World wary as Trump turns to hardliners Bolton and Pompeo
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 […]
The $3,850 per second war and its victims: Bernd Debusmann
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 […]
USA: California air base attacker is Hafiz Kazi 51
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 […]
Lessons from the Iraq War After 15 Years
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 […]
One Morning in Baghdad
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 […]
As we look back on the horror of Iraq 15 years later, I wonder – would this have happened if Trump was president?
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 […]
Masih Maud Day – The Advent of the Messiah – 23rd March, 1889
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23rd March – The Promised Messiah Day (Masih Al-Maud Day)
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The relationship between money, oil and weapons
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, […]
Prisoners of the American Dream
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 […]
Austin bomber: ‘Challenged young man’ or ‘terrorist’?
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 […]
The Untold Story of John Bolton’s Campaign for War With Iran
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 […]
The Iraq War, 15 years later: Lies, deaths and lessons we still haven’t learned
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 […]
Fifteen Years Ago, America Destroyed My Country
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 […]
Mattis tells Saudi Crown Prince: urgent need to find end to Yemen’s war
ARAB NEWS | Published — Thursday 22 March 2018 Photo showing Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and Defense Secretary James Mattis at the Pentagon. (SPA) Photo showing Crown Prince […]
Trump praises US military sales in talks with Saudi crown prince
By Reuters – Mar 20,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (centre) speaks alongside members of his delegation during a lunch meeting with US President Donald […]
Trump’s back-to-back visitors unlikely to solve Gulf dispute
Reuters International This content was published on March 16, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump departs after attending a Friends of Ireland event at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March […]
Trump’s pick for U.N. migrant job says he is not anti-Islam
Reuters International This content was published on March 19, 2018 4:28 PMMar 19, 2018 – 16:28 By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States’ nominee to lead […]
Canada struggles as it opens its arms to Yazidis victims of Daesh brutality
March 18, 2018 CALGARY—As leader of one of Canada’s largest refugee agencies, Fariborz Birjandian, a refugee himself, has years of experience welcoming the world’s most vulnerable — Kosovar Albanians fleeing ethnic cleansing, Burmese Karens evicted from Thai refugee camps, and Syrians escaping the civil war. Nothing prepared him for the […]
USA: Muslim students living in fear on campuses
March 19, 2018 One in three Muslim students are living in fear of Islamophobic attacks or abuse on campus – and women who wear traditional garments are most concerned for their safety, a report has found. More than half of Muslim students have been subjected to harassment or abuse online. […]