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Romney Flip-Flops on Mideast, Too: Cole in Truthdig
My column is out in Truthdig, entitled, “Mitt Romney’s Big Bad Ideas for the Middle East”. Excerpt: “The Arab revolutions of 2011 have already removed […]
UNESCO Palestine Vote Isolates US Further
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization recognized Palestine as a full member on Monday setting off a crisis between the United States and […]
Mahoney: New Leadership in Kyrgyzstan Fateful for US Bases in Central Asia
Jon Mahoney writes in a guest column for Informed Comment Many readers of Informed Comment will be interested in the outcome of the presidential elections […]
Syria Promises Response to Arab League Plan, Threatens ‘Volcano’ if Attacked
Syria said it would reply Monday to the proposal of the Arab League for ending the violence in that country. Aljazera has video. On Sunday, […]
Ganann: Police raids and violence against activists are Un-American
Gerald Ganann writes in a guest column for Informed Comment I opened my local newspaper one morning recently to find that the Occupy movement had […]
Kabul Bombing of US Bus Leaves 13 Dead
The Taliban claimed credit for a bombing of a bus in Kabul, which killed 13 US security personnel (apparently 5 US troops and 8 security […]
Why a No-Fly Zone won’t Work in Syria
Syrian troops fired into peaceful demonstrations in Hama and Homs on Friday. Repression of protests yesterday is estimated to have cost 40 lives. The BBC […]
Justin Bieber on Sen. Klobuchar’s Criminalization of the Internet: She should be put away in Cuffs
Justin Bieber went off on Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) on Friday, slamming her proposed legislation imposing criminal penalties for copyright violations on the internet and […]
Political Pluralism breaks out in Tunisia
Tunisia’s election outcome gives 41% to the Muslim fundamentalist party Al-Nahda. One of the other two winners is the Rally for the Republic– of long-time […]
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