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Why did the Saudis invest $2 bn with Jared Kushner?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Sunday, David D. Kirkpatrick and Kate Kelly of the New York Times got a big scoop — they gained […]
US Assistance to Saudi-Led Coalition Risks Complicity in War Crimes
By Afrah Nasser Yemen Researcher, Middle East and North Africa Division | – ( Human Rights Watch) – The protracted conflict in Yemen has killed […]
More Heat, Less Water: Climate Emergency Pushes Iraq’s Farmers off Land as Drought cripples Crops
( Middle East Monitor ) – Until a few years ago, farming in southern Iraq was “as lucrative as oil”, Qasim Abdul Wahad remembers, and […]
The Climate Emergency is Stressing Plants, Making them Less Productive
By Souleïmen Jmii, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) | – Plants that inhabit the Earth have the incredible ability to grow continually for hundreds […]
Could Europe/ NATO become Israel-Palestine if Putin Occupies parts of Ukraine for the Long Haul?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) | – We have to begin asking the question of what will happen if Russia succeeds in implementing a long-term occupation […]
Yemen: Will Resignation of Saudi-backed Absentee President help End US-Backed War?
( Al-Bab.com ) – After months of apparent deadlock, the last few days have brought tentative signs of a shift in Yemen’s seven-year conflict. On […]
The Left has to Recognize Russian Imperialism in Ukraine or it is Trapped in Americocentrism
By David Ost | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – It is tough for leftists to be on the same side as the […]
Why didn’t US strikes on Afghan Weddings generate Press Outrage like Russia’s Killings of Civilians in Ukraine?
( Tomdispatch.com ) – You’ve seen the grisly footage. You’ve read the harrowing reports. The evidence is everywhere and it’s as chilling as it is […]
Republicans dislike Biden more than Putin by over 2-to-1: No Rallying around the Flag
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new opinion poll by Shibley Telhami and Stella Rouse at the University of Maryland finds that Republicans dislike President […]
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