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A Dangerous Profession, from Palestine to Iran:  When Journalists are the Target
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A Dangerous Profession, from Palestine to Iran: When Journalists are the Target

Fariba Amini

“Only the person who has experienced light and darkness, war and peace, rise and fall, only that person has truly experienced life.” – ― Stefan […]

How the UN Can Act Decisively to End Genocide in Gaza

How the UN Can Act Decisively to End Genocide in Gaza

09/03/2025 By Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

Researching the Roots of War to Fight Militarism

Researching the Roots of War to Fight Militarism

09/03/2025 By William D. Hartung

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Thank you, Edward Snowden:  An End to General Warrants as so-called PATRIOT Act expires

Thank you, Edward Snowden: An End to General Warrants as so-called PATRIOT Act expires

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – The US government behemoth dedicated to spying on us all in contravention of the Constitution will likely be […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraqi Army, Shiite Militias Retake area west of Ramadi from ISIL/ Daesh

Iraqi Army, Shiite Militias Retake area west of Ramadi from ISIL/ Daesh

Press TV | (Video) — Reports coming out of Iraq suggest that government forces have managed to recapture a 5-kilometer area in the west of […]

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Iraq
Kurdish Muslims abandoning Islam for Zoroastrianism in Disgust at ISIL/ Daesh?

Kurdish Muslims abandoning Islam for Zoroastrianism in Disgust at ISIL/ Daesh?

By Alaa Latif | (Niqash.org) The small, ancient religion of Zoroastrianism is being revived in northern Iraq. Followers say locals should join because it’s a […]

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Apartheid
As new Gaza Aid Effort sets Sail, Activists mark 5 years since Israeli attack

As new Gaza Aid Effort sets Sail, Activists mark 5 years since Israeli attack

GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Activists in Gaza City on Sunday marked five years since Israel’s deadly attack on the first Freedom Flotilla in 2010, a […]

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Apartheid
Israel: Top Outrageous Things Officials of the New Far Right Gov't have Said

Israel: Top Outrageous Things Officials of the New Far Right Gov’t have Said

Ami Kaufman | +972 Magazine | (Video) — “The ministers comprising Israel’s 34th government are the most right wing ever, almost all oppose the two-state […]

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Bill of Rights
Why Rand Paul is right to Kill the So-Called PATRIOT Act:  It was never about Terrorism

Why Rand Paul is right to Kill the So-Called PATRIOT Act: It was never about Terrorism

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has vowed to force the expiration of the so-called PATRIOT Act on Sunday. […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Nasty, New Neighbours:  How Close Will Extremists Get To Baghdad?

Nasty, New Neighbours: How Close Will Extremists Get To Baghdad?

By Mustafa Habib | (Niqash.org) | – The fall of Ramadi means that Baghdad, Karbala and Babel have unpleasant new neighbours in the Islamic State […]

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Climate Change
With Global Warming, a future of Pacific Superstorms

With Global Warming, a future of Pacific Superstorms

By Wei Mei | (The Conversation) | – Every year, typhoons over the western North Pacific – the equivalent to hurricanes in the North Atlantic […]

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American Jews
Muhammad Cartoon Ad Blocked From DC Metro

Muhammad Cartoon Ad Blocked From DC Metro

Jo Ankier and Nik Zecevic | (The Lip TV) | (Video) |- “A Prophet Muhammad cartoon ad has been blocked by Washington DC’s transport authority […]

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