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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

05/19/2025 By Andrea Mazzarino

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Syria
Has Western intervention prolonged the Syrian Civil War? & has our Press Covered it up?

Has Western intervention prolonged the Syrian Civil War? & has our Press Covered it up?

By Ian Sinclair | ( Open Democracy ) | – – The media keeps saying that the West isn’t involved in Syria. This isn’t true. […]

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Israel/ Palestine
No, Mr. Netanyahu, Hamas is not exactly like ISIL

No, Mr. Netanyahu, Hamas is not exactly like ISIL

By: Belal Shobaki | Ma’an News Agency | al-Shabaka | – – While Israel’s efforts to link Palestinian resistance to its military occupation to global […]

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National Security Agency
US Airstrikes have made Hundreds of Thousands of Widows, Orphans in past 15 Yrs; GOP Pledges New level of War Crimes

US Airstrikes have made Hundreds of Thousands of Widows, Orphans in past 15 Yrs; GOP Pledges New level of War Crimes

By Mattea Kramer | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – The crowd that gathered in an airplane hangar in the desert roared with excitement when the […]

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Foreign Policy
Can we trust Middle East Policy to any of these Presidential Candidates?

Can we trust Middle East Policy to any of these Presidential Candidates?

By Simon Reich | (The Conversation) | – – Elections, the perennial wisdom tells us, are generally not decided by foreign policy issues. But who’s […]

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GOP Candidates up ante, Promise 4 Major Ground Wars, murder of Innocents, Large Genitalia

GOP Candidates up ante, Promise 4 Major Ground Wars, murder of Innocents, Large Genitalia

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – At yet another GOP debate, there was a foreign policy section, which Fox News predictably put […]

Juan Cole

Islam
Islam:  Do you know the difference between Sunni & Shiite?

Islam: Do you know the difference between Sunni & Shiite?

AJ+ | (Video Report) | – – AJ+: “What’s The Difference Between Shia And Sunni Islam?”

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Colonialism
Syrian Refugees: Colonial Legacy & the Responsibility of France & UK

Syrian Refugees: Colonial Legacy & the Responsibility of France & UK

David Peduto | (Informed Comment) | – – The Syrian war has resurrected uncomfortable colonial legacies for France and the United Kingdom. For the French […]

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Climate Change
Refugees Sew Lips As Calais Jungle is Demolished (AJ+)

Refugees Sew Lips As Calais Jungle is Demolished (AJ+)

Refugees sew at the Calais refugee camp in France sew their lips shut in protest of poor living conditions.

Nicholas Kolenda

Acidification of Oceans
As Coasts Flood, why isn't the Corporate Press asking Candidates about Climate Change?

As Coasts Flood, why isn’t the Corporate Press asking Candidates about Climate Change?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The US corporate press is letting the presidential candidates set the agenda. Occasionally someone will step […]

Juan Cole

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