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Israeli Sherman M4 tanks are seen moving towards the Sinai during Israel's invasion of the Sinai in the six day war of Israel, June 6, 1967. (AP Photo)
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Israel Releases Trove of Documents From 1967 Six-Day War

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‘Say Goodbye to Local Media,’ Trump FCC Opens Corporate Merger Floodgates

“Today will go down in history as the day when the FCC abdicated its responsibility to uphold the core values of localism, competition, and diversity in broadcasting.”

Jessica Corbett
بواسطة Jessica Corbett
Mainstream Media

In "an awful new low" that elicited warnings about "a new wave of media consolidation," the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday rolled back media ownership regulations under the guise of trying "to modernize its broadcast ownership rules & to help promote ownership diversity." "Any pretense that this vote will help journalism

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Under Trump, US Favorability Rating Plummets to Historic Low

The United States was the only country to show an overall decline in Favorability in 2017.

Juan Cole
بواسطة Juan Cole
A mock U.S. flag is reflected on the eyeglasses of a protester during a rally near the venue of ASEAN summit and meetings in Manila, Philippines on Nov. 12, 2017. The group is protesting against the visit of U.S. President Donald Trump, who is currently on a trip to Asia with the Philippines as his last stop for the ASEAN leaders' summit and related summits between the regional grouping and its Dialogue Partners. (AP/Aaron Favila)

The US is usually number 1 in the German research firm Gfk’s rankings, headed up by political consultant Simon Anholt. They ask some 22,000 people around the world to rank countries on six scales. This year it fell five full places to number 6. No such fall has taken place since 2004, when Americans elected George W. Bush to a second term. And

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Keystone Pipeline Spills 210K Gallons of Oil in South Dakota

Discovery of the leak comes just days before Nebraska regulators are scheduled to announce their decision Monday whether to approve the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline.

Matt Brown
بواسطة Matt Brown
Opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline demonstrate on the Dodge Street pedestrian bridge during rush hour in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017. The Nebraska Public Service Commission has until Nov. 23 to decide whether to approve or reject a proposed state route for the Keystone XL pipeline. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

AMHERST, S.D. (AP)  TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone pipeline leaked an estimated 210,000 gallons of oil onto agricultural land in northeastern South Dakota, the company and state regulators said Thursday, but state officials don't believe the leak polluted any surface water bodies or drinking water systems. Crews shut down the pipeline Thursday

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Saudi Arabia, Israel Co-Sponsor UN Bill Condemning Iran, Syria for Human Rights Abuses

The resolutions condemning Iran, Syria, and North Korea for human-rights violations were backed by some of the world’s most notorious human-rights abusers, war criminals, and sponsors of terrorism and violent extremism.

Whitney Webb
بواسطة Whitney Webb
Saudi Arabia's United Nations Ambassador Abdallah Al-Mouallimi, left, and Yemen U.N. Ambassador Khaled Hussein Al-Yamani, right, hold a press conference, Nov. 13, 2017 at U.N. headquarters. (AP/Bebeto Matthews)

On Tuesday, the third committee of the UN General Assembly passed three non-binding resolutions condemning alleged human rights violations and free speech restrictions in specific countries – Iran, Syria and North Korea. Though non-binding resolutions cannot become law and technically carry no legal weight, they are seen as expressing the UN’s

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Bezos Cashes in on Lobbying Washington With Amazon’s $53 Billion Deal to Supply Pentagon

As Amazon continues to entrench itself as the nation’s commissary, huge government supply deals like the $53 billion Pentagon-Amazon procurement deal Congress is set to authorize leave little room for competitors and raise the specter of government-coddled monopoly.

Whitney Webb
بواسطة Whitney Webb
Defense Secretary James Mattis chats with Amazon founder and Washington Post owner, Jeff Bezos , during a visit to west coast tech and defense companies. Jeff Bezos | Twitter

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2018, in addition to including passages involving regime change in Venezuela and exorbitant expenditures on the maintenance and expansion of American empire, continues to surprise: its latest draft includes a measure that will cement a multi-billion dollar deal between the Department of

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US Response to Civilian Casualties Confuses Controversial Kunduz Strike

If the death toll of ten civilians is confirmed, it would make the Chardara strike one of the biggest mistakes US aircraft have made in Afghanistan this year.

Jessica Purkiss
Ruhullah Khapalwak
بواسطة Jessica Purkiss
و Ruhullah Khapalwak
Afghan villagers gather around a victim who was killed during clashes between Taliban and Afghan security forces in Taliban's controlled village, Buz-e Kandahari village in Kunduz province, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2016. (AP/Najim Rahim)

The US has added to the confusion about a major civilian casualty allegation in Afghanistan, complicating its initial statement that there were no innocents killed in the 4 November airstrike in Kunduz province. Residents' claims in the media that the attack on Chardara district had killed civilians were denied in the days following the

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