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Israel coerces sick Palestinians into becoming informants
After conducting numerous interviews, Physicians for Human Rights identified 32 Palestinians who had their entry into Israel for medical treatment…
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Obama world tour a reassurance to U.S. ruling class
Garnering praise from the media and mainstream political pundits, Barack Obama recently returned from an international trip with stops in…
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Egyptian filmmaker Youssef Chahine dead at 82
Egyptian filmmaker and producer, Youssef Chahine, died on July 27. He was 82 years old. In a statement mourning Chahine’s…
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Pentagon fires employee for not hiding horrors of war
Gina Gray, Public Affairs Director at Arlington National Cemetery, was fired after raising questions about the military’s refusal to allow…
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Iraq: ‘Progress’ for whom?
We have been hearing repeatedly that the so-called surge in Iraq is over—now that 23,000 troops have left Iraq and…
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Selling the war
The author is an Iraq war veteran and the Party for Socialism and Liberation's congressional candidate in Florida's 22nd District.…
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Haifa Conference defends secular, democratic state in historic Palestine
The writer is a member of the political bureau of Abnaa elBalad and was active in the initiating committee of…
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McCain, Obama agree: U.S. must dominate Middle East
Senators John McCain and Barack Obama differ in their proposals for when and how the United States should begin a…
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Will Washington attack Iran?
Plans for a U.S./Israeli attack on Iran have occupied much of the headlines in recent weeks. Not a day goes…
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Canada deports U.S. war resister
On July 15, Robin Long became the first Iraq war resister to be deported from Canada back to the United…
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