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Syrian President Meets Trump, Pledges to fight ISIL and seek Security Pact with Israel
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Syrian President Meets Trump, Pledges to fight ISIL and seek Security Pact with Israel

Juan Cole

Al-Sharaa and his delegation had as their primary goal the lifting of US Caesar Act sanctions, which have crippled Syria’s reconstruction

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The world is preparing to rebuild Gaza but Few are ready for the Climate Cost

The world is preparing to rebuild Gaza but Few are ready for the Climate Cost

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A Roman emperor grovelling to a Persian King:  A new Statue in Tehran

A Roman emperor grovelling to a Persian King: A new Statue in Tehran

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No US Troops on the Ground in Iraq & Syria . . . until there Were

No US Troops on the Ground in Iraq & Syria . . . until there Were

By Peter Van Buren | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – One of the most popular apps these days is Snapchat. It allows the sender […]

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Top 3 Signs Bill Clinton didn't kill himself to "give" the Palestinians a State

Top 3 Signs Bill Clinton didn’t kill himself to “give” the Palestinians a State

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Former President Bill Clinton on Saturday claimed “I killed myself to give the Palestinians a state,” […]

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Michael Moore Says Flint Water Crisis Is a Racist 'Hate Crime'

Michael Moore Says Flint Water Crisis Is a Racist ‘Hate Crime’

TeleSur | – – Filmmaker Michael Moore calls the Flint water crisis an issue of racism, as the mostly Black and poor residents of the […]

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Colonialism
Britain should stop trying to pretend that its empire was benevolent

Britain should stop trying to pretend that its empire was benevolent

By Alan Lester | (The Conversation) | – – The recent debacle of David Cameron’s filmed condemnation of Nigerian and Afghan corruption and the Queen’s […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Americans may see ISIL as No. 1 Threat, but Turkey & the Kurds have other Priorities

Americans may see ISIL as No. 1 Threat, but Turkey & the Kurds have other Priorities

By Abbas Djavadi | ( RFE/RL | – – For a long time the Turkish government was accused of assisting the Islamic State of Iraq […]

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Top Hizbullah Commander in Syria killed in Explosion; Radical Salafis blamed

Top Hizbullah Commander in Syria killed in Explosion; Radical Salafis blamed

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Mustafa Badreddine, the Hizbullah commander responsible for Syria, was killed Friday in an explosion near Damascus. […]

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Corruption
The Danger Of Dictatorship: How To Replace Iraq’s Flawed Political System?

The Danger Of Dictatorship: How To Replace Iraq’s Flawed Political System?

By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – Iraq’s Parliament has failed its people. This was the message from protestors last week. But […]

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Buddhism
Left For Dead: Myanmar’s Muslim Minority

Left For Dead: Myanmar’s Muslim Minority

VICE News | (Video report) | – – “In recent years, democratic reforms have swept through Myanmar, a country that for decades was ruled by […]

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Development
Surprise!  Despite Syria-Iraq Turmoil, Major Mideast Economies growing 3-4%

Surprise! Despite Syria-Iraq Turmoil, Major Mideast Economies growing 3-4%

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – When you only hear bad news from a place, you form a negative opinion of it. […]

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