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Archives: June 2017
![Top 5 things Trump is doing to us Worse than insulting Mika](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/top-5-things-trump-is-doing-to-u-187x137.jpg)
![Freeing Fayza: A Journey to War-Torn Iraq to Rescue a Yazidi ISIL Slave Girl](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/freeing-fayza-a-journey-to-war-t-187x137.jpg)
Freeing Fayza: A Journey to War-Torn Iraq to Rescue a Yazidi ISIL Slave Girl
By: Brian Glyn Williams and Christopher Natola | (Informed Comment) | - - It began with an electrifying text message from a Yazidi member of a network dedicated to freeing Yazidis (an…![Demand-Side Slavery, Libyan Instability and European Crime Networks](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/demand-side-slavery-libyan-insta-187x137.jpg)
Demand-Side Slavery, Libyan Instability and European Crime Networks
Neil Thompson | (Informed Comment) | - - After several years in which refugees and migration have featured heavily in the Western media narrative, a disturbing correlation between human trafficking and conflict…![Back to Quagmire: Beware endless US Troop Escalations in Afghanistan](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/back-to-quagmire-beware-endless-187x137.jpg)
Back to Quagmire: Beware endless US Troop Escalations in Afghanistan
By Danny Sjursen | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - We walked in a single file. Not because it was tactically sound. It wasn’t -- at least according to standard infantry doctrine. Patrolling…![Syria: Russians alarmed, Washington Befuddled, by White House threats](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/syria-russians-alarmed-washingto-187x137.jpg)
Syria: Russians alarmed, Washington Befuddled, by White House threats
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The unusual statement from the "White House" on Monday saying that there were indications that the Syrian regime was preparing to use poison…![Turkey abandons High Tech Future by Banning Teaching of Evolution](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/turkey-abandons-high-tech-future-187x137.jpg)
Turkey abandons High Tech Future by Banning Teaching of Evolution
By James Williams | (The Conversation) | - - In the US there have been many attempts to expunge evolution from the school curriculm or demand that creationism – the idea that…![Trump May Already Be Blundering into the Next Middle East War](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/trump-may-already-be-blundering-187x137.jpg)
Trump May Already Be Blundering into the Next Middle East War
By Jim Lobe & Giulia McDonnell Nieto Del Rio | ( FPIF) | First published in Lobelog | - - The possibilities for catastrophic miscalculation are skyrocketing in the Middle East, and…![How Saudi blackmailed the UN to avoid Yemen War Human Rights Slam](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/how-saudi-blackmailed-the-un-to-187x137.jpg)
How Saudi blackmailed the UN to avoid Yemen War Human Rights Slam
By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - When Saudi Arabia – which has been spearheading a coalition of Arab states in a devastating war against…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/pewtrump-1-187x137.png)
Why it Matters that the World thinks US under Trump is Laughingstock
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Pew Research Center has found that the confidence of the world public in the US willingness to do the right thing has plummeted…![N. American Scholars of Mideast react to SCOTUS Decision on Trump Muslim Ban](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/n-american-scholars-of-mideast-r-187x137.jpg)
N. American Scholars of Mideast react to SCOTUS Decision on Trump Muslim Ban
Middle East Studies Association of North America | - - On Monday, June 26, 2017, the United States Supreme Court issued a limited stay in the case that MESA has joined as…![If US Wars aren’t on TV, are all those 1000s really Dying?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/if-us-wars-arent-on-tv-are-all-t-187x137.jpg)
If US Wars aren’t on TV, are all those 1000s really Dying?
Rebecca Gordon | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - The headlines arrive in my inbox day after day: “U.S.-led airstrikes in Syria killed hundreds of civilians, U.N. panel says.” “Pentagon wants to declare…![Is Putin’s Russia the critical threat Americans believe it to be?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/is-putins-russia-the-critical-th-187x137.jpg)
Is Putin’s Russia the critical threat Americans believe it to be?
Ronald Suny | (The Conversation) | - - U.S. intelligence agencies – 17 of them – agree that evidence shows the Russian government hacked the Democratic National Committee and waged a campaign…![100% Green Energy is Possible & a Chinese Province Just Proved It](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/100-green-energy-is-possible-a-c-187x137.jpg)
100% Green Energy is Possible & a Chinese Province Just Proved It
TeleSur | - - New clean schemes push the nation further forward as a leader in search for alternative technologies. Demonstrating that renewables are a viable option for the future, China’s Qinghai…![Can Iran, Turkey and Egypt Cooperate to deliver Mideast from Chaos?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/can-iran-turkey-and-egypt-cooper-187x137.jpg)
Can Iran, Turkey and Egypt Cooperate to deliver Mideast from Chaos?
Farhang Jahanpour | ( Tehran Times | - - TEHRAN - Professor Farhang Jahanpour, part-time tutor on the Middle East in the Department of Continuing Education at the University of Oxford, tells…![Trump’s Escalations of War in Syria—Sleepwalking into a Global Confrontation](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/trumps-escalations-of-war-in-syr-187x137.jpg)
Trump’s Escalations of War in Syria—Sleepwalking into a Global Confrontation
By Reese Erlich | (The Progressive) | - - Syrian President Bashar al Assad claims to have won the war and that he is merely mopping up remaining rebel groups. With its…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/file-20170625-13472-3g5tqj-187x137.png)
Rate of Sea Level Rise increasing, As Greenland Melts
By John Church, Christopher Watson, Matt King, Xianyao Chen, and Xuebin Zhang | (The Conversation) | - - Contributions to the rate of global sea-level rise increased by about half between 1993…![Trump accuses Syrian of Planning Gas attack as Haley attacks Russia, Iran](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/trump-accuses-syrian-of-planning-187x137.jpg)
Trump accuses Syria of Planning Gas attack as Haley attacks Russia, Iran
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Trump administration is making noise about striking Syria, on the grounds that Damascus is planning to use poison gas again. Trump's Neoconservative…![Trump Son-In-Law did not declare $285m Loan from Deutsche Bank](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/trump-son-in-law-did-not-declare-187x137.jpg)
Trump Son-In-Law did not declare $285m Loan from Deutsche Bank
TeleSur | - - Jared Kushner was an adviser to the Trump campaign and an employee at his own real estate company when the firm received the loan. A real estate company…America’s Special Ops Perpetual World War
Nick Turse | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - The tabs on their shoulders read “Special Forces,” “Ranger,” “Airborne.” And soon their guidon -- the “colors” of Company B, 3rd Battalion of…![Turkey’s Erdogan: Saudi demand he close Qatar base is ‘Disrespectful’](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/turkeys-erdogan-saudi-demand-he-187x137.jpg)
Turkey’s Erdogan: Saudi demand he close Qatar base is ‘Disrespectful’
TeleSur | - - Erdogan told journalists after Eid al-Fitr prayers that "It (the list of demands from Qatar's neighbors to lift the ban) is a breach of Qatar's sovereignty rights." On…![Trump’s Folly: Oil is a Worthless Commodity and Saudi’s Crown Prince Knows It](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/trumps-folly-oil-is-a-worthless-187x137.jpg)
Trump’s Folly: Oil is a Worthless Commodity and Saudi’s Crown Prince Knows It
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Crude oil prices are cratering, down 20% this year, in the biggest 6-month free fall in years. As Annie Pei of CNBC notes,…![The World Is Burning (Stop burning Fossil Fuels, Stupid!)](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/the-world-is-burning-stop-burnin-187x137.jpg)
The World Is Burning (Stop burning Fossil Fuels, Stupid!)
By IPS World Desk | (Inter Press Service) | - - Record high temperatures are gripping much of the globe and more hot weather are to come. This implies more drought, more…![Civilians Fleeing as Battle for Mosul enters last days](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/civilians-fleeing-as-battle-for-187x137.jpg)
Civilians Fleeing as Battle for Mosul enters last days
by Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Iraqi army has created pathways for civilians trapped in Mosul to escape and at least 100 have managed to flee to safety.…![How Soon until we’re Using More Than The Earth Can Provide?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/how-soon-until-were-using-more-t-187x137.jpg)
How Soon until we’re Using More Than The Earth Can Provide?
By David Korten | ( Yes! Magazine ) | - - Forget the GDP, it’s time for our leaders to pay attention to metrics that matter. Four days after President Trump announced…![Tense Eid 1.2 mn Syrian Refugees in Lebanon](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/tense-eid-1-2-mn-syrian-refugees-187x137.jpg)
Tense Eid for 1.2 mn Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
By Billie Jeanne Brownlee | (The Conversation) | - - For Syrian refugees in Lebanon marking the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, it has been a struggle to find enough food to…![Trump’s attack on a Fair Internet Threatens Free Speech](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/trumps-attack-on-a-fair-internet-187x137.jpg)
Trump’s attack on a Fair Internet Threatens Free Speech
By Corynne McSherry | Electronic Frontier Foundation | - - Several US senators spoke out this week on the importance of net neutrality to innovation and free speech. They are right. The…![Green France: Macron bans Fracking and welcomes US renewables Scientists fleeing Trump](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/green-france-macron-bans-frackin-187x137.jpg)
Green France: Macron bans Fracking and welcomes US renewables Scientists fleeing Trump
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The French government wants to steal increasingly unemployed US green energy scientists, who are being systematically defunded by the Trump administration. After Trump…![4 Nations twist Qatar’s arm, to close down Aljazeera](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/4-nations-twist-qatars-arm-to-cl-187x137.jpg)
4 Nations twist Qatar’s arm, to close down Aljazeera
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - In a bid completely to return the Middle East to the old system of strict government media censorship, four countries have demanded that…![Can the Sadr Movement in Iraq overcome Sectarianism with new Shiite-Sunni-Kurdish Party?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/can-the-sadr-movement-in-iraq-ov-187x137.jpg)
Can the Sadr Movement in Iraq overcome Sectarianism with new Shiite-Sunni-Kurdish Party?
By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | ( Niqash.org) | - - One of Iraq’s most powerful political groupings, the Sadrist movement, is trying to form a new alliance that may unite secular,…![Was ISIL’s destruction of Mosul’s Grand Mosque Grand Strategy?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/was-isils-destruction-of-mosuls-187x137.jpg)
Was ISIL’s destruction of Mosul’s Nuri Mosque Grand Strategy?
By Benjamin Isakhan and Jose Antonio Gonzalez Zarandona | (The Conversation) | - - On June 29 2014 – nearly three years ago to the day – Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi took the…![What will Happen when Trump’s Dupes Find Out?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/what-will-happen-when-trumps-dup-187x137.jpg)
What will Happen when Trump’s Dupes Find Out?
By Andrew J. Bacevich | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - Forgive me for complaining, but recent decades have not been easy ones for my peeps. I am from birth a member of…![In Apocalyptic Vandalism, ISIL blows up 800-year-old Nuri Mosque in Mosul](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/in-apocalyptic-vandalism-isil-bl-187x137.jpg)
In Apocalyptic Vandalism, ISIL blows up 800-year-old Nuri Mosque in Mosul
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - al-Hayat (Life) reports that on Wednesday evening around 9:30 pm local time, Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) blew up the Nuri Mosque in Mosul. The…![All Signs from Trump Point to a Coming Conflict with Iran](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/all-signs-from-trump-point-to-a-187x137.jpg)
All Signs from Trump Point to a Coming Conflict with Iran
By John Feffer | Foreign Policy in Focus | - - Behind all of Trump's boneheaded policies in the Middle East is an unmistakable urge for confrontation with Iran. The Saudi war…![What to do when anti-Muslim Hate Speech now passes the Dinner Table Test?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/what-to-do-when-anti-muslim-hate-187x137.jpg)
What to do when anti-Muslim Hate Speech now passes the Dinner Table Test?
By Chris Allen | (The Conversation) | - - On hearing the news that Darren Osborne was arrested for terror offences including attempted murder following an attack on a group of Muslims…![Will New Crown Prince in Riyadh Usher in Open Saudi-Israeli Alliance?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/will-new-crown-prince-in-riyadh-187x137.jpg)
Will New Crown Prince in Riyadh Usher in Open Saudi-Israeli Alliance?
TeleSur | - - The young Saudi king-in-waiting has been hailed as a "modernizer" for his open support of normalizing ties with the Israeli occupation, first and foremost. The Gulf Arab “game…![The Millennial’s Palace Coup in Saudi Arabia](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/the-millennials-palace-coup-in-s-187x137.jpg)
The Millennial’s Palace Coup in Saudi Arabia: How Dangerous?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The epic battle in the Trump White House between Jared Kushner, the Orthodox Jewish son-in-law, and Steve Bannon, the alt-NeoNazi White House strategist,…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/prophets-130x137.gif)
Trump’s Love Affair With the Saudis
By William D. Hartung | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - At this point, it’s no great surprise when Donald Trump walks away from past statements in service to some impulse of the…![1/2 of World’s Civilian War Deaths were in Syria, Iraq & Yemen during past Half-Decade](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/12-of-worlds-civilian-war-deaths-187x137.jpg)
1/2 of World’s Civilian War Deaths were in Syria, Iraq & Yemen during past Half-Decade
By IPS World Desk | (Inter Press Service) | - - ROME/GENEVA (IPS) - Between 2010 and 2015, nearly half of all civilian war deaths worldwide occurred in Syria, Iraq and Yemen,…![3 mn will own 70% of US Wealth generated by 320 mn by 2021](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/3-mn-will-own-70-of-us-wealth-ge-187x137.jpg)
3 mn will own 70% of US Wealth generated by 320 mn by 2021
TeleSur | - - Even though the rising inequality is a global phenomenon, it is especially pronounced in the United States, the study noted. According to a new study, the 1 percent…![Russo-US dog fights over Syria?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/russo-us-dog-fights-over-syria-187x137.jpg)
Russo-US dog fights over Syria?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Yara Bayoumi at Reuters reports on the complicated minuet being danced by Russia, the Syrian Air Force, and the United States. The Syrian…![What’s Wrong with the March against Sharia?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/whats-wrong-with-the-march-again-187x137.jpg)
What’s Wrong with the March against Sharia?
The Bridge Initiative . | - - ACT for America hosted a series of marches “against sharia” in 27 cities across the United States. To many Americans — for whom sharia is…![Habitual Labor abuser Saudi Arabia elected to UN body Promoting Workers](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/habitual-labor-abuser-saudi-arab-187x137.jpg)
Habitual Labor abuser Saudi Arabia elected to UN body Promoting Workers
By Brian Whitaker | ( Al-Bab.com ) | - - In a grotesque development earlier this week, Saudi Arabia – a world leader in the exploitation of migrant workers – won a…![Surprise! The discourse of Anti-Muslim Hatred led to attack on Mosque-Goers in London](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/surprise-the-discourse-of-anti-m-187x137.jpg)
Surprise! The discourse of Anti-Muslim Hatred led to attack on Mosque-Goers in London
By Bharath Ganesh | (The Conversation) | - - Following the attack on a group of Muslim worshippers in Finsbury Park that left one person dead and 11 injured, Londoners have once…![London Mosque attack: Did Trump’s Tweets embolden Bigots?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/london-mosque-attack-did-trumps-187x137.jpg)
London Mosque attack: Did Trump’s Tweets embolden Bigots?
by Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - A man driving a white van swerved just after midnight early Monday morning into a crowd of Muslims coming out of Finsbury Park…![Did Trump see the Real Jerusalem or only the Museum Version?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/did-trump-see-the-real-jerusalem-187x137.jpg)
Did Trump see the Real Jerusalem or only the Museum Version?
Shalom L. Goldman | (Informed Comment) | - - On Donald Trump’s two- day visit to Jerusalem in late May, a visit which disrupted commercial and cultural life in both the Jewish…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/Corniche_beirut_5-750x563-1-187x137.jpg)
Top Five things to know about Sharia (Muslim Canon Law)
Asma Afsaruddin | (The Conversation) | - - Editor’s note: A conservative grassroots organization, ACT for America, organized a “March against Sharia” in at least 20 cities across the United States on…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/dower_violent-2-180x137.jpg)
What can today’s Activists learn from the Summer of Love and the New Left?
Ira Chernus | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - It’s the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love. What better place to celebrate than that fabled era’s epicenter, San Francisco’s Golden Gate…![Putin’s End Game in Syria](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/putins-end-game-in-syria-187x137.jpg)
Putin’s End Game in Syria
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Syrian press is watching Oliver Stone's interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin and likes what it sees. Syria's al-Watan (The Nation) reports…![Have Syria’s Kurds invented a Democratic Neo-Socialism?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/have-syrias-kurds-invented-a-dem-187x137.jpg)
Have Syria’s Kurds invented a Democratic Neo-Socialism?
Dmitry Petrov | (OpenDemocracy.net) | - - In an effort to get through to the Syrian Kurdish autonomous region, I met kindred spirits and found out more about the political and cultural…![Do Egyptians have any Rights Left at All? – HRW](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/do-egyptians-have-any-rights-lef-187x137.jpg)
Do Egyptians have any Rights Left at All? – HRW
Human Rights Watch | - - (Beirut) – Egyptian authorities in recent weeks have arrested at least 50 peaceful political activists, blocked at least 62 websites, and opened a criminal prosecution against…![Aerospace Campaign in Syria: Did Putin kill ISIL’s so-called ‘caliph’?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/aerospace-campaign-in-syria-did-187x137.jpg)
Aerospace Campaign in Syria: Did Putin kill ISIL’s so-called ‘caliph’?
TeleSur | - - The statement came a day after Russia said it killed several senior leaders, 30 field commanders and up to 300 of their personal guards in an airstrike last…![In March for 1st Time, 10% of US Electricity came from Wind and Solar](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/in-march-for-1st-time-10-of-us-e-187x137.jpg)
In March for 1st Time, 10% of US Electricity came from Wind and Solar
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - I've been a booster of renewable energy for years and years. I can remember when readers would taunt me that only one percent…![Don’t Slow Down on Impeachment](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/dont-slow-down-on-impeachment-187x137.jpg)
Don’t Slow Down on Impeachment
Robert Reich. | Yes! Magazine | - - The three previous presidential impeachment inquiries rested on less evidence of obstruction of justice than is already publicly known about Trump. The real reason…![Iraq Deployed Shiite Volunteers to defeat ISIL, but now has a Militia Problem](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/iraq-deployed-shiite-volunteers-187x137.jpg)
Iraq Deployed Shiite Volunteers to defeat ISIL, but now has a Militia Problem
Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) |. - The Iraqi government’s next big problem is coming into view: The group of powerful Shiite Muslim militias loyal to Iran seem to want to…![Trump to Send 4,000 More US Troops to Afghanistan as Mattis admits ‘Not Winning’](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/trump-to-send-4000-more-us-troop-187x137.jpg)
Trump to Send 4,000 More US Troops to Afghanistan as Mattis admits ‘Not Winning’
TeleSur | - - The Trump adminstration plans to deploy 4,000 more troops, extending the nearly The official says troops will train Afghan soldiers, and fight Taliban and Islamic State group forces.…![Putin offers Comey Asylum, likens him to Snowden](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/putin-offers-comey-asylum-likens-187x137.jpg)
Putin offers Comey Asylum, likens him to Snowden
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - BBC Monitoring translates the remarks of Russian President Vladimir Putin broadcast on Rosiyya 1 TV on Thursday. He responded to the remarks last…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/greenbergroguehc-180x137.jpg)
From Syria to Somalia: Where have all the Children Gone?
By Karen J. Greenberg | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - “This is a war against normal life.” So said CNN correspondent Clarissa Ward, describing the situation at this moment in Syria, as…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/file-20170615-24943-1sjg23z-187x137.jpg)
How Long can Qatar defy its powerful neighbors? It depends on Trump
By Nader Habibi | (Conversation) | - - The recent decision by half the nations in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and a few other countries to isolate fellow member Qatar came…![Don’t get mad over Trump’s Climate Policies, Get Even](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/dont-get-mad-over-trumps-climate-187x137.jpg)
Don’t get mad over Trump’s Climate Policies, Get Even
By Michael Brune | ( Otherwords.org ) | - - The White House may have accidentally sparked a revolution in efforts to address climate change. If it makes you mad that President…![Mattis overrules Trump on Qatari “terrorism,” sells it $12 bn in F-15s](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/mattis-overrules-trump-on-qatari-187x137.jpg)
Mattis overrules Trump on Qatari “terrorism,” sells it $12 bn in F-15s
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis defied his boss Donald Trump on Wednesday and inked a deal with the Qatar government to sell it…![The top 4 Challenges facing the Arab World](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/the-top-4-challenges-facing-the-187x137.jpg)
The top 4 Challenges facing the Arab World
By Tarek Osman | (Project Syndicate) | - - LONDON – Fifty years after the Six Days War, the Middle East remains a region in seemingly perpetual crisis. So it is no…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/aljazeera_network-1-187x137.jpeg)
The End of pan-Arab Media? Governments Ban whole Channels, Fine Fans
Human Rights Watch | - - (Beirut) – Arab countries engaged in a dispute with Qatar have shut down media outlets with links to or considered sympathetic to the Qatari government, Human…![Did Sessions and Trump conspire to obstruct justice?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/did-sessions-and-trump-conspire-187x137.jpg)
Did Sessions and Trump conspire to obstruct justice?
By Clark D. Cunningham | (The Conversation) | - - Did Attorney General Jeff Sessions conspire with President Donald Trump to fabricate a false story about why former FBI Director James Comey…![Why Saudi Extremism, Instability is an Argument for EVs, Wind and Solar Energy](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/why-saudi-extremism-instability-187x137.jpg)
Why Saudi Extremism, Instability is an Argument for EVs, Wind and Solar Energy
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Saudi Arabia has gotten too big for its britches, and the oil-producing Middle East is turning even more unstable. Not to mention that…![Session on Harris’s Questions re: Russia: “It makes me Nervous”](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/session-on-harriss-questions-re-187x137.jpg)
Sessions on Harris’s Questions re: Russia: “It makes me Nervous”
TeleSur | - - Sessions' testimony did not provide any damaging new information on alleged Trump campaign ties with Russia. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday denounced as a "detestable lie" the…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/file-20170612-10193-dgxxt2-187x137.jpg)
Science: Back Electric Cars if your City wants to defy Trump & Go Green
By Daniel Cohan | (The Conversation) | - - President Donald Trump’s decision to exit the Paris climate agreement reaffirmed what was already clear: The federal government is no longer leading American…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/dower_violent-1-180x137.jpg)
Making America a Pariah again?
By Tom Engelhardt | (Tomdispatch.com) | - - In its own inside-out, upside-down way, it’s almost wondrous to behold. As befits our president’s wildest dreams, it may even prove to be a…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-06-13-at-2.36.42-AM-1-187x137.png)
Top 6 signs Trump Really doesn’t like being Investigated
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - 1. Preet Bharara, former US attorney for Manhattan, says that after the election Trump called him several times and seemed to be attempting…![Why the melting Arctic matters to us all (Economist Video)](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/why-the-melting-arctic-matters-t-187x137.jpg)
Why the melting Arctic matters to us all (Economist Video)
The Economist | (Video report) | - - "Donald Trump is pulling America out of the Paris climate agreement. But if nothing is done to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, cities such as New…![Sen Schumer parodies Trump’s Fawning Cabinet Meeting](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/sen-schumer-parodies-trumps-fawn-187x137.jpg)
Sen Schumer parodies Trump’s Fawning Cabinet Meeting
Newsy | (Video Report) | - - "President Trump's Cabinet members seemed to be competing for best compliment. One senator mocked the spectacle.," Newsy: "Senator mocks Cabinet members' praise of Trump![Is Trump’s Travel Ban Succeeding despite Court Blocks?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/is-trumps-travel-ban-succeeding-187x137.jpg)
Is Trump’s Travel Ban Succeeding despite Court Blocks?
TeleSur | - - The rate of refugee resettlement has also seen a sharp decline. Despite federal courts halting Trump's restrictive and discriminatory travel ban executive order on six-Muslim majority countries for…![Iranian Women push back against Cleric who likened Loosely Veiled Women To Prostitutes](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/iranian-women-push-back-against-187x137.jpg)
Iranian Women push back against Cleric who likened Loosely Veiled Women To Prostitutes
By Golnaz Esfandiari. | ( RFE/RL) | - - Judging women by the degree to which they respect the compulsory hijab is nothing new in Iran. In the past, hard-liners have accused…![Obama’s last Victory: Syrian Democratic Forces hold Parts of ISIL Capital](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/obamas-last-victory-syrian-democ-187x137.jpg)
Obama’s last Victory: Syrian Democratic Forces hold Parts of ISIL Capital
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends Not with…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/klarepbk2012-180x137.jpeg)
Trump’s new Clash of Civilizations: Carbonites v. Greens
By Michael T. Klare | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - That Donald Trump is a grand disruptor when it comes to international affairs is now a commonplace observation in the establishment…![Top Reasons Why Qatar Will Survive the Saudi-led Diplomatic Offensive](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/top-reasons-why-qatar-will-survi-187x137.jpg)
Top Reasons Why Qatar Will Survive the Saudi-led Diplomatic Offensive
By Mohammed Nuruzzaman | (Informed Comment) | - - The Saudi – Qatar diplomatic rift is intensifying, showing no sign of immediate solution. Since June 5, the day Saudi Arabia, the UAE,…![Speaking Truth to Erdogan: His Authoritarian Turn and Europe](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/speaking-truth-to-erdogan-his-au-187x137.jpg)
Speaking Truth to Erdogan: His Authoritarian Turn and Europe
By Ludwig Schulz | German Orient Institute | (Via Euractiv.com ) | - - Ludwig Schulz looks at how scientific analysis can help counter President Erdoğan’s fake narrative of Turkey’s thriving democracy…![Sorry, Trump, Electric Car sales doubled last Year, dooming dirty Fossil fuels](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/sorry-trump-electric-car-sales-d-187x137.jpg)
Sorry, Trump, Electric Car sales doubled last Year, dooming dirty Fossil fuels
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the road doubled worldwide to 2 million in the past year with 40% of EVs being…![Does Watching too much TV turn you into a Trump Voter?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/does-watching-too-much-tv-turn-y-187x137.jpg)
Does Watching too much TV turn you into a Trump Voter?
By James Shanahan. | (The Conversation) | - - Many gallons of ink (and megabytes of electronic text) have been devoted to explaining the surprise victory of Donald Trump. Reasons range from…![Execution-Crazy Saudi Gov’t railroads 14 Shiite Dissents with unfair Death Penalty](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/execution-crazy-saudi-govt-railr-187x137.jpg)
Execution-Crazy Saudi Gov’t railroads 14 Shiite Dissidents with unfair Death Penalty
Human Rights Watch | - - (Beirut) – Saudi Arabia should immediately quash the death sentences of 14 members of the Shia community for protest-related crimes, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch…![Palestinian Children’s Lives Are Shaped By 50 Years of Military Occupation](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/palestinian-childrens-lives-are-187x137.jpg)
Palestinian Children’s Lives Are Shaped By 50 Years of Military Occupation
By Jennifer Bing | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | - - Five decades of occupation have turned military violence into the norm for Palestinian children. There are two places to visit…![Tillerson-Trump Rumble over Qatar shows White House Divisions](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/tillerson-trump-rumble-over-qata-187x137.jpg)
Tillerson-Trump Rumble over Qatar shows White House Divisions
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday called on Saudi Arabia and its allies to halt their blockade of Qatar. "There are humanitarian…![GOP Rep. urges US Terror alliance with ISIL against Iranian civilians](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/gop-rep-urges-us-terror-alliance-187x137.jpg)
GOP Rep. urges US Terror alliance with ISIL against Iranian civilians
NIAC | (Video News Clip) | - - NIAC Action: "Shocking: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher Suggests Tehran ISIS Attack Was "Positive"![End of Blair Era in UK: Corbyn’s Left-Wing Policies win at Ballot Box](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/end-of-blair-era-in-uk-corbyns-l-187x137.jpg)
End of Blair Era in UK: Corbyn’s Left-Wing Policies win at Ballot Box
TeleSur | - - Labour leader's former foes give credit to his campaign platform. His years of being considered an outsider who didn't understand the British electorate now appear to be behind…![Saudi v. Qatar: Will Turkish intervention cause Escalation?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/saudi-v-qatar-will-turkish-inter-187x137.jpg)
Saudi v. Qatar: Will Turkish intervention cause Escalation?
By James M. Dorsey | (Inter Press Service) | - - SINGAPORE (IPS) - Turkey’s parliament is this week fast tracking the dispatch of up to 3,000 troops to Qatar, home to…![Could ISIL attacks in Tehran plunge the Middle East into greater turmoil?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/could-isil-attacks-in-tehran-plu-187x137.jpg)
Could ISIL attacks in Tehran plunge the Middle East into greater turmoil?
By Mohammadbagher Forough | (The Conversation) | - - Iran experienced its first major ISIL attack on June 7, as armed men and suicide bombers targeted two symbols of the Islamic Republic…![UK hung Parliament: Is Trumpism pushing Europe Left?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/uk-hung-parliament-is-trumpism-p-187x137.jpg)
UK hung Parliament: Is Trumpism pushing Europe Left?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - As of very early Friday morning, it looks as though the election in the UK has produced a hung parliament, with the Conservative…![As Comey Bolsters “Obstruction” Case, could Trump be Impeached?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/as-comey-bolsters-obstruction-ca-187x137.jpg)
As Comey Bolsters “Obstruction” Case, could Trump be Impeached?
By Jake Johnson, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | - - "Impeachment takes time but we need to start the process now. It's time to call for impeachment hearings." On the heels of…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/bankersprins-180x137.jpg)
Trump could reform the Banks, or start 2nd Great Depression; Which is most Likely?
By Nomi Prins | ( Tomdispatch.com Donald, listen, whatever you’ve done so far, whatever you’ve messed up, there’s one thing you could do that would make up for a lot. It would…![Hawaii defies Trump, commits to Paris Accords](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/hawaii-defies-trump-commits-to-p-187x137.jpg)
Hawaii defies Trump, commits to Paris Accords
TeleSur | - - Even the limited environmental reforms of the Paris Agreements were too much for the United States. Hawaii has broken from the White House's abrupt exit from the Paris…![Top 10 Ways Americans judge Trump in the Comey Covfefe](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/top-10-ways-americans-judge-trum-187x137.jpg)
Top 10 Ways Americans judge Trump in the Comey Covfefe
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - On the eve of former FBI director James Comey's testimony, Trump seems to be tanking in the polls, and his firing Comey seems…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/Sadiq_Khan_and_Trump-800x509-750x477-1-187x137.jpg)
How Trump Used the London Attacks to Further His Agenda (Cole Rising Up Interview)
Rising Up with Sonali | Sonali Kolhatkar | (Audio and Video Interview) | "Just days before the UK elections, US president Donald Trump has wielded his Twitter account as a weapon once…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/DESTROYED-CHURCH_-1-187x137.jpeg)
Civilian Casualties Mount in Battle to Re-take Mosul
By Mark Lattimer | (Inter Press Service} | - - LONDON (IPS) - East of Mosul, many of the lands liberated from ISIS stand empty. Driving through the Nineveh plains, traditional homelands…![Muslims less likely to Commit Terrorism & other Reality-Based Statistics](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/muslims-less-likely-to-commit-te-187x137.jpg)
Muslims less likely to Commit Terrorism & other Reality-Based Statistics
By Michael Jetter | (The Conversation) | - - Recent events in London, Manchester and elsewhere highlight that Western societies are vulnerable to terrorist attacks – and political decision-makers need to find…![Turkey OKs draft Bill to send Troops to bolster Qatar re: Saudis](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/turkey-oks-draft-bill-to-send-tr-187x137.jpg)
Turkey OKs draft Bill to send Troops to bolster Qatar re: Saudis
TeleSur | - - Turkey and Qatar also both supported Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated projects throughout the Arab Spring, drawing strong Saudi ire. Turkey has waded into the geopolitical storm engulfing Gulf Arab states…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/me_mp-1-187x137.png)
Trump’s Ally: Saudi Arabia’s drive for Aristocratic Hegemony in the Middle East
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Saudi Arabia is making a drive to become a regional hegemon. It has long used its oil wealth to achieve a great deal…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/dower_violent-180x137.jpg)
First, the Soviets Collapsed: Is it America’s Turn Now?
By William J. Astore | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - Jump into your time machine and let me transport you back to another age. It’s May 2001 and the Atlantic Monthly has…![Popular Protest against US-backed Government in Kabul: What is going On?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/popular-protest-against-us-backe-187x137.jpg)
Popular Protest against US-backed Government in Kabul: What is going On?
By Solaiman M. Fazel | (Informed Comment) | - - Two days after a deadly blast in Kabul’s diplomatic quarter, why did thousands of residents and civil society activists participate in a…![Qatar in the Cross-Hairs – How Bad can it Get?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/qatar-in-the-cross-hairs-how-bad-187x137.jpg)
Qatar in the Cross-Hairs – How Bad can it Get?
By Brian Whitaker | ( Al-Bab.com ) | - - The extraordinary propaganda offensive against Qatar which has been raging in sections of the Arab media for the last couple of weeks shifted…![London Mayor Sadiq Khan uninvites Trump as opposed to Humane British Values](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/london-mayor-sadiq-khan-uninvite-187x137.jpg)
London Mayor Sadiq Khan uninvites Trump as opposed to Humane British Values
By Juan Cole | (informed Comment) | - - Trump's shameful and out of context attacks on Sadiq Khan, the popular mayor of London, have only reminded us of what a boor…![The Climate Catastrophe Trump Promotes: Bangladesh between Flood and Drought](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/the-climate-catastrophe-trump-pr-187x137.jpg)
The Climate Catastrophe Trump Promotes: Bangladesh between Flood and Drought
World Bank | (Video Clip) - - "Due to its geographical position, Bangladesh is among the countries most vulnerable to climate change impacts. Watch how communities in areas afflicted by recurring floods…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/F5C42E02-C744-4659-924B-7F8E3C136FE9_w1023_r1_s-750x422-1-187x137.jpg)
Is breathtaking Iran your next Tourist Destination?
By Frud Bezhan | ( RFE/RL) | - - Stunning landscapes, famous hospitality, and numerous World Heritage sites. Iran’s potential as a holiday destination is vast, but foreign tourists have largely avoided…![Israel: 50 Years of Occupation Abuses](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/israel-50-years-of-occupation-ab-187x137.jpg)
Israel: 50 Years of Occupation Abuses
Human Rights Watch | - - Ramp Up Pressure for Accountability on all Sides (Jerusalem) – Fifty years after Israel occupied the West Bank and Gaza Strip, it controls these areas through…![Ariana Grande One Love Manchester Benefit: Response to Terror](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/ariana-grande-one-love-mancheste-187x137.jpg)
Ariana Grande One Love Manchester Benefit: Response to Terror
Ariana Grande One Love Concert | Manchester | (Video Clip) | - - Ariana Grande returned to Manchester with some special guests to remember the victims of the attack which took place…![It isn’t just Trump: The American System is Broken](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/it-isnt-just-trump-the-american-187x137.jpg)
It isn’t just Trump: The American System is Broken
By Jeffrey D. Sachs | (Project Syndicate) | - - NEW YORK – US President Donald Trump’s ravings against the 2015 Paris climate agreement are partly a product of his ignorance and…![US faces risks as Trump misreads the Middle East](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/us-faces-risks-as-trump-misreads-187x137.jpg)
US faces risks as Trump misreads the Middle East
Francis Ghilès | (OpenDemocracy.net) | - - Militarising the region further and taking sides in a recently concocted sectarian conflict will likely end in tears. Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, Saudi King…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/menonconceit-180x137.jpg)
Apocalypse Soon: Does Trump Downgrade of Diplomacy in Koreas threaten us All?
By Rajan Menon | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - Defense Secretary James Mattis remarked recently that a war with North Korea would be “tragic on an unbelievable scale.” No kidding. “Tragic” doesn’t…![How Trump should have responded to London Attacks if he were Normal](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/how-trump-should-have-responded-187x137.jpg)
How Trump should have responded to London Attacks if he were Normal
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Donald J. Trump 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue/ Mar-a-Lago Florida (Golf Course) Dear Prime Minister May and Mayor Khan: I was devastated to learn that…![The Jeremy Corbyn response to Trump, May and Terror you won’t see on Corporate News](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/the-jeremy-corbyn-response-to-tr-187x137.jpg)
The Jeremy Corbyn response to Trump, May and Terror you won’t see on Corporate News
Jeremy Corbyn | (Video Clip) | - - Jeremy Corbyn | Terrorist Attack in London | criticism of May and Trump![Who needs Trump: State Policies driving huuje advances in Wind Power](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/who-needs-trump-state-policies-d-187x137.jpg)
Who needs Trump: State Policies driving huuje advances in Wind Power
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Anyone who is depressed about Trump's sabotage of action to halt climate change should take heart from a remarkable development in Kansas.. Governor…![hat’s the most effective way to fight terrorism? – Juan Cole on CBS](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/hats-the-most-effective-way-to-f-187x137.jpg)
What’s the most effective way to fight terrorism? – Juan Cole on CBS
Reena Ninan | CBS News | (Video Clip) | - - "A new article in The Nation suggests Ariana Grande has a better approach to fighting terrorism than Defense Secretary James Mattis.…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/AN00014218_001_l-1-187x137.jpeg)
Painting of the Day: Girl w/ Wine Cup, Isfahan, Iran, 1650
British Museum | Persian Watercolor in style of Muhammad Qasim | - - "Girl with a wine cup Style of Muhammad Qasim Safavid Iran, Isfahan, 1640-50 Ink and opaque watercolour on paper…![No, Republicans… God Won’t “Take Care Of” Global Warming](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/no-republicans-god-wont-take-car-187x137.jpg)
No, Republicans… God Won’t “Take Care Of” Global Warming
By Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian | (The Young Turks) | - - "Congressional Republicans threatening the survival of the human species are telling fairy tales about heavenly carbon bailouts to help…![How bad could Trump’s Paris Agreement withdrawal be? A scientist’s perspective](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/how-bad-could-trumps-paris-agree-187x137.jpg)
How bad could Trump’s Paris Agreement withdrawal be? A scientist’s perspective
By Robert Kopp | (The Conversation) | - - Even before the Paris Agreement was signed in December 2015, market forces and policy measures were starting to tilt the world toward a…![Did Trump’s Climate Disavowal just kill Capitalism?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/did-trumps-climate-disavowal-jus-187x137.jpg)
Did Trump’s Climate Disavowal just kill Capitalism?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The last time capitalism faced a crisis this deep, it was 1929. People minded the Great Depression. All those people Joe McCarthy persecuted…![Could public anger over Kabul Bombing shake Afghan Government?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/could-public-anger-over-kabul-bo-187x137.jpg)
Could public anger over Kabul Bombing shake Afghan Government?
By Frud Bezhan. ( RFE/RL) | - - How did a sewage tank truck packed with explosives penetrate a heavily fortified area of the Afghan capital and carry out the deadliest attack…![Saudi-Trump War on Yemen: Cholera Cases could Reach 130,000 in Two Weeks](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/saudi-trump-war-on-yemen-cholera-187x137.jpg)
Saudi-Trump War on Yemen: Cholera Cases could Reach 130,000 in Two Weeks
TeleSur | - - "It is time for parties to the conflict to prioritize the boys and girls of Yemen and put an end to the fighting," said UNICEF official Geert Cappelaere.…![‘There Is No Holiness in an Occupied City’: Jewish Activists Protest Israel’s ‘Jerusalem Day’](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/there-is-no-holiness-in-an-occup-187x137.jpg)
‘There Is No Holiness in an Occupied City’: Jewish Activists Protest Israel’s ‘Jerusalem Day’
Written by Maya Schkolne | Written by Joey Ayoub | (Globalvoices.org) | - - For many Palestinians, the Israeli national holiday of Jerusalem Day, or Yom Yerushalayim (יום ירושלים) in Hebrew, is…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-06-02-at-12.28.53-AM-1-187x137.png)
Top 5 Climate Catastrophes to which Trump just Doomed his own Supporters
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - On Thursday, Trump delivered himself of one of the most brain-dead speeches ever given by an American president, more imbecilic even than Bush's…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/splinterlandspbk-180x137.jpg)
Trump’s Great Retreat, from Asia Too
John Feffer | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - Asia has been the future for more than a generation. When Americans try to glimpse what’s to come, images of the Pacific Rim…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/file-20170530-23660-blxvj5-187x137.jpg)
Why Thomas Jefferson’s vision of American Islam matters today
Denise A. Spellberg | (The Conversation) | - - An estimated 3.3 million American Muslims are celebrating the month of Ramadan. It was during this month that Prophet Mohammad first received revelations…![In Trump’s DC, Noose Found in African American Museum](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/in-trumps-dc-noose-found-in-afri-187x137.jpg)
In Trump’s DC, Noose Found in African American Museum
TeleSur | - - It's the second time this week a noose has been discovered on the grounds of a Smithsonian museum. A noose was found on Wednesday in an exhibition on…![Trump, Paris Accords and the End of the American Century](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/trump-paris-accords-and-the-end-187x137.jpg)
Trump, Paris Accords and the End of the American Century
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - As Trump seems likely to pull out of the Paris Climate accord, he will be creating several kinds of leadership vacuum. One is…![Trump’s ‘Good Muslim, Bad Muslim’ False Divide](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/trumps-good-muslim-bad-muslim-fa-187x137.jpg)
Trump’s ‘Good Muslim, Bad Muslim’ False Divide
By Dina El-Rifai | (Otherwords.org) | - - The "war on terror" has killed millions of innocent people. You don't have to be a "bad Muslim" to oppose that. All right, America.…![Is US Winning its Longest War? Huge Bomb Hits Kabul Embassy Row, kills at least 80](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/is-us-winning-its-longest-war-hu-187x137.jpg)
Is US Winning its Longest War? Huge Bomb Hits Kabul Embassy Row, kills at least 80
TeleSur | - - Health ministry spokesman Ismael Kawoosi said: "They are still bringing bodies, and wounded people to hospitals." A powerful vehicle bomb has hit the diplomatic area of the Kabul.…![Saudi-US War on Yemen: No Victory, but Cholera, Famine, State Collapse](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630221840im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/saudi-us-war-on-yemen-no-victory-187x137.jpg)