Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Syrians are rejoicing at the announcement on Tuesday by President Donald J. Trump that he will lift U.S. economic sanctions […]
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After the AKP Victory in Turkey: Elective Dictatorship?
T. Deniz Erkmen | (Informed Comment) | – – The results of November 1st snap elections in Turkey were a surprise; not just for the […]
Forgotten: How US put Oil, Cold War above Peace & Palestinian Rights
By Irene Gendzier | Author, Dying to Forget | (Informed Comment) | – – For journalists and politicians alike, the recurring violence in the Middle […]
Splintering World: Looking Back on the Great Collapse from 2050
By John Feffer | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – Let me start with a confession. I’m old-fashioned and I have an old-fashioned profession. I’m a geo-paleontologist. […]
Syria: Christian Militia to the Rescue as 1000s of Christians flee ISIL approach
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Despite Russian airstrikes, Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) has made some advances in November. One place it has […]
Egypt: Free Journalist Hossam Bahgat, Facing Military Prosecution
Human Rights Watch | – – (New York) – Hossam Bahgat, a journalist and one of Egypt’s most prominent human rights figures, could be charged […]
How a Web of Lies hoodwinked the American Public and delivered Iraq to ISIL
By Bryan Glyn Williams | (Informed Comment) | – – Last week one of the major architects in the construction of the Iraqi WMD myth, […]
400,000 Syrian Refugee Children Can’t Go To School In Turkey
AJ+ | (Video Report) | – – “Even though Syrian refugee children can legally go to school in Turkey, language barriers and economic struggles make […]
Israel Approves Plan to ‘Legalize’ Colonial Outposts and Construct 1000s More Units
By Saed Bannoura | (IMEMC News) | – – In yet another decision that violates International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention, the Higher Construction […]
Can Ben Carson be Commander in Chief if he Lied about West Point?
New York Daily News | (Video News Report) | – – “Ben Carson claims he was a troubled child and violent teenager who once tried […]