Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Thursday, the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, passed a resolution asking European Union member states to recognize a Palestinian […]
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Sternfeld: Will Iran’s Elections Provoke a New Green Movement?
Lior Sternfeld writes in a guest column for Informed Comment Two important realities about Iran are obscured behind the smokescreen of the “Iranian threat” which […]
Omar Khayyam (28)
Since today is the time of my youth, I drink what makes me happy. Don’t speak badly of it– although it is bitter, it is […]
Tomgram: Nick Turse, Prisons, Drones, and Black Ops in Afghanistan
Despite all the talk of drawdowns and withdrawals, there has been a years-long building boom in Afghanistan that shows little sign of abating. In early 2010, the U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) had nearly 400 bases in Af…
Arab World Mourns Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston’s tragic death on Saturday was a global event, because of the enormous popularity of American popular culture. Houston’s music was played worldwide, not […]
Omar Khayyam (27)
That priceless ruby is from a different mine, and that unique pearl is from a different shop. Thinking about this and that is just your […]
Top Ten Catholic Teachings Santorum Rejects while Obsessing about Birth Control
The right wing Republican politicians who have been denouncing the requirement that female employees have access to birth control as part of their health benefits […]
Omar Khayyam (24)
From the house of unbelief to true religion is a single breath; From the world of doubt to certainty is a single breath; Enjoy this […]
Iraq Comes to Syria
Update Brig. Gen. Issa al-Kholi who headed a military hospital, was assassinated Saturday outside his Damascus home. He is the first high-ranking officer to be […]
Omar Khayyam (23)
Fish said to duck, frantic, Will the water ever return if the river jumps its course? Duck replied, When you and I are skewered and […]
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