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No, Despite Hegseth, we Don’t need an even “More Lethal” NATO
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No, Despite Hegseth, we Don’t need an even “More Lethal” NATO

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By Pieter Smit and Anne-Ruth Wertheim | – Translated by Kevin Cook | – ( BNNVARA.NL ) – After Secretary-General Mark Rutte said in his […]

IC Fundraising Appeal:  Support Independent Journalism in a Year of Living Dangerously

IC Fundraising Appeal: Support Independent Journalism in a Year of Living Dangerously

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Trump’s Gaza Initiative: Chance for Peace or Empty Words?

Trump’s Gaza Initiative: Chance for Peace or Empty Words?

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The Real Palestine:  Bethlehem festival celebrates diversity of culture and faith

The Real Palestine: Bethlehem festival celebrates diversity of culture and faith

By: Anna Kokko | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — At the end of Star Street in the Old City of Bethlehem, […]

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Christianity
Daesh/ ISIL takes 250 Captive, including 60 Christians in Syria

Daesh/ ISIL takes 250 Captive, including 60 Christians in Syria

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In more bad news for the Baath regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) […]

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Senior Iranian Official Reveals Details About Secret Talks With U.S.

Senior Iranian Official Reveals Details About Secret Talks With U.S.

By Golnaz Esfandiari | (RFE/ RL) | – – “When Rohani learned about the details of the talks, he couldn’t believe it,” says Ali Akbar […]

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Bernie Sanders
And the Winner of the Fox News GOP Presidential Debate?... Bernie Sanders

And the Winner of the Fox News GOP Presidential Debate?… Bernie Sanders

By Jon Queally, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | – – Sen. Bernie Sanders took on the entire top-tier of the GOP field from his […]

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Barack Obama
Can Obama's CO2 reductions set pace at Paris world Climate Congress?

Can Obama’s CO2 reductions set pace at Paris world Climate Congress?

By Nora Happel | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – This week, U.S. President Barack Obama formally unveiled the details of […]

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Archaeology
Water Wars from the Pharaohs to the West Bank in 2 mins. via Lego Animation

Water Wars from the Pharaohs to the West Bank in 2 mins. via Lego Animation

AJ+ | (Video report) | – – We wanted to tell the story of water wars throughout history. We also wanted to play with Legos. […]

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Bill of Rights
Top Cringe Worthy Foreign Policy Moments in GOP Debate

Top Cringe Worthy Foreign Policy Moments in GOP Debate

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Well we had the primetime GOP debate, so the 2016 election season has formally begun. Trump […]

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Barack Obama
Iran Deal: Can Schumer still succeed Reid after taking Netanyahu's side against his Party Leader?

Iran Deal: Can Schumer still succeed Reid after taking Netanyahu’s side against his Party Leader?

Wochit News | (Video report) | – – “New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, the No. 3 Senate Democrat, is breaking with President Barack Obama and […]

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Immigration
Losing Hope, Iraqi Youth become Illegal Immigrants to ‘Save Themselves’

Losing Hope, Iraqi Youth become Illegal Immigrants to ‘Save Themselves’

Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – Previously it was the unemployed or those threatened who tried to leave Iraq for good. But […]

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