By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – A draft report on the current impact of global heating on the United States, produced by 13 Federal agencies, has been leaked to the New York Times. The scientists who leaked it are afraid that the anti-science Trump administration will suppress the findings to help its […]
Archives for August 2017
Can a General ‘Unchaos’ the White House? – Juan Cole Interview
Warren Olney | KCRW. | (To the Point Radio Show) | – – Can a general ‘unchaos’ the White House? “With the President away, his White House Staff will play — unless former General John Kelly can establish rules of order in his new role as chief of a group he himself has called “dysfunctional.” […]
Is Turkey on brink of Invading Syrian Kurds, US BFF?
TeleSur | – – The Turkish Armed Forces are massing on the Syrian border days after a reshuffle of top brass in the country’s military in anticipation of a potential invasion that could dramatically complicate Syria’s ongoing civil war. Kurdish militia backed by U.S. forces are currently taking part in an assault against the Islamic […]
Arab Journalists condemn Israel’s Plan to close Al Jazeera
Ma’an News Agency | – – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The Federation of Arab Journalists (FAJ) condemned the Israeli government’s decision to shut down the office of Qatari news channel Al Jazeera in Jerusalem, expressing solidarity with Al Jazeera staff in the Palestinian territory. On Aug. 1, Israeli authorities revealed that they had launched official discussions […]
Gov.’s branding Mosque bombing ‘terrorism’ astonishes US Press
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – This Saturday, a Bloomington, Minnesota mosque was attacked with an improvised explosive device, which destroyed an office with fire and blew out windows but luckily no one was injured. Some members of the congregation were shaken up pretty badly. On Sunday, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton visited […]
Tunisia: Landmark Step to Shield Women from Violence
Human Rights Watch | – – New Law Offers Protection, but Needs Funding (Tunis) – The law on violence against women, including domestic violence, approved by the Tunisian parliament on July 26, 2017, is a landmark step for women’s rights, Human Rights Watch said today. Tunisian authorities should ensure that there is adequate funding and […]
The Mask Is Off: Trump Is Seeking Pretext for War with Iran
By Trita Parsi | (FPIF) | (Originally published in Lobelog) | – – “Trump is committed to finding a way to claim Iran has violated the nuclear accord, regardless of the facts — just as Bush did with Iraq.” Something extraordinary has happened in Washington. President Donald Trump has made it clear, in no uncertain […]
Illegal Israeli Squatters’ Activities in Palestinian W Bank Tripled in 2017
TeleSur | – – Israeli occupation authorities have escalated the illegal plunder of land belonging to the Palestinian people, defying international opinion. Israeli illegal settlement activities in Occupied Palestine have skyrocketed in recent months, almost tripling in 2017 compared to the number in the same period last year, according to a newly published report from […]
Leaking in the Age of Trump: Daniel Ellsberg of Pentagon Papers (VICE Video)
VICE News | (Video News Report) | – – “VICE News examines the Trump administration’s war on leakers, with Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg. “We’re really seeing leaks that are dangerous to the president, embarrassing to the president, by agencies that feel themselves endangered by the president.” VICE News: “Daniel Ellsberg On Leaking In The […]
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