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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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ISIL Terrorism Strikes at Turkish Economy; & Someone tell Trump the Victims are Muslim

ISIL Terrorism Strikes at Turkish Economy; & Someone tell Trump the Victims are Muslim

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The terrorist attack on Ataturk Airport in Istanbul Tuesday immediately drew a crass barb from Donald […]

Juan Cole

Christianity
Syrian War Overflows: Radical Salafis attack Christian Village in Lebanon

Syrian War Overflows: Radical Salafis attack Christian Village in Lebanon

Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – A wave of suicide bombings was launched by four radical attackers struck al-Qaa, a largely Christian Lebanese […]

Juan Cole

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Fallujah Falls:  The Slow Death of ISIL and the Future of Iraq

Fallujah Falls: The Slow Death of ISIL and the Future of Iraq

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – As Shakir Jawdat, Chief of the Iraqi Federal Police, announced the complete liberation of the last, […]

Juan Cole

Employment
US Elites Abandoned their Workers:  Trump is their Revenge; & You ain't seen Nothin' Yet

US Elites Abandoned their Workers: Trump is their Revenge; & You ain’t seen Nothin’ Yet

By John Feffer | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – The voters vowed to take their revenge at the polls. They’d missed out on the country’s […]

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Iran
How can Americans prevent an Israeli-Iranian War?  Dump the Squatter Settlers

How can Americans prevent an Israeli-Iranian War? Dump the Squatter Settlers

By Thomas Buonomo | (Informed Comment) | – – The conflict in Syria is likely to grow more dangerous for all parties in the near […]

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Guns
NRA: The Public be Damned (Political cartoon)

NRA: The Public be Damned (Political cartoon)

By Paul Jamiol | ( Jamiol’s World ) Courtesy Jamiol’s World

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The Great Battle for Aleppo

The Great Battle for Aleppo

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Jordan’s Arabic daily al-Dustour [Constitution] is reporting on what it calls ‘the Great Battle for Aleppo.’ […]

Juan Cole

Bernie Sanders
Dissing Progressives, DNC Platform Backs Fracking, TPP, and Israeli Occupation

Dissing Progressives, DNC Platform Backs Fracking, TPP, and Israeli Occupation

By Lauren McCauley, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org ) | – – Appointees by Clinton and Wasserman Schulz resoundingly reject numerous proposals put forth by […]

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The Greater Middle East Reacts to British Exit from EU

The Greater Middle East Reacts to British Exit from EU

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The oil-rich Gulf Cooperation countries may see additional buying opportunities in the British market after Brexit. […]

Juan Cole

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