Beijing raised its profile at the annual Shanghai Cooperation Council summit of non-Western countries just by providing a forum. London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) […]
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Michele Bachmann declares Christian Jihad on all Muslims
The Young Turks: “Michele Bachmann took the stage at the Values Voters Summit today, and fired up the crowd with shots at President Obama and […]
Is Mahmoud Abbas right that Israel is Guilty of War Crimes, Genocide in Gaza?
By Juan Cole: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Friday at the United Nations that Israel was guilty of war crimes in Gaza and even “genocide.” […]
Climate Change is Costing Lives: Coal Plants Killed 1.2 mn. in China: World Bank’s Jim Yong Kim
Sept. 22 (Bloomberg) — World Bank President Jim Yong Kim discusses the growing threat from climate change with Trish Regan on “Street Smart.” Bloomberg News: […]
Can Iraq Convince its Sunnis to Fight Extremists?
By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad via Niqash.org Local opposition to Sunni Muslim extremists in control of parts of Iraq is building – and it’s being […]
Right Wing on Holder: al-Qaeda, Black Panther, Stalinist
MediaMatters4America: mediamatters4america: The Worst Right-Wing Smears About Eric Holder
Syria to Afghanistan: US Military Policy hasn’t Solved the Zone of Crisis & may Enlarge it
By Amin Saikal, author of Zone of Crisis: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Iraq The Middle East and its wider eastern environs are in the grip […]
US strikes ISIL oil fields in Quest to Defund it: But will it Replace oil with Fracking?
By Juan Cole Sawt al-Iraq [Voice of Iraq] reports that during the past two days, Saudi, UAE and American fighter jets attacks small oil refineries […]
Munich aims to get all its Energy from Renewables by 2025
Siemens “From 2015, DanTysk will supply up to 1.3 billion kWh of electricity – and will also help Munich achieve a more sustainable energy supply […]
What Arab partners will get in return for strikes on Syria
By Lars Berger The decision by President Obama to launch missile and air strikes against Islamic State (IS) and the al-Qaeda affiliate “Khorasan” in Syria […]
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