Informed Comment - Part 1716

War Porn: Hollywood and War from World War II to “American Sniper”

By Peter Van Buren | (Tomdispatch.com) – In the age of the all-volunteer military and an endless stream of war zone losses and ties, it […]

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Displaced and Refugees

AP Investigates: Bulk of Gaza Deaths Civilians

Associated Press | – “AP Exclusive: High civilian death toll in Gaza house strikes during Israeli conflict with Hamas militant group during the summer of […]

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Egypt

Egypt: Sisi’s struggle with the Muslim Brotherhood and his Strikes on ISIL/ Daesh in Libya

By Henry Clements | (Informed Comment) – Egyptian president Abdel Fatah El-Sisi wants to rally the international community against terrorism in the Middle East. In […]

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Bush

Jeb Bush on Foreign Policy: Peddling old Iraq Myths Again

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Jeb Bush gave a maiden foreign police speech in Chicago yesterday in which he mixed up Iran with […]

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Health

Cigarettes to Kill 1 Billion this Century Despite Global Treaty (+ John Oliver)

By Laurent Huber | – GENEVA (IPS) – February 27 will mark the 10th anniversary of the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control […]

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Barack Obama

Obama Says: U.S. At War With Terrorism, Not With Islam

By RFE/ RL | – U.S. President Barack Obama has said the United States is not “at war” with Islam, but with people who distort […]

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Iran

Iran Nuclear Talks: They said it Couldn’t be Done

By Carlyn Meyer | (Informed Comment) – According to sources familiar with negotiations between the international P5+1 group and Iran, the Obama Administration is optimistic […]

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Christianity

Holy War: How Bill O’Reilly & Daesh/ ISIL Share The Same Goal

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks) “Bill O’Reilly stated definitively, multiple times tonight, that he believes the United States and the world are in a […]

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