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Russia, China, reject attempt of E3 to Reimpose Sanctions on Iran over Nuclear Program
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Russia, China, reject attempt of E3 to Reimpose Sanctions on Iran over Nuclear Program

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – France, the United Kingdom and Germany (the “E3”) on Thursday sent a formal letter to the UN Security Council asking […]

Hossein Asgari’s Desolation speaks powerfully of the Destructiveness of War and the Hope that lies in Fiction

Hossein Asgari’s Desolation speaks powerfully of the Destructiveness of War and the Hope that lies in Fiction

08/29/2025 By The Conversation

From Guernica to Gaza:  The Detached Cruelty of Air Power

From Guernica to Gaza: The Detached Cruelty of Air Power

08/29/2025 By Norman Solomon

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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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Constitution
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 […]

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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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Foreign Policy
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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