Informed Comment - Part 1214

As Flynn cuts off WH, top 4 Alleged Crimes he could sink Trump with

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Ret. 3-star general Michael Flynn, under investigation by Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller, has ceased sharing information […]

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Israel/ Palestine

Is Palestinian Pres. Abbas refusing to take Jared Kushner’s Phone Calls?

Middle East Monitor | – – Haaretz reported on Thursday 23 November, 2017, that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas refused Wednesday to answer a phone call […]

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Iraq

“Give me Liberty & Give Me Liquor” Anbar, Iraq after ISIL

Kamal al-Ayash. | Anbar | (Niqash.org) | – – Even before the extremists were in control in Anbar, selling alcohol was banned. During extremist control, […]

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Africa

Could Africa skip Pipelines straight to Solar Panels?

By Benjamin Fox | EURACTIV.com | – – Nearly €340 ($403) billion of investment will be needed to achieve universal access to electricity across Africa […]

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Donald Trump

Remembering Puerto Ricans–Americans–on Thanksgiving

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Many Puerto Ricans are spending Thanksgiving on the mainland, away from home and family and friends, […]

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Hizbullah

Saudi Debacle as Hariri returns to Beirut, remains PM

France 24 English | (Video News Report) | – – “Lebanon: PM Saad Hariri puts off stepping down. FRANCE24”s correspondent in Beirut Adam Pletts tells […]

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Climate Change

Will Fleeing Puerto Ricans ever return home from the Mainland?

By Alexis R. Santos-Lozada | (The Conversation) | – – Even before this year’s devastating hurricane season, the team of demographers I work with at […]

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Internet

Yemen: Twitter Bots and Fake Accounts ‘Blocking News’

TeleSur | – – British-Irish independent journalist Iona Craig, who focuses on Yemen and the Arabian peninsula, blocked about 9,000 bots on Twitter in the space […]

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Arab World