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As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note
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As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note

Arnold Oliver

Tiffin, Ohio (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – During some of the large anti-war demonstrations during the 1960’s some of the protesters gave flowers to the […]

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

10/02/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

10/02/2025 By The Conversation

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Syria
As Trump Gets out of Syria & Afghanistan will Mercenaries & Blackwater Come In?

As Trump Gets out of Syria & Afghanistan will Mercenaries & Blackwater Come In?

By Paul Rogers | – At the end of 2003 the United States-led war in Iraq was going badly wrong. It had started so well […]

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Environment
Germany’s Carbon Dioxide Emissions Down 6% in 2018

Germany’s Carbon Dioxide Emissions Down 6% in 2018

By Julian Wettengel | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Germany’s energy-related CO₂ emissions dropped by more than six percent year-on-year as the country […]

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Yemen
Young Girl’s Tragic Story makes her a Symbol of the Yemen War

Young Girl’s Tragic Story makes her a Symbol of the Yemen War

By Jamil Nasser with Dana Moukhallati in Dubai Sanaa, Yemen | AFP | – Buthaina Mansur al-Rimi’s life has changed drastically since last year — […]

AFP

Egypt
Giza is in the News:  Can You Pass the Egypt Quiz?

Giza is in the News: Can You Pass the Egypt Quiz?

By Jeffrey Rudolph | – (Political Quizzes) – When widespread demonstrations forced Egypt’s long-time dictator, Hosni Mubarak, to resign as president in February 2011, it […]

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Are Saudis Deploying Army of Sudanese child-soldiers in Yemen?

Are Saudis Deploying Army of Sudanese child-soldiers in Yemen?

Sudan leader Omar al-Bashir is said to have demanded from these Gulf countries $2 billion for every 1,000 Sudanese troops deployed in Yemen.

Juan Cole

Iran
Rightwing Iran's Policy in post-US Syria is to Block Kurdish Left

Rightwing Iran’s Policy in post-US Syria is to Block Kurdish Left

Iran needs Turkey to escape US sanctions and to help stymie cooperative socialism among Kurds

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
Europe, UK, France & Turkey Reject Israel's Plans for new Squatter Homes in Palestine

Europe, UK, France & Turkey Reject Israel’s Plans for new Squatter Homes in Palestine

The Union stressed that Israel’s decision undermines the viability of the desired two-state solution and the possibility of lasting peace.

TeleSur

Egypt
Egypt Kills 40 ‘Terrorists’ in Crackdown after Giza Attack

Egypt Kills 40 ‘Terrorists’ in Crackdown after Giza Attack

Giza, Egypt | AFP | – Egyptian police killed 40 suspects in a crackdown on Saturday after a roadside bomb hit a tour bus claiming […]

AFP

Russia
Filling Vacuum Left by Trump, Russia & Turkey Coordinate on Syria

Filling Vacuum Left by Trump, Russia & Turkey Coordinate on Syria

The Syrian deployment pleased ally Russia but upset Turkey ahead of Saturday’s talks in Moscow.

AFP

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