Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – As a native Palestinian, visiting my homeland is not just about seeing family and friends. It’s also about […]
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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, […]
Ragtag Kurdish Forces Face ISIL assaults at ‘The Kobani of Iraq’
By Shalaw Mohammed | Kirkuk | (Niqash.org) — NIQASH visits the northern Iraqi town of Kharabaroot, near Kirkuk, which has become the frontline for fighting […]
Floods and fires across Southern Africa raise alarm bells on climate change
SABC News | — “Floods and fires across the southern african region are raising alarm bells on climate change once again. These effects are being […]
Netanyahu Imported by GOP to ensure Iran War
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — Republican House Majority leader John Boehner secretly invited Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to Washington to address Congress […]
Surprise! German anti-Muslim Leader Resigns after Posing as Hitler
Euronews | — “The leader of the anti-Islamisation PEGIDA organization in Germany has quit after a photo of him posing as Hitler was published in […]
Solar-powered plane to set off from Abu Dhabi for global flight
BBC News | — “The plans have been set for the solar-powered plane, Solar Impulse 2, to take off from Abu Dhabi and then fly […]
Pakistan: Fighting Extremism with Schools, Not Guns
By Zofeen Ebrahim | — KARACHI (IPS) – As a wave of outrage, crossing Pakistan’s national borders, continues a month after the Dec. 16 attack […]
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