By Jeffrey H. Cohen | (The Conversation) | – – President Donald Trump wants to close the door on Syrian refugees, barring them indefinitely from settling in the U.S. In an executive order signed on Jan. 27, the president wrote: “I hereby proclaim that the entry of nationals of Syria as refugees is detrimental to […]
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Donald Trump
Yemen withdraws blanket approval for US action after Trump’s botched Raid
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The the Arab press, reports that that government has withdrawn blanket permission from the Trump administration to conduct raids and drone strikes on al-Qaeda and other targets. It is sourcing one of the two Yemeni governments (that of Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi). Mansour Hadi’s diplomat expressed to […]
Could Trump stumble into a Mideast War? It has happened before to Headstrong Presidents
By Guy Laron | (Informed Comment) | – – An American President enters office after his progressive predecessor courted a major Middle Eastern country. The new president is not satisfied with what he perceives as a wishy-washy approach to foreign policy. He throws the emphasis on humanitarian aid out of the window. A hard-nosed businessman […]
Trump’s Larcenies to Come: The Looting of America
By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – It started in June 2015 with that Trump Tower escalator ride into the presidential race to the tune of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World.” (“But there’s a warnin’ sign on the road ahead, there’s a lot of people sayin’ we’d be better off […]
Trump’s Travel Ban is to Keep US Snow White: Take it from a Chronic Interviewee
By Walden Bello | ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) | – – Trump’s ban isn’t about national security. It’s about race, religion, and cultural exclusion. As a citizen of the Philippines who’s been detained and subjected to questioning and “secondary screening” almost every time I’ve entered the United States, I feel much sympathy for […]
Trump’s Wrong on non-Coverage; But, Top 6 things actually Wrong with Terrorism Reporting
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump on Monday continued to troll the world, this time by alleging at CENTCOM that the media is not covering terrorist attacks. He means terrorist attacks by Muslims, of course. This bonkers idea comes from far right wing conspiracy sites who no doubt also complain that […]
Feature, not Bug: Trump’s Chaos Theory of Government
Jacek Rostowski | (Project Syndicate) | – – WARSAW – In the weeks since Donald Trump’s inauguration as President of the United States, it has become clear that he intends to roll back the progressive-egalitarian agenda that is commonly associated with “political correctness” to the starting block – not just in the United States, but […]
Neither Informants nor Saudis: Wrong Ways to Slam Muslim Ban
By Dina El-Rifai | (Otherwords.org) | – – I’m a Muslim woman and a social justice advocate. I’m terrified, heartbroken, and outraged by Donald Trump’s “Muslim ban.” As I watched administrative chaos and rapidly organized protests unfold at airports all over America, I was overwhelmed with messages from friends fearing they’d never be able to […]
Speaker of British House of Commons: Trump not Welcome Here
TeleSur | – – “An address by a foreign leader to both houses of parliament is not an automatic right; it is an earned honor,” Bercow concluded. The speaker of the United Kingdom’s lower house of parliament said Monday he would block any plans for U.S. President Donald Trump to address parliament during a state […]
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