Informed Comment - Part 1379

Turkish President Erdogan Sees Better Ties with US Under Trump

TeleSur | – – “I believe we will accelerate dialogue when Mr. Trump takes office,” Erdogan said. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday he […]

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Donald Trump

Exxon’s Rex Tillerson and the rise of Big Oil in American politics

Brian C. Black | (The Conversation) | – – “How Big Oil Bought the White House and Tried to Steal the Country” is the subtitle […]

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Donald Trump

‘Onward Christian Zionists’: Trump, Israel and the Inauguration

Shalom Goldman | (Informed Comment) | – – While US support for Israel has never been stronger (witness the 38 billion dollar aid package signed […]

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Authoritarianism

Meryl Streep calls out Trump: Having Bully-in-Chief Coarsens whole Culture

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Occasionally entertainment and politics intersect, often hitting a false note. You never want your screenplay to […]

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Donald Trump

How the Arrogance of Cold War Triumph brought us this Low

By Andrew J. Bacevich | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – The fall of the Berlin Wall in October 1989 abruptly ended one historical era […]

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Democratic Party

Comey should be fired if it’s the last thing Obama Does

By William W. Keller | (Informed Comment) | – – James Comey is keeping a low profile these days. Not even a peep. Not even […]

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Corruption

Israel’s Netanyahu bribed Major Newspaper to get Positive Coverage

TeleSur | – – The Israeli right-wing leader tried to negotiate with the owner of a critical and highly circulated newspaper to get positive coverage. […]

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