Here is my most recent column for the legendary Tom Engelhardt’s Tomdispatch.com.Be sure to check out his searing introduction. ( Tomdispatch.com ) – The United […]
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2018: Saudis Made a Play for Regional Hegemony and Tripped over a Single Murder
The arrogant and impatient young Mohammed Bin Salman, who shouldered aside a raft of uncles and cousins to grab power as crown prince, is something […]
As Trump Gets out of Syria & Afghanistan will Mercenaries & Blackwater Come In?
By Paul Rogers | – At the end of 2003 the United States-led war in Iraq was going badly wrong. It had started so well […]
Germany’s Carbon Dioxide Emissions Down 6% in 2018
By Julian Wettengel | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Germany’s energy-related CO₂ emissions dropped by more than six percent year-on-year as the country […]
Young Girl’s Tragic Story makes her a Symbol of the Yemen War
By Jamil Nasser with Dana Moukhallati in Dubai Sanaa, Yemen | AFP | – Buthaina Mansur al-Rimi’s life has changed drastically since last year — […]
Giza is in the News: Can You Pass the Egypt Quiz?
By Jeffrey Rudolph | – (Political Quizzes) – When widespread demonstrations forced Egypt’s long-time dictator, Hosni Mubarak, to resign as president in February 2011, it […]
Are Saudis Deploying Army of Sudanese child-soldiers in Yemen?
Sudan leader Omar al-Bashir is said to have demanded from these Gulf countries $2 billion for every 1,000 Sudanese troops deployed in Yemen.
Rightwing Iran’s Policy in post-US Syria is to Block Kurdish Left
Iran needs Turkey to escape US sanctions and to help stymie cooperative socialism among Kurds
Europe, UK, France & Turkey Reject Israel’s Plans for new Squatter Homes in Palestine
The Union stressed that Israel’s decision undermines the viability of the desired two-state solution and the possibility of lasting peace.
Egypt Kills 40 ‘Terrorists’ in Crackdown after Giza Attack
Giza, Egypt | AFP | – Egyptian police killed 40 suspects in a crackdown on Saturday after a roadside bomb hit a tour bus claiming […]
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