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Top 7 Ways US Intervention in Iraq/Syria could turn Catastrophic
By Peter Van Buren via Tomdispatch.com What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Seven Worst-Case Scenarios in the Battle with the Islamic State By Peter Van Buren […]
Ebola & Immigrants and Muslims, Oh My! Operating the Fear Machine
by Rebecca Gordon Like many people around the world, four-star Marine General John Kelley is really worried about Ebola. But he’s not worried about the […]
Will Ireland Recognize Palestine?
By Juan Cole After Sweden recognized Palestine, the Irish government began considering doing so. On Thursday, the Irish parliament asked Irish Foreign Minister, Eamon Gilmore, […]
Surprising Map of Which Countries Recognize Palestine
AJ+ “Sweden became the first European Union country to recognize the State of Palestine on Oct. 3, and the United Kingdom parliament voted 274-12 in […]
Humanitarian Crisis: Health Care and Jordan’s 600,000 Syrian Refugees
By Katy Montoya I was scrambling to take notes when the First Lieutenant of the Jordanian Security Forces joined my conversation with security personnel in […]
The New McCarthyism on Israel: Naming and Shaming . . . Hillel
By Alice Rothchild Jewish communal and religious organizations have become increasingly donor driven and sclerotic when it comes to discourse on Israel/Palestine. This is clearly […]
Turkey bargaining with base for US, wants no-fly zone in Syria
By Juan Cole Earlier this week Turkish officials met American ones on the issue of combating ISIL. The US wants to use Incirlik Air Force […]
Real Estate Agents to the Terrorists: ISIL Steals Mosul Refugee Property to Raise Money
By Nawzat Shamdeen via Niqash.org The Sunni Muslim extremist group that has taken over the northern city of Mosul has a new source of income: […]
Reza Aslan, religion Ph.D. vs. Sam Harris
The Young Turks: Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks and Professor Reza Aslan discuss Sam Harris. Cenk asks Reza how he feels about Harris’ […]
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