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Talented Mr. Kerry Backslides on Russian Deal over Syrian Chemicals

by Patricia ThomasMay 8, 2021

Finian Cunningham This article first appeared in Strategic Culture Foundation Online Journal. Observers of John F Kerry’s more than 40-year career as a successful politician on Capitol Hill note a consummate chameleonic quality in his wheeling and dealing. This dubious

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Movie Review: Dirty Wars

by Patricia ThomasMay 8, 2021

Brad Forrest Jeremy Scahill, reporter for such outlets as The Nation and Democracy Now, has come out with the most hard hitting documentary of recent years entitled, “Dirty Wars.” He takes us around the globe from Afghanistan to Yemen and Somalia

Politics,

Is Obama Fundamentally Shifting His Middle East Strategy?

by Patricia ThomasMay 8, 2021

The Saudis and Israelis are fuming. Obama’s talks with Iran’s new President Hassan Rouhani point to a possible new direction in U.S.-Middle East policy. Iran is the regional archrival of the Saudis and Israelis, who for decades have shared the

Sergey Lavrov, John Kerry sitting in front of a curtain

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Top Three Media Lies About the Syrian Peace Talks

by Patricia ThomasMay 8, 2021

The media spin machine is again kicking into high gear, perfectly timed to accompany the “Geneva II” Syria peace talks. The lies are necessary to give the Obama administration an upper hand in the peace negotiations, which are not being used

Tony Blinken, Joe Biden sitting at a desk

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Are Obama’s Middle East Peace Talks Sincere?

by Patricia ThomasMay 8, 2021

Should we trust Obama to be honest in his peace talks with Iran and Syria? His lightning shift from warmonger to peacemaker surprised everyone, including his closest regional allies — Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey — not to mention the

Hassan Rouhani et al. that are talking to each other

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Last Chance for Peace in Syria: Will Obama Sabotage the Geneva II Syria Peace Talks?

by Patricia ThomasMay 8, 2021

The war in Syria grinds on, an endless wreckage of shattered limbs and lives. The blood flows across borders, fueling the religious sectarian killing across the Middle East that is the life-blood of the Syrian conflict. Hopes rose in Syria

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Black Nationalism and the Struggle for Self Determination

by Patricia ThomasMay 8, 2021

A Statement by Workers Action The Experience of Race The scourge of racism pervades our society, even as we step into the 21st century, although not in the blatant form of past decades. Vicious racists now feel somewhat compelled to

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Obama Snubs Africa, Then African Americans

by Patricia ThomasMay 8, 2021

Many people believed that after Bush had left the White House, rampant arrogance combined with stunning hypocrisy had also gone. Events have proven otherwise. A recent speech delivered in Africa — and one later directed specifically at African Americans —

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Justice Denied for Oscar Grant

by Patricia ThomasMay 8, 2021

Two years ago, with the election and inauguration of the first African American President, the corporate media in the U.S. was giddy with excitement that America had entered a post-racial era. The hollowness of that claim was revealed today with

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Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break the Silence

by Patricia ThomasMay 8, 2021

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Introduction by Workers Action Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered this speech at a Clergy and Laity Concerned meeting at the Riverside Church in New York City on April 4, 1967. In it he stressed