Tag Archives: Juan Cole

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

By Mark | June 6, 2017

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, Egypt, fake news, hacking, international relations, Iran, Islamic State, James Comey, 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

Juan Cole, Leni Sinclair, and the YpsiGlow project …on this weekend’s edition of the Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | September 22, 2016

The Saturday Six Pack will be back on the air this weekend, and it has all the makings of a great show. Our first guest will be esteemed University of Michigan history professor Juan Cole. An expert on the Middle East, Cole came to be a household name shortly after 9/11, as our nation geared […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Detroit, Michigan, Politics, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized | Also tagged Adriana Zardus, Detroit Artists Workshop, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Festifools, FoolMoon, Geore Bush, Iraq war, Isreal, Jeri Rosenberg, jihad, John Sinclair, Leni Sinclair, lies in the run-up to the Iraq war, Middle East, SDS, Stephen Colbert, The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation is Changing the Middle East, White Panther Party, WonderFool Productions, YpsiGLOW | 4 Comments

Because you asked for it, here’s my ill-informed, not-terribly-thoughtful, completely unsatisfying post on Syria

By Mark | September 9, 2013

I have absolutely nothing of value to add to the debate on whether or not we get involved in the Syrian civil war. I know that. And I’m inclined to just keep my mouth shut. But, as people keep writing to me, demanding that I take a stand, as though what’s said on a tiny […]

Posted in Observations, Other, Uncategorized | Also tagged Bashar Assad, chemical weapons, Civil War, foreign policy, foreign relations, John Kerry, Malala Yousafzai, radical Islam, Robert Reich, sanctions, Saudi Arabia, Syria, USS Nimitz, wars, world events | 14 Comments

Indiana continues to allow BP to dump toxic mercury into Lake Michigan… spelling doom for mankind

By Mark | June 23, 2013

A little over two years ago, we had a conversation on this site about what recourse, if any, the people of Michigan might have against Indiana for giving British Petroleum (BP) the go-ahead to disregard laws concerning the dumping of hazardous chemicals, and discharge unprecedented amounts of ammonia and toxic, heavy metal sludge into Lake […]

Posted in Environment, Michigan, Uncategorized | Also tagged ammonia, BP, British Petroleum, Chicago, clean water, fresh water, heavy metal, Indiana, Lake Michigan, legislative capture, mercury, mercury poisoning, short-sighted, toxic waste, water, water quality, Whiting refinery | 15 Comments

What you should know about the uprising in Turkey

By Mark | June 3, 2013

Saturday night, I posted something on Facebook about the recent uprisings in Turkey, expressing both my support and frustration. (My support because, from what I can tell, the people taking to the streets across the country are largely folks who, like me, are interested in fighting for secular government, and the rights of individuals to […]