Oxford (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The reports of the past few days are extremely worrying. The acrimonious and open split between President Donald […]
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Report: World’s Richest Got 20% Richer in 2017
A report published recently by Swiss bank UBS shows the world’s wealthiest are now worth $9.1 trillion, enough to spend $1 million per day for […]
Khashoggi’s Murder grabbed Headlines but Brutal Saudi War on Yemen Invisible
Dubai (AFP) – The murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has triggered a diplomatic and public relations crisis for Saudi Arabia, but little may change […]
Suggestive Terrorism: Trump, Pipe Bomber and the ISIL Technique
The attempted pipe bombings directed at former US president Barack Obama, former vice president Joe Biden, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, former attorney General […]
Israel to spend $72 mn to convince Europe Boycott over Occupation is “anti-Semitism”
Text calls on “all political parties to pass a binding resolution rejecting BDS activities as fundamentally anti-Semitic”.
De Niro: “There’s Something more powerful than Bombs: Your Vote”
De Niro has been a frequent critic of Trump
Qatar a Beneficiary of Saudi Khashoggi Debacle
Doha (AFP) – Global diplomatic fallout from the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia’s Istanbul consulate may help Qatar in its political stand-off […]
In Major defeat for Trump, Int’l Court of Justice Rules for Iran in Lifting Sanctions
(TeleSur) – Iran brought a complaint to the ICJ on grounds that U.S. President Donald Trump’s sanctions violated the 1955 Treaty of Amity signed between […]
Far right urging of jailing of Political Rivals linked in History with Bombings
The mass right wing parties of Europe in the 1920s and 1930s were led by charismatic leaders who whipped up the hatreds of mobs by […]
Avalanche of Criticism for U of Michigan for Fining Professor over Israel Boycott
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) called on the university to rescind the punishment