Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Al Jazeera bureau chief in Tehran, Abdul Qader Fayez, reports from “informed sources” in Tehran that Iran’s clerical Leader, […]
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Top Ten Signs the US is the most Corrupt nation in the World (2018 Edn.)
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Revised Those ratings that castigate Afghanistan and some other poor countries as hopelessly “corrupt” always imply […]
Thousands of US Citizens Jailed Over Debts as Small as US$28
TeleSur | – – One in three Americans has been reported to a private collection agency with the majority of cases affecting Latin American and […]
In Irony, Ahmedinezhad calls for Free Elections in Iran
Middle East Monitor |- – Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose 2009 re-election prompted mass unrest over alleged vote rigging, has called for “free” presidential […]
Seas Rising ever Faster as Humans burn more Fossil Fuels (NASA Image)
Image via NASA NASA’s Earth Observatory writes: “Global sea level rise has been accelerating in recent decades, according to a new study based on 25 […]
The Age of Total War in Syria
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – One of the most distressing take-aways of the Syria War since 2011 is that the United […]
Saudi dreams of an anti-Iran Axis with Israel Evaporating: Khashoggi
Middle East Monitor | – – The well-known Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi confirmed that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince has started a relationship with Israel and […]
Israel: Netanyahu’s Top Allies Arrested in Ongoing Corruption Probe
TeleSur | – – A former Netanyahu spokesman and the former director of the communications ministry are among the persons arrested. Two close associates of […]
Trump’s $700 Bn. Bag of Goodies for the Military-Industrial Complex
By Danny Sjursen | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Think of it as the chicken-or-the-egg question for the ages: Do very real threats to […]
Turks Threaten al-Assad if he sends Army to Defend Syrian Kurds
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Rumors swirled on Monday that the Democratic Union Party in the Kurdish enclave of Afrin in […]