Chinese technology firms are increasingly competing with US ones in major Middle Eastern markets, escalating technology-related US national security concerns. London (Special to Informed Comment; […]
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I refuse to serve – the lonely conscience of Israel’s refuseniks
By Ahron Bregman, King’s College London via The Conversation In 1988, I was in Kathmandu in Nepal when I found out that war was raging […]
Employers’ theft from Worker Wages 3 times more than all other Theft in US
The Young Turks “As the economy slowly recovers, it’s become increasingly clear that it’s not just unemployed Americans who need help from the government. It’s […]
Turkey’s Caution on ISIL War: “It’s far away for them but very close to us”
By Ali Murat Yel, Editor-in-Chief TurkeyAgenda In the United States the public has difficulty in understanding the reluctance of Turkey to join the international coalition […]
Must Muslim Americans Condemn ISIL? Must Turkish Jews Condemn Gaza War?
By Juan Cole During the recent Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, a controversy broke out in Turkey about whether Turkish Jews were required to […]
15 Palestinians die in Mediterranean Capsizing, fleeing Israeli Siege of Gaza
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Fifteen migrants from Gaza died on Saturday after a boat they were riding in capsized in the Mediterranean sea off the coast […]
HIstoric Mass March against Global Warming: Saving the Planet Next Sunday in NYC
By Eddie Bautista, La Tonya Crisp-Sauray, and Bill McKibben On Sunday, September 21st, a huge crowd will march through the middle of Manhattan. It will […]
As Sunni MPs Plea for Precision US Strikes, Iraqi Gov’t Kills 31 in School Shelter
Human Rights Watch (Erbil) – The Iraqi government should promptly investigate an airstrike that hit a school housing displaced people near Tikrit on September 1, […]
Remember Pres. Obama Saying ISIL Campaign like Yemen? Here’s Yemen
Middle East Eye: “Houthis take to the streets to mourn the protesters killed during a sit-in at a government ministry last week, as their pro-government […]
Top 5 Contradictions in Obama’s Emerging ISIL Strategy
By Juan Cole In the past week, Secretary of State John Kerry has marshaled support of some sort from both European nations and from countries […]