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Turkiye Indicts 37 Israeli Officials for Genocide amid Reports Israel’s own Military Lawyers warned of War Crimes
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Turkiye Indicts 37 Israeli Officials for Genocide amid Reports Israel’s own Military Lawyers warned of War Crimes

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The office pointed to the killing and wounding of thousands of people and the deprivation of the populace of shelter

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Verdict from the People: Why the Gaza Tribunal is about Accountability, not Symbolism

Verdict from the People: Why the Gaza Tribunal is about Accountability, not Symbolism

11/08/2025 By Ramzy Baroud

“Palestine 36” tells a forgotten Story of Revolt – and how the Legacy of Colonialism endures in Palestine

“Palestine 36” tells a forgotten Story of Revolt – and how the Legacy of Colonialism endures in Palestine

11/08/2025 By The Conversation

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CNN Fail:  Imaginary “Dark Males,” “Accents,” and “Arrests” Haunt Reporters

CNN Fail: Imaginary “Dark Males,” “Accents,” and “Arrests” Haunt Reporters

Between about 1:00 pm and 2:40 pm ET on Wednesday, April 17, the CNN news team was at the worst I’ve ever seen them. The […]

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Islam
Top Ten Ways Islamic Law forbids Terrorism

Top Ten Ways Islamic Law forbids Terrorism

Erik Rush and others who hastened to scapegoat Muslims for the Boston Marathon bombing are ignorant of the religion. I can’t understand why people who […]

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Iraq
Can the Boston Bombings increase our Sympathy for Iraq and Syria, for all such Victims?

Can the Boston Bombings increase our Sympathy for Iraq and Syria, for all such Victims?

The horrific bombings of the Boston Marathon produced inspiring images of a spirited, brave Boston refusing to be cowed. Some spectators surged forward toward the […]

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Iran
How Washington Dropped the Ball on N Korean Nukes while Obsessing about Iran (McShane)

How Washington Dropped the Ball on N Korean Nukes while Obsessing about Iran (McShane)

Michael McShane writes in a guest column for Informed Comment In a recent article published in the Wall Street Journal, Jay Solomon highlighted the disproportionate […]

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Israel
Israel at 65: Welcome to the Neighborhood (Map)

Israel at 65: Welcome to the Neighborhood (Map)

Satire Israel (in red) is welcomed into the Muslim Middle East in 2013 Zionism: The theory that because murderous Nazis hated Jews in the 1930s […]

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Gun “Control” “Legislation,” Parodied by Saturday Night Live

Gun “Control” “Legislation,” Parodied by Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live satirizes the minimalism of the gun registration bill proposed by Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.)

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Class Hatred and Bad Memories of Thatcher

Class Hatred and Bad Memories of Thatcher

The hatred for the late Margaret Thatcher, former British prime minister, among a broad segment of the British public has manifested itself in visible and […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Palestine PM Fayyad Resigns, a Victim of Israeli and US funding cut-off and backlash against Austerity

Palestine PM Fayyad Resigns, a Victim of Israeli and US funding cut-off and backlash against Austerity

The man recognized by the Palestine government based in Ramallah as prime minister, Salam Fayyad, has tendered his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas. The most […]

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Jonathan Winters, RIP  (Video: of Classic Standup Routine)

Jonathan Winters, RIP (Video: of Classic Standup Routine)

Comedian Jonathan Winters has died at 87. Winters was a pioneer in improvisational standup and the use of impressions in mini-skits within the monologue. He […]

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