Russian leaders are clearly taking delight in the way in which Iran is turning into a quagmire for Washington, gleeful at their significant wins
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Journalist Greste Freed by Egyptian Junta, but Press Freedom still Hostage
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Peter Greste, an Australian journalist working for Aljazeera English, has been released from an Egyptian prison after a […]
Iran and the West on Revolution Anniversary: 36 Years of Futile Estrangement
By Farhang Jahanpour | (Informed Comment) – Anniversary of Iranian Revolution February 2nd marks the 36th anniversary of the return of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to […]
War Is the New Normal: Seven Deadly Reasons Why America’s Wars Persist
By William J. Astore | (Tomdispatch.com) – It was launched immediately after the 9/11 attacks, when I was still in the military, and almost immediately […]
Being An Antiwar Activist In Israel Is Dangerous
AJ+ | – “Being an antiwar activist in Israel is dangerous. Israelis who protested against the 2014 Gaza offensive were threatened, harassed and attacked. Some […]
Ironies of Empire: US now Allied with Shiites Trained by Assassinated HIzbullah Leader
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – The revelation by the Washington Post’s Adam Goldman and Ellen Nakashima that the car-bomb assassination of Hizbullah commando […]
GOP Pres. Candidates warn Iran Nukes can hit NYC (despite No Nukes, ICBMs)
Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks) – “”Three likely presidential candidates shared the stage Sunday night before a roomful of wealthy donors, engaging in a […]
With US Tanks, are Iraq’s Shiite Militias getting stronger than the Army?
by Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) – Iraq’s unofficial Shiite militias are an essential part of the fight against the extremist Islamic State group. […]
Is there New hope for Wikileaks’ Julian Assange?
By Gustavo Capdevila | (IPS) Julian Assange in one of his rare public appearances in the Ecuadorean embassy in London, where he has been in […]
Attn. Tea Party: ‘How Immigrants (yes, Muslims and Latinos) can save Detroit & other Cities’
The Economist | — “From Detroit to Philadelphia to Baltimore, policy makers in America’s old industrial metropolises are struggling with the same problem: how to […]
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