Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – We now know that Michael Cohen lied to Congress about the timeline of Trump’s negotiations with Russia for a skyscraper in Moscow, telling them that the bid for a Trump Tower hotel in Moscow ended in January, 2016. It did not, but rather continued to be a live possibility into […]
Archives for November 2018
America’s Dark History of Organized anti-Semitism Re-emerges in Today’s Far Right
By Bradley W. Hart | – (The Conversation) – Hours after Robert Bowers allegedly walked into a Pittsburgh synagogue and killed 11 people, investigators told the media that Bowers appeared to have acted alone and fit what experts call the “lone mass shooter profile.” A memorial outside Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue on Oct. 29, […]
1,000 Palestinians in Gaza Shot by Israeli Snipers at Risk of Fatal Infection
International medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF, Doctors Without Borders) has said that more than 1,000 Gazans shot by Israel are at risk of infection, which could lead to permanent disabilities or death. In a statement released today, MSF said that “the huge numbers of patients with complex and serious gunshot wounds are overwhelming the […]
The DNA Industry and the Disappearing Indian: DNA, Race, and Native Rights
By Aviva Chomsky | – (Tomdispatch.com) – Amid the barrage of racist, anti-immigrant, and other attacks launched by President Trump and his administration in recent months, a series of little noted steps have threatened Native American land rights and sovereignty. Such attacks have focused on tribal sovereignty, the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), and the […]
The Last Generation: 2018 and 3 Previous Years are 4 Hottest on Record
Geneva (AFP) – Global temperatures in 2018 are set to be the fourth highest on record, the UN said Thursday, stressing the urgent need for action to rein in runaway warming of the planet. In a report released ahead of the COP 24 climate summit in Poland, the World Meteorological Organization pointed out that the […]
Senate Rebukes Trump, Saudis on Yemen, Advances Withdrawal Bill
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Senate slapped the Trump administration around on Wednesday, voting 63-37 to bring to the floor a proposal to end US involvement in the Saudi-led war on Yemen. I should declare my own interest by saying that I was one of 50-some Middle East experts and policy-makers who signed a […]
On Saudis and Khashoggi, Trump Gave away US Leverage, Emboldened Bad Behavior
By Steven Feldstein | – (The Conversation) – After weeks of ratcheting tension about who authorized the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, President Donald Trump sought to put an end to the debate. He issued a blunt public statement asserting that “we may never know all of the facts surrounding the murder of Mr. […]
Once a Celebrity, Saudi Crown Prince gets Cold Shoulder Abroad
by Anuj Chopra Riyadh (AFP) – Once feted on the world stage, Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince faces the cold shoulder abroad as he struggles to shrug off the lingering stigma of a critical journalist’s murder. Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been on an Arab tour before he attends the Group of 20 summit in […]
NSC Advisor Bolton won’t listen to Tape of Khashoggi Murder b/c Doesn’t Know Arabic
Washington (AFP) – John Bolton, the influential White House national security advisor, said Tuesday he will not listen to the tape recording of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder because he doesn’t understand Arabic. The gruesome tape — a key piece of evidence in the murder allegedly ordered by US ally Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed […]
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