Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Even as President Trump and members of his entourage in Doha, Qatar, discussed how to end the Israeli war on […]
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US-Backed Kurds begin Campaign against ISIL in Northern Syria
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The left-leaning Beirut daily al-Safir (The Ambassador) discusses the beginning of a new campaign by the […]
Why total Victory for Russia and Assad is a Pipedream: ISIL strikes in deep in Regime Territory
By Scott Lucas | (The Conversation) | – – Months after Russia spectacularly entered the Syrian conflict, [the so-called] Islamic State (IS) is still thumbing […]
Trump accepts Climate Change threat . . . to his Golf Course
By Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian | ( The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Donald Trump has said that he believes climate change […]
The Pentagon’s War on Accountability: At $600 Bn a Year, Why aren’t any Wars being Won?
By William D. Hartung | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – Now you see it, now you don’t. Think of it as the Department of Defense’s version […]
ISIL hits Syrian Regime in Shiite northwest, killing 150
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The leftist Beirut daily al-Safir reports that security in Syria broke down dramatically on Monday, as […]
Israel: Netanyahu reiterates opposition to French peace initiative
Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Monday his rejection of a French initiative for an […]
Fruits of Perseverence: Dem Platform Committee to Feel the Bern
TeleSur | – – The Democratic Party will allow Sanders to have a prominent say in writing its platform this year. The Democratic Party said […]
As they Liberate Villages from ISIL, Kurds drawing Syrians into Feminist Democracy
By Rahila Gupta | ( OpenDemocracy | – – Rojava is a fast moving, dynamic place where things change by the minute. What are the […]
US Centcom Commander in Syria to Coordinate Kurds, Arabs against ISIL
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Robert Burns of AP reported on the visit inside Syria of the head of the US […]
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