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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Why ISIL/ Daesh attracts Convicts and Felons, not the Pious

Why ISIL/ Daesh attracts Convicts and Felons, not the Pious

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By Anne Aly | (The Conversation) | – – Media outlets were quick to note the criminal backgrounds of the perpetrators of last week’s Brussels terror attacks. Drawing comparisons with those who undertook the November 2015 Paris attacks, this analysis suggested the rise of a new generation of terrorist recruits who are not “radical Islamists” […]

African-Americans
Sanders Promises Economic Justice for Muslim, Black Communities

Sanders Promises Economic Justice for Muslim, Black Communities

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TeleSur | – – The Vermont senator fielded questions on social justice from members of the the African-American and Muslim communities at a Town Hall in Milwaukee. Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders held a Town Hall meeting tonight in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The senator from Vermont was introduced by African-American Reverend Marcus Hart, and fielded questions from […]

Reproductive Choice
Anti-choicers condemning Trump while pushing laws that punish women (Seth Meyers)

Anti-choicers condemning Trump while pushing laws that punish women (Seth Meyers)

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Seth Meyers | (NBC Late Night Video) | – – “Seth takes a closer look at Donald Trump’s controversial statement that there should be “some form of punishment” for women who seek abortions.” Late Night with Seth Meyers: “Trump’s Abortion Comments: A Closer Look”

Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian rights group submits Israeli war crimes report to Int'l Criminal Court

Palestinian rights group submits Israeli war crimes report to Int’l Criminal Court

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Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — In ongoing efforts to hold Israel accountable for gross violations of international law, Palestinian legal rights group Badil has published key findings on alleged war crimes during the 2014 Gaza war that the group submitted to the International Criminal Court earlier this month. The report documents […]

Democratic Party
Greenpeace: Hillary Clinton Should Reject Fossil Fuel Money

Greenpeace: Hillary Clinton Should Reject Fossil Fuel Money

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TeleSur Hillary Clinton told Greenpeace she was going to reject fossil fuel donations yet her campaign has received over US$4.5 million from the industry. The Greenpeace USA activist who rattled Democratic party presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, at a New York rally said the former secretary of state didn’t sign the group’s #FixDemocracy campaign but pledged […]

Iraq
Iraq:  Shiite Militias issue threats against US Troops going to Iraq to fight Salafi ISIL

Iraq: Shiite Militias issue threats against US Troops going to Iraq to fight Salafi ISIL

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By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – Recently US troops started fighting the [so-called] Islamic State in Iraq [ISIL], with ‘boots on the ground’. But is keeping a distance between the US and some old Shiite enemies hampering the fight? Or is it just good tactics? Iraqis found out that just about […]

Foreign Policy
Is Trump, wrong on everything else, Right on US Foreign Policy?

Is Trump, wrong on everything else, Right on US Foreign Policy?

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By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – It might take someone of Trump’s vapid visibility to drive home the point that “world’s policeman” is not a viable role for the U.S. to play. He wants to cut back on U.S. military commitments overseas. He calls the Iraq War “one of […]

Israel/ Palestine
Palestine:  It's not the Economy, Stupid

Palestine: It’s not the Economy, Stupid

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By Yossi Alpher | ( OpenDemocracy) | – – By all means, give the Palestinians development aid. But let us not delude ourselves that this will facilitate a two-state solution anytime soon. One of the most persistent and constant themes in both the Israeli and the international approach to the Palestinian issue has been the […]

Islam-hatred
The Ted Cruz solution won't stop terrorism in the U.S.

The Ted Cruz solution won’t stop terrorism in the U.S.

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By Robert Pape and Walker Gunning | ( Chicago Tribune) | – – Most Americans felt the Brussels bombings in the pits of their stomachs. That’s natural. Terrorism’s greatest weapon is not those it kills immediately, but its ability to spread fear after the fact. That fear makes terrorism not just a political issue, but […]

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