Informed Comment - Part 1640

Young Protesters Languish in Jail under Egypt’s Military Counter-Revolution

By Nelly Bassily | ( openDemocracy) | – – Yara Sallam is starting the second year of her sentence in Qanater Women’s prison outside Cairo. […]

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Far Right

White non-terrorist La. Cinema Shooter Loved Hitler, Hated Liberals

John Iadarola, Jimmy Dore, Jayar Jackson, Michael Shure | (The Young Turks Video) | – – “A day after the shooting in Lafayette, Louisiana we […]

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Bahrain

Why the Arab Gulf Oil Monarchies should Welcome Iran Deal

By Miriam R Lowi | (Via al-Araby al-Jadeed ) | – – Gulf states, long-time rivals of Tehran, should seize the opportunities for regional peace […]

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Apartheid

After Israeli Attack, 50% Gaza Children have PTSD, 70% have regular Nightmares

By IMEMC | – – Gaza Community Mental Health Program’s (GCMHP) Deputy Director General for Professional Affairs Taysir Diab Thursday said around 51% of Gaza’s […]

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Turkey enters war on ISIL w/ airstrikes: Does AKP Fear losing Snap Election?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Turkey at long last entered the struggle against Daesh (ISIL, ISIS) on Thursday. It gave the […]

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Arab Americans

Michigan Town Fears ISIL Summer Camp In Their Backyard

John Iadarola, Hannah Cranston, Jimmy Dore | (The Young Turks Video) | – – “A Michigan town has blocked one of their Muslim residents from […]

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China

As GOP fumes re: Iran, Russia & China are outflanking West with New Eurasia Silk Road

By Pepe Escobar | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Let’s start with the geopolitical Big Bang you know nothing about, the one that occurred just […]

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Iran

Israel’s Netanyahu & Iran: Even former Intel Officials think he’s Unhinged

By Jeffrey Rudolph | (Detailed Political Quizzes) | Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cannot be taken seriously when he talks about Iran. While Netanyahu is […]

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