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Has the Resistance in West Asia Been Defeated?
By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein, published on Workers World, December 20, 2024 A Venezuelan international relations expert, Rodriguez Gelfenstein was previously Director of the International Relations of the Presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, his country’s ambassador to Nicaragua and an adviser for international politics for TeleSUR. Translation: John Catalinotto. Dec. 18 – The situation in Syria has generated more[…]
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University of Rochester Students Face 7 Years in Jail for Displaying ‘Wanted’ Posters on Campus
by Michael Arria, published on Mondoweiss, November 14, 2024 Four students at the University of Rochester are facing up to seven years in jail for putting up posters around campus accusing a small number of faculty members of enabling the genocide in Gaza. Last month four students at the University of Rochester were charged with second-degree criminal mischief for their connection[…]
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Sanctions, Syria and the Need for Solidarity
by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, December 16, 2024 The following article is based on a talk given at the “Americas Without Sanctions” hybrid meeting. This program was held in-person at the historic Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, D.C., on December 10, 2024 — Human Rights Day. In addition, more than 400 people registered for the Zoom. The program[…]
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The Biden Administration Fails to Win Imprisonment of the Uhuru 3
Statement by Black Alliance for Peace, December 16, 2024 Members of the Uhuru Movement, Omali Yeshitela, Penny Hess, and Jesse Nevel – the “Uhuru 3” – were sentenced to three years probation and community service after being convicted in September 2024 of supposedly conspiring with the Russian government to interfere in U.S. elections. The Black Alliance for Peace recognizes that[…]
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The Fall of the Keystone in the Axis of Resistance
by Paul Larudee, published on Dissident Voice, December 16, 2024 For most of the time since its 1946 independence from France, Syria has resisted all attempts to make it a vassal state. It has paid dearly, as a target of subversion, war, occupation and the most onerous economic sanctions in the world, for its anti-imperialism and anti-Zionism, its support for[…]
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The Worth of Palestinian Lives
by Susan Abulhawa, published on Workers World, December 6, 2024 The following remarks by Palestinian-American writer and activist Susan Abulhawa were delivered during a debate sponsored by the Oxford Union, Nov. 28, 2024, on the motion: “This house believes Israel is an apartheid state responsible for genocide.” The motion was carried by an overwhelming majority of 278-59. Most members of[…]
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War Propaganda and the Fall of Syria
by Margaret Kimberly, published on Black Agenda Report, December 11, 2024 A succession of U.S. presidents have been committed to regime change in Syria. That long-held goal has been achieved in part through a sustained campaign of war propaganda. “AQ [Al Qaeda] is on our side in Syria.” Senior Policy Adviser Jake Sullivan’s 2012 email to Secretary of State Hillary[…]
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Syria: The Return to the Scene of Obama’s Crime
Statement by the Black Alliance for Peace, published on The Black Alliance for Peace, December 10, 201 The US regime change campaign against Syria began after Barack Obama succeeded in destroying the Libyan state. All of his successors followed the same playbook. The U.S. Must Stop Supporting Right-Wing Forces to Advance Its’ Geopolitical Agenda Around the world, many hoped that[…]
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Ukraine’s Leaders Discuss Continued War Against Russia, Plans to Transform Country into Western Colony
by Dmitri Kovalevich, published on Defend Democracy Press, November 25, 2024 Dissenting evaluation of the Ukrainian war by a member of the Ukrainian opposition. After Donald Trump’s election victory on November 5, the Ukrainian authorities and media are visibly concerned about a possible change of policy in Washington. During the recent presidential and Congress elections, US media close to the[…]
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No Tears for Slain CEO: Compassion ‘Out of Network’
Editorial, Workers World, December 10, 2024 Normally when someone is shot dead, human beings feel sad for the victim. But in the case of Brian Thompson, CEO of United Healthcare, killed before dawn on the streets of Manhattan on Dec. 4, a large majority of public comments are that empathy is “out of network.” For example, Anthony Zenkus, a lecturer[…]
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