Apr 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – JONATHAN POWER President Barack Obama observed: “ISIL [Daesh] is a direct outgrowth of Al Qaeda in Iraq that grew out of our invasion — which is an example of unintended consequences — which is why we should generally aim before we shoot.” Many of […]
An America which can stomach the anger of its Arab allies is in no mood to suffer the humiliations of Israel either Robert Fisk @indyvoices Edward Said, 13 years dead but intellectually un-buriable, used to say that there was only one “last taboo” in the United States. You could talk […]
By Reuters – Apr 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES President Barack Obama, with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman (right), speaks after a Gulf Cooperation Council session at the Diriyah Palace during the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Thursday (AP photo) RIYADH — The United States will deter and […]
Source: The Tennessean Tennessee will not become the first state in the nation to make the Holy Bible its official book after an effort to override Gov. Bill Haslam’s veto failed […]
Source: RNS (RNS) Harriet Tubman will replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, the Treasury Department has announced. The move will make Tubman the first African-American, the first woman in […]
Source: CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN White House Producer Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (CNN)A day after his longer-than-planned talks with Saudi King Salman partially eased some long-simmering tensions, President Barack Obama was working Thursday to persuade other Gulf leaders to take a more muscular role in stabilizing their region. During a […]
Source: Catholic Herald One of the curious trends of recent years has been the rise of “the radical Rich” – billionaires devoted to progressive social movements, whether it’s same-sex marriage […]
By Reuters – Apr 19,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Cars drive on a road where workers construct a section of the Israel’s separation barrier in the West Bank city of Beit Jala, near Bethlehem, on Monday (Reuters photo) WASHINGTON — US Vice President Joe Biden on Monday acknowledged “overwhelming frustration” […]
Source: ABC News By LARRY NEUMEISTER, ASSOCIATED PRESS Members of the Muslim community asked Tuesday for more time to digest an agreement aimed at preventing illegal surveillance by the New York Police Department, saying they want to use the Ramadan season starting in early June to spread word among people […]
Hamilton to stay on $10, Jackson getting replaced by Tubman Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Wednesday will announce plans to both keep Alexander Hamilton on the front of the $10 […]
Saudi Arabia’s million barrel a day output, plus its strategic location in the Middle East, means the West must pay obeisance to the regional head-choppers Robert Fisk @indyvoices President Barack Obama shakes hands with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman at the start of a bilateral meeting at Erga Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, […]
Source: CNN By Nicole Gaouette, CNN (CNN)President Barack Obama lands in Saudi Arabiaon Wednesday as the U.S. alliance with the Mideast powerhouse, long lubricated by barrels of oil, is being […]
Source: BBC By Jonathan Amos BBC Science Correspondent, Vienna Scientists think they can now tie the disruption that hit Mayan civilisation in the 6th Century to an eruption of the […]
Source: BBC Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, frontrunners in the race to be the US presidential candidates for the Republican and Democratic parties, have secured comfortable victories in the crucial New York primary election. Mrs Clinton, after beating Bernie Sanders, said her victory for the Democratic nomination was in […]
Source: The Guardian By Zach Stafford in Chicago and Spencer Ackerman in New York The Rev Jesse Jackson has called for Chicago police to close the warehouse it uses for thousands […]
Washington (CNN) Vice President Joe Biden criticized Israel’s government and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday, warning that the current direction Israel is headed in leaves little room for Middle East […]
Source: Time By Melissa Chan Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Sunday signed a bill legalizing medical marijuana, making the state the 24th in the country to authorize a comprehensive medical marijuana program. The “truly historic legislation,” the governor said, gives patients with serious medical conditions access to medical marijuana with a […]
Source: CNN By Jeanne Sahadi So, you’ve probably just finished settling up your 2015 income tax bill with the IRS. (Or at least you should have, what with the due […]
Soruce: Al Jazeerah Ex-serviceman who built communications infrastructure for US drone programme in Afghanistan speaks out against it. Norma Costello | 13 Apr 2016 07:39 GMT A US Air Force pilot […]
Apr 17,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Pope Francis’ brief meeting with US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders Saturday at the Vatican may have been short in time but was long in symbolism and meaning. Sanders was at the Vatican to attend a conference at the Pontifical Academy of Social Justice, […]