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Syria’s Parliamentary Election Results look Alarmingly like Iraq 2005, which produced a Civil War
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Syria’s Parliamentary Election Results look Alarmingly like Iraq 2005, which produced a Civil War

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Syria’s parliamentary elections on October 5 raised alarm flags for me on several grounds. First, they were not conducted on […]

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A Gaza Ceasefire Is Not Enough: We Must Choose Life and Freedom

A Gaza Ceasefire Is Not Enough: We Must Choose Life and Freedom

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We Must Not Look Away from Palestine: Resisting Oppression and Pursuing Justice

We Must Not Look Away from Palestine: Resisting Oppression and Pursuing Justice

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Drone program Crashing as Spiritually Damaged Pilots quit in Droves

Drone program Crashing as Spiritually Damaged Pilots quit in Droves

By Pratap Chatterjee | (Tomdispatch.com) – The U.S. drone war across much of the Greater Middle East and parts of Africa is in crisis and […]

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Syria: As al-Qaeda defeats 'moderate' US allies, will US ally with al-Qaeda?

Syria: As al-Qaeda defeats ‘moderate’ US allies, will US ally with al-Qaeda?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – President Obama’s impossibly complicated plan for dealing with ISIL involves a de facto alliance with Iran in Iraq, […]

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IRAQ - Child soldiers forced into combat alongside ISIL Fighters

IRAQ – Child soldiers forced into combat alongside ISIL Fighters

France24 | – “[So-called] ISLAMIC STATE – In Iraq, little boys are sent to the frontlines. Seen by the Islamic State group as devil worshipers, […]

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US Gen.: Iran's Role In Iraq's Fight Against Islamic State Might be Positive

US Gen.: Iran’s Role In Iraq’s Fight Against Islamic State Might be Positive

By Frud Bezhan | (RFE/RL) The Iraqi government has launched an offensive against Islamic State militants (IS) in the northern city of Tikrit, but Iran […]

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Bill of Rights
Keystone XL Opponents Interrogated by FBI

Keystone XL Opponents Interrogated by FBI

TheLipTV | – “Keystone XL pipeline opponents are being interrogated by the FBI who are using what one lawyer called “intimidation” and “force,” according to […]

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American Jews
Netanyahu Doesn’t Speak For These Jews

Netanyahu Doesn’t Speak For These Jews

AJ+ | – “Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he came to Congress to share his fears about Iran on behalf of all Jewish people. […]

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Iran Reformers - Talks will Succeed:  Netanyahu 'not Influential,' like Iran Hardliners

Iran Reformers – Talks will Succeed: Netanyahu ‘not Influential,’ like Iran Hardliners

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – How did Iranian politicians react to Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s anti-Iran speech to the US Congress? Iran’s […]

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Bill of Rights
Snowden will return to US if fair trial guaranteed – NSA whistleblower’s lawyer

Snowden will return to US if fair trial guaranteed – NSA whistleblower’s lawyer

RT | – “Edward Snowden would go to the US if he was sure that he would face a fair trial there, the former NSA […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Climate Change helped Provoke Syrian Conflict & it won't be the Last

Climate Change helped Provoke Syrian Conflict & it won’t be the Last

By Thalif Deen | – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – Was the four-year-old military conflict in Syria, which has claimed the lives of over 200,000 people, […]

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