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Thanking Veterans For Their “Service” – But Why?

In a normal sane world, one would think that this is primarily a moral and ethical question.

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Thank You Veterans

Depending on the context, the small word “why” can be totally innocuous or it can be just about the most subversive and even sacrilegious word one can utter.  This is probably why I love this word so much: it’s ability to unleash tremendous power against all sorts of sacred cows and unchallenged beliefs.  So, today I want to ask everybody why so

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Iran’s Reply: No War and No Negotiations

Making negotiations impossible is something the Trump administration seems to have adopted as a policy, Iran is no exception.

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Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei meets with Iran's ministers of foreign affairs, July 21, 2018. Photo | Khameni.ir

We can all thank God for the fact that the AngloZionists did not launch a war on the DPRK, that no Ukronazi attack on the Donbass took place during the World Cup in Russia and that the leaders of the Empire have apparently have given up on their plans to launch a reconquista of Syria.  However, each of these retreats from their hysterical rhetoric

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The Putin-Trump Helsinki Summit: The Action Is in the Reaction

Whether for better or for worse, the most likely outcome of the current crisis will be some type of political regime change.

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A woman holds a sign depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump during a protest outside the White House, July 17, 2018, in Washington. Andrew Harnik | AP

Now that a little over a week has passed since the much awaited Putin-Trump summit in Helsinki took place, I have had the time to read many of the reactions and comments it generated.  I am coming to the paradoxical conclusion that this summit was both a non-event and a truly historical watershed moment. Let’s look at the event itself and then at

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