Oxford (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – After thirty years of agitation, incitement, lies and provocation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has finally succeeded in […]
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Iran: US, Israel dare not attack us; anyway if they could have, they would have
RT | — “With a nuclear deal around the corner, Russia’s decision to proceed with the sale of the sophisticated S-300 missile defense system to […]
US admits it has no Idea who it is Assassinating by Drone
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – The tragic deaths last January, just now being revealed, of two Western hostages in drone strikes on a […]
Is Iranian power on the rise?
By Brian M. Downing | (Informed Comment) – As the Iranian nuclear talks neared preliminary agreement, and as the Houthis drove into southern Yemen, world […]
Why Gaza Casualties were so High: Israel relaxed rules re: high-explosives in populated areas
By: Charlie Hoyle – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The unprecedented number of Palestinians killed in the 2014 war in Gaza was linked to changes in the […]
Double Standard: Petraeus Avoids Prison, But Whistleblowers Not So Lucky
Newsy | – “Retired Gen. David Petraeus was sentenced Thursday for mishandling classified government documents, but why was his punishment relatively light?” Newsy: “Petraeus Avoids […]
Tensions Boil Over After Baltimore Police Call Protesters “Lynch Mob”
By Lauren McCauley, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) Demonstrators still seeking answers over the mysterious and troubling death of Freddie Gray, who died of a spinal […]
A Letter of Apology to My Grandson: A Pox on Twenty-First-Century America
By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com) Dear Grandson, Consider my address book — and yes, the simple fact that I have one already tells you […]
Rand Paul: GOP Hawks are Obama’s “Lapdogs;” McCain: Paul ‘Worst Candidate’
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) The philosophical difference between the Libertarian-leaning Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and the GOP hawks has burst into open name-calling. […]
Mobilizing For Mosul, Iraq: Scholars Work To Save Town’s Heritage from ISIL
By Coilin O’Connor | (RFE/RL) – While much of the world stands by as the militant Islamic State group takes a sledgehammer to the Middle […]
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