Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump attempted on Saturday to push back against his own Central Intelligence Agency’s assessment that Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and his brother Khalid (the Saudi ambassador to the US) were behind the assassination at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Trump called the leak of […]
Juan Cole @ Rising up With Sonali on “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace”
Islam is the youngest of the world’s major religions – and sadly the most misunderstood
Is CIA leak of Bin Salman’s guilt in Khashoggi Murder aimed at Kushner, or Trump himself?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The CIA has leaked against Jared Kushner and Trump that Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS), the Saudi crown prince, ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. President Trump had asked the CIA to do an assessment of the murder. Apparently, from the leak to the US […]
Trump said Considering Extradition of Turkish Cleric to Quiet Erdogan on Khashoggi Murder
The US government has repeatedly denied such Turkish requests
Scotland was first Industrialized Country to Run wholly on Wind in October
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Scotland generated enough wind power from onshore wind turbines in October to fuel electricity for five million homes, that is, virtually the entire country. By the end of 2017, renewable energy generated nearly 70% of Scotland’s electricity. That percentage continued to grow this year, led by wind projects. The next […]
Chomsky: Occupation, Gaza ‘Concentration Camp’ turning Israel Fascist
‘Keeping a Jackboot on people’s necks’
Trump’s Visa Ban, Rhetoric Scare off Foreign Students, Threatening 450K Jobs
Educating students from abroad is a $42 bn industry in the US
Remembering Stan Lee
“There is only One in the universe who is All-Powerful, and his only weapon is . . . Love.”
Macron’s Slam of Nationalism got it Right, but didn’t note Dehumanization
The old demons are resurging
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