AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “The UK is about to vote on whether to stay in or leave the European Union.” AJ+: ” Is Brexit Really About Keeping Muslims Out?”
Occupy Congress? House Democrats Stage Sit-In to Force Vote on Gun Control
TeleSur | – – Democrats have been demanding changes to gun control policy in the wake of the Orlando club shooting. U.S. House Democrats staged a sit-in on the House floor Wednesday to protest U.S. Republicans’ refusal to hold a vote on gun control measures, several media outlets reported. Led by civil rights icon John […]
Can we stop the Mediterranean from becoming a Refugee Graveyard?
By Adam Levenson | (Informed Comment) | – – The World Addresses the Syrian Refugee Crisis We are reminded about the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis on a regular basis because of the recurring tragic accidents in the Mediterranean Sea as refugees, not only Syrians but also from various North African and Arab nations, attempt to […]
Erdogan loses appeal against German media re: Comedian who Satirized him
By EurActiv.com with AFP Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan lost a German court battle against a top media boss when his appeal in a bitter row over free speech was thrown out. Erdoğan had sought a court order to stop the Axel Springer media group’s chief Mathias Doepfner from repeating support for a TV satirist […]
Is Bombing Fallujah into Rubble from the air really a Winning Strategy?
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 […]
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