The group says it ‘will not stand by and watch’ as Mr al-Nimr is executed The Anonymous hacktivist network has vowed to take on the Saudi Arabian government in retaliation for the planned execution of alleged juvenile offender Ali Mohammed… Read More ›
Foreign affairs
Ukraine Seeks To Blunt Russia’s UN Veto Power
Ukraine has stepped up its effort to restrict Russia’s use of its veto in the UN Security Council, which Kyiv says has enabled the Kremlin to block international action to punish Moscow for “aggression.” In a resolution unanimously adopted on… Read More ›
We’re missing the point about Syrian refugees
The solution is not opening up Europe’s borders; it’s defeating ISIL and removing Assad from power. By Hamish de Bretton-Gordon Europe and the Middle East are looking at a million refugees needing help today. This figure could easily escalate to… Read More ›
Turkey and U.S. Plan to Create Syria ‘Safe Zone’ Free of ISIS
By ANNE BARNARD, MICHAEL R. GORDON and ERIC SCHMITT JULY 27, 2015 BAGHDAD — Turkey and the United States have agreed in general terms on a plan that envisions American warplanes, Syrian insurgents and Turkish forces working together to sweep… Read More ›
Why This Man Supports Iran Deal — Despite Bibi’s Bluster
“There is no ideal world, and there are no ideal agreements,” says Ami Ayalon, a former director of Israel’s Shin Bet internal security service. “And let me add that there is no ideal Middle East.” Given the imperfections in the… Read More ›
How the Truth About Palestine Won Netanyahu the Israeli Election
By Omri Boehm There is a famous quote, often attributed to George Orwell, which says that in times of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. In last month’s Israeli election, it was Prime Minister Netanyahu who spoke… Read More ›
Scalia and Roberts don’t know best: Here’s how we take our politics back from reactionary court and billionaire donors
Right-wing justices have perverted our campaign-finance system. There’s a mechanism to reclaim it: The Constitution. By Jamie Raskin: Raskin is a professor of constitutional law at American University’s Washington College of Law, a Democratic state senator in Maryland and the… Read More ›
Lindsey Graham Proves Ayatollah Right – America Is Disintegrating in Madness
By Rmuse; It is certain that since Americans elected an African American man as President, much of the world is aware that Republicans have deliberately and with malice aforethought acted to wipe out America’s government in one form or another;… Read More ›
Iran’s Foreign Minister Schools GOP Traitors on Constitution and International Law
Many Americans are rightly incensed at the revelation that 47 Republican Senators signed on to an open letter to hardliners in Iran warning them that according to their pledge of loyalty to a foreigner leading the nation of Israel, they… Read More ›
Netanyahu’s Speech and the American Jewish Condition
The scandal over the Netanyahu speech to Congress is in the end a story about the Jewish condition in the United States. Netanyahu is coming here to tell the Congress to torpedo the efforts of the U.S. president to cut… Read More ›