Informed Comment - Part 1868

Mosul w/out Christians for First time in 1,900 Years as Radical Fundamentalists Threaten Minorities

By Juan Cole For the first time in nearly 2000 years, there are virtually no Christians in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq. The […]

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Immigration

The Colbert Report: “Questionable Compassion for Child Immigrants”

The Colbert Report: “Questionable Compassion for Child Immigrants” The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,The Colbert Report on Facebook,Video Archive ————-

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Apartheid

Gaza: The Israeli Army’s Unlawful Targeting Practices are bad for Children

By Bill Van Esveld, Human Rights Watch The Israel Defense Force has an answer to the shelling yesterday that killed four children near the Gaza […]

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Eastern Europe

Obama needs Europe in responding to MH17 Crash, but NSA Spying a Bar

By Simon Reich, Rutgers University The tragic circumstances surrounding the downing of Malaysian Airlines’ flight MH17 remain unclear. The three parties who might be responsible […]

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Apartheid

Gaza: Netanyahu, Goaded by Israeli Far Right, Risks Breaking Int’l Law

Gaza invasion gets underway as pressure mounts on Netanyahu By Simon Mabon, Lancaster University “Phase two” of Operation Protective Edge has begun: Israeli military forces […]

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Egypt

Gaza meets the New Politics of the Middle East: “Islamic State,” Egypt, Turkey

By Juan Cole The Israeli security establishment was almost certainly encouraged to launch its military assault on little Gaza by the current divisions over political […]

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Apartheid

Health Catastrophe in Gaza after Israel bombs water infrastructure

By: Ahmed Hadi Gaza – Bassem Siam carried two plastic gallons as he left his home in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in northern Gaza, ignoring […]

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Displaced and Refugees

Blow-Back: How Bush-Cheney Reduced Iraq to Ashes

By Dahr Jamail [This essay is a joint TomDispatch/Truthout report.] For Americans, it was like the news from nowhere. Years had passed since reporters bothered […]

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Economy