"Rebels have targeted government-held neighborhoods in the city in the past, killing dozens, while the Syrian air force has attacked opposition-held parts of Aleppo with barrel bombs, killing hundreds of people." (thanks Basim)
Monday, June 15, 2015
These are beheadings that the West can live with: Saudi Arabia beheads 100th person this year
"Saudi Arabia on Monday beheaded a Syrian drug trafficker and a national convicted of murder, taking to 100 the number of executions in the kingdom this year."
Sunday, June 14, 2015
US and Iraq: a chronology
From an alert reader: "In 2010, Iraqi government asked U.S. occupiers to leave Iraq, "Mr. Maliki: I do not care about what's being said. I care about what's on paper and what has been agreed to. The withdrawal of forces agreement [Status of Forces Agreement or SOFA] expires on Dec. 31, 2011. The last American soldier will leave Iraq."
A few months later in 2011, destabilization of Syria began, which soon spread to Iraq, "Reports were cited that MI6 had cooperated with the CIA on a “rat line” of arms transfers from Libyan stockpiles to the Syrian rebels in 2012 after the fall of the Gaddafi regime."
After four years of death and destruction in Syria and Iraq by the same jihadis that the west and its allies created; U.S. has now succeeded imposing on Iraqis that if they don't obey their occupier and tormentor, then, the west and its allies will continue arm and finance jihadis for years to come. And this is what the U.S. wanted from the beginning, "The expanded footprint for U.S. troops in Anbar province was part of a strategy to set up a series of "lily pad" operations".
A few months later in 2011, destabilization of Syria began, which soon spread to Iraq, "Reports were cited that MI6 had cooperated with the CIA on a “rat line” of arms transfers from Libyan stockpiles to the Syrian rebels in 2012 after the fall of the Gaddafi regime."
After four years of death and destruction in Syria and Iraq by the same jihadis that the west and its allies created; U.S. has now succeeded imposing on Iraqis that if they don't obey their occupier and tormentor, then, the west and its allies will continue arm and finance jihadis for years to come. And this is what the U.S. wanted from the beginning, "The expanded footprint for U.S. troops in Anbar province was part of a strategy to set up a series of "lily pad" operations".
Lebanese Communist Party arms
Secretary-general of Lebanese Communist Party on the arming of the party.
Who's providing rebels with chemical weapons
"The terrorist group Isis is recruiting “highly trained professionals” to make chemical weapons – and has already used them in an attack." "It was reported in March that Isis had been attacking Iraqi soldiers with roadside bombs containing chlorine gas in fighting around Tikrit, after footage emerged showing plumes of orange smoke emerging for the bombs. It follows similar allegations that the extremists had released toxic gases in the eastern district of Kobani, during the siege of the town on the Syrian border, although it could not be confirmed."
US is furious that Pakistan is critical of NGOs: are NGOs not independent of Western governments always?
From a reader: ""Pakistani authorities expelled the U.S.-based aid agency Save the Children from the country on Thursday," "But the move appeared to be related to long-standing allegations of Save the Children’s ties to the Pakistani physician recruited to help the CIA gain information about Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts prior to the 2011 U.S. military mission that killed him in northwestern Pakistan."
"This article examines how information-sharing between the government and the NGO sector has evolved and considers whether changes in that relationship are warranted, even needed, for accomplishing the shared objective of improved international response to conflicts and other crises in weak states."
"This article examines how information-sharing between the government and the NGO sector has evolved and considers whether changes in that relationship are warranted, even needed, for accomplishing the shared objective of improved international response to conflicts and other crises in weak states."
US trade bills seek to halt boycotts of Israel
"The United States House of Representatives on Friday approved a measure to allow a "fast track" process for a free trade agreement between the US and Europe, which includes a section obligating EU countries to refrain from any kind of boycotts on Israeli goods." (thanks Joe)
One in five college women are sexually assaulted in the U.S.
"Twenty percent of young women who attended college during the past four years say they were sexually assaulted, according to a Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll. But the circle of victims on the nation’s campuses is probably even larger."
Red Cross raised half a billion dollars for Haiti and built only 6 homes
"The group has publicly celebrated its work. But in fact, the Red Cross has repeatedly failed on the ground in Haiti. Confidential memos, emails from worried top officers, and accounts of a dozen frustrated and disappointed insiders show the charity has broken promises, squandered donations, and made dubious claims of success. The Red Cross says it has provided homes to more than 130,000 people. But the actual number of permanent homes the group has built in all of Haiti: six." (thanks Amir)
Saudi army keeps marching on
"Houthi forces and their army allies in Yemen seized the capital of a large desert province on the border with Saudi Arabia on Sunday, residents said, an important victory for the group ahead of peace talks in Geneva on Monday." (thanks Basim)
Léon Blum
The only reason that this book was reviewed is for this: "In 1943, while he was interned, a kibbutz was named for him in the Galilee, backed by the American Federation of Labor and Eleanor Roosevelt, among others. Golda Meir was at its inaugural ceremony. Birnbaum notes that Blum, secular and French, always supported a Jewish national home." It isn't even about his role in France.
This is part of a series: deterioration of the Economist magazine
This is the poll that an Israeli outfit conducted according to mysterious methodology via phone to unknown number of Saudis: " A recent poll by an Israeli organisation found that only 18% of Saudis see Israel as their principal enemy, compared with 22% who said IS and 53% Iran." That is reliable indeed. And 89% of Saudi supported Netanyahu for King.
It is official: Dominique Strauss-Kahn is not a pimp
Does that mean that he is no more qualified to lead the IMF?
Librarian of Congress
This is a job that I will take if offered. Imagine me roaming the stacks of the Library of Congress. Heavenly.
Saturday, June 13, 2015
This is the person who the New York Times Book section interviews on books and reading
"Whom do you consider the best writers — novelists, essayists, critics, journalists, poets — working today?
I am the last person you should ask, because I don’t read that much. My buying-to-actually-reading ratio is 387 to 1. I buy a ton of books. I have actually convinced myself that buying books is the same as reading."
I am the last person you should ask, because I don’t read that much. My buying-to-actually-reading ratio is 387 to 1. I buy a ton of books. I have actually convinced myself that buying books is the same as reading."
Israel and the falafil: this lousy article in Haaretz
The Zionist entity and its Zionist media are experts in coming up with silly justifications for their theft and occupation. Look at this one (my comments are in red):
"Describing falafel as a prominent part of Israeli culinary culture may simply be an acknowledgement that Israelis eat and enjoy a lot of falafel, but it is also a way of appropriating the traditional foods of another people." Only when Israel steals and occupies it shows appreciation. There is no other way for showing appreciation than by stealing and appropriating the cultures and contributions of others?
"Falafel is an Arab food. Lebanese and Palestinians lay claims to it, and some argue that its roots are actually in ancient Egypt. " I don't care which theory you propose, and there is a possibility that the ancient Egyptians were first but whatever it is it is NOT a product of the entity that was founded by force in 1948.
"To some extent, then, Israeli cuisine reflects the violence of the Israeli state and the appropriation of Arab and Palestinian foods." This one sentence is true, and it will never appear in a US newspaper because ADL among others will protest this simple acknowledgement as being anti-Semitic. Hell, I expect that the US Department of State will introduce yet another refinement to its bizarre definition of anti-Semitism (and why would the US Department of State be qualified to define anti-Semitism when it was founded and led by anti-Semites in the first place), whereby any statement that mentions Falafil as an Arab food would be considered anti-Semitic.
"For Israel to claim regional dishes as its own serves a political process, and raises the question of whether or not any cuisine can legitimately be called Israeli. " This statement is also true: there is nothing that can be called uniquely Israeli except the unique methods of terrorism that Israel introduced into the region.
"Its popularity was further spread with the help of Jews from Yemen, who probably learned it from Arabs." Probably? Are you kidding me? What do you mean probably? Where else would have the Jews of Yemen (who are more Arab than me) brought it from? China? Japan?
"Tomatoes are important for Italian cooking but they are not indigenous to Italy, and the regional variations of pizza". WHat kind of logic is this? tomatoes? We are not talking about an ingredient here. We are talking about a dish, damn it.
"Israeli cuisine offers hope for a future where diversity and plurality are not only respected, but serve as a foundation for creative endeavors ". What a bunch of malarkey. Diversity and plurality? There is no other way of showing diversity and plurality except by theft? This is like saying that Israel celebrates Arab culture by destroying Palestinian homes, stealing the lands, and killing their inhabitants.
"Describing falafel as a prominent part of Israeli culinary culture may simply be an acknowledgement that Israelis eat and enjoy a lot of falafel, but it is also a way of appropriating the traditional foods of another people." Only when Israel steals and occupies it shows appreciation. There is no other way for showing appreciation than by stealing and appropriating the cultures and contributions of others?
"Falafel is an Arab food. Lebanese and Palestinians lay claims to it, and some argue that its roots are actually in ancient Egypt. " I don't care which theory you propose, and there is a possibility that the ancient Egyptians were first but whatever it is it is NOT a product of the entity that was founded by force in 1948.
"To some extent, then, Israeli cuisine reflects the violence of the Israeli state and the appropriation of Arab and Palestinian foods." This one sentence is true, and it will never appear in a US newspaper because ADL among others will protest this simple acknowledgement as being anti-Semitic. Hell, I expect that the US Department of State will introduce yet another refinement to its bizarre definition of anti-Semitism (and why would the US Department of State be qualified to define anti-Semitism when it was founded and led by anti-Semites in the first place), whereby any statement that mentions Falafil as an Arab food would be considered anti-Semitic.
"For Israel to claim regional dishes as its own serves a political process, and raises the question of whether or not any cuisine can legitimately be called Israeli. " This statement is also true: there is nothing that can be called uniquely Israeli except the unique methods of terrorism that Israel introduced into the region.
"Its popularity was further spread with the help of Jews from Yemen, who probably learned it from Arabs." Probably? Are you kidding me? What do you mean probably? Where else would have the Jews of Yemen (who are more Arab than me) brought it from? China? Japan?
"Tomatoes are important for Italian cooking but they are not indigenous to Italy, and the regional variations of pizza". WHat kind of logic is this? tomatoes? We are not talking about an ingredient here. We are talking about a dish, damn it.
"Israeli cuisine offers hope for a future where diversity and plurality are not only respected, but serve as a foundation for creative endeavors ". What a bunch of malarkey. Diversity and plurality? There is no other way of showing diversity and plurality except by theft? This is like saying that Israel celebrates Arab culture by destroying Palestinian homes, stealing the lands, and killing their inhabitants.
Israeli-Saudi-Turkish axis
"The most likely answer is that the Israelis are coordinating their actions with Turkey and Saudi Arabia."
Israel kills children and gets UN blessing for it
"An account of the investigation, posted late on Thursday by military spokesman Lt Col Peter Lerner, said the strike had targeted a “compound” which had been known as belonging to Hamas’s Naval Police and Naval Force (including naval commandos)”. But journalists who attended the scene in the immediate aftermath of the attack – including a reporter from the Guardian – saw a small and dilapidated fisherman’s hut containing a few tools where the children had been playing hide-and-seek." (thanks Amir)
Arab regimes and Iran, from 1987
Comrade Laleh found this: ""the Arab countries have shown what amounts to political backing for firm American military action against Iran - action described by one Arab prime minister as "finally puncturing the myth of Iranian invulnerability." The Arab support seems to lay the groundwork for a long-term presence by the United States, Western military officials said. Senior Arab officials in Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia are telling Americans that the degree of support they wilI extend to the United States will grow so long as the American effort to contain Iran endures." (NY Times, October 1987)"
Dialogue with an Arab liberal
My weekly article in Al-Akhbar: "Dialogue (in a tent) with an Arab Liberal".
This is hilarious: he tells the Wall Street Journal that Nasrallah singled him out
"Mr. Slim said he has been one of those Shiite leaders singled out by Mr. Nasrallah." Ha ha ha. Where and when did Nasrallah mention him ever? You get a blender if you can prove it.
Friday, June 12, 2015
Al-Azhar introduces Shi`ism to Muslim audiences
The official Al-Azhar magazine republishes a book on Shi`ism and the preface is written by Muhammad `Imarah who wrote this: "Shi`ism is not a sect or schism but a religion, whose members have aligned with crusaders, Hulago, American imperialism, and Christian Zionism against Muslims". Now I know why the US and European governments places its faith in Al-Azhar to bring Muslims together.
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Flying First class
"A first-class ticket on Emirates Air from Los Angeles to Dubai entitles you to a private compartment—complete with a sliding door, a lie-flat seat and mattress, a vanity, a minibar, a flat-screen TV and luxury bathroom with shower—for a tidy $32,840." My life's savings could not pay for this ticket, damn it.
Finally, a "Muslim" that the New York Times approves of:
"It was this sort of forward thinking that led Mr. Zayat to name his $4.6 million colt Maimonides, after Moses Maimonides, considered to be among the greatest Jewish philosophers. As a Muslim, he said at the time: “I wanted to say something with the tool I had, which was a horse. I wanted it to be pro-peace, and about loving your neighbor.”
It also highlighted another complicated facet of his life. Publicly, Mr. Zayat alternately identifies as Muslim and Jewish. In fact, Mr. Zayat, who graduated from Yeshiva University, has given amply to Jewish causes."
It also highlighted another complicated facet of his life. Publicly, Mr. Zayat alternately identifies as Muslim and Jewish. In fact, Mr. Zayat, who graduated from Yeshiva University, has given amply to Jewish causes."
Israel is so desperate for Hollywood approval that it can settle on LA porn
"When one follower invited her to visit Israel, she wrote in Hebrew: "I'm coming to Israel soon," and told another "b'ezrat Hashem." "
#porn_for_Israel
how fitting
#porn_for_Israel
how fitting
The imaginary "Syrian revolution" in the mind of Liz Sly
There is an imaginary "Syrian revolution" in the mind of Liz Sly, and no developments on the ground can disabuse her of fantasy. Her "revolution" is secular, feminist, democratic, and moderate and all information about it is exclusively released to her through the propagandists of the Free Syrian Army. If there is one Western correspondent who was more wrong on Syria than any other, it is this correspondent. Just go and track her writings on Jamal Ma`ruf or about Free Syrian Army role or about Salim Idriss or about the various gangs that sprung up in Syria.
Al-Azhar's sectarianism
From Basim: "Abdel-Moneim Foud, professor of Islam at Al-Azhar University, believes Shiites have no right to practice their rituals freely. “The Shiite religion is not derived from Islam. Neither are their rituals that are [man-made],” Foud said. “That’s why Al-Azhar does not allow them to practice their rituals publicly or build mosques of their own.”
Al-Azhar magazine, published by Al-Azhar, recently republished a 60-year-old book titled “The Outline of the Shiite Religion,” declaring Shiism a separate religion rather than an Islamic sect."
Al-Azhar magazine, published by Al-Azhar, recently republished a 60-year-old book titled “The Outline of the Shiite Religion,” declaring Shiism a separate religion rather than an Islamic sect."
the military space plane known as the X-37B returned to Earth in October 2014. But no one really knows what its purpose was
"After spending 674 days in space, the military space plane known as the X-37B returned to Earth in October 2014. But no one really knows what its purpose was, or what it had been doing all that time, leading to all kinds of guessing in the popular press." "Using publicly accessible documents, the author attempts to piece together the plane’s likely mission, and writes that the X-37B illustrates the United States’ continuing interest in militarizing space and, possibly, weaponizing it in the future."
U.S. police kills then vilifies him as ISIS without any evidence
"What we have here is a black Muslim man killed while walking to work, followed by dubious and evidence-free inflammatory claims from the FBI and its media that are designed to make you want to simply dismiss Rahim as an Evil ISIS Operative who deserved to die, all without asking any questions." (thanks Amir)
Pentagon reassures Israel that the six planes will not make Lebanon a superpower
"The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region." Are you sure it won't? Because those planes are the bulk of the Mauritanian air force, and Mauritania as we all know is a super power.
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
GCC Ministers openly and explicitly order GCC media to launch a propaganda campaign
"GCC information ministers renewed their call for the media to counter all those who seek to question the right of the State of Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup, stressing GCC states full solidarity with the State of Qatar and encouraged media in the GCC to continue countering these campaigns at home and abroad.
In recommendations they issued a their 23rd meeting, held in Doha, the GCC information ministers, among the simplest duties of the media in member states, is the support and the highlighting of the cultural and economic gains of this unprecedented achievement and positive impact on the youth in GCC states.
The Ministers agreed that the State of Qatar, in coordination with the General Secretariat, is to develop a strategic vision for the joint media moves to counter such campaigns to reflect the international dimension of media discourse to show the right of GCC state, represented by the State of Qatar, to organize this important event.
The Ministers decided to approve the General Secretariat's vision on the implementation of a number of recommendations contained in the evaluation study of the media strategy and decided to refer it to the ministerial council to endorse it while taking into account a number of points that include assigning the General Secretariat, in coordination with media committees working within the GCC framework (Radio, TV, news agencies, electronic media) in addition to the GCC Joint Programme Production Institution, the Gulf TV and Radio and GCC Journalism Union, to get briefed on the role they can play in this area.
The approval of the abovementioned vision included the stress that countering the takfirist ideology and the extremist trends requires a sustained effort by all GCC media in accordance with the mechanisms followed in each state." (thanks J.)
In recommendations they issued a their 23rd meeting, held in Doha, the GCC information ministers, among the simplest duties of the media in member states, is the support and the highlighting of the cultural and economic gains of this unprecedented achievement and positive impact on the youth in GCC states.
The Ministers agreed that the State of Qatar, in coordination with the General Secretariat, is to develop a strategic vision for the joint media moves to counter such campaigns to reflect the international dimension of media discourse to show the right of GCC state, represented by the State of Qatar, to organize this important event.
The Ministers decided to approve the General Secretariat's vision on the implementation of a number of recommendations contained in the evaluation study of the media strategy and decided to refer it to the ministerial council to endorse it while taking into account a number of points that include assigning the General Secretariat, in coordination with media committees working within the GCC framework (Radio, TV, news agencies, electronic media) in addition to the GCC Joint Programme Production Institution, the Gulf TV and Radio and GCC Journalism Union, to get briefed on the role they can play in this area.
The approval of the abovementioned vision included the stress that countering the takfirist ideology and the extremist trends requires a sustained effort by all GCC media in accordance with the mechanisms followed in each state." (thanks J.)
Conflict of interst? What conflict of interest?
"During Tuesday’s hearing, the judge, Thomas M. Durkin of the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, acknowledged what some people have viewed as potential conflicts: He donated $1,500 to Mr. Hastert’s campaigns in the early 2000s; had worked alongside Mr. Hastert’s son Ethan; and is the brother of Jim Durkin, the Republican leader of the Illinois House."
The one Western official who is not afraid to mildly criticize the Saudi regime
"Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom Tuesday accused Saudi Arabia of handing a "medieval" punishment to a blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam.
"My opinion is that it's a medieval sentence. It's a medieval method that does not have its place in a society that allows a free media and allows people to express their point of view," Wallstrom told Swedish Radio in Brussels."
"My opinion is that it's a medieval sentence. It's a medieval method that does not have its place in a society that allows a free media and allows people to express their point of view," Wallstrom told Swedish Radio in Brussels."
"The number of U.S. personnel in the Bahrain has increased from 6,500 to 8,300 in just two years
"More sailors might soon be able to bring their families on assignment to Bahrain, where the Navy installation hosting 5th Fleet has grown significantly in recent years." "The number of U.S. personnel in the country has increased from 6,500 to 8,300 in just two years," "Massive protests in 2011 threatened to topple Bahrain’s Sunni monarchy. But these were quickly crushed following an armed intervention by troops from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf monarchies."
Did any US technology firms protest the Israeli production of viruses? Israeli spy virus Targeted Hotels Used for Iran Nuclear Talks
"Senior U.S. officials learned Israel was spying on the nuclear talks in 2014, a finding first reported by The Wall Street Journal in March. Officials at the time offered few details about Israel’s tactics. Kaspersky’s findings, disclosed publicly in a report on Wednesday, shed new light on the use of a stealthy virus in the spying efforts. The revelations also could provide what may be the first concrete evidence that the nuclear negotiations were targeted and by whom. "
World Bank’s Business-Lending Arm Backed Palm Oil Producer Amid Deadly Land War
"The conflict has drawn international scrutiny in part because Dinant, one of its central protagonists, has been financed by the World Bank Group.
Dinant was backed by the International Finance Corporation, an arm of the World Bank conglomerate that lends to private companies. The IFC supported Dinant, one of Central America’s biggest palm oil and food producers, throughout the recent land conflicts. It provided $15 million directly to Dinant in 2009 and later channelled $70 million in 2011 to a Honduran bank that was one of Dinant’s largest financiers.
In doing so, the IFC aligned itself with one of the key players in a deadly civil conflict, staking its money and reputation on a powerful corporation with a questionable history. The IFC ignored easily obtainable evidence that should have warned it away from doing business with Dinant, the lender’s internal ombudsman later found. "
Dinant was backed by the International Finance Corporation, an arm of the World Bank conglomerate that lends to private companies. The IFC supported Dinant, one of Central America’s biggest palm oil and food producers, throughout the recent land conflicts. It provided $15 million directly to Dinant in 2009 and later channelled $70 million in 2011 to a Honduran bank that was one of Dinant’s largest financiers.
In doing so, the IFC aligned itself with one of the key players in a deadly civil conflict, staking its money and reputation on a powerful corporation with a questionable history. The IFC ignored easily obtainable evidence that should have warned it away from doing business with Dinant, the lender’s internal ombudsman later found. "
David Blatt, the Israeli soldier
"Blatt's proud Zionism means that he has been a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces (the IDF), an experience described in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz as "his most significant bonding experiences with the country." He is also on a first-name basis with the nation's leader, Benjamin Netanyahu. This friendship, which ABC broadcaster Jeff Van Gundy described at high decibels as "impressive" during Tuesday night's primetime Finals broadcast, is so intimate, that Blatt boasts of being able to call Netanyahu "Bibi" when they speak. Blatt told The Plain Dealer that the prime minister "said all of Israel is behind the Cavaliers. That was great."
What went unmentioned by Van Gundy, not to mention The Plain Dealer, are the ethical implications of an NBA coach beaming about his friendship with Netanyahu. "Bibi's" last campaign was so riven with virulent anti-Arab racism, it was condemned across the globe. The aforementioned Israeli newspaper Haaretz printed an editorial about feeling "shame" that their "prime minister was a racist" after Netanyahu's March election victory. The New York Times editorial page credited his triumph to a "desperate and craven" campaign that relied on a "racist rant" against Arab citizens of Israel to pull out a victory. Time's Joel Klein wrote that Netanyahu's victory represented an "appalling irony" that "brought joy to American neoconservatives and European anti-Semites alike." I use these examples because they represent how even staunch supporters of Israel were nauseated by Netanyahu's toxic political platform."
What went unmentioned by Van Gundy, not to mention The Plain Dealer, are the ethical implications of an NBA coach beaming about his friendship with Netanyahu. "Bibi's" last campaign was so riven with virulent anti-Arab racism, it was condemned across the globe. The aforementioned Israeli newspaper Haaretz printed an editorial about feeling "shame" that their "prime minister was a racist" after Netanyahu's March election victory. The New York Times editorial page credited his triumph to a "desperate and craven" campaign that relied on a "racist rant" against Arab citizens of Israel to pull out a victory. Time's Joel Klein wrote that Netanyahu's victory represented an "appalling irony" that "brought joy to American neoconservatives and European anti-Semites alike." I use these examples because they represent how even staunch supporters of Israel were nauseated by Netanyahu's toxic political platform."
US military spending is higher than that of all countries in the world taken together
"US military spending is higher than that of all countries in the world taken together. The aggregate military spending of NATO countries is 10 times, note – 10 times higher than that of the Russian Federation. Russia has virtually no bases abroad." "I invite you to publish the world map in your newspaper and to mark all the US military bases on it. You will see the difference."
Yemen drone strike lawsuit forces U.S. to face non-western 'war on terror' victims
"Pradhan added that Obama’s apology in April over the deaths of American development expert Warren Weinstein and Italian aid worker Giovanni Lo Porto, two hostages being held by al-Qaida at a compound in Pakistan, showed a double standard for how western lives are treated as opposed to civilians in countries ravaged by the broader “war on terror”."
UN peacekeeprs: keep them away of hot spots, please. Keep them away from humanity
""Members of a U.N. peacekeeping mission engaged in "transactional sex" with more than 225 Haitian women who said they needed to do so to obtain things like food and medication, a sign that sexual exploitation remains significantly underreported in such missions, according to a new report obtained by The Associated Press."" (thanks Amir)
Gene Sharp: whatever happened to the New York Times theory that he inspired the Arab uprisings?
Do you remember all those articles in the Western press back in 2011 and even 2012 about how this pacifist American inspired the Arab youth? No one is peddling that theory anymore. Unless it was Gene Sharp who inspired Al-Julani and Baghdadi.
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