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The Betrayal Of The Kurds:
This is what I've been reading on and off today, check the sources more current events of this and other subjects:
~ From The Guardian : (four years ago)
Now the Truth Emerges: How the US Fuelled The Rise Of Isis In Syria And Iraq
By, Seumas Milne
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- From Common Dreams :
Trump Talks Tough With Journalists But Lets Real Strongmen Like Turkey's Erdogan Walk All Over Him
by, Juan Cole
Here's a new one from Prof. Juan Cole, interesting and informative:
Winners and Losers From Trump Throwing Syrian Kurds Under The Bus
by, Juan Cole
Juan Cole teaches Middle Eastern and South Asian history at the University of Michigan. His new book, The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation Is Changing the Middle East (Simon and Schuster), will officially be published July 1st. He is also the author of Engaging the Muslim World and Napoleon's Egypt: Invading the Middle East (both Palgrave Macmillan). He has appeared widely on television, radio and on op-ed pages as a commentator on Middle East affairs, and has a regular column at Salon.com. He has written, edited, or translated 14 books and has authored 60 journal articles. His weblog on the contemporary Middle East is Informed Comment.
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~ From Truthdig: (also appeared on Common Dreams)
The Domino Effect Of Syria Withdrawal
by, Yijay Prashad and E. Ahmet Tonak
Vijay Prashad is the Director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and Chief Editor of LeftWord Books. He is a Writing Fellow and Chief Correspondent at Globetrotter, a project of the Independent Media Institute. He writes regularly for The Hindu, Frontline, Newsclick, and BirGün.
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Democracy Now|Syria
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Update/edit 10/08:
Here's a new one....
~ From the Intercept:
Trump Turned His Back On Syrian Kurds. Here's How They View their New Precarious Position
by, Danny Gold & Murtaza Hussain
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~ From Informed Comment:
Locally down here, so far this is a non-topic. I'll be back with the stats on the next blog because it is out of control again.