By Christopher R. Hill | (Project Syndicate) | – – While Mike Pompeo and John Bolton have shown that they can communicate with Donald Trump, neither has ever shown any capacity for dealing with a crisis, much less arresting the decline of US leadership in the world. The expected meeting between Trump and North Korean […]
Archives for April 2018
Pope, after Gaza violence, says ‘defenceless’ being killed in Holy Land
Middle East Monitor | – – Pope Francis, in his Easter address on Sunday, called for peace in the Holy Land two days after 15 Palestinians were killed on the Israeli-Gaza border, saying the conflict there “does not spare the defenceless”, Reuters reports. The pope made his appeal in his “Urbi et Orbi” (to the […]
Saudi Prince: War with Iran in 10-15 Years w/out new Sanctions
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Arabic press is reacting to remarks of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the Wal Street Journal warning of war with Iran unless more severe economic and military sanctions are applied to that country. Bin Salman’s analysis, as usual, is both incredibly self-serving and […]
Gaza: Hundreds Wounded by live fire as Israeli Snipers Shot protesters in Back & while at Prayer
Alex Gatopoulos | Al Jazeera English | (Video News Report) | – – “Israeli soldiers have fired on Palestinians in Gaza for the second day running. Four young men were injured near the border, where 17 unarmed Palestinians were killed on Friday. Videos from Gaza show one protester being shot in the back while running […]
Rights groups slam Israeli ‘crimes’ in Gaza, say ‘shooting unarmed civilians illegal’
Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Human rights organizations have come out in full condemnation of Israel’s violent response to massive unarmed civilian protests in Gaza on Friday, which left 16 Palestinians – one farmer and 15 protesters — dead along the Gaza border. Adalah, the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights, […]
Swampy McSwampface: EPA Chief Ruining Environment Living in Polluter Lobbyist Condo
By Jessica Corbett, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | – – “As he has done over and over again, he showed contempt for transparency, ethical guidelines, and the public interest.” As key figures of the Trump administration face mounting concerns about conflicts of interest, a growing number of critics are calling for the resignation of […]
John Bolton Skewed Intelligence, Say People Who Worked With Him
By Sebastian Rotella | ProPublica | – – Former colleagues say the next national security adviser — whose job is to marshal information and present it to the president fairly — resists input that doesn’t fit his biases and retaliates against people he disagrees with. In early 2002, as the Bush administration hunted for Osama […]
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