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Archives for June 2018

Immigration
Nearly 1800 Families Separated At US Border In Just 17 Months

Nearly 1800 Families Separated At US Border In Just 17 Months

TeleSur

Nearly 1,800 immigrant families were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border from October 2016 through February of this year

China
With G7 in Disarray, Putin & Xi court Iran at Shanghai Cooperation Council

With G7 in Disarray, Putin & Xi court Iran at Shanghai Cooperation Council

Becky Davis

China’s regional security summit with Iran and Russia stood in stark contrast to the contentious G7

Environment
Plastic Wasteland: Asia’s Ocean Pollution Crisis

Plastic Wasteland: Asia’s Ocean Pollution Crisis

Jenny Vaughan

Grim images of the plastic crisis that has gripped Asia

Israel/ Palestine
Jerusalem Day: Israeli Soldiers  Harm 525 Palestinians at Gaza Rally

Jerusalem Day: Israeli Soldiers Harm 525 Palestinians at Gaza Rally

Middle East Monitor

At least 525 Palestinians have been wounded on the Gaza border by Israeli occupation forces

Featured
Anthony Bourdain: The Only Mensch on Gaza

Anthony Bourdain: The Only Mensch on Gaza

Juan Cole

Anthony Bourdain was the only major American celebrity who succeeded in depicting publicly the Palestinians as rational, caring human beings

Donald Trump
Trump widens the cracks in world order’s foundations

Trump widens the cracks in world order’s foundations

Aurelia End

Trump has shown his disdain for organizations where American leadership was once a given

Donald Trump
G7 Views Trump's US as Rogue State, as France Threatens a "G6" Memo

G7 Views Trump’s US as Rogue State, as France Threatens a “G6” Memo

Juan Cole

Trump’s 17th century mercantilist trade policies are making the United States the skunk at the party at the G7 meet in Quebec on Friday

Iraq
Widespread Fraud?  Iraq Elections upended as Parliament Orders Full Recount of 11 Million Votes

Widespread Fraud? Iraq Elections upended as Parliament Orders Full Recount of 11 Million Votes

AFP

By Omar al-Kateb Baghdad (AFP) – Iraq’s parliament Wednesday ordered a manual recount of the May 12 legislative elections and sacked the commission which oversaw the polls that resulted in a surprise victory for a populist Shiite cleric. After several failed attempts because of a lack of quorum, outgoing MPs met to order a recount […]

National Security State
When "Infinite War" becomes a Gravy Train in the United States of Amnesia

When “Infinite War” becomes a Gravy Train in the United States of Amnesia

Andrew J. Bacevich

We’re repeating the Costly Mistakes of WW I Today

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