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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

Anne-Ruth Wertheim

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

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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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Afghanistan:  The First Rule of Counter-Insurgency is that it Doesn't Ever Work

Afghanistan: The First Rule of Counter-Insurgency is that it Doesn’t Ever Work

By William R. Polk | (Informed Comment) | – – The people of Afghanistan at least since the time of Alexander the Great had repeatedly […]

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Why Exempt Israel?  After Iran Deal, Make Middle East a Nuclear Free Zone

Why Exempt Israel? After Iran Deal, Make Middle East a Nuclear Free Zone

By Farhang Jahanpour | (TFF) | – – The announcement of the nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers is a rare moment in […]

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That Time Ronald Reagan opened Iran and Illegally sold Khomeini Weapons

That Time Ronald Reagan opened Iran and Illegally sold Khomeini Weapons

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Reagan administration in the 1980s was buffeted by two policy drives toward Iran. On the […]

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Pushtun Female Commandos Ready to Take on the Taliban

Pushtun Female Commandos Ready to Take on the Taliban

By Ashfaq Yusufzai | (Inter Press Service) | – – PESHAWAR, Pakistan (IPS) – For years, Robina Shah has dreamed of joining the police force. […]

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Apartheid
Video: Israeli Officer shoots protesting Palestinian Teen, Leaves him to Bleed Out

Video: Israeli Officer shoots protesting Palestinian Teen, Leaves him to Bleed Out

AJ+ | (Video Report) | – – “17-year-old Mohammed al-Kusbah was killed by an Israeli officer after throwing a rock at a military SUV. The […]

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Would Iran reformers gain upper hand with UNSC Nuclear Deal?

Would Iran reformers gain upper hand with UNSC Nuclear Deal?

By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/RL) For Iranian President Hassan Rohani, a nuclear deal with global powers would be a double-edged sword. An agreement to […]

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The Republican Party’s New Coiffure (Political Cartoon)

Paul Jamiol | (Jamiol’s World) Via Jamiol’s World See also Jamiol’s World: The Book

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No, Mr. Netanyahu, Iran isn't trying to Take over the world & it isn't ISIL

No, Mr. Netanyahu, Iran isn’t trying to Take over the world & it isn’t ISIL

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanahu charged last week that Iran was the major sponsor of terrorism […]

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Gaza breakdancers perform to express themselves against war

Gaza breakdancers perform to express themselves against war

Lizzie Phelan | (RT Video Report) | – – “It’s a year and a day since Israel unleashed a devastating 7-week bombing campaign in Gaza […]

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