Tag: Mosul
Pyrrhic victory in Mosul
If a reconciliation cannot be achieved between Iraq’s Sunni and Shia populations, it’s almost a certainty that the country will continue to be afflicted by Daesh or some successor group.
U.S. admits role in civilian deaths in Mosul
These elite attitudes toward ordinary Iraqis are probably more dangerous to the future of the country than a few mere terrorist attacks.
U.S. airstrikes killed 230 civilians in Mosul overnight
Over 130 civilians were killed in attack on a single building in western Mosul.
Nearly 500 More U.S. Troops Sent to Iraq for Mosul Attack...
“It seems a little unlikely that PM al-Abadi cares about U.S. electoral problems. He has his own reasons for wanting to roll up al-Qaeda in Iraq quickly. But his timetable could play into Hillary Clinton’s hands.”
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What’s certain about results of the presidential election
While we don't know who the next president will be, some outcomes of the election can be foreseen.
How a 20th-century family planning agenda fueled the climate crisis
Broken child welfare policies have undermined political systems and destroyed the planetary ecosystem.
Netanyahu, Putin, and Trump: The three great threats to world peace and stability; all...
With the election on the horizon, America stands at a crossroads that will determine its fate going into the future.
New nuclear push latches on to climate change as reason for nuclear power
“The dirty secret is that nuclear power makes a substantial contribution to global warming. Nuclear power is actually a chain of highly energy-intense industrial processes.”
UN warns Gaza’s economic recovery could take 350 years under Israeli blockade
The UN warns that, should the blockade remain in place, GDP per capita will continue “to decline continuously and precipitously,” placing Gaza’s future in severe jeopardy.