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Trump Pledges F-35s to Saudi Arabia in return for  an unlikely $1 trillion in Investment, Angering Israel Lobbies
Donald Trump

Trump Pledges F-35s to Saudi Arabia in return for an unlikely $1 trillion in Investment, Angering Israel Lobbies

Juan Cole

Like most things in Trumpworld these investment figures are pure fantasies, and it is disturbing that he is apparently making geopolitical policy

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The UN’s Acquiescence in Trump’s Colonial Plan for Gaza Betrays the Palestinians yet Again

The UN’s Acquiescence in Trump’s Colonial Plan for Gaza Betrays the Palestinians yet Again

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Trump Luxuriates in Golden Ballroom Plans as Americans Scrimp By

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Fox’s Cavuto slams Bachmann on suing Obama: “There’s so much Wrong Here”

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Iraq's PM al-Maliki Rejects Gov't of Nat'l Unity as Sunnis Demand he step Down

Iraq’s PM al-Maliki Rejects Gov’t of Nat’l Unity as Sunnis Demand he step Down

By Juan Cole Secretary of State John Kerry is an experienced and knowledgeable diplomat, but the difficulty of the situation in the Middle East right […]

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Elizabeth Warren Crushes Chris Matthews, And A Word On Cement

Elizabeth Warren Crushes Chris Matthews, And A Word On Cement

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Iraq Crisis: It’s the Oil, Stupid!

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Cheney’s Blame Game on Iraq: Mess O’Potamia – 300 (Jon Stewart)

Jon Stewart of the Daily Show: “The militant group ISIS quickly gains control of much of Iraq, giving Dick Cheney an opportunity to place blame […]

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Iraq in last Throes as Kurdistan Seeks Independence, Syria & Iran intervene

Iraq in last Throes as Kurdistan Seeks Independence, Syria & Iran intervene

By Juan Cole Former Vice President and unindicted felon Richard Bruce Cheney (they always give the criminals’ names that way, in full) once said that […]

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Obama's Drone Memo Revealed: US Gov't can over-rule 4th Amendment

Obama’s Drone Memo Revealed: US Gov’t can over-rule 4th Amendment

By Sarah Lazare The U.S. government on Monday partially released the formerly-classified Department of Justice "drone memo," dated 2010, in which Obama administration lawyers argue […]

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"Ready, Fire, Aim!"  Are We Stumbling into another War?

“Ready, Fire, Aim!” Are We Stumbling into another War?

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