Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The first recorded world-historical pandemic took place (541–750 CE) in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring […]
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Turkey’s Homemade Currency Crisis Could Roil Global Finance
By Clemens Hoffmann and Can Cemgil | – Stirling (The Conversation) – Turkey’s recently reelected president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is blaming the sudden and dramatic […]
China will Defy Trump, Trade with Iran, Rejecting “Unilateral Sanctions”
China will continue its cooperation and relations with Iran, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday, citing a statement from Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi. […]
Trump Cancels $230 mn in Syrian Aid for former ISIL Areas, Urges Saudi Fund
Washington (AFP) – The United States said Friday it is suspending $230 million budgeted for stabilization projects in Syria, citing the aid pledged by other […]
Trump Corruption: Mueller Probe looks at Broidy Pay-to-Play with China, Malaysia
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) The Mueller probe is looking into whether Elliott Broidy, former vice chair of the Trump Victory Committee and a one time […]
The United States of Monopoly Rule
(Afterwords) – Five banks control half of all U.S. financial assets, and six conglomerates control 90 percent of our media. Monopolies aren’t merely un-American — […]
War Crime: Israeli Army Again Shoots unarmed Palestinian Protesters, Killing 2, Injuring 270
(TeleSur) – Some 20,000 people participated in Friday’s protests, which took place a few hundred meters from the Gaza border. Israeli forces opened fire on […]
No Parade for You: Trump Cancels Military White Elephant, Goes to Paris Instead
by Thomas Watkins | – Washington (AFP) – US President Donald Trump said Friday he had cancelled a military parade planned for November due to […]
Israeli Police again Interrogate PM Netanyahu over his Alleged Corruption
Jerusalem (AFP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went through a new round of questioning on Friday, police said, amid graft allegations that have threatened […]
If you Put an old W. Bush crony in Charge of Iran Policy, doesn’t it Signal a War-Like Intention?
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has appointed Brian H. Hook, the State Department director of policy planning, to head a coordinated “Iran Action Group.” Hook […]
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