Informed Comment - Part 1249

Is Turkey on brink of Invading Syrian Kurds, US BFF?

TeleSur | – – The Turkish Armed Forces are massing on the Syrian border days after a reshuffle of top brass in the country’s military […]

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censorship

Arab Journalists condemn Israel’s Plan to close Al Jazeera

Ma’an News Agency | – – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The Federation of Arab Journalists (FAJ) condemned the Israeli government’s decision to shut down the office […]

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Featured

Gov.’s branding Mosque bombing ‘terrorism’ astonishes US Press

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – This Saturday, a Bloomington, Minnesota mosque was attacked with an improvised explosive device, which destroyed an […]

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Feminism

Tunisia: Landmark Step to Shield Women from Violence

Human Rights Watch | – – New Law Offers Protection, but Needs Funding (Tunis) – The law on violence against women, including domestic violence, approved […]

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Donald Trump

The Mask Is Off: Trump Is Seeking Pretext for War with Iran

By Trita Parsi | (FPIF) | (Originally published in Lobelog) | – – “Trump is committed to finding a way to claim Iran has violated […]

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Israel/ Palestine

Illegal Israeli Squatters’ Activities in Palestinian W Bank Tripled in 2017

TeleSur | – – Israeli occupation authorities have escalated the illegal plunder of land belonging to the Palestinian people, defying international opinion. Israeli illegal settlement […]

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Bill of Rights

Leaking in the Age of Trump: Daniel Ellsberg of Pentagon Papers (VICE Video)

VICE News | (Video News Report) | – – “VICE News examines the Trump administration’s war on leakers, with Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg. “We’re […]

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Donald Trump

Iran’s Rouhani lashes out at Trump Over Nuclear Deal

By TeleSur | – – Hassan Rouhani calls for upholding the 2015 nuclear deal despite new U.S. sanctions. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who was inaugurated […]

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Climate Change