Haydan Hospital, the only medical facility […]
Jerusalem: A City Governed by Fear
By: Emily Mulder | ( Ma’an News Agency ) | – – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Mohammad, a 20-year-old Palestinian and resident of Jerusalem, was attacked by a group of Israelis on Oct. 14. His uncle, Aziz Abu Sarah, told Ma’an he had met the teen for lunch earlier in the day and given him the […]
© 2025 All Rights Reserved