Nearly 1,800 immigrant families were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border from October 2016 through February of this year
Archives for June 2018
With G7 in Disarray, Putin & Xi court Iran at Shanghai Cooperation Council
China’s regional security summit with Iran and Russia stood in stark contrast to the contentious G7
Plastic Wasteland: Asia’s Ocean Pollution Crisis
Grim images of the plastic crisis that has gripped Asia
Jerusalem Day: Israeli Soldiers Harm 525 Palestinians at Gaza Rally
At least 525 Palestinians have been wounded on the Gaza border by Israeli occupation forces
Anthony Bourdain: The Only Mensch on Gaza
Anthony Bourdain was the only major American celebrity who succeeded in depicting publicly the Palestinians as rational, caring human beings
Trump widens the cracks in world order’s foundations
Trump has shown his disdain for organizations where American leadership was once a given
G7 Views Trump’s US as Rogue State, as France Threatens a “G6” Memo
Trump’s 17th century mercantilist trade policies are making the United States the skunk at the party at the G7 meet in Quebec on Friday
Widespread Fraud? Iraq Elections upended as Parliament Orders Full Recount of 11 Million Votes
By Omar al-Kateb Baghdad (AFP) – Iraq’s parliament Wednesday ordered a manual recount of the May 12 legislative elections and sacked the commission which oversaw the polls that resulted in a surprise victory for a populist Shiite cleric. After several failed attempts because of a lack of quorum, outgoing MPs met to order a recount […]
When “Infinite War” becomes a Gravy Train in the United States of Amnesia
We’re repeating the Costly Mistakes of WW I Today