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Many Thanks for Warm Support, Successful Fundraiser
(By Juan Cole) I just wanted to thank from the bottom of my heart everyone who donated to our annual fundraiser, which was enormously successful […]
Massive War Crimes: Syrian Regime Tortured, Starved, Murdered 11,000 Prisoners
(By Juan Cole) A new report by three respected jurists argues that photographic evidence provided by a defector from the Syrian police proves systematic torture […]
Iran says it starts implementing nuclear deal
TEHRAN: Iran’s state TV says the country has halted its most sensitive uranium enrichment work as part of a landmark deal struck with world powers. […]
Netanyahu Tells Kerry he will Grab 13% of Palestinian West Bank
(By AFP) Israel wants to annex fourth settlement bloc: radio (via AFP) Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told US Secretary of State John Kerry […]
NSA Surveillance is about Control & Leverage, not Security
By Alfred McCoy | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – For more than six months, Edward Snowden’s revelations about the National Security Agency (NSA) have been pouring […]
After Defending Pot, Obama has to Pardon Medical Marijuana Growers He Jailed
(By Juan Cole) Barack Obama has a weed problem. Not just that he’s admitted using it. He said clearly when campaigning for president in 2008 […]
Gov’t used Surveillance of MLK in Bid to Destroy Him: Now they want us to just Trust Them
(By Juan Cole) Among the ironies of Barack Obama trying to sell us the gargantuan NSA domestic spying program is that such techniques of telephone […]
Turkey Purges Officials in Bid to Quash Corruption Probes
(By AFP) Turkey widens purge after graft probe (via AFP) The Turkish government’s mass purge of police and prosecutors has extended to the banking and […]
Fear is Driving Diplomacy on Syria, not Humanitarianism
(By Martin Gascoigne) Syria, like many countries in the region, is a demographically young country. With a population of 23 million. Slightly over a third […]
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