Informed Comment - Part 1684

Saudi Arabia, Iran, Azerbaijan among Top 10 Worst Censors: Media Watchdog

By Valentina Ieri | – UNITED NATIONS, (IPS) – While technology has given millions greater freedom to express themselves, in the world's 10 most censored […]

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Climate Change

BP Defends Tar Balls still washing up in Gulf

ThinkProgress | – Confronted with BP tar balls still washing up on Gulf shores, a spokesman denies the toxic chemicals are harmful, sidestepping the damage […]

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Iran

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 […]

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Constitution

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 […]

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Egypt

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 […]

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Apartheid

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 […]

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Central Intelligence Agency

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 […]

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African-Americans

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 […]

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FBI