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Gaza: The Horror, The Horror . . .
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Gaza: The Horror, The Horror . . .

Hugh J. Curran

Orono, Maine (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – There are mornings when we are unable to bear to listen to the news taking place in […]

Stopping Israel’s Attack on Civil Society, Justice and Human Rights: A Call to Action

Stopping Israel’s Attack on Civil Society, Justice and Human Rights: A Call to Action

05/19/2025 By Human Rights Watch

Detained!  Trump’s America as one Big Black Site

Detained! Trump’s America as one Big Black Site

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Where are the Women?  Syrian, other Peace Talks need female Representation

Where are the Women? Syrian, other Peace Talks need female Representation

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS, Mar 17 2016 (IPS) – “When it comes to peace talks, women have […]

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Putin:  Russia can ramp back up in Syria "within hours"

Putin: Russia can ramp back up in Syria “within hours”

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The pan-Arab daily al-Hayat (Life) summarized Russian sources on Thursday’s speech by Russian president Vladimir Putin: […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Climate Godzilla Stirs:  Heat and CO2 Records 'Obliterated'

Climate Godzilla Stirs: Heat and CO2 Records ‘Obliterated’

By James Dyke | (The Conversation) | – – And another one bites the dust. The year 2014 was the warmest ever recorded by humans. […]

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Democratic Party
Dear Candidates:  What's the US Military for and What exactly do you want from the Mideast?

Dear Candidates: What’s the US Military for and What exactly do you want from the Mideast?

by Peter Van Buren | ( Tomdispatch.com) The nuances of foreign policy do not feature heavily in the ongoing presidential campaign. Every candidate intends to […]

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Bernie Sanders
New York Times Edits Pro-Bernie Article Into Hit Piece

New York Times Edits Pro-Bernie Article Into Hit Piece

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Interesting development: The New York Times wrote a positive story about Bernie Sanders… for […]

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Russia
Putin's Syria Gambit: Surprising Views of Russian Pundits on What Moscow Achieved

Putin’s Syria Gambit: Surprising Views of Russian Pundits on What Moscow Achieved

By Robert Coalson | ( RFE/RL ) | – – As Russian warplanes continued their partial withdrawal from Syria two days after President Vladimir Putin […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Int’l Criticism mounts over massive Israeli ‘land grab’ in Palestinian West Bank

Int’l Criticism mounts over massive Israeli ‘land grab’ in Palestinian West Bank

By Killian Redden | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian and international leaders joined a growing chorus of criticism this week […]

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Syria's Kurds to declare Federal Province

Syria’s Kurds to declare Federal Province

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Syria’s Kurds have decided to declare a federal province in the northeast of the country and […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
An Offer we can't Refuse: Trump threatens "Riots" if Brokered Convention Sidelines Him

An Offer we can’t Refuse: Trump threatens “Riots” if Brokered Convention Sidelines Him

By Mark Sovel and Nik Zecevic | (TheLipTV Video Report) | – – “Donald Trump warned of riots if the Republican party denies him the […]

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