NIAC | (Video News Clip) | – – NIAC Action: “Shocking: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher Suggests Tehran ISIS Attack Was “Positive”
Archives for June 2017
End of Blair Era in UK: Corbyn’s Left-Wing Policies win at Ballot Box
TeleSur | – – Labour leader’s former foes give credit to his campaign platform. His years of being considered an outsider who didn’t understand the British electorate now appear to be behind him. Supporters of the U.K. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn say his steadfast approach to left-wing policies has been vindicated by his success […]
Saudi v. Qatar: Will Turkish intervention cause Escalation?
By James M. Dorsey | (Inter Press Service) | – – SINGAPORE (IPS) – Turkey’s parliament is this week fast tracking the dispatch of up to 3,000 troops to Qatar, home to the country’s military base in the Middle East. Certain to stiffen Qatar’s resolve to resist Saudi and UAE-led pressure to force it to […]
Could ISIL attacks in Tehran plunge the Middle East into greater turmoil?
By Mohammadbagher Forough | (The Conversation) | – – Iran experienced its first major ISIL attack on June 7, as armed men and suicide bombers targeted two symbols of the Islamic Republic in Tehran: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s mausoleum and the Iranian parliament. At least 12 people are reported to have been killed and 42 wounded. […]
UK hung Parliament: Is Trumpism pushing Europe Left?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – As of very early Friday morning, it looks as though the election in the UK has produced a hung parliament, with the Conservative Party of prime minister Theresa May failing to win a majority. Whether this outcome will prevent the Tories from forming a government depends […]
As Comey Bolsters “Obstruction” Case, could Trump be Impeached?
By Jake Johnson, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – – “Impeachment takes time but we need to start the process now. It’s time to call for impeachment hearings.” On the heels of fired FBI Director James Comey’s “unprecedented” and “devastating” testimony on Thursday, in which he accused the White House of “lies” and said President […]
Trump could reform the Banks, or start 2nd Great Depression; Which is most Likely?
By Nomi Prins | ( Tomdispatch.com Donald, listen, whatever you’ve done so far, whatever you’ve messed up, there’s one thing you could do that would make up for a lot. It would be huge! Terrific! It could change our world for the better in a big-league way! It could save us all from economic disaster! […]
Hawaii defies Trump, commits to Paris Accords
TeleSur | – – Even the limited environmental reforms of the Paris Agreements were too much for the United States. Hawaii has broken from the White House’s abrupt exit from the Paris Agreement, becoming the first U.S. state to legislatively bring its environmental standards in line with the global deal, officials said Wednesday. The move […]
Top 10 Ways Americans judge Trump in the Comey Covfefe
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – On the eve of former FBI director James Comey’s testimony, Trump seems to be tanking in the polls, and his firing Comey seems to be a big part of the reason why. Nate Silver’s poll of polls finds that the percentage of those who strongly support […]
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