There would be nothing new under the Middle Eastern sun, if it were not for the dramatic upheaval that triggered the birth of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. This continues to agitate the…
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"Hegel remarks somewhere that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice. He forgot to add: the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce … The tradition of all…
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Behind the ongoing Syrian crisis, another front has opened in the war-torn Middle East: the Iraqi one. After Mosul, the troops of Abu Bakr Ibrahim al Baghdadi, the self-proclaimed caliph and long…
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As if the war-torn Middle East has not had enough, another front, has opened up in Iraq.
The self-proclaimed caliph, Abu Bakr Ibrahim al Baghdadi, a long-time jihadist and unchallenged head…
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Around the world millions of people are protesting against the Israeli state’s latest murderous incursion into Gaza. The humanitarian instincts of the demonstrators do them credit. The Israeli…
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The pundits are scrambling around to explain the "usual" crisis between Hamas and the State of Israel. It appears they have nothing new to tell us. Hamas is attacking Israel which is repaying them…
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An Imperialist Turning Point?
There has been much agonising in the various imperialist camps in the last couple of weeks. A lost vote in the British Parliament by the Con…
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The Revolt Against the Islamists
Tahrir Square once again exploded. Millions of protesters took to the streets of the main cities of Egypt. President Morsi was deposed,…