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Fighting in Yemen

mercredi 13 juin 2018 à 02:00

If the Yemeni forces backed by the US attack Hodeidah, and the battle continues for more than a short time, it could leave most of Yemen without food and medicine.

I don't see anything about either side in Yemen that deserves support. If one of them conclusively defeated the other, at least Yemen would have peace. So if the Houthis lose quickly, that might be a good thing for Yemen.

But what if they don't? The Houthis are not just an armed gang, they are an ethnic group. If all the sides represent large communities, a conclusive military outcome may be impossible.

Yellowstone National Park

mercredi 13 juin 2018 à 02:00

Dan Wenk, superintendent of Yellowstone National Park, was kicked out for trying to conserve nature in the park. Saboteurs are now using his example to eliminate the culture of conservation.

Leaving Gaza for medical care

mercredi 13 juin 2018 à 02:00

The Oncologists Letter: Let Gaza Women Cancer Patients Out.

This is sexist. Men deserve medical care just as much as women; Israel should let everyone with a grave illness leave Gaza for medical care.

New law in Israel

mercredi 13 juin 2018 à 02:00

Israel's parliament approved a law to let Israel confiscate Palestinians' land so as to settle Israelis in occupied territory.

Establishing colonies in occupied territory violates the Geneva Conventions.

Systematic wage theft

mercredi 13 juin 2018 à 02:00

Big US companies systematically cheat low-wage employees out of their pay.

We should make participation in cheating employees a crime for the individuals that do it, to threaten the managers responsible with jail, rather than merely the corporation with a small fine.