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Archives for June 2018

Yemen
Saudi & UAE-Backed Forces Attack Key Yemen Port of Hodeida, Risking Humanitarian Disaster

Saudi & UAE-Backed Forces Attack Key Yemen Port of Hodeida, Risking Humanitarian Disaster

Fawaz al-Haidari

Yemeni forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition launched an offensive Wednesday to retake the rebel-held port city of Hodeida, a key aid hub

Israel/ Palestine
Int’l Criminal Court must investigate Top Israeli Officials for Gaza War Crimes:  HRW

Int’l Criminal Court must investigate Top Israeli Officials for Gaza War Crimes: HRW

Human Rights Watch

Accountability Needed for Officials Who Authorized Lethal Force

Climate Change
Seas Surge as Pace of Antarctica Ice Loss Triples in 5 Yrs: 3 Trillion Tons Melted

Seas Surge as Pace of Antarctica Ice Loss Triples in 5 Yrs: 3 Trillion Tons Melted

AFP

Antarctica has lost a staggering three trillion tonnes of ice since 1992, according to a landmark study published Wednesday

Featured
Top 8 Ways Iran Deal was Way Better than Trump's North Korea Commitment

Top 8 Ways Iran Deal was Way Better than Trump’s North Korea Commitment

Juan Cole

Trump’s agreement with Kim Jong Un appears to be much worse for US interests than the supposedly awful Iran Deal

North Korea
What could Really Make a US-N. Korea Summit Work:  A Peace Treaty US Hawks Honor

What could Really Make a US-N. Korea Summit Work: A Peace Treaty US Hawks Honor

Reese Erlich

Democratic and Republican hawks in Washington are already trying to make sure there’s no meaningful peace accord

Israel/ Palestine
The Women of Gaza and the Great March of Return

The Women of Gaza and the Great March of Return

Fadi Abu Shammala

Why Palestine’s Feminists are Fighting on Two Fronts

Yemen
Yemen:  US won’t stop UAE from Launching “Bloody, Prolonged” Battle for Hodeida

Yemen: US won’t stop UAE from Launching “Bloody, Prolonged” Battle for Hodeida

Fawaz al-Haidari

Pro-government forces fighting Yemen’s Huthi rebels are sending reinforcements towards the port of Hodeida, military sources said Tuesday

Featured
If Obama had met with Kim Jong Un, the Republican Party would have had a Cow

If Obama had met with Kim Jong Un, the Republican Party would have had a Cow

Juan Cole

The depths of hypocrisy of the Republican Party in supporting Trump’s meeting with the North Korean dictator in Singapore are hard to plumb

Syria
Nearly 1 Mn. Syrians made Homeless Already this Year, & UN Fears 2 Mn. to Come

Nearly 1 Mn. Syrians made Homeless Already this Year, & UN Fears 2 Mn. to Come

Nina Larson

More than 920,000 people were displaced inside Syria during the first four months of 2018

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