Friday saw another day of big protests and police repression in Egypt’s major cities. The protesters, who want the military to withdraw from politics and go back to the barracks, were galvanized by the soccer tragedy at Port Said on Wednesday, where some 74 persons were crushed in a stampede after local ultras (soccer hoodlums) […]
Omar Khayyam 18
If you are looking for love, try to attract every heart. On the path of the Presence, try to entice every seeker. A hundred holy shrines made of water and clay are not worth a single heart. Why make pilgrimage to a shrine when you can attract a heart? Trans. Juan Cole From Whinfield 18 […]
The Generals try to stop an Iran War
It has leaked that US chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Gen. Martin Dempsey warned the Israelis that if they launched a strike on Iran that spiralled into a war, they would be on their own. Gareth Porter’s report, based on conversations with former officers in the administration of the Joint Chiefs of Staff […]
KAYAOĞLU: Turkey’s Crackdown on the Press recalls Military’s Tactics
Barin Kayaoğlu writes in a guest column for Informed Comment: AKP and “Back to the Future” Turkish-Style BARIN KAYAOĞLU [For the Turkish version of this post, click here.] The NGO Reporters Without Borders has demoted Turkey by 10 places in its World Press Freedom Index rankings for 2011-2012. The report’s statement that “the judicial system […]
Romney: “I’m not concerned about the very poor.”
Quarter-billionaire Mitt Romney to Soledad O’Brien on CNN: “Romney says, “I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs a repair , I’ll fix it. I’m not concerned about the very rich…. I’m concerned about the very heart of America, the 90-95 percent of Americans who right now […]
Chart: Euro-American boycott of Iranian Petroleum would Fail
Courtesy Courtesy crudeoilpeak.info Europe doesn’t loom that large already. And, Asia and other global South areas would take up the slack.
Marsh on Obama: The Party’s Over
Taylor Marsh writes in a guest column for Informed Comment The Party’s Over There’s a reason Obama reelect doesn’t have a slogan. All they’ve got is a question: Are you in? Symbolic of this problem is what happened to Elizabeth Warren when her rise was met by Tim Geithner’s foot, and why Ron Suskin’s book […]
Tomgram: Michael Klare, No Exit in the Persian Gulf?
All of a sudden, the Strait of Hormuz has become the most combustible spot on the planet, the most likely place to witness a major conflict between well-armed adversaries. Why, of all locales, has it become so explosive?
Syria’s Crisis Deepens: Does Internationalization Loom?
The events of the past five days in Syria may be a game changer, both domestically and internationally. Last Thursday, opposition forces said, 100 people were killed. Massacres were alleged in two towns. The daily death toll has been rising. On yesterday, Monday, AFP reported another 29 persons killed, including 23 civilians and 6 members […]
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