Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Can Wonder Woman take down Israel’s combative, far right wing prime minister over his disturbing racism? Actress Gal Gadot, who played the Amazonian superhero in the blockbuster DC Entertainment film, has weighed in. As her character, Diana, said in the film, “I am the man who can.” Embed from Getty […]
America’s Long History of Hysteria about Women’s Veils: Jeanine Pirro and Ilhan Omar
Fox far right wing propagandist Jeanine Pirro came after Ilhan Omar for veiling, saying it is unconstitutional for her to follow the sharia and accusing her, horror of horrors, of dual loyalty. Fox News ‘Strongly Condemns’ Jeanine Pirro’s Remarks on Rep. Ilhan Omar Pirro says that the Qur’an requires women to cover their heads. Many […]
In Bellwether, Norway Wealth Fund Dumps Oil Exploration Stocks as Bad Investment
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Norway is an extremely ambiguous actor when it comes to hydrocarbons. The Scandinavian country is Europe’s biggest oil producer, and some 20% of its national income derives from oil sales. At the same time, Norway recognizes the dangers of the climate crisis, and has moved to ban coal and promote […]
Despite Pentagon Threats, Turkey’s Erdogan Set on Russian S-400 Anti-Aircraft Batteries
Ankara (AFP) – Turkey’s deal to buy Russian S-400 missile defence systems had “nothing to do” with the security of the US, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday after a Pentagon warning. He was speaking a day after Washington warned Ankara of “grave consequences” should the deal go ahead. “It is very clear why Turkey […]
What does the World look like from Somalia? Explaining why Ilhan Omar Scares the Horses in DC
By Juan Cole | – Few Americans remember that the United States colonized the Philippines and virtually no one but the more historically conscious Filipinos remember how destructive the initial military occupation was, with thousands killed by US troops and hundreds of thousands killed by disease and exposure as a result of the brutality with […]
For Int’l Women’s Day: An Arabian Woman of Late Antiquity Prays to Goddesses for Peace
For Int’l Women’s Day, via OCIANA a Safaitic Arabic inscription [c. 1-400 AD], by a wealthy woman calling on two goddesses for peace: “By Shamat daughter of Sar is the mule [owned] and O {Shahqam} —-m—- [and] Allat, [grant] {security} [for] the people of al-Ḍaf.” This inscription from the first centuries after Christ in Arabia […]
Millionaire “Justice”: 5 Petty Shoplifting Charges sentenced more harshly than Manafort’s Hiding Millions
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s campaign manager, Paul Manafort, was given 47 months in prison for his crimes on Thursday, in a jaw-dropping ruling that treated him as a good family man without priors. He only didn’t have priors because white collar criminals are so coddled in an American firmly under the thumb of […]
Irony: as Pelosi backs down on ‘anti-Hate’ Resolution, Israel’s Politics Goes Peak Racist
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A revolt of the Democratic Party grassroots has forestalled Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s plan to hold a vote on a resolution implicitly slamming Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) for her Tweets complaining about being pressured to pledge allegiance to Israel or else be considered unpatriotic. Although Rep. Omar has been unfairly […]
Corbyn Calls for Britain to Freeze Arms Sales to Israel after UN charges War Crimes
LONDON (Ma’an) — Jeremy Corbyn, head of the British Labor Party, over the weekend, called for the British government to freeze arms sales to Israel and to condemn it for the killing of Palestinians. Corbyn’s remarks came after a United Nations report, which found that Israeli security forces may have committed war crimes killing scores […]
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