Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A team of researchers at George Washington University has estimated that excess deaths of Americans in Puerto Rico during and after last year’s Hurricane Maria reached almost 3,000, a number accepted by the governor. In his visit to the island after the hurricane struck, Trump was insufferable. He said that […]
Archives for August 2018
It’s Official: Burning Coal, Auto Exhaust & Air Pollution Making us Stupid
(TeleSur) – Sam Myers said how we live has decreased the nutritional value of our staple food source, “putting our health at risk.” Increasing levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) produced by human activity are stripping away the nutritional benefits of staple food sources such as rice and wheat. The study, which was conducted by the […]
Iran Parliament rakes Pres. Rouhani over Coals on Economy as Centrists Weaken
Tehran (AFP) – Iran’s parliament declared its dissatisfaction with President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday, voting to reject his answers after grilling him over the deteriorating economy. It was the first time Rouhani had been summoned by parliament in his five years in power, and MPs demanded answers on unemployment, rising prices and the sharp depreciation […]
Yemen: Saudis, UAE, US and Houthis All Guilty of War Crimes – UN
By Nina LARSON | – Geneva (AFP) – All sides in Yemen’s bloody conflict may have committed war crimes, UN investigators said Tuesday, highlighting deadly air strikes, rampant sexual violence, and the recruitment of young children as soldiers. In their first report, a team of UN-mandated investigators said they had “reasonable grounds to believe that […]
Muhammad and Islamic Peace Studies: Interview with Juan Cole
Author Juan Cole Detroit (World Religion News ) – Joseph Richard Preville, American Writer and Book Critic, interviews Juan Cole. Joseph Richard Preville: What problems do historians face when writing about the life and times of Muhammad? What are the principal sources you consulted to write your book? Juan Cole: The problem is that the […]
Saudi Crown Prince vows Yemeni Children will “Shiver,” but is He on Way Out?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Mohamed Bin Salman, the thirty-two-year-old crown prince of Saudi Arabia, is finding his wings clipped, by his father and by the heavy hand of reality, so severely that some are speculating about whether he can survive politically. Alkhaleejonline.net reports that Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman recently met with his […]
Iran Launches Suit at UN Court against Trump Sanctions
By Jan Hennop and Roland Lloyd Parry | – The Hague (AFP) – Iran demanded Monday that the UN’s top court order the United States to suspend nuclear-linked sanctions against Tehran, but Washington vowed to “vigorously” fend off the legal challenge. The Islamic Republic launched a suit at the International Court of Justice over US […]
From this AFP Report, it Seems Vietnam gave Warmer Tributes to McCain than Trump White House
Informed Comment syndicates select AFP pieces, and as I prepared this one for publication, the difference between the reported Vietnam response to his death and the petty pouting in the Trump White House (which went back and forth on whether to lower the flag and only issued a grudging statement late afternoon Monday. – Juan […]
What 15 Years of US Occupation have Produced: Angry Iraqis
Militant protests continue in the oil rich city of Basra
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