By Danny Sjursen | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Think of it as the chicken-or-the-egg question for the ages: Do very real threats to the United States inadvertently benefit the military-industrial complex or does the national security state, by its very nature, conjure up inflated threats to feed that defense machine? Back in 2008, […]
Why Black Panther’s Wakanda Is the Black Utopia We’ve Been Waiting For
By Ingrid LaFleur | ( Yes! Magazine) | – – Before the film was released, the nation of Wakanda was taking shape in our minds. Ingrid LaFleur posted Feb 07, 2018 “When I wondered if imagination could be necessary for the revolution and transformation, you said yes, you said our dreams and visions matter, they […]
Church Shooting ‘Nothing To Do With Islam,’ Say Russian Muslim Leaders
RFE/RL | – – The mainstream Muslim leadership in Russia’s Daghestan region has condemned an attack that killed five people outside a Russian Orthodox church, saying that the suspect had “nothing to do with the true Islam.” In a February 19 statement, the office of the region’s chief mufti also extended condolences to the relatives […]
Is the Syria War over and has Putin won it?
By Danny Makki | ( OpenDemocracy.net) | – – The end game is clear: Assad, Russia and Iran will emerge victorious. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (2nd L, Front) and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin (2nd R) view a military parade in the Russian-run Hmeimim Air Base in the coastal city of Latakia, Syria, on Dec. […]
Ending America’s Disastrous Role in Syria
By Jeffrey D. Sachs | ( Project Syndicate) | – – America’s official narrative has sought to conceal the scale and calamitous consequences of US efforts to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. That is understandable, because US efforts are in blatant violation of international law, which bars UN member states from supporting military action to […]
Israel isn’t Just Occupying Palestinian West Bank, it is Polluting It
Ramona Wadi (@walzerscent) | (The Middle East Monitor) | – – Israel remains the only UN member state which has never declared where its borders are. In fact, it has refused to demarcate any borders due to the Zionist intention to colonise the whole of historic Palestine. For less desirable requirements, however, it does not […]
New Survey Finding: Trump Likely owed his 2016 victory to ‘fake news’
Democratic defectors to Trump believed Hillary was ill or sold weapons to ISIS
Worse than Russian Hack: GOP Voter Suppression planned in 20 States
By Jen Herrick | ( Otherwords.org) This year, at least 20 states are considering laws that would make it harder to vote. When President Trump created the “Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity” last spring — and put notorious vote suppressor Kris Kobach at the helm — voting rights advocates had decades of good reasons […]
Jews Must Stand Up for Ahed Tamimi: Sarah Silverman
TeleSur | – – Silverman, who is of Jewish heritage, became the latest high-profile U.S. celebrity to lend her support to the imprisoned Palestinian girl. U.S. Comedian Sarah Silverman . . .has publicly come out in support of iconic Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi, making her the latest high profile celebrity to support the jailed 17-year-old. […]
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