Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The word of the year was certainly “genocide.” It was alleged of Israel’s Gaza campaign by South Africa in a […]
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The Decline of the Israeli Right and the Increasing Desperation of the ‘Anti-Semitism’ Charge
The great divide between liberal Jewish Americans and the Israeli Right has lurked as an issue since the Likud Party first challenged Labor dominance in […]
Corporate Media Hype Tea Partiers Way beyond their Actual Significance
Percentage of Americans who favor socialism: 20 Percentage of Americans involved in Tea Party Movement: 11 (Support for Tea Party is also about 12%). Number […]
US Intelligence Led to Baradar Capture; Marjah Campaign Slows in Face of Snipers, IEDs
As the Marjah campaign continued in Afghanistan, the LAT reports that Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar was captured in Karachi, Pakistan, in large part because of […]
OSC: Afghan Minority Parties Unenthusiastic About Reconciliation with Taliban
The USG Open Source Center analyzes the stances of the parties representing the Tajiks, Uzbeks and Hazara Shiite minorities in Afghanistan and finds that they […]
Mullah Baradar, No. 2 Man in Old Taliban, Captured by ISI in Karachi
The NYT broke the news that the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence, with the cooperation of US intelligence, captured Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar a few days ago. […]
Marines Meet Roadside Bombs, Sniping in Marjah; 12 Civilians Killed in Rocket Attack
In the pincer move of British, US/ NATO and Afghan forces on Marjah in poppy-rich Helmand Province, the Taliban have behaved differently in each area. […]
Iraqi Appeals Court Upholds Ban on Secular, Nationalist Candidates; Bombings Target Campaign HQs
A string of bombings on Sunday targeted political offices of those parties willing to contest the March 7 parliamentary elections, including secular Sunnis. The violence […]
Afghanistan Nato operation ‘meets first objectives’
Link BBC News – Afghanistan Nato operation 'meets first objectives' BBC reporting British advance from north, met ‘minimum interference’ from Taliban. US Marines were brought […]
Official Site of We Are The World 25 For Haiti
Link: Official Site of We Are The World 25 For Haiti Here is the official site of the new ‘We are the World’ video for […]