Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a dramatic signal that the Arab Gulf nations have completely lost faith in the American security umbrella, on Wednesday […]
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President Hillary Clinton’s Middle East Policy: Interventions, Wars, More of Same
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Hillary Clinton announced her bid for the presidency Sunday, prompting another of these attempts at IC to do […]
What the Tsarnaevs didn’t Know: The Untold Story of Chechen Non-Violence
By Rebecca Gould | (Informed Comment) While the Boston bombing trial continues to dominate the media, its perpetrators, the Tsarnaev brothers, are associated with a […]
Oil Train Derailments, Exploding Towns & the Hidden Cost of Fracked Oil
By Tom Giesen | (Informed Comment) On July 6th, 2013, at about one AM, an unattended 74-car oil train loaded with fracking-derived Bakken crude oil […]
How Iran won Bush’s Iraq War
By Peter Van Buren | ( Tomdispatch.com) The U.S. is running around in circles in the Middle East, patching together coalitions here, acquiring strange bedfellows […]
US history of coup-making Overshadows Obama’s outreach to Iran, Latin American Left
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – President Obama met with Cuban President Raoul Castro for an hour on Saturday, and the two made progress […]
Americans don’t want Congress to sabotage Iran deal – new poll
RT | – Although some lawmakers, including Democrats, believe Congress should have a say in any potential removal of Iranian sanctions, most Americans say Congress […]
Elizabeth Warren wants to see Hillary Clinton’s positions on Student Loans, Middle Class
CBSN | – “Sen. Elizabeth Warren continued to shift gears when answering questions about Hillary Clinton and the 2016 election on “CBS This Morning.” CBSN: […]
Israelis Illegally Remove Solar Panels from Palestinian Bedouin Village
By IMEMC | – Solar panels finally brought electricity to the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar in the West Bank, but the residents’ joy was […]
US Increases Intelligence-Sharing With Saudi Arabia Over Yemen Strikes
By Nadia Prupis, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) – U.S. ups ‘sensitive’ intelligence-sharing with Saudis to help them get ‘better sense of the battlefield,’ while aid […]