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Trump to al-Sisi: Syria’s al-Assad is a Brave, steadfast Man (Beirut Report)
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – al-Diyar (The Lands) [Beirut] reports on what Egyptian officials allegedly leaked about the telephone conversation between […]
Netanyahu vows Israeli squatter settlement expansion in Palestinian E. Jerusalem
Ma’an News | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised his far-right government on Sunday that he would lift all restrictions […]
Your Presidency Sucks: The Republican Party and its Orange Bunny
By David Faris | (Informed Comment) | – – When the late Roger Ebert saw director Vincent Gallo’s film The Brown Bunny at the Cannes […]
Oil-Rich Arab States Quietly Join Israel in Cheering for Trump
TeleSur | – – Saudi Arabia and its Persian Gulf Arab allies are happy to see Obama leave office as President Donald Trump would be […]
Will Saudi Reforms be enough to Forestall big Trouble ahead?
By Bernard Haykel | (Project Syndicate) | – – In 2017, Saudi Arabia will continue to pursue two key goals: to reduce its economy’s dependence […]
Kurds Will Come Together to Discuss Independence With Baghdad
TeleSur | – – Kurdish independence “is a reality that will come true,” said Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq. Kurdish […]
Trump to CIA: We now have 2nd Chance to take Iraq’s Oil
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump has had a contentious relationship with the US intelligence community, in part over their […]
Dispatch from DC: On the National Mall, the state of a nation
By Lisa Benton-Short | (The Conversation) | – – On Jan. 20, Americans focused their attention on Washington, D.C., as the presidential inauguration ceremony took […]
Protesters Face Increasing Criminalization in Trump Era
TeleSur | – – Changes aim to hit protestors with criminal records and beefed up fines and impunity for police who accidentally kill them. Donald […]
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