Informed Comment - Part 1600

Bush Lapdog Blair can’t Even Apologize Correctly for Destabilizing the Middle East

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Former British PM Tony Blair reiterated on Sunday some of his previous half-hearted “apologies” for illegally […]

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Israel/ Palestine

Palestine: Hebron at eye of the storm as death toll rises from Squatter attacks

By: Killian Redden | Ma’an News Agency | – – HEBRON (Ma’an) — As the death toll has risen across the occupied Palestinian territory, the […]

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Militarization

But are they effective? Elite US Forces Deploy to a Record-Shattering 147 Countries in 2015

By Nick Turse | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – They’re some of the best soldiers in the world: highly trained, well equipped, and experts […]

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Islam-hatred

Trump On Shutting Down Mosques: Yeah Sure Whatever

By John Iadarola, Jayar Jackson, and Elliot Hill | (The Young Turks) | – – “How far would Donald Trump go to protect America from […]

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Iran

Ahmadinejad’s Ex-Bodyguard Among Growing Number Of Iranians Killed in Syria

By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/ RL ) | – – A onetime bodyguard for former Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has been killed in Syria […]

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Israel/ Palestine

The Intifada, Viral Death, and the Facebook Fallacy

By Julie Poucher Harbin, Editor, | Interview with Rebecca Stein | ISLAMICommentary | – – There are varying explanations for the uptick in violence in […]

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Human Rights

Russia/Syria: Possibly Unlawful Russian Air Strikes

Human Rights Watch | – – (New York) – At least two air strikes in northern Homs on October 15, 2015, that local residents believed […]

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Bashar al-Assad

Is Russia’s offer of Parliamentary Elections in Syria Serious?

By Juan Cole | (informed Comment) | – – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said three surprising things Saturday in an interview with Rossiya 1. […]

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Israel/ Palestine