Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Bill Clinton is a Rhodes scholar and a voracious reader. He is not a stupid man. He is, however, morally […]
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Omar Khayyam (83)
Khayyam, you wove tents of wisdom, but fell into a campfire and suddenly burned up. The scissors of fate severed the guy ropes of your […]
Tomgram: Michael Klare, Welcome to the New Third World of Energy, the U.S.
Michael Klare writes at Tomdispatch.com: A New Energy Third World in North America? How the Big Energy Companies Plan to Turn the United States into […]
Instruments of War Propaganda (Jamiol Cartoon)
This cartoon courtesy of Jamiol’s World. Congratulations to Paul Jamiol on the publication of his book of trenchant editorial cartoons from the past couple of […]
Life of Omar Khayyam, Part 1 (Documentary)
The life and times of a medieval poet and scientist, Omar Khayyam, Part 1, a documentary by Sadiq Saba:
Omar Khayyam (75)
That wine which can take on diverse forms in its essence sometimes becomes an animal, sometimes a plant. Don’t imagine that its being ever goes […]
Polish PM Reveals that US Tortured at Black Sites in his Country
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk is now more or less admitting what has long been suspected: The Bush administration established a secret CIA prison in […]
Top 5 Dangers that the Syria Conflict could Destabilize its Neighbors
Aljazeera English (below) asks whether the Syria crisis will spill over onto neighbors and what impact it may have on the region. Aljazeera English reports: […]
Omar Khayyam (73)
Clouds rolled in and wept tears on the field. Without wine, purple flowers cannot grow. The greenery provides pleasant scenery for me today. For whose […]
Happy Palestine Land Day: Israel Earmarks 10% of West Bank for Settlements: White
Ben White writes in a guest editorial for Informed Comment: It has just come out that the Israeli military has earmarked ten percent of the […]