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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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The Pentagon's War on Accountability:  At $600 Bn a Year, Why aren't any Wars being Won?

The Pentagon’s War on Accountability: At $600 Bn a Year, Why aren’t any Wars being Won?

By William D. Hartung | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – Now you see it, now you don’t. Think of it as the Department of Defense’s version […]

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Alawites
ISIL hits Syrian Regime in Shiite northwest, killing 150

ISIL hits Syrian Regime in Shiite northwest, killing 150

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The leftist Beirut daily al-Safir reports that security in Syria broke down dramatically on Monday, as […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel:  Netanyahu reiterates opposition to French peace initiative

Israel: Netanyahu reiterates opposition to French peace initiative

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Monday his rejection of a French initiative for an […]

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Bernie Sanders
Fruits of Perseverence:  Dem Platform Committee to Feel the Bern

Fruits of Perseverence: Dem Platform Committee to Feel the Bern

TeleSur | – – The Democratic Party will allow Sanders to have a prominent say in writing its platform this year. The Democratic Party said […]

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Kurds
As they Liberate Villages from ISIL, Kurds drawing Syrians into Feminist Democracy

As they Liberate Villages from ISIL, Kurds drawing Syrians into Feminist Democracy

By Rahila Gupta | ( OpenDemocracy | – – Rojava is a fast moving, dynamic place where things change by the minute. What are the […]

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US Centcom Commander in Syria to Coordinate Kurds, Arabs against ISIL

US Centcom Commander in Syria to Coordinate Kurds, Arabs against ISIL

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Robert Burns of AP reported on the visit inside Syria of the head of the US […]

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Authoritarianism
New Turkish PM Firmly Behind Erdogan on Executive Presidency

New Turkish PM Firmly Behind Erdogan on Executive Presidency

TeleSur | – – Binali Yildirim was unanimously selected by members of Turkey’s ruling party to be the country’s next prime minister. Turkey’s incoming prime […]

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Education
Student Protest, Black Lives Matter, & the Corporate University

Student Protest, Black Lives Matter, & the Corporate University

By Aviva Chomsky | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – During the past academic year, an upsurge of student activism, a movement of millennials, has swept campuses […]

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Displaced and Refugees
UN Overwhelmed: Climate & Conflict have created 60 mn Refugees, Half of them Children

UN Overwhelmed: Climate & Conflict have created 60 mn Refugees, Half of them Children

By Baher Kamal | (Inter Press Service) | – – ROME, May 20 2016 (IPS) – “We cannot keep jumping from crisis to crisis. We […]

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