US forces hit the targeted boat once, then hit it again — the second strike vaporizing two shipwrecked survivors clinging to the wreckage
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Four Reasons Syria Refugees are a Bigger Story than Malaysian Air MH 370
It is a tragedy that the 239 passengers on Malaysian Air MH 370 never made it to Beijing, and appear to have been the victims […]
Dear Arab Liberals: The Enemies of your Enemies aren’t Necessarily your Friends
(By Karim Emile Bitar) One of the principal reasons the revolutionary impulse unleashed in 2010 proved so inspiring was that it finally gave full voice […]
Crimean Tatars fear Russian Rule
Crimean Tatars fear a future under Russia (via GlobalPost) BAKHCHYSARAI, Ukraine — Crimean Tatars know a few things about oppression. In the past two or […]
Syria: Kurdish Women Soldiers take on Extremist Jihadis
DW writes, “According to the United Nations, more than 100,000 people have died in the civil war in Syria so far. The real number of […]
What Ukraine Means to the U.S. 1% and to the 99% (Editorial Cartoon)
(By Paul Jamiol) Courtesy Jamiol’s World
A Russo-Iranian Bloc against the United States?
(By Juan Cole) Russian President Vladimir Putin called his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Thursday, according to PressTV. The Russian press added that “A Kremlin […]
Climate Change Is Increasing Extreme Heat Globally
By Brian Kahn Follow @blkahn Despite reports of a global warming “hiatus,” a new study shows that the number of areas being affected by extreme heat are on the rise and that the hottest temperatures on the planet are also increasing. The idea of a …
The US isn’t a Police State, but it is a Managed Democracy
Source: SecurityDegreeHub.com —— Related video: TheRealNews: “Obama Expands Militarization of Police” )
The Theater of Conspiracy in the Run-up to Turkey’s Elections
(By Erdağ Göknar) The novel Snow by Nobel-prize-winning Turkish author Orhan Pamuk exposes the logic of Middle Eastern nationalism. Not surprisingly, political conspiracy has a […]
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