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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Greece move left would Give Europe Chance to Rediscover Social Responsibility
By Marianna Fotaki (IPS) – The European Union should not be afraid of the leftist opposition party Syriza winning the Greek election, but see it […]
Saudi’s Barbaric Flogging for Blogging, explained by a Blogger
BBC News | — “Blogger Raif Badawi has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for criticising Saudi Arabian clerics on his […]
Yemen: Freeze on US Drone Strikes as Gov’t Collapses
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Thousands demonstrated in Sanaa on Saturday morning against the Houthi take-over of the Yemeni government. Down south in Aden, […]
The Latest Blow to Israeli-Palestinian Peace
By Stephen Zunes | (Foreign Policy in Focus) — The United States blocked the latest UN resolution to achieve peace between Israel and Palestine for […]
Now the DEA is Collecting our Phone Records: RIP 4th Amendment
By Hanni Fakhoury | (EFF) Think mass surveillance is just the wheelhouse of agencies like the NSA? Think again. One of the biggest concerns to […]
Obama, blindsided by Boehner, Snubs Netanyahu
By Alexandra Halaby | (IMEMC & Agencies) — White House: Netanyahu Visit ‘Departure From Protocol’ Hours after the State of the Union address by U.S. […]
Poll: Americans support Obama on Negotiating with Iran
By Nancy Gallagher | (The Conversation) In his State of the Union address, the President’s core message was that the US has emerged strong from […]
How Stable is Saudi Arabia?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) This article appeared at The Nation earlier this month. I’m reprinting an excerpt on the occasion of King Abdallah’s […]
America’s Walking Dead: The Perpetual War Machine
By Tom Engelhardt | (Tomdispatch.com) When it comes to the national security state, our capital has become a thought-free zone. The airlessness of the place, […]
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