My old friend and former bandmate, Pete Larson, moved to Kenya a few years back to oversee a number of public health related research projects. And, while there, he fell in love with the country’s culture and music. Now, like a good academic, he’s doing his best to document and preserve what he can, starting […]
Tag Archives: Egypt
It looks as though Trump once again played right into Putin’s hands, turning against Qatar before the facts were in, and creating an opening for the Russians
On Monday, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain closed all borders (land, sea and air) with the country of Qatar, an action that was then followed by Yemen, the Maldives and Libya. And, this morning, our President took to Twitter to take credit for the fact that these countries had moved to […]
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Aristocratic Hegemony, Bahrain, Central Command, Donald Trump, fake news, hacking, international relations, Iran, Islamic State, James Comey, Juan Cole, Kellyanne Conway, Middle East, Muslim Brotherhood, oil, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sean Spicer, Syria, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, Twitter, United Arab Emirates, Vladimir Putin 9 Comments
Trump ban on Muslim-majority countries has nothing to do with national security, and everything to do with appeasing his racist base
As we discussed last night, Trump’s clearly illegal ban on those entering the United States from majority-Muslim nations was interesting in that not all majority-Muslim nations were included. While Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Sudan and Yemen made the list, several others, like Saudi Arabia and Egypt, did not… which is odd, given that’s where […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged anti-Muslim, Benjamin Wittes, Brookings Institution, Constitution, Donald Trump, executive actions, freedom of religion, Iran, Iraq, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Libya, national security, National Security Council, racism, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Steve Bannon, Sudan, Syria, terrorism, Yemen 27 Comments