As President Trump ordered the US to attack three major Iranian nuclear sites, a misguided concept of Israel’s national security morphed into an even more […]
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Dr. Strangelove in the 21st Century: Trump’s Pentagon lowers Nuclear Threshold
( Tomdispatch.com) – If you’re having trouble sleeping thanks to, well, you know who… you’re not alone. But don’t despair. A breakthrough remedy has just […]
Could Trump’s Fragile Ego spark Korean or Iran War?
By Bandy X. Lee and Jeffrey D. Sachs | (Project Syndicate) | – – Donald Trump is not the first leader with a severe personality […]
Priests close Church of Holy Sepulchre over Israeli “attack on Christians”
Middle East Monitor | – – Church leaders in Jerusalem shut the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Sunday in protest at a new Israeli […]
UN Security Council calls for 30-Day Ceasefire in Syria’s East Ghouta
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The United Nations Security Council finally passed a resolution calling for a 30-day ceasefire between the […]
Saudi Arabia, UN Human Rights Council Member, Continues Rights Crackdown
By Khalid Ibrahim, executive director of the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) an independent, non-profit organisation that promotes freedom of expression, association and peaceful […]
Rescuers say cannot keep up with air strikes battering Syria’s Ghouta
Middle East Monitor | – – Rescuers in Syria’s eastern Ghouta said the bombing would not let up long enough for them to count the […]
Despite Trump Surge, Taliban Attack Afghan Army Post, Killing 18 Soldiers
TeleSur | – – A bomb attack also took place in the capital Kabul killing at least one person. Islamic State group in Afghanistan claimed […]
In anti-Trump surge, Renewables make 18% of US electricity & impel job growth
US Carbon Emissions Fall slightly
Grievance Politics for Insecure Majorities: Trumpism Worldwide
By John Feffer | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – It’s about propping up “besieged majorities” in multiethnic countries. Washington and New Delhi are […]