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Archives for February 2019

Syria
Russia, Turkey, Iran Delighted at US Syria Withdrawal

Russia, Turkey, Iran Delighted at US Syria Withdrawal

AFP

Erdogan said the planned US pull-out made it more important for other foreign powers to work together in Syria

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Voter Suppression: Bedouin Villages have no Polling Stations

Israeli Voter Suppression: Bedouin Villages have no Polling Stations

Maan News Agency

The Central Elections Committee chairman rejected call to provide transportation to voters in unrecognized villages

Arms Sales
"Why Should we believe anything You Say?" How Ilhan Omar Nailed Elliot Abrams for Iran-Contra Lies

“Why Should we believe anything You Say?” How Ilhan Omar Nailed Elliot Abrams for Iran-Contra Lies

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ilhan Omar (D-MN) grilled Elliot Abrams yesterday, holding his feet to the fire about his having lied to Congress (to two counts of which which he pleaded guilty) and about his support for far right wing forces in Central America responsible for massacres (forces Abrams characterizes as “democratic,” confusing oppressive […]

Syria
Russia, Turkey and Iran are holding a Summit on Syria and not inviting Trump

Russia, Turkey and Iran are holding a Summit on Syria and not inviting Trump

AFP

Around 2,000 US troops are due to be pulled out of the region following a surprise announcement by President Donald Trump

Yemen
Curtailing Trump War Powers, House Votes to End US Help to Saudi’s Yemen War

Curtailing Trump War Powers, House Votes to End US Help to Saudi’s Yemen War

AFP

Eighteen Republicans joined all voting Democrats in supporting the measure, a striking curtailment of presidential war powers.

nuclear weapons
"Strategic" Atomic Weapons rolled out in Preparation for a Thinkable Nuclear War

“Strategic” Atomic Weapons rolled out in Preparation for a Thinkable Nuclear War

James Carroll

Back from the Brink: The Call to Prevent Nuclear War, “a national grassroots initiative to fundamentally change U.S. nuclear weapons policy”

Human Rights
Iran's Bizarre Prosecution and Torture of . . . Environmentalists?

Iran’s Bizarre Prosecution and Torture of . . . Environmentalists?

Human Rights Watch

Detainees Allege Torture in Detention

Climate Crisis
The Age of Environmental Breakdown:  We need the Green New Deal Now!

The Age of Environmental Breakdown: We need the Green New Deal Now!

Juan Cole

The emergency is the “extent, severity, pace and closing window of opportunity to avoid potentially catastrophic outcomes”

journalism
BBC Demands Review After Cameraman Attacked when Trump Whips Mob into anti-Press Frenzy

BBC Demands Review After Cameraman Attacked when Trump Whips Mob into anti-Press Frenzy

AFP

his cameraman was pushed and shoved by the unidentified assailant “after the president repeatedly goaded the crowd over supposed media bias.”

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