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- Analysis and testimonies / André Vltchek's Column / Middle East
- 13 Mar 2017
Afghanistan – as only love could hurt (1/2)
Notes From A Broken Land First part of Andre Vltchek’s essay. For the second part click here. Winter It is now winter in Kabul, end of February 2017. At night the […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / André Vltchek's Column / Middle East
- 10 Mar 2017
Turkey and Syria: Blood, Tears and Walls
A Turkish poet, Mustafa Goren, is standing in the middle of a street in the border town of Karkamış. He raises his index finger towards the sky prophetically, then shouts […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Middle East
- 08 Mar 2017
America’s love affair with Salafi jihadists
Contrary to popular media portrayals, the Middle East wasn’t always plagued by regressive fundamentalism. Salafi jihadist groups like Al Qaeda were not popular in the region. They still aren’t. They […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Middle East
- 05 Mar 2017
What does the Nakba Mean to Young Palestinians in Israel?
How is the memory of the Nakba sustained by younger generations of Palestinians living in Israel? Unlike Palestinians living in camps or elsewhere in exile, those living in Israel face […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Middle East
- 02 Mar 2017
Syrian War Propaganda at the Oscars
The Western-backed war in Syria, like the invasion of Iraq, was so smothered by propaganda that truth was not only the first casualty but has been steadily suffocated for five […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Middle East
- 28 Feb 2017
Human Rights Watch Cites Al Qaeda And Collaborators In Latest Syria Report
On the heels of Amnesty International’s admittedly and entirely fabricated report regarding Syria’s Saydnaya prison, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has published its own baseless report on Syria – this one regarding alleged chlorine […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Media Watch / Middle East
- 26 Feb 2017
Our sons-of-bitches: western media and the Syrian rebels
“He may be a son-of-a-bitch, but he’s our son-of-a-bitch” – this is what U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt is rumoured to have once said about Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza. We examine […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Middle East
- 19 Feb 2017
Farewell to doublespeak: Israel’s vision for the future is terrifying
Empirical historical evidence combined with a little common sense are enough to tell us the type of future options that Israel has in store for the Palestinian people: perpetual apartheid […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Middle East
- 17 Feb 2017
Amnesty International Stokes Syrian War
The West’s vast propaganda machine has pulled in many formerly respectable groups, such as Amnesty International, which just released a dubious “human rights” report aimed at stoking the war in […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Middle East / United States
- 31 Jan 2017
Helping Refugees Also Means Stopping the Wars Which Make Them
Trump, it seems, will not ban all Muslims. He’ll only ban Muslims whose countries and homes we are bombing. In the coming days, President Donald Trump is set to […]