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Nile Valley Water Conflict: Can Egypt live with Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam?
By Dale Whittington | (The Conversation) | - - The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, or GERD, under construction on the Blue Nile near the Ethiopian-Sudanese border, is now approximately 50% complete. Initial…![On Memorial Day, US Troops at War with ISIL near Mosul](http://web.archive.org./web/20160621213132im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/05/on-memorial-day-us-troops-at-war-187x137.jpg)
On Memorial Day, US Troops at War with ISIL near Mosul
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - On Memorial Day, it is as well to remember that US troops are still at war. Afghanistan is our nation's longest such military…![Fruits of Perseverence: Dem Platform Committee to Feel the Bern](http://web.archive.org./web/20160621213132im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/05/fruits-of-perseverence-dem-platf-187x137.jpg)
Fruits of Perseverence: Dem Platform Committee to Feel the Bern
TeleSur | - - The Democratic Party will allow Sanders to have a prominent say in writing its platform this year. The Democratic Party said on Monday it will give U.S. presidential…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20160621213132im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/05/M_R_interior-629x381-1-187x137.jpg)
Middle East – The Mother of All Humanitarian Crises
By Baher Kamal | (Inter Press Service) | - - ROME, May 16 2016 (IPS) - When, in March 2015, delegates from the Middle East met in Amman for their regional consultations…![Caravan Schools and educating Syrian Refugee Children](http://web.archive.org./web/20160621213132im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/caravan-schools-and-educating-sy-187x137.jpg)
Caravan Schools and educating Syrian Refugee Children
By Samantha Schmidt | ( Yes | - - In response to overcrowded public schools in countries neighboring Syria, caravan schools provide refugees with free education to keep them from falling behind.…Daesh and Territorial Control Reconsidered
By Michael Degerald | ( History X ISIS ) | - - It might seem strange to open this essay by speaking about circulation and vitality in regard to Daesh [ISIS, ISIL].…5 Years After Revolution, Egyptians See #PanamaPapers as Further Vindication of Mubarak’s Ouster
By Salma Essam | (Global Voices) | - - Among the names contained in the Panama Papers, the enormous trove of confidential documents revealing how the world's elite exploit tax havens, is…![American Bombs Killing Civilians in Yemen, Report Finds](http://web.archive.org./web/20160621213132im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/american-bombs-killing-civilians-187x137.jpg)
American Bombs Killing Civilians in Yemen, Report Finds
By Nika Knight, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | - - "One of the deadliest strikes against civilians in Yemen's year-long war involved U.S.-supplied weapons" The year-long campaign of Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen…![Why Are there no Iranian Suicide Bombers? Evolving Islamic Democracy Matters!](http://web.archive.org./web/20160621213132im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/why-are-there-no-iranian-suicide-187x137.jpg)
Why Are there no Iranian Suicide Bombers? Evolving Islamic Democracy Matters!
By Ali R. Abootalebi | (Informed Comment) | - - The emergence of political Islam in the mainstream politics in the Middle East and across other Muslim countries since the 1970s has…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20160621213132im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/374316C-378x230-1-187x137.jpg)
Right-wing Israelis caught trying to enter Al-Aqsa disguised as Muslims
Ma'an News Agency | - - JERUSALEM (Ma’an) -- Israeli police arrested two right-wing Jewish Israelis on Tuesday after they attempted to sneak into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound disguised as Muslims, locals…![Greenpeace: Hillary Clinton Should Reject Fossil Fuel Money](http://web.archive.org./web/20160621213132im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/greenpeace-hillary-clinton-shoul-187x137.jpg)
Greenpeace: Hillary Clinton Should Reject Fossil Fuel Money
TeleSur Hillary Clinton told Greenpeace she was going to reject fossil fuel donations yet her campaign has received over US$4.5 million from the industry. The Greenpeace USA activist who rattled Democratic party…![The Trump Doctrine: End NATO, Patrol Mosques, Nukes for Japan & Allies](http://web.archive.org./web/20160621213132im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/the-trump-doctrine-end-nato-patr-187x137.jpg)
The Trump Doctrine: End NATO, Patrol Mosques, Nukes for Japan & Allies
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Anderson Cooper's interview with Donald Trump on Tuesday evening had the advantage of allowing come-backs and close questioning. At one point Cooper pointed…![Momentum: Sanders Sweeps with Huge Wins in Hawaii, Washington and Alaska](http://web.archive.org./web/20160621213132im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/momentum-sanders-sweeps-with-hug-187x137.jpg)
Momentum: Sanders Sweeps with Huge Wins in Hawaii, Washington and Alaska
TeleSur | - - "I think it is hard for anybody to deny that our campaign has the momentum," Sanders told supporters. Bernie Sanders won all three caucuses held Saturday in the…![Mosul: Are Civilian Deaths in Coalition Airstrikes Reinforcing ISIL’s Hold?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160621213132im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/mosul-are-civilian-deaths-in-coa-187x137.jpg)
Mosul: Are Civilian Deaths in Coalition Airstrikes Reinforcing ISIL’s Hold?
Special Correspondent | Niqash.org | - - An increase in air strikes on Mosul is causing more civilian casualties. Ordinary people live in fear, the Islamic State uses deaths for propaganda and…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20160621213132im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/image-3-750x563-187x137.jpg)
Obama in Historic Tour of Old Havana
TeleSur | - - Obama will spend two and half days in Cuba, where he will meet with U.S.-backed activists and attend a baseball game. U.S. President Barack Obama, together with First…![White Terrorist and Muslim-Hater Breivik Sues Norway over ‘Inhumane Treatment’](http://web.archive.org./web/20160621213132im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/white-terrorist-and-muslim-hater-187x137.jpg)
White Terrorist and Muslim-Hater Breivik Sues Norway over ‘Inhumane Treatment’
AJ+ | - - "Anders Breivik's trial over inhumane prison conditions just ended. His more serious complaints include 23-hour isolation, censorship and hundreds of strip searches. In 2011 he killed 77 people…![Has Western intervention prolonged the Syrian Civil War? & has our Press Covered it up?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160621213132im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/has-western-intervention-prolong-187x137.jpg)
Has Western intervention prolonged the Syrian Civil War? & has our Press Covered it up?
By Ian Sinclair | ( Open Democracy ) | - - The media keeps saying that the West isn't involved in Syria. This isn't true. “The sinister fact about literary censorship in…![Poll: Trump Barely Has Any Support Among Latinos](http://web.archive.org./web/20160621213132im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/02/poll-trump-barely-has-any-suppor-187x137.jpg)
Poll: Trump Barely Has Any Support Among Latinos
TeleSur | - - According to a new poll, more than 80 percent of all Latinos in the U.S. view Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump unfavorably. The popularity of United States Republican…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20160621213132im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/n0001-187x137.jpg)