Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Syrians are rejoicing at the announcement on Tuesday by President Donald J. Trump that he will lift U.S. economic sanctions […]
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CIA Predecessor: Simple Sabotage Field Manual against Fascist Offices, 1944
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United States defeated a global and extremely dangerous fascist movement in World War II, but soldiers, armies and violence […]
The cracks in MAGA: the American right is divided over the Middle East
by Nasim Ahmed ( Middle East Monitor ) – Donald Trump’s return to the White House marked a new chapter in US politics, but it […]
Gaza: No Safe Pregnancies during Israeli Assault (HRW)
Limited Prenatal Care; Unsafe Deliveries; Newborns Facing Fatal Conditions Human Rights Watch – (Jerusalem, January 28, 2025) – The Israeli government’s blockade of Gaza and attacks on […]
China’s Wind and Solar Soar by 357 Gigawatts, as Trump Mires us in backward, Planet-Wrecking Fossil Fuels
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – President Trump’s attempt to derail the wind and solar industries in the United States in favor of dirty fossil fuels […]
The Forever Charade: Gitmo, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
( Tomdispatch.com ) – On January 10th, one day before the 23rd anniversary of its opening, a much-anticipated hearing was set to take place at […]
Protesting to Columbia U. over Forced Retirement of Professor Katherine Franke for Palestine Advocacy
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – Senator Greg Fryer Co-Chair, Faculty Affairs, Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee Columbia University Senate […]
Memo to Trump: How Dumping 2.2 Million more Palestinians on Jordan would Destabilize the Middle East even More than the Iraq War Did
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – First, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet proposed ethnically cleansing Gaza of its Palestinian inhabitants in the fall […]
Israel destroyed 70% of Gaza’s Buildings: Was this ‘Domicide’ a further Move toward Colonization?
by Jibran Syed ( Middle East Monitor ) – As Palestinians continue to make their way back to the remnants of Gaza – a place […]
As Syria ponders a democratic future: 5 lessons from the Arab Spring
By Robert Kubinec, University of South Carolina (The Conversation) – The fall of Bashar Assad’s dictatorship in December 2024 has ushered in a nerve-wracking time […]
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