US politics

By Dan Dinello | (Informed Comment) | – – With his policies of bombing, bigotry and banning, Ted Cruz-ader fuels Islamophobia at home and promotes an anti-Muslim religious war abroad. “We will carpet-bomb them into oblivion,” said Ted Cruz describing his “strategy” for defeating ISIL. By definition, this would include obliterating cities and towns. In […]

Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders’ remarks on winning 8 of last 9 States, b/c it’s not like you’ll see it on Corporate TV

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Reuters | (Video News Report) | – – “U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders wins the nominating contest in Wyoming, besting rival Hillary Clinton, and says ‘history has outpaced her’ over the minimum wage issue as they gear up for a crucial match-up in New York. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).” Reuters: “Sanders wins Wyoming […]

Democratic Party

If ISIL falls before November, how will it affect the US Election?

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – GOP frontrunner Donald Trump openly attributes his success at the polls to the terrorist attacks on Paris last fall, in which Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) was involved. Ever since Mosul fell to the organization (originally al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia) in June of 2014, it has provoked great concern […]

Bernie Sanders

Is Hillary Clinton responsible for rise of ISIL, as Bernie’s Campaign Manager Alleged?

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Bernie Sanders’ campaign manager, Jeff Weaver, alleged on Thursday that Hillary Clinton’s policies are responsible for the ‘rise and expansion of ISIS throughout the Middle East.’ His full statement on CNN: “I think if you look at her record and campaign, her campaign is funded by […]

Bernie Sanders

Are Sanders’ Criticisms of Israeli Occupation Policies unprecedented in a Presidential Campaign?

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Bernie Sanders is being attacked for comments on the Middle East in his interview with the editorial board of The New York Daily News, but all he did was restate current US government policy. What is remarkable is that Sanders dared just, like, criticize Israeli policy […]

Bernie Sanders

Sanders Surges Ahead of Clinton in National Poll

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Via TeleSur | – – A McClatchy-Marist poll, conducted at the end of March, puts Sanders ahead of Clinton by two percentage points in the Democratic presidential race. Presidential hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump both held rallies tonight ahead of the important contest in New York on April 19. Democratic candidate Sanders held his […]

Republican Party

Could Trump losing Wisconsin halt his successful ride?

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Ed Schultz | (RT America) | – – “Ted Cruz is expected to win the Wisconsin primary on the heels of what many are calling a bad week for frontrunner Donald Trump. But what happens if Trump can’t reach 1,237 delegates? Two-thirds of the delegates would become ‘unbound,’ leading to a ‘free-for-all,’ says Matt Schlapp, […]

Bush

One Reason the GOP Bigwigs hate Trump: He told the truth about Bush WMD Lies

Juan Cole

By Brian Glyn Williams | (Informed Comment) | – – Recently Donald Trump broke with Republican convention and roiled the party base by boldly stating “You call it whatever you want. I want to tell you. They [the Bush administration] lied. They said there were weapons of mass destruction [in Iraq]; there were none. And […]

Constitution

Unconstitutional: How the Imperial Presidents went to War all by themselves

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By Andrew J. Bacevich| ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Let’s face it: in times of war, the Constitution tends to take a beating. With the safety or survival of the nation said to be at risk, the basic law of the land — otherwise considered sacrosanct — becomes nonbinding, subject to being waived at […]