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Debate: Clinton slams Iran, Putin & supports Syrian Rebels; Sanders rejects Intervention
Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Foreign policy came up a bit in the…
Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Foreign policy came up a bit in the…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The intrepid Anne Barnard and Karim Shoumali…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - In his "60 Minutes" interview on Sunday…
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If Russia is Region’s new Gun for Hire, Afghanistan Warlord wants to Bring it In
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By Celine Hagbard | IMEMC News | - - Thousands of Israelis, including legislators and , gathered Monday in front of the home of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, calling for increased theft…Citing NSA Spying, Euro Court of Justice Forbids Auto-Sharing of Personal Info
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By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - President Obama on Friday pledged not to turn Syria into an arena for a proxy war between the US and the Russian Federation.…Afghanistan’s Elite Special Forces led in Recovering most of Kunduz from Taliban
By Frud Bezhan | (RFE/RL) | - - Afghanistan's much-maligned security forces were facing their greatest challenge yet in trying to retake a key northern city from the Taliban -- and expectations…Is Putin Gambling it all on Syria?
By Scott Lucas | (The Conversation) | - - For those watching closely, the signal for Russia’s first airstrikes came in a statement early on September 30 by Kremlin spokesman Sergei Ivanov,…Union: 70 percent of Gaza workers live in poverty
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