15 Years after 9/11, can we Recover our Republic?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Founding Fathers thought keeping a standing…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Founding Fathers thought keeping a standing…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Pentagon isn't going to be happy…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Stars and Stripes is reporting that the…
Foreign Policy
What’s The Hajj About, Anyway?
AJ+ | (Video Report) | - - "The Hajj: It's one of the biggest gatherings in the world, with millions of Muslims from everywhere making the pilgrimage to the city of Mecca…Can ISIL survive scenes of Sunni Muslims celebrating their Liberation from it?
By James Miller | ( RFE/RL) What a difference a month makes. At the start of August, the extremist group that calls itself Islamic State (IS) [group]controlled a large part of the…9/11 after 15 years: We’re Still in the Middle of a guerrilla Air War
By Tom Engelhardt | (Tomdispatch.com) | - - On the morning of September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda launched its four-plane air force against the United States. On board were its precision weapons: 19…US and Russia plan Joint Air Command to hit Terrorists in Syria
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Pentagon isn't going to be happy about this. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced an agreement…Nearly 500 more US Troops sent to Iraq for Mosul Attack in advance of Election Day
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Stars and Stripes is reporting that the number of US troops in Iraq has risen from 4,000 to 4,460 in preparation for the…Clinton: No US ground troops in Iraq, Syria; Trump: Steal Iraqi Oil
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The NBC Candidates Forum continued the shameful corporate coverage of the Great American Meltdown that is our election season. That season has given…Is Modern Israel a Right Wing Project?
By Yakov M Rabkin | (Informed Comment) | - - The recent appointment of the Soviet-born Avigdor Lieberman has aggrieved many liberal supporters of Israel. The man is on record as a…Saudi Bigot-in-Chief Declares Iranian Shiites “Not Muslim”
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - `Abd al-Aziz Al Shaikh, the chief jurisconsult or mufti for the interpretation of Muslim law in Saudi Arabia, said Wednesday that Iranian Shiites…The Violent Christian West should drop Islamophobia and work on itself
By Johan Galtung | (Inter Press Service) | - - ALICANTE, Spain (IPS) - Watching Christianity nearly a century–fundamentalist Christians fighting ritualistic Christians fighting secularism, generally moving fundamentalism–>ritualism–>secularism–maybe the same for Islam?…Israel shuts down Palestinian radio station amid escalation in press violations
Ma'an News Agency | - - HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces raided and ransacked a Palestinian radio station early Wednesday morning in the town of Dura in the southern occupied West Bank…Saudis Should Not Run Hajj Pilgrimage: Iran
TeleSur | - - Pilgrims from Iran will be unable to attend hajj, which starts on Sept. 11 this year after talks between the two countries on arrangements broke down in May.…With Defeat Looming, ISIL haunts Syria with 6 Bombings, Killing 53
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) is still acting like a military organization, but it has always mixed military with terrorist tactics. On Monday it slid…Most US Networks slight coverage as US & China join Paris Climate Accord in key Turning Point
By Guy Dinmore | (Inter Press Service) | - - HONOLULU, Hawaii (IPS) - The world’s super-polluters – the United States and China – have formally joined the Paris Agreement on climate…Syria: Can Russia & US Broker a new Cease-Fire?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Stars and Stripes reports that US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov may be very near a new…The Plague of Karimov’s Rule in Uzbekistan
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The death of Islam Karimov, the president for life of Uzbekistan who came to power in 1990 after the collapse of the Soviet…EU condemns Israel’s approval of 463 squatter housing units across Palestinian West Bank
Ma'an News Agency | - - JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- The European Union released a statement on Friday condemning an Israeli decision on Wednesday to approve plans for 463 new housing units in…ISIL’s European Strategy
By Omar Ashour | ( Project Syndicate) | - - LONDON – Terrorist attacks by Islamic State (ISIS) affiliates and sympathizers over the past year have raised alarms in Europe, but they…Pope: Pollution, Carbon Emissions a Sin & Global Warming to harm the Poor
By Nika Knight, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | - - Humans are turning the planet into a 'polluted wasteland full of debris, desolation, and filth,' says Pope Francis "The world's poor, though…‘Unacceptable’ UN says US-Backed Iraqi Militias Recruiting Children
TeleSur | - - The United Nations said it was “deeply concerned” about reports the groups are using children on the frontlines of the fight against the Islamic State group. Amid reports…Massive Brain Drain from Turkey begins in wake of Failed Coup, Crackdowns
By Ibrahim Sirkeci | (The Conversation) | - - On July 15, a group within the Turkish military staged a coup. It failed. But since then, the Turkish government has restricted rights…