Otay Mesa (United States) (AFP) – “Where are the children?” several women shout together from behind the detention center wall. “We want the children free!” “Do you hear us?” supporters ask from outside. “What do you need?” This was the short interplay Saturday between hundreds of protesters and people being held at a US detention […]
Archives for June 2018
In Post-ISIL Iraq, Cleric al-Sadr adds PM Haidar al-Abadi in Quest for Gov’t of National Unity
Najaf (Iraq) (AFP) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and nationalist cleric Moqtada Sadr on Saturday said they had formed an alliance in a bid to create a new government after May polls. Sadr’s joint list with communists won 54 seats in the legislative elections to become the biggest bloc in Iraq’s 329-seat parliament, while […]
At Midnight, Riyadh Erupts in Cheers for Women Drivers–but Women Activists still in Jail
Riyadh (AFP) – Every few metres someone — a newlywed couple, a group of young girls with balloons — stops Samar Almogren to cheer her on or flash her a thumbs-up. It’s midnight in Riyadh, and she’s making her way across the city she was born and raised in, finally in the driver’s seat of […]
The American March to Inequality: Why the UN Alston Report Alarms the Trump Plutocrats
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – It is no surprise that flacks for the plutocrats in charge of the US like Nikki Haley are squawking about the report on American poverty just issued by UN Special Rapporteur Philip Alston. It throws loads of light on how unequal a society America is, how it is marching rapidly […]
US Navy Plans Detention Camps for Tens of Thousands of Immigrants on Remote Bases
Washington (AFP) – The US Navy plans to build sprawling detention centers for tens of thousands of immigrants on remote bases in support of President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy against unlawful migration, a report said Friday. According to a draft memo obtained by Time magazine, the navy plans to build “temporary and austere” tent […]
The Real Reason Saudi Arabi Lifted its Ban on Women Driving: Economic Necessity
Odense (The Conversation) – After years of campaigning by women activists, on June 24 the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia will be lifted. It is the most visible of a bundle of recent initiatives taken by the Saudi king and the crown prince, Mohammad bin Salman, to strengthen the role of women in […]
US Leaks 60 Percent more Heat-Trapping Methane than Government Says
Tampa (AFP) – The US oil and gas industry leaks 60 percent more methane than official government estimates, a report said Thursday, warning of this potent greenhouse gas’s effect on the environment. US industry emits some 13 million metric tons each year, far more than the amount estimated by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), […]
#Bringbackourgirls: How Trump made the US into Boko Haram
Trump campaigned in 2016 on being tougher against radical Muslim movements such as ISIL, al-Qaeda and Boko Haram. He even went so far as to blame all of the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims for these tiny groups (which have largely been defeated by other Muslims). But one of the horrible practices of these radical groups […]
CO2 Catastrophe for Egypt: Rising Seas, Salinization to Displace 5 mn by 2025
Cairo (Middle East Monitor) – The climate change on Egypt’s northern coast is expected to lead to the migration of at least five million people from the Nile Delta if appropriate measures are not taken. Climate changes on Egypt’s northern coast could force five million people to leave the country’s Nile Delta area, Egypt’s irrigation […]
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