Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to position Israel as the modern day Sparta, and to sell […]
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Egypt Cancels Revolution Fete to Mourn Saudi King who derailed Revolution
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) In a great irony, the Egyptian government attempted to cancel the commemoration of the January 25 revolution four years […]
Angelina Jolie in Iraq: Int’l Community Failing Refugees from ISIL Brutality
Associated Press | — “Actress and director Angelina Jolie is calling on the international community to do more to aid refugees displaced by fighting in […]
Can US can help Mediate Yemen Crisis? US Embassy Cuts Staff…
CNN | — “The United States struggles to maintain a sense of diplomacy in Yemen during political chaos.” CNN: “U.S. embassy cuts staff in Yemen”
Turns out Rightwing Hindu PM more reasonable on Climate Change than US Congress (Obama visits Modi)
NDTV | — “Six years after we signed a bilateral agreement we are moving towards commercial viability,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announcing an agreement […]
The Boehner-Obama Struggle over Iran Nuclear Talks has gone International
By Jasmin Ramsey | (WASHINGTON (IPS) – While it’s anyone’s guess whether a final deal will be reached over Iran’s nuclear programme this year, a […]
Why Fracking & Tar Sands are Doomed: Low-Cost Oil and Pollution
Tom Giesen| (Informed Comment) — Here is a brief primer on the real implications of the decline of oil prices and environmental degradation on the […]
Yemen Civil War? Masses Rally in Capital & South Secedes
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — From 1967 to 1990, and again briefly in 1994, South Yemen was an independent country. In the first […]
Climate-Denial Buffoon Inhofe takes Big $$ from Big Oil, Says Scientists Corrupt
ThinkProgress Video | — ThinkProgress: “Jim Inhofe (R-OK) Tells The Senate Why He Thinks Global Warming Is A Hoax” [Added by Juan Cole]: The Center […]
Extremist Lieberman: Unified Palestinian-Israeli Party a threat to Israel as ‘Jewish State’
By IMEMC & Agencies Arab parties in Israel announced they would be running in the upcoming Israeli Knesset election, scheduled for March 17, in a […]
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