Informed Comment - Part 1451

Israel: Meretz Head says “Netanyahu’s Theory Of Running The Conflict Has Collapsed”

IMEMC | – – Meretz Party head, Israeli Member of Knesset (MK) Zehava Gal-On, stated Saturday that the theory of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of […]

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Buddhism

Buddhist Mob Burns Down a Muslim Mosque in Myanmar Village

TeleSur | – – A mob has burned down a mosque in the second attack of its kind in just over a week. Scores of […]

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Drones

US Claims 116 Killed in Drone Strikes, Critics Say 1,000

TeleSur | – – Human rights organizations argue the U.S. government has grossly underestimated the number of civilian deaths caused by drones. The United States […]

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al-Qaeda

Top 5 things that Make Bangladesh a natural Target for Extremists

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Bangladesh has been plagued by extremist violence for years, but the violence and hostage-taking in Dhaka […]

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Featured

Putin’s Winning Hand in Syria, as Turkey Apologizes and Obama Deals

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Vladimir Putin was the skunk at the party in the West after his annexation (or repossession, […]

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Iraq

Iraq: al-Anbar’s Cities are ISIL-Free, But Can they be kept that Way?

Kamal al-Ayash | (Niqash.org) | – – Every time extremists are forced out of Anbar’s cities they take refuge in nearby desert and attack again. […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

Istanbul Suicide Bombers Were Russian, Uzbek, Kyrgyz: Official

TeleSur | – – The attack at Ataturk Airport is suspected to be the work of [Daesh or] the Islamic State [IS] group. Three suspected […]

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Campaign Finance

K Street is a 1-Party State: DC Corruption is a Feature, not a Bug

By Thomas Frank | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – Although it’s difficult to remember those days eight years ago when Democrats seemed to represent something idealistic […]

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Israel/ Palestine