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The Consequences of the Symbolic Recognition of Palestine

Other than the obsolete two-state paradigm, there has been little discussion of what such recognition actually means in practice, or whether it could generate a tangible outcome for Palestinians.

Ramona Wadi
بواسطة Ramona Wadi
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrives to address the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Sept. 20, 2017. (AP/Jason DeCrow)

Seeking recognition of Palestine has been one of the Palestinian Authority’s diplomatic strategies which lose significance when juxtaposed against Mahmoud Abbas’s collaboration with the Israeli occupation. Behind statements of recognition lies silence and the tacit acceptance of Israel’s colonization of Palestinian land and forced displacement of

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Age of Trump: Nuclear Apocalypse by Accident?

There is a long catalog of near-disastrous accidents with nuclear weapons. Focus on Trump’s instability and possible impetuous resort to the nuclear trigger may distract from equally significant dangers.

John Buell
بواسطة John Buell

Ironically, President Trump’s frequent nuclear blustering serves to hide one aspect of the nuclear risk. Focus on his instability and possible impetuous resort to the nuclear trigger may distract from equally significant dangers. Any discussion of the threat posed by nuclear weapons should include recounting and further explanation of the multiple

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Shadow World Exposes Greed, Profit and the Business of War

A new PBS documentary looks deep into the shadowy world of the global arms trade, profit-making from war, and the politicians who sell the interests of their constituents to the highest bidder.

Kevin Gosztola
بواسطة Kevin Gosztola
A fully armed MQ-9 Reaper taxis down an Afghanistan runway. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)

In his first year in office, President Donald Trump has earnestly played the role of salesman-in-chief for United States arms manufacturers. The U.S. accounts “for more than half the world’s annual arms deals.” Trump may make it much easier for the government to sell weapons by enlisting the Pentagon and State Department to more aggressively

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A Questionable Allegation and the WaPo Smear That Followed

The Washington Post concluded that Sen. Al Franken believes those accused of sexual harassment are guilty until proven innocent.  That is quite an extreme bias in reporting.

Ian Berman
بواسطة Ian Berman
Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., listens at a committee hearing at the Capitol in Washington. A second woman has accused Minnesota Sen. Al Franken of inappropriate touching, saying on Nov. 20, 2017 that he put his hand on her bottom as they posed for a picture at the Minnesota State Fair in 2010, after he had begun his career in the Senate. Menz's allegation comes days after a Los Angeles broadcaster, Leeann Tweeden, accused Franken of forcibly kissing her during a 2006 USO tour. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Opinion -- Leeann Tweeden has alleged that Senator Al Franken forcibly kissed her under the guise of rehearsing for their USO tour show in 2006.  Sen. Franken was a comedian at the time and headlined the show. If the story was correctly recounted, and Sen. Franken has not contradicted it, then Tweeden's story about the forced kiss is classic

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Salman’s Shake-Up: Saudi Maneuvers Are Bad for the American People

Only 36 percent of Americans consider Saudi Arabia to be a friend or ally and little benefit has come from America’s special relationship with Saudi Arabia, However, U.S. leaders seem to be accountable elsewhere.

Caleb T. Maupin
بواسطة Caleb T. Maupin
U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for Israe from Saudi Arabial, the next stop in his international tour, at King Khalid International Airport, Monday, May 22, 2017, in Riyadh. (AP/Evan Vucci)

The Ritz Carlton Hotel in downtown Riyadh is now serving as a temporary prison, holding some of the 201 people that have been detained on the orders of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. 1,800 bank accounts have been frozen. The drama is escalating on the international front as well. The Saudis are blaming Iran for a recent missile attack from

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On the Righteous Indignation of Zionists

“Zionist righteous indignation would be a lot more convincing if it wasn’t covered with so much crap.”

Miko Peled
بواسطة Miko Peled
A mural of children using an Israeli army watch tower as a swing ride, presumably painted by British street graffiti artist Banksy, is seen on a wall at main wall at the main road in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. (AP/Adel Hana)

Zionist righteous indignation would be a lot more convincing if it wasn’t covered with so much crap. In response to an upcoming lecture planned in London where Dr. Azzam Tamimi and I are to speak at University College of London, UCL, the Jewish Chronicle came out with an article titled: “Jewish UCL students ‘horrified by anti-Israeli event.”

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