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Iran is fighting a Techno-Guerrilla War, as the US and Israel fight a Conventional One
Donald Trump

Iran is fighting a Techno-Guerrilla War, as the US and Israel fight a Conventional One

Juan Cole

The US and Israeli decapitation strikes, killing over 40 high-ranking Iranian officials, have not had the desired effect

The Controversial Death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

The Controversial Death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

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Why Guns? From Personal Power to Autocracy in Donald Trump’s America

Why Guns? From Personal Power to Autocracy in Donald Trump’s America

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Drone Strikes as much an Obama Legacy as Health Care:  John Oliver

Drone Strikes as much an Obama Legacy as Health Care: John Oliver

John Oliver “The United States has launched a huge number of drone strikes under President Obama. It’s widely accepted and extremely terrifying” Last Week Tonight […]

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$22 Billion to Fight ISIL in same Year Congress cut $8.7 bn in Food Stamps

$22 Billion to Fight ISIL in same Year Congress cut $8.7 bn in Food Stamps

By Juan Cole It was all the way back in February, so the memory of this headline has faded: ” Congress passes $8.7 billion food […]

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The Other Iraq Reality: Shiite Militias besieging Sunni Towns

The Other Iraq Reality: Shiite Militias besieging Sunni Towns

By Erin Evers, HRW Shia militias, still operating under the control of former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, are laying siege to Latifiyya, especially the Asa’ib […]

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Christians
Tony Blair obsessed with Religious "Crusade" against Iraq, like Bush: Former British Dep'ty PM

Tony Blair obsessed with Religious “Crusade” against Iraq, like Bush: Former British Dep’ty PM

Channel 4 News: “Former deputy prime minister John Prescott calls his ex boss Tony Blair a ‘crusader’ because of Blair’s recent calls to send troops […]

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Barack Obama
Pretext for US Syria Bombings?:  No sign that Dread "Khorasan" Group even Exists

Pretext for US Syria Bombings?: No sign that Dread “Khorasan” Group even Exists

AJ+ Imran Khan “The Khorasan Group: The U.S. government insists it’s one of the biggest threats facing the country. But until a couple of weeks […]

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Top 5 Differences between Hamas and ISIL (Pace Netanyahu)

Top 5 Differences between Hamas and ISIL (Pace Netanyahu)

By Juan Cole Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu delivered a speech at the UN to a half-empty hall in which he tried to exemplify the […]

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13 Misconceptions About Global Warming

13 Misconceptions About Global Warming

Veritasium: 13 Misconceptions About Global Warming

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Palestine Pres. Abbas will urge Int'l Boycott of Israel if US vetoes UN Resolution

Palestine Pres. Abbas will urge Int’l Boycott of Israel if US vetoes UN Resolution

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — President Mahmoud Abbas will wage “political war” on Israel if there is a negative response to Palestinian steps at the UN to […]

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Where Books Are Banned, The Internet Can Be a Lifesaver

Where Books Are Banned, The Internet Can Be a Lifesaver

By Jillian York via EFF The censorship or banning of books is a phenomenon that occurs in countries around the world. Books that are considered […]

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