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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline
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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a dramatic signal that the Arab Gulf nations have completely lost faith in the American security umbrella, on Wednesday […]

Stephen Colbert:  “We are all Jimmy Kimmel”

Stephen Colbert: “We are all Jimmy Kimmel”

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Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

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If it’s going to push us to War, is it time for AIPAC to register as foreign Agent?

If it’s going to push us to War, is it time for AIPAC to register as foreign Agent?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Most polls show that Jewish Americans are the Americans most enthusiastic about the diplomatic deal reached […]

Juan Cole

Bernie Sanders
Hillary v. Bernie on Student Debt:  Whose Plan is more Progressive?

Hillary v. Bernie on Student Debt: Whose Plan is more Progressive?

AJ+ | (Video report) | – – “Hillary Clinton announced on August 9 her New College Compact plan to tackle America’s $1 trillion student debt […]

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Turkey: As Violence hits Istanbul, southeast, Can Pres. Erdogan turn it to Political Advantage?

Turkey: As Violence hits Istanbul, southeast, Can Pres. Erdogan turn it to Political Advantage?

By Alpaslan Ozerdem | (The Conversation) | – – Armed attacks on the US consulate and a police station are the latest in a wave […]

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Don’t Sit Tight: Congress Can Still Tank the Iran Deal

Don’t Sit Tight: Congress Can Still Tank the Iran Deal

By Phyllis Bennis and Kevin Martin | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – Lawmakers need to hear from their constituents who support diplomacy over […]

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Iran
The Nuclear Deal has turned Tehran into Diplomatic Capital of Mideast

The Nuclear Deal has turned Tehran into Diplomatic Capital of Mideast

By Javad Heirannia / Farhang Jahanpour | (Tehran Times) | – – TEHRAN – Farhang Jahanpour, a former Senior Research Fellow at Harvard University, says […]

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Game of Groans: How focus on Trump Taunts hides GOP war on Middle Class, Workers

Game of Groans: How focus on Trump Taunts hides GOP war on Middle Class, Workers

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The condition of late capitalism produces a press discourse strangely devoid of any mention of class. […]

Juan Cole

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Is ISIL/ Daesh biggest threat to Saudi Arabia?:  Mosque of Secret Police Bombed

Is ISIL/ Daesh biggest threat to Saudi Arabia?: Mosque of Secret Police Bombed

By Mohammed Al Nemer | ( Global Voices Online) | – – Another suicide bomb hit Saudi Arabia on Thursday, this time at a mosque […]

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Offshore Wind in Europe Surges, Powers 7 mn. Households

Offshore Wind in Europe Surges, Powers 7 mn. Households

The Tree | – – Europe’s offshore wind industry is set for a record 12 months, as new analysis from the European Wind Energy Association […]

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Controversy: Did Turkish anti-PKK Airstrikes hit civilian Kurdish village of Zargeli?

Controversy: Did Turkish anti-PKK Airstrikes hit civilian Kurdish village of Zargeli?

BBC | (Video News Report) | – – “Turkey may have joined the air war against Islamic State militants across the border in Syria. The […]

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