Erdogan said the planned US pull-out made it more important for other foreign powers to work together in Syria
Archives for February 2019
Israeli Voter Suppression: Bedouin Villages have no Polling Stations
The Central Elections Committee chairman rejected call to provide transportation to voters in unrecognized villages
“Why Should we believe anything You Say?” How Ilhan Omar Nailed Elliot Abrams for Iran-Contra Lies
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ilhan Omar (D-MN) grilled Elliot Abrams yesterday, holding his feet to the fire about his having lied to Congress (to two counts of which which he pleaded guilty) and about his support for far right wing forces in Central America responsible for massacres (forces Abrams characterizes as “democratic,” confusing oppressive […]
Russia, Turkey and Iran are holding a Summit on Syria and not inviting Trump
Around 2,000 US troops are due to be pulled out of the region following a surprise announcement by President Donald Trump
Curtailing Trump War Powers, House Votes to End US Help to Saudi’s Yemen War
Eighteen Republicans joined all voting Democrats in supporting the measure, a striking curtailment of presidential war powers.
“Strategic” Atomic Weapons rolled out in Preparation for a Thinkable Nuclear War
Back from the Brink: The Call to Prevent Nuclear War, “a national grassroots initiative to fundamentally change U.S. nuclear weapons policy”
Iran’s Bizarre Prosecution and Torture of . . . Environmentalists?
Detainees Allege Torture in Detention
The Age of Environmental Breakdown: We need the Green New Deal Now!
The emergency is the “extent, severity, pace and closing window of opportunity to avoid potentially catastrophic outcomes”
BBC Demands Review After Cameraman Attacked when Trump Whips Mob into anti-Press Frenzy
his cameraman was pushed and shoved by the unidentified assailant “after the president repeatedly goaded the crowd over supposed media bias.”