Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – As the Trump Department of Energy and the Republican tax bill try to kneecap solar energy in the United States, […]
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Tomgram: Nick Turse, The Life and Death of American Drones
The drone had been in the air for close to five hours before its mission crew realized that something was wrong…
Iraq on the Brink: Court Forbids VP al-Hashimi from Leaving Country
The Iraqi equivalent of the supreme court issued an order Monday forbidding Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi from leaving Iraq, according to al-Hayat writing in Arabic. […]
Egyptian Protesters Demand Military Step Down in Wake of Blue Bra Beating
Demonstrations and clashes continued in downtown Cairo for the third day on Sunday, as protesters rallied against the police crackdown on Saturday, which entailed use […]
Tomgram: Engelhardt, Restless Planet
On the streets of Moscow in the tens of thousands, the protesters chanted: “We exist!” Taking into account the comments of statesmen, scientists, politicians, military officials, bankers, artists, all the important and attended …
Iraq’s al-Maliki Seeks Arrest of Sunni VP as Terrorist, Parliament in Uproar
Only a couple days after US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta declared the Iraq War over and turned the last US base in Iraq over […]
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One year on– Mohamed Bouazizi’s Sacrifice
Aljazeera English on the one-year anniversary of the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi of Sidi Bouzid in Tunisia– an act of despair that sparked the Arab […]
Obama/ Maliki Conflicts on the Future of Iraq
Al-Sharq al-Awsat carried an article on December 15 about the behind the scenes conflicts between US President Barack Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. […]
No War Crimes Trial for Bush/Cheney, While Chirac Convicted on minor Fraud
The United States is now officially more corrupt than the Old World. Former French president Jacques Chirac has been found guilty of corruption when he […]
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