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As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note
Authoritarianism

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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Corruption
Israel’s Netanyahu bribed Major Newspaper to get Positive Coverage

Israel’s Netanyahu bribed Major Newspaper to get Positive Coverage

TeleSur | – – The Israeli right-wing leader tried to negotiate with the owner of a critical and highly circulated newspaper to get positive coverage. […]

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media
10 Social Media Lessons from the Middle East for 2017

10 Social Media Lessons from the Middle East for 2017

by Damian Radcliffe | ( Mediashift.org ) The past year has been another fascinating 12 months for social media watchers in the Middle East. I’ve […]

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US Media outraged by Russia, won't Notice Israeli plot on UK Parliament

US Media outraged by Russia, won’t Notice Israeli plot on UK Parliament

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment)- – Washington is obsessed by the story put out by US intelligence agencies that Russia tried to interfere in […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Liberal Berlin Fights Fake Nazi anti-Muslim News by Bannon's Breitbart

Liberal Berlin Fights Fake Nazi anti-Muslim News by Bannon’s Breitbart

TeleSur | – – The “news” story portrayed a deliberate attack on a Dortmund church by a “mob” of Muslims. Far-right white nationalist website Breitbart […]

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Constitution
Reflections by a Middle Easterner on the Electoral College as a Remnant of Elite Tribalism

Reflections by a Middle Easterner on the Electoral College as a Remnant of Elite Tribalism

By Hsain Ilahiane | (Informed Comment) | – – The Founding Fathers wrote the electoral college in the United States Constitution. In late summer 2004, […]

Juan Cole

Democratic Party
Those Times the NSA Hacked America's Allies

Those Times the NSA Hacked America’s Allies

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The hysteria about Russian hacking of the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee servers […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Under Saudi Bombing, Specter of Famine Haunts Yemen's Children

Under Saudi Bombing, Specter of Famine Haunts Yemen’s Children

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS, Jan 6 2017 (IPS) – Millions of Yemenis could soon face widespread famine […]

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Egypt
Pain and torture: state violence in Egypt

Pain and torture: state violence in Egypt

By Maged Mandour | ( OpenDemocracy.net) | – – The root of state violence and torture is not poor police training, nor a political decision […]

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Bill of Rights
Bruited Trump pick for Nat'l Intel shreds 4th Amendment, wants Total Surveillance

Bruited Trump pick for Nat’l Intel shreds 4th Amendment, wants Total Surveillance

TeleSur | – – On Thursday multiple mainstream media outlets reported that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has picked former Republican Senator Dan Coats, an outspoken […]

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