Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to position Israel as the modern day Sparta, and to sell […]
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Planet Tahrir: The Coming Mass Demonstrations against Climate Change (Klare)
Michael T. Klare writes at Tomdispatch.com: A week after the most powerful “super typhoon” ever recorded pummeled the Philippines, killing thousands in a single province, […]
State of Emergency in Libyan Capital as More Militia Clashes Break Out
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan declared a 48-hour state of emergency in the capital of Tripoli on Saturday as fresh fighting broke out at Tajoura […]
US tries to Censor British Report on Secret Bush-Blair Push for Iraq War (Lazare)
Sarah Lazare writes at Commondreams.org If the U.S. gets its way, the world will never know the details of top-level discussions between George W. Bush […]
Guinness World Record Day shows Human Spirit Indomitable and Silly
Thursday was devoted to breaking Guinness world records on the part of people who walked over 60 upright bottles, did 41 handsprings in a row, […]
43 Dead, 500 Wounded in Tripoli attack by militia on peaceful Protesters
Update: There was further fighting at Tajoura just east of Tripoli on Friday night into Saturday, with the death toll rising to 41 with 500 […]
Our Gasoline thirst fuels Mideast Fundamentalism, Violence – EVs are the Answer
The Greater Middle East has much of the proven oil and natural gas reserves in the world, and it is those hydrocarbon resources that give […]
Take that, France: Iran has Halted Expansion of Nuclear Facilities: IAEA
Iran has actually done some of the things that French Foriegn Minister Laurent Fabius was demanding when he derailed the agreement on confidence-building at the […]
American Writers are Self-Censoring to Avoid NSA Scrutiny (McCauley)
Lauren McCauley writes at Commondreams.org: Recent disclosures of the NSA's widespread dragnet program coupled with its frequent targeting of journalists are having a 'chilling effect' […]
Muslim-American Artists Perform to Challenge Stereotypes
VOA reports:: ” Going back decades, Arab actors have been successful in Hollywood. Among the most successful, such as Omar Sharif, Tony Shalhoub, and F. […]
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