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Why China’s Inaction on Palestine and Iran Weakens its Global Standing
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Why China’s Inaction on Palestine and Iran Weakens its Global Standing

Hamdullah Baycar

Karadeniz, Turkiye (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – If China wants to rival the United States, it must stop watching and start acting. Beijing wants […]

Between Two Enemies: Syria’s Silence in the Israel-Iran Conflicts

Between Two Enemies: Syria’s Silence in the Israel-Iran Conflicts

07/04/2025 By Daanish Faruqi

The Trump Team’s Purge of Pentagon Photos Raises Sinister Echoes from the Past

The Trump Team’s Purge of Pentagon Photos Raises Sinister Echoes from the Past

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Syria, Reserve army of Terrorism: Taliban Uzbek in Suicide Bombing of Shiite Village

Syria, Reserve army of Terrorism: Taliban Uzbek in Suicide Bombing of Shiite Village

By Joanna Paraszczuk and Barno Anvar | ( RFE/ RL ) An Uzbek militant has carried out a suicide truck bombing in the predominantly Shi’ite […]

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Majority of Palestinians lose hope in 2 States, Await Israeli Ethnic Cleansing

Majority of Palestinians lose hope in 2 States, Await Israeli Ethnic Cleansing

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A majority of Palestinians now oppose a two-state solution to the conflict with Israel, with only […]

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Has the GOP given up on winning the Presidency?  Carson, Trump on Muslims, Latinos

Has the GOP given up on winning the Presidency? Carson, Trump on Muslims, Latinos

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Ben Carson’s and Donald Trump’s comments about Muslims over the weekend again showed the GOP as […]

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Bashar al-Assad
What's behind Russia's military build-up in Syria?

What’s behind Russia’s military build-up in Syria?

By Alexander Titov | (The Conversation) | – – Evidence is emerging of a significant intensification of Russia’s military support for the Assad government. While […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Turkey Risks Turmoil with end of Peace Process & of Non-Intervention Policies

Turkey Risks Turmoil with end of Peace Process & of Non-Intervention Policies

By Omer Tekdemir and Oğuzhan Göksel | (Open Democracy) | – – Though often depicted as a relatively stable exception in a turbulent region, the […]

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Islam
Islam: Acceptance of Diversity & Pluralism is Key to the Qur'an's Theology

Islam: Acceptance of Diversity & Pluralism is Key to the Qur’an’s Theology

By Galym Zhussipbeck | ( ISLAMICommentary

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National Security State
Putting Pacifists on a No-Fly List is a way of Disciplining us All

Putting Pacifists on a No-Fly List is a way of Disciplining us All

By Rebecca Gordon | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – It was August 2002. My partner Jan Adams and I were just beginning our annual pilgrimage to […]

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Holland's Wind-Driven trains & 4 other Hopeful Green Energy Stories for Today

Holland’s Wind-Driven trains & 4 other Hopeful Green Energy Stories for Today

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – 1. In three years, all Dutch electric trains will be powered by wind turbines, either turbines […]

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Why Won't Bernie Sanders Take "Socialist" As An Insult?:  Stephen Colbert

Why Won’t Bernie Sanders Take “Socialist” As An Insult?: Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | – – “It’s hard to insult Bernie Sanders when he doesn’t mind being called a socialist. The Late […]

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