Informed Comment - Part 1492

Republican front-runner Donald Trump: Women’s “punishment” for abortions

TeleSur | – – Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Wednesday that women may need to be “punished” for having abortions in the United States. […]

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Belgium

Are Belgian Nuclear Plants vulnerable to Terrorism?

By Robert J Downes and Daniel Salisbury | (The Conversation) | – – Belgium’s counter-terrorism efforts are once again being called into question following the […]

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Israel/ Palestine

“Investigate Israel’s Extrajudicial Killings:” Sen Leahy, 10 other Congressmen

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM — US Senator Patrick Leahy along with 10 other Democratic congressmen have called on the US to investigate […]

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Arab Americans

The Trump Doctrine: End NATO, Patrol Mosques, Nukes for Japan & Allies

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Anderson Cooper’s interview with Donald Trump on Tuesday evening had the advantage of allowing come-backs and […]

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Israel/ Palestine

Under Israeli Siege, Gaza running out of Clean Water

AJ+ | – – “According to the United Nations, 90 percent of the water in Gaza is undrinkable, and the population relies heavily on a […]

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Syria

After Palmyra, the last days of the phony Caliphate?

TeleSur The loss of the historic city amounts to one of the biggest setbacks for the extremist group since it declared a caliphate in 2014. […]

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Belgium

Basques, N. Ireland, Muslims: Belgium’s Problems rooted in Europe’s long History of Exclusion

By Martin Conway | (The Conversation) | – – “What we feared has happened,” remarked Charles Michel, the prime minister of Belgium, in the immediate […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria