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RIP Shimon Peres: Last Great Israeli leader to believe in 2 State solution
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – I met an emperor once, but have only met a couple of presidents. Shimon Peres (1923-2016) […]
If Spec Ops are the future of the US Military, it isn’t Winning many Wars
By Nick Turse | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – Americans expect to be number one. First Lady Michelle Obama recently called the United States the “greatest country on […]
Vote For Hillary Clinton Or Die in a Fiery Apocalypse: A Letter To Young Progressives
By David Faris | (Informed Comment) | – – Dear young progressives, If recent polls are to be believed, younger progressive voters like you are […]
The Presidential Debate that did not really Happen
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Regular readers will know that in my view the 2016 presidential election did not happen. Likewise, […]
Israel Apartheid Wall Is the Muse to Trump’s Mexico Border Wall
By TeleSur | – – Trump’s signature campaign propsosal is modeled, he says, on Israel’s “successful separation barrier.” Ahead of Monday’s presidential debate between U.S. […]
Syria, Russia push to take East Aleppo pocket as airstrikes kill 66, wound 200
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Only a week after seeming to agree to a ceasefire, Russia and the Syrian regime in […]
Egypt: New Church Law Discriminates Against Christians
By Human Rights Watch | – – Authorities Fail to Prevent, Punish Violent Attacks (Tunis) – A long-awaited new law maintains restrictions over the construction […]
Mainstream Media focusing on Political Infotainment, not Policy
By Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Donald Trump is one of those stupid guys who thinks […]
ISIL used Chem on US Troops in Iraq; but this time US Gov’t isn’t talking WMD
By Michelle Bentley | (The Conversation) | – – The group known as Islamic State (IS) reportedly used a sulpur-mustard gas against US troops in […]
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