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Spying on the Wrong People: The Hypocrisy of the Nunes Memo & FISA
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The frenzy over the Nunes memo, likely to be released later today by the Trump administration, […]
The Great Trump Bubble
Nomi Prins | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – There’s been lots of fire and fury around Washington lately, including a brief government shutdown. In Donald […]
206 Global Companies profit from Israeli Squatting in Palestinian West Bank
Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a report on Wednesday identifying […]
Is a Transition to Renewable Energy on the Verge of Being Unstoppable?
By Steven O. Kimbrough | ( Knowledge@Wharton) | – – As the world inches towards using more renewable energy and less fossil fuel for generating […]
Why the 1st Floating Wind Farm, off Scotland, Might Save the World (Video
Statoil | (Video Report) | – – “Some people thought we were crazy when we put a giant wind turbine on top of a floating […]
Cherry-Picking Intel, Nunes and the Iraq War Disaster
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Here is a caution against the Nunes memo that the Republican Party intends to release: it […]
Chiefs Of Three Russian Intelligence Agencies Travel To Washington
Mike Eckel | ( RFE/RL) | – – WASHINGTON — The directors of Russia’s three main intelligence and espionage agencies all traveled to the U.S. […]
Saudi Prince reaps $106 bn from “Anti-Corruption” Scheme
Middle East Monitor | – – Saudi media sources yesterday confirmed the release of all detainees held on corruption charges at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in […]
Egypt: Sisi Warns Opposition After Call for Elections Boycott
TeleSur | – – Opposition parties and leaders are calling for a boycott of Egypt’s presidential elections after other candidates were arrested or intimidated. Egypt’s […]