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Syria: Daesh/ ISIL Kills aged Archeologist who refused to reveal hidden Palmyra Antiquities
AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “ISIS beheaded 82-year-old Khaled Al-Asaad on August 18, 2015, in the 2,000-year-old city he spent his life […]
To Contain Carbon Bomb, US Must End Fossil Fuel Leasing on Public Lands
By Deirdre Fulton, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – – ‘Each new lease puts us farther down the path toward climate catastrophe,’ says Friends of […]
70 Top nuclear Experts: Iran Deal a ‘Net-Plus’ for Non-Proliferation Worldwide
By S. Chandra | (Inter Press Service) – – WASHINGTON (IPS) – As the U.S. Congress prepares to vote next month on the landmark Joint […]
Huckabee’s virtual Genocide: erases Palestinians from West Bank, declares it “Israel”
IMEMC | – – US presidential contender Mike Huckabee said during a visit to Jerusalem, on Wednesday, that he did not consider the West Bank […]
Defying Saudis, Iran: Muslim thinkers call for Action on Climate Change at Istanbul Conference
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Attendees at the International Islamic Climate Change Symposium in Istanbul from 20 countries produced, and 60 […]
Despite Sordid Past, Nuclear Deal can Repair US-Iran Relations: An open letter to Congress and the White House
Francis A. Mlynarczyk, Jr. and Walter M. Cadette | (Informed Comment)| – – Washington has an opportunity to repair its tattered relations with Iran. The […]
Iran’s Support for Syria Pragmatic, not Religious (or, Who are the Alawites?)
By Ari Heistein | (Informed Comment) | – – The Shia government in Teheran and the Alawi regime in Damascus have had warm relations since Iran’s Islamic […]
Hard to get Good Help: Are US Generals just Incompetent?
By William J. Astore | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – Thomas Jefferson Hall, West Point’s library and learning center, prominently features two quotations for cadets to […]
As Oil Prices Crater, Algeria needs an Actual Economy or big Trouble Looms
By Allan Christelow | (Informed Comment) | – – Like other oil producers, Algeria faces difficulties with the sharp decline in prices since 2014. But […]
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