Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Israel has for decades been running the occupied territories of Palestine–Gaza and the West Bank– with Apartheid tactics. As with […]
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US Gen. Denies Change in US Syria Policy despite post-Summit Russian Announcement
Washington (AFP) – The top commander overseeing US military involvement in Syria said Thursday he’d received no new instructions to work with Russians since President […]
US War on the Weak: Trump in Mideast helps Crush Palestinians, Yemenis
San Francisco (Tomdispatch.com) – My father and I always had a tacit agreement: “We will never speak of That Part of the World.” He’d grown […]
11 Years of Blockade: How Despair Has Made Gaza Unlivable
By Valerie Carmel | – (TeleSur) In 2012 the United Nations published a report claiming the Gaza Strip would be unliveable by the year 2020. […]
Protest Wave: ‘Explosion of Rage at System that has Robbed Iraqis of’ Hope
Baghdad (AFP) – In the heat of battle against the Islamic State group, Iraqis united against a common enemy. But just a few months after […]
Can Republicans find the Spine to “Contain” Trump?
Washington (AFP) – Donald Trump’s unsettling embrace of Russia’s Vladimir Putin this week drew derision across the US political spectrum, but it remains to be […]
What exactly did Trump Promise Putin on Syria, START Nuclear Treaty?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – There was a difference of opinion in the Russian press about whether the Putin-Trump Helsinki summit was contentless or whether […]
US Episcopalians Will Boycott Israeli Firms involved in West Bank Rights Abuses
The US Episcopal Church has announced it has adopted a series of human rights resolutions which will set a screening mechanism for Israeli companies. According […]
Climate: Desertification degrades 30 mn Acres a Year when we Need 70% more Food
By Andrew Slaughter | – Saskatoon (The Conversation) – A growing human population and runaway consumption are putting unsustainable pressures on the natural resources we […]
Expanding ‘Dead Zone’ in Arabian Sea raises Climate Change Fears
Abu Dhabi (AFP) – In the waters of the Arabian Sea, a vast “dead zone” the size of Scotland is expanding and scientists say climate […]