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Turkey’s Caution on ISIL War: “It’s far away for them but very close to us”
By Ali Murat Yel, Editor-in-Chief TurkeyAgenda In the United States the public has difficulty in understanding the reluctance of Turkey to join the international coalition […]
Must Muslim Americans Condemn ISIL? Must Turkish Jews Condemn Gaza War?
By Juan Cole During the recent Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, a controversy broke out in Turkey about whether Turkish Jews were required to […]
15 Palestinians die in Mediterranean Capsizing, fleeing Israeli Siege of Gaza
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Fifteen migrants from Gaza died on Saturday after a boat they were riding in capsized in the Mediterranean sea off the coast […]
HIstoric Mass March against Global Warming: Saving the Planet Next Sunday in NYC
By Eddie Bautista, La Tonya Crisp-Sauray, and Bill McKibben On Sunday, September 21st, a huge crowd will march through the middle of Manhattan. It will […]
As Sunni MPs Plea for Precision US Strikes, Iraqi Gov’t Kills 31 in School Shelter
Human Rights Watch (Erbil) – The Iraqi government should promptly investigate an airstrike that hit a school housing displaced people near Tikrit on September 1, […]
Remember Pres. Obama Saying ISIL Campaign like Yemen? Here’s Yemen
Middle East Eye: “Houthis take to the streets to mourn the protesters killed during a sit-in at a government ministry last week, as their pro-government […]
Top 5 Contradictions in Obama’s Emerging ISIL Strategy
By Juan Cole In the past week, Secretary of State John Kerry has marshaled support of some sort from both European nations and from countries […]
Climate Change: Neoliberal Capitalism is Fundamentally at War with Life on Earth (Naomi Klein)
The National: “Naomi Klein discusses her new book This Changes Everything, in which she says it’s time to stop counting on the politicians to save […]
Arab Allies will wage Financial war on ISIL: Is it Enough?
By Charles Recknagel via RFE/RL As Washington vows to put together a broad coalition to fight Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, the outlines […]
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