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Breaking News
The Young Turks on President Obama sending troops in Syria: “This is perpetual war for perpetual peace!”
The Young Turks John Iadarola, Jimmy Dore, Cara Santa Maria (Talk Nerdy), and Elliot Hill (The Lip TV) break down…
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INTL CONFLICTS
While Russia assists legitimate governments the US destroys them
By Thierry Meyssan Moscow’s military intervention in Syria has not simply overturned the fortunes of war and spread panic throughout the…
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INTL CONFLICTS
Why peace activists should stop cheering for Russian bombs in Syria
By David Swanson There’s a view of Syria, common even among peace activists in the United States, that holds that…
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INTL CONFLICTS
Not just about Assad: Explaining the Russian-Iranian axis in Syria
By Jeanette JJ Harper Russia and Iran – both members of the Caspian Five – believe they have acted as…
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EUROPE
Europe – Syriza-ize or Syria-nize
By Prof. Anis H. Bajrektarevic A freshly released IMF’s World Economic Outlook brings (yet again, for the sixth year in a…
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MIDDLE EAST
Gruesome photos from Syria shown to the UN Security Council
As if watching a horror movie, the United Nations Security Council reviewed photos taken by a former Syrian military police…
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Breaking News
Albania refuses to help destroy chemical weapons
Following the deal on the Syrian chemical weapons, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons resolved that the stockpile of…
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MIDDLE EAST
Assad’s forces advance in northern Syria towards Aleppo
By Dominic Evans Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad captured on Friday the last of three towns on the south-eastern…
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MIDDLE EAST
Another senior Syrian official defects
In what has become a norm, another senior Syrian official defected on Monday, leaving the post of the prime minister. According…
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