Iraq military bases: US pulling out of three key sites
By Nafiseh Kohnavard BBC Persian, Iraq 16 March 2020 The US army is pulling out of al-Qaim and two other key military bases in Iraq in the coming weeks. […]
Coronavirus: Ilhan Omar calls for lifting of sanctions on Iran amid outbreak
With more than 11,000 reported cases, the Islamic Republic is one of the worst affected by Covid-19 outside of China By Sheren Khalel in Washington By Sheren Khalel in Washington Published date: 13 March 2020 Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has renewed calls for the US to suspend sanctions against Iran, as […]
Man who threatened to kill Ilhan Omar given lighter sentence after she asks for compassion
Source: Independent Patrick Carlineo Jr. faced the possibility of ten years in prison for his actions By James Crump; @thejamescrump Omar called for compassion in a Twitter post in November […]
Iraqi religious authorities say U.S. air strike hit civilian airport
Mar 13, 2020 – swissinfo.ch KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) – A U.S air strike hit an Iraqi civilian airport under construction in the holy Shi’ite Muslim city of Kerbala and […]
With Trump’s Europe Travel Ban, World Economy Takes Another Hit
The damage is likely to go well beyond tourism, as business plans are disrupted and consumer confidence is shaken. By Alexandra Stevenson and Niraj Chokshi March 12, […]
Three killed in rocket attack on Iraq base
By Associated Press Reporters Three service personnel have been killed, including two Americans, and a dozen more injured when a barrage of rockets were fired at a military base […]
Doha Agreement: peace or surrender
Express News The Express Tribune By Syed Akhtar Ali Shah Published: March 11, 2020 The writer is a former secretary to the Home and Tribal Affairs Department and a retired […]
95 Years After the Monkey Trial, Tennessee Trying to Make the Bible the Official State Book
House to consider controversial proposal to make Bible the official state book Source: Tennessean The 99-member state House of Representatives is set to vote Thursday on a proposal to make the […]
I was abused by the US in Afghanistan and am still detained in Guantanamo Bay – the ICC are right to hold them to account
if the United States will not allow its own people to be subject to the rule of law in such cases, how can others be held to account? Ahmed Rabbani […]
What is a moral foreign policy?
Mar 05,2020 -JORDAN TIMES By Joseph S. Nye, Jr. CAMBRIDGE — Many Americans say they want a moral foreign policy, but disagree on what that means. Using a three-dimensional scorecard […]
Another Trump Flip-Flop: US To Send Money And Weapons To Syria Rebels (still… and again)
RonPaulLibertyReport After a brief discussion of yesterday’s “Super Tuesday” and what it may mean for the markets, today’s Liberty Report will look into yet another round of US interference […]
Senior ICC judges authorise Afghanistan war crimes inquiry
Decision overturns earlier rejection of request to examine actions of US soldiers Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent @owenbowcott Thu 5 Mar 2020 Fatou Bensouda, the international criminal court’s chief prosecutor, […]
Can Biden beat Trump? The truth is he’s just as much of a risk as Bernie
The ‘sensible, establishment choice’ is just as likely to garner votes from former Republicans as a populist with a bold new plan Holly Baxter New York @h0llyb4xter 5th March […]
Don’t expect a Democrat president to simply roll back Trump’s disastrous Middle East policies – particularly if it’s Biden
Those who believe a new occupant of the White House will act over the Israel-Palestinian conflict had better shake off their illusions Robert Fisk @indyvoices 4th March 2020 independent.co.uk […]
How not to leave Afghanistan
NEW YORK — After nearly two decades, 2,400 soldiers killed, another 20,000 wounded and as much as $2 trillion spent, the United States is understandably eager to withdraw from Afghanistan. […]
Crypto spying scandal: The countries that trusted bugged Swiss encryption devices
Mar 4, 2020 – 15:00 This cipher machine was on the market from 1952. The export licences for Swiss encryption technology analysed by the NZZ cover 1997-2019. (Keystone / Ennio […]
Bloomberg’s abuse of the constitutional rights of Arabs and Muslims
Mar 02,2020 -JORDANTIMES – JAMES Z. ZOGBY “Mike will bring us together” is one of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s campaign slogans, invoking his claim that, in the […]
US news Texas closes hundreds of polling sites, making it harder for minorities to vote
Guardian analysis finds that places where black and Latino population is growing by the largest numbers experienced the majority of closures and could benefit Republicans Richard Salame Mon 2 Mar 2020 The Guardian The closures could exacerbate Texas’s already chronically low voter turnout rates, to the advantage of incumbent […]
What do Trump, Farage and Hitler have in common? A reliance on fiery, antagonistic rhetoric
Victor Klemperer’s moving diaries about the Second World War are of huge historic importance. But the volume he valued most is a short and devastating treatise on the […]
Israel’s UN ambassador tells AIPAC Bernie Sanders is an ‘ignorant fool’
‘We don’t want Sanders at AIPAC. We don’t want him in Israel,’ declares Danny Danon of US Democratic frontrunner, who had called Netanyahu a ‘reactionary racist’ SOURCE: TIMES OF ISRAEL […]