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The Temple Mount crisis ended Trump’s Palestinian honeymoon. The Kushner tape...
Early flattery from Ramallah, as the president held back on moving the embassy and criticized settlements, has given way to increasingly public accusations that...
Trump Considers Prolonging Afghan War to Secure $1 Trillion in Untapped...
On Wednesday, two U.S. soldiers died in Afghanistan after a suicide car bomber rammed a NATO-led convoy near a major U.S. base in Kandahar....
Trump Courts War Risks with Iran
Pushed by Israel and Saudi Arabia, President Trump is edging toward war with Iran, possibly beginning with “mission creep” in Syria, a reversal of...
White House shakeup: A further step toward authoritarian rule
Friday’s announcement by President Trump removing White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and replacing him with retired Gen. John F. Kelly marks a...
Kremlin Stops Waiting for Trump and Moves to Retaliate Against US...
Hopes for Improved Ties Gone, Russia Looks to Change Strategy
By Jason Ditz
Hostile US actions, starting with diplomatic expulsions and seizing of compounds back in...
Netanyahu Pushes Trump Toward Wider Wars
July 18, 2017
Exclusive: Russia-gate is empowering Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to strong-arm President Trump into escalating the Syrian war by abandoning a recent cease-fire...
Noam Chomsky: Neoliberalism Is Destroying Our Democracy
How elites on both sides of the political spectrum have undermined our social, political, and environmental commons.
By Christopher Lydon
June 2, 2017
This interview comes from...
Reince Priebus Is Ousted Amid Stormy Days for White House
WASHINGTON — Reince Priebus, the White House chief of staff who failed to impose order on a chaos-racked West Wing, was pushed out on...
Is Israel Losing the Syrian War?
Fear and Trepidation in Tel Aviv: Is Israel Losing the Syrian War?
by Ramzy Baroud
Israel, which has played a precarious role in the Syrian war...
Massacre in Mosul as 40,000 civilians killed
More than 40,000 civilians were killed in the devastating battle to retake Mosul from Islamic State, according to intelligence reports.
More than 40,000 civilians were...