The media took a break from proclaiming Trump’s foreign policy failure to focus on emotionally charged words like insurrection and domestic terrorism. But despite popular perception and media talking points, …
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Ahmed Ali Muthana, the father of Hoda Muthana, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration. Hoda previously fled the United States to marry a member of the Islamic State. …
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Apparently, the Saudi Arabian embassy is somewhere people go to file paperwork for visits to/from the country, learn about Saudi culture, oh…and get murdered. As the evidence mounts, and Turkish …
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Disease, Drones, and Economic Collapse: Yemen in a Nutshell
As the Syria Civil War seems to be coming to a close, the civil war in Yemen is still escalating, threatening to replace Syria as the most desperate center of …
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Ever see a picture of Communist China during the 1960s-era Cultural Revolution? Insane teenagers in bad Mao suits jostling men through the streets at gunpoint. Seen those teenagers recently? I have. …
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Earlier this week, a meeting between a senior US diplomat and Taliban representatives in Doha took place to discuss a possible ceasefire. According to reports, the conference was held between a …
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A year ago North Korean President Kim Jong Un was threatening the world with nuclear missiles. Pacific countries were running civil defense drills not seen since the 1950s. But on …
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The Warrior and the Priest: Trump Nobel Peace Prize Talk Ridiculed Despite Obama and Lessons of History
by Morgan Deaneby Morgan DeaneIn the recent thaw in Korean relations and possible de-nuclearization and end to the Korean War, there has been talk of Trump receiving a Nobel Peace Prize. This has inspired …
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America’s Forever Wars are Killing Us
by Denny Rossby Denny RossThe United States has been at war continuously since 9/11 — there are now 240,000 active-duty and reserve troops in at least 172 countries and territories. This is an open letter …
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Of Course Foreign Diplomats Discussed Exploiting Kushner; That’s How Diplomacy Works
The Washington Post has published a report that some are describing as a “bombshell.” If that’s the case, it’s a bit of a dud. According to the Washington Post, at …