While much of Africa is going through something of an economic renaissance of late, the North African country of Mali serves as a reminder that in some places the continent’s endemic security problems rage on unabated. Indeed, Mali’s troubles, which as this goes to press now includes French military intervention complete with airstrikes and ground troops, is […]
While much of Africa is going through something of an economic renaissance of late, the North African country of Mali serves as a reminder that in some places the continent’s endemic security problems rage on unabated. Indeed, Mali’s troubles, which as this goes to press now includes French military intervention complete with airstrikes and ground troops, is […]
U.S. gun policy is set by both state and federal law. We previously published an explainer on the ways states have eased gun restrictions. But federal policy, too, has become more gun friendly in recent years u2014 and we’re not just talking about the 2008 Supreme Court ruling that struck down the handgun ban in […]
U.S. gun policy is set by both state and federal law. We previously published an explainer on the ways states have eased gun restrictions. But federal policy, too, has become more gun friendly in recent years u2014 and we’re not just talking about the 2008 Supreme Court ruling that struck down the handgun ban in […]
(CHICAGO) — Gaza remains isolated under siege. No relief in sight looms. Occupation harshness is policy. Peace is a four-letter word. Dominant Israeli hardliners scorn it. So does Washington. Violence and instability advance their agenda. Conflict will continue in 2013. So will Palestinian suffering. Settlement construction continues unabated. Netanyahu wants it accelerated. He wants all […]
(CHICAGO) — Gaza remains isolated under siege. No relief in sight looms. Occupation harshness is policy. Peace is a four-letter word. Dominant Israeli hardliners scorn it. So does Washington. Violence and instability advance their agenda. Conflict will continue in 2013. So will Palestinian suffering. Settlement construction continues unabated. Netanyahu wants it accelerated. He wants all […]
Mahdi Hashi, the British-Somali man who disappeared from east Africa shortly after being stripped of his British citizenship, appeared yesterday in a New York federal court alongside two Swedish men. All three appear to have been rendered by the United States from Djibouti, and have now been charged with terrorism offences. Hashi, 23, is accused of ‘providing […]
Mahdi Hashi, the British-Somali man who disappeared from east Africa shortly after being stripped of his British citizenship, appeared yesterday in a New York federal court alongside two Swedish men. All three appear to have been rendered by the United States from Djibouti, and have now been charged with terrorism offences. Hashi, 23, is accused of ‘providing […]
Little remarked upon last month except by the anti-war left and the journalists covering the foreign policy beat for an elite readership, the United States has given notice to the Islamic Republic of Iran that it has by March to begin substantive cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), or else. That else, it would […]
Little remarked upon last month except by the anti-war left and the journalists covering the foreign policy beat for an elite readership, the United States has given notice to the Islamic Republic of Iran that it has by March to begin substantive cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), or else. That else, it would […]
(CHICAGO) — Drones are increasingly becoming America’s weapon of choice. They’re used to kill and spy. Domestic warrantless surveillance is illegal. It’s done extrajudicially on a regular basis. By around 2020, eyes in the sky spying will cover America. Fourth Amendment freedoms are null and void. It states, “The right of the people to be secure […]
(CHICAGO) — Drones are increasingly becoming America’s weapon of choice. They’re used to kill and spy. Domestic warrantless surveillance is illegal. It’s done extrajudicially on a regular basis. By around 2020, eyes in the sky spying will cover America. Fourth Amendment freedoms are null and void. It states, “The right of the people to be secure […]
(MintPress) – The word “welfare” is often synonymous with individuals on the receiving end of government-sponsored programs — a keyword when debating fiscal responsibility and the role of government in the lives of Americans. Rarely is it used to describe tax incentives used to lure corporations. Yet it’s that type of welfare that takes up […]
(MintPress) – The word “welfare” is often synonymous with individuals on the receiving end of government-sponsored programs — a keyword when debating fiscal responsibility and the role of government in the lives of Americans. Rarely is it used to describe tax incentives used to lure corporations. Yet it’s that type of welfare that takes up […]
