Retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove, until recently the supreme commander of NATO forces in Europe, plotted in private to overcome President Barack Obama’s reluctance to escalate military tensions with Russia over the war in Ukraine in 2014, according to apparently hacked emails from Breedlove’s Gmail account that were posted on a new […]
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BDS: Discussing Difficult Issues In A Fast-Growing Movement
Print Friendly Above Photo: Palestinian fishermen hold banners in a protest to demand the boycott of the Israeli agricultural products, during the 10th annual Israeli Apartheid Week, at the seaport of Gaza City on March 16, 2014. Photo by Ashraf Amra Israel’s attacks on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and other human rights defenders […]
Palestinian jailed for Facebook post casts light on PA attacks on free speech
When the plain-clothed men came for him, Kifah Quzmar, 27, did not need to be told why they were dragging him out of a popular Ramallah cafe on a sunny afternoon last week. “Call my brother,” he told bystanders before being tossed into the back of a tinted SUV with a yellow Israeli license plate […]
Finnish parliament debate ditching euro to revive economy
Finland has been discussing whether to leave the euro over growing frustration at the poor state of the country’s economy and high unemployment. The motion was discussed in parliament after a petition gathered more than 50,000 signatures. While the debate is unlikely to see Finland depart the single currency, it does show a general […]
India Is Under Attack
A few days ago Pakistani forces infiltrated the Indian airforce base on the western border. And more recently there was news of an Indian consulate in Afghanistan coming under attack. These provocations run a very real risk of war if India retaliates against Pakistan. That war could go nuclear as Pakistan previously declared that any attack by Indian forces […]
What if the Times had sent Rudoren to Selma in 1965?
Joe Catron’s new and relevant piece: “Netanyahu’s ‘Genocidal’ Cabinet Promises More Conflict, Isolation For Israel Members of Benjamin Netanyahu’s new cabinet have previously called Palestinians “beasts” and their children “little snakes,” warned of the “cancer-like attributes” of Palestinian society, and celebrated the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, among other atrocities. … …The cabinet to which he […]
Benefits on Chopping Block as Congress Struggles to Cut Debt
Deficit agreement under which Pentagon must find billions in reductions may force cuts once considered unthinkable By James Dao and Mary Williams Walsh New York Times As Washington looks to squeeze savings from once-sacrosanct entitlements like Social Security and Medicare, another big social welfare system is growing as rapidly, but with far less […]