The CIA director seems unaware that the majority of people harmed by terrorism in the US since 2002 have been victims of white nationalism.
Could Saudi Plans for $100/ Barrel Oil Hugely Expand Electric Car Market and Save Tesla?
Saudi plans to raise oil prices may inadvertently accelerate the growth of the electric vehicle market.
Calls for stripping Natalie Portman of Israel Citizenship for criticizing Shooting Palestinian Protesters
“Annihilation” star Natalie Portman replied to the controversy stirred by her declining to attend the Genesis Foundation awards ceremony in Jerusalem in June because of her distress at “recent events” (the shooting down of unarmed protesters in Gaza by Israeli snipers at the order of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu). She wrote at Instagram: “Let me […]
Top Six Reasons Pompeo Should Not Be Secretary of State
He would be a disastrous choice.
Star Wars actor Natalie Portman cancels Award in Israel, hints Netanyahu has gone to the Dark Side
Her decision showed extreme bravery.
Friedman: Does Iran’s Quds Force really Control four Countries and is Israel-Iran War Near?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Thomas Friedman’s column this week made several allegations about the danger of an explosive situation in Syria, about which he is certainly correct. He pointed out that the US-UK-France missile strikes on Syria in reprisal for the alleged use of chlorine gas at Douma by the […]
Syria After Trump’s Withdrawal: Top Reasons an “Arab Force” will Fail
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – President Trump’s determination to withdraw US troops from eastern Syria by October, so that GOP candidates for representative and senator can run on having defeated ISIL and having then brought the troops home, has created a policy dilemma for the Department of Defense and for the […]
The Hannity Case is so Serious it Requires a Consumer Boycott of his Advertisers
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The problems at Fox Cable “News” go way beyond Sean Hannity. But he is a major problem. For him to go on air and defend attorney Michael Cohen numerous times without so much as mentioning that Cohen is his legal adviser is the height of journalistic […]
Comey did it to himself & Us, by gutting Privacy, Encryption, & 4th Amendment
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In former FBI director James Comey’s interview with ABC News, he attempted to position himself as an upholder of the rule of law, of the constitution, and even of the truth. Human beings are very good at forgetting their own misdeeds and building narratives that justify […]