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Oil-Protection Base Being Built In Iraq
By Patrick Martin

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The US Navy, with the assistance of British and Australian commandos, is building a permanent base to guard two oil-export platforms in Iraqi waters at the northern end of the Persian Gulf, according to a report Monday in the Wall Street Journal

A Tale Of One City, Now Two
By Ali al-Fadhily

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The separation of religious groups in the face of sectarian violence has brought some semblance of relative calm to Baghdad. But many Iraqis see this as the uncertain consequence of a divide and rule policy

Just East Of Eden-Iran: Images And Reflections
By Gaither Stewart

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While the drums of war roll and the US President speaks of war against Iran, questions and more questions emerge from the disastrous past of US-Iran relations. After the great lie about Iraq, one must wonder if Iran’s nuclear ambitions are the problem. The obvious answer is: not at all. Oil is the issue

Faith And War
By Cindy Sheehan

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If Jesus came back today and was a politician, I know, because of my faith in the inherent goodness of the Universe, that he would not be a “politician” but a public servant. Jesus would be in favor of single-payer health care, solar and wind energy, unions, free post-secondary education, Social Security, fair trade, free speech, civil rights, and human rights. Jesus would be against the death penalty, torture, extremist religions that exploit His Name for profit, extremist states that exploit His Name to kill innocent people, and the ultimate crime against humanity: war

How Can A Dying Man Pose A Security Threat?
By Roi Mandel

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Na’al al-Kurdi, 21, from Gaza is dying of cancer; for the past four months Na’al has been waiting for a permit from the State of Israel to enter the country in order to receive medical care in one of its hospitals. This permit has not been granted so far due to “security concerns.”

Dennis Kucinich Is Not A Joke
By Mary Shaw

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If the pundits and the Congress could get past the nonsense and focus on the issues, Dennis Kucinich might have a chance to bring about some of the change that the American people have been more and more impatiently waiting for

Use Of Russian And Canadian
Asbestos Rising In India
By Gopal Krishna

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Asbestos is a proven human carcinogen (a substance that causes cancer). Lack of health surveillance of asbestos exposed workers and consumers is an invitation to disaster from wholesale public exposure, especially babies and infants in India. Some 45 countries have banned this killer fiber. But countries like Russia, Canada, Kazakhstan and Brazil continue to produce, trade and promote this ticking time bomb in India

Would the Kashmiri Muslims Be heard, Would They Get The Answer?
By Sareer Khalid

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Kashmiris are denied travel documents for their alleged connection with militants

Suffering Kashmir: Present Tense… Future Imperfect
By Kashoo Tawseef

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Kashoo Tawseef encapsulates the miseries that Kashmiris have been going through all of these years

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