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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline
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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a dramatic signal that the Arab Gulf nations have completely lost faith in the American security umbrella, on Wednesday […]

Stephen Colbert:  “We are all Jimmy Kimmel”

Stephen Colbert: “We are all Jimmy Kimmel”

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Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

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Washington Condemns Israeli Shelling of UN School w/out Mentioning Israel

Washington Condemns Israeli Shelling of UN School w/out Mentioning Israel

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — … [O]n Wednesday, another 16 people were killed when at least two Israeli tank shells slammed into a UN school in Jabaliya […]

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Internet
Turkish Women Have Last Laugh on Twitter, Reject Gov't Puritanism

Turkish Women Have Last Laugh on Twitter, Reject Gov’t Puritanism

Euronews: ‘ “A woman should not laugh in front of everyone. She should protect her honour.” These were the words which landed Turkey’s Deputy Prime […]

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Gaza and Soweto

Gaza and Soweto

By Juan Cole On June 16, 1976, some 20,000 students rose up to protest in the slum of Soweto on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Here […]

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Impeachment is a Cash Cow (Colbert Report)

Impeachment is a Cash Cow (Colbert Report)

Colbert Report: “Rising Calls for Obama’s Impeachment” The Colbert ReportGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Colbert Report on Facebook ——

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Israel Lobby
Veiled Mona Lisa, Missiles over Big Ben:  Israeli War Propaganda Hits New Lows

Veiled Mona Lisa, Missiles over Big Ben: Israeli War Propaganda Hits New Lows

By Lior Sternfeld It has been a month since the current war in Gaza started. The number of casualties is beyond our ability to comprehend. […]

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Gaza and the Art of War:  Palestinians Illustrate their Suffering

Gaza and the Art of War: Palestinians Illustrate their Suffering

By Mariam Elba via Waging Nonviolence A breathtaking piece of art highlighting the struggles of Palestinians in Gaza (Bushra Shanan) It’s hard to find the […]

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Christianity
In Orgy of Destruction, IS Radicals reduce Ancient Iraqi Holy Sites To Rubble

In Orgy of Destruction, IS Radicals reduce Ancient Iraqi Holy Sites To Rubble

By RFE/RL The Islamic State initially exhibited some restraint after entering northwestern Iraq in June, focusing on establishing control of the territories it held and […]

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Israel Bombs Gaza back to Stone Age:  Razes only Power Plant & Plunges Strip into Darkness

Israel Bombs Gaza back to Stone Age: Razes only Power Plant & Plunges Strip into Darkness

By Juan Cole Israel launched a 7-hour campaign of intensive bombing of Gaza on Tuesday, destroying its only power plant. Gaza can no longer generate […]

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Abushagur reported kidnapped

Abushagur reported kidnapped

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab. Tripoli, 29 July 2014: Former Deputy Prime Minister Mustafa Abushagur has been kidnapped according to reports, although it has not been confirmed. […]

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