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The Unexpected Winner of the Iran War? Green Energy in Asia and Europe
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The Unexpected Winner of the Iran War? Green Energy in Asia and Europe

Neil Thompson

China’s decision to invest in a transition to a green economy has also helped buffer it from the Iran War Fall-Out

Lebanon: Israel Unlawfully Using White Phosphorus (HRW)

Lebanon: Israel Unlawfully Using White Phosphorus (HRW)

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Anti-Iran Policy as a Sacred Mission of Israeli Propagandists

Anti-Iran Policy as a Sacred Mission of Israeli Propagandists

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Illusions of Whiteness:  Millions of Southern 'Whites' have African Ancestry

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TheLipTV | — “Six million White Americans have some African ancestry, according to a new study, which looked at the genetic records of 145,000 people, […]

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Apartheid
Israeli Occupation military demolishes dairy factory in Hebron, Palestinian West Bank

Israeli Occupation military demolishes dairy factory in Hebron, Palestinian West Bank

HEBRON (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Thursday destroyed a dairy factory in the Hebron village of al-Burj, the owner told Ma’an. Yasser Muhammad Salim Masharqa […]

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Iraq: Extremists of Daesh/ ISIL on the Move in Mosul in Response to Kurdish Advance

Iraq: Extremists of Daesh/ ISIL on the Move in Mosul in Response to Kurdish Advance

Khales Joumah | Mosul | (Niqash.org) Last week’s victory over the extremist Islamic State group in the Sinjar area has had a significant effect on […]

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Why Kim Jong-Un was Really afraid of "The Interview:" A Humiliation Romp, not an Assassination Flick

Why Kim Jong-Un was Really afraid of “The Interview:” A Humiliation Romp, not an Assassination Flick

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — N.B.: Contains spoilers; if interested in the film, go see or stream it first and then read. There […]

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Iraq
The Bureaucracy of Terror in Mosul:  Todenhöfer's Unprecedented Footage from Within

The Bureaucracy of Terror in Mosul: Todenhöfer’s Unprecedented Footage from Within

BBC News | — “A German author given unprecedented access to territory controlled by the so-called Islamic State, has told the BBC that IS is […]

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Christianity
Christmas in Gaza

Christmas in Gaza

Middle East Eye | — “Christians in Gaza prepare to celebrate yet another Christmas under the Israeli imposed siege. Bishop Alexios of Gaza speaks to […]

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How Jesus' Message of Peace & Non-Violence Got Lost

How Jesus’ Message of Peace & Non-Violence Got Lost

By Mairead Maguire | (Nobel Peace Laureate) BELFAST (IPS) – I recently visited Assisi, the home of St. Francis and St. Clare, two great spirits […]

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Christianity
Threadbare Christmas for Iraqi Christian Refugees from Daesh/ISIL Mosul

Threadbare Christmas for Iraqi Christian Refugees from Daesh/ISIL Mosul

Euronews | — “Internally displaced Iraqi Christians who fled violence in Mosul celebrated Christmas in Baghdad on Wednesday.” Euronews: “Some displaced Iraqi Christians are not […]

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Have the Kurds cut the ISIL/Daesh State in Two, Blocking Supply Lines?

Have the Kurds cut the ISIL/Daesh State in Two, Blocking Supply Lines?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — Al-Mada newspaper in Baghdad had an interesting article in the aftermath of the fall of Shinjar to the […]

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