Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – The world’s most poorly kept secret is that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (Bibi) is escalating his state-sponsored […]
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That Time Ronald Reagan opened Iran and Illegally sold Khomeini Weapons
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Reagan administration in the 1980s was buffeted by two policy drives toward Iran. On the […]
Pushtun Female Commandos Ready to Take on the Taliban
By Ashfaq Yusufzai | (Inter Press Service) | – – PESHAWAR, Pakistan (IPS) – For years, Robina Shah has dreamed of joining the police force. […]
Video: Israeli Officer shoots protesting Palestinian Teen, Leaves him to Bleed Out
AJ+ | (Video Report) | – – “17-year-old Mohammed al-Kusbah was killed by an Israeli officer after throwing a rock at a military SUV. The […]
Would Iran reformers gain upper hand with UNSC Nuclear Deal?
By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/RL) For Iranian President Hassan Rohani, a nuclear deal with global powers would be a double-edged sword. An agreement to […]
The Republican Party’s New Coiffure (Political Cartoon)
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No, Mr. Netanyahu, Iran isn’t trying to Take over the world & it isn’t ISIL
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanahu charged last week that Iran was the major sponsor of terrorism […]
Gaza breakdancers perform to express themselves against war
Lizzie Phelan | (RT Video Report) | – – “It’s a year and a day since Israel unleashed a devastating 7-week bombing campaign in Gaza […]
Iran Deal can only Succeed with the Support of Civil Society
By John Robert Kelley | ( Euractiv) | – – . . . [T]he key to success in the Iran nuclear deal lies in its […]
Why did the US fail in Iraq? Roots of American Overstretch
By William Polk | (Informed Comment) | – – In The Financial Times of April 23, 2015, Philip Stephens begins a perceptive article with the […]