The US Role in Turning Countries into Shitholes and provoking Immigration
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump just can't help letting the cat…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump just can't help letting the cat…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Syrian war limps along at the…
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Israel approves $230m for settler only roads in West Bank
Middle East Monitor | - - Israel’s Channel 7 has reported that the Israeli government has approved the allocation of $230 million to finance the construction of settlement roads in the occupied…Is China’s dominance of Green Energy Markets a path to Global Dominance?
By Chris G. Pope | (The Conversation) | - - If there is to be an effective response to climate change, it will probably emanate from China. The geopolitical motivations are clear.…Unused to Real Journalists, Trump envoy to Hague Stunned at Questions on his Bigoted Lies (Video)
David Pakman | (Video News Report) | - - "Pete Hoekstra, US Ambassador to the Netherlands, repeatedly gets called out and stumped by Dutch reporters who demand answers on his claims about…How Iran’s Bread Riots turned anti-Systemic & what it means for the Future
Shahram Akbarzadeh | (Informed Comment) | - - Iran started 2018 with protest rallies and anti-riot police in many cities across the country. Public protests against the regime caught many observers by…Trump Admin flooding Planet with high Tech Weapons; What could Go Wrong?
By William D. Hartung | (Tomdispatch.com ) | - - As Donald Trump might put it, major weapons contractors like Boeing, Raytheon, and Lockheed Martin cashed in “bigly” in his first year…Nearly a year after Trump bombed Syria, al-Assad and Russia extend control
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Syrian war limps along at the margins. It is over where it matters but continues in key demographic pockets. The two most…Tunisia: Austerity Protests roil Birthplace of Arab Spring
TeleSur | - - Protests have been taking place across the North African country over the past several nights in protest against government austerity measures at the behest of the IMF. At…EVs are Better: Iranian oil tanker in East China Sea could burn for a month
Middle East Monitor | - - The stricken Iranian oil tanker in the East China Sea could burn for as long as one month, South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries told…Iran’s Khamenei: Trump Unbalanced, Playing Crazy Games, but Iran policy will Fail
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Iran's clerical leader, Ali Khamenei, gave a speech in Qom on Tuesday, in which he warned Donald Trump that his "crazy games" would…Why Israel doesn’t run on Solar: Netanyahu’s son boasts of father’s gas deal at strip club
Middle East Monitor | - - A recording emerged yesterday of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son Yair boasting that his father had set up a $20 billion business deal for businessman…From Afghanistan to Somalia, Special Ops Achieves Less with More
By Nick Turse | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - At around 11 o’clock that night, four Lockheed MC-130 Combat Talons, turboprop Special Operations aircraft, were flying through a moonless sky from Pakistani…Iran’s Khamenei blames Early English Learning for Unrest, Bans Classes
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Iran's government has apparently discovered the real reason for the protests that swept its small towns and working class neighborhoods during the past…Kushner’s financial ties to Israel raise further doubts over peace broker role
Middle East Monitor | - - Doubts have been raised as to the suitability of US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner for the role of Middle East peace…Israelis ‘Blacklist’ 20 pro-BDS groups, Including Quakers, Jewish Voice for Peace
TeleSur | - - U.S., European, South African and Chilean branches of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) also featured on the blacklist. Israeli authorities, on Sunday, announced that members and…Over 100 Artists Pen Letter Backing Lorde’s Israel Boycott
TeleSur | - - The well-known artists and authors expressed their support for the young singer for canceling her show in Israel after Palestinian calls for boycott. More than 100 writers and…Trump & Neocons Are Exploiting an Iran Protest Movement They Know Nothing About
By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) | - - Iranians are protesting conditions worsened by U.S. policies, but Washington’s hawks see only an opportunity for regime change. The…Trump Engineered Saudi Soft Coup, attack on Qatar, to Save Self
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Michael Wolff in his new book Fire and Fury makes a number of allegations about Trump's role in the Gulf crisis that, if…The Five Pillars of Iran: Poetry of Protest
By Nassrine Azimi | (Informed Comment) | - - Hiroshima—Throughout the massive public demonstrations in 2009, Iranians protesting against the notorious government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were often airing their anger and frustration…Protests in Iran – A Different View
Dr. Mohammed Nuruzzaman | (Informed Comment) | - - The week-long protests in Iran, starting on December 29, have gradually died down. The Iranian government as well as the international community was…Egypt Promotes Jerusalem as Israeli Capital in Secret Calls
TeleSur | - - The private conversations stand in stark contrast with the government's public position, in which it has consistently condemned the declaration made by US President Donald Trump. Four taped…