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Archives: April 2014

Egyptian Judges shock world again, condemning 683 Muslim Brothers to Death

Egypt's judiciary accused of being arm of repression (via AFP) A wave of mass sentences in Egypt, including hundreds sentenced to death this week after a rushed mass trial, has sparked charges…

Did the Supreme Court just Kill Dirty Coal Plants & Save the World?

(By Juan Cole) The Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed that the Environmental Protection Agency has the prerogative to regulate air pollution that spills across state lines. The EPA wants to force 28…

The Longest War: How the US drove potential Afghanistan Allies into the Arms of the Taliban

(By Anand Gopal via Tomdispatch.com) It was a typical Kabul morning. Malik Ashgar Square was already bumper-to-bumper with Corolla taxis, green police jeeps, honking minivans, and angry motorcyclists. There were boys selling…

Saudi Fatwa against “THE 99” Tolerant Muslim Superhero Comics as “Evil”

(By Naif Al-Mutawa) Seven years ago, THE 99 [super-hero comics] were granted approvals to Saudi Arabia. What began as a suspicious relationship, my not expecting approvals to begin with, and their suspicion…

From Raybans to Portrait Underwear: Sisi-Mania floods Egypt with Kitsch

(By Leila Zaki Chakravarti) Egypt’s current political scene is marked by ’Sisi-mania’, as the new leader’s supporters scramble to snap up the latest items of Sisi-branded consumer kitsch. A gendered reading of…

Former FBI Agent: NYPD’s Muslim-Spying Demographics Unit Was Almost Completely Useless

Former FBI Agent: NYPD's Muslim-Spying Demographics Unit Was Almost Completely Useless (via Techdirt) Certain demographics are desirable. 18-34? Taste-makers and early adopters. 35-49? Money. Muslim and New York City resident? Being a…

Israel okayed nearly 14,000 squatter homes on Palestinian land during talks with Palestinians

Israel okayed nearly 14,000 settler homes during talks: NGO (via AFP) Israel approved plans for nearly 14,000 new settler homes during the nine months of peace talks with the Palestinians, an Israeli…

If you are younger than 29, you’ve never experienced a cooler than average Month: March Was 4th Warmest on Record Globally

March Was 4th Warmest on Record Globally (via Climate Central) By Andrea Thompson Follow @AndreaTWeather March 2014 was the fourth-warmest March on record globally, according to recently released NASA data, making it…

The Sterling Racism Scandal: What about Associating with Muslim People?

(By Juan Cole) LA Clippers owner Donald Tokowitz Sterling is alleged to have told Maria Vanessa Perez ("V. Stiviano") off for putting up an Instagram photo of herself with Magic Johnson: "It…

The Impunity of American Torture: From Abu Ghraib to Sen. Feinstein’s Brawl with the CIA

(by Karen J. Greenberg via Tomdispatch.com) It’s mind-boggling. Torture is still up for grabs in America. No one questions anymore whether the CIA waterboarded one individual 83 times or another 186 times.…

John Kerry admits Israeli Apartheid; and 5 Ways he is Understating It

(By Juan Cole) In a closed-room meeting of the Trilateral Commission last Friday, Secretary of State John Kerry warned that Israel is on the verge of becoming an Apartheid state, according to…

A Widening War: Iraq intervenes in Syria with Helicopter Gunships

(By Juan Cole) For the first time, Iraqi helicopter gunships have crossed the border to hit a target inside Syria. They destroyed 8 fuel tankers transporting gasoline to forces of the Islamic…

Turkey’s PM Erdogan between Sultanate and Commonwealth: What Thomas Hobbes can Tell us about Ankara Today

Turkey’s PM Erdogan between Sultanate and Hobbesian Commonwealth

(By Kerem Oktem) . . . [Thomas Hobbbes'] Leviathan is about more than the rights of the sovereign. For it to be considered a commonwealth, it requires a covenant between the sovereign…

Can America’s descent into Plutocracy (Rule-by-the-Rich) be Reversed?

Lawrence Lessig Has a “Moonshot” Plan to Halt Our Slide Toward Plutocracy (via Moyers & Company) Harvard’s Lawrence Lessig, the crusader for campaign finance reform, feels that his fellow reformers don’t think…

Wind & Solar Can Generate Electricity For Half The Cost Of Nuclear

Wind & Solar Can Generate Electricity For Half The Cost Of Nuclear (via Clean Technica) Originally published on Renew Economy. New-build wind and solar energy systems can generate electricity for up to…

State Dept Launches ‘Free the Press’ Campaign Same Day DOJ Asks Supreme Court To Jail Reporter

State Dept Launches 'Free the Press' Campaign Same Day DOJ Asks Supreme Court To Jail Reporter (via Techdirt) The US State Department announced the launch of its third annual "Free the Press"…

Egyptian Youth Protest against Anti-Protest Law a month before Elections

(By Juan Cole) Hundreds of leftist and secular youth demonstrated on Saturday against Egypt's Draconian law forbidding demonstrations, demanding the release of revolutionary activists jailed under it. They marched from Serai al-Qubba…

US Solar Energy Grew A Mind-Boggling 418% From 2010-2014

US Solar Energy Grew An Astounding 418% From 2010-2014 (via Clean Technica) Solar energy’s rapid growth in America is evident – even casual observers will note the proliferation of solar photovoltaics (PV)…

Iraq: Baghdad’s Troubled Election Campaign Marred by Bombing that killed Dozens

Iraq: Baghdad’s Troubled Election Campaign Marred by Bombings that killed Dozens

Euronews film clip: "Three explosions in Baghdad have killed dozens of people as they were leaving an election rally in the east of the capital. A roadside bomb blew up near the…

When will Israel Stop Shooting at Gaza Civilians?

(By Sarah Leah Whitson, Human Rights Watch) (Jerusalem) – The Israeli military should immediately stop shooting at Palestinian civilians inside Gaza. Israeli military forces have killed 4 and wounded more than 60…

Top 5 Signs Cliven Bundy is Wrong about African-Americans

Cliven Bundy told the NYT, "They abort their young children, they put their young men in jail, because they never learned how to pick cotton. And I’ve often wondered, are they better…

Jon Stewart v. Hannity on Bundy & Law Enforcement: “Proportionality”

Jon Stewart examines whether Sean Hannity really is concerned, as he says, only with the disproportionate use of force by law enforcement, in the Cliven Bundy case. Turns out, police can use…

The Cost of Whistleblowing: Being consigned to the Minimum-Wage Underclass

(By Peter van Buren via Tomdispatch) There are many sides to whistleblowing. The one that most people don't know about is the very personal cost, prison aside, including the high cost of…

GOP Divided on Whether to Support Cliven Bundy’s “Negro” Remarks

Cliven Bundy wonders if blacks were ‘better off as slaves’: Republican supporters start fleeing (via The Moderate Voice) More responsible Republicans are now starting to flee. Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, the rancher…

The Coming Holy War over al-Aqsa Mosque/ Temple Mount in Jerusalem

Events of the past week in Jerusalem are extremely troubling, and indeed for the past four months. The al-Aqsa Mosque is the third holiest site in the world for Muslims, and the…

Is Obama right that America’s Future is in Asia, not the Middle East?

(by Juan Cole) Barack Obama, brought up in Hawaii and having lived as a child in Indonesia, is the first Pacific president, and his current trip to Asia, beginning in Japan, is…

FCC Plots Murder of Blogs on Behalf of Billionaire Media Lords

Breaking: FCC Will Announce the Death of Net Neutrality Tomorrow (via Americans Against The Tea Party) If you thought corporations played a big role in your life already, just wait until tomorrow,…

GOP: Giving CDC money to study Gun Violence would be “Funding Propaganda”

(By Lois Beckett via ProPublica).After the Sandy Hook school shooting, Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) was one of a few congressional Republicans who expressed a willingness to reconsider the need for gun control…

Can Afghanistan’s Vibrant Democratic Press Survive?

(By Olof Blomqvist) The presidential election has shown Afghanistan’s increasingly mature media scene at its best – hopefully not for the last time. Afghanistan’s vibrant and diverse media scene is often held…

IRS Targeted Liberal Groups More Than Tea Party: Newly Released Records

New Records Show IRS Targeted Liberal Groups More Than Tea Party (via Liberaland) Think Progress obtained a series of IRS documents via the Freedom of Information Act that contradict Republican claims that…

Israel, US Complain about not being able to Divide and Rule the Palestinians

(By Juan Cole) This week the Fateh Party (secular Arab nationalist) of Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas met in Gaza with members of the Hamas Party (fundamentalist Muslim), seeking a reconciliation and a…

The New York Times Criticized for Submitting to Israeli Censors

(By Sarah Lazare) The New York Times made a rare admission that it submits to Israeli state gag orders, fueling charges from critics that the globally-influential publication plays fast-and-loose with journalistic ethics…

This Saudi prince is accused of killing 2,000 endangered birds while on safari in Pakistan

This Saudi prince is accused of killing 2,000 endangered birds while on safari in Pakistan (via GlobalPost) Jeez. Happy Earth Day. A Saudi prince has been accused of killing 2,000 endangered birds…

Government = Protection Racket for the 1 Percent

Government = Protection Racket for the 1 Percent (via Moyers & Company) The evidence of income inequality just keeps mounting. According to “Working for the Few,” a recent briefing paper from Oxfam, “In…

The Limits of ‘Protest Tourism’ in the Israeli-Occupied West Bank

(By "Jill Saunders") "Jill Saunders", a pseudonym, frequently attends the weekly demonstrations in the Palestinian village of Nabi Saleh. In this reflective piece, "Jill" questions the very idea of 'protest tourism' in…

Top 5 Reasons Solar Energy will Save the World

(By Juan Cole) 1. The research and development monies now going into solar energy are great enough to fuel innovation and bring down prices rapidly. First Solar expects solar generation manufacturing costs…

A War of another Kind: Joint US-Yemeni Strikes on al-Qaeda kill 68

(via AFP) Dozens killed as Yemen, US mount air war on Qaeda (via AFP) An "unprecedented" US and Yemeni aerial campaign in Yemen killed at least 68 Al-Qaeda militants in a bid…

High Inequality Results in More US Deaths than Tobacco, Car Crashes and Guns Combined

High Inequality Results in More US Deaths than Tobacco, Car Crashes and Guns Combined (via Moyers & Company) In 2009, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) published a study that revealed what seems to…

The Romantics and the Orient: What English Poetry owes to the Middle East

(By Samar Attar) Many times I have asked myself how can I concentrate on the British Romantic Poets when people in Syria, the country of my birth, have been killing each other…

How Torture became Normalized in America

(By Rebecca Gordon) The US military involvement in Iraq has more or less ended, and the war in Afghanistan is limping to a conclusion. Yet leaks of Senate torture reports about actions…

Triumph of the Immigrant American Spirit: Meb Keflezighi and the Boston Marathon

(By Juan Cole) Yesterday Boston responded with its vigorous spirit of community and transcendence to the cowardly terrorism that marred the Boston Marathon in 2013, coming out in record numbers for the…

Rebel In-Fighting Endangers Syrian Civilians in their Territory

(By Issam Abdel Hamid) Ordinary people say their lives are at risk due to disputes between rival rebel groups. Tensions between Syrian rebel forces stationed in civilian areas are causing problems for…

A People’s History of Muslims in the United States

(By Alison Kysia) When I teach history related to Islam or Muslims in the United States, I begin by asking students what names they associate with these terms. The list is consistent…

Palestinians consider handing ‘keys’ back to Israel, ending Charade of “Peace Process”

(Via AFP) Palestinians mull handing territory 'keys' back to Israel (via AFP) Palestinian negotiators have warned they may pass responsiblity for their territory back to occupying power Israel if peace talks remain…

Too Big to Jail? Why Kidnapping, Torture, Assassination, and Perjury Are No Longer Crimes in Washington

(By Tom Engelhardt via Tomdispatch.com) How the mighty have fallen. Once known as “Obama’s favorite general,” James Cartwright will soon don a prison uniform and, thanks to a plea deal, spend 13…

Obama and David Brooks’s Manhood Problem

(By Juan Cole) David Brooks attacked President Obama on Sunday, saying: "Basically since Yalta we've had an assumption that borders are basically going to be borders, and once that comes into question,…

Pakistan, China begin joint military exercise

RAWALPINDI: Two week long Pak-China Joint military exercise "Peace Angel 2014" commenced on Sunday near the garrison city of Rawalpindi. "Peace Angel 2014" would certainly pave the way for further cementing the…

Saudi Arabia arrests Thinker for Encouraging Dissent!

(By Human Rights Watch) Saudi authorities have repeatedly harassed Abu al-Khair for his human rights work, and now they’ve suddenly jailed him without letting him notify his family. The authorities should free…

Has Al Gore been Vindicated? The Former VP speaks out on Climate Menace In Hawaii

Al Gore On Climate Change Crisis (via Clean Technica) Originally published on Green Living Ideas. Former Vice President Al Gore delivered a powerful address to a packed house at the Stan Sheriff…

Pharrell’s “Happy” – Gaza Style

All we in the West ever hear about Gaza concerns the Hamas Party-Militia or the conflict between its Palestinians and the Israeli army. Some Gaza youth did a cover of Pharrell Williams's…

25 Alarming Global Warming Facts (Video)

25 Alarming Global Warming Statistics

Despite being Barred from Jerusalem Easter Resurrection is a Symbol of Palestinian Hope

Despite being Barred from Jerusalem Easter is a Symbol of hope for Palestinians

(By Juan Cole) Palestinian Christians in the West Bank say that they have been denied permits to visit Jerusalem in record numbers this year, despite their living just over the green line…

“Fox & Friends on Obamacare, Climate Change and Neil DeGrasse Tyson” (SNL)

Satire Alert Saturday Night Live: "Fox and Friends on Obamacare, Climate Change and Neil DeGrasse Tyson"

The New 1% isn’t just the Rich, it is the Spoiled Oligarch Heirs (Krugman)

Bill Moyers interviews Paul Krugman Blurb: " Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty, a 42-year-old who teaches at the Paris School of Economics, shows that two-thirds of America’s increase in…

The Shakira song and 3 other hits inspired by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

The 4 songs you had no idea were inspired by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (via GlobalPost) MEXICO CITY — Gabriel Garcia Marquez's monumental influence in Latin America and the world wasn't confined to…

Fox News asks Rand Paul if Reid is right to “call Americans” “Domestic Terrorists”

(By Juan Cole) Not since George W. Bush complained that the problem with the American economy was that "too many of our imports come from abroad" has such hilarious use of the…

Allen West: ‘Radical’ Muslims waging ‘jihad’ in U.S. — by voting and obeying election laws

Allen West: ‘Radical’ Muslims waging ‘jihad’ in U.S. — by voting and obeying election laws (via Raw Story ) Former Republican Congressman Allen West (R-FL), who is currently employed as a Fox…

The Great Moat of Iraqi Kurdistan with Syria Separates Families

(By Abdul-Khaleq Dosky in Dohuk, for Niqash) To better protect their borders, authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan are digging a large trench in the area bordering Syria. Locals are protesting about it, saying…

An Int’l Trail of Death and Heartbreak: How the Bush Wars came home with the Vets

(By Ann Jones) After an argument about a leave denied, Specialist Ivan Lopez pulled out a .45-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun and began a shooting spree at Fort Hood, America’s biggest stateside…

Thousands of Palestinians Rally for Release of 5,000 in Israeli Jails, Including 200 Children

(By Juan Cole) As talks between Israel and Palestine falter, thousands of Palestinians demonstrated Thursday on behalf of nearly 5,000 Palestinians imprisoned by Israeli Occupation authorities in 22 Israeli jails, many of…

Color Video of Progress in 1950s Iraq before the US Got involved in It

British Pathé: Ageless Iraq Reel 1 (1950-1959) Blurb: "Reel 1. Directed by Graham Wallace. Cameraman - Reg Cavender. Editor - Jocelyn Jackson. Sound - W.S. Bland and George Newberry. L/S of aeroplane…

Kenya’s Green Economy wil Generate $45 Billion by 2030, Build Climate Resilience and Boost Food Security

Kenya’s Green Economy will Generate $45 Billion by 2030, Build Climate Resilience and Boost Food Security

(UNEP) Nairobi, April 2014 - Kenya's transition to a green economy could produce major economic benefits - equivalent to an estimated USD 45 billion by 2030 - as well as greater food…

Release the Entire Torture Report!

(By Scott Corey) There are two powerful reasons why the government should release both the summary and the full Senate Intelligence reports on CIA torture during the Global War on Terror. One…

9 Maps that Show How The GOP is Destroying Southern States

(By John Prager) These Nine Maps Show How The GOP is Destroying Southern States (via Americans Against The Tea Party) Whenever we need a perfect example of Americans who have no clue…

Pro-Feminists & Metrosexuals: The New Arab Men of the Millennial Generation

(By Khaled Diab via Your Middle East ) A growing number of Arab men are not only championing the rights of women but also challenging traditional ideals of masculinity. Sexual harassment in…

NYPD closes Unit that Spied on Muslims

NYPD Shuts Down Muslim Spying Program (via Liberaland) The New York Police Department has ended its “secret” spying on Muslims. The decision by the nation’s largest police force to shutter the surveillance…

The FBI’s Facial Recognition Database Combines Lo-Res Photos With Zero Civil Liberties Considerations

The FBI's Facial Recognition Database Combines Lo-Res Photos With Zero Civil Liberties Considerations (via Techdirt) Another FOIA lawsuit brought against the government by the EFF has resulted in the release of previously…

5 Ways Nevada Rancher Militia Resembles Pakistan’s Taliban

(By Juan Cole) 1. Federal versus local control of land Pakistan The Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) of Pakistan is ruled directly from the capital, Islamabad, rather than having an elected provincial…

Rep. Peter King sees Red over Pulitzers Honoring Snowden, Journalists covering NSA

(By Michael Masnick) Pulitzers Make Rep. Peter King Mad (via Techdirt) Rep. Peter King has made it clear that he will stop at nothing to attack anyone who thinks Ed Snowden did…

Screenwriters On Total Info Awareness in “Capn America 2”: “The Whole Society is Corrupt”

(By Scott Huver) BAM! POW! ZAP!: The 'Winter Soldier' Screenwriters Dish About Their Story Decisions and Cap's Future (via Fandango Movie Blog) By: Scott Huver on April 11, 2014 at 3:01PM If you’ve…

On Eve of Pope’s visit to Israel, Radical Israeli Settlers attack Christian Village

(By Quinn Coffey) Just weeks before Pope Francis’ first official visit to the Holy Land, a number of Christian holy sites in Israel and Palestine have been targeted in ‘price tag’ attacks…

Top 5 Pulitzer Prize “Traitors” in American Journalism

Top 6 Pulitzer Prize “Traitors” in American Journalism

(By Juan Cole) The Pulitzer Prize committee's opinion that Edward Snowden is a public servant rather than a traitor or criminal, as evidenced in its award to The Guardian and The Washington…

Who Rules America Today? – Domhoff

Talk by G. William Domhoff: Who Rules America Today? h/t G. William Domhoff

Mussolini buys Crowds during visit to Libya (1937) – Historical Video of the Day

Italy ruled Libya from 1911 until midway through WW II, with the fascist years being especially harsh. This newsreel gives a sense of how the Italian colonial administration regimented the population (likely…

Global Solar Power generation Increased by 1/3 In 2013 Alone (with Charts)

World Solar Power Capacity Increased 35% In 2013 (Charts) (via Clean Technica) With about 37,007 megawatts (MW) of solar PV power installed in 2013, world solar PV power capacity increased about 35%…

US Press once again Declines to Call White Terrorism in Kansas, Nevada, White Terrorism

(By Juan Cole) My Top Ten differences between White Terrorists and Others, judging by the Facebook shares, must be among the more popular pieces I have ever written. It keeps being proven…

8 Plutocrats out-earned 3.6 mn Working Poor & 7 Other Headlines You won’t see in MSM

(By Paul Buchheit) The following are all relevant, fact-based issues, the "hard news" stories that the media has a responsibility to report. But the business-oriented press generally avoids them. 1. U.S. Wealth…

Christian Sharia Law: Iowa Governor’s Proclamation Destroys Separation Of Church And State

(By Josh Kilburn) Christian Sharia Law: Iowa Governor’s Proclamation Destroys Separation Of Church And State (Video) (via Americans Against The Tea Party) The astroturfed pandemic of Christian self-righteousness continues to plumb…

Uncle Sam’s Eternal Gua-Gulag: US Continues to Imprison Dozens of Yemenis Cleared or Never Charged

(Human Rights Watch) (Washington, DC) – The US should expedite the return of Yemeni detainees cleared for release from Guantanamo Bay, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to President Barack Obama.…

25 Maps That Will Change The Way You See The World

US sent CIA Director as Ambassador to Tehran after CIA overthrew Iran’s Democratic gov’t (US now Complaining about Hostage-Taker Amb.)

The decision of the Obama administration and the resolution passed by Congress barring entry to Iran's designated ambassador to the United Nations has angered Tehran and provoked demonstrations in Iran. Hamid Aboutalebi…

Using Ukraine as a Pretext for more Climate Disruption (Naomi Klein)

(By Naomi Klein) Published in The Guardian The way to beat Vladimir Putin is to flood the European market with fracked-in-the-USA natural gas, or so the industry would have us believe. As…

Dropbox putting NSA Spying advocate Condi Rice on its board Shocks Privacy Advocates

Condoleezza Rice appointment to Dropbox board provokes strong reactions (via The Inquirer) YESTERDAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT that former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has joined the board of Dropbox has set tongues a-wagging in…

If Jesus had a wife, would it change the GOP War on Women?

(By Juan Cole) A Coptic fragmentary manuscript page that dates back to a few hundred years after Jesus' death (and the text of which may go back to the second century) has…

Turkish schools abroad victims of AKP-Gulen conflict

The struggle between the AKP and the Gulen movement threatens more than 2,000 Turkish schools abroad, which have been seen as the country's most "valuable export commodity" and a "source of prestige."

Tutu: Climate Crisis Demands we Boycott Big Oil just as we Boycotted Apartheid

(By Jon Queally) Nobel laureate says 'people of conscience' must break ties with oil and gas companies that are destroying planet's future. Archbishop of South Africa and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond…

CBS Taps Colbert To Replace Letterman, Limbaugh Bursts Into Flames

SATIRE: CBS Taps Colbert To Replace Letterman, Limbaugh Bursts Into Flames (via Liberaland) This could be the single event that our grandchildren — well, the privileged ones who know how to read…

Jazz legend John McLaughlin Plays Ramallah, Palestine to counteract Palestinian “Isolation”

Jazz guitar legend John McLaughlin plays for Palestine (via AFP) The Palestinian territories are rarely a destination for jazz musicians let alone stars of an art form that is more at home…

GOP Armed Services Chair: Dropping Benghazi, Military did all it Could (Is the Witch Hunt Over?)

(By Juan Cole) Republican Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, declared on Thursday that the US military did all it could during the chaotic two days of…

Public library opens on Abu Dhabi’s Corniche beach

The beach library has four desktop computers and 14 iPads that are available to search the collections.

George W. Bush Used Top Google Results For All His Paintings; Is he in Legal Trouble?

George W. Bush Used Top Google Results For All His Paintings; Will He Be Sued For Copyright Infringement? (via Techdirt) You may have heard the recent stories about former President George W.…

Fox News climate change coverage is now 28% accurate, up from 7%

Fox News climate change coverage is now 28% accurate, up from 7% (via Skeptical Science) Posted on 8 April 2014 by dana1981 The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) has just published an…

Military Occupation as Bullying: The Palestinian Struggle for Dignity in Hebron

(By Johannes A. Makar) Eyewitness Hebron: Follow young Badr in his city of bullies This February, after crossing the Taba-Eliat border from Egypt, less than 36 hours before the deplorable bomb attack…

Save Bangladesh & you Save the World: Give Green Energy aid to Developing Nations of Global South

(By Paul Rogers) Recent examples of short-term climate disruption have done much to bring the overall issue of climate change up the political agenda. In responding to what will be one of…

Russian Sanctions-Busting?: Putin’s bruited $500 mn Oil Deal with Iran draws US Threats

Russian Sanctions-Busting?: Putin’s bruited 500k b/d oil deal with Iran draws US Threats

Russia has rejected US criticism of a plan that has been floated to import 500,000 barrels a day of petroleum from Iran on a barter basis. The US Treasury Department has been…

Colbert’s Send-up of O’Reilly on “Inequality” makes Bill Squawk

Colbert Report: Bill O'Reilly's Defense of Inequality The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,Video Archive Raw Story reports on O'Reilly's hysterical response: Bill O’Reilly lashes out at ‘ideological fanatic’…