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Dan Cohen on the Israeli Operatives Behind some of Colombia’s Most Violent Death Squads
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Colombia is regularly described as the Israel of Latin America. Although on opposite sides of the world from each other, the two countries share many similarities. They are both key outposts of U.S. power in their regions, helping make their neighborhood safe for American businesses and American profits. Both governments are carrying out wars again…
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Chronicling Barbarism with Political Cartoonist Carlos Latuff
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It is often said that a picture paints a thousand words; images have the ability to move people in ways that words alone cannot.Iconic pictures from war zones, such as those of a dead Syrian child on the beach, of Vietnamese girls covered in Napalm or American soldiers planting their flag at Iwo Jima, become anchors around which people understand c…
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Dan Kovalik on Elections, Rebuilding and the Ongoing Proxy War in Syria
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midst a decade-long war that has devastated the country, Syrians went to the polls last week in an election that gave another seven-year term to current leader Bashar al-Assad. With a turnout of over 78%, Assad achieved an overwhelming victory against his nearest opponent, Mahmoud Ahmad Marei.Supporters of the president took to the streets in the h…
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