Qasem Soleimani, the head of the special operations Jerusalem (Qods) Brigade of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, spent Thursday morning taunting US president Donald Trump, whom he called a casino gambler. He warned Trump, “We are closer to you than you think. Keep in mind that I am keeping account of you. And you know […]
“Reject the Evidence of your Ears:” Trump, Orwell, & Cohen Bunny Tape
Trump’s success stems in large part from his hucksterism, from his disregard for facts and his ability to pull the wool over the eyes of his cultists. It also stems from a shrewd use of logical fallacies in argument. After the catastrophic Helsinki summit, the question was, ‘Is he Putin’s poodle?’ That is a good […]
“Hypocritical Clergymen”- How the Trump-Pompeo Slam of Iran Backfires
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s rant against Iran on Sunday accused the leadership of that country of hoarding the country’s wealth, behaving like a mafia, and being hypocritical clergymen. While these allegations are not without basis in fact, Pompeo’s own record undermines the critique. The Trump administration is itself a government of billionaires, by billionaires […]
Trump and Iran’s Rouhani Threaten each other with the Mother of all Wars
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In remarks Saturday to the Iranian foreign policy establishment in Tehran, President Hassan Rouhani gave some warnings to Donald Trump. He said, “Mr. Trump, do not play with the lion’s tail. The only result of such a course will be profound regret.” With regard to Washington’s current attempts to sow […]
Haider Ali, Pakistan’s Truck Art, and Islam’s Message of Peace
A sort of Muslim pacifist, the artist maintains that Islam is all about peace
Iran’s Khamenei endorses Closing Gulf Oil Shipping if US Blockades
Khamenei criticized those pragmatists who sought to separate diplomacy and ideology
Surprise! On how Muhammad never preached “Jihad”
There is no ‘holy war’ in the Qur’an and ‘jihad’ means trying to be a good person
With Nationality Law, Israel openly Declares Apartheid and Racial Supremacy
The Israeli parliament or Knesset has passed a law openly declaring Palestinians to be second-class citizens
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Russian President Vladimir Putin asked Donald Trump to let Russian security forces interrogate former US ambassador in Moscow