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Strict asylum rules and poor treatment of migrants are pushing people north to the UK
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 days agoThe rising tide crept above their waists, soaking the babies they hugged tight. Around a dozen Kurds...
Dutch police arrest suspect in Spanish politician's shooting
Reuters via Yahoo News· 6 days agoPolice in the Netherlands have arrested the suspected gunman in the shooting of a right-wing Spanish...
Iran’s Shia-only elections expose age-old intolerance
The Hill· 1 day agoIn Iran, minorities, whether religious or ethnic, are second-class citizens and nothing more.
Refugee charity marks 25 years with fashion show
BBC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoHandmade clothes, including traditional Kurdish, Afghan and Syrian dresses, were modelled with dance and singing performances [Jon Wright/BBC] A refugee...
Andrew Bacevich, Tom Dispatch
The Raw Story· 2 days agoRecall that in the eighteenth century, it was a slaveholding planter from Virginia who secured American independence. In the middle third of the twentieth century, a crippled Hudson River grandee ...
Strict asylum rules and poor treatment pushing migrants north to U.K.
Los Angeles Times· 3 days agoThe rising tide crept above their waists, soaking the babies they hugged tight. Around a dozen Kurds refused to leave the cold waters of the English Channel in a futile attempt to delay the ...
Syria: Iran Gets No Respect
Strategy Page· 7 days agoSeptember 4, 2018: Russia has moved 25 warships to the Syrian coast, apparently in support of the Syrian offensive against Idlib, the last rebel held province. The naval force includes submarines ...
Strict asylum rules and poor treatment of migrants in the EU are pushing people north to the UK
Anchorage Daily News· 6 days agoThe rising tide crept above their waists, soaking the babies they hugged tight. Around a dozen Kurds...
Iraq: Confronting Turks And Iranians
Strategy Page· 3 days agoJuly 30, 2020: Iran still has enough loyal (to Iran) Iraqi militias to be a threat to the Iraqi government. Most Iraqi politicians and voters want less Iranian influence. Iran wants fewer foreign troops in Iraq.
Iran: Friends For Sale
Strategy Page· 3 days agoFebruary 22, 2019: Amidst all the defeats and setbacks Iran is suffering at home and overseas there is one notable victory. Iran was able to persuade the EU (European Union) to assist Iran in ...
