Rabbis For Iran Deal - Is Schumer Wrong?
• Ron Paul Liberty ReportMore than 340 rabbis signed a letter to Congress urging support for the Iran deal. Is the US Jewish community more divided than the neocons would like us to believe?
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Israel suspends Palestinian hunger striker's detention
• BBC NewsIsrael had offered to release him in early November in return for him ending his hunger strike.
'Israel Must Be Obliterated':
• theblaze.comNew Iranian Video Imagines Muslim Invasion of Jerusalem
The Balance of Power in the Middle East Just Changed
• arcleinHere's what actually matters most: at a crucial moment and without a shot being fired, the United States and Iran have come to a turning point away from an era of outright hostility. The nuclear accord binds the two nations to years of engagement an
Afghanistan: The Forever War
• AntiWar.comAfter the United States has been in Afghanistan for 14 years, 91,000 Afghans have been killed and 26,000 wounded
A new fight over oil shows why it's so hard to keep Iraq from splintering
• Washington PostBAGHDAD -- Iraq's Kurdish region has begun to sell oil independently of the central government, a move that is exacerbating divisions in the country as it struggles to turn back Islamic State militants.
US Intelligence Confirms US Support for ISIS
• Ron Paul Liberty ReportA partially-declassified DIA report brings disturbing details about US support for jihadists in Syria. What kind of game is the US government playing in the Middle East?
Iraq and American Sniper
• fff.orgLast January the movie American Sniper was breaking box-office records and generating a national debate over the nature of war and how the movie depicts war. The movie revolved around Chris Kyle, a real-life U.S. soldier who had four tours in Iraq as
Erodo?an and Netanyahu Declare War
• globalresearch.caThe rulers of the two most powerful authoritarian regimes in the Middle East are launching major wars to reconfigure the Middle East.
The Liberation of US Foreign Policy
• AntiWar.comThe Iran deal is the Israel lobby's Armageddon
FBI Denies Michigan Spy Plane Was Targeting Arab-Americans
• AntiWar.comInsists FBI Doesn't Conduct 'Mass Surveillance'
British SAS Special Forces "Dressed Up as ISIS Rebels" Fighting Assad in Syria
• globalresearch.caOn August 2, Britain's Sunday Express newspaper headlined "SAS dress as ISIS fighters in undercover war on jihadis," saying:
Putin Issues Ultimatum, Threatens War Over Erdogan's Support of ISIS
• veteranstoday.comPutin issues an ultimatum to Turkey, "End all military support for ISIS"
India drops ban on online porn after backlash
• yahoo.comIndia has reversed a controversial order banning hundreds of porn websites, a government official said Wednesday, after accusations of heavy-handed censorship in the world's largest democracy.
Russia Ready To Send Paratroopers To Syria
• Zero HedgeAs Syria's civil war enters its fourth year, it's become something of an open secret that ISIS, for all their bluster and Hollywood-level video editing capabilities, are at best an unhappy side effect of efforts to train and arm the Syrian resist
Israel Clears the Bench in Iran Fight
• https://consortiumnews.com, By Robert Parryin its desperation to kill the Iran nuclear deal – is exposing its often-denied influence over the U.S. political/media process. Israeli officials are even using football analogies to rally U.S. lawmakers while emptying the bench of friendly "ex
Sanctions on Iran pipeline project remain: US
• http://www.pakistantoday.com, BY WEB DESKThe Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project will not yet benefit from the nuclear agreement that may ease economic sanctions on Tehran, says the US State Department.
Israel Security Establishment Breaks With Bibi on Iran Deal
• http://forward.com, J.J. GoldbergThere's a deep crack emerging in the veneer of wall-to-wall support offered by Israel's political leadership to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his war against the Iran nuclear agreement.
India blocks access to 857 porn websites in latest online crackdown
• http://mashable.com, By Rajat AgrawalThe Indian government has taken on pornography in its latest Internet clampdown, sparking debates about individual liberties: Its Department of Telecommunications ordered ISPs to block access to 857 websites that host adult or pornographic content.
The Middle East Is In The Middle Of A Horrific Heat Wave
• popsci.comPolitics aren't the only hot topic in Iran
No 'Compensation' to Israel for Iran Deal
• http://www.thedailybell.comIn The Joys of Yiddish, Leo Rosten defined chutzpah as "that quality enshrined in a man who, having killed his mother and father, throws himself on the mercy of the court because he is an orphan."
Jon Stewart skewers Mitch McConnell and Senate GOP for hypocrisy on Iran nuclear deal
• http://www.rawstory.comDaily Show host Jon Stewart tore himself away from Donald Trump coverage -- mostly -- on Wednesday to knock Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans for railing against the US nuclear agreement with Iran, in some cases doing so
Obscure Particle Could Keep Iran Honest on Its Nuclear Deal
• http://www.wired.comLast week, Iran made a deal with five other world powers about the future of its nuclear programs. But as President Obama made clear in his announcement of the deal, this agreement isn't based on trust: It'll be based on cold, hard evidence.
Obama team attempts to persuade US lawmakers to endorse Iran nuclear deal
• http://www.theguardian.comBarack Obama's administration has taken its Iran sales pitch to Capitol Hill where Republicans remain opposed and Democrats are yet to make up their minds
Israel Brands Rock-Throwing as Terrorism; Charge Could Carry Up to 20 Years in Prison
• http://www.truthdig.comThe Israeli Parliament has approved a tough law that could send people to prison for up to 20 years for throwing rocks at moving vehicles. Palestinian activists and officials have condemned the law as "repressive" and "racist."
Are Arab Oil Monarchies Divided Over the Iran Deal? (Video)
• http://www.truthdig.comThe Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) comprises Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman. In recent years it has faced severe internal divisions, especially a Saudi-Qatar split over the Muslim Brotherhood, which Riyadh wa
A frightening proposal to intern Muslim citizens
• AljazeeraIn the wake of the Chattanooga shooting, a dangerous suggestion appears from right and left
Arabian Fights
• LewRockwellI have signed an affidavit for a hearing this week in the High Court stating that Janan Harb was to my knowledge married to Fahd of Saudi Arabia, who later became head of that ghastly country until he ate himself to death.
Iran Is Not The Threat
• http://mikopeled.com, By Miko PeledBenjamin Netanyahu's name is in the headlines again, this time along with the news of the Iran deal.
U.S. Drug Companies Should Keep A Close Eye On Cuba And Iran
• http://www.forbes.comOf all the foreign policy events under the Obama administration, two of the most significant could be reestablishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba and reaching a nuclear deal with Iran.
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