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An Iranian-American View: Tehran will Never Surrender
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An Iranian-American View: Tehran will Never Surrender

Fariba Amini

Out beyond the ideas of wrongdoing and right doing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.        –Rumi Like the rest of the world, I […]

Recycling Solar Panels will Reduce Waste, but We Should Repair and Reuse First

Recycling Solar Panels will Reduce Waste, but We Should Repair and Reuse First

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Congress Considers War Powers Resolution Rejecting an Iran War

Congress Considers War Powers Resolution Rejecting an Iran War

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Top 4 Issues Saudi King Salman will discuss in first visit to Obama's White House

Top 4 Issues Saudi King Salman will discuss in first visit to Obama’s White House

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Saudi King Salman is meeting Friday with President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State […]

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Actually, Davis was jailed because she forbade other Clerks to marry Gay Couples

Actually, Davis was jailed because she forbade other Clerks to marry Gay Couples

WLKY News Louisville | (Video News Report) | – – WLKY News Louisville: “5 of Kim Davis’ deputies to issue marriage licenses, Davis still jailed”

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Displaced and Refugees
As Syrian Refugee Boy Identified, Crisis of Conscience over Refugees

As Syrian Refugee Boy Identified, Crisis of Conscience over Refugees

By Jon Queally, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – – Three-year-old Aylan Kurdi drowned along with his mother, Rehan, and older brother, Galip, while the […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Over 1 mn. Syrian Refugees in Lebanon fear Unrest will Expel them Again

Over 1 mn. Syrian Refugees in Lebanon fear Unrest will Expel them Again

RT | (Video News Report) – – “More than a million Syrian refugees feel unwelcome guests in Lebanon, where anti-government protests are only worsening. Many […]

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Iraq
A House Divided: Iranian, Iraqi Ayatollahs square off in Baghdad Streets

A House Divided: Iranian, Iraqi Ayatollahs square off in Baghdad Streets

Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – Recent crises have seen historical tensions between Iraq and Iran’s highest religious leaders, who command the […]

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Barack Obama
Obama's Journey: Top 10 signs of Extreme Climate Change in Alaska and why it Should Scare Us

Obama’s Journey: Top 10 signs of Extreme Climate Change in Alaska and why it Should Scare Us

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – American corporate news has not devoted the hours to President Obama’s trip to Alaska that it […]

Juan Cole

Displaced and Refugees
Why I Shared a Horrific Photo of a Drowned Syrian Child

Why I Shared a Horrific Photo of a Drowned Syrian Child

By Peter Bouckaert | Director, Emergencies | (Human Right Watch) | – – I thought long and hard before I retweeted the photo. It shows […]

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GOP jumps Shark *again*: Call For Canadian Border Wall

GOP jumps Shark *again*: Call For Canadian Border Wall

Ana Kasparian, John Iadarola, and Jimmy Dore | (The Young Turks Video report) | – – “Scott Walker is attempting to out-Trump Donald Trump by […]

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Archaeology
Martyr to Science in Palmyra:  Archeologist Khaled al-Asaad

Martyr to Science in Palmyra: Archeologist Khaled al-Asaad

By Pierre Leriche | (The Conversation) | – – A second ancient temple at Palmyra has been razed, with a satellite image appearing to confirm […]

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