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Donald Trump
US Nears $100B Arms Deal for Saudi Arabia: White House Official

US Nears $100B Arms Deal for Saudi Arabia: White House Official

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TeleSur | – – The official said the deal will be good for the U.S. economy. The United States is close to completing a series of arms deals forSaudi Arabia totaling more than $100 billion, a senior White House official said on Friday, a week ahead of President Donald Trump’s planned visit to Riyadh. The […]

Displaced and Refugees
Why the Weaponization of Health Care in the Syrian War threatens Us All

Why the Weaponization of Health Care in the Syrian War threatens Us All

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By Xavier Symons | (The Conversation) | – – Few events in Syria have attracted as much attention as the alleged chemical weapon attack on the town of Khan Shaykhun. The callous use of biological agents to target civilians is a “crime against humanity” and a serious violation of international law, according to human rights […]

al Qaeda in the Arabian Penisula
After Mosul: The Coming ISIL Apocalypse in al-Anbar Desert

After Mosul: The Coming ISIL Apocalypse in al-Anbar Desert

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By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – While fighting against the Islamic State group drags on in Mosul, tribal and military forces in Anbar are preparing for what will likely be the final battle against the extremists. But this fight will take many months. Many Iraqis and international observers are continuing to […]

Environment
Dakota Access Pipeline already Leaking Oil & not Completed

Dakota Access Pipeline already Leaking Oil & not Completed

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TeleSur | – – Even before it is fully operational, and after months of demonstrations by Indigenous and environmental groups that warned of the same, the Dakota Access Pipeline has already suffered its first leak. The April 6 leak, only uncovered this week by local South Dakota outlet Aberdeen News, saw 84 gallons of crude […]

Donald Trump
Are we Monsters?

Are we Monsters?

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By Neal Gabler | ( Billmoyers.com) | – – We are a failed country because we have lost our compassion and sense of community. Warner Brothers and Universal have both been dusting off an inventory of classic monsters — King Kong, Godzilla, The Mummy, The Wolf Man, etc. — which prompted New York Times film […]

Afghanistan
How America’s Myth of the Infallible Generals gets us in Trouble

How America’s Myth of the Infallible Generals gets us in Trouble

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By Danny Sjursen | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – More, more, more. I was guilty of it myself.  Commanding a small cavalry troop of about 85 soldiers in southwest Kandahar Province back in 2011, I certainly wanted and requested more: more troopers, more Special Forces advisers, more Afghan police, more air support, more supplies, more […]

Israel/ Palestine
Is Trump Palestine’s New Hope?

Is Trump Palestine’s New Hope?

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Daoud Kuttab. | (Project Syndicate) | – – RAMALLAH – On his recent visit to Washington, DC, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas surprised many by heaping praise on US President Donald Trump. Speaking through a translator, Abbas called Trump, who had promised to “get done” a peace agreement between Israel and Palestine, “courageous” and wise, and […]

Climate Change
Also Fired:  Scientists at Environmental Protection Agency Review Board

Also Fired: Scientists at Environmental Protection Agency Review Board

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Cenk Uygur & Ana Kasparian | ( The Young Turks) | (Video Report) | – – “Scott Pruitt has let go of scientists and replaced them with industry types. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down: “The Environmental Protection Agency has “eviscerated” a key scientific review board by removing half its members and seeking […]

Climate Change
China cancelled 100 Coal Plants but Trump going the other Way

China cancelled 100 Coal Plants but Trump going the other Way

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By Oscar Reyes | (Otherwords.org) | – – States that invest in renewables are reaping the rewards. Those that stick to coal are faltering. When you’re in a hole, it’s usually best to stop digging. But when President Trump told supporters at his 100th day rally in Pennsylvania that “we are putting our coal miners […]

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