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Preparing for the Normalization of a Neofascist White House
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – It is 2017, and shortly the White House will be inhabited by an unscrupulous, corrupt narcissist […]
No, it’s not a new Cold War: The USSR is Gone Forever
By Ghia Nodia | (Project Syndicate) | – – MOSCOW – This New Year’s Eve marks the 25th anniversary of the formal dissolution of the […]
2016: A deadly year in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory and Israel
Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The past year has been one of the deadliest and most violent in recent years for […]
Wall Street Journal Wouldn’t Call a Lie a Lie If Trump Says It
TeleSur | – – The paper is worried about objectivity, said WSJ editor-in-chief Gerard Baker. The Wall Street Journal would not call a lie a […]
America’s Major Challenges in Middle East Policy, 2017
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The incoming Trump administration is riven by a profound division between those determined to avoid deep […]
Rethinking The Cost of War
By Mike Hixenbaugh for The Virginian-Pilot, and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica | – – There are many ways to measure the cost of U.S. involvement in […]
2016 mean till the end: New Year’s Eve Massacre in Istanbul
Aljazeera English | (Video News Report) | – – Aljazeera English: “Dozens killed in Istanbul nightclub shooting”
Palestine 2017: Time to embrace the Globe, give up on US
By Ramzy Baroud | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – There is no doubt that the UN Security Council condemnation of Israel on Friday, December […]
Top Eight Mideast Stories of 2016 that Shaped our World
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In 2016, the Middle East continued to be a major focus of the US public, and […]