I have always been enthusiastic in my support for peace negotiations, which have been neglected all too often in internal and international conflicts. But it is clear that the international conference on Syria that held its first meeting in Vienna on October 30 is a...
It’s 2018, and President Hillary Clinton has announced that the Russians have violated her “no fly zone” over Syria. Damascus is about to fall, as jihadists – some armed and supported by the United States – gather in a final assault on the city. In the fog of war, a...
Every time you think we have reached the limit, something else pops up and the limit moves. One might have thought that the Hitler-Mufti story was the absolute limit of craziness. But here comes Uri Ariel, and proves one wrong. Ariel's cats top Netanyahu's mufti....
There is a possibility that you have heard of the famed British author, J K Rowling, writer of the popular fantasy series Harry Potter. While I knew of her books –through my teenage kids – I knew little about the author herself, until recently. Under an oblique title,...
First they said the downing of Russian Metrojet Flight 9268 was most likely due to Russia’s “notorious” regional airlines, which supposedly are rickety and unreliable. The Egyptian government denied that terrorism is even a possibility, with Egyptian despot Abdel...
Originally posted at TomDispatch. In an effort to attack Taliban fighters, an air strike by a U.S. plane killed dozens of civilians in Kunduz, Afghanistan. In the wake of the attack, an American general responded in unequivocal fashion. “I take this possible...
The head of the Khalidiya district council, Ali Daoud, said that about 500 people have been arrested and put into secret prisons since the militants took over Ramadi. At least 129 were killed and 46 were wounded in recent attacks and battles: In Mosul, Coalition...
