A revised version of an essay from a long time ago. It didn’t need much revision. Belief: Iran is aggressive and has threatened to attack […]
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Ten-Fold Increase in Extreme Weather events since 1975 most Threatens Poorest Countries
Analysis by Manipadma Jena A woman watches helplessly as a flood submerges her thatched-roof home containing all her possessions on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar city […]
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NB: Israel has denied this allegation. Informed Comment is withdrawing this article, since apparently AFP is not standing behind it. IC is not on the […]
Modern Silk Roads and China’s Brave New World
By Pepe Escobar | (Tomdispatch.com) – BEIJING — Seen from the Chinese capital as the Year of the Sheep starts, the malaise affecting the West […]
Yemen: Saudi backs Sunni revolution against Shiite Houthi Rebels linked to Iran
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Yemen Voice reports that Wahhabi Saudi Arabia has launched an all out political offensive against the Shiite Houthi […]
New York: Solar Panels demand increasing despite drop in natural gas prices
CCTV America | – “The demand for renewable power resources such as wind and solar is not only holding steady, but growing. CCTV America’s Jessica […]
Men in miniskirts protest against female student death in Turkey
Latest News | – “I would walk around in Taksim wearing a skirt, if you can do that…” For many Turkish men, this is a […]
Report: Attacks on Iraqi Women are a War Tactic
By Leila Lemghalef UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – Iraqi women continue to be subject to physical, emotional and sexual violence, according to a new report by […]
Muslims form ‘Ring of Peace’ around Oslo Synagogue, after Denmark Attack
Reuters | – “Norwegian Muslims form a human shield around a synagogue in Oslo, offering symbolic protection after an attack on a synagogue in neighboring […]
Top 5 Reasons Palestinian-Israelis Could shape the Israeli Election
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Israel, despite the attempts of current Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to cast it as a monochrome “Jewish state,” […]