Contents: Egypt’s worst terrorist attack in modern history kills 235 people in Sufi mosque; Friday’s attack creates another roadblock for Hamas-Fatah unity; Friday’s attack is a major escalation in north Sinai terrorism
Author: John J. Xenakis
World View: Robert Mugabe Stuns Zimbabwe by Refusing to Step Down
First, as expected, the governing party of president Robert Mugabe’s governing Zanu-pf party voted to expel him from the party, and to demand his resignation. According to the resolutions of the Zanu-pf Central Committee.
World View: African Leaders Once Again Furious That They Won’t Get a Climate Change Bonanza
Contents: Climate change superstars Germany and Norway humiliated at climate change conference; African leaders once again furious that they won’t get a climate change bonanza; The flaws in the climate change story
World View: Donald Trump in Seoul Issues Stern Warning to North Korea – and to China
Contents: Donald Trump in Seoul issues stern warning to North Korea — and to China; Trump’s speech targeted at China
World View: Saad Hariri Shocks Lebanon by Resigning as PM While in Saudi Arabia
Contents: Saad Hariri shocks Lebanon by resigning as PM while in Saudi Arabia; Lebanon enters the Sunni/Shia front line between Iran and Saudi Arabia
World View: Saad Hariri Shocks Lebanon by Resigning as PM While in Saudi Arabia
Contents: Saad Hariri shocks Lebanon by resigning as PM while in Saudi Arabia; Lebanon enters the Sunni/Shia front line between Iran and Saudi Arabia
World View: Somalia Terror Bombings Again Raise Question of U.S. Military Strategy in Africa
Contents: Dozens killed in Mogadishu, Somalia, bombings, two weeks after hundreds killed; Somalia attack comes as Niger ambush leads to review of US military aims in Africa
World View: North Korea Crisis: Would the United States Sacrifice Los Angeles for Seoul?
Contents: North Korea nuclear missile crisis close to reaching a tipping point; North Korea crisis: Would the United States sacrifice Los Angeles for Seoul?
World View: Steve Bannon and Henry Kissinger Form Project to Sound Alarm on China
Contents: Steve Bannon and Henry Kissinger form project to sound alarm on China; Taiwan’s prime minister says that Taiwan is an ‘independent sovereign state’
World View: Israel May Be the Only Country Recognizing the Iraq Kurdistan Referendum
Contents: Iraqi Kurds’ independence referendum appears headed for big approval; Israel may be the only country recognizing the Iraq Kurdistan referendum