It was the dominant attitude among the major sugarcane plantation owners in Western Cuba and enjoyed the support of influential academics, intellectuals, and professionals. It was also favored by Washington, which from the turn of the century actively promoted it. ..…

It was too late for Arafat to retract (although King Husayn, who championed Saddam far more enthusiastically than Arafat, was quickly forgiven by Western powers and GCC countries probably at the behest of the Israeli lobby in Washington). ..…

Now that this is upon us, however, Washington cannot accept it. It did not count on non-Western nations achieving a measure of prosperity and influence until they were “just like us,” as the once famous phrase had it. ..…

Since March 2011, Syria has been gripped by militancy it blames on some Western states and their regional allies. ... Washington has been leading a bombing campaign in Syria against what are said to be Daesh terrorists inside the country since September 2014 without any authorization from..…

Last week, a US aircraft carrier-led strike group set course for the Western Pacific Ocean close to the Korean Peninsula amid growing fears over the North’s weapons tests. . Washington has voiced concerns over Pyongyang’s tests, but the North says such launches are an act..…

The US attack in early April saw a barrage of 59 Tomahawk missiles launched against the Shayrat Airfield in the western Syrian province of Homs, causing some 15 fatalities, including civilians. . Washington staged the offensive under the pretext of responding to an earlier purported gas..…

And more former justices were born in another country – a total of six – than were born in the entire Western region of the U.S. ... George Washington nominated three justices born abroad: William Paterson, James Iredell and James Wilson (all from the modern-day United Kingdom). ..…

Growth was Washington, followed by five other Western states, plus New York .. The fewest decreases, were Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, New York, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, and Washington. ..…