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LAMAR HANKINS | MIDDLE EAST | Hamas, Israel, and the Palestinians
To criticize Israel’s government and policies is not antisemitic. By Lamar Hankins | The Rag Blog | December 5, 2023 I am reluctant to write about Israel at this politically- and emotionally-charged time because there is little respect for free … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Semitism, Free Speech, Hamas, Israel, Lamar Hankins, Middle East, Palestine
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The three-state solution
We are complicit in the apartheid and occupation imposed on the Palestinian people. By Jim Simons | The Rag Blog | May 20, 2018 The thing Trump loves best is attention. Perhaps for that reason it has become easy for … Continue reading
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Tagged Israel-Gaza Conflict, Jim Simons, Middle East, Palestinian Occupation, Rag Bloggers
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Hillary Clinton and the declining
American empire
The war against the Qaddafi regime that destroyed Libya’s social fabric was enthusiastically endorsed by Secretary of State Clinton. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | March 1, 2016 “I think President Obama made the right decision at the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Elections, Bernie Sanders, FDR, Harry Targ, Hillary Clinton, Libya, Middle East, Ottoman Empire, Qaddafi, Rag Bloggers, Regime Change, U.S. Imperialism
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Hey, ISIL! Here’s some unsolicited advice
By Roy Casagranda | The Rag Blog | December 16, 2015 Leer este artículo en español My advice to all the pro-ISIL forces in the United States: Keep bombing Iraq and Syria. This is how ISIL came into being in … Continue reading
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Tagged Iraq Intervention, ISIL, ISIS, Middle East, Rag Bloggers, Roy Casagranda, Syria
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What is to be done in the Middle East (as soon
as pigs fly)
Creating an actual anti-Islamic State alliance would require thinking entirely outside the currently existing conceptual boxes. By David P. Hamilton | The Rag Blog | November 25, 2015 “In the name of realism, men are quite mad, and precisely what … Continue reading
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Tagged Bashar al-Assad, David P. Hamilton, Islamic State, Middle East, Rag Bloggers, Syria, U.S. Foreign Policy
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The Iran deal and the new, U.S.-inspired Middle Eastern arms race
Hey, world, step right up: American weapons are available for (nearly) everyone. By Murray Polner | The Rag Blog | October 8, 2015 So who won the “war” about the Iran Agreement? Millions were spent for a stream of ads … Continue reading
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Tagged American Jews, Arms Race, Iran Nuclear Treaty, Israel Lobby, Middle East, Murray Polner, Rag Bloggers
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Mapping the Middle East mess
The artificial boundaries after the British and French carved up the region are increasingly irrelevant. By David P. Hamilton | The Rag Blog | June 29, 2015 “One day during the [Versailles] Peace Conference [ending WWI], Arnold Toynbee, an adviser … Continue reading
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Tagged David P. Hamilton, Imperialism, Middle East, Rag Bloggers, World History
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BOOKS | The pacification that never ends
Patrick Cockburn looks at the non-state forces in the region, who they are backed by, the motives of those backers. and the sectarian desires of the jihadis. By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | August 19, 2014 [The Jihadis … Continue reading
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A little bombing quiz for you
In the two photos below please identify which bombing was ordered by Bashar al-Assad and which one by Benjamin Netanyahu. By Larry Ray | The Rag Blog | July 30, 2014, 2014 There are two photos below and both are … Continue reading
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Tagged Bashar al-Assad, Civilian Fatalities, Israel-Gaza Conflict, Larry Ray, Middle East, Netanyahu, Palestine, Rag Bloggers, Vietnam War
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In opposition to Israeli actions, and to anti-Semitism
It is a grave error to attack Jews anywhere based on the actions of the Israeli government. By David McReynolds | The Rag Blog | July 20, 2014 In recent days there has been a flurry of anti-Semitic outbursts in … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Semitism, David McReynolds, Israel-Gaza Conflict, Middle East, Peace Movement, Rag Bloggers, U.S. Foreign Policy, Zionism
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Israel bombs Gaza civilians. Again.
In 2008-2009, Israel virtually crushed the tiny territory and its 1.7 million inhabitants, killing 1,400 Palestinians, while losing only 10 Israeli soldiers. By Jack A. Smith | The Rag Blog | July 16, 2014 Once again, Israel has found a … Continue reading
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Tagged Gaza, Israel-Gaza Conflict, Israeli Occupation, Jack A. Smith, Middle East, Palestine, Rag Bloggers
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Stopping an American jihad
It comes down to what Colin Powell used to call ‘the Pottery Barn theory.’ We will own what we break and we don’t want to own the Sunni and Shi’a argument. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | July … Continue reading
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Tagged Iraq, ISIS, Islamic Caliphate, Kurdistan, Middle East, Ottoman Empire, Rag Bloggers, Steve Russell, Sunni-Shi'a Conflict, Syria
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