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On the Occasion of Dick Cheney’s Passing:  “All the Vice President’s Men”
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On the Occasion of Dick Cheney’s Passing: “All the Vice President’s Men”

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Dick Cheney and the Iraq War – was it about Oil? How Cheney coarsened American politics

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Zohran Mamdani’s Proposals to Help New Yorkers Are Surprisingly Affordable

Zohran Mamdani’s Proposals to Help New Yorkers Are Surprisingly Affordable

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The Multipolarism of Fools: The BRICS are not the Answer

The Multipolarism of Fools: The BRICS are not the Answer

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Ghosts of Saladin, Saddam & Khomeini: Tikrit Campaign's Historical Meaning

Ghosts of Saladin, Saddam & Khomeini: Tikrit Campaign’s Historical Meaning

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – The Iraqi forces (one-third army, two-thirds Shiite militias) that are surrounding Tikrit 80 miles north of Baghdad are […]

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Barack Obama
Did GOP Leaders Betray Our Country By Writing Letter to Iran?

Did GOP Leaders Betray Our Country By Writing Letter to Iran?

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks) – “”Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) host of The Young Turks discusses the continuing developments between the United States and its […]

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Lebanon
On Int'l Women's Day, Lebanese Anchor stands up to Sexist Sheikh

On Int’l Women’s Day, Lebanese Anchor stands up to Sexist Sheikh

Elliott Hill and Mark Sovel | The Lip TV | – “Sexist Islamist scholar Hani Al-Seba’i told Lebanese television host Rima Karaki to shut up […]

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Foreign Policy
5 Things Official Washington won't Tell you about Netanyahu's Israel

5 Things Official Washington won’t Tell you about Netanyahu’s Israel

Bill Van Esveld | (Human Rights Watch) – Amid the controversy around Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu’s speech to the US Congress, the Obama administration’s […]

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Constitution
Dems on Hill line up with Obama on Iran Deal after GOP Letter Stunt

Dems on Hill line up with Obama on Iran Deal after GOP Letter Stunt

By Luke Johnson | (RFE/RL) WASHINGTON — Democratic Party backers of a bipartisan bill requiring congressional review of a potential deal to limit Iran’s nuclear […]

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Constitution
The Letter:  Top 5 Similarities of GOP and Iran Hard Liners

The Letter: Top 5 Similarities of GOP and Iran Hard Liners

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – 47 GOP senators sent a letter to Iran on Monday warning that country that any agreement only signed […]

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Education
Oklahoma: SAE Fraternity has Troubled History of Race Vandalism, Hazing

Oklahoma: SAE Fraternity has Troubled History of Race Vandalism, Hazing

KJRH-TV | (Tulsa) – An Oklahoma station reports that SAE fraternity members have been involved in anti-Semitic and anti-Native American acts of vandalism as well […]

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Constitution
Iran FM Zarif Schools GOP Senators on Int'l Law:  This is a UNSC Resolution

Iran FM Zarif Schools GOP Senators on Int’l Law: This is a UNSC Resolution

From the web page of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Dr. Zarif’s Response to the Letter of US Senators Asked about the open letter […]

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Israel
Israeli Foreign Minister Lieberman Suggests Decapitation for Disloyal Arabs

Israeli Foreign Minister Lieberman Suggests Decapitation for Disloyal Arabs

By IMEMC News | – Israeli Foreign Minister and the head of Yisrael Beiteinu Party, Avigdor Lieberman, lashed out at Israel’s Arab citizens, Sunday, threatening […]

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