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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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Syrian Ceasefire:  A Signal that Russia is winning the War?

Syrian Ceasefire: A Signal that Russia is winning the War?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Whether or not the cessation of hostilities in Syria holds, it is a major turning point […]

Juan Cole

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Iran Election Results Show that when US rewards Pragmatists, they Win

Iran Election Results Show that when US rewards Pragmatists, they Win

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Early results in Iran’s parliamentary elections suggest that the centrists, pragmatists and independents will have more […]

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Islamophobia
US Mil. ‘Expert’ equates Muslim Veiling with  ‘Passive Terrorism’; One woman has Questions for Him

US Mil. ‘Expert’ equates Muslim Veiling with ‘Passive Terrorism’; One woman has Questions for Him

By Domenica Ghanem | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – The U.S. military apparently thinks Muslim women’s clothing choices — rather than, say, drone […]

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Poll: Trump Barely Has Any Support Among Latinos

Poll: Trump Barely Has Any Support Among Latinos

TeleSur | – – According to a new poll, more than 80 percent of all Latinos in the U.S. view Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump […]

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censorship
Egypt Jails Novelist Ahmed Naji for 2 years for His ‘Sexually Explicit’ Novel

Egypt Jails Novelist Ahmed Naji for 2 years for His ‘Sexually Explicit’ Novel

By Mohammed Hasan | ( Global Voices | – – A Cairo appeals court sentenced Egyptian novelist and journalist Ahmed Naji for two years in […]

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Israel/ Palestine
European Union, Palestinian PM condemn Israel's deliberate destruction of EU-funded Structures

European Union, Palestinian PM condemn Israel’s deliberate destruction of EU-funded Structures

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on Thursday condemned Israel’s “deliberate” destruction of EU-funded structures in the […]

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Rubio's 7 Fallacies on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Rubio’s 7 Fallacies on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In last night’s Republican debate co-sponsored by Telemundo, billionaire bigot Donald Trump, usually a resident of […]

Juan Cole

Drone Warfare
Money Pit: America's Forever War in Mideast has Gained us What, Exactly?

Money Pit: America’s Forever War in Mideast has Gained us What, Exactly?

Tom Engelhardt | (Tomdispatch.com) | It may be hard to believe now, but in 1970 the protest song “War,” sung by Edwin Starr, hit number […]

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Iran
Beyond Syria:  Saudi Arabia’s Strategies for Dealing with Iran

Beyond Syria: Saudi Arabia’s Strategies for Dealing with Iran

Joseph Benzekri | ( Your Middle East | – – “Claiming to fight ISIS can serve as a valuable pretext for defending one’s own interests” […]

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