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Saudi Arabia: Foreign Workers Burn Buses After Massive Layoffs
TeleSur | – – The workers set at least seven buses on fire to protest Binladen construction group firing of at least 70,000 laborers after […]
Trumping Terrorism with Torture?
By Rebecca Gordon | (Informed Comment) | – – Why do Republican candidates for the presidency keep promising to commit war crimes? Donald Trump guarantees […]
Russia declines to ask Syria to halt Bombardment of East Aleppo
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s recent interview with Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter gives some idea of […]
US spends as much as next 11 countries on War Industries; why do Cruz/Trump want to Spend More?
Bear F. Braumoeller | (The Conversation) | – – One of the prominent themes in this year’s presidential primaries is the state of the American […]
Al-Qaeda Everywhere: US support for Oppressive Gov’t’s made Bin Laden’s Killing Moot
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The US government has never understood insurgency for the most part. Smart USG officials with whom […]
After Obama-Salman Summit, will Saudi finally rein in Wahhabi Radicalism?
Christopher R. Hill | Project Syndicate | – – DENVER – US President Barack Obama supposedly “cleared the air” with Saudi King Salman before the […]
Does Trump’s problem with Women voters extend to GOP Women?
Ana Kasparian & John Iadarola | (The Young Turks) | – – “Donald Trump’s favorability, or lack thereof, continues to plummet among female voters. Even […]
Israel’s cement ban prevents hundreds of Gaza families from rebuilding homes
Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israel’s punitive ban on cement imports into the Gaza Strip has prevented hundreds of families from […]
Papal impact? For 1st time, 50% of GOP voters Worry about Climate Change
The Tree | – – The tides have shifted among conservative voters, as new research suggests that half of Republicans heading to the polls this […]
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