Informed Comment - Part 1185

Why do Iraq’s Shiites want US Troops out, but Sunnis prefer they Stay?

By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | Iraq’s Sunni Muslims are anxiously watching the debate over the presence of US troops in Iraq. Civilians […]

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Israel/ Palestine

The Boomerang Effect: How Netanyahu Made Israel a Partisan US Issue, and Lost

By Ramzy Baroud | (TeleSur) | – – Netanyahu’s strategy in courting U.S. conservatives has proved a success. However, the price of that success is […]

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Foreign Policy

The Hidden Costs of America’s Perpetual Wars

By Stephanie Savell | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – I’m in my mid-thirties, which means that, after the 9/11 attacks, when this country went to war […]

Juan Cole

Africa

Black Panther: Honoring the legacy of Black style

by Henry Navarro Delgado | (The Conversation) | – – One knows that something is touching a nerve in North American culture when a foreign […]

Juan Cole

Featured

11,004 Gun Murders in US vs. 26 (equiv. 130) in England Annually

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Revised A lot of smoke is being generated to cover up the fact that the horrific […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine

54 Palestinians from Gaza died in 2017 awaiting Israeli travel permits

Middle East Monitor | – – The record low rate of permits issued by Israel for Palestinians seeking vital medical treatment to travel outside the […]

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Israel/ Palestine

Celebrities speak out for Jailed Teen Ahed Tamimi: Israel/Palestine

IMEMC | – – Celebrities and civil rights figures declared their support for imprisoned Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi, 17, who was detained by Israeli forces […]

Juan Cole

Corruption

What Does Netanyahu Corruption Case tell us about Trump’s Fate?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Israeli police have recommended that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu be indicted for corruption. The recommendation now […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change