Source: Religion News Service By Yonat Shimron A photo of the Rev. Andrew Brunson during his time in prison. Photo courtesy of World Witness (RNS) — A North Carolina pastor who has […]
By Nicole Gaouette and Richard Roth, CNN Sat March 24, 2018 Washington and New York (CNN)President Donald Trump’s decision to bring on John Bolton as national security adviser jolted the […]
Editor’s Note. This article is from 2007. In ‘commemoration’ of the 15 years anniversary of the Iraq war – and in view of renewed warmongering – I thought I should bring you this article. The International Organization for Migration, Iraq, is mentioned in the article. I was its Chief of […]
Source: CBS – SF Travis Air Force Base Attacker Identified As Bay Area Resident (CBS SF) — The FBI has identified the driver who crashed through a security gate at a Northern […]
Mar 22, 2018 Javier Solana In the 15 years since former US President George Bush launched the Iraq War, the Middle East has been wracked by turmoil, and America’s standing as the post-Cold War era’s benevolent hegemon has been irreversibly eroded. Are US policymakers about to repeat this tragedy of […]
Fifteen years after the U.S. invasion, there’s no satisfying answer to the question: What were we doing in Iraq anyway? Maya Alleruzzo / AP / Katie Martin / The Atlantic […]
Source: CNN By Andrew Kaczynski and Nathan McDermott, CNN Ken Isaacs (CNN)Ken Isaacs, the Trump administration pick to head the international organization that coordinates assistance to migrants worldwide, once wrote […]
Source: THE WICHITA EAGLE BY DION LEFLER A group of nonbelievers is asking the Sedgwick County Commission to either drop its weekly religious invocation entirely or replace it with a […]
Source: USA Today A bill requiring Tennessee schools to prominently display the national “In God We Trust” motto is headed to the governor for his signature. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Susan […]
Source: USA Today Ron Maxey, The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal MEMPHIS — A pastor accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Texas 20 years ago resigned from his ministerial post Tuesday at […]
Source: Associated Press By BRADY McCOMBS SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church is investigating a former missionary training center president who is accused of sexually assaulting a woman […]
Source: CBS This Morning One of the largest subway construction projects in the country is providing a window into Los Angeles’ ancient past. We first took you underground last summer where […]
Source: RNS By Joshua Hammerman (RNS) — I’ll be joining local teens on the March for Our Lives on Saturday (March 24), and by traveling, I will violate the Jewish Sabbath […]
Those crossed swords in Baghdad, the rockets swooping heavenwards in the giant wall painting in his palace conference room, the military parades – they would surely have tickled the interest of […]
Relations between states are based on interests; this sentence is frequently repeated and remains valid in understanding politics. Saudi Arabia’s relationship with the United States, the region’s most established and longest lasting relationship with Washington, is no exception. The Americans discovered oil in Saudi Arabia about 80 years ago, […]
Mar 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Stefanie Stantcheva To many observers, US Republicans’ recent passage of a sweeping tax bill was out of step with the country’s needs. With inequality worsening, would not most Americans want to close the income gap by instituting a more progressive tax system? Surprisingly, the […]
Source: Washington Post By Samantha Schmidt For weeks, the 23-year-old suspected bomber terrorized the city of Austin with a string of explosions that killed two and injured several others. But […]
Everyone knows Bolton is a hawk. Less understood is how he labored in secret to drive Washington and Tehran apart. By Gareth Porter • March 22, 2018 John Bolton (Gage […]
A decade and a half later, it’s clear there are no winners Rachel Leah 03.20.2018 Fifteen years ago, American troops invaded Iraq in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist […]
By SINAN ANTOON MARCH 19, 2018 A statue of Saddam Hussein in front of the burning National Olympic Committee in Baghdad, Iraq, in 2003. Credit Tyler Hicks/The New York Times […]