Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to position Israel as the modern day Sparta, and to sell […]
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Life of Omar Khayyam, Part 2 (Documentary)
Part two of “The Genius of Omar Khayyam”
Iraq Slams Saudis, Qataris for Plans to Arm Syrian Rebels
The meeting of the so-called ‘Friends of Syria’ group of nations in Istanbul on Sunday produced some heated exchanges over a key issue: whether to […]
Omar Khayyam (83)
Khayyam, you wove tents of wisdom, but fell into a campfire and suddenly burned up. The scissors of fate severed the guy ropes of your […]
Tomgram: Michael Klare, Welcome to the New Third World of Energy, the U.S.
Michael Klare writes at Tomdispatch.com: A New Energy Third World in North America? How the Big Energy Companies Plan to Turn the United States into […]
Instruments of War Propaganda (Jamiol Cartoon)
This cartoon courtesy of Jamiol’s World. Congratulations to Paul Jamiol on the publication of his book of trenchant editorial cartoons from the past couple of […]
Life of Omar Khayyam, Part 1 (Documentary)
The life and times of a medieval poet and scientist, Omar Khayyam, Part 1, a documentary by Sadiq Saba:
Omar Khayyam (75)
That wine which can take on diverse forms in its essence sometimes becomes an animal, sometimes a plant. Don’t imagine that its being ever goes […]
Polish PM Reveals that US Tortured at Black Sites in his Country
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk is now more or less admitting what has long been suspected: The Bush administration established a secret CIA prison in […]
Top 5 Dangers that the Syria Conflict could Destabilize its Neighbors
Aljazeera English (below) asks whether the Syria crisis will spill over onto neighbors and what impact it may have on the region. Aljazeera English reports: […]
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