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Making Politics Personal
Lawmaking can seem like a mysterious process to many of us, and yet it really doesn’t have be that way. The Washington State government makes a substantial effort…
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Politics Through Poetry
I’m not the gun-slinging, god fearing, angry white male Republican I try to make myself out to be. For two things, I’m not white or god fearing. The…
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How Obama and Al-Qaeda Became Syrian Bedfellows
For a president that is executing Bush’s “war on terror” against Al-Qaeda and “its affiliates,” it seems odd that President Obama has targeted the secular Syrian government for…
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In Syria, Obama and al-Qaida share the bed
A Portuguese translation of How Obama and Al-Qaeda Became Syrian Bedfellows . For a president who is running Bush’s “war on terror” against al-Qaida and “associated forces” [1], it seems…
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Who Killed the Syrian Peace Talks?
The long awaited Syrian peace talks — instigated by power brokers Russia and the United States — had already passed their initial due date, and are now officially…
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How Egypt Killed Political Islam
The rebirth of the Egyptian revolution ushered in the death of the first Muslim Brotherhood government. But some near-sighted analysts limit the events of Egypt to a military coup. Yes, the…
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How the U.S. Left is Failing Over Syria
It’s now painfully clear that Obama’s war on Syria is a replay of Bush’s march to war in Iraq, both built on lies. Zero evidence has been put…
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Obama’s War Grows as Support Shrinks
Some careful listening has exposed the lie that a U.S. attack (war) against Syria would be, as Obama put it, “a shot across the bow,” i.e. a “tiny…
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Is Capitalism to Blame for the Syrian War Drive?
Obama’s push for war in Syria seemed so deeply irrational, so crazed, that many people naturally asked, “Why is this happening?” And “who” wants it to happen? Few…
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Is Obama Fundamentally Shifting His Middle East Strategy?
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…