Chinese technology firms are increasingly competing with US ones in major Middle Eastern markets, escalating technology-related US national security concerns. London (Special to Informed Comment; […]
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Top Developments in the Arab Spring Today
1. Egypt’s security police and other forces are alleged to have killed 13 persons and wounded hundreds more at Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo as […]
Army vs. People in Egypt
Thousands of protesters in and around Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo clashed for a second day on Sunday with Egyptian security forces, with some 18 […]
Libya Should Turn Saif over to the Int’l Criminal Court
The capture of Saif al-Islam Qaddafi on Saturday has created a knotty set of political and judicial issues. Aljazeera English has video: Saif was indicted […]
Muslim Brotherhood and Liberals Confront Military Rule in Egypt
Al-Ahram reports in Arabic that hundreds of thousands of Egyptians all around the country protested on Friday against the military remaining in power. The Muslim […]
OWS under Pressure: Banks Bailed out, People Sold Out
The Occupy Wall Street held a series of rallies around the country on Thursday, in response to the attempt of Mayor Michael Bloomberg to remove […]
Serri: Iran’s UN Inspectors are Repeating the Iraq Mistakes
Hamid Serri of Florida International University writes in a guest column for Informed Comment: The UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency under Yukiya Amano is adopting […]
Tomgram: Engelhardt, Movie-Made Me
Every childhood has its own geography and every child is an explorer, as daring as any Peary or Amundsen or Scott…
Gingrich Called for Jail for Politicians with Freddie Mac Ties
Disgraced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff on Wednesday accused Newt Gingrich of “corruption” for taking roughly $1.6 million from private/public mortgage company Freddie Mac. When pressed, […]
Arab League Suspends Syria as Israeli Warns of “Islamic Empire”
The Arab League suspended Syria on Wednesday at its meeting in Rabat, Morocco, and gave the Baath government three days to cease shooting protesters or […]
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