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As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note
Authoritarianism

As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note

Arnold Oliver

Tiffin, Ohio (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – During some of the large anti-war demonstrations during the 1960’s some of the protesters gave flowers to the […]

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

10/02/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

10/02/2025 By The Conversation

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Militarization
How the US Nat'l Security State goes on Failing Upward

How the US Nat’l Security State goes on Failing Upward

By Tom Engelhardt | (Tomdispatch.com) As 2015 begins, let’s take a trip down memory lane.  Imagine that it’s January 1963.  For the last three years, […]

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Education
Tee tomesing, tay tomesing? UK Kindergarten Teachers must report Terrorist Toddlers

Tee tomesing, tay tomesing? UK Kindergarten Teachers must report Terrorist Toddlers

AJ+ | — “The British government wants kindergarten teachers to report their toddlers…for potential extremism. Seriously.” AJ+ “Terrorist Toddlers In The UK? ”

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Whatever Happened to besieged Kurdish City of Kobane, Syria?

Whatever Happened to besieged Kurdish City of Kobane, Syria?

By Juan Cole | — Kurdish forces (including both the local YPG and Peshmerga units from Iraqi Kurdistan), and supported by Free Syrian Army troops […]

Juan Cole

Islam
What Black & White thinking misses about ISIS/Daesh & why it Matters to us All

What Black & White thinking misses about ISIS/Daesh & why it Matters to us All

By Neslihan Çevik | (Daily Sabah) — To combat radicalism, EU countries should avoid considering an increased interest in the origins and nature of Islam […]

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Books
Fearing NSA, Writers in USA and Worldwide Avoiding controversy, keyword Searches

Fearing NSA, Writers in USA and Worldwide Avoiding controversy, keyword Searches

PEN America | “Global Chilling” PEN America writes: “Global Chilling: The Impact of Mass Surveillance on International Writers is a new report demonstrating the damaging […]

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Iraq
Saudi General, Border Guards Killed by Daesh/ISIL for not being Fanatical Enough

Saudi General, Border Guards Killed by Daesh/ISIL for not being Fanatical Enough

France24 | — “At 4,30 am 4 men coming from Iraqi territory attacked a border post on the northern frontier of Saudi Arabia. Two of […]

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National Security State
National Shame:  50,000 Homeless Veterans Nationwide

National Shame: 50,000 Homeless Veterans Nationwide

ABC News | — “ABC News’ Bob Woodruff travels the country examining new efforts end homelessness among US veterans.” ABC News: “50,000 Homeless Veterans Nationwide” […]

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Democracy
Iran's Rouhani & Direct Democracy: Wants Referendum to Sidestep Hardliners

Iran’s Rouhani & Direct Democracy: Wants Referendum to Sidestep Hardliners

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — Iran’s system of government is a hybrid. One wing of it consists of a dictatorial theocracy, centered on […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Scotland:  World's Largest Tidal Power Project Begins Construction

Scotland: World’s Largest Tidal Power Project Begins Construction

STV | — STV (Scottish TV) reports, “Construction work on the world’s largest tidal energy project is set to begin… The 269-turbine installation, which is […]

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