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Continue readingIs This the End of U.S. Interference in West Asia?
The assassination of Soleimani, Salami said, will be later seen as a “turning point” in U.S. interference in West Asia.
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Assange and Manning are being persecuted for speaking truth to power.
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Recent revelations about the failings of the US war in Afghanistan reflect the Pentagon Papers leaked in the 1970s, and Noam Chomsky’s early analysis of them.
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War-making regimes such as the U.S. and UK do not simply commit atrocities in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, they sabotage any effort to investigate them.
Continue readingPrompted by Local Activists, Congressman McGovern Condemns the Coup in Bolivia
“The time for military coups, in Latin America or elsewhere, is over,” stated the congressman.
Continue readingHow U.S. Sanctions on Iran Are Killing Innocent People
Human Rights Watch is just the latest to draw attention to the unilateral U.S. attack on Tehran’s health care system.
Continue readingHow the U.S. Just Swung Right Back into the Geopolitical Contest for Syria
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The U.S. President may have a chance to help engineer a lasting peace between the Kurds and Ankara.
Continue readingHow Turkey Scored the American Green Light to Occupy an Area in Syria the Size of Greece
As the Trump administration does damage control after “abandoning the Kurds,” Erdogan is weighing Russia’s stance on “safe zone.”
Continue readingThe Puzzling Logic Behind Trump’s Sudden Syrian Troop Withdrawal
Trump has tossed the ball right back into Erdogan’s court, and given Putin a headache.
Continue readingIran’s Capacity to Strike Back Should Even Make a Politically Desperate Trump Think Twice
The claim that Iran is the main “sponsor of terrorism” is one that has become a cliché from Washington to Riyadh.
Continue readingDems Are Blowing a Big Opportunity by Avoiding Dialogue With Venezuela
Days after the Democratic presidential candidates missed yet another opportunity to challenge President Donald Trump’s failed Venezuela policy on the debate stage on September 12, President Nicolás Maduro signed an important agreement with four opposition parties.
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