October 6, 2017
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Syria: Kurdish SDF and ISIS-Daesh, An Unholy Alliance Consecrated by the U.S. By Sarah Abed
After six years of death and destruction which resulted from a carefully calculated and executed invasion and staged war against the sovereign country of Syria, a sense of normalcy is returning to most parts of the country. Many civilians have returned to their homes in government-held areas, and are living as normal a life as… Continue reading
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Geopolitical Crisis in Asia: Selected Articles
5 October 2017 — Global Research From Myanmar, to Whitehall, to Washington – Politics Festering Nadir By Felicity Arbuthnot, October 05, 2017 Oxford UK, the “city of dreaming spires”, as described by poet Matthew Arnold and the oldest university city in the English speaking world, is to rescind the honour of the Freedom of the City awarded to Myanmar’s Aung Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 5 October 2017
5 October 2017 — Black Agenda Report Las Vegas: How White Rights, Neoliberal Isolation and a Little Incompetence Killed 59 or 60 People This Week by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Gun rights in the US are mainly white rights. It’s always been that way, sort of baked into the North American experience. Continue reading
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‘Recovery Efforts Have Continually Favored the Monied Classes By Janine Jackson
The New York Times may have meant well with their September 24 editorial headlined “Puerto Rico Is American. We Can’t Ignore It Now,” which called on “all Americans” to rally behind their “fellow citizens” as Puerto Rico faces staggering devastation after hurricanes Maria and Irma. But there’s something hollow about underscoring the “Americanness” of people… Continue reading