San Marcos, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Within the span of 24 hours in early September, Russia deployed drones into Polish airspace, and […]
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Iran, Israel, and Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Opposition to Zionism (Goldman)
Shalom Goldman writes at Islamicommentary: In the past few weeks the war of words between Jerusalem and Tehran has intensified. In what now seems a […]
Cairo Burning (Aerial Video)
Aerial video of Cairo in the wake of the military atrocity against the Muslim Brotherhood sit-ins shows Cairo aflame. ITN compares it to the 1973 […]
Egypt’s Transition Has Failed: New Age of Military Dictatorship in Wake of Massacre
The horrible bloodshed in Egypt on Wednesday marked a turning point in the country’s modern history, locking it in to years of authoritarian paternalism and […]
Yep, We’re Screwed: Top Ten Recent Climate Change Findings that should Scare You
1. A warmer planet will spur aggression and violence, according to UC Berkeley scientists. 2. Climate change is causing animals to migrate into new areas, […]
Egyptian Police Clear Brotherhood Sit-Ins, at cost of Scores of deaths, injuries
On Wednesday morning, the State Security police in Egypt used earth movers to tear down the barricades around the huge sit-ins at al-Nahda Square in […]
Levison of Lavabits on FBI gag order: “There’s information I can’t share with my lawyer”
Amy Goodman’s “Democracy Now!” gets an exclusive interview with Ladar Levison, who closed down his Lavabit encrypted email service rather than comply with Federal demands […]
Defecting Saudi Prince: Royal Family in Panic at Arab Revolts, Thousands imprisoned
Russia Today got a scoop on Monday with an interview with a defecting Saudi prince: “In recent weeks Saudi Arabia has launched an offensive against […]
India, China Defy US Congress’ War on Iranian Oil
The US House of Representatives approved a bill at the beginning of this month aimed at completely closing off Iranian petroleum exports. Not since President […]
How Much Blood Money does the US Pay to Families of Innocent Drone Victims? It’s Classified (Currier)
Cora Currier writes at Propublica: There have been nine drone strikes reported in Yemen in the past two weeks – an uptick apparently connected to […]
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