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The war on innocence: Palestinian children in Israeli military court
Aug 18, 2019 11:53Since the start of the Second Intifadha, the popular uprising of 2000, some 12,000 Palestinian children have been detained and interrogated by the Israeli army.
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Resistance to US intervention in Sri Lanka
Aug 18, 2019 11:50Sri Lanka is a participant in the Maritime Belt and Silk Road Initiative (BRI), China’s extensive network of ports and maritime facilities connecting the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
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Imam Khomeini’s legacy firmly binds Yemen with Iran
Aug 18, 2019 11:43Just recently, a high-ranking official of the legitimate Sana’a-based government of Yemen visited Iran held talks with senior Iranian officials including the Leader.
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Candidates must commit to immediate US withdrawal from Afghanistan
Aug 18, 2019 05:57The violence in Afghanistan is growing deadlier. In July, 1,500 civilians were killed or wounded, in the most lethal month for the past couple of years. The targeting of civilians amounts to war crimes under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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More money, fewer jobs: Employment and the defense industry
Aug 17, 2019 05:14A Marilyn has once again seduced a president. This time, though, it’s not a movie star; it’s Marillyn Hewson, the head of Lockheed Martin, the nation’s top defense contractor and the largest weapons producer in the world. In the last month, Donald Trump and Hewson have seemed inseparable.
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Britain’s neo-colonial over-reach: Focus on Hong Kong and Taiwan
Aug 17, 2019 05:10In recent weeks Hong Kong “protestors” have become increasingly violent and radical. In early July “students” stormed and vandalized Hong Kong’s parliament. In a highly provocative act a “student” was photographed hoisting the colonial era flag inside the parliament. These provocative acts have raised suspicion that the “protestors” are advancing a foreign agenda, in Hong Kong, with a view to weakening China’s control over its own territory.
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Imam Hadi’s excellent definition of faith and hypocrisy
Aug 17, 2019 04:28Today, the 15th of the month of Zil-Hijjah happens to be birth anniversary of the Tenth Infallible Guide of the Blessed Household of Prophet Mohammad (blessings of God upon him and his progeny). We have prepared a special programme for you on the life and times of Imam Ali an-Naqi al-Hadi.
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The prosecution of Julian Assange affects Americans all
Aug 16, 2019 10:42The prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, if it were ever successful, would threaten the ability of journalists to receive and publish information that the US government deemed classified all around the world. Assange’s plight is tied to the future of press freedom. But what is at stake is a much larger issue that concerns all of Americans.
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Death of a nuclear arms treaty
Aug 16, 2019 10:12It’s a grim tale of all-out regret, which echoes strangely and deeply in the Trump era. On August 2, more than 31 years of history came to a swift end when the United States officially withdrew from the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
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Rohingya ‘repatriation’ efforts just a cruel charade
Aug 16, 2019 00:32The government of Myanmar reached out late last month to the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees who have taken refuge in the Bangladeshi city of Cox’s Bazar with a seemingly straightforward plea: “Come back home.”