Washington (AFP) – Robert Bowers, accused of massacring 11 Jews in a Pittsburgh synagogue, spewed extreme anti-Semitic invective openly on social media, and had 10 guns registered in his name. Cesar Sayoc, who sent 15 pipe bombs to anti-Trump Democrats and media, tweeted threats to dozens of public figures, including sending a TV commentator a […]
Archives for November 2018
Could Khashoggi’s Murder Help End Saudi’s Brutal Yemen War?
(48Hills) – Mid-term elections could reverse Trump policies By Reese Erlich – November 1, 2018 The murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has backfired on the Saudi royal family by focusing new attention on its vicious war on Yemen. The last few weeks have seen startling new reports on civilian atrocities and growing support […]
Trump Paradox: He promotes CO2 even as Climate Emergency impels Emigration from Guatemala
Locals say the climate has become unusually unpredictable over their lifetimes
Federer Boycotts Saudi Arabia as other Tennis Stars Mull Withdrawal
Tennis superstars Nadal and Djokovic are considering withdrawing from the games after the brutal murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, ranked third in the world, turned down a US$1 million offer to play in an exhibition match in Saudi Arabia this December. His decision comes after the murder of a […]
Global Heating worse than Thought – it Has gone into the Oceans
by Patrick GALEY | – Paris (AFP) – The world’s oceans have absorbed 60 percent more heat than previously thought over the last quarter of a century, scientists said Thursday, leaving Earth more sensitive still to the effects of climate change. Oceans cover more than two thirds of the planet’s surface and play a vital […]
Pentagon Socialism: Militarizing the Economy in the Name of Defense
( Tomdispatch.com) – Given his erratic behavior, from daily Twitter eruptions to upping his tally of lies by the hour, it’s hard to think of Donald Trump as a man with a plan. But in at least one area — reshaping the economy to serve the needs of the military-industrial complex — he’s (gasp!) a […]
The Qur’an insists that Synagogues and Churches be Preserved and Respected
“They should not have entered them save in fearful reverence.”
‘This has Got to End’: Trump Admin. Gives Saudis 30 Days to Start Yemen Talks
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have abruptly called for an end to the Saudi-backed quagmire in Yemen, after years of backing the war over alleged Iranian involvement. Speaking at the Congressionally mandated US Institute for Peace on Tuesday, Mattis said according to the BBC […]
Turkey attacks US Allies, Syrian Kurds, who are Fighting ISIL; & they go on Strike
YPG condemns Turkey’s “provocations”
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