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Mehdi challenges Joe Lieberman on centrism, Manchin and Iraq | Mehdi Hasan’s Show –…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38bfjoOsjAY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38bfjoOsjAY Oakland News Now - Mehdi challenges Joe Lieberman on centrism, Manchin and Iraq | Mehdi Hasan's show - video produced by the YouTube channel with…
Angry at the system: Ashley Ehasz is running for Congress
October 26, 2021 There is currently 76 veterans in service in Congress, and another hopes to join their ranks. Angry with the system and politicians in Washington, Ashley Ehasz decided to run against incumbent President Brian Fitzpatrick…
Operation Curveball: a German political satire on the preparation for the war in Iraq
Directed by Johannes Naber; written by Naber and Oliver KeidelOperation Curveball by German director Johannes Naber puts a knife back into a wound that many members of the U.S. and German intelligence communities and governments no doubt…
Letter: Biden should jump at opportunity to withdraw troops from Iraq
As expected, the main Iraqi political blocs dominated this month's parliamentary elections (“Sadr's victory will not ease Iraq's unease,” FT View, October 21). As cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's bloc has emerged as the kingmaker in the…
Mistakes and confusion in the UK at the heart of the Afghan retreat
As British parliamentary inquiries into the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan began last week, a prominent Kabul expert framed the vital question: "How did you understand the strategic decision-making of the Taliban and how did you you…
I fear for our politicians in the era of crowd domination
Well, I sure do, especially when it's in a radio or TV studio when I see them squirming up close. But that said, it turns out that I also like TD a lot with whom I had a barney.For example, I once had an extremely entertaining argument…
A worrying number of rights violations took place ahead of the Iraq elections
A report by the Gulf Center for Human Rights highlighted attacks on civil society activists and the media, as well as torture against citizens.…
Our future against neoliberalism – NationofChange
Photo: Tom Pennington
Country after country across the world, people are rising up to challenge neoliberal political and economic systems, with mixed but sometimes promising results.
Progressive leaders in the United…
Iraqi elections shake up old Shiite political guard
The final results of the Iraqi elections on October 10 were announced on October 18. The results are expected to be approved by the Federal Court in two weeks without major changes.
The Shiites split into three main groups: the Sadrists…
The Culture Café of Iraq
With the Iraqi parliamentary elections approaching this month, the Book Forum Café in Mosul (a city in northern Iran) became a popular hangout for citizens where talks and discussions focused on literacy and political awareness were…
Tributes as former US Secretary of State dies of complications from COVID-19 – World –…
Colin Powell, the first black U.S. secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape U.S. foreign policy during the later years of the 20th century and the early years of…
Iraq stops mastermind of deadly 2016 bombing
Defense Minister: "An unfortunate incident, not an ambush" sparked protest violence in Beirut
BEIRUT: The bloody shootings that took place in the streets of Beirut last…
The gap between reckless Brexit promises and reality will soon be too big to ignore
What must it be like to be in the inner circles of the UK government, watching the economy rebound from crisis to crisis? Shortages mount, as livestock that suddenly cannot be put into the food chain are slaughtered and sent to rendering…
Iran seeks to add Beirut to list of capitals it controls
October 18 (UPI) - Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has made no secret of his desire to dominate the Middle East.
Its policy of aggressive expansionism has led it to spend more than $ 100 billion…
Israel’s COVID death toll surpasses 8,000
'He lied': Iraqis still accuse Powell of playing role in Iraq war
For many Iraqis, Colin Powell's name conjures up an image: the man who, as US Secretary of State, appeared before the UN Security Council in 2003 to advocate…
Soleimani’s 2nd Death – The Media Line
Asharq Al-Awsat, London, October 14Well done, Iraq! This is the phrase that came to my mind after the successful conclusion of Iraq's biggest general elections, which passed without a single incident. These congratulations seemed worthy…
Brian Monteith: Our politicians must bring down the gall
Candles are lit next to a portrait of David Amess during a vigil for him at St Michaels Church in Leigh-on-Sea on Sunday Sir David, always smiling, was essentially a reliable and charming backbench MP, well regarded by virtually everyone…
KDP emerges from election as largest political party in Iraq
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - The Kurdistan Democratic Party (PDK) emerged from the October Iraqi parliamentary elections as the largest party in Iraq after the preliminary count of all votes by the Iraqi…
Iraqi politicians may be happy with Iran, but its people are not
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's visit to Iraq continues to generate heated debate. One wonders if the outcome of the trip will be entirely in favor of Iran to the detriment of Iraq, despite the signing of bilateral agreements in the…
Iraq: politicians decide electoral alliances
It has been a long night for most Iraqi officials as they embarked on lengthy negotiations on Wednesday to finalize their electoral alliances.The long talks, which lasted until the registration deadline on Thursday, took…