By: Ramzy Baroud | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – Did Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi actually read the UNESCO Resolution full text of the UNESCO resolution [pdf] on Palestine and Israel, before he raved with anger? “I think this is a mistaken, inconceivable resolution,” he said. “It is not possible to continue with these […]
Archives for October 2016
Iraq: Barzani pledges Kurdish forces won’t Enter Mosul
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Masoud Barzani, the president of the Kurdistan Regional Government (a super-province of Iraq) said Thursday that the KRG paramilitary, the Peshmerga, will not enter Mosul. He also remarked that last week’s Daesh attack on Kirkuk was an attempt to divert attention from the terrorist organization’s failures […]
Does Trump’s lag prove the end of White Christian America?
Robert P. Jones | The Atlantic | (Video News Report) | – – ‘The United States is no longer a majority white, Christian country, and that is already beginning to have profound social and political implications. At 45 percent of the population, white Christians are a shrinking demographic—and the backlash from many members of the […]
Int’l Conflict over Aleppo & Mosul is Making local Civil Wars Worse
By Christopher Hill | (Project Syndicate) | – – DENVER – The Middle East’s tragic tale of two cities – Aleppo in Syria and Mosul in Iraq – speaks to a fundamental lack of consensus in the region and within the broader international community. The lack of order in the international order is greatly complicating […]
Is the Islamic State finished? Five possible scenarios
By James L. Gelvin | (The Conversation) | – – Most military analysts believe it’s only a matter of time before Mosul falls. Mosul is Iraq’s third largest city. The Islamic State captured it in June 2014 during a campaign that left it in control of territory the size of the United Kingdom. But on […]
Starstruck & Party-Fanatic: The Moral Paradox of Trump Support
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald J. Trump’s poll numbers in California have cratered down to 28%. If he actually does that poorly in the election, he will set a record for poor performance of a presidential candidate in California. Ever. What is difficult to explain is why he isn’t doing […]
Megyn Kelly-Newt Gingrich Blow-up on Fox: Are White Women deserting Trump?
Farron Cousins | (Ring of Fire Video Report) | – – “Newt Gingrich tried to tell Megyn Kelly of Fox News that she was obsessed with sex. Ironic coming from a man who spent years obsessing over Bill Clinton’s sexual escapades.” The Ring of Fire: “Fox’s Megyn Kelly Hammers Pervert Newt Gingrich”
AT&T Profits by Spying on You for Gov’t, Killing 4th Amendment
By Nadia Prupis, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – – If companies are allowed to operate in this manner without repercussions, our democracy has no future.’ Telecommunications giant AT&T is spying on Americans for profit and helped law enforcement agencies investigate everything from the so-called war on drugs to Medicaid fraud—all at taxpayers’ expense, according […]
Israel’s Blockade of Gaza is Inherently Violent
By Mike Merryman-Lotze | (Otherwords) | – – Every day Palestinians live in fear of another U.S.-funded attack by the Israeli government. This fall, the U.S. agreed to provide $38 billion in military aid to Israel over the next ten years, ensuring America’s continued role in funding the occupation of Palestine. Meanwhile, my friends and […]
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