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Iran: Was Washington Reframing its Red Line before Israel Attacked?
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Iran: Was Washington Reframing its Red Line before Israel Attacked?

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Such recalibration does not necessarily signal concession. It may reflect caution.

“In Infinite Pursuit:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:39

“In Infinite Pursuit:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:39

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Critiquing Israel is not Anti-Semitism: The American Psychological Association

Critiquing Israel is not Anti-Semitism: The American Psychological Association

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Does the Houthi Takeover of Yemen’s Sanaa Endanger World Trade?

By Juan Cole The fall of the Yemeni government to radical Zaidi tribesmen from Saadah in the north has gone relatively unremarked in the US […]

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Israel Squatters Chop Down Dozens of Palestinian Olive Trees Near Nablus (800,000 since 1967)

Israel Squatters Chop Down Dozens of Palestinian Olive Trees Near Nablus (800,000 since 1967)

NABLUS (Ma’an) — Israeli settlers on Monday chopped down dozens of olive trees on Palestinian agricultural lands in the Nablus district, an official said. Ghassan […]

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Is Obama worse than Nixon on Harassing Journalists? Committee to Protect Journalists Petition

Electronic Frontier Foundation p>A free press has always been an essential part of any democracy. That’s why repressive governments insist on state control over media. […]

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The Terrorists have our Number, and do a Number on Washington

By Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com [Note for TomDispatch Readers: I want to offer special thanks to those of you who made $100 donations to this website in […]

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The Last Days of Kobani Loom as ISIL Closes in on Syrian Kurds with Murder on its Mind

The Last Days of Kobani Loom as ISIL Closes in on Syrian Kurds with Murder on its Mind

By Juan Cole ISIL fighters have advanced into the Kurdish Syrian city of Kobane (`Ayn al-`Arab), with fighting in the streets as Kurds resist, according […]

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Why is Kobani Important? ISIS advances against Syrian Kurds despite US Airstrikes

AJ+ “The Islamic State Group (aka ISIS or ISIL) is knocking on the doors of Kobani, a Syrian town on the border of Turkey. Desperate […]

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You'll Never Believe what ISIL has done to Iraq's al-Anbar Population

You’ll Never Believe what ISIL has done to Iraq’s al-Anbar Population

BAGHDAD/DUBAI, 6 October 2014 (IRIN) – Nine months of shelling, airstrikes and street battles have taken a heavy toll on Iraq’s “forgotten” province of Anbar, […]

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“ Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) — While the newest Apple and Google smartphones will automatically encrypt data stored on them, that won’t keep U.S. law enforcement […]

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