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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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Who defeated ISIL? Obama's Quiet Strategy, not Trump's Bluster

Who defeated ISIL? Obama’s Quiet Strategy, not Trump’s Bluster

Bryan G. Williams | (Informed Comment) | – – Book excerpt from the just-published Counter Jihad: America’s Military Experience in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria [CLICK]: […]

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Will reaction against Trump on Health Care lead to Medicare for All?

Will reaction against Trump on Health Care lead to Medicare for All?

By Ann Jones. | (via Tomdispatch.com ) | – – You may have noticed that quite a few of the formerly united states of America […]

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Resisting?  5 Lessons on Authoritarian Regimes from Latin America

Resisting? 5 Lessons on Authoritarian Regimes from Latin America

By Cheryl Duckworth | (Informed Comment) | – – Daily headlines suggest we could soon be experiencing a genuine constitutional crisis. We’ve learned that White […]

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Top 6 Falsehoods Embraced by new WH Chief of Staff John Kelly

Top 6 Falsehoods Embraced by new WH Chief of Staff John Kelly

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – John Kelly will get a lot of good will from having fired the foul-mouthed Anthony Scaramucci. […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Extremist Israeli Squatters literally kick Palestinians out of Home, Move In

Extremist Israeli Squatters literally kick Palestinians out of Home, Move In

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Almost one week after dozens of extremist Israeli settlers raided and occupied a Palestinian home in […]

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Feminism
Turkish Women rally re: Abuse by Conservatives over Outfits

Turkish Women rally re: Abuse by Conservatives over Outfits

TeleSur | – – Istanbul has been widely viewed as a fairly liberal city for women and the LGBT community. On the weekend, hundreds of […]

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Democracy
Guess What Iraq's Biggest Problem Really Is

Guess What Iraq’s Biggest Problem Really Is

By Pamela Abbott, Andrea Teti and Kevin M. DeJesus | (The Conversation) | – – With the defeat of the so-called Islamic State (IS) on […]

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Al-Sadr in Jidda:  Are Saudis looking for channel to Iran, or anti-Iran Client?

Al-Sadr in Jidda: Are Saudis looking for channel to Iran, or anti-Iran Client?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Sunday paid a visit to Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port, […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Is Electricity a Right, even for Palestinians of Gaza?  Israel's Obligations

Is Electricity a Right, even for Palestinians of Gaza? Israel’s Obligations

By Julie Webb-Pullman. | (TeleSur) | – – The bowing of Israeli occupation authorities to the request of the Palestinian Authority to further reduce energy […]

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