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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

10/02/2025 By The Conversation

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A Turkish Woman in the Oedipus Complex: Orhan Pamuk’s “The Red-Haired Woman”

A Turkish Woman in the Oedipus Complex: Orhan Pamuk’s “The Red-Haired Woman”

By Erdağ Göknar | (Los Angeles Review of Books) | – – COULD A CONTEMPORARY STORY of love and vengeance set in Turkey have its […]

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Afghanistan
Is Trump planning permanent occupation of Afghanistan?

Is Trump planning permanent occupation of Afghanistan?

By Reese Erlich | ( 48Hills | – – What will 4,000 more US troops do that 100,000 troops couldn’t do before? On my first […]

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India
India joins 20 Muslim Countries in banning 'Instant Divorce'

India joins 20 Muslim Countries in banning ‘Instant Divorce’

TeleSur | – – Women’s rights activists view the ruling as a step toward granting Muslim women greater equality and justice. India’s Supreme Court has […]

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Dissent
Trump, the Magical WASP, Deepens Racial Divide again in Phoenix

Trump, the Magical WASP, Deepens Racial Divide again in Phoenix

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – After another Stockholm Syndrome performance, on Afghanistan, where he gave the speech National Security Adviser H. […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Can we dodge a N. Korean War?  Trump and the Geopolitics of Crazy

Can we dodge a N. Korean War? Trump and the Geopolitics of Crazy

By John Feffer | ( Tomdispatch.com —– Related video added by Juan Cole: North Korea Threatens ‘Merciless Retaliation’ Over U.S.-South Korean Drills, Threatens Guam | […]

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Afghanistan
Trump's Afghanistan Surge will Fail without Diplomacy, Anti-Corruption

Trump’s Afghanistan Surge will Fail without Diplomacy, Anti-Corruption

By Solaiman Fazel | (Informed Comment) | – – Despite the campaign promise to distance himself from Afghanistan, President Trump has now publically taken ownership […]

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Displaced and Refugees
International Community must Halt Yemen Bloodbath

International Community must Halt Yemen Bloodbath

Hannah Porter | (Informed Comment) | – – A concerted effort by the international community to resolve Yemen’s war would see considerable benefits at a […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel argues confiscation of occupied land benefits Palestinians

Israel argues confiscation of occupied land benefits Palestinians

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Israeli government defended the legality of the outpost “Regularization law” at the Israeli Supreme Court […]

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Afghanistan
Trump flip-flops on Afghanistan, opts for Years-long Quagmire

Trump flip-flops on Afghanistan, opts for Years-long Quagmire

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The 16-years-long Afghanistan War has bedeviled Washington decision-makers since the US invasion of fall, 2001, which […]

Juan Cole

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