The IRGC announced that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, and there are reports of British and other vessels turning around
Main Content
Libya Should Turn Saif over to the Int’l Criminal Court
The capture of Saif al-Islam Qaddafi on Saturday has created a knotty set of political and judicial issues. Aljazeera English has video: Saif was indicted […]
Muslim Brotherhood and Liberals Confront Military Rule in Egypt
Al-Ahram reports in Arabic that hundreds of thousands of Egyptians all around the country protested on Friday against the military remaining in power. The Muslim […]
OWS under Pressure: Banks Bailed out, People Sold Out
The Occupy Wall Street held a series of rallies around the country on Thursday, in response to the attempt of Mayor Michael Bloomberg to remove […]
Serri: Iran’s UN Inspectors are Repeating the Iraq Mistakes
Hamid Serri of Florida International University writes in a guest column for Informed Comment: The UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency under Yukiya Amano is adopting […]
Tomgram: Engelhardt, Movie-Made Me
Every childhood has its own geography and every child is an explorer, as daring as any Peary or Amundsen or Scott…
Gingrich Called for Jail for Politicians with Freddie Mac Ties
Disgraced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff on Wednesday accused Newt Gingrich of “corruption” for taking roughly $1.6 million from private/public mortgage company Freddie Mac. When pressed, […]
Arab League Suspends Syria as Israeli Warns of “Islamic Empire”
The Arab League suspended Syria on Wednesday at its meeting in Rabat, Morocco, and gave the Baath government three days to cease shooting protesters or […]
Police Crackdowns on OWS Coordinated among Mayors, FBI, DHS
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan let slip in an interview with the BBC that she had been on a conference call with the mayors of 18 […]
McCain Plays Politics with Obama’s Iraq Withdrawal
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) played shameless politics during a hearing on Tuesday on the US withdrawal from Iraq. McCain more or less called Secretary of […]
© 2026 All Rights Reserved