By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) | – – If only Muslims reach out to help the Rohingya, the international community will suffer another blow to its reputation. They were Muslims, and they were leaving the country in droves. Their homeland, a remote corner of a multiethnic country, had become a […]
Archives for September 2017
US will Ease Restrictions on Drones, Expand Usage
TeleSur | – – Speaking last month of reducing restrictions on drone usage, President Trump resorted to biblical language, saying “retribution will be fast and powerful.” The United States is preparing to eliminate several major restrictions and regulations on the use of drones, making it easier to use the controversial form of warfare more frequently, […]
Betsy DeVos and “Real” Rape
By Gail Ukockis | (Informed Comment) | – – When I was in college in the early eighties, the dorm staff told us females to get escorts if we had to walk outside after dark. Watch out for the dark bushes in front of the dorm building, they warned us. Each communal bathroom also […]
Iranian Leader: Trump is “Disturbed,” speaks like a Cowboy or Mobster
Iran president: if Trump reneges on nuclear deal, no one will ever trust the US again
How Colonialism, Inequality turbocharge Caribbean Hurricanes
Historical legacy of exploitation and poverty lingers
Tweeting while the Planet Burns: Dystopia 2025
From Afghanistan to Houston, US policy gone awry
Yemen’s Children Are Being Shelled While the World Sits Back
Both Houthis and Saudi Coalition continue to disregard civilian life
The Anti-Bouazizi: Did Russia try to ‘flash mob’ a Trump Victory?
Internet manipulation extended into real life rallies
How did the Persecution of Burma’s Rohingya Arise?
British Colonialism, Burmese Hyper-Natonalism, both played a role
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