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 ›
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IDF Generals Say Netanyahu is a Threat to Israeli Security
From “Netanyahu a ‘danger’ to Israel, say 200 security veterans” – Middle East Eye A group of Israeli generals have launched an unprecedented attack on the prime minister as he prepares to address US Congress In an unprecedented move, 200… Read More ›
The real reasons Iran is so committed to its nuclear program
As the deadlines near for Iran and world powers to reach an agreement on the country’s nuclear program — the first, on March 31, for a basic political framework — negotiations are focusing on what kind of program Iran can… Read More ›
‘ISIL is losing’: Iraqis optimistic for 2015
Circumstances of battle have changed in favour of Iraqi troops since June, local security officials say. Baghdad – Iraqi security forces backed by Shia militias, Kurdish forces and Sunni Muslim tribesmen will drive the Islamic State of Iraq and the… Read More ›
Iran Executes Woman for Murdering Alleged Rapist Despite International Campaign for a Retrial
By Daniel Politi in Slate Iran hanged a woman on Saturday who was convicted of murdering a man she said tried to rape her, ignoring an international campaign urging the country to spare her life. Reyhaneh Jabbari was sentenced to… Read More ›
