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Donald Trump, the Mr. Magoo of Geopolitics, Incites Warfare Between Egypt and Ethiopia

Trump is much more terrifying, if equally cartoonish.

Juan Cole ·

The U.S. stores upwards of 50 B-61 nuclear gravity bombs at Incirlik

An American General Probably Thinks- “Thanks Trump, for Putting a Target on My Back!”

In 2017, Trump gave the CIA the authority to again use assassin drones after it had been withdrawn by the Obama administration. 

Ann Wright ·

A Nativity scene in the southern Califiornia city of Claremont depicting the Holy Family as a separated family held in cages at the U.S. border is sparking controversy and conversations over President Donald Trump's immigration policies. (Photo: Rev. Karen Clark Ristine/Facebook)

Would Refugee Baby Jesus Have Been Torn From Mary’s Arms by Trump?

These American, Christian politicians would not have admitted the holy family when they fled Herod the Great.

Juan Cole ·

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt, King Salman of Saudi Arabia, and Melania Trump and President Trump during the opening of an "anti-extremist" center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2017. (Photo: Saudi Press Agency)

Looming Impeachment Puts Trump in Company of Corrupt Mideast Leaders

Only because the masses turned against their guy did military elites step in to insist they step down. Think about that.

Juan Cole ·

Popular Protest: Just How Effective Is It?

The uprisings are many, but are they enough?

James Dorsey ·

Shortly before April’s election, the Trump administration offered Netanyahu a campaign fillip by recognising Israel’s illegal annexation of the Golan Heights, territory Israel seized from Syria in 1967. (Photo: Mark A. Wilson)

Forget Trump’s 'Deal of the Century.' Israel Was Always on Course to Annexation

Ultimately, Israel wants the Palestinians gone entirely, squeezed out into neighbouring Arab states, such as Egypt and Jordan

Jonathan Cook ·

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

Pompeo's US Jingoism and Anti-Iran Warmongering Rejected by Mideast Public

In both Egypt, where Pompeo spoke, and in Iraq, which he had just visited, over 90 percent of the population has an unfavorable view of the United States

Juan Cole ·

Mike Pompeo's Cairo Speech Denounced as Ahistorical 'Imperial Hogwash'

"An arrogant tirade extolling the U.S. as a liberator not an occupier, a defender not an aggressor—a depiction that runs totally counter to the sordid U.S. history of invasions and occupations all over the world."

Jon Queally ·

Detained Reuters journalist Kyaw Soe Oo and Wa Lone

Watchdog Raises Alarm About 'New Normal' as Hundreds of Journalists Worldwide Jailed for Doing Their Jobs

"The terrible global assault on journalists that has intensified in the past few years shows no sign of abating."

Jessica Corbett ·

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi

Egypt Responds to Trump's Lifting of Military Aid Ban by Sentencing 75 Anti-Coup Protesters to Death

"The decision to release the funds despite a significant deterioration in the rights situation in Egypt is both baffling and troubling."

Andrea Germanos ·

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