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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?
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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?

Dan Steinbock

New York (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Recently, international media has highlighted the mass famine in Gaza. Yet, there have been effectively three waves […]

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

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Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

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How Trump's Gutting of Tailpipe Standards will make China Auto Leader Worldwide

How Trump’s Gutting of Tailpipe Standards will make China Auto Leader Worldwide

By Greg Dotson | (The Conversation) | – – The Trump administration on Monday, April 2, took steps to ease pollution and efficiency rules for […]

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Iranian-Americans
Between Iranian and American (AJ+ Video)

Between Iranian and American (AJ+ Video)

Yara Elmjouie | (AJ+ Video Clip) | – – “Iranian-American AJ+ Producer Yara Elmjouie takes us to meet his parents and reflects on his own […]

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Oceania and Eastasia? New Cold War, this Time against both Russia and China?

Oceania and Eastasia? New Cold War, this Time against both Russia and China?

( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Think of it as the most momentous military planning on Earth right now. Who’s even paying attention, given the […]

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Is Saudi Crown Prince's 'Recognition' of Israel anything New or Positive?

Is Saudi Crown Prince’s ‘Recognition’ of Israel anything New or Positive?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Former Israeli prison guard at the notorious Ktzi’ot Prison camp for Palestinians and now editor-in-chief of […]

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Israel: Massacre of Palestinian Protesters in Gaza was a Calculated War Crime (HRW)

Israel: Massacre of Palestinian Protesters in Gaza was a Calculated War Crime (HRW)

Officials Green-Light Shooting of Unarmed Demonstrators

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Donald Trump and the Art of the Arms Deal (for Everyone)

Donald Trump and the Art of the Arms Deal (for Everyone)

By William D. Hartung | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – It’s one of those stories of the century that somehow never gets treated that way. […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Tens of Thousands Actually dead in Saudi War on Yemen

Tens of Thousands Actually dead in Saudi War on Yemen

By Helen Lackner | (OpenDemocracy.net) | – – . . . [Saudi Crown Prince] Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) was the brain behind the coalition originally […]

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Saudi Arabia
Spanish Activists to Kick Out Saudi Ship Loading Weapons for Yemen War

Spanish Activists to Kick Out Saudi Ship Loading Weapons for Yemen War

TeleSur | – – The Bahri Hofuf ship was already kicked out of Bilbao, but sneaked into Santander. In the first days of March, a […]

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Shooting Protesters in Cold Blood: How Israel became a Typical Middle Eastern Dictatorship

Shooting Protesters in Cold Blood: How Israel became a Typical Middle Eastern Dictatorship

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Israeli army snipers who were ordered to shoot unarmed Palestinian protesters last Friday at the […]

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