Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Saudi Arabia’s massive oil deposits and its 9.53 million barrels per day (bpd) of petroleum production make it an enormous […]
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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 […]
Cole interview with Nobelist Tawakkul Karman
My interview on Arab feminism, youth activism, and revolution with Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkul Karman of Yemen is now up at YouTube. I asked […]
Obama and NDAA: Chipping away at the Constitution – HRW
Press release from Human Rights Watch: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 Human Rights Watch For Immediate Release US: Refusal to Veto Detainee Bill […]
Tomgram: Barbara Ehrenreich and John Ehrenreich, The Fall of the "Liberal Elite"
Until a few months ago, the 99% was hardly a group capable of articulating “the identity of their interests.” It contained, and still contains, most “ordinary” rich people, along with middle-class professionals, factory work…
Israel to defend its Military from Israelis
Coddling violent fanatics who attack and steal from Palestinians might just backfire on the Right wing Likud government. What? It already has? I wonder if […]
Top Arab Revolution Stories the US Media Ignored
Long time human rights activist Moncef Marzouki became Tunisia’s president this week. Tunisians wept, at the idea that this principled man, forced into exile by […]
US Congress Abruptly Passes Resolution Against Dogs
Italian cat inherits $16 million. Feline lobby in the making?
Post-American Iraq by the Numbers
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki visited Washington this week, in something of a commemoration of the withdrawal of all US troops from his country. As […]
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