Informed Comment Homepage

Thoughts on the Middle East, History and Religion

Header Right

  • Featured
  • US politics
  • Middle East
  • Environment
  • US Foreign Policy
  • Energy
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • About
  • Archives
  • Submissions

© 2025 Informed Comment

  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Member Profile

Total number of comments: 1383 (since 2014-05-29 16:27:45)

getoffmedz

Showing comments 1383 - 1301
Page: 14 13 12 ... 3 2 1

  • Top Six Reasons Pompeo Should Not Be Secretary of State
    • getoffmedz 04/21/2018 at 1:33 pm

      7. Pompeo and Trump agree on many positions which completely disqualifies Pompeo.

  • Is this America? Entire Island of Puerto Rico plunged into Darkness Again!
    • getoffmedz 04/19/2018 at 4:28 pm

      The entire system failed in 2016 for the same reason, according to AP.

      Would the claw hammer and the screwdriver be the approved tools for that task? (In the CNN pic.)

  • Why do Red State Teachers need to Strike for a living Wage? It is about Class
    • getoffmedz 04/18/2018 at 9:56 am

      Underpaying teachers and underfunding public education in Red States serves to effectively "dumb-down" those who attend these public schools.

      Q - Who generally attends public schools?
      A - Children of working citizens and those of limited means.

      What kind of mean-spirited WHITE •••clown legislators want to increase their prison populations? The direct result of "dumbing-down" school children particularly children of color.

      Breaking-down the School-to-Prison Pipeline is not about class, per se. It is about the dismal attitude of extreme Republican politicians towards public education and their investments in Charter Schools and sprawling corporate-owned prisons.

  • The Hannity Case is so Serious it Requires a Consumer Boycott of his Advertisers
    • getoffmedz 04/17/2018 at 9:27 am

      A corner of the vast right wing conspiracy has been well-documented by Michael Cohen. Mischievous rich folks and naked propagandists will be exposed and hopefully, dealt with appropriately under the law.

  • Comey did it to himself & Us, by gutting Privacy, Encryption, & 4th Amendment
    • getoffmedz 04/16/2018 at 10:59 am

      Corporate-controlled media (CCM) is foisting Comey to the heights to take the heat for getting Trump elected from THEM!! CCM is the real culprit.

      Please, get it right!

  • Reality Show violence in the Age of Trump: Striking Syria
    • getoffmedz 04/17/2018 at 10:53 am

      Does it not seem odd to anyone that 102 cruise missiles at a total cost of $84,864,000 produced no casualties?

  • Syria: would a new foreign military intervention be legal?
    • getoffmedz 04/17/2018 at 11:53 am

      This extreme right-wing infested Congress will aid and abeit President Donald Trump to express his flagging manhood any way HE sees fit because Syrians are NOT WHITE or primarily Christian!

      HELLO!

  • Ryan steps down, with Lifetime dream of transferring Trillions from People to Super-Rich Fulfilled
    • getoffmedz 04/13/2018 at 12:56 pm

      super - The heroic faux attitude of "every person for themselves" in Ryan's government-less America only applies to those with substantial disposable income and NOT normal working citizens.

      Disguising himself as a "fiscal genius" who reeked of normalcy, Paul Ryan hoodwinked our country by acting as the leading agent for the 1% with the “Act to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Titles II and V of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018,” aka "The Trump/GOP Tax Bill," which helps those individuals who are so wealthy they need no help - Ryan's ideal "every person for themselves," at the eventual expense of every taxpayer but those of the 1%.

      It is not the "the militia psychos being on the fringes of society to being White House strategists" to be wary but hypocrites who reek of normalcy close to the reins of power. The real on-going threat.

    • getoffmedz 04/12/2018 at 11:22 am with 2 replies

      Yet another elder-hating psychopath allowed to skulk away, unscathed.

      He did not kill Social Security and turn the funds over to the 1% - so, in that, Paul Ryan is a push-grannie-down-the-stairs FAILURE.

  • Our burning of Fossil Fuels slowing down Atlantic Currents and Spelling TROUBLE
    • getoffmedz 04/14/2018 at 1:51 pm

      Why are we terraforming our planet??

  • Protests won't stop Trump derailing Mueller Inquiry; Putting the Left in Congress Will
    • getoffmedz 04/13/2018 at 1:20 pm

      Trump will attack Syria and the DOJ, simultaneously because he NEEDS his 24/7 media cascade to feel worthy.

      Both attacks will result in massive collateral damage(s) both here and in Syria.

      All to show off his gangster abilities for Putin and to please "The Base.??"

  • Will Trump divert attention from Cohen Raid by attacking Syria?
    • getoffmedz 04/10/2018 at 12:45 pm

      Speaking of diversions. Border-assigned National Guard troops can easily be redeployed to quell any peaceful protests should FAUXNews find them annoying or 'An attack on Our Country'.

    • getoffmedz 04/10/2018 at 11:37 am

      Terming the FBI search warrant raid on the offices and premises of President Trump's PERSONAL attorney an 'Attack on our country' invokes visions of MILITARY INTERVENTION at the DOJ, not Syria.

  • If the world doesn't stop Chemical Massacres at Syria, who is Next?
    • getoffmedz 04/10/2018 at 11:57 am with 1 replies

      It was just a year ago when the Trump maladministration attacked Assad's tiny inactive airfield as a warning for using chemical weapons on his own people.

      Apparently, President Assad did not take the warning very seriously. Now, our compromised toy soldier President is forced to act, AGAIN.

      Sad!

      link to nymag.com

  • Why Electric Cars are Better: Massive Keystone Pipeline Oil Leak Twice as bad as Thought
    • getoffmedz 04/10/2018 at 11:10 am

      Describing the Keystone Pipeline as an "OIL" pipeline is a misnomer tantamount to a LIE!

      The product being delivered from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf Coast in Texas is diluted bitumen or "dilbit" which contains so little crude oil (<20%) the Texas Railroad Commission (TRC) does not consider dilbit to be taxable as a petroleum product. As dilbit contains hydrocarbons at extreme ends of the viscosity range, the material can be more difficult to process than typical crude oil and leaves behind megatons of refinery waste called “petcoke” which is sold to poorer countries as the dirtiest fuel source known to man. Petcoke is atmospheric poison in it’s purest form. The EPA has banned it’s use within the U.S. except as raw material to process for use in the manufacture of high explosives.

      Dilbit must be diluted with toxic solvents (naptha) and heated to transport, the highest pipe temperature is expected to remain below 120°F for dilbit to flow through a pipeline which makes operation of the heated pipeline very ENERGY INTENSIVE (who pays for that?). The tar sands bitumen is basically gritty asphalt in consistency unless heated and diluted. And far MORE poisonous than crude oil if leaked into our environment.

      Look up Oxbow Carbon LLC and who owns it?
      link to oxbow.com

      The founder and Chief Executive Officer of Oxbow Carbon LLC, William (Bill) Koch has built one of the largest marketing companies of fuel-grade and calcined petroleum coke in the world. The administration push for the Keystone XL pipeline is the blatantly OBVIOUS pay back for the MiLLIONS in dark money given to elect Trump as President.

  • The Dolls of Militarism: Will Trump's Chickenhawk Cabinet lie us into another Conflict?
    • getoffmedz 04/07/2018 at 11:38 am

      Chickenhawks like Donald J. Trump and John Bolton are COWARDS of the most loathsome kind, endeavoring to kill and maim non-white "enemies" and our loyal and trusting troops by proxy while SAFE in comfort themselves.

      Sad.

  • Trump wants out of Syria within 6 months, Seeks Saudi Aid: AP
    • getoffmedz 04/05/2018 at 9:30 pm

      Trump is merely doing what he is told to do by FOREGN LEADERS.

  • Danger: Sinclair is advancing its agenda using the public broadcast spectrum
    • getoffmedz 04/05/2018 at 9:35 pm

      Propaganda for Trumpsters 24/7 FauxNews and Sinclair stations, keeping The Base in lockstep.

      What country is this?

  • Is Saudi Crown Prince's 'Recognition' of Israel anything New or Positive?
    • getoffmedz 04/03/2018 at 10:21 am

      Tribal warfare by proxy?

  • Shooting Protesters in Cold Blood: How Israel became a Typical Middle Eastern Dictatorship
    • getoffmedz 04/02/2018 at 10:01 am

      I stand with Bernie Sanders against this cowardly act of back-shooting-from-concealed-positions mass homicide by the uniformed Israeli military.

      Unfortunately, President Trump is strongly influenced by Israeli leadership, identifies with heartless killer-leaders like Rodigo Duterte and WMD dispenser Vladimir Putin as prosopopoeia.

      Those protesting the Second Amendment under Trump, watch your backs!

  • Swampy McSwampface: EPA Chief Ruining Environment Living in Polluter Lobbyist Condo
    • getoffmedz 04/01/2018 at 5:12 pm

      How did an oil-soaked paranoid grasping monkey become head of the EPA??

      Thank you Donald J. Trump and HIS POS Republican Senate
      who nominates and confirms such fossil-fuel loving greedy pure WHITE TRASH!!

      MAGA not! What an EYESORE!

  • John Bolton Skewed Intelligence, Say People Who Worked With Him
    • getoffmedz 04/02/2018 at 9:30 am

      Fortunately for John Bolton, he has a powerful country to attach his indiscriminate mass-homicidal tendencies.

      Unfortunately, malpotus has made this proven homicidal maniac with delusions of mayhem as U.S. foreign policy the National Security Advisor-designate of the United States of America.

      Now, we have water-boarding, wall-slamming, genital zapping evidence destroying Gina Haspel joining the team, as CIA Director.

      Toss in planet killing Scott Pruitt and end-of-days believing Mike Pence and we have President Donald J. Trump assembling the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in his Cabinet.

      link to crosswalk.com

  • Trump: "US out of Syria 'Very Soon'"-- Quip or Policy Reversal?
    • getoffmedz 03/30/2018 at 9:09 pm

      Putin wants the U.S. out of Syria.

      Trump is a good boy.

  • Trump's Fascination with appointing War Criminals to High Office
    • getoffmedz 03/30/2018 at 9:13 pm

      Trump has" war criminal envy."

  • Can't get Fooled Again: Trump Appointees make him look like Bush 2.0
    • getoffmedz 04/02/2018 at 10:15 am

      Donald J.Trump NEEDS to be the greatest President in our once great history. President George W. Bush enabled two stupid wars, his father started one.

      Can Trump and his new team of Pompeo, Bolton and Haspel best the Bush family record?

  • All Donald, All the Time: America's Ruin as Spectacle
    • getoffmedz 03/28/2018 at 12:36 pm

      Massive media over-exposure DESENSITIZES, a Trumpquilizer in effect.

      Who benefits??

  • Trumpism: Why having US Ambassadors in 1/3 of Countries & Spec Ops in 3/4s is Bad
    • getoffmedz 03/27/2018 at 11:56 am

      The soon-to-be self-declared sole leader of the United States under Trump is a LUCKY madman who is intent on leading our once great country into multi-front war(s) because he wants to use his nukes. Trump has no need for diplomacy, he is in-charge and insane.

      And his gun-toting deplorables will back him up until they and their off-spring and pets all reach gold-melting temperatures to Make America Great, Again.

      Poof!

  • The March for Our Lives in Pictures: Massive Crowds Mourn Victims, Condemn Complicit Politicians
    • getoffmedz 03/28/2018 at 11:56 am

      We have witnessed the spark of potential future leadership in some of the protestors who are on the cusp of voting age.

      Currently, they appear refreshingly SANE. Can sanity last with gratuitous media fondling and tacit threats from gunners?

  • Kushner is ‘in my pocket’ brags Saudi Crown Prince
    • getoffmedz 03/27/2018 at 12:18 pm

      General Kelly seems intent on keeping Kushner away from the affairs of state as much as possible. Which makes Kelly the next to go.

      Trump wants NO ONE but himself and/or his family completely in-charge of EVERYTHING in these United States under Trump.

  • Let's call Bolton what he is, a War Criminal with Terrorist Ties, not just "Hawkish"
    • getoffmedz 03/27/2018 at 12:04 pm

      Congrats! The very first random But-but-but Clinton of the topic.

      zzzzzzzzzzz

    • getoffmedz 03/23/2018 at 11:09 am

      Chickenhawks are despicable scum. Former weekend warrior John Bolton is a civilian like Trump who have never served in wartime yet want to substitute diplomacy for gory ultra-violence.

      Unlike Trump, Bolton is experienced in mass murder and maiming as a profession. Trump has "Bolton envy" and wants to learn the trade. Why?

      Donald J. Trump is a demented CRIMINAL threat to each and every person in our country INCLUDING his base. He lauds mass murderers such as Rodigo Duterte and chemical weapons dispenser Vladimir Putin as examples.

      There is little more dangerous than a fat, rich, STUPID megalomaniac with a taste for blood.

      Whose blood will it be?

  • Afghanistan: How a Shrine Bombing in Kabul tells us Trump's Surge won't Succeed
    • getoffmedz 03/22/2018 at 11:33 am

      At this point in time, Trump would rather drop a cluster bomb comprised of Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Stormy Daniels and Robert Mueller on Afghanistan from a very high altitude.

      Trump doesn't care about Afghanistan, he has no golf courses or hotels there.

  • Increasingly Ludicrous WH denial that Austin bombings were "terrorism"
    • getoffmedz 03/22/2018 at 11:08 am

      Pat - Perhaps if "these right wing terrorists"" were not horny, soft-minded young white men who are empowered to arm themselves to the teeth with killing machines, progress could be made? White Privilege protects these seething fistulas of h8, only to report their lethal potential AFTER the fact.

    • getoffmedz 03/21/2018 at 11:03 am

      Don't you mean "a 24 year old white guy," . . . who bombed a variety of minority citizens? Motivated by what? Who?

      There will be more of these deadly Texass clowns, tis the season.

      Three (3) so far.

  • The more Computers know about you, the less Free you Are: Is there a Fix?
    • getoffmedz 03/22/2018 at 10:03 am

      Does "FREEDOM" 2018 mean complete loss of individual privacy?

      Log-on and be immediately rifled for information. If seeing who is watching is of interest, get the browser extension called Lightbeam. Browse for awhile and see the MATRIX of your interests being perused by OTHERS.

  • Cambridge Analytica as the Matrix: Information Dominance and the Next Level of Fake News
    • getoffmedz 03/21/2018 at 6:32 pm

      The ONLY blame to be assigned belongs solely to those perpetrators who endeavor to STEAL personal information sufficient to make a profile from which individuals can be exploited in significant ways for profit and/or influence.

      Blaming the victims is bad form.

  • Australia solved the gun problem. We can too
    • getoffmedz 03/22/2018 at 11:48 am

      "There is an elephant in the room which even gun control advocates in the US just can’t seem to see." The real "elephant" IS these folks will absolutely not give up their guns for any reason without a fight which could include violent insurrection in some regions of the U.S.

  • Facebook Suspends Cambridge Analytica Firm Involved in Trump Campaign
    • getoffmedz 03/18/2018 at 4:56 pm

      Here is one of the manifold reasons to never go near Facebook, y'all.

  • Oh Magog! Apocalyptic Christianity Returns to U.S. Foreign Policy
    • getoffmedz 03/18/2018 at 5:01 pm

      The real problem is that key people in leadership believe in this superstitious gobbledygook enough to act on their beliefs.

  • Pompeo's rise at State will make Mideast war more likely
    • getoffmedz 03/16/2018 at 10:02 am

      Letting it be truthfully known that your boss, the POTUS is a MORON is an act of public service and a warning in fact.

      The clear warning which cost him his job.

  • Pompeo, Big Oil and the attack on Iran Deal
    • getoffmedz 03/14/2018 at 12:06 pm

      Well, this just SUX!!

  • Renowned Physicist, Social Activist Stephen Hawking Dead at 76
    • getoffmedz 03/14/2018 at 12:13 pm

      Beware the A I was his message.

  • How Trump is losing in Syria & why Haley is Posturing
    • getoffmedz 03/14/2018 at 11:47 am

      Putin controls a lot more of Trump then just Syria.

  • European Fascism plots to change American Culture
    • getoffmedz 03/13/2018 at 11:43 am

      Trump's brain is revealed in France.

  • Saudi Crown Prince Implicated: Credible reports of Torture and Murder in Ritz Carlton: NYT
    • getoffmedz 03/13/2018 at 12:16 pm

      Quoting Donald J. Trump's incomplete and factually incorrect observations on Saudi Arabia is disturbing when the United States of America and Russia are hands-down the largest sponsors and perpetrators of terrorism, worldwide.

      The Saudi's have merely learned to make their terrorist funding much more dramatic in effect.

    • getoffmedz 03/13/2018 at 11:51 am

      Room service at Riyadh Ritz Carlton can include a broken neck, bruises and swelling all over the body, and burn marks from electric shock.

      SAVAGES!!

  • Victimizing Children: The Stunning New Cruelty of Trump's Immigration Enforcement
    • getoffmedz 03/13/2018 at 12:20 pm

      The Trump maladministration is based on cowardice.

      Children are easy, defenseless targets.

  • Youth, Gun Safety and the Pentagon
    • getoffmedz 03/13/2018 at 11:40 am

      "According to a report commissioned by the Pentagon, 7 of 10, or more than 24 million young Americans between the ages of are 17 and 24, are not qualified or eligible to join the military because of inadequate education, overweight, poor health and criminal records."

      Even more significant, there are 48 million failures-as-parents roaming around our country.

  • 20,000 Scientists are Deeply Alarmed about Humanity and So should you Be
    • getoffmedz 03/13/2018 at 11:21 am

      Too many superstitious people, eating and burning everything in sight.

  • American Christian Zionism: The Deep Background and the Current Situation
    • getoffmedz 03/05/2018 at 5:24 pm

      The arrogance, hypocrisy and duplicity of Donald J. Trump and his maladministration regarding the entire issue of faith and beliefs is STUNNING where Evangelical Christianity is being openly exploited as a grand entrance to capture power and wealth in the name of a 3,500 year-old nomadic tribal god and some bizarre C. purpurea-induced heretic rantings from down in a dark hole.

      Trump apparently has no core beliefs except in his own divinity and will perform whatever ritual of faith which benefits his and/or his family the most. Mr. and Mrs. Pence are hardcore Dominionists and perhaps tacit foreign government(s) intelligence asset(s).

      The religiosity projected by this White House is the exaggerated embodiment of the aspects of religiousness or the state of being superficially religious for effect.

      Note to Jeebus- the damned money changers are back in your father's temple.

  • The last time the US enacted Punitive Tariffs it enabled the Great Depression
    • getoffmedz 03/06/2018 at 10:52 am

      Trump is an impulsive egomaniac who needs to strut his "global reach." Since our Generals won't let him declare war he has to express his manhood in some dramatic manner. Imposing tariffs is tantamount to war in many ways.

  • The Russians aren’t the only election hackers
    • getoffmedz 03/04/2018 at 4:14 pm

      The well-written but self-serving tit-for-tat PC in this piece smacks of tacit collusion by vaguely implying because the U.S. has used this type anti-democratic attack in the past that somehow parity is now OK, even justifiable?

      The current President also smacks of tacit collusion because he has chosen to do nothing or even acknowledge the FACT Russia has and will attempt to disrupt and delegitimize our elections with enthusiasm.

  • Worse than Russian Hack: GOP Voter Suppression planned in 20 States
    • getoffmedz 02/18/2018 at 10:17 am

      "Voter suppression" keeps poor people and minorities from voting. The on-going Russian ATTACK on our democratic process can keep EVERYONE from voting.

  • Russian campaign Interference looks like ISIL in Polarizing Techniques
    • getoffmedz 02/19/2018 at 11:34 am

      "I have run into very few Trump supporters who are really informed and knowledgeable." As long as the concept(s) of "knowing" and "believing" are allowed to be used interchangeably the IGNORANCE PROBLEM will grow within the U.S.

      There was a time when S.I. Hayakawa was recommended reading, • Language in Thought and Action is now in its fifth edition.

    • getoffmedz 02/19/2018 at 11:12 am

      A - It's not a matter of oppositional preference but more the most gullible and easy to manipulate of U.S. voters and elected officials. States where guns, Jebus and abortion hold sway are the easiest of Russian targets.

    • getoffmedz 02/17/2018 at 10:41 am

      The on-going RUSSIAN ATTACK is a complex, convoluted effort exploiting every freedom we enjoy, using them against us.

      Since our national defenses are HARDWARE BASED as is our leadership, existing defenses become totally useless with this form of WARFARE which machinates through exploiting ease of access and inherent American naïveťe - not bayonets and bullets.

  • Let's remember the Schoolchildren US & Russian bombs are killing, too
    • getoffmedz 02/16/2018 at 1:40 pm

      The War on Children is not a crime which occurs only on foreign soils. The NRA/Russia Republican War on U.S. Children is also deplorable and on-going. Doing NOTHING under our current circumstances is tantamount an actual ARMED ATTACK, the cowards approach to mayhem.

      It is fair to point out that the offspring of the 1% do not attend public schools. There are priorities after all.

  • Sea Level Rise Speeding up as Humans burn more Fossil Fuels
    • getoffmedz 02/14/2018 at 1:17 pm

      Fossil fuels are a boon to this pyromania . . . . . whoops

    • getoffmedz 02/14/2018 at 1:11 pm with 1 replies

      The real problem is the apparently inbred PYROMANIA resident within the human race.

      Once humans stumbled onto fire and how to make/maintain fires most anything that can burn, will burn at one time or another ignited by human hands. Fossil fuels are boon to this pyromania, they burn HOT and make lots of pretty smokes.

      Please bear in mind the current ultimate human weapon is a device which SETS EVERYTHING ON FIRE within range and leaves nothing but ash.

  • Russia warns Israel on Syria strikes, danger to Russian Troops
    • getoffmedz 02/12/2018 at 9:53 am

      Putin's warning to Netanyahu to not suck up to Trump so much?

  • Pence at Olympics: "America First" is making the US the Skunk at the Party
    • getoffmedz 02/14/2018 at 7:56 pm

      Never before in U.S. history have we had such constant and outrageous LYING from our Executive Branch. Vice President Pence has now openly stated this WHOPPER! Pence has now said U.S. intel ruled out Russian election impact.

      link to axios.com

  • A Crisis of Democracy: Trump's block of Dem Response to Nunes
    • getoffmedz 02/12/2018 at 9:34 am

      What COERCION is afoot to cause seemingly good citizens in Congress turn on their own country?

  • American Allegory? Trump Aide Porter resigns amid Charges of Spousal Abuse (Video)
    • getoffmedz 02/12/2018 at 9:45 am

      "The men, and women, who attack the victims for speaking out are . . . " same as our President and likely previous abusers themselves.

    • getoffmedz 02/08/2018 at 9:03 am

      Under Donald J. Trump it's acceptable to beat the wife.

      Especially if she is a registered Democrat. Trump h8s that.

  • Even conservatives are resisting Trump’s radical assault on the environment
    • getoffmedz 02/08/2018 at 9:00 am

      When did all of these RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE ASSETS get into OUR White HOUSE and the Republican Congress undetected??

      Trump is attacking his law enforcement ACCOMPLICES to divert attention from his CRIME FAMILY TREASON!

  • The Great Trump Bubble
    • getoffmedz 02/02/2018 at 10:14 am

      The bad news is - selling in time will be impossible.

      Count on it.

  • Trump declines to Sanction Russia, Spurring Speculation about Putin Hold
    • getoffmedz 01/31/2018 at 6:14 pm

      yep

    • getoffmedz 01/30/2018 at 12:36 pm

      Russian intelligence asset Donald J. Trump is a traitor to his country and our people.

  • US general defies Turkey, says not planning Manbij troop withdrawal
    • getoffmedz 01/30/2018 at 7:31 pm

      Will air support if required be launched from Incirlik?

  • Ankara warns US spec ops to Abandon Kurds or risk Turkish Attacks
    • getoffmedz 01/29/2018 at 1:54 pm

      ". . . . or blame Obama for that bit of news, if it comes to pass."

      Trump is the result of 8 years by a person-of-color as our President and the effect it had on the inbreds and FAS sufferers in our country. They CAIN'T STAND IT NO MORE!

      Therefore Trump.

  • China surges with 52 Gigs of new Solar as Trump kneecaps US sector with 30% Tariffs
    • getoffmedz 01/25/2018 at 9:31 am

      This is what can be expected when IGNORANT, GREEDY people with POISONED MINDS who have no business into positions of power, trust and authority guerdon their benefactors and owners.

  • Countering Turkish Propaganda, Pentagon reports 150 ISIL Killed in Airstrikes
    • getoffmedz 01/24/2018 at 5:54 pm

      President Trump warned Turkey against expanding the military offensive against U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, telling President Erdogan that such action could lead to direct conflict with U.S. forces.

      link to bloomberg.com

  • The Norwegians are Coming! The Norwegians are Coming!
    • getoffmedz 01/25/2018 at 9:48 am

      The Norwegians are already here. Ever been to south central Minnesota or eastern South Dakota?

  • Jordan's King Abdullah warns Pence-Trump of Major instability over Jerusalem
    • getoffmedz 01/23/2018 at 3:40 pm

      " . . . . . Allowing a man like this near state (and military) power is terrifying."

      And the Dominionist Pence is merely a heartbeat away from power.

      If anything happens to Trump?

  • World's Richest 1% Acquired 82% of Wealth in 2017: Report
    • getoffmedz 01/23/2018 at 3:46 pm

      THEY WANT IT ALL!!

  • Trump Year 2: We refuse to be Terrorized
    • getoffmedz 01/23/2018 at 3:30 pm

      Trump voters are a true MINORITY, not unlike Hispanics, African Americans, Asians or Muslims. A hard fact which must be constantly reinforced.

  • The worst thing about Year One of Trump: Fascistization of Cable News
    • getoffmedz 01/21/2018 at 10:20 am with 1 replies

      FAUXNews, Twitter and Facebook are all the enemies of FACT and TRUTH!

    • getoffmedz 01/21/2018 at 9:52 am

      But, but, but . . . . . . . .

  • Thousands protest for Women's Rights in Los Angeles, around Country (Video)
    • getoffmedz 01/21/2018 at 10:02 am

      Note to women and girls of America! - Republicans and Trumpsters don't care about you except to make it possible for the the long arm of the the law to be extended into your uteri.

  • US to Renew Internet Surveillance Program Exposed by Snowden
    • getoffmedz 01/20/2018 at 1:07 am

      When our government conducts mass WARRANTLESS SPYING on it's own citizens WITHOUT JUSTIFICATION our government leadership is •••king UNAMERICAN and cowardly self-serving bully-bait.

      Afraid of being called "weak on terrorism and crime."

      Sad.

  • Radical White Terrorists committed Most 2017 Killings in US
    • getoffmedz 01/22/2018 at 4:28 pm

      Nazism fed an aggressive war machine fighting in Europe, Russia and Africa. Just as the vast American right-wing conspiracy feeds an aggressive MIC with three or more wars in progress in the Middle East, Afghanistan and Africa as well as planning for North Korea and Iran.

    • getoffmedz 01/19/2018 at 11:10 am

      Here is where Steven Miller spends a lot of his West Wing time.

      link to research.calvin.edu

      Seriously.

    • getoffmedz 01/19/2018 at 9:29 am

      In 2017 the majority of murders in the U.S. were committed by right-wing, white supremacists.

      Trump's base in action.

Showing comments 1383 - 1301
Page: 14 13 12 ... 3 2 1

Tweet
Share
Reddit
Email

Primary Sidebar

Support Independent Journalism

Click here to donate via PayPal.

Personal checks should be made out to Juan Cole and sent to me at:

Juan Cole
P. O. Box 4218,
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2548
USA
(Remember, make the checks out to “Juan Cole” or they can’t be cashed)

STAY INFORMED

Join our newsletter to have sharp analysis delivered to your inbox every day.
Warning! Social media will not reliably deliver Informed Comment to you. They are shadowbanning news sites, especially if "controversial."
To see new IC posts, please sign up for our email Newsletter.

Social Media

Bluesky | Instagram

Popular

  • Trumpism holds all Men are Created Unequal and most should be Denied Life, Liberty or the Pursuit of Happiness
  • Misreading and Misrepresenting Iran
  • Why China's Inaction on Palestine and Iran Weakens its Global Standing
  • Trump never saw a Wind Farm in China, but Beijing has half of all Installed Wind Capacity and will Eat America's Lunch in this Industry
  • The Trump Team's Purge of Pentagon Photos Raises Sinister Echoes from the Past

Gaza Yet Stands


Juan Cole's New Ebook at Amazon. Click Here to Buy
__________________________

Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires



Click here to Buy Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires.

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam


Click here to Buy The Rubaiyat.
Sign up for our newsletter

Informed Comment © 2025 All Rights Reserved