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Israeli plan for minorities slammed as bid to ‘divide and conquer’
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How the Washington Post got Taken in by Syria’s Taliban
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Making alliances of convenience is a perennial temptation in Washington, where policy-makers often have more ambition than ethics or common sense. Thus, the Washington Post just…
Why defeating ISIL/ Daesh with military might is starry eyed idealism
By David Alpher | (The Conversation) | - - Just this past weekend of July 4, US-led coalition aircraft targeted the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa in Syria. It was one of the…