Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – 2024 was a pivotal year for international humanitarian law. On the one hand, the International Court of Justice and the […]
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Najaf Bombings Kill 27, Wound 111; Sunnis Threaten Election Boycott
Three bombs were set off in the old city of Najaf, among the holiest of Shiite sacred sites on Thursday afternoon, according to DPA. The […]
Kimmel savages Leno on Leno
Jimmy Kimmel does 10 of 10 on Jay Leno’s show and savages him over the torpedoing of Conan O’Brien End/ (Not Continued)
Part of the Suffering of Haiti is "Made in the USA"
Bill Quigley: What the Mainstream Media Will Not Tell You About Haiti: Part of the Suffering of Haiti is "Made in the USA" Bill Quigley […]
Grayson: The Reason Republicans hate Government so Much is that they are So Bad at It
Rep. Alan Grayson: The Bush administration didn’t start any wars by mistake except Iraq, no cities drowned under Bush-Cheney except New Orleans . . . […]
A New Middle East Cold War? Ahmadinejad slams Saudi Arabia over Yemen, Gaza
While American security officials are focused laser-like on the 300 or so al-Qaeda members in rural Maarib province of Yemen, and worry about further strikes […]
Ahmadinejad as Truther
Now Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad not only questions the extent of the Holocaust but is also a “truther,” saying, absurdly, that the US and Israeli […]
Global Earthquake Zones: Western half of Africa looks Safe
If we were smart we’d move to Mali or the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville). The world’s earthquake zones according to the US Geological Survey Another […]
Pat Robertson’s Racist Blaming of Haitian Victims; and the Televangelist Misuse of History
h/t Daily Kos: Evangelist Pat Robertson manages to blame Haitians for the earthquake, instead of a shift in tectonic plates: And you know Christy, something […]
Foreign, Afghan Troops Allegedly Kill 6 at Rally against Western Burning of Qur’an
Oh, no. Here we go again. Some 2000 villagers from near Lashkar Gah in Helmand province mounted a demonstration against the alleged desecration of the […]