If King Salman wants to undo some of the mistakes and half-hearted reforms of his predecessor in quest of a more assured future for the kingdom, he could begin by moving to free and fair elections for the Shura Council or national legislature.
I wonder if there is any hope to end the evil of US empire, or are we doomed to “wash, rinse, and repeat” these stories of infamy and tragedy over and over again until the USA collapses from the weight of all the carnage.
The terrorist attack in France was a harbinger of an emerging dystopia where the wretched of the earth, deprived of resources to survive, devoid of hope, brutally controlled, belittled and mocked by the privileged who live in the splendor and indolence of the industrial West, lash out in nihilistic fury.
As three suspects in the Charlie Hebdo massacre die in a shootout with French police, the cycle of violence that has engulfed the Mideast again reaches into the West, but the challenge is to learn from U.S. mistakes after 9/11 and address root causes, not react with another round of...
If Palestine's request is 'entirely counterproductive', what does that make Israel's slaughtering of civilians last summer?
The world wouldn’t end for Israeli leaders if they were convicted; but the consequences would be real and unpleasant, and over time could have a substantial impact.
Truth, along with an open and fair debate, is the last thing the Israel lobby and its lackeys seek. The goal is to silence students, faculty members and outside speakers who do not read from the approved script.
For Protesting US Drone Strikes, Prosecutor Told Judge I Must "Be Rehabilitated"
The issue facing this nation is not who replaces Hagel, but what policy decisions we want to Pentagon to implement.