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Top 4 Reasons Netanyahu Bombed Negotiators’ Offices in Qatar
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Top 4 Reasons Netanyahu Bombed Negotiators’ Offices in Qatar

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bombed the building being used by civilian Hamas negotiators in Doha, Qatar, […]

Why Conflict Refugees are Particularly Vulnerable to Climate Risks

Why Conflict Refugees are Particularly Vulnerable to Climate Risks

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Is Trump Christian America’s Golden Calf?

Is Trump Christian America’s Golden Calf?

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African-Americans
Baltimore Protests: What The Media Isn't Showing You

Baltimore Protests: What The Media Isn’t Showing You

AJ+ | – “Burning buildings, shattered glass, riot police: This looping portrait of Baltimore – on TV and online – has become the defining narrative […]

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Arab Spring
Young Arabs' Faith in Democracy Shaken by return to Authoritarianism

Young Arabs’ Faith in Democracy Shaken by return to Authoritarianism

By Roberto Savio ROME (IPS) – The results of a survey of what 3,500 young people between the ages of 18 and 24 – in […]

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Constitution
Assassination as Policy in Washington and How It Failed, 1990-2015

Assassination as Policy in Washington and How It Failed, 1990-2015

By Andrew Cockburn | (Tomdispatch.com) | – As the war on terror nears its 14th anniversary — a war we seem to be losing, given […]

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Barack Obama
Bush blames Obama for lack of Wars ('Follow-Through' on 'Threats')

Bush blames Obama for lack of Wars (‘Follow-Through’ on ‘Threats’)

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – George W. Bush spoke privately this weekend at a Republican Jewish Coalition session hosted by casino sleazeball Sheldon […]

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African-Americans
Thoughts On Freddie Grey Protest by a Young Baltimore Resident

Thoughts On Freddie Grey Protest by a Young Baltimore Resident

@hotdamnirock | – A call for disciplined protest from a young Baltimore resident with a foul mouth. Warning: Language. h/t Reddit.com Hotdamnirock: “Thoughts On #FreddieGrey […]

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Iraq
The Battle Plans of ISIL:  Can they Succeed in Mideast Conquest?

The Battle Plans of ISIL: Can they Succeed in Mideast Conquest?

By Richard Rousseau | (The Conversation) What is Islamic State’s political program? What is its ideology? Who are its theoreticians? The answers to these questions […]

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Iran
Middle East Conflicts Trigger New U.S.-Russia Arms Race

Middle East Conflicts Trigger New U.S.-Russia Arms Race

By Thalif Deen | — UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The escalating military conflicts in the Middle East – and the month-long aerial bombings of Yemen […]

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Acidification of Oceans
Anger Translation:  Why Obama was Ranting against GOP Climate Policy at Press Dinner

Anger Translation: Why Obama was Ranting against GOP Climate Policy at Press Dinner

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – The Comedy Central show, Key and Peele, made famous a bit by Keegan-Michael Key on Obama called the […]

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Apartheid
Gaza Strip 101:  World's Largest outdoor Prison

Gaza Strip 101: World’s Largest outdoor Prison

Middle East Eye | – “The Gaza Strip, a coastal enclave wedged between Israel and Egypt, has been under blockade since 2007, shortly after elections […]

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