Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ironically, White Christian nationalism has captured the U.S. government despite its steep decline in popularity among the public. The Pew […]
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Million-Person Crowd Comes out for Friday After-Prayers Protest
Borzou Daragahi in Beirut and Ramin Mostaghim in Tehran have just filed a summary of Friday afternoon’s events in Tehran. They let slip about two-thirds […]
Cell Phone Service Blocked in Downtown Tehran
The USG Open Source Center translates an item from the opposition press alleging that the regime turned off cell phone service before Friday prayers in […]
Friday’s Sermon Fateful for Iran
Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani’s sermon at Friday prayers in Tehran on Friday will be closely watched for the signals he sends about the future […]
Hotel Bombings in Jakarta Kill at Least 9, Wound Dozens
ITN reports on the bombings at hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia on Friday morning: Aljazeera English has a detailed interview with an eyewitness survivor: The difference […]
After a Hiatus, a President at NAACP
AP provides video of a memorable moment in President Barack Obama’s address to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People: What a difference […]
Mullen: Fighting for two Years in Afghanistan; Clinton: Distinctions among Taliban
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton acknowledged in a major foreign policy speech on Wednesday that: ‘ “Today we and our Afghan allies stand ready to […]
Zawahiri Calls on Pakistani Public to support Holy War vigilantes
The USG Open Source Center transcribes the call by the number two man in al-Qaeda for the Pakistani public to support the Pakistani Taliban. (They […]
Conservative Hypocrisy on Race & Sotomayor
The tactic of congressional conservatives, of portraying Sonia Sotomayor as a reverse racist for her ‘wise Latina’ comment, has so many holes in it that […]
Israel in Trouble with Europe
Signs are appearing in Europe that the Israeli hawks are finding it more difficult to operate with impunity. Operation Cast Lead, the Israeli military attack […]