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The US intervened again in Iraq in Part to Save the Yazidis: Who are They?
By Petr Kubalek via RFE/RL Islamic militants this week encircled thousands of members of the Yazidi minority in northern Iraq, prompting the Obama administration to […]
Gaza and the Struggle for Palestine: Historical Background (Pt. 1, a)
By William R. Polk Like many observers I am both sick at heart and emotionally drained from watching and reading about the horrible events in […]
The Cruel Jest of American “Humanitarian Aid” to Iraq
By Juan Cole The United States of America has no claim on the language of “humanitarian aid” to Iraq after what it did to that […]
West Bank Continues Uprising, Israeli Army Injures 40 at Hebron Demo for Gaza
HEBRON (Ma’an) — At least 40 Palestinians were injured in central Hebron on Friday afternoon as Israeli forces dispersed hundreds taking part in rallies condemning […]
“Move a little Inland:” Press Lord Cranky Billionaire Rupert Murdoch on what to do about Global Warming
By Climate State “According to Murdoch we just have to move a bit inland and the worst is a temperature rise of 3 degree and […]
Iraq: Tribes and other Sunnis begin Splitting from so-Called “Islamic State”
By Shalaw Mohammed | Kirkuk | via Niqash.org The Sunni Muslim extremist group that has taken over parts of Iraq recently is dependent on support […]
New Wave of Christian Refugees as “Islamic State” Takes Iraq’s Largest Christian Town
By Middle East Eye “Christians have fled from the largest Christian city in Iraq as the militants of the Islamic State took control. They were […]
Why is Obama bombing Iraq, Really?
By Juan Cole Al-Zaman reports that a US drone hit mortar emplacements and F-18s struck artillery arrays and armored vehicles deployed by the so-called “Islamic […]
Iraq: Yazidis Trapped By Extremists: ‘We Will Run Out Of Food, Water In Two Days’
By Khales Joumah | Mosul | via Niqash.org Over the weekend, the Sunni Muslim extremist group, Islamic State, entered the Sinjar area in northern Iraq. […]
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