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Syrian-Australian Muslim halts Indian-Australian ISIL Attack on Jewish Australians
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Syrian-Australian Muslim halts Indian-Australian ISIL Attack on Jewish Australians

Juan Cole

They made a trip to the Philippines in November and Sajid Akram used an Indian passport, while Naveed used his Australian travel document.

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Soaring West Bank Violence is Fueled by Official Israeli Surrender to Settlers

Soaring West Bank Violence is Fueled by Official Israeli Surrender to Settlers

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Rebuking UC Berkeley over Suspension of Lecturer for Palestine Advocacy

Rebuking UC Berkeley over Suspension of Lecturer for Palestine Advocacy

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UN: War Crimes being Committed in Syria's East Ghouta

UN: War Crimes being Committed in Syria’s East Ghouta

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Reuters reports that Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, warned Syrian (and […]

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Is the Saudi Elite Cannibalizing itself?

Is the Saudi Elite Cannibalizing itself?

By Hugh Miles | (Middle East Monitor) | – – The weekend of 4-5 November 2017 was an eventful one in Saudi Arabia; a missile […]

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Corruption
The Russians aren’t the only election hackers

The Russians aren’t the only election hackers

By Reese Erlich | (48hills.org ) | – – The US has interfered in elections all over the world — and this Russian ‘crisis’ is […]

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Donald Trump
Pence's White Nationalist exclusion of Syrian Refugees Struck Down by Court

Pence’s White Nationalist exclusion of Syrian Refugees Struck Down by Court

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt has struck down former Indiana governor and present vice president […]

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Foreign Policy
Iran bans Dollar for import Trade in anti-Sanctions Campaign

Iran bans Dollar for import Trade in anti-Sanctions Campaign

TeleSur | – – Mehdi Kasraeipour, the Central Bank of Iran’s director of foreign exchange rules and policies, said the move is unlikely to meet […]

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Iran
Are Iran and Saudi Arabia competing for the soul of Iraq?

Are Iran and Saudi Arabia competing for the soul of Iraq?

By Saleem al-Wazzan | (Niqash.org) | – – Iraqis can now visit a special visa-free zone in neighbouring Iran, over the border from Basra. Some […]

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Donald Trump
Ultimate Blowback: A Planet Boiling With Unintended Consequences

Ultimate Blowback: A Planet Boiling With Unintended Consequences

( Tomdispatch.com) | – – You want to see “blowback” in action? That’s easy enough. All you need is a vague sense of how Google […]

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Bernie Sanders
Yemen War: Bernie Sanders et al. Try to get US Out

Yemen War: Bernie Sanders et al. Try to get US Out

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday proposed a bipartisan resolution to […]

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Donald Trump
In Proactive Move, Trump to arm Movie Ushers (Satire)

In Proactive Move, Trump to arm Movie Ushers (Satire)

Satire By Reese Erlich | (Informed Comment) | – – WASHINGTON DC — President Donald Trump announced new plans today to combat mass shootings: arming […]

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