A revised version of an essay from a long time ago. It didn’t need much revision. Belief: Iran is aggressive and has threatened to attack […]
Main Content
Before phony polls, Egypt arrests, expels Times reporter Bel Trew
Middle East Monitor | – – Egypt has deported a British journalist working for The Times, the newspaper said on Saturday, describing an “increasingly oppressive […]
Budget Bill: Even GOP Congress defies Trump on Green Energy Funding
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Emma Foehringer Merchant at Greentech Media reports that the GOP Congress defied Trump’s priorities on green […]
Where did ISIL go? Is it regrouping for an Iraq Comeback?
Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – The honeymoon is over: After celebrating victory over the extremist [so-called] Islamic State group, Iraqi security […]
The Ongoing Crushing Costs for Americans of the Iraq War
By Stephanie Savell | (Otherwords.org) | – – Americans spend $32 million per hour on wars started during the Bush administration. This March marked the […]
Kushner is ‘in my pocket’ brags Saudi Crown Prince
Middle East Monitor | – – Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman bragged about his close relationship with Jared Kushner, senior advisor and son-in-law to […]
Let’s call Bolton what he is, a War Criminal with Terrorist Ties, not just “Hawkish”
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – John Bolton helped lie our country into an illegal war of aggression that killed several hundred […]
More British universities join Israeli Apartheid Week
Middle East Monitor | – – Two new UK universities have joined Israeli Apartheid Week this year, further increasing the reach of the global event. […]
US Approves US$1 Billion Arms, Missile Deal with Saudi Arabia
TeleSur | – – Saudi Arabia bought the almost 7,000 TOW missiles – plus an additional 96 for training purposes – for a total of […]
Trump and the American Fearscape as Hell for Muslim-Americans
By Nate Terani | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Understand this: I’m an American veteran. I’m also a Muslim-American in a country in which, in […]