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Erdogan Threatened Europe with Refugees, now Demanding US abandon Syrian Kurds
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Reuters reports that Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan allegedly bullied European leaders and threatened to drown Europe […]
Can Hillary Close Gender Gap? Young Women for Bernie in NH
Lester Holt | (NBC News video report) | – – “Hillary Clinton is trailing far behind Bernie Sanders amongst young women — a paradigm that […]
Oil Dictator Dominos
By Bill Emmott | Project Syndicate | – – LONDON – Price movements as large and rapid as those that have upended oil markets since […]
Beyonce angers US Right by bringing up African-American Rights at Superbowl
TeleSur | – – Beyonce and her powerhouse backup dancers are facing threats of a boycott for speaking out against police brutality. Social media has […]
Russia, Syria Daily using Cluster Bombs in Attacks: HRW
Human Rights Watch | – – (Beirut) – The Syrian-Russian joint military operation in Syria has included the use of internationally banned cluster munitions in […]
Is Netanyahu Readying the next Israeli Assault on Blockaded Gaza?
By: Ramzy Baroud | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – It is not true that only three wars have taken place since Hamas won parliamentary […]
Kaj Larsen Gives a Debriefing on Boko Haram (Vice)
Kaj Larsen gives a view into the workings of the infamous Nigerian Islamist group, Boko Haram
Israel frets about “Iran as Neighbor” if Aleppo falls & al-Assad Regime Wins
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – An Arabic site that aggregates Facebook and other social media postings reports that Israeli officials are […]
Would Trump or Cruz be worst President ever? & Why Jimmy Carter’s Answer will Surprise you
By Ana Kasparian & John Iadarola | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Who would be worse for America as President, Donald Trump […]