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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

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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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Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

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TeleSur | – – “(Trump should) stop using our historical people of significance as a racial slur against one of his opponents,” a Native American […]

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With 305 dead in Sinai Terror, Trump babbles Wall & Visas

With 305 dead in Sinai Terror, Trump babbles Wall & Visas

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – As the death toll in this weekend’s horrific terrorist attack on a Sufi mosque near El […]

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By Linda Kiernan | (The Conversation) | – – The power of laughter is something of a theme in Donald Trump’s presidency. Trump’s humourless response […]

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Middle East Monitor | – – Millions of children are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance in Yemen, UNICEF’s Regional Director for the Middle East […]

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What if the US never fell for al-Qaeda’s trap & avoided ‘War on Terror’?

By Danny Sjursen | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – “Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.” — Thucydides You’ve heard the platitude that […]

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What Causes Mideast Extremism?  It's the Dictatorships, Stupid!

What Causes Mideast Extremism? It’s the Dictatorships, Stupid!

Middle East Monitor | – – The Foreign Minister of Qatar said on Thursday that extremism in the Middle East is the result of authoritarianism, […]

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‘Trump Talks Too Much’: Iran Shrugs Off Oil Boycott Threat

‘Trump Talks Too Much’: Iran Shrugs Off Oil Boycott Threat

TeleSur | – – An Iranian official said Trump sees himself as the chief of a global village: “This comes as he is just the […]

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Trump still wants Expensive Coal but the Market wants Cheap wind & Solar

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By Jonathan Marshall | (Consortiumnews.com) | – – Market trends now favor renewable energy as a cost-effective alternative to fossil fuels, but President Trump’s resistance […]

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