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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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Islamophobia:  When Europe starts hating a Religious Minority, you Know it is a bad Sign

Islamophobia: When Europe starts hating a Religious Minority, you Know it is a bad Sign

By: Emran Feroz | ( TeleSur | – – Europe’s first report on Islamophobia shows the dangerous climate Muslims live in, and that bigoty is […]

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Climate Change
Wildfire:  Syrian Refugees in Canada Donating to help climate Refugees

Wildfire: Syrian Refugees in Canada Donating to help climate Refugees

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Syrian refugees in Canada are using Facebook and web sites to raise donations for climate refugees […]

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Banking
When Corporations use havens, you Pay their taxes; & the leading Candidates have Havens

When Corporations use havens, you Pay their taxes; & the leading Candidates have Havens

By Nomi Prins with Craig Wilson | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – There’s a pile of money hiding offshore. It’s true that jobs are also leaving […]

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Books
Pulitzer Prize-Winner Michael Chabon Slams Israeli Occupation of Palestinians

Pulitzer Prize-Winner Michael Chabon Slams Israeli Occupation of Palestinians

By Joe Dyke | ( Your Middle East | – – American author Michael Chabon’s Jewish identity has long been central to his work. From […]

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Republican Party
The Pundits suddenly saying Trump could win in Nov.?  No.  Just, No

The Pundits suddenly saying Trump could win in Nov.? No. Just, No

David Faris | (Informed Comment) | Over the last few weeks, pundits have written a series of “Trump can actually win” think pieces. Especially in […]

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Energy
Could Chile be the Saudi Arabia of Wave Power?

Could Chile be the Saudi Arabia of Wave Power?

By Orlando Milesi and Marianela Jarroud | (Inter Press Service) | – – SANTIAGO, May 4 2016 (IPS) – Chile, a country with 6,435 km […]

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Climate Change
Will Climate Change make the Mideast Uninhabitable & trigger mass exodus?

Will Climate Change make the Mideast Uninhabitable & trigger mass exodus?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Researchers at Germany’s Max Planck Institute and their scientific partners have found that even with just […]

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Authoritarianism
Turkey's Erdogan ousts PM in Search of Imperial Presidency

Turkey’s Erdogan ousts PM in Search of Imperial Presidency

TeleSur President Tayyip Erdogan’s drive to tighten his grip on power has caused an increasingly open rift with his prime minister, possibly leading to his […]

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Bashar al-Assad
A Tale of Two Cities:  Muslim Rebels strike back at Hospital in Gov't held West

A Tale of Two Cities: Muslim Rebels strike back at Hospital in Gov’t held West

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment)| – – Muslim fundamentalist rebels, including al-Qaeda, took revenge Tuesday on West Aleppo for the heavy government bombardment of […]

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