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ISIL isn’t Medieval: Revolution, Terror and Statemaking are Modern
By Kevin McDonald, Middlesex University Over recent weeks there has been a constant background noise that Islamic State and its ideology are some sort of […]
ISIL Fighting With Weapons From US and 'Moderate' Syrian Rebels: Report
By Sarah Lazare via Commondreams.org The Islamic State (IS) is now in possession of lethal weapons formerly owned by so-called “moderate” Syrian rebels, as well […]
US, Iraq have same child homicide rate – UNICEF
RT America: “America leads all Western nations in the number of child homicide victims, according to a new report from UNICEF. In 2012, there were […]
Gaza and Israel: Serial “Ceasefires” and the 70-Year War Continues (Chomsky)
By Noam Chomsky On August 26th, Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) both accepted a ceasefire agreement after a 50-day Israeli assault on Gaza that […]
Climate Change is the real Terrorist (Young Turks)
Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks “Atmospheric volumes of greenhouse hit a record in 2013 as carbon dioxide concentrations grew at the fastest rate since reliable […]
Hamas, Shmamas: It’s about Israeli National Ambitions
By Brian K. Barber, special to Informed Comment Much recent commentary on forging a lasting peace between Palestinians and Israel makes two deceptive and unproductive […]
3 Years War? Obama to Bomb Syria in fight against ISIL
By Juan Cole Juliet Eilperin and David Nakamura at WaPo report on a Monday evening dinner at the White House attended by foreign policy experts, […]
“Obama to outline campaign against ISIS” (Juan Cole at Chris Hayes, “All In”)
Juan Cole at MSNBC Juan Cole hosted by Chris Hayes, “All In”: “Obama to outline campaign against ISIS” ————- screenshot
Are ISIL fighters Afraid of Women with Guns?
BBC “In Kurdish areas of northern Syria, fighters have been battling Islamic State – or ISIS – for two years – and unlike Iraq’s kurdish […]
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