WE LIVE IN AN AGE OF DISINTEGR...

Jun 30, 2016 by

WE LIVE IN AN AGE OF DISINTEGRATION

[Translate]   By Patrick Cockburn / TomDispatch  VIA TRUTHDIG dynamosquito / CC BY-SA 2.0 This piece first appeared at...

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THE MORAL CHALLENGE OF THIS CE...

Mar 19, 2016 by

THE MORAL CHALLENGE OF THIS CENTURY

[Translate] NYTIMES – NICHOLAS KRISTOFIn the summer of 2014, the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) conducted a violent...

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DESPITE ATROCITIES, U.S. APPRO...

Nov 17, 2015 by

DESPITE ATROCITIES, U.S. APPROVED $1.29 BILLION ARMS SALE TO SAUDI ARABIA

[Translate] By Sarah Lazare / Common Dreams   VIA TRUTHDIG     President Obama and King Salman meet in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in...

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VIDEO: RUSSIAN AIRSTRIKES IN S...

Oct 3, 2015 by

[Translate]   President Obama commented Friday that Russia’s bombing campaign in Syria is driving moderate opposition...

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U.S. IS FINALIZING A $1 BILLIO...

Sep 4, 2015 by

U.S. IS FINALIZING A $1 BILLION ARMS DEAL WITH SAUDI ARABIA

[Translate] TRUTHDIG     President Obama and King Salman meet in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in January. (Carolyn Kaster / AP) WASHINGTON —...

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DEAR ISIS, WE NEED TO TALK

Jul 3, 2015 by

DEAR ISIS, WE NEED TO TALK

[Translate] By Fredrik Elisson and Janine di Giovanni  NEWSWEEK Iraqi soldiers take direction from American trainers during an...

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JIHADIST ATTACKS TAKE PLACE ON...

Jun 27, 2015 by

JIHADIST ATTACKS TAKE PLACE ON THREE CONTINENTS

[Translate]     Tunisian police officers are stationed in the lobby of a hotel where a terrorist attack took place in the...

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How fossil fuel burning nearly...

May 27, 2015 by

How fossil fuel burning nearly wiped out life on Earth – 250m years ago George Monbiot

[Translate]  George Monbiot   THE GUARDIAN New evidence shows that catastrophic climate change probably destroyed 96% of species at...

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ISIS: Making sense of the spec...

Mar 22, 2015 by

[Translate] Experts explain how botched American policies helped create a movement that revolutionized Islamist extremism Laura...

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Human-Caused Warming Helped Tr...

Mar 4, 2015 by

Human-Caused Warming Helped Trigger Current Syrian Conflict And Rise Of ISIS

[Translate] by Joe Romm   CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock A new study finds that human-caused climate change was a major...

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America’s next Iraq disaster: ...

Feb 27, 2015 by

America’s next Iraq disaster: Why the war against ISIS is escalating — more than we know

[Translate] ISIS poses no significant threat to the American people. So why are calls for troops on the ground increasing? Elias...

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