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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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ISIL Endgame:  Obama to send 250 more US Troops into Syria

ISIL Endgame: Obama to send 250 more US Troops into Syria

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – President Obama is announcing Monday morning in Hanover, Germany, that he will send another 250 US […]

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It's Possible: Koch Brother Says Hillary Clinton Might Be Best Choice for Him

It’s Possible: Koch Brother Says Hillary Clinton Might Be Best Choice for Him

By Jon Queally, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – – Asked if he could actually see himself supporting Hillary Clinton in a hypothetical general election […]

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Human Rights
Defeating ISIL in Iraq while Protecting Civilians:  Don't destroy Mosul to "Save" It

Defeating ISIL in Iraq while Protecting Civilians: Don’t destroy Mosul to “Save” It

Human Rights Watch | – – (Beirut) – Iraqi government forces gearing up to drive Islamic State fighters from Mosul should prioritize protection of civilians. […]

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Bush
Not al-Qaeda:  Abu Zubayda as Bush's Mengele Experiment

Not al-Qaeda: Abu Zubayda as Bush’s Mengele Experiment

By Rebecca Gordon | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Intro: Rebecca Gordon catches the nightmarish quality of those [Bush] years, now largely buried, in the […]

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US finally acknowledging al-Qaeda factor in breakdown of Ceasefire

US finally acknowledging al-Qaeda factor in breakdown of Ceasefire

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – One of the frustrations of following the Syria conflict from the Arabic press is that when […]

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Trump's Bad ideas are just our Current Practices on Steroids

Trump’s Bad ideas are just our Current Practices on Steroids

By Janine Jackson | ( Otherwords.org) | – – Mass deportations? Attacks on innocent [non-]combatants? Punishing abortion restrictions? They’re all happening already. Readers of The […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Caravan Schools and educating Syrian Refugee Children

Caravan Schools and educating Syrian Refugee Children

By Samantha Schmidt | ( Yes | – – In response to overcrowded public schools in countries neighboring Syria, caravan schools provide refugees with free […]

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censorship
Berlin Pirate Party Leader Arrested for Erdogan Insult

Berlin Pirate Party Leader Arrested for Erdogan Insult

TeleSur | – – Bruno Kramm was arrested while protesting against a German law allowing the prosecution of citizens for insulting foreign leaders. The head […]

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Israel/ Palestine
NYU grad student union votes to boycott, divest from Israel

NYU grad student union votes to boycott, divest from Israel

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A graduate student union at New York University on Friday voted in favor of joining the […]

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