San Francisco (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – This week will go down in history as a time when the governing body of the Democratic […]
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2003: Iraqi Governors who did not want Americans in their Country
“Could we have a prudent pause?”
Obama to Hawks: You can’t Occupy all the Countries in the Middle East
By John Hickman | (Informed Comment) | – – There was something very reassuring about President Obama’s delivery of a carefully reasoned explanation for his […]
Swedish FM worries about Muslim & Palestinian Youth Despair, draws Israeli Rebuke
By IMEMC | – – Following the Paris attacks on Friday, Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom made a connection between Islamic State extremism and the […]
Paris attacks: how effective has the military response been?
By Scott Lucas | (The Conversation) | – – Even as Parisians were trying to assess the scale of the attacks by Islamic State (IS) […]
Non-Christian Refugee
Top 10 Reasons Governors are Wrong to Exclude Syrian Refugees
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Some half of US governors have announced their opposition to their states taking in Syrian refugees […]
Whether Jewish Refugees in ’30s or Syrians today, USA Falls Short of own Ideals
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Reprint ed., slightly revised. More than half of US governors have abruptly announced that they will […]
After Paris, Rights Groups warn against Police State Tactics
By Nadia Prupis, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – – ‘Whilst closed oppressive societies breed hatred and barbarism, open reflective states built on rights, freedoms […]
Trump: We Should Strongly Consider Closing Mosques
Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video) | – – “Who’s going to step in after Paris to demagogue? Donald Trump of course. He would […]