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Archives: February 2017
![In Shocker, Federal Judge in Seattle Halts Trump Muslim Ban](http://web.archive.org./web/20170204105345im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/in-shocker-federal-judge-in-seat-187x137.jpg)
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Mixed Signals: Now, White House Says Israeli Settlement Building May Not Help Peace
TeleSur | - - The tone was more measured than previous pro-Israel announcements, but did not go so far as to condemn settlement activity. The Trump administration said on Thursday that Israel's…![Taking Iraq’s Oil](http://web.archive.org./web/20170204105345im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/taking-iraqs-oil-187x137.jpg)
Taking Iraq’s Oil
By Edward Hunt | (Foreign Policy in Focus | Originally published in Lobelog. Trump wants Iraq's oil, and he's not interested in sharing. The leaders of the United States have provided many…![Life in an Arab-American community under Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’](http://web.archive.org./web/20170204105345im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/life-in-an-arab-american-communi-187x137.jpg)
Life in an Arab-American community under Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’
By Tom Brocket | (The Conversation) | - - Life goes on for the parents who drop off their children at homework club, or those rushing in late for embroidery class. As…![Gambia’s ‘Trump’ and the dilemma of the Int’l Criminal Court](http://web.archive.org./web/20170204105345im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/gambias-trump-and-the-dilemma-of-187x137.jpg)
Gambia’s ‘Trump’ and the dilemma of the Int’l Criminal Court
By Ebrahim Shabbir Deen | (Informed Comment) | - - The stepping down, under duress, of long-term Gambian president Yahya Jammeh clearly illustrates the impact of credible collective security. However, for this…![Trumpworld Fake News: Iran attacks US Navy, Iraqis Massacre Bowling Green,](http://web.archive.org./web/20170204105345im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/trumpworld-fake-news-iran-attack-187x137.jpg)
Trumpworld Fake News: Iran attacks US Navy, Iraqis Massacre Bowling Green
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - So I was watching Chris Matthews' Hardball on MSNBC Thursday evening and Matthews had Kellyanne Conway on to defend Trump's disastrous first two…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170204105345im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/libertykeepout-1-187x137.jpg)
Trump’s Statue against Liberty
By Daniel Martin Varisco | ( MENA Tidningen ) | - - In 1886, slightly more than a century after the birth of the United States of America, the government of France…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170204105345im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/prophets-130x137.gif)
Trump’s 5th Bankruptcy: Budget-Busting Trillions to US Department of War
By William D. Hartung | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - At over $600 billion a year and counting, the Pentagon already receives significantly more than its fair share of federal funds. …![In West Mosul, ISIL Extremists pledge ‘Divine Intervention’ will Defeat Iraqi, US Forces](http://web.archive.org./web/20170204105345im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/in-west-mosul-isil-extremists-pl-187x137.jpg)
In West Mosul, ISIL Extremists pledge ‘Divine Intervention’ will Defeat Iraqi, US Forces
Special Correspondent | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | - - In eastern Mosul, Iraqi pro-government forces are organizing themselves to begin to fight against the so-called Islamic State [group] [IS]. In western Mosul,…![Trump Counter-Terrorism Program to drop White Supremacists, focus on Islam](http://web.archive.org./web/20170204105345im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/trump-counter-terrorism-program-187x137.jpg)
Trump Counter-Terrorism Program to drop White Supremacists, focus on Islam
TeleSur | - - He could rename the "Countering Violent Extremism" program to "Countering Islamic Extremism," according to Reuters sources. The Trump administration wants to revamp a U.S. government program designed to…![Here we go Again: Trump Admin Threatens Iran](http://web.archive.org./web/20170204105345im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/here-we-go-again-trump-admin-thr-187x137.jpg)
Here we go Again: Trump Admin Threatens Iran
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - National Security Advisor Mike Flynn came out on Wednesday to make a brief statement putting Iran "on notice." Flynn complained about Iran's ballistic…![Why Trump’s Muslim ban is bad for business](http://web.archive.org./web/20170204105345im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/why-trumps-muslim-ban-is-bad-for-187x137.jpg)
Why Trump’s Muslim ban is bad for business
By Shainaz Firfiray | (The Conversation) | - - Donald Trump’s executive order to restrict immigration from seven countries has sparked widespread criticism from several quarters, including the business world. Not only…![Trump Threatens to Send US Army to Mexico for ‘Bad Hombres’](http://web.archive.org./web/20170204105345im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/trump-threatens-to-send-us-army-187x137.jpg)
Trump Threatens to Send US Army to Mexico for ‘Bad Hombres’
TeleSur | - - It was not clear from the excerpt who exactly Trump considered "bad hombres" — drug cartels, immigrants, or both. President Donald Trump threatened his Mexican counterpart Enrique Peña…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170204105345im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/415069C-1-187x137.jpg)
Israel greenlights 3,000 new settler homes hours after ‘Legalization bill’ approved
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- The Israeli government gave its approval for the construction of more than 3,000 new illegal settlement homes across the occupied West Bank, just…![Trump Can’t Make America Great Again without Immigrants](http://web.archive.org./web/20170204105345im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/trump-cant-make-america-great-ag-187x137.jpg)
Trump Can’t Make America Great Again without Immigrants
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - In 2016, the US birthrate fell to 59.6 births per 1,000 women, the lowest ever recorded. Birth rates rise and fall over time,…![Trump Donated $10,000 to Beit El Israeli Squatter Settlement](http://web.archive.org./web/20170204105345im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/trump-donated-10000-to-beit-el-i-187x137.jpg)
Trump Donated $10,000 to Beit El Israeli Squatter Settlement
IMEMC News | - - US president-elect Donald Trump made a $10,000 donation to the West Bank settlement of Beit El in 2003, Washington Post Newspaper revealed, Sunday. The newspaper said that…![Trump sends heavier weapons to Leftist Syrian Kurds to Fight ISIL](http://web.archive.org./web/20170204105345im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/trump-sends-heavier-weapons-to-l-187x137.jpg)
Trump sends heavier weapons to Leftist Syrian Kurds to Fight ISIL
TeleSur | - - A Syrian militia led by the Kurdish leftist group YPG said they received armored vehicles from the U.S. military, the first such support. The U.S. has boosted support…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170204105345im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/sportswriter-150x137.gif)