Informed Comment - Part 1349

Do Syria’s Kurds hold the Key to the future of the Middle East?

By Clemens Hoffmann and Can Cemgil | (The Conversation) | – – The Trump administration’s plans for the war against the so-called Islamic State (IS) […]

Middle East Studies Assn., joins Md. Suit to block Trump Muslim Ban

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 2017 Groups Challenge Revised Muslim Ban BALTIMORE —- Civil rights and refugee groups today asked a federal court […]

To Counter Normalization, deflect Elite tactics to dampen Outrage

By Brian Martin | ( Waging Nonviolence ) | – – The Trump administration’s policies have already triggered public outrage and massive opposition. To understand […]

Authoritarianism

Turkey’s Erdogan trolls Germany with “Fascist” Charge

By Joel Schalit | EURACTIV | – – Normally, the accusation is reversed. Erdogan undoubtedly knew that when he accused Germany on Sunday of “fascist […]

Syria: As 400 more Troops go in, What’s Trump’s Mission?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The US had about 500 troops embedded with the People’s Protection Units (Kurdish acronym YPG) until […]

Domestic Surveillance

Why are Authorities treating DAPL enviro Protesters like Terrorists?

TeleSur | – – The legal activist group ACLU announced it has filed a motion to quash the warrant, which it argues violates free speech […]

Israel/ Palestine

Only the Israeli dead matter: Israel’s failure at investigating its bloody wars

By: Ramzy Baroud | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – At a glance, Israel appears a true democracy. Take a closer look, and that facade […]

Surging Trump’s America: What didn’t work in Baghdad won’t work in Washington

By Danny Sjursen | ( Tomdispatch.com | – – The other day, I found myself flipping through old photos from my time in Iraq. One […]

Women’s National Strike over Pay inequities, Glass Ceiling

CBS News | Video News Clip | — “Women worldwide walked off the job Wednesday to protest and demand equality. Anna Werner reports from Alexandria, […]

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