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Syrian Assault on Homs Heats up as Obama Scolds Chinese
Syrian forces renewed their heavy bombardment of the Baba Amru district of Homs on Tuesday morning, in the fiercest attack in days. The attack is […]
Greek Lessons for the Arab Spring: Majid
Anouar Majid writes in a guest column for Informed Comment Greek Lessons for the Arab Spring As the Arab Spring enters its second year and […]
Omar Khayyam (79)
79 Mix together wine, song and heavenly lover if you can, and sit on the bank of a purling stream. Don’t look for anything better, […]
Tomgram: Noam Chomsky, Hegemony and Its Dilemmas
Significant anniversaries are solemnly commemorated — Japan’s attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, for example…
Omar Khayyam (29)
My heart, your fate is so bloody– and every second your condition must change again. My soul, what business do you have in this body […]
Indian Investigators do not Suspect Iran in Israel Embassy Blast
India has suffered from both Hindu and Muslim terrorist groups. So the attack on an automobile outside the Israeli embassy in New Delhi could easily […]
Sternfeld: Will Iran’s Elections Provoke a New Green Movement?
Lior Sternfeld writes in a guest column for Informed Comment Two important realities about Iran are obscured behind the smokescreen of the “Iranian threat” which […]
Omar Khayyam (28)
Since today is the time of my youth, I drink what makes me happy. Don’t speak badly of it– although it is bitter, it is […]
Tomgram: Nick Turse, Prisons, Drones, and Black Ops in Afghanistan
Despite all the talk of drawdowns and withdrawals, there has been a years-long building boom in Afghanistan that shows little sign of abating. In early 2010, the U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) had nearly 400 bases in Af…
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