The White House press secretary appeared to become emotional when answering a question about the danger facing children in schools
The other Shoe: Water Vapor from Warming Oceans is a Potent Greenhouse Gas
Heinrich Boell Stiftung | – – Without the ocean, climate change would proceed far more quickly. The massive volumes of water in the seas greatly influence the changes occurring in our atmosphere. Infographic from the Ocean Atlas – Where Does the Warmth Go?(Cutout of the graphic below) – Creator: petraboeckmann.de. This image is licensed under […]
Qatar rejects Saudi demand it send Troops to Syria
Middle East Monitor | – – Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has said that Saudi Arabia’s ultimatum over Doha sending troops to Syria or losing US support is not even worth responding to. “This statement [by the Saudi Foreign Ministry] is not worthy of an answer. Qatar refutes the brainwashing of the […]
Assad regime confiscating homes of millions of Syrian Refugees Abroad
Step comes as thousands of refugees make plans to return to Syria from abroad
3 Dead, 600 wounded: For 5th Week, Israeli snipers shoot down peaceful Palestinian Protesters inside Gaza
Like Fish in a Barrel
A coming Crash? Massive Bank deregulation and a Trump-appointed Fed: What could go Wrong?
Trump has appointed more members of the Fed board than any president since Woodrow Wilson
Tunisian women hit campaign trail as equals to men
The 2011 Tunisian Revolution resulted in a constitution that recognizes the equality of women and men (even the US doesn’t have that)
Iraqi Oil for Israel? 15 Years later, new Light on the Iraq War
By Gary Vogler | ( University of Kansas Press Blog) | – – April 24 marks the 15th anniversary of my initial entry into Baghdad as the senior oil advisor to retired Lieutenant General Jay Garner, our US government civilian leader in Iraq. It was the beginning of my six plus years in Iraq working […]
Syrian Gov’t Secures Capital, takes E Qalamoun from Saudi-backed ‘Army of Islam’
Displaced fundamentalists flee to Afrin, settled by Turkey in anti-Kurdish security Belt near Border