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Iran
Contrary to Propaganda, Iran has always denounced Nukes

Contrary to Propaganda, Iran has always denounced Nukes

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By Farhang Jahanpour | (Inter Press Service) | – – OXFORD (IPS) – Despite all the propaganda about the Iranian leaders’ rush to acquire nuclear weapons, ever since the start of the country’s nuclear programme, Iranian leaders have been adamant that they only wish to make peaceful use of the nuclear energy to which they […]

Islam
Clashes rock Al-Aqsa Compound, 3rd Holiest Muslim Shrine, for 2nd day

Clashes rock Al-Aqsa Compound, 3rd Holiest Muslim Shrine, for 2nd day

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Ma’an News Agency | – – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces and Palestinians clashed for the second consecutive day at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Monday, with several journalists injured as Israeli forces fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters in the holy site. Ayman Abu Rumouz, a cameraman for Lebanon-based satellite channel al-Mayadeen, was […]

Democratic Party
When will War be off the Table?  Iran & US Trash Talk

When will War be off the Table? Iran & US Trash Talk

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By David M. Faris | (Informed Comment) | – – You have to admire the sheer gall of the Republican presidential field, which has coalesced around the idea of, in Scott Walker’s words, blowing up the Iranian nuclear deal “on day one.” As most candidates also pledge to repeal Obamacare on the first day, one […]

Displaced and Refugees
Israel's Deep Role in Syrian Refugee Crisis: Saga of Yarmouk

Israel’s Deep Role in Syrian Refugee Crisis: Saga of Yarmouk

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By: Ramzy Baroud | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – When Zionist Haganah militias carried out Operation Yiftach, on May 19 1948, the aim was to drive Palestinians in the northern Safad District which had declared its independence a mere five days earlier, outside the border of Israel. The ethnic cleansing of Safad and its […]

Climate Change
Could we melt all the Ice in Antarctica if we Keep on Burning Fossil Fuels?

Could we melt all the Ice in Antarctica if we Keep on Burning Fossil Fuels?

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By Andy Ridgwell | (The Conversation) | – – Here is a great “what-if”: if we (the human race) were to burn all available fossil fuels, could we melt the largest and most stable ice sheet on the planet – Antarctica? Could our collective industrial impacts on the planet possibly have that far a reach? […]

Acidification of Oceans
"We're talking Survival": Pacific Islanders call out Australia on Coal

“We’re talking Survival”: Pacific Islanders call out Australia on Coal

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The Tree | – – Pacific Island nations have stepped up pressure on their reckless neighbours, warning Australia and New Zealand that their inadequate action on climate change will doom island states – especially if they continue to ignore the call for a moratorium on new coal and the call to keep warming below 1.5DegC. […]

Israel/ Palestine
Leftist Corbyn win as head of UK Labour alarms Israeli Right Wing

Leftist Corbyn win as head of UK Labour alarms Israeli Right Wing

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Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party on Saturday quickly led to condemnation from the Israeli press who branded the veteran left-winger “anti-Israeli” and raised allegations of antisemitism. The 66-year-old socialist was named leader after clinching a landslide 59.5 percent of […]

Bush
How Bush/Cheney's War Plans delayed an Iran Deal for a Decade

How Bush/Cheney’s War Plans delayed an Iran Deal for a Decade

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By Farhang Jahanpour | (Inter Press Service) | – – OXFORD (IPS) – When negotiations between Iran and the European “Troika” broke down, the reformist government of Mohammad Khatami was discredited in the eyes of the Iranian electorate which had seen the futility of negotiating with the West. Despite Iran’s support for the U.S. invasion […]

Militarization
Nearly Half of Republicans Could imagine backing Military Coup

Nearly Half of Republicans Could imagine backing Military Coup

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Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “New poll out from YouGov that is even more concerning than some of the other crazy polls we’ve covered recently. How many people in this country would be in favor of a military coup? The answer may surprise you… Cenk Uygur, host of the […]

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