US politics

by DAVID SCHANZER for ISLAMiCommentary David Schanzer Last night’s attacks will increase calls for more vigorous military action than the coalition has mustered to date. But despite the horrific attacks, the reasons against a large-scale land invasion by U.S. and NATO forces against ISIS in Iraq and Syria remain. Such an invasion will deepen the […]

Arab Americans

Dem Candidates reject War Talk, Islamophobia in wake of Paris Attacks

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – At the CBS Democratic Party debate on Saturday night, the Paris attacks dominated as a concern. Unlike the Republican field, which is somewhat divided on the necessary response, the Democrats agree that all-out war is undesirable as a response. (In the GOP, Rand Paul is cautious […]

Foreign Policy

Fair Weather Friends: GOP says ‘We’re all French’ Now; but remember Freedom Fries?

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By Brian Glyn Williams | (Informed Comment) | – – France has been hit twice by radical Islamist terrorism in the last year to punish it for its strong military support for Obama’s war against ISIS known as Operation Inherent Resolve. First there was the Charlie Hebdo attacks in January, which led people across America […]

Immigration

Trump’s “Deportation Force” Too Nuts For Even Bill O’Reilly

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Ana Kasparian and John Iadarola | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Donald Trump has elaborated on his immigration policy. He plans on assembling a “Deportation Force” to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants. Bill O’Reilly thought it was a bit far-fetched. Ana Kasparian (The Point) and John Iadarola (Think Tank), hosts of the […]

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: America’s Military Money Pit

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By Tom Engelhardt | (Informed Comment) | – – Let’s begin with the $12 billion in shrink-wrapped $100 bills, Iraqi oil money held in the U.S. The Bush administration began flying it into Baghdad on C-130s soon after U.S. troops entered that city in April 2003. Essentially dumped into the void that had once been […]

Republican Party

Jeb Bush Wants A Time Machine To murder a Baby — Hitler

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Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks) | – – “Jeb Bush has been trying to prove he’s a tough guy. He said he eats nails before breakfast. He recently proclaimed he would kill baby Hitler if he had a time machine. Cenk Uygur, host of the The Young Turks, breaks it down. “Have you ever […]

Israel/ Palestine

Forgotten: How US put Oil, Cold War above Peace & Palestinian Rights

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By Irene Gendzier | Author, Dying to Forget | (Informed Comment) | – – For journalists and politicians alike, the recurring violence in the Middle East is commonly viewed as the lamentable legacy of a conflict-prone region driven by militant sectarianism and incompetent leaders. In an election year, this self-serving view of the Middle has […]

Republican Party

Can Ben Carson be Commander in Chief if he Lied about West Point?

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New York Daily News | (Video News Report) | – – “Ben Carson claims he was a troubled child and violent teenager who once tried to hit his mother with a hammer and attempted to stab a close friend to death — but no one can vouch for his dangerous reputation. The 2016 GOP candidate […]

Republican Party

GOP Candidates’ Clown Car hides Deadly intent to Enrich the Rich

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By Karen Dolan | (Otherwords.org) | – – The GOP race may be a circus, but the candidates are dead serious about padding the pockets of the rich. Is it me or are the GOP presidential debates getting more circus-like each time? The CNBC “Your Money, Your Vote” debate began with this beauty pageant question: […]