Trump’s and ISIL’s Gray Zones: Radicals’ Terrorism sign of Syria, Iraq Defeat
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - It is no accident that Daesh (ISIS,…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - It is no accident that Daesh (ISIS,…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The paroxysms of hatred and bigotry spewed…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - 1. Stop calling Daesh "the Islamic State."…
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Trump’s and ISIL’s Gray Zones: Radicals’ Terrorism sign of Syria, Iraq Defeat
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - It is no accident that Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) is using Donald Trump in its new recruitment video. Although Trump hasn't killed anyone to…ISIL’s target wasn’t Brussels, it was the whole idea of European Union
By Joaquín Roy | (Inter Press Service) | - - In this column Joaquín Roy, Joaquin Roy, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Director of the European Union Centre at the…UN to Vote on Database of All Businesses dealing with illegal Israeli Squatter Settlements
TeleSur | - - The U.N. resolution, which angered EU countries, says certain companies and enterprises are helping the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements. The United Nations Human Rights Council will vote…In wake of Brussels attacks, Europe demands negotiated Settlement of Syrian Civil War, Now
By EurActiv with AFP The EU’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini met with Syria’s regime and opposition... (23 March) to underscore the urgency of a political solution in the country, especially in…Europe: Improve your Police Work instead of reducing your Peoples’ Rights
By Fiona de Londras | (The Conversation) | - - The attacks of March 22 in Brussels were shocking, but not surprising. They reinforced what many have known for years: Belgium has…Dear Trump & Cruz: Muslim Turkey arrested Brussels Terrorist & Gave him to European Authorities
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The paroxysms of hatred and bigotry spewed by the two GOP frontrunners in the 2016 presidential campaign probably do not need any pretext,…Remember: Refugees are fleeing ISIL; they aren’t ISIL
Kamal al-Ayash | (Niqash.org) | - - Getting from Turkey to Europe was a cakewalk compared to escaping the [so-called] Islamic State-run city of Fallujah, says one Iraqi. Fleeing families must cross…Brussels: An Older Kind of Terrorism, and the challenge of Airport Security
By Steve Hewitt | (The Conversation) | - - The terrible scenes in Brussels following a terrorist attack now claimed by Islamic State are a reminder of just how vulnerable airports can…How not to talk about Muslims after a Fringe Terrorist Group attacks
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - 1. Stop calling Daesh "the Islamic State." They are manipulating you. They aren't a state and they aren't Islamic. If some fringe cult…Brussels Attacks: It isn’t about Molenbeek, it is about a Broken Belgian Government
By Martin Conway | (The Conversation) | - - Just as during the German invasions of 1914 and 1940, war, it seems, is coming to France through Belgium. If one follows the…Israeli decision to ban Palestinian products ‘racist’: Palestine PM
Ma'an News Agency | - - RAMALLAH (Ma’an) -- Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on Sunday slammed the recent Israeli decision to ban Palestinian food products from entering Jerusalem as “racist.” “Israel…Will the Int’l Criminal Court charge Israeli PM Netanyahu with war crimes?
TeleSur \ - - The cases, brought to the court by several legal and activist groups, include wide-ranging charges of war crimes against Israel[i officials]. A Palestinian delegation presented documents to the…Is Saudi Arabia’s ‘Islamic’ Coalition against Terrorism a Paper Tiger?
By Frud Bezhan | ( RFE/RL ) | - - Saudi Arabia made a splash when it announced the formation of a 34-country "Islamic" alliance against terrorism in December -- and followed…Obama in Historic Tour of Old Havana
TeleSur | - - Obama will spend two and half days in Cuba, where he will meet with U.S.-backed activists and attend a baseball game. U.S. President Barack Obama, together with First…How Bush-Cheneyism made Mideast in its Image: Wars, WOT, With us or Against Us
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Thirteen years after the illegal US invasion of Iraq, it is worth considering its full impact on this country and on the region.…The New Interventionists: It isn’t just the Yanquis any more
Mark Leonard | ( Project Syndicate ) | - - In the 1990s, after genocides in Rwanda and the Balkans, Western countries developed a doctrine of so-called humanitarian intervention. “The Responsibility to…White Terrorist and Muslim-Hater Breivik Sues Norway over ‘Inhumane Treatment’
AJ+ | - - "Anders Breivik's trial over inhumane prison conditions just ended. His more serious complaints include 23-hour isolation, censorship and hundreds of strip searches. In 2011 he killed 77 people…How Israel has trapped its Bedouins between a dump and red tape
By Jonah Mandel | ( Your Middle East ) | - - The almost unbearable stench of the dump fades for a moment when Musa Tarabin puts freshly ground coffee into a…Syria: Russia Targets Daesh in Palmyra despite Drawdown
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Despite the Russian announcement of a determination to withdraw the bulk of its air force from Syria, Moscow has underlined that some planes…Iranians Celebrate first Now Ruz (New Year’s) Since lifting of Int’l Sanctions
CCTV | (Video News Report) | - - "March 20 marks the Persian New Year, Nowruz, which translates as “New Day.” Millions of people across the Middle East and Central Asia are…