By Karen Dolan | (Otherwords.org) | – – The GOP race may be a circus, but the candidates are dead serious about padding the pockets of the rich. Is it me or are the GOP presidential debates getting more circus-like each time? The CNBC “Your Money, Your Vote” debate began with this beauty pageant question: […]
No, Neocons: US isn’t facing ‘Flood’ of Syrian Refugees
By Bridge Initiative Team | – – In the wake of the Syrian refugee crisis, which has forced more than four million people to flee that country’s civil war, fears over the geopolitical fallout have gripped some quarters of the American public. Amid intense conversations about how to deal with the throngs of stranded people […]
Israel Requesting Over $5 Billion in US Military Aid
By IMEMC News | – – The Israeli government has made an initial request for its annual U.S. defense package to increase by as much as $5 billion when its current aid package, worth an average $3 billion a year, expires in 2017, U.S. congressional sources said, this last Wednesday. PNN reports that, according to […]
How can Iraqi PM al-Abadi defeat ISIL if his own Party has Turned on Him?
Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – Nobody in Iraqi politics appears to like Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi much anymore. Some dislike him for his proposed reforms, others for not reforming enough. It’s a no-win scenario. How long can he last? PM Haider al-Abadi: The senior politician may have run out of friends […]
How Climate Activists derailed Keystone XL Pipeline: Lessons for the Future
Luis Hestres | (The Conversation) | – – Contrary to predictions from energy industry insiders, President Obama has rejected TransCanada’s application to build the Keystone XL pipeline across the United States-Canada border. The president downplayed the pipeline’s contribution to carbon emissions, but he did say that approving it would have undercut America’s role as the […]
In Palestine’s Hebron district Israeli Occupation troops impose ‘draconian’ measures
Ma’an News Agency | – – HEBRON (Ma’an) — As Hebron remains at the center of violence in the occupied Palestinian territory, Israeli rights group B’Tselem on Friday condemned Israeli actions there as “immoral” and “awful.” At least 22 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the Hebron district since the beginning of last […]
Keystone XL Cancelled: 8 yrs Later Obama finally moves against Tyranny of Oil
National Sierra Club | (Video Clip) | – – “ VICTORY! President Obama just announced that he will reject the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.. After more than seven years of hard work and amazing dedication, we achieved a monumental victory in the fight to protect our planet from the disastrous effects of fossil fuels […]
Obama gives up on Israeli-Palestinian peace during his Administration
Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — United States president Barack Obama concluded that a peace treaty or direct talks between Israel and Palestinian leadership would not be carried out in his time left in office, a White House spokesperson said Thursday. With thanks to FreeOnlinePhotoEditor Israeli media reported that Obama’s senior adviser […]
Putin’s Dilemma: How To Respond If A Bomb Caused Sinai Air Crash
By Steve Gutterman | ( RFE/RL ) | – – Mounting evidence that an onboard bomb brought down the Russian jet that crashed on Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, killing 224 people, poses a tough new dilemma for President Vladimir Putin: how to respond. If the theory of a terrorist attack is borne out, it will look […]
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