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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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Iraq: As ISIL loses land, it is Terrorizing to provoke Sectarian Fighting

Iraq: As ISIL loses land, it is Terrorizing to provoke Sectarian Fighting

By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – It is slowly becoming clear that the extremist Islamic State group is returning to its […]

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Turkish People Power foils attempted Coup

Turkish People Power foils attempted Coup

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The poorly planned junior officers’ coup in Turkey on Friday appears to have failed as I […]

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Nice, France, Attack:  A Gandhian Response to Serial Killers

Nice, France, Attack: A Gandhian Response to Serial Killers

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve has extended the French state of emergency, which suspends key civil […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Kerry Proposing Joint US-Russian Airstrikes against Extremists in Syria

Kerry Proposing Joint US-Russian Airstrikes against Extremists in Syria

TeleSur | – – According to a leaked U.S. plan, Washington and Moscow would merge their respective air campaigns against non-state armed groups in Syria. […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Report: Israeli forces torch olive trees on private Palestinian land

Report: Israeli forces torch olive trees on private Palestinian land

Ma’an News Agency | – – HEBRON (Ma’an) — Israeli forces have reportedly torched 10 dunams (2.5 acres) of land planted with olive trees south […]

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Bill of Rights
Can Americans get back their Democracy from the Oligarchy?

Can Americans get back their Democracy from the Oligarchy?

By John Scales Avery | (Inter Press Service) | – – COPENHAGEN, (IPS) – As many observers around the world have pointed out, the United […]

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A Story of Two Syrian Sieges: Manbij and East Aleppo

A Story of Two Syrian Sieges: Manbij and East Aleppo

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The relatively even-handed Arabic newspaper Oman reports that the Syrian Democratic Forces (a mixed Kurdish and […]

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Iran
Iranian Fighters in Syria Hailed as Martyrs, Shrine-Defenders by Hard Liners

Iranian Fighters in Syria Hailed as Martyrs, Shrine-Defenders by Hard Liners

By Golnaz Esfandiari | (RFE/RL) | – – In late May, Iranian state and Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) officials turned out in force at […]

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Turkey
Gaza: Turkey to Build Seawater Desalination Plant

Gaza: Turkey to Build Seawater Desalination Plant

By IMEMC | – – The Turkish Minister of Forestry and Water Affairs announced, Tuesday, that Turkey is to establish a seawater desalination plant to […]

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