America’s wars and the US debt crisis
May 24,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Jeffrey D. Sachs In the year 2000, the US government debt was $3.5 trillion, equal to 35 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product […]
As Asian, African powers offer mediation in Ukraine war, Western war makers reject peacemaking
May 24,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen While UN and relief agencies and partisan groups dispute fatalities in the wider region’s recent wars, the Costs of War Project at […]
Why US Democrats are growingly challenging Israel
May 23,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud Though the United States remains a strong supporter of Israel, there are some indications that the supposed “unbreakable bond” with Tel Aviv […]
How the world’s superpower is stabbed in the back
60 MINUTES OVERTIME How the Pentagon falls victim to price gouging by military contractors BY ALIZA CHASAN MAY 21, 2023 / 7:00 PM / CBS NEWS go to source for video […]
THE U.S. STILL OWES MONEY TO FAMILY OF 10 AFGHANS IT KILLED IN “HORRIBLE MISTAKE”
BECOMEA MEMBER Family members and neighbors of the Ahmadi family around the wreckage from a U.S. drone strike that killed 10 civilians inside a residential compound in Kabul, Afghanistan, on […]
Natural disasters make people more religious
Epigraph When trouble befalls man he cries out to Us, whether lying on his side, sitting, or standing, but as soon as Werelieve him of his trouble he goes on […]
Oldest most complete Hebrew Bible sells for $38m at auction
bbc.com By David Gritten BBC News The oldest most complete Hebrew Bible has been bought at Sotheby’s New York for $38.1m (£30.6m), becoming the most valuable manuscript sold at auction. […]
Israel-Palestine conflict: 75 years of failed negotiations
CHRIS DOYLE May 14, 2023 Why after so many years, so many decades, after so much suffering has the international community so notably failed to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict? This […]
80 percent of Palestinians welcome Chinese offer to mediate with Israel, US seen as least favorite option
Following Beijing’s success in brokering the Saudi-Iranian diplomatic agreement in March, a sweeping 80 percent of the survey respondents supported a Chinese role in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. (AFP/File Photo) Updated […]
Three political visits to Israel
May 15,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby Three April visits to Israel by prominent US political leaders revealed a lot about the evolving US-Israel relationship. House of Representatives […]
Shireen Abu Akleh: Calls to ‘bring perpetrators to justice’ continue year after journalist’s killing
Dawn is calling on Biden administration to publically acknowledge FBI investigation into her killing Family and friends of Shireen Abu Akleh attend a candle vigil outside the Church of the […]
‘The forever prisoner’: Abu Zubaydah’s drawings expose the US’s depraved torture policy
Torture Exclusive: For 21 years, the detainee has been in US custody without charge, tortured and sexually humiliated, with no prospect for release Warning: the images and descriptions of torture […]
Time for Arabs to come together and rethink strategic alliances
May 10,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen US national security adviser Jake Sullivan’s discussions in Riyadh with Saudi King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman coincided with the […]
Julian Assange: Australian MPs urge US ambassador to end extradition bid
Independent MP Andrew Wilkie was ‘grateful’ for the opportunity to meet Caroline Kennedy to discuss broad concern for the WikiLeaks founder Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondentTue 9 May 2023 […]
‘Islamophobia complaints tripled in US compared to 9/11 attacks’
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL MAY 06, 2023 – DAILY SABAH Private security officers stand guard at left during a prayer service at the Muslim Association of Puget Sound Redmond Mosque, Wednesday, […]
Looks like Biden/Trump replay in 2024
May 08,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby A 2024 Biden-Trump presidential campaign rematch may not be the contest that most Americans want. But in all likelihood, it will […]
US repositioning in the Middle East
May 08,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Amer Al Sabaileh In a recent speech at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan made various […]
Russia asks US to return ‘stolen’ Afghan funds as UN seeks end to women ban
UNSC unanimously approves resolution calling on Taliban to swiftly reverse its curbs on women while Moscow’s envoy criticises the text, calling on US to return $7 billion assets “you’ve stolen” […]
Is God Dead?
BY LILY ROTHMAN DON HAMILTON REMEMBERS THE DAY WELL. THIS WAS BACK IN 1966. HE WAS 12 WHEN A CLASSMATE ASKED HIM THE QUESTION: “DOES YOUR FATHER THINK THAT GOD […]
Horror Scenario. Germany Prepares for Possible Re-Election of Donald Trump
Berlin is preparing for the possibility that Donald Trump could beat Joe Biden in the next election. That outcome would likely be a disaster for Ukraine, NATO and the looming […]