Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Thursday, the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, passed a resolution asking European Union member states to recognize a Palestinian […]
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Snowden: I acted because Domestic Spying actually worsened under Obama
The Guardian has released part two of the Hong Kong interview with Edward Snowden, in which he clarifies his reasons for going public. He talks […]
Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) force fed under standard Guantánamo Bay Concentration Camp procedure
There are 120 prisoners at the extra-legal concentration camp at Guantanamo Bey. 44 are on hunger strike and being force-fed against their will, in contravention […]
Egypt: Over 50 dead in Brotherhood-Army Clash; Baha-al-Din proposed PM; Thousands support Gov’t
Update: The death toll in the deadly incident outside the Republican Guards barracks in Cairo has risen to over 50, with 300 wounded. Firm details […]
Has NSA Spying Killed US “Cloud” services, Email in Europe, Brazil?
Andrew Miller points out that European companies afraid of US industrial espionage just got far less likely to use American internet companies for communications and […]
And you Want to transport More Oil across America by rail, pipelines? Canadian Town destroyed by Railroad Oil Cars
Train cars carrying petroleum became unmoored and rolled seven miles before jacknifing and exploding, inflicting heavy damage on the town of Lac Megantic in Quebec. […]
Breadcrumbs and Circus Reruns: How and why US News gave Egypt Short Shrift (Cunningham)
Philip J. Cunningham writes in a guest column for IC When the Roman empire fell into decline, the people were treated to bread and circuses. […]
Egypt: 8 Wounded in Clashes as Salafi Fundamentalists Object to Elbaradei as PM
Amid a general calming on Saturday in Egypt, the Sinai Peninsula remained a hot spot, when a gas pipeline was bombed, probably by Muslim radicals […]
Evo Morales of Bolivia joins in Offering Leaker Snowden Asylum
Evo Morales, the president of Bolivia, on Saturday said that he would offer Edward Snowden asylum if asked. He joins the presidents of Venezuela and […]
Egypt: Fundamentalists hurl Kids from Building, Beat Them (Caution: Explicit)
This video is circulating via YouTube showing two kids being hurled from what looks like a 20-feet-high parapet to the roof of an apartment building […]
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