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NATO taunts Russia, Turkey makes hay

By M.K. Bhadrakumar The week has ended appropriately with the Russian President Vladimir Putin signing in the Kremlin on Friday the Executive Order on Immortalizing the Memory of Yevgeniy Primakov.…

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Why the west’s view of the Saudis is shifting

Something is changing in the west's relationship with Saudi Arabia. You can read it in the newspapers. You can hear it from politicians. And you can see it in shifts…

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Time to leave Afghanistan?

By Tom Mockaitis The death of six U.S. soldiers near Bagram Airbase on December 21 serves as a grim reminder that while Americans worry about ISIS, the country's longest war…

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Why the Afghan military keeps losing ground

By Thomas Gibbons Neff Afghan National Army soldiers arrive to start an operation soon, outside of Kunduz city, Afghanistan. According to a recent Pentagon report to Congress, the security situation…

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Walking in fear as a Muslim

By Mubeen Shakir A 12-year-old girl is beaten at school in New York, is called “ISIS” and nearly has her hijab torn off by her classmates. A 16-year-old Somali American…

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The implications of the Taliban shootout

By Khyber Sarban Recent reports of a shooting, and the killing or wounding of its leader, reveals serious divisions within the Taliban. The Taliban have once again made international headlines,…

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Nights of the knights

By Waseem Altaf Brigade Major Munawar Khan testified before the Hamood-ur -Rahman Commission (The Commission) that the Commander Brigadier Hayatullah had brought some girls for entertainment in his bunker on…

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Remembering tribute to Martyrs of APS

By Mirza Kashif Baig Pakistan is a resilient nation that takes pride in its resolve. Pakistan has been tested many times. It has been pressurized, threatened, and isolated by the…

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You want war? Russia is ready for war

By Pepe Escobar December 16, 2015 "Information Clearing House" - "Sputnik" - Nobody needs to read Zbigniew “Grand Chessboard” Brzezinski's 1997 opus to know US foreign policy revolves around one…

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Why the Israeli occupation is failing

By Vijay Prashad Everything is known of the everyday indignities of living under the Israeli occupation: the checkpoints, the separation wall, the embargo, the settlers, the IDF raids… Much has…

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