Another meeting between the Trump campaign and a representative of the leader of the United Arab Emirates has been uncovered by the New York Times’s Mark Mazzetti, Ronen Bergman, and David Kirkpatrick, this one in August of 2016. The gathering at Trump Tower was arranged by George Nader, a Lebanese-American international fixer with ties to […]
Archives for May 2018
After Trump stab in Back, Will Iran withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty?
President Donald Trump announced that the US is pulling out of the Iran nuclear accord–and Iranians are really pissed. Thousands of Iranians demonstrated in Tehran chanting “Death to America.” Thousands more attended Friday prayers in Tehran to hear hardline leaders denounce Trump’s actions. Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, an influential Friday prayer leader in Tehran, warned against […]
With Palestinian help, Syria forcing ISIL Terrorists from last pocket near Damascus
Beirut (AFP) – Islamic State group fighters began evacuating their final stronghold in southern Damascus on Sunday, a monitor said, bringing Syria’s government closer than ever to flushing out the last threat to the capital. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has used a combination of military pressure and evacuation deals in recent months to recapture territory […]
Europe must stand up to Trump bullying its Companies on Iran investments
Europe’s biggest challenge in resisting US sanctions on Iran is not legal or even geopolitical. It is psychological: European leaders act as if the US still cares about a trans-Atlantic alliance of shared interests, values, and approaches. NEW YORK (Project Syndicate) – Donald Trump’s renunciation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran […]
The Bolton Administration Has Already Begun
The hard-right national security adviser successfully tanked the Iran deal. His next target? The North Korea talks. For a man with a reputation for venting spleen and flying off the handle, John Bolton bided his time before finally rising to the position of power he now occupies. The former U.S. ambassador to the UN spent […]
Yes, you can stand for Palestinian rights without being Antisemitic
( Otherwords.org) — I was told again and again to stand up when someone’s being mistreated. So I realized I had to stand up for Palestinians. Now that Israel has killed dozens of Palestinian protesters in an obviously gross human rights violation, can we get something straight? You can criticize Israel without being anti-Semitic. I […]
Review of Bernard Lewis’ “What Went Wrong: Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response”
Review of Bernard Lewis’ “What Went Wrong: Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response” by Juan Cole Reprinted from Global Dialogue, vol. 4, no. 4, Autumn 2002. Bernard Lewis. What Went Wrong: Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. 172 pp. Index to p. 180. Hard covers, $23. Bernard Lewis’s What […]
The Royal Wedding and the End of Whiteness?
Props to CNN’s D. J. Judd, who pointed out a historical irony: The last Duke of Sussex, named in 1801, advocated for abolishing the slave trade and for religious minorities. Today, Meghan Markle, a biracial American actress and philanthropist descended from slaves, became the Duchess of Sussex. I think that’s cool.https://t.co/doKzQtWZ8m — DJ Judd (@juddzeez) […]
Gun Epidemic: Pakistani Exchange Student killed by Santa Fe, TX, Shooter was no Safer in US than at Home
Just to note the irony that a Pakistani exchange student, Sabika Sheikh, was among the (so far) 10 persons killed in the school massacre at Santa Fe, Texas. Pakistan has seen a stark reduction in deaths from terrorism in recent years. The Global Terrorism Index for 2017 says that “Pakistan also recorded a decrease in […]
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