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Could China’s EVs be the Real Winner of Trump’s Oil War in Iran and the Gulf?
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Could China’s EVs be the Real Winner of Trump’s Oil War in Iran and the Gulf?

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The IRGC announced that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, and there are reports of British and other vessels turning around

Iran Strike: Democrats call for immediate Vote on Trump War Powers

Iran Strike: Democrats call for immediate Vote on Trump War Powers

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Israel's Indiscriminate Killing of Civilians is a Feature, not a Bug of its Strategy (The Young Turks)

Israel’s Indiscriminate Killing of Civilians is a Feature, not a Bug of its Strategy (The Young Turks)

By Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks “As Israel showed signs of scaling back its ground offensive in Gaza, its war from the skies continued Sunday, […]

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Q & A w/ Juan Cole on “The New Arabs”:  If Elders in Mideast Can’t Get it Done, will the Youth?

Q & A w/ Juan Cole on “The New Arabs”: If Elders in Mideast Can’t Get it Done, will the Youth?

by *JOSEPH RICHARD PREVILLE and JULIE POUCHER HARBIN for ISLAMiCommentary Column » By the Book “Many Palestinians see the Israelis as aggressive colonizers of Palestinian […]

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Top 5 Ways the US is Israel's Accomplice in War Crimes in Gaza

Top 5 Ways the US is Israel’s Accomplice in War Crimes in Gaza

By Juan Cole The US State Department became a little testy with Israel on Sunday over the 6th school shelling by the Israeli military, which […]

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When will the Madness Stop?  Inside the Collapsing Hospitals of Gaza

When will the Madness Stop? Inside the Collapsing Hospitals of Gaza

Channel 4 News: “Paul Mason meets some of the victims of the latest shelling in Gaza, including a two-year-old child, as the outside of a […]

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Israel's Repeated Bombing of Schools and Schoolchildren Is a War Crime & Should be Punished

Israel’s Repeated Bombing of Schools and Schoolchildren Is a War Crime & Should be Punished

By Alan Smith, University of Ulster The shelling of Jabalia Elementary Girls’ School in Gaza on July 30 by Israeli forces was a shocking example […]

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Are the 17 Intel Agencies now the Fourth Branch of Government?

Are the 17 Intel Agencies now the Fourth Branch of Government?

By Tom Engelhardt via Tomdispatch.com The Fourth Branch The Rise to Power of the National Security State By Tom Engelhardt As every schoolchild knows, there […]

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The Hateful Likud Charter Calls for Destruction of Any Palestinian State

The Hateful Likud Charter Calls for Destruction of Any Palestinian State

By Jonathan Weiler Since virtually every comment on Hamas in American media includes the assertion that the group’s Charter rejects Israel’s right to exist, it’s […]

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Iran’s elite Guards fighting in Iraq to push back ISIS

Iran’s elite Guards fighting in Iraq to push back ISIS

In early July, hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral of Kamal Shirkhani in Lavasan, a small town northeast of Tehran.

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Proposition 1:  How to Swindle the Middle Class

Proposition 1: How to Swindle the Middle Class

By Cathy Stripe Lester On August 5, Michigan taxpayers will be asked to vote on Proposition 1, which is being presented in commercials as a […]

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