By William J. Astore | (Via Tomdispatch.com ) | – – In the era of the long war on terror, Thursday, June 2nd, 2016, was a tough day for the U.S. military. Two modern jet fighters, a Navy F-18 Hornet and an Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, flown by two of America’s most capable pilots, […]
Livni Slams Netanyahu, Calls for Israeli Referendum on Two-state Solution
By IMEMC | – – Zionist Union member of the Israeli parliament of the Knesset, Tzipi Livni, called for a referendum, Saturday afternoon, over what she reduced to a “problem” with Palestinians. Speaking at an event in the Israeli city of Rishon LeZion, south of Tel Aviv, Livni censured Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for failing […]
After Orlando: Twitter Recoils from Islamophobia, Takes Aim at Gun Laws
By Saif Shahin | ( Foreign Policy in Focus/ Lobelog) | – – An analysis of the Twitter conversation over 12 hours on the day of the shooting reveals deep animosity against politicians for not legislating tougher gun controls. Twitter users responded to the shooting in Orlando, Florida, with an abundance of love and prayers […]
Israel approves $18.6 mn in new funding for Squatter settlements in Palestinian West Bank
Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Israeli government approved on Sunday the allocation of an additional 72 million shekels (about $18.6 million) to settlements in the occupied West Bank due to the “worsening security situation” in the territory, according to Israeli media. The funds to illegal settlement communities will reportedly include […]
Why don’t Technocrats think the cure for Iraqi Corruption more Democracy? It is Everywhere Else!
Usman W. Chohan | (The Conversation) | – – The tragedy of modern Iraq is often studied with a humanitarian, moral, religious, political or military lens, but fiscal perspectives are much harder to come by. In strong democracies, it is almost considered a given that a legislature helps oversee the budget, and its oversight supports […]
Other Acts of Terror get Media Anniversaries, but not White Terrorists like Dylann Roof
By Bryan van Hulst Miranda | ( TeleSur) | – – A year after Roof was charged over the mass-killing of nine Black people in an African Methodist church, it is worth remembering him for what he was. The domestic act of terror at a historic African-American Church in South Carolina on June 17, 2015, […]
FBI Director Schools Trump On American Muslims
Ana Kasparian, Brett Erlich, Kenny Hamilton, & Meredith Planko | (Young Turks Video) | – – “FBI director, James Comey, says that Donald Trump has it wrong about Muslims. The Republican presidential candidate blames the religion of Islam for the attack at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, and Comey says it is much more complicated […]
How ISIL is losing al-Anbar Province: Corruption, Reckless Driving, Carelessness w/ Secrets
Niqash.org | Baghdad | – – “Newsletters sent to Islamic State fighters in Anbar indicate the group’s problems with bad drivers and corruption. It also shows a decentralized command structure that ensures the group’s ongoing survival.” A cache of internal correspondence and newsletters, sent by senior members of the extremist group known as the Islamic […]
The rise and fall of Turkey’s progressive opposition
By Nick Ashdown | ( OpenDemocracy) | – – Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition party, the HDP roared into parliament on the back of a rainbow coalition of alienated progressives and minorities. Now, armed conflict is pulling it back into the messy tangle of Kurdish politics. “It started like a forest fire,” said HDP deputy and honorary president Ertuğrul […]
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