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All (Muslim) Apologies
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Middle East & North Africa
Iraq Awash in Carnage Long Before the U.S. Invasion
From the Assyrian Empire to the Mongols to the present, Iraq has been the perpetrator and victim of epic levels of violence.
We Called It Genocide in Guatemala. Why Not in Gaza Too?
Even some critics of Israel bristled when its recent attacks on Gaza were called “genocidal.” But a closer look reveals disturbing parallels with genocides past.
For Airstrikes on the Islamic State, U.S. Relaxing Drone Strikes’ Burden of Proof
The standards the U.S. purportedly used to prevent civilian deaths from drone strikes have been relaxed for airstrikes in Syria and Iraq.
Move Over, NATO and IMF: Eurasia Is Coming
A thousand poles are blooming as new international blocs like the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the BRICS Development Bank emerge to challenge Western economic and military hegemony.
Tunisia and the Upcoming Elections, Part One: Waste Deep in IMF Structural Adjustment
Claims of success for the “Tunisian transition” are premature.
Our National Security State Knows Everything about You but Nothing about the World
Americans are trading away their privacy, civil liberties, and billions of tax dollars for an intelligence complex that never seems to know what’s going on in the world.
Waiting for the Iranian Godot
The U.S. and its allies keep waiting on Iran to make more concessions on its nuclear enrichment program. But they’re missing the bigger picture.
The Khorasan Group Creation Myth
Glenn Greenwald’s report that the Khorasan group was hyped to mobilize support for attacking the Islamic State sounds credible.
Barack Obama and the Will to Fight
Obama is more than willing to stand up against the Islamic State. Too bad he wasn’t willing to stand up to his hawkish critics.