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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline
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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a dramatic signal that the Arab Gulf nations have completely lost faith in the American security umbrella, on Wednesday […]

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Stephen Colbert: “We are all Jimmy Kimmel”

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Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

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When Will America’s Wars have their Harvey Weinstein Moment?

When Will America’s Wars have their Harvey Weinstein Moment?

By Andrew J. Bacevich | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – What makes a Harvey Weinstein moment? The now-disgraced Hollywood mogul is hardly the first powerful man […]

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Why Aren't Americans Celebrating fall of ISIL State?  It is a bogeyman

Why Aren’t Americans Celebrating fall of ISIL State? It is a bogeyman

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Other people are celebrating the defeat of Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) on the battlefield and its destruction […]

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Saudi Blockade depriving Yemen Civilians of Food, Hospitals--UN should Sanction Riyadh (HRW)

Saudi Blockade depriving Yemen Civilians of Food, Hospitals–UN should Sanction Riyadh (HRW)

Human rights Watch | – – The Saudi-led coalition’s broad restrictions on aid and essential goods to Yemen’s civilian population are worsening the country’s humanitarian […]

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The Rapture of Dominionists: Now Evangelicals are Dictating US Mideast Policy

The Rapture of Dominionists: Now Evangelicals are Dictating US Mideast Policy

By Julie Ingersoll | (The Conversation) | – – President Trump’s announcement on Wednesday, Dec. 6 that the U.S. would recognize Jerusalem as the capital […]

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Israel/ Palestine
In Photos: Israeli police use force to break up protest in East Jerusalem

In Photos: Israeli police use force to break up protest in East Jerusalem

Ma’an News Agency | – – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli police on Saturday entered occupied East Jerusalem on foot and on horseback, and suppressed a […]

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Massive worldwide Rallies Condemn US, Courtesy Trump Jerusalem Call

Massive worldwide Rallies Condemn US, Courtesy Trump Jerusalem Call

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Ayat Ahmad reports for Elbalad (Beirut, liberal) that Friday saw huge, angry demonstrations against the United […]

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Saudi Crown Prince splashed $450 mn on Jesus painting

Saudi Crown Prince splashed $450 mn on Jesus painting

Middle East Monitor | – – Mystery over the secret buyer of a record $450.3 million painting was solved after it was discovered that Saudi […]

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Trump-Mideast: Much More than a ‘Kiss of Death’ to Palestinians

Trump-Mideast: Much More than a ‘Kiss of Death’ to Palestinians

By Baher Kamal | (Inter Press Ervice) | – – ROME, (IPS) – US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital does […]

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Starving Polar Bear on Iceless Land: Heart-Wrenching Climate Change Video:

Starving Polar Bear on Iceless Land: Heart-Wrenching Climate Change Video:

National Geographic | – – Dec. 7, 2017 – This is what climate change looks like. This starving polar bear was spotted by National geographic […]

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