Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkiye [Turkey] is a European country, since part of its territory lies in Europe. So the following sentence is true: […]
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Paying For The Caliphate: When Extremists Become Bad Bank Managers In Mosul
By Khales Joumah | Mosul | via Niqash.org Dinar worries: some Mosul locals fear that extremists will take all of thier money. Up until now, […]
Obama & Cameron find little Enthusiasm at NATO for new Iraq War
By Juan Cole The NATO summit in Wales was supposed to be all about getting out of Afghanistan. Instead, two new issues dominated it– the […]
Duck Dynasty star to Hannity: Convert or kill ISIS (Chris Hayes)
Chris Hayes, “All In”: “The Duck Dynasty patriarch offers his advice on dealing with ISIS: convert or kill them” “Partial Transcript from Hannity: HANNITY: Welcome […]
Mosul’s First Death By Stoning: Extremists Distract With Displays of Savage Justice
By Khales Joumah | Mosul | via Niqash.org Mosul locals were invited to witness the city’s first death by stoning late last week – extremists […]
Gaza: 100,000 Palestinians Left Homeless, Fear unexploded Bombs in Rubble
GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — UNRWA researchers and engineers will begin evaluation and assessment of damages to the homes of the displaced across the Gaza Strip […]
In 1948, Jewish Forces in Palestine outnumbered Palestinian and Arab Fighters
By William R. Polk The General Assembly had issued its verdict [in late 1947 suggesting a partition of Palestine] but it left open the question […]
Would a US/ NATO war in Syria be Legal in International Law?
By Juan Cole Efforts are being made in Congress give to President Barack Obama the formal authority to conduct air strikes in Syria against ISIL. […]
US, UK look other Way as Bahrain Imprisons Dissidents (Maryam al-Khwaja is Latest)
By Nicholas McGeehan via Human Rights Watch Follow @Ncgeehan Many Bahraini activists have borne the brunt of their government’s unjust laws, unfair convictions and unlawful […]
Leonardo DiCaprio Ice Bucket Challenge: Calls out Canadian PM Harper, Shell CEO on Tar Sands
Via The Tree Actor Leonardo DiCaprio accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge this week and used the opportunity to not just raise awareness for ALS, […]
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