Washington (AFP) – Donald Trump’s unsettling embrace of Russia’s Vladimir Putin this week drew derision across the US political spectrum, but it remains to be seen whether Republicans have the will to rein in their president. The two major American political parties appear largely united in their desire to keep the Kremlin in check, particularly […]
Archives for July 2018
What exactly did Trump Promise Putin on Syria, START Nuclear Treaty?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – There was a difference of opinion in the Russian press about whether the Putin-Trump Helsinki summit was contentless or whether new agreements were reached, especially on strategy and Syria. BBC Monitoring of the Russian press reports an editorial in the Vedomosti business daily on the Helsinki summit, which says that […]
US Episcopalians Will Boycott Israeli Firms involved in West Bank Rights Abuses
The US Episcopal Church has announced it has adopted a series of human rights resolutions which will set a screening mechanism for Israeli companies. According to the resolution, the companies will be screened for human rights violations and activities. The number of Episcopal Church followers in the United States is estimated at 2 million. The […]
Climate: Desertification degrades 30 mn Acres a Year when we Need 70% more Food
By Andrew Slaughter | – Saskatoon (The Conversation) – A growing human population and runaway consumption are putting unsustainable pressures on the natural resources we depend on for survival. Our misuse and abuse of land and water is changing fertile land into deserts. The word “desertification” conjures up images of the spread of existing deserts, […]
Expanding ‘Dead Zone’ in Arabian Sea raises Climate Change Fears
Abu Dhabi (AFP) – In the waters of the Arabian Sea, a vast “dead zone” the size of Scotland is expanding and scientists say climate change may be to blame. In his lab in Abu Dhabi, Zouhair Lachkar is labouring over a colourful computer model of the Gulf of Oman, showing changing temperatures, sea levels […]
Overstretch? US Special Ops Military deployed to 144 Countries Last Year
(Tomdispatch.com) – Early last month, at a tiny military post near the tumbledown town of Jamaame in Somalia, small arms fire began to ring out as mortar shells crashed down. When the attack was over, one Somali soldier had been wounded — and had that been the extent of the casualties, you undoubtedly would never […]
Iraq: Massive Protests against US-Installed Gov’t Enter Second Week
Basra (Iraq) (AFP) – Protests in Iraq continued into their second week Monday following days of clashes that left eight people dead, with demonstrators rallying to put social problems in the spotlight. Months after Iraq declared victory over the Islamic State group, attention has turned from the military battle to the fight for jobs and […]
Are your Personal Liberties at Stake if Brett Kavanaugh Joins the Court?
Washington, D.C. (Otherwords.org) – If Americans lose the right to privacy enshrined in Roe, they’ll lose a lot more than abortion access. President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. Why should you care? Because everything from reproductive rights to voting, education, and health care is now […]
DC Elites Shocked at Trump Bromance with Putin but Give Israel’s Netanyahu a Pass
The inside-the-beltway crowd was absolutely outraged and appalled by Trump’s performance at Helsinki. There, Trump violated all the principles of American hawkishness. He sat next to Vladimir Putin, leader of a rival power, signaling that Russia is a peer. He sided with Putin over the assessments of the CIA, the NSA and other US intelligence […]
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