Berkeley, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Today, and particularly in the Middle East, concepts like national interest, class, and geopolitics are fading compared […]
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Dear President Obama: Tar Sands & Keystone XL are more Dangerous than an Iranian Atomic Bomb
(By Juan Cole) Dear President Obama: You have said repeatedly that if negotiations with Iran do not limit its nuclear enrichment activities solely to peaceful […]
Islamic State of Iraq & Levant too Extreme for al-Qaeda (Not the Onion)
(By Juan Cole) Ayman al-Zawahiri, now the leader of the international terrorist organization, al-Qaeda, has disavowed the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). […]
The Cheapening of American Politics: Why did Obama reward O’Reilly with an Interview?
(By Juan Cole) President Obama subjected himself to an interview by Bill O’Reilly of Fox “News” on Sunday before the Superbowl. Obviously, intellectually it was […]
Israeli Pols attack Sec. Kerry over Boycott Remarks: “Can’t negotiate with a gun to our Heads”
(Via AFP) Israel, US locked in spat over Kerry boycott remark (via AFP) Israel and Washington were at loggerheads on Sunday after senior Israeli figures […]
Egyptian Women Learn Kung Fu for Fighting Sexual Harassment
VOAnews reports “Egyptian Women Learn Martial Arts to Combat Sexual Harassment”
How the Media Missed the Story of the Millennium: One Climate Blockbuster after Another
(By Tom Englehardt) Here’s the scoop: When it comes to climate change, there is no “story,” not in the normal news sense anyway. The fact […]
Director Steven Spielberg speaks at UN Holocaust Remembrance Day: “There are no Bystanders to History”
ITN reports, “Director Steven Spielberg talks at UN Holocaust Remembrance Day”
Turkish Gov’t Compares Internet Freedom to Battered Spouses
(Via Techdirt) Turkish Government Says Online Freedom Is Like Violence Against Women (via Techdirt) As anyone who has been following the news knows, Turkey has […]
Photo of the Day: Women in Mosul, 1902
From M. E. Hume-Griffith and A. Hume, Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia: An Account of an Englishwoman’s Eight Years’ Residence Amongst the […]
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