Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas spoke remotely to the UN General Assembly on Thursday because the Trump administration denied him a […]
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Omar Khayyam (129) “No one ever returned”
We travelled far and wide over desert wastes, and journeyed toward the horizon. We never met anyone coming from other direction. When once they set […]
Top Ten Ways the US Military can Avoid Teaching Hatred of Muslims
The Pentagon brass are condemning a course on Islam taught at the Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Va., which mischaracterized mainstream Muslim persons and […]
US arms Sales to Bahrain Undercut Criticism of Russia, Iran on Syria
You wouldn’t think Bahrain and Syria were much linked. Both are Arabic-speaking countries, though about half of Bahrain’s residents are non-citizen guest workers who speak […]
Oil Billionaires Plot Secret Campaigns against Renewable Energy (duh)
The intrepid Suzanne Goldenberg of the Guardian reveals the secret campaign waged behind the scenes by the greasy oil billionaires, the Koch brothers, and other […]
On the Separation of Religion and State …. (George Carlin Poster)
Romneynejad: We didn’t have gays in the 1960s
Mitt Romney, accused of harassing gay students when he was in high school, tried to get out of the charge by pretending that being gay […]
The Egyptian Presidential Debate: It is all about Constituencies
Egyptians watched their first national presidential debate with great interest on Thursday evening. The event, sponsored by two television channels and two newspapers, was preceded […]
Analysis: Why we must name all drone attack victims (Woods)
Chris Woods writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism: Sunday’s death of Fahd al-Quso in a CIA drone strike was a significant US success. The […]
Bombings shake Damascus, kill 70
The continuing turmoil in Syria turned even more deadly on Thursday morning when two enormous bombs were set off at a government intelligence building in […]
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