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Democratic Party
Hillary Clinton finally let Benghazi Committee Have It

Hillary Clinton finally let Benghazi Committee Have It

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Thom Hartmann | (Video Report) – – “Thom Hartmann comments on Hillary Clinton’s appearance before the House Select Committee on Benghazi.” Thom Hartmann: “Hillary hits back at the Benghazi Committee”

Iraq War
What if the U.S. had not invaded Iraq in 2003?

What if the U.S. had not invaded Iraq in 2003?

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By Peter Van Buren | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – What if the U.S. had not invaded Iraq in 2003? How would things be different in the Middle East today? Was Iraq, in the words of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, the “worst foreign policy blunder” in American history? Let’s take a big-picture tour of the Middle […]

Democratic Party
Did Hillary just Win the Presidency because Biden couldn't Raise $2 bn. this Fall?

Did Hillary just Win the Presidency because Biden couldn’t Raise $2 bn. this Fall?

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Patty Culhane | (Aljazeera English) | – – “United States Vice President Joe Biden has said will not run for president in 2016, ending months of indecision and removing one of Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s biggest potential obstacles to the party’s nomination. Patty Culhane reports.” Aljazeera English: “Biden says he won’t contest 2016 US presidential […]

Israel/ Palestine
Armed Israeli Squatters Attack Palestinian Hebron Homes as Fateh calls General Strike

Armed Israeli Squatters Attack Palestinian Hebron Homes as Fateh calls General Strike

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By IMEMC News | – – Armed Israeli settlers — under Israeli military protection — attacked Palestinian homes with stones and empty glass bottles to the east of Hebron city, on Tuesday, according to local and security sources. Sources said, according to WAFA, that Jewish settlers from the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba, built illegally […]

Russia
The Real Reason al-Assad Met Putin in Moscow

The Real Reason al-Assad Met Putin in Moscow

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By Charles Recknagel | ( RFE/ RL ) | – – Three weeks after the start of Russia’s bombing campaign, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a surprise visit to Moscow. Here is what makes the October 20 meeting significant. First The Bombing, Now The Diplomacy Russia has been […]

Iran
Could Nuclear Deal hand power to Reformists inside Iran?

Could Nuclear Deal hand power to Reformists inside Iran?

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By Farhang Jahanpour | (Inter Press Service) | – – OXFORD, Oct 19 2015 (IPS) – As in most countries, in Iran too there are hardliners and moderates. All polls show that a large majority of Iranians support the nuclear deal (or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA) between Iran and the P5+1 (the United […]

Bernie Sanders
Is Hillary Clinton Copying Bernie Sanders – And Why Does It Matter?

Is Hillary Clinton Copying Bernie Sanders – And Why Does It Matter?

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AJ+ | (Video report) | – – “Bernie Sanders has rubbed off on Hillary Clinton. Not only has she stopped combing her hair, she’s railing against billionaires and Wall Street. But how tied up with big money is the Democrats’ darling? And what does this mean for the presidential campaign and party as a whole?” […]

Militarization
The Secret to Winning the Nobel Peace Prize Keep the U.S. Military Out

The Secret to Winning the Nobel Peace Prize Keep the U.S. Military Out

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By Rebecca Gordon | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – Introduction, by Tom Engelhardt To this day, it remains difficult to take in the degree to which the American invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq destabilized the Greater Middle East from the Chinese border to Libya.  Certainly, as the recent Republican and Democratic presidential debates suggest, Americans have […]

Israel/ Palestine
The war of information in Israel and Palestine

The war of information in Israel and Palestine

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By: Megan Hanna | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – Recent headlines by Western news outlets, such as the BBC, CNN and The Telegraph, in the coverage of the recent spate of violence currently unfolding in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory have tended to focus on the Israeli victims of the unrest. On the […]

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