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Iraqis Weigh in on Airstrike That Killed Hundreds In Mosul
Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – There is plenty of speculation about how hundreds of non-combatants were killed in Mosul, all apparently […]
No, supremacists, the Vikings wouldn’t have put up with “Teuton” Donald Trump
By Keith Ruiter | (The Conversation) | – – It has been suggested that Donald Trump “may get his assertive rather than passive manner from […]
Palestinians condemn Israel’s new illegal squatting in West Bank
Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian leaders on Thursday and Friday strongly condemned an Israeli security cabinet vote on Thursday night […]
Was Michael Flynn Russia’s “primary channel of communication with the Trump team”?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Former National Security Adviser to president Trump, Lt. Gen. (ret.) Michael Flynn, has allegedly offered to […]
Putin and the Ayatollahs: How Russia’s Alliance with Iran is reshaping the Middle East
By Clément Therme | (The Conversation) | – – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, will meet for the eighth time […]
In Shadow of Mideast Wars, Massive Spike in Hunger and Malnutrition
By IPS World Desk | (Inter Press Service) | – – Food security and nutrition levels in the Near East and North Africa have sharply […]
Why $54 bn for Pentagon won’t fix US Security
By Rajan Menon | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Donald Trump’s supporters believe that his election will end business as usual in Washington. The […]
Why are young Jewish Activists Protesting the Major Israel Lobby?
AJ+ | (Video News Clip) | – – “Here’s why these Jewish activists are protesting the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in DC. ” AJ+: […]
The Untold Violence of the Pax Americana
John W. Dower | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – [This essay is adapted from “Measuring Violence,” the first chapter of John Dower’s new book, The […]