Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The first giant Vestas offshore wind turbine of the German He Dreiht (“It Spins”) project in the North Sea has […]
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If ISIL had burned down 4 Churches, it would have been Headline News
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Seven African-American churches have burned down in the past week and at least four of these […]
2 Years after Coup, will Assassination of Egypt’s Att’y General be Pretext for More Repression?
By MariaGloria Polimeno | (The Conversation) | – – Hisham Barakat, Egypt’s most senior prosecutor, has been killed by a car bomb that hit his […]
Demonizing as Policy: Washington Elites divided over which state to declare Enemy No. 1
By Michael T. Klare | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – America’s grand strategy, its long-term blueprint for advancing national interests and countering major adversaries, is in […]
Michael Oren, Neo-Orientalism and the Ghost of Edward Said
By Daniel Brumberg | (Informed Comment) | – – Poor Edward Said cannot rest in peace. Twelve years after he passed away from cancer, his […]
The Great Wall of Turkey? Ankara imagines DMZ w/ Kurds, ISIL
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – So I am going to tell you a story about Turkey, Syria and the United States. […]
2 Israeli Squatters /week injured by Palestinians & 39 Palestinians /week by Israeli Forces
Ma’an News Agency | – – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Three Israeli settlers [later reports say four] were injured in a shooting late Monday near […]
The #SaudiCables reveal how Money Controls Media, Politicians & … MTV?
By Mohamed Hassan | ( Global Voices Online) | – – The half million leaked cables to be released about Saudi Arabia’s foreign policy by […]
After NBC says “You’re fired!” for bigotry, crybaby Donald Trump brandishes Lawsuit
Associated Press | (Video Report) | – – “Donald Trump says he may sue NBC after the network announced it’s ending its business relationship with […]
Tunisians fight back
By Christine Petré | Your Middle East | – – In an interview with Swedish radio I was asked if there is any support for […]