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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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Iraq’s Growth Industry: Free-Lance Civilian Bomb Disposal

Iraq’s Growth Industry: Free-Lance Civilian Bomb Disposal

By Kamal al-Ayash | Ramadi | ( Niqash.org) | – – Locals are struggling to get rid of the explosive booby-traps the Islamic State left […]

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Arms Sales
America's New Reality:  Mad Bombers, Merchants of Death, & Lawmaking Harlots

America’s New Reality: Mad Bombers, Merchants of Death, & Lawmaking Harlots

By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Recently, sorting through a pile of old children’s books, I came across a volume, That […]

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Why the Boeing & Airbus Sales to Iran are a Big Effing Deal

Why the Boeing & Airbus Sales to Iran are a Big Effing Deal

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the real power center for […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Montazeri recording surfaces condemning mass killings that Haunt Iran’s Revolution

Montazeri recording surfaces condemning mass killings that Haunt Iran’s Revolution

By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/RL) | – – Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, once in line to become Iran’s supreme leader, has come back […]

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Children
Stopping the War on Children

Stopping the War on Children

Kevin Watkins | ( Project Syndicate ) | – – On the twentieth anniversary of the Machel report, the international community must draw a line […]

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Israel/ Palestine
US College Course on Palestine Reinstated after Cancellation under pressure from Israel Lobbies

US College Course on Palestine Reinstated after Cancellation under pressure from Israel Lobbies

By IMEMC | – – University of California, Berkeley, has reinstated a course on Palestine that was cancelled under pressure from pro-Israel groups, according to […]

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Top Six US Problems worse than Terrorism

Top Six US Problems worse than Terrorism

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Every time a person of Middle Eastern heritage who ought to have been committed to an […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Welcome to Masdar City: the ultimate experiment in sustainable urban living

Welcome to Masdar City: the ultimate experiment in sustainable urban living

By Susan Lee | (The Conversation) | – – Ten years ago in the United Arab Emirates, a new settlement was started from scratch, with […]

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Environmentalism
Native American Rights and Health versus Pipeline Cowboys

Native American Rights and Health versus Pipeline Cowboys

By Chip Ward | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Americans who don’t live in the West may think that the historic clash of Native […]

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