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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
Colonialism

76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state today, […]

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

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Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

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World can Bomb Syria but Can't negotiate end to War

World can Bomb Syria but Can’t negotiate end to War

By Simon Mabon | (The Conversation) | – – International talks meant to help resolve the Syrian Crisis are due to commence in Geneva, but […]

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Economy
Iran: The New China?

Iran: The New China?

By: Pepe Escobar | ( TeleSur) | – – If Iran successfully engages in a Chinese-style economic development program it would further enhance its geopolitical […]

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Iran
Iran's Rouhani: "US now sees Iran as only country able to fight terrorism in the region"

Iran’s Rouhani: “US now sees Iran as only country able to fight terrorism in the region”

France24 English | Exclusive | (Video News Report) | – – ‘The Iranian president Hassan Rouhani is in Europe for a historic trip. A visit […]

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Arab Americans
Anne Frank's Stepsister: Donald Trump Is Another Hitler

Anne Frank’s Stepsister: Donald Trump Is Another Hitler

TeleSur | – – Eva Schloss, an Auschwitz concentration camp survivor, said the U.S. presidential candidate was acting like Hitler, while the world acts as […]

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Rhetorical Terror:  GOP Candidates Pledge War Crimes, Carpet-Bombing, Asian Land Wars

Rhetorical Terror: GOP Candidates Pledge War Crimes, Carpet-Bombing, Asian Land Wars

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – At the Trumpless GOP debate Thursday evening, the candidates once again promised to bankrupt us with […]

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Pollution
While Flint Was Being Poisoned, Gov.'s office sent State Workers Water Coolers

While Flint Was Being Poisoned, Gov.’s office sent State Workers Water Coolers

By Common Dreams staff | ( Commondreams.org) | – – Following release of new document and emails, Gov. Snyder told he must ‘explain to the […]

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Saudi Arabia
Will Yemen be the Graveyard of the new Saudi Empire?

Will Yemen be the Graveyard of the new Saudi Empire?

By Helen Lackner | ( OpenDemocracy) | – – Those deciding for war in March 2015 gave little thought to Yemeni realities, military, logistic, topographic, […]

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Iran Unleashed:  Rouhani's Triumphant European Tour

Iran Unleashed: Rouhani’s Triumphant European Tour

Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Virtually as soon as the Iran nuclear deal was finally approved by the UN Security Council, Iranian […]

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Far Right
Will Trump destroy the Republican Party, or Push it to Far Right?

Will Trump destroy the Republican Party, or Push it to Far Right?

By Liam Kennedy | (The Conversation) | – – When Richard Hofstadter described “a paranoid style in American politics” in 1964, he was referring to […]

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