Informed Comment - Part 1522

Exxon-Mobil’s past Crimes against the Earth are nothing Compared to its Present Ones

By Bill McKibben | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Here’s the story so far. We have the chief legal representatives of the eighth and […]

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Israel/ Palestine

UN: Over 400 Palestinians displaced by Israel in 6 weeks

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Over 400 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have been displaced due to Israeli demolitions during […]

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Syria: 500 Turkey-backed Sunni Arab Fighters Cross to defend Azaz from Kurds

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – This morning, according to the Syria Observatory and the Arabic press some 500 Sunni Arab rebels […]

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Terrorism

Turkey’s New Normal?: Bombing in Ankara kills Dozens

By Winston Obertan | ( GlobalVoices.org ) | – – Ankara. Wikimedia image. A bomb blast, believed to have originated from a car bomb, has […]

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military

Are Outside Interventions in Syria undermining Int’l Law & our own Security?

By Ingvild Bode | (The Conversation) | – – Since 2012, the war in Syria has lurched from one escalation to another. Syrians have been […]

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Iran

Can the Nuclear Deal survive the Iranian and American Elections?

By Farhang Jahanpour | (Inter Press Service) | – – OXFORD (IPS) – Although the implementation of Iranian nuclear deal has been welcomed by all […]

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Immigration

Donald Trump attacks Pope Francis as puppet of Mexico on Immigrants’ Rights

TeleSur | – – Trump accused Pope Francis of being an instrument of the Mexican government because of his pro-immigration stance. The Vatican responded. U.S. […]

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Israel/ Palestine

PA: Israel concealed prisoner’s hunger strike for 43 days

Ma’an News Agency | – – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — The Palestinian Authority Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs on Tuesday accused Israel of concealing a 43-day long […]

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