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The situation is getting worse in Afghanistan
Jul 28, 2019 05:49US Donald Trump’s presidency has gotten so much attention that America’s war on Afghanistan, now in its 18th year, has received only passing notice. Not anymore.
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Israel’s involvement in Libya’s civil war
Jul 28, 2019 05:43Tel Aviv, along with Cairo, Paris, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi support retired Libyan General Khalifa Haftar, whose opponents suspect him of wanting to become a “new Gaddafi” who seeks to establish an Egyptian-style military dictatorship in Libya.
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No stopping Vietnam’s trade war juggernaut
Jul 27, 2019 12:28Vietnam is flying high these days on nearly all metrics. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is projected to grow 7%, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is fast rising and a newly signed free trade agreement with Europe promises new privileged access to rich export markets.
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US got scared – voices of resistance in post-coup Honduras (3)
Jul 27, 2019 12:26Members of the resistance in Honduras tell MintPress how a US-backed coup and the neoliberalism it brought with it have negatively impacted their country by plunging it a host of insoluble problems and trapping the people in misery.
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Thundering vengeance awaiting perpetrators of violence and wars
Jul 27, 2019 03:46Diplomacy, if there is sincerity in talks, resolves many a complicated issue and averts potential conflicts, but for those whose sole aim is terrorism, whether economic or military, negotiations have no meaning, and it is essential that these terrorists should be brought to account.
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With the S-400 deal, Turkey bids farewell to the US hegemony
Jul 27, 2019 03:43There could be no better illustration of America’s fading hegemony on the global stage than a NATO ally engaging in defense cooperation with NATO’s primary rival, Russia, and to do so in the face of strong opposition from NATO and its biggest military power, the US.
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The media is complicit in Julian Assange’s torture
Jul 27, 2019 03:40Australian journalist Julian Paul Hawkins, the founder of the famous political exposure site WikiLeaks, who goes by the penname Assange, is being framed up for his right to defend freedom of the press and is suffering imprisonment because of US pressures in a bid to hide its crimes against humanity.
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Looted antiquities should be sent home
Jul 27, 2019 03:36Iraq, home to some of the greatest archeological sites on Earth, could benefit hugely from a blossoming of tourism based on that remarkable heritage, but most of the artifacts associated with it are to be found in Western capitals.
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How to kill 10 million Afghans and not win
Jul 26, 2019 13:02“We’re like policemen. We’re not fighting a war. If we wanted to fight a war in Afghanistan and win it, I could win that war in a week. But I don’t want to kill 10 million people. Afghanistan could be wiped off the face of the Earth. I don’t want to go that route.”
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Trump’s smearing of congresswomen demonstrates Israel’s influence in US politics
Jul 26, 2019 12:32US President Donald Trump has brought up Israel again and again in his racist tweets aimed at the four Congresswomen he says should leave the country. He says that “the Radical Left Congresswomen” “hate” Israel and the United States and should “apologize” both to America and to “the people of Israel.”