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The wrong question about the war in Iran
Donald Trump

The wrong question about the war in Iran

Yakov M. Rabkin

the more important issue is what benefit Israel, the war’s proponent and initiator, stands to gain

On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

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Iran as a new Forever War

Iran as a new Forever War

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Afghanistan
Key Afghan Security Officials Sacked by Karzai <br/> Taliban Reject Peace Talks<br/> Bombings in Jalalabad, Kunduz, Qandahar

Key Afghan Security Officials Sacked by Karzai
Taliban Reject Peace Talks
Bombings in Jalalabad, Kunduz, Qandahar

The security situation in Afghanistan continued to be bad on Sunday. In Jalalabad in the eastern Pashtun region, a roadside bomb targeting a US convoy […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Tel Aviv Rally Against Gaza Blockade; <br> Wave of Protests, Gov't Condemnation

Tel Aviv Rally Against Gaza Blockade;
Wave of Protests, Gov’t Condemnation

Waves of protests and governmental denunciations against Israel’s attack on the Mavi Marmara relief vessel last Monday washed over the world, even as Israel raided […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Northern Ireland Condemns Israeli Raid on <i>Rachel Corrie,</i><br/> “Completely unacceptable Use of Force”

Northern Ireland Condemns Israeli Raid on Rachel Corrie,
“Completely unacceptable Use of Force”

In what N. Irish Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness described as a “raid,” the Israeli Navy again commandeered an unarmed, peaceful ship in international waters, […]

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The Big Mistake in the New BP Ad

The Big Mistake in the New BP Ad

Uh, BP, fire that Public Relations firm you hired to make a new commercial. They gave you some good advice and some rotten advice. We […]

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Israel/ Palestine
<i>Rachel Corrie</i> Intercepted; <br/> The 9 activists killed last Monday were shot 30 Times

Rachel Corrie Intercepted;
The 9 activists killed last Monday were shot 30 Times

Wire services reported early Saturday morning that the Rachel Corrie had been intercepted by Israeli war ships and that its communications had been jammed by […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Rachel Corrie Steaming toward Gaza <br/> Likud Vows it will Not Arrive

Rachel Corrie Steaming toward Gaza
Likud Vows it will Not Arrive

Oh, oh. Part Deux. The Rachel Corrie Gaza aid ship is now steaming toward the Gaza coast, and its communications may have been already jammed. […]

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Islamophobia
Eyewitnesses Say Israelis came in with Guns Blazing

Eyewitnesses Say Israelis came in with Guns Blazing

As The Lede points out, the more Mavi Marmara passengers who talk to the press, the more the Israeli official narrative about their landing on […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Erdogan: Israel in danger of losing its "best friend" in the Region<br/> NATO HQ Seething

Erdogan: Israel in danger of losing its “best friend” in the Region
NATO HQ Seething

As funerals were held in Turkey on Thursday for 7 Turks and 1 US citizen, a new wave of anger swept over Turkey at Israel. […]

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Israel/ Palestine
American Citizen Killed by Israeli Navy

American Citizen Killed by Israeli Navy

Hey, Tea Party. A foreign navy boarded an unarmed ship flying the flag of a NATO member in international waters and shot dead an American […]

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