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The Ecocide of Gaza
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The Ecocide of Gaza

Dan Steinbock

Well before October 7, 2023, the Gaza Strip had progressively been isolated from the West Bank and the outside world overall

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“All the Saints and Sages:”  FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:25

“All the Saints and Sages:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:25

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In the Spirit of H. Chandler Davis: Activism and the Struggle for Academic Freedom

In the Spirit of H. Chandler Davis: Activism and the Struggle for Academic Freedom

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Is the US Government the Managing Committee of the Pirate Banks?

Is the US Government the Managing Committee of the Pirate Banks?

Greg Palast at Vice exposes the way that Larry Summers, Tim Geithner and others in the Treasury Department conspired with JP Morgan and other pirate […]

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Egypt
Must US Aid to Egypt be Cut Off? (Wang & Meyer)

Must US Aid to Egypt be Cut Off? (Wang & Meyer)

Marian Wang and Theodoric Meyer write at ProPublica Questions about the United States’ aid to Egypt have intensified in the wake of last month’s military […]

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Afghanistan
Bradley Manning in a World of Cheneys, Hadithas, and NSA Domestic Surveillance

Bradley Manning in a World of Cheneys, Hadithas, and NSA Domestic Surveillance

The sentencing of Bradley Manning to 35 years in prison came because he leaked government documents, mostly with a low level of classification that probably […]

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Barack Obama
Syria: Will Killing of Hundreds with Sarin Gas force Obama’s Hand?

Syria: Will Killing of Hundreds with Sarin Gas force Obama’s Hand?

Syrian sources on the ground and expatriate human rights organizations are alleging Wednesday morning that Syrian aircraft have killed hundreds of people in rebel-held East […]

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Iraq War
Alleged Torturers sue Abu Ghraib Torture Victims (Lazare)

Alleged Torturers sue Abu Ghraib Torture Victims (Lazare)

Sarah Lazare writes at Commondreams ‘Defense’ contractor CACI International has taken the shocking step of suing four former Abu Ghraib detainees who are seeking redress […]

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Egypt
Egypt’s Revenge of the Leftovers: Mubarak to be released, Muslim Brotherhood leader Badie Arrested

Egypt’s Revenge of the Leftovers: Mubarak to be released, Muslim Brotherhood leader Badie Arrested

Too much could easily be made of the pending release from prison of former Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak, who is still facing charges of complicity […]

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censorship
Greenwald Partner falsely detained as Terrorist: How to Create a Dictatorship

Greenwald Partner falsely detained as Terrorist: How to Create a Dictatorship

How to turn a democracy into a STASI authoritarian state in 10 easy steps: 1. Misuse the concept of a Top Secret government document (say, […]

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Energy
Climate Change Activism as a Nonviolent Movement without Leaders (McKibben)

Climate Change Activism as a Nonviolent Movement without Leaders (McKibben)

Bill McKibben writes at Tomdispatch.com The history we grow up with shapes our sense of reality — it’s hard to shake. If you were young […]

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Afghanistan
Has Military Suppression of Political Islam ever Worked?

Has Military Suppression of Political Islam ever Worked?

The Egyptian military’s obvious determination to crush the Muslim Brotherhood involves serious human rights violations, apparent in the appalling scenes of the siege of members […]

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