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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

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No Normalization: All the Fascist Highlights Trump still Hits

No Normalization: All the Fascist Highlights Trump still Hits

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Fascism as a political ideology is difficult to define, in part because it usually contains a […]

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You may not have liked the past Year but the Arms Industry Loved It

By Harry Blain | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – Half of Pentagon spending goes to contractors, the military budget is set to skyrocket, […]

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Palestine on Trump Aid Cut Threat: ‘We Won’t Be Blackmailed’

Palestine on Trump Aid Cut Threat: ‘We Won’t Be Blackmailed’

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16 yr old Ahed Tamimi indicted for slapping an Israeli soldier

16 yr old Ahed Tamimi indicted for slapping an Israeli soldier

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — An Israeli military court on Monday indicted 16-year-old Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi on 12 charges, including […]

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Dragon Ascendant:  Green China, not Red China, increasingly Bestrides the World

Dragon Ascendant: Green China, not Red China, increasingly Bestrides the World

Neil Thompson | (Informed Comment) | – – “Surpass Britain and catch up with America” was one of the more idealistic slogans put about by […]

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Putin’s Medieval Romanticism and Russia's Lurch Right

Putin’s Medieval Romanticism and Russia’s Lurch Right

Dina Khapaeva | (Project Syndicate) | – – As much of the world makes amends for social and political injustices of the past, Russia is […]

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US counter terror air strikes doubled in Trump's first year

US counter terror air strikes doubled in Trump’s first year

Jessica Purkiss , Jack Serle , Abigail Fielding-Smith | ( The Bureau of Investigative Journalism) | – – The number of US air strikes jumped […]

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America's Biggest Mideast Foreign Policy Challenges in 2018

America’s Biggest Mideast Foreign Policy Challenges in 2018

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In some ways, the United States faces a more favorable foreign policy environment in 2018 than […]

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Are Iran's protests Economic or Political?

Are Iran’s protests Economic or Political?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Neoconservative poobah Elliott Abrams slammed the New York Times for headlining an article about the Iran […]

Juan Cole

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