Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that an Israeli tank crew fired on the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza, […]
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Letter to President Obama on Yemen: More Aid, Fewer Drones, Please
The Atlantic Council and The Project on Middle East Democracy are worried about the drift in Obama administration policy on Yemen, about the lack of […]
Top Ten Reasons the ‘Obama lost Egypt’ Meme won’t Work for Romney
The Republican Party is trying out a “who lost Egypt” line of attack against President Barack Obama, in the wake of the victory in the […]
Top Ten Reasons ‘Obama lost Egypt’ Meme won’t work for Romney
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Video of the Day: The Nile Crocodile v. Wildebeest
Part of a National Geographic segment on the Nile crocodile and its prey:
Could Syria-Turkey Conflict Pull NATO In?
The shooting down by Syrian anti-aircraft batteries of a Turkish F-4 Phantom jet flying over international waters a few days ago has the potential to […]
“Bully Worship has become a Universal Religion” (George Orwell Poster)
Omar Khayyam (168) “neither servants nor masters”
In this life, all those who have half a piece of bread and a resting place in which to nest; who are neither servants nor […]
Follow @jricole on Twitter, Facebook, Email
Follow @jricole on Twitter. Some of my readers like the idea of one or two short essays a day, here at the blog. Others would […]
Fox Smears Mursi with “Jerusalem Capital” Lie (Murphy)
Anyone who watches Jon Stewart regularly knows that Fox News deliberately lies and manipulates video to fearmonger on behalf of the American Right wing. But […]
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