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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline
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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a dramatic signal that the Arab Gulf nations have completely lost faith in the American security umbrella, on Wednesday […]

Stephen Colbert:  “We are all Jimmy Kimmel”

Stephen Colbert: “We are all Jimmy Kimmel”

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Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

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As Washington retreats, Eastern Mediterranean conflict further marginalizes NATO

As Washington retreats, Eastern Mediterranean conflict further marginalizes NATO

Middle East Monitor – The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an alliance in name alone. Recent events notwithstanding, the brewing conflict over territorial waters […]

Ramzy Baroud

Employment
On Labor Day, Trump's mismanagement of Pandemic has left 27 mn Unemployed and Turning to Food Banks

On Labor Day, Trump’s mismanagement of Pandemic has left 27 mn Unemployed and Turning to Food Banks

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – It is a sad Labor Day, in the shadow of the Trump Pandemic. Over a fourth of workers are afraid […]

Juan Cole

Epidemics
A Doctor Went to His Own Employer for a COVID-19 Antibody Test. It Cost $10,984

A Doctor Went to His Own Employer for a COVID-19 Antibody Test. It Cost $10,984

This article is co-published with The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan local newsroom that informs and engages with Texans. Sign up for The Brief weekly […]

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Iran
Watchdog Describes Iran's 'Shocking' Rights Violations against Protesters

Watchdog Describes Iran’s ‘Shocking’ Rights Violations against Protesters

By Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty | – (RFE/RL ) – Amnesty International has accused Iran of committing “a catalogue of shocking human rights violations” […]

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Human Rights
Why is Saudi Arabia Holding its Prominent Political Prisoners Incommunicado?

Why is Saudi Arabia Holding its Prominent Political Prisoners Incommunicado?

Safety Concerns for Activists, Ex-Crown Prince, Clerichu

Human Rights Watch

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Revolutionary, Muslim-Majority Sudan Declares Separation of Religion and State

Revolutionary, Muslim-Majority Sudan Declares Separation of Religion and State

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) The transitional government of officers and civilian revolutionaries in Sudan has separated religion and state. In an agreement signed Thursday in […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
When it comes to Palestinians, Jared Kushner can't tell the Difference between Colonial Coercion and Fair Diplomacy

When it comes to Palestinians, Jared Kushner can’t tell the Difference between Colonial Coercion and Fair Diplomacy

(Middle East Monitor ) – Predictably, Donald Trump’s Senior Adviser Jared Kushner exhibited no historical discernment when justifying the normalisation of relations between Israel and […]

Ramona Wadi

Donald Trump
Trump's Metaphor of 'Missing a Putt' for Police Killings says everything about our spoiled Plutocrats

Trump’s Metaphor of ‘Missing a Putt’ for Police Killings says everything about our spoiled Plutocrats

(Inequality.org) – Trying to keep up with the stunningly inappropriate — and worse — remarks of Donald Trump can sometimes seem a full-time job. Just […]

Sam Pizzigati

Environment
Paint some Blades Black: A Simple Hack for Solving the bird problem with Wind Turbines

Paint some Blades Black: A Simple Hack for Solving the bird problem with Wind Turbines

By Jethro George Gauld| – With climate change threatening many of the world’s species with extinction, a transition from fossil fuels is urgently needed. But […]

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