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Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel gives first speech in Assembly Miguel Diaz-Canel's election marks first time in nearly six decades the Communist country will not be led by a Castro.

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Miguel Diaz-Canel elected as Cuba's president, ending Castro era Election by Cuban parliament marks first time in nearly six decades that the island country will not be led by a Castro.

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Missiles over Damascus Courtesy of Monsters in Washington

Wednesday, 18 April 2018 13:12

By Lawrence Davidson

trump- On 13 April 2018 President Donald Trump ordered the bombing of selective targets in the Syrian capital, Damascus. He did so because he was emotionally upset by Syrian President Bashar al- Assad’s alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians in the town of Douma - the last rebel (ISIS-style) stronghold adjacent to the capital.

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The Crime of the Tripartite Aggression Against Syria

Monday, 16 April 2018 12:58

By Elias Akleh

The American, British, French tripartite aggression against Syria last Friday, April 13th, is a grave international war crime violating article 51 of the United Nation charter, that forbids any state to attack any other sovereign state except in the case of self-defense, or with the consent of a majority of UN members according to chapter seven. Added to this crime is the American crime of threatening to attack another UNSC member nation; considered a crime according the UNSC charter.

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WRITE DOWN: I, Uri Avnery, soldier number 44410 of the Israel army, hereby dissociate myself from the army sharpshooters who murder unarmed demonstrators along the Gaza Strip, and from their commanders, who give them the orders, up to the commander in chief.

There can be little doubt that we are living through extraordinary times: barely a week passes without a major event of some kind occurring somewhere in the world.

To make sense of what is going on in the Middle Eastern region one needs to realize that there is an overall comprehensive colonial project for the whole area.

The people of Gaza rose up not because of Palestinian political factions, but despite them.

A friend from overseas sent me the recording of a song. An Arab song, with a soft Arab melody, sung by an Arab girls' choir, accompanied by a flute.

There are no viable alternatives that Trump could bring to power in Iran to replace the current regime.

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When people read the news and try to discern the motives world of today leaders have, things seem to be very haphazard. For example, Donald Trump said he was going to pull American troops out of Syria, and a week later he’s bombing Syria.

You don’t need a weatherman to see that the storm clouds gathering around Team Trump are serious. And since the only permanent member of Team Trump is The Donald himself, this squall is shooting straight down Pennsylvania Avenue, with that hard- candy shell of a hair- helmet above the chair behind the desk in the Oval Office, square in its crosshairs.

I was chatting with my tobacconist the other day — I have no rabbi, no priest, no minister, no imam, no chiropractor, and no lawyer, but I do have a tobacconist — when it struck me that my trade deficit with him is astronomical.

Like Cirque de Soleil, the Donald Trump Circus has many touring productions. The Oval Office. The White House. The Cabinet. Both Republican held Houses of Congress.