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Prince of Araby: The reckless power behind the Saudi throne
By Susan de Muth | ( OpenDemocracy) | – – King Salman’s son Mohammad seems to be piloting Saudi Arabia into a series of ever […]
New Polls: Is Bernie Sanders *more* electable than Sec. Clinton?
Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Here comes Bernie! New polls show Hillary Clinton’s Iowa lead is all but gone… […]
Thwarted Territorially in Ramadi, Daesh reverts to Terrorism in Baghdad
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – One of the problems Iraq and Syria will face as Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) is gradually rolled […]
Putin: Syria’s Al-Assad welcome to Refuge in Russia
Vladimir Putin | (Der Bild) | – – Excerpt from part II of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s interview in the German publication, Der Bild, on […]
The Best Way to Close Guantanamo? Give It Back to Cuba
By Alli McCracken | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – In one fell swoop, President Obama could erase the stain of Guantanamo and make […]
Politics, not just Bombs, will defeat ISIL/ Daesh
By Frank-Walter Steinmeier | (Project Syndicate) | – – BERLIN – The November 13 terrorist attacks in Paris – which struck at the heart of […]
Why Arson was suspected in Fire at Offices of Israeli Human Rights & Peace Group B’Tselem
Nir Hasson | Haaretz | (Video News Report) | – – Update: N.B. an investigation by the Jerusalem fire brigade appears to have concluded that […]
Oregon Standoff: What If The Armed Men Were Muslim Or Black?
Jessica Sherry | AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “The Ammon Bundy–led armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon isn’t […]
Beset by Loneliness and Memories, Syrian Refugees Struggle even in Safe Spaces
By Silvia Boarini | (Inter Press Service) | – – ZARQa, Jordan (IPS) – Emelline Mahmoud Ilyas is an outgoing 35-year-old mother of three from […]
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