With Germany at the helm and regional tensions mounting, the diplomatic window may be closing Braga, Portugal and San Marcos, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment, […]
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Hizbullah Leader Condemns Syrian Opposition
The Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hizbullah party-militia, Sayyid Hasan Nasrullah, made an appearance in largely Shiite South Beirut on Tuesday for the first time since […]
Tomgram: Michael Klare, A New Cold War in Asia?
When it comes to China policy, is the Obama administration leaping from the frying pan directly into the fire?
Kepler 22b and Climate Change: Instead of Obsessing over Earth-Like Planets, lets Try to Keep this one Earthlike
Dear earthlings: It doesn’t do you any good to get all excited about finding earth-like planets like Kepler 22-B where the average temperature is 72 […]
Pakistan and the US: Quarrel or Divorce?
The Pakistani government is forcing the United States to depart the Shamsi Air Base in Baluchistan within two weeks, as one of three steps taken […]
Theocratic Dominance of the New Egypt may be Exaggerated
The official results of the November 28 vote in Egypt have now been announced. Observers are jumping to a lot of conclusions. It seems clear […]
Tomgram: William deBuys, The Parching of the West
Consider it a taste of the future: the fire, smoke, drought, dust, and heat that have made life unpleasant, if not dangerous, from Louisiana to Los Angeles. New records tell the tale: biggest wildfire ever recorded in Arizona (538,049 acres), bigge…
Top Things that Should have Disqualified Cain before Now
The most alarming thing about Herman Cain’s “suspension” of his presidential campaign is what it took to drag him off the stage. It wasn’t his […]
Israeli Ads against Marriage with American Jews are Part of a Population War
The Israeli government has been forced to withdraw advertisements aimed at Israeli-Americans, urging them to return to Israel and to refrain from marrying American Jews […]
FBI Using “Community Outreach” events to Spy on Americans
I sometimes talk to Muslim audiences. There is often an FBI agent in the audience and sometimes an ACLU representative. Maz Jobrani suggested at one […]
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