Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – The world’s most poorly kept secret is that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (Bibi) is escalating his state-sponsored […]
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Signs of Rift in Saudi Royal Family over Yemen Quagmire that has left 10,000 Dead?
Riyadh (AFP) – Saudi King Salman’s brother has played down controversial remarks he made to anti-Saudi protesters in London that sparked furious speculation about possible […]
Jordan rejects Kushner’s “Confederation,” Abbas slams “Liquidation” of Palestinian Cause
Amman (AFP) – Jordan’s King Abdullah II firmly rejects the idea of a confederation with the Palestinians in the place of a two-state solution to […]
Crazytown Abroad: Trump’s Dreams of Preemptive War, Assassination and Withdrawal
Trump on Bashar al-Assad: “Let’s fucking kill him! Let’s go in. Let’s kill the fucking lot of them.”
Dragon Waiting: After Idlib, Will Beijing Bring Syria into its One Belt Network?
As speculation grows that the Syrian army under the regime of Bashar al-Assad is preparing to strike at the Idlib de-escalation zone, the last piece […]
Why is it Muslim Americans need Military Service to be Accepted as Americans?
(Mizan) – On October 19, 2008, a little over a fortnight before the November 4 election contested by Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain, […]
Israel Won’t Rule out Bombing Iraq to get at Iran
FM Lieberman: “Our Freedom of Action is Total.”
Parade! How Trump Redefined Victory in Afghanistan as “Attacking our Enemies”
New York (Tomdispatch.com) – 4,000,000,029,057. Remember that number. It’s going to come up again later. But let’s begin with another number entirely: 145,000 — as […]
Trump Gingerly, Politely begs Russia not to Do Syria Idlib Campaign, Pretty Please
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – AFP reports that President Trump is cautioning the Syrian regime against launching an all-out assault on the last remaining rebel […]
Turkey calls US ‘Wild Wolves,’ vows to Dump Dollar for Russia, Iran Trade
Erdogan’s visit to Kyrgyzstan seeks more Trade, Boycott of Gulen Movement