Let’s call Bolton what he is, a War Criminal with Terrorist Ties, not just “Hawkish”
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - John Bolton helped lie our country into…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - John Bolton helped lie our country into…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - This year, the merriment of Now-Ruz in…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - A rocket fired by rebel forces at…
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Let’s call Bolton what he is, a War Criminal with Terrorist Ties, not just “Hawkish”
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - John Bolton helped lie our country into an illegal war of aggression that killed several hundred thousand Iraqis, wounded over a million, and…More British universities join Israeli Apartheid Week
Middle East Monitor | - - Two new UK universities have joined Israeli Apartheid Week this year, further increasing the reach of the global event. Keele University and City University of London…US Approves US$1 Billion Arms, Missile Deal with Saudi Arabia
TeleSur | - - Saudi Arabia bought the almost 7,000 TOW missiles – plus an additional 96 for training purposes – for a total of US$670 million. The U.S. Congress has one…Afghanistan: How a Shrine Bombing in Kabul tells us Trump’s Surge won’t Succeed
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - This year, the merriment of Now-Ruz in Kabul was marred by a suicide bombing that killed at least 33 persons and wounded 68,…Israel: 8 months for slap in teen journalist Ahed Tamimi Plea Bargain
Middle East Monitor | - - Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi is to serve eight months in an Israeli jail after reaching a plea bargain, Israeli newspaper Haaretz has reported. Details have yet…Turkey: Mass Deportations of Syrians to dangerous Areas
Human Rights Watch | - - EU Should Raise Issue, Pledge Aid at Conference (Brussels) – Turkish security forces have routinely intercepted hundreds, and at times thousands, of asylum seekers at the…Syria: A Market bombing kills 38 and Explains why Government won Syria War
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - A rocket fired by rebel forces at a market, Kashkul, in the Jaramana suburb of Damascus on Wednesday killed dozens of people. It…Increasingly Ludicrous WH denial that Austin bombings were “terrorism”
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Update: The suspect in the central Texas bombings is dead, after he detonated a bomb in his car on being surrounded by police,…French Ex-President Sarkozy arrested over Libya Campaign money Charges
TeleSur | - - Sarkozy has categorically denied receiving any campaign funding from the North African country. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was detained by police officers early Tuesday, Reuters reported. The…On Seeing America’s Wars Whole: Six Questions for the New York Times
By Andrew J. Bacevich | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - Dear Mr. Sulzberger: Congratulations on assuming the reins of this nation’s -- and arguably, the world’s -- most influential publication. It’s the…Rights group says Past Year was the worst year in Gaza’s history
Middle East Monitor | - - The Director of Al-Mezan Centre for Human Rights said on Sunday that 2017 was the worst year in the history of the Gaza Strip in terms…Turkey takes Afrin, pulls down Statue Now-Ruz Revolutionary Kaveh
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Tuesday, March 20, is the spring equinox this year. Iranians, Kurds, Central Asians and many in Pakistan and India celebrate the equinox as…A Prototype Mars Colony in the Middle East: Dubai’s Mushrif Park
Middle East Monitor | - - The United Arab Emirates continues to build the world’s largest space city at a cost of $136 million, Director General of UAE Space Agency, Dr. Mohammed…From Dead Spies to Dead Syrian Villagers, Russian Denialism on Chemical Attacks
By Brian Whitaker | ( Al-Bab.com) | - - Russia's RT links the Skripal poisoning to British jealousy over hosting of the World Cup There's something uncannily familiar about Russia's propaganda antics…Thousands flee E. Ghouta as Regime Army Advances, Rebels ask for Talks
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Thousands of civilians fled the southern pocket of the East Ghouta suburb of Damascus on Thursday and Friday and Saturday, carrying what few…Israel’s new Jewish state bill ‘institutionalising the apartheid regime’
Middle East Monitor | - - The Israeli Knesset is fast tracking a “nation-state bill” which opposition groups have denounced as “institutionalising the apartheid regime”. Knesset members approved the final draft of…Pompeo’s rise at State will make Mideast war more likely
By Gregory Aftandilian | (The Conversation) | - - After U.S. president Donald Trump fired his secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, many analysts have focused on how this high-level ouster took place:…CIA Cables detail New Director’s Role in Torture at Thailand Black Site (Redacted)
Correction: Trump’s Pick to Head CIA Did Oversee torture at Thai black site but Not of Abu ZubaydahOn Feb. 22, 2017, ProPublica published a story that inaccurately described Gina Haspel’s role in…Did United Arab Emirates lobbying instigate Tillerson’s sacking?
Middle East Monitor | - - US President Donald Trump has sacked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, one week after the BBC obtained emails revealing efforts by the UAE to have him…Pompeo, Big Oil and the attack on Iran Deal
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - All you need to know about Mike Pompeo, the four-term congressman from Kansas who is actually from California, is that most of his…