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Which war did the Republican candidates serve in? Reflections on GOP War Talk from an Iraq vet
By Ramon Mejia | ( Waging Nonviolence) | – – As a U.S. Marine veteran who was deployed to Iraq in 2003, I can’t even […]
Will Spain’s Bernie Sanders be a power Broker in wake of Elections?
By Paul Kennedy | (The Conversation) | – – Although Spain’s two big parties technically remain the largest after this year’s general election, they find […]
Trump & GOP: Saber Rattling re: Iranians can never be too Aggressive
By Mahsa Alimardani | (Global Voices Online) | – – GOP candidate Donald Trump was the first to attack Iran early on in the [last] […]
Human Rights in Turkey: Is Turkish Press Freedom Doomed?
By Lorena Di Carlo | (Inter Press Service) | – – MADRID (IPS) – The last week of November marked another phase of an ongoing […]
Is Clinton right that Trump is Helping ISIL?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – During Saturday night’s Democratic debate, Sec. Hillary Clinton at one point alleged, “And we also need […]
5 Questions For Syria Hawks
David M. Faris | (Informed Comment) | – – Last month’s horrific attacks in Paris and last week’s massacre in California – which was at […]
US Arms sales don’t Fight Terrorism & War, they Provoke Them
By Jeremy Ravinsky | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – Nothing recruits terrorists like corrupt security forces committing human rights abuses with impunity. (Photo: […]
Israel’s working poor
By Jacob Wirtschafter | ( Your Middle East) | A poverty report has added fuel to long-standing debates about religion, intercommunal politics, and Israel’s national […]
In the Middle East’s New Century, can Western Imperialism stop Thwarting Democracy?
By Jeffrey D. Sachs | (Project Syndicate) | – – Jeffrey D. Sachs | (@JeffDSachs) – – NEW YORK – The United States, the European […]