London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – China-US geopolitical rivalries have manifested in many arenas from esoteric ones like export controls over semiconductor chips, to […]
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How ISIL is losing al-Anbar Province: Corruption, Reckless Driving, Carelessness w/ Secrets
Niqash.org | Baghdad | – – “Newsletters sent to Islamic State fighters in Anbar indicate the group’s problems with bad drivers and corruption. It also […]
The rise and fall of Turkey’s progressive opposition
By Nick Ashdown | ( OpenDemocracy) | – – Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition party, the HDP roared into parliament on the back of a rainbow coalition […]
The end of the Beginning: The Fall of ISIL in Fallujah
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – After Montgomery and his troops defeated the Germans and Italians at El Alamain in northern Egypt […]
Kochs’ Victory: House of Reps. Votes to Protect Anonymous ‘Dark Money’ Donors
TeleSur | – – The House of Representatives approved a bill that campaign finance refomers say will open the door to illegal influence on political […]
Who Was the mystic Jalaluddin Rumi, and Whose Rumi Is He?
By Bismellah Alizada | (GlobalVoices.org) | – – As all the countries that call the work of Jalaluddin Rumi their own rise up against the […]
PM: Israeli cut-off of West Bank water supplies in Ramadan ‘inhumane and outrageous’
Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Palestinian Prime Minister’s office on Thursday slammed Israel’s decision to cut off water supplies for […]
Did the FBI Tell Orlando Shooter’s ex-Wife Not to reveal He Was Gay to Media?
TeleSur | – – In an interview with Brazilian TV, the ex-wife of Omar Mateen claimed the U.S. agency told her to keep quiet about […]
British Trumpism? Anti-Immigrant “Britain First” White Terrorist kills Member of Parliament
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The assassin shouted “Britain First!” as he repeatedly stabbed Jo Cox in the stomach with a […]
The over-teched over-priced Weapons that Ate the Pentagon
By Andrew Cockburn | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – These days, lamenting the apparently aimless character of Washington’s military operations in the Greater Middle East […]
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