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As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note
Authoritarianism

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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Says Syria:  Any invading Saudi Troops Would Return Home in 'Coffins'

Says Syria: Any invading Saudi Troops Would Return Home in ‘Coffins’

TeleSur | – – The Syrian foreign minister also accused Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar of undermining the U.N. peace talks. Any ground troops who […]

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Archaeology
The Deep History of Iran – Arabian Relations (I)

The Deep History of Iran – Arabian Relations (I)

By Khodadad Rezakhani | ( Mizan ) | – – This essay is an attempt at collecting some thoughts on an important historical event and […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Syria Rebels face Collapse as Thousands flee North Aleppo

Syria Rebels face Collapse as Thousands flee North Aleppo

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – On Friday, the Syrian Arab Army and its Hizbullah and Iranian/ Afghan allies made further progress […]

Juan Cole

Plutocracy
Undertaxed: Top 62 Billionaires doubled wealth to $1.76 Trillion since 2010

Undertaxed: Top 62 Billionaires doubled wealth to $1.76 Trillion since 2010

By Sam Pizzigati | (Inequality.org) | – – Our world’s billionaires don’t merit either their billions, the Oxfam economist Didier Jacobs suggests, or the right […]

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censorship
End of Research in Egypt? The murder of my friend Giulio Regeni is an attack on academic freedom

End of Research in Egypt? The murder of my friend Giulio Regeni is an attack on academic freedom

By Neil Pyper | (the Conversation) | The body of Giulio Regeni was discovered in a ditch in Cairo on February 2, showing evidence of […]

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Kurds
Turkey descends into civil war as conflict in southeast escalates

Turkey descends into civil war as conflict in southeast escalates

By Joris Leverink | (Inter Press Service) | – – ISTANBUL, Turkey, (IPS) – – The latest footage to come out of Sur, the historical […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Brazil opens Palestine Embassy after rejecting Israeli Squatter Envoy

Brazil opens Palestine Embassy after rejecting Israeli Squatter Envoy

TeleSur | – – The inauguration comes weeks after Brazil rejected Israel’s ambassador, a former leader of West Bank settlers. The Palestinian Authority inaugurated its […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Syria:  The Mother of all Battles for Aleppo is Joined

Syria: The Mother of all Battles for Aleppo is Joined

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Aided by a massive Russian bombing campaign and Hizbullah and Iranian (or likely actually Afghan) reinforcements, […]

Juan Cole

Bernie Sanders
Who Won the 2/4 Democratic Debate, Sanders or Clinton?

Who Won the 2/4 Democratic Debate, Sanders or Clinton?

Ana Kasparian, John Iadarola & Jimmy Dore | (The Young Turks Video) | – – “Between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton who was the biggest […]

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