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Neocon Nightmare: Americans Flee Iraq as US Embassy is Hit and Oil Ports are Closed
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Neocon Nightmare: Americans Flee Iraq as US Embassy is Hit and Oil Ports are Closed

Juan Cole

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shi’a al-Sudani on Wednesday called up Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian and condemned Trump’s “unjust war”

Dahiyeh: the Beirut Suburb at the Heart of a Deadly Israeli Military Doctrine

Dahiyeh: the Beirut Suburb at the Heart of a Deadly Israeli Military Doctrine

03/15/2026 By The Conversation

As Hell Rains Down on Iran, Western Media averts its Gaze

As Hell Rains Down on Iran, Western Media averts its Gaze

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Netanyahu's Last Stand:  Why he Cannot Win by Bombing Gaza

Netanyahu’s Last Stand: Why he Cannot Win by Bombing Gaza

Published on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 by Common Dreams By Ramzy Baroud When the bodies of three Israeli settlers – Aftali Frenkel and Gilad Shaar, […]

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Islam
The Pretender-Caliph and Islamic History: The Truth about Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

The Pretender-Caliph and Islamic History: The Truth about Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

By Asma Afsaruddin So Muslims of the twenty-first century have a caliph, do they? According to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the […]

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journalism
“Evacuate Where? Have you Seen [how teeny] Gaza is?” –  Jon Stewart

“Evacuate Where? Have you Seen [how teeny] Gaza is?” – Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart on Gaza (starts at 4:50 mins in:) The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook,Daily Show Video Archive

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Iraq
Kurdish Diva Backs Independence Defies "Islamic State" Fundamentalists

Kurdish Diva Backs Independence Defies “Islamic State” Fundamentalists

Via RFE/RL Kurdish pop singer Helly Luv has racked up more than 2.5 million hits since she released her "Risk It All" video in February […]

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Gaza:  4 Dead Boys on the Beach & Israel's Precision War

Gaza: 4 Dead Boys on the Beach & Israel’s Precision War

By Juan Cole NBC.com caught the Israeli shelling of children on the beach on film. Apparently some of the children had been playing soccer with […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Life In Gaza Explained (Video)

Life In Gaza Explained (Video)

“Gaza has been described as the world’s largest open air prison. Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip has had catastrophic results for average Palestinians living […]

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Israel/Palestine
 Israel/Palestine: Unlawful Israeli Airstrikes Kill Civilians

Israel/Palestine: Unlawful Israeli Airstrikes Kill Civilians

Human Rights Watch Bombings of Civilian Structures Suggest Illegal Policy Israel’s rhetoric is all about precision attacks but attacks with no military target and many […]

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Apartheid
Gaza: Families destroyed by Israel’s bombs

Gaza: Families destroyed by Israel’s bombs

By: Orouba Othman His whole life passed before his eyes like a film uncut by memory. He dived into the rubble of his home, hoping […]

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Immigration
Border Wars in the Homeland  "Stop Stepping on the Pictures"

Border Wars in the Homeland “Stop Stepping on the Pictures”

By Todd Miller Shena Gutierrez was already cuffed and in an inspection room in Nogales, Arizona, when the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent grabbed […]

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